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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24
why He suoked.

George Colman, in his Random Record, tells a
con,icai story of a parcel of school boys, IN the
time of James l., of England, who smoked to ex-
cess:
"This of course, was concealed, as much as
one can Conceal smell, from the dominic; till
one luckless evening, when the imps were all
huddIed together round the fire OF their dormito-
nv, involving each other in vapors of their own
creation, lOi in burst the master, and stood III
awful dignity before them.
How, now" quofh thu dominic to the first
lad, how dare you be smokin" tObaccop
ssSir," said the boy, I'm subject to headaches,
and pipe takes off the pain"
"And you land youi-and youi-inquired
the pedagogue, questioning every boy in his
turn.
"One had a raging tooth, another the collie, the
third cough, the fOurth-n short, they all had
something
"Now, sirrah," beloved the doctor to the last
boy, "what disorder do you smoke f"rf"
"Alasi all the excuses were exhausted, " hen
the interrogated urehin, putting down his pipe
after farewell whiff, and looking gravely in the
dominie's face, said, in a whining, hypocritical
tone, "Sir, smoke for cdrns."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24
B.., C.,.r. or wall. for p,e,.r,..

The question ms to the best cular for wall
one of whose objects it is to show off framed pic
lures. is vexed one. M-ssrs Christie & Co..
the famous art auctioneers, have their rnoms
hung with dark green baize from fur to sky
light, and certainly the result jnstfes their ex-
perience; but ! think any one who enters the
hall of Mr. +. Leighton, R. A., will zee that there
may be a mnrr effective wall color to show pic
lures than green, not to speak of certain other
effects of the latter which really put 1t out of
the question. Ii is difficnlt to say just what the
color in Mr.. Leighton's hall is IL is somlre
red which at one mnuirnt seems tn BE- toned in
the direction of maruOn, and at another in the
direction of brown. 1t has been made by very
fine minglng of pigments; but the general re-
snlt has been tn convince me that there can he
no better wall far showing off pictures especial
ly in hall with good deal Of light, than this
nnobtrnsve reddish brown. l remember that
when the Bostnn Theatre was first Que ied, a
wall of somewhat similar color added GREATLY to
the brilliancy of the scenery. But there are
many eyes to which it would not be pleasant
color of shade even for hsll-it would hardly
be beautiful in . purely domestic roOm-and
sneh will do well to try some of the many bean
tlful coors of olive or sage gray. Mr.. W. J. Hen.
nessey, the eminent American artist has made
his house in Louro Place remarkably charming
by a careful use of snch shades throughout His
quiet rooms are restful a. they are pervaded by
refinement, and each frame the walls has a
perfect relief, each picture full CLAW.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24
How 10 Cure a FeIon.

One Friday morning, a little before day, i
awoke with pain in the thumb of my right
hand. | first thnught il the effect of a slight
skin wound. caused by hnsking corn. But when
dressed for breakfast. fund to my great alarm,
that had severe attack of felon, the pain
was constantly increasing. l never had one he
fore. But having seen many many people that
have had them, and many fingers and thumbs
crippled and having very vivid idea of the
dreadful pain which they caused, concluded ut
once TO try the most Thorough remedies. to drive
il hack Som after breakfast took ashes from
the stove and poured cold wafer over thrm, stir
ring them thoroughly. Then placed these wet
ashes in vessel on the hot stove and put my
thumb in them, moving it around among the
ashes. / kept il there till the ashes became I'M
endurably hot. Then took the vessel off the
stove and replaced my thumb in the mixture,
and kept il there until il was nearly cold again.
About the middle of the forenoon | repeated the
same operation. Then all the afternoon kept
my thnmb thoroughly bathed wiIh n mixture of
spirits of camphor and turpentine in eqnal pro-
portions, with the addition of a little landanum.
Still the pain and swelling increased. Ah0ut 8
o'clock in the evening l applied fresh lime wet
with water, to the consistency of ponlticr.
This application kept mp all night. keeping il
wet, and occasionally using fresh pOnlticr. The
pain was so severe cnnld not sleep. During the
night, however had my thumb tightly wrapped
with a string, commencing at the end and wrap
ping hack, which was very simple operation.
Saturday morning / made ponltce of light
bread, wet up with the steepngs of the stems
and leaves of lobelia, with a good coating of To-
bella seed spread on the face of the pOutire.
This application continued keaDinr the ponl-
tice moist and fresh. In the afternoon of Satnr-
day the pain began to abzte n little. Int the
So cling increased Bv night il was much bet
ter that got tolerally good nights rest. Still
continuing the same kind of poultice by Sunday
night, or early Monday morning, the pain was
entirely gone. and has never returned On Mon
day evening wrote long letter without pain
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24
rhe CLI.eL Boz Isi.ri.E CsnIe.

The chinch bug has appeared in new role.
He is poisoning horses and cattle to an alarming
extent, especially the latter. There is scarcely
stalk of green OF dry cory standing IN ILLINOIS
at the present time which does not contain more
or less of the insects it, partly secreted between
the lower part of the leaf where it euvelops the
stalk, and also between the inner and onter
husks of the ear. In some cases there are few
only but in some Others the stalk and ear, being
stripped are black and foul with them. When
horses and cattle are confined principally to green
corn fodder of this kind, they are exceedingly
ant 10 fall off in flesh, become very cOsriye, and
in some cases die outright. The sickness follow
ing poisoning by this bug resembles IN many re-
spects the first attack of Texas cattle fever Inc
remedies usually adopted are mild earthartics
aud change green pastures-scc"hu anu .Ii; ~
growth of clover bringing the patient around in
the shortest time.
II is prstty evident that the time mas come
when, if the coming Winter and Spring DO nor,
We must take this insect IN mana. OF ne VIII DC
cn,ne master of the situation. think the sng-
gestion that the seed of the insect killing plants
fike tobacco, sightshade, henbane, stramonluin,
hemp. ETC. should be sOwn and used 10 destroy
the pest, has never been made 10 inns couu'i! y :
Hamn an iusecticide of great virulence, Is one oil
tbs easiest plants to manage. the seed gernIina-
ting As certainly as corn, and accommodating ~
self tn all soils though of course few soils only
are capabls of producing it for commercial pur-
noses Another fact in favor of hemp Is, that OF
all common plants, it is one of the richest IN
heterogeneous matters, crysi ais nitrate of potash
being almost rs readily obtained from the Juice
of the green stalk rs crystals of sugar from the
ordinary sugar cana. Hence il would be one of
the best green crops to be turned under, after 1t
had stood up like wall of fire against the de.
vastatiOus of the chinch- bug-IttiRois CoTTespoR-
deRce Country Gentleman.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24
Rnedinr Wheat TO HeK..

When corn was drug two years ago, western
farmers in some sections found it to be the cheap
est fuel they could get, and accordingly burnt it.
Western farmers are now in the same prediciment
with their wheat, only il will not do for fuel.
Wheat is now selling in our market, Hiawatha,
at from SIS to 20 cents per bushel, which is below
the cost of production.
Seeing the situation the first of September,
with old corn all gone and 80 head of hogs, aver
aging $50 pounds, worth delivered in Hiawatha
21-2 cents per pound, and 800 bushels of spring
wheat worth delivered in Hiawatha SO Cents pei
bushel, resolved to try the experiment of feed
ing wheat t. hogs, and arranged my barrels for
soaking wheat, which ] soaked uutii by pressure
between the thnmb and finger it would mash.
fed the 300 bushels of wheat to the 30 head of
hogs in 20 days, then sold my hogs delivered in
Hiawatha, averaging 80 pounds, at cents per
pound, or SIS so per head. Same hogs worth,
September 1st s. rs per head; 10 bushels of wheat
worth SIS cents per bushel, $780, add to that 1915,
making 1925 the price of the stock aud 10 bush
els of wheat that taken from the $3.50 leaves q
net profit of S6.25, and that number multiplied
by 80, the number of hogs fed gives net profit
of Sls750. So l conclude that it does pay to feed
cheap wheat to cheap hogs. 5. Z. AMEND.
-hGRsds Farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

A "Culd Green house, is one in which little or
no fire is kept through the winter. OF
course, in northern climate, il is not expected
that plants can be kept growing in such place,
and none but halthardy OF hardy plants are
stored in these houses. Perhaps "cOld pits" are q
more appropriate name for such structures, as
they are usually placed mainly underground and
the roof made Of glass. In very cold weather
tho glass is covered with straw mats, which are
removed in warm days when the sun shines. In
this way, heat sufficient to prevent freezing is
procured, but not enough to insure growth.
Cold pits are largely employed by our vege-
table gardeners, in which to keep cabbage, cauli-
flower lettuce, and similar half hardy plants du-
ring the winter. Many kinds of conservatory
plants may also be kept in the same manner.
Cold graperies are also abundant near all of our
large cities. The vines in Winter are laid down
and protected with mats of straw or soil, aud in
Spring taken up and fastened to the rafters or
trellises. TheSarieties of grapes grown in these
houses are foreign, requiring warmer aud more
even temperature than they would receive in the
open air.-RHrdl Nelp YOokeF.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

Many of our farmers have wasted years of val
liable time just because they did not teach their
lived OF travelled in the country will remember
the familiar "CObOs CO-bos, ~ of the farmers son
or hired man. as he endeavors to coax the cows
from the great pasture. We have had a little
experience in these matters, and we'll remember
how many times We have waded through the
brush and boys looking for the COWS, and, boy
like, We thought them dreadfully contrary ami
mails; but we have lived long enough to know
better, and now think that the biped was the
more contrary animals of the two. Boys, We will
tell you a secret that will save you a great deal
of truubls, and il is this: Every time the cows
are driven up at night in the morning give
them good lick of meal or bran, and orr word
for il the cows will always be on hand at milk
ing time. Besides this, they will give more milk,
aud forget to kick over the milk pail, even if you
do whistle little too loud.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24
Preferrins 20 70 20 Hell.

An English teacher erjoiniug upon the men,
beers Of training class their duty of giving to
children bright aud happy thoughts of relig-
ion used this illustration of the danger of the
opposite course:
He said little girl was once asking her elder
sister abnut heaven.
do they play in Heaven 7" she inquired.
"No: they do not play there"
"What do they dor
"They sing and are good"
"Are there no toys there"
"NO, not any"
"NO dolls, nor balls, nor Noahs arks"
"Oh, no."
"Then," said the little one, 81 shall take my
dolly and go to hell"
The speaker said he rather liked Luther's idea
of Heaven and referred to his letter to his sou,
in which he told of the boys and girls who play
about the golden streets, and have ponies and
horses to ride upon.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24
for the farmer.
OR Stock Hsss-0nght We to sea1 Thea est
0ffhe 9fReAf


0fthe statef
On account of the failure of our corn crOp
throughout tho greater part of this State, our
farmers are shipping ont of this State very
large share of cur stock hogs.
Very many farmers feel compelled 10 send off
even Berkshire and other good and costly breeds
Of hogs, for the price of stock hogs. This years
drain on our stock will be disastrous and costly
20 the farmers. Next year we shall be compelled
to pay back at greatly advanced prices, another
stock of hogs to replace those that are now
50 inconsderstely sending ont of the State
Every effort should ngy be made to keep our
stock hogs at home.
As means of encouragement to do so, we give
the result of a conversation with large hog
feeder 10 Illinois. He saws: THAT when wheat
is cheap he feeds and fattens hogs on wheat, ana
tends it profitable, as the following statement
will show:
He took 100 hogs, and put so in pens and fed
corn, and so and fed wheat, with the foiowIng
result: The 50 with corn made eleven pounds
per bushel, the fifty with wheat maze sey ss
nonnds of good solid pork per bushel OF wheat
His method of feeding is to have the wheat
rround like meal, then pour enough boring wa
Ter over IL to .aturate it and let It stand "
Eow, Il pork is worth six cents per pound,
farmer can realize .02 per bushe on his wheat.
ANY wheat damaged by chlnen oegs of o'her-
wise can be economical.
Nov IL seems the utmost folly for the farmers
of this State to send away their stock hogs az
two or two and half cents per pound and de-
rIete the State of that kind of stock, when wheat
is being sold in many localities for from % to "
cents per bushel. Let those of our breeders who
have stock hogs think abOut wheat as q snbsti-
tute for corn. 1t will require but little wheat
10 take your brood sows through the season. and
no better investment can he made than to keep
the remaining brood BOWS to replensh our stock
of hors next year.-RaHsGs Farmer.
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Asrfnl aud Curious.
DIPnTHERIA.
How 4. Pr-ve., ii. s-s.I.,e is and Urea, ii'

Tre.t In
e'es' H. nes.i-'e
DIR. stepben Smith. in a report to the Chicago
i.nard of bralth- on Friday last, submitted the
following rules for the prevention and extirpa-
tion Of dinb, IBERIA. which we think contain some
good .uyg.stions which every parent and those
Rayiny c5.ryr of sick children rs well as ADULTS,
will do we'll 70 observe
Prrcautions-Tbe Dwelling or Apartment
CirauIinrss in ard around the dwelling, and pure
air i'm living and sIeepiny rooms, are Of the ut
most imnortance wherever any contagious dis
ease ia nrryailiur As cleanliness tends both 10
prevent and mitigate it, Every kind and source
Of filth around the hnus. should he Through
! Iy removed: cellars and foul areas should be
cleaned and dsinfeeted; drains should be put IN
perfect repair; dirty walls and ceilings should be
iimr-washrd. and every occupied RON should he
tbor,npbIy ventilated Apartments which have
.Ieen oernpied Nv persons sick with diphtheria
sbonId he cleaned with disinfectants, ceilings
Iim.-wssb-d. and Woodwork painted, the car
nets brsi-cloth.s upl,olstered furniture &c. ex-
no,.d many DAYS 10 fresh air and the sun light,
iaIl articles which NAV be boiled or subjected to
lipb d.yrers of brat should he thus disiuftcted)
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24
Shall We Fcrd Wheai,

Fifty years ago, there lived along the Mohawk
river, a class of men who were famous for their
fine and valuable horses. Wheat in those days
bore but q small price compared with the prices
Of these times, but so were corn and oats very
low; and these men of the Mohawk country were
in the habit of feeding wheat when they wished
to put their favorite horses into the best possi-
BILE condition. They formed correct estimate
of its value from actual experience. There is one
caution, perhaps, proper; the wheat should be
coarsely ground or soaked for 3 sufficient time
In water, to so soften the kernals as To bring
them in reach of the digestive organs. If some
thing of the kind is not done, it will be found
that considerable portion of the grain will pass
through the animal undgested. II the news
papers are true as TO the magnitude of this year S
wheat crop, economy will require that in many
cases it sbonld enter largely into the food of an
finals in those sections where the corn crop has
been very light.-Nee York Tribune
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

OLD DIR. Bancroft, of Worcester, the father of the
historian, and pastor of the first parish, was
noyed by the Importantly of man whose char
acfer was not superior to that of st. Paul, aud
who wanted to join the Doctors Church. The
doctor put him off ON one pretext aud another,
till all were exhausted. At last lie said, MY
friend, the fact is, my Church is full" "Well,"
said the rejected applicant, "then will go and
join engine company"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

AMONG the dozen women who crowded into
the office of the Detroit Director of the Poor,
lately, little female with sad eyes and anx-
ious look. "Well, what do you wantf" asked
the Director as he came to her case. .Td like
some money" she whispered "Hnw much ~
well, l can't say exactly" she replied; show
much do you generally give out to them when
they want to buy bead beltf" She didn't get
any relief.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

IN an agricultural paper notice an article
headed "Taint in Butter" We would be happy
to believe that faint, but when we find one
about two feet long, and Just the shade of our
butter woman's chignon, we cannot discredit the
evidence of our most acute sense.-BraHsnicker.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

WHEAT as CATTLE FooD.-A correspondent of
the Mark Lane Express writes that he had been
feeding wheat to his farm nurses for some time,
and finds It an excellent grain for FEEDING work
inc animals, He feeds ninety ponds per week
10 each animal, soaked fOrty-eight hours in eold
water. and then drained aud LETT damp twenty
fnur hours fsrger, or until it begins to sprout,
when IL il fed This quantity (abont sev'n
Quarts per day) is found sufficient when the hor-
ses are blowing daily. As donble that quantity
of oats are NECESSARY in the same circumstances,
wheat is HOx the cheapest hone-fsed in the mar
ket
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Che fun of the Ching.
"a OF TIE cANa1BAL ISLANDS.

4AH AA0S We LEE 800
-II-- ~. g.
Tami Tan! AA. - 6 ~ Hs,.
a booming tnIOuE. "
The King oil the Oshhi"-i AsAA"es-
-HuBki-doriaoodle-dnm,
Ministers all upon bum;
Honolalul How they come.
With the King Of the Cznnio2 lsianas!
From sugarcosted Hawai-
He comes strange countries sor 70 see;
And Frisco sroets hin; How are yeI
o. King of the Csnnibai Islands!
Hunki-dori, etc.
I've come with half my population,
To seal US TO the Yankee nztion;
lis surely almost anne Ration,
Says the King Of the Cannibal islands,
HunkidOri, etc
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

allow much is your stick candy" inquired a
boy of a candy dealer, on Tueskay. "Six sticks
for five cents" six sticks fer five cents eh
Now, lem'me Six sticks fer five cents, five
fer four cents four fer three cents three fer two
cents, two fer cent, one fer nothin'. I'll take
one" And he walked out, leaving the candy man
in a state of bewIlderment
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

A coLORED girl was confronted by q lady of
this city recently, from whom she had stolen
some articles of clothing. "What in the world
did you want with those white dressesf' she
asked. 81 wanted EN-" was the reply. "Oh,
yes, of course, but why did you want them; cume,
tell me. nowi" "Well, young missus, III tel
You; Use got 'ligion lately, an Is gwine ter be
baptized, an | did want a white dress ter be
baptized, in."-NdshriIIe Union.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

To BAKE RIcE.-Take one-haIf gallon new
milk, and two-thiris of cup of Carolina rio e;
sweefen to suit the taste. Place in a hot oven.
and bake until the crust which forms on top he
comes thick. Then remove this crust with a
spoou, and let the baking rics continue in the
oven until another crust forms and becomes
brown. Now let it get cool, aud it will be found
almost equal to ice cream
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

An aged backwOodsman was reproved by a
clerg, man for allowing his sous to go hunting
on the Sabbath: "You ought to bring up your
children in the fear of the Lordr' said the
minister. "Fear of the Lordf" said the old
man. as jiss what I've done. DON'T one o. them
boys dare g'wout doors Sunday 'thout double
barrel gun"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

LONDON paper says: It cannot he too gen.
orally known that many vessels which are sold
a. being timed are really coated with mixture
of tin and lead. NJ. Fordos has addressed a ma.
per to the Aeadamie DIES Sciences, in which he
states that water acidulated with only one per
cent. of acetc acid, being allowed to stand in
snch vessels, dissolves out some of the lead.
Therefore such vessels are likely to prove injnri-
Gus, aud should he guarded against
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

pHIHERiA has been very prevalent in Ans
trila. ard one of the most suceessfuI remedies
Is said to have bren few drops Of snIphurie acid
IN tnn'hlerfnl Of water. The result Of this mix
ture Is said to he enagnlafion Of the ipbtberi,;c
membrane and its ready removal by eoughipg.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

A TEACHER, questioning little boys about the
graduation in the scale of being, asked: "what
comes next to manfr whereup0n little shaver,
who was evidently smarting under previous de-
feat, Immediately distanced all competitors BY
promptly shouting, His shirt, ma'amr'
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

"Now them" said physician, cheerily, to a
patient, "you nave got along far enough to in
dnlge in a little animal food and" "No, you
don's' doctor" interrupted the patient; ave
suffered enough on your Cruel and Stops, and I'd
starye sooner than begin on hay and oats"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

IT is hard to convince Harvard student, inst
as he fits ont with his Sophomore beaver and
cane for Sunday decoration, and has q lively
boil appear on his nose, that there is wise aud
overriding Providence, or "divinit, that shapes
our ends He can't see it.-Afer Dinner.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

PoTATO PCFF.-Two cuPs cnld mashed pota.
toes; stir IN two tablespoOnfhls of melted b1tfer
besting Ia a cream; add two well beaten eggs
one emp of cream or milk pour into deep dish !;
bake in n quick oven
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

IT now turns out that oat meal doesn't make
brain after all. and the Philadelphia editors who
laid IN dozen barrels apiece far winter Use will
he almost mad enoagh to give it to the poor
Detroit Free Press
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

GRAHAM MUFrISs--One egg. q little sugar,
one pint soar milk one teaspoonfhl of soda, fiour
enough 10 thicken; bake in q quick oven. Two
improves shem.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

THERE is Connecticut widower who declares
that nothing reminds him of his poor. dear wife
50 much a. T., live within earshot of a saw-mili,
during = bnsy season.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

GROCER asked an artist. Is sculpture diff
cnlti" The artist replied. "Why, bless you. no.
Yon have only TO tale block of marble, a mail
let and a chisel, and knock off all the marble you
don't want"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-24

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