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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

COLORING WOOLLEN YARN.-"A penny saved is
two pence earned" "Time is money!" Abate a
nuisance and yon benefit whole communities; make
it useful and you double the benefit. The most
beautiful woollen yarn, plain mixed, 1 ever saw
was colOred with a nOisOme weed at an expense
of less than five cents pound, and in one-eighth
part of the time required to color with indigo.
have worn it for years, and my children have worn
it from infancy, and it is always bright and fast
My wife and her sisters have sold the yarn and
the knitted goods in large quantities, and always
above the marked for the common blue. The
color is blue with slight tinge of purple. Our
people keep their dye tub and color with indigo
wheneverit seems desirable, but they much prefer
for most purposes, the color produced by the use
Of the following recipe: For a moderate, use
two ounces of alum to pound of wool. Boil two
hours Macerate half a bushel of common Purs-
lain (Portulaca Oleracea, and quarter of pound
Of lOgwOOd chips in separate kettles. Strain and
mix, and boil the wool two hours. Drain and
rinse, and it is done.
We have never tried using the Purslain dried,
and do not know whether it retains its properties
%. S. Bliss, in Mass. PiowmdR.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21
freed By Bears.

The Detroit Free Press Of the 4th inst, gives
the following account of how the hunter became
the hunted:
A man named Chas. Tyrell was hunting on the
ST. Clair river, when two bears appeared. Some
what excited, he leveled his rifle and fired and
the next moment both bears were coming down
upon him at full speed. The hunter saw that
they meant business, each nttering fierce growls,
and he dropped his gun, caught hold of the limb
OF small oak tree, and swung his legs up Just in
time to save his boots. As he expected, one of
them was not long in attempting to secure a clo-
ser acquaintance. The animal got up about sew
en- feet and then the limbs refused to let him by
He paved, bit, and growled at a great rate and,
In making a big effort to push away the limbs,
fell to the ground. Tyrell commenced shouting
which excited the bears, and one of them was
quickly up to the limbs again, when the hunter
struck match and dropped it down on the
6rufe's head, frightening him that he went
down the tree at lively rate. The hunter had
about dozen matches with him, and every time
the bears started to climb he would light one and
let it fall the trick failing to stop their as
cent. After time both seemed to go AWAY and
the hunter carefully commenced to descend. He
was just about to touch the ground when both
bears came charging at him out of the darkness,
and he had to go up again. one of his boots being
raked by claws before he was above the limbs
The animals made no further efforts to climb
the tree. but tore about for full hour Mt its base
Tyrell dared not descend for fear that they had
laid q snare for him, and passed the entire night
asfride limb. In the morning he found the
bear he had fired at, dead at the foot of tree,
hut the other had disappeared, and the hunter
got safely off with the spoil.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

paper says that the increasing dearness of cross
ties has given rise to plan, now being tried by
the railroad company of the Rhine. by which the
necessity of their use is avoided. The rails en-
ployed are nine inches high, Gnstead of five,) a
little narrow on the top, and about three-fourths
of an inch broader at the bottom than the Ordina-
ry rail, twenty four feet long and nine hundred
zOl-pounds each in weight. They are buried five
inches in gravel, which is covered with three
inches of earth that the top of the rail remains
above ground. The rails are connected with
chairs, in the usual way, and the two sides of the
track are fastened together, at intervals of three
feet, with round iron braces. 1t is claimed that
this construction is safe rs the use of ties
Whctheriti is economical, time alone will show
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

The Irish Farmers Gazette gives the following:
The best substitute for milk for such purpose
is compound of quarts Of linseed meal and
quarts of bean meal mixed with 30 quarts of boil
ing water, and left to digest for "a hours when it
is poured into a boiler on the fire, having 81
quarts of boiling water. Let it boil for half an
hour, keeping it constantly stirred with a per-
fHrated paddle, to prevent humps and prodnce
perfect incorporation. 1t is then put to cool for
use aud gwen blood warm. When first used it
must be given mixed with the milk in small guam
THY, and increased gradually; decreasing the
milk in the same proportion till they get the above
mucilage only. Indian meal feeds calves admit
rably. used in the same way; and from some
ture Of iinseed meal and been meal in the propOr-
tions, with quantity of Indian meal equal to
both-that is. 3quarts linseed. 4 quarts bean, and
quarts lndian-equal to anything we have tried.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21
Tl,e fun Of the Ching.
rus NIGHT AFTeR CHRISTMAS.

-Txa. the night after Christmas when all through the
rr,rv sui was abed and still ms a molsc;
Tb.,s. Stockings. ~ lately ST. Nicholas care,
Wrrr .n,ptied If all that -stable ther-;
The darngs had lnly been tucked in their beds
With very full stnmaehs and pain in their heads.
! gas DOING away in my new cotton CAP,
When out in our nursery there rosr snch a clatter
sprang from my sleep crying What Is the natter.
few each bedside, still half in doze-
Tore open the curtains and threw of the elofhes
While the light 81 the taper served clearly 10 show
The yte,,us I.li2 ht nf those cli,ct- l~lpw;
For what to the find fathers -y. should appear
But the little pale face 'f each sick little dear
For each pet that had cranins iissif fan az a hck'
l knew n a moment felt like old Nick
Their pulses rapid. their hrrathing the same;
Now Turkey. how St,iing Plum Pudding. of course.
And custarils and Crullers. and Cranberry sauce
yer IolIypSI.s Fiapdoodie Dinner and an
Like pellets which urehins from , pSpgusa. let fly
iii each error Of diet was brought my view,
To the shame of Mamma, and Santa Claus. too.
turned from the sight To- bedroom stepped back
And brought a bottle marked Pulv. Ipecac;
When my Nancy exclIimed-fcr their suferngs shocked
Don't you think you had better love- run for the Doctor
i ran-and was scarcely under my roof,
When heard the sharp clatter of old Jalaps heof;
might say that hardly had turned myself ronna,
He was covered with mud, from his head II. foot,
And the suit he had On was his very worst hsr
And he looked like a Fastaff half fnddIes with sack
His eyes how they twinked had the doctor got merry
His cheeks looked like Pert and hrs Dra.n smeit Oh She
He hadn't been shaved for a FORTNIGHT or So
And the beard his chin wa.nt Mute a. the snow;
And DRIVING lis watch from his waistcoat beneath,
He felt of each-saying-"E each little belly
Must get rd-here laughed-of the rest Of that jelly
/ gazed ON each chubby, plump. sick little elf
And groaned when he said st-in spite Of myself;
But a wink of his eye when he physicked our Fred,
soon gave me to know ! had nothing to dread
He didn't per-cribe but went straghtway to work
And doesd all the rest-save bis trowsers jerk;
And adding directions while blowing his nose
He bnftoned his coat frrm his chair he arose;
He Jumped In his gic-save old Jalap whistle
And Jaiap dashed Oh as II pricked by thistle;
But the doctor exclaimed he drove out Of sight:
They'll be well by tomorrow-good night! Jones good
night"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

To STEAM A TURKEY.-Rub pepper and salt in
side the turkey, after it has been well dressed and
washed; then fill the bed with oysters; sew it up
it into steamer, placed over boiling water; cover
closely, and steam from two hours to two hours
and half-or till by running fork into the
breast yOu find it is well done. Then take it up;
strain the gravy which will be found in the dish /;
have an oyster sauce ready, prepared like stewed
oysters, and pour this gravy, thickened with n
little butter and -four into the oyster sance let it
just boil up, and whiten with little boiled cream;
pour this sauce over the steamed turkey, and
send to the table hot. Of course, while the trr-
key is steaming, yOn will have the oysters all
ready for the gravy from the dish, and the cream
also boiled, that there may be as little delay as
possible after the turkey is cooked.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21
Tee Coed 70 be Lost.

In the Union League Climb, the other evening,
listened to good one" on Thurlow Weed. /
don't believe that even Greeley ever had it, To-
wit: Weed had about much system in keep
ing his accounts (and his money! as Mcawber.
He was little greater man, though, and had that
grain of good sense which suggested to him the
prOpriety of placing specific sum of money
which he did not want to spend at random, in the
hands of some financial friend. In 1856 "T. W.
came to New York and received S25 600 from his
Republican friends, $4,000 for the purpose to de-
feat Fillmore for President $4,000 for the use of
the Republicans in Albany. and 5000 for the
Erening Journal. For safe keeping he gave the
Albany Central Committee 1000, placed s. 900
to the Journals credit, and requested his partner
(dr. Sinclair, beeve,) to place the secret s1O,-
his, Sinclairs credit in the bank, which could he
drawn as required. He did 50. One fine morn
ing Sinclair dropped dead from heart disease
$4,000 stood to his personal credit without a
word of explanation. In vain ThurlOw Weed
sought the ear Of the bank officers. They could
do nothing. The executors of the estate fonnd
the $4,000 to Mr.. Sinclair's credit. They could
not, without proof, hand it over to Mr.. Weed or
his political friends. Thus it was swept into the
dead mans estate and into the hands of his f.s-
cinating widow. Not dollar was used to defeat
the placid Willard Fillmore. year thereafter
the Honorable ex-President from Buffalo and the
charming widow Of Mr. Weeds partner were at
tracted by that mysterious influence presided
over by Venus. A few months later they were
united by the hymenial knot; and poor Weed
saw his darling $4,000, raised to defeat Mr. Fill
more in 1856, diverted from its original purpose
into the unsuccessful candidates "marriaye nor
tom" 1t is said that Thnrlow Weed tells. this
good joke on himself with a relish, and joins as
heartily in the gnffaw it never fails to inspire as
he used to, in those "halcyon days of yore,' when
he told the stories on the stage coaches between
this city and the capital of the Excelsior State.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

A RECIPE WORTH ONE THOUSAND DOILARs.-SO
ssys the Ohio Cmlfrdtor: Take one pound of sal
soda and half pound of unslackedlime put them
in a gallon of water and boil twenty minutes; let
it stand till cool, then drain ofandput in strong
jug or jar. Soak your dirty. clothes over night,
or until they are wet through, then wiring them
ont and rub OH plenty Of soap and in boiler of
clothes well covered with water add one teacup
full of washing fluid. Boil half an honr briskly,
then wash them thoroughly through one suds, rinse,
and your clothes will look better than the old way
of washing twice before boiling Thisis an inval-
liable recipe, and / want every poor tired woman
to try it. think with patent washtub to do
the little rubbing, the washerwoman might take
the old Bible and compose herself on lounge
and let the washing do itself.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

IN his Washington correspondence, "Gath "
flows over the rim in this style: "Did Won hear
of that chap who attended the sale of hotel re-
Gently at a town in Ohiof He hadn't cent in
his pocket, but he stood up and bid boldly,
Twenty eight Thousand dollars 1t was knock
ed down to him, and when the question was
asked, who is the purchaser this andacious
scamp answered, "The Pennsylvania railroad. !"
OF course he was not required in person to put up
the money from an imperial buyer like that,
whereby he was able, in the course of a couple of
days, to sell the whole to another party for thirty
five thousand dollars, and clear the difference
The country is now full of scamps buying hotels
for the PENNSYLVANIA railroad'
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

A YOUNG lady, with number of others who
were injured by railroad accident near Boston,
was carried to a hospital. The surgeon came
round and said to the fashionable Miss: "Well,
madam, what can do for yOus" doctor, one
of my limbs is broken" zone of your limbs 2,
said he; "well, which limb is it. "Oh, can't
tell you, doctor, but it's one of my limbs" "One
of your limbs"' Numbered the doctor, out of pa
thence; (which limb is 1.-THE limb you thread a
needle within "No, sir, she answered, with
doctor attended to her, and then said: "Young
woman, never say limbs again in hospital; for
when woman gets fastidious as that, the
quicker she dies the better
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

To MAKE CIDER Observation-Disclosures every fam
lily in the country have materials for manufacture
ing pure cider vinegar, if they will only use them
Common dried apples is all you need to make the
best cider vinegar:
"Soak your apples few hours, washing them
and rubbing occasionally, then take them out Of
the water, and thoroughly strain them through
pint of molasses to gallon of liquor, and piece
of common brown paper; set in the sun or by the
fire, and in few days your vinegar will be fit for
use. Have two jugs, and use out of one while the
other is working. No family need be destitute of
good vinegar who will follow the above directions
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21
A REMARkAnIE instance in the effect of fright

REMARKABLE instance in the effect of fright
IN dream occurred in an interior town of Wisc0n-
sin, last week. young man, a school teacher,
just married, spent an evening IN reading to his
wife incidents of Indian life and warfare in the
western country. Going TO bed with bis mind fill
ed with the subjects, he dreamed of living some of
the scenes he had been reading Of during which
he had lost his scalp at the hands of a r,xlskin
receiving thereby a terrible fright. On being
awakened by the stir in the house in the morning
he found himself unable to speak, and could only
communicate to Others by writing-thns relating
his dream. 1t was several days before he recov-
cred his speech.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

Cork FOR PORK.-A subscriber of the Rural
ime-fean wishes TO know how much corn is re-
qnired :" make hundred pounds of pork In re-
ply ne is referred to the following:
A Kentucky farmer made a series of expert
ments on TINS point, with the following results:
Of pork. bushel Of ground corn boiled. in one in
stance made sixteen pounds Of pork. From This.
our subscribers can easily figure ont how mucb n
would take to make one hundred pounds.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

THERE is a man in DEBORAH, ILL.,, 30 penurious
that, when Smelling corn and kernel flew into
q wood pile, he removed seven cor,ls of wood to
hnd 1t. neighbor standing by dropped ker-
mel where the searcher was looking. b,if when he
found 1t, said: "YOu can't fool me with that
small kernel; the one | lost WAS a larye one
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

ACLEvELAND husband said to his wife, ''Wouldnt
Won like TO go down and shake hands with the
Duke Alexisi" "Duke Fiddlestck!- she replied.
with acontemptuousc curl of the lip; "No of course
not! What do you suppose l care about him 7
He isn't any better than anybody elsew She sat
in cOntemplative silence for minute or two, and
then, looking up asked, with an innocent smile /:
"COuld l, if wanted to p-Clereland Herald.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

HERE 10 beautiful instance of cOnjugal affec-
non: married lady In Connecticut recently
fell INTO river, and would have been drowned
except that her cries attracted the attention of
ner husband, who mistaking her In the dark for
smother woman, worked like a bcaycr to get her
ont.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

A CITIZEN of Nebraska was boasting that in his
town there wasn't either a doctor, lawyer or a
Clergyman, and only one rum-seller. "HOw many
inl,abitants are there altogethcrr asked by
stander. swell, F" was the reply. "there's only
my family and my brother Jake's and Jake is
the rum-seller"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

The name and fame of Garvey still survive,
even in the memory of the youthful and Innocent
Boys who are sent ont into the world by their
father, with the farewell words, "GO, my child
and may God help you to become the architect of
your own fortune, Invariably reply: "No, papa,
hope God won't. l donnGvant to be an architect.
want to be plasterer, Ind live in New York;
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

A CORRESPONDENT asks us what We think of
late blowing. Flowing should not be continued
later than ten eleven o'clock at night 1t
gets the horses into the habit Of staying ont late
ana unduly exposes the pillow. We have known
Plows to acquire springhalt and infiammatory
rheumatism n from late blowing We say don't do
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

THE Hon. Reporter for the Kentucky Court of
Appeals, in his last volume of decisions, makes
the following remarkable statements in his
syllabus, under the head of Dogs" "The own
er of dog, under an ordinance of the city of
Frankfort, is subjected to fine of one hundred
dollars for biting boy in the streets.'
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

AT menagrrie in indianapolis small lioncss
escaped from her cage, and the chief of police
went to the top of the centre pole in FIVE Minutes
He is reported now as saving that he went mp
there just for fun. to decide a bet Resides that
he says he didn't know the lioness was ont of her
cage, and he didn't go up the pole, any way
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

THE London Lancet gives the following a. a
certain cure for toothache: add one drachm Of
COllOtliOn to two drachms of carbOnic acid, and a
gelatinous mass is precipitated, small portion of
which, inserted in the cavity of an aching tooth,
will give immediate relief
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

THE following is told of Young society gentle
man, who graduated from Harvard; aMr.
what planets were known to the apcients p
swell, sir, /" he Replied "there were Venus and
Jupiter, and, after pause, az think the Earth
but I'm not quite certain about that.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

A SACRAMENTO assessor took advantage of a
run on a savings bank to observe those who with
drew deposits, and canght several lugging away a
few ttsusand apiece who had sworn, two days be
fore, that they did not own a cent.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

chill SAUCE; AN EXCELLENT RELISH w1TH( COLD
MEALs.-Eighteen ripe tomatoes, one onion; three
green peppers chopped fine, one cup sugar, two
and half cups Of vinegar. two teaspOonfuls of
all kinds of spices, and bottle for use.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

WORMS in fower-pOts may he destroyed by
using common lime water, made by stacking lime
in water. The solution must be weak; an orlins.
ry sized lump of lime will be sufficient for six gal
Ions of water.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

A NEW style of surgery is in vogue in Vermont
as appears by the Montpelier Argns, which says
Wednesday of the week before last daughter
of Mr.. Allard of st. bloomsbury had her tongue
split so badly that it had to be sewed up falling
from fence"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

IN a deed of land in Lexington, Massachusetts,,
(where the gun was fred which was "heard
round the world dated in 1852, and recorded in
the registry in Cambridge, one line of the bonn
dairy is described as running to "a stump and
stones where Daniel Harrington licked William
Smith,
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

For the benefit of young persons afflicted with
freckles, We would inform them that powdered
nitre, moistened with water, applied to the face
night and morning, will soon remove all traces of
them.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

1T is said that a mixture of half an ounce of
saltpeter and half pint of sweet oil is certain
cure for infammatory rheumatism. The mixture
mnst be applied externally to the parts affected,
and gentleman who has witnessed its application
in number of instances says il will infallibly
effect q cure, and that right speedily.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

GOOD nature, like bee, collects honey from
every herb. Ill nature, like spider, sucks pol.
son from the sweetest flower.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

WATERY PoTArOEs-In the spring. potatoes
are apt to be watery, but if, when You boil them,
you put into the water bit of lime large as a
walnut, It will render them mealy and white
Westera Rural.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

In blowing candle out, it it he blown ont hold
ing it above You, the wick will not shoulder down.
nor smoke. and may therefore be easily lighted
again, butt blownupon downward, the contraryis
thecase.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

WHEN the head of a cold chisel has been batter
cd, SO that the steel "rags' over the edge the
edges of the head shonld always be ground off,
The dragging" is very hard and flinty, and apt to
fly at the blow Of the hammer, and particle
lodged in the holding hand is an uncomfortable
companion.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

FIAT surfaces are better than round pole. for
chickens to roOst on, the fowls can cover their
feet and keep them from freezing in winter.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21
rscful Rules.

The following rules have been established by
the Commercial World for the convenience OF
trade. Every farmer, merchant and lawyer should
have them either in his memory OF pocket-book
for ready reference:
TO MEASURE A BIN.
For the number of even Bushels multiply the
number of cubic feet in the bin by eight, and
point off for decimal; for heaped bushels by eight
twice, and point off two figures.
Example.-A wagon-bed or bin 8 feet long, 3
feet wide and two feet deep, contains 4s cubic
feet, which multiplied by makes 354 even bush.
les such sheled corn, etc; or multiply again by
9, pointing off two figures, it gives 30.72 heaped
bushels, such as corn, potatoes, etc.
Again: To find the number of bushels in bin
multiply the length, breadth and depth in inches
together, and divide by ,150.42, and it will give
the number of bushels struck measure.
TO MEASURE CORN IN TIE CRIB.
Find the cubic inches as above, and divide by
2,sl5 (cubic inches in heaped bushel), and take
two-thirls for shelled corn this on the rule of
three heaped bushels of ears to bushel of grain
correct farmer gives this:
Having leveled the corn in the crib measure
the length, breadth and depth, and multiply them
together and deduct from the product One-fifth,
and you have the number of bushels in the ear !;
for shelled corn take one-half. To he strictly
correct, add halfbushel to every one hundred.