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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

ONCE while certain minister was preaching
he was greatly annoyed by persons talking and
laughing He paused, looked at the disturbers
and said: al am always afraid to reprove those
who misbehave in church. In the early part of
my ministry made great mistake. As was
preaching a young man who sat before me was
constantly laughing, talking, and making uncouth
grimaces paused and administered severe re-
Duke. After the close of the service one of the
Official members came and said to me, You made
. great mistake; that young man whom you re-
proved is an IDIOT Since then have always
been afraid to reprove those who misbehave IN
meeting, lest should repeat that mistake and re-
prove another idiot" During the rest Of the ser
vice at least there was good order.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15
for the farmer.
UsKFUL RULES OF MEAsURKMRNF.
MEASURING GRAIN.

MEASURING GRAIN.
Bv the United States standard 2l50 cubic in
ches make bushel. Now, as . cubic foot con-
taius 172s cubic inches bushe is 70 cubic foot
as 215O TO 172S; or, for practical purposes, as
to S. Therefore, to convert cubic feet to bushels,
it is necessary to multiply BY ur-hfths. Eran-
ple-How much grain viii bin hold which is 10
feet long feet wide and feet deepf Soixtion,
NlOmuitiplied by T. multiplied by 4equals lGO Gu
bic feet 10 multiplied by ur-fiftlis, equals
l2a the number ot bushels.
TO NsAsCRE GRAIN ON THE FLOOR.
Make pile in the form of pyramid or cone,
and multiply the ara of the base by one-third the
base by one third the height. To find the ara of
the decimal 1854. ErampLe-A conical pile of
grain is feet in diameter and feet high. How
many bushels does it containf Solsfion-The
square of 2 is Ga; "a multiplied by 1854, multi
Piled by four-thirds, equals S3.776 the number of
cubic feet. Therefore s3.776 multiplied by four
ffths equals g. OF bushels. Answer.
TO ASCERTAIN THE QUANTITY OF LUMBER IN A
LOG.
Multiply the diameter inches at the small end
by one half the number Of inches, and this pro-
duct by the length of the log in feet, which last
product divide by II. Erdmpie.-HOw many feet
Of lumber can be made from log which is 36 in
ches in diameter and 10 feet longi Soixtiox.-36
multiplied by 10 equals Gas; 64s multiplied by 10
equals 64sO; $50 divided by IL equals $40. An
swer.
TO ASCERTAIN THE CAPACITY OF A cIsTERN OR
WELL.
Multiply the square of the diameter in inches
by the decimal 1854, and this product BY the
depth in inches; divide this product by 81, and
the quOtient will he the contents and gallOus.
E1ample-What is the capacity of q cistern
which is II feet deep and feet in diameter
Solufi0n.-The square of az, the diameter in in
ches is 51S4; 5l84 multiplied by 1854 equals
30751; ALL multiplied by LA equals 5S6297.A
the number of cubic inches in the cister. There
are 23l cubic inches in gallon, therefore 5S6297
"A divided by 23l equals 253s, gallons. To re-
ducc the number Of gallons to barrels divide by
3l4.
MEASURING LAND.
To find the number of acres of land in q rectan-
gular field, multiply the length by the breadth,
and divide the product by 16O, if the measure
ment is made by rods; or by 43, 500 If made in
feet. Elample.-How many acres in field which
is 100 rods in width Solxtion-100 multiplied
IS equals 1900 500 divided by 100 equals forty
six and fourteen-sixteenths Answer.
To find the contents of a triangular piece of
land having a rectangular corner, multiply the
two shorter sides together, and take One-half the
product.
MEASUREMENT OF HAY.
10 cubic yards of meadow hay, weigh ton.
When the hay is taken out of old, or the lower
part of large stacks, 8 or cubic yardes will
make a ton. 10 or II cubic yards of clover when
dry make ton. Hay stored in barns requires
from 300 to 400 cubic feet to make ton, if it be
of medium coarsness and greater or less quantity
varying from 800 to 500 solid feet, according to
its quantity.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15
Wrong Certificate 1t the Bank.

In the midst of one of our worst business pam
ics and at the moment when everybody thought
all the banks going to the dogs together,
Jones-the inevitable Jones-rushed into the
bauk of which he was the stakeholder, and thrust
ing the certificate into the face of the transfer
clerk, he said in great haste Here, please trans
fer half of that to James II. Smith" The clerk
looked at it, and asked, (Which half Mr.. Jonesf''
81 don't care which half" replied Mr. Jones, pnz-
zled at the question. "fou had better go TO the
courts: / can't make q transfer without a legal
decision If you really wish to transfer your 9TH
er half to Mr. Smith We can't do it here" Jones
was COMPOUNDED. He knew the banks were all IN
the certificate from the hand of the smiling clerk,
and, on looking at it, 10! it was his marriage GER
tificate! Being printed form, on fine paper, and
put away among his private papers, it was the
first thing Mr. Jones laid his hands ON when he
went to the Secretary for his bank stock scrip.
He went home, kissed his wife,-glad to find that
she hadn't been transferred to Mr.. Smith-and,
taking the right papers this time, FASTENED down
town, in season to get the matter all straight.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

INDELIBLE PENCILs.-A correspondent of the
Iora Homestead recently wrote as follows to that
generally interesting and useful journal: "In
relation te indelible pencils for marking wood
labels for garden and outdoor use, will give my
plan, which think Is good one. buy genu-
inc Faber No. l, which usually costs ten cents;
then prepare my labels (cedar is the best mate
nal;) and where wish to write, rub on a little
common linseed oil and write before it gets dry.
/! then have writing that viii remain indelibie
ior many years 1t much less cost than fifty
cent pencil. If little Japan varnish or driver il
added to the oil, it is better. little wbitelead
might be used in the OIL but it is not ABSOLUTELY
necessary. Itisbest to have soft black pencil.n
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

LICE ON HENS AND CHICKRNs.-Raise the wings
of setting hens and examine them closely for YER
min. Sometimes lice annoy hens 80 grisvously,
that they will quit the the nest. Apply sweet
oil beneath their wings; and also oil chickens
and young turkeys that are infested with lice.
Lice will sometimes stick around the root of the
bill of turkeys and chickens, in the skin. Pro
vide box Of dry sand where they can roll in it !;
and lice will find it 30 uncomfortable in their
feathers, that they will seek other quarters
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

The Plymouthtes now wear little bags of asa
fGtida, gum camphor and sulphur, around the
neck, to keep away the smallpox. The ladies
have their bags beautifully embroidered Laporte
Herald.
That's all very nice for the ladies-but the men !;
how do they have theirs i-Indianian.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

A TAR arrested for theft, when taken before the
magistrate and and asked what his occupation
was frankly answered.:
Stealing"
"Your candor astonishes me-" said the judge.
al thought it would" replied the lad, "seeing
how many big ones there are in the same business
as is ashamed to own it,"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

Uspr1ec'ea o fe ; aeak,ng o's gen., rso . not
I'm suere we're in danger. I've been watching
the man at the wheel; he keeps turning it round
first one way and then the other, and evidently
doesn't know his own mind.'
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

An interesting nursemaid Of Grass Valley anus
ed the children by lowering little sixyearo old girl
to the bottom of dry well some sixty feet deep.
The little one played around the bottom, and was
hauled up in safety, and, being delighted with her
exploit Informed her parents, who forthwith d.
rected the nursemaid Ito let well alone"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

DISTINGUISHED writer says: There is pas
sage in the Bible where the girls are commanded
to kiss the men, and that is the golden rule
"Whatsoever We would that men should do unto
YOU, do We even so to them.n
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

DISCRETION is the better part of valor. Tom
and Arthur have been rude to their mamma.
Mamma has complained to papa, who is heard
coming up stairs Arthur: al say, Tom, here
comes papa; l shall pretend to be asleep" Tom:
~ shan't; I shall get up and put something on
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

A DENTIST was recently saved from drowning
by laborer, and from the DEPTHS of bis grateful
heart exclaimed: mobile, brave, gallant man!
how shall reward youf Only come to nv house
and will cheerfully pull out every tooth YOU
have got IN Your head and not charge six nence y
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

FOND mother-"Come here my son, and hand
me that strap. 1t hurts me very much to whip
YOU Young Hopeful-"No, it don't hurt you
half a. much rs it does me. If it did you would
not do it 80 often, too, now.n
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

A DRUGGIST has tonic which he says will give
MS taker an APPETITE that will enable him to swal-
low an elephant. We will never swallow any Of
the tonic, because elephants are scarce herea-
bouts, and We could not afford to buy one every
week or twa
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

The timber for house in Salem, Connecticut,
now occupied, was cut in the month of February
1873, and was found upon recent examination to
be - perfect and sound - when built. There 10
no 6out but that timber cut in February will last
three times Is long Is if cut in tho simmer
months. By little attention to this much time
and trouble might be saved
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

PAPA" said bright-haired boy, show could
the military fly from field to field Of battle when
they had only one plum apiece, and both wings of
the army were thrown into great disorder! Say.
papa, how could they fyi-
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

ABORTION In Cows.-A correspondent writes
to us: Considerable has been written of late
about abortion in cove, and several causes have
been assigned. In your last issue it was sugges-
ted that some fungus in the hay might be the
cause. The fungus in rye, called ergot or spur
red rye, is sure 70 cause abortion when fed in
rye meal or bran"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

A DAMsEL of some forty years has commenced
breach of promise suit at Akron, Ohio, against q
prominent coal merchant of that town, placing
the damages at $4,000. She "hauled him over
the caals, after studying of Coke upon Little
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

A LITTLE boy recently became gr atty enamored
Of little toy trumpet which had been given to
him. One night as he was being "put in his little
bed" he handed the trumpet to his grandmother,
saying; "Here, gran'ma you blow while prayw
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15
VIII senu inc iohoWing periodicals TO subsc
ction with the Evening Post, at the prices:

To each subscriber 70 the Evening Post and Christian
UnioA fur year will be exauisite French Oil
Chrumns. entitled "wide Awake" and Fast Asleep
which are worth Il retail 90 for the pair.
TRY IT! TRY TT!
For IS cents will send the Weekly Evening Post for
two months for 50 cents will send the Weekly
Evening Post for the same time.
Specimen Numbers Of the Evening Post sent free.
Address WIN. e.. DRYANT 4 CO.
New Ynrk
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

MRS. MOORE lately whaled her husband; since
which time she is called "the bride of Lamsner-
Moore
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

If am stuck up TN not proud, - the but
tertiy said when pinned to the side of the show
case.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

In some of the large dairies of Devonshire, each
mixer has three buckets, and divides each cows
milk into three portions, which with their cream
ere kept entirely separate.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

CURE FOR CHOLERA MORBUs.-6O drops cam.
phor; 40 drops Of laudsnum; 6 teaspoonfulls Of
water; sweeten to the taste. Dose, one teaspoon
full every two hours. If the pain is violent,
repeat the dose every hour.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

A specification has recently been filed at the
Patent Office for improvements in boiling eggs.
This was shortly afterwards followed by a patent
for machine for removing the tops from eggs
previous to eating them
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

CORRESPONDENT wants to know whether
considering the great utility of the ocean, poets
are not wrong in calling it q "waste of WATER
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

Pxmck says: "Do you you wish to get up with
the larkf Then get mp with it."
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

SAILORS wages are contained in such small
pocket-books that they arc thought to be only
pOrt-mOneys.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

An old lady writing to her son ont west, tells
him to beware of bilious saloons and bowel alleys
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15
THE
NEW YORK TRIBUNE,
For. 1872.

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corre.ps.as.ts stationed a z. point. N t.IcPs where
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and Nineteenth Century skeptean md secarin the
and e E hopss on e e
destined ke recent convussionl to evolve from
or the ons
in In IN %
government Of has been reyoluonized through
an initial triumph Of Reform which SURPRISES the most
movement thus naneurated cannot in its progress be
to any Ss;s or Any Pa but that s
the Union rebukng venaty, exposing robbery Wrestling
power from politicians hv t.a ana confding it in those
FEE na i Il e
energies regardless Of personal interests party 2redec
tons the choice Of honest and faithful men to
The virtual surrender by the Democratic party of it.
our current y~isirs hair tfer h,or nfenst Eowsv
er nsres nav bcnceftb rse oy fail II IL clear that the
,;nan.hs ~ Psnr, n. - h n,sn !, =, M ~.
as practically accepted by the whole country The right Of
every man to his own limbs and siuevs-the equality of all
citizens before the w-tbe inability Of state TO ep.laye
portion of its duty Of the Union 10
forsits by are the brood and firm found.
hm u n ~ - ;I shi ThS , ~ ~ ns % n
old the Republican PARTY completed the noble fabric
OF emancipation and may ary invoke thereon the ster
nest Judgment Of MAN end tne oengnant smile u God
fui Proeres To protect the weak and The humble from
- ~ PS;' ~ 49, ~. ~ 'Io nunIo io5
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other the producers Of Food and Of Pab Of Grains and
OF Meals and Thus the gains M hv re
cling and exchanges between
mers and artisans-snch the inspiring tax 70 which ths
Nation ITSELF by which 1t would fan
progress and happiness
race To this great and good work THE TRIBUNE con-
tributes its jealous persistent Efforts
Agriculture VIII continue 70 be more especially elucida
ted IN its Weekly and semi eey editions 70 which some
OF the ablest and most s1ccessfn ters OF the soil will
contribute No farmer VINO sells < worth produce per
.h sT I.,S oS connrsh v. IT, h'd vi
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non,ng eise t "nat eass 20 MS Iwn cang anu ~ re
snosu 70 90 wnnout suen yurna, ~ ne lhDo Il
ANA We aspire 20 MAKE valuable 70 those engaged
In other departments " Tro"uciNe lagor we spehu
mors ana o.e monty on ou e"ms earm yer' as on.
counrymen generous enables US to and we
are resolved nat our ssaes Of former years snail se ea
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

Ii duck goes into the water for divers res
sons, does he come on land for sun-dry purposesi
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

THE Duke should be taken TO Long Branch, to
see the rushin' surfs.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

Clarified honey, applied on linen rag, is said
to cure the pain Of . bum as if by magic.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

gallon Of I've put into . barrel of hard water,
It is said, will make it a. soft rs rain water.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

QUEEsswARE AND GLASSWARE " w. p
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

We viii supply the Evening Post as follows:
DAILY.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-08
DEATH OF COLONEL RACE.

Everybody in Memphis who knew Col
Balch, long a resident of this city, will
regret to learn that he was killed on Sat
urday last, by Colonel Hardin, Sheriff Of
Crittenden county. 1t appears, from
the statements of the affair we have
seen, to have been desperate struggle on
both sides. Without discussing the sub
ject of upon whom or where the RESPONSE
bility rests, we cannot too strongly pro-
test that such tragedies should, in some
way or other. be rendered impossible, or
at least Of rare occurrence. So long as
they occur it cannot be claimed that
our society is settled, or, indeed, thor
oughly civilized. That so much robust
health, that form upon which the Gre
ator had lavished every manly grace
and endowed with every genial and gen
erous quality, should be stricken down
in a moment, no matter under what cir.
eumstanees, is a sad commentary on the
frailties Of our nature.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-08
DOUBLE DEALING.

Nobody believes that Grant ever had
or ever intended to have any well de-
fined foreign policy. If he had any
thing resembling policy it was to have
no policy at all That he played a
double game during the French and
Prussian war, is, or can be, established
A New York correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Commercial states that series
Of rigorous communications, written by
an American who was in Paris during
the Franco German war, are appearing
here, which undertake to prove, cireum-
stantislly, that Minister Washburne is
guilty, as charged by NJ. Favre in the
French Assembly, of culpable com
plicity with German partisans in Paris,
and that Grant gave him the cue in
order to conciliate the German voters.
The writer says Grant allowed arms to
be sold to the French, on which sale an
immense margin Of money remains un-
accounted for, while he secretly wrote to
Washburne and Bancroft to espouse the
German cause in all possible ways short
Of omen action
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-08
BECOMING OBSOLETE.

The word startling" is played out.
There is nothing startling now. Every
thing that occurs of an evil character, If
not expected in particular shape, does
not startle no matter in what form it
comes. And so when the papers head
recitals of crimes with the word, they do
not strengthen at all the effect of the
narration. We are surprised to see that
the Washington correspondents still EN-
ploy the term in their head lines. Mr..
Beck the other day, in discussion in
the House on the army appropriation
bill, is said to have brought out very
startling exhibit Of corruption against
the war Department from the Demo
cratic side Mr.. Beck produced an ar
ray. of figures, which was not contro-
verified, to show that in the last few years
the War Department had spent $l05,-
100000 in the proceeds from the sale Of
war material, and were unable to &C.
count for it in detail, as confessed by the
Secretary of War in letter to the
House. Sixty millions of this amount
were derived from quartermasters sales.
This entire total is in addition to the
regular appropriations made every year
BY Congress for the various bureaus of
that department. Although the Secre-
tary has answered two resolutions Of in
quiry, he has utterly failed to show where
this immense sum Of money was spent"
This statement is duly headed with the
word Startling" Now we have no
idea that it has startled anybody. We
grant this much, that some people may
be surprised in quiet way that the
amount stolen was not much greater
The country expects the administration
instruments to pocket several hundred
millions Of the peoples money. and so,
when it hears that any particular de-
partment has appropriated its proper
ton, it is not startled. Down with the
word, so far as politics is concerned.
Mr. Beck has startled no one. When
the press announces that this admins
tration has performed some great deed
for the welfare of the public, some high
act Of justice, then the country may be
startled but you cannot startle it with
stories Of plundered people and an
outraged public justice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-08
A nRY FnR HELP.

Four hundred women of Utah have
petitioned Congress for protection. They
say that thousands of women within the
Territory of Utah are to-day in a condi
ton of abject slavery, and earnestly ap
peal to Congress not to take any steps
that will cut of all hope of their deliver
ance. They assert that within the past
three months polygamous marriages
have rather increased than diminished,
and that since the lst of November scores
of young girls have been married to men
who had already from two to FIVE iami'
lies. They pertinently inquire whether
it is reasonable to suppose that a people
who defy the law thus openly while I'M
der the direct supervision of Congress
will order their internal affairs any better
when invested with the prerogatiye of a
State government.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-08

SUGAR being one of the necessaries of
modern civilized life, and Cuba having
produced in the year 1869 $50, 900 tons,
equal to about one-third of all the cane
sugar grown, the effect which the revoIu-
ton may. have had on subsequent
and may have on future crops is of
worldwide interest. The grinding of
sugar cane on Cuban estates begins
about the first Of December, and contin-
ues frequently to the month of June.
Each crop is spoken of commercially as
as that of the year in which it is fin
ished.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-08

The Pittsburg Post thinks that while
the election OF the entire Democratic
ticket in Cincinnati by majorities rang
ing from two to eight thousand, is not
claimed strictly as a Democratic victory
it shows which way the tide is running
in the West. The Radical managers sp-
peaIed to the Republican voters to sus-
tain Grants administration by voting
the straight ticket. But they would not
heed the appeal; showing in the West
that the masses of the Republican voters
do not fear the party lash, and will vote
independently.