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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10
Msffnl aud Gnripl1s.
summer DriaAs.

correspondent of the Country Genflends gives
the following recipes for summer drinks:
GINGER BEER.-Take of white Jamaica ginger
root four ounces pound it sufficiently to break the
fbers add to it three gallons Of boiling water ana
two ounces of cream Of tartar; boil 1t for hve OF
ten minutes; then strain it and add two POUNDS OF
white sugar; stir it until all is dissolved; pour
into pail, and add half an ounce Of tartaric acid
and let il stand until lukewam; pour IN three
tabesl,oonfuls Of yeast, and mix it well; let 1t
rise from six to eight hours; then bottle securing
the cork tightly. In two or three days it viii be
good to drink and it will keep five or six weeks.
II is n very delicious drink, and can be drank
without injury in the hottest weather. Six lem
the peels and squeeze the juice into the boiling
water when the ginger is first added.
Hop BEER@Take one quart ofhops, three quarts
of wheat bran, and three quarts of molasses; boil
them in three gallons of water for an hour. STRAIN
the mixture; turn into pals or kegs; when luxe
warm add half pint Of yeast; let it ferment over
night, and bottle the next morning, Tie down the
corks tightly, and in two days it will he MT 10
drink, and will keep 50, if tightly corked. II Is
nearly as good as beer made with malt.
Roor BEER-Take spruce boughs, black birch
bark, sarsaparilla, wintergreen leaves sassairas,
yellow dock and dandelion roots; boil all together
in large kettle, with handful of hops and two
quarts Of wheat bran, and two quarts ofmOlasses
When boiled enough-twO hours or sO-strain
through sieve, cool and add pint of yeast. If
not very sweet to the taste, add more moiasses.
Let it work over night, and bottle Secure the
corks tightly. and it will foam well. The same
can be made in larger quantities, and put into a
fifteen gallon cask, and worked from the bung-
hole for few days, but it will not foam SO well
as If bottled
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10
butchers Meat In summer.

As soon as your meat of any kind is brought
home from the butcher, wipe it with clean dry
CLOTH fin the summer you find any "fy-blows,"
which are very common, cut them out at once and
no harm will be done. In the lOins long pipe runs
up the bone, that should be taken out Immediately
or in few hours it will faint and spoil the whole
joint. Ifthe meat is not to be used at once dredge
it with pepper. Powdered charcoal busted over
meat will help to keep it sweet, or it will remove
any faint already begun. 1t ia wise to keep char
coal on hand during warm weather; it is wonder
fully efficaciousn preserving meat; and if busted
over it while hanging, it can all be washed off
when You are ready to cook it. Most meat h
more tender and easily digested if kept hanging
some time and charcoal il great and reliable aid
in preserving it. Lamb and veal cannot be kept
as safely as beef and mutton.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10
uow Cor1,.T1eIt Notes are MADE.

A party of men, say from three to. dozen, band
together and hold frequent meetings, and act ac-
cortling to a plan laid down. One or two will fine
out some copper plate printer in the employ of
the bank note company-in fact, all such printers
are known by the party. These men will then
manage to meet of the printers in the evening,
get acquainted, drink and have good time gen
orally with him, and sOproceed fora few evenings.
Then they offer him $50 to 500 to procure certain
kind of impression. This impression is made in
this wise: The printer will take the impression
upon tin foil from the plate from which he is
printing, which can he done in a moment. Thus
YOU see every line and the size obtained correctly
From this tin foil an electrotype plate is made.
They then get some printer that can be found
about the city, have good time with him, engage
him at twenty dollars a day to do the printing
BY this plan thousands of copies struck off that
defy detection, except in the quality of the paper
which will differ from the genuine.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10
Blind Cows

The Kansas City Journal Of Commerce says the
cows of that city and the surrounding country are
going blind. Over two hundred in Kansas City
alone being blind. 1t says:
The symptoms are as follows: The eyes begin
to swell little lasting generally, from five days
to two weeks. As soon as the swelling common
ces the eyes also begin to clear water, just AZ
though some hard and foreign substance was be-
meath the lids. After the running ceases, a hard
white film covers the eye balls, completely destroy
ing the sight. This disease does not seem to
affect the general health of the COW. Her appe-
tite is as good as ever. There appears to be no
change either in the quality or quantity of the
milk, no pain, no uneasiness of any kind, no pc
culiar thirst indicating fever and indeed, no symp
tom that would indicate disease. The eyes alone
suffer and are destroyed
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10
Tippeeanse and Tyler Too-The Rail- that
Went n Rolling.

Went q Rolling.
The widely celebrated ball, which, in 1870, roll
led over many States for "Tippecanoe and Ty-
Ter too, " was made in Dresden. VIM. johnson,
Esq, a carpenter, since dead, was the architect.
It was thirteen feet in diameter, constructed of
light, perfectly seasoned lumber, covered with
cloth, with all the then States of the Union map
ped upon it. frame was constructed for it, in
whichit was swung, and then placed upon wagon.
Made with great mechanical skill, it was 80 nicely
poised upon its axis that touch Of the finger tur-
ned it. Drawn by four magnificent black horses
and followed by an immense procession, it left
Dresden for GAINESVILLE. 1t was preceded by a
pioneer corps, with axes, to remove the branches
of trees that INSTRUCTED its stately course. Arri-
we'd at the river, the height of the bridge would
not admit its passage, and it was ferried over.
At an enormous political meeting, addressed
by Hon. Tom Ewing it was presented to the
Wing Central Committee Of this County.
Soon afterward it started ON an Eastern tour,
through various States, to Washington city. There
it remained for some weeks attracting much at
tention. Thence it proceeded enthusiastically
to New orleans, and from that city passed mp the
Mississippi and Ohio rivers to Kentucky. Cros-
sing that State. il found its way to East Tennes-
see where. in the vicinity of Knoxville, it disap-
peared from public view-Dresden (Olio) MoRitor
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Tn. Ch,ueh nus-uow to s,up Its Ravaecs.

Mr. Vim. Talbot, of Richland, Ills, has made
a valuable discovery. Hear what he has to say,
then try it: 81 think have found out how to
stop the progress of the chinch bng that are now
destroying thousands Of acres of corn and small
grain throughout the country. After trying 9TH
er ways to stop them from going through my corn,
tried salt and find that it will stop them effectu
ally. They generally commence on a cornfield at
one side, and go through from row to row with al
most as much precision as the plowman would
with his pillow in blowing the corn. Now, the
remedy is: Take pail of water, add half gal
Ion of salt, stir well, then with small broom or
bunch of feathers sprinkle well row of corn just
ahead of the bugs, taking care that the ground
between the hills of corn in said row is well sprn-
killed. with the brine. Three Buckets of brine will
reach a quarter of mile if properly put on, and
insure it to stop the bugs, if well DONE"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10
Terms Used In Describing Fruit.

The frequent use of descriptive terms, applied
to trees and fruits, render them useful and in
teresting to the mass of our readers, as we design
them to be.
Calyx-the remains of the flowers left at the
end opposite the STAN.
Basin-the depression around the calyx.
Crown or Summit-the ridge surrounding the
calyx.
Sfem-the part connecting the fruit to the twig
of the tree.
Cavity-the depression surrounding the stem.
Base-the part most remote from the crown.
Core-the cavities in the centre of the fruit con-
tanning the seeds.
Core surroundings-the dim lines in the flesh
which partly or wholly surround the core.
Elesh-the edible portion of the fruit.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

GREEN GRAPE JEILY.-Now is the time for ma
king green grape jelly. We find the following
receipt in one of our exchanges:
sPut the grapes in a tin or porcelain kettle,
with water enough to keep them from burning;
let them boil until they mash fine; then pour them
into Jelly bag, made of common crash is best,
and let the bag hang and drip until all the juice
has dripped ont; then take one glass of juice and
one of crushed sugar, and put it in small pan OF
bucket, and let it boil hartl for twenty minutes.
In this way You will have glass jelly for every
glass of sugar and juice you see, while if made in
larger quantities the jelly hollis away Mt least two
thirds, and the jelly isnot soclearo light coored
All jellies are better made glass at time"
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Examine Year Tcapots.

caution has lately been largely copied in the
domestic columns of the newspapers, to the effect
that cracked dishes, after being long used for
holding gravies and fat of any kind, become ran
cid and unwholesome. And lately comes another,
with good medical authority to back it, against
using tin vessels-more especially tea pOtsE-which
have become rusted or blackened inside. The acid
combines with the iron Of the exposed portions of
the vessel, and forms chemical compound not
unlike ink. 1t corrodes and darkens the teeth,
and cannot be inoffensive to the stomach. 1haye
seen the discoloration, both of natural and arti-
fetal teeth prove so obstinate from this cause, as
to require several scourings with soap and ashes
to remove it.
When housekeepers hear any of the family re-
marking, "This tea tastes like ink" it is time to
examne-possibly to throw away-the teapot
The most palatable and wholesome tea is made
by sleeping in bright tin or porcelain cup, then
pouring into freshly scalded earthen teapot.
Thus treated it will never acquire the astringent
quality SO deleterious to the teeth and to health
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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

INDIAN ELOQUENCE-The following specimen
Of elegiac pathos was delivered by an Iulan
over the contiguous graves of her husband and
infant:
'.The Father of Life and Light has taken from
me the apple of my eye and the core of my heart
and hid them in these two graves. / will mois-
ten the one with my tears and other with the
milk of my breast till meet with them again in
that country where the sun never SETS"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

THE other day the front door of the New York
Tribune Office had to be closed for some purpose.
on Spruce street." and sent it down to the man
who does the painting of the bulletins to be cop
led. The man studied over Horace,s tracks all the
forenoon, and finally in despair; wrote Editors on
aSprce, " and posteditup. The passers by thought
the circumstance was not unusual, but wounded
ed why it should be posted up conspicuously.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

TYING Up yINEs.-It is a mooted question
among vine growers, whether it is better to tie mp
to stakes trcllis grape vines the first season a
setting, allow them to ramble on the ground
A writer in the Gardener Monthly says: "One
thing often sadly neglected. that is Of vital i'm
portance to the health of the vineyard and the
future of the plants is the tying up Of the
vines the first year. One years neglect will cost
two years to correct Strong vines should
grow six to ten feet the first year; and if
the laterals kept pinchesl back. and the vines
tied up, they will ripen their wood and roots, and
the next year should yield one-thiri CROP"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10
AUGUST.

.Praise to the Lord of Harvest.' August rolled
Her golden chariot with its flashing wheels
All amber sparkling DER the smiling land.
That teemed with goodly crops Of ripcned grain,
All spiked and bearded. bristling in the wind
That tossed them, like the pillows of a
Bestrewn with sprigs of yellow asphOde:
Are white to the harvest-Summers end il nigh"
And now the reaper thrusts his sickle i'm,
And mows and mows. till scattered on the ground
The lavish wealth Of suburnt August lies;
Next to be gathered into stately rows
th sheaves fair the dream sheaves Joseph saw
Bow down 10 him. And busy cleaners CLEAN.
As in the olden days. when Ruth went forth
And Cleaned stranger in her hushands land.
Praise to the Lord of Harvest!'' AMI the song
Nearer and nearer stole. And 10! train,
With banners heralding the harvest home.
Chant, as they march along. their hymn Of praise;
And childish voices. with their sweet clear notes.
Fresh as svry fountain, rose and fell;
Their tiny trebles mingling with the bass
OF sturdy rustics, whose deep tones burst forth
Like to the hoarscr roar Of distant waves
Breaking upon wild and rocky shore.
In the church porch stood to the hand,
Led by the white robed prisst, with solemn step.
Enter the house of God whose ancient walls
Were decked with many an apt and painted scroll;
Whilst round the pillars and the carven font,
Twisted midst ling ring flowers Of Summer time,
Peeped here and there a tawny ear Of corn
Then pealed the organ, and the waiting crowd
Beneath the sacred roof caught up the strain,
And gave the bounteous Lord of Harvest praise.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

ONE MCGEE, q prominent politician of Kansas,
was once the presiding officer Of Democratic
County convention. A resolution was under con-
sideration to which McGee was opposed, but which
was finally passed by decided majority. The
chairman, however, was man for an emergency.
In announcing the result, he delivered himself
thus: "Accordin' to the Jeffersonan rule, a re-
solution of this kind requires a twO-thirds vote,
and don't think there's that many here. The
resolution is lost"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

RoAD scrapings. and composts of muck, earth
and manure, applied in the fall and pulverized
over the surface with brush harrow, together
with the use of ashes, plaster and lime, all of
which are available to farmers, will be found of
service in keeping mp permanent pasture. And
it is believed by taking few acres annually and
treating them with manures, better results win
he obtained at less cost than in blowing and ne
seeding
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

CARL PRETzEL has in the field an Almanac,
which be gives the title of "Vedder BrognOstdi-
ksdor und Almineck Kalnder for 1871" Carl 10
Gates the signs of the zodiac in der shkunk, kid
den, yackass, kroshopper, pumple pee, ped pug,
shnabbin hurdle, etc.
The following is specimen Of the authors
philosophy:
No madden how gross you vas in der pebbles
eyes, no madden who you tink you vas, ven you
gone died der world wood gone ON yoost der same
mitout you. IND it vast yoost 40 foolishness ia
tink dat ven You put your dhumb in de rifer md
mid quickness dock it out, der hole wood shtOp
cere ven your finger vas gone ont.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

DURING the period our boys were enlisting as
"vets.," the following conversation was over
mot much. If 1 know II. J, What are Won going
to dop an tell you what am going to do.
When get home, TN going to hire a small boy
with bugie, have him come to my room every
morning ut five o'clock and blow the reveille-
just for the satisfaction of telling him go to ILL.,
Then I'll roll over and dream of soft bread y
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

"BoB BROWN, did yon say that my father had
not rs msch sense as Billy Smiths little yellow
aogr "No; never said any such thing. l
never sad that your father had not mnch sense
was that Billy Smiths little yellow dog had more
sense than your father. that's all ever said y
swell, it's well you didn't say the other, tell
you.r
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

How TO MAKE SEIDIITZ POwDERs.-Seidlitz
powders are an excellent corrective for acidity of
the stomach; and every farmer can make them for
himself Mix twelve drachms of powdered EPSON
salts with twelve scruples Of powdered carbonate
of soda, and divide into six parts in white papers;
four drachms of Tarfaric acid in six powders.
Every time You take the powders, mix one of
each paper in two glasses.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

YOUNG lady ut Indianapolis was endeavoring
to impress upon the minds Of her Sunday School
scholars the terrible punishment of Nebuchad-
nezzar, and when she said that for seven years he
ate grass just like a cow, she was astonished by
little girl who asked ibid he give milk
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

SUMNER DRINKs.-A healthy drink is made
from an ounce of hops and spoonful Of ginger to
a gallon Of water. Well boil, then strain and add
apint ofmolasses, and half ounce of the essence
of spruce; when cool, add cup If yeast, put into
clean, light cask; after it has fermented for
couple of days, bottle it for nse. You can boil
sprigs Of spruce-fir in the place of the essence.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

REMEDY FOR CHRONIC DIARRHEA.-Put table
spoonful of wheat -four in tumbler of water;
beat until it faams, and drink Immediately. II
the patient is thirsty more water may be added.
1t should be taken four times day; before meal
times and ON going to bed.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

CARTHAGE was the most famous city of Africa.
and the capital of n rich and powerful republic
1t conquered Sicily and hence arose the wars be-
tween it and Rome, known as the Punic wars
which ended in the entire destruction Of Garth
age. Afterwards it was re-peopled by the Ro-
mans, and again destroyed by the Arabians No
traces of that are now discoverable, except the
remains of an aqucdnct.
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Che Fun IT the Ching.
AND sO-FORTA.

The morning WIS dull and betokepesl day
IYn.nitrs 10 cutting and curing Of hay;
- .frpbti bsfpnught him to take o trip down.
And bring this thing and that and the other, m town
md he the horses and proceeded to 60 forth.
with pail Of pale butter, eggs, berries, &c.
Nov, II happened that Stephen t&c) came down
On the day that the show was To enter the town;
And into the village he CHANGED to cosnc forth,
As the caravan came into town frm the nosth.
CA vondrous csllcctiom they prrDsd - show forth,
Elks, Elephants Monkey Bears, Tigers &cJ
And Stephen arrived OPPORTUNITY ween
For never had Stephen elephant seen;
81 be with old Sorrsl" fetched up by the fence,
To see without paying the twenty-f five cents;
And soon the creature. uncaufhly and slow i"fih
with tusks and with trunk, blankets ribbons, &c
But scared at the sight the .cent or the sound
s.Old Sorrcl- turned quickly and shortly aronnd'
And I'm turning quickly and shortly about
The wagon turned over, and stephen turneft OUT
And into the gutter the berries did How firth.
Together with Stephen. eggs, butter, &c
Ouoth Stephen aloud he On his legs:
"A dR for the berries &c--and eRgs-
Bat henrefarth say II, Of cnurSe,
That I've not seen the Elephant-nor can the horse
And hack to the homestead old Sorrel did 20 on,
Leaving wagon, and Stel,en. &C.. and - on
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Throughout the hear the cry 90 up toward the
And the in denial TO beat against the bars
That lie the gaes Of pearl surf the
And the night rings with pleading have heard
before.
For though full Oft the Katydd It's bold assertion made
And still the prompt denial rang through the willow glade
Tonight they hold in the hamonies Of song
And half fcrgefui Of the hours lnger late and long
donei
How long win the contention las When II beguni
plain.
wonder he heard their cry with pleasure with pain.
Or when adown the sacred Nile swept Ceopatras barge
wonder If the Katye cry from the Lotos margc.
Wa Cheope, his eye surveyed the mighty Pyramid,
Still puzzled with the query ~ to what poor Katy did,
scaled
II matter to though all revealed
knoY:
1t all should be forgotten since Il happened long ago
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

EMPLOYMENT OF TIME.-Life nav he ekesl ont
with pleasure, but it must he mainly filed up
with business; and he who should persevere in
the vain attempt to fill up his time in amusemenfs,
would then find it too late to take up any serious
pursuits, and be compelled to drag on a miserable
existence, haunted by the ghosts Of his defnnct
pleasures, in the shape of ennui restlcssness and
melancholy.
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Az Illinois woman committed suicide by hang
ing herself to an apple tree. At the funeral, a
neighhor, noticing the sad appearance of the hus-
band, consoled him by saying that he had met
with terrible loss AYES, " says the husband,
heaving sigh; she must have kicked like thun-
der, to shake off six bushels of green apples that
would have been worth dollar bushel when they
not ripe
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A FkvoRrTE mode of winning the drinks ia for
an egg on end Fright on the floor" and that the
yokel can't break it with half bushel measure
The bet ia taken, and the fellow puts the egg pre-
eisely in the corner, and if Won wish to know how
it is yourself, You would do well to try the ex-
pertinent.
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to some people, may be entirely avoided by taking
a warm bath for ten minutes, and afterwards an
ointing the parts affected with lemon juice. For
those who suffer with this yexatious malady, it
lis worth a trial
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

ALLEGED CURE FOR HYDROPHOBIA.-Thef follow
ing is said to have been the uniformly successful
treatment of hydrophObia, by DIR. William Living
ston, of Hebron, Washington county, New York:
Of Turpeth mineral take grains three times a
day until it shows itself the gums of the mouth
in yellow streak then leave off till it wears away;
then begin again. and repeat it three or four times,
and in the wound keep ver.legris as long as the
wound can be kept open.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

A FRENCH agriculturist states that coal-tar il
an excellent substance for destroying INSECTS on
plants. Fruit trees coated with coal-tar were
found to be perfectly free from insects, and in
other respects alsogrealy benefited by the appl-
cation,
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A NICE SUMMER DRINK.-For the hot weather
a delicious lrink-soda cream-can be made in
this wise: Two and half onnces tartaric acid,
three pounds of white sugar, two quarts of water,
whites of three eggs, one teaspOonfnl Of sasafas,
lemon, vanilla, pineapple, OF any favoring essence
one desires; put the acid, sugar. and water togeth
er in porcelain saucepan, and let it Come to a
boil add the white of the eggs, beaten to a stiff
froth; boil it just four minutes, stirring it every
moment; strain; add the essence when cold; bottle
tightly. When it is desired for use, turn two la
blespoonfls Of it into half tumbler of iDe water,
add to il one-thirl of teaspoonfnl of soda, stir
up and drink as soon as it foams. This makes
delicious drink, and is not expensive.