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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-07-13

MULcHING.-After the spring rains arc over and
the hot days have come, the newly planted fruit
and ornamental trees, as well as Towering shrubs
and small fruits, feel the effects of heat and drouth
Though they have malea good start in the spring,
the growth flags in these hot June days, and while
the wellcstablished plants do not mind it much,
those set this season in Kansas are doing well.
Only those who have tried 1t know the benefits
of mulcling. After cultivating or otherwise stir
ring the soil, put around the trees, OF shrubs
good covering of straw, bog or hay, or any SINH
lar material, not handful, but good generous
covering, to extend az far or farther than the
roots of the tree or shrub are likely to spread
This will prevent evaporation, keep the soil mel
low, and smother the weeds. Cnrrants and goose
berries are in particular benefited by this treat
ment, and there is scarcely any plant that will
not flourish all the better for it.
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Where Is Peughkerpsier

A well known Brooklyn politician, noted for his
waggery, stopped the conductor on an ALBANY
bound train on which he was journcying last win
ter, and asked nnocently, if the next station was
Poughkespsiei
"NO," said the conductor
On his next fare-collecting round, the conductor
was again asked if the train was nearing Pougb-
kecpsie, to which he again replied negatively.
Again and again as the officer made his rounds,
the same question was asked by the anxious pas,
senger, until at last the man of checks REPLIED.
with some little irritation i'm his tone:
mo, sir, we are not yet near your stopping
place. Pray, trust to me, and will let you know
when we shall get there"
The passenger thereupOn relapsed into silence,
ana the official, engrOssed with other duties, for
got ms case until the train had left Poushkeepsie
hinssH he hastily backed the cars to the station
rushed up to the Troublesome passenger, and cried
out: "This is Poughkeepsie. Hurry up and get
on We are behind time"
"Oh thank you," deliberately drawled the ques-
uoner; "but am going through. MY daughter
cautioned me particularly to take pill at Pough-
keepsie. That's all.n O.
The pill was taken, and so was the jokc-by the
passengers.
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Keep Up Your Fires.

There is one cause of sore throat and lung dis
eases which has hardly been thought of, and
deserves to be reprimanded. Tint cause is chilly
houses in damp weather. Nothing in the limits
of bad housekeeping more excites the ire of a
sitive person than the poor economy Of putting
out fires as soon as the almanac marks the time
when warm weather is due. After the first of
May most housekeepers have stoves taken down
and heaters removed, leaving the family to shiver
through the May storms and chilly mornings Of
June.
The cause of at least one-third of the diseases
common in Spring, we believe to De the haii,chll
selves to live. When women 60 about the house
wrapped in shawls, it is sure sign that fires are
needed. Ono grand maxim of life is to keep
comfortable and there is much more in that SEN
tence than most of the people see. 1t does not
enjoin mere self-indulgence; but it compels one
to keep ones own body and mind in the best wor
king or,ler. You can't he useful or good-humored
when suffering, and regard for Others as well as
your own happiness, will prompt You to do both
So have the fires lighted If you are cold, even in
August.
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Msffnl aud Curious.
COOKlNG VEGETABLES.

would like to ask some Of the lady readers
careful, paiustaking housewives especially
those who take pride in being styled "nrst rate
cooks'-if in their households any dyspePtic CON-
of garden sauce" And if 80, whether some re-
form in cooking it might not be adopted
Alady said to me the other day, laying aside the
book ON hygiene she had been reading: TINS
talk of the healthulness of vegetable diet stands
very truthful, but do not find it 80 IN practice.
can not eat vegetables least q Ma d. COOKS
them-without harm; and don't consider my
stomach particularly sensitive either; but after
dinner Of string beans, summer SQUASH new Pota-
toes aud young beets, it burns and DrOlis 30 that
am tempted to eschew the whole tribe Of greens
and vegetarian theory
How does Mrs. H cook her beets and squashes!
asked.
don't know precisely; know that they gen.
orally swim either in butter or the fat of meat
with which they are boiled"
Here is the mischief. 1t is the too free use of
grease, butter fat-salt pork fat is worst of all
that causes the trouble. This is what causes 50
many people after such q meal to say: 20, these
vegetables are excellent, but somehow they don't
seem to agree with me; never relished anything
better than these string beans and peas, but they
are sure to give me the head ache etc.
People who have milk tolerably plenty, need
neither abuse their stOmachs or wrong their pal
ates in the cooking Of vegetables Few who
never tried the practice, would believe that peas
DOItu III clcar SOIt wafer uutu nearly uIy cdH DC
made quite as palatable and much more whole
some simply by the addition of a little cream and
flour mixed in q thin batter and sailed, than by
any other method. The same is true. of string
BEAMS which are still better if part milk is used
in the boiling. Simmer squash boiled in milk,
with little sailed cream added while MASKING, is
delicious and altogether harmless. The same
may be said of summer cabbages.
As for beets and carrots, boil them until tender,
then cut them in thin slices, lay. them in a deep
dish, pour over them cream slightly sailed, enough
to cover them then set them in the oven few
minutes, and you have q dish "worth suffering
for" Master Weeks says; but the best of it is,
you will not suffer for it rs by the old method of
saturating with butter or fat.
When cream is scarce, take some Ofthe mornings
milk with whatever cream may be on it, and make
a thick gravy or thin batter with flour, and use
instead. A beaten egg also helps in the matter of
richness.-OkiO Farmer.
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~
Evening.

Mark Twain beautifully says: at is evening.
The rich glow of the sinking sun casts athwart
the little cottage doorway mellow, golden light
that enriches, and inspires the scene. balmy
breeze blows from the west, and tall surrounding
trees and the hedge shrubbery, and the bare gar
den stalks and bushes, bend their tops, and seem
to nod a pleasant goodnight to the disappearing
orb. Adream-like stiffness settles abont the place.
The busy hum Of day gradually sinks away, and
the peaceful calm Of night gathers round about.
The happy domestic circle within the coy cot
prepare to enjoy the blissful repose of even. Fa-
Their and children are grouped around the centre
table, and while the man takes his solace in his
newspaper, the young matron sits quietly by her
work, and the little ones discuss rag dolls and
gar plums in the corner. The sweet voiced warb-
Ter in his golden cage above the vne-clad window,
has ceased his merry song; Carlo has gone to sleep
on the rug; the playful Kittens have tired of their
gambols, and curled mp in their little box; and
now no sound is heard save the cricket's chirrup.
Stiller and darker it grows, until, by and by the
sharp "Hist!s from behind the garden fence tells
us that now is the time to steal watermelons."
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C.urc for Rald.Meadcancss..

Frederick Kemp writes from the silver mines
of Montana to the Herald Of Health, giving the
following hint in reference to a cure for bald
headedness: "A friend Of mine who had the
misfortune to be bald-headed, knowing that there
is a wonderful invigorating power in the SUMS
rays, last spring threw away his hat, and worked
in the gulch all spring. summer and fall barehead-
ed, and also for the first few days ut midday.
For few days the rays of the hot sun on his head
were almost uncomfortable; after that time he
experienced no uneasness whatever. The re-
suit was, that in the fall he had a good head
of hair. And in this experiment he was not alone
several of his acquaintance, who were bald
headed. having followed the same plan, they
were all fortunate enough to experience the same
result"
The editor adds that similar case once came
under his own observation, and processes to have
no doubt that "the exposure Of the skin to air
and sunshine, under the proper circumstances,
stimulates it to healthy action, and with it those
glands upon which the growth of the hair depends.
Lexington (Ky.) ObseTrer.
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SUMNER SHOwERs.-Summer showers frequent
ly Overtake persons and "wet them to the skim"
it is then safer to walk steadily and rapidly on,
until the clothes become dry again, than to stop
under shelter and remain there still until the
storm is over. If home is reached while the clO-
thing is yet wet, take some hot drink instantly,
a pint or more; 60 to the kitchen fire, remove
every garment, rub the whole body with a coarse
towel or flannel, put on wooden undertaking,
get into bed, wrap up warm, and take another hot
drink; then go to sleep, if at night; if in the day
time, get up in an hour, Dress and be active for
the remainder Of the day. Suppose You sit still,
in the damp clothing: in a few minutes chillness
is observed, the cold "strikes in," and next NOR
ming there is violent cold, or an attack of peu-
risy, pneumonia, which if not fatal in a week.
often requires weeks and months and weary years
to get rid of. The short, sharp rule should be, if
or walk actively, briskly, until perfectly dry.
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He DID ia Yankee having told an English
that he shot, on one particular occasion, nine
fAnndred and nncty-nine snipc, his interlocutor
sasked him why he didn't make it thousand at
once "No,' said he, "it's not likely I'm going to
tell lie for one snipe." Whereupon, the Eng
lishman, determined not to be Outdone, began to
tell of a man having SWAN from Liverpool to BOs-
ton. "Did you see him yourself." asked the Yam
kee, suddenly. "Why, yes, of course did. was
coming across, and our vessel passed him mile
out of Boston harbor." "Well I'm glad We saw
him, stranger, cos yer witness that did it.
That was me-"
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ADANGEROUs PLAYTHING.-The Philadelphia
Ledger says: A well known citizen left at this
Office yesterday specimen of kind of "torpedo,"
which is now being sold in this city among other
fire works. The sample left ut this Office is about
the size of q small marble, cOlored blue and red,
and looks good deal like a sugar-plum. One of
these getting into the hands of little boy few
days ago, was ignorantly or innocently put by
him into his mouth, and almost instantly exploded
disfguring him very much, and endangering his
life. The sample left at this Office was accident
ally exploded, and from the havoc it made among
the papers and other matters near it, we had a
good opportunity to judge Of the injury aud des-
truction this dangerous plaything is capable of
producing in inexperienced hands. As it appears
to be mainly for children, it is very questionable
whether its manufacture and sale should be per-
mitted. At all events parents and guardians
should be warned against it,
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TANNING SHEEP-SKINs WITH THE Wool on
About every six weeks We have an Inquiry as to
the hest method of tanning sheep-skins with the
wool on, for use as door mats, rugs, etc. Here are
the flesh side out, and then scrape with blunt
knife; next rub it over hard with puverized chalk
until it will absorb no more. Then take it from
the board, and cover it with pulverized alum,
double half way over with the flesh side in con-
tact, then roll tight together, and keep dry for
three days, after which unfold it and stretch it
again on q board or door, and dry it in the air,
and it will be ready for use
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SALT FOR COws.-A correspondent of the Rural
Ner Yorker, writing from Caneadea; n. Y, SAYS
that cows will give during the summer season
from one-quarter TO One-third more milk when
salted three times instead of once a week. The
salt increases the desire for food and drink. and
as plenty of salt makes them eat more, they pro-
dnce more milk as well as of flesh. He also saws
that strong dilution of salt water in hay prodn-
ccs scO,lripu
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-07-13

SAYS the Titusville Herald: "a travelling sui
eide maker, with a hand-organ, was seen one af-
terno0n grinding out plantve airs to the east iron
flower girl that stands in the handsome grounds
of A Main street residence. He was near-sighted,
and did not discover his mistake until he passed
fine hat; then, catching sight of the cast iron bull
dog near by, he turned handspring over the iron
fence, organ and ALL and was soon after playing
Shoe Fly in front of st. James's Church,
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A TRAVELLING gentleman passing a farm, saw a
boy at work in q corn field by the roadside, and
being of an inquiring turn of mind, he stopped his
horse and thus addressed the youth:
"My son, whose farm is this!"
"Dad's," was the reply.
"Does your father raise any stock!'
ayes, lots nv 'em."
"What kind p continued the stranger.
"CornstOcks, mostly" was the reply, as he pro-
ceesled to hoe q hill of the article.
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A PATENT perpetual tobacco pipe has been made
nv a gentleman in Missouri, who doubtless has
been often troubled to light his pipe in high
wind. His invention consists in making the bowl
reversible, go that when . charge of tobacco is
nearly smoked out the bowl may be charged again
and then reversed, 30 that the fire may ignite the
new charge.
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The North Carolina RObcsoRiaH is responsible for
the following: Recently in one of our courts the
grand jury, as is now usually the case, was COM
posed partly of negroes. After being charged in
the usual way by his honor, the jury retired to
his room, when one of the white Jurors ventured
to ask colored associate if he understood the
charge of the judge. "Golly," exclaimed the as
tonished amendment, "he don't charge MS muffin
for dat, does he! Why, thought We was gwine
to git nayn
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Cur sfrap Yook.
HARVEST FIELDS.
BY MARY HownT.

In the young and merry time Of Spring.
When clover gins tn burst:
When bIue-bells nod within the wood,
And sweet May whitens first;
When merle and mavis sing their fill,
Green Is the young corn on the hill
But when the merry Spring is past,
And Summer groweth bold
And in the garden and the field
A Thousand flowers unfold;
Before green leaf vet is sere,
The youDg corn shoots into the ear.
But then, as day and night succeed,
And Summer weareth on,
And in the f1owery garden beds.
The red rose groweth wan,
And hollyhOcks, and sun-h0wcrs tall,
Oertop the messy garden wall;
When on the breath Of Autumn breeze,
From pastures dry and brown,
Goes floating like an idle thought,
The fair, white thistle-downs
Oh, then, what joy to walk at win,
Upon the golden harvest hill.
What joy in dreamy ease to lie
Amid a field new shOrn,
And see all round, ON sun-lit slopes,
Aud send the fancy wandering Ger
The harvest fields Of pleasant yore..
feel the day; see the field;
The quivering of the leaves;
And good old Jacob and his house
Binding the yellow sheaves;
And at this very hour, I seem
To be with Joseph in his dream.
see the fields of Bethlehem,
And reapers many a one,
Bending under their sickle stroke,
And Boaz looking on;
And Ruth, the Moabitess fair,
Among the cleaners STOPPING there.
Again: I see little child.
His mothers sole delight;
Gods living gift Of love unto
The kind, good Shunamite:
To mortal pangs see him yield,
And the lad bear him from the field.
The sun bathed quiet of the hills;
The fields of Galilee,
That, eighteen hundred years agone,
Were full of corn, see;
And the dear Saviour take his way
Mid ripe ears on the Sabbath day.
o. golden fields of bending corn,
How beautiful they scent
The reaper-folk, the piled-up sheaves,
To me are like dream;
The sunshine, and the very air.
Seem Of old time, and take me there.
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ACCORDING to the Elmira advertiser a drug
clerk in Willamsport, recently put up a prcscrip-
ton for Young lady friend of dose of castor OIL
She innocently inquired how it could be taken
without tasting. He promised to explain to her,
and meantime proposed to drink glass Of soda
water with her. When she had finished, he said:
any friend, you have taken your oil and did not
know it.' The young lady was nearly crazy, and
cried: "Oh, dear, it wasn't for myself wanted
the oil; it was for my mother.n
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POTATO BUGS.-TO drive the potato bugs from
his fields Russian gentleman living near Chicago
takes fine pulverized, air Stacked lime, commen-
ces Mt one end of the field and scatters it the
vines for the distance Of about ten rods In fine
course of the day, if the lime is applied in the
morning, the bugsnearfy all betake themselves fur
Their down the rows, where no lime was scattered
The next day he scatters lime on the vines for a
like distance, and thus continues day by day, till
the bugs are driven on to a small area when they
are DESTROYED by Paris green or by other means
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"MY competition" exclaimed a political orator,
"has told you of the service he has rendered the
country during the late war. Let me tell you
that l, too, acted my humble part in that memo
1eble contest. When the tocsin of war summoned
the loyal masses te rally to the defense of the
tional flag. /, fellow citizens, animated by the pa
triotic spirit that glows in every American bosom,
hired substitute, and the bones of that man now
lie bleaching ON the banks of the Rappahannockn
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OCI OF THE OLD HOUSE, NANCY.

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OCI OF THE OLD HOUSE. NANCY.
BIZ WILL Il CARLETON.
Ont Of the old house Nancy-moved up insp the new.
Only : bounden duty remain: for YOU and L.
And that's 70 stand on the here and bid the old
Wonder hadn't smashed in and tumbled about ears;
Wonder its stuck together, and answered till today;
But every individual log was put up here to stay.
Thing. looked rather though when this Old house
And thngs that bossomed you woudve made women
neshSor meth Til. NJ to shake
And yss for want of nsshhor' was sometimes blue and
For wolves and bears and wildcats, the nearest
But ooKin ahead to the clearn We worked with all our
Until fairly ont Of the woods and things gOin
right
% there the At on, it thing to 'es
An in applePis order q. especially the shelves; .,
Look at old log house-how little ii appears!
But its gone hack on for nineteen twenty years.
An won't 60 back on it now, or go to Pokin' fun
There's such thing prasn thing for the good that it
has done.
Probably You remember how rich We was that night
When we was fairly settled an had things snug and tight
But we felt proud under this old roof and good deal
pruuder too.
Never handsomer house was seen beneath the sun;
Kitchen and parlor and bed had EN- all in one;
And the fat old wooden clock that We bought when come
Was tiekin away in the corner there don its level
best
Trees was IN around "a whisperin' cheern' words;
Loud the squres chatter and sweet the songs Of
And home grew sweeter and bghterour courage began
And things looked hearty and happy, then and work ap
And here night happened when things was gon'
We fell in deep old quarrel the first We ever had;
An then agreed to rub all out and start the thing
And you maxim clothing that scaxnt for either
And often sot word Of love soft enough to say;
And the wolves howln in the woods not twenty rods
away.
Then our firstborn baby-a regular little joy
Though fretted little, because it wasn't boy
Want she little hrt though with all her pouts and
Why settlers come to see that show half dozen miles
And many night rocked it, providin you would sing
And many little squatter brought up with stay,
And 50 that cradle for many year. was never put away
How they kept comm! 80 cunnn and fat and small!
How they gTowed twas wonder how We found room for
though the house crowded it empty seemed that
When Jennie lay by the fireplace there an moaned her
life away.
And right in there the preacher with Bible an
"r~.t the dead and the vn and hoped twOuld do us
And the little whitewoo coffin the table there set;
Then that fit Of sickness it brought yoa you know;
V.,.S oudv-nu aunaf ~
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STORY is told of a father in a church, who,
when the marriage service came to the point
r,an 10 he married TO this mani" replied: swell,
s;r am called to do it, though it do go agin the
ors;n WANTED her to marry Bill Plowser. who is
sEorth, twice the money o that ere man." The
ons.~sr was not considered regular.
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From Harper's WeeHy.l
TINE. MYSTERY OF Gll.GAI..
BY JOHN HAT.

BY JOHN HAT.
The darkest, stransest mystery
ever read, or heern or see,
Is long Of drink at Taggarts Hall
Tom Taggart's, Of Gilgal.
I've beerd the tale thousand ways.
But never could git through the maze
That hangs around that queer day 8 doins;
But III tell the yarn to you'uns.
Tom Taggart stood behind his bar;
The time was Fall, the skies was far;
The neighbOrs round the counter drawed,
And calmly drinked and jawed.
At last come Colonel Blood, of Pike,
And old Jedge Phinn, permiscus-like;
And each, as he meandered in.
Remarked, "A whiskey-skin."
Tom mixed the beverage full and fair,
And slammed il, smokin', on the bar;
Some says three fingers, some says two
IN leave the choice to you.
Phinn to the drink put forth his hand;
Blood drawed his knife, with accent bland:
al AZ yer parslins, Mister Phinn-
Jest drap that whiskey-skin!"
No man high-toneder could be found,
Than old Jedge Phinn, the country round;
Says he: Young man, the tribe Of Phinns
Knows their own whiskey -skins!"
He went for his 1even-inch bowie-knife-
81 tries to foller Christian life;
But I'll drap slice Of liver or two,
Ny bloomin' shrub, with you"
They carved in . way that all admired.
Till Blood drawed iron at last, and fired.
1t tuck Seth Blndso ,twixt the eyes,
Which caused him great surprise
Then coats went al, and all went in;
Shots and bod language swelled the din;
.h~v Ia NJ napPfn0oPa
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Gre FOR ST. VITUs's DANCE.-Numerous cases
of st. vitus' Dance have been cured by the aPpii-
cation of efky-spruy to the spne the current being
directed toward the neck from the other extrem-
ity. and then backward and forward, the operation
continuing five or six minutes. Severe cases
preyiously considered hopeless have been thor
oughly cured by ten or twelve such applications.
but has been successfully practiced in this country