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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16
Practical surRestion..

Never let tomatoes lie on the ground if. posi-.
ble as they bear more abundaably, last longer
and are better favored when pushed or trellised
Fluid glue may be prepared by dissolving one
pound Of good glue in one pint of hot water, t.
which are added three ounces of nitric acid af
ter the evolution of nitrous vapors has ceased
the liquid is cooled, when it is fit for use.
Put clean water near the hives where the bees
can find it, especially during dry weather. BY
so doing your neighbors will not be annoyed by
having them about their pumps and wells. Some
times a half dozen bees will be found in pan o.
water just pumped from the well. The beel
were in the nose of the pump, getting water.
When q cows bag becomes swelled, a simple
and generally effectual remedy is found in apply
ing fresh lard, which should be thoroughly and
repeatedly rubbed in. Some people use bee
brine instead of lard, with good results. Plent.
of rubbing without any application will Otter
effect cure. The calf should be allowed to sucl
until cure is effected, and if portion of thu
milk is drawn from the COW before he is giveI
his rations, SO he will be obliged to do good dea
of stripping, he will help reduce the swelling.
B. F. Phillips, of Colebrook, Ashtabula county
Ohio, recommends copperas and lime as safe
sure, and cheap destroyer of the Colorado potat
bug.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16
Picking Sumac.

Several of our correspondents have inquired OF
us as to the picking and curing of sumac. We
give the following directions from the Shoe ana
Leather Reporter:
"The season for picking sumac commences on
the first of July and ends on the last of Septem-
Der, or with the first FROST for this turns the leaf
red, and then it is worthless The stems, except
the leaf stems, have no strength and should not
be gathered. They full of pith, and if ground,
they only absorb the strength of the leaf, and
depreciate the value of the article. Sumac should
be gathered in this way, viz: Break Of the parts
of the bush containing the leaves, but do not
gather the blossoms or berries. Some sumac
gatherers allow the leaves to wilt few hours in
the sun, while others convey them Immediately
into the shade or under cover. Cure it under
shelter to preserve its color and strength when
it is dry put it in bulk, and when dry and windy
days set in, spread it ont in beds as you would
wheat oats, on clean plank floor. Then
thresh it with a fail, when the leaves and stems
will break up fine, and rake out the large stems
and throw them away. In drying, before the
threshing, it should be frequently thrown over
with pitchfork to let the air get to every part
of it. Remember too, to take out all the sticks
stems and berries. The strength is in the leaf
and leaf stem. The grinders of sumac are ohlig-
ed to have ample storage room, as they purchase
their supply for years grinding in the months
of July, August and September. Care must be
taken to have it thoroughly dry before packing,
20 avoid Spontaneous combustion. Good ventila-
ton should always be secured after it is packed"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16
atsefnI aud Curious.
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clergyman comes in to see me dozen time
year about this biliousness Bilousness is {
common maladay. 1 know a great many people
who are billions They have no dyspepsia they
never had a symptom of dyspepsia in their lives
they are only bilious.
Now this word biliousness is a sort of respect
able cover for piggishncss. People are not bill
ious who eat what they should.
Reader, are you bilousf (Rather hard ques'
tion after the above hard wori.) Let me pre-
scribe for You. If you follow my prescription
and don't get well, write me, and in the nex'
edition Will announce my error.
First, on getting up and going TO bed drin.
plenty of cold W, ter.
Eat for break ist, until the bilious attack pas
es, a little stale bread, say slice, and piece
as large as your hand of boiled lean beef or NUT
ton. Ii the weathrf is warm, take Instead q mt
tie cracked wheat or oatmeal porridge
For dinner take about the same thing. Ut
without your supper.
Exercise freely in the open air, producing per
SEPARATION, once twice a day. In a few day.
yonr bilonsness is all gone. This result VIII
come, even though the biiousness is one OF thu
spring sort, and one with which yon have, from
year tO'year, been much afflicted.
Herb drinks, bitter drinks, lager beer, ale
whiskey and dozen other medicines, are simply
barbarous-Dio Le,cis-1alks about Peoples SfOm
aehs.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16
Cucumber Catsup.

Every housekeeper, who reads the following
receipt, taken from the Saturday Erening Post
will do well to cut it out and use it during the
coming season. We have tried it in our family,
and found it very superior:
Take ten or twelve fully grown yellow cucum-
bers; having pared off the rind and scooped out
the seeds, wipe the melon dry cut it into narrow
strips, a fourth of an inch in width, and chop up
each strip into tiny blocks; to these add six
large white onions, and six green peppers, also
chopped into little bits. Mix all together, add
ing handful of salt. Put them into a jelly-bag
and drain for few hours until no more juice
drops from the bag. When dry, add to them,
two ounces each, of black and white mustard
Seeds put into a stone jar, cover with q cold,
strong vinegar, and in two weeks the housewife
will be repaid for her trouble by some of the
most appetizing sance that ever graced her table.
The season for preparing the catsup is just at
hand, as in every cucumber patch are now lying
numbers of yellow cumbers "running to seed, "
and just ripe for the pickle jar.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16
Didn,G Scare.

=, Some smart young man the other night
thought 1t would be cunning to dress ND as a
gnost and brighten simple Dutchman, who usu.
ally returns from the city at late bonr i'm the
evening, so he donned the traditional white sheet
and laid in wait He didn't have to Law in wait
long before the Dutchman appe AIRED, and the
ghost appeared to the Dutchman
DID the simple Dutchman exclaim, +" Mine Gott
IN himmell, vOt ish dosep No, he didn't He
just got out of his wagon, and gave that ghost
what he afterwards described as 0te tamtest
licking vot Ghost never colt, alltsRiIe, too soon
q retty."
The Dutchman chuckles OveR ID thusly:
Don't schare worth u tam. amt itf Nudder
time, ven Ghost wants to wrap himself all round
vite sheet a'retty, mt get der middle of der
tifel, Iyust shumPT4y wagon out of me- like shoff.
ell out of shot. unit lick him of he vosh whole
knayeysrdt, Dose is de gind uph man be-
Don't schare worth cent
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16

AGUE SPoREs.-In a communication to the
French Academy, NJ. Boiestra states that in ex.
amning marsh water he always finds, in proper
tion to its degrees of putrefacation, granular
microphyte, somewhat resembling in form the
Peruvian cactus. It is always accompanied by q
considerable number of small spores, greenish
yellow and transparent. This plant grows on
the surface of the water; when young, it is rain
bow like in tints and looks like spots of oil. At
the low temperature of cellars containing nc
vegetation and in winter it develops slowly, but
in contact with air and exposed to solar rays, it
grows fast, disengaging small air bubbles. N
Boiestra thinks those spores constitute ague poi.
son, and that they can be found in marsh air
He himself caught ague twice during his reserch.
es-Once after being exposed to air from watel
in fermentation covered with fresh alge in full
vegetation, mixed with an extraordinary guam.
tity of spores.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16

DINNER A LAYIN' AROUND LoosE.-He was a
lank specimen, and if his legs could have been
plated for handle, the rest of him would have
made close resemblance to a big putty-knife
He shutfied up to the counter and m ct the jovial
Col. McGinly.
"Do You keep this hotel, Gipe.aiE7 he rs ked.
"Yes, sir, do" was the polite reply.
"Well, you've got laundering big lot Of
house here, hain't youf"
"a tolerable amount" said the Colonel.
ehs" ''
"Well, quite enough"
Gust SO, General, and you don't mind givin
poor devil just in from Kansas aud the grass
'Oppers bit, do yer hain't got cent nor had
squar meal for TO- months, and I'll swar to it on
stack of lamigrat tickets as high as your steep
lesp
He got q. "saaar mealn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16

DoN'r wash your vegetables until just before
you are ready to cook them. At least one-9uar-
ter the value in sweetness, yivacity and aromat-
ic element is lost by the too common practice OF
having it washed clean of the natural earth adj
herring to its fbres and surface during growth,
and which, when roughly dug, is put into the
cellar or pit of the countryman for winter keep
ing. Did that countryman wash each beet, car
rot, potato, etc. as is generally practiced for sale
to the dealer, and by the consumer desired, he
would never be able to keep his product a single
month. The receiver of clean washed vegeta-
bles, according to the now established law of re-
fnement, never yet ate Of good natural flavor,
and these same people once they leave their city
homes and go into the country farmhouse rarely
fail to note the superiority of the vegetables. II
is not because of the better knowledge of cook
cry, but it is from the fact that the earth is a
preventative and absorbent of the volatile ele-
ment of the root, which IS soon as washed evap-
crates rapidly into air and is lost.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16
he got a asanar meal.n

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BAPTIsTs AND METHo-
DIsTs.-In the course a doctrinal sermon preach
ed by sable brother before the Colored Baptist
Association on last Sabbath, the reverend gentle
man drew a contrast between the Baptist and
Meth odist Churches, denominating the former
the cash system and the latter the credit system
of religion, and in illustration of his position re-
lated the following: "Some years ago a man TESS
ed Iigion, and piled to jine de Baptist Church
He gin in his 'sperience, and was Jectsd. So he
went right straight and jined de Mefodis.' Some
time after dat brndder Baptis' axed him, How
disr We wouldn't hab you, and de Mefodis' dun
tux YOU 'Oh,' said he, you old Baptis' want to
make me pay de cash down, and, You see, de Mef-
odis' gin me six moths credick.' "-GreeHsboro
(Gd. Herald
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16
An I.ai.. Cure For Fever ..a Asue.

party of us, while on a recent excursion
came across company of Indians, who were
from Maine. One old squaw, who was preparing
material for baskets. Of rather fine pattern, was
quite soeiable. In the course of our converse
tion she told us that an Indian boy had the fevel
aud ague. We asked:
"What do you do for itr'
"Oh, We do what they tell us-we take some
thing-I can't think what they call it."
"Quinine'' We suggested. Here big Indian
who was within hearing, put in:
"That's poison-ughw
And squaw replied:
"No, no! we don't take that
at goes to the bones" said the man. " Yes,
he continued, 'quinine will kill-settle in you
bones-make UNI ache.n
We inquired what he considered the best rem
edy, upon which our Indian sage replied:
Grated horseradish, one-half cup; whiskey, hall
a pint; mix-take a spoonful three times a day
added: ats heating" which We did not in the
least dOubt.-OReidd Circular.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16
The Sand BuFs-The Genuine Article Troub.
Ling the Arkansas Valley.

HUTCHINSON, KAs., Sept. 4, 1875.
Editor Champion Some weeks since Ibecame
interested in a communication to your paper on
GSand Burs" The reason why noticed If mar
ticularly is that have been concerned, of late,
on account of the progress that these "burs" are
making in the Arkansas Valley. find, though,
that yOur correspondents have not been talking
about sand burs. The Troy Chief describes them.
The weed you mean we do not have. enclose
you stalk of the sand burs we have here. 1t
seems to Increase as the land. Is cultivated, and
1t is coming up on the prairie, in the rear yards
beside the paths, and everywhere. 1t seems to
be most at home on the sandiest lands. In fact,
/ first noticed it in these places. But they do
not mind the difference if they get hold in the
stiff, black soil. i notice many eorn-felds COW
cred with them, that were left pretty clean. They
grow and mature after the wheat and oats are
harvested. They will grow up five OF six times
in Summer. The burs are found in all their
ugliness as soon as the plant gets a start of a
few inches. / show you this by the smaller
plant sent.
/ should be glad if any of your readers could
tell us of any way to destroy this weed.
: Respectfully,
". E. HUTCHINSON.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16
fur the farmer.
Fall sowing Of Grasses.

1,-r,ers should not forget to SOW grasses the
Liter mart of Summer or early In the Fall. We
sneak of it now that plans may be made in time,
and preparations completed when the season ar
r;yes for putting the seed in the ground. August
and September are the best months for the pur-
nose, and all such forage plants as timothy, blue
GRASS orchard grass clover, and, indeed, all the
1erennials, do better when sown then than at
any other period of the year. They get good
growth before FROST and may be cut next Spring (;
but if sown in the Spring, a whole year must
elapse before they can be cut Besides, Fall
soyu grasses are so advanced and well rooted by
the succeeding hot season that they Will stand 1t
better than if they had been sown only few
months before,
Timothy should be sOwn on the richest of bot
tom land that is dry enough for wheat, in guam
titles of twelve pounds to the acre. Cut when
in full blossom.
Herd grass is suited to land which Is wet 1t
will grow almost in running water, and yields a
better return ON thin land than any other eulti-
waited grass, but of course, the richer lands will
produce better yields. Herd grass and timothy
make an excellent mixture, being ready to cut
at the same time, and better than either grass
alone. If sown alone, peck of seed to the acre
is the right quantity. Mixed with timothy the
quantities ara about peck Of timothy to four
quarts of herd grass.
Blue grass requires very rich soil; make it rich
II not already so. Mix as follows; One bushel
each of orchard, meadow oats and wild rye :
four quarts each of blue grass, red and white
clover. The blue grass and white clover will f.
nally take possession of the ground, but in the
meantime the others will have fully recompens-
ed all labor and expense. These grasses are
chiefly valuable for Winter pasturage.
Lucerne Tor Alfalfa) should be sown at the rate
of ten pounds to the acre, in ground perfectly
free from weeds. To insure this the ground
should have been cultivated in some crop which
has required clean culture. Sow broadcast if
there are no weeds or danger of getting ahead of
ha oil -, dill oko
twelve inches apart, and cultivate with coulter
or very narrow scooter pillow. Do not cover the
seed very deeply; no covering at all is necessary
if sown just before or daring a rain.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16

OAT-HAY.-A correspondent of the Journal o.
Commerce writes: might suggest, in view Of
the recent destruction to oat crops that it might
be profitable in such seasons as we have had, to
cut the oats before they are ripe, and cure them
as foat-bayf This was done in Australia in 1864
as an experiment, and has been continued since.
tious aliment for horses, and meets readily with
a large sale in India, where people occupy them
selves great deal about horses. of course, il
the oats can be harvested ripe, it would be bet
ter TO do SO, but if too much rain comes before
they are ripe, the less might DO diminished by
their conversion into oat-hay."
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SENATE JoI,-r EEsoLUTIoN no. /.

SENATE JOLT RESOLUTION NO. l.
PROPOSED section three OF the Constitution
of the State regulating the time Of eectng and compen
sation of members Of the Legislature
Be Il resolved By the Legislature Of the State Of Kansas tcO
thirds Of the members elected 70 each hOuel eo|curTiHg
therein:
of the State Of shall be submitted 20 the
electors Of the State at the general election Of eighteen
PRoPosrrIoS ONE: Section twenty-five of article two
shall be amended to read follows Section p All
tai egnag with session of eighteen hundred
and seventy all regular sessions shall be held once
uary of each alternate year thereafter.
Proposition Section three Of article eleven shall
be amended read follows Section J. The Leg
isature shall provide at each regular session for raising
sufficient to defay the current expenses Of the
PKoPosrroS THREE The following shah constitute
ton twenty nine of article wO Section - Al the gener
election held eighteen hundred seventy and
thereafter members Of the House Of shall
be elected for years and members OF the Senate shall
SEc > The following shall be tie method Of submitting
said proposition of amendment The ballots shall De e.
ten In regard 70 proposition one form of the ballots
shall be, For proposition one to amend the
regard proposition two the form Of the ballots shall be-
For proposition two to amend the
proposition three the Of the ballots shall be for
proposition three TO amend the Constitution Against
SIC This joint resolution shall take OBJECT and be In
force from and after its publication in the statute Doll
hereby certlfy tnat the aOONe
ted in the Senate on the 18th day Of January A D. l2
and passed that body Gu the 9TH day Of February iso
Joax IT EoIS. NJ J. SALTER-
S.rr,t,.,- ~ S~uns> Prssident Of the Senate
Passed the House the ID day Of March a ID. lS'''
twothirds Of the members elected voting tneregs
HENRY BOOTH, z n fO1s2tG1s
CHG OleTE Of the HOvss. Speaker q me h0~se'
Approved on the 5th day Of March is1a oyDopu
Governor.
hereby certify that ,he foregoing is and correct
copy Of the original enrolled joint resolution now on no
in my Office, and that the same took eject oy PuOhc4u
In the statute book May 18TH A ID. ISIS.
In testimony whereof have hereunto subscribed my
name, and affixed the great seal Of state Done al 10
peka Kansas this 2eth day Of July, A ID. lsI5
lsEGLl TH0S. H cANANAOGh,
July 29.tde Secretary % stoe-
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Che fun of the Ching.
SAM. z. CARY.

I'm Temperance man myself"
tSays Sam. +. Cary,
firm as granite, flint, or delf;
From the Pledge never vary;
But II you would like drink,
i am not the least contrary;
There's the Bottle, and-Ia acink:
Says SAN. Z. CARY!
I'm a strong Hard Money Man.
lSays Sam. +. Caryl;
TO for Gold-the real Hard PAM
Papers tiimsy. light, and airy;
but-.Hard Times the farmers cry,
At Resumption some are searyi
SO Imitation now preach l."
Says sam. +. CAgTi
Once was a stout .Repub.'"
(Says Sam. +. Cary);
But for Offiee-tbere's the rub
They, of me. were far too cbary;
So I'm now a Democrat"
But the People, grown too wary,
Swear that you re not epea that,
SAN. +. CARY
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GENERAL CARY.

He's this and that and 'tOther aud which,
As circumstances vary;
And If ever a man had the Office itch,
That man il General Cary.
Scratching for crumbs he goes and comes,
A hungry politician;
His aim has always been the same,
To better Sans condition.
lis true, he had queer work 10 do,
But Samuel doesn't mind it;
Each party hedge, that he's crawled through,
Has left a scar behind It.
Bring on your steeds in this twO-horse act.
Tho wild they be, and frisky;
And wish you 10 note for the sake of a vote,
He'll straddle both water and whiskey.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16

SWEET PIcKLEs.-These are made from pears,
peaches, plums, apples, and other fruit, as well
as from watermelon rinds, the feshy part of ripe
cucumbers, &c. The material is cooked in water
until soft enough for a straw to pass easily, and
when cool placed in a jar with a few cloves stuck
IN each To each seven pounds of fruit take three
pounds of brown sugar, one quart of vinegar.
Tour ounces of cinnamon, two ounces cloves. Boil
the vinegar, sugar and spices together for few
minutes, and pour over the fruit. Repeat the
boiling for three days in succession, and put
away for use. Fruit prepared in this way is by
some called by the nonsensical and absurd name
of euchred fruitr-.4merioau 4orienltxr;st.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16

A MUTUAL MIsUNDERsRANDING.-Tw colored
citizens Saturday had little trouble on the
post Office corner.
claimed the first.
"And you, sir, are cantering hipelerite" 70
piled the second.
"Ah! talk awayw growled the FIRST, "but my
character is above disproach."
"And your influence don't detaeh from my rep
utation one IowaIr growled the other.
And thus they parted.-Detroit Free Press.
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