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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29
Ab0uf House Plants.

There are many trifing operations connected
with house culture of plants that produce m-
portant results Liquid manure may be applied
TO many plants with benefit snch rs roses ge-
raniums and fuchsiRs may be stimulated with
such liquids, and by this means, prodEcu more
flowers and better growth than if mere pure
water is used. 4 barrel should lie placed in some
of-the-way place and filled with coarse
nure, through which water should be filtered to
furnish the requisite supply. The liquid used on
parlor plants should not bo rank OF possess any
offensive odor; and STILL if properly ferti!ized, it
will contain sufficient fcrtiiizing materials, al
though not apparent in color or odOr. Liquid
manures should not, however, be used too fire.
quently, but only once OF twice i'll two or three
weeks.
Many species of plants, such as camelias, or
anges and oleanders, liable to be attacked by
scale-like insects (cOc-cHs), and these should be
carefully removed by washing the leaves and
stems with warm soap suds, using soft sponge
or brush for that purpose. All dead and decay
ing foliage should be cut off and the plants kept
clean and in handsome shape, either by pruning
or tying up the branches
Whenever the weather will permit, carry the
plants into the open air, or into some room where
they can be watered over head and their leaves
cleaned of DUST if it cannot be done in the place
where they are grown. This cleaning of the
leaves of the house plants is far too generally neg
lected by ladies who cultivate only few speci-
mems, because il is too much trouble, and water
is not just the thing TO sprinkle over carpets and
furniture. We can hardly expect to improve on
natures method of watering plants; and she
pOurs il upon the leaves first, aud the roots get
their share all in good time. One of the primci-
pie reasons why the plants cultivated by profess
sional florists in their Conservatives thrive
much better than those cultivated in common
dwellings, is that they frequently show-red
overhead, and the atmosphere in which they
grow is kept constantly moist. Heat, light and
moisture are the essentials to insure growth of
seeds and plants, the richest soil or the best at
tention being of little value without them
Rural Nelr Yorker.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29
tn. Man That spoke Mexican.

Gsu Wool, the brave and heroic soldier of Bu-
ena Vista, was a strict and rigid discplinarian as
as well us a gallant and accomplished officer.
The following "gUod 'un,". which Captain Tobin
tells us happened in camp, must have excited the
fiery little General Ia degree. While sitting in
bis maraue, Mexican was ushered into his pres
ence whose demcanor denoted the importance of
some weighty communication which he wished
to deliver.
The General could not speak Spanish, aud his
interpreter was sought in vain. long specimen
of Sucker who from the outre style of his drees,
the General took perhaps for ranger, happened
at that moment 10 ktraggle past.
"Come here, my man" called ont the General.
With an air of perfect nOnchlance The Sucker
dotted his battered castor, and entered the tent.
DO you speak Mexican!" inquired the General.
"Why, General, rather guess not"
"Well, can you tell me of one who docs"
"Yes, street. just can" answered the man.
Quick, then, let me know where lie isn de-
manded the irrascible commander.
"Why, here, "drawled the imperturbableS Sucker,
laying his hand on the Mexican with whom it
was desired to communicating can't speak any
thing else" Capt. Tobin left just then.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

The Germantown Telegraph eommends the fol.
lowing way of preventing the ravages of mice
among young trees in the orchard:
There was great deal said last spring of the
injury done to young apple trees during last win
ter by mice, and the only remedy that We have
yet seen suggested is TO stamp the snow firmly
around the trees. This is, however, not believed
to be q remedy at all, aud We doubt lift is of
much advantage. But our method is remedy,
and we have tried TO impress the fact upon our
contemporaries for the past twenty years, but we
should say, Judging from their ignorance in an
swering inplOring correspondents what they
must do to save their trees, that it has received
but little attention from many quarters.
1t is simply to bandage up the stems of the
tree with any cotton OF wOollen cloths, if of old
muslin with two or three wrappings, letting the
bandage go into the ground an inch or two, and
six or eight inches above ground, and tie up.
This should be renewed every autumn if neces-
sary, until the trees are large enough not to be
injured. Those who are in earnest for a remedy
will try this and their trees; but it will be
too much trouble for others to devote a.eonple
of hours to this labor annually, and they will
rather run the risk with the mice.
This method will keep out the borer also, as
We have stated on several occasions. Rabbits
can gnaw, when the stems are small enough,
two feet from the ground, and would require the
6andage to he mnch higher. Taring would
help as a protection, but we have known in many
cases the simple bandage to be all sufficient
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

SAFETY IN THE Use OF KERosENE-The fol
lowing hint, given by a correspondent of the Tri
6"He relates to an exceedingly simple methsd o
precaution in the use of kerosene and other chear
oils, and may be worthy of attention. His plaf
is to fill the lamp lightly with jewellers cotton
before pouring in the oil. The cotton absorbs 4
great deal of the OIL and, in case of accident the
latter does not flow about, and can thus be easily
extlnguished. On one occasion his kerosene
lamp burst, and mass of fame jumped out, hui
being in compact body he covered il Instantly
with bucket, and, with the help of the water
pitcher and a few wet towels, extinguished it bs.
fore the slightest damage was done. Had it not
been for the cotton, the flaming oil would have
flowed in all directions.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29
Cur Strip guuk.
THE MACS AND THE o's.

When ireland was founded by the Macs and the 0's,
never could learn for nobody knows;
To visit Old Grznau, and there TO remain
Our fathers were neroes-for wisdom and fame
For multiplication they practiced the same
ST Patrick came over TO heal their complaints,
And very soon made them an island Of saints
The harp and the shamrock were carried before
Brave Roderick O'Conner and Roger O'Moore;
And the good and bad deeds Of the Macs and the o.
And this 4 The tale that these verses disclose
O'Brick, O'Kelly OConneIi galore
All houses so royal, so loyal and old
One drop Of their blood was worth ounces Of gold
Mcdonnell McDougsl O'curran oKsefe
sly Redmond o Hanlan, the Rappery chief;
0Malley. 0Mally. O'Sullivan rare
Orally, ODaily. O'Burns of Kildare
ODUugherty. chief of the isle Inishone
McGinness the prince Of the valleys Of Down;
The collerans, Hollerans every one knows,
The Rafertys, Flahertys they were all 0's
Oneeyed King Mccormick and great Phil McCoo!e
McCarty Of Dernot and Tooley 0'ToOle
Hugh Neil the grand, spd great Brian BOru;
SiT uTageD; 9Resen and Con DonOhue.
O'Csrroll, O'Earrel!, O'Brcnnsn, O'Drane
With Murtagh McDermnt that wicked old Turk,
W hO had Grim. Con- with the wife Of o Rourke.
MeGrs. McGrath. McGfi, McKecn.
McCsdden, McFaddep. AcCarron. MrGieon,
McGarren McFarTen. McClarey Mccoy.
McfIsley, McClnch HcEirsth McElroy.
McMillen, Mcclellan. MCCLELLAN, Nc Finn.
McCulagh McCunn McNsnus McCiin.
Mckinley, Mckinley. McKsffray. Mckay
MrC1rran McFarrull, McCurchy, McRay.
O'DiTlnn 0DOlan. O'Devlin ODoyle
O'Mullen. q. Nolan. D Bolan. 0Boyle.
O'NuTray. o Eouiiry Cooney O'ksne,
OCary. OL-ary, . Shea and 0'Shane,
O'Brien, O'RouIkc 0Reilly. o. Neil,
OHagan OReagan, O'Fagsn 0Sheil
ODeunis. 0'Dwyrr. o Raney. y Flynn.
O'Gr4dy. O'Shaignessy. Bryan OLynI-
The daughters Of Erin Ellen 0'Roone
And Nora McCushla and Sh-lah AcClnn-.
With Kathleen Mavourneen and Molly ASHORE
The beautiful charmers We love and adore.
There is Donsh McCushla, and Widow McChree;
There is Molly Mcclure and Biddy AcIiee.
There Is dear Norah Creina ami Shelish McGTsth,
And tho mother Of all Is sweet Erin go Bragh.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

On the evening train from Albany, recently,
was q woman bound for Westfield, who persisted
in requesting the affable conductor to inform her
when Chester was reached Every time when
the conductor passed through the car, he was
greeted with: "Please tell me when get to
CHESTER" Courteous man though he is, even his
patience was finally exhausted, and he politely
requested the unfortunate female TO maintain
silence, as he had heard aud would heed her in
junction. Chester was finally reached, and
"Chester" was yelled at the car door. The train
again started, and the conductor entered, the
car in which was his prosecutor. '.Will you tell
Inc when we get to Chester Z" she said. This is
Chester" he exclaimed, and, grasping the bell
rope, he had the train back up to the station.
Pm real glad you obliged me" said the daugh-
ter Of Eve to the exasperated conductor; a my
husband used TO live here"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29
for the farmer.
OF MAPLE SUGAR.

As the season OF making sugar is at hand, we
publish the following directions for producing
a superior article, from the Ohio Farmer:
1t will be seen BY reference to the files OF the
Farmer that DIR. William L. Hamilton, Of Reput-
lie, Seneca county, took the premium for maple
sugar at our last Ohio State Fair. He presen ted
us with few pounds Of it. II is fully equal IN
appearance and quality to the best loaf sugar
We were anxious to know the process OF Its
manufacture, and to our inquiries lie replied as
follows:
The sugar presented to you was made last
spring in the following manner: The sap, or
sugar water, was caught in black walnut buck
cts, and boiled down TO syrup in a canldron ket-
tie, set in an arch out of doors 1t then was
strained through a cloth strainer, and put INTO
another kettle, for farther boiling down, which
was done in the house. The whites OF two eggs
and about pint of sweet milk were beaten TO-
gether well, and put into the syrup for the pnr,
pose of clarifying it, after which it was placed
over fire sufficiently large TO keep it boiling
the skum las sugar makers term it) rising upon
the top, being carefully SKINNED of.
When sufficiently boiled, as r. admit OF
granulation, it was poured into wooden fuiinci
assisted by covering the top Of the :nsar WIN
cloths kept constantly wet with cold water, I'M
til it became rs white as it could be made; then
il was broken mp, taken ont of the WOODEN INN
mel, and ground i'll coffee mill Iou VIII inns
prrceive that some extra pains were taken WIN
il, but notwithstanding, maple sugar may be
made equally as white with less trouble, ~ fol-
| lows: The sugar water TO he caught IN clean
buckets, tin pans, OF stone crooks. Rcd rarthen-
ware will do. Boil it in q cauldron kettle, set IN
All arch, boil down TO a syrup, and when cool,
strain it through cloth. Clarity it with the
white of eggs and sweet milk, carefully skim
ming while boiling down When boiled suifi-
GENTLY, so TO admit of grannla;iOn, ponr the
| sugar into tub made small at the bottom and
large at the top, which may be filled nearly full
| By adding sugar from time 10 time you make
it. After the tub is filed, perforate the bottom
with small holes, in order to let the molasses run
off, placing the tub up from the floor sufficiently
| to set a vessel under il, TO catch the muasscs.
Apply upon the top, cloths wet with cold wafer,
| which continue until all the cOloring matter has
| been drawn off, in other words washed cut the
sugar by the water passing through from The
| cloths on the top.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29
BuckyyheHf Cakes.

The buckwheat pancake is an article largely
used: but, as commonly prepared, 1t is not hit 10
serve upon any table. 1t is heavy and distress
sing TO the stomach. Though the batter may be
light, yet when it gets on the griddle il is apt to
fall, and become the heavy, indgestible thing
we find it. Not unfrequently We find it sour.
Now all of this can be obviated, and light, pal
atable cake made, with little care, by the addi-
ton of Graham flour mixed with the buckwhcat,
the proportion of Graham being II little over L
quarter. Mix the -four To keep ON hand ready
for baking. When wanted to be used, bring to
Il batter with buttermilk. Other sour milk will
not do; it must be milk from the churn; and it
wants TO be quite sour. Raise with soda, and
bake at once. The first baking will in general
not be satisfactory; it will lack lightness. Still
1t Will be betteE than the usual pancake. Now
leave what batter remains in n warm room. This
will somewhat raise it; and the cake, the next
morning will be improved. Another twenty
four hours exposure TO the warmth, say, of sew
enty To eighty degrees, and there is still further
improvement. After that there will be little diff
hculty.-BostoH CUtirdtor.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29
The flu of the Ching.
SHUT THE DOOR.

Godfrey Gordon GustaTGs Gore
No doubt YOU have heard the name before
was 4 bow who never wonld smut ooor'
IT,. ,zina might whistle. the wind might roar,
a ~ ,setb he aching and thToats be sore,
Rnt stiil he never would shut the door
III, father would beg. his mother implore,
'J3odfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore,
We really do wish you would shut the door
Their hands they wrung their hair they tore.
Raj Godfrey Gordon GustaVus Gore
was deaf as the buoy out Of the More.
when he walked fOItb, the folks would roar,
Godfrey Gordon Gustayus Gore,
Wby don't you think TO shut the door,
They rugged out a shutter with sail and oar.
And threatened to pack of Gustsvus Gore
On q voyage Of penAnce TO Singapore.
Rn, he begeed for mercy and said: NO more
PRAY do not send III. TO Singapore
On shutter and then will shut the door !!
lyon will said his parents; then keep shore
But mind you do For the plague 10 sore
ON a fellow that will never shut the door,
Codfrev Gordon GustNvus Gore J!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

!HH DEAD HEAD ABRoAD.-The dead head is
evidently not extinct in France. An editor
whom he had importuned for theatre tickets
recently gave him the following letter to the
Tres; My dear Friend: send tn you a lnnafic
who has tormente'l nie two hours for tickets; but
beware oil him, for he is very dangerous. His
family usually keep BIN in charge of a faithful
attendant, but to-day he has managed to escape.
pecting ID. II. presented this note Mt the theatre
ana was astonlshed to find the manager brandish
ehalr, order him to be put off, and roar for the
hreman to bring the hose and give him duck
ing. Inc victim went down stairs four steps at
a.'ine, ana mas ever since been profoundly amazed
bsRe
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

RUN Down HoRsEs-Mr Harris in the Ameri-
c1h AgricHitErist, tells the following: This snm-
mer my horses got badly run down. We fed
them literally, but they did not eat we'll. They
had no appetite, no digestion, and no strength
anu spirif. They came home at noon and night
tagged ont, and their nights rest did not refresh
them. sawed barrel ia two and placed the
ends on the platform of the pump. These are
for watering the horses. Into enc of them we
put nailiui OF corn meal and mixed it with wa
ter The horses at first did not like 10, and would
only drink little when very thirsty. After they
had drank what they would thew were allowed
pure water. In few days, however, they drank
TINS corn meal soup with relish. and in less than
week there was decided change for the bet
Ter IN the appearance of all the horses. We do
nor iet them eat the meal, but merely let them
drink the water. have no toubt il is as good
for them as plate of good soup is for tired aud
hungry man before dinHer 1t seems to stimu-
late the appetite and AID digestion.v
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

THE empty UPSTREAM will no more haunt our
sidewalks and streets, our yards and parks,
Heretofore, science, after putting together the
iron and tin that form it, could find no cheap
process for separating them. Now we have but
to battle the can in nydrochloric acid to sever
the two metals. The machinery required is sim
pie, and the cost of working over ton of Tin
scraps is less than $50. The product will sell for
SD In a few short months we may expect to
see men cleaning our premises of their most nm
slightly incumberance, save one, and actually
paying us for the privilege. The one is an ex-
hoopskirt. Let somebody find how to utilize
that, and the American hoase-keeper will be con-
tent
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

An inebriate, some little while back, got into
a car, and became very troublesome and annoy
ing to the other passengers, much SO that it
was proposed to eject him; but kind-hearted
and reverend doctor, who was also passenger,
interposed for him, and sOOthed him into good
behavior for the remainder of the journey. Be-
fore leaving, however, he scowled at the other
occupants and muttered some words of contempt
hut shook hands warmly with the doctor, and
said, "GoOd day, my friend; ! see you know
what il is to be drunk"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

10 MAKE Coon RUsK.-One pint warm milk !;
half pint of yeast, aud -four to make thick
batter; when light add three-quarters of pound
sugar, half pound butter; aud cinnamon or
nutmeg according to the taste, and -four to make
them stiff as biscuit dough. Let them remain
till of spongy hghtness then mold them into
cakes of the size you mold biscuits; lay them on
buttered tins; let them remain half an hour in a
warm place before setting them in the oven
They should be baked quick. Mix half cup of
sweet milk with large teaspoonfnl of sugar,
aud RIB over the tops as soon as baked with
cloth tied on the end of a stick
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

A SCARED LoT OF DARKIEs.-There is station
on the Selma and Meridian railroad named Cuba
few nights since, as the train with an emigra-
tion agent and crowd of freedmen going west,
reached this point the brakeman put his head
inside the car door, and sung out "Cubap One
old darkey rose, and his wool Strengthened out
said, "Darl fore God, / knOw'd it! Heah We is
in Cuba, an dat ar white man gwine to put us
in de war, or sell us fore day. OF! Pse gwine
from beah." And he, with about thirty more,
leaped off into the woods leaving the agent to
use big words about Cuba, brakemen and the
uncertainty of the "nigger."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

LANK, hungry looking MiIl-Creeker stepped
into the Marshall, Ind, bank Thursday, and
accosted Nc. with, "Do you keep drafts here,
misterf" "Yes, sir" replied the polite and dull
cet-toned Nc. "What are they worth" queried
the Mill-Creeker. "Owing to the size entirely,
sir swell, guess I've got means enough to
get one about foot square. Make her stout as
6lszes, Cap, for it's for the old wOman's back,
and want IL TO draw her double"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

MAIDSTONE TO CURE HyDROPHOBIA.-A lady
of Richmond has one for which she paid 81, 600
and which she permitted another lady to apply
three times to n mad dog bite at the rate of SIS
time. Some 300 persons have been cured by the
stone, SO that the owner has now an ample for
tune, probably, and the price of madstones has
gone up amazingly. We would like TO see some
evidence of the cures-boasted so largely.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

doctor" said an old lady, the other day to
her family physician, "a Kin You tell me how it is
certainly, madam" replied the doctor at is ow
ing to the fact that they come into the world
without the power of speech. ala, me" remark
ed the old lady, "now jist what it is to have
physic edicationl I've axed my old man hun
dred times that same thing. and all that could
ever git out of him was kase they isw
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

A wRErcHED cynic writes: "A bright little
ive-year-old was looking through picture book
the other night, when she suddenly paused, gaz-
ed eagerly into her mothers face, and while there
shone in her eyes the light of a wisdom beyond
her years, said|(blamed if we haven't forgotten
what she said)"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

A FELLOW entered one of the New York banks
and walking up TO the counter, exclaimed: "Hert
] am; want yOu TO take a good look at me-
Without a word further he strobe out. The next
day the customer reappearsd, uttered the same
words and again disappeared. The third day
at about the same time, he walked in, and adj
vancing to the teller's desk. threw down draft
payable three days after sight. "Now," said he
you've seen me three times; l want the money
for it,"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

A PENNSYLVANIA practitioner of medicine has
IA Partingtonian patient He asked her one
morning recently If she had experienced any re-
lief in the night. She said she had. First, the
relief was in one shoulder, and then the other,
and then 'peared TO settle in her back, bur she
put mustard plaster between her shoulders and
the relief left her, and now she felt better.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29

Wasn't that a waste of powderf" said an
Irishman to a Kentuckian who had just brought
n coon to the ground with his rifle from large
tree. "Why so, Patti" asked the hunter. "Sure
the fall would a. kilt him"