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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

The instant a person is known to have swal-
lowed poison, by design or accident, give water
to drink, cold or warm, as fast as possible, gal
Ion or more at time, and as fast as yomted
drink more; tepid water is the BEST as it opens
the pores of the skin and promotes vomiting, and
thus gives the speediest cure to the poisonous
article. If pains begin to be felt in the bowels,
it shows that part, at least, of the poison bias
passed downwards; then large and repeated in
Jections of tepd water should be given, the OBJ
Ject in both cases being to dilute the poison as
quickly as possible. Do not wait for warm wa
ter; take that which is nearest at hand cold or
warm, for every second of time saved is of i'm
mense Importance; at the same time send in
stantly for physician, and as soon as he comes
turn the case into his hands, telling him what
You have done. The fact can not be too widely
published. 1t is not meant to say that drn king
gallon or two of simple water will cure every
case OF poisoning, but it will cure many, and
benefit all by ifs rapidly diluting quality.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23
The Properties Of Soldiers from the Thirteen
Colonies Of ,he Revolution.

A publication entitled ''The Ancestry of Gen.
Grant," states the proportion of soldiers furnish
ed for the war of the Revolution by each of the
thirteen colonies, as follows: Massachusetts lin
Guiding Maine), one in seven of her population
in eleven; Rhode Island, one in eleven; New
Jersey, one in sixteen; Pennsylvania, one in six
teen /; New York, one in nineteen Maryland, one
in twenty-five; Delaware, one in twenty-four
Virginia, one in twenty-eight; Georgia, one in
thirty-two; South Carolina, one in thirty eight
North Carolina, one in fifty-four. Connecticut
had less population at the period of the Revolu-
tion, than either Virginia, New York, Pennsylva-
mia, Maryland, North Carolina, or South Caro-
lima, nevertheless she furnished more troops for
the war than any of those great States.
The above proportions are based upon the sta
tistics contained in a report which was made by
Gen. Knox to Congress in 1870, of the number of
soldiers furnished by each of the colonies in the
war of the Revolution.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23
,r..hIurron,. NebIe Charee,er.

Tn the private diary of Gen. Washington, I'M
der date Of April l, 1873, occurs the following
entry:
ii rose early this morning, and, expecting
company, went to my wardrobe to select a suita-
BILE attire, when, to my great chagrin, i found
that my most indispensable garments were unfit
for the occasion. At the breakfast table en-
countered Mrs. Washington, and remarked as
kindly as could under the circumstances:
martha, my dear, when see woman of your
powers fooling away her time on trifes, while
there are four of my best pairs of trousers re-
manning to be patched, am almost tempted to
believe there is no God"
"She did not make any reply, but, burying her
head in platefui of pan cakes, she wept 50 bit
terly, that resolved never to allude to the sub
ject again"
Here we have tender and beautiful illustra-
ton of the real greatness of the heros heart. He
would go forth into the world with the biting
winds of winter nipping his historical cuticle
through the ventilatOrs in his pantaloons, and
yet utter no word of complaint against his wife
brooklyn argus.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23
Msefill aud Curious.
CULTURE OF THE oLKANDER.

The Boston Cultirator says: Make cuttings six
inches long of old wood, and place them IN shat,
low water until they emit roots, then pot them
An oleander is never so pretty as when confined
to single stem; therefore rub off all side shoots
as they appear, n serving only foliaeeous top
sufficient to carry on its growth. At the end OF
the second year we shall have n stem say three
feet high, perfectly straight aud dividing at its
top into three branches If now it be permitted
to grow unchecked it will soon display the loose,
naked habit which so mars the beauty OF the ole
ander as house plant, while it demands space
that It scarcely merits. Let cut OH these three
Each branch will at once push verticil OF three
buds, so that we shall have nine branches instead
OF three: These, when again cut back few
months later, will again trifnrcate, producing
twenty -seyen, and SO until a thick ball OF TO-
liage is provided that, with its clean, elastic
stem and rose-colored fowers-produced more
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23
R.i.;p. Plant. By the Stove.

The following directions are given by C. Brad
ley, of Nauvoo, ILL.,, for raising plants by the
stove:
"On the ID of March last, prepared box to
start plants for early use. 1 took kettle of
boiling water and poured in. This was repeated,
making the box very warm. l then put in about
one and a half inches of dry SOIL then poured
boiling water upon that, making it quite wet
and warm. then put on an inch or more of
dry garden soil, then sprinkled in dry seed, COW
ering it about half an inch with good dry soil.
then prepared clese-ftting board for the in
side of the box, heated it with boiling water,
aud placed it on the soil in the box, and set all
down by the cook stove. On the 5th, just three
days after the seed was planted, raised the
board to see how they were doing, when, to my
surprise, the cabbage and cauliflOwer were up
and pressing hard against the board for more
room. On the 18th, just five days after the plant
ing the tomato plants made their appearance
coming up strong and healthy. They grew rap
idly, and on Friday, the 10th, selected fifty of
the best plants, and transplanted them into a
box prepared like the other, with boiling water
and good, warm garden soil, covering them for
about thirty-six hours. They all liyed-not one
even wilted. l transplanted them again before
setting them in the garden, the final place of
their destination"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23
Still is the night
Rich Is the night!
HAUNTED.

What has been done, in the olden time.
In this chamber dim and lowi
Was il a deed of guilt or crime,
hidden wrong or q stealthy blow,
That Is acted again at midnights chime,
With clangor of wall and woei
All! who shall tell Not the pallid walls,
Or the dusky lattice-pane;
The bat that fits as the last stroke falls,
Or the panels crimson stain,
Where the tapestry waves in phantom pals,
Alive with weird forms again.
But sure as ever the hour comes round,
heaviness ehills the air.
The rustic of silk and a footsteps sound
Are heard on the creaking stair;
While. moving past DER the eehoing ground,
A presence unseen Is there.
Let me in" il always pleads and means;
Let me in" the same cry goes;
But no answer comes save dying groans
OF soul in mortal throes;
Then it sObs and glides away, while its tones
Ring out on the dread Fsposs.
Sadly. YEARLY, downward il wends
To the spot from whence il came;
Thank Heaveni with daylight the giamor ends
This horror without a name
That all the warm life bloOd quivering sends
Like ice through the thrilling frame.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23
THE SUNSET LAND.

OH dimly through the mist of years,
That roll their dreary waves between,
The gorgeous sunset land appears,
Arrayed In hges Of fadeless gFeeni
And from that far-of sunny cline.
Old, halffOrgotten songs arise,
And, stealing DER the waves of time,
The sweetly lingering music dies.
As some bright island Of the sea,
Forever blOoming-ever fair,
Though cold, dark pillows round it be,
Eternal sunshines hover there;
Thus DER the silent sea Of years,
Our eager, longing looks are cast,
Where, ROBBED in fadeless Spring, appears
The sun-it Eden of the past.
There memory weaves her garlands green,
Beside the lone, hOpe-haunted shore;
And, musing mid the Arcadian scene,
Twines flowers that bloom for us no more,
oh, hallowed climei blest land Of love!
Sweet Iaradise Of early dreams!
Still through thy vale may fancy rove.
Still bask beneath thy evening beams.
And there they dwell-those cherished ones
With snOw-white brOws and waving hair;
i see them nOw-I hear their tones
Of sweetness sigh along the air.
Hark! how their silvery voices ring
In cadence with the winds low sigh;
Not sweeter is the wind-harp's string,
That wakes at eve its melody.
They call us; see, they wave their hands
As, by the mirage lifted high,
That cline in all its beauty stands,
Against the forehead of the sky.
With wreathed brOws-with laugh and song
With tender lOOks-hand clasped in hand
They move along, that love-linked throng,
Within the haunted sunset land.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23
VISIONS OF HOME.

Forever wilt thou be to me
The fairest spot on earth,
And oft in dreams visit thee,
Dear eity of my BIRTH
seem 10 walk thy tree-girt streets,
As have walked of yOre;
And whatsoever my vision greets,
Fond memories restore.
stand at dawn on MunjOy Hill,
And watch the kindling skies,
When morn her glowing cup doth ill
With rich and sparkling dyes.
From blushing sea, as from bath,
The god Of day upsprings,
And, marching proudly on his path,
On earth his glances filings.
Oh, Poet, Artist, stand with ne
The gorgeous scene behold!
Mark those green isles-gems Of the sea-
Begirt with liquid gold!
The stormy cliffs that line the bay,
'Gainst which the pillows beat,
Seems mantled with diamond spray,
That battles their rugged feet
Broad of behold stately fleet,
Some near and some affair;
OF cloth Of gold seems every sheet
OF crystal every sparl
List to the murmur of the surge
oh, sound remembered WE'LL
SOftened by distance, like the dirge
Breathed from the ocean shell,
Where'er we turn, on every side,
What prospects We behold
Water and land diversified,
And mountains looming bold
And at our feet the dear old place,
All robed in living green,
Encircled in the seas embrace,
Sits like an Ocean Queen!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

THE BLACK HnLs.-There isn't much excite
ment in Detroit over the Black Hills Once in a
while, when a citizen is out late and returns
home to find his wife pacing the sitting-room, he
quietly observes:
"Well, you can be easy in your mind after
this"
She gets ready to pour torrent of reproach at
him, but he continues:
81 had some idea of going to the Black Hills
in the spring. didn't want to say anything to
you till I'd heard more about 'em was at a
meeting tonight, and found ont that the gold
excitement Is all a sell. I'm going to stay right
here with my loving wife,"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23
Cur Strip 8uuk.
THE LAST NIGHT.
By MRS. J. n. THOMAS.

Softly, very softly, darling,
Put the flowing curtain by;
Turn my weary head, 80 gently,
Tow'rd the easement, broad and high
! would see the glory gathered
In the grandly -arching sky
I would have it brightly drifting
Ger me, darling. when die.
Put the blossoms. sweet and starry,
In my failing clasp once more
In the radiance still and solemn.H
Up and down my chamber floor,
Lightly, as thourt wont, dear sister,
Pass my dimming sight before; ...
Then, with murmurous words OF sweoenoSs'
Kiss my eyelids DER and oer-
Nav not thus, with bitter weeping,
And with lips so cold and white;
Kiss me. darling smiling. kiss me,
Clasped so softly in the light
From the eternal walls down noaunS-
From the gates so starry bright;
am very happy, sister, -,
Though kiss you last tonight
In the dreary March. my sister
Weeping softly, have lain
All the midnight long and weary
While the winds without the pane
To and fro 20 sadly wandered,
Sobbing In the icy rain
Then could not die. sweet sister,
Then you prayed almost In 'Ain.
Now the tender grass is springing
Lightly from the church-yard moid'
And the pearly buds are lying
Softly In its loving fold
Grieve mot, sister, when they lay me
In the shadow, deep and cold,
For the sun viii food at midday.
All the graves with showers Of gold.
When our dear ones, in the morning.
Come with love-gifts to my bed,
Tell them, very gently, sister,
That their youngest one Is dead
Tell them am happy sister,
Tell them, dying thus said
That no wild and hopeless sorrow
Sound in wailing 0 er my head.
Lower, lower bending sister,
In the still and solemn glow,
Let thy tresses long and golden,
Ger my bosom softly flow;
Close my eyes with kisses. darling.
Fold my pale hands lghtly-sO;
Tell my dear ones, reTy gently,
Darling that I'm glad to 90.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

The talking match began at Austin last Satur-
day, and continued, The RereiLe says until Mon
day moring, when it was brought to an end by
the merciful interposition of outsiders. The for
ty-niner tainted twice during the night, but was
restored to consciousness by his head falling
against the hot stove. The grasshopper sufferer
never showed the least sign of weakness, and
the sufferer was muttering, ''an' 81 Wallace, he
got killed in the war, and Bill Pierce married the
wilder, and the Oldest gal she run away with
but two stout men seized and held him while
several others bore the forty-niner from the
scene.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

WHEN "SpiviDs," now of MOundsville, W. Va,
was city editor of the Wheeling Register he wrote
one evening: "TO-day is the anniversary of the
death of Louis PHILIPPE" When the proof came
mp the name read "Sam. Phillips" "Spiv"
thought mere note of the mistake would be
sufficient, and so he wrote on the margin: "Who
the h-ll is Sam. Philipsf" Next morning the
item came out: "To day is the anniversary of the
death of Sam. Phillips. Who the h-ll is Sam
Phillipsf" "Spiy." didn't say a word about it
to anybody.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23
"THE BOYS"


Are We the boys" that used to make
The tables ring with noisy folesi
Whose deep-lung'd laughter oft would shake
The ceiling with its thunder volleysf
Are we the youths with lips unshorn
At beautys feet unwrinkled suitors,
Whose memories reach tradition morn
The days Of prehistoric tutorsi
THE boys" we knew; but who are these,
Whose heads might serve for Plutareh's sases,
Or FOxs martyrs. if you please.
Or hermits Of the dismal agesi
THE boys" we knev-can these be thosei
Their cheeks with mornings blush were painted;
Where the Harrys, Jims and Joes
With whom once were well acquaintedi
II We are they, we're not the same;
If they are We, Why then they're making;
Do tell US, neighbor What 8 your mama
Who are yOai-WhAts the nse Of askingf
You once were George. or Bill or Ben;
There's you. yourself-thers's Won that other;
/ know you n0w-l knew you then
You used to be your younger brother!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

''MAMMA," said thoughtful youngster the 9TH
er day, show old shall 1 be next birthday p
"Six, my son, if you live" "Well, suppose 1
don't live, can't go right on having birthdays
like George WashingtOnf There are some old
or boys who would like to have their BIRTHDAYS
ego right on"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

PLANTING FLOWER SEEDs.-Nothiug So .aor,.
a door-yard as flowers tastefully arranged and &c
excellent variety. The Scientific American saws 3.
Sow hardy ANNALS about the 5th of April. Press
bowl edge downward into the ground, until
you have made a circular to the required depth
and plant seeds in this drill. You may then bury
any special manure in the centre, and there place
the label; when grown the stalks of the flowers
Will form circle, and the effect and mutual sup
port of both will be improved.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

THE END OF THE WoRLD-To-day, tomorrow,
every day, to thousands, the end of the world is
at hand. And why should we fear it We walk
here, as it were, in the crypts of life; at times
from the great cathedral above us, we hear the
organ, the choir; we can see the lights stream
through the open door when some friend goes up
before us and shall We fear to mount the mar
row staircase of the grave, that leads us out of
a9is uncertain twilight into the serene mansions
OF life eternalf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

How TO CURE SORE THRoAT.-Let each one
oil and five cents worth of chlorate Of potash.
Whenever any soreness appears in the throat,
put the potash in half lumber of water, and
with it gargle the throat thoroughly, then rub
the neck thoroughly with the camphorated oil
at night before going to bed, and also pin around
the throat a small strip of wooden flannel. This
is a simple, cheap and sure remedy.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23
Sflett 2uetrp.
OVER THE MOUNTAIN.


Like dreary prison walls,
The stern, grey mountains rise,
Until their topInost crags
Touch the Ear, gloomy skies;
One steep and narrow path
Winds up the mountains crest,
And from our valley leads
Out TO the golden west
1 dwell here in content,
Thankful for tranquil days;
And yet my eyes grow dim,
AS still gaze, and gaze
Upon that mountain pass,
That leads-or so it seems
To some far, happy land.
Known in q world of dreams.
And as I watch that path
Over the distant hill,
A foolish longing comes
Ny heart and soul to fill;
A painful, strange desire
To break some weary bond;
A vague, unuttered wish
For what might lie beyondi
In that far world unknown,
Over that distant hill,
May dwell the loved and lost,
Lost-yet beloved still;
/ have a yearning hope.
Half longing. and half pain,
That by that mountain pass
They may return again
Space may keep friends apart,
Death has q mighty thralli
There il another gulf
Harder TO cross than all;
Yet, watching that far road,
Ny heart beats full and fast
If they should come once more,
If they should come at last
See, down the mountain side
The silver vapors creepi
They hide the rocky cliffs,
They hide the craggy steep,
They hide the narrow path
That comes across the hill
Oh, foolish longing. ceasei
oh, beating heart, be still
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

MOTHS IN CARPETs.-Moths will work in car
pets in rooms that are kept warm in the winter
well as in the summer. A sure method OF re-
moving the pests is to pour strong alum water
on the floor to the distance of yard around
the edges before laying the carpets. Then once
or twice during the season sprinkle dry salt over
the carpet before sweeping. Insects do not like
salt, and sufficient adheres to the carpet to pre-
vent their alighting upon it.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

THE following is received from Iowa:
We're bein' showed in at Des Moines. Git
your Teller to hire cutter and come up. We
stands in with the policeman wot live here.
cend you fotygraf of Gin. You kin see a small
slit on his ear. That's WHARF / chawed him be-
kaws he woodent keep sober and let me do the
drinkin'. Ever body here wares Ulcer overkoates.
Yournu
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

A STORY is told of venerable negro in Iowa
who was on trial for an offence against the State
When the case was announced in court, "Thc
State of Iowa versus Sampson Ciesar,r the aged
African exclaimed: "What! de whole State of
Iowa agin dis chilei Den surrenders"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

in one of the French colonies, who, speaking Of
the advantages of the Christian religion, said
"There was time when knew nothing of God
or the devil, but now l know and love then
both"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

GREEN SALvE.-4 pound lard, ounce rosin, l
ounce beeswax, drachm verdigrs; melt and STIR
well. This is one of the best salves known for
old sores, ulcers cancers, scrofulous sores, cuts
and wounds.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

CNcIENATI Star: Drawing dividends from the
earnings of newspaper does not make a man
journalist any more than drawing dividends from
a street railroad makes a man a mule.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

Ton THUMB peas ~ said Mrs. Darlington, lay
ing aside the catalogue she had just received
from seed merchant, and removing her glasses
How ridiculous these papers do talkw
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

They were going to put a man ont of n San
Francisco theatre for creating a disturbance
when a voice cried, "He's all right, he's killed y
Chinamani~ and they let the man alone
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

BOSTON grocer was telling a newspaper man
tnat IL was simply throwing away money to ad-
vertlse; when the Sheriff came in and shut up
the store Retribution is always loafng around.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

A BIG wart on the end of an old nose is sure
preventive of Beecher scandal, except in case
when there is similar wart on the other nose.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

A cow bought for ten dollars. whose milk but
pays her keeping, affords less profit than one at
thirty dollars, that gives double the amount of
milk afforded by the former
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

MAN-"Do you think it would be safe for mo
to cross this pasturei" Maid-"Well, the old bnII
don't like red very much, but if you will chalk
your nose, guess he won't attack you"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

In the following lines the word THAT Is used In perfect
accordance with the rules Of grammar.
Now. that Il \ word whieh nay offen be Joined
For that that may be doubled Il clear 20 the mind
And that that that Is right IL plain to the view
As that that thai that We use is rightly used too
And that that that that that line has In f. Il right
In accordance with grammar Il plain to our sight
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

DETROIT Free Press: There ia one crpmh of
comfort in Tweeds escape. He ran away with
out paying his lawyers" Yes, but hang if. he
ran away, too, without paying the printeP.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

"YoU amt afraid to die :" said the clergyman,
tenderly NO" replied the sufferer, ''Pm only
afraidif do that the old woman will go shooting
around among my private papers the first thing"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

LET q western County treasurer be seen Mt n
depot about train time, and forty men will have
an eye on him, and will wonder how much he
has stolen.-FFee Press.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23
GOOD NIGHT.
FROM THE GERMAN OF PAUEx.
Dark is the night

Dark is the night
Yet stars gmmering through the cope Of heaven;
The air signs softly through the whispering trees;
And innocence, unstained by evil leaven,
All bright within-the outward gloom can please;
With the sweet influence of the calm hour filed,
In its clear bosom carrying its own heaven!
To all who have their days work well fulfilled
To them-goOd night!
Still is the night
All days loud noises wane
Weary and fearful eyeds own the calm;
And sleep is lulling in her soft domain
The throbbing heart with Heavens soothing balm
To you, for whom her shades descend in vain,
Whom care keeps watching-peace your cares disarm!
SOothed be the couch Of sorrow and of pain!
To such-good night!
Rich Is the night
Can man hope, here, for more,
When the dark night of trouble wells him round,
Than in bright dreams to see Heav'n ope its store,
And each warm wish at least by fancy crown'di
To you for whom hope smiles by day more,
May her soft whispers in your sleep be found
To yOu-goOd night!
Faith springs by night.
When all the fond earth hailed,
Have long beneath the lonely hillOck slept
When they-the dearly loved-the deeply walled
Fates bitter food from thy fond arms hath swept
Think, amid all the trials that assaulted,
One eye, above the stars, its watch hath kept
And watches still-gOok night!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

ADVICE from Danbury:-f stick Of wood is
too long for the stove, kick it few times with
vonr heel, Then take it out and saw it of.