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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-06-25

A USEFUL Hint TO HoRrcULTUR1srs
If every horticulturist would reflect fol-
a moment on the nature of fallen lesves,
which contain not only the vegetable mat.
ter but the earthly salts, lime, potash, &C.,
needed for the next seasons growth, and
that, too, exactly in the proportion re-
quired by the very plant from which they
fell-nay more, if they would consider
that it is precisely in this way, by the
decomposition of these very fallen leaves
that nature enriches the soil, year after
year, in her great forest; it would scarcely
be possible for spch rejecting horticul-
turist to allow these leaves to be swept
away by every wind that blows, and
finally lost altogether
A wise horticulturiSt will diligently
collect every week the leaves that fall un-
der each tree, AID, by digging them under
the soil about the roots, where they will
decay and enrich that soil, prove in the
cheapest manner the best possible food
for that tree. In certain vineyards in
France the vines are kept in the highest
condition by simply burying at their roots
every leaf and branch that is pruned off
such vines, or that falls from them at the
end of the season.
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A Beautiful Pictura.

The man who stands upon his own
soil. who feels that by the laws of the
land in which be lives-by the laws oil
civilized nations-he is the rightful own
er Of the land which he tills, is by the
constitution of our nature under whole.
some influence not easily imbibed from
any other source. He feels other things
being equal, more strongly than another
the character Of man as lord of the in
animate world. Of this great and won
derful sphere, which, fashioned by the
hand Of God and upheld by his power, is
rolling through the heavens, q part is his
his from the centre sky. It is the
space on which the generation before
moved in its round of duties, and he
feels himself connected by visible link
with those who follow him, and to whom
he is to transmit home Perhaps his
farm has come down to him from his
fathers. They have gone to their last
home but he can trace their footsteps
over the scenes Of his daily labors. The
roof that shelters him was reared by
those to whom he owes his being. Some
interesting domestic tradition is connected
with every enclosure. The favorite fruit
tree was planted by bis fathers hand
He sported in boyhood beside the brook
which still winds through the meadow.
the field lies the path to the
village school of earlier days He still
hears from his window the voice of the
Sabbath bell which called his father to
the house Of God; and near at hand is
The spot where his parents laid down to
rest, and where, when his time has come,
he shall be laid by his children. These
ire the feelings of the owners of the soil.
Words cannot paint them-gold cannot
BUY them /; they flow out of the deepest
of the heart; they are the life
springs Of fresh, healthy and generous
rational character.-E. ErereR.
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Hams can be secured and sweetly pre-
served through summer by packing them
in cobs; first, layer of cobs in the bot
tom of the cask then hams and cobs.
until You finish the whole Be particu-
lar that they do not come in contact with
each other.
Unbroken cobs 1 would prefer, but
broken ones selected will answer. 1t
would be necessary to takethem out once
in summer, and give them dry rubbing.
Your cask should stand upon a bench,
in dry, cool cellar.
Having them packed in this way, the
cobs absorb the heat and air sufficient to
keep them fresh and fine. 1t has been
my practice more than ten years to treat
my hams in this way, and 1 never lost
one. You take them ont perfectly clean,
not plastered, not aShed, not CREASED !;
neither is there any chaff to be swept of.
Cask to be covered.
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Life.

The following beautiful illustration of life,
is by the celebrated Bishop Heber:
Life bears US on like the stream of q
mighty river. Our boat at FIRST glides
gently down the narrow channel, through
the playful murmurings of the little brook,
and the winnings of the grassy border.
The trees shed their blossoms over our
heads; the flowers on the brink seem to
offer themselves to our young hands we
are happy in hope, and we grasp eagerly
at the beauties around Us; but the stream
hureies us on, and still, our hands are
empty.
Our course in youth and manhood is
along wide; and deeper food, and amid
objects more striking and magnificent
we are animated by the moving picture
Of enjoyment and industry which passes
before us-we ale excited by some short
lived disappointment But our energy
and dependence are in vain. The stream
bears us on, and our joys and griefs
alike are left behind us; we may be
shipwrecked but we cannot anchor our
voyage may be FASTENED but it cannot be
delayed; whether rough or smooth the
river hastens to its home, till the roaring
of the ocean is in our ears, and the tossing
of its waves is beneath our heels-the
lands lessen from our eyes-and the
foods are lifted up around us-and the
earth loses sight. of US and we take our
last leave Of its inhabitants and of our
further voyage there is no witness but the
eternall
And do we still take so much anxious
thought for our future days; when they
that have gone by have so strangely aad
uniformly deceived Can we so still set
our hearts on the creatures of God, when
we find by sad experience that the Crea-
tor only is permanent? And shall we
not rather lay aside every weight. and
every sin which does most easily beset
us, and think Of ourselves benceforth as
wayfaring persons only, who have not
abiding inheritance but in the hope of a
better world; and to whom even that world
would be worse than hopeless, if it were
not for the Lord Jesus Christ and the in
terest we have obtained in his mercy.
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.assfid atb Gurialrs.
Recipes.


WAsHISGroS CAKE.-This cake de.
rivcs its name from the fact that il was a
great favorits at the table of General
Washington; the last two years of his
life, it always formed one Of the delica-
cies Of his breakfast table, and is consid-
cred one of the standing dishes of Viz.
ginian dejeune.
Take two pounds of -four, one Quart
of milk, with an ounce of butter, heated
together put the milk and butter into
the Hour when It is about lukewarm. ada
apenny's worth Of yeast, three eggs. =
teaspoonful of salt. place it in pans over
night and bake it in the morning IN a
quick oven for three quarters Of an hour.
AMERICAN PLUM PuDDINs.- one
quart and pint Of whortle berries. wash.
them and let them drain through 4 seive.,
to this put o pint and half Of molasses'.
dissolve q teaspoonfll of pearl ash in
warm water, and stir il in the molasses
until it foanas, then stir in -four till It
becomes Of the consistence Of pound cake
before it Is baked; add spice to your taste.
Tie tho batter in bag and let it boil
three hours; serve it up with sauce to
your liking
ASoFIER.-Tako 'two-thirds of a tea.
cap of butter, four cups Of -four, Eve
eggs, half table spoonful If saleratus,
half cup Of sugar. and three cups Of
sour milk. Rub the butter and -four to-
gether, add the fruit after the other in.
gradients are well mixed bake one and
half hours, Serve with sweet sauce.
The quantity Of fruit from half q pint to
pint.
To Preserve OURRASTs.-Gather cur
rants when green. separate them from the
stems, and put them in bottles, which.
cork closely, and put them in a cool part
OF the cellar. Currauts may be kept
fresh and green in this manner ten months
or more, ard will make excellent pies IN
the winter and spring
CoRN PUDDgSG.-Cooks, attention l.
Take four ears Of green corn, boil them
tall MALT done, cut off the corn as fine as
convenient, mix It with two beaping-
spoonfuls Of -four, one pint Of sweet milk,
salt and pepper to season, bake it WE'LL.
and you will have the most ecstatic dish,
ever invented
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PRESERVATION OF WHEAT FROM WEE
vL.-Numerous remedies have been pro-
posed to protect wheat from the ravages
of weevil, but the most of them have
been impracticable or too expensive. Mr..
Gailat in France, recommends the use
Of tar, as certain and economical agent
for their destruction. He says:
"The efficacy of tar in driving away
the weevil and preserving the grain, is
an incontestable fact. My father had, .
long time ago, his grsnarics, barns, and
the whole house infested with these in
sects; so much SO that they penetrated
into all the chests among the linen. He
placed an open cask, impregnated with
tar, in the barn, and then in the grana-
ries-at the end of some hours the vice.
wills were seen climbing along the wall
by myriads, and flying in all directions
from the cask. On moving the tarred
vessel from place so place, the premises
were in few days completely cleared of
these troublesome and pernicious guests.
The agriculturist who wants to get rid of
weevils, may, as soon as he perceives
their presence, impregnate the surface of
some old planks with tar, and then place
them as required in his granaries. Care
must be taken to renew the tar from time
to time in the course of the year, to pre-
vent the return of the insects.
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ONE WAY TO KEEP EeGs.-During a
long voyage to South America, it was
noticed how fresh the eggs continued to
be, The steward was called on for his
secret He said that as he purchased his
stock, he packed it down in small boxes
rasin boxes--and afterwards, abozt once
week, turned over every box but the
one out ofwhich he was using. This was
all. The reason Of his success is, that
by turning the eggs over. he kept the
yolks about the middle of the albumen.
If still the yolk win after a while find
its way through the white to the shell,
and when it does so, the egg win spoil
Hens understand this fact, for they, as is
well known, turn over the eggs on which
they set at least daily.
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A NORWEGIAN MARRIAGE.-The follow
ing is Mr.. MetcalFs account of Nor.
wegian marriage, which he describes as
marriage in high life :.
"Betrothal is a very important affair
ia this country. The custom is for a
young lady, when she becomes engaged,
to exchange rings with her lover. These
rings are retained ever afterwards, no ad-
ditional ring being placed on the finger
of the bride after marriage. as with rs.
The bridal eortege crossed the water. A
fiddler sat in the boat playing lively airs
in great state while cannon resounded
from the shore, and the church bells rang
out merrily over the water. On landing,
the bride walked to the priest, and was
then arrayed in her wedding garments
She wore q dress Of white silk, and on
her head a wreath Of flowers; while a
veil descended over her. shoulders almost
to her feet, the face being left uncovered.
Three o'clock P. n, was the time for per-
forming the ceremony. The priest after
wards made an Grafton, and recsived for
it fee Of twenty dollars. he is equally
eloquent at funerals, provided he is paid
for it. The honeymoon in this country
is called "Hyeds Brod- Dagen," white
bread days name indicating the scar
city of that delicacy. The happy pair
never dream Of posting of, as they do in
England, to spend they honeymoon out
Of sight Of their friends"
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An Illinois correspondent backs this:
AS late as 1881, when railroads werefrsl
talked about in this corn region, they
were supposed to be identical with the
corduroy roads," where the rails are
laid crosswise over the bottomless "bot-
toms u In 1850, one county, it is said,
gave nearly unanimous vote for Gen.
jackson for President, under the full con-
victlon that "the report of his death was
a Wig lie z! When it was reported
that Professor Morse had succeeded in
conveying intelligence between Baltimore
and Washington, through the wires OF
the Magnetic Telegraph, one old sauan,
who had been schoolmaster and MEM
Der Of the Legislature, gave his opinion
that the report was a "humbug.' In
fact, from his knowledge Of ASTRONOMY, -
he said he kneW the thing could not be
done Shortly after, O'Reilley's men
were seen setting the poles directly BY
the old mans dwelling. One day, he
joined the crowd who were witnessing
the operation of stretching the wire
Upon being asked what. he thought of
the matter then, he hesitated q moment
assuming an air of imporsance-and
then replied "Well. gentlemen, while
IN the Legislature. I gave the subject con.
siderable attention, and after much inves-
tlgation and reflection, 1 have come to
the conclusion. that Il may ansusr very
tcetl for small packages, but e riR nsysr
DO for large 6uadles-never t'-Rnicksr-
booker Magazine.
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for tbe fmmer.

CULTURE OF THE CUcUxBER.-I will
state q fact relating TO the planting Of Gu
cumbers, which came under my observa-
ton, and which is worthy of being known.
! shall at least give further trial myself
of its reality, though / cannot conceive
there is doubt remaining on the subject.
Last spring. myself and friend of mine
were planting cucumbers at the same
time. / was planting mine. as is usual,
in gardens, by mixing small portion of
stable manure with the earth, and raising
the hill an inch or two above the surface
Of the ground. Observing it, he loosely
remarked, Let me show you how to
raise cucumbers." Never having mHch
luck in raising them, l cheerfully agreed
to his proposition. He commenced by
making holes in the earth, at the distance
intended for the hills, that would hold
about peck-he then filled them with
dry leaehed ashes, covering the ashes
with very small quantity of earth. The
seeds were then planted on q level with
the surface Of the ground. Twas willing
to see the experiment tried, but had no
expectation Of anything but a loss of
seed, labor and SOIL But imagine my
establishment, Notwithstanding a drier
season was never known, and almost
universal failure Of garden vegetables, J
when beheld vines remarkably thrifty,
and as fine crop of eucumbers as any
one could wish to raise, and they contin-
ued to bear for an unusually long time
1 will not philosophers on the subject
but say TO all, Try it, and instead of
throwing your ashes away, apply it where
it viii be of use, and you viii reap
rich revard.-OLio Fdyn1er
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DYsESTERT.-As the season il at hand
when all classes Of citizens are liable q,
be afflicted with Dysentery. Diarrhes,
DC, (says the Farmers Gazette we deem
it our duty to make PUBLIC the following
simple and efiacioas remedy, which has
been known to rs for several years, and
which we have repeatedly used with COM
plete success. 1t is simply to take .
tumbler of water, thicken it with wheat
-four to about the consistency Of thick
cream, and drink It. This Is to be re-
peated several times in the course of the
day, or as often as you are thirsty; and
it is not very likely you will need 10 try
1t on the second day. We have not
only used it in our case. but we have re-
it to our friends in many in
stances, and we never knew it to fail Of
sfecting speedy cure. even in the worst
stages Of dysentery. Il Is . simple re-
nedy, and costs nothing. Try it, all
who need it.
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The Blessed Home,

HoNE /! To see home is the wish of
the seaman o. stormy seas and lonely
watch Home is the wish ossthe soldier,
and tender visions min.le with the trou-
bled dreams of trench and tented field.
Where the palm tree waves its graceful
plumes, and birds of jewelled lustre fash
and flicker among gorgeous flowers, the
exile sits staring upon vacancy, far
away home lies on his heart; and borne
on the wings of fancy over intervening
seas and lands, he has swept away home,
and hears the lark singing above his
fathers fields, and sees his fair haired boy
brother, with light foot and childhood's
glee chasing the butterfly by his native
stream. And in his best hours, home,
his own sinless home, a home with his
Father above that starry sky, will be the
wish of every christian man. He looks
around him-the world il full of suffer-
ing; he is distressed by its sorrows and
vexed with its sins. he looks within
him-he finds much in his own corrup-
tons to grieve for, In the language of
q heart repealed, grieved, vexed, he often
turns his eye upwards, saying, Il would
not live here always. No; not for all
the gold of the worlds mines-not for
all the pearls of her seas-not for all the
crowns Of her kingdoms-would / live
here always" Like a. bird about to mi
CRATE to those sunHy lands where no win
ter sheds her SHOWS, or strips the grove,
Or binds the dancing streams, be will
often in spirit be pluming his wing for
The hour of flight to glory-Gmhrie.
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PARsSIfs.-Some gardeners recommend
sowing parsni2s as early in the season as
the condition Of the ground will admit.
We have, however, seen excellent crops
raised from seed sown after most other
vegetables were up, and when the roots
are intended for winter use, we are de-
cidedly Of opinion that late sowing is, on
the whole, much the best The parsnip,
like the beet, requires a rich, deep, mel
low, and rather dry soil to insure the
complete perfection Of ell its many ad-
mirable qualities and where the circum-
stances combine, it viii, if assisted by a
systematic cultivation, prove q remuner-
ating and higly valuable product on the
farm.
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Be True TO YoURsELF.-The story Of
the world, as well as the biography Of
those who have played the prominent
part in its concern, teach one great lesson.
worthy of everlasting remembrance. 1t
assures rs that It mattersspot what form
of danger may assail la ifhe be true
to himself Poverty may lay his chill
ing hand upon him, and freeze up the
fountain Of his brightest hopes, dissp-
pointment may meet at every step; attic
ton may strike down those who are dear
to his heart the breath of Islander may
attempt to sully his name and tarnish his
reputation; still let him be true to him
sslf-let him maintain q stout heart and
clean breast. and he win eventually out
ride the storm.
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SUBsoMING VS.. DRANING.-There is
no doubt but soil made deep and mel
low, viii resist both drouth and deluge
better than thin, hard soil. Thereason
is obvious. If you have two inches of
soil on board or in box, half an hours
rain makes it complete mnd, and half
days sunshine will convert that mud
into hard lamps, especially If the soil is
clay. or any considerable part clay. But
if instead of two inches it is two feet, il
will take long rain to wet it through,
and no part of it will be mud, until there
is water enough to make it all mud, and
then in drying, no part viii be very dry
until the whole is dry. A deep mellow
soil will bear large amount of rain with
out destroying its loose porous character
to such degree as to exclude the air.
So far as we have observed, a piece of
dry, gravelly soil. if plowed deeply, will
stand drouth better than wet clay soil
if plowed shallow, and underlaid by clay
or hard pam Culturist and Gazette.
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Pass IT RoUND.-Every "merciful
man" who works horse during the hot
months, can promote its comfort by the
use of the following simple shield against
the teeming of flies. Take two or three
handfulls of walnut leaves, upon which
pour two or three quarts of cold water ;
let it infuse one night, and pour the
whole, next morning, into kettle, and
boil for quarter of an hour; when it is
cold it is st for ese. Moisten a sponge
with it, and before the horse goes out Of
the stable. let those parts that are most
irritable be smeared over with the liquor.
Try it.
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PoTAToEs AMONG CoRS-THR RoT.-
All experiment in planting potatoes
among corn which has met our eye. was
attended with good results, and acted, it
appears, as preventive to the rot. In
1850, Massachusetts, farmer planted
corn and potatoes in alternate rows. so
that after the LIST of July the potatoes
we're constantly shaded by the com. In
most other fields in the neighborheod
they decayed. and in his own where they
were not shaded /; but here he had sound
potatoes, and good crop. This fact is
worth remembrance.
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NEwspApER BY-LIws.-A co,emnor

NEWSPAPER BY-LAws.-A cotempora
ry lays down the following pitby code o
newspaper bylaws. They are the bes
we have seen drawn up:
l. Be brief This is the age of teIe.
graphs and stenography.
2. Be pointed. Don't write all around
a subject without hitting it.
3. State facts but don't stop to moral
ize; it's drowsy subject. Let the rea-
der do his own dreaming
a. Eschew prefaces. Plunge at once
into your subject, like swimming in cold
water.
5. If you have written sentence that
you think particularly fine, draw your
pen through it. A pet child is always
the worst in the family.
6. Condense. Make sure that you re-
ally have an idea, and then record it in
the shortest possible time. We want
thoughts in their quintessence.
Z. When your article is completed,
strike out nine-tenths of the adiectives.-
The English is a strong language, but
won't bear much reducing.
8. Avoid all high flown language
The plainest AnglO-Saxon words are the
best. Never use stills when legs will do
as well.
9. Make your sentences short. Every
period is mile stone, at which the rea-
der may stop and rest himself.
10. Write legibly. Don't let your
manuscript look tike the tracks of spi-
der half drowned in ink. We shan't
mistake anybody for a genius, though
he write as Grabbed as Napoleon.