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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-20
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PUBLISHED.
DAILY, SEMI-wEEKI.Y AND WEEKLY
AT No. 9i2h Main Street, Ricbmond, Va.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

Old Adam C., a resident of Berks County, Penn
sylvania had queer habit of making correct
mistakes.
When abont 70 sell rather an antiqnate.l horse.
he was infrrrogated as to the age of the beast.
We'll, lac replied, 81 guess, about nine over
ten.r
In short time the purchaser discovered the
fraud- returned with the animal, and said:
MIR. C., what made yon cheat me in selling re
this horse! Didn't yau tell Inc he was nine OF
ten, and here he is over twenty 81 49,
ono, no; 1 sheats nobody. I say he is nine
over ten, and he is all of dat"
At another time, when selling balky horse lie
was asked If the horse was true to pull and good
to drive. Old Adam said:
II tell You, IN the morning yon gets your wag-
on ont and put de harness ON good; hitch hin,
fore de wagon good; take up de lines and vim
and tel HIN go. tell You he is right dar every
time
The buyer departed satisfied; but after follow.
ing directions he found him fright dair every
time" and no amount of persuasion could make
him change his position. Buyer of course returns
the horse; but old Adam se;its nobody He told
him shust ii was.
Having a quantity of wood that had been ex.
posed to the weather till it had become spoiled
ne wished to dispose of it. Taking a load to mar.
ket. customer inquiries: &c
"Is it good woOdf Will il split eoed.-
"Shplitf Yah, shplit like a candlen
Any ole who has split candles can Judge how
the wood split. The next time old Adam came
to market he was reproached with selling rotten
wood; but old Adam sheats nobody! He tell,
him shust as il was.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19
Fr..e. P..pki.. for Cows.

We had always supposed that frozen pumpkins
were Of little value for anything, but we have
come to a different conclusion. Having a sur
plus at the commencement of winter, We threw
a load of them into the ice-house where they
have kept frozen solid. To use them as feed
while frozen we think them of no value and per-
haps injurious, but onr plan has been to carry
two of them into the kitchen, place them (chop-
ped up is better) in an old butter frkin, and let
them gradually thaw till the next day, when We
pour on some hot water, making generous sup
ply of warm drink and food with very little
trouble. The firrow cow partakes Of enc such
meal day, and the result thus far has been near
ly or quite double the quantity of milk we had
reason to expect. Ice cold water and food IN
the stomach is not well calculated to increase
the flow of milk. The sappIy ef-extra food for
milk cows the year round at q cheap rate, must
receive the attention of farmers morn than here
tofore-MdiRe Farmer
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

Some gentlemen were talking about meanness
yesterday, when one said he knew a man on Lex
ington avenue who was the meanest NAH i'm New
York.
"HOw mean is that!' asked a friend
"Why. he is SO mean that he keeps five cent
piece with string tied to it to give to bcgyars,
and when their backs are turned, he jerks it ont
of their pockets!'
"Why, this man is so mean," continued the
gentleman, that he gave his children ten cents
apiece the night before the 4th of July, but du-
ring the night, when they were a sleep. he went
up stairs, took the money ont of their clothes and
then whipped them in the morning for losing t."
docs he do anything else.-
Yes, the other day dined with him, and
noticed the poor little servant girl whistled gaily
all the WAY up stairs with the dessert-and, when
asked my generous friend what made her whis-
tie so happily, he said: "Why, keep her whist
ling so she can't eat the rasins out of the cake
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19
EPIzOOTIC.
TIE Uaised Slatcs Express Company Sends o
the F0ll0wing Instructions.

soe nsss@SssOASs
The horse distempcr originating in Canada i.
now prevalent in this country, and it seems more
than likely that it will reach Won and attack the
C,mpapy's horses in your charge. and the
horses III the Buffalo stable have been far
carried tsrorgh and without loss. ! send yon
the following treatment pursued by Mr.. Gould,
and Ii you have none better ADOPT these rules
The disease seems to 10 Catarrhal fever, first in
the head, and il not aver. ri. goes 10 the lungs
ending in lung fever, which very often proves
fatal; it commences with short hacking cough,
and within twenty -four hours the nose discharges
first watery, then th:ckens, light color ut first,
then darkens, no smell.
MIR. Gould's course in follows:
When the symptoms are first noticed commence
feeding warm mashes, of bran and cut hay, give
water after the feed, not before, keep the horse
well and warmly blanketed.
Do not use the horse unless compelled to do SO,
and then he must not be driven faster than q
walk, put on blanket whenever he is standing
still. If the horse refuses to eat the "mash, !"
then give him oatmeal gruel-give quart or two
at q time-pour it down or give from q bottle.
The horse will have sore throat; examine, and
when seen apply the following mixture, rubbing
thoroughly from the jaws to the chest, twice q
day: Four ounces tincture Of arnica. four onnces
chlOrOfOrm four ounces ammonia and four ounces
sweet oil in addition to the outward remedy you
will buy piece of quarter-inch rubber tube or
pipe eighteen inches long. and put in one end
about tablespoonful of fine pulverized alnm
insert the tube in the month to and beyond the
roots of the tongue, and then blow the powder
into the throat. Use this when the throat becomes
sore OF much irritate1, and with discretion.
Buy an eight ounce rubber ball syringe, and
inject mp each nostril the following mixture, four
times in the twenty-four honrs, and continue
until you are well satisfied that the liquid has
gone well mp the nostrils:
three gallons of soft water. mix thoroughly.
ShOnld the horse he taken with chillH IL il
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

The New York Tribxae publishes remedy for
diphthcria which is said by many to be sure
cure. physician says that ont Of 600 cases in
which it has been used not single patient has
been lost. The treatment consists in thoroughly
swabbing the hack of the mouth and throat with
a wash made thus:
"Table salt, two drachms; black pepper, golden
seal, nitrate Of potash. alnm, one drachm each.
Mix and pnlverizs, put into a teacup, which half
fill with boiling wafer stir well, and then fill up
with good vinegar Use every half hour, one,
two and fonr hours, as recovery progresses. The
patient may swallow little each time. Apply
IN ounce each Of spirits turpentine, sweet oil and
aqua ammonia, mixed, to the whole Of the threat
and to the breast bone every four hours, keeping
flannel to the part.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19
TObnccO md Swine.

writer in Our i4onthiy for September tells q
story OF two well-known Southern clergymen, one
of whom undertook to rebuke the other for using
the weed. brother g." he exclaimed, without
stopping to ask any other question: lis it possible
that you chew tobaccof-
II must confess / do the other quietly replied
"Then would quit it, sir" the old gentleman
cnergetcaily continued. 1T is a very unclerical
practice, and / must say very uncleanly one.
Tobacco! Why sir, even hog would not chew
itw
FEATHER c." responded his amused listener,
ado you chew tobaccoT,
III No, sir" he gruffly answered, with much
Indignation.
DRIP
The old doctors fat sides shook with laughter
as he said, "Well, have been fairly caught this
time"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19
Ghe t:a,l Of the Ching.
NtPP0CORIZA.
A roRETasTE CT WHAT'S COMING

yo; a sf,rni wss heard on she silert street
AZ home from the party We hurried;
For W. fc;rnd not a street car. carriage or bus,
And We felt considerably vorried.
We bailed drivsr We used to know,
And huiri-dly asked the reason;
81. SAID. as he sadly shook his head.
That the horses were all q sneeziu.
And ~ We sileaily went our way
To the plac- where we kept our fily.
We found hrr weeping af eyes and nos-
Ana shafiog "a tho ts-re chilly.
In vain wr offered her tempting oats.
and q 'brsr mash usTnl and smoking;
She turned her head At the fragrant bait
And swaliv wed IS 1t she were chokin.
We shook down bed of fresh new hay
With a new bag of corn for bolster;
And ur gsled 1T the saddle overhead.
With lis shining stirTups and holster.
We thought as We looked in the glazing eve
That hei troubles would soon be over
Never nnre wunli she crop the fragrant grass
Or Craze o.. the crimson cover.
Slowly VIC turned from the stable door
With hearts that grr. sadly heating
And when we went in the early morn
We found her quietly eatira.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19
A. Ars..e., 1. Favor .f Ger. .. Feel.

In q country where the settlers are remote
from timber, and are compelled to pay large pri-
ces for coal. says the Sioux City Qowa) Journal,
We see reason why they should not place their
dependence upon corn. 1t strikes us that where
wood, which years are required to replace.
Where cheaper fuel than corn can be had, or
where it can be had for winter work, farmers are
likely to get such fuel and save their corn for
stock, or for sneh market valne in cash it will
emergencies Of orr Northwestern winters, We
should say that q crib full of corn, set aside for
fuel. would be a comfortable thing to have with
in reach.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

A GENTLEMAN in New England town buried
his sixth wife. Shortly after the funeral he met
the minister who ofliciated and offered him a
three dollar grcenback. The minister declined
taking it, saying he not accustomed to accept
pay for such services. The gentleman coolly re-
piled, "Jnst rs you say; but that's what have
been in the habit of paying"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

THERE is chestnut tree on the slope of Mount
Etna, Sicily, which is said to be the oldest tree
of its kind in the world. II il of colossal dimen-
sions, and named the Hundred Cavaliers on &C.
count of the Queen Of Arragon and her court
having found shelter beneath its branches. It is
200 feet in girh, and Is thought to be less than
1900 wears old,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

A YOUNG lady. accompanied by a friend, went
10 photographer in this city to have her carte
taken. She was observed to he very particular
to stand on her dress while being taken, much to
the annoyance Of the photographer, Int no per-
suasion of his could make her stand in any other
position. When asked by her friend why she vas
80 particular. she replied that she understood the
operator viewed the objects upside down.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

IT is related by an estimable and very pious
lady in New Orleans, that on her way to Sabbath
school one bright sunshny Sunday morning, she
saw several boys, one of whom was neWsbov.
seated on doorway playing cards. One of them
was Sunday school scholar of the lady. She
stepped and insisted that they should accompany
her to church. After some persuasion the three
eldest consented but the Youngest. a lad of some
six years persistently refused "why won't YOU
come, my hoy J" said the lady, 1T is very wrong
for you to refuse" "But don't want to &C"
why, what is the reasonf- The impotence of
the little fellow waxsd desperate, and in an in
digant voice he exclaimed his hand fnl of cards:
"Wonld yon go to Sunday school with a hand
full of trumps like thatf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

CURE FOR THE EPrzO0uc-The Iowa City Press
contains the following. which it says is sure
cure for the prevailing horse disease:
OF. Sulphur,
3'oz. Ground Ginger.
OF. Nitrate of Potassium.
o. Pnl- Digatalis.
ground feed. ~
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

"TRLL that man to take off his hat IN court ,
aaid Judge the other morning to an officer. The
offender who turned ont to be lady wearing the
fashionable sailor hat, Indignantly exclaimed 81
am No maa, sirr "Then, said his Honor, 81 am
mn Ind
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

A QUAINT old gentleman of an active stirring
disposition, had man at work in his garden who
was quite the reverse. JONES' said he "tlid
You ever see snaii., Certainly" said Jones
"Then.- said the old boy, "you must have mel
HIM. for YOU never could overtake him.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

MASSACHUSETTS genius advertised his busi-
ness, the ether day, ny sending around in the
rear OF circus procession a modest one-horse
conveyance. carrying huge hammer inscribed /:
ct Mccarthy is dyeng on West street. Call
and sse him.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

A GENTLEMAN "whose scientific attachments
have made his name . household word in all
lands,' has been investigating the social evil in
Boston, and finds that large proportion Of the
"soilet doves" trace their fall to influences which
have met them in the public schools of that city.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

WHY AUNT Polly DIpN'T GO To HEAvEN.-A
correspondent of the Lebanon (Ky.) Standard tells
this:
Zone of our merchants dreams "thus" He
says: . drcamt that was in heaven, and that
every fellow who got in there had to paw fifty
cents admission fee. While watching each new
conner. heard familiar tread without and final
" recognized it as being that of Aunt Polly loads
SO drew near to see if Aunt Polly weuld have
the money to get in, when heard the following:
MT Peter, what is the price to get ~"
Fifty cents, man."
Wont you take forty cents."
"No.-
"Forty-five cents.r
"No"
Then won't you take it in socks :"
NO"
Then won't come in to save yer neck" and
Aunt Polly went off to hunt cheaper heaven
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

A LITTLE boy in Brooklyn Sunday school was
asked lately to say which was the most beauti-
full verse i'm the Bible. After some hesitation he
replied, blushinyiy, "If any man pulls down the
American flag, shoot him ON the spot-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

THE following announcement lately appeared
in a country paper: "Edwara Eden, painter, is
requested to conmunicstewithh his brother, when
he will hear something TO bis sdvantage-his
wife il dead"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

LET the youth who stands with a glass of
liquor in his hand, consider which be had better
throw away-the liquor or himself
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

The following is said III he sure receipt for
the cure Of chapped hands: Dissolve three cents
worth OF clarified beeswax in three cents worth
Of pure sweet oil, by heating over moderate fire,
Apply at night before retiring.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

An Irishman meeting another. asked him what
bad become of Patrick O'Murphyi "Arrah, now,
my dear honey answered he, Paddy was con-
demneti to be hanged, but saved his life by dying
in prison..
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

II you fall into misfortune, disengage yourself
as well - you can: creep through the bushes
that have fewest briars.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

BLUING FoRCLOTnEs.-Take o. Pr,ssisn blue;
toz. cxai'c acid; put in quart bottle, and fill
up with soft water; this il . very economical
biuing, and Tar preferable to indigo.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

BRAzIIIANs keep pet anacondas, ten to twenty
feet long, in their cellars to destroy the rats and
mice
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19

Young ladies suffering from pane in the side
may relieve it by wearing sash.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-07-04

At regular meeting of the Natural His
tory Society Of the Michigan State Agri
cultural College, last Monday evening (3rd)
an essay was read by Dr. kenze, Subject. }
Use of Paris Green on POta oes, in which
he stated that it was not poisonous unless
used in excess, although It contains two
deadly poisons, arsenic acid and arscni'e
of copper, II formed an nsouble precipi-
tate with the ferric oxide, Brown Hm
ma'ide ore) cont lined in the soil, as he has
proven by several experiments.
The argument some have advanced,
that Paris Green is insoluble in water, and
hence does not poison the potato, does not
hold true, ~ it is only insoubIe in pure
water, and all our rain waters contain i'm
purities and a small trace of ammonia in
which Paris Green is perfectly soluble.
From his experiments he has derived the
folloHinr results:
1st That the potato does not contain
any arsenic.
2nd That Paris Green can be used in
quantities 20 small as to kill the bug and
not poison the potato. j. NJ. d.
LANSING. MICHIGAN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-07-04
Bancroft Davis Doin@s.

The New York Sun tells the whole Of
the marvellous story of }. G. Bancroft
Davis robberles of the Erie railway.
He was an Erie director from 1858 I'M
til 1868. and he and his partner, Dor
man b. Eaton, were the railways chief
lawyers at IS, 900 year and pickings.
In addition to this, Davis received 81, :
500 annually for special services, and
drew also the pay of an Erie director.
He soon became practically Erle's chief
manager, and as such accepted pro-
posals from Eldridge, president of the
bankrupt Boston, Hartford and Erie
railroad, under which, after some cir
cumlocution. the Erie railway guaran-
teed IS, 600, 900 of the utterly worthless
Boston, Hartford, and Erie bonds. For
this service to rotten corporation he
received, not only tho $50, 900 bride
which. in the Massachusetts legisla-
lures investigation was proved against
him, but an additional $50, 900 also.
Next Eldridge and Davis went before
the Massachusetts Legislature and
procured an act under which the state
took 81, 600, 900 of the Boston, Hartford
GMtl JJllt DtIiS, litllllI4ttlit WIN Dts
for SO, 0I0. 600 of Massachusetts state
bonds, worth 10, an operation in
which Davis and Eldridge made a clear
500, coo, which they pocketed. Then
the pair spent the money raised from
Massachusetts, in putting worthless
Boston. Hartford and Erie stock upon
the market, and in dong this lost
million. which they saddled upOn the
Erie railway, processing to have been
acting for that corporation. Soon al
terward, Davis and Eldrid0e upset the
Erie railway directory Eldredge be-
came Ere's President, and the histori-
cal so, 600 OF unauthorized Erie
stock were put on the market. 1t cost
the Erie company $500, O00 to get an
act through our Legislature legalizing
that stock. Nor is this ali. The con
spirators continued watering Erie until
their over-lssue reached $66, 600, GOO, and
then they were kicked out
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-07-04

just before serving. For rump pieces this
is the superior mehod A briSket or plate
piece may be simmered until the bones can
be easily removed then fold over the
brisktt piece, forming square or oblong
piece; tie over it piece of muslin, place
sufficient weight on the top to pr, IS the
parts closely together, and set it where it
will become cold. This gives us a firm.
solid piece, which eaten in Slices is de-
lightful "relish."
The brisket liquor, when boiled down to
a small quantity, may be served to pour
over finely minced scraps and pieces OF
beef Season to the taste. with pepper and
sweet herbs; press the meat into mold
and pour over the liquor; Icy over this a
flat cover that will tit closely, and place a
heavy weight upon it; when turned from
the mold, earni-h with sprigs of parsley OF
celery. Serve with fancy pickles or
French mustard.
In many households this vegetable is
classed among forbidden indulgences, on
account of the dsagreeable odor arising
from it while cooking. This may be avoid
ed almost altogether by the following care
full mode of preparation:
Quarter the cabbage and removed the
hard stalk, wash well, and cut as for very
coarse cold slaw cover well with colo
water and let it 50 remain over night OF
for ten hours;1 change the water the next
morning. When ready for boiling. remoy,
the cabbage with skinner and pat it into
liberal allowance of boiling water. -
From thirty to thirty five minutes steady
sufficient Leave the pot uncovered sc
as TO prevent any dripping of water upor
the range, as this is one of the eau es OF
bad odor, Add salt after the cabbage is
tender, ten or fifteen minutes before re.
moving it from the fire,
If corned-beef is cooked at the same
time, it is well to add some of the fat
SKINNED off of the liqaor CATER the inn
puritcs have been remoyed) to the boiling
cabbage half-pnt or more. A piece oil
beef suet size of an egg, will answer as
well when there is none of the coined beet
liquor at hand The Jersey Wakefield
Flat Dutch, and Drum-head Savoy are
choice varieties, each in its season.
Cabbage must be so thoroughly cooked
that we can mash it easily with the b AIDE
of a knife. Put it In colander and press
out the water well. Season more, if nee
esary, with salt, butter, and pepper Gi
prelerred) cabbage IN TINS way Is paala
bic a much more inviting dish than when
cooked by the Old method.
Never cook cabbage with salt meat. II
is always good side-dish with conet
meats. The fact of cabbage being so Otter
poorly cooked has brought them both into
disrepute For those who prefer having
the cabbage more in shape, we would adj
wise them to half the cabbage, remove The
hard stalk, and throw boiling water over it
so as 10 GIT rid of all insects, then plunge
it briskly into cold water tic the cabbage
in a thin netting or muslin and boil for {
longer time than when it IS finely cut -
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