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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02
LIGHT AND SHADOW IN THE WHITE
HOUSE.
weddis q. and aner.I. in the Executive Nnn-
sion.

From the New York Graphicl
Miss Grant and her afianced lover are also the
recipients of numerous invitations to Leuten
lunches and the like. General Babcock gave
dinner in their honor last Saturday. 1t is now
said that the marriage is fixed for next month,
and the names of the bridesmaids given.
Miss Barnes, daughter of the Surgeon General of
the army; Miss COoke daughter of ii. ID. Cooke;
the Misses Borie, nieces of the ex-secreiary of
the navy; and Miss Drexel, of Philadelphia, are
the five attendants said to have been chosen.
This will be the second wedding at the White
House since it was built for the of the chief
magistrate The first that of President
Monroe's daughter, Miss Maria Monroe, who
married her cousin, Mr.. GOuvernenr, of New York,
in March, lS50. In that delightful book, the
biography of William Winston Seaten, the fol-
lowing mention of this wedding occurs in one of
Mrs Seaton's letters:
Maria Monroe is To he married on Tuesday TO
her cousin, young G0uveTneur. The following
day q brilliant drawing room will he hello aud
the immense ballroom opened. The marriage
to be entirely private.
Under date of March 2sth, 1890, Mrs Seaton
writes:
The New York style was adopted at Maria
M0nrUe's wedding. Only the attendants, the
laiiOns and few old friends of the bride aud
groom witnessed the ceremony; AMI the brides
maids were told that their company wOnld be
dispensed with until the following Tuesday,
when the bride wOnld receive visitors. Accord
lngly, all who VISIT AT the freSlucnts paiu t1Ff
respect to Mrs. Gouveneur, who presided in her
mothers place on this evening, while Mrs. Mon
roe mingled with the other citizens. Every wish
tor was led to the bride and introduced i'll all
form. But the bridal festivities have reached
check, which will prevent any further attention
to the Presidents family, in the murder of Deca
tur. The first ball, and which attended, con-
sequent on the wedding, WAS given by the Drca
tnrs. Invitations ont from Van Ness, Com
modore Porter, &c, all of which were rcmandrd
on fatal catastrophe to the man identified
with the glorious success Of his country in the
late war.
As weddings occur at the White House fifty
four years apart, let us hope that nothing will
occur to disturb the festivities i'll honor Of the
coming event.
If the history OF the White House tells of hut
one wedding, it tells of many funerals. Two
Presidents have died within its walls and Il
third assassinated (elsewbere,) laid Sin state"
hold his last "levee" in the east room. Several
children have died there, aud only one birth has
occurred. This one baby of the White House
was the son. james Madison, of Mrs. Randolph,
who was herself the daughter of Thomas Jcffer-
son, then President. dear old lady who has
passed all her life in Washington, and been on
intimate terms with the families of most of the
Presidents gives me this information.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02
Eating Salt With Nuts.

Zone time," says writer, whilst enjoying
visit from an Englshman, hickory nuts were
served in the evening, when my English friend
asked for salt, stating that he knew the case of
woman eating heartily of nuts in the evening,
who was taken dangerously i'll. The celebrated
Dr. Abernethy was sent for, but it was after he
had become rather too fond of his cups. He INIT
tered Salt, salt of which no notice was taken.
Next morning be went to the place, and she was
dead. He said that had they given her salt it
wOuld have relieved her. Ii they would allow
him to II a le an examination, he would convince
them. On opening the stomach, the nuts were
found iu a mass. He sprinkled salt on this, and
Immediately it dissolved. l have known of
sudden death myself which appeared to be from
the same cause. generally eat salt with mine,
and think it improves them"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02
A MAN vas seen coming down Montague street.

MAN was seen coming down Montague street,
Brooklyn, ON his way to the Wall Street Ferry.
Over bis shoulder hung bag containing pota-
toes, snd in his hand he carried a stick. Being
under tull sail, the momentum ac1uired in cunl-
ing down the ste-p grade carried him nearly
through the gateway, when, seeing boat about
ten feet from the dock, be made an astonishing
burst of speed and jumped. just as he reached
the boat the potato bag SWING from his shoulder
aud laid out Broad street clerk who was smok-
ing a cigar, through a meeTschaum holder, while
the stick hit rOtund South street merchant in
the waistband, aud Pat himself assumed an in
voluntary devotional attitude. He was the first
to recover himself, and as be replaced the bag,
he complaceHtly remarked, "Well, got the boat,
anyhow Got the boat screamed he of Broad
street, splitting the broken pieces. of his eigar-
holder ont of his mouth; why, you idiot, this
boat is coming iu!' Ard so she was.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02
0ar Strap 8ouk.
TWO APRILS.

White as snow were the dog.wood blooms,
The heavens were sseetiy blae;
And the air was laden with sweet perfumes
From the myriad flowers that grew.
The south wind stirred in the meadow grass
And rutsed the lark's brown wing;
And the creamy buds of the sassafras
Awoke with the breath Of Spring.
The liunet broke with his Joyous lay
The Winter . heightened hush;
The vide woods rang with the voice Of the jay,
And the song of the speckled thrush
Fair and bright was that April day,
As lay In the scented grass
Waiting for one who would come that way,
FOR one whom knew would pass
Near me there, with q musicsl Gov,
The rivulet wandered down
Over the pebbles that shOne below,
yellow and red and brown
All over the banks the azure ewes
OF the violets glistened blue;
And thick a. stars In the jewelled skies.
The purple pansies grew.
On through the meadow and over the hill
By the path that led away.
On through the meadow and down by the mill,
On that balDy April day.
Came she for whose coming waited there.
In the fragrant meadow grass
Lay and waited that morning where
knew she soon would pass.
Sweet as a birds as she wound along
Were the bright little maidens tones,
As. gaily singing a blithesome song.
She crossed on the stepping stones
Twin little feet. how dainty their tread!
Bright eyes gldncng DOWN.
Dark green zatehel and shawl of red,
Tresses Of gold and brown
Years have gathered the seeds they cast,
Aud led like a round Of dramas
Yet that April day far back in the past,
How uondrously near il seems.
Again as of old now the south wind blows;
In the self-same spot lie,
Where the pansy blooms and the violet grows
And the rivulet wanders By.
O. bright fresh flowers do you BLOOM less fair,
o. wind is your breath more chill,
For the sweet young and the bfovr gold hair.
And the lips that are hushed and still
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02
The Best Medicine.

DIR. Hall says the best medicines in the world,
more efficient in the of diseases than all the
potencies of the mateia Redica, are warmth, rest,
cleanliness and pure air. Some persons make it
a virtue to brave disease, to keep mp" as long
sometimes succeeds; but in others the powers of
life are thereby so completely exhausted that
the system has lost ability to recOperate, and
slow aud typhoid fever sets in and carries the
patient to premature grave. Whenever walk
KING OF working is an effort, a warm bed and a
cool room are the first Indispensable steps to q
sure and speedy recovery. Instinct leads all
beasts and birds TO quietude and rest the very
m0ment disease or wounds assail the system.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02
How 90 Cure n Man with the Horse Disease.
To the Editor of the Ne1 York San:

SIR: The idea among many of the present
time, "that there is danger ahead of men getting
the malady now raging among horses" is no
vain talk but founded on facts. Experience has
taught me that in such cases the only remedy to
save man from painful death is to make him
inhale every two hO1rs, through the nostrils, a
mixture of twenty drops of ether capsici,
(made with sulPhuric ether and the berries of
the CdpsicHm cdceOimn.) and one drop of picnic
acid, which ingredients are poured into a half
ounce phal, and then inhaled by the patient
through the nose, like ladies' perfumery.) This
will check the destroying agent in man, and his
life will he saved. / am a witness to the great
virtne of the remedy 1 have mentioned above.
Respectfully, THEoPHILUs CRAMER.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

VALUE OF CHIPS AND BARKs--The CHIPS and
bark which accumnlat. around saw-mill, if
partly rottCd, are valuable when plowed into
the soil We have found such matter a nuisance
when spread upon grass land, but when spread
thickly upon an orchard in which crop Of Pota-
toes was planted, the potatoes were thlckest and
use upon grass lard we would spread the stun
out to dry partly, and then rake it into heaps
and burn it to ashes, spreading them upon the
surface. In this way il would be very vainaoie,
and if from hard wood, would pay to haul H.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

PLANTING RAsFBERRIEs.-A correspondent Of
the London Cottage Gardener says that he mas
method of planting raspberries which ne eohs.a-
roughly prepared by the time the smokers are
about foot or fifteen inches high He selects
the strongest suckers that are well rooted ana
is particular to have good ibrous root, WIN a
holes are ding aud three plants put in each, in
triangle. about nine inches apart, spreading the
roots out nicely; fill in the soil, give good
watering and the work in done. He says that
he has tried various ways of planting, but none
have succeeded as well as this.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

A DOCTOR always treated his Juvenile patients
for worms, whatever might happen to be their
symptoms One day being called to boy who
was suffering severely, he felt the pulse, and
looking at tie mother with solemn shake of the
head, said: "WorI1is, madame, worms" "Now,
doctor" said the woman, sit isn't worms at all,
tell We; that hey fell down on the wood pile
and broke his leg, and want you to stop crying
worms aud set it immediately" "Ah!" said
the doctor, determiI ed not to be put down,
"worms in the wood, madame, worms in the
wood"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

THE epitaphs of Dakota papers are most paihet.
ic: "Jim Barrett bad heen shoveliug snow, from
which be caught bad cold, which turned into
fever. The fever settled Jim's mundane affairs;
ard local paper says, most affectngly, in his
obituary, He won't have TO shovel snow in the
country he has gone to-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

SELF WORKING YEAsT.-Marion Harland, in
her Common Sense in the Household" gives a
formula for "self working yeast" So Que can
make. good, lively yeast cut on the prairie, miles
.'then add a tablespoonful of live yeast" The
following is the recipe potatoes, 2 OF. hops,
DTS. cold water, pound white sugar, tables
poonful salt.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

LORD WEsTBURY, whose bitter satire and cyni-
cisn were a great annoyance to his opponents
in life has left to the Master of the Rolls great
difficulties in this Interpretation of his will. He
made it himself. and would SEEM ont of perverse-
ness, TO have purposely rendered it obscure.
The Master of the Rolls would gladly refuse to
construe the document on the ground that it is
not capable of interpretation; but Lord West
bury again stands in the way, for decision Civ
en- by him while Master of the Rolls, prevents the
following of such a course by his worried success
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02
Jhe fun Of the Ching.
SUFFERING.

o. boo-boo-bsaUteOus Mary, say,
When shish-sbish-shan VIC welded be-
Hin-name the hahg-harpy day
That viii Us ma-nsr-narried see
Nay, dee-d-d-dearcSt. though thy cheek
4 cre-crick-crimssn blush hath dyed,
] could not wait wen-wee-Week
Without my jojaw joyful bride.
Then, Mary. let us ask
For Too oo-Tuesday next the day,
When in the morning at sis-sis-siK,
IL fyfy-fgtch thee hence away.
Then to some bub-b bob blissful spot.
To psss the mum nun -month, well go.
A eook-coocoach I've gee-gig GOT
Thou canst not say nin-nin-ny mol
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

THE teacher of an infant school had her atten-
tion called to one little fellow who was listening
90 what she said. She had been teaching her
class the elements of English history, and wish
ing TO see if he knew VI hat she had been talking
about, she suddenly asked, "Johnny, who killed
King Rufusr With surprised lock, he replied,
"Why, didn't know be was deadr'
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02
SHORT HAIR Fop Woyrx ,xn CuIInr

SHORT HAIR FOR WOMEN AND CHILDEES.-The
american Agricalturist has quite lengthy article
advocating short hair for women and children.
This seems to be the opposite extreme from the
present load of rats, MICE jute, curl papers, and
frizzlng pins. A less sweeping reform We might
all advocate. A woman's own hair, becomiDgly
arranged, is sight we long to see again; but
long hair upon woman is glory INTO her.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

HERE is a droll epitsph: Mrs. McFaddeu has
gone from this life; she has left all its sorrows
and cares; she caught the rheumatism in both
of her lcgs while scrubbing the cellar and stairs.
They put mustard plasters upon her in vain, they
bathed her with whiskey and rum; but Thursday
her spirit departed, and left her body entirely
Numb"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

Responses to prayers and sermons may be
good if they come in at the right place. Not so,
however, came in response recently to a minis
tier in an African church. He had come down
from the pulpit to invite stranger in one of the
l'ews TO preach for him, but was unsuccessful.
" Brethren" said be, 81 invited Brother -
10 preach, but be declines" "Thank Godr roar
cd out a man from the middle of the church.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

LOCAL ITEM, Ia pOde.-An old lady carrying
at full sail a green cotton umbrella, experienced
great difficulty in getting through q crowd on
Fulton street, night before last. She left seven
men hatless, esromed the chignons off three
fashionable young ladies. sawed a sboy's ear
in two, and scalped blind ACCORDION fiend who
hadjust come over from Heboken. As-she turned
back and surveyed the wreck she murmured,
Gracious sakes! amt you barbarians no IT,
spect for ayef"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

An eminent lawyer, short time since, while
Nehemently and eloqueutly advocating his eli
ent's cause before jury, and recounting her
many wrongs, declared that her sufferings were
too grievous to be borne aud that in consequence,
in the silent midnight watches, the busy scenes
of the day being hushed, she wept until the
tactical fluid flowed in streams that submerged
her nightly pillow.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

Flesh woRNs.-Wash your face night and
morning in strong cologne water, and rub dry
with n coarse towel Also take thimbleful Of
sulphur in glass of milk, twice a week, before
breakfast. Continue the practice a couple Of
weeks
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

Mrs. WORTH, of Westfeld, Mass, has sneezed
her face awry. 1t happened at . party, and she
vainly tried TO repress il, thinking that sneezng
was unladylike. But it broke out in spite of
her, and at once she felt queer sensation in one
check. That side of her face swelled rapidly,
drawing up the corner of her mouth and COM
pletely closing her eye. The physicians say that
the trouble is kind OF paralysis caused by her
effort to avoid sneezing, and that her face is per-
manently disfrured.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

COVERING GRASS SEED-Experiment has proved
that clover and grass seed should be covered on
ly TO the depth of quarter of an inch 10 insure
the largest per cent of termination. AT TINS
depth 81 per cent, at half an inch az, anu al one
inch deem 81 per cent of the seed sown germina-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

If this jury convicts my Client" said Mis-
souri, lawyer, rolling up his sleeves and display
ing his ponderous fists, 81 shall feel compelled
to meet each one and hammer Justice into his
soul through his head"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02
mOD3HHg)py GRRlRO!hLl ) SUN 6ihl lA 4 RX
Testimonials.

Saws Rev. J. D. Smith. d. D, of Chica.c:-~we
feel feel warranted in prunouneing this School the
Mt. Carroll seminary for all the highest pnrposes
Of eaueatien one of the hest IL our kupvlrdg-. "
w. REGARD il as unsurpassed in the West whsthsr
as respeets tro righteousness cf the discipline tie
substantial value Of the instruction
Says the Examining Committee Taken altoge-
Their the exercises demonstrated that the Mt Car
roll Seminary still stands where it has stood for the
Last fifteen years the peer Of any similar institution
in the West The able corps Of Teachers. and the
marvellous decree Of thOrOughness with which eve
rything attempted is carried through aside from its
many other attractions. render it a d sirable
place for young lady to qualify herself for the du-
ties Of life. II is wonder the Mt Carroll
Seminary has attsned its present high position as
one OF the ssy best schools for young ladies in
land"
Says reporter of the Examination and Anniver-
sary Exercises of the year just elosed-"The school
has never been fuller. did itself credit,
than at the close Of the present year
TIE annexed engraving is a correct representation
of the Seminary and Grounds.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

A SMALL boy arose at a Sunday-s6hOol concert
aud began quite glibly: a certain man went
down from Jerusalem TO Jericho and fnll-and fell
- Here his memory began TO fail him. "And
-and-fel by the road. side, aud the thorns
sprang up and chOked him."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

WHAT is heavens best gift to man ," asked a
Young lady ON Essex street, Sunday night. snil-
ing sweetly on pleasant looking clerk" a
dvnce.-DdRbary Nsirs.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

\ LITTLE boy CARRYING home some eggs from
The grocery dropped them. "Did yOu break
any asked his mother, when he told her of it.
NO SAID the little diPlomatist, "but the shells
came of Of en-"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

SoNCNDRuM-Sald boy: That chap, yOnder,
Is my brother, and this girl is his sister, and vet
lied, luz IVY
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

1T is rule of etiquette in Arkansas that no
true gentleman will eat with his leg tkrn,rn over
TIE back Of his peghbors chair. if he can helm IL
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02
Tee Re6ued for Tera. socie.y.

FEM days ago, a wagon drawn by yoke OF
long horned Texas cattle halted on Lafayette
street. The wagon contained good-loOking
woman, seven children aud considerable plunder
A man, small boy, and dog that bad run td
taiJ were thr-adjuucts. The party were fr"m
Texas, and were returning to their OLD home 20
Decatur County An Alderman of the city, whO
had PASSED many years of his life in the Lone
Star State, approached the wagon He said to
the woman:
!aKrom Texas, presumed
eyes, SIR"
~Didn't you like the cOuntryi"
"N0, SIR
Didn't you like the climatcl" "a.
sob, yes"
- I" Did Won have good health out there :"
Gles"
Wasn't the land good!"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

BANK-LocK, which works BY clock-work, and
can't he opened except at certain hours even by
the owners, is one of the latest inventions.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

DOCTOR writes to the Baltimore Sun, that
the nervous disease known as hydrophobis can
he produced by the bite of perfectly healthy
dog.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

JOHN, how I wish it was fashionable Ia trade
wives wives" Why, Joe" "Coz, woaiI ckest
some body before night"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

Sewage saloon keeper-"Let's lick her"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02

F9 ,osrKRs aud BILLS cali at the Chief Office.
Middletown transcript., 1874-02-28
E. r E Y N OIL D s,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
To the Public.

Dec. lstb, 1878.
Middletown transcript., 1874-02-28

A Western farmer has come to very
sensible conclusion as to means to be a.
dopted tofinerease the price of farm pre-
ducts TO paying figures. Wheat. beef and
pork are too low in the market to he prof
liable to the producer. He urges that
farmers must do as manufacturers do-di.
minisb supply; '.seed down one-third of
our land immediately; practice economy !;
buy less supcrAuisies and luxuries do our
swn wsrk; manufacture ourselves more
of the common articles needed on the farm;
ply our debts as soon as possible and keep
out of debt" This Western farmer has
got good deal of sense, evidently. At
least be takes practical and sensible view
Of the situation. The chief kernel Of gold
in his, advice to his brethren, however, is
to keep out of debt" Hard times scarce
ly ever seriously affect any farmer who is
not in debt. To debt, with mortgage
on his farm and store bills to pay, he is
/. one Of the most-to-b e-pitied creatures in
the world. He thus becomes the slave Of
al other classes but out of debt be is one
oftho most independent aud should be one
Of the most complacent and happiest o
human beings.
Middletown transcript., 1874-02-28

A LATE WEDDING PARrY.-Ata a recent
wedding 10 Boston, it was announced that
the ceremony would take place in the
church at y o'clock in the evening A
well-known musical gentleman was re-
quested to preside at the organ, and, at
the time appointed, opened the service
with the Wedding March" The church
was filed with large audience, but the
wedding party was late. Tho organist
played the wedding March" through
twice, as a prelude. BY the time the
church bell had tolled out eight strokes,
he had gone through the limited repertory
Of music appropriate 70 such an occasion,
had executed number of sacred airs in a
. style SO rapid and novel that few, If any,
in the audience recognized them, and 6n-
ally, in despair, played the Dead March
in SAUL with variations of an exceeding
ly original nature. Still there were no
signs Of the wedding party, and the Or
sanist. thoroughly vexed at the delay,
began and played few measures of the
sir. 90, dear what can tho matter bs?'
and closed his introduction with the
"Rcgus's March," to the movement OIL
which the party, which had in the mean
i. time arrived, passed up the broad isle to
the ALTAR -r4 ~',sg4s sf@i
Middletown transcript., 1874-02-28
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