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, 1876-07-01

UNPAEALLELED SUICIDE.-LgfGyc'te, nd,
J,ge 11.-Jam,s 4. Moore, aged about %,
living on a fam near the Farmers Institute.
abou, Is miles south Of this city, COMMITTED
suicide at the Lghr House in this city last
night. He leaves wife and three children. No
causes is known for the deed. The manner
in which it was accomplished is perhaps un-
paralleled in horrid ingenuity. He came 10
the Lahr House Saturday, said he was Per-
frc,ing an invention, and would probably
stay Sc-k, but would visit bis home Mon
dlv, and prepaid his bill till that time. He
called at the machiae shop of Harding x
SJns, had i new large b-oad-ax and two bars
Of three iuch vide by ons inch thick iron,
sixteen inches long, which he had riveted to
the LeaG of the Ak. On either side fastened,
to these bars in the shape of a handle TO an
ak. he had a system Of wooden bars eight
feet long, the extreme end of which vas fast
eaed to e cross-piece, secured 10 the floor BY
hinges. The az WAS raised and held to its
nearly perpendicular position b double
eord, fastened to the wall Between the
cords stood a csBdle, arranged 80 that when
the candle burned down TO the cords it would
burn Them off, and the ak fall Wh-re the
AK wouli strike he placed small box, open
o, ore eide. in which when found, was h's
had with some cotton. which had been
chloroformed His chin was held mp from bl-
neck by stick run across the COX run through
Lol-s an either side, holding his head firmly
ia position. He was strapped tightly 10 the
loor with two straps. one around hls leg7,
apo- tgr about bis arms aud breast The
grams were both screwed to ths h1orr Pu, hi7
head in the box with the chtoryfosm-d cot
ton. and was probably ins-nsibie ~hen the AZ
fell The Ak and hxings would weigh about
80 pounds, and would fall distance OF from
10 10 IS feet. HIS head WIS completely
severed from bis body, and the Ak buried II
the boards beneath-
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IT is to be Assumed that the editor OF the
S-.satfle -fRlerieaa never breathss, save through
his uostr,ls, which h dsrl4rss TO BE- she cor-
rect and Ie.gi innate breathing channel. Ia
does no. explain how i. Is that dog which
has been running, invariably bresthes through
his open mouth. Digs are very foolish at
times.
, 1876-07-01
A Poor 0utcoue

Few things are more disappointing in he
Cincinnati convention than the resolution on
finance, There Is absolutely nothing il
it, and the more one attemps to grasp it the
less substantial does it appear. We cOniess
to some surprise that the as,ute politicians
wao drew up the platform should have SO
utterly failed to recognizs the Importance of
decisive policy in this respect There il
nothing which contributes more seriously 10
the depression of commerce and he heavy
feeling of uncertainty which prevades bust
ness circles. than this timVruus, hesitatinS
way Of dealing with the national currvne-.
l. would be almost better for the country 10
strike into a decidedly wrong policy. 80 that
it We're active, than to keep dw=dling and
pot,er;ng on the verge of resumption, like
those weak brethern in the hymn, who
g stand sbivering on the brink, and fear to
launch away" But the most vexaiious con-
sideFation Is, tha; a better opportunity TO
have got ahead Of the democrats was never
50 missed. They have t5ea playing with
the currency question all the winter, unable
t. secure harmony among themselves, tremb-
ling lest the republicans IN the Senate should
introduce measure which would force them
10 take position openly, aud desiring
nothing less than the se;tlemen; of the gues-
tior should be left to them. They were fair
ly oOwed by the difficulties of the situation,
aud clear, intelligible, plain spoken declar-
alton in behalf Of specie resumption, wilh
hint at The method to be adopted, would have
gone far to burst the ST. Louis convention
wide open. As 1t is, the strong probability
is that Tilden will be nominated at ST. |
louis. and if that is The case it may bs re- |
gar1ed as certain that he Will occupy u hard |
money platform OF no doubtful cous'Euerion, |
aad Will appeal 10 the business classes with |
one Of the most powerful of possible argu- |
lurnts. Should another than Tlldrn be nom |
iu,,'ed by the democracy the danger viii not |
te 50 great, and IL will disappear In the
event of rag-mOuey nomination Bat II Is
easy TO see that the republican managers
have committed a very serious hlundrr IN
ev2ding Il clelr expression upOa this subject,
and that IN - doing they have given thcIT
advsrsgries an opportunity which 1t Is just
po.s,JL, they will be Incompetent; to avail
themselves Of. We are not prepared 30 in
dUIse the s0uudneSS of the resolution which
thr convention rjrcred, 10 The effect that rc-
should be adhered TO il the terms
of the original con ract. for the reason that
Congress ms by its imbeUility rendered 1t i'm
possible to perform that contract within the
date specifisd. II is certain. however, that
the ooinnrry will not much longer submit 10
this weak and shufflins policy, and that if
both the great parties fail 10 present a remedy
for the financial evils which atilict the nation,
the next great struggle will eousisn them
both 20 defeat, in favor of some third o-gtul-
z .tion possessing brains and clear idea Of
what is demardrd.-Sac. Rfcona UficH.
, 1876-07-01

THg IS ron gun which Sir Joseph Whit
Uor made for the Brazilian iroa clad lnds-
pen5euzi4 has been trisd .t one Oi the French
practice ranges. hu, has u1- reIlz.d the eI-
psctatiOt.s that were firned of i.
, 1876-07-01

IT Is said that watermelon seeds scattered
under and around bouse, drive Aeas away.
II the wicked ies can Be made to fee sy such
simple means. no man need be under the Ne
ces-iity Of shedding bis blood at the viii Of
hopping companion.
, 1876-07-01

" very choicest cuts Of
prpP MUTTON,
PorE VEAL,
HAMS, BSSUS, crs
LARD, sAusAGtS'
Rein, nractjcal stock men, largely engaged IN .he
,S;s we have very superior facilities for eIIyihs M
mn \ Meat Market and supplying customers Win LIE
hest in the country q, 1,a sri.ei
a. ,S are deterIained to spare no pains to satsi 'e
public.
, 1876-07-01

,r1IJ, KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND THE
\ i. Il rtS ut
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-27
How TO MAKE Liue C,ueu,.

have been in the building business for over
twenty years. My experience teaches me this:
In the first place, you want to mix in small
patches, SO that it can be handled properly. Com
menc e by putting in pile four or five bushels of
clean, sharp sand (screened). Dampen it with
water, fit is dry. Open hole in the centre OF
the sand three feet in diameter. Put into this
one bushel of fresh, quick lime, and pour on two
buckets of boiling water, covering quickly with
the sand from the outer edge. Now throw a
blanket over the top to keep the heat from es-
Gaping. Ten minutes after it begins to steam
WELL add cold water and knead it we'll with tn e
hoe. As soon as properly mixed put it on a nice
pile and throw some loose boards over it. Keep
on in this way until you get made what you
want to use. 1t should now be left in bulk for
two or three days before using.
When ready for use, make into a thin slush
one peck of Louisville hydraulic cement and mi X
this with about one and half bushels of the
prepared mortar. Now use Immediately. You
will have to use your own Judgment little, as
some sand requires more lime than Others, and
some lime is stronger than others. Mix as near
as you can, SO that the mortar don't appear to be
sticky like dough. Have it so that it will slide
off the trowel smooth without sticking. Always
be particular in having it well kneaded before
using. In the next place, you must have the
stone dampened and free from dirt. In drawing
the trowel the work shonld appear smooth. New
er trowel after the work has begun to set, with
ont first sprinkling little water on the brush,
or the work will appear porous and spongy. Be
careful and not get the mortar on too thick; where
there are hollows to fill up, press in some small
fiat stones.
This kind of work should always be done in the
early part of the season, so that 1t may dry per
fectly before winter comes on.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-27
Msefnl aud Curious.
To Re.er m Ola Drc.-.

After constant use for months, or may be year,
the most carefully kept black dress will begin to
show theefects of use, in a certain rustiness of
hue and general dlnginess of aspect, if in place
actually ribbed or worn. Now is the time to ex-
pend little skill and ingenuity in its renovation,
when the economist may be rewarded by coming
ont IN an old dress made new, sure of eliciting
the admiration of at least all those who are in
the secret. For the undertaking provide your
self with ten cents worth of p-bark, procur-
able at an herb store, and boil it in one quart of
hot water. Let it steep awhile, and then strain
it into basin for use. II the job is TO be per-
feet and thorough one, take the body and sleeves
apart and to pieces rip off the trimming from
skirt and over-skrt. Brush of all loose dust first,
and then, with sponge dipped in the soap-bark
decoction, wipe over each piece thoroughly, fold
ing up as you proceed. Have ready a ladies'
skirt board for pressing, and well-heated irons.
Smooth every piece on the wrong side, including
even silk trimmings; and when you have once
more put it together, you will be amazed to see
the results of the simple process. One advantage
of taking the whole dress apart is that, by put
ting the trimming on in some style little diff
ferent from what it was at first the attraction
of novelty is added to make the efict more pleas
ing. If one has not time, however, TO go through
the whole process, dress may be greatly improv-
ed by being wiped over this mixture, and press
ed on the wrong side while damp-indeed, for a
time, 1t will look quite as good as new. The
process may be repeated from time to time as
shall be advisable. | have seen u cashmere, which
had been worn two whole winters, taken apart
and treated in this way, and the closest observer
would have supposed the dress to have been put
for the first time, such its SOFT fresh look
and the vividness of its black. Grenadine may
be submitted to the same sort of cleaning with
fine results.-Harper's BaSdr.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-27
Roses all the Year Round.

1t is comparatively easy to adorn each month OF
the year with some form of floral beauty, and in
this way to grdle the season round with flowers
enough and to spare. Still, roses all the year
round continue the exception rather than the
rule. Only in gardens here and there is the feat
of cultural skill attempted, and in comparative
ly few is it actually accomplished Many sue
coed in making almost common, and
even more lovely, by contrast at least, in March
than they are in June. But there is dreary
blank from November to February in most gar
dens, hardly lighted up by one solitary rosebud /;
and how few say even in the highest ranks,
"My room has not been roseless for a dozen or
more years." Is it possible to have an unbrOken
succession of rosesf No doubt it is; for what
one has done others may accomplish. But what
of the expense and appliances, number and
character of houses, plants, &c, neededi Moth
ing to be alarmed at. OF course space, plants,
and certain cOnveniences are requsite; and if
one could command rosary under glass; prop
erly warmed, the supply of roses all the year
round would be made easy. But, without that,
and with a moderate supply of, say So or 100, or
200 plants in pots, the year may be wreathed
round with roses. For the purpose of an unin-
terrupted supply no varieties are SO useful as
tea-rOses: and few of the superior of noisettes
on a back wall of greenhouse, conservatory
glass corridor, or case, are invaluable for produce
ing fine flowers when they are most wanted
The Garden.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-27
Family Discussio ms.

Yesterday noon a bold, bad boy who lives on
Columbia street, went home from school and
said: dear mother, mayntt I go in my bare
feet this afternOoni None of the boys wear
shoes in the spring" But his mother said "No,
my darling boy, cannot let you go barefooted,
and, if you tease me about it, will watel your
tender cuticle with the unkind end of cheerful
skate-strap." So the bold, bad boy closed the
debate with a sigh, and, when the yeas and nays
were called, his motion did not prevail, and the
house soon after adjourned. But the boy went
out of the yard by the alleyway, and took off his
shoes and stockings, and hid them behind the
wood-pile, and scudded merrily off to school, and
everybody admired his fat, muddy, bare feet.
But when he got out of school the ground was
covered with snow, and he had n very solemn
time hippity- hopping back home, and when he
got there he couldn't tell the wOodpile from a
haystack, and his shoes and stockings might as
well have been in the middle of the ocean for all
the good they did him. So he went into the
house, and, after great deal of filibustering he
made his report, which was tabled, and the hOus Q
went into committee of the whole on the state of
the boy. His mother took the floor, and after an
exciting and. highly interesting session the COM
mittee rose and the house adjourned while the
boy rubbed such portions of his anatomy as he
could reach, and framed bill for the more per-
feet prevention of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ha,rL-
enc
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-27

WATER AND DIsEAsE.-The JsurHalof Chemistry
warns the drinkers of water from wells near
dwellings to beware of typhoid poison, sure to
be found sooner or later in those reservoirs, if
any of the house drainage can percolate them.
The gelatinous matter often found upon the stone
of a well is poison to the human system, proba-
bly, cansng by its spores fermentation of the
blood with abnormal heat or fever. Wholesome
untainted water is always free from all color and
odor. To test it thoroughly place half pint in
a clear bottle, with a few grains of lump sugar,
and expose it, stoppered, to sunlight in window.
the water becomes turbid, it is a sure indication
that the water has been contaminated by sewage
of some kind; if it remains perfectly clear it is
pure and safe
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-27
The Wrong Patient PeuItiecd.

The following story, which we do not remem-
Der to have seen in print, may be Old, but 1t IS
received as true:
At a famous and fashionable watering place,
gentleman one night was suddenly seized IN bed
with an excruciating pain in the stomach, which
neither brandy, No. 6, nor any other remedy
conld remove. His wife, after trying a number
of things in vain, and after having exhausted all
her stock of remedies left her husbands bedside
for the purpose of getting warm aPpheatioh.
Guided on her return by light which she saw
shining in a chamber, and which she supposed
was the one Just left she softly entered, ana was
not little surprised to find her patient appar-
emily in deep slumber. However, thinking ne
might still he suffering, she gently raised the
bed-clOthes, &c, and laid the scaiding ponitice
upon stomach-but not the stomach OF ner
husband. 1t no sooner touched the body OF tue
person than he, greatly alarmed ana writnihs
under the torture of the burning application,
shouted, "Hallo. halloi what the name of heav-
EN- and earth are you about theref Then with
one spring from his bed, he made for the door,
and rushing down stairs, declared in frenzy OF
excitement, that some one had poured shovel
of hot Goals upon him. The woman overcome
with excitement and alarm, gave frantic
scream which brought her husband nurriediy IN
from the next room to her rescue Inc husband
was so much amused with the singular mistake
and the ridiculous position oil MS oetier-hail,
that he forgot all his pains; put carry next
morning he, his wife and trunks, left for parts
unknown. The poulticed gentleman stiii retains
the handkercb.f-a beautiful linen fabric with
the lady's name on il, which he considers OF rare
yaIue. He still carries his stomach IN sling
and takes particular pains to lock MS door "nen
he retres.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-27
THE TRUTH OF HISTORY
The Alien and sedition Law-It's Origin
The Case of John Fries.

| ..,,,
lIhe following arlici9 vas nun tno Pen y, 'n
VeneraDle Col. Jolih 1ohhs'c.i " T WIS VIZ
Hersed In the cary pol%Is VI 'ho -, g. p;',,,o
ne was ohileu ota'eH in,'i : 81 a. 10 To
ONO, ior many !eais, .oio , VII tio ca =;
settiemehI vi ma 10; ss,,i,;o a Ell; ,ha To-,
the ENJOY men. VI al mo '"'"'''0'' "'' '' ''''
| twenty years'J
| An article has recently gone the rounds OF tue
newspapers, stating that during the adinihistTa
! ton of the elder Adams person was capitaily
| convicted and ordered for execution under t6e
Alien and Sediton law OF Congress- III the year Use
at Philadelphia As there are very Few men now
| living who personally know anything OF the case
and as was an eye witness at the time, pro
| pose putting the public mind rlSnt on the sub
| ject. No one could suffer capitaily hhder tue
Alien and Sedition Law; IT'S penalties were hht
and imprisonment at the discretion OF the court
a jury first finding the facts.
1t was the misfortune OF tle administration OF
the elder Adams to fall on the most turbulent
and factions times. The ffeneh revolution was
raging with all its horrors; the sovereignty ex-
istence and worship III Goa was phoiciy aehied
by its rulers. 1t was soleihhlE decreea ny tne
Directory that death was an eternal steep; that
there was no future existence. Every person oi
note supected of favOring religion, law, OF orIIer
was put to death. or had 10 ny the coun,r!' Inc
United States afforded an asylum 10 thousands
OF those prosecuted people bnt there was an
other class who were sent; set OF poiiticai M
cendaries, who labOred necessarily 10 drsw the
government and people into the war on the side
of France. Democratic societies, as they We're
called, were established all over the Union: The
French Minister, of his own mere ACT anu VIII,
commissioned privateers in various ports OF the
Union, to prey upon the commerce OF England
and the neutral powers; the press favorable TO
the cause of France teemed with abuse OF the
government and the leading men OF the country
who upheld its measures; Washington Adams
and Others were denounced as hoary headed enc
mics to the cause of freedom, and the retirement
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-27
ssoppfux the Music.

Going up the street, about ~ o'clock one night
recently, citizen heard the sounds of fiddle, a
banjo, and tambOrine. As he neared the point
from which they proceeded, he heard footsteps
out the figures of q cOtilliOn. He soon learned
it was negro wedding frolic. Just as be arriv-
ed in front OF the house loud, angry voice call
ed out:
stop dat music immediately"
IL stopped, and the dancing Suddenly ceased
in the midst of the figure.
whats de mattah, Sami" said another voice;
"what do you mean by stoppin' de dancei"
II means jes 'zactly what / sayp answered
Sam; al gagged dat band myself to play for dis
party: Ise de boss oh dis 'casion; de band shant
play no MOI Dis party shan't go on; de balls
broke up. Gemmen and ladies, you can all go
homer
"What in de name OBJ sense is de mattah wild
dat niggahp was the speech that came from all
parts of the room "Whats de mattah, Sam; you
talk like a crazy nggahf"
"No, Ise not crazy" said the one addressed;
Else gwine to have divoce! Ise gwine to have
divoce! OATS what Ise gwine to have"
"Divocei divocew spoke several voices togeth-
er whats dat niggah thinkin' 'boutf He
amt bin married mOre'D two hours, and now
he's talkin' bout gittin' divoce. He's crazy,
sho. YOus crazy, Samr'
- tell you 1se not crazy" said the latter.
Here Use been courtin Lucinda for two years,
with honable intenshuns, and she's bin maxim
me believe she had money; dat she was rich;
and now she tells me she amt got but dolla-
a dOlla. Stop de music, / sayi Dis party
broke up. When dis chile marries a gal for her
money, she's got to have more'n a dolla, or 1
won't live with her mint; Ise gwine to quit
in time. What's a dOlla to man wild a family ~
Oats more'n you've got, anyhow, you good
for muffin, lazy, nO-accOunt niggah, you" here
chimed in Lucinda.
Mex time / marry for money, its got to be
counted ont befo de preacher ties de knot" said
Nal,-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-27

To Put NERVOUS BABIES AsLEEP.-A baby is
very tender thing, people say, but most of them
are very far from knowing how tender. Imag-
inc how nervous you are in certain states-when
recovering from illness, say, when the fall of a
book or the slam of door makes You culver and
feel faint; as if some one gave you blow. That
is the way young baby feels at best. puff OF
wind will set it gasping, its little breath blown
quite away. A noise makes it shiver, change
of summer air makes it turn death cold. A baby
is the most nervous of beings, and the torture it
suffers in going to sleep and being awakened by
careless sounds when just dropping off" are
only comparable to the same experience of an
older person during an acute nervous headache.
Young babies ought to pass the first month of
their lives in the country, for its stiffness less
than its fresh air.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-27

BURLINGTON HdWkeye: Our attention has been
called to the literary achievement of a Young art
critic recently employed on Lincoln (Neb. ) pa
per, who was lavishing rivers of gush on the
works of a local artist, Young lady. He didn't
think it would be just the thing to compare
young lady artist to "the old masters" which is
the proper thing to do when speaking of local
artists, so he compared her to ''the old mistress
es." And now he is wandering aimlessly through
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-27

IT is great favor to the old man. GRANDPA
theirs who have been neglected and made to feel
that they were in the way, and wished they were
dead, who have long been thrust away in the
kitchen and left to humble to themselves in the
chimney corner, are astonished by being brushed
mp of an evening and brought into the parlor
where they are shown off to the company as Gem
tennial relics. "Grandfsther, you knew Wash
ingtOn, didn't your screams granddaughter in
his ear, for he is very deaf. "Yes, yes" says
grandfather, "the Gin'rel borrer'd chaw ter
baecer of me many and many a finie~ The old
man is going to Philadelphia, sure
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-27
Ole finn Of the Jhiuq.
THE Lay OF TIE cow.

Sgitchengi Louisa B. G.. an
Was slowing up Front Street about D. M
w hen the stoker looked ont Of the window to say,
There's COW going across the t-r,ackay
Pensively halted the COW on the track
Burrs on her pendant tail bran on her back;
dreaming OF Summer she seemed not 10
The approach of the switch en-g-in-e.
Once more the stoker spoke: There she is now!
Bully, the engineer quoth, for the COW! 80
ANA reversing his engine, he cried Shoe; on snoo!
sad the stoker, oh, shoot the seeoh doubie-you-
Shrilly the whistle shrieked for its alarm,
And the stOker threw frewOod and Goals in swarm
But the COW never needed thought that her star
was setting at four miles an hour.
The switch engine struck her shout amidships,
And her Summer dreams metNwith total eciipsei
Ii mangled her carcass. most shocking TO see,
And threw her down From; etr-doube-e-tea-
Sadly the engineer drew in his head,
And pulled her wide open" As onward he sped
But the stOker smiled gayly, 'Old fellow sald ne,
There's some cheap pOrter-house stake
That isn't the way spell porter steak, but th
right way wouldn't rhyme.