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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18
for the farner.


BRross Ab0oe n0oeets.
Several erroneous statements concerning these
anDOyanccs are constantly going the rounds of
the press, and even find admittance to bOoks.
We propose to correct few of the more inipOr-
taut.
Piums are not safe from the curculio t" rs soon
the stone is founei.r II the first part Of
son IL favorable ~ the curculio's operations, the
rst set Of eggs will be laid by the time the plums
are half grown, and early fruit will escape with
but little further injury. But second set Of eggs
will be ready for the later plums, and the first
laying 10 often prOtracte as to leave no appre-
ciablc interval between it and the second.
The apple borer cannot lie exterminated by any
kind OF attack through the round holes which it
makes in the bark. These holes are made by the
mantre beetle in escaping from the tree after the
grub has finished his work
The caterpillars cannot be overcome by destroy
ing their webs while they are f0raging abroad.
Neither are they always to be found at home un-
til o'clock A. N. Their habits vary with the
weather, and are guided by acute instincts.
Honey bees are not injuriOusto the fruit. Even
wasps and hornets prefer that which has begun
10 decay, and rarely attack sound spot.
Neither potato rot, pear blight or black knot are
caused by any insect whatever. As to plums and
cherries, injury from any cause gives an occasion
for rot. All these diseases, except pear blight,
are fully ascertained to be- he caused by, fungi
The leaf blight Of the pear, and that which cracks
the virgalieu, the fungi; but to the terrible
fire blight, We have no certainty as set.
When you see a bird dive at cherry, and then
| see a hole in the cherry, you qnite sure fhat
the bird made the holei Many kinds OF bugs
| and flies make such holes, and bird who picks
| them out is doing you good service.-Jonrnat o
COMMerce.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18
The CaeawAa.

This grape is decidedly under ban at the East.
1t has gradually grown in disfavOr for years
past. This year its chief defect,-a tendency to
rot,-is manifested worse than ever before. Most
everywhere its failure il general. But in Kansas
it has generally succeeded well. Most grape
growers i'm Kansas would be 10th to apply the
following remedy for catawba rot, given by a
correspondent of the Rural Uorld:
hav. a more radical cure for Catawba rot,
which will give you. take grubbing hoe,
dig them up and burn them, which did last fall,
and cross layered Virginia Seeding and Concord
vines had in adjoining rows, in their places and
now have half crop Of fine healthy grapes.
Another cure is to saw them off aud graft the
stock with Delaware, whereby large yield of
fine grapes can he obtained the second year.
Some of my neighbors have such slight at graf
ting that they can get abuut One-half to grow and
do vel Vines raised from such layers are con-
sidered far superior to original vines. Indeed. 1
will not plant others.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

After objecting to the moving of orchards ON
account of the difficulty Of doing SO unless the
trees are trimmed higher than they ought to be,
and on account of it being too exhansting to the
soil, and besides making It uncomfortable when
gathering the fruit, Connecticut correspondent
of the RMraf Ner Yorker recommends pasturing
orchards with sheep. He says:
81 consider the best way to treat an orchard
after it has been seeded to grass is to pasture it
with Sheep They seem to be inst fitted for the
purpose, us they remove very little from the soil
that is not returned they eat what apples drop
early because of the WORMS, together with the
pests themselves, and keep the grass down short,
making it good for picking up the fruit know
by my own experience and the testimony of oh
serving, practical men, that trees will thrive and
bear large crops of fruit, almost free from knots
and worms. when sheep are allowed to run among
them until the fruit begins to ripen, while other
orchards that have been moved will make only a
small growth and produce only second or third
rate fruit"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

The country parson may be excused for his lev
ity when it is known that, having had to oficiate
at number Of fuerals in the course of few
weeks, he was called upon ut length to attend
two within twenty -four hours. Being nm incOr-
rigible joker, it seems natural that under such
depressing circumstances he should desire to keep
his spirits mp, even by means of jest. He did
90, as may be inferred from the following short
dialogue:
Parishoner-They have made it rather trying
for you, sir, calling upon You twice within 80
short o time.
Dominie-Ycs, regard it as rather running
things into the ground.
Parishoner-Why, sir! I'm surprised that you
should joke about it.
Domine-Excuse me, then acknowledge that
1t is too grave q subject for jest. Exit parish
Oner.1
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18
Cur Strip Yook.
ruE DANCE OF DEATH.
M THEODORE nAK1ix.


The w.rder Looked down at the dead Of the night
On the graves where the dead were sleeping;
And clearly - day the pale moonlight
Ger the quiet church yard creeping.
One after another, the grave stones began
To heave and to open and woman and man
Rose up in their ghasty apparel!
Ho. h. for the dance,-and the phantnms oufsprung.
In the skeleton round advancing.
But their S Winding sheets hisdsred their dancing
No shame had these rrvellsra, vested and gnu,
So they shook on the cerrnent. from body and limb
And scattered them Ger the hiiiockA
their bones and shook their long shanks
JS So we. !. & Il esuis and it clanks
Like the cIapping Of timber on timber.
The v.rdsr he laughed tho b. laash was not 1Sa ,a
And the Fiend whispered 70 him. steal me tne
OF one Of these skeleton dancerA
He has done il. and backward with terrified glance,
To thu sheltering door ran the wsrder;
As calm AZ before looked the moon ON the dance,
which they footed i'm hidecus order;
But one and another. retiring ut last
Slipped their white garments and onward they passed.
And hush settled ON the green-sward
SIN one of them stumbles and tumbles along,
And taps at each tomb that It sei.es;
But tbs Of its mates who has done 1t this wrong
For il scents its grayeclothes in the breezes
1t shakes the tower gate but that drives it away,
For twas nailed with Crusses-a goodly array
And well was It 50 for the wsrder!
1t must have its shroud-it must have it betimes-
The quaint Gothic carving it catches;
And upward. from story To story 1t climbs
And scramhes with leaps and with snatches
Now woe IN the warder. poor sinner, betides!
Like . spindlelegged spider the skeleton strides
From buttrcss to buttress still upward!
The warder he shook, and the warder grew. pale,
And gladly the shruud would have yielded!
The ghost had its clutch on the last iron rail
which the top Of the watch-to shielded,
one. thundsrrl the bell and nnswathed by a STROUD
Down went the gaunt skeleton crashing
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

"MAYBE," said an affectionate husband to his
loving spouse, "you would not he SO handy dis
playing those big feet of yours, if you knew what
occurred at the shoemakers's the other day, when
took your shoe to be mended."
swell, what was itf'
"The shoemaker took it into his hand, gazcd
on it few minutes, and burst into tears"
"What was the fool crying aboutr
at seems that his grandmother raised him, and
he was very fond of her, and during his absence
from home one time she died and he returned in
time to attend the funeral. Your shoe, in size
and shape, painfully reminded him of her coffin"
slap in the face, with stake that, you ruffian,"
put an end to the story, and our readers must inn
agine the rest.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

Go TO SLEEP EARLY.-Many children, instead
of being plump and fresh peach, are with
cred and wrinkled as Last years apples, because
they do NOT sleep enough. Some physicians think
that the bones grow only during sleep. This l
cannot say, certainly; bat Ftlo know that those
little folks who sit mp late at nights are usually
nervous, weak, SMALL sickly.
The reason you need more sleep than your par
ents, is because you have to grow and they do
not. They can use up the food they eat in thin
king, talking sId walking, while You should save
some Of yours for growing. Yen Onght to sleep q
great deal; If you do not You will in activity
consumes all Won eat, and have none, or not enough
to grow with.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

A GLASGOW professor has discovered that
mass Of ice placed npon wire game, will upon
the application Of slight pressure, pass through
the gauze, retaining its shape und nearly all its
weight, and rcappear a solid mass on the other
side. Another phase of this singular principle is
that a wire drawn across a of ice, hanging
down and weight at each end, will cut its way
through the ice pretty rapidly, while the ice will
close mp behind it, and offer firm resistance to
any attempt at cleavage where the wire went
through as at any other point. How little we
know of the propriety of things which are every
day Mt our fingers ends. A "look beyond the end
of your nose Club" is proposed, hut gracious
heavens who shall escape the fatal blackball!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18
1he fuu Vt tie Ching.
NJ OLIVE. wEsDELL solxns-

,.. xJss that on the first Of May.
xyerr Winter coats and hose.
man To say the frst Of june.
e.55s,,,d Lord! how hot Il grows"
A. 80 two Fsrsnhsits blew up,
And killed two childrrn small
nj one barometer shot dead
tutor with it ball!
Nov an day long the locusts sang
Amopg the lesness tres;
rhree new hote3s warped inside out
The pumps could only whee.e;
nd ripe old vino that twenty years
HAD cobvebbsd Ger in vain,
Came spouting through the rotten corks,
Like Jolys best champagne!
The Worcester locomotives did
Their trips n half an hour;
The Lowell car run forty miles,
Before they checked the power;
Roll birthstone soon became drug.
Aud loco matches fell;
An asked for ice, bus every whore.
Saitpeter was to sell
Plump men Of mornings ordered tighta.
But ere the sc0rehing noonA
Their candle mOulds had grown - loose
As sack pantalo0Ds!
The dogs run mad-men could not try
Hwafer they would choose;
A horse fell dead-he only left
Four red-hot, rusty shoes!
Blu. soon the people could not bear
The slightest hint Of 6re;
Anusians TO cal0ric. drew
A food Of savage ire;
The leaves on heat were all torn out
From every book in school,
And many blackguards kicked and caned,
Because they said Keep Cool"
The g.s,ight companies were mobbed.
The bankers all were shot;
The penny press began 70 talk
Oflynching Doctor Mott;
And all about the warehouse steps,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

The editor of the Elmra advertiser has poor
luck buying medicine. He says: 81 went to u
drug store early one morning, for a dose of NOR
phine for sick friend. The night clerk objected
to giving it to me, without q prescription, evil
1enty ieaJlag thaI , %E E destroy h. %y s1d
kill myself Gazing at me steadily for half q mo-
ment, here piled: Il don't know. Seems to me, if
looked like you, should be greatly tempted to
kill myself'n
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18
ANTS IN GARDExs.-The Germantorn Telegraph

says:
We have known these pests to be numerous
and destructive as nearly ruin a whole garden.
They completely honey comb the walks, and be-
come annoying beyond measure. French gar
dener named GARNER, announces that he has dis
covered remedy for them, which is simply to
place near the spots infested with the ants sau-
GERS containing mixture of sugar and water,
with fair sprinkling of arsenic-a tenth of the
weight of the sugar and water. They.are very
fond of sweetened water, and help themselves
freely; but in little time they seen stagger-
ing away-some failing down, and Others again
fresh commes) dragging their dead comrades
away. Sc e6ecfual was the dose, that the entire
colony disappeared the following day.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

"A TRAVELLER" writes as follows to the London
Ners: 1.-THE petrifcation of corpses is not new
art in Italy. At the commencement of the pre-
at Florence, and in one If the hospitals of the
town, the bosom of woman was shown which
was pctrified by him. 1t has all the appearance
Of ivory. and is in perfect state of preservation
In the same hospital there is a table apparently
Of piefra dsra. The different stones, however, of
which il is formed are Pefrifed slices Of human
flesh"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

To SAVE SNAxE-BrTTRN ANiMALs-A short
time ago, says the Turf Field and Farm, . mule
owned by Mr.. Daniel Powell, near Chambersburg
Pa, while grazing in the pasture, was bitten in
one of the nOstrils by venOmOus reptile, common
ly known as copPerhead. The bite of this snake
usually proves fatal; hut Mr.. Powell determined
to at least attempt azure. Accordingly he took
half pint Of strong bacon fryings, . tcacupfnl of
salt and the white of fonr eggs, all of which were
well beaten and mixed together. He applied this
preparation to the swollen nostri and in less than
forty eight hours, we assured, the poison was
extracted and the swelling removed
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

A LAWYER, upon a circuit in Ireland who was
pleading the cause of an infant plaintiff took the
child up in his arms, and presented it to the jury
euffused with tears. This had great effect, until
the opposite lawyer asked the child, What makes
you cryr "He pinched mew answered the little
innocent. The whole court was convulsed with
laughter.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

The words which Walter Scott pnfs in the
month Of Jennie Deans. in her memorable address
to the Queen, are rs true rs they are beautiful:
=" When the hour of trouble comes-and seldom
may it visit your ladyship-and when the hour
of death comes to high and low-lang and late
may it be yours, o, my Teddy lit is ma what We
have done for oursels, hut what We have done
for Others that we think on most pleasantly
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

LIPPINcOTrs Medical 7ines states that a preven-
tive of sea sickness is to lie down. but it must lie
in the proper direction. The sufferer should lie
with his head toward the bows, when he will be,
during the descent Of the ship, in position in
which there Is . tendency to reduce the natural
supply Of blood to the brain. On the other hand,
If he reverses his position then the blood will have
. tendency to move from the feet to the head.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

CURES FOR POlsON IvY.-Immerse the poisoned
part in soft soap for half an hour, or until relief
is obtained. This is said to be very eHectual.
Another excellent remedy is said to be to battle
the affected part in sfrong tea made of sweet
fern leaves applied ~ hot ~ possible Drink the
tea if the poison affects the stomach.-yosrrai.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

REMEDY for the stings Of wasps, bees, &C.,
that often proves eftectual, is simply to hold
chest key or any hollow key over the plsce stung.
press it hard into the flesh for minnie or 81, and
when taken Oh, the poiaon will BE- ON the surface
Of the flesh and do no harm. thimble with .
tight top will do, but not quite a. well.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

SHEET NEcEssrY.-The Mark Lane Erprcss
says: aThe experience Ut the advanced agricul-
tural nations, like England, Germany and France,
goes tn show that sheep are . necessity Of q good
priced lshls, and mid the densest population.
They afford % much food to man in proportion to
their own consumption of food, any other
domestic animal.
That In %, and the sooner We come to it and
introduce sheep to our pastures instead of dogs,
the better it will be for the community.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

"Paddy, my boy" said gentleman to a fellow
whom he observed fishing away at a deep pool,
"that must be q favOrite stream for front"
"Faith, and sure 1t mnst be the same, for have
been standing here for this three hours, and not
one of 'em will come ont of it,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

TONApO vINEs.-Clip them as you would rasP-
berry or blackberry canes. They need cutting
hack to insure good fruit, plenty of II, and of ne
favor. Clip them one or two leaves above the
fruit, and continue to keep down, as they are
rank growers-and will give you more vines than
fruit if You withhold the knife. This rainy sea-
son this advice is especially important.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

AN Eastern editor announces the death of his
father: "A hand organist comes round to our Of
fee every day or two and plaintively grinds out
about Come home, dear father, come home He
is informed that he need not come here again.
The old man went home yesterday"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

The wonderful business activity of Chicago in
fuses itself even i'm the little folks lady there
the other day sentenced little four-year old
boy to an hours solitary confinement, and as she
was about to shut the door on him he remarked:
"You are making me waste my time"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

An archaeological correspondent adduccs rs evil
dence of the antiquity Of the game Of euchre. the
passage in the new Testament which relates how
the priest and Levite passed" and the good Sa-
maritan "assistedn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

You have considerable floating population in
this village, haven't youf" asked a stranger of
one Of the citizens of village the Mississippi
"Well, yes, rather" was the reply; "about half
the year the water is up to the second story win
dow.S
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

DEEPLY were We affected on reading the other
day of a young lady wLo, being told that her low
er had been suddenly killed. cried, "Oh, that
splendid gold watch of his! Give me that-give
me something to remember him by" Touching
simplicityl
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

PRESERVING OR CANNING GREEN CORx.-Nag-
gle ~, Of Nebaska, writes: awin not some IF
the lady resder Of the Heekiy Dssess, tell me
how to can sweet corn % - to preserve it in sny
way % % to secure sRccotasA in wintere" Who
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

CHANGING THE LOCATION OF BEEs.-A writer
to The Scottish Farmer advocates the frequent re-
meval of the bee stands He says if left in one
place for years, they will become effeminate and
lazy; but IL, on the contrary, they are moved
from the garden to the grass, rice rersa, they
become lhore active, courageous, and will defend
themselves better when strange bees are placed
among them. The bees should be moved as often
as once in year.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

A DARKEY was passing along the street, when
lot of brickbats fell from a staging above and
showered down upon his head. "Keep yer pea
nut shells ter home, up dar," he yelled, and
marched steadily along.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

ALPaoNsE, (who has had an attack of mother
in-law )-"Parbleu, madam, it is not re trouble
that your daughter is my wife, Non! 1t is he
cause she is not an orphan when she is married
to mew
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

A LADY had favorite lap-dog which she called
Perchance. "A singular name," said somebody,
"for q beautiful pet, madame. Where did yon
find itf" "Oh," drawled she, ait was named
from Byron's dog You remember where he says,
'Perchancs my dog will how'll"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

AQUAKEREss said recently to . friend, in refer
ence to the Quaker formula of marriage: II is
true did not promise to obey when was mar
to do it,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

SHE lived life of virtne, and died Of the chol-
erA Merbus. esased by eating green fruit, in the
full hope Of blessed Immortality, at the early
age of 81 years, months, and 16 days. Reader,
20 thou and do likewise.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

A CERTAIN city was about to he destroyed The
women were allowed to leave, and were told that
they might carry away on their backs whatever
they most priced. Each woman took q nan.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

INDIANAPOLIS girls, when at the opera, occupy
balcony seats, and playfully hang their feet over
the railing. man in the parquet recently had
the top of his head crushed in by one of the young
ladies dropping her shoes on him.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

The Williams College students RECENTLY dis
c9ssed the following interesting subject; HResolv-
%; mat square poles are preferable to round
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

A CENSUS taker out West r,Dort. TIA. ,h.,. A..
soous thousand colonies living in his district at
sc@ There were more, but they are now gen
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

A ROMANTIC couple not . great way from here
named their infant daughter Careesa. That was
about eighteen years ago, and the boys are at it
now.-Norrick Bsllefis.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18
Attachment Notice.
J.F. Wilson and
w G MorrbsaA | pl.;ct,M.

willi." H. Smith. p~ss.a.n.
Complaint in Attachment Plsuts demand sixteen
dollarn.
AyOTICE h hereby given that the 9Dlh day Of June
N 18Th Hampton Jussice Of the Peace If Centre
Townshp- Dnuphan County. Kan.aa issucd Order of
Attachment in the above named for the Of sixteen
dollars and seventy three cent?: and that said will
heard the 18th day Of July. le73 O'Clock. A. n
n. b WOOD. Attorney for ri.inti6s.
June "a ls79-3w. Prs fee -.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

DISEASES OF SwINE.-But few diseases attack
swine If properly cared for. They need shelter
from wind and storms, and warm bed; these,
with proper food, will do masc than all medical
remedies. Ashes, charcoal and sulphur, pro-
mote the general health If applied occasionally.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

FELLOW was told that three yards of cloth,
BY getting wet, would shrink quarter of yard
"well, then" he inquired. aft you should wet
quarter of yard wOuld there be any LETT
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

THE HoRsE.-If yon have the care of horses,
remember that horse is much more easily Taught
by gentle, than by rough usage. If you use him
well he will be grateful; he will listen for, and
show his pleasure at the sound of your footstep.
As to his food, you should do by him as by your-
self-"Little and often" As for his work, begin
early, and then you need not hurry. Remember,
it is the speed, and not the weight, that spols
many faithful worker.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-18

A DANBURY woman was frightened at the
sight of spider, that she kicked her husband
down stairs; and now good many other wives
are trying to be frightened by spiders.