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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20
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As the season is approaching for all lovers of
good fruit and vegetables to commence planting,
writes correspondent of the Rural NetC Yorker,
l thought little information in the line of mel
on-growing would not come amss In order to
have good melons, it is necessary to spend lit
tie time IN preparing the soil and guard them
against the many dangers that beset them. The
first thing to be considered is the soil Warm,
sandy loan is the best soil to plant, in order to
be sure of good yield. The ground should be
plowed about ten inches deep, eight or ten days
before planting. The hills should he prepared
IN the following manner: Dig holes eight feet
apart each way in a straight line, that they may
afterwards be cultivated with horse. The
holes should be dug twelve inches deep and six
teen inches square. Let the holes become per-
fectly dry on the inside then fill each hole to
within about an inch of the top with fresh horse
manure, and cover it with about One-half an
inch of rich, sandy earth, then your ground will
be ready for the seed. The time of planting de-
ponds much upon the season. They should gen.
orally be planted after planting. As soon
as the plants are up, a little plaster should be
sprinkled upon the leaves to prevent the rayages
of the striped bug, and should be repeated as Of
ten as necessary. The plaster is not a remedy
but a preventive. When the plants begin to
show the third leaf, they should be watered two
or three times a day with liquid manure which
may be prepared in the following manner: Take
one peck of hen manure and put it in a small
barrel and add about three times as much water,
aud let it stand Obout twelve hours When the
weeds begin to show themselves above ground,
take horse and cultivator and cultivate the
ground between the hills and weed between
the plants The weeds should be kent down,
and the ground kept mellow between the hills.
All the work should be done in the hottest part
of the day, for it is very injurious to the plants
to work among them when they are wet and
tions, all will be done to YOUR melons but to
watch them from robbers aud eating them.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

A VALUABLE RECIPE.-Tbe Journal Of Chemist
ry publishes recipe for the destruction of in
sects, which, if it be onehaf as effieacious it
is stated to be, will prove invaluable. Hot alum
water is recent suggestion as an insectitude. 1t
will destroy red and black ants, cOckroaches,
spiders, and all the crawling pests which infest
our houses. Take two pounds of alum and dis
solve it in three or four quarts of boiling water;
let it stand on the fire till the alum disappears;
apply it with brush, while nearly boiling hot,
to every joint and crevice in your closets, bed
steads, pantry shelves and the like. Brush the
crevices in the floor or the skirting mop-boards
if you suspect that they harbor vermin. If, in
withdrawing ceiling, plenty of alum is added
to the lime, it will also to keep the insects
at distance. Cockroaches will flee the paint
which has been washed in cool alum water.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

CURE FOR BALDNEss.-A gentleman who had
lost nearly all his hair after very severe attack
of fever, consulted French physician of great
reputed success a hair restOrer. The prescrip-
ton given him was drachm of the homepath-
ic tincture of phosphorus to one ounce of castor
oil; the bare spot to be rubbed twice weekly, for
half an hour each time, after the skin of the
head had been thoroughly cleansed with warm
water without soap. This treatment was care
fully carried ont about six months; the hair soon
began to grow, and in year from the time of
first following the doctors advice, his head was
thoroughly covered as ever, the new crop of
hair being about two shades darker than the
old
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20
How TO Deal with Chinch Buu..

Take an empty barrel, "a coal oil barrel prefer
red one that has been lately emptied,) ill the
barrel with dog -fennel, (pound it well down with
a wooden maui until your barrel is about one
third full, y made strong sOap-suds, using about
half gallon of soap to the barrel have your wa
ter hot, and pour it into the barrel while hot.
Let it stand ten or twelve hours. When cold
take a common sprinkler, snch as are used in
stores or gardens sprinkle well every hill of corn
that is infested with the bug; where the bug has
got between the stalk and the blade, it will be
necessary to be particular, as to get the liquor
in contact with the bug; two dressings will gen.
orally Danish the enemy.
If you have no coal oil barrel use about gal
Ion of coal oil for each barrel You can fill your
barrel twice without putting in any irish fennel,
stirring up the fennel when you put in fresh
suds.
fyou want to save your corn, lose no time in
trying the above remedy. The same will effect
ually destroy the pOtato-bug.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

1t is well-known that blue and scarlet enlnrs
in juStaposltion cause dazzling effect upon the
eye These c0lnrs strung on line and placed
over strawberry beds produce a puzzling effect
on the birds, and no bird will enter the garden
while these colors lutter in the air. Pieces of
blue and scarlet calico should be cut about one
and one-haif feet IN length, and tied to line
one foot apart. An old flannel petticoat will
supply a large quantity of inexpensive scarlet
strips. This line is supported by poles six feet
in height from the strawberry beds. To support
Strawberries, keeping them clean and enable
them to ripen all rOnnd, take piece of stout
wire yard in length, bend it at right angles ten
inches from each end, bend the space between
the right angle into a curve. Stamp these two
ends six inches in depth into the earth close to
the strawberry plants, then draw the fruit over
the wire, each plant requiring two. To prevent
rusting, place the wires in creosOte three four
days and then dry them.-Gdrdaers' Magazine.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

OK COOKING "GREENs."-Every housewife
thinks she can cook greens" 1t is the simplest
of all dishes; and yet in most cases, they not
well served, for much depends upon the manner
in which they are boiled. The water should be
soft, and tablespoonful of salt added to large
sized pot of it, which should be boiling hot when
the greens are thrown in; and then it should be
kept on the boiling galiop, but uncovered, until
they are done, which can be told by their sinking
to the bottom of the pot, and then should be
skinned out as quickly as possible into a colan-
der, so that all the water will run ont. Press
them with a small plate, then turn upon the plat
ter, and cut up fine. Serve while smoking hot.
The (LORdOn) Garden
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20
LADIES are sometimes surprised at the rapid

LADIES are sometimes surprised at the rapid
ity with which apparently heavy black silk
often due TO the fact that it has been weighted"
This process, originally adopted for the purpose
of making up the loss occasoned by ungumming,
is now carried so far as sometimes to increase
both weight and bulk threefold. The weight is
added by treatment of salts of iron and astrin-
gents, salts of tin and cyanide, and results in an
entire change both of the chemical and physical
properties of the silk. 1t is an agglomeration of
foreign matters without cohesion burns like tin
der, and worse than all, is said to be known to
have absorbed gases until enough heat was caus-
ed TO produce spontaneous combustion. Ladies
should be on the lookout for such silks as these.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20
He Wnnted n simmer.

He left the spelling bee at 10 o'clock, and stop
ped i'll a saloon on his way home. Here he met
several friends who set 'em up" divers times,
and he reached home about midnight with con-
fused brain and very demoralized pair of legs.
Then he swore that somebody had stolen the key
hole, but his wife, with fearful scowl on her
brow and lamp in her hand, admitted him.
"Drunk!" she exclaimed.
"D-r-u-n-c, (hic) drunk. THAI ezy-nuff."
"Brutew
"B-r-O-O-t (hic)-Givus harder one"
"Idiotw
"Thaz harder (hic), but kin spelIum. Id
Id-g-[d-i-gt, Idiot. Now givus er sumner
(hic.)"
She picked mp poker and gave him "Stun-
ner,"-and the spelling bee adjourned, sine die
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

THEY DIDN'r TAKE IN wAsIIIzSs.--h good Ui1
minister of one of our New England Baptist
Churches was agreeably surprised by the intelli-
gence from one of his flock that five individuals
had expressed desire on the next Sunday to
have the baptismal rite performed upon them
selves. After its performance, however, he was
somewhat chagrined that only one of the five
joined the society of which he was pastor.
A few Sundays after, the same worthy elder
waited on him with the intelligence that ten
more desired immersion.
"And how many of them will join the society 7"
queried the minister.
"Two regret to say, are all we can depend
on" was the elders reply.
Very well, said the good old man, "you may
as well inform the other eight that this church
doesn't take in washing"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

JIMMY Brown came running into Mrs Jones'
house the other day, saying: "Ob, dear-Mrs.
Jones Such an accident has happened. Your
son John got under a four-horse WI gon load of
iron down at the river, and it ran right over his
head" 80, dear!" Poor Mrs. Jones screamed,
and nearly tainted, when the rascal added: Don't
cry, Mrs JONES' he wasn't hurt Bit" "Why,
what do you meant Run over by four-horse
wagon loaded with pig iron, and not hurt a bit 7"
well, you see, the wagon was passing over the
bridge, and he was sitting under it fishing" re-
piled the little rascal, shooting out at the open
door,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20
The Flu Of the Ching.
SUGGESTED BY A RECENT EVENT NOT
FAR FROM NEW YORK.

81 can't remember" when it was;
don't recall precisely;
am not certain, just because
The questions put too nicely.
Il won't affirm it WAS not so;''
Il am not sure " cant say
81 won't be positive" although
1T might have been that way.
II have an idea it was not,
And vet Il think it might be
I'm sure / can't remember" what
II memory serves me nightly
Il can't recall :" won't say just how =
81 fancy not :" Il don't Know
And vet a. it seems" /" I can't say" how:
Il can't declare " it weren't 50.
There was a something of that kind,
Tho Il don't reeollect it,
And if there was think my mind
Might certainly detect ii.
But my impression serene
rs if my mind" comes near it,
That tho "it might not then have been"
1t may" but " won't swear it.
In short, "a 1 cannot tell just how"
And yet / cant, or might, SIR
But still Il can't remember now
If memory serves me right, Sir
II think twas not and yet 1t might"
II will not swear" fOr certain
1T might or might not, Tim right,
So let us drop the curtain.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

To SOFTEN THE HANDs.-A paste to soften
hands made rough by hard work, or for chapped
hands, may be made thus: Wash quarter of a
ponnd of clean hogs lard in clean hot water,
then in rose water; mix it with the yolks of two
new laid eggs and one large spoonful of honey;
to this add as much almond paste as will work
it into paste; cat meal will form a very good
substitute for the almond paste, if you cannot
obtain the latter.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

Doctor said a hard looking customer the other
day to a physician, am troubled with a depress-
ion, an uneasiness about the breast. What do
You suppose the matter isl All very easily &C.
counted for, said the doctor. You have water on
your chest. Wateri Come, that will do well
enough for joke, but how could get water on
my chest, when haven't touched drop for more
than 10 yearsf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

A soFT-HEADED youth residing in Sangamo n
County, Illinois, has gone melancholy mad for
love of Bessie Turner, brought on by reading her
evidence in the Beecher trial. One night recent
~ he made clumsy figure of his bed clothing
and carried it from room to room for several
hours. Finally he kicked it down two flights of
stairs and into the cellar, yelling rs he stood at
the door of the latter apartment: "Why, Bessie,
you tumbled down! Didn't youi"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

"DrD you go to the Lexington Centennial :"
inquired Yankee of the Captain of an English
vessel lying at Boston. "No, 1 had no invita-
tion." "YOu could have gone without one" was
the response. N"NOt much," said the cautious
officer; "some of my people went ont there a hun
dred years ago, and came back Disguised with
the reception. I'd rather be excused from follow
ing in their footsteps
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

To support Strawberries, keeping them clean
and enabling them to ripen all round. take a
piece of stout wire, yard in length bend il at
right angles ten inches from each end. bend the
space between the right angle into a curve,
Stamp these two ends slx inches in depth into
draw the fruit over the wire, each plant reGui-
ring two To prevent rusting, place the wires
in ereosote three or four days and then dry them.
-Gardeaer's AdqdsiRe.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

Il CAN do something that you can't" said
Charlie to his sisters beau, last Sunday evening.
Can you?" said the young man. "Why, what is
that, Charlies" 81 know said Charley. look
ing askance at his handsome sister. Well, how
am to know whether can do it or not, unless
you tell meP "Why-why-I can sleep with
my sister, and you can't"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

"WHY," said Mr.. Dorkins to the partner of his
d" jaws "why, my love, is an old blind horse in a
new harness, with II. L. B. on the binders, tied
to post in front of the new Postofice, and hitch
ed to a junk wagon, and string of co bells and
a poodle dog tied to it, and one leg ged man and
a fat boy ON the seat, like two orphansH Good
gracious, sakes alive, can't tell" said Mrs Dor
kins, "why are they like two orphans ~ BE
cause, said Dorkins, triumphantly, "because
they've got no farther, not even a step-farther -
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

tErID BREATH.-To correct fetid breath, the
following dental wash is most excellent: Tine
ture OF cedar wood, one pint; tincture of myrrh,
one ounce; liquid chlorinated soda, half ounce;
essence of wintergreen, one ounce; wash the
mouth with tablespoonful in a glass of water.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

AN EXCELLENT HORSE LINIMENT-Take one
pint of alcohol, one-fourth ounce CASTLE soap,
one-fOurth ounce sal ammonia. When these are
dissolved, add one ounce of cadanum, one ounce
OIL OF sassafras and two ounces spirits of hartshOn.
Beat freely excellent for sprains, bruises, wind
gals, etc.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

BROOM HoLDER.-Take large ring, such as
two cents, and screw it into the end of the broom
handle; then drive lath OF a single nail, or
what Is better, a small hook, where you wish to
hang yonT broom
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

an emulsion of raw meat is advised as n nu-
trltIous form of diet for convalscents EIGHT
ounces OF raw meat, two and a half ounces each
OF 1ltter and sweet almonds and white sugar,
ency.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20
-.----- ANOTHER ArSFIDUrn.

Peter johnson informs the Times that as soon
as he cut his wheat the chinch bugs left the
stubble and made an attack on his corn. They
got into his corn twelve or fifteen rows, when
he plowed up high ridge, and has plowed ii
every day since, which is a complete barrier to
the bugs, and has kept them out of the corn en-
tirely. This will be of benefit to farmers who
have been afflicted with these pests.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

sISk HEApAcHE:-Two tablespoonfuls of finely
powdered charcoal, drank in a half-tumbler of
water, VIII often give relief to the sick headache
atns oauseu; as IN most cases it is, by super
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

"KIIL him. kill him. shouted a crowd in Vir-
ginia City, as they gathered around hotel
" What fort" inquired a stranger "He's got on
alligator boots and velvet coa.. Mash 'imt.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

fIEckLEs.-A simple remedy for removing
!ieckIeS Is pint of sour milk and small guam
NY Vi noIse-radIsh. Let the mixture stand over
night, and use it as a wash tbrao t;ros 4 dav nm
til the freckles disappear, ''''-''
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

PLANTING PoTAToEs.-Dr. Hexamer, of New
York, has experimental on the planting OF pota.
toes in seventeen different ways. The best yield
was given from sets of one whole potato, cut
lengthwise; next, the seed end of large potato
next from medium sized potatoes planted whole
A medium sized potato should not be cut Tor
saed
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

A DUBUQUE printer received the following note
from his girl: May git yanked out Of bed at
midnite every mite by cuss like TheydOre Til
ton, an carried upp million pare of stares, if
ever sess to love you jim"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

SAVING husband-George, dear, don't you
think it is rather extravagant of you to eat but
ter with that delicious jami No, love-econom-
lcal' Same piece of bread does for both.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

For QUINsY.-Take common ra;sins and cat
them slowly, letting the mice run down the
throat. Ii is sure cure, and also pleasant
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

IT is carrying two lengths of stovepipe with
opposite angles, through a narrow hall and mp q
carpeted stair without dropping SCOT or knocking
off the plaster, that is filling our lunatic asylnms.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

To be remunerative, agriculture needs science
and skill as well as labor. 1t needs reading and
thinking minds as we'll as working hands.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

sALr RHkUN.-The very worst cases of salt
strong as it can be bOrne.~Cor Cinoinnafi Times.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-20

A MAN in Peoria claims to have stone that
er's cherry tree.
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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-12

Before The era % Railroads, Cairo had a
commanding position rs a centre Of COM
mcrce and navigation. This importance OF
position she stll possesses. but has now the
additional advantage o! being great rail-
road centre, number OF the most import.
ant railroads IN the Valley OF the Mississippi
converting 10 and having their teImini
there. Among these. coming from the north
ave the great Illinois Central Railroad.
which traVcrges the entire state OF LIMOS
iromits cXtrcmr northern and north-e 4stcrh
TO It's southern limits, and by IL come ction-
extends into all the great northwestern
grain producing States the Cairo and Vim
cenncs. extending from Cairo Ia The City OF
NiEcenues. in the state OF indians, where
it, connections afford direct railroad COM
munica;ionS with all Ea.tern cities nni
the Cairo Il -. LOUIS Railroad, aiiording
direct railroad communication with the
City OF II. Eouis and all the railroads CEN
terlng there. The roads coming IRON the
South are the New orleans, jackson aud
Great Northern and the Mobile and Ohio
Railroads, which gave direct railroad COM
munication with the cities OF Mobile and
New Orleans, and other southern Atlantic
sea ports. ana 10y connecting roads with all
the country south OF Cairo: and coming
from the southwest j. The Cairo, Arkansas
and Texas Railroad, which affords similar
communication with Southern Missouri.
Arkansas and Texas, and the principal sit
les Of those States. This lsst-ngmcd ru5d
will give, also. direct connection with the
Texas and Pacific Road when il il com lc-
ted, thus giving direct communication vi h
the principal port, OF the Pacific Ocean
These railroads, terminating ut Cairo, are
now all completed and in successful opera
tion, those IL Illinois coming into the city
on bank OF each of the rivers, Ohio and
Mississippi. and terminating al their confu-
ence, thu. encircling the city. The Holly
Springs, Brownsville and Ohio River Rail-
road, End the Cairo and Tennessee River
Railroad. which viii both terminate at
Cairo, ate in course OF construction and viii
soon be completed, and other railroads both
in Illinois and in states south Of the Ohio
river, which Will a,>o terminate at Cairo.
are projected, ana arrangements made TO
build them. The construction of these
Will greatly increase the railroad conmuni-
cation. OF Cairo.