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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-14

A motion to request the Constitutions
Convention to submit to o vote of tht
people special proposition as to whether
church property shall be taxed or not.
ELECTION OF STATE TREAsURRR TO BE
- a.. CONTESTED, r..
In the Senate, Senator Andrews, of An
glaize, gave notice that he had filed with
the Clerk Of the Senate notice Of the con.
test OF George Weimer Of the election OF
Isaac Welsh to the office Of State Treas
urer: The grounds Of the contest in brief
are illegal returns and the irregularity Of
the poll books in Cuyahoga and Geauga
counties,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-14
GovERRMENTs-Quiet.

sTATE BoNps-Quiet, at slightly I In
proved figures.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

Every farmer who has occasion to drive a nail
into seasoned oak posts knows its liability to bend
and break. If the point be mOistened in the
mouth it will usually drive more kindly. OIL is
better, but then it is incOnvenient to dip each
nail separately into into it. Another point is,
that boards become loose eventually from the
rusting of nails, which, communicating in the
wood, causes not only enlargement of the nail
hole but wearing away of the nail ITSELF rendering
the fence OF building shaky or insecure. This may
be prevented by heating any rough grease until
it smokes and then pouring it over the nails to
be used. The grease will penetrate the pores of
the iron and cause the nails TO last without rust
ing for an indefinite period. Besides this, no diff
iculty will then be experienced in driving them
into the hardest wood. The reason is that the
coating of grease prevents contact by air, and
consequently oxidation. Oxygen is the destroy
ct of iron, and moisture is the inducing cause.
Anything that is kept from air is preserved in
definitely, and if it is kept dry the effect is meas
urably the same. Paint upon buildings prevents
the contact of air and moisture. If the whole
fence cannot be painted, the heads at least of the
nails therein should be touched.-Prdirie Farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17
Early Spring Y.ae,abIe..

We suppose that not even the most practical
epicures enjoy their dainty dishes more than the
average human being does his early vegetables;
and considering how comparatively easy il is to
have some of these, the wonder is that more Is
not done to get them. The reason, perhaps, is
that few think Of it till the Spring-time comes,
when it is too late TO do much in the way of get
ting them. This is the time to begin to think
about these things. Many vegetables start into
growth with very little heat, and even the pro-
lection of fence will often bring things forward
some days before those which have ground and
bleak winds to contend with. We know q gar
den in Montgomery County, near this city, which
has but a low wall of about four feet high around
it but even this is a wonderful screen from cold
winds Up under the north wall of the little
garden in the full southern sun, is the rhubarb
and the asparagus and this little advantage alone
gives them near two weeks start on their neigh
bors with these two vegetables. 1t is not always
convenient, or even desirable, to have wall like
this, but almost any one can have thick aT0oT-
vita hedge which will answer nearly as well.
Let all who have gardens look around just now
and see what can be done. They Will hnd more
chances for these little family enJoyments thah
many of them ever dreamed oi, anu no dono.
will thank us for the suggestion when they hhd
how we'll their thoughtfnlness now is rewarded
by the fuIlness of early Spring garden things
(;srmahtoIrH Telegraph.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17
caru and HoEs.

From carefully conducted experiments, by diff
aren't persons, it has been ascertalned That one
bnshei of corn Will make a little over 10Y pounds
of pork-rross Taking the result as basis, the
fnliowiug deductions are made, which all our
farmers would do well to lay by for convenient
reference-That:
When corn sells for 12i cents per bushel, pork
costs II cents per pound.
When corn costs IL cents per bushel, pork costs
cents pound. .
When corn costs 25 cents per bushel, pork costs
3 cents per pound.
When corn costs 80 cents per bushel, pork costs
cents per pound.
When corn costs so cents per bushel, pork costs
5 cents per pound.
The following statement shows what the farm
or realizes in his corn when sold in the form of
pork:
When pork sells for 3 cents per pound it brings
% cents per bushel in corn.
When pork sells for 4 cents per pnund it brings
81 cents per bushel IN cern.
When pork sells for 5 cents per pound it brings
A. cents per bushel in corn.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17
That PIear Trick.

Yesterday morning, says the Detroit Free Press,
an innocent-looking young man was l"ahng
around the Central Depot with one OF those small
lung testers, which throws handful Of flour in
to a mans eyes Just as lie imagines he is going to
blow her up To hundred and fifty ponnds
There was an old man waiting around for the
train to go, and he was ut once attracted to the
machine. He Others blow, and when told
that il w01Gn't cost him cent, he pitched in.
He was allowed to blow two or three times, and
then the young man told him to put in regular
old hurricane and beat everybody by five pounds.
The old fellow threw back his coat, got The pipe
in his mouth, and then his eyes opened like traps
as he sucked in all the air lie could hold. After
a SECOND OF two he let her go, and the flour strnck
him. He didn't say a word for moment. He
softly laid down the pipe, winked his eyes and
spit -four and as the roar of laughter increased,
be backed up against the wall, and said, &c You
kin laf, and iaf, Int | swan TO gum, I'll lick some
body for that, even if do not never lead anOth-
er class meeting"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

TRAINING CATTLE To JUMP.-A Western farm
or SAYS he made it rule that Whenever cattle
are made to pass fence, whether through bars
or 'slip-gsp,s to leave one rail for them TO pass
under. This gives them a downward tendency,
and lessons their inclination to jump or look up
wards, as they are sure to do when q lazy atten-
dant throws down part of the rails and makes
them vault the rest. Cattle may be Taught to go
over any fence by the careful training they often
get for this end, and performed follows: First,
starye them OF give poor feed, which will make
them light and restless As soon as they 60 over
the lowest part ofthr fence after rprovender
make them jump back again, and put on one
more rail-, saying, Il gneSs that will keep 'em
out" Next day, LAS of course they will be in
mischief again, repeat the process, adding anoth-
er rail: in short time they will take care of
themselves. and harvest the crops without charge
fuckers RHrdl 4edirs.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17
"uannnh, Pnl Down Another Plate,

A story is told of a couple of farmers who lived
not great distance apart, one of whom was not
ed for being very penurous. One day his neigh
Dor called upon him while he was eating dinner,
but instead of asking him to sit down to the la
BILE with him, he kept on eating and talking just
though the visitor hadn't mouth in hissiead.
well, what is the news, neigbbor Brownf'
Nothing much" mo news up your wayi" he
asked, still helping himself to his GOOD dinner,
while his neighbour looked on with anxiety and
appetite. "Weil, yes, that l. think ont, there is
just a grain of news. Mr.. Jones' cow has got
live calves" replied the visitor. Five calvesf
never heard of such a thing. Why, what the
dickens does the fifth one do when the other four
suckingi" "Why, he stands aud looks on
like dumb fool, as 1 am doing uow.n "Oh, ahl
Hannah, put down another plate"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17
A Remed, for Ne.r.Ixi..

A remedy named ''squa Puncture" has been in
troduced in France for the treatment of neural
gis. Ii may be described fnrce-pump which
can be carried about and placed a table. with
a small flexible tube about two feet long, so con-
strncted as to deliver thread of water from its
extremity with such force to pierce leather.
In operating patient afflicted ' it'll neural
ga, the piston is worked few times tn expel the
air from the tnbe; the point is then held about
half an inch from the painful spot, the pump is
worked, and the threat Of water plays on the
skin. Presently white vesicle appears ON the
spot where the wafer strikes; and any number
of punctures may be made at the discretion of
the operator and in proportion to the extent of
the pain. At first the skin around the vesicles
becomes red; but after few hours the yesicrs
and the redness disappear, leaving only small
black point, which is the crust formed by the
drying of drop of blood in the pmnctnre. The
operation is described painful; but the relief
it produces is so great that the patients always
call for a repetition whenever their neuralgia
pains return.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17
Asefnl aud Curious.
Rapid C.re for r.pe-wern.

Mention is made in the Drsggisfs Circular Oh
the mode of treatment adopted by A. j. Sehausn'
Of Washington, in exPeling the tape-wo he
employed no preliminary provisions beyond Tor
bidding the patient to take any breakfast on the
day on which it was intended TO remove the
worm, and giving him large dose OF Rochelle
salts the preceding night. At 10 o'clock in the
morning he had the following at one dose: Re
eipe-bark of pomegranate root, one-haii ounce;
PUMPKIN. seed one-haIf drachm; ETHEREAL extract
of male fern. one drachm; powdered ergot one
haffdrachm; gum arabic, two drachms; cr"ton oil,
two drops. Thr.pomegranate bark and pumpkin
seed were Thoroughly bruised. and with the ergot,
boiled in eight ouncrs ofwater for ffIern minutes.
then strained through coarsec Ioih. The eroton oil
was first rnbbed up with the acacia aud extract
of male fern, aud then formed into an emulsI"n
with the decotion. In each case the worm was
expelled alive and entire within two hours. No
unpleasant effects followed In each case the
worm wac pzssrd with the head firmly fastened
TO the side of its body at ab0nt the widest part,
from which it with difficulty removed; aud
the worm was twisted and doubled into various
knots.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

How TO BAKE A TURKEY.-A lady correspond
ent of the GermaRtoWH Telegraph gives the follow
ing: Let the turkey be picked, singed, washed,
and wiped dry, inside aud ont; joint only to the
first joint in the legs; then cut dozen small
gashes in the fssby parts Of the turkey, and press
ono whole oyster in each cash; then close the
skin and flesh over each oyster tightly pos
sibe then stuff the turkey, leaving little room
for the stnfing to swell. When stuffed sew it up
tightly, rub over lightly with -four, sprinkle lit
tie salt and pepper on 1t, put some water in your
dripping pan, put in the turkey, haste it often
with its own Clippings; bake to a uice brown /;
thicken yOnr gravy with little flour and water.
Be sure and keep the bottom of Your dripping
pan covered with water; or il will burn the gravy
and make it bitter.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17
scene. fro,. abe Life OF Jacob.

Some time since party of ladies and gentle
men went on tour of inspection through Dur
ham Castle. The ''liuns' were shown to them
by an elderly female of a solemn, sour and digni.
fled aspect. In the of their Peregrinations
they came to the celebrated tapestry chamber for
which the castle is SO famed.
These" said the guide, in true Snowman
STYLE favored with pith of piety to suit the
subject, aud pointing to several groups of figures
upon the fine tapestry" these represent scenes
in the life of jacob
"Oh! yes-how pretty" said young lady, aud
with alaugh pointingto several groups of figures
in somewhat close proximity, she continued: 81
suppose that is Jacob kissing RachelP
mo, madam" responded the indignant guide,
with crushing dignity, that is Jacob wrestling
with the Angel"
The ne', haw hawed, the young lady subsidet,
and offered no further expository remarks, but
groaned under a sense of unworthiness during
the rest of the visit.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17
New Process. for washing Linen.

An English magazine says: "ln Germany and
Belgiu M a substitute has latterly been introduc-
ell for soda in the laundry, which, while it has
all the defensive qualities of soda, does no injury
to the linen. Two pounds of soap is dissolved in
about five gallons of water hot the hand
can bear. To this are added Tablespoonful
of oil of turpeniine and three of liquid ammonia.
THIS mixture is then well stirred, and in it the
clothes stepped for three hours, the wash rub
being covered up carefully possible. Next,
the clothes washed, rinsed, and blued as
nsnal The mixture will serve a second time,
only it must be heated and one-half spoonful of
oil of tnrpentine AVID and one-half of ammo
MIA added to it. This process economzes time,
labor, and fuel. The clothes are not injured,
because the ammonia evaporafes very quickly
and for the smell of the tnrpentine, that disap-
pears in the drying"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

oN lokEs-A correspondent of the NeIr Eng
land Farmer, who has had large experience with
oxen, gives his opinion to OK yokes, as follows:
There are three points about an OK which are
more liable than any Others to be made sore by
ordinary work IN the yoke, viz: The top of the
neck and the two shoulders. We often see oxen
with sores on each of these three points Sore
shoulders are frequently caused by the bow being
too wide. Sometimes it is caused by the bow
being too square or too sharp on the outer edge
The bow should be perfectly round at the shonl-
der Joint, and of such width as to come between
the neck and the shoulder joint. If any man
does not believe this. let him put a heavy crow
bar on his shoulder in the right spot and walk
eighty rods, and then put it on his shoulder joint
and walk back The drop of the staple, rs a gen
eral thing should come down about half way
from the top of the ox's neck to the shoulder
joint. Oxen drawing on the lead need more
crooked yoke or q longer staple than when draw
ing on the nib
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

IL there is one thing more disagreeabe than an
other after taking brisk evening walk, it is to
enter a room with the suffocating fumes of kerO-
sene oil. In the city, where gas is universally
used, we escape the misery but in the country
it is a common infetiOn. The inmates of the
room may be Unconscious of it, or have become
accustomed to the unwholesome odnr. The per-
ncious practice of using lamps filled with kero-
sene, and having the wick turned down too low,
is usually the cause of the suffocating fumes
the gas which should be consumed by the fame
passes into the atmosphere. 1t is unnecessary to
say that using kerosene in this way is most
unhealthy practice. Only good oil should be
burned, and the wick should always he raised to
proper height.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

A PECULIAR method of treating pulmonary
phthisis, pursued by Prof. MosIer, of WIesbaden,
il described consisting in the injection of GER
tain drugs through the wall of the chest, and
leaving the canula in, so as TO repeat the opera
ton at discretion. He has even made au incis-
ion iuto the wall of the cavity, inserted silver
tube or elastic catheter, and succeeded in draw
ing away the secretion and ia disfeeting the py-
ogenc walls by means of weak carbOlic acid
lotion. Ii is stated that difficulty was ex
perienced in the operation, aud the condition of
the patient was improved, the cough becoming
less troublesome, and the f.brle symptoms APP
parently moderated.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

ONE of the best things let off in the late can
vass came from the Hon. S. S. Cox, of New York.
Cox said the present condition of affairs remind
ed him of a young physician who was Dragging
over his first case. 1t was birth, and he said,
as the Republicans say now:
81 was very successful in that case"
How is thati Is the child wellr
-"Oh, no; the child's deadp
And the mOtheri'
"Oh! she's dead, too; but I'm going to pull
the old man through, you'll See if don'tr
We saw the old man since the election, and
he looked as if he had been pulled through aud
didn't like it much.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17
KncpinnFrnitin winner.

The keeping of apples aud other fruit depends
greatly on the temperature. If the is too
closely shut, from fear of freezing the frnit may
decay in a few weeks; if kept cold, and with
some circulation of the air, they will remain
sound till Spring. The truth is, too much is left
to guess work, and TINS while at some times
the temperature may be up to sixty, it may on
the other hand, run down below freezing on the
occurrence of a cold snap, the owner or attend
ant failing in judgment by sensation. Thermom-
eters are cheap now a-days, and such cheap ones
will answer the purpose well, not usually vary
ing more than degree or two at ordinary tenn
PeratuTes. Hang near the ceiling and snoth-
near the ground. Let the windows of the
fruit room he hung on hinges so that they may
be opened TO any degree. By means of those
windows the thermometer may be kept down
to within few degrees of freezing. if they are
examined twice day, or night and morning, and
the fruit kept sound and fresh, and the owner
mo longer work in the dark or by guess work.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

The British Medical Journa! publishes an ar
tcle by DIR. Horace Dobels, in which that dis
tnguished ply stefan states that he has observed
that peculiar and rather cuiumOn defnrmity of
the chest is caused by the habit of sucking the
thumb in infancy and early childhood. He says
that the weight of the arm on the thnrax of the
child, during sleep, produces depression of the
ribs in the line occupied by the arm when the
thumb is placed in the mouth. The doctor
thinks this is very important effect of the habit
of thumb-snckng-on which has never before
been painted out-and he regards it of sufficient
consequence to be put on record for the bSneit
of other observers.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17
The fun of the Ching.
A LEGAL ATTACHMENT.
81 Al uxpERaKADUAIE OF THE LAW scHo

sr An uxDERGRADUAIE OF THE LAW SCHOOL
Relieve me. Bess when declare
A title deeds my heart,
And you the party OF the nrst,
And the second part
That have an attachment true,
Is useless quite To mention;
In vain seek to serve you and
Arrest your sweet attention.
You know you owned some love for me,
When the question mootrd;
But now il seems TO me you act
As if you were non-suited.
Nv case il one in equity;
I've pleaded with precision;
You know the points; why will you, then,
So long reserve decision'
make no dilatory plea;
I'm driven 10 Distraction
Unless soon obtain relief.
I'm sure shall take action
At first a civil suit I'll bring.
At Cupid 8 special session;
And there. plaintiff lover, ask
For Judgment by confession.
Now, don't demur. when this you read,
But own yOn feel compunction;
For my suit will prosecute.
In spite Of your injunction.
And IT, nv Judgment in despite.
You will not hear me still,
I'll get an order from the Court
T. administer your will
trust You'll file an answer brief
To this, my declaration,
Or else shall proceed 70 make
A eross-e1aminatiOn-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

CELERY SALAD.-0ne medium sized head of
cabbage, three punches of celery, chop very tine.
Take one teaeup of vinegar lump of butter
the size of an egg, one teaspoon of mustard, Que
salt spoon "f cayenne pepper, two teaspoons of
sugar, yolks of two eggs; mix well, put over the
fire, stir constantly until il thckens When cold,
add two tablespoons of rich, sweet cream. Pour
over yonr salad, if not moist enough, add little
cold VINEGAR.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

How TO DRY OFF Cows.-The quickest and
best way of drying off COW So that she may I'M
mediateiy fatten is to feed her four or five quarts
of corn-meal daily, and sill the dry. wheat straw
she will eat. Two weeks of this diet, milking so
as not To let the udder be injured by over disten
ton. dried of an Ayrshire COW thai could not be
dried off in the ordinary way.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

The Detroit Free Press tells about an urchin
who was seated on the Post-office steps of that
city, going through a watermelon, hen a man
halted and asked: "This is a great town for
hogs, isn't it, bubi' "Wall, no." drawled the
lad, as he filed his mouth again and kept his
eyes on the mau, "youll be awful lonesome
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

A CONTEMPORARY asks: what are street
lamps fort" The man who doesn't know what
street lamp is for, is hardly fit to sit in an edit
orial chair and mould public opinion. Street
lamps are for weary !oung men to recline against
at midnight, when they forget the way home
N0TTistOWR Herald
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

THE Lebanon Shakers, now in session in con-
vention at New York, are an outspokeu set.
When asked if their doctrines. carried out, would
not depoulate the earth in a very brief period,
they reply: Certainly, that is precisely what
we are driving at"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

Two Irisbmen lately landed, we're boarding at
hotel where they were sorely troubled with
mosquitoes, and could hardly obtain sleep enough
to satisfy nature. "Put your head under the
blankets" said Mike, Fan thin they'll net bite
yees." Pat did as requested, but scarcely had
he found himself free from the mosquitoes when
he was attacked by the bedbugs that he had fail
ed to notice. bad luck to me, Nike" said he I;
here's another kind widout wings an fitldles
but, begurra, they bite as hard as the othersn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

Hoes of all kinds, and especially those for
home use for wrecks before Strengthening should
be kent from all impure or strong fond or water.
IL n is wanted to make sweet po' and sweet
lard. give them only hard, sound corn and purs
,rater and clean floor.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

JENKINS says: I'VE notice since the fashion of
embracing the necks of gentlemen by their part
ners' arms has come into such favor that there
are more male partners to be had for the round
dances than during the fore part of the season."
Very likely
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

A SPRINGFIELD gentleman concluded to have
bath, the other evening. and in the dark got
hold of chunk of stove backing for the SOAP A
more polished man than he was has never been
seen in the whole State of Massachusetts,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

GINGER Nut CAKEs-one pound -four. three
quarters "i pound of lard an6 HITTER mixed
three-qna,t-rs OF pound Of sugar, one-quarter
of a pound "f ginger, two ounces of aIIspiee. one
ounce of caraway SEED one piut Of moIasses,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

1T is said that if dogs tail stands ont hori-
zontally it is a sign he is in truuhle. When a
woman's hustle stands nut horizontally she is hap
pier than dog with three tails all curled to suit
argus.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-12-17

To IMPROVE PIcKLE.-yery few people know
that pieces of nurse radish with a small bag of
alspice. added tn the vinegar of pickles improves
their flavor and prevents monld.