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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

A lady says in the Rural UOrld that during
this month and next, when some of you are sure
to come down with typhoid fever; when neigh
bOrs are neglecting their own work to nurse Won;
when doctors are hunting in cellars and old
drains for the cause let me whisper in your ear
look at your dishclOths. If they be black and
stiff, and smell like "boneyard," it is enough
throw them in the fire, and henceforth and forev-
er wash your dishes with cloths that are white,
cloths that You through and see if you
ever have that disease again. There are some
times other causes, but / have smelled whole
household of typhoid fever in one "dishrag."
had some neighbors Once-cever good sort of
folks; fall four of them were sick at one time
with typhoid fever. The doctos ordered the vim
egar barrels whitewashed and threw about forty
cents worth of carbolic acid in the swillpail and
departed. l went into the kitchen to make CRU
ell needed dishcloth, and looked abOut and
found several, and such "ragsir / burned them
all, and called the daughter OF the house to get
me a dishcloth. She looked around on the tabies
why" said she, /" there was about dozen here
this morning." and she looked in the woodbox
and on the mantlepiece, and felt in the dark cor
of the cupboard. "Well," l said al saw
some old, black, rotten rags lying round, and
burned them, for there is death in such dish
cloths as those, and yOu must never use such
again." L "toOk turns" at nursing that fam
lily four weeks, and l believe those dirty dish
cloths were the cause of all that hard work
Therefore, say to every housekeeper, keep your
dishcloths clean. You may wear your dresses
without ironing your sunbonnets without elias
tics-but you must keep your dIshcloths clean.
You may only comb your head on Sundays, you
need not wear a collar, unless you go from home
but you must wash your dishcoth. You may
only sweep the floor "when the sign gets right :"
the windows don't need washing, You can look
out at the door; that spiders web on the front
porch don't hurt anything-but as you love your
lives, wash out yonr dishcloth Let the fOx-tail
get ripe in the garden, (the seed is a foot deep
anyway let the holes in the heels of your hus-
bands fOot-rags go undarned, let the sage go I'M
gathered let the childrens shoes go two Sun
days without backing, let two hens set four
weeks on one wooden egg-but do wash ont your
dshcloths. Eat without tablecloth; wash your
faces and let them dry; do without a curtain for
your windows, and cake for your tea-but for
heavens sake, keep your dishclOths clean.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18
Hygiene Of Buck whent Cake..

The routine of the farmers work has got to
threshing buckwheat, and people are talking
about pancakes. Everybody knows that buck
wheat pancakes (when properly made and nicely
baked) are delicious food, but the whOlesOmeness
of said diet is not generally known. 1t is well
attested fact that the use of buckwheat pancakes
makes some people itch; hence it is believed that
said diet is not desirable.
What are the facts in this casei When the
liver is torpid, (Which is quite general in Michi-
gan, owing to miasmal affections), some tonic is
necessary to carry off and expel the surplus bile
which has accumulated in the system; hence we
read and hear of blood purifiers, both liquid and
nauseous quack medicine rather than eat nice
pancakes, which give tone to the stomach, action
to the liver. and general health to the person, by
cleansing the vitals, moving inward disease to
the cutcle; then, when people scratch they say
hard words against nice buckwheat pancakes,
which are both nutritious food and palatable
ssedicne.-C Correspondent Hestern RWral.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

oh, she was an Al COnneaut belle, of the very
first water" or more; and she married a regular
fine haired "swell" who clerked in dry goods
store. And he clerked, and he cerked till at last
he fell into trouble with some of the money; and
they went out West, in way, friends tell, not
particularly funny. And after time the belle
came home, the old folks for to see; and the
the neighbors asked, when they found she'd come,
what her husbands biz might be. "Oh, he is a
railroad man, now" she said -" assistant con-
ductor, she; but some one asked as he shook his
head, what the dickens that might be. And then
with that high old style of hers, she answered
the Interrogation: He assists in Stacking the
speed of the cars, when the train approaches a
station."-Ashtdbuld Nelus.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18
DR.. WHITTIER,

617 st. Charles Street, st. Louis, No.,
Has been longer engaged in the special treatment
all Eenereal, sexual and Chronic Diseases
than any other Physician in st. Louis city papers
show.
syphilis, GonorrbGa, elect, Structure,
Orchiti-, Hernin, or Rapture, all Urinary
Diseases and syphiiitic or mercuriaI adec-
tiOns of the throat, skin or bones, are treated
with unparalleled success latest scientific prine
pies
spermniorrhGa, sexual Debility aud
Empoteney, as the result of self-aJUse in youth
sexual excuses in maturer years, other causes
and which produce Of the following effects:
seminal eHsissiOns debility dimRsss Of
sight dgfeetiUe memory, Pihplez the face physical
decay 0Uerson 10 society Of females confusion Of ideds
loss Of seraat Po,cer &C. rendering marriage ini-
proper or anhappy, are permanently cured.
Pamphlet t36 pagesl relating to the above, sent in
sealed eaUetope, for two postage stamps.
Diseases peculiar TO women, such as Amen
orrk9G DysnenOrrh0sa MeH0rrhGyid LeueorTh0G. or
whites ChLOTosis Diseases and dspiaeelaeHts Of the
Womb Stelty, etc.. successfully treated Descrip-
tive pamphlet sent sealed for two stamps Age with
experience be relied upon 1t is selfeydent that
a Physician treating thousands Of cases every year,
acquires great skill. Physicians knowing this, fire.
quently recommend persons to my care COnhden.
teal consultation personally or by letter free and in
ved. When it i announcement to visit the city for
treatment, medicines be sent by express or mail
everywhere. Curable cases guaranteed where doubt
exists, it is frankly stated Office hours; A. NJ to
p. N. Sundays Il ~ to p. NJ. Persons GrEsrfng iii
ne city AZ GnY hoHT direct 10 the Office III az
night ring tbs. Door Bell
Theestablisbnent IA whole house Of twelve rOomsl
Is the most extensive in the country embracing Re
ceptiOu and Consultation rooms Boarding anu sleep
ing apartments: Medicated YapOr Baths eomPIe-
hensive Laboratory. where all medicines used IN the
establishment are prepared; and most important OF
all. the Library where the old and latest stIhdaiu
works Of all the schools Of medicine are tonnd ais"
Anatomical Plates life size and colOred to life Illus
trating diseased conditions. when nave Oee pI1cut
ed from Paris France regardless Of expense ana not
to be found in any other Library IN wv ,J ~.
AZ aJay, nOvl9.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

THE EPIzoorc-Now that the epzootic is
among the horses again, and as 50 many persons
are dependent upon them for their daily support,
we give those interested the following, which
was published in the Boston EreniRg Transcript,
of October 26, 1872, when the same disease was
epidemic throughout the country:
Having carried my stock of thirty horses
through the disease called catarrhal fever"
now so prevalent, without losing a single case.
perhaps il would interest owners to know a SIM
pie remedy. On taking the disease, the horse
shows signs by his lassitude and cougb, Give
him five drops of aconite, followed in two bours
BY five drops of belladOna; keep him quiet with
loose diet and after the third day he will be able
to work The medicines are given in the first
solution of homeopathic form. b.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18
Jhe fun of the Citing.
EUoHRF,

Let play game Of euohre, Fred.
All right How shall we playi
Wlll you put up your heart and hand,
And let me name the dayi
UT shall j, pledging troth to you,
Let you the terms dictate!
80 you agreed Well, cut the cards,
And ante up the stake.
You say you passI OF course, you do
You ought TO pass a bower;
But l shall take il up, my dear,
winch puts you in my power.
II gives my hand the strongest card:
One trick Is sure to win;
really hope you'll get the rest,
so let the game begin.
You lead an ace; haven't suit,
So n trump will play;
And now lead my right. you see,
To steal your left away:
80 then my ace and kin. are good
which makes three tricks, you see
And. as the rest you cannot take,
That makes a march for me.
You turn IL down! make it hearts,
And lead the ace of trumps:
Unless yOu'v got lively hand,
III make yOu stir your stumps-
And here's the right. and left, and king
Who e'er such luck did sect
Each time I've taken all the tricks;
That's four points up for me.
And now for one more point. my dear;
That won, the game is mine.
All! generous deal, I've all again.
Can you my thoughts divinei
U, Fred! how ungallant you are;
From playing I'll desist.
I'm sure no one could ever beat
SO skilled an eucharist
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

TRAVELLERS DIRECTIoNs.-A friend who has
travelled relates the following as literal drec-
ton given to him by an inhabitant in a remote
town in New England, in reply to his enquiry for
the direct road to - meeting house:
"Well, all, stranger, you go right straight
ahead, till you come to large oak tree; then
you take that ere tree on your right shoulder,
and go on till you come to large oak tree; then
you take that ere tree on your right shoulder,
aud 60 on till you come to Squire Wingates;
and then do you take the 'squire's house right OH
your back, and you can't miss Your way"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

STILL Acknowledging down Jefferson ave-
nue. yesterday to the depot, says the Detroit Free
fell his beam ends and rolled over twice before
he stopped A boy, standing in the centre of the
street, anxously inqured:
"Be you hunting for anything, misteri"
"Come here bub" said the man, as he sat up;
"come and get ten cents, and some candy and
figs, and plums and juba-paste! That's good boy,
come and see me-"
"Your intentions may be good" replied the
boy, as he backed off, "but guess I'll wait until
the other bOoting gets over aching before get
any nearer"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

DANGER IN Pressing LEAvEs.-The Scranton
(Pa.) Times says that it has the best authority
for the following statement: "a lady of our ac
quaintance having gathered a quantity of autum
leaves, took the more rapid method of pressing
them with fiat-iron. Very soon after her hands
and wrists broke ont with an eruptive or seald-
ing humor, such as is witnessed in those of cry
slpelas known as st. Anthony's fire, and she is
likely to be laid up for some time, if no worse re-
snlts ensue. The leaves were of the maple spe-
cies, and the theory is that volatile oil of a
poisonous nature was evolved by the application
OF heat, and obtained access to the circulation
through some abrasion of the skin. 1t is safer,
though a slower process to press leaves IN
book or between fiat boards under a weight"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

THE FUMES OF CABBAGE.-Many persons are
fond of cabbage, but not at all fond of the I'M
Pheasant fumes which penetrate the entire house
during the process of boiling. Therefore we rec
ommend a manner of cooking that renders the
vegetable so pleasant to the taste as to Obterate
all prejudice against its free use. Reduce the
cabbage to small pieces nearly fine enough for
slaw, then stew for half an hour in a covered
saucepan with not enough water to cover it;
when done, drain off the water and season with
salt, pepper, and liberal quantity of butter,
ing vinegar on the table Served in this way
you have nice vegetable, much more delicate
than boiled cabbage, and suitable to eat with any
KIND of meat Won NAV chance TO have on hand.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

A DOCTOR went ont West to practice his pro-
LESSON. An old friend met him on the steet one
day, and asked him how he was succeeding in
his business First rate,r he replied; I've had
one case" well, and what was that.' alt
was a BIRTH" said the doctorr "How did You
succeed with thatf" Well. the old woman died,
and the child died, but think I'll save the old
man yet.n
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

A PHILADELPHIA mlliner apprentice went to
visit her mother in the country last Sunday and
when that worthy matron beheld her child she
exclaimed: "Isabel Maria Stephens, what on
airth do You mean, coming up in broad daylight
with your gown all kajummuxed up in q heap
behind We, and all bound up in that way in front
of YET And hain't We got no stockings all of one
color, that We hat to wear them zebra colored
thingsf Thought We was goin' to be a miliner
Shd think ye'd married barber, and was play
in up signbOard for him. Did 1 ever think one
of my girls would come to this'"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

A YOUTHFUL clergyman, who recently went
forth to enlghten the ignorant, while dealing
with the parable of the prodigal son, was anx-
ions to show how dearly the parent loved his
child. Drawing himself together and putting on
his most sober look, he dilated at length on the
killing of the fatted calf. The climax was as
follows: 81 shouldn't wonder if the father had
sepf that calf for years waiting for the return of
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

BURYING PoTAToEs.-Potatoes should be laid
in compact heaps and covered carefully with
straw. Over the straw put about eight inches
of earth, and over the earth good thick layer
of straw Over all, put six or eight inches of
earth. Frost will 60 through any thickness of
earth alone but it will suffice to keep It in place.
By using straw and earth combined, time is saw
ed in uncovering when the roots are wanted to
be got at. If the snow is blown from the heaps
during the Winter, and the cold is very intense,
it will be well to cover them with coating of
coarse manure.-Cdnadd Farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

HENRY PEAD was the editor of a local paper
down in Arkansas, and on one occasion was out
oil an electiOneering tour in company with two
Others, stayed over night at n farm house, where
all three had to sleep in the same bed. At break
fast the next morning, the lady of the house ask
ed them how they slept. "All right" says one,
"I slept before, Jim behind, and Henry Pead in
the middle" "Good gracious did hei" exclam-
ed the old woman.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

remarked to a lookeron, the other day, "Snre,
an Christianity is spreading all through the
United States, and churches is goin' up on every
corner" Then, the visitor passed on, the
workman called after him, But twenty years
ago We could leave yonr close hangin on the line
all night, an they'd be there in the mornin'.
But now the thiefs wud take every blessed rag. y
Mixes point was we'll taken. Why this TINS
ness?-SpriRqfeld UHiOR.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

"SAY, mister said soiied looking buy on the
wharf, "'dO you ever give piece o. watermelon
to poor boy whose father'n mothers both dead.
n who goes 10 Sunday school, m has got sore
heeif' The man was deeply touched, and gave
him large slice off rotten one.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

Two little girls quarreled and one of them
said: You shan't swing on our clothes line any
more The other one retorted: "You shan't
eoue over and see our hired girl next time she
mas a MT. Then more in sorrow than in anger,
the erstwhile playmates parted.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

WILD STEER-How TO BE SAFE FROM IT.
A Wild steer entered Central Park, in New
York, lately, and made rushes on a number of
people before it was killed. In every case the
PARK police shouted to the persons attacked to
throw themselves on the groud and lie motion
reached the persons, it stopped, gazed at the
prostrate form, and ran off without further dem
enstration- Even when those who were struck
nad presence of mind to lie quiet where they had
cropped no further notice was taken of them.
liz Won are buying carnsts Co. durahilitr rhnnsa
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

IMAGINE the horror of an uptown mother
whose three-year old daughter yesterday ad.
oressed ner with: Mamma, my dolls played out,
doilys; want meat babyr-Easton Free Press
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

If your horses have the epizoot, dissolve tea
spoonful of crystal ehlorate of potash in bucket
Of water, this amount making q morning dose
for four horses. 1t will work cure.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

-LETTER HEADS BILL-HEADs. ENVELOPES
MONTHLY STATEMENT BLANKS and all such work,
executed in the best style at the Chief office.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

small figures.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-13
HOW WEBER DOES IT.

The recent inproyement in the muscal
taste Of Americans haa attracted frequent comment. In
EewYork and other large cities he finest musical talent
has found opportunities for development and cnc0ur-
aging appreciation scarcely inferior, 1t Is said TO ;hoae
Afforded III European capitals. This growth OF musai
taste has been shown not only at public concerts but III he
home circles, where, panO-maHors SAY, there has ie-
Gently bccn growing demand for the best class of in
slumcrts and an evident appreciation Of the difference
between ordinary aud tnc music. This fact makes
pianos popular than ever before as holday 2nts
Al the warerooms oi Albert Weber, at fii!li-aye
and siSieenthst., large stock o. the hheSt
pianos, manufactured especially Tor the h0n'idE
trade, is now exhibiting. Square, upright, ahd
Grand pianos of every grade, and varying in cost from
fl 900 70 81 OOO can bought there gushing
feature of the in tncts Is the style Of their wood
work In accordance with growing popular taste, the
customary uniformly dark coicrod mahogany and rose
wood cases are largely edpcrseded by bght ana
bright ooOred woods, correspond ~ with IN
furniture of the roOns which are to contain
the pianos tirdseye maple is one tho most favor-
I've woods used tGis purpose. IL II har hnt-srae
and belutG Hottcd and susceptible Oi hign d'.'r-
Of polish. OtLcr W., Is used satin Toou ebony val
nat and amar4nth wood. Amsrglth wood Is very val
uahle on account OF it, fine red color, which
chances aud deepens wD. This change
Of color is arrested BY the application OF vanish
and thus piano-covers made Of tins wood may ee htd
Of many diAoTnt shades OF color. some ci Ne ii'#
pianos are eiabOrstcy cary ard adorned "'h Da.A
and gold ornament ldoa. Mr. Weber is now ere' n2 an
aA btion to bis manufac,1rJ at seyonth-alc. nHn
seventc enlist, which win give 10 a ironia g
OF 2GG ce making II - the ltryesL mauriactcic ui
the kind ~ tEe wad. Tic capacity o. production WI
thus oouDed ad GOnbl0 tie present ndin2rr o "DrE
men Will hS employed. Iii. NCber considers ili5 UiiE
mcut uCocssdiy % cc' the steady lnWth ot tS blsI
ness. boh has increased - per cent within me 'n'
yeas. Ouly eight years ago Mabet Was one o. the sna
cgt pnl0 mauufIctor's IN this country rms Yea pI
trade ha5 ruu arc in c lI.e Ol ulI rht ana grand
pianGs. Mr. Weber says no has aoid hNo grand pabns
fOr every Sold year ago. The square pianos er
mostly 70 The south and Wet Wiie in the gti EASTERN
cities tuey arc discarded for and pianos Which are con
sdered 70 be the Instruments OF artis and accomplished
New-York tribune., 1875-12-13
THE HARVESTS.

PLENTY THROUGHOUT THE NATION.
THE GovERNMENT BEPoRT-CORS, POTATOES, AND
COTTON EXTRAORDINARY CR0Ps-HoW OTHER
PRODUCTS FARED-CATtLR AND HORSE Dis
EASES.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 10.-The November re-
turns indicate that the crop OF 1873 one ~ the
largest ever grown In the country, probably equaing
the very large crops Of 1870 and 1s72 II is at eest
fourth greater than the crop Of 1874 ANA about third
larger than the crop OF 1862 reported in the s' census
Every section Of the Union reports some Increase
A foreshadowed in u-ovOus returns the condition or
the potato crop IN extraordinary in both product and
quality. The total yield the districts reported Ia ma,e
fully aucOurth greater than last year. In the rainy see
ton the sweet potato crop suffered in yield ad quality
from excessive moisture IN the Gulf States ana vest O
The Mississippi the yield largely exceeds that Of as
year. and the quality IL about Ip NewJersey
Delaware and Maryland the product % about thrcs per
greater than IN 1874, the quality in the two former
s ghtly Deprecated in tie latter slightly Improved
Ill may bc stated, TO avoid misunderstanding, that the
accurate Guing the November percentages IA 20 cot
tor made aggregate approxma'inG 100000 0ides
not 800 900 lcgs, as some have calculated.
In 1874. New-Engrnd except Gaine, and the Middle
States reported y large Lay crop Oi good quality. Com
paed with last years crop Maine reports an increase DI
10 r,r cont but psh.f states OF that socOn also IN
T Si'' nm, III n nrr r M" i,riici,aI eause wa m
early dcJu. w a Weat. The rains burt the crop some
20 per cont compared with last year, J." non
partial failure experienced All the iaTfc toare"
stltos show a marked Increase in production, especially
Tennessee aud Kentucky.
An eStraord!nar increase In the sorghum crop over
last year IL indicated in the southern States, and in the
Mississippi Valley.
The report sIeaks OF "a disease among cattle in Akan-
sas II Is confined to the river Correspondents in dit
fercnt eceone have uOtcd distcmpor nhucnZg pre-
vaias among horses this Autumn. II Is generally
a The rriyonv BATH 40 II II in rnuch milder form
than ~ ia previous yAa.On Very itiic serious dtn
AZ, and scarcely any loss has bcal irpott' tA"en
,-llr.suodant m Mobile writes under date OF Nov iS
thai ~ that c and throughout Alabama he disease Is
causing much trouble and seems to be 6r0"Hs worse