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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02

In horticultural pursuits it is necessary to use
| greater care than in the ordinary farm work. The
soil must be thoroughly drained, naturally OF
otherwise, and the preparation must be of the
most perfect kind, to insure the greatest success.
| Abstractly, this would be considered untrue, for
there many OfOur best farmers that hold that the
preparation is essential for the ordinary farm
crops is considered necessary for the sOcallesl
garden crops; but practically, this is not found
| correct with us, where cheap lands and scarcity
| of labor are the rules.
The reason why it will pay to spend SO much
time and money in the preparation of the soil for
horticultural products, and especially upon the
orchard, is that planted it isexpected to last
for years-a lifetime-Or for generations acc0r-
ding to the kind of fruits planted. The especial
reason why the soil should be thoroughly drained
it, that deep preparation of soil, upon lands liable
to be water soaked, is labor and time thrown
away, because they become sOdden under the con-
timed action of water, and often are in worse
state, mechanically, after than before; hut where
there is a chance for free percOation of surplus
moisture below, the earth (lOams and clays) may
be stirred to great depths with advantage
There is not much really new nowadays
in horticultural art as many persons imagine; but
there are veiy many heresies which are calculated
to mslead the beginner, and even those of more
neutrality-suspicious.. Root pruning, for instance,
by a certain school, is held to be the thing as q
preventive of pear blight; and vet we have never
seen a single fact that well established in
this direction. Here and there ancient pear trees,
planted by whom no one Knows Withstand the
effects of time free from disease, and continue to
bear full crops of fruit, while the theoretical
manipulatOrs see their trees, planted when them
selves were not young, after few years, grow
old, wither, and decay.
A prominent horticultural writer and lecturer
stated few years since that it was possible for
the soil in orchards to be frozen three feet thick,
and to stay frozen in that way throughout the
summer, yet if the atmosphere were ranging from
$50 to 800, that the trees wonld grow, and bloom,
md hear fr1Iif wall in fam,
perature. But the practical man knows better;
he also knows that certain roots run deep in a
well drained soil, and others more shallow; there
fore he is taught to drain his orchard SOIL for the
hest success in fruit culture. He also knows that
dwarfed and weaker each succeeding year; and
the same rule will held good in constant root
pruning.
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for the far,ntr.
BEE NOTES FoR oBTosER.
By l. oUINBY.

The careful beekeper will now select his stocks
for winter There should he about twenty-five
pounds IF honey in eaeh where there is much bee
bread; that, together with the wax, VIII often
weigh ten pounds and bee-bread Ia never reliable
ar sustenance for old bees There will be very
much more Of it in q hive that fiis worked from
the swaImin. season until this time without
queen. There is danger Of hive having too
much honey, well as too little. The progress
siye bcekeeper with the movable frames, will find
IL hest to alternate combs that filed with such
ms are not DO mot attempt to winter a light,
weak stock; uiite it with some other Feed up
TO the required weight as the brood is all
Matched. If strained honey is used scald it
thoroughly, to avoid danger of foul brood. If
comb is used, cut the sealing of the cells and if
robiers are excluded, it may remain on top Of
the hive through the day. All stocks a year old
sborld I've examined with reference to foul brood
and by no means allow snch to be robbed, this in
fecting others. Remove boxes. If any are partly
full, let the honey from such be removed by the
bees of some hive that needs it, after which the
clean empty combs can Ike saved for another year.
Examinations for foul brood are best made in the
middle of the day, but the strength of hive is
hest ascertained in the morning. A cluster of
bees that extends through seven or eight combs
on a cool morning this month, may be considered
strong enough. The combs of q light stock from
which bees have been taken can he set away to
| freeze and be used for swarms another year. Set
right side up and exclude mice.
| In preparing honey for market, care should be
taken to have it look neatly, experience proves
| that consumers have an eye to appearance. Wipe
with damp cloth any honey that may have
leaked ON to the glass Paste paper or muslin on
| the bottom of the box, to exclude dust. Boxes to
| ride to market should be inverted to prevent
breaking, but they should not be inverted at any
other time, there are often some unsealed cells
that will leak, and give the combs and glass an
untidy appearance. The effect is worse if they
are turned bottom side up while warm, when FIRST
| taken from the hive. In taking boxes from the
hive, they shod be carefully lifted with q strong
knife slipped under the bottom. Set them on one
side or end, keeping the combs vertical, until the
bees are ont, then put them away, standing them
| in the same position as when on the hive. In re-
gard to foul brood we have succeeded in eradica-
! ting it from our aparies, not having seen a case
| of it this summer. l mention this another
argument for movable comb hives. With their
| aid we can discover it in its incipient stages.
Hence our success.-Agr;cHltMrist.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02

Sioux City friend forwards MS the following
joke regarding an enterprising clothing merchant
Of that place.
"a gentleman in Sioux City year and half
ago, made some purchases of clothing store in
that city, after which he made an extended trip
through Kansas. Returning to the city the other
day, and having purchases to make again, he
sought the place where he had been fairly dealt
with before. Walking along the street, he was
accosted with, Ha, va, mister! youst you stop a
leetlew "Well, said the stranger, "what do You
wantr "Here is de blaze to get your cloding,' y
responded the little man.
"But am looking for particular place"
HAh, this is youst de blaze you looks forw
"Bnt this is not a large brick store with fine
windows"
"Ah, mine friend, you we got one fire some
time ago. and got mine pudding all burnt ul,-not-
ings left but de clOding. Come in, come inw
"But you are not the man. He was tall and
slimn-
excuse me, mine friend, if q tear drop from
mine eyes. Oh! dat was mine brulder Natz who
died-who died youst two weeks ago next Tues
day, and the last words he said was: "Dat man
comes back from Kansas sell him dose goots youst
rs cheap as vat You can"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02

Here is something simple, scientific and sensi-
BILE, which a correspondent furnishes an agricul-
tural paper. He says: "COver q common barrel
with stiff stout paper, tying the edge around the
barrel place a board SO that rats may have easy
"feed" for the rats the paper for several days,
until they begin to believe that they have right
to their daily rations from this source. Then
place in the bottom of the barrel piece of rock
about six or seven inches high, filling with water
until only enough of it projects above the water
for one rat to lodge upon. Now replace the pa
per, first cutting cross in the middle, ard the
first rat that comes on the barrel top goes through
into the water and climbs on the rock. The pa
per comes back to its place, and the second rat
follows the first. Then begins fight for the pos
session of the dry place on the stone, the noise
Of which attracts the rest, who share the same
fate.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02

Few housekeepers are aware of the many uses
to which waste paper may be put. After . stove
has been blackened it can be kept looking very
well for a long time by rubbing it with paper
nicer way Of keeping the outside Of q tea-kettle,
cofee-pot and teapot bright and clean than the
old way of washing them in suds. Rubbing
with paper is also the best way of polishing
knives ana I'm ware ana spoons; .ney SHINE IKE
lamp-chimneys, &c. paper is better than dry
cloth. Preserves and pickles keep much better
if brown paper instead of cloth, is tied over the
jar Canned fruit is not SO apt to mould if a
directly on the fruit. Paper is much better to
put under a carpet than straw. It is warmer,
thinner, and makes less noise when one walksov
it. Two thicknesses of paper placed between other
coverings on bed are as warm rs quilt If it
is necessary to step upon a chair always lay pa
per upon it, and thus save the paint or woodwork
from DANCE.
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As Usual.

handsome bachelor clerk in one of the mos,
popular dry goods stores in Atlanta is smitteI
with fair resident of neighbOring city. The
father of the young lady came to Atlanta recently
and registered at the hotel where the bachelor
clerk boards. As soon the discovery was made
the Old gentleman was locked up and made the
recipient of earnest attention, (such rs all of MS
have and are disposed to pay the parent of the
al favor.
Just before dinner the old gentleman wanted
information of the young one where he could get
drink of "peach and honey"
"Weli, don't know myself, but I've heard that
IN bar-rooms good liquors are kept" was the in
nocent reply.
The old gentleman asked the young one to show
him the way.
Certainly; though don't drink myself" re-
Piled the tetotaller
Arrived at the bar, the want of the old gentle
man was made known, when the bartender re-
marked: suppose you will take gin and sugar,
as usual, Mr.. -Y
He chad orter" winked sooner.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02

The prudent sheep husbandman, as the biting
Of autumn weakens his patures, will see to it that
his fIocks are plentfnlly, though gradually, sup.
Piled with corn OF roots, or whatever is to consfi-
tute their winter food No matter how strong
the pasture may appear, we would advise that
this additional feeding be not delayed beyond the
first of November-for snow or cold rain storms
are likely to overtakeus any day, rendering strung
not at least partially accustomed to it, some ami
mails will Over-eat, while Others will not get a
sufficiency. Any one at all familiar with the ham
ding of sheep need not be told to the bad effects
that will result We have known focks so in
juretl by November storm that they could not
be restored to their proper thrift during the en-
tire winter following. A good judge of wool will
readily detect the fleeces Of such sfock-as every
sudden change in the condition of the sheep
produces Joint in the fibres, rendering it to-
tally unfit for use in manufacting such STYLES Of
goods as require strength and elasticity in the
material composing them.-Stock Journal
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02

RETIRED BAKERS RECIPE FOR BREAD-Take
an earthen vessel largerat the top at the bot
to-n put in one pint of warm water, one and q half
pounds of flour and half pint of malt yeast mix
well together and set away in a warm place until
it rises and falls again which will be in from three
to five hours. Then put two large spoonsful of
salt into two quarts of water and mix with the
above rising; then put in about nine pounds of
-four and work it well; let it rise until light; then
make it into loaves. New and runny -four re-
quires fourth more salt than old and dry -four
Bake as soon a. light.
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enr Strap gook.
CORN HARVEST.
Br 1T. rsowsRIpcE.

The fields are filed with smoky haze;
The golden spears
Peep from the crested and pennoesd maizei
All down the rstling rows are rolled
The portly pumpkins, green and gold
4 A. ssss sas weather.
Just an the almanac furetnid-
In early summer. the brigand crow
Made ruthless raids
On the sprouting blades;
The Needs fought lag with the h i.%ss .s hoe
OF all the good mans tdl and care
The shy field mouse
And the black birds are locking from no one knows wher
But now his time has come: hurrah
To the fielda. lads, to-day
Our work win be play.
Let the black bird. scream, and the mad crow, cav
Wen take from the robbers that took from him.
Come along. one and an boysi
Big boys and small boys.
Long armed Amos, and Joel, and Jim.
Bring sickles to reap. or blades to strike
Before they have lost,
In and ffost
The nourshng juices the cattle Ike I'm
Surround them and bend them, then hit with will
They grow woody and strong;
The corn in the shock win hpen still.
Garry your stroke lala close to the ground;
And pack them tight,
In pyramids shapely and stately and round.
Give the old LADY, skirts gentee! SPREAD
Slope well the shoulders, to shed
The Autumn rain
From the unlusked grain:
Then twist wisp for the queer little head.
There abe ia waiting to be emhraeed
Reach round her who can!
Twill take
And o boy, at least. to clasp her waist!
Was ever hug like thatf Nov draw
Tightly the grille Of good oat-straw!
With the plmmpest waist
That ever was laced.
Goes the narrowest nightcap ever you saw
We bind the corn. and leave ii snug;
Or rest In the shade
OF the shocks we have made.
To eat OR luncheon. and drink from the jug.
The children come bringing the bands, or play
Hide and go-seek in the corn all day;
And now and then race
With Q chpmunk. chase
A scared little feld-mouse scamperng away.
An dsy we cut and bind; till At night
Where q field of corn in
The misty morning
Waved in the level September light
An over the shadowy stubbe-land
The stooks like Indian wigmams, stand.
Compact and secure
There leave them to cure
Till the merry husking time il at hand.
Then the fodder win be to stack or to house,
And the to husk.
But now the dusk
Falls soft as the shadows of cool pine boughs:
Our good days work II done; the night
Brings wholesome fatigue and appetite;
Up comes the balloon
OF the huge red moon,
And home we 60 singing gay songs by its light
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02
THE FALLEN LEAF
HI z n. NEWELL

Twas green little while ago.
And moist with al the sumner's breath
But now Il 6utters 10 and fro.
And touched with Autumn, bleeds to death.
First when II hung upon the bough.
The earliest leaiet Of the tree.
The branch that claimed Il made VOW
To cherish IL With constancy.
But - its sister leaves appear'd,
And each her newer eharms desplayd
II ceased alas! to be endear'd.
And droopd neglected in the shade.
All. mel how many human thing,
Prom loving first and best II an
Has bln..nmd earliest IN the Spring.
To wither sonaest In the Fan!
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02

MEANS OF RECOGNIZING DEATH WITH CERTAIN
TY.-Dr. E. Martcnot, Of Lyons, France, has de-
vised a method of deciding the question in cases
of doubtful death. 1t consists in applying the
fame of a candle to the flesh of the finger or toe
of the patient for few seconds, until o blister
ia raised. This invariably takes place. II the
blister is filed with serum, life still remains if
the blister is filed with vapor, death has taken
place. A dry blister signifies death; moist Bills
ter, ife.-L' Caioa Medical
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PARIS AND CHICAGO.
BY yoskrHrxE POLAND.

O. bird with crimson wing,
And brand in thy glowing beak,
Why didst thou hutter DER seas to bring
A woe that We dare not speaki
BY the light Of flaming sword.
Did the beautiful Queen Of the East
Behold the awful. avenging work.
And drink the blood Of the feast.
Her fires went out on the hearth.
And the glory of Paris has fed:
Could her maddening wiles and unseemly mirth
Cnstop the ears Of the dead,
Did nut Of her ashea arise
This bird With flaming crest.
That over the ocean. unhindered flies.
With scourge for the Queen Of the Westl
See homes ut its bidding fan!
At its hery. fierce attack!
While hends n the air hold carnival
In the light Of IL l1rid track.
The joys that were held N dear.
In the glow of his breath expire:
While TREASURES and palaces disappear,
Consumed by liz vengeful ire!
Fly hence on thy wing IT flame,
D. bird for thy work In done:
And the Queens Of different cline and name
In their ruin and grief arc enc.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02

o.. wnrIE-HAIkED old negro preacher in New
dissatisfied darkeys last week: "Wbat are van
grnmbling aboutf Yer all better off dan We ever
spected to be-tlan yer deserve to be. Did yer
think when Massa Linkum guv We yer freedom.
ne ne was gwne to bny tickets in the Louisiana
STATE lottery for yer besidesfn
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02

DANBuRY paper says: An ont of town
on Wednesday for soda water. aWhat svrnn ,n
proPounded the clerk. "Syrup-syrup,n repeated
the bucolic fop, with an incretlulons stare and
then leaning forward, he in,pressiveIy added
stranger money is no object to me to-day; You
kin put sugar i'm EN-
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CuRE OF Colo IN H0RsEs.-The following is a
certain cure for collie in horses: have seen it
tired dozens of times, and always with success.
am sure it will save apy borre. IL INV directions
are followed: Dissolve one pint of salt in a pint
OF hot water-then add quart of good vinegar
and pour half the mixture down the horses throat
II the horse is not well in half an hour, give him
right.
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Ole fun II the Ching.
To Tws Com.A. MANN. r. N. ALEXIS.


Hall o. mighty cuarowiich.
HALL o. great Tartar. (Which
The tnasrs many are who itch
To greet thy name:
Welcome. chief Of Museovites.
Fair and dark. and dusky whites;
Hear the cheers Of husky vights,
And loud acclaim.
We rather ike thee, haughty man;
Your sire's the proper sort oman;
!, And may he whip the Ottoman,
And other fees:
Though less We love your kuslal ways.
Your Eno,ff we voted rude always;
Your mines and chains have stood always
As diresf WOES
Bnt never :" in your born DAYS"
You met who more love foreign ways
Than Freedom children. raw in ways
Your names in .raif. : and off and 'osfis,
Your serfs and exile- dragging drusties ,
Your Church all Rnmisli, sass the Gross Keys,
Will be the style
Of You must be interviewed
BIZ arresfiomasking hunters rude.
whose GOODNESS. by old Winter viewed,
Would freeze his blood:
And theugh the great Russian Bear.
You must Perfprce. crushing bear
From snol,s and fools who push in where
They should
THEY'LL want your carte and lock Of hair;
If wise You'll wear a mock affair
They'll scalp the total stock of,
They find you bald;
They'll take you round to see the sights.
Graveyarls and other tedious sites
Faneull Hall and Breed his Heights,
Now Bunker's" called.
But. ere part accept a nice
Right royal gift well kept I'm iee).
For such as thee. adept IN nice
Discrimination
Accept what not enriches You.
Nor robs either, which is new
Accept ALASKA! such AZ You
Can rule the nation
Thus shall we then in short shake OF
The debt we owe To GortschakoG.
Hoping that thoult I'm naught take Of
Fense at the boon;
And may no peYious loss accrue
To him that owns the sancy crew,
Nor thou. beloved Cossack, rue
The gift too soon!
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The wind it sigheth loudly,
The wind II sighefh long.
OF the PARKWAY blue mountain,
And the storln-clOud In its song.
1t telleth Of the ice and snow
On Hecla's rugged mound;
II bOasteth Of the wave it raised.
As it sped the wide world round.
Where II listeth there II blowefh,
The willful. hayward wind;
Whence il comefh, where Il goeth,
And its dwelling, who shall findl
It whistleth, Il crieth.
Asbegxing II would say:
"Ohi let me In to rest nv wing,
Ere haste upon my way"
Away! I cannot let thee In,
Thou weary, waiting child;
Seek thy father. seek thy mother,
Seek thy home upon the Wild
L have no home. I have no sire.
/ am lonely thing:
Let me in. III rouse your dreary Gre,
Or strike your wild harp string.
No. no! the night il dark and cold,
The snow drifts at the door;
Away. away! thou art too bold.
Go chase the wide world DER"
Where II listeth. there 1t bloweth,
The wiIlful, Maynard wind;
Whence II cometh. where IL goeth,
And its dwelling. who shall findi
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02

TEST Your KEROsENE.-In view of the many
lamp explosions resulting almost invariably from
the use of bad kerosene, we urge upon the heads
of families the importance of testing their oil be-
fore use in lamp. This may he readily done by
means of thermometer, little warm water and
a tablespoonful of the oil. Fill the cup with
warm water, the temperature of which is to be
brought to ITO degrees Fab. Pour the oil on the
water; apply fame to the floating oil by match
otherwise. If the oil is unsafe it will take fire,
and its use in the lamp is dangerous for it is liza
BILE to explode. But il the oil is safe and good it
will not take fire. All persons who sell kerosene
that will not stand the fire test at 40 deg. are
liable to prosecution Scientific AmeicaR.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02

A DCTCHNAN in Decatur, ILL.,, married q second
wife in about a week after the loss of No. /. The
Sabbath following the bride asked her lori to
take ner ont riding, and was duly "cut up" with
the following responses: q ou thinks ride ont mit
'.noder Woman 500 soon after the death of mine
ffaui Ncin, ncinw
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02

THEfollowing recipe for whooping cough, which
physician of Cincinnati, we publish at the sugges-
tion of one of orr city physicians: "Take from 3
to grains of the leaves Of the chestnut to the
pint Of water; let it come to a boil, then pour the
whole into teapot, without straining, and let
them drink occasionally, either cold or warm, and
as much as they will, through the day and at bed
time. Children, l find, like to drink it, even
without sugar, which l consider best, and have
that way administered it to infants without the
least difficulty Toledo Blade
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is wound up by simply opening the case to note
the time. 1t only requires to be opened once .
month to keep it always going. and is perhaps
the nearest approach to perpetual motion yet in
vented.
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By the lengshening twilight bour,.
By the chin md fragrant ahswes1.
By the Aowerefs pate and fsded:
By the leaves with runaet shalled.
By the gray sBd elSuaed man:
By the dropping ears Of corn;
By the mead9ws. oveEspresd
With the spider's wsvy thuead:
By the so(t md shs1nwy skv:
By the thousand tears thai f.
Every wseYtng bsush heFefS-
Sanner, re Perceive Thy dahl
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To KEEP INSECTS OUT OF BIRD CAGEs.-Tie mp
little sulphur in silk bag and suspend it in the
cage. For hooking birds this il essential, and
the sulphur will keep all the red ants and other
insects from the cages of all kinds of birds. Red
ants win never be found in closet or drawer il
small bag of sulphur be kept constantly in these
places.
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IN horse case in southern Indiana the attorney
asked veterinary surgeon: "Have Won ever
made any examinations of the abdominal region n
To which the witness replied: mo; all INV exam.
nations have been made in Posey County.n The
court then adjourned
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A CUSHING youth i'm the backwootis of northern
New York, feeling strongly attracted to a neigh
boring farmers on Sunday night, made hold to
ssk the young lady for her company; but being re-
iused he Strengthened himself up, and looking con-
temptuously down upon her, said: aYon needn't
feel 40 darned big because your father has got a
new barn. There amt pine board in iteit's
nothing but hemlock slabs!'