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, 1875-01-27

Massachusetts is pleased with the fact TINT
her property valuation is greater by $Gs, ,o0o,-
600 than it WINS Inst year. This gain, during
twelve months Of business depression, is GER
tainly hcalthful sign. On the other hand,
while tho increase in valuation is only 3.s1
per cent, tho town md city taxAtion haa in
crcasud 14.10 per cent. Evidently, Eastern
municipalities laye tho sumo fatal faci1ity for
spending money from which we suffer in the
West. There aze startling differences in the
rate Of town taxation. Kallant exacts only
s. on tho 81. 900, while Monroe, in Franklin
County, wrings S41 out Of ovory $1,000.
Monroe is two.and-a-quarter times as badly
Oh as Chicago.
Ono peculiar feature Of Bay S.ate taxation
is the lesying Of poll-ta1. The Constitu.
ton Of Illinois probably forbids any such
levy, although the wording is open to doubt.
The Massachusetts towns raise good share
of their revenue in this way. There are
ALA, 500 tnxablo polls in the State. Each
voter pays poll-ta1 Of from, 50 to 81. His
right to vote depends upon his doing 80.
Tho docannial census shows that each poll in
Massachusetts, represents about five persons.
Tho nnn1,al poll.ta1 furnishes, then, tho
necessary data for finding out tho number of
persons to house. The average is now eight,
but tile figures increase yearly. Population
grows more rapidly than houses ars built.
Tho change is noticeable, even in tho agri-
cultural districts, and, Of coursc, moro so in
tho manufacturing counties. In Suffolk
County, which contains Boston, there in only
one house to every eleven persons It mny
be safely said that the worst disgrace to
American civilization is the tenoment-housos
Of the Hub Of that civilization. Whoever
wishes can rend Of their unuttorable horrors
in Z. E. HALE's OF Miss STUART PnELps good
grammar md IN the frightfuly-bad grammar
Of tho reports Of the Massachusetts Burenu
Of Labor Statistics.
The policy Of levying poll-ta1 is doubt
ful. A man should pay taxes in proportion
to what lie ownB or whAt be consumes. 1t il
departure from this principle to tax any,
body for morely existing. It is probable,
moreover, that Massachusetts has more Rep
rcscntasiyes in Congress than she has any
right to have, as long as she denies tho Buf-
frage to any persons, otherwise qualified,
who do not pay q poll-ta1. Tho second
section Of the Fourteenth Amendment ex-
pressly provides that "when the right to vote
is denied to any of the male inhabitants
of such Stato being 81 years Of ago and citi.
zens Of tho United States or in my way
abridged, except for participation in rebellion
or other crime, tho bnsls Of representation
therein shall be reduced in tho proportion
which the number OF auch male citizens shall
bcar to tho whole number OF nalo citizons Fl
yenra of age in such State" The Massaohu.
setts disqualification for tho franchise denies
the right to vote to a number Of persona 9TH
wise qualified by our laws for tho exercise
Of that right. Should not her Congressional
delegation bo proportionatcly reduced?
, 1875-01-27

Two members OF tho h1innesota Legisla~
turo statedpublicly csterdaythatthey had boon
offered bribes to yoto for tho reelection Of
Senator RAMSEY. In one case $500 was
distinctly promised by 1laj. DzKr, of Fari-
bau1t, aud in the other Mr.. RAMSEY HIM
self suggested some rownrd for the service he
desired, though whether it was to be in
money OK Office docs not appear on tho rec
ord, RA4tgE1's chances Of success are Rcarco.
ly worth talking nbout. He ia as good as de-
fanteil n1rendv
, 1875-01-27

Separate ballots for United States Senator
wero taken yesterday by each House Of the
Wisconsin Legislature, and the result was
not at all Of naturo to encourage Mr.. Can
pEnrEn and hiA friends. The whole number
Of votes cast in both 1lousos was 13o neccs-
gary to choice, u. CARPENTER received 90
votes. Four votes must be changed in order
to elect him. We do not seo how le can
possibly gain another vote. Tho Republic
ans who voted against him eau only Justify
their rebellion against caucus-rule by electine
better nun TINT they aro quite determined
not to elect CARPENTER IL evident from their
proposition last night, to voto for any other
candidate his supporters may nominate.
, 1875-01-27

AIr. MIKE A1oDosA1D must own great
part Of Chicago lie is on the bail-bond Of
every distinguished rapscallion now under
indictment and still he had property enough
at his disposal to securo his own acquittal
from the chnrgo Of keeping gambling estab-
ishment. Probably not one Of the notorious
gamblers now on trial will be convicted
thanks to MCDONALD aud his influence,
, 1875-01-27

Gen. AMBROSE E. burnside, who was yes
torday elected Senator from Rhode Island, is
quito worthy Of the honor bestowed upon
him. lie will take q plnce in tho Senate
much higher than A1r. spnAouE ever aspired
to. BunNs1pR's War record need not bo left
out OF the account in IN estimate Of his ablli-
tics yet, even if it is, his reputation for
business capacity and strict integrity is SUI
Acieut to Justify his elevation to tho Sonate.
, 1875-01-27

The Judges Of Cook County havo nominnt-
ed for appointment as Justices OF the peace
somo mea who are eonspicuous|y unfit for
tho position. The presumption is, Of course,
TINT political considerations controlled the
selections in great degree Tho supremacy
OF the Peoples Party WINS fully recognized by
the Judges.
, 1875-01-27

It is stated that Of tho two DooEkeepess OF ~
House Of Representatives who shared III thtfs
ciao MAii corruption fund. HEnsxy, l. Wia'oas.
man, has been discharged, while DoYD, - lo'.
man, hes baen retained, There IL only one W
In which thia determination eau DO s1plIaess,
HERaxx received 4ll,000 and BoYp only eaes
On this bAais, on Quo hypothesis We msy 81
olude that HEassr got more money than hh r.
sition entitled lin to- or that b. did not dl''a,
fair. while Born. who took only %5.00a, o'a w.
exceed bis limit. Ara NO to infer FROM tho q.
ttnetlon uads between Dom and HzRaEf w.,
IL = graduated acalo for paombsss and oales1~
oonsross7 II not, why should one Doorsss9s
b discharged for taking el1.0o0 cor1ufuast
money and another retained who only ~
e6.o00f Aud II thssa la limit Of lohby-n -neps ~
to which msnbsrs and olflcsfa IRE entlslsa' w
about Msssrs. SoauhAKkn and KIaa.-ons ~ y
whom. seeslvad esao, no. and tho other e]2a"T.
Do they bosh come undss lie hAn' Aos nv
, 1875-01-27

THIRD pAGE-CitJ Suburban. .1d County Real r.;
tao Wnuts IL Rents ltuslucss ChAucf- ltnrses anu
Carriage. Lctt snd Found. To Exchange, Musical.
HiXTi r UA-Mrdical Ca.d1. etc., ,eie.
,sEVEMrH PADE.Amufen,enss. ltatlroAd Time-IA@
, 1875-01-27

GARDEN CITY LODGE, 14l. 4. +, and A.. MA
renjsr communication will lie he'll on o.day orcn-
ihs Js2 VI A. i.nal iinlI ir5 ~t: IN INC F.. y; ne;
3ns ", n. l.. l.. WtItsaYuRTli, Soc,
, 1875-01-27
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, 1875-01-27

CRANE, ,opERA.11ut;SE-e CLARK ,atrtet, opne.ss n!
Crimson scAsf." Afternoon and evening.
, 1875-01-27

-M'ytcKEn'B NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tts.et. between
rrafhn,n ard Htstc. EncaHernont Of tbs StrAko1ch
Oput&-Troupe. - La sounaEbutS."
, 1875-01-27

The President has communicated 10 Con~
gfasa several additional roporss fson ofncsss
Of tha army IN I.ouiaianA. 1dsuA Col, Nox.
, 1875-01-27

A eHetch Of tho young Emperor of CHM,
whose death is reported this morning, will DO
found in the column Of foreign nowB.
, 1875-01-27

ADELPHt tTHEAThE-pcarho strset, eorner n! Mon.
roe. Variety cttatnoant. This Field Of tbs Goth
II Told" Afternoon aud evontnE.
, 1875-01-27

HGQLry's r7IFATHE-Rsntolnn strsat. between
cArk and LasAlls. Magnoa." Afternoon and asoulns.
, 1875-01-27

heavy Mt Mondays prices. Sales Mt $1,000
7.25. Cattle wcro dull md easy. Sheep
were in good demand md strn.1y.
, 1875-01-27
Chr GbmaDn U2ibune.

Wednesday Morning, Jnnuary az. 1875.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-15

RAISING CORN FoDDER-A correspondent of
the Country Gentleman gives the following expe-
rience in raising this most profitable fodder; and
we suggest it as a good idea to have plenty of
corn fodder ready by midsummer, when the pas
tnre will be likely to fail on account of dry wea-
ther: The produce of the COW are high, aud at
tention to this matter will pay we'll:
have cultivated corn for fodder for twenty
years, sowing it broadcast, and in drills of vari-
GUS degrees of thickness Ifstrewed along plOw-
ed burrows by hand, SO that the drill may be
about six inches wide, and then well cultivated
with the horse only, l have found the product TO
be nearly double that of fodder sown broadcast.
This result has been repeated over and over.
The corn in the drills perfectly shades the whole
surface long before it has attained full size. But
entirely differ from both of these writers to
the thickness of sowing 1 found 40 grains to
the foot to yield about more fodder than 20
grains to the foot; although the stalks were
shorter in the thickly sown crop, they more than
made up the difference by number. A superb
cial observer on looking over the field would say
that the thin crop was the best because tallest,
but accurate weighing, which was resorted to
in these experiments, told different story. /
have found no advantage whatever in trying to
raise any grain on the stalks; the quantity is
small and poor.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-15
A aenseuRbIe Item.

The following from the Belfast journal Is NOT D.
of local but of general application, ana ,nere Is
more fun in reading than taking manu- III INC
actual business:
House cleaning was going on. He arose early
in the morning, put on his old clothes, lugged
one of the carpets into the yard, and went at it.
He banged it and whacked it with clubs, tekled
it with switches, and brushed it with broomS.
Then he turned it over and did hkeWlse, 10 the
other side. Then he hOisted it on the clothes
line and did the same over again. HIS hands
were bistered, his hair full of grit, and his nose
full of lint. He rolled up the carpet, lugged lt
into the entry, and set it down with the mental
resolve that "he'd be I'D if he shook another
oner Just then the woman in the other part of
the house appeared with the query:
doctor, what in the world have you been do
ing with my carpetp
1t was as true as that Job had boils, that be
had been shaking his neighbor's carpet. Just
fancy that excavatOr of molars o tearing around
and saying over cuss words.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-15
fur the farmer.


.o,v ouarters of the State we learn OF
I e.I .a~aSes of insects. Throughout portions
feaflu i-nscoSqin. Franklin and Kennebec Coun-
OF OLE The canfer worm is rayaging orchards ana
defoiiating the elms, poplars, bass ana ollcn
80. in some sections acres and acres OF ioiess
18th Is looking as though it had been vlsiteu
r a fire which had taken every leaf from its
80 The true tent caterpillar is also working
- havoc in many orchards in all parts OF tne
Stote although they are nOs so numerous as IN
80 years preyious. The currant worm mas al
- on1eared in countless numbers, threatening
a. destruction of this useful fruit. III Is an
easv matter however, to keep tins last enemy III
80 as he "wiltsD before an application OF
white helIebore lin solution,) about Tour ounces
feinC dissolved in pail of cold water, and ap-
,,1;a5 with common garden syringe. An appli-
cation of this kind will most effectnally curl up
the yarmints, and if repeated on the appearance
Of tbe second brood they may be completely rout-
al from ones premises. We not only urge ON
reaJers TO adopt that course, but We counsel
nifty of action to this end, on the part of the
,,;iiage or town residents in whose gardens cur
rant bushes may be growing. If all will unite
in this plan, this fearful insect may be kept al
bay. and possibly completely routed. But it il
little use for one person to fight the enemy if hi
neiphbor is Indifferent to their ravages; all must
work together. The application is also goOt
one to apply to roses infested with slugs, spiders
ETC., rendering the foliage clean and healthy, ant
completely destroying every vestige of thes'
pests Don't fail 10 remember this simple
cheap and effective remedy.-MaiRe Farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-15
Tgov D,-,roy an, Tob.cc. FI,.

correspondent of the Louisville Courier thus
describes the results of his experiments in de-
stroying the tobacco fly, which We give for the
benefit of those engaged in tobacco cultures:
"Having, like all other tobacco planters, snf-
fered for years by the ravages of this destrnc-
tive and annoying insect, proceeded to watch
its movements and ascertain its habits. found
it intensely fond of sucking at the bloom of the
jamestown, more generally speaking the Jimson'
weed, wild morning glory, ETC., but especially
the former. Accordingly at the time of setting out
the plants, set out among them some eight or
ten tJimsOn' plants, which, like all other evil
weeds, grew mp and bloomed just in time for the
objects of this cuss of an insect. 1prOcured from
druggist about an ounce of pulyerized fly pow
der, or fly stone, mixed it with water, making it
very sweet with honey, (sugar or mOlasses will
do as well, put it in a halfpint bottle with a
cork stopper, into which inserted goose quill.
Thus armed and equipped, went every evening
between sunset and twilight, and dropped about
three drops of the mixture into the bloom of the
Jimson,' and the next day would pick mp hand
fuls of the insects lying dead under the nearest
trees, or in the corn field closest to the tobacco
patch.n
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-15
The yaper B.,h i'm Hydrepbsbia.

According to DIR. Buisson of Lyons an almost
certain cure for the bite of mad dog consists in
subieeting the patient to the influence of vapOr
bath, heated to l34 deg. to 144 deg. Fair. for
seven successive days, for the purpose of throw
ing him into a profuse perspiration and elimina-
ting the poison through skin. When the disease
has actually declared itself, it will be sufficient
to take one vapor bath in which the tempera-
ture is made to rise rapidly to 90 deg. Fair, and
then slowly to 127 deg, the patient keeping his
room until the case is complete few hot
brick placed in pail of water over which the
patient sits on a cane bottomed chair, large
blanket covering him in, from shoulders down to
the floor, can be easily improvised, and is said to
answer the purpose of vapor bath admirably
The remedy is the result Of the personal expert
ence of DIR. Buisson, he having been subjected to
the attack of rabid dog, and affected with all
the symptoms of hydrophobia. Having theory
in regard to the efficiency of vapor baths in such
cases, he tried the experiment, and found that
when the temperature reached l25 deg. Fair.
the symptoms disappeared as if by magic. Since
then he has treated more than eighty persons
bitten by mad animals, and, according to his ae-
count, has not lost single case"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-15

A BEE raiser in New England is said to have
patented an invention for the protection of bees
from the attacks of the honey moth, which enters
the hives at night and rifles the stores. The
idea arose out of his familiarity with the daily
tine not of bees only, but of hens. Hens, he OBJ
served, retire to rest early; bees seek repose ear
lier still; no sooner are they sunk in slumber
than the moth steals into their abode and destroys
the produce of their toll. He has now built a
stand of hives with hen house above it. The
bees first betake themselves to their dwelling
and settle themselves for the night. The hens
then come home to roost upon their perch, and,
as they take their place upon it, their weight
sets some simple mechanism to work, which at
once shuts down the doors of all the hives
When the day dawns, however, the hens leave
their rOost, and the removal of their weight
from the perch raises the hive DOORS and gives
egress to the bees in time for their mornings
work.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-15
The Potato Beetle.

1t seems the potato beetle has an enemy among
the birds whose business it is to destroy it when
found. This bird is the Red-breasted GrOssbeak,
which is well known as a common inhabitant of
the woods and fields. A Mr.. S. u. Higgins, of
Baxter, Iowa, has been giving some attention to
the habits of these little winged attendants on
the Colorado pest. He has watched them fut-
ter about the potato vines like humming- birds,
apparently picking and eating the bugs very
fast. He also learned from one of his neighbors
that these birds effectually exterminated the po-
tatO bug from about two acres of potatoes which
were planted near some timber. This bird is de-
scribed as one of our native birds, Astounding in
the entire territory of the United States north
of the Gulf Coast. ''The male has n short heavy
beak, black head, back, and wings, with three
white bands on the wings, part of the outer tail
feathers white, and a red, rOse-colOred breast
the color extending under the wings; it is about
eight inches in length. 1t feeds grain, ber-
ries, and insects, and is of the few insectde-
stroying birds that devours the potato bug
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-15
Acting In Character.

81 say, girls" said a little blue-eyed, faxen
haired boy on Second street yesterday, "let me
take your candy, and we'll play chicken"
ais it nicer inquired half dozen six-year
Odds in chorus.
"Nice, you bet it is. Let me show you. Now,
I'll lay the candy down here on the step, and you
all go down there and come up when you hear
me call like q rooster"
The girls retreated and gathered in a group
about fifteen feet off, while the boy got on his
knees with his head over the candy, and began
to call and strut and flap his arms like rooster't
wings.
"Cluck, cluck, rat, tat, rap, cluck," and all the
girls came running up and bent to pick up the
candy, when the little fellow opened his mouth
and took it in at one gulp.
"Oh, you mean boy" they cried, "you have
taken all our candy"
"That's cause played rooster" said the boy
"roosters always calls the hens up when he finds
a grain of corn, and then picks it up himself"-
81. Joseph Gazette.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-15
Msefnl aud Curious.
Line.v.,er for Barns.

A correspondent of the New York San writes
to that journal that the readiest and most use
full remedy for scalds and burns is an embroca-
tion of lime-water and linseed oil. These simple
agents combined form thick, cream-like sub
stance, which effectually excludes the air from
the injured parts, and allays the inflammation al
most instantly. He mentions a case where q
child fell backward into bath-tub of boiling
water, and was nearly flsyed from her neck to
below her hips. Her agonies were indescribable;
Int her clothing being gently removed, and the
lime and oil preparation thickly spread over the
injured surface, she was sound asleep IN hve
minutes. Subsequently the parts were carefully
washed with warm milk and water three times
a day, the oil dressing renewed, and the little
patient rapidly recovered. Though all the scald-
ed skin came of, she did not have a scar. This
remedy leaves no hard coat to dry on the sores.
but softens the parts, and aids nature to repair
the injury in the readiest and most expeditions
manner. The mixture may De procured in the
drug store; but if not thus accessible, shake a
lump Of quick-lime in water, and as soon Us the
water is clear mix it with the oil and shake well.
If the case is urgent, use boiling water over the
lime and it will become clear in five minutes.
The preparation may be kept ready bottled in
the house, and it will he as good when six
months old as when first made.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-15

YoKEs FOR 0xEN.-No one will dispute that
the OK is often times misused like the horse, by
being worked in gear that does not fit him
You will find fifty horses with lacerated breasts
or shoulders, from hard leather collar, where
you will find one OK with a scar from the yoke.
If the yoke is long enough, oxen will not wad-
are made to fit the neck and shoulders, YOU will
not often see them sore. A yoke should be
made just crooked enough, and the staple just
long enough below the yoke, TO have the bows
stand about perpendicularly when you haul a
load. The bows should be set close to the neck,
so they viii not play backward, and SO bruisc the
points OF the shoulder, but SO arranged that the
der.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-15
Prescription for the Cure Of Drunkenness.

There is a curious prescription in England for
drunkenness, by which thousands are said to have
been assisted in recovering themselves The re-
cipe came into notoriety through the efforts of
John Vine Hall, father of the Rev. Newman
Hall and Capt. Vine Hall, commander of the Great
Eastern steamship. He had fallen into such hab-
itual drunkenness that his utmost efforts to re-
gain himself proved unavailng. At length he
sought the advice of an eminent physician, who
gave him prescription which he followed faith
fully for several months, and at the end of that
time he had lost all desire for liquors, although
he had for many years been led captive by most
debasing appetite. The recipe, which he after
wards published, and by which so many have
been assisted to reform, is as follows: 'Sulphate
of iron, grains; magnesia, 10 grains; peppermint
water, IL grains; spirit of nutmeg, drachm; to
be taken twice a day." This preparation acts as
a tonic and stimulant, and so partly supplies the
place of the accustomed liquor, and prevents
that absolute physical and moral prostration
that follows the sudden breaking off from the
use of stimulating drinks.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-15

THE GRAPE BEETLE.-There is an insect call
ed by some the grape beetle" which is very
destructive to grapes in certain localities.
grape grower at POughkeepsie, New York, says:
My method of destroying the grape beetle con-
sists in placing the nimble animal off the vines
by the thumb and fore finger moistened. to make
tho hold secure, and then pressing to death be-
tween them. 4 gentleman of experience in
grape culture last year, on hearing Of INV diff
Guilty. said that he thought it not improbable that
i would suffer but a short time in this way, for.
said he, a few days ago this same pest appeared
for two three years in the eastern part of this
County, cutting off to a great extent the crop of
grapes, but after while the insects disappeared.
and no further annoyance was experienced.