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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29
Loving Through Darkness. into Light.

They were married in the morning and imme-
diately stepped aboard the cars for bridal tOur
to San Francisco. They attracted considerable
attention on the way by their honeymoon ways,
and created a good deal of quiet fun among the
goodly number of ladies and gentlemen who were
passengers In due time the cars entered tun-
mel, and all for a few moments were enveloped
in darkness. All too soon the cars emerged into
the broad glare of the MONDAY sun, and the low
ing bride and groom were discovered locked IN
each others arms and exchanging kisses at a rate
seldom seen in public. The passengers took i'll
the situation in about second, and shout went
up that nearly threw the train from the track,
and brought the conductor to the scene on the
double-quick. "Pass it around" yelled a big
man who was on his way East to get his wife
Go back to the tunnel" said another man tu
the conductor; and as the newly made husband
settled back in his seat he was heard to say
"Sarah, thought tunnels were longer. Darn a
railroad company, any way"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29
DR.. WHITTIER,

w ce OHoAhos Srfoost Ole LOUIS, NO.,
Has been longer engaged in the special treatment Of
all vesereal, sexssl and CEreaic Di,ea,e.
than any other Physicsn in St Louis city papers
show.
Orckitis, Hernia, or Raptsre, all Urinary
Diseases and syph1itie or nercariaI n fTee.
tisns of the throat, skin bones, are treated
with unparalleled success, on latest scientific princ
spernatsrrhea, sexsaI Debility and
ImPstency, As the result Of self-abu.e In Youth
and Which produce so.e Of the folio%inS e causes
aerroiVnsss. SEMINAL essons debility d1,nn<., A.
sight defective memory fimpes The faoe pIysieai
dscav drersi0H sociefy Of femaies copf.rion n
oGs Of se1ual pocsr, ETC.. rendering maria re- i'm,
proper or anaapPy, are permanently cured
Pamphlet t36 pages) relating to the above sent in
seaLed enpel0pe, for two postage stamps
Disease peculiar % wsmea such as Anon
orrh0d, Dysmeaorrh9d, 1eRorrhagia LeuoorThoa or
whites, Chloross Diseases and dispideements on N,
Womb Sterliiiy etc.. successfully treated Ds:c-;
tive pamphlet sent sealed for two stamps Age Ill
experience can be relied upon II /. .effevisn, a..
Physician treating thousands Of cases every wear
acquires great skill. Physicians knowing this fre
quently recommend persons to nv care Con6Jsn
teal consultation personally by letter free and in
vited. When II Is neonvenent to visit the ety for
treatment, medicines be sent by express or NAH
exists il is frankly stated Office hours: a N To
p NJ Sundays. IL NJ to Pm. Persons arricing in
ne y a. any hosr nsy come direct 70 the Office ff at
The establishment "a whole house of twelve rooms,
II the most extensive in the country embracing Re-
eeption and Consultation rooms Boarng and sleep
ing apartments: Aedicated vapsr Baths; a compre
hensive Laboratory where all medicines nsed in the
establishment are Prepared; and most important Of
all the Library, where the old and latest standard
works Of all the schools Of medicine are found ala
Anatomical Plates life size and eslored life Ius
tratng diseased conditions which have been procur
ed from Paris France regardless Of expense and not
TO be found In any other Library in the CITY The
Library Ii thrown wide open to all callers. Address
az doore- novie.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

"PICKING the ears" is a most mischeyious prac.
tice; in attempting to do this with hard substan-
ces an unlucky motion has many time pierced
the drum and made it as useless as a pierced
life preserver; nothing sharper or harder than
the end of the little finger, with the nail paired,
ought ever to be introduced into the ear, unless
by physician. Persons are often seen endeav-
oring to remove the "wax" of the with the
head of pin; this ought never to be done: first,
because il not only endangers the rupture of the
ear by being pushed too far in, but if not SO far,
it may crate against the drum, excite infiamma-
tion, and an ulcer which will finally eat all the
parts away, especially of scrofulous constitu-
tiOn; second, hard substances have often slipped
in, and caused the necessity of painful, danger
GUS and expensive operations to fish or cut out;
third, the wax is manufactured by nature to
guard the entrance from dust, insects and IN
modified cold air, and when it has subseryed its
purpose it becomes dry, scaly, light, and in this
condition is easily pushed outside by new forma-
tious of wax within.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29
atsef,ll aud Gnriuns.
Sore Throat.


The following is a resume of q very interesting
lecture We listened to a few days ago:
Cold mauifests itself differently in different
people. In some 1t produces fever and pain in
the limbs, IN others cstarrh In still others sore
throats. Whatever part of the system is weak
est will he attacked by the cold
large portion Of cases Of deafness come from
neglected sore throat. This is because of the IN
tinate. connection between the throat and ear
by means of the eustachian tube. Hence the i'm
pOrtance OF keeping the throat in healthful
condition. The tendencies of sore thrnat are to
The worse and not to the better; hence any alice
tion of this part of the body should receive
prompt attention. In of ordinary throat,
the simplest and best treatment is the wet pack,
using linen cloth wrung from cold water, and
over this a knit or crocheted yarn band, four
feet long and four inches wide. Apply this
twOOr three times in succession, unless it is a
very serious case, when the pack should be ON
during the day. If taken off in the morning,
wash the throat in very cold water, rub dry
with a coarse towel and with the hand. This
will prevent the taking of cold.
Mucous membranes have three kinds OF in
flammation-catarrh,c roupous and diphtheritic.
Everybody Knows how the first appears; in the
crOupois a liquid is poured out which collects on
the outer surface of the mucous coat, and forms
a membrane which can be peeled of or removed
without injury to the mucous coat beneath it.
In the diphteric the liquid poured out infltrates
itself into the mucous membrane, and if forcibly
| removed leaves the mucous coat raw and sore.
| Diphtheria is blood poison. The patient CON-
plains of feeling stupid; the engle of the throat
swels; there 10 snre to be more or less nasal ca
tarrb; there appears in the throat patches look
| ing like dirty wash-leather, which, being remov-
| ed leaves a raw spot; the OdOr of this exudaiion
is offensive, but the disease is not usually eonta
gous unless the emulation comes III contact with
| the mucous membrane of another individual.
| Hence the greatest care should be taken that no
| towel or drinking vessel or spoon used by the
| patient touches the lips of any other person.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

THE TEAPOT AssAILED.-The Journal Of Chem
isfrs asserts that tea is not the simple, harmless
beverage that is generally supposed; but that its
effects, in their character, may rightly claim to
he classed with those of tobacco and alcohol
The Journal of Chemistry adds: "Many disorders
tensive tea bbbing. Tea is 'naurotic poison
its essential principle theme, is allied in compo
sition and properties, with strychnine and NOR.
phine. 1t first excites the nervous system and
then exhausts it. Experiments show that both
the lower extremities; that iG affects the 'un-
derstandng in a double seuse-literally o. well
as figuratively. 1t is not the harmless exhila-
rant it has been considered, but powerful agent,
whese effects are often serious"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

BLUE GRASS IN KANsAs-Blue Grass in Kansas
is q success. After the drouth and grasshopneTs
of last yeae every one supposed his grass was
killed out. Appearances justified this Conclusion
This Spring it is coming up from the roots. strong
er and more vigorous than ever. The faint heart
ed will take courage. Kansas is good State
rs there is in the Naturalization City Union.
The editor of this paper has a fine sward OF
blue grass surrounding his residence. Last Fall
the gIasshoppers left the ground as bare and
brown as a maea6amiIed street, eating every
spear of grass. Now the blue grass is from two
to three inches high as thick as ever before, and
ps full of vigor az though never grassbopper
had Toasted upon it.-POYf Scott Monitor.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

A HINT ABOUT LOOKING GLAssEs-Iti is fact
well worth knowing, but which does not seem to
lie generally understood, that the amalgam of
tin-foil with mercury, which is spread on glass
plates to make looking-glasses, is very readily
crystalized by actinic solar rays. mirror hung
where the sun can shine on it, is usually spoiled;
it takes a granulation appearance familiar to
housekeepers, though they may not be acquaint-
ed with the cause of the change. In such state
the article is nearly worthless, the continuity Of
the surface is destroyed, and it will not effect
outlines with any approach to precision. Care
must therefore he exercised in hanging mirrors
so that the direct rays of the sun shall not fall
on the glass.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

Cor INDIGSANT.-Says the Free Press: Two oil
three days ago. man was going up Monroe
avenue be came upon boy, who was lamenting
the loss of q pint bottle, broken the sidewalk
"Oh! don't take on about one pint BOTTLE" said
the man; "here-here is ten cents to get an.
other"
As the boy took the ten cents the man in,
quired:
"What was in the bottlei"
Wv whiskey," sobbed the boy.
"Whiskey! Give me back my money, right
away! A boy who'll spill pint of whiskey on
the walk ought to be soundly thrashedr
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

THE WRONG PoCKET.-A farmer dropped in
one day to pay his rent, putting on long face
to correspond with the times. On entering the
house he told the landlord that, times being so
bad, he could not raise the money at all, and
dashed bundle of bank notes on the table.
There" said he, "that is all l can pay" The
money was taken mp and counted by Mr.. -,
the landlord, who said: why, this is twice as
much as you ower' "Dandg'ee, give it me
again." said the farmer; "Pm dashed if amt
took it out of the wrong pocket"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

A spell OF GENERAL ScoTT.-The present rage
for spelling schools revires an auecdote Of Gen
eral Scott. He had drawn mp the rough draft of
an order in which the word wagon" occurred.
The General inserted one "g" too many. and his
clerk, discovering it, tmdly asked on what
authority he spelled "wagon" with two "gis."
"On the authority of Lieutenant General Scott,
commanding the armies of the United States,
sir" Numbered the pompous old General. The
clerk at least, thought the authority sufficient
BosfoH Globe
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

ST. PETER AND THE BRooKLYNITE-Theya are
telling a story, since DIR. Talmage's Sermon that
a Brooklyn resident, name not given, appeared
at the gates st. Peter guards for admission to
Paradise. The saint turned to the register pages
"Wbere are you FRONT" Brooklyn" al
don't think We can admit yOu; rules very strict
In fact, can't do it. Think of that scandal" 1t
is said that the Brooklyn man looked steadily at
Peter, and crowed three times. His Saintship
cOlored, fumbled his key minute, and then said
"Well, you can go in; but don't yon do that
again to mer-BroOklyn onion.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

AT large dinner party, recently, the cool
weather had done considerable duty in supply
ing conversation, when plump, happy looking
married woman made remark about cold feet.
"Surely," said lady opposite, "Mrs. -, you
are not troubled with cold feetw Amid an aw-
full pause she naiyely answered: "Yes indeed,
am very much trou1led-but then they are not
my own" Her husband blushed scarlet.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

ALL sorts of vessels and utensils may be puri-
fed from long retained smels of every kind, in
the easiest and most perfect manner, by rinsing
them ont well with charcoal powder, after the
grosser impurities have been secured of with
sand and potash.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

PEDESTRIAN going along Grand River street
y ,S ere saw boy with the nose bleed, and
ana even his boots with the blood The man in,
qu req ms reason, and the boy replied:
T nI. Years old, and bell gimme ten cents
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29
OK Saturday might two men got into a wor,

On Saturday night two men got into a wordy
controversy, which waxed quite hot, aud finally
one of them challenged the other to a square
fight. The challenged party filibustered around
aud endeavored to avoid committing himself on
this Issue, but finally, pressed by the other, be
positively refused to fight. "Not that Pm any
coward, or that I'm afraid of you, but was al
lers an unlucky man in a fght.n
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

HERE is something that should be more gen.
orally known. 1t is said that bed bugs will live
q year without air or food, if placed in hermet-
ically sealed bottle. Persons who desire to keep
their bed bugs over the Winter without feeding
them, will do well to remember this. The march
of scientific research is ever onward.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

vdnal w theatre the other evening an sged ind
nose Just as an affecting passaaa ba5 st ms
drass wInereupon young lady. seated in the
sententiOusly .snon,raa .ns
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

An old gun loaded with a heavy charge Of
powder and hung near the rafters in barn, or in
any dangerous locality about the house, makes
an excellent FIRE alarm The explosion is caused
by the heat.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

nav yaas Ia on wear out over three pairs of boo,s
per year. ent what man can't look over bis SscI
ssxsnts is sason Of the year, and see sixteen or
~nasre;s r o.a noots huggng up to oyster cansi
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

A CHICAGO physician has arrived at the con-
clusion, from extensive investigation of the sub
lect, that hog cholera and typhoid fever in the
human subj Jet are identical diseases.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

1T costs but little more in time or money TO
raise the best fruit than the poorest
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

WORD yOu insure a-mounment to yonr memory
- Plant frees-They will. feed and shelter yol
when you no longer can.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29
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make more money at for in their spare moment.
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Address G. STIxsos Co., Portland, Maine f.br9vI
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-22
Roxbury.

Sometime since two or more Irishmen
 broke into the house of . MT. Wildman
 in Southbury in the night season. One of these fellows came to this place and
 hired out tO Mir. Geo. W. Thomas to work, and perhaps to take observations for future burglaries. Last Friday 6 SOuthbury officer called on Mir. Thomas with e warrant for the arrest of his hired man and asked him to assist in securing him. The man was decoyed into the eel lar where the officer attempted to arrest him, but the fellow resisted, and ran up stairs, where he found the doors locked. He then dashed through window taking the sash after him. The officer gave chase. and, finding his calls to stop un- Eeeded. drew his revolver and fired several shots at the fugitive. At last the sheriff's 6oy came up witka double-barreled gun, and. being directed to fire, gave the fel- low the contents of both barrels. The second discharge brought him down, well peppered with shot. and with the marks or three pistol bullets on his body, none of tho wounds being very serious, however.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-22
New Milford,

Two COWS belonging to Wm. Smith and D. D. Northrop were killed recently, one by eating Paris green, and the other by lightning. The lightning also struck Mrs. Marsh's tobacco barn, and severely in- jured Eli Sherman who was raking hay, the horse being killed and rake shattered. The walks in the cemetery have been improved and a fountain has been put in. Col. Blinn has purchased building lot of MT, Black, on the corner of Man and Bennett Streets.
 Merritt Beach is erecting a tobacco warehouse on Grove Street.
 R. M. Wilbur has bought building lot of Soule Bros. on East Street and is putting up building upon it.
 MT. Black is to undertake moving a brick house. recently purchased, back from the street fifty feet.
 MT. J. K. Johnson is taking a very careful census of New Milford.
 A son of Mir. Sterling fell from load of hay, Wednesday, and broke his arm. The Bank has recently put a Double Chronometer Lock on the safe.
 The Daisy Cutters tried the Danhurys again, Saturday. After close game the score stood 12 to 13 in favor of the Dan- burys. New Milford has six or seven base ball clubs.
 The Band were invited to Waramaug Saturday night, for sail on the Flirt. They reported splendid time: music and moonlight on the water being an extraor- dinarily pleasant combination.
 1EEpo
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-22
oosnen.-Mo. soi.

We are all having fine visit from Mr. and Mrs. Enos B. Pratt, who live in De catur. Ill. They went from Goshen year and a half ago. and are engaged in, the mercantile business. They take the En- quirer and appear to be as well posted in Goshen news as any of us. On their way they visited Mrs. George s. Brewster. oi Burlington, Ind. .who formerly lived here. She also takes the Enquirer and is famil. jar with the events which have occurred in our county.
 A fire spread from the coal pits on Ivy Mountain, last week, and lasted two ol three days. The result of the dry weath. or here (while they are flooded ont West, is that we have about one-third the usual quantity of hay, and those farmers who kept over large amount from last year, now rejoice. H. N.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-22

The prisoner was taken to Southbury, tried, and committed to the New Haven jail in default of s1, ,OO0 bonds required of him.
 Your Bridgewater correspondent is not far out of the way in saying that guide boards are needed here, as much as they are on the other side of the Shepaug. We hope some will soon be erected in both places. We want them, perhaps more than anywhere else. in the western part of the town.
 The Shepaug river is at very low ebb.
 The Rev. William c. Cooley, late of West Philadelphia, has entered upon his duties as rector of Christ church. The parish has been without resident minis ter since the resignation of the Rev. Collis l. Potter. five and half years ago. Dur ing a portion of the time, the Rev. Fred erick B. Woodward, of Watertown, and the Rev. Sheldon Davis of Ansonia have been in charge. Services are also main tained in the station at Roxbury Depot.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-22

nISTRICT of Cornwall, ss. Probate Court d Jnne 18th, 1875.
 Estate of William Stoddard, late of Cornwall in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Corn wall hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the creditors of said Estate represented insolvent, in which to exhibit their claims. and has appointed Geo. c. Harrison and |ChaunceyE. Baldwin commissioners to receiy a end examine said claims Certified by
 JOHN R. HARRISON Judge. The subscribers give notice that they will meet at the store of Pratt < Foster in West Cornwall on the 18th day of August, 1S75 and on the 18th day of December, 1875, at one o'clock afternoon, on each of said days, for the purpose of attend. ing to the business of said appointment GEO. c. HARRISON |0HAUNGEY E. BALDWIN, Commissioners. = lS 4w
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-22
New Preston.

On Thursday evening of last iweeh3- the Band had a ride by moonlight on the steamboat. Excursions on the boat these beautiful evenings are very enjoyable. On Saturday evening they gave a free open air concert. playing an hour in the village and an hour at the Sherman House. The whole village was out; also many from a distance. Speeches were made favoring and encouragingt the boys; cheer after cheer rent the air; great enthusiasm prevailed; i; soda and ice cream were in abundance. On the same evening the New Milford band played. on the Flirt. tb Messrs. Driggs Bros. < Go.
 Promenade Concert No. 2 will be held at Union Hall on Thufsdaysevening. 1tly 22d, for the benefit of the W. c. B,
 Old WiIfhot, the bushwhacker, has been raising havoc in Aour cemetery. He has cut down all the fine huckleberry and blackberry bushes that for several seasons have supplied the children Mifh Berries. He has destroyed also the wild cherry trees that have afforded such excellent pasturage for appletree worms. No more shall we see the roofs of their houses glis- tening in the sun on beautiful spring mornings! Yes, all the beautiful bushes have been hewn down and what remains to be seen is, lot of bare, solemn, and old-fashloned grave-stones. They appear rather hideeus by moonlight, and run- doubtedly send thfiiis Of terror through youths passing at late hours. It is report ed that Messrs. Walter and Dayton Burn ham are the instigators of this deed. < The authors of such mischief ought ,to be pun ished to the full extent of thellaw.A
 NEPAUG has poet and the potato bug. We'll may its Herald correspondent con. | clude. "Orn pro ,10lIis sn ~ = =
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-22
Tbe fitfbhslo Gnquirer,
 LITCnFlELD, CONN.
ENQUIRER CLuBBIMo RATES.

Our Litchfeld ,ounty subscribers may not off, en be able totake advantage of the lowrates ORsced large clubs by most magazines and peri olicals. For their convenience and as an extra ndussnent to new county subscribers we will
 ead the following periodicals to county ysubscrib- CTS, in connection with the ENQUIRER attne v.rieaz nausad
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-22
V'iEl:::.GE'rINE VI

Strikes at the root of disease by purifying the blood restoring the liver and kidneys to healthy acj0n in- visorating the nervous system. lsts& ss s vEcETlNE Isn0t a vile, nauseous compound, which simply pur. ges the bowels buta szfe pleasant remedy which is sure to purify the blood and thereby restore the health. a a
 Ek9 ryEcETINE eases of the blOod by many of the best physicians owing to its great in curing all diseases of nature.
 VEcETINEAc5 59 07e Does not deceive invads into false hopes by purgng and creating ctitions appetite, but assists nature in clearing and purifying the whole system, leading the patient gradually to perfect health.
 VEcETlNE Was looked upon as an experiment for some time by sOme of best physicians, but those most incredu lsus in regard to its merit are ow its most ardent friends and exporters.
 VEcETINE Instead of being pufed-up medicine has worked it's way up to its present astontshing success by actual merit in curing all diseases of the blood, of whatever nature.
 vECETINE Says BostJn physician, ''has no equal ss blood purifier. Hearing of its many wonderful cures after all other remedies had failed visited the laboratory and convinced myself of it's genuine merit Is is pre- highly effective. and they are compounded in such . manner as to produce astonishing results.
 l..ti.- vECETlME as s.t Is acknowledged and recommended by physicians and spothecsres to be the best purifier and cleanser of the blood yet discovered and thousands speak in its praise who have been restored to health.
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