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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07
Dry.Curing Of Bacon.

The hams, shoulders and side bacon found in
the houses of most western farmers do not COM
pare in quality with those found in the south.
ern states aud Great Britain. Neither are they
equal to the articles cured in large establishments
in cities Ordinarily they are too salty to be
agreeable to the taste; too moist to broil well
and quite lacking in fine flavor. Often the color
is very bad. The outside portions are very black
from the fact thar the smoke which came IN con
tact with them was too hot. On the other hand
the flesh is quite too light coored to appear ik,
fresh, lean meat, as it should appear TO strike
the eye most favurably.
The finest favored bacon is dry cured; 50, too
is the most nutritious bacon. Every one knows
that most of all kinds contain certain Juices
which impart to it agreeable flavor which
renders it nutritious and which aid in tligestini
the harder portions. Immcrsing hams in pickle
tends to wash these juices ont and to render the
meat Of less value. Liebig has shown that the
natural juices of meat correspond in character
and composition with the gastric iuices secreted
by the stomach. The removal of these juices by
placing the meat in brine therefore, renders the
meat hard to digest, and helps to cause dyspep-
STA, which is becoming alarmingly prevalent
among farmers. This disease is largely due to
farmers eating much salt meat and salted too
by soaking for weeks and months i'm brine
Some farmers make apractice Ofdry-curng their
small hams and shoulders, but not curing theiI
large ones. They do this for the reason that the
large ones are more difficult to keep and they
think they will insure their keeping by miners
ing them in brine, which will penetrate to every
part of the meat. The truth is, there is less Oh
lection to putting small hams in pickle than large
ones. Small hams, that is those cut from Young
hogs are naturally tender, and can be readily d.
gested without the assistance of the natural
juices; while large hams, those taken from older
animals, are tougher aud require the aid of the
natural juices in order to render them easily di-
'gested.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07
Customs

We have filled mp The custom table for clover
seed, potatoes, flaxseed, buckwleat, and timothy
seed with the legal weight, h.-eanss can learn
of no established system other than this, but we
are not snre the law prevails in this respect
Journal Of Commerce.
Measuring BOres and BdHels.-A barrel con-
tains 1O752 cubic inches. A box "a inches long
by 16 inches wide and % inches deep-that is, OH
the iDside-will hold just barrel.
A half barrel-Make n box for this, "a inches
by 16, and Ia inches deep. This will contain s.
$40 cubic inches, or just half barrel.
A bushel-This has g l50 2-10 cubic inches. A
bushel box will be 16 $40 inches square aud 4
inches deep.
A half bushel-A box II inches long by IL 2 10
inches wide and inches deep will hold half a
bushel.
A peck-A box g by 8 4-1O inches square and 8
inches deep is peck.
A half peck is by inches square and 4 2 10
inches deep, or 265 $40 cubic inches.
A half gallOn-This contains 134 40 cubic
inches. box by inches square, and 4 s. 10
inches deep has just that quantity.
A quartz by inches square and $40 inch
es deep.
Size Of Nails.-The following table will show
any one at glance the length of the various
Sizes and the number of nails in pound. They
are rated from 80 penny" up to 40 penny" The
first column gives the number, the second the
length in inches, and the third the number per
nOund that is:
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

PARALYSIS is Incoming a prime disease. It !.
not confined to the feshy, the plethorc, nor the
aged. The fast life of our business young men
tells on them. 1t is a very common thing to sec
men of thirty and thirtyfive bald headed, feeble
gated, and walking about with canes, their
underpinning knocked ont, with other signs OF
premature age. These signs of early weakness
develop in paralysis. Sudden deaths from this
cause are very common. Several have occurred
in railroad trains, the vibration seeming to pre-
dispose persons to the disease. Not long since a
gentleman died in one of our churches. He was
interested in Of discipline. He made n
report to the church on the ease, sat down, laid
his head on the back of the seat, and instantly
expired. In another case n man not accustomed
to publc speaking arose to relate his religious
experience. lie was 80 excited that he could
scarcely speak. In the midst of his remarks he
was seized with paralysis, and carried to his
home. Onr youHg men will have to tone down
their style of living if they amount to anything.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07
The Genital System.

Nearly all the principal grain markets in the
country have adopted oscillations agreeing tn
transact business according to the Genital system
of weights and measures. The change substitutes
sales by the one hundred pounds instead of by the
bushel. This will simplify the trade greatly
1t is very easy to rednce the price per one hun.
dred pounds. The following Instances are given
No. Wheat (per busbel, GO pounds) S2.OG
M. Corn (per bushel Sc pounds) ~
No. Oats (per bushel, - pounds) Al
No. Barley (pcr bushel, 40 pounds) 81
For the price of wheat, dividing S2.06 by GO,
gives .0343, the price per pound, or S5.43, the
price per GENITAL. Thus amended the above table
would read (adopting the usual rule with the
last fgure):
No. Wheat per Genital, S3.43
No. Corn per GENITAL, LA
No. Oats per GENITAL, 1.34
No Barley per GENITAL, l AZ
Railroad freights are quoted by the GENITAL, and
the price of grain would then be on the same ba-
sis, and at the opening of navigation, water
freights would at once adjust themselves to cor
respond with quotations of railroad freights.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07
for the farmer.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Lagdi Height Of ProdMoe-Tbe proper weight
Of a bnshel of produce in this market is rcgnlat-
ed by statute, and all contracts where differ
ent standard is not agreed upon can be enforced
in accordance with its provisions. The follow
ing are its terms, as amended in 1857:
SEC. 10. Whenever wheat, rye, Indian corn,
buckwheat, barley, oats beans, peas cloverseed,
timothy seed, fiaxsced, potatoes shall be sold
by the buslicl, and no special agreement shall be
made by the parties as to the mode Of measuring.
the bushel shall consist of sixty-twO pounds OF
beans, sixty pounds of wheat, peas, cloverseed,
or POTATOES, ffty-eight pounds of Indian corn,
fifty six pounds of rye, ffty-fvc pounds "f iiax-
seed, forty-eigIt pounds of buckwheat or barley,
forty flour pounds of timothy seed, and thirty
two pounds of oats.
Custom does not conform in all respects to the
above requirements, and the following table will
show the legal weight and the practice ON the
Produce Exchange:
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07
GIN THE BOTTOM DRAWER

i saw my wife pull out the bottom drawer o.
the old family bereau this evening, and went
softly out, and wandered mp aud down, until
Knew she had shut 1t mp and gone to her sewing
We have some things laid away i'm that drawer
which the gold of Kings could not buy, aud We,
they are relics which greve us both until our
hearts are sore. haven't dared to look at them
for more than year, bnt remember each arti.
Gle.
There arc two worn shoes little chin hat,
with part of the brim gone, some stockings, paints
coat, two or three spools, bits of broken crock
ory, whip, and several toys. Wife-poor thing
goes to that drawer every day of her life, and
Prays over it, and let's her tears fall upon the
precious articles, but dare not go!
Sometimes We speak of little Jack, bnt not Oft
en-. 1t has been q long time, Int somehow We
can't get over grieving. He was such burst of
sunshine into our lives, that his going away has
been like covering our every day existence with
pail. Sometimes, when we sit alone of an
evening, writing and she sewing, child on the
street will call ont our boy used to, AMI we
will both start up with beating hearts, and a
wild hope, only to find the darkness more Of a
burden than ever.
1t is so still and quiet now. l look up at the
window where his big blue eyes used to sparkle
at my coming, but he is not there; listen for his
pattering feet, his merry shout, and ringing
laugh, but there is no sound. There is one
to climb over my knees, no one to search my
pockets and tease for presents and never find
the chairs turned over, the broom down, or ropes
tied on the door knobs.
want some one to tease me for my knife; to
ride on my shoulder: to lose my AK; to follow
me to the gate when go, and be there to meet
me when come; to call good night" from the
little bed, now empty. And wife, she misses
him still more; there are no little feet to wash
no prayers to say; no voice teasing for Jumps of
sugar,;or sObbing with the pain of a hurt toe !;
and she would give her own life, almost, to wake
at midnight and look across to the crib and see
our boy there as he used to be.
So, we preserve our relics and when we are
dead, we hope that strangers will handle them
tenderly, even if they shed no tears over them.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

TAXING CoID.-One way is to "bundie up in
furs. or mufflers, tight about the neck; take a
brisk walk, 60 intoa warm room-sit with Your
things all on, get warm, perhaps freely, breathe
initiated air for an hour or two, and when thor
oughly RELAXED, the pores of the skin all open re
out in the cold, damp air, and You will soon begin
to shiyer. After having a chill, send for the doc
tor, and he will dose you with something hot !;
then 60 to bed then, if left alone long enough,
you may get mp in . day or two. and in a fort
night or 50 you may repeat the imprudence
There are several other ways to take cold
We will mention bnt one. and that is to "over-
eat" Stuff the stomach with improper food
more than it can digest, and you will soon find
yourself call clogged up" with a cold. Yon will
cough or sneeze, blow your nose, and "wonder
how in the world you ever took such q cold.5-
Science Of Health
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

CURES FOR GREASE OR ScRArcHEs.-The follow.
ing is from Chase's Recipe Book: 1. Wood ash,
es I've and a strong decoctiOn of white oak bark
boiled together, will cure bad cases of scratches,
but it will take off the hair. Must be applied
with long handled swab, as it will make the
animal tear around like mad. 2. Half ounce Of
yeriigris in one pint of whisky. 3. Sweet oil
six ounces, borax two ounces, sugar of lead two
ounces, well mixed and applied twice day. 4
Copperas and chamber I've, used as above. s.
White lead and lnsecd oil, mixed as for paint
some prefer lamp oil; If the latter is used, il
must be mixed until il assumes light straw
color, Before applying either of tie above, the
horses legs must he washed perfectly clean and
rubbed dry.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

RATHER DUTCH THAN OTHERwIsE.-The editor
of the Philadelphia Globe says: As we were
down by the river side, the other day, we ehanc-
ed to hear the following alteration. The offence
given, as we learned, was, that one of the par
ties, not knowing the name Of the other, called
him Clutch" as he heard Others do: "YOu call
me Teutch do you 7" "Yes, amt yOu Dutch -
~Well, iv L pc, wont pc photographed 'pout it,"
81 did not blackguard you" ''Yes, you dit, tam
you, vips yOup' bustling up to the other. "See
here; don't be quite so fast-do you mean to
whip me p eyes, l vips You, iv you pc not q
coward" "Well, ] am not a coward, and will
fight you, if you can get five respectable men to
say you are gentleman; can't fight black.
guard" II see You tam vurst." And Dutchy
sIoped
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

From this table an estimate of quantity and
suitable sizes for any job of work can easily be
made.
Height Of a Huid OHnoe-The Troy ounce weighs
4SO grains; the ApOthecaries' ounce 4S0 grains /;
the AvOirdupOis ounce weighs 49, grains; the
Imperial fluid ounce weighs 1875 grains; the
Wine measure ounce weighs 1851 grains Thus
the minim Imperial measure, weighs 81 hun
dredths of grain, and the Wine measure mnim
weighs IS hundredths of grain.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

WANTED, FATHER.-A case will soon come be-
lore the Circuit Court in indianapolis which is so
uovel that it will hear stating. Some years ago
a lady married here, and growing tired of her
Iege, was divorced in four months; in another
month she married Il second husband, and in four
months from this marriage she gave birth to a
second husband obj aimed n divorce from her, and
the court gave him the child. The first hus-
band wants the child, and the two fathers are
the contestants "Now, whose child shall it be r.
Where's Soiomonl
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07
Iyh,-, nc Had the Advantage,

Just at the close of the war of 1872, United
States man of war entered Boston harbor. The
Commodore was known as bully of the first
water. Entering barber shop IN B"st0n, ana
finding no one but the boy present, he demanded
in an insolent, overbearing way, "Nhere is your
master ~ HNot down -, SIR" SCAN yOu shave
mef' Eyes, sir.' sG>>ln. yon may try it; but
look here, my youngster, Qaying his loaded pis-
tol on the tablet the first drop of blood You draw
on nv face, I'll shoot you." "All right, sir, +"
was the reply. The boy shaved him, aud did it
well. After the operation was through, the bully
turned to him as he took mp his pistol, and re-
marked, "Wasnt you afraid :" mo, sir" re,
torted the boy. "Didn't you believe l would
shoot you Z" "Yes, sir" "Then why wasn't
You afraidf The boy very cOoly replied, BE
cause had the advantage" advantage, howl"
demanded the irate bully. "Why," said the boy,
with the utmost nOnehalance, eff had drawn
blood, should have taken the razor and cnL
your throat from ear to ear" The bully turned
pale but never forgot the lesson.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

IL one of our Walnut street dry goods houses
is employed young man of dminutiye stature
and somewhat feminine appearance, although a
tip-tOp salesman and clerk. One day, not long
since little girl was sent to the store to make
some purchases, and it fell to the lot of this
young man to attend to her. She was mere
bunch of fsmininity, not able to talk plain. She
asked if he had any "tOtten flannel" He replied
that he had, and asked how much she wanted.
you want it for 7" said the clerk. want to
make papa a shirt" Well, how big is Your pa
pa; 10 he as big as met" "Big as you" said
the little maiden, 81 dess he is; he wouldn't be
much of a papa, if he wasn't.-IOrd Register.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

A WESTERN girl tells this story at the expense
of her faithful teacher: He called lately to see
the young lady to whom be is engaged, and up
ON the servant answering the bell, asked, SIS
Miss - in, and if 50, whyi Is she engaged,
and howp Then he went in, and the little tat
tie-tale, listening at the keyhole, heard him say,
"Ny darling, do you love me : If not, why not n
After while--"Giye synopsis of your employ
neht during the week. Analyze thoroughly and
completely the state of your sentiments toward
me-" When he left, after kissing her, he re-
marked: "Be prepared on next Sunday at half
past 2 p. m. TO state accurately and cOncisely,
when, where, by whom, and under what circum-
stances, our marriage shall be perfOrmed."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

As DEACON A, on an extremely cold morn
ing in old times, was riding by the house of his
neighbor b, the latter was chopping wood.
The usual salutations were exchanged, the Sc
verify of the weather discussed, and the horse
man made demonstrations of posing on, when
his neighbor detained him with, "DOn't be in q
hurry, Deacon. Wouldn't you like glass of
good old Jamaica this morningf" THANK you,
kindly" said the old gentleman. at the same
time beginning to dismount with all the deliber-
alton becoming deacon, 81 don't care if do"
"Ah, don't trouble yourself to get off, Deacon"
said the neghbOr; a merely asked for infOrma-
ton. We haven't drop in the house,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

MARK YoUR TOOLS-You can easily mark your
name npOn steel by a process called etching.
Coat over the tools with q thin layer of wax OF
hard tallow, by first warming the steel and rub
bling on the wax; warm until it flows and then
let 1t cool. When hard mark your name through
the wax with graver and apply some aquafor-
tbs (nitric acid); after few moments wash off
the acid thoroughly with water, warm the metal
enough to melt the wax, and wipe it off with a
soft rag: The letters will be found etched into
the steel
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

:, CURING HoREEs FROM PULLING on THEIH
hALIERs-.A correspondent of the GeHesee Farm
on the head than anywhere else. and hence, if
matters are made strong enough, the head is apt
70 De injured and pOll-evil induced. He there
lore recommends strong strap passed about the
neck ior animals which have acquired this hab-
IN, and which viii cure them in a short time, as
they accomplish nothing.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

A CORRESPONDENT of the Country Gentleman
says that way to Danish rats is to plant aspho
del near the barn or stable where they are, oil
put some in their holes. Rats have such an
aversion for this plant that they will quit the
premises where it is. If they are in drains
or in cellars, scatter sulphate of iron (copperas)
in their rms. The copperas should not be dis
solved. 1t is our best and cheapest disnfectant.
The sulphnrie acid burns their feet, and they
leave III short time without dying.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07
0mr Strip Book.
LITTLE FEET ON THE FENDER

In my heart there lived a picture
OF kitchen rude and DID,
Where the freight tipped the rafferS
And residened the roofs brown mould;
Gllding the steam from the kettle
That hummed on the fpot- worn hearth.
throughout all the lifelong evening,
Its measure of drowsy mirth-
Because Of the three light shadows.
That frescoed that rude odd rooini
Because Of the voices echoed
Up mid the rafters' gloom:
Because Of the feet ON the fender,
Six restless white little feet
The thoughts Of that dear old kitchen
Are 10 me 50 fresh and sweet
When the first dash on the window
Told of the coming rain,
U. where arc the fair Young flces
That crowded against the panel
What bits Of freight streaming
Their di1ples and cheeks betweeu,
Went struggling out in the darkness,
In threads Of silver sheen,
Two Of the feet grew weary,
One dreary. dismal day;
And we tied them with SNOW hte ribbons,
Leving him there by the way.
There was fresh clay on the fender,
That weary Winter night;
Fur the four little feet had tracked IL
From the grave one the bleak hills height
o. why, on this darksome evening.
This evening Of rain and slest,
Rest my feet alone the hearthstOnef
o. where are those other feeti
Are they treading the pathway Of virtue,
mat viii bring MS together abOvei
Or. have they made steps that viii dampeh
A sisters ureless loyei
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

Two BOYS were standing before a cigar store
when one asked the other, ''Have you got three
cents 2" "Yes." 'Well, l have got two cents
give me your three cents, and will buy five
center" GAIL right" says No. ?, handing out bis
money. No. / enters the store, prOcures the CT
gar, lights it, and puffs away with good deal OF
satisfaction. "Come, now, give us pull" says
No. 2, 81 furnished more than half the money
81 know that" says the.smoker, "but then I'm
the President, and you being only stakeholder,
YOU can spit"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

81 REQUIRE" said a sage of the tribe of Penob
scot, "but three things to make me happy.,
"what is the first I" inquired a searcher afte,
wisdom. Tobacco" was the reply. "What i.
the second ~ "RnmD "Well, what ia tbs
third :" "Why," said the philosopher, "a little
more rumD
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

EAN' Cuff, will ye be afer tipping us a song
this morningP exclaimed a son of the Emerald
Isle, to brother of the sable race, n co-laborer
in the division and subdivision of wood. "Golly,
massa, can't sing" Cant siDgf An what's
yer leg stuck in the middle of yer fut for, like
birds if We can't singfn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

ii was shrewd police officer in little inter
ior town OF Missouri, who having no other clue
lost in futile effort to secure him, went to the
public school, aud holding it in view Of the pu-
piis, asked whose it was. Numbers of the sehol-
ars identified it as belonging to a negro in the
village; Promptly arrested, the negro confessed
his confederates, most of whom were captured.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

He was q native, and he put mp at SINNERS
Hotel, in Savannah, Ga, one night last week.
He also took a bath at SINNERS Hotel, and in
stead of complying with the request, "Please pull
the plug after bathing" he took a card and
writing upon it, Compliments of ]. Virgins
please pull your own,plug," pinned it to the wall,
and went on his WAY.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

MEN unfamiliar with the symptoms of an ap-
preaching break down of their mental powers
frequently work on blindly until comes the fall
from which no power can lift them. Sleepless-
ness Is one Of the most significant warnings,
and should never pass unheeded A late EapIish
writer recommends moderate exercise during
the day, and, at night, beds warmed before re.
firing, as the best remedies.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

He lived in Georgia, At the weekly prayer
meeting he was leading. As he knelt, his pistol
dropped from his pocket, exploded, and Mr..
Pepper was shot. As they carried Mr.. P. out, he
smiled sadly, and looking up implOringly into
the eyes of those who were carrying him, said
gently: "Take care, boys, don't let mine drop
some one else might be shot,"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

JUDGE TAPPAN, of Ohio, when he APPLIED for
admission to the bar of that State, was asked the
following questions: |Mr. Tappan, what is law ~
''An unjust distribution Of Justice" what is
equity 2" "a id imposition ON common sense I,
No other questions were asked, and he was CIV
en- o certificate of admission.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

"How ARE YOU, COUNT" said noted wag to
q spruce-looking specimen of the genus snob.
''Sirp exclaimed the indignant swell, "who are
You, and why do you call me Countf "Why,
saw you counting oysters last week, and l sup
posed you were of royal blood" Snob vamOsed.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

THOSE persons who are so foolish as to use n.y.
drate OF choral as a sedative will do well to
make a note Of the fact that the number of deaths
which are caused by it is largely on the increase
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

"iErH, thir, if You won't eat me-" was the
trembling reply of chubby little boy whom
King kaiakaua took up in his arms, and asked
for kiss, ia the corridor of San Francisco ho-
tel
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

READING the great Spurgeon's declaration that
a cigar is great thing to thank God for" Lib
erty street schoOlbOy bought a cigar He was
afterwards seen hanging over fence, but he
was not giving thanks.-ROme Sentinel.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07

GOVERNOR BRADLEY, of Nevada did keep his
sink" in Jug under the table, until his clerk
got to drinking it, and now his excellency carries
3 Dat bottle in his eoat-tail pocket.