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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

Houses are now composed very largely of paper
the best known n0n-conductor of heat, cold,
and dampness. The frame is covered on the out
side with heavy, compact paper, weighing
nearly two pounds to the gquare yard. This,
when covered with siding, makes q warmer and
much cheaper covering than boards The rafters
are covered with rongh boards, upon which is
laid what is called double thick roofing paper,
being made very heavy in one web, so that the
wind can have no effect in uplifting it. This
foundation, when covered with mineral paint or
cement, makes substantial and perfectly reliable
roof, for about three dollars square-less than
one-half the ordinary cost. The inside walls and
ceilings are covered with prepared Plastering
Board" applied instead of lath and plaster, at q
cost Of less than twelve cents square yard. 1t
makes perfectly smooth and substantial wall
or ceiling. Thus, with the exception of a frame,
siding, floor and doors, you have essentially a
paper house, in every way rs durable, warm, and
vastly cheaper than the same can be furnished
in any other way.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19
Care Of Carriage.

Mr. Starey, q noted carriage manufacturer of
Nottingham, England, has published series of
"Useful Hints" for the proper preservation of
carriages, from which We CLEAN the following
items Of interest to the many farmers who keep
these convenient vehicles:
A carriage should be kept in an airy, dry coach
house, with moderate amount of light, other
wise the cOlors will be destroyed.
There should be communication between
the stables and cOach-house. The manure-heap
or pit should he kept as far away as possible.
Ammonia cracks varnish, and fades the colors
both Of painting and lining.
A carriage should never, under any circum-
stances, be put away dirty. In washing car
riagr, keep il out of the sun, and have the lever
end 'setts', covered with leather. Use plenty of
water, which apply (where practicable) with n
hose OF syringe, taking care that the wafer Is not
driven into the body to the injury Of the lining.
When forced water is not attanable, nse for the
body large soft sponge. This, when saturated,
squeeze over the pannels, and by the flow down
of the water the dirt will soften and harmlessly
run of, then finish with soft chamOis leather
an old silk handkerchief. The same remarks
apply tn the underworks and wheels, except that
when the mud is well soaked. soft mop, free
from any hard substance in the head, may be nsed.
Never "spoke brush,- which, in conjunc-
tion with the grit from the road, acts like sand
paper on the varnish scratching il, and Of course.
effectually removing all gloss. Never allow water
to dry itself on the carriage, as it invariably
leaves stain.
BE careful to grease the bearings Of the fore
carriage sO as to allow it to turn freely. If it
turns with difficulty the shafts or pole will prob
ably strain or break.
Examine a carriage occasionally, and whenever
bolt or slip appears to I've getting loose. tighten
it up with clip, and always have little repairs
done ut once.
Never draw out or back carriage into coach
house with the horses attached, as more accidents
occnr from this than any other cause.
Headed carriages should never stand with the
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

The Bangor (Maine) Tkig, of Wednesday
morning last, tells the following story:
An Augusta correspondent writes that Chas.
Berry, musician, residing in that city, played
at ball at kendall's Mills on Monday evening,
and after the ball retired to rest As usual, but
was restless and unable to sleep, and sensation
Of dread Of something wrong took hold of his
mind. He strove to shake it of, and courted
sleep IN vain So strong did this uneasiness be-
come, that he at length arose and teok the first
train for Augusta, and Immediately went to his
home, where be found his wife and little son of
four years Of age, both nearly suffocated from
coal gas 1t was a long time before they could
lie revived Had he been absent an hour longer,
they uldsloubtless hsre both been dead
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

nj aKxRY noEgoEp-
They ere having hands .. Tie thinssI loved best.
They are cln:ing Over ny ~; .r~...
Thsy are is.PiGs e, "a, .p: = i ssn'y ''e'
Buf .1ctines Iook hack the thing Of old time.
And tkink Il the things that have been;
ArS TIE tss TT VIZ &C cSu m On he Green.
1t is litfls and old. in this plentiful age
II has neither steeple nor bell;
It II bowling its roof 70 the pitiless rage
OF the storms IL has battied % veil:
II is Eulteas Of sl..: and the paints washed away
For no kind hand attends. for this many day,
To the Old Wooden Church on the Green
beneath the mossed roof the small swallow hang
And the bers hive and swarm in the caves;
And the oosed shutters swing With sorrovfnl cane
When the wind through the old chnrchyard grieves-
Neglect and decay around the old walls,
Dark ruin looks over the scene:
Oh, sad Is the sound Of the lone foot that falls
Round the Old Wooden Church on the Green
Yet I'd ,ther to-day they should crumble away,
Earth proudest and loffiest pile
Built M = mock for neglect and decay.
To stand while the broad heavens smile
Than tear Of one shred from its worm-eaten roof
Or call 1t the shabby and mean;
For We re all when grown old and neglected. enough
Like the Old Wooden Church on the Green
And hear the sweet voices that chanted Within
Ali many Summer ago,
still singing the hymn, when the eve closes in,
I sit in the prw where they sat BY my side.
And = hack in the shsdows lean.
hear the lo- prayer. that iremeled and died
Twill weep then it falls-I viii smile while IT stands,
As Winter on Winter goes by.
Protected by nought but invisible hands
Till sleep In its shade when die.
Let them bury me there in in mound poor and low,
That the winds that vail pass. they go,
The Old wooden Church the Green.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

THIN SEEDING BETTER THAN Thick SEEDING.
Experiments in sowing wheat show that in
plots where one bushel to the acre is sown the
proportionate yield is greater than fields where
two bushels sown. 1t is estimated there are
from 100000 to 200 600 grains in bushel of wheat
say $4,000. There are {, pa, $40 square inches
in an Using one bushel per acre there
would be about one seed to each nine and one
third square inches. Suppose each plant to tiller
nine ten fold, (and it most certainly will under
halfway favorable conditionsl, it gives one stalk
or head to the square inch which is many more
than can mature under the most favorable cir
cumstances. 1t is, therefore, plain that one bu-
shel of good seed per acre. is a superabundance.
In sowing two We waste one, even though il does
not decrease the yield.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

ETY. in the spice of Mr.. Greeley's agricultural ex-
perience we give the story which some Of the ir-
reverent Western papers are circulating. As the
truth of the story is said to be properly authenti
Gated, it will do to tell, just once:
1t seems that the Sage attended the Minnesota
State Fair, and was presented with a very ripe
prize tomato, weighing three pounds, which he
wrapped in his red silk handkerchief, and placed
1t IN his coat-tail pocket. He then walked around
for while, sitting various benches and then
riding in a lumber wagon up town. When he gol
to the hotel the crowd called upon him for q
speech. He went on the porch and felt for his
handkerchief to wipe his brow. When he had
inserted his hand in his pocket a thought seemed
to strike him. He grew red in the face; he look
ed mad; he turned away and went to his room to
think up some suitable language in which to ex-
press his feelings.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

THERE is story told of the officers of a British
ship dining with mandarian at Canton. One of
the guests wished second helping Of savory stew,
which he thought was some sort of duck Not
knowing word of Chinese, he held his plate to
the host, saying, with smiling approval .'Qnack,
quack. quack~ Imagine how his countenance
fell when the host. pointing to the dish, respond
ed, "Bow, ow, Oww
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

Nor SwEARING.-Not long since, at a private
entertainment, Bret Harte told the following
story:
"a teamster went counting q girl who was
good church member, and while in her company,
being ON his very best behavior, he was careful
not TO use any language which would shock the
exceeding proper ears Of his sweetheart; but one
day, driving mp hill, he burst into the most OBJ
lnrgative address to his animals, never dreaming
that the object of his affection was standing by
the roadside listening to his profanity But when
she opened upon him the batteries of reproof. he
knew she was there. But he held his ground.
DO You call that swearingf said he. IF Won do.
don't know what you'd say if you heard that fell
low just behind me exhort an impenitent mule,',
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

PRESERVING POTATOEs.-A correspondent of
the Scientific Americaa says he has tried the fol-
lowing method es keeping potatoes for years with
complete success, though in some instances the
tubers were diseased when taken out of the
ground: "Dust the floor of the bin with
lime, and put in about six seven inches of Po-
tatOes, and dust with lime rs before. Put in six
or seven inches Of potatoes, and lime again; re-
peat the operation until all are stored away.
One hushel of lime will do for forty bushels of pota
toes, though more will not hurt them, the lime
rather improving the favor than otherwise"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

How handy some people are in drawing on'the
resources of heaven for favOrs to their friends.
We overheard a young fellow ut an uptown gate
the other night observe to something he was hold
ing IN his arms. Heaven bless yOn, dear NATL
ga: And to save his miserable life he comldn't
Talse influence enough tn secure kick from
queen Anne musket-Danburu Nera
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

HERBs.-Medical herbs for family use should
be saved inst as they are coming well into bloom.
Cut them when not wet with rain or dew, and
cure them in the shade where there Is good cir
culation of air. When sufficiently dry pack them
away in paper or muslin bags, with labels of the
name of the plant and the year eff gathering.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

oLE Bull used to relate the following: He had
oeen AT Donnybrook, when he was attracted by
tered ana SAID to the PLAYER, "My good friend. do
you play by note.' "Divil a note, SIR "Do
you play by ear. them" "Never an ear. vonr
honor. How do Won play, theni. aBy main
strength, be jabers.- A''
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

To GRAMMARIANs-The verb "isr being sipcu-
lar and "are" its plural does it follow that Ara
bella is the plural Of Isabella and the latter
necessarily be singular in disposition as in
number and IL IN. mnst Arabella always be mar
ried woman, Isabella being single!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

RrGGAR who asked for coat at clergy.
mans house in Meriden Conn.,. handed back one
shshtly worn which WIS offered him. saving,
MARIAN. want a coat that l should not he
ashamed 10 wear in the tlay timev
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

BoSToS woman refused to admit her husband
to 80 on a fishing excursion because he was very
apt :" get drowned when he Went npon the water,
more than a goose.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

"Yor very stupid. Thomas" said country
teacher to little boy eight years old. 'fYou are
a little donkey; and what do they do to cure them
of stupidity!" "They feed them better and kick
them less" said the arch little urchin.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

MAN was arrested the other day for hlacking
MS wifes eyes. If men would marry black eye,l
women III the first place it wonld save heap Of
tfoitoie: They wouldn't need to be frescoins
their eyes every little while.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

CHRIsrOPHER COLUMBUS was first buried at
the Convent of st. Francis, in Spain; then his
body was removed to the monastery of Las Cue
vas; in 1886 it was removed across the Atlantic
to San Domingo; in 1796 it was removed to the
HAVANA Cathedral; and now the news comes
that his body is again tn be removed and used
to start new cemetery in Havana
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

Az old lady from one of the rural d,st-;,..
fouished a clerk in one of the stores n few J,,.s
ago. by inqniring if he had any "yaIler deveyo,s
ments sich as they did up letters i'm
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

II yon have screw rusted into wood, OF nut,
or bolt that will not readily turn. pour ON q
little kerosene. and let it remain. In little
easily started.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

"MAMMA," said q precious little boy, who,
against his WILL was made to rock his baby broth
err 'if the Lord has any more babies to give away,
don't you take themr
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

JOSH BILLINGS says that large policy of life
insurance doesn't exactly make mans corpse
smile at his widow, Int it helps amazingly to get
another fellow to do IL for kkm.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

ASIs--The bark of hickory, or sweet walnut,
placed wherever red ants abound, will very soon
cause them to disappear according to somebody
who writes for the Rsrsl Ner Yorker.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

THE present position of some of the eleventh
hour Republicans who have come ont for Greeley,
brings to mind the story of an old fellow in New
Hampshire who. whatever his condition, never
lost the sense of his dignity. One warm summers
day he was seated on the top of stage coach
which was slowly vending its way over the sandy
roads above Concord. Frequent application to
his pocket-fask had rendered his position some
what unsteady, and at last a sudden jolt tumbled
him of into the sand by the roadside. The driver
stopped, and with aid from the passengers, he
was ut last set mp again in the coach, between
two other men, who were to guard against a re-
currence of such an accident.
Our hero looked very solemn for mile or two
without any remark, and then spoke:
81 shay, driver, we had pretty bad ups'let."
upset! We haven't upset, replied the driver,
little hurt at the suggestion.
eyes, we did upsiet! shay we did npshet!
I'll leave it to this gemmeman if We didn't up
sbet."
The umpire decided at once against him.
The solemn look came back to his face. He
meditated some minutes and then gravely res
ponded-
81 shay, driver, if had known We didn't up
shet, wouldn't ar got Off"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

FAsTIDious Hoosier, who thinks abbrevia-
tons vulgar, sent the notice of his marriage to
the village paper with the ambition, mo caria-
mons.,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

RAINY spells arc good times to ascertain
proper levels for drains, when they can be staked
out and dug at leisure,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

In estimating hay by measurement, allow $50
and 100 in the lower half.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

A GENIUS for figures computes that the weight
of the salt in the oceans Of the world is Just
about q OaO 900 900 600 900 tons That salt saw
ors of naught.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19
AGENTS WANTED FOR
Three YEARS
MAN.TRAP,

BY T. ARTHUR the suthor Of the world famous beok.
" Tky NIGHTS II A BAR RooM." THREE YEARs II A Man.
Trap h the crcwning work Of the authors life, and old
Ages1s s.y they never knew book to sell Ike IT, One
agent sid e cnpies I'm three days. another % In half day
Beautifully hound and Illustrated Exfrs terms agepfA
Apeiy 70 y. A. HUTCHINSON & Co. 5oa N. SixtA 81.
81 LOuB, NO. jusyt
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

A GOOD way to judge woman's character is
to notice the books sho reads.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19
Cur Strip 8ook.


TnE OLD WOODEN CnURCn ON Tue
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-06
Goodbye, Sweetheart y
A TALE IN THREE PARTS.

By RHoDA BoUanToN, AUTHOR OF "RED AS A Rose 10
SHE," ETC.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-06
"THEY SAY"

"They say." A more sneaking
cowardly, fendish liar than "They say,"
does n"t exist. That parsonage is
uni, >rsAI scape. goat for personal gossip
envy, spite, and malice without form
Of flesh and blood, When envoked, and
yet stalking bodily in every commun-
ity. The character is myth, and yet
real ; intangible, and yet clutchiog it
victim with remorseless power. 1t il
uneen, and from an exhaustless quiver
wings its poisoned arrows from day to
day. And no mail is proof; no char
acter, position or sex escapes no sanct-
uary is too sacred j.; no home is bull
warked against its assaults. When one
base heart wishes to assail some per-
sons character, "They say" is always
invoked. That is the assassin who
strikes in the cloud !; the Thug who
haunts the footsteps of the offender,
tortures from careless word or deed, an
excuse for the stiletto. Men dare not
always reveal their own feelings. With
smiles and pretended friendship, they
present the envenomed shaft As coming
from "They say" Be sure, reader,
that when some villainous tale is told
you and the relator cannot give IN ~.
thor more tangible than ''They say"
for it, tho slander il the creation of the
heart by your side, reeking with tho
poison Of envy and hatred, and earnest
with . wish to have the falsehoods Of
'They say bud into reality and BE-
eens current coin in tho ssnnani,0'
= : . 5 .IEz z -s.=
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-06
n 8 Z A

BY SARAH SHELLEY cLEMER.
Nora is dying as we'll as the year,
And mine is the sad, sweet task
To smooth her pillow and sit by her side,
And toll what her soft eyes ask,
Tho tresses over my fingers glide
As braid her long brown hair,
And twine it around her queenly brow,
E.e the death damp settles there
Nora Is dyng-is leaving tho world
Is passing out to the night,
The one brief night that lies between US
And the morn of e9erEal light.
Nora is dying, but am calm,
willingly let he: go
It Is not best all women should live,
Godand the angels know.
Some women must suffer, some women must
weep
And it's better that they should die
Than harrow tho hearts of those they love,
With a breaking hearts long cry.
Nora is dead, as we'll as the year,
Silent and white she lies,
And the beautiful light of her beautiful soul
Has gone from her beautiful eyes,
Close them gently, and press last kiss
On her lips 0 heart of despair,
Then leave me alone to twine the,white flowers
In the braids of her long brown hair.
And let them bring me her bridal dress,
Nora wished itbcfore she died
Wished me to make her toilet in death,
The same as she wore thy bride.
Nora is dead, and yet I am calm,
willingly let her 80,
1t Is not best all women should live,
God and the angels know.
1.-The Sreatmg Post publishes the above poem, with
paragraph stating that it was received with note
lot from the author informing us that it was writ.
en "as dirge for q friend-a young, gifted and
highly cultivated woman-who, after a long strug.
gle with poverty and wasting Sickness Just as she
lad found shelter in loving manly heart, died on
New Years eve, and on New Years Day, 1869, Law
lead in her bridal robes in the chapel Of the New
York University.l
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-06

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Per square for the first insertion, and cents Der
square for each subsequent insertion.
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regarded for the cost of the same
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g. Local Notices, cents per ne to transient, and
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ing done in German and Norwegian, we'll as
English. and warranted to give satisfaction.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-26
Electricity as Means of Punish.
ment.

In an age when, according TO the
Chelsean sage, every Granny and corner
of nature is lit up by innumerable rush
lights of science and peered into by pry-
ing inquisltors, it is astonishing that
better modes Of punishment for orimi-
mails have not long since been discovered.
The guillotins is much more humane
and merciful manner of doing away
with q condemned wretch than our bar
barous way of strangling him at a rope
end; but so great was the prejudice
against it on account Of its frequent use
during the French revolution that it
never found any favor in England or in
this country. For the comfort of hu-
manitarians Of the rose-water school
and philanthropists of the genus inrer.
| febratd, we take pleasure in chronicling
an efficient substitute for the "cat as
punishment for rnflans. The new
method has also the advantage Of being
thoroughly scientific, and is therefore
quite in accordance with the spirit OF
the age. A writer 10 the Pail Mall Ga
zette, while justifying the fogging Of
criminals, advocates the use of the gal
vanie battery as better means Of OBJ
tanning the same end.
The penol Inventor recommends this
mode OF treatment BECAUSE while a
current may be caused to run through
the human frame sufficiently strong to
resemble the breaking Of the bones or to
stimulate the touch Of hot iron, the per-
son undergoing punishment could be
| liberated from it at a moment warning,
and all pain would instantly cease.
There would be left no lascerated
Aesh" or liVid weals to offend the sen.
sibilities Of persons Of qualmish sto-
maehs We cannot, however, tell
whether even this manner Of punishment
would find favor in their eyes. They
might think it shocking. The mysterious
nature of the pain would have whole
some deterrent effect upon the danger
oIs classes.