To prepare side bacon—Dividethe carcass down the backbone, remove the h^ad, hams, and shoulders, Cut out all the ribs with as little meat upon. 1 them as possible. Then rub the flesh side of the meat with. salt, or whatever mixture is chosen for the' pickling. One pound of salt, four ounces of icoarse brown sugar, and half an ou.nce ; pf saltpetre, is a favorite pickle. As each side is well rubbeayit is placed upon 1 a sfcone or oak slab, in a cool cellar^ with the skin downwards j and. one ,side is laid upon the other in a compact pile. A board, is laid upon .tb'e>- top,;,witli heavy weights. In a week, t : he v sides are rubbed afresh with salror the above mixture, and the top one becomes the bottom one of the ; pile. This, is repeated for six weeks, wiien thV'meait will be sufficiently, salted,; ,and : , will, be j nung up to dry, or taken to- tte t .smoke house. Ten days smblcijig is'siimcient. ' ! IsrpiAir ANECDOTi!,r-A* yoMn'gi'jTti&i&Q . i failed in his, atte.ptipqß.to.a.yQungpquaw. : She made complaint to an' old' <snief, who / '■ appoi6tea a hearing, ,or trial."/ .The-ladr / i laid tne case before the judge, and explained / the nature of the prdrniae l made r t6 ; ber. Ift\ ! consisted of sandcy visits to her, .wigwam. ) ! "many little undeHnaiile'a'tt'etitibris/'^ntf present?, a.bunch of- feathers «nd< several j yards of red flannel .__ This was the charge. j The faithless swa : n denied tbe-^undefio*. able attentions" m Mo. 'He has visited: her father's iwigwamifor 'tl&i purpose of passing away time, when it ww not conj venienCtd'hunt r ;' and had given the feathers jand-fiannel from friendly mo'ives, and 1 i net ling further. During the latter part !of the . defence ■ theirsqiia-'wr, fialnted. The plea was considered invalid, and the offender Veatenced to give the lady l i a yellow ! feather, a { brpocE »that then dangling from his 'nose/ and a skins." The sentence was _no_ sooner concluded, than the squaw sprang upon her feet, and clappipg-jb^eiv handa^xj^fllnwd>rwU;bT,'iQy, "NoVnW^ao^^ DoMEgTicvArFw^toK; t-sA^girt in one of the plea that they had companyat ■h6Moo£m ? teacher referred to t^*pH^^sp)f|^^^ "ons . that the school; cbmmitt^ T fefhjnfc^s| sufficient to ju9tifv Qbjsiencev^an<fe!^S|^^^KS inestie sfliictien, 1 ' '■^^■;-./ :i -^ !^^Mil~- ''/'■'''*
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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 43, 6 May 1875, Page 7
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