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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

This kind of grass fiourishes well in all our
grain growing regions; and in many places where
the soil is better adapted to dalrylnS than rals-
ing grain, Kentucky Blue Grass has no success
ful rival except where there is an excess of mnis-
5ure in the soil On the table lands and river
bottoms of Central and Western New York, and
on the wheat soils of Ohio and other Western
States where the land has been under-drained
or is naturally dry enough for raising good cfops
of grain, this grass grows luxuriantly. On the
slopes of the Lakes in the State of New York,
it grows well; and where the soil is naturally
fertile, it will take complete possession as soon
as the timber is removed. Where the timber is
tall and there is little shrubbeTy and underhrush
in the woods, Kentucky Blue Grass often forms
beautiful tender turf all over the forest. In
those grain-grOwing localities where a crop OF
Red Clover constitutes one of four, or five years
rotation, this grass is sometimes a little trouble
some, as it will often -uPplant a large proportion
of the Red Glover; and when Indian corn, pota-
toes or other crops are grown IN such helds the
Kentucky Blue Grass will often spring up in
few DAYS and cover the surface of the ground.
But if il be not allowed to cast its Seed and the
soil is cultivated every year. it will be no more
troublesome than Red-tOp or Timothy.
The chief excellencies of the Kentucky Blue
grass are: it starts very early in the Spring,
thus affOrding early pasture; it will grow very
rapidly after it has been graZed of; it Will fur
nish more late Fall feed than most other grasses
and it is better than almost any other grass to
SOW with either Red or White Clover and Or
chard Grass, for forming good sod, which is SO
desirable in pasture fields, especially where hea-
Wy animals allowed to Craze. 1t will not
flourish as luxuriantly on our heavy clay soils,
rs it will on light soils; and We would not rec
commend it as a good grass for heavy soils, ex-
cept when the object is early pasture or early
hay; and even then it should be sOwed with clO-
Yer and Orchard Grass When it is designed for
hay it should always be moved early before the
seed is matured, as the seed stalks will be very
wiry and tough if they not cut while quite
green. In case field is to be pastured, il is int
pOrtant to Craze it off early in the former part of
the season, and not allow it to grow large before
stock are turned on it. Kentucky Blue Grass is
very nutritious. All kinds of stock like it we'll
and it will afford large amount of good pasture
if it receives the proper management. For hay,
TiTOthy is much superior to this grass, especial
IN for market. Where the soil is not wet and s
in good state of fertility, and grass is desired
for dairy purposes, it is probable no other pas
ture will yield larger quantity of butter and
cheese, than Kentucky Blue grass and Red and
White Glover, with the addition of Orchard Grass.
FhickIy seeded, and kept closely moved, this
grass is almost unsurpassed for the lawn.-Imcr-
icdH .i0TicHltUrist
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11
wiuter PIowins and Cu,.werm..

Without being exactly able to account for it,
it is now n well-established fact that the most
experienced and thorough manner OfprOviding
against the ravages of the cut-wOrm in sod land
is to turn under the sod in the Fall, Winter, and
very early in the Spring.
The worm is busy fellow, and performs his
work thoroughly in the cool, damp weather of
April and early May, and as he only yields his
hold under the hot suns of Summer, farmers are
I'm many instances, constrained todefer the plant
ing season too late in order to checkmate him.
Corn, to do well in these latitudes, should be
planted earlier by week or ten days than it
usually is. If il can be forced to a Substantial
growth before the annual drought sets in, we are
much more likely to garner good crop than if
il is planted later, and has to struggle through
dry hot weather to arrive at maturity. Plow
your sod lands, intended for corn, during the
open spell in February Cross pillow early in April,
harrow and lay off, and plant as soon after the
18th of April as the weather and circumstances
will permit Early planting may fail sometimes
but it is preferable to late planting nine years in
fen
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11
Che fnu Of the Ching.
JOHN SMITH.

John Anderson my 10 John, were my first aequain
But as for being the John tell you sir you amt
There's that precious little John who sat forever in
Who's mo,ber was a Mystery whose father Homer;
And there's the John that built the house to hold the
nous sack; =, -,
And that hero of our childish days the giant killer jack
And the old John Lakeland, he who signed the blessed
Magma Charta;
And jack who seeing Jill fall down, deeensus, followed
aTter:
And good Prince John gentle one and the stern u
hnehing Knox;
John Doe whose fights with mythic Dick fill Englands
jury box;
And Il. that in poetic mood Tone MiltOn) did attain
Great for losing Paradise, and getting it again.
But of the Johns since days Of Noah the world has
known,
For infinite variety, John Smith must stand aone
For he il tall and he is short and he Is black and white
And he is the first to and the first to fight
And he is a learned sage, and simple rustic clowns
And you may find him any day, in any street in town;
His wives legion and his creeds numerous have
become,
You'll find his name every church. to lean upon.
For hereses they also Say his match never known
And Mrs Smith in simpl faith she's the only one!
Yet all these contradictions dark they appear
Should know this hydraheaded man, would be day
light clear.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11
Msefnl aud Curious.
Sailing and smski.x Ham. or Beef.


The peculiar flavor of the celebrated Westpha-
liza hams is partly attributed to juniper berries
having been put in the brine, Portugal hams
aud sausage are held in high estimation. I'D. 5.
f., in the agricultural Gdzetts, states that the
most simple method of preparing these hams, is
to rub them daily with proportion of bay and
common salt. At the end of this tinle with
brush, smear all over once or twice, small por-
ton of pyroligueous acid, according to flavor, di-
luted with brine. In three or four days, hang it
up to dry; beef may be left in the pickle A
small quantity of garlic is sometimes put in the
pickle to give the flavor to such as like it. The
same writer states flat the far famed Portugal sau
sages, called ''lombo de porco," (lOin of pork }
made from the entire loius cut frUm the bones
aud rolled together, before being put in the SKINS
they are all well soaked in port wine brine.
The equally famous Sameg0 hams, 50 called,
though made all over the northern provinces of
Portugal, are cured with sugar, which gives them
that peculiar tenderness and delicaey, aud the
brine, (nade of port wine sugar, salt, garlic and
sweet herbs that peculiar flavor for which they
are so renowned. Birch wood, myrtle, sistus,
and other arumantic herbs, which abound all
over the country, are used for smoking them.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

Now that the papers are talking about the Ne.
vada "bonanza," this paragraph from the San
Francisco 4lta is timely: 1--WE have been COM
PEELED to adopt the Spanish word bonanza.
The idea is comparatively new in the experience
of our English speaking community, but the de-
mand for some suitable expression for it is imper-
alive, and we could not elsewhere find n term
already familiar to many and so appropriate
For three hundred years the Spaniarts nonopOlized
all the great silver mines in the world, and they
learned all the uncertainties in digging for ar
gentiferous deposits. When they were working
a large body of rich ore they said the mi ne was a
bonanza akin, in etymolegy, to our boom and
in meaning, to blessing; and when, on the other
hand, the miner was searching at great expense
and in disappointment in the barren vein stone
for material that would pay, he said the mine
was in a sbOrrasca, or Storm
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

To take hearty meal just before retiring is, of
course, injurious, because it is very likely 10 dis
turb ones rest, and produce nightmare. Howey-
er, little food at this time, if one is hungry, Is
decidedly beneficial; it prevents the snawing of
an empty stomach, with its attendant restless
ness and unpleanant dreams, to say nothing of
probable headache, or of nervous and other de-
engagements, the next morning. One should no
more lie down at night hungry than he should
lie down after very full dinner; the consequent
ces of either bcirg disturbing and harmful. A
cracker two, bit of bread and butter, cake,
u little fruit-somethng Ia relieve the sense of
vacuity, and restore the tone of the system
is all that is necessary.
We have known persons, habtual sufferers
from restlessness at night, to experience material
benefit, even though they were not hungry, by
very Jig, luncheon bef re bed time In pacsofto s-
sing about for two or three hours ~ formerly,
thsy would soon grow drOwsy, fall asleep, aud
not awake mole than once or twice before sun
rise. This mode of treating insomnia has recent.
ly been recommended by several distinguished
physicsans, and the prescription has generally
been attended with happy results.-SeribHer for
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

The shoes worn by ladies at present arc far
more sensible that those lately in fashion. The
design now is to give symmetrical shape and
ease to the foot, rather than to cramp it into I'M
natural smallness. For this purpose the best
shoemakers now use French lasts, made precise
the foot on top, and width of SOLE Shoes made
in this way do not cramp the toes, nor bind the
nstep, or force ont the joints to form buniOns as
the narrow shoes for the last few centuries have
done. Another sensible feature of the present
style is the low broad heel, which gives the foot
a natural, easy, and healthful position, very diff
ferent from that suffered when the high narrow
French heels were in vogue. Experienced shoe
makers also commend what is called the English
Channel groove in the sole of the shoe that
ries the stitch connecting the sole and upper
and prevents the edge from becoming rough aud
haggard. ButtOned boots of French kid are the
handsomest shpp for semi=dress, house and car.
riape WEAR
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11
Another Remedy for Diphihcrin.

The following is sure cure for DiIhtheria.
In several places where this disease has been
prevalent but few deaths are reported to have
occurred after the Use of this remedy. 1t is rs
follows:
Make two small bags that will reach from ear
to ear and then fill them with ashes and salt;
dip them in hot water, and wiring them out so
they will not drip and apply them tn the throat;
cover mp the whole with flannel cloth, and
change them as often they become cool, until
the throat becomes irritatet', near blstering.
For children it is necessary To put flannel cloths
between the ashes aud the throat t" prevent
bstering. When the ashes have been Oh n suff-
Gent time, take a wet flannel cloth and rub it
with CASTLE snap, until it is covered with thick
lather; dip it i'll hot water, and apply it to the
thrnat, and change rs they cool; at the same
time use gaIgle made of one teaspOOnful of
cayenne pepper, of salt, one of mOlasscs, in a
teacupfnl of hot water, ard when cool add one
fourth as much cidrr-vincgar, aud gargle every
fifteen minutes until the patient requires sleep.
A garglc made of CASTLE soap is good to be used
a part of the time.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

The fireman of the steam heating apparatus
at the Central Depot yesterday fonnd penny as
he was rakins over the hot ashes in the furnace,
and he took it up with the tongs and placed il on
a bench to cool off. 1t had hardly commenced to
cool when a heavy man named johnson, living
in Saginaw, came along. He was talking business
with friend and as he came to the bench he
parted his coat- tails and sat down OH the penny,
remarking: "As / was saying, you can have forty
acres fOr-whoOp. Thunder aud blazes-ouch-
dash it-gosh to whoop" He galloPed around
in wild amazement, the hot penny sticking to
him like brother, and il was two or three min
utes before any one found out whether lie had
dropped down on q tack or been bitten by dog.
There was heavy aroma of burning clGth and
blistering meat, and Mr. johnson stretched forth
his arm and exclaimed that he should devote the
remainder of his life to hunting down the fiend
who thus planned to waylay him.-Detroii Free
press
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11
for the farmer.
'urIT AND SHADE TREES FOR KAN
SAS.


The FIRST and most important duty OF every
h,r,u,r of Kansas, after building house to reside
in and fencing field for grain, Is tile planting
- an orchard of well selected fruit, adapted to
the soil and climate. Nothing adds sd much to
ttp anpcaTance anu value Of prairie farm, and
also the experience OF carly settlers proves
that nothing is more profitable:
In 10 State Of the Union do fruit trees grow
more rauidly, bear earlier, or produce more album
dautly. Those who had the foresight, ON coming
here some eight or ten years ago, to plant 1rnlt
trees aud vines, are now awarded an abundance
of Iucious fruits both for home use, aud for sale
in a market where the scarcity causes the hlSh-
est prices to be realized
The immigrants of the present day nave many
,advartares in respect to orchard planting over
,Lo frst Settlers The latter had many difhcul-
s1-s Il, contend with, that need not trouble any
one at present. In their day IL was not GER
saiI,fy that Kansas was adapted TO irult growing.
They were at a loss TO know what seieG'l"n9 70
make and many spent years Of time ana large
,mount of labor and money, III experimenting
without realizing anything in return. Now, IL Is
all clear plain sailing.
az Fxnerience has shown just what to plant, and
what to discard; what is adapted to the SOIL aud
climate and what is not
Al the last annual meeting OF the State Horti-
cultural Society, held recently i'll Leavenworth, n
list of the fruits which experience has shown to
he hest adapted to Kansas soil and climate, was
selected by competent committee, appointed
for the purpose. This list was officially adopted
Inv the convention. BY courtesy of George C.
BTackett Esq, secretary of the society, we are
enabled to give it, as follows:
APPLES.
sSsnner-Carolna Red June Sweet June, Red
Astrachan, Early Harvest, COOPer's Early White
FdH-Willowtwig, Hays Wine, Large Striped
Pearmain, Ortley, White Bellfeur, Winesap
Sweet Romantic, White Winter PearInain
Rawles Jannet, Ben. Davis, Missouri Pippin.
PEACHES.
Cooletlge's Favorite, Morris White, Heath Cling
Wards Late Free Early TillotsOn, Crosse Mig
nome, Early Barnard.
Decentralization, Tyson, Belle Lucrative
White Doyenne, louisa Bon de Jersey, Beurrs
Diel, Duchesse d. Angouleme.
StdRdards-Bartlett, Seckel, Flemish Beauty
Doyeune d Etc.
Lombard, Jefferson, Princes Imperial Gage.
GRAPES.
General CaItirdtiOR-Concord, Unanimously,
Hartford Prolific.
Vine List-Concorll, Clinton, Ives Seeding,
yCreveling, NOrton's Virginia, Taylor.
4n,atear List-Iona, Delaware, Creveling, Is
.abella.
CHERRY.
General CuItiratioM-Early Richmond, English
MorellO.
Imateur List-Bele Magnifque, Yellow Span
ish Royal Duke, Refine Hortense.
FOREST TREES.
Norway Spruce, White Pine, Scotch Pine, Red
Cedar American Arbor Vite.
No reports were made on small frults.-LdT-
renee Tribune
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11
Fact. Worth Remembering.

One Thousand shingles laid fur inches to the
weather will cover one hundred square feet of
surface and five pounds of shingle nails will fas-
ten them on.
One fifth more siding and flooring is needed
than the Number of square feet of surface to be
covered, because of the lap in the siding and
matching of the floor.
OEe thousand lGths will cover seventy yards OF
surface, and eleven pounds Of lath nails will nail
them on.
Eight bushels of good lime, sixteen bushels OF
sand, and one buslel of hair, will make enough
good mortar to plaster hundred square yards.
A cord of stone, three bushels of lime and Il
cubie yard of sand will lay hundred cube
feet of wall.
Five courses of brick will lay one foot in height
on a chimney, six bricks in course will make q
fine four inches wide and twelve inches long
and eight bricks in a course will make flu,
eight inches wide and sixteen inches long.-Trdi
rie Farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

CURE FOR PILEs.-The following have found
by actual trial to he a cure for bleeding piles,
and have been assured by others that il is equal.
ly eticacious in the cure of blind piles. Bear in
mind that the great secret of the cure is in per-
sistent and continued application, and do not
desst because you think you have tried it long
enough without success, as it costs nothing, and
consists simply in using carrot weed, usually
known among farmers, l believe, as rag weed.
Apply the leaves until the blossoms appear, then
use them always in preference. l used To wilt
the leaves by holding them over the fire, or lying
them on warm stove; also used them in decoc-
ton, and bathing with it, being careful to have
1t very strong. But use any way your own
ideas may suggest, that you give it a fair trial.
Algays.use the weed, instead of paper Continue
it's use until the plant disappears in the Fall,
keeping your feet dry and yourself out of the
wet as much as possible; but after a cure has
once been effected, have never known them to
return throsEh exposure.
ONE WHO HAS ST-FrERFD
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

PRETTY GOOD.-A certain blacksmith, not
thousand miles from Fifth street, who fances
himself sick every other day, called npon DIR.
Brock 10 give him relief. The doctor knew that
he he was perfectly well, but being unwilling to
offend him, told him he must be careful of his
diet, and not eat anything heavy windy. The
blacksmith went off satisfied; but in revolving
in his own mind what kind of food was heavy or
windy, returned to the doctor, who having lost
temper with his patient, said, "Don't you know
what things are heavy and windy 2" "No." said
the blacksmith. "Why, then, I'll tell you," says
the doctor; "your anvil is heavy and your bel
lows are windy; don't eat either of these, and
YOU will do we'll"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11
THE oldest paper in the United States, the Nerr

THE Oldest paper in the United States, the Ner
Hampshire Gazette, truthfully says:
A suggestive message is tackled to a recent IS
subscription tn the fund for the Kansas and Ne
braska grasshOpPer sufferers. Says the Subscri-
Der: Let the people of these Western States
take better care of their birds. For years past
they have waged such a systematic warfare
against them that the markets of even the East
ern cities have been glutted with grouse, prairie
heGs, Wild turkeys, etc, which if not molested
would have kept the insects in check We can
not derange Natures balance of power and not
expect to suffer somehow. A law 10 prevent the
killing Of any bird in Kansas or Nebraska for FIVE
years would be n better remedy. than subscri-
bling money every Winter for these sufferers.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

"DEAR GEORGE, how sweet and wavy that
languidly from n car window. "Yes, love, how
beautiful~ says dear George, more intent on ill.,
sinuating his arm around twenty four bone
corset, show like a-a-hOw like a dreamr ~
81 How like oats" retorted lisgnsted granger;
"then's oats, young MANI
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

The NdssdehHstts PlsagkmdM says: Cattle
Hot infreguently suffer in Winter for want of
water. They are turned out perhaps twice day.
aud left out long enough to help themselves If
they would. BHS unless let out Immediately
after fall feeding of dry food they will not al.
ways iucline to drink at first and the owner gets
impatient and will not wait. They are tied ur
again and compelled to wait till towards night
perhaps, before they are LET out again. They
may then drink too freely Of extreme cold water.
often to be got only by breaking through the
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

A PoNoLoGIsT of Tomkins Co., n Y, writes
that the best varieties of pears are the Duchess d
Angouleme, Bartlett, Yirgaliep, Flemish Beauty,
SecSel, Sheldon, Beurre DAMON, Vicar of Wake
0eld, Howell, Onondags, Benrre Diel. He raised
over SOO Bushels upon $50 dwarf Duchess dan
sonieme trees, that occupied less than one acre
o. land, aud which sold for over 81 100, besides
transportation and commission
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

pR ). 5, Camden publishes in the Medical Time,
and Ga-efte information very important to sur.
geons who are not cegnizant of the fact, that the
solutely painless, while when only red-b3t il Is
an extremely painful operation When opera
ting with a red-hot iron on men the screechinp
was fearful, while when the iron was wbite-bot
not a murmur was heard; and when he operated
so upon horse the animal seemed scarceiy- 10 he
aware of what was being done. He proposes TO
use for actual cautery large spirit blow-pipe.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

FRIENDS IN NEEp.-The other day man who
stables his horse on Macomb street found four
boys playing cards on the hay-hhow and he W as
proceeding to give them Fits" when one of
them spoke up and said: 1--WE want playing
keerds. Tom Testers mother is dead, and we
were up here showing him the pictures on the
keerds so he wouldn't feel lonesome. -Mlwamkes
Sentinel.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

SHE WAS ALL RIGHT.-He died very suddenly, y
said one female TO another at the PostOffice win
dow last evening.
"And did he have his life insured p asked the
other.
"Yes-three Thousand dollars"
"Oh, well, then, il isn't SO bad. His wife can
have coral set, some furs, a silk dress, and just
make mourning goods get up and waver-De-
tTOit Free Press.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

COULDN'T TELL a LIE.-"Would you please
give boy, who broke his leg the other day, n
a few peanuts" Inquired a small chap of Mich
igan avenue grocer.
"Now, boy, you are lying to me-" said the gro
Ger, looking him in the eyes. 81 don't believe
you know any boy who has broken his leg.
Come now, do youi"
"N-o, don't" replied the lad, after some hes
itaton, "but know boy whose sister fell down
and Jared her teeth Outr'
He got few peanuts-DetrOit Free Press.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

An old farmer purchased some sweet oil in a
drug store yesterday, and being asked if there
was nothing else" he laid several packages on
tied on the fingers, and said: "Lets see! That
red string is for the bar-soap; that rag is for a
broom; that blue cord is for a calico dress; that
dress braid means four pounds o sugar, and this
other string is for sweet oil. No-nothing more y
Detroit Free Press.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

"As was going over Westminster Bridge, the
other day." said an Emeralder, al met Pat Hew-
kins. Hewkins, says ], how are YET"
Pretty well, l thank you, Donley," SEE he.
"That's not my name," seq /.
"Faix, no more is my name Hewkins," SEE he
$50 we looked at each other, an be the gray
goose o. Noses it turned out to be nayther of us ~
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11

"Is man aud wife both one 7" asked the wife
of certain gentleman, in state of stuepefca-
ton, as she was holding his aching head in both
hands.
"Yes, suppose So" was the reply.
"Well, then" said she, 81 came home drunk
last night, and ought to be ashamed of myself"
This back-handed rebuke from lOng-sufering
and loving wife, effectually cured him of his
drinking propensity.