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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02
DR., WHITTIER.

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Has been longer engaged in the special treatment Of
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show.
Syphilis, GonorrhGa, elect, Structure,
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Diseases and syphilitic or mercurial aGec-
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with unparalleled success, latest scientific princi-
pies.
spermaiorrhea, sexual DebiIi,y md
ImPotency, as the result Of self-dbuse in youth
sexual excesses in maturer years, other causes
and which produce some of the following effects:
sight defeetire memory, pimpes tbs face physiedI
decay arerson to society Of females, confusion Of ideas
loss Of serudi pOeer, ETC., rendering marriage inn
proper or unhappy, are permanently cured
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Is the most extensive in the country. embracing Re-
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ing apartments; Medieated Vapor Baths n compre-
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

GooD APPLE DUMPIING.-Peel and core the
apples and put them in a two-quart basin. Make
crust of either sour cream and soda or with
baking powder, the same as for rice biscuits,
Put water enough to cook the apples, and cover
with the crust. Pat an overlapping cover over
the basin and cook on top of the stove, or bake
in the oven if you prefer A sauce made of but
ter, sugar, water and nutmeg, or lemon, is excel
lent, as is also sweet cream where the apples are
not acid. Twenty-Five minutes is long eLough
to cook ordinary apples. This is sometimes call
ed a Brother Jonathan" Peach cobblers are
made similarly with peaches instead of apples,
and are best with cream for sauce
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

To PICKLE RED CABBAGE.-Take a firm, fresh
cabbage, remove the whole of the outer leaves.
keeping the ball entire. Cut it into four quarters,
and subsequently, into strips, and place them on
hair SIEVE or clean, dry cloth, and sprinkle
with salt. Let them remain for three DAYS TO al
low the brine to drain off. After they are thor
oughly drained, put them into jar Take as
much vinegar as will cover them; simmer over
slow fire, with allspice, whole black pepper,
coarse brown ginger, and little pimento; when
sufhciently Favored let it cool, and pour it over
the cabbage in the jar, which must be stopped
down for use, and kept for three months.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

CUCUMBER PICKLEs.-Let your cueumbers
stand in cold water one day and night Then
make weak brine, have it scalding hot when
You put the cucumbers in; let them stand in this
three days. Repeat this for nine mornings, then
scald in vinegar. Take them out and place them
in glass jars, chop horse radsh and add with Gin
namon bark, cloves and red pepper, chopped to
suit the taste. If you wish to green Them Won
can do so by scalding them in brass kettle with
grape leaves covered over them. Seal up-Cin-
cinRdti Times.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

The steamer Fanny was coming down the Up
per Mississippi loaded with pig lead. As she was
nal to heave the lead. The only man forward
was green lrishman. "Why don't you heave
the leadp ais it the lead, yer honorf Where
tor "OverbOard, you blockheadr The Irish
man snatched up one of the pigs of lead and
threw it overheard. The mate, in endeavorinp
to prevent him, lost his balance and fell into the
river. The captain, running to the deck, asked:
"Why don't you heave the lead, and sing out
how much water there y" "The lead is heav-
ed, yer honor, and the mates gone down to see
how much water there isn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

THE other day Detroit mother poured some
INK on the pantry shelf near the sugar box, and
went up stairs, leaving her small son playing
with the cat. When she came down the boy sat
by the window, wearing placid, innocent look,
but there were ink stains on his fingers ''There
you've been at the sugar!" she exclaimed, as she
seized him by the collar. "Mother, do you think
I'd steal sugarT he asked in q tone of surprise
Look at those stains on your fingers! What
made 'em" "Those stains, motheriD Eyes,
those stains" "Well, / cannot tell you bold
lie, mother-I think I've commenced to mortify p'
She wasn't quite sure, and he was allowed to 90
out and play circus.-DetrOit Free Press
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

GRAPE PICKLEs.-Now will tell the readers
OF the Times how my mamma makes grape pick
les FIRST she gathers the grapes, and when the
lunches are large and full she leaves them on
the punches, and when they are small she picks
them off: To one gallon of grapes take one gal
lon of cider vinegar and three pounds of sugar
and one small handful of cloves, and put them in
a Kettle and let them come to a boil; then pour
them on the grapes and let them stay on for
twenty-four hours, and keep on boiling the vine
gar until it is boiled five or six times and let it
stay on the grapes twenty-four hours each time;
then seal them up for winter use.
Cora MAY
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

HISTORICAL.
III RoscoE KrKss.

Joke OF late has just appeared
About an Englishman
VINO IN his selfeonceit ne'er feared
But that he'd have some fun
AMI BY the way will relate
mere this great scene occurred;
nappend In the "Granite State,
vi which you all have heard.
martial band Of some repute
was playing through the street,
me az the music OF the flute
Iheir hearts in union beat
And Yankee Doodle" was the tune
Ihad they were playing, when
a lordly son Of Albion
Said TO group Of men
Who CHANGED to stand beside the walk,
As he was passing by
Engaged in animated talk
About our liberty:
Please, sir, said he. with pompous word
What tune Is that pray
never in my life have heard
Such music till this day.
I'm not quite sure, but I've been told,
IL my memory's not wrong
IL u the time the famous old
Wonderful COW died on ,"
oh. mol my friend" a Yankee said;
III tell you, Brother John,
Since now the animal is dead
It's the tune old Bull died on.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

CONSERVE THE SPITTooNs."-A yellow haired
stranger who had wandered into the United
States court room, yesterday, on seeing the pla-
card, Observe the Spittoons," hanging lust in
side the railing, punched another fellow in the
ribs and asked him, Which crowd of them fell
lows over in thar is the spittOonsi" The other
fellow, pointing to quartet of lawyers around
a table in front of the judge, said to him: "Thar
they are, don't you see that sorter bald headed
fellow, frothing at the mouth and spittin' like
azesf"-KRorrille Press and Herald.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

PRoFANE YET NOT IMPIoUs.-A Sunday school
picnic was recently held in grove near town.
pompous man, who was an x-sheritf and who
seemed to be sort of "king bee" among the
people, superintendent all the arrangements.
Large tables were spread and loaded with abun-
dance of good things As soon as everything
was nearly ready for the feast, number of the
children grabbed up knives and forks aud event
in" when:the ex-sheriff bowled out: "Hold on.
you id hogs, will your Then in q milder
tone he said to one of the ministers present
" Brother -, will you ask the blessingfr-
Kingston Freeman
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

DRYING CoRN.-Cut the corn from the cob be-
fore cooking; put in dripping-pan; set in the
oven stirring often till the milk is all dried mp
then put in the sun till thoroughly dry, and then
put in sack till needed. How to eook.-It
needs no washing; put in water, cook a short
time, and then season with butter, cream, and
salt to suit; no sugar is required. 1t cooks near
ly as quick as peas Try It once, and you will
never go back to the old way of cooking before
drying IT'S better than canning, think.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

GONE, Johnny, the ice man has been around.
and it is time you had our piece washed and nut
In the cooler" 1t seems the boy addressed had
performed the same duty the morning before.
and said so. "All right" replied his mother. {"
will attend to the matter myself You ate YOUR
dinner yesterday, and will not want any TODAY. :,
above that makes a boy feel like crawling under
a board pile and dying.-TItHsrille Herald.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

CORR SoUP.-TO each half dozen ears of corn l
pint of milk, butter size of hickory nut SQUARE
cracker, salt and pepper to taste. Cnt or CRATE
the corn from the cob, and boil the cObs in the
water half an hour, remove them and put in the
corn, adding more water if it boils away much,
simmer the corn twenty minutes, then add the
milk and let it simmer until the corn is quite
tender, add the SALT pepper and butter, and the
cracker rolled fine, and serve. A favOrite dish
with most of our people.-Home Record.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

That is very good new story which is told of
a certain deacon of one of the colored Baptist
ehGrches IN Virginia. He asked somebody
rWnere they conld find first rate new minister -
His friends replied: Il tbougbt Won had one !,
$50 we have" was the answer; "but we've lust
sent him in his resiguation.1 '''
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

An exchange tells of a man who was bitten by
n copperhead snake and was almost instantly
relieved by an application of coal oil. We know
that coal oil is an almost infallible remedy for
the sting of bee, burn, &c, and if it is also a
remedy for the bite of poisonous reptiles, its val
ne is further advanced at all events it costs but
little to try the experiment, should the occasion
require it, and is entirely harmless.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

WHAT is that which has three feet but Nc, lecs
is all body but no limbs, has no toes on its feet
no head, moves great deal, and never uses its
feet for that purpose, has one foot at each end
and the other in the centre of its bodyi This i
a queer creature in some respects, and is very
popular among the ladies and some men. IL new.
er walks out, but goes with one foot where its
head might be, dragging the other foot behind.
These feet have nails but no toes, no heel and no
bone in the foot.-A ward measure
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

SCENE at a coffee stand-Proprietor to colored
soldier: BE kind enough to take seat over
at that little table in the corner" Colored war
rior: Oats all right During de rebellion /
used to squat on one dead brigadier general and
stand my coffee pot on another | amt no ways
pertickler. Gimme some noah sugarn-4Rto1io
Herald
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

THE other day at YIcksburg a small colored
boy tell into the river, and rescued in half
drowned condition. He could have easily been
pulled out by negro floating along in skiff. and
when some one swore at the darkey for his ieth-
3argy he replied, Dis yere is my last paper col
iar' and de boy was kicking water like an alliga-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

If were to estimate the average absolute loss
TO the farmers of this country from insects at one
hundred million dollars per annum. sbouId
Doubtless be far below the mark / have no
doubt that our best allies in this inglorous war
fare are the birds. They wonld serve us if we
did not destroy them. The boy who robs n
birds nest is robbing the farmer of part of his
crops. The farmer might as well consent that
any strolling ruffian should shoot his horses or
cattle as his birds.-HOrdee GreeLey
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

AN Ehgiisn paper says: "Among the many
happy epithets-brief flashes of genius from mn.
known minds-which light up the common talk
of the varions divisions of the Celtic race, not
the least vivid is the phrase of the Irish peasant
~, "As foul as priests carr
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

TOMATO KETcHUP.-One peck of tomatoes, one
great spoonful of cloves alspice, cinnamon and
nutmeg each, half large spoonful Of black pep
per, half teaspoonful of cayenne, and pint and
them, and then add the spice and vinegar. This
will make three bottles
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

A CORRESPONDENT of the Practical Farmer rec
ommends seeding down oats as a mulch for straw
berries. He sowed the oats broadcast over his
strawberry patch about the 18th of September.
Their growth is, Of course small at first. and
does not interfere with the Strawberries. When
it has made larger growth it is checked by Sc
we're frosts, and afterwards killed by the winter.
when it falls down over the plants, making a
complete covering till spring, when the young
plants readily push through it.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

slightly salt, till tender; throw them into col
ander, with dish over, to drain; when done drip
Ping, lay them out on 4 dry cloth and wiSe.
Pour boiling vinegar over them, and you have
an excellent pickle. These are delicate for use.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

CHrNCH BUG PREvENIIyE.-At meeting of
the Illinois Agricultural Society, DIR. lie Barron
recommended a single line of tar on the ground,
the chinch bug not crossing it and Prof Riley
said that salt and lime are both good preventiyes
He strongly recommended clean culture. and
burning all rubbish in autumn, and said that
most of the bugs would be found in the corn
stalks
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02
The Dread
MOUNT CARROLL SEMINARY.

Is Of the tet Educational periodicals. that
table As exponent Of of the Instftutls
in the West IL should be in the hands of every family
where there Is TO educate Let every who
would select Institution to patronze send three
stamp and receive sample copy the Dread" and
free. Address.
PRINCIPAL Mt. CARROLL SEMINARY,
mehl9f. CARROLL COUNTY, ILLIxoIs.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

ENGLISH gardeners now gladly pay four shil-
lings each for toads. They find them the best
and cheapest destroyers of insects which infest
their plants.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

DEER SUR-pleze cend by the Bearer / WON,
paxlg OF Skroughs, mejoum size all Sow q seheep.
skr1ugh dryver, and oblege, etc.-Ordcr Of ra-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

JOHN, wish you'd close that door," said an
irritable father to his son. "Your mother must
be seoiding somebody at the other end of the
hall, there's such draft from that quarter.r
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

A FARMER of large experience asserts that four
quarts of meal, with good pasturage in sum-
mer and early autumn, will make as much beef
as eight quarts of meal, with the best of hay, in
cold weather
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

In England, the cultivation of dwarf pear
trees in pots succeeds very well. From one to
four dozen pears are produced by trees 5 to 10
years of age, planted in 13-inch pots.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

tanning CoRN.-Prepare the corn as for dry
over the ERE and boil till clear. and then seal.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

To CAUSE fruit trees to bear every year, pre-
vent them from overbearing any year; as I'M
fruitfulness is the result of exhaustion.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

How to tell good horse: Stand in front Of his.
at the level of your lip. Then tell him.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02
Proposed Amendments

To the Constitution of the State of Kansas, submitted
by the Legislature at its last session for the rdf
cation or rejection Of the electors Of the State at
the merit general election.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-24

Before the era Of Railroads, Cairo had q
commanding position rs q centre Of com.
merce and navigation. This Importance OF
position she still possesses, but has now the
additional advantage OF being great rail-
road centre, number OF the most import
ant railroads in the Valley OF the Mississippi
converting to and having their termini
there. Among these, coming from the north
are the great Illinois Central Railroad,
which travcrses the entire state of Illinois
from.its extreme northern and northeastern
to It's southern limits, and by it, come tions
extends into all the great northwestern
grain producing States the Cairo and Vim.
cennes, extending nom Cairo to the City Of
Vincennes, in the State Of Indians, where
its connections afford direct railroad COM
municatons with all Ea,tern cities; and
the Cairo a. st. Louis Railroad, affording q
direct railroad communication with the
City OF st. Louis and all the railroads cen
| tering there. The roads coming from the
South are the New Orleans. Jackson and
Railroads, which give direct railroad COM
| munication with the cities OF Mobile and
New Orleans, and other Southern Atlantic
| sea ports, and by connecting roads with all
| the country south of Cairo; and coming
| from the southwest l. the Cairo. Arkansas
and Texas Railroad, which affords similar
communication with Southern Missouri
Arkansas and Texas, and the principal cit
les of those States. This lsst-named road
will give, also, direct connection with the
Texas and Pacific Road when il Is com lie
ted, thus giving direct communication viii
the principal port, OF the Pacific Ocean
These railroads, terminating at Cairo, are
now all completed and In successful opera
ton, those in Illinois coming into the city
on bank OF each OF the rivers, Ohio anc
Mississippi. and terminating al their conflu
cnce, thus encircling the city. The Holly
Springs, Brownsville and Ohio River Rail
road, and the Cairo and Tennessee River
Railroad, which will both terminate a.
Cairo, are in course OF construction and will
soon be completed, and other railroads both
| in Illinois and in states south of the Ohio
river, which will also terminate at Cairo,
| are projected, ana arrangements made ia
| build them. The construction OF these
will greatly increase the railroad communi
| cations Of Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-24
The ulletin.



A boy of nine and a girl of eleven,
half.timers at mill at Euxton, near
Preston, England, quarrelled and fought.
and the girl received such injury that she
died directly aflerward.
AS an evidence that the desire to ac-
quire military glory Is not dying out
among the French, It Is stated that but
six persons have proved refractory to the
call for the reserve force of 1876.
France counts up 1924 colleges, with
90 800 pupils, besides 057 private and 27s
ecclesiastical institutions, with an aggre-
gate of 1900 students. Each bishop has
at least one training school for priests.
81 never sot my mind to writin'
poetry till two year ago." said young
ruralist, fitting back In grocery chair I;
"but the minute took to goin' with that
johnson girl, by gosh. couldn't help
it,"
:--Nearly GOO. 600 persons were employed
during last year in and about the coal,
fire clay, iron.stonc, and shalc mines OF
Great Britain and Ireland, about four
nfths OF whom were occupied under
ground.
Boston has property and buildings
devoted TO religious, educational, and
charitable purposes valued at nearly $40.
100000 which are exempt from taxation,
one ward alone having 5000 900 worth
of such property. AS at the regular rate
Of taxation these structures would yield
the city at least S275,OOO per annum, a
movement is on foot to abolish the cxemp.
ton clause In the law.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-24

Cairo has moral, intelligent, liberal and
enterprising population OF about l., O00--has
u superior system Of public schools, which,
prise, afford unsurpassed educational adj
vantages--is possessed of well-established
churches Of nearly every denomination
has public and pri, ate buildings of q supe-
rIor character-hss climate, which for sa-
lubrity and healthiul influences cannot be
surpassed-has a well-regulated and eff
ncient municipal organization, It's streets
vantagcs, which make II highly desirable
and In reality not to be cxcellcd as place
| Ofpermanent residence.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-24

pONn,s rxrR at is for sale by all First.
S'lmss II. Igg tsts. and recommended by
ali Druggists, Physicians, and every
Ispsty who has ever used IT,
Pamphlet containing History and L ses mall
Ell free on application, IL not found nj your
nruuvist'a
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-24

AZ q manufacturing location the position
of Cairo 10 not less important. The crude
materials Of every description, which con.
stitute the elements Of manufactured arti-
cles, abound on every side, iron ore, coal,
Of superior quality, and timber of every
character, more than others, being easily
and cheaply accessible. and the rich agri.
cultural region of the immediate neighbor.
hood, as well as the more remote districts
rendered tributary to it by river and rail,
furnish supplies OF the Lecessaries of life in
such abundance as to render living except.
ionally cheap. When the manufactured arti
cles are produced, the facilities for cheaI
distribution by river and rail are no,
equalled.