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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20
Tep pre..i.s ,leaaew. .. Ner.mber.

There will be many days during this month
when hands cannot conveniently work at any
thing, on account of snow and frost. On such
days manure may be collected with broad hoes
into heaps and hauled ont ON meadows, and
spread evenly over the entire surface Of the
gronbd. If is a fire, well rotted manure or
compost, the better way is to spread it as it is
hauled ont, instead of putting it in heaps. 1t
will require only few minHtes longer to spread
a load from the wagon or cart with showed
than to unload il in heaps; and if il is spread rs
fast it is drawn ont, the job will be completed
in more farmPr-like manner than it usually is
when the manure is left in heaps because when
il is SPREAD from the cart it will usually lie dis
tribufed mnch more evenly than when left in
heaps. Unless man is very careful he will not
leave enough in heap, or he will leave too
much.
A thin coat of well rotted mansre spread over
a meadow in November will be the means Of pro-
ducing heavy crop of grass the next season
But il is not the best policy, by any means to
allow manure to remain in heaps during the win
ter, and spread it in the spring. 1t would be
better to pay hand a donbe price per day in
order to have it spread before winter comes than
to allow it to remain in heaps on meadow land
until next spring. Surface manurng in late
autumn on meadows, pastures and lawns, will
start the grass early next spring, and produce
bountiful crop during the season, provided the
soil is not too wet.-C0r CoHRtry Gentleman.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20
Ceur,ins in lh. Righa styie.

RGit eout, you nasty puppy-let me alone or I'll
tai your ma" cried out Sally to her lover Jake,
who set about ten feet from her, pulling dirt
from the chimney jam.
al arn't techin' you Sal, responded Mr.. Jake.
swell, perhaps you don't mean to, nuther, do
yerp
"No, don't"
"Cause you are too tarnal seary, you long leg
ged, lantern awed, slab-sidsd, pigeon-toed gan
gIe-knee'd owl you-yOu haint got tarnal bit
o. sense; get along home with ye."
'sNow, Sal, love you, and you can't help it,
and eff You don't let me stay and court you, my
daddy will sue your'n for that COW what he sold
him t'other day. By jngo, he said he'd do it.
"Well, look here, Jake-if you want for to
court, you'd better do it as a white man does
that thing-nOt set off thar as if you thort was
pizen."
How on arth is that, Salt"
"Wby, side right up here, and hing and kiss
me, As if you had some OF the bone and sinner of
q man in yOu. Do you s'pose that a wOman's
only made to look at, you fool, youi No; they're
made for practical results, KOssuth says-tO hug
and kiss aud such like kinder things"
'Well," said Jake, drawing long breath, if
now commenced siding up TO her like maple
poker going to battle Laying his arm gently
upon Sails shoulder We thought we heard Sally
say:--s
THAT'S the way to do it, old hoss-that is act
ing like a white man orterr
"Oh, Jerusalem and pancakes" exclaimed
Jake, "f this amt better than any appleberry
sass ever marin made, daTnd sight. Cricky!
buckwheat cakes, slap-jacks, with elephant sOnp
How / love you!
Here their lips came together, and the report
that followed was lii pulling horses hoofs
out of the mirei
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20
BEAUTIFUL. EXTRACT,

The following is taken from "a Lecture on
the Gods" delivered by Hon. Robert J. Inger.
soil, IF Illinois. 1t was, in plain TERMS 'Infi-
del" lecture and lie placrs the God of Heaven on
the same footing with the long array of other
Gods whom he calls up and brings forth in review.
But without necessarily endorsing his seuti-
nlents, il must be acknowledged that this is one
of the most sublime and beautiful passages to be
found in tie English language:
"In that vast cemetery, called the past, are
most of the religions of men, and there, too, are
nearly all their gods The sacred temples of In-
dia were ruins long ago. Over cnlumn and cars
nice; over the painted aud pictured walls, cling
and creep the trailing vines brahma, the gold
en-, with four heads, and four arms; Yishnu, the
sonIbre, the punisher of the wicked, with his
three eyes, his crescent, aud his necklace of
skulls; silva, the destroyer, red with seas of
blood; Kali, the goddess, Draupatli, the white
armed and Christina, the Christ all passed away
and left the throne of heaven desOlate. Along
the banks of the sacred Nile, Isis no longer wan
deriug weeps searching for the dead Osiris. The
shadow of Typhnn's scowl falls no more upon
the waves. The rises as of yore, and his
golden beams still smite the lips of Memnou, bat
Memnon is as yoieeless as the Sphinx. The sa-
cred fanes are lost in desert sands; the dusty
nininmies are still waiting for the resurrection
Promised by their priests, aud the old beliefs,
wrought in cnriously sculptured stone, sleep in
the mystery of language lost and dead. Odin,
the author of life and sOul, Viii and We, and the
mighty giant Ymir, strobe long ago from the iey
halls of the North; and Thor, with iron glove
aud glittering hammer, dases mountains to the
earth no more. Broken are the eiEcles aud
cromlcchs of the Nancient Druids fallen upon
the submits of the hills. and covered with the
centuries moss, are the srcred cairns. The di-
vine fires OF Persia aud of the Aztecs, have died
out in the ashes of the past, and there is none tn
and none to feed the holy flames. The
harp of Orpbens il still; tie drained cup Of Bac-
chus has been thrown aside; Venus lies dead in
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20
Salf.Risinx Bread.

A correspondent of the Household gives the fol-
lowing recipe for making salt-rising bread, which
is superior to common yeast bread and is con-
sidered by some more wholesome:
Put three teacnps of water, warm as you can
bear your finger in, in two quart cup or bowl,
and three fourths IF tablespoonful of salt; stir
in fonr enough to make quite a stiff batter; this
is for tue rising, or emptyings as some call 1t.
Set the bowl, closely covered, in a kettle, in
warm water, as warm as You bear your fin
ger in. and keep it as near this temperature as
possible. Notice the time when you set F" your
rising; in three hOurs stir in two tablespoOnfuls
of flour, put it back, and in five and one-half
hours from the time of setting, il will be within
one inch of the top of your bowl. Ii is then light
enough. and will make up eight quarts of Hour /;
make sponge in the centre of your hour with
one quart uf water of the same temperature as
rising, stir the rising into it, cover over with
little dry -four, and pnt it whore 1t will keep
very warm, but not scald; in thrcc-fonrihs of an
hour mix this into stiff dough; if water is used,
be sure Z is very warm, anddo not work much
a, Yeast bread; make the baves little larger,
and keep il warm for another three-qnarters of
an hour; it will then be ready TO bake. While
rising this last time have your oven heating; it
needs hotter oven than yeast bread. If these
rules are followed, you will have bread as white
as SNOW, with lisht-browu crust, deliciously
sweet and tender.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

CUTTISGs.-This is particularly good time to
make itings from rithy, sueeulent, soft wood
ed shrubs, intending currsuts, gooscberries, etc.
With sharp knife, and clean, sioping cut
make cuttings eight or ten inches in length from
sound well ripened shoots Of this years growth.
Remove all leaves, and disbud all but the two
upper buds. In well prepared ground make a
trench with spade, set the cuttings upright
against the ledge side Of the TRENCH hoe the dirt
to the cuttings and tramp and pack, the harder
the better, aud put lose soil over all, leaving
only the upper bud at the surface. Granulatioii,
calousing and slight roofing will ensue this fall,
aud in the spring, rank and luxuriant growth
will follow. All kinds Of cuttings from hardy
shrubs vines and trees. are better made in the
fall than spring; bnt a rule, it is best to wait
until the falling of the leaf indicates the full ma
turity of the wem, and bud
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20
asefaI aud Gnriol,s.
Ts shipper. Of Ps.lsry.

Re Shippers 81 Eoahrys
One of our leading poultry dealers requests us
to publish the following for the benefit Of those
who prepare fowls for market:
Choice poultry in good order always hnds .
ready sale at the highest price, but to obtain
this, attention nust he given to the following
points. In fattening poultry, give them all they
will eat, and poultry fattened on corn is more
yellow and better than that fattened on any 9th
er grain; remember you not only get pay for
every pound your poultry gains in fattening, but
by improving the quality you gain from one
fourth to one-half in price on the whole. The
birds should be kept from food twenty -four hours
before killing TO allow the crop to become empty.
All poultry, but more especially turkeys, should
be killed by bleeding in the neck, aud the poul-
try picked while the body is warm. Wet-picked
poultry will not sell so readily nor for so high a
price as that which is dry-pieke,l, and the best
growers of ponltry never scald their birds. As
soon rs poultry is picked the neck shond be
carefully wiped the tail and wing feathers should
be clipped, and the entrails removed. Poulty
should be thoroughly cooled and perfectly dry,
and packing boxes should be used, especially for
turkeys and geese, although barrels may be used
for chickens and ducks. Pack closely as posi-
bic, lining the package with clean paper, and see
that the package is so full that when tine cover
is nailed on there will be no chance of the pOul-
try being moved about. Never use straw in
packing poultry, for Lesides creasing the bodies,
there is always more or less ehaf that hurts the
appearance of the fowls. Poultry prepared and
shipped according to the above directions will
always meet with ready sale, when balf-fatten-
ed, badly dressed, slovfly looking stuff cannot
he sold ut half price.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

The editor of Harper's Maga-iRe pulls the fol-
lowing scrap from his drawer
Many verdant Congressman, fresh from his
constituents, has found the floor of the national
beer garden quite different theatre for the dis
play of his abilities from the tavern or the store
up country. where he has been wont to hold forth
to bis adm iring frienfs. Mr. Collier, who became
one of the leaders in the Lower House, was taken
all aback when he was first on his legs in the
Hall. He rose and said, "Mr Speaker"
"The gentleman from New York, !" said the
Speaker.
It began to grow dark in front of the rising
member, but he managed to exclaim again, Mr..
Speaker"
"The gentleman from New York." said the
Speaker.
By this time attention were arrested and the
sudden silence was even more cOnfonnding than
the uproar in which he had risen. Once more he
cried out, and now ON the verge of despair, 81 Mr..
Speaker"
"The gentleman from New York" said the
Speaker, with the faintest smile of compassion
on his face.
But no words came to bear the thoughts of the
embarrassed member, aud turning to a friend
sitting next to him, he burst forth:
81 say, Ellsworth do you know where 1 can
charter knot hole for fortnight"
That was his maiden speech His next was a
decided hit, aud he speedily TUse to the front
rank of speakers in the House.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20
fer tht farmer.
CATTLE ON HIcnwAYs.

You deserve immortal honor for your zeal and
perseverance, in the cause of preventing cattle
from running or pasturing on the highways, and
it is matter OF surprise TO me that the farmers
Of the state do not unite in solid mass to obtain
stringent laws on this subject, and see that they
are duly put IN force. The proposal Of one OF
your correspondents to have favored class of
poor men privileged to pasture cows on the pub
lie roads, Is not only absurd, bat wicked. No
man Is able to buy COW unless he is able TO feed
her; it is part of the expense. We might as well
ask Tor law that when poor man bought
piece Oh beef IN market he should have the priv
ilege OF going to his rich neighbours kitchen
range and cooking it, because there was always
for the purpose. If proposition was made TO
have privileged class Of rich men, there would
be terrible outcry made abont it.
If poor mems cows tnrned upon the scanty
plckings OF road were sure to get living, they
would soon lind way to the other side OF the
fence, where thore was an inviting Geld of clover
or corn. Weak places in a fence arc soon found
by cows, or their owners; rail may be slipped
IN post and rail fence, a rider thrown on in
'wern fence" l once lived adjoining q man
who rented a mill and thirty acres Of land, and
yet be kept more stock than any large farmer in
the vicinity. When wanted yoke Of oxen for
some extra work, had only to hire one of my
darkies, by an extra dram, to bring mp his oxen
before day from one of my 6eldsi had no need
to borrow, except his ox-chan.
Before railroads were invented, scarcely a
week passed without our hearing of a "dreadfnl
accident" by the oyerturning of stage coach,
from running on a COW lying in the middle of the
road on dark night; for much Of our travelling
was done at night, and cows generally chose the
middle of the road to lie down, whereas hogs,
more intelligent, take to fence eorners. On the
railroad from Camden to Burlington, N. j. there
are many farms without outside fences along
the railroad. have Travelled it very often, but
never saw an animal astray qpen it. From Bur-
lingtoa to Mount Holly the farmers are rich, and
the owners eau afford substantial outside fences,
that they may pasture their cattle on the rail-
road, and the cars are often detained I've to ten
minutes in these seven miles FROM this cause. No
man can foresee the danger to property and loss
Of life that may be cansed by permitting his cat
tie to upon railroad, and it has been declar-
ed by our Supreme Court to be trespass for
which owners are liable; aud it would be well
where lives are lost to have these men indicted
accessories to the murder.-Cor. GamdntorH
Telegraph.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

THE best time for painting the exterior OF
buildings is late in the autumn or during the
winter. Paint then applied will endure twice as
long when applied in early summer, or in hot
weather. In the former il dries slowly and be
comes hard, like asslazcs, surface, not easily
affected afferward by the weather, or worn of
by the beating of the storms. But in very hot
weather the oil in the paint soaks into the wood
dry, and nearly ready to crumble uff The last
difficulty, however, might be guarded against,
though at an increased expense, by first going
over the surface with raw oil. BY painting in
cold weather, one annoyance might certainly be
escaped, namely, the collection of small flies on
the fresh paint
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

NEWSPAPERS IN many parts of the western
country, warn persons rambling abont the fields
and woods against m-ddling with the plant
known as poison vine (rhss toricodendroR). Ii is
beautiful, bright colored ereeper, often tn be
seen eiInging to old fences, walls or trees. Con-
tact with it results in very disagreeable eonse
quences to most persons, though there are some
who can handle it with i,apunity. Il attacks
th"se who suffer from it with symptoms much
resembling those of erysirlas. Cattle DO not
seem to be injured by the poison vine, a. cows
are often to lie seen eating il with impunity. 1t
Is stated, however, that "milk sickness" in chill
dren is esnsed by using the milk of cows that
feed upon il.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

DURING the terrible epidemic of 1867, which
decimated the coast towns and cast gloom over
the entire alluvial region of Texas, remarkable
fact is vouched for by observant gentlemen, who
went through the epidemic and suffered by it.
II is that as soon as the yellow fever became ep.
idenic at place, all the birds fed. In Lagrange,
ON river, and where the feathered tribe are or.
dinarily numerous, not bird was to be seen dr.
ring the whole course of the plague. At Chapel
Hill one was not seen near the village till the
feycr had ended 1t must be tina. the feathercd
sougsters also felt perceived the poison of the
Pestilence in the atmosphere, and urged by in
stinct, fed from its baleful influence.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

A STORY is told by the Boston Transcript at the
expense of o distinguished theological professor
at AndOver, Mass, whose usually retsntive mem
DRY is occasionally little treacherous on proper
names. While visiting neighbOring city some
time since, as he stood upon the depot platform,
waiting for train, gentleman stepped up, ac-
costed the professor, shook hands warmly, and
began numerous iU4niries in regard to members
of his family and the good friends living in A..
The professor was puzzled; the face of his cord-
al friend was qnite familiar, and ne was evident
ly no stranger to himself family, but to recall
his name was beyond any effort of memory. The
professor joined in lively conversation, dislik-
ing to make the awkward inquiry, and hoping
for some chance word to reveal the name of his
friend, but it came not, and the conversation
went on the ignorance became more and more
embarrassing At last a happy Thought came to
the professor; he would get it without asking.
So, with an indifferent air, he asked: "Let me
see, forget how TO spell your name. Bat, alas
for the expedienti With curious smile his
friend replied, WELL usually, spell it Jones'"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

HINTS FOR THE SEAsoS.-Proyide poultry with
warm, ventilated and comfortable winter quar-
tiers. Keep their premises clean. Occasionally
pass their roasting poles through FIRE to destroy
as grain, and with plenty of clear water, gravel,
and ashes to wallow in.
Harvest your POTATOES and store Immediately
in dark, cosl and well ventilated cellar. A
liberal amount # earth collected with them is
rather beneficial than otherwise in their preser-
yation.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

WINTER GRAIN.-It is expansion Of the water
in the soil, by being frozen, that breaks and
tears the roots of plants. Keep the soil as dry
possible, during the winter by clearing drains,
opening The dead burrows anew. and seeing that
the outlets are free. Run q one horse pillow
ihrongh the dead furruws when unfrozeli, espr-
cially in moist land. little grain will be Dies
trny.d- but this seldom cpmes TO mnch in the
rest # the land will largely increase the product
and quality.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20
To MEND RrBBHR s

TO MEND RrBBER SHOEs.-Get piece Of pure
rubber-an old shoeZvulcanized rubber will not
do; cut it into small bits. Put it into bottle,
and cover To twice its depth with spirits of iur-
pentine or refined cnal tar naptha-not petro-
Tenn naPtha- Stop the hottie and set to one
side, shaking u frequently The rubber will
soon dissolve. Then take the shoe and press the
rip or cut close together, and put on the rubber
solution with eamel's hair brush Continue to
apply as il dries. until thorough coating is
formed. Spirits of turpentpe dissolves the rub
Der s.owest, but forms the most elastic cement
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

Now, DOWN in Pennsylvania, rival editors
harrow mp each others feelings with snch epi-
other an Emprostholonic editor, and il crushed
by the whitening blight hurled at him in return
If Opisthonic and Otstupefactive pencil wrench
er. These gentlemen do not seem to understand
that the most ordinary etiquette efiagitates
more honorifcabilititudinity. This is u simple
maxim, but true one.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

THE fine practical sense of the Second Advent
folks who are gathering on the banks of the Con-
necticut to witness the end of the world within
the next few days, is proved by the fact one del
egation took with it seventy five fat turkeys.
Probably the Adventists wanted those useful
birds to gobbie the world up.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

"LTrTLE TOMMY didn't disobey mamma and
60 in swimming. did he Z" mo, mamma; jim
my Brown aud the rest of the boys went in, but
/ remembered and would not disnbey you ~
"And Tommy never tells lies, does hef" "No,
mamma, or / couldnt go to heaven" "Then
how does Tommy happen to have on Jimmy
Browns shirt?'
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

The following tender missive was picked up
in the ladies' sitting room of the railroad depot
at Fonda: dear Charles, do you love me as
much as Won did at quarter to IL last night Say
you do, dearest, and it will give me spirit to go
down and tackle them cold beans left from yes
terday." The answer sent was, Yes, hoist them
in, my angel"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

A LADY asked her intended whether. when
they were married, the church bells would be rung
The gentleman replied, to her dismay that he
intended to ring belle himself inside the church.
After the ceremony, We suppose the gentle
mans ears were painfully conscious that his
"bellen could ring without his assistance.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

If Prof. Proctor is right, says the Boston
Transcript, which declares that it is unable to
rpare reporter to visit the spot to verify or re-
flute him, 'every foot of the suns surface is hot
ter than blazes. The heat thrown ont from each
square yard of surface per hoHr is like that
evolved from the burning of six tons of coal ;
but whether soft coal or anthracite is in use
there we are not informed"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

A MAN went to purchase tombstone for his
recently deceased wife. The stone-cutter took
the bereaved into his yard and showed him his
stock in trade. The bereaved selected slab on
which was written: "Here lies Susan Smith"
etc. "Bnt that was not your wife's name, Mr..
Brown" "oh, well, it don't matter, the old wo-
man couldn't read"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

THE newspapers, having discussed the author
ship of the well-known ballad. Betsy aud ar.
Out in the Beautiful Snow, to their satisfaction
are wrangling over that of " Old Crimes" Won't
some scriblsr inform mankind who wrote Mary
had Little Lanibpr
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-20

The professor of German fatters himself that
he has mastered English pronunciation, and tells
some frit nds: les not shdrainch ting, laties,
from au italian chendleman "a Grade vrent of
mine ant very gleffer many who has lifted in
New York almoste as long as haf-tvendy- wife
eeeerrs-an foot you pellet it he shbeegs Enk-
to YOU agound for 20 eggshdraorrtinary zeer-
goomshdanz as tat -