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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

"Does Isaac manifest any taste for poetry, Mrs.
Darlington :" asked the schoomaster's wife while
conversing ON the merits of the youthful Parting
ton. The old lady was basting chicken which
her friends had sent her from the country. "Oh,
yes! said the old lady, smiling; she is very par
TALLY fond of poultry, and it always seems as if
he can't get enough of it." The old spit turned
by the fireplace in response to her answer, while
the bastiDg was going on. 81 mean," said the la
dy, "does he show any of the Divine a1iatns |"
The old lady thought for moment. As for the
divine fiatness, don't know about it. He's had
all the complaints of children; and when he was
q baby he fell and broke the cartridge of his nose:
but hardly think that he's had this that You
speak Of" The roasting chicken Missed and sput-
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

NEWLY hedged Philadelphia doctor recently
settled near this city, and the first case he had
was boy, who, while Smelling popcorn, got a
Kernel IN his windpipe. The doctor examined the
patients tongue, and then told the father of the
boy to build up hot fire. When that was done
the doctor told them to take the boy and hold him
over the fire until the kernel got hot enoug tor pot
out The old man went up stairs and got his
shot gun, but while he was loading the doctor
escaped.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

THEY tell of an interesting in the legisla-
ture when the governors message informed the
members that "we are all Democrats-we are all
Republicans" rural member, slightly toddi-
fed jumped from his seat and exclaimed to his
neighbor, That's good idea; we're all sober I;
let us all go ont and have a drink" They adj
journed to an adjacent benzinery, and in the Ian
guage of Bret Harte, % the subsequent proceedings
Interested them no more
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

SOIL FOR Fruit TREEs.-It will generally be
found that fruit trees in clay soils will he far more
thrifty than in sandy or loamy lands. The rea-
sons are plain A clay soil has more moisture and
retains it longer than the others, which are more
porous. But if the clay soil is not well drained
and has not a good subsoil, it may prove very in
jurious from an excess of water. A good loamy
surface soil, with clay subsoil is always desirable
and better than clay undrained.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

How TO Cook BEErsTEAK.-Butf few people now
beefsteak to a crisp. The right way is to have
icaa! hrst the heated platter and the butter pep
per, ana salt; The steak is placed on gridiron
e.sr bed OF hot GOALS and turned with knives az
=, ~, s Possioie SO that the juice may be retained
'ne P'at1er, seasoned highly, and served immedi-
aueiy' neefsteak is spoiled BY squeezing or poun-
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

A STORY is told of a man in Connecticut who
fell from the roof of five-story building to the
sidewalk; but AZ he struck the soles of his
rubber shoes, he bounced back within quarter
of an inch of the roof and continued to bounce,
the distance only decreasing quarter Of An inch
at each journey. He subsisted on hash enclosed
is rubber balls, which he managed to catch on
the bound, and at the end of a mOunth was stop
ped and restored 10 his family
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

A YANKEE in Texas, who sat listening Id the
stories of a Louisianian in regard TO the marvel
GUS growth of sugar-cane on his plantation, near
New Orleans, finally said, "That ant nothing.
I've seen cane in old New England more'n mile
long" "What kind of cane was itr was the
general inquiry, a hurTicanew answered the
triumphant Yankee
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

WHILE the vendor Of greens in Boston was
endeavoring TO dispose of his stock in trade, his
poor little nag balked and refused to bulge an
inch. The driver finally commenced belaboring
the animal with stick, when an old lady thrust
her head out of a window and exclaimed, Have
you mercyw "No, ma'am," replied the ped
lar, "nothinp but green's ~
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

Frozen POTAroEs, says the Scientific Press, If not
permitted to thaw before being cooked, can be
baked so as to be as good as though never frozen,
They cannot be boiled, however, nor even baked
if submitted to the usual cleansing process of
washing.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

A NEVADA paper says: A preacher not a thou
sand miles from Pueblo, and who engages in fire.
quent wild land speculations, has the following
good story told of him. Preaching not long since,
on the line of the Denver and Rio Grande Rail-
way along the Fountain, he opened services with
a rather abstractcd air, follows: "My text,
brethren, will be found i'll the first epstle to Tim
othy, section Is, township "a SOUTH range 65
westo
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

The greatest conglomoration of errors ever
made in an obituary notice the English no.
tice of Daniel Webster, when he described at
once as the great photographer, statesman, the
author of spelling book, and the broken hearted
brother of the murderer of DIR. Parkman.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

LITTLE six-year-old Georgia, having been in
structed by his Aunt Katie to pray for his papa,
and being one evening interrupted in Ills devo-
tions, and being told by her that he must now
pray for his mama, replied: Aunt Katie, You
just hold your horses now. Who's running this
prayer, yon or me ~
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

To each subscriber tn the Evening Post and Christian
Union will be exquisite French Oil
Chromos entitled Wide Awake and Fast Asher" "
which are worth retail $40 for the pair.
TRY IT! TRY IT.!
For will send the Weekly Evening Post for
two months for 30 cents will send the Semi Weekly
Evening Post for the same time.
Specimen Numbers Of the Evening Post sent free.
Address WIN. G. BRYANT 4 CO.
New. York
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

An exchange says, Every man has his weak
side anu IL Is very often the Tho. this weak
side is the best part of the man." Just 50. And
. great many men have weak backs, but it doesn't
often happen that this weak back is the best part
of the man. Not much.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

NOBEL. MARRIAGE CE.EMoNY.-We have, from
an eye witness, a report of marriage recent!
solemnized in Chippewa, which publish, not
only for the benefit of those dignitaries and off
GERS who are authorized to marry, but those who
contemplate such leap in the dark. The first
preliminary was the payment of fee of 500,
which the justice required IN advance. lie then
directed them to Join hands, and inquired their
ages. The groom replied, "sixty years. and the
bride elect blushingly admitted that she had seen
fifty-six summers fade into autumn and winter.
He then inquired, Have you, or either of you,
ever had lriKt husband rife ?" to which Ire re-
ceiyed a negative answer from both. Then adj
dressing them, he inquired if they took each 9th
or for lawful husband and wife; and receiving af-
firmative answers, announced with dine sOlemnity,
"Then, in the name of the Lord, pronounce you
man and wife,"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

A CARPENTER being asked for a riddle, propoun-
ded the following: q picked it up; couldn't
hnd 1t; wanted to get rid of it, but put it down
foot.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

THIS is the heading of paragraph in a Western
paper recording suicide: He blew his head
off. Bilious, poor, and disheartened-she gun
muzzle in his mouth, his toe on the trigger. and
mn goes his hair"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

IT is supposed that there is now snow enough
to allow the Nantucket girls to commence their
usual winter amusement of riding down hill on
Goldfish.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

Early in the Rebellion. when the Federal forces
were stationed al Beaufort S. c. there was an oio
ed by his MASTER left to take care OF hiinsei,
as best he might. Lige was considered a chatter
of weak intellect, and moreover ne was eNeeeoe
ingly awkward in his attempts to play the role OF
a HOUSE. servant. He smashed aud destroyed pref
ty nearly everything he laid his hands upon, and
having waited upon nearly every officer at the =
post. each in turn, after giving him the benefit OF
a good cursing for his Stupidity turned him adrift
Ii happened that Lige was a witness in ease
that came before a court martial, and being called
upon to give his testimony was objected 10 on tne
believe the Niger was of sound mind.
"Stand up Lige," said the conrt. do yon un-
derstand the nature of an oath"
Lige scratched his wool for moment, and then
turning up the whites of his eyes, replied: look
ayeare, marse; dis Niger has waited on bout hat
de ossifers since dey fns cum to dis place, and IT
he don't stand de natur, of an oat by dis time den
dares no wrtu in cussin'"
The court considered Lige a competent witness.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

The biographer of Hoyle innocently avers that
he died "full Of years and of hOnors."
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

1871
THE GREAT THROUGH SOUTHERN EASTERN
Pa99engorLi1ne,
Kansas City, St Jo. & Council Bluffs
RAILROAD LINE.
KY MILES THE SHORTEST
~ Between Omaha, Council Blum
THE EAST AND SOUTH.
Via St Joseph,
Making il ths best and most Direct Route to Southern
and Eastern Cities.
TWO EXPRESS PASSENGER TRAINS
Leave Missouri River opposite OMAHA daily on the ar.
rival of Union Pacific Express Trains The 40 afternoon
MAGNIFICENT PULLMAN'S
q Palace Sleeping Cars Attached,
One running through Quincy the other through to St
0 arriving Quincy or ST LOUIS in time to
with fast trains for the
East and South.
Remember this is the only Line giving Passengers choice
ofroutes either via Quincy or St. Louis
REGULAR CONNECTIONS,
AT ST JOSEPH with Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad for
Quincy and all Eastern and Southern Cities.
With the Savannah Branch of the Kansas City. St
Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad for Savannah
Naryville. Norway. &C.,
With the St Joseph & Denver Railroad for Troy, Wa
thena and Northern Kansas.
AT ATCHISON with Central Branch Pacific Railroad for
Central KansasL
AT KANSAS CITY Union Depot
With North Misssor and Missouri Pacific Railroads
for st. Louis. the East and South.
With Hannibal St. Joseph Railroad for Quincy Chi
cago and the East.
with Kan.a. Pacific Railroad for Lawrence, Topeka
and the West.
With Missouri River Fort Scott Gulf Railroad for
Paoa Fort Scott, Baxter Springs and Southern Kan
With Kansas City & Santa Fe Railroad for Ottawa,
Garnett, &c, &c.
Passengers West other lines should
by this route giving them opportunity to through
the beautiful and fertile Valley Of the Missouri through
growing cities and thriving villages.
YOUR TICKETS VIA THE
Kansas City, Saint Joseph & Council Bluhs
Through Line.
Pullman's Palace Cars on Night
Trains.
Tickets for sale at all General Ticket Offices.
A. &. DAWES, A. l.. HOPKINS,
Gcn1 Pass. Agt. Gen1 Superintendent.
ST. Joseph Mo. St Joseph. Nh.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11

n UEENswARR AND GLASSWARE Low. by
C. ". MOVES
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11
THE
new YORK
BV E Mn G P D S 7
FOR
1872.
Prices Reduced.
We will supply the Evening Post as follows:
DAILY.

We will supply the Evening Post AZ follows:
DAILY.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

DR., Payson was sick. friend said: II
am sorry to see you lying here on your
back "DO you not know what God puts
US on our backs for ?" said Dr. Payson.
ward"
minister, not thousand miles from st.
Louis, was recently making his way quietly
from the pulpit to the door, when one of his
flock rudely stopped him, and, thanking
hun Tor MS excellent sermon, handed him
what he SAID 1t was worth-a 500 green
back.
Chicago has woman sexton. She does
her duties well, but of course she can NOT
altogether escape complaint. 1t is moi
charged that she has too many relatives,
or anything of that kind, but thew do sav
that she reserves all the best graves for
young men.
There is a story of a grocer who is so
economical that he sends home all the
bundles his customers buy, and when they
arrive at the houses has the boy empty the
paper bags and bring them back with the
strings they were tied up with. That's
what you call a careful grocer.
The A f'ican Repository for June says
3OO5 names were registered with the Colo
nizatiOn Society for transportation to Ii
NAa - anu DIV appnodtAohs came uOH
Selma, Alabama, May 9. A letter is printed
proving that all educated black men ought
to go straight to Liberia and improve it.
James Lane, of California, was recently
shot by a treacherOus Indian. When he
demandedO his assailant the reason of his
act, the noble savage remarked: me heap
@azyl Me too much crazy !" and disap-
peared with great rapidity. 1t is crafty
ing 20 note the advance Of eur red brethren
in civilization.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

CoOPERAGE-HOop poles are much high
er, the stock being IN the hands of a few
parties. Barrel poles are now held at $25
$50; half Dbl $l8020, and hogshead $40
$50 y 1000. Cypress. slaves sell at $1,000
for Dbl, and $3S040 y 1000 for hogs
head.
BROOM CoRN-The stock on hand is
ample for all present requirements, and,
probably, sufficient to run the manufactO-
lies during the summer. There is no
Southern in market, and Western is quoted
at 4l2 a Sc y b.
STAR CANDLEs-The market is fully sup
piled, according to the wants of the trade.
All weights command l9c y 10, wholesale,
and I915c iObbers' prices.
FIsH-The demand is confined to a small
local trade, and very little will be done
until the new supplies come in. We quote:
Mackerel No. l $l3 so in bbls, 81 in half
bbls and 81 50 in kits; do No. in bbls
$40 so, half bbls S. so, kits ST. IS; do No. 8
So in bbls, "a 25 in half bbls and 81 90 in
kits. Cod p box 81 40, and she = fb in
drums. New haddOck 81 250I 80, and
herrings 30c U box.
POULTRY AND EGGs-Chickens and ducks
are in better supply, and prices are lower
the former are selling on the landing at "a
as for grown and $314 for young ducks
$263; geese $6d7; turkeys $I20l5 y
dozen. Eggs 7allc y dozen, as IN quality.
Observation-Disclosures sell on the landing
at So 50 T. Dbl in sacks and 81 in bbls.
Onions are rather scarce, and command
81 so p Dbl in sacks and S. in bbls. Green
apples So y Dbl. Cabbages 50l0c p head.
SOurkroUt Sl20l4 v Dbl. Northern beans
White command Sl2; Western white $l0G
II; red S80l2; green peas $809; lady peas
$698 y Dbl. Dried apples 80l0c; dried
peaches s. 6c p fb.
BUTTER-The market is overstocked with
Western, with only a moderate demand
We quote choice 10 a zoe; good I70ISe y
Is but round lots can be bought at shade
less. Goshen is in good supply at 80 "a 32c
for choice. Inferior grades Of both kinds
are neglected, and quotations are nominal.
CHEEsE-The stock is becoming reduced,
but the demand continues dull. Choice
factory is selling at Babe p Is. the latter
price for selections in a small way.
WOOL-Is very dull, and buyers are now
out of the market, under instructions from
the North although there was a fair in
quiry yesterday, with sales of about $4,000
TBS, mostly Florida wool, in several lots, at
An a 48l9c 2 f6. The stock on hand en-
braces about $4,000 TBS, held mostly for
higher prices Lake is held at 50c-4Sc re-
fused. BURY is quoted at % a 28c. clean
Louisiana and Texas 40043e y 10. The |
crop is now pretty much all marketed.
LARD Oils selling from first hands at |
69c y gallon.
COAL-The demand for Pittsburg is lin |
tied, and selling at Coo p Dbl by the boat /
load Anthracite is selling in a small way /
at Sl2 so 2 ton, and Pittsburg at So p hid. |
MOss-There is a good stock on hand. /
with little or no demand. We quote coun. /
try at Ia Sc, and city packed at 609c 2 10.
MALT AND HOPs-ChOice Western barley
malt is selling at 81 I71s al % p bushei.
and common at 81 050l 10. Stocks of
choice New York hops, crop of 1871, are
light, and command 85095c y fb. Bava-
cian hops are CSC e$l. There is no Canada
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23
The Russian Lews.

An interesting paper on the Jews in north
western Russia, by NJ. NebOlssin, was read
at a recent sitting of the Russian Geograph-
ical Society at st. Petersburg. The author
says that the Jewish population in the
above district may be divided into two
groups, which differ from each other as re-
CARDS both religion and language. The
Jews belonging to the first of these groups
are more or less believers in the Talmud,
and often take it in its literal meaning. The
second group, called the Karaims, reject
the Talmud, and are not even absolute be-
levers in the Bible; they have their own
traditions, which have been collected into
book, and this has the same authority over
them as the Talmud has over other Jews.
The Jews of the first group speak cor
rupt German dialect; those of the second
have language of their own, which is of
Tartar origin. The first group, again, con-
tains two religious sects-the Mishnaledim
and the Cassadim. The first are the Tai
mudists, properly so-called; the Cassidim,
who are most numerous in Bessarabia,
VOlhynia, POdoliO, Lithuania and Poland,
are called by the Russians "Skakuntchiki"
(Jumpersl. This sect was formed about
the end of the eighteenth century as a re-
action against the outward forms and cere-
monies, in whose strict fulillment the ma
jority of the Jews consider they do all that
religion requires of them. The Cassidim
at first endeavOred to introduce the prac-
tice of inward prayer, but in this they
failed; and now they are even more pedan-
tic in their adherence to forms than their
other co-religiOnists, accompanying their
devotions by lively gestures and move
ments expressive of religious ecstacy.
Among the most common of these move
ments is that of leaping from the ground,
which has gained them their Russian nick
name.
As regards the social position of these
Jews, NJ Nebolssin divides them into four
classes: /. The worldly Jews, who Outwardly
observe all the Jewish manners and Gus
toms, and often go to the synagogue, but
do not otherwise trouble themselves about
religion. . The devOut Jews, partly hypo-
critics, who pass great part of their life in
the synagogue, and carry self,d to the
verge of asceticism. 3. The Germans"
followers of Moses MendelssOhn, who have
replaced the Jewish costume by modern
dress, and the Jewish language with Ger
man, more or less pure. 4. The Euro
peans,' who not only repudiate all the ex-
ternal manners and customs of the Jews,
but also the Talmudic code of laws. In
Eastern Russia the majority of the Jewish
population belong to the first of the above
classes.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

What was the prOverb that King Lear
beard from his daughters go, father,
and fare worse"
A bridegroom failed to appear at his own
wedding in New Haven last week, and the
BRIDES big brother is hunting for him.
Mrs. Darlington says that since the in
wention of the needle-gun there is no reason
shy women shouldn't fight as well as men.
The Danbury NeiCs says that Ole Bull
was deferred from visiting that place on ae-
sasunt of the cattle disease in adjoining
towns.
It cost Alexis 100000 to visit this cOun-
erv, and il cost this country 100000 TO en-
ssTtain Alexis. But a fair exchange is no
robbery.
A Wisconsin girl was so anxious to know
who was making the music under her win
dow the other night that she fell out of the
vvfudow, and so scared her serenader that
he fied, and left her to her fate.
This is in accordance with the fitness of
gIsfuqs- A man named Bacehus sells beer,
end MIR. Plug is tobacconist on Pennsyl-
r-ania avenue. Mr.. Stamp, also, is q clerk
an the city postOthce.
II is said that thirty-ive shares of the
Chicago Tribune are owned by Horace
~ hite, forty-five by Mayor Medill, fifty by
Governor BrOss and sixty-1ve by Mr..
Cowles, the financial manager.
In = late sermon Beecher says: " 1t is
burden to be out Of work, and not to know
vshere 70 find anything to do. 1t Is an easy
way of getting rid of men that are out OF
usork 70 say; Go West go West as II q
Rnan could tfy; but it is not the Christian
Say of treating them. We are commanded
- bear one anOther's burdens"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23
MARKETS.
DomestIc Markets.


NEW YORK. June 22.-COtton quiet but
-GTm; sales 6S7 bales middling uplands 26Ac;
middling Orleans 26l9c. Futures-Sales
to-day $500 bales, as follows: Low mid
~AIfHg tor June 25Ac; July 25 $3.50
2ssc; August 2534 026c; September 1888
8239c; October 2l02l 3I6c; November
50D20lse; December l90l93Bc. Flour dull
and heavy; common to fair extra " 500
9 -; good to choice SO S00l3. Wheat
STEADY. Corn active. Pork lower at $13 25
-AsE3 80. Lard heavy at S5s 90 7-l6c. Gro
-gsries and naval stores quiet and steady
Freights fiTmer. Naval stores-Trade quiet
bat for the season fairly steady. Turpen-
fine is offering for July, free range, from 4S
co 50l5c. Spot sales show decline for the
week of about Sc, with further sOftening
apparent. Rosin slow of sale at So 1893 90
mr. common, and s. 5O05 So for fine. Pitch
and tars are lifeless.
CINCINNATI. June 22.-COttOn quiet and
unchanged; low middling 241kc; nothing
doing; these rates nominal. Flour dull,
hat unchanged; family 81 2507 so. Wheat
dali and prices have declined; No. l red
winter 81 65 Corn dull, but holders not
willing to make concessions; 4S a ACC. Oats
dHll, but unchanged; 81 a 0c. Pork quiet
and unchanged regular $l20l2 25; city
PaSked Sl4. Lard quiet, but unchanged;
aEmmer Sac; winter S34 d87Sc. Bulk
sUeats-Demand light but holders firm;
shoulders 4l4 042sc, clear rib Csc, clear
So 9634c. BaeOn-Demand light, but
holders firm; shoulders 5lsc, clear rib Use,
clear 73sc. Whisky-Demand fair and
prices advanced; See.
ST.. LOUIS, June 22-Cotton duh and prices
are nominal low middling 24l5 025c Flour
duh and prices dropping, especially for low
aud medium grades. Wheat-NO market.
Corn dull and prices shade lower; No. .,
mixed, Al 4 a 42c. Oats dull and market un-
settled and lower; mixed, on track, 81 032c.
Whisky steady at SIC. Pork dull and prices
are nominal. Dry salt meats firm. Bacon
Grm and in good demand for iobbing and
.order lots: shoulders SIS a 53sc; clear rib
74sc; clear sides rs arse. Lard dull;
country lots p 0Sc.