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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
NsefIal anb Curious.
How 10 Finish Rooms.

Bayard Taylor's opinion on this subject is
thus expressed in the Independent:
For the finishing Of the rooms, there is moth
ing equal to the native wood, simply oiled to
develope the beauty of the grain. Even the
commonest pine, treated in this way, has a
warmth and lustre. beside which even the drea.
~ white paint so common even in the best OF
houses, looks dull and dead. Nothing gives
house such cool, uncomfortable air as white
paint and plaster.
This color is fit only for the tropics. Our
cheap, common wood-pine, ash, chestnut, oak,
maple, walnut. butternut-offer US q variety OF
exquisite tints and furious patterns, which,
until recently, have been wholly disregarded in
building. Even in furniture We are just begin.
ming to discover how much more chaste and
elegant are oak and walnut than mahogany
The beauty of a room is as dependent on the
harmony Of its coloring as that of picture.
Some of the ugliest and most disagreeabls
apartments / have ever seen were Just those
which contained the most expensive furniture
and decorations. Ny experience shows that
room finished with the best seasoned oak or
walnut. costs actually less than one finished
with pine. painted and grained in imitation OF
those woods. Two verandahs of yellow pine,
treated to two coats of boiled oil, have a rich
ness and beauty of color beyond the reach OF
pigments and my only regret connected with
the house is, that was persuaded by the rep
reservations of mechanics, to use any paint at
all.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
Got What He was Semi for.

About ten years ago, as the papers have it,
there lived, near Cincinnati, a family BY the
name of Stringer. The eldest son, Jake, was
most eccentric genius. One day his mother
said:
"Jakc, want you to go to the store''-half
mile distant-"and get me a quarters worth
of sugar and quarters worth of good soap
Jake reused himself up, brushed the whit
things from his lap, and started on his GRAND.
He did not return. Ten years passcd bv, and
no tidinSs were heard of the Grand. Yester-
day, as the family were sitting down to their
accustomed Thanksgiving dinner, the door
opened, and in came a tall, moustached, good
looking man, with some bundles in his hand.
1t was Jake Stringer. All the family sprang
to their feet in establishment but the mother
aud Jake were perfectly cool.
"Mother," said Jake, "here's your sugar
and soap"
clay them on the table and eat your Gin
ner," said Mrs. Stringer ''you ought to be
whipped for being gone so long,
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WHY Boots should be Polished.

Brightly polished boots are cooler in warm
weather and warmer in cold weather than dull
and dirty boots for in warm weather they re-
fleet the sun, which dusty and dirty boots abb
so,b and in cold weather the clean boot does
not allow the warmth of your foot to radiate
freely, whereas the unclean boot does. Clean,
bright boots are consequently more comfort
able, as well as respectable. both in warm
weather and in cold. Not only will different
substances, as iron and wood, give out heat or
take it in, more or less, but the same substance
radiates heat more or less actively, according
as it is bright or dull, rough or smooth. Now,
unclean boots are rough as well as dull. They
have surface, of many little hills and val
legs, so that in truth there is more surface for
the heat to pass through either way while the
polishing fills up the cavities.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
Summer Fruits.

Acids promote the separation Of the bile
from the blood, which is then passed from the
system, thus preventing fevers, the prevailing
diseases of summer. All fevers are bilious, %
that is, the bile is in the blood. Whatever is
antagonistic of fever is cooling. 1t is COM
mon saying that fruits are I" cooling," and also
berries OF every description ; it is because the
acidity which they contain aids in separating
the bile from the blood, that is, aids in purify
ing the blood. Hence the great yearning for
greens, and lettuce, and salads in the early
spring, these eaten with vinegar hence, also,
the taste for something sour, for lemonades, on
an attack of fever. But this being the case, il
is easy to see, that We nullify the good effect OF
fruits and berries, in proportion as we eat them
with sugar. or even sweet milk or cream. ii
we eat them in their natural state, fresh, ripe,
perfect, it is almost impossible to eat too many,
to eat enough to hurt US, especially if we eat
them alone, not taking any liquid with them
whatever.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
Oiling Farm Implements.

Every farmer should have can of linseed
oil and brush on hand; and whenever he
buys new tool, he should soak it well with
the oil, and dry it in by the fire or sun, before
using. The wood, by this treatment, is tough
ened and strengthened, and rendered impervi-
Gus to water. Wet a new hay rake, and dry
it, and it will begin to loose in the joints; but
If well oiled, the wet will have but slight eff.
feet. Shovels and forks are preserved from
checking and cracking on the top of the handle
by oiling, the wood becomes smooth as glass
by use, and far less liable to blister the hand
when long used. Axe and hammer handles
often break off where the wood enters the iron;
this part particularly should be toughened with
oil, to secure durability. Oiling the wood in
the eye of the axe will prevent its swelling and
shrinking, and sometimes getting loose. The
tools on large farm cost a large sum ofmoney;
they should be of the most approved kinds. It
Is poor economy, at the present extravagant
price of labor, to set men to work with ordina-
~, old-fashioned implements. Laborers should
be required to return their tools to the conye-
nient place provided for them after using; they
should be put away clean and bright. The
mould boards Of plows are apt to get rusty
from one season to another; even if sheltered,
they should be brushed over with few drops
of oil when put away, and will then remain in
good order until wanted.-Moss. Plouoknan.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
fpt tie farnaf.
Chinch Buss-..Fencing Them Out.

One Of the greatest pests to Western farm
ers, is an insect known as the "Chinch Bug"
on account of an edor like that Of the bed bug.
They often destroy large crops. b. 3. Norton,
OgIe County, Ills, tells bow be headed of the
enemy, in letter to the Prairie Farmer, as
follows:
elf any Western rustics are verdant enough
to suppose that chinch bugs cannot be out
fAnked, headed of and conquered, they are
entirely behind the times. The thing has
been effectually done during the past season,
by Mr.. Davis, Supervisor of the town of Scott,
Ogle County, Ills. This gentlemen had corn
field of a hundred acres, growing alongside Of
an extensive field of small grain. The bugs
had finished up the latter and we're preparing to
attack the former, when the owner being Of an
ingenious turn, hit upon happy plan for cir
cumventing them. He surrounded the corn
with barrier of pine boards set up edgewise,
and partly buried in the ground, to keep them
in position. Outside of this fence deep holes
we're dug, about ten feet apart. The upper
edge of the board was kept constantly moist
with coat of coal tar, which was renewed
every day.
"The bugs, according to their regular tao
tics, advanced to the assault in solid columns,
swarming by millions, and hiding the ground.
They easily assembled the boards, but were
unable to cross the belt of coal tar. Some
times they crowded upon one another, SO as to
bridge over the barrier, but such places were
Immediately covered with new coating. The
invaders we're in worse quandary than that of
Butler and Weitzel at Fort Fisher. and, in that
state of mind, crept backward and forward until
they tumbIed into the deep holes aforesaid.
These we're soon filled, and the swarming myr-
lads were shovelled out of them literally by
wagon loads, at the rate of thirty or forty
bushels day-and buried up in other holes,
dug for the purpose, as required. This may
seem incredible to persons unacquainted with
this little pest, but no one who has seen the
countless myriads which cover the earth as
harvest approaches, will feel inclined to dispute
the statement. 1t is an unimpeachable fact.
The process was repeated till only three or four
bushels could be shovelled out OF the holes,
when it was abandoned. The corn was com.
pletely protected, and yielded bountifully.''
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
Sowing Winter Wheat...Drillins VS..
rs... ..e '- Broadcast.

EDS. PRAIRIE FARMER:-If any of the advo-
Gates of broadcast sowing were here, l could
soon convince the most obstinate of them that
drilling in wheat is much the best way of seed
ing so that it will stand the freezing and heav-
ing of severe Winter. The cold welther OF
January did not hurt the wheat, because the
ground in most places was covered with snow,
but the severe cold in February was not &C.
companied by any snow, and consequently the
roots we're exposed to the severe winds and
frosts, until they were in many cases lifted out
Of the ground.
The winter Of '62 and SO was totally differ
ent from this, it being very wet and muddy
most of the time, yet the drilled wheat turned
out much better,in nearly every instance than
that which was sown broadcast. Ert s-s
To insure good crop of wheat on this gray
prairie soil, the following points must be ad-
hered 10, viz:
Ist. Plant about the first of September.
I'd Plant in sod ground which has been
deePl, turned under, so that it may be drilled
deeply. -.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
Suckite dulciter cum straw um.

ANDY K was butcher, in Louisville,
some years ago, and supplied steamboats, on
the river with meat. One day he was met by
Capt. John MD, steamboat agent, who
informed him that the steamer ]. II. Done
(Which was indebted to Andy large amount,)
would be down the next day, az he (M'D-)
had just received a telegraphic dispatch from
Brooks, the clerk, to that effect.
81 don't believe it, said Andy.
"Well, there is the Dispatch" said Captain
MD, showing it.
"That's fact" said Andy, CHATS Broo Ks
Handwriting, as sure as qun.'
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
The Currant Worm.--save the Bushes.

For several years past, the currant bushes
have been nearly destroyed by numerous small
worms which divest them Of their foliage. As
the eggs from which these worms spring are
deposited on the underside of the leaves, the
first indications Of their ravages will be OBJ
served by many snail holes eaten through, and
minute worms may be seen making the holes
larger.
The writer has been accustomed to sprinkle
powdered white helIebore on the bushes, which
is an infallible remedy, as it destroys the worms
in few minutes, and will not injure currant
bushes in the least. White hellebore can be
obtained at most drug stores, in a powdered
state, at a few cents per ounce. To sprinkle
1t on bushes, put about two table-spoonfuls into
apepper or flour box, and sprinkle it lightly all
over the outside leaves. Then turn up the
bushes and scatter small quantity in the mid
die ofthem. Let it be spread as thinly as prac-
ticable, as quantity SO small that it cannot
be perceived with the naked eye, will check
the ravases. In the Spring of 1864, our goose
berry bushes were stripped of every leaf, and
all the branches were literally covered with
full-sizcd worms. We sprinkled them lightly
with white hellebore and in less than two
hours every worm fell to the ground dead.
Great care must be exercised in handling the
hellebore, as a small quantity will produce vio-
lent sneezing.-Am. Agricuhurist.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
How to Make a Cistern

For cistern to hold twenty-five barrels of
water, procure one barrel of water lime, Thy
draulic cement,J and three barrels of any kind
of compact earth, dig hole as near the shape
Of an egg, end down, as far as you can mix
your cement, a little at time, and plaster it
directly upon the earth. You have no need Of
brick work. Ii there is any considerable cayi-
ty in the sides of the pit, fill with clay mortar,
and thus save your cement. When the first
coat is dry, put on second, aud perhaps a
third, but much thinner than the first. Cover
the top with large fat stone, if procurable.
having a manhole ami place for pump made
through the centre. A cistern eight feet in
diameter and nine feet deep will hold hun
dred barrels.-N. Y. Plough.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27

Mr.. NJ. E. DEcRoIx, French veterinary
surgeon, has been experimenting upon canine
madness. He says that patient may die
without frenzy when there is frenzy, its fire.
quency is determined by exterior provocation.
A dog may communicate madness by bite
when in anger, Don't tease the dog, boys) and
there are cases capable of cure. A dog bit a
SOW and ran away, returning in dreadful state
in two days. The dog was put into cage, and
there subjected to the fumes of boiling vinegar,
and by degrees recovered. The sow became
mad in six days. Cold vinegar was given it to
drink, and mixed with its food, and it recover
ed. We presume that the vinegar ,cas vinegar,
and not the manufactured substitute.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
Not Bad TO Take.

An exchange says: As this is the season
when people are apt to be troubled with sudden
depressions of the colip sus Hxdis, attended
with sensations of goneness in the region of
the cataroid canibus, We particularly recon-
mend the following remedy, to be taken every
once in while, or enthusiastically:
Spiritus VIM Otardi, z. i.
Spiritus Vini Jamaica, Z, So.
|, Sugarum Whitum, q.s.
Icibus FINS, o.
Sliceum Pineapplei.
Strawberrii.
Shakatis vieolentur.
Snckika dnlcitnr crrn cf.a NM M. 80
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What Grass Seed to Sow for Pasture.

What Grass Seed to Sow for Pasture.
The soil is full of grass seeds-some are the
very best that can be on The soil; others, less
valuable. Where pasture is made, farmers
often SOW Timothy, red and white clover, with
q portion of red top, and perhaps some hay
seed from the hay floor. This does well; but
We are asked to name some grasses for perma-
nent pasture-the seed of which can be OBJ
Gained. We give the following, therefore, from
our own experience and the testimony Of 9TH
ers, as good mixture:
Meadow Foxtail, 5 bs.; Orchard grass, 5;
Meadow Fescue, 8; Kentucky Blue (June)
grass, 8; Perennial Rye grass, 6; Wood Mead
ON, 3; Rough Stalked Meadow, 3; White Clo-
yer, s; Red Clover, 3; in all, 40 ibs.-Agrieul-
ftyct
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POtted Heats.

1t sometimes happens to the ladies, from
some unforeseen circumstance, that large guam
tites of cooked meats, prepared for large par
ty which did not come off, perhaps, remain on
hand, which are measurably lost. Such should
be ported. Cut the meat from the bone, ard
chop fine, and season high with salt and pep
per, cloves and cinnamon. Moisten with vine
gar, wine, brandy, cider, and Worcestershire
sauce, or melte butter, according to the kind
of meat, or to suit your own taste. Then pack
it tight into stone jar, then cover it over the
top with about quarter of an inch of melted
butter. 1t will keep months, and always afford
q ready and excellent dish for the table.
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What ssPet.s Meant.

IA lady, the companion of gentleman raying in the
delrum ofa popular fever, thus publishes the of
moments happiness, and how it suddenly dispeled]
any husband dreamt-he dreamed pleasing dream,
Tor sunny smiles across his face did beam;
lie dreamt of me, for oft he murmured 'Pet!'
pressed him to my heart-close, closer yet,
To drink into my esr the precious word
Alas, il was PET-ro-is-Hm heardu'
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Softeuiug Hard Water.

Some twenty years ago, well was dug TWEEN
ty felt deep, on the Cottage Hill Farm, near
RaveEna, Ohio. 1t contained eight feet of
water-after beng stoned-the earth about
which was blue clay, and the water was very
hard. This serious defect was cured entirely,
and the water softened permanently, by putting
into the well about four feet of gravel of the
size of beans and upward.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
Cuye for the Tootbach ..

Some people have the toothache /; to them it
may be interesting to know without five-dol-
lar fee that between the tip Of the left hand
thumb and the nose there is great connection;
the nerves of the nose are connected with the
mouth, and toothache may therefore be cured
by the application of a mustard poultice to the
tip of the left hand thumb.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
FASHION PLATES.

Having made special arrangements with
Nine. DEMoREsT, 473 Broadway, New York,
for contributions to our Fashion Department,
We call the attention of the Ladies to the same,
and commend our Monthly to their notice, as
containing more information in regard to Dress
and the Toilet, than any other Magazine pub
lished.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
Keeping Tools from Rusting.

A mixture of three parts of lard and one OF
rosin, melted together, is one of the best coat
ings for all steel or iron implements. The
lard makes the rosin soft, while the latter is a
preventive against rusting. The mixture is
good for plows, hoes, axes, indeed for all tools
and implements as we'll as knives and forks
packed away. The coating can be very thin.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
Hog Pens.

would say to all persons intending to build
anew hog pen, not to build granary over or
adjoining it, as have known two cases where
grain stored in such places has become so i'm.
pregnated BY the effluvium of the hogs as to be
unfit for human food, and doubt the propriety
Of making hogs eat grain, so saturated with
the steam arising from their wet and warm
apartments, and doubt if pork thus fattened
where the sun and winds have no purifying
influence. A hint maybe suficient.-Csantry
Gsssls.lH.:g Ek
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s. Let Her Co.'S

81 was" said reverend gentleman, Cat
tending divine service in Norfolk, several
years ago, during season of excitement.
While the officiating clergyman was in the
midst of most interesting discussion, an old
lady among the congregation arose and clarped
bar hands, and exclaimed: "Merciful Father,
if had one more feather in nv wing of faith,
i would fly to glory" The worthy gentleman,
thus interrupted, Immediately replied: "Good
Lord, stick it in, and let her 20 she's but a
trouble here" That quieted the old lady"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
COMIC ILLUSTRAT IONS.

This Department of the Monthly, nnder the
brated Comic DeliDeator, will be found always
rich in Wit, Merriment, and appropriate De-
sign.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
Plea of the Dogs.

"a correspondent of the New York Post who has heard
OF the Paris fashion of painting poodle dogs, translates
from the dog tongue this plea Of the frightened CANNES Of
New York;
o, lady fair, dye not my hair
Your own though dyeing too;
Tie up my hair with ribbons rare,
cut paint me not sky-blue.
TITS sad to hang pea-sreen head,
rosehued tail to sway;
] feel 'twere better 10 be dead,
Than dying every day.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27
Cure for LOckiaW.

Take a common pipe, light it well after FILL
ing with tobacco. then place cloth or silk
handkerchief over the bowl, and blow the
smoke through the stem into the wound. Two
or three pipefuls will be sufficient to set the
wound to discharging. A sure cure will be the
result.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-27

A LADY at Lewistown, recently lost an infant
child and came out in deep mourning. When
asked the cause, she said: 81 didn't put on
mourning for the child alone, but INV husband
is ailing, and do not think he will live long,
so thought I would be prepared.n
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