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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

u The Democrats are already charging that
Wheeler was Chairman of the Pacific Railroad
Committee, during all the subsidy legislation in
Congress in favor of that road. As wheeler's
strongest supporters were those who opposed
Blaine because of his alleged railroad transac-
tions, they had better be drilling their witnesses.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

Ip A Democratic paper, opposed to Tilden,
argues that it would be unlueky to nominate him,
because there never has been q candidate named
samuel but Tor that matter, there never has
been President named Rutherford, or Peter, or
Green Clay.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

E The Democracy have already commenced
punning on the Republican nominations. They
call it the stern Wheeler ticket. But as the
stern wheelers can run where no other craft can,
the ticket is bound to go through.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

~ When the news of the burning of the Kan
sas City Bridge flashed over the telegraph, the
Atchson Champion, with the maguanimity of an
unselfish soul, exclaimed-not exactly "Glory! I!
hip, hurrah ~ but, IT'S an i'll wind that blows
nobody good" All the transfer business will
now be compelled to come to Atchison, &c. Atch
ison always was rrjoiced to her neighbors
nrosner
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

- George Sand, (by which name Madame
DudeVant' an eminent literary lady of France,
has long been known,) is dead She had recent
ly discarded her male and resumed her female
name. She caught cold from the sudden change,
and it killed her.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

II Wright, of the Sabetha Adrance, says there
is no seat to his breeches. We saw him riding
around in buggy with young lady, last Satur-
day, and can imagine what spectacle he pre-
sented, in case he had to reach to loosen the
lines from under the horses tail
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

II Senator Morrill,, of Maine, having been
appointed Secretary of the Treasury, in place of
Bristow, the Maine Republican Convention, last
week, unanimously requested the Governor to ap-
point James G. Blaine Senator, adding "Mass-
achusetts please take uoticen
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

II If Secretary Bristow intended to resign,
why didnt he do SO several weeks before the
Cincinnati Convention, in order that Grant
might appoint successor who would buy up
the delegates of few States to oppose Blaine Z
After writing thus far, We just happened to
think that Bristow was doing that very kind of
work himself, besides running the machine in
his own interest
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

II 1t was announced by Bristow's friends,
that he would take the stump for Hayes. If he
does he will take it to Europe with him, for he is
preparing to hasten over there, to conceal his
emotion,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

q The jury in the Smith case, at Atchisou,
has failed to agree, standing six to six. The
ChampioHs charge to the jury has at least pr.-
vented q conviction.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

n A good deal of our space is occupied with
matter relating to the Judgeship. As it is a
question which interests all our people, and as,
out of nine papers in the District, the Chief is
the only one that has not been spiked against
exposing Hubbard's unfitness for the Office, we
have extra duty to perform.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

II biographer of Gov. Hayes says he is of
Scotch descent. That's too thin. Hayes is as
Irish as Murphy or O'Shanghnessey. Let the
Irishmen rally to the support of their country
mani
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

Eo- Senator Morrill, declines the appointment
of Secretary of the Treasury. Massachusetts
will please not take notice.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

II Speaking of the Presidential nomination,
an exchange tells how Blaine took it. He didn't
take it. Hayes is the man who did that.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

z portion of the Kansas City bridge was
burned, last Friday. 1t will be some time be-
fore the damage can be repaired This will be
great Inconvenience to the immense railroad
business of Kansas CITY.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

y The scallawag of the Topeka Blade has
bad luck with the scallawags that he puts in
training to do his dirty work. An old seed man,
ed Randolph held q clerkship in the Topeka Lot
terry, and after the drawing be proposed to tell
all about it. Swayze had him in training for
more than week, fussing and squirting around
at terrible rate, until he had almost written
the old galoot into martyr. Finally q night
was set for him to make the public exposure; ;
but behold that very day he boarded the cars,
and departed for the East, leaving swayze with
his fingers in his mouth-or somewhere else full
ly as romantic. Now Swayze says Randolph is
a rascal, and was bought off by the Lottery. If
Randolph should return the compliment. they
would both tell the truth
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

~ There is Sheriff in the Cherokee Nation
named sixkilcr. His English name is probably
Revolver.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29
BULLS
SARSAPARILLA.

Read the JoliO'riag extract Of Letter rom K Ripsrs
'TVs er Rev. Dr. Rirers Of the most learned sIOquent
and popular Ministers Of the Asthodist Episcopal Church
and ''hO Is at present stationed at BrOaday Church
rifle, Ey:
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29
CoRREsPONDENCE.
OUR CENTENNIAL LETTER.

A Garden Of BIs..om.-"Red Tapeo-The
N House where Thomas jefferson Wrote the
DecIeration Of Independence-The Kansas
and Colorado BaiidiuE-A MaRntheeut
Showing fren, Both staies-"Oid ABE" the
wisconsin War Engic.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29
Weather Preverbs.
JUNE.

The "leafy" month of June, as Coleridge SO
aptly calls il, is the freshest and most pleasant
in the year. The trees have then put on all their
bea uty, and every thing is in the full vigor of
young life. The farmer is anxiOusly looking at
his crops, and hoping for fine sunny days to
hiring them uroperly fnrwar,l
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

Tho Champion of July ID contains the following:
The Patriot Of this date contains an article which
improperly ref upon the Court and the
ner in which the case Of the State Hugh Gray
disposed Of We desire to state that We think Mr. Gray
should have been acquitted sf all wong IL appeared
from the evidence Mr.. Foley killed by accident
without fault upon the part Of Mr. Gray The jury
could agree but stood eight for aequIta outright
and four for guilty of q minor offense.
As the case stands Mr. Gray pays all the costs and
justice in the nsecty which compelled an INNOCENT
MAN to pay any The action Of the jury ought
meet the approval Of all good citizens who understand
the evidence presented to the jury
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-14
killing Poultry.

"CLAEISSA' wishes to know why
the poultry she kills at home is hard,
although young, while that which she
buys is tender. The easiest answer
we can give is that very often the
fowls are not killed till the company
has arrived or is expected. They are
then still rigid from death, and moth
ing will overcome it. 1t may be diff
cult to find in Il private house poultry
us good as that to be bought in Lon
don, but there is no reason why the
difference should be so great. As it is
necessary chickens should be killed
when they are fit, and before they get
hard, there is no reason why there
should not always be couple of good
chickens hanging in the larder Of a
house. They will keep three or four
days in the summer, ten days or fort
night in the winter. This Las been
often thought impossible, but it needs
only Il little management and the
knowledge of how it is to be done. AS
a rule the chickens are not spoiled by
the weather, but by the food in the
body. which ferments and causes cor
ruption. The chickens should be cut
off from food or water for twelve or
fourteen hours before they are killed.
They should be picked at once; a
picked fowl keeps better and longer
than one in its feathers. 1t should be
hung in cool place where there is a
moderate draught, and kept there till
it is quite limp, and it will then be
quite tender to eat.-Lon lon Journal
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-14

that,a moderate quantity, fed in con-
nection with dly hay, could produce
Injurious results, is not to be sup
posed. Nodoubt the boiling or steam
ing. which generally means an addl-
tion of more OF less mild feed, would
be very much more satisfactory. The
same writer also says, "Pigs will not
always eat, and never can be fattened
upon raw potatoes, while some boiled
potatoes, next to boiled peas, perhaps,
will bring them to the greatest weight
they are capable of attaining, and to
greater perfection than any other arti-
Gle of food that may be continuously
used with safety, admitting that from
three weeks to months feeding up
on corn, oats or barley is necessary,
to make the pork firm and 1mpart
flavor
This is directly contrary to the ex-
perience of q successful pork-grower
who always estimated the value OF
potatoes as four bushels to one OF corn,
and would always feed them raw for
the reason that he obtained more sat
isfactory results.
To boil several bushels of potatoes,
and when still boiling hot mix bushel
or more of corn meal, makes a very
satisfactory feed for pork.-'Ftltian
II. Ye0naanas, in Ohio Farmer.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-14
INDUSTRIAL, STATISTICAL
AND TECHNICAL.

A WOMAN of Whitehall, VT, has
woven, since the year 1865, up to Sep
TENDER, 1876, II, 954 yards of rag car
pet, and most of the time has done her
own Homework.
SOME Asiatic notions would bear
transplanting. In town near Bey-
rout, the young men who have been
converted to Christianity have founded
club for the expresses purpose of
putting an end to lying.
IN 1874 the Southern States lost
$40, 900, 900 by the cotton worm in
single week. In 1871 $30,000,000
worth Of grain was ruined by the
chinch bug. and in 1873, 1874 and 1915
the Rocky Mountain grasshOpper de-
stroved food to the amount of $780,
900, 900.
TIE gold yield of California this
year will probably be about $40, 0O0,-
900, or as much as it was i'll 1915. OF
this, two-thirds may come from placer
claims, and the remainder from
quartz The greater part of the
placer gold is obtained by hydraulic
claims in the channels of dead rivers,
with deposits of auriferous gravel
several hundred feet deep, and a quar-
ter or Il half-mile wide.
A "WoMEN's PRINTING SOCIETY
has been organized in London for the
purpose of giving girls an opportunity
| to learn the type-Setter's trade. After
months trial the girls enter upon IL
three-years apprenticeship, during
which small but increasing weekly
wages are paid. 1t is proposed that
the women employed by the society
shall, when they are competent work
ers, receive the ordinary trade rate or
remuneration. 50 that any unfair COM
petition with mems work may be
avoided.
M. KILLER has recently published the
results of an inquiry into the presence
and action of organisms i'll pock-
| lymph. In examining G,S4O separate
| inoculations, he has found that the ac-
tiyity of the lymph is not in proper
ton to the number of microcOcei pres
ent. The development Of the organ
isms was often at its greatest when
| the lymph WAS declining in action !;
and, again, there would he no bacteria
present when the lymph was active in
a high degree. Experiments tended
to show that the poison is associated
with the solid rather than liquid con-
| stituents. Strong dilutions weakened
the action of the lymph, while con-
densatiOns exalted it, and evaporation
! increased its effect about One-half.
! The active clement was present in
greatest force in the coagulated parts.
| Perfectly lymph isalso active in
a high degree, indicating that pOX may
! be communicated by means of the
crust and scuff of pustules, which are
rubbed off and float in the air. 1t
was also inferred from experiments
that the cOw-p0X ferment is not con-
| tanned in the blood. at least in an act
i've state, and that probably the blood
is not the seat of fermentation and
reproduction of the poison.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-14

ton. In the year ITO it was dis,
covered that to make piece of silk it
would require the webs of 100000
spiders. The Spaniards had already
tried to use the spiders threads, and
made gloves, stockings and other
articles of the sort, but even these
were so Troublesome and yielded so
little profit that, n spite of the fabu-
lous prices paid, they were obliged to
abandon the trade. In certain parts
of South America garments made of
these threads are VOTE. but the spiders
in these lands are unusually large. 1t
is likely that the above mentioned
dress was made of the threads of the
smaller species of American spider.
There is, therefore, some hope that the
time is not far distant when, thanks to
the progress of modern industry,
fashionable ladies may have the salts
faction of wearing elegant silks of the
same delicate texture.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-14
Remarks of Speaker Randall.

On taking the chair as Speaker of
the National House of Representa-
tives, Mr.. Randall said:
GENTLEMEN OF THE House OF REPRESENT
ATIvEs: Called to this position tccause of
the death of the late Speaker, Mr.. Kerr, of
Indiana, | only express the universal seuSi-
ment in saying he was good and great man,
whose public and private life was character.
lied by purity patriotism and answering
integrity. Nobody can more completely
appreciate than | do the high honor of
presiding over the deliberations of the
Representatives of the American people
and for this mark of your cS Gem
and confidence | +, turn my profound and
heartfelt acknowledgement. In the dis
charge of the important duties contidcd to
me, | shall cndeavor to be absolutely fair
and impartial. While enforcing The rul
and uphJlding the Constitutional preroga-
tives of the body, | shall at the same
time protect each and every member
in The rights and privileges to which
he may justly be entitled. In the ex-
perieuce OF the parliamentary power of the
Chair, it will be my duty and my
pleasure TO give the true expression
in the appointment of committees to the
opinions and wishes of the House upon ev
cry question presented, believing myself, as
| real y am, no more than the voice of the
House itself We stand in the presence of
events which strain and test in the las de-
gree our forms of government. Our liber-
ties cJnsecra cd by so many sacrifices in the
past and preserved amid the reioicinps
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-14
A Wealthy ArgOnaut.

Pooh people walk or take the horse
cars, while the rich order their coach
men to bring around the carriage. Mr..
Donohue goes further. Ordinary people
90 to the depot, buy ticket, and wait
till the next train comes along. MI.
Donohue orders out his private palace
car, and if on his own road uses the
locomotives as he would horses, but if
on other roads fastens his car on the
end of the express trains and goes
whirlng through the country at his
pleasure. That is the way Mr.. Dono-
hue has just come to Paterson. His
car came from the West over the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, being of the
ordinary gauge, and up from Jersey
City to Paterson on the Midland. 1t
is now on one of the side switches at
the York avenue depot. 1t is not an
unusually handsome car outside, but
it is gorgeous internally. 1t is mounted
on two six-wheel trucks, whose springs
are 50 yielding that the motion of
the train can be hardly felt. Its
general internal arrangement is
something like Pullman hotel car,
only that it is finished off more mag
nificently, with different kinds OF
choice and costly woods. There is not
particle of paint OF artificial work on
the inside. 1t is divided up into par
lor, dming-room, state-rooms and
kitchen, with all the auxiliary apart
ments and accommodations magma
bic, with cupboards ana wine-lockers,
and everything that could be con-
ceived for the happiness and pleasure
of its occupants. In short, it is moth
ing less than a gorgeous dwelling on
wheels. In this do Mr.. Donohue and
his fortunate guests travel about the
country. lie has just come all the
way from California in it, and after
leaving Patterson he will continue his
| trip further None but the wealthy
enjoy this life. We are thankful to
Mr.. Donohue for connecting this gor-
geous way of travelling, and shall
adopt it ourselves as soon as we be-
| come a siX-minionaire.- PutterSOn On.
| j. } guardian.
The LutheranS observed Oct 81
as the 359th anniversary of the Re-
! formation.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-14
Potatoes for Animals.

A WRITER upon this subject has
said that potatoes in the raw state
ought never to be given to any animal
with the exception of sheep or geese"
1t is said ga goose will thrive better,
and the flesh will be more gratefully
favored upon raw potatoes, sliced,
than if more or less mainly fed upon
any other article; While sheep will
more speedily thrive upon raw pota-
toes than upon turnips; but, and es-
pecially in the beginning raw potatoes
will scour cattle and horses, and not
unfrequently cause death, while there
is no danger to either from boiled or
steamed potatoes" 1t may be true
that raw potatoes are excellent for
geese, and that they are good for
sheep is well known; for of all ami
mails none like change from dry food
to green in the shape of roots better
than the sheep; and that they should
thrive upon them better than the tur-
nip, for the reason that, according to
tables given, the potato contains a
larger proportion of fat and flesh pro-
ducing elements than the turnip. Thus
a fair product of 200 bushels, or II, 900
pounds of potatoes, from an acre, are
estimated to contain 2,640 pounds of
material for the animal system, while
the average yield of ruta bagas of co.
600 pounds contains only 2,400 pounds,
and similar yield of common turnips
yields only 1,40O pounds; SO that rel;t-
lively they stand TO each other as, po-
tatoes, 2,64O; ruta bagas, LAO, and
common turnip, $40, or little better
than one-third the relative feeding
value.
The chief advantage is obtained in
feeding to mature animals; if bony
structure is to be formed, the turnip
is fully equal to the potato. That an
excess of potatoes fed to cattle OF
horses would produce some i'll results
could not be doubted; or if the diet
was to be exclusively potatoes; but
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-14
COwardIy Assaults.

When candidate for high office is so well
liked and so popular with the masses as to
make his defeat difficult in Il fair and hon.
orablc fight, mean and cowardly men are not
wanting who delight in manufacturing lies
and slandering his good name. There are
also those whose selfishncss prompt them to
prostitute their honor, pervert truth, and ig-
more right, for the sake of injuring com
pctltor i'll business, whose prosperity they
envy, and with whose business sagacity they
have not the talent to successfully compete
in an honorable way. These oughts are
suggested by the mean, cowardly attacks
made upon me and my medicines, by those
who imagine their pccuniary prospects in
jurcd by the great popularity which my
standard medicines have acquired, and the
continued growth of my professional prac-
Ii &c. Narrow minded practitioners of medi-
cine, and manufacturers of preparations
which do not possess sufficient merit to sue
ccssfully compete for popular favor, have re-
sorted to such cowardly strategy as to pub
fish all sorts Of ridiculous reports about the
composition of my medicines. Almanacs,
Receipt Books" and other pamphlets, are
issued and scattered broadcast over the land,
wherein these contemplate knaves publish
pretended analyses Of my medicines, and re-
ceipts for making them. Some of these pub
LEGATIONS are given high-sounding names, pre-
tend to be issued by respectable men of edu-
cation and position for the good of the peo-
plc-the more completely to blind the read
er to the real object in their circulation,
which is to injure the sale of my medicines
" The Popular Health A'manac'' is the high
sounding name of one of these publications,
which contains bogus receipts, without
grain of truth in them. Not less devoid
of truth are those which have been
published by one DR.. L., of Detroit,
in the !Hic'dgcn Farmer, and by other
manufacturers of medicines, in several
so-callcd journals of Pharmacy. They
are all prompted by jealousy and utterly fail
in accomplishing the object of their authors,
for, notwithstanding their free circulation.
my medicines continue to sell more largely
than any Others manufactured in this coun-
try, and are constantly increasing in sale de-
spite the base lies concoctcd and circulated
by such knaves. The people fird that these
medicines possess genuine merit, accomplish
what their manufacturer claims for them.
and are not the vile, poisonous nostrums
Which jealous, narrow-minded physicians
and sneaking compoundcrs of competing
medicines represent them to be- Among
the large number of pretended analyses pub,
llshed, it is a significant fact that no two have
6ecn at all aiike-conclusively proving the
dlshonesty of their authors. 1t is enough
for the people to know that while thousands.
yes, may truthfully say millions, have
taken my medicines and have been cured. no
one mas ever received injury from their use.
r. V. PIERCE, MI =
proprietor of DIR Pierce's Medicines
Worlds Dispensary Buffalo Nv
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-14
Spider-Web Silk.

TIE Empress of Brazil has presented
the Queen of England with dress,
the equal of which has never been
seen. 1t is woven of spiders webs,
and is, as may be imagined, work of
art as regards quality and beauty. The
liandsomest silk dress cannot compare
with it, but it can only be admired,
hardly initiated. There have already
been many attempts to make use of
Inc threads spun by spiders, but. up
10 The present, the experiments have
not been satisfactory enough to enoour-
age any further efforts in this direc-
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-14
The ShiYerIng Victims

OF fever and ague, who freeze to-day to
burn to morrow, might have been exempted
from their present trials had they availed
themselves in time of that safeguard against
all malarious diseases, Hostcttcr's Stomach
BittcIs. But if it is too late for prevention,
it is not too late for cure. A single bottle Of
this Irresistible herbal tonic viii ston the
paroXyems, and brief course of it VIII re-
store the patient to vigorous health. The
prudent and thoughtful, however, who
would rather forcstall disease than wait for
its assaults, will resort to this sure defense
against Intermittent and rcmittcnt fevcrs at
the commencement of the season when they
prevail. .No'r is the time to forearm the sys-
ten against fever and ague, bilious COM
plants and dyspepsia-diseascs which are
often engcndcred, and always aggravated, by
the chills and damps of winter and early
spring