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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05
Where He Had the Advantage.

Just at the close of the war of 1sl2, United
STATES man-of-war entered Boston harbnr. The
commodore was known as a bully of the first wa
ter. Entering barber shop in Boston, and Find
ing no one but the boy present, be demanded, in
an insolent, OyerbeariDg way, where is your
masterf" "Not down yet, SIR" "Wcll, want
to be shaved" "Yes, sir, can shave yOu."
"YOuf1 Eyes, sirf' "Weli; you NAV try it, bnt
look here, yonngster," (aying his loaded pistol on
the tablet /" the first drop of blood you draw on
my face, II shoot You" "All right sir" was the
reply. The boy shaved him, and did it we'll
After the operation was through, the bully turn.
ed to him as he took up his pistol, and remarked
"Wasn't you afraidp mo, sir" retorted the
boy. Didn't you believe ! would shoot you ~
ayes, sir" "Then, why wasn't you afraid ~
The boy very coOlly replied, Because had the
advantage" advantage, howl" demanded the
irate bully. "Why," said the boy, with the ut.
most noncblaDce "if had drawn blood, shonld
have taken the razor and cut your throat from
ear to carp The bully turned pale, but newell
forgot the lesson.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

TAXING THE TURNIP Flavor FROM BUTTER
Turnips fed TO mich impart, as is well
known, disagreeahle favor to the milk, and if
the milk is employed for butter making, the tur-
nip flavor is also carried to the butter Various
suggestions for arresting destroying this flavor
in the butter made from turnip-fed cows, and one
of the most efficient, are Informed, is that
practiced by the Irish dairy men. This consists
in mingling sour milk with the new freshly
drawn milk, and then setting it aside TO cream
BY this procedure, the sourness of the new milk
is FASTENED, thereby preventing the favor. which
is greatly caused by allowing the milk to sour
slowly. In many of the Irish diaries, the whole
milk is churned, as the butter made from whole
milk is considered to have better color and fia-
the turnip flavor can thus be destroyed, as is
confidently asserted by those who have tested the
plan, it rs well worth knowing, and may prove
of value to some of our dairymen who may have
turnips to feed to cows in milk.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

"CHEEK."-Ths slang term is not to be found
in the dictionary, but an illustration may give a
better idea of it than definition: A soldier be-
ing picket reserve. went to a farm house. as
he said, to borrow a frying pan, but for what his
comrades could not imagine, as they had nothing
to fry. Perferring his request to the good dame
who answered his knock at the door, the pan
was duly transferred to him. He took it, turned
it over, and looked on the bottom, and then tuIn-
ed it over again, and looked into it very hard, as
if not certain that il was clean.
"Well, sir" said the lady, "can do anything
more for yOuf"
"COuld-could-cOuld you lend me piece of
meat to fry in it, ma'ami" and he laughed in
spite of himself. He got it.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

At the meeting of the State Agricultural Soci-
ETY., which took place during the annual State
fair recently held OF Rochester, n. T. the follow
ing remarks were made concerning the manu-
ring of orchards:
Mr.. Hooker inquired if the permanent fertility
of our apple orchards could be main tanned with
out the free use of barnyard manure.
One gentleman said he applied such manure
last fall and again this spring, and never before
had such crop of fruit. Orchards convenient
TO the barn and house, where manure was easily
applied, generally bore well.
Mr.. Hooker said his success had ever followed
straight after every load of manure.
Mr.. Garretsee spoke of one of the largest and
most furnishing orchards in Orleans County,
where the fertility had been kept up to the high
point solely by blowing under clover.
The testimony of all the speakers was in favor
of high manuring of orchards in some way.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

BIRTHSTONE FOR BEDBUGs-Probably the best
method that can be adopted to free apartments
from an invasion Of bedbugs is to fumigate them
with birthstone. Houses standing long empty,
which have swarmed with them, have by this
means been etfectually freed from them. Place
in the centre Of the room dish containing abOnt
ounces of birthstone; remove from the room
such metallic surfaces might be affected by
the fumes; close every aperture, even to the key
hole, and light the birthstone. After fonr or five
hours, enter the room and open the windows for
q thorough airing.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

OYSTERS SCOLLoPED IN A PAN.-Mix well the
fnely-choppd yolks of six hard boiled eggs, six
ounces of bread crumbs three salt-spoonfuls OF
salt, and one each of ground Cloves mace and
white pepper. Blanch one hundred oysters, put
them in a deep pudding dish in layers, alternate.
ly with the egg and crumbs, finish with the lat
ter, and on the top spread two ounces of bntter
cut into small dice. Bake in a quick oven from
twenty To thirty minutes They are also very
nice, the oysters being finely chopped with bread
and eggs, and baked In small scollop-edged cake
pans.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

CHICKEN cholera is caused by several things
Damp, unelean quarters, impure water or a scar.
city of water, indigestion, produced from want
"I glnsel LII nS .5 q, 1000, ana
it The removal of the cause is the first remedy ;
the next is, to give halfa teaspoonful of castor
oil frllowed by pill of CASTLE soap and black
pepper, several times day, with boiled sweet
milk and bread for feed, and clean water, in
which little cnpperas has been dissnlved, for
drink Prevention consists in close attention to
the welfare of the fowls, aud the occasional use
of all these remedies.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

To TAKE MARKS OFF OF FURNITURE.-I took
the white spots and marks off my vanished fur
niture and make il look new aud glossy, simply
by wetting sponge in common alcohol camphor
and applying it freely to the furniture. II has
nearly, if not qnite the same effect that varnish
has, and il much cheaper
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05
Che fun of the Ching.
"LIM1URGER.n

On tree there sat q crow.
In his bill a chunk Of cheese;
On the ground FOX, below,
Said: a. Some music. If you please;
YOu are beautiful Of wing.
And 1 bet that you can sing"
Cheered by fattery. the crow
Sang. and dropped the cheese below;
Then the cunning fox did freeze
To the ALLEN chunk Of cheese,
And he calmly lugged IL of
And he scOffed the song with scott
MORAL
When they pat you on the back;
When they say that you're the one;
When they say they're on the track,
And have been obliged to run"
When their compliments denote
They are going for your vote,
You can do Just as you please.
But-you'd better watch your cheese.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

To MAKE APPLE BUTTER.-The best apple but
ter is made by peeling, coring slicing selected
sweet apples, and stew them in sweet cider.
Very little Of this sort of apple butter, however,
comes to market. The bulk of that sold is made
from second rate apples. peeled, sliced, and stew
ed, and sweetened with brown sugar. A large
quantity of snch butter is made and sold for ships
stores for use by sailors.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

A NoRRIsTowN policeman recently observed a
citizen at midnight with his necktie sprouting
from under his left ear and his hat mashed far
down on the back part of his head, trying TO uu-
lock the front door of church with portion of
a salt pretzel When asked what he was doing
there, he calmly replied that lie was only search
ing for lhiel little Charlie (hicl Rnssr
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

CLEANING STovEs.-Stove lnstre, when mixed
with tnrpentine. and applied in the usual man.
ner, is blacker, more glossy, and more durable
than when mixed with any other liquid. The
furpentine prevents rust, and when put on an
old rusty stove, will make il look as well as new
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

AT Bannavie. the, parish schoolmaster ont OF
curiosity put the question to the scholars, "What
is nOthingp pause ensued, until an urchin,
whose pruclivities for earning penny were well
known among his school fellows, got up and re-
pliedi "It's when a man asks you to hold his
horse, and just says thank ye"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

A GENTLEMAN took the following telegram to
to telegraph office: 81 announce with grief the
death of Uncle Sam Come quickly and read will.
clerk. having counted the words, said: There
are two words too many, SIR" "All right, cut out
with grief"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

CRIPPLED BEEs-CriPpled and disabled wor-
kers are not tolerated in the bee commonwealth.
They are at onces condemned and elected by the
community, as not only useless, but injurious
members for whom no compassion is felt, and no
mercy is in store. Crippled queens are reserved
and cherished though when they become super
animated aud nnproduetiye, they are discarded.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

CELERY yISEGAR-Put mint of celery seed in
quart OF vinegar; bottle il, and in q month it
wlll be mt for nse- Strain before putting in the
castor bottle.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

AT dinner party recently, Senator Nye put
his new silk tile carelessly upon the sofa. few
minutes after, Gen. Butler sat down upon and
crushed the hat fearfnlly. Dit" roared Nye.
al could have told you it wouldn't fit, before you
tried it on
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

CHLoRAL HYDRATE AND CANPHoR IN NEURAL
GIA-lt is said that the intimate mixtus- Of
equal parts of hydrate and camphor will produce
n clear find which is often of the greatest value
as local application in neuralgia.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05
A COROLLARY.

Susan B.
Says that she
Never sat on TheOdOre's knee
II. W. B.
Says that be
Never once touched Mrs 7.
Now. If we
Do agree,
Susan b.
Had nothing TO de- with Theodore T.,
Then, you see,
We agree,
II. W. b.
Did not touch Lizabeth's L. E. G.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

MAN having bill against distant merchant,
sent letter of inquiry to banker in that local.
ity. The reply was: He is dead; but he pays
now as well rs he ever did,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

A LITTLE girl in Boston only five years old said
to her mother the other day, when she proposed
reading to her the last number of the Nursery:
" No, mamma; don't read me that childish stuff.
Read ME about the Beecher case"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

A MILWAUKEE man, the other day, became very
much excited, and attempted to walk off on his
EAR. He very soon came back, however, not be-
ug accustomed TO travelling long distances.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

Toast WITHOUT BrTrER-Thickeu milk with
nonr and stir in well beaten egg, mix we'll be-
lore putting in the toasted brad: it is better
than butter
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

A YOUTHFUL Pennsylvania Granger, about to
be chastised by his father. the other day, called
for his grandfather to protect him from the mid
dleman.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05
FEW GOOD REASONS.

Ia NsV InEsntiOn, THOROUGHLY TESTED, andsecurei
by Letters Patent.
2.-Makes perfect STITCH alike both sides, on
al kinds Of goods.
3.-Runs LIGHT. SMOOTH, NoIsELEss and RAPrD-best
combination Of quGtties
4-DURABLE-Runs for Years without Repairs.
5-WH do all uarieties Of Work and Fancy Stitching in
superior manner.
els Most easily Managed by the operator Length Of
stitch may be altered while running and machine be
threaded without passing thread through holes.
5-Design Simple Ingenious Elegant forming the stitch
ivOU the of Cog Wheel Gears Rotary Cams Lever
Arms. Has the automatic Drop Feed which insuTes
form length Of stitch at any speed Has Thread
Controller which allows easy movement of needebar, and
prerents injury 10 thread.
S.-CoNsTRUCroS most careful and FINISHED II is
ufsctured by the most st and experienced mechanics
the celebrated Remington 4rHory, HioH, N. Il.
Saint Louis Office, 6I7 North Fourth Street.
octsm2.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

"DID you ever the Catskili Mountains.
| Samboi "No, Sab, but I've seen 'em kill mice.'
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

SEVERE SORE THROAT.-Mash raw onions fine
IN eiotn' and apply them, slightly warmed, as q
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

SALT your stock once or twice week. mix
ture of equal parts of salt, ashes, and lime is al
SO coed occasionally.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05
DOCTOR WHITTIER.

A FORTUNE.-ffowi By speculating in stock.
a and gold Capital tlo to 400; win pay 600 q 900
month Full explanation sent free. W. r. HUBBELL
co. Bankers and Brokers 50 Wall Street New York
jog e62 angew4-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

How sharper than serpent's thanks it is to have
toothless ehildr-Skakespeare Revised
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

No WOMAN drinks of her own accord-she is
always ordered" to drink it.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

In severe cases of scratches in horses, use a
poultice of oil cake or fax seed.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Communication or Mileage Tickets,
At Three Cen iper mile, for 500 or 1000 miles,
win be sold personal application General Passen-
ger Agent They viii be good for three and six months
respectively
No half re tickets will be sold except to children
der twelve years Of age.
Excursion rates will not he granted unless q special
agreement Is made with General Passenger Agent to
number Of tickets required, &c.
CHAS. C. SMITH, VIZ. WHITE,
GenV Superintendent, Gent Pass .4g't
tan14 ATcHIsoS, KASsks.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-11-05

A HARD story is going the rounds of the clergy
mems gathering 1t is told of near sighted
Dutchman, whose weakness was not helped bv
the dim light of the country church where he was
casually filling the pulpit" After clearing his
throat he gave out the hymn, prefacing it with
the apology:
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-24
FOR SALE.

aNARAI. ETC.-COntsiuing Ito acres, y miles
4 south Of Memphis, on the Horn Lake
Road, and 3 miles west OF Horn Lake Depot
no acres cleared and under fencar good dwell
ing. containing rooms, well finished and e.
Gently painted and repaired; oistern, orchard
and all necessary outhOuses; spring water II
every field; hands on the place. A bargain
may be had. Apply on the premises %
uo2s 81. LYNCH.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-24
bartlett Ctrenit Cnurt

BARTLETT, November 20.-The court
here has been in session every day this
week. The felony-dOcket was taken
up on Monday, and there has been a
large eOncoUrse of witnesses and others
interested in cases in attendance during
the week. Armstead Johnson and
Robert Jackson have each been con-
victed OF perjury, and received a verdict
OF three years in the penitentiary,
George Smith and Tom Walsh, for rob.
bling the money-draWer of Tom King.
plead guilty, and got a verdict of one
year each in State-prison. The two
latter are whites, and are of a class
called trdmpers, who are at this time
very numerous, and a most intolersble
nuisance, and this is good Eiddance of
such miserable, loafng Migrants.
The case Of the State vs.. Williams, in
dicted for the murder Of Fields, near
Shelby depot, some two months ago,
has been called to-day, and a july en-
pRnnelled. This case will consume the
remainder of the week, and makes it
impossible for his honor, Judge Ray, to
open his probate court on Monday.
There are still large number of felony
cases not disposed OF, which, with the
the misdemeanors on the docket, will
necessitate the court remaining in ses-
sion for two OF three weeks longer. 1t
seems there ia quite an epidemic among
he colored people on tbs crime OF lar
,eny, and the grand Jury are looking
hem up vigilantly and fearlessly. The
,ourt held session Friday night, and
III the witnesses ia the Williams case
we're heard.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-24
Personal.

Or. J. PRIDE, OF Prides station,
Alabama, is visiting the city.
MADAME JOSEPHINE, the great Ply
siognomist, is stopping st Hotel d'Eu-
rope, corner Third and Jefferson streets.
For particulars see posters.
GOVERNOR JOHN c. BROWN, DR.. John
Il. Calender, superintendent OF the
asylum for the insane; Hon. John NJ.
Fleming, superintendent of public In
struction; DR.. W. A. Cheatham and DR..
W. P. Jones, OF Nashville, are in the
city. They leave for home this after
noon.
AT the adjourned meeting of the
Western Associated Press, at Detroit on
"Wednesday, the eighteenth, the revised
bylaws were adopted, and new officers
and board Of directors were elected, as
follows: President, H. N. Walker, Of
the Detroit Free Press; vice-president,
NJ. Hslstead, OF the Cincinnati Com
nercSGi; directors, Joseph Medill, OF the
Chicago Tribune; Richard smith, Of the
Cincinnati Gazette; w. n. Haldeman,
Of the Louisville Courier Journal; J. G..
Siebenick, Of the Pittsburg Chronicle;
d. L. Phillips, Of the Springfield (Iil.)
Journal; John Knapp, Of the st. Louis
Republican; A. J. Keilar, of the Menu
phls Avalanche, and Harry W. FaTan,
81 the Chicago Journal; secretary, II,
e. Baker, Of Detroit.
THE Jackson Dispatch of Friday says
that "afew days since party Of gentle.
men, among whom was our mayor,
Hon. John A. Arlington, visited the
lakes IN Lauderdale county. Arriving
sc their Camp-ground, DR.. Arlington, in
handling an old door which he desired
70 serve as a table, let 1t fall, and in fall
ing 1t struck and broke one Of his legs
just above the ankle. Officer Robert n.
Rawls, our informant, states that DR..
Chester, who was one OF the party, set
the bones Of the broken limb. DR.. Ar
ringtOn arrived on the midday train
yesterday, and we understand is doing
well. We sincerely regret his misfOr-
tune"
The Eclectic Of Wednesday pays the
following compliment to DR.. Richard
81. Taylor, secretary of the health board:
I'VE have examined with much inter-
est the mOrtuary report for the month Of
October, kindly furnished US by the ac-
complished secretary Of the board of
health, Richard n. Taylor, NJ. D. 1t is
arranged with much care, and shows the
touch of the expert. Richard II. Taylor
is no ordinary follower of Galen or Es-
culapius, but possesses a clear, compre-
hensive mind, aud in the school of med
cine freethinker, whose conceptions Of
the science OF surgery and medicine il
based upon original creations of thought
no accepting deductions from other
minds whose theories might antagOnIze
his own originalities. Born physician,
with a cool head, steady nerve, and large
experience, the energetic secretary of the
board of health is an ornament to the
profession, and the proper person for the
position he fills with so much credit to
the name Of Taylor, as well as serving
the very best interests Of Memphis-our
sanitary condition.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-24
THE SHOT.
Am Unknown Negro Burglar Enters
Several Dwellings az Lagrange and
IL Finally shO6 20 Death by
Citizen,

About three o'clock yesterday morn
ing Mr.. J. J. Swift, of Lagrange, was
awakened by noise, and discovered an
unknown person raising the window
near his bed. Quickly seizing his pistol
and leaning over the edge of the bed,
Mr.. Swift pulled the trigger and stimuli
taneous with the report OF the pistol,
the burglar fell from the window. The
neighbors being aroused by the report
Of the pistol hastened to MIR. Swift's res
idence and with him discovered the
bic eding form OF negro with bullet
in his forehead, lying unconscious by the
side of the house where he fell. The ne
gro lived only about half an hour after
being shot, and q coroneT's jury being
sum mOned held an inquest and return
ed verdict with the above facts. The
negro was a stranger and nothing was
found on his person that would lead TO
his identity. He had entered the fe-
male academy early in the night and
stole twelve dollars and a half from
Prof Scott, the money and small pis-
tol being found in his pocket. He is
thought to have been the person who the
same night entered Walter Wesson's
residence and was fired at, but not hit
by this gentleman. He had entered
Mr.. Swift's diningroOm, and where he
procured a chair upon which he mount
ed and was endeavoring to get through
the window into the bedroom when
shot. Mr.. Swift, upon examination be-
fore magistrate yesterday afternoon,
was honorably discharged.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-24
MURDER.
Two Negro Gamblers, Dan AP1ann and
Isham Henderson, Have a Des-
perate Ftght-The Former
II ALLIED.

About half-past ten o'clock Sunday
night, while q negro gambler, named
Dan M'Cann, was playing cards In
Moo ly's Senate saloon, on Beale street,
another eolored gambler, named Isham
Henderson, alias Williams, entered and
remarked to the first named person, 81
have been hunting for you all night. and
now have found you, and am going to
kill you" He then rushed upon NJ
Cam, and the two men clenched and
finally fell on the floor. Henderson.
with q large knife, dealt M'Cann sew
eral thrusts. One thrust Of the dirk
passed in at the back above the hip and
penetrated into the kidneys, another
went deep into toe lungs, while a third
split his left breast open and severed the
heart In twain. M'Cann fell dead with
ont uttering word after the fist stab
had been inflicted. Three Of the wounds
were mortal. Henderson is q desperate.
and had made several assaults on M
Cam previously. The murderer innne.
diately fed, and though pursued by
Dock Jones, the cOlored constable, made
good his escape, and has not since been
heard from. The difficulty was caused
by love affair, in which negress was
involved. An inquest was held on the |
body, which was then given to the |
county undertaken for burial.