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How To MAKE HENS LaY.-The following
statement was communicated to the Boston Trans
cIipt:
.'For several years past have spent few
weeks of the latter part OF the summer on the
Kennebec river in Maine. The lady with whom
stopped is highly accomplished and ntelli-
gent housewife. She supports a small .heuery,'
and from her derived my information in this
matter. She told me that, for many years. she
had been IL the habit of administering to her
hens, with their common food, at the rate of a
teaspOenfnl of Cayenne pepper, each alternate
day, to a dozen of her fowls. Last season. when
was with her, each morning she brought in
twelve or fourteen eggs, having but sixteen hens
in all. She again and again experimental in the
matter, by emitting to feed with the Cayenne
invariably was that her product of eggs fell off
to five or six per day. The same effect of using
the pepper is produced in winter as well as sum-
mer"
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Msefnl aud Curious.
CONsuMPrION.


OVN0Vm InONs
The Prsper Clfnase fer Cs.sun psives, esA fss
Rersses ThreeseoeA wfsh CsessoPoss.
We are indebted to DIR. E. Andrews, Professor
in the Chicago Medical College, for the following
interesting facts and statistics, compiled carefully
number of deaths from consumption in the differ
ent States and Territories:
The last two census reports 1S6O and lo1O) Is
sued by our government have each qnarto vol
ume, showing the number of deaths in every state
and Territory, and the diseases causing them
BY classifying the facts there stated, 1t appears
that consumption and cancer are two diseases
which are similarly affected by, and prevail IN
the same regions. The laws governing theiT
prevalence are two in number:
First-These two diseases are most abundant
near the sea, and diminish rs you recede from il
Second-At equal distances from the sea, they
prevail most at the North, and diminish as you
go SOnth.
For example, if you begin at Massachusetts
and go westward, the proportion of deaths from
consumption to deaths from all causes regularly
diminshes rs you recede from the Atlantic. Here
are the figures: Deaths from consumption IN
Massachusetts,, 3 per cent; New York, ~ pei
cent; Ohio, IL per cent; Indiana, IA per cent.
Illinois, IL per cent. Missouri, 9 per cent; Nan
sas, per cent; Colorado, 8 per cent; Utah,
per cent; and then, if you go down to California
it increases again TO IL per cent. on account Of
the proximity of the Pacific Ocean.
similar decrease is observed II we 60 from
North to South, As follows; Michigan, l6p per cent.
Indiana, IA per cent; Kentucky, IA per cent !
Tennessee, II per cent; Alabama, 6 per cent.
From this, it follows that the best resort for .
consumptive or cancer patient is some point which
is at the same time far south, and as far from
the sea, as possible. Such place is New Mexico
where the deaths from consumption are only 5 pei
cent, or Arkansas where they are per cent.
while in cold and sea-girt New England they are
% per cent. Probably the. uplands Of old Mexico
would do still better.
Entirely in accordance with this rule, but con-
trary to the popular opinion, Minnesota is q worse
place than our own State, having IA per cent Of
deaths from consumption, while Illinois has only
IL per cent. The best places in the country are
ms follows: New Mexico, per cent; Arkansas,
per cent; Mississippi, per cent; Alabama,
per cent; Florida per cent; Georgia, per cent.
South Carolina, S per cent; aud Utah, per cent
The census Of ls70, as compared with the one
taken ten years before, shows considerable in.
crease of consumption in the Southern States, and
diminution of it ut the North. This is proba
bly, due to the moving of invalids Southwark in
search of health, which only part Of them sue.
ceeded in attaining. By consulting the following
table the invalid can see at glance where his
best localsty lies:
Table Snoring the Percentage Of Deaths from Con.
sumption, as Compared miM the Total Number o.
Deaths from all Causes in Each State and Terri.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-01-30

Every barn should have manure shed close
up against it, or near to it that it will be much
easier for you to put your manure into it than
daily to wheel it out long distances upon the ma
nure heap This shed should be so constructed
as to prevent all leakage of its liquid parts into
the subsoi and be the lowest at its centre, where
it shovld have a cistern or sunken hogshead to
catch and retain the sinking liquid parts. This
cistern or hogshead should also have pump to
throw this liquid drainage back again nicely and
week, and so keep its whole mass sufficiently
moist to prevent its getting too dry and being
spoiled by fire fanging. If an occasional coat Of
roadside scrapings, turf, muck, weeds before they
have blossomed or while they are yet in blossom,
dried burned pulverizel clay, etc, is put upon
this manure heap, it will hold and retain all the
manure's evolving fertilizing gases, and also
greatly enlarge rs well as improve your manure.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-01-30

Cool MINER.-Some years ago, a party of
philosophers undertook, for a scientific purpose,
to penetrate into the vastly depths of an English
coal milfe. The venerable Professor Farash, who
made one of the number, used to relate with inf
mite gusto the following startling incident of his
visit On his ascent in the ordinary manner, by
means of the bucket, aud with miner for q fel-
low passenger, he perceived, as he Thought, Ger
tain unmistakable symptoms of frailty in the
rope.
''How often do you change your ropes, my
good man 7" he inquired, when about half way
from the bottom of the awful abyss.
ave change them every three months, SIR"
replied the man in the bucket; "and shall
change this one to-morrow. if we get up safe"
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ROOTs AND Stock RAIsING.-It is impossible
to keep stock advantageously without roots.
This fact, and the fact, alsa, that roots play snch
an important part in judicious rotation of crops,
ought to induce more attention to them. Turnip
culture has been pronounced the sheet anchor of
British agriculture. 1t has wrought little short
country, and it will do the same here if 1t can be
made general. Tunips do not require to be sown
until the hurry of spring work is over, and thus
a season of comparative leisure may be appro-
priated to this important crop. They are pref
ty sure crop, and, on good land, highly produc-
tive and remunerative. In this country they
cannot, as in England, be fed on the ground, but
require storage. They, however, stand consid-
cradle degree of cold, and keep well either in pits
or moderately well protected cellars.-CdRada
Farmer.
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Our Sfrap 8ouk.
wINrER SCENES.


The leaves have fallen frum the trees
The alder trembies At the door;
And like the surge Of angry seas,
The mad storm means across the moor!
The frosts are penciling the pAnes
With many quaint and rare device;
About the leafiess village lanes
Are seen unbroken spots Of icei
The rim upon the hedgerow seems
More purely white than ermined robe;
The solemn sun bot weakly bezms-
Hangs in the sky like blood red globe.
Tbs poor birds dit from spray 10 spray,
A dense msit hangs upon the world.
And in the daylight wakes gray,
Like smoke rum heavy ordnance rolled!
Deep silence reigns i'm every vale.
No strcsmlet tinkles as il flows;
save when struck by the northern gale.
That harps In thunder as il blovsi
The ivy round the cottage door
Looks perished in the dim cold light;
And round our homes the mad winds roar.
And strike with all their groaning might
The holly's nuffled with the snow,
Through which the rubbed berries peep
Like drops Of coral, while below
The rivers bound in lev sleepi
We list the north with the thunder-tone
Rock giant trees from root 10 crown;
While massive clouds look sad and lone,
And with suilen grandeur frowni
The snow fakes fall in Keeling showers,
In MANY wild and grotesque forms;
And soon the hills appear like towers
The bulwarks Of the rolling stormsi
And day, storm vanguished celdly dies
The night in savage glory roigns;
With snow bound earth and unstarred skies
Amid the howl Of hurricanesf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-01-30

BEDDING AND VENnIAnON.-Every farmer
should see to il himself, however trustworthy may
be his boys or other assistants, that his cattle,
sheep, horses and hogs are well bedded, as we'll
as well fed and watered. Also, that his barn or
barns, where his stock is kept and fed, is OF are
well ventilated. Domesticated' animals, as well
rs man himself, need fresh air, aud when COM
PEELED to breathe a tainted and therefore an ire
spirable atmosphere, it is at the expense or risk
of health, and the highest purposes which one
has in stock breeding and keeping. ANY observ-
ing farmer can tell on opening his barn in the
morning whether the ventilation thereof is am
ple-Bosfon Caltirator.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-01-30

GOOD anccdote is told Of named Ben
tly a confirmed drinkrr. who would never drink
in public, and always denied ever tasting liquor.
One day some had witnesses concealed them
selves in his room, and when the liquor was run
ming down his throat, seized him, with his
arm crooked and his mouth open, and holding
him fast, said, with air of triumph, All, Ben
tly, have We caught you at lastf You never
drink. ha!r Now one would suppose that Bently
would have acknowledged the corn; not he !;
with the most grave and inexpressibe face, he
calmly and in a d:gnified manner said, "Gentle-
men, my name is not Bentlye
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a. And how do they hold the flailsi'

oflEER old fellow down east,owned mill, the
water of which was brought some distance
through a wooden iume. One morning IN APP
prentice informed him that the fiume was full
Of smokers. Miller for that was his name, posted
himself at Its mouth, placing large basket to
catch the suckers in, while the boy went to the
other end to hoist
There was "rush of many WATERS carrying
the old man. basket and all, over the overshot
wheel, and for thirty feet below. All dripping,
he scrambled out, grumbling and SUFFERING
lyon may think I'm an idiot, but amt such
q darn'd fool that can't see through the joke"
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How TO DRY A Cow-The Western Rural says:
'Let the COW be MIXED perfectly dry; then take
four ounces of tallow, two ounces of beeswax,
half . pint of vinegar, ounces spirits Of tur-
pentine, and half pint of tar. Boil these to-
gether for fifteen minutes over q slow fire; let
the mixture cool; then rub the ndder and milk
veins of the cow with it and she will become
dry
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-01-30

WIDOWS CAKE.-TwO cups of Indian meal,
three cups of heat flour, one pint of buttermilk,
four tablespoons of molasses, two teaspoons of
saleratus. To be eaten hot. with butter, for tea
or breakfast
EGG STAINS on SuvER-To remove the stains
OH spoons caused by using them for boiled eggs,
take little common salt, moist between the
thumb and finger, and briskly rub the stain,
which will soon disappear.
SOLVENT FOR OLD Putty AND PAINT.-Soft
soap mixed with a solution of potash or caustic
soda; peailash aid slaked lime mixed with
sufficient water to form paste. Either of these,
laid ON with old brush rag, and left for
hours will render ID easily removable.
To REMOVE GREASE SPOTS FROM WOOI--In
removing the grease from wool, use q very weak
alkaline solution substitute for soap, because
if the solution is too strong it will act chemically
upon the wool. tending to dissolve it, and thus
impair its strength aud lustre.
COTTAGE PUDDING.-Three tablespoonful of
melted butter one cup of sugar, one cup of sweet
milk, one egg, cream tartar, one of soda. Boil
steadily for ono and u half hours.
LEMON CAKE.-Onc cup of butter, three of
sugar, of milk, four of flour, five eggs, small
teaspoon of soda, juice and grated peal Of lemon.
DYES FOR BoNEs.-Red. Dissolve cochineal in
ammonia. ImmerseN the bones in the solution,
after having put them in weak nitric acid for a
few minutes.
Scarlet. First dye the bones in n solution of
madden or brazil wood, and pass them afterwards
into a solution Of salt Of tin.
Black. Soak the bones for few hours in
weak solution of nitrate of silver; expose to the
snn until completely black.
Purple. Boil the homes for hours in an earth
Ell vessel, with a solution of logwood and alum
Tellor. Soak the bones first for "a hours in a
solution of acetate Of lead (sugar of lead,) and
afterwards in q solution of bichromate of potash.
Iroru Roll the homes in n solution of furmer-
ic, and afterwards in pearlash water.
Blac. Soak or boil the bones in q solution of
suphate Of indigo, to which little cream Of
tartar has been added.
Green. Dissolve verdigris in water, and boil
the bones in the solution.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-01-30

A HINT TO LOVERS OF FIOwERs-A most bean.
tiful and easily attained show of evergreens may
he had by n very simple plan, which has been
found to answer remarkably well on small scale
If geraneum branches taken from luxurient and
healthy trees, be cut as for slips and immersed in
soap-water, they will, after dropping for few
days, shed their leaves, put forth fresh Ones and
continue in the finest vigor all the winter. by
placing number of bottles thus filled in flower
basket, with moss to conceal the bottles, a show
of evergreen is easily insured for the whole win
ter. All the different varieties of the plant being
usetl the various shapes and colors Of the leaves
blended into beautiful effect They require no
fresh water
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FILL tumbler fhree-fourihs full Of water;
then pour halfa tablespoonful Of oil into it; stir
them together; then hold lighted match over
the tumbler, and If it takes fire from the vapor.
before the flames comes in contact with the oil,
it is dangerous, as good oil will not thus ignite,
aud indeed, will not burn readily when flaming
match is thrown into it; while those which have
been mnch adulterated with benzne will emit a
vapor which is nearly as explosive as gunpowder,
and the oil will then burn freely.
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BRANDY drinkers may not he pleased to learn
that the Internal Revenue detectives of New York
discovered parties engaged in a soap boiling es.
tablisbment. in manufacturing French barndy
from Pfiafer's roiiers-composed of glue and mo-
la,ses
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RECIPE FOR CURING HANs.-Pack the hams,
shank end downward. giving each piece q slight
sprinking Of salt, and then pour over them when
cold brine made of lbs. salt, coarse western or
Canada. dissolved in water and thoroughly
skinned before boiling, to each 100 lbs. of meat.
They should remain wholly covered in this brine
from four to six weeks, or until properly salted
for cooking then removed and dried and smoked.
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ing Let them do the best they can for them
selves in the early part Of the day, but just he
fore they 60 to roost. OIL their crops with pud-
ding. Active digestion can 60 on in the crop and
gaxzard Of Q chicken while C Il alseep.
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EAR-AcHE.-Cotton wool wet with camphor, OF
paragoric and sweet oil, hot, and the ear bandag
ed, will give relief.
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TN. uUsBANps COMPLAINT.


BY yusEPH TAYLOR
A frv short months ago, my dear.
Before we two were one,
Won vowed to do so many things
That now are neser done
Won said. when home from daily toll
came with aching brow.
Your hand alone should soOthe its pair
IL never soothes il now.
Won sid you would no burden be,
And dress as means allow;
Bat what with silks and rings and thing
You do not do So now.
Y0u used to sacrifice yourself,
And to my wishes bow,
Allowing me TO have my way
You never do 80 now.
You used to sing and play and smile.
And gush can't tell how:
You won my heart, grieve to say
You never gush 50 now.
/ mind the moonlight nights when
Was moved to hear you vow
joy 'twould be TO die for me
Why don't you do so now!
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A skeptic thinks it very extraordinary that an
aas once talked like q man. Isn't it still more
extraordinary that thousands Of men are contin-
ually talking like assess
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A scientific writer in the New York Journal Of
Commerce states that the difference of time be-
tween London and New York ID four hours and
fifty minutes, eighteen and ninety five hundredth
seconds.
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The inmates of the Alabama insane asylum
publish a paper. which is very ably edited COM
pared with some We have seen published by un-
Gagged iunatics.
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PORK and beans are the most nutritious food
for the money that can he found. Three cents
worth will give hearty meal.
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ERuPnoNs.-Dissolve Epson salts, and battle
the parts affected two or three times day
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A.man is taller in the morning than at night
to the extent Of half an inch, owing to the relay
Otion of the cartilages.
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IT is beautiful custom in some oriental lands
tn leave untouched the fruits that are shaken
from the trees by the wind. they being regarded
as sacred 70 the poor and the stranger.
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A MAN who can do without his own approha-
tion in society. hut he must make great exertisn
to gain it when slone; without IL, solitude In not
to be endured.
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SPINAL AFFEcrioNs.-Bathing in strong tepid
salt water, isgood for this and osher bone dseases
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APPLE and snet dnmplings are lighter whe
boiled in q net than cloth. Skim the Dot we'll
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STEwED pumpkins as poultice has been found
Of great value in reducing iufammatory rheuma-
fism
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Provisions are 80 scarce in Corea that the ma
tiyes willingly nay two yonng women for sim
gle bushel of grain.
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Alcohol i said to be certain cure for nu.h
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Notices Of the Press.

Nsticss NJ the Press
The everncrrasiu circulation If this excellent monthly
proves its continued adaptation tn popular desires and
needs Indeed. when think into how many homes il
penrtrte- month must consider it of tho
educators well entertainers Of the public mind for its
vast popularity has been by appeal To stupid preju
dicr- or ,lepraved tastrs.-Io<fon Gtobe.
The which this Mdgdzne for variety
enterprise artistic wealth. and literary culture that
kept pace with il if il has nat led the times should
its conductors to regard with UNSUITABLE compac-ncy. 1t
also entities them To great claim upon the public graft
tide The Magazine has done gos and evil all the
of its lif-.-Brookiyn Eagle
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IT il sad that wool waahed on sheep shrinks
thirty per cent. in manufacturing
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Washington Territory 16.-Chicago Tribune.
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