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correspondent of the Maiac Former having
made the statement that among the valuable les-
soiis that the past winter bad taught him in fee
ding stock, was the c8nviction that he hss bereto-
fore fed nearly double the amount Of hay NEE
died." another writer for the same paper CON-
menfs ~ follows ON his remarks:
II feeders have learned, as many no d0ubt have
done, that It ia better 70 feed less hey aud snb-
stitnte meal or some other concentrated food in
place of the bsy withheld, then the lesson will
not be controversial; but il they mean what they
say, that they have been feeding too much hay
to the tock,-have been giving much more nutri-
ment than was needed, lit is quite another thing
! have learned no such lesson. I have learned
(from the experience of others) that stock can he
wintered-can be kept alive-on much less hay
than has usually been fed to them.
When you want stock to grow during the win
ter, oxen to lay on fat, cows to give an abundant
How OF milk, Won must give them something to
do 1t with. Muscle, fat milk are all in the feed
given, be that grain orhay. It comes from other
source. and can be obtained in no other way. A
certain amount of nutriment digested and assim-
lated In EXCESS Of what is required to sustain
vitality. If you desire rapid growth, much fat.
or an abundant flow of milk, you must feed
literally, and at the same time feed snch food as
will keep all the organs of the animal in heal
thy, active condition. that they may be enabled
to digest and sssimilate the greatest possible
amount Of food. Milk producers understand this
well, and You have not heard them say they have
learned to keep their cows on . small amount of
| food.
They all feed shorts, and feed them not to save
hay, but to make their cows eat more hay.
Shorts are healthy food, and promote the health
and activity Of all the organs of digestion and
assimilation and TINS the cow ia enabled to con-
vert more hay into milk. have been feeding cot
ton seed meal with the greatest satisfaction. It
| saved me no hay. but il gave the cows vorscious
appetite, and that appetite, created by healthy
digestion, converted q large quantity of hay into
| milk.
Ny experience has Taught me, and last winter
confirmed it, that the profit in keeping stock
comes from the feed digested and sssimilated in
excess Of what is required to support vitality.
and the more can get single animal to digest
and sssimilate and therefore convert into the de-
sired product, the greater the profit.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17
m.w % PI.,, Apple Trees.

1t is astonishing how much diversity of opinion
there is and has been about the distance apart ia
plant apple trees. After an experience of fifteen
years, would plant apple trees not less than
twenty -four feet apart, from that to thirty-twO
feet. Apple trees planted sixteen feet apart,
when they get large enough to bear, are found by
experience to be entirely too each other, the
limbs interlock and it is difficult to get through
the orchard with wagon; aud the want of light
and room canses the leaves to fall from the
lower limbs, aud the ether trees become unfeal-
thy. H.
Young orchards should be cultivated like q
corn field until the trees begin to bear, and there
is no better crop to grow among young trees than
corn. Let the row of trees have the ground Of
the row to themselves, and then cultivate the
row of trees the same as row of corn, but let it
stand it forms protection to the trees in win
ter. After the apples begin to bear, seed the
ground to clover-clean. no blue grass or timothy
mixed with it-and don't take the clover off for
hay, but either turn in the hogs or cut the clover
and let it rot under the trees; and whenever the
clover gets crowded out by blue grass timothy,
plOw it mp and seed down again with clover.
This is not theory with me, Int it is based an oh
servation and successful practice.-ford Homo
stead.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

In the letter from Charles Alden (owner of the
new fruit-drying machinery which was read be
fore the late horticultural meeting at Rochester,
n. Y, he states that bushel of apples weigh fif-
ty pounds; that the cost of cutting and preparing
bushel for drying is about fifty cents; and that
bnshsl will yield nine dried pounds, two pounds
of which arc cores and skins, which when dried
find . ready market at six cents per pound for
making jelley without sugar or boiling-a new
product. One bushel gives seven pounds of good
dried apples, which sell regularly sttwenty cents
per pound, making. after drying 81 IS per bnshel
Of apples, with cores and parings.
1t will be understood that these dried apples
are greatly superior to common dried apples,
made by exposure to weather, fiies &c. Toma-
toes, being very watsry, yield only three pounds
dried per bushel; but two dried ounces are found
to be equal in snbxtance to one quart can, and
win make As much by adding one quart Of cold
water and stewing properly. The evaporated to-
matess sell for seventy five cents per pound.
Peaches yield seven pounds from . bushel, one
pound of which is skins.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

A.. IF the jury do believe from the evidence that
grocery, and that the plaintiff bought ont the de-
fendant, and the defendant paid the note by de-
livering to the plaintiff cow which he warranted
not breachy; and the warranty was broken by
the breachiness of the COW, and he drove the COW
back and rendered her tn the defendant, but he
refused to receive her. and the defendant took her
home again and put heavy yoke on her to pre-
vent her jumping fences and by reason of the
yoke she broke her neck and died; and if the ju-
~ believe that the defendants interest in the
grocery was worth anything, the plaintiffs note
was worthless and the COW good for nothing, Ell
Their for beef or milk, then the jury mnst find out
Tor themselves how they will decide the case; for
the Court-if she understands herself, sud she
thinks she does-don't know how such id
case should be decided
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17
Pick Up Ths Apples.

In the early season apples begin to fall, mostly
those that have in them . worm, and if gathered
day after day future benefit is gained by preven-
ting the exit of the larva of the worm and ut the
sauna time the apples fed to horses cows, &c,
are high acceptable and nutritious as food. We
have all fallen fruit from the size of hickory
nut, gathered and fed out to our stock. Bat now
soon will come more mature specimens, aud yet
with the worm in them. These, If gathered, are
valuable for the making Of vinegar. No good
wine can be made from poor grapes, hut good
vinegar can be made, and it is perhaps at market
price, say four or six dollars barrel of thirty
two gallons, more profitable than cider, while the
gain In the prevention Of insect, in orchards by
means Of gathering this imperfect fruit is beyond
estimate. All orchardists should see carefully to
this item of removing readily this early, wormy
fruit
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

A high officer of the Sons of Temperance pre-.
sented himself, with the smell of grog he had
been drinking upon HIM, at the door of "divis-
ion" for admission, and was waited upon by an
Irish sentinel to whom he gave the password
when the following passed:
"Sir," said he, "an' yez are Mr. O'wrigLt, the
Grand Worthy Patriarch of the State of Khain-
lucky, do be afther belavin."
"Yess" said Jim, "you are perfectly right, my
friend; but why do you ask the question:
"TO tell you the truth, then, sir, and shame the
divil," said Pat, "yez do be havin the right pass
word for Son of Temperance, entirely; but by
the Holy Virgin and the blessed st. Pathrick, yez
got the wrong smeilw
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

An American minister of fine descriptive power
was on one occasion preaching about heaven; and,
to show the absurdty of Emanuel Swedenborg
on the subject drew graphic picture of the
Swenborgian heaven, with its beautiful fields,
fne horses. cows and pretty women; and, in the
midst of his glowing description, y good old sis
ter, carried away with scene, went into raptnres
and exclaimed-"Glory! 'glory! glory!" The
preacher was Disconnected that he paused,
seeming hardly TO know what to do, till the pre-
siding elder in the stand behind him cried ont to
the shonter: "You are shouting over the wrong
heavenr'
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

THE Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution relates the fol-
lowing: "Not long since gentleman in a neigh
boring County, noted for his pleasant manners
and waggsh disposition, had q christening scene
at his house. Baby about eight months old, was
to be christened and the friends were gathered
to witness the spectacle. The minister, turning
to the father, asked: What is the child's namef
1t had not been named. The husband turned an
inquring, mischievous glance on his wife, who
smiled in return. With flashing eyes he said to
the preacher: "Name it after Langston-he's my
nearest neighbour One can fancy the uproar Of
laughter which greeted this annOuncementn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

SPECIE CURRRENCY.-A distinguished Confedl-
crate leader, who had passed some time in Mexi.
co after the collapse of the "canse perdue," found
his way hither right gladly, and put up at the
st. Charles. The morning after his arrival he
him a MAMMALIAN dollar. John had been victim.
lied before by designing strangers, and was care.
fully ON his guard. Giving glance at the shin.
ing piece of silver, he gave his head a shrewd
shake. and laid the medal npon the table, remark
ing, with considerable dignity: They don't takx
medats for drinks at this yer bar!"-DrGner, Harp
er's Magazine for September
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17
The fau Of the ching.
A NEW :. EXCELSIOR,

III. ni.ht had SINK on Chappaqua.
Tne wind was keen. the sir was raw.
As forth the farmer went in peace,
With this device IN hia valine;
lin going West!"
nj. pspts were short, his boots run down,
Hs felt hat mashed in at the crown.
And like . squeaking cart-wheel rung
The accents Of that well known tongue:
I'm going WestT
In white House window bright and WARM,
He dreams be sees Ulysses form,
Then ys1ks his tro9sers higher and higher.
I'm going West"
".
Don't try that dodeeI" John Cochrase cried.
"The Free Trade boys will tan your hide!"
Upon his nose q tear drip shinos,
He wipes It on his sleeve and whines:
LIN going West"
v.
Beware Of those who've read your books"
you'll know them by their vacant looks"
This was -sorehead's" parting cry;
A silvery voice replied; "You le"
I'm going west!"
vi.
A sleepy "cop" that morning found
The old man seated on the ground,
Still c'inging to his carpetbag.
Which bore this motto on its tag:
I'm going WestI'
There meath the Franklin statue. sat
Old Chappaquack in his white hat
Like huntsulan resting from the hunt.
While from his lips escaped grunt:
I'm going west!"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17
eur Sfrap $ook.
TIE NATIONAL DEnOCRACY,

tor. q Missouri and We might sd Of sIs National nj
cation. Il Ifeks picture and viii Be- % eoasdered By
sn vho have witnessed their the councils Of
How do Nssios.ls work for the ss.ts,
Herr they .saad bls.sering.
And there they sit clustering.
Nvidisg e oesssrine.
And roaring md boring
And drinking and stnking.
And wr.seiins nd j.ssAsg.
A A.S : :s1.;n e. .5d j.Esiss
And apisg and scrspins.
And sinking and :hrEing
And hbbing and cribbinx.
And vying and lying.
And n.sging and br.gging.
And tsuntiss md Wanting.
And laundering and laundering.
And capering and vapsring
And ci.mcIing and stammering.
And sniveilins and dwelling
shifting and drifting
Asserting. rrpentng
As mobs may decree.
And screwing and jewns and doing.
And shs%ming and banning and ersmnins.
And teaching and preaching and scrceching.
And scoxlng and grcwling and bowling
And battling and rsttling and tzttling.
And ruffing and scufaing and snufaing
And voting and noting and quoting
And speaking and squ -aSing and sncakinS
Harangung and slanging end whangins.
Attacking and backing and packing.
And sallylng and rallying and dallyinf,
And Patterins rnd clustering and smatt:rins:
And ncutng and sccntins and shouting and spoutiu=,
And snpping and clipping and slipping and tripping
And rambling and shsnii-. and scramblinS and gaIib
ling,
And mobbing and snobhins and jobiing and rnhlin:.
And shaving and craving and Drawing and rayins.
Proposing and gloxing and pressing AMI DOING.
Denouncng and trouneing and fouueng and bouncing.
And winking and blinking and shrinking AMI Blinking.
And hurryig and scurryng and iurrylns and worrying
And leerns and sneering and jeering and Hearing"
Turmoing and boiling and solng and foing and spoling
Mstakng and waiting and batting and rating and pratng
And uteng and mutterng and sputserng and suffering
and spluttering,
Forestalling snd calling and bawing and brawns and
CALLING and mauins
And rumbling and mumbling and umbing and .rumling
and tumblng and stumbling and fumblins.
And 70 never-endin. but always contending
Public time. cash. and patience profn.rly misspendrs
Tooth and nail 1T debate, snarling early and late
And this way tie Nationals work for the State!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

How TO CLEANSE WATER.-The editor Of Halls
Joxrsal Of Heal0 has often, in ancient times,
"settled Mississippi water, and made it look "as
clear M bell" by tying bit of alum to . string
and twirling II around for few seconds beneath
the surface Of glassfnl. The same authority
the thimble joint il thrown into four or five gal
Ions Of boiling soap-spds, the scnm runs over and
leaves the water clean and soft and useful for
washing
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

FOR removing greasy spots from any fabric
nae the ammonia nearly parc, then lay white
blotting paper over the spot and iron lightly
In washing lace mt about twelve drops in pint
If warm snds. To clean silver mix two teaspoon
fnls Of ammonia in . quart Of hot suda. Put in
your silverware and wash, using IN old nail brush
or toothbrush for the purpose
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

scALD ripe tomatoes snd pat them In dish
with kread crumha. layer ever layer, sesseaing
with salt and red pepper. Have the bread crumbs
on the top, and bake three houu. The result 10
called "scslloped tomatoes." -
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

Iogwood; seven grains Of crystal sodx; half an
onnce of water. Boil till Dissolved; then. while
stirring WELL add thirty grains Of glycsrine, ono
grain Of chromate ofpotash. previously dissolved,
and four grAins Of powdered gum arabic.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

How TO sroP PNnoLE IN LEAD PSPE.-Taks
tenpenny nail. place the square end upon the
hole. and hit e two or three alight blows with .
hammer, and the eri6ce Ia closed - tight ~
though you had employed plumber TO do II At .
cost Of dollar OF more.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

In setting out young orchards, always register
the varieties Immediately in . book where they
may be referred to in Q Few years when the trees
commence bearing and .fter the lsheis are lt,zs
and the names forgotten.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

An Irishman, with heavy bundle on his shout
der, riding on the front Of horse-car, was asked
why he. did not set his bundle on the platform.
h neplfed: " Be jabers, the horses have enough
t. drag ne,. I'll carry the bundls."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

Ar Sabbath school meeting held in Pleasan-
ton, Penn after the reeitations had been conclud-
cd, this Dialogue occurred:
Superintendent-Well, children, what is the
subject of our lesson to-dayf
Children-Judas Iscariot, sir.
Observation-Disclosures kind of q man do you
think he vast
Small boy-I think he was 'dead beat SIR
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

AFTER foundcring through ancient and mol
en lsxicons Of living and dead languages, for 4
month or two, in quest Of a single word to des-
cribe the male population Of the country Ut for
military service. the English have at ieIgth dis
covered in some Of their old dictionaries, Of long
gone years. inst what they want: It is the name
"manred," frequently used two or three eentu-
ries ago to express the fighting population.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

MEMBER of School Bnard-Well, Thady Brana.
gan, do yon go to schoolf Thady-Beslad, does
every blessed mornin'. N. of S. Band do you
writef Thady-Begorra. does, barriu' when l
does wrong. NJ. of S: B-And do yen read
Thady-Sorra a rade. N. of S. B-What do YOU
do, then' Thady-Arrah. sure. only goes to the
schule dhure for vittles for the pig, but nivir
goes into the intariOr.-PxRch.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

The season for buckwheat cakes has arrived.
A writer in the american Agricalfuralisf recon-
mcnds the following method for making cakes:
"The finest, tendierest cakes can be made by
adding q little unbolted wheat or Graham fiour
to the buckwi,eat. Less than quart will do.
Mix with cold, sonr milk, or fresh (nOt sweet)
buttermilk, which is best. The soda (eEptyinss
are dispensed with.) when put in cold water, will
not act satisfactorily. Bake at once; the heat
will start the efervcsence, and ~ the paste rises
il will bake, thus preventing i: from falling.
Hence the eliminated point of lightness is attain
ed. The batter rises snowy and beautiful, and
the pancake will swell to almost undue dimen-
sions absolutely the lishtest anu tentlercst that
can be baked, with not touch of acid. More
salt, however, mnst be added fnan usual, to
cou:,teract the too fresh taste when soda alone is
used. Thus the bpther of emptying is all dis
pensed with. Pancake in this way can he baked
at any time and on the shortest notice. We Keep
our -four mixed, the Graham with the buckwheat,
ready for use'
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

The Chicago Board Of Education have decided
by motion that the youthful mind Of that city
shall no longer say "colon" and "semi-colon,"
but "primsry and secondary colons."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

A POWERFUL PILL-An itinerant qnack doctor
in Texas was applied tn by one of Colonel Hays
rangers to extract the iron point Of an Indian ar
row head from his head, where it had been lodged
for acme time. 81 cannot 'strack this, stranger"
aaid the doctor, abeksss tn do so would 20 nigh
rive Won 9 Mill that will melt il in your headn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

REMEDY FOR A6UE.-There must he some good
brandy, black pepper and piece Of flannel large
enough to cover the bowels handy. When the
chin is at its height, let the person 60 to bed.
Now let some afher peraan dip the flannel in the
cold brandy. Don't wiring out the flannel. Spread
it the table, dust il with the pepper ont of
the castor, then spread it over the bowels pepper
side down; at the same time give half a wineglass-
fnl ofthe brandy and half tcaspoonful ofthe pep-
per to drink; this must be done when the chill is
at its height. ~
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

yCsTIcE consists in doing no injury to men;
decency, in giving them no offence.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

DoAeDER At White Pine hotel being about
n depart said to q waiter: " Boy run MP sfairs
TO No. l6 and bring down my haggage." "Whar
10 your baxgsge, massa. and what Ia III" "Why,
three p&Stnis q pack Of cards, bowie-knifs snd
shirt FsR1l find them under my pillow"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

The following is young minister's idea of the
exhaustive nature Of tho human mind: "Yes, nv
ffienda the mind of man IL m expansive that it
can soar from star to star, and from sachelite tn
aachelite. and from seraphene to seraphene, and
from rh~rrybeam tn cherryb-am. and from thence
to the assfre of the dome of heaven"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17

To KEEP CIDER SWEET saw an inquiry in
your paper to know how to keep cider as sweet
as it comes from the press. have seen great
many different ways tried, but none l think
equal to scal,ling. Sometimes you may NE fortu-
nate enough to find cider maker with large
kettle at the press. If so put in the cider as il
comes from the press, bring it Just to boil, but dc
not let it boil. Skim it; fill the barrel to within
an inch Of the bung; then buns it tight and keep
the air entirely ont; and at Christmas you will
say you never drank such cider. You can scald
it at home in brass copper kettles, or in boilers;
but never i'm anything iron. Do it as soon as il
cohles from the press. Cider, put up in this way,
will be nice till May when first opened.-L. c.
How TO MAKE TOMATO FIGs.-Pour boiling
water over the tomatoes in order to remove the
skins; then weigh them and place them in a stone
jar. with as mnch sugar as You have Tomatoes,
and let them stand two days; then pour off the
syrup, and boil and skim it until no scum rises.
Then pour it over the tomatoes, and let them
stand two days 40 before; then boil and skim
again. After the third time they fit to dry, il
the weather is good; if not, let them stand in the
syrup until drying weather. Then place on large
earthen plates or dishes, and put them In the sun
to dry, which will take abouta week. after which
pack them down in small wooden boxes, with
fine sugar between each layer. Tomatoes pre-
pared in this manner will keep for years.