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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01
The Two webs,ers.

When Mr.. Webster visited England, after he
had attained fame enough to precede him, an
English gentleman took him one day to see Lord
Brougbam. That eminent Briton received our
Daniel with such GOODNESS that he was glad to
get away and back to his rooms. The friend
who had taken him at once returned to Lord
Brongham in haste and anger.
my lord, how could you behave with such
unseemly rudeness and dscOurtesy to so great a
lawyer and statesman 1t was insulting to him,
and has filled me with modification"
why, what on earth have done, and whom
have been rude tot"
ITO Daniel Webster, of the Senate of the Unit
ted States"
Great Jupiter, what blunder! thought it
was that fellow Webster who made dictionary
and nearly ruined the English language"
Then the great Chancellor quickly hunted up
the American Senator, and having other tastes
in common besides law and politics, they made a
royal night of it.-Editors Drauer, in Harper's
Magazine for June.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

Those who have never practiced this, or Oh
served the results, may have seen it experienced
in tree growing, that shoot, of which the point
was broken, bruised or otherwise injured during
the growing season, frequently become a frnt
branch either during the same the following
season and this, especially if situated in the in
terror of the tree on the older and lower parts
of the branches. The check given to the extern
sion of the shoot concentrates the sap in the
parts remaining; and unless the check has been
given very early in season, or the growth very
vigorous in the tree so that the buds will break
and form shoots, they are certain to prepare for
the production of fruit. 1t is on this principle
of checking the growth and concentrating the
sap in the pinched shoots, that pinching to pro-
mote fruitfulness is performed; and its efficiency
may be estimated from the fact that the trees on
which it has been practiced have borne fruit four
or five, and perhaps seven years sooner than they
would have done without it.-BdTy's Fruit
Garden
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01
fur the farnIer.
CRNTENNIAL TRRRs,


Donald G. Mitchell, Esq., ak Marvel" sends
to the Springfield Republican the following sng'
gestions in regard to the setting out of Centen-
NAL Memorial trees:
To the Editor Of the Republican:
Mr.. B. G. NOrthrop, the efficient secretary O ~.
the Board of Education for ConnectIIu, IL 81
caused to be distributed among tne IoDting
onr State a circular suggesting W 81 a goo5
along highways and in our ylllagesi, ~ o 80 :, a
own record down in graceful anu ~ < 70
for a century to come. As an i .I r H. -
offered small premiums TO pnPIlo' ~ 80 he
The idea is a capital one, anu n,;"nt INF tbro1gb
acted upon not only in ConnecIIcuI ous =;
ont New ENGLAND. Mr.. Northrop specines IN MS
c;rcnIor a. sIm MAPLE ash white-oak and wal
mt with the conditions that the trees Shouiu DC
NOT less than nine feet in height 1nls neisnS Is
bo',s ShonId understand that within enclosures,
and in protected positions, smaller tree VIII
serve. and, from the large chance OF securing
,TooJ rootlets, will make, very likely, a more
Vigorous growth than the Larger ones.
70 the list we should add, without hesitation,
the American linden Tor basswOOd) as being one
Of onr finest shade trees, when planted upon rich
oiInyiaI soil. For gravelly and dry soils, the
hard maple will prove the best subject for trans
DIanting. In moist, low ground, the elm and red
nmoDle are most desirable. The oak and walnut
are very inpatient of removal from the forest and
70 certain degree, also, the ash. If taken from
Nursery. however where the tap root has been
severed by such transplanting, all thrive. But
IL the oak and walnut be removed from the
woods with no more care than is usually given
10 transplanting of the elm, the boys may count
upou losing at least five out of six.
It is q very common practice, in removal of
maples, to cut the top squarely off some nine
feet above the ground-an amputation which the
maple bears very well but, in such event, one
or two strong shoots are apt to start from the
top, and growing very evenly in strength expose
the tree TO great risk of splitting asunder at some
future time. This danger can be remedied by
cutting away all but one leading shoot, which
will after time come to cover wholly the old
place of excision and give to the tree its normal
form. A single leading shoot, moreover, prevents
that bushy growth which is often urged against
the sugar maple, as giving too dense a shade.
Naples should be planted at least 30 feet apart;
and elms 50 to GO, for fair and full development.
In view of the difficulties attending the removal
of the oak and walnut, we should not advise the
boys to cope with these for roadside planting.
The size requisite for such position will involve
pruning Of limbs and roots, that will almost
certainly result in their dying. Smaller ones,
however-of say an inch diameter ut base-may
with due care be established near the homestead,
and will prove a charming memorial of the GEN.
tennial year.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

ToOTHACHE.-For the benefit of those who
may need little consolation, we publish the
following from correspondent of an exchange:
If any of our readers suffer from toothache, or
neuralgia affections arising from teeth in any
state Of decay, they may experience relief, in
Simultaneous and permanent, by saturating small
bit of clean cotton or wool with strong solu-
ton of ammonia, and apply ing it Immediately to
the affected tooth. The pleasing contrast in
simultaneously produced sometimes causes fit of
laughter, although moment before extreme suf-
fering and anguish prevailed. 1 have used the
remedy for over one year, and have obtained suf-
fcient proof TO warrant publication.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

EAsToN (Pa.) Free Press: He didn't look like a
depraved young man he had more the appear
ance of one of those Unsuitable youth that inyari-
ably give the keepers of cheap hash houses a cold
chill as they pass by. We greeted him cordially
as we stepped forward with our cash-in- ad vance
smile to learn his wants; but when he mildly
asked: "Don't yOu want correspondent to go
down to the Centennial and properly represent
your influential sheet ~ we just said: " Please
remove your hat till We gaze upon that noble
brow" Then we grabbed our branding iron and
numbered him IL 23I
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

A LITTLE four-year-oId boy, Willie by name,
enjoyed the luxury of sleeping with his mother
during short illness. After his entire recovery,
his mother told him one night that he was TO go
again to his own little room. He made no Objec-
tons, but after being undressed said to his moth
er, Mother, want to say my prayers alone to-
night"
But why do you want to- Willief"
because l want to, mamma"
Mother humored him, and standing outside the
door, heard Willie pray as follows: 30, God,
make Willie sick; make him real sick /; make
him wOmmit but don't dead him."
How much that boy wanted to sleep with his
mother
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

To FRIGHTEN AWAY DoGs.-I formerly had
sheep killed by dozens by dogs and wolves. Ev-
cry once in a while l used strychnine and killed
off the dogs, but a new generation would grow
up and be as bad rs the old. l then thought of
trying bells on my sheep. l bought about four
bells of different Sizes TO the hundred Sheep and
put them on good active specimens This was
about twelve years ago, and have not had a
sheep killed by dogs or wolves since. Some of
my neghbors have tried this plan with complete
success. The jingle of the bells when the sheep
run seems to fTighten their pursuers away. Be
sides this saving of the sheep, the music of the
bells is pleasant to the ear. / hope that other
1iock-masters will try this method, and save the
poor sheep.-JohR SROlrdeR, in Prairie Farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

SENATOR CAMERON's MAXIM.-"Well," said
Senator Cameron, twirling his half-emptied
champagne glass between his fingers and lean
ing back against the door, iamb, al ha'n't got
any speech to make, boys, only just lite moral
to inter. I've lived now nigh on to seventy
years. l think I've been through good man
hoppers of the mill. | began-well, on the whole
that story's altogether too long for this occasion
Allow me to finish this drink" draining his
glass;. "But there's one thing Pve learned-a
little maxim which I'll give you younger men
for your benefit. And that u.s." the old man con-
cluded, with a shyness of manner somewhat re-
sembling Mark Twarn's, BE honest, as long as it's
fhs hest DOlicUn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

tity of poppy leaves, stalks, buds, etc, or any
part of the poppy, and steep in water, either
cold or hot; and if peoples are not to be had,
take q small quantity Of opium and dissolve it
in water. This liquid applied with an exceed
ingly fine sprinkler to the vines once or perhaps
twice, will cause the "yarmints" to leave the
plant, never to return. Where they go, do not
know, neither do l care. 1t will not kill the
bugs, for they know better than to take anything
of an opiate nature. Try it, and it will be found
that there is no humbug in it.
The same liquid applied with squirt-gun to
apple trees, effeetually prevents the ravages of
the apple tree worm. An ounce of opium would
probably be sufficient for n large orchard
Country Gentleman.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

THE Son OF 1876" My son." said a bland
gentleman to a little boy, "wOuld you not like to
come to Sunday-school to sing and pray, and
hear all about Moses and Aaron, and the whale,
and the fiery furnace, JOseph's coat of many col
ors, and put your pennies in the boxi "Be you
going to have Christmas tree 7" asked the child.
"No," answered the old man; "but we are goin z
to spend the money that would be spent for can
dies and oranges and cakes in sending tracts to
the little heather children in" "That'll
do" answered the rude young boy, he took
sight at the good man; Z" / don't train with no
such Sunday schools as thatw And he departed
to stone q lost dog-ANa CALIFORNIA.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

An FRESHMAN had dream which taught him
the danger of delay. al dreamed" said he " l
was wild the Pope, who was as great gentleman
as any i'll the district, an he axed me, did drink.
Thinks /, wad duck shwIm; and seein the Inn
ishowin an lemons an sugar on the sidebOard,
towld him l didn't care if tux wee dhrap of
punch. Cowld OF hot 2 axed the Pope. Hot,
yer holiness I replied aud be that he stepped
down to the kitchen for the bilin' wather, but
before he got back woke straight up. An
now it's distressn' me that l didn't take it
cowld"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01
Ghe fun of the Ching.
A MAD APPEAL TO THE HOUSE.

If you We got another mailman.
Bring him on
Not for You il now TO palter,
This is not the hour 70 faIter,
For its victim creaks the halter
Spring him on.
Hyou've got another Springer.
TrOt him out
Or an idiot will do,
If it's all the same 20 Won:
Strike for justice and the True
Face about!
Hear the cry 90 through the land,
'VestigateI
Ho! brothers, bring the foolish.
Crack-brained, halfwitted, mulish,
Every man with visions ghOulish
In his pate!
There Is Marble, there Is Dana
Put them there
There are johnny CockeTill,
Sam BOwles. and others still
Who drive the madman's quill,
And do glare.
Trot them out. and let US hear
What they say!
Where Springer's man has shOne,
Who will now their right disOwn
To do as he has done.
ANY dayl
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

Trained petticoats are said to be coming into
iashion TINS season. We never saw one, but pre-
and cigar stumps off the sidewalk and to hang
over the PACK Of a chair at night 1t does not
seem as II you could train a petticoat to climb
many frills. Pu' y" so'
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

PLANT FRUIT TREEs.-Let every man who
owns an acre of land plant fruit trees in abund-
ance; they will pay. Fruit is good, is healthy,
but is scarce, always-we never have enough.
Plant apples, pears, peaches, plums; you can
plant them in a Thousand little vacant corners,
and they will pay you richly in few years. Do
not neglect it.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

A WESTERN cultivator finds the following mix-
ture effectual for destroying the rose sing Put
a pint of soft soap into pail of water, and mix
well together. Apply this with garden syringe
every morning to the under sides of the leaves.
Apply promptly and early, before the sings have
made headway"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

A GOOD Quaker, who was especially averse to
violence and bloodshedding, had q dog that he
wished to be rid of, and so he pushed him ont in
to the street. saying he did so, will not kill
thee, but will give thee a bad name; !" and then
he shouted aloud, Mad dog Mad dog" and so
set the whole town upon his track to destroy
him. Afterwards, when it was ascertained that
the dog was not mad, it was too late to reverse
the WRONG done.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

FRENCH WITHOUT A notwithstanding to
the Indianapolis Herald, youth of that city,
who understands French little better than he
pronounces it, told young lady few evenings
ago that he intended to give her gosh dammer
gage ddmOHr). Not understanding French as
he pronounced it, the young lady became enraged
AT what she considered his inexcusable profanity
and told him he needn't call any more.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

WHERE the land is in good condition, and few
weeds foul plants are expected, drilling is the
best method by which to SOW corn. II will give
sixty bushels about often as bills will give fifty
bushels to the acre. If the ground is filled, OF
much infested with foul plants, such as quack
grass, hills are more convenient as being suscep-
tible Of cultivation both ways by horse power
in short, the land can be more perfectly titled
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

CENTENN IAL BIsCUIT.-Make good corn mush
inst as if you were going to eat it with milk
When it is lukewarm take qnart of it, work
in flour enough TO make a atiff dough, make in
to biscuits, put in your hskepan and set in a
warm place over night; bake in very hot oven,
and yOu have the best and sweetest biscuits you
ever ate. Eat while hot, for breakfast.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01
0mr Strap 8uok.
1776. CENTENNIAL 10,


One hundred years ago-the time
How short. and yet how long;
How crowded all these years have been
With themes for poets song.
When FreelGm's first grand paean rang
Its thrilling notes throughout the land
1t fired each sturdy yeoman's heart
And strung TO war its iron hand.
Already patriot blood has flowed
On the green sward at Lexington
And Concord's scenes of bloody strife
Presage the deadly war begun.
The wild alarm went quickly forth
And heroes sprung from every hand
From northern rivers cold aud swift,
And from the ocean strand.
From vermont's bills the startling cry
Was caught by Cardinals pines
And field and forest echoed with
The steady tramp Of marching lines.
The pillow within the furrow stood.
The woodlands was cast aside;
The father left his wife and babes,
The groom his weeping bride
Fond lover kissed the burning tears
Away from trembling beauty's eye
Then sought the battles crimson front,
In freedoms sacred cause to die.
From Bunker Hill to Yorktown's fall
Wars bloody delnge swept the land.
Till Heaven wept the hearts and homes
Left bleeding by the tyrant s hand.
At last the white winged angel Peace,
Down through the crimson warcloud broke,
For patriot arms had won the day,
And broken lay the despots yoke.
The death stains on the frozen earth,
The graves along the southern shore,
To Freedom hallOwed all the land,
To be profaned by Kings no more.
Inn drad buax- hax
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

HANKS VERpICT.-Hank Monk, the man who
once drove Mr. Greeley over the mountains, still
runs his coach between Carson and Lake Tahoe
He won't hear a word against the lamented phi
losOpher, and often regaies his passengers with
recollectiOns of that memorable drive. GAS
squar' man as ever sOt eyes on was HOrrus
Greedy" is Hanks latest verdict. "Thar want
no painted mule about him; an for bilin' over
with politics and farmin', / never met his ekal.n
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

DETROIT free Press: An enterprising China
man of Gold Hill, New recently mon5ted the
following sign, handsomely painted, on his newly
done dam cheap" VirtuOus public onin;on sooS
obliged him to take down the sign and put one
up with less Scripture in it. WV
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

A SIMPLE rule in feeding hens is to give them
as much as they Will eat eagerly, but no more.
As soon as they cease to eat with aviditv and
will not run for the food, it should be removed.
Fowls should be fed in this way three times
day-yiZ., mornings meal should consist of soft
food of some kind, for during the night the cron
and stomach have become empty.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

FORCROUP.-Take knife or CRATER, and CRATE
OF shave in small PARTICLES teaspoonful of alum;
mix il with about twice its quantity of sugar to
make it palatable, and administer it as quickly
as possible. Its effects will be truly magical, as
almost instantaneous relief will be atforded.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

RED ANTs.-Buy FIVE cents worth of calomel
and put it on plate with strip, where the ants
trouble you; they will disappear: or cayenne
pepper is said TO be good cure for ants, as well
as mice or other vermin.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

WHEN weeds grow luxuriantly and cannot
well be repressed, treat them to heavy applica-
ton of lime, sown broadcast, and then turn them
under as deeply as possible. Let this be done at
any time after the weeds have grown up, and
you will scarcely be able to guess at the produc-
will destroy the seeds, decompOse the vegetable
matter and lay up such store of fertility as
will put period to both drought and chinch
bups
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

THE first step necessary for the emancipation
of the farmer is TO get out of debt; the next is to
keep out. If you owe nobody, the money in your
pocket, the crops of your farm, and the farm it
self, are all yours. Then You may buy at the
lowest cash prices and if you have anything to
sell you can get your own price, or keepit
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

STARCH PoLIsH.-If you wish n fine polish on
shirt bosoms, add to your starch when boiling a
teaspOonful of kerosene to abOut 4 quart OF
starch, iOu will never need to complain of the
stickiness which is sometimes annoying in
ironing
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01
ONIONS FOR CHILpRES.-A

ONIONS FOR CHILDREN-A mother writes
Once a week invariably gave the children a
dinner which was hailed with delight. This
was dish of boiled onions. The little things
knew not that they were taking the best medi-
cine for expelling what most children suffer
frOm-worms. l believe mine were kept free by
this remedy alone
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

piece of red pepper, the size of your finger
nail put into meat or vegetables when first be-
ginning to cook, will aid greatly in killing the
unpleasant odor arising therefrom. Remember
this for boiled cabbage, green beans, onions,
chickens milton, etc.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

THE theory Of making roads is but poorly nm
derstOod by many of our farmers, and should,
therefore, form topic for discussion at the clubs.
1t is a useless waste of time and money to pro-
vide q wagon track without providing a water
track, as the latter is bound to make good its
right of way. four farmers would consider this
point, and then bring their wits to bear to
secure so desirable an end, good would be certain
to result.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

CHANGING THE COLOR OF FLowERs.-A French
florist, it is said, has succeeded in changing the
common eowslip from its natural yellow to an
intense psrple, by merely transplanting it into
richer earth. The colors of plants can be readily
varied by mixing certain substances with the
soil. Wood charcoal will darken the hue of
dshlas, petunias and hyacinths. Carbonate of
soda turns the last mentioned flowers red, and
phosphate of soda alters greatly the shades of
many plants
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

The late DIR. Harriet X. Hunt was once asked
how she managed to keep plump and fair in
March and April, when everybody else was
green and yellow. 81 eat dandelion greens"
was the answer. 81 buy the first that comes in
to market, and eat them every day. have
them boiled in water, settled little, and all
the Spring make my dinner Of them and bit
of potato, and so don't get bilious"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

AMONG the heathens in Arabia travellers are
informed that they may leave their goods unpre-
tected, as "there is hot Christian within fifty
miles,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

FURNITURE PoIIsH.-Equal proportions of tur-
pentine, linseed oil, vinegar, thoroughly applied
and then rubbed with flannel, is an excellent
furniture polish.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

FEEDING corn to swine will tend greatly to
hogment the farmers pile.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

THE latest form of parting salutation: "welI
CT don't see you agin, hello"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-01

-LETTER-HEADS. BILLHEADs. ENVELOPES
MONTHLY STATEMENT BLANKS and All such work
executed in the best style at the Okis5 office
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