davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18
aGsrm.n,. RaII-RreE.

That is poor handle that throws on the ham,
mer every time you it. IL is 80 With the SD
called "6eIps" to memory which leave only them
selves in mind when you want TO think OF soino-
thing else.
An honest German who had recently arrived IN
this country invented an original system Of
mneIDonics to Use for improving his imperfect
knowledge of the English language When he
heard new English word, he would compile it IN
his mind with u similar Specification, and thus,
by the association of ideas, fix it in his memory.
Sometimes, however, his system failed to work
with entire success. For instance, one day his
attention was attracted by bloated batfachian
which was croaking Justify on the edge of a
marsh, and he asked his employer the English
name of the creature.
"That is a bull frog" was the answer.
"Yah, bool, oxen, frog, toad remembers
him." said the man.
A few days after be came across another frog,
and bis employer being with him, and wishing
TO test his memory, asked him if he could tell the
name of the reptile.
"Yaw," he answered, triumphantly, "dat ees
un oxen toad.n
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18
Rroiecf the Game.

An exchange vouches for the following: IA
farmer boy in Ohio observing small flock of
quais in his fathers corn-ield resolved to watch
their motions. They pursued very regular course
IN their foraging, commencing on one side of the
field, taking about five rows; and following them
uniformly to the opposite end, returning IN the
same manner over the next five rows. They
continued in this course until they had explored
the greater portion of the field. The lad, sus-
picions that they were pulling up the corn fired
into the flock, killing but one OF them, and then
proceeded to examine the ground. In the whole
epace over which they had Travelled, he found
but one stalk of corn disturbed. This was near.
ly scratched out of the grotnd, bnt the ground
still adhered to it. In the craw of the quail he
found one eut-wOrm, twenty-One striped vine
bugs, and one hundred chinch bugs, but not q
single grain of corn"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

TEE AgricHltHrist says: every farmer should
have q room, tight and warm, to keep his small
tools. Then he wants good solid work bench,
with an iron wise one side, and a wooden one
on the other For iron working, he wants a SOL
id piece of iron for an anvil q seyen-ponnd steel
faced hammer, rivering hammer, one large and
one small cold chisel, two or three punches
from Ia to l-2 inch, trimmer and countersink,
to be used with bit-stock, screw plate that will
cut screw from IA to 3-8 inch; then, with round
iron, of the various sizes, and ready made nuts,
he can make any bolt he wishes. For carpenter
work, he wants a square, q shaving horse, draw
knife, set of planes, anger from one-half
to two inch; 0 fine hand saw, with coarse cross
cut and rip-saw, large crosscut saw for logs, and
a grind-stone."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18
Tran.pInntinE By Night.

A friend, in whose power of observation, says
the Working Farmer, we have confidence, and
who is an exact experimenter, informs us that
last Spring and Summer he made the following
experiment:
He transplanted ten chorIy trees while in bios
com, commencing ut four o'clock in the afternoon,
and transplanting one each hour until one in the
morning. Those transplanted during daylight
shed their blossoms, producing little no fruit,
while those planted during the darker portion
maintained their conditions fully. He did the
same with ten dwarf pear trees after the fruit
was one-third grown. Those transplauted du-
ring the day shed their fruit; those transplant
ed during the night perfected their crop, and
showed no injury from having been removed.
With each Of these trees We remove some earth
with the roots"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18
REGULAR HABITS IN CHIsDRES.-I have lea,

REGULAR HABITS IN CHIiDREN.-I have learn
ed by experience (for my first child was sadly
neglectedD that children should have regular kab-
its, especially in eating and sleeping Do NOT, as
you prize their health, give them "pieces'
between meals, but let it he at regular times each
day. 1t will give tired mothers more rest, for
they will not be teasing for something to eat
and it will give your child far better health.
Command or ObLige your young children to
sleep once through the day. If you do not let
them miss the time for "nap" for few days
you will be surprised to see how sleepy they are
just at that time, and how soon they will drop t.
sleep, and how refreshed they will he when they
awake.-Lady Correspondent Noor's Rural Neu
Yorker.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

WHAT DO You DO WITH SoAp-sUDsf-Of them
the Scottish Farmer says:
Although generally deemed only fit for being
run off into the common sewer in the easiest and
most expeditions manner possible, they are new
ertheless highly beneficial vegetable feeders, as
well usefal insect preventiyes Hence they
should never be wasted, especially by parties
having gardens, their application to the
ground, whether in Winter or Summer will show
benefcially not only in ordinary vegetable crops,
but also on berry bushes, shrubs, border flowers,
and even window pot plants; while if poured or
syringed over roses, cabbage, &c, they will pre-
vent, or at least mitigate, the mischevOus dofngs
Of the green fly and caterpillar
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

STRANGE FoRGETFULNEss.-A gentleman was
looking into the window of a toy store the other
day, when two boys halted and one remarked:
J@ dpp Pc S S14 wish we had ten esnti to
replied that he did, and the gentleman pulled
out shinplaster and said he glad to be able
to assist them in such a praisewOrthy enterprise.
He met the same boys half an hour afterwards,
and each had his pockets stuffed with popcorn
balls. 1t is supposed that they forgot to get
the present-Detr0it Free Press.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

ocEER Practices IN TIE WEsT-It is said that
visitors who penetrate the editorial offices of
Western newspapers are astonished at the deco
rations which are appended TO the walls. Dia-
grams of enormous feet, labelled Foot of Cincn-
cinnati lady, eighteen by six lnches,' are drawn
in colored chalk upon the whitewashed walls I;
while over the editors desk are displayed, in
large letters, the memoranda: "Susan ID. An
thony, born b. Cove suppress the actual
date); and scattered over the table are plaster
models, varying from six to thirty inches in
length, and labelled Ears of the Editor off,
whatever newspapers are regarded by the occu-
pant of the room as rivals to his own.-NeW York
ReDnbIic
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

AsTHMA.-Most people, as soon rs they per.
ceive some difficulty in breathing, persuade them.
selves very easily that they are suffering from
asthma, and, instead Of consulting at once a
skilled physician, who would ascertain the cause
of their trouble, and give them, perhaps, con-
slant relief, through medical Treatment, expose
themselves to become injured by buying and
using quack medicines. l would, therefore, adj
wise everybody who Suffers from phthisic to call
at once a skilled professional man, who, after
examining the body, will enter upon medical
treatment adapted to the nature of the case. To
shorten or relieve partially an attack of asthma
try the following: Sprinkle cold water on the
breast and back; inbale fresh pure air, chloro-
form or ether. Warm baths for feet and hands,
and hard rubbing Of the back are also frequent
ly recommended.
JAMES BUCHANAN MASON.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

CURE FOR A FFLoN.-As soon rs discovered
take some spirits of turpentine in a cup, dip the
finger in it, and then hold the hand near the hot
fire till dry; then dip it again and repeat for if
teen minutes, or till the pain ceases. The next
day with sharp knife, pare off the thick skim
and You will find something like honey comb
filled with clear water, open the cells and the
felon is gone. If the felon is too far gone for
turpentine, oil of origuum, treated the same way
will cure. If too far advanced for either to cure,
the felOn will be benefited, as it will be less
painful. Never draw il
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

A LEAN. lank, woe-begone looking woman went
into a store on Shawnee street, told ptiful sto-
ry of her sick husband and starving children,
and received generous donations in cash and
groceries. As she reached the door, on leaving,
with her hand on tho latch, she turned and said,
so that the crowd back of the stove could hear:
al heerd you was up for Office, and was told
to come here while you was runnin'. Our family
will go for yon anyhow" The merchant is not
"runnin'" for Office, and is Ookinf for the fellow
who started the story.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

WOULD CAUSE COLDSEss.-BishOp Ames
tells story of slave master in Missouri, in the
olden times of negro vassalage, who said to his
chattel: "Pompey, hear you are great preach
err" "Yes, massa, de Lord do help me powerful
sometimes" "Well, Pompey, don't you think the
negroes steal little things on the plantation y
" Is mighty 'fraid dey does massa." "Then, Pom
pey, want you to preach a sermon to the ne-
groes against stealing" After brief reflection,
Pompey replied, "You see, masss, dat wouldn't
do canse t'would throw such colness over de
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

617 st. Charles Street, st. Louis, NO.,
Has been longer engaged in the special treatment Of
all veaereaI, sexual and Ckresie Diseases
than any other Physician in St Louis city papers
show.
syphilis, Gonerrhea, elect, Structure,
Orchiti., Hernia, or Rapture, all Urinary
Diseases and sypkilifie or MercuriaI fec.
lions of the throat, skin or bones, are treated
with unparalleled success. on latest scientific princi.
pies.
Spermaforrhea, sexual Debiliry and
Impetency, rs the result of selfa5use in youth
sexual excuses in maturer years, other causes
and which produce some of the following effects:
Herrousness. seminal eEi<sions debility diness Of
sight defeefire memory. pinpes on the face phgrcai
decay dcersoh 10 society Of eaates eolas0n Of ideas
loss Of serudt PotceT, etc. rendering marriage inn
proper or unhappy, are permanently cured.
Pamphlet GO pages relating to the above, sent in
sealed eBreope- for two postage stamps.
Diseascs peculiar 20 wemen, sueh as Amen
Orrh0d, DysHenorTh0d Heaorrhagid. LeaooTTh9a,
whites. Chiorosis Diseases and dsplaeemeHts Of the
Womb, SteT1tfy etc. successfully treated Descrip.
experience can be relied upon 1t is selfevident that
Physician treating thousands Of cases every year
acquires great skill Physicians knowing this fire.
teal eopsntaton persop.Iiy or nv letter FREE and in
vted When il Is ineonvenient to visit the city for
treatment, medicines can be sent by express mail
exists. it is frankly stated Ofice hours: n tot
p. n Sundays, II n to p n Persons GrTiring IN
the city at any hour may direct 10 tie Office If at
The establishment "a whole house of twelve rosms)
the most extensive in the country embracing Re-
cept0n and Consultation rooms, Boarding and Sleep
ing apartments; Medeated Vapor Baths; a compre-
hensive Laboratory where all medicines used 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 also
Anatomical Plates life zi1e and coiored 70 NE Illus
trang diseased conditions which nave been procur-
ed from Paris France regardless Oh exPenss anu not
to be found in any other Library IN the city The
Library IL thrown wide open to all callers Adsres
as ADORE hoNis.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

BoNEs.-Save all found or brought upon the
premises, and lay in a large stock if they can be
procured cheaply. They are better than any
patent manures. Break them with sledge ham
tner, and put them freely in the soil around fruit
trees. For immediate upon annual crops
they nerd to be dissolved, in a wooden hoped
barrel, in one part of sulphurie acid and two or
three parts OF water. They need four or five
weeks time The fluid is to be poured off and
commend to mOisten them with the acid and
then bury them in heap of horse manure, where
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

A RECIPE-Now that the scarlet fcve: is APP
pearing in some families in the city, We publish
the following from Chicago paper:
Some years ago an acquaintance of ours had
several children very sick with the scarlet fever.
After they recovered he communicated his recipe,
which was published at the time in this paper;
he had kept his little patients well anointed with
the riud of smoked hams. He believed his treat
ment to have saved his children, and we remem-
Der to have received at the time a number of let
tiers from persons who had practiced the method
after Our publication, commenting the ham REM
edy as important to the community.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

IT was in Texas, and the Dallas Herald tells the
story: He laid down the basket of chips he had
pilfered, and looking hard at the urchin who had
been making target of him by shooting at him
with a"nigger Killer" said: "Whar was you
raised, chileP "Shurcago," said the Young
hoodlum. "In the Norff" "Yeth, thur" 81
tort so. Suddern white folks chirlen wuddent
do like dat Lemme tell yon, honey, manners
gwine to carry you fnrtler dan money. You hear
fnew
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

How HOG SwEATs.-A hog does not sweat
IKE horse OF man, but through his fore legs
There is spot on each leg, just below the knee,
in the form 0, a sieve; Through this the sweat
should be kept open. If it gets closed as Is
sometimes the case, the hog will get siek. He
will appear stiff and cramped, and unless he cats
relief it will 60 hard with him. To cure him.
simply open the pores. This is done by rubbiny
the spot with q corn cob, and washing with
warm water,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

BETTER THAN SHoRTCAKE-Make nice, light
white gems by mixing -four and milk nearly q.
soft as for griddle cakes, and baking quickly ia
hot gem pans. Break, not cut, them open, and
lay in deep platter. and ponr over straw berries
raspberries, blackberries; peaches, Tor even nice
stewed apples) mixed with sugar and n little rich
cream, if you have it. Ten times better than any
pastry or short-cake, and you get rid of soda OF
baking powders and shortening.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

A TwELvE-YEAR-OLDb boy, pretty well dressed
entered an Office on New York avenue, Washing.
ton, the other day, before Thanksgiving, and beg
Thanksgiving dinner within asked the proprie.
tor. "Ycs," answered. the boy. "What'll you
get-a chickenp "No, sir" replied the boy very
honestly: "we've got turkey, and We want
some oysters to stuff it with" The gentleman
put his wallet back.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

HOT water is the best thing to kill insects on
house plants 1t is almost certain that 1909 Of
heat will destroy sphdes and all other insects
that nfest shrubs, without hurting the plant.
The way to use it is to invert the pot and hold
the earth so that it will not fall out; and then
dip the plant into water, heated to 1900 Fab,
and instantly withdraw it. BY doing 50, every
insect will perish.-ToaHg Folks Monthly.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18
Jlls fnu of tue Ching.
HANGED ron YOUNG PEOPLE

a Is the Argus not over profound;
II is the Parson for preaching renowned
q Is the Church where they love one another
- Is the Doctrine for each Plymouth brother;
= Is Elizabeth, white-sOuled and chaste;
Is the Friend the Defendant embracedi
@ Is the Paper. the Age called the Golden;
q Is the Heights for the scandal bsholdeni
I doth the famed IndePeBdenf suggesti
, b. the Jury, worn out and oppressed;
n Is for kisses-a species ef long ones;
1. Is the Logic which argues they re wrong ones;
" Is the Mutual" friend without doubt;
y Is the Notice to =" step down and ont :"
U Is the Oyingtons, friends 10 the wife;
r Is the Press which records all the strife;
9 is the Question Of each legal tNisteri
* is for Richards, who spake gainst his sister;
. Is for Susan, rs well as $3.50"
u - for TiltOn, who heads all this show;
Z Is the upsh0t, but what will il bel
" is the sad Vivisection We see;
w Is the Woodruff. alleged 70 be badi
n 10 the 'Xtra attention she's had;
u is for Yale, which pays Evarts to speak;
and
z is the Zero which banked him last week
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

A New WAY TO Cook CHICKEN-The follow
ing is a highly recommended: Cut the chicken
up, put it in pan and cover it with water; let
it stew as usual, and when DONE make athicken-
ing of cream and flour, adding piece of butter
and pepper and salt; have made and baked a
couple Of short cakes, made as for pie crust, but
rolled thin and cut in small squares. This is
much better than chicken pie, and more simple
to make. The ernst should be laid on a dish,
and the chicken gravy put over it while both are
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

A GOOD CAKE WHEN EGGS ARE SCARcE.-One
pint of cream, pint sugar, yelks of three eggs
soda, If cream is sour, and soda and cream of tar
tar if cream issweet; flavor to taste; -four enough
to form q moderately stiff batter; bake in q LOAF
if you want plain cake, or in layers if yOu want
jelly cake or cocaoanut cake; make sitter and
put in two cups of fresh, best currants, and you
have a nice plain fruit cake. This cake receipt
should be named "hard times cake" as it is val
liable to person whose supply Of butter, sugar
and eggs are limited.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

SEAsoNABLE ADvICE.-Young fellow, il you
have been usniug up another mans fuel and
coal oil all winter, without arriving at definite
understanding with his girl, you may expect to
be chalked down as q light and pithless fraud,
and may look to have the scathing fnsAr of ssarn
and the black muzzle of a bull dog pointed at
you if you attempt to take mp your swing on the
gate where you left off last fall-BrHnsricker
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

A DocTREss, practicing in Minnesota, lost hel
husband recently, and gave his body to a medi-
cal institution for dissection. few days after.
wards brother Of the departed arrived from q
distant city to visit him, not having heard OF
his death, and the sad news was conveyed by the
enthusiastic widow in this style: "Poor Tom is
dead; but didn't he cut up splendidly! I've got
his liver in glass jar. Would you like to see
itfn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

To LIGHT gas-jet by the electric spark from
the body, it is only necessary to select clear,
Geld day or night, and, with slippers on feet,
shuttle across the carpet of the room two or three
times and then quickly apply the knuckle to the
escaping gas. Do not open the jet full, but turn
on slowly escapsng current of gas.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

every woman" says the Woman's Journal
"has right to say by gosh when she STUN
bes over the cat and scOots under the table ,
Well, now that she has that right, how long will
it be before she claims the additional right to say
"d-n it" when she stumbles over the baby and
lands with her head in the coal Observation-Disclosures
Journal
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

DIDN'T want any. A man at the Central De-
pot was looking around yesterday for some one
to split some wood, and meeting a forlorn look
ther like jobi" "No, he's rot one now. an
swered the boy; "just been sent out for six
months",-Defroit Free Press
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

The Scientific american shows Mrs Sherman
Fitch how she can tell whether the Khedive has
been fooling her with diamonds off in color. She
can put them in oil of cassia, and all the imper-
fections will appear. Any ons else with "crack"
diamonds can try il.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

THE objection which many persons have
against using tincture of iodine on the skin is,
that the stain is ineradicable, except after con-
siderable time. ''If few drops of csrbolic acid
be added TO the tncture," says medical journal,
ait will not stain; moreover the tiupture itself is
more eficaciousn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

IKE DORSEY, Chippewa County lumberman,
bought new curry-comb, put it in his coat tail
pocket, went to church, sat down on the insinn.
atlng SIDE OF It: hoped out into the aisle with
Mno s was fired at once by the prrach-
minutes, "
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

A DOG howled half an hour for a deatb in from,
OF an Elm street house, before he Jiscoveraa tSot
II was a vacant tenement. Then he left yerv
much mortified. " 'e'' very
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

POLISHING PLows-If those who wish to save
themselves the trouble of polishing a rusty
ponId- board, will have recourse 10 muriatic acid
(auite cheap article,) they will find that this
acid will not touch the iron, but will render the
rust soluble and easily removed L would not
advise allowing the surface to remain moist
with any acid twenty-four hours. Muriatic acid
viii do the work in five minutes, and should be
either washed off or cleansed by running through
the soil without delay-FdrR Journal
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

GARMENTS may be rendered waterproof, says
the English Mechanic by immersing them for
twenty-four hours in a solution of one ounce of
Ion of pure rain water.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

=, LEMON juice used "a n earple is said by n
tt reGcn physician to be q specific against diph-
sno.as. Gnu otner throat troubles, which he has
successfully used for eighteen wears.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

,hr JOUR son died rather suddenly, yesterday, of
- oat uisease, Is what Idaho Sheriff wrote
TO fond mother in Indiana the other dav
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

"a s ,,3S has no snow ordinance. The mayor
sai1: he Lord puts the snow on the sidewalks.
and we are not greater than the Lori.Y
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

:. may be interesting to know that aniline red
ann D,s',nlss USED to impart fresh and healthy
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18

IL A 4 thought should never rear that
S SI sa an old lady Of 81, on hearing of the
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18
] . q q . 9 9

% " SLU working people Of either ser. young or Cd
all the time than anything else Particulars free
Address G. Sz1ssoS Co.. Portland Maine. feerzSf