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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13
Bed-Bux story.

The editor of the Grand River Eagle gives the
following, as the experience of a friend stopping
at the Kalamazoo House:
"You See went to bed pretty ALFRED used
up, after hull day on the old rOad, before the
plank was laid, kalkilatin' on a good snooze.
WAL, just as the shivers began to ease off,
kinder felt suthin tryin' to pull off my shirt, aud
diggin' their feet into the small of my back, to
get good hold. Wiggled, and twisted, and
puckered. All 10 use-kept agOin' it like all sin.
"Bimeby, got up and struck a light, TO look
around spell. Found about peck of bedbugs
scattered around, and more drOppin' off my shirt
and runniu' down my legs every mint. Swept
of a place ON the floor, shock ont a quilt, Law
down and kivercd mp in it for a nap.
"NO use, no use; mounted right onto me, like
passed. of rats on meat tub; dug hole in the
kiverlid and crawIcd through, and give me fits
for tryiu' to hide.
"GOt up again, went down stairs aud got the
slnsh bucket from the wagon. Brought it up
and made circle of tar on the loor; Law down
on the floor, on the inside, and felt comfortable
that time, anyhow. Left the light burnin' and
watched EN-. See em get together and have a
mp-meetin' about it, aud then they went of in
q squad, with an old gray headed he one at the
top, right up on the wall out Oh the ceiliu' till
they got to the right spot, then dropped right
plum into my face. Fact, by thunderl
WAL, swept 'em up again, aRd made cir
Gle of tar on the ceiling, too. Thought hal 'em
foul that time; but 4 swang TO mad if they didn't
pull straws. ont of a bed, and build regular
bridgeeger it,"
Seeing an incredulOns expression on our visage,
he clenched the story thus:
Its go, whether you believe it or not, and
some OF EN- rdtked across stills! Bed-bugs are
curious critters, and no mistake, specially the
Kalamazoo kind
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13
Roush on Old msun.st.,

In April last, while the Hon. S. S. Cox was TAX
ing flying visit to the scenes of his boyhood in
Ohio, be attended church, as all good Coxes do,
on Sunday, and listened to a sermon from the
following text: GAS a servant earnestly desireth
the shadOw."-JOb, vii 2.
The venerable preacher began by saying he
had seen Picture illustrating the text which rep
resented slave looking toward the west, wait
ing for the end of the days work. 1t was emit
tied, Longing for Sunset" How he improved"
on that text! He called ont the worthless of both
Restaurants; pictured Jacobs longing for Joseph,
and old SimeOns desire 30 go, "since his eyes
were made glad" He impressed the thought
sire to 60. Work was TO be done. And yet we
should look and long for sunset When the
heart breaks, and SORROW is too painful, and sui
eide tempts, aud the sOul longs for sunset we
should remember that sunset is only the vesti-
bne Of sunrise" But how he precrated! "When
the river is passed, the swollen flood pas, and
heaven attained there will be unshadowed JOY !;
Tor there is no Sunset in HedreH. -Harper's for
JHlH
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13
Asefnl aud Curious.
SMOKY CHlMNEYs.


The evil of smoky cbjmneys is often curable,
sometimes not If found to arise from too small
a fine, roughly finished, and affortling obstrnc-
tion to the free MASSAGE of smoke or Of the ma
chine that should clean the chimney, there is but
little encouragement to try a cure; but if the
fine is of the proper size. it is worth while to
observe what Opposing circumstances exist to
oppose its proper working.
In country places. oftentimes tree too near
to a chimney-top will stop the current of air.
and eanse a downward draft. The remedy is not
necessarily the removal of the tree, which may
be valuable but such n change in the form of
the terminal as will take advantage of all winds
that blow except Inv the quarter cut OF by the
tree; and as the down draft is nearly always cut
of by an eddy thrown back from the resisting
bulk of the tree, by closing the top of the Chin
ney at the side nearest the tree, and leaving il
open upon the Others, an effectual cure will gen.
eralIy be wrought Another and common cause
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13
aaxar.Curinx Hams.

TT. ~ vi. T,.;l... Elm. ,,,,,,o,;,.s che
me view ih iIoaae mus '.l,,raJ' io
ni'ne Q. conaI ming n"ins a,I'1 ouie
Aoont Iilli'on suga r.en' ,r h"lls Me pu' W
III one western cll! aIphe. me nl";.'.ure, or
Ihc arr o. culg .us,'; anu ano, eas.e.;iui
packihs ipr preservation, Is 80 hiee au operation
ana requires 80 hlnGn care anu shitl mat an eX-
pert manager readily commands szoo mohth
for his services: Inc mans chosen are OF an Nv
erage weight Of fourteen pounds each, and they
lose 1 IN me curing Two or three pounds each OF
iHiS weight. Inc URINE Is carefully pftsfINeu
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

How TO Cook BEEFsTEAK.-A becfsteak is
always best broiled; but the following method
is recommended by lady writer, when broiling
is not convenient. The frying pan being wip, d
dry, place it upon the stove to become hot. In
the mea ntine, the steak-if it chances to be a
sirloin much the better-pepper and salt it,
then lay it on the hot pan, which instantly
us soon as possible. When the raw flesh touches
the heated pan, of course it seethes and adheres
to it, but in few minutes it becomes loosened
aud juicy. Every half minute turn the steak,
but be careful to keep it as much as possible un-
der cover When nearly done lay q small piece
of butter upon it, and if you want much g:ayy,
add tablespoonful of strong coffee. This makes
the most delicious, delcately broiled steak, full
of juice, yet retaining the healthy, bcefy flavor
that any John Bull could require. The same
method may be applied TO mutton-chops or ham
only they require more cooking to prevent
them from being rare. An excellent gravy may
be made by adding little cream, thickened by
a pinch of -four, into which, when off the fire and
partially cool, stir nto II the yolk Of egg well
beaten.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13
Care Of Cow. in autumn.

An entcrprising farmer of Western New York
communicated to MS recently his practice in the
management of his during the season when
grass begins to fail. He says the great secret of
rearing and feeding stock successfully is to keep
what you get-tO save every pound of flesh and
fat that is produced The question lying still
back of that is how shall tho fat aud the flesh be
retainedf What to do and how to do it is the
question. Hitherto / have always commenced
feeding my cows meal in October, and continued
the regular extra feed through November; and
made more butter in one of those autumn
months than in any other month of the grazing
season. l have pint cup with faring Sides
that holds, when dipped in and heaped up full
about two quarts of good Indian corn and oats
of equal parts, and made of the pure grain.
never "cob" my animals. | am down on that
cob system of management. With every fifteen
bushels of corn and oats mingle, before it is
ground, abOut one bushel of haxseed. This i'm
proves the quality of the feed for animals of
any kind, as ground flaxseed, when mingled with
grain is far better for mich cows, for horses for
fattening sheep, or for young stock of any kind
than oil meal. / SOW q little haxseed every wear
for the express purpose of having the seed to
mingle with the grain that is ground into meal
for my cows and other stock. think this is the
true way to make money-to save all that is
made without losing any portion. The little
losses abstract the profits. &
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

THE Lincoln State Journal tells the following:
The proprietor of the Pioneer Honse has had
some unpleasant experience with the printers of
late. Several unworthy members of the craft
having boarded with him some weeks, left and
forgot to pay their board bills The hotel man
thereupon attempted to get his pay from the
Printers Union here; some of the wicked menu
beers of the UuiOn having caused him to believe
the story that the Secretary of the Union re-
sponsible for the pay. strange typo suddenly
appeared at the house in question, and rather
pompOusly announced that he was printer and
wanted to board there, desired a room in the
southeast corner of the house and wonld pay his
board monthly. The landlord was blue with
.amazemsnt, and for moment could not speak.
When he did, lie thundcred: SECT out O'here!
No id printer can stop in this house if he pays
hundred dollars a day in advance! Southeast
corner be id. Get"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13
Our Strip gook.
SCHOOLS OF THE oLpEN TIMES.


Mr. Crosby Secretary Of the Board of Educatien for
State of Maine while attending the meeting OF the In
itufe In Aroost"ok County some years ago va %
d and gentle rrmembrances.l
The schools-the schools Of other days,
Those were the schools for me.
When, in frock and trousers dreseea
learned my b C.
When, with my dinner in my hat
trudged away to school,
Nor dared to stop. as boys do now
For schoolma ans had q rule.
with locks well combed and face 50 clean,
Boys washed their faces them
And stick horse" tn ride upon
What happy little men!
And II q traveller we met
We threw sticks OF stones
To fright the horses $ they passed,
Or break good peoples bones
But with our hats beneath our arms,
We bent our heads full low;
For ne'er the school ma am failed to ask,
Boys did you make bowl
And all the little girls with ms
Would courtesy full low.
And hide their ankles meath their gowns
tGirls don't have ankles nOw]
We stole no fruit nor tangled grass
We played no noisy games;
And when we spoke to older folks
Put handles 20 their
And when the hour Of school had come
OF bell we had no need;
The sehool-ma ANS rap upon the glass;
Each one would quickly heed
The sehoolma' am-Heaven bless her name!
When shall we meet her likel
She always wore a green caash,
calico vandyke.
She never sported pantalrttes.
No silks ON her did rnstle;
Her dress hing gracefully around,
She never wore q Lasfte.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

PEOPLE who prefer wetting the winters stoIe
of coal to the dust on putting it into their cellars
do not, perhaps, generally know that they are
laying up for themselves a store of sore threats
and other evils consequent upon the practice.
Even the fire damp which escapes from coal
mines arises from the slow decomposition of coal
ut temperatures but little above that of the at
mnsphere, but nnder augmented pressure. BY
wetting mass Of freshly broken coal and put
ting it in a cellar the mass is heated to such
degree that carbnreted and sulphureted by dro-
,e:. are given OF fer long periods Of time, and
pcryade tho whole house. The liability of wet
coal to mischevous results nnder such cireum-
stances may lie appreciated from the fact that
there are several instances on record of sponta-
neOus combustion from wet coal.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

CARE OF TREEs.-Apple trees have habit
when old of pushing ont sappy shoots along the
main branches They should be cut away in al
dition to similar thinning as recommended for
the pear.
Dwarf apples and dwarf pears should be exam
ined now to see what the borer is doing for them.
This is the time when they do the most destrnc-
tion, as they are boring down into the stems for
winter protection.
good top dressing with some kind of manure
is very important for orchard trees, and the ap-
plication ought TO be made now, or as soon after
this as possible. 1t viii not do much in the way
of feeding the tree this winter, but by spring it
will have perfectly Incorporated itself with the
soil, so that the roots will have it within easy
reach the naDept they enter into their next
season Of activity. II we delay such an applica-
tion till spring, the manure will not benefit the
tree greatly until some time has elapsed after
the application was made.
Almost any Kind of fertilizer will be found
valuable rs a top dressing for trees. Stable or
barnyard manure is good, and If this is not con-
venienti mold scraped up In the woods will be
foundt 70 answer . very fair purpose. Hard wood
ashes is excellent and rotten wood is better than
no manure at all. >
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

iHYou want nothing hut tlish-kettle," said an
old housewife in the baekwoods to her daughter,
who had just got married. why, when your
father and commeReetl, had nothing but a
dish-kettie. / used to boil my coffee in it, and
pour it into . pitcher; then boiied my potatoes
in it, and set them on a warm plate while L stew
ed mp the meat in it; nssai TO milk in it-and al
ways after a meal, fed The pigs ont of the dish
kettle. Sal, if yOu are only mind To, you eau
use it for anything"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

PRESERVING SEED -CoRS.-As the season is at
hand for farmers to lay away their seed corn, We
give the following suggestions from an old far
mer in Wisconsin. As soon as the largest ears
NAV be quite green aud the husk on the ear
somewhat green, select the largest and rlpest
ears, and on the same day divest the corn of all
the husk, save as much as will suspend it. Braid
the ears IN lunches of ten or twelve, and sns
phere be damp hang the punches around the
wall of the kitchen, for three or four weeks at
least 1t may hang either in the kitchen, or any
dry, airy place, where neither damp nor rain will
get to It, until planting time.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

To remove mold stains from books wiihnut in
jnring the paper, the Scientific Ameyicda gives the
following directions: ~. Wet with pure clean
water. 2. Soak iu diluted solution ofbleaching
powder. 3. Pass through water made suur to
the taste by mnriatic acid. 4. Soak in pure wa
ter until all traces of acid are reno we'd, and dry
Ii is not necessarily say that this operation re-
quirrs careful manipulation. You may try, in
stead, exposing the '.s0isf55ed paper to the fumes
of burning sulphur which is good bleaching
agent, and then passing it through water and
driving"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

wonk IN THE ORcHARD.AThe operations of
planting and putting the stock in. the, best con-
dition for winter win continue 70 occupy the
attention of the fruit cultivator Planting may
be continued as long as the weather is suitable.
If any nursery stock is received and which can
not he carefully planted, heel it in, selecting a
light soil in place where water will not stand.
Be careful that spaces are left. among the
roots, untitled by earth. Trees heeled in care
fnlly will pass the winter in perfect safety, and
Much may be done in preparing the soil for
planting in spring. Maturing. blowing and even
making the holes for the trees can be continued
while the weather permits
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

LABELS See that all labels are in a condition
to pass the winter without becoming etfacei
Those on newly-planted trees need looking to-
The wire is often twisted on firmly at the nur-
sery, and, when growth starts, the tree may be-
come girlled. Labels or stakes, intended TO be
set in the ground, will last for many years if the
lower portion be covered with gas tar.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

To Cook DRIED SWEET CoRN.-Soak the corn
two hours in cold water, and boil two hours over
moderate fire. When it is nearly done add a
heaping teaspoon of salt and the same of sugar
to quart of corn. Mix tablespoonful of -four
size of a hens egg. Let it boil minnie, and it
is done IL boiled too long or toe fast, the corn
will be tough.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

How To Cook CRASBERRIEs.-Ada one teacup
of cold water to n quart of cranberries and put
them on in procelain or other preserving ket-
tie. After cooking ten minutes, add two heap
ing cnps Of sugar and cook about ten minutes
longer, stirring constantly from the time they
are put On. Pour out into bowl, and, when
cold, it can he removed as jelly frpm mould.
The berries will seem very dry before the sugar
is added, but if more water is put in they win
not form ielly
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

Now the growth Of national wealth Is only
about three and one-eighth per cent. per aunum,
notwithstanding the assertions of those who have
placed it much higher, though comparing the old
Valuations with the new, " hich have been great
" inereased,) instead of taking as the basis of
their calculation, rs they should have done, the
actual number of horses cattle, hogs, sheep, etc.
at the different periods. 1t is plain, therefore,
that the great mistake most men make is in at
tempting to use borrowed capital at an immense
ly high rent, ordinarily termed interest, which,
by the use of gold as currency, is often forced
still higher. While the growth of the national
wealth remains at the present rate, the average
man who attempts to pay even seven per cent.
for all the capital he can GET should expect
to avoid bankruptcy as the result.-Ner York
Mercantile Journal -. o.. .-.---- -r-.r-
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A FEW years since there was a Presbyterian
minister at Columbus, Miss, who had horror
of shoHting in church, which fact was well
known to his congregation. One day, after he
had preached very spiritual sermon, an old lady
was observed to leave the church in u very hasty
manner. Meeting her few days after, the min
lister asked why she had rushed from the church
SO suddenly the Sunday before. WELL" she re-
sponted, 1.-THE fact is, l was filled with grace
in listening TO your sermon, that found l could
NE contain myself, SO ran over to the Methodist
church across the way and shouted"
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Il 100 years at 1 per cent.

There are probably few, however familiar with
tile subject of the rapid increase of capital put
at interest, who would not be startled at the
statement that the ontfit of Christopher Column
bus in his first voyage of discovery, pnt Mt in
terest at six per cent, would by this time have
amounted to more than the entire money value
of this continent, together with the accumula-
tons from the industry of all who have lived up
on it. Ii any doubt this, let them reckon the
amount, estimating the entire outfit to have cost
only the small sum of five Thousand dollars, and
remembering that money at six per cent. dOub-
les in less than twelve years-Or accurately, elev
ell years, ten months and twenty one days. Al
lowing it tn double every twelve years, this five
thousand dollars at interest at six per cent, since
1872 it will be found, would have amounted to
81, S95 200 600 600; which, estimating the pOpu-
lation of the entire continent of America North
and SOuth) to be eighty-five millions, or over
seventeen million families, (ayeraging five MEN,
beers each) would give more than a million dol
lars as the possession of every one of these. The
interest upon million dollars ut six per cent. is
sixty thousand dollars Which would now be
the princely annual income of each of these sew
enteen million families, from the Accommodations
up to this time upon small a sum as that NAM
ed for the outfit of the discoverer.
In Hildreths History of the United States"
it is stated that Manhattan acknowledgements
called New Amsterdam, now the city of New
Yurk-was bought by the Dutch from the Indi-
ans, for sixty guiiders, or twenty four dollars,
aud this only about two hundred and fifty years
ago. And Yet, if tho purchasers could have Sc
eurely placed that S24 at interest where it would
have added to the principal annually, interest at
the rate of seven per cent, the accumulation
would exceed the present market value of all the
real estate in the city and County of New York.
Again, if man at the age of twenty five should
commence business with capital of one hundred
Thousand dollars, and could by any possibility
add thereto the interest ut the rate of seven per
cent. annually, the resul; would be lin round
uumbers) as follows:
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

ANY one desiruus Of keeping seeds from the
depredations of the mice can do So by mixing
some pieces of camphor gum in with the seeds.
CamPhnr placed in drawers or trunks will pre-
vent mice from doing them injury. This little
animal objects to the odor, and keeps q good
distance frOm it. He will seek food elsewhere
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QUAINT EPITAPH.-The following is from Viii
Transport, Pennsylvania: 81 = Sc e -
Sacred to the memory of 4 ~ -
HENRY H,
Born June 9th, 1921, of Henry H,
AND JANE, HIS WIFE, 20
Died on the 4th of May, 1881, by the kick of
colt in his bowels.
Peaceable and quiet, q friend to
his father aul mother, aud respected
by all who knew him, and went
to the world where horses
don't kick, where SORROWS and weepings
is no more.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

RELIC OF THE PAsr.-Mr. b. f.. Price, while
engaged in tearing eff the old roof of Christ
Church parsonage, of Washington street, for the
purpose of repairing it, found under the rafters
n slip of paper, inscribed As follows:
Mr.. Edmund Lees compliments to Mr.. Vim.
Craik, and requests the pleasure of his company
tomorrow evening at half past s.
Thursday, August ~, III. Answer
The paper and style of the handwriting show,
beyond doubt, that it is genuine note iof hum
dred and sixty years of age.-4,eraRdria (Td.)
ISeRtiReI -
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Jlre fun Of the Ching.
So WANT TO BE AN MUM

Iw,ut ta be an lUiu,
A Moduc or Ute;
I'm tired being white man
An unprotected brute.
want to be IN Iniin,
A ward Of Government:
want to be an Injin.
A warrior Of the plains;
I want to WELD a tnmahawk.
And scoop out peoples brains.
Ivant 10 build a campfire
ON a white mans breast
And watch his dying agony,
With q noble savage zest-
want to be an Iniin,
With "a tall. commanding form,
And greasy L. s. blanket,
To protect me from the storm.
want to be sn Injin.
And learn the seIlping art:
For then the darling olergymen
Win come aud take my Part
Iwant to be an Injin,
To beg. and lie. and steal,
With that placid sense Of safety
That a white man cannot feel.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

PEUSsIAN physician has examined the enam-
81 Ga tue holloware sold in Berlin, and reports
that the enamel on a stew-pan made in Belgium
cantained so much lead that two and a quarter
grains of oxide Of lead was found dissolved in
one of vinegar which had been boiled in it for
one hour.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

SCHOOL,. committe in Illinois brought charges
the other day against of the local teachers,
the specifications of which are follows: Il.
Immoiraltr; p Parshality; 3. Keeping disor-
DERBY sokGnl; 4. Carrying unlatie weepings."
The man who wrote this charge intends to keep
the sssszloal" himself next season.
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given rs follows: Iron them fresh with \ warm
mot hOt) iron, on which some sprrmacet has
been lightly rubbed. This method preserves per-
fsetly their lovely tints. and gives a waxy gloss
which ne other one secures
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13

SPRUCE UP-lf you get a merssnt to spare,
spruce up. Put the gate on its hinges, and put
a little paint on the fence. Make the hosse cosy
and inviting. Do not say you cannot find time.
The fact is, yon have no time to grow sioyeniy.
Your wife and children will be happier, your
farm will sell for more money, and be worth
more to you at home, if you devote an odd hour
now and then in sprucinE IN.