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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23
The Nan Who Gave Odd.

After a strange man had finished eating
hearty meal at of the stands in the City Hall
market yesterday, he remarked to the woman:
''As was sitting down to this meal, said to
the Greenback candidates would not carry a
single State. If they do, you have won the 81
and shall have it."
81 want IS cents of you," she replied, pulling
off her comforter.
"Or I'll bet you S. against the meal that the
Democrats carry New York State" he contin-
ued.
81 want my pay, OF there'll be trouble right
here " she exclaimed, slipping off her bonnet.
'Or Ill bet the same sum, on the same terms
that the Republicans will carry it," he remarked,
as he wiped off his sandy gOatee.
81 never bet and want my payw she called
ont being now ALREADY for action.
Great Heavens! but look at the odds offer
you 7" he gasped. Il not only let you bet on
either side, but offer you the most fearful odds
that have ever been given since the advent of
the Christian crap
IL can't help the Odds she answered, as she
got hold OF his coat-tails. "You don't leave her,
till get my l.,oney."
COR I'll bet you S35 against this 35 cent deb"
he went on, "that neither Hayes nor Tilden will
he elected. One of them must be, hit offer to
bet they went be, simply To permit you to coin
S35 out of 10y hard earnings. Great jugs! but
such another offer was never known since Oliver
Cromwell kept fighting dog"
"Thirty-five centsr' she shreked, pulling him
around.
LAST, but not least, I'll bet you forty to one
that haven't had 35 cents abOut me for month,
Come, now, offer yc" every chance to win.'
She gave him two Ibid kicks, and was design
ing and drafting third, when he made bolt
ard left coat-tai in her grasp. While an OFF,
Ger was looking for him around the market, he
was placidly surveying the Soldiers Monument
and picking his teeth with straw.-Detroit Free
Press
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23
Msefnl aud Curious.
o. Keeping cider sweet.


The Massachusetts, Plorman, on being asked il
there is anything that will keep cider sweet, and
not hurt the flavor of it, replies pretty much ~
We have found cider when treated for that pur-
pose. namely. that the cider was sweet, but it
was very much like taking medicine to drink it:
"Cider may be kept sweet by heating and
bottiing to keep it from the air. The usual
method is to till bottles with sweet cider and set
them on board in fat bottomed boiler, with
cold water, which is heated to the boiling point
TIL the cider begins to run over but not to boil
so as tn alter its flavor. Then cork quickly and
seal just AS fruits are treated, and the cider Will
keep equally as well. Prof. Horsfords way OF
keeping cider sweet to treat it as follows:
When the cider in the barrel is undergoing a
lively fermentation add much white sugar as
will he equal to half OF three quarters of pound
tn each gallon of cider, and let the fermentation
proceed until the liquid attains the right taste
TO suit, then add an eighth to a quarter of an
ounce of sulphte (nOt suphate) of lime to each
gallon If cider in the cask, first mixing the pow
der in about quart of cider, and then pouring
it back into the cask and giving it thorough
shaking mp rolling. After standing bunged
up few days to let the matter that was put in
get we'll Incorporated with the cider, il is ready
to bottle. Sulphite of lime is worth about thirty
three cents a pound by the barrel, or perhaps
fifty cents a single pound.
I'VE have often tried cider SO treated, but it
always had disagrecable sulphur taste, and we
should prefer to adopt the method of heating.
Bnt it may he that the sulphate was not applied
quite soon enough, and that if put in while the
cider was sweet it would prevent fermentation"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

VIM. Jones, NJ. D., in New York Medical Re-
riem gives, he says, 81 cough remedy that has
been more or less beneficial for consumption
than anything 1 have ever used.,, 1t is as fol-
lows: Wild Cherry bark, 2} fbs. Ipecac Root,
ozs. Blood Root, ozs., Squill Root. ozs. !;
Liquorice Root, 1t ozs.; COchneal, oz. Anise
Seed, 8 ozs.; Fsnpel Seed, ozs. Orange Peel,
ozs. Acetate of Morphia, drains; Alcohol,
gallons; Sulphuric Acid, OF; Water, 2 gallons;
Pulv. Sugar, 10 lbs.
Directions: Grind all the articles except those
to be bruised and pulverzed, and put them all
in the alcohol, ercept the wild cherry bark, the
water, the sugar. and the sulphuric acid. Let
them stand one week, shaking or string twice
day. Then, having kept the wild cherry bark
two days in a covered vessel with water enough
upon it to wet it thoroughly, place it in percola-
ter and run two gallons Of water through it.
Add this to the alcohol and other ingredients.
Let the whole stand three days longer, stirring
as before; then draw off and filter through pa
per. Now add the sugar, and lastly the sulphur
ric acid. If more quieting effect is needed, a
little more morphia may be added; if II more ex-
pectorant influence is required, or you wish to
controle the pulse, add few drops of veraturm
viride tincture. The dose for adult person is
from one to two teaspoonfuls three or four times
a day. Should this not meet your appreciation,
leave it where it is. 1t has served me better
than any preparation have ever nsed.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23
A SMALLPOX Remedy.

A correspondent of the Stockton (Cal.) Herald
writes as follows:
l hereby append recipe which mas been used
to my knowledge, in hundreds of cases. 1t will
prevent or cure the smallpox, though the pit
tings are filling. When Jenner discovered cow
pox in England, the world of science hurled an
avalanche upon his head, but when the most
scientific school of medicine in the word-that
of Paris-published this recipe as panacea for
smallpox, it passed unheedcd. 1t is nnfail
ing as fate, and conquers in every instance. 1t
is harmless when taken by well person. 1t
will also cure scarlet fever. Here is the recipe
as have used lit, and cured my children of scar
let fever; here it is as l have used it to cure
smallpox when learned physians said the pa
tient must die, it cured:
Sulphate of zinc, one grain; fox glove (digni
tals,) one grain half teaspoonful of sugar;
mix with two tablespoonful of water. When
thoroughly mixed, add four ounces of water.
Take spoonful every hour. Either disease will
disappear i'm twelve hours. For a child, smaller
doses according to age. If countries would com
pei their physicians to this there would be
no need of pest houses. If you value advice and
experience, use this for the terrible disease.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23
Planning Trecs In the FalI.

The question as to whether the Spring or Fall
is the better season for planting has been much
discussed, and the conclusion reached has gen.
orally been that in Western New York, and sim
liar climates, one is about as good as the other
A correspondent of the American Rural Home
writes:
NV experience with hardy fruit and decdu
Gus ornamental trees is in favor of Fall. Ii is
true that we have an occasional severe Winter,
when Fall planted trees suffer, bat these are of
rare occurrence. Last Fall, quite late, after the
hurry of the season was all over, l planted sew
eral hundred dwarf pear trees. After planting,
the earth was drawn up around the base, say
six or more inches above the level of the ground,
to give protection to the roots and stiffen the
tree against the force of the wind. May 22d, l
had the earth around the trees removed to the
grourd level, and find vigorous new roots, three
to five inches in length, spreading in all direc
lions from the ounce stock. The tops are also
pushing rapidly, and in the whole planting of
300 trees there is not failure
at is easy to see what an advantage these
trees have under those planted this Spring even
over the most favorable crcumstances-for the
latter. In Spring planting it often happens that
a long period of cold weather and driving winds
follow the planting, and the trees get seriously
dried before the growing season opens, or a dry
and warm period comes before the roots have ac-
quired vigor enough to sustain the trees under
such adverse influence they either die or linger
along feebly all Summer. We must take some
risk in planting at any season, but, on the whole,
think the chances are in favor of the Fall Tor
hardy deciduous trees"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23
Eno1 Sanerkrant.

Let your "stand," holding from half barrel
to a barrel, be thoroughly scalded ont; the cut
ter, the tub, and the stamper also well scalded
Take off all the outer leaves of the cabbage
halve them, remove the heart, and then proceed
with the cutting. Lay some clean leavEs at the
bottom of the stand, sprinkle with handful of
salt, fill in half busliel of cut cabbage, stamp
gently until the jnice just makes its appearance
add another handful of salt, and so on until the
stand is full. Cover over with cabbage leaves,
place on top clean board fitting the space pref
ty well, and on top of that stone weighing
twelve or fifteen pounds. Stand away in a cool
place, and when hard freezing comes on remove
to the cellar. 1t will be ready for use in from
four to six weeks. The cabbage should be cnt
tolerably coarse. The Savoy variety makes the
best article, but it is only half productive as
the Drumhead and Flat Dutch. There is no
uish more wholesome than well-made sauerkraut,
but it should always he boiled with piece OF
picked pork or cOrned beef.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

The thoughtless parent who INDUCES her child
with taste of every titbit has often sad cause
to rue her imprudence. Witness the case of a
young mother who helped her eighteen months
old baby to a dinner of lamb and two Of the ii.
niest little new potatoes-wee things just suited
for pretty baby's palate! That night baby
came near dying Of cholera infantum, and that
mother has never forgotten SO severe lesson in
baby dietetics. Natures provision of mothers
milk is of course the best food and medicine for
infancy, but, from some cause, this supply is Of
ten failing nowadays, or pronounced by physicians
not to agree with the child. In that case such
substitutes must he sought as the constitution
may require, as indicated by the state of the
bowels. Often the mere change from brown 10
white sugar, from raw to boiled or scalded milk,
may have decidedly Alternative effect, if the
constitution has not been already injured by the
use of narcotics.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

Mullins is entirely bald, with the exception OF
a single lock, which lie combs carefully over the
side of his head. short time ago some young
ladies asked him for his photograph, and just for
fun he had picture taken of the top of his head.
About week afterward he went past the photo
grapher's place, and noticed an immense crowd
studying picture in the window. He looked
in, and found that that disgusting animal of an
artist had printed greatly enlarged picture of
his bald head, with the black lock running
around the edge, and had labeled it Eclipse of
the moon: the phenomenon as it nppeared at
1l:15." That picture was sent all over the
world, and is now filed among the archives of ev-
cry scientific Institution from Hong Kong to the
Franklin Observation-Disclosures Bulletin.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

WHEN Chicago girl received dispatch from
Wisconsin announcing that her lover was going
off with consumption. she telesrsphed to his
friend: HAS poor Jeffrey kept up his life insur-
ancef" The friend telegraphed back: policy
for 1000 in your favor is paid up till May 9,
1877. Poor Jeffrey can not last after the first
cold snap" The young lady then wondered phil
osophically how she would look in black, and tel
egraphed to Jeffrey: Darling will be with
you on Tuesday, never to quit yuu during life.
Lurline." 1T will be a sad logs to you my love-"
said her mother. "Yes, MAJ sobbed the girl,
.bnt the loss is fully covered by insurance.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

To cleanse wood work, save the tea leaves for
a few days, then steep them in tin pail or pan
for half an hour, strain through sieve and use
the tea to wash all vanished paint. 1t requires
very little "elbow polish" as the tea acts as q
strong detergent, cleansing the paint from all
impurities, and making the varnsh equal to
new. 1t cleans window sashes and oil-cloths
indeed, any vanished surface is improved by its
application. 1t washes window panes and mir
rors much better than water. and is excellent
for cleansing black walnut picture and looking
glass frames. 1t will not do to wash unvaruisi
ed paint with it. Whiting is unequaled for
cleaning white paint. Take small quantity on
u damp flannel, rub lightly over the surface, and
you will be surprised at its effects.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

HAYES-TILpEN.

No peace for q soul
That's distracted with doubt.
Let US know who is In,
Let us know who Is out:
For cur eyes they are dim.
as on figures We gaze.
That make it for Tilden,
And make it for Hayes.
O. for seers and for prophets
Like these of the Jews!
They were better than papers
That plague US with news:
They were smarter than editors.
All in daze,
Who tell us tbs Tilden,
And tell us tbs Hayes.
Call the spooks and the mejums;
Perhaps they will know.
summon SlaGe with his pencil,
And Home With his chow.
Let shem rap on our sconces.
To end our amaze,
And say IL It's Tilden,
Or say if It's Hayes.
l. that phantasmal vote hid
In the mountain or swampsi
Go, Grays, with your lanterns,
Go, Blues, with Y our lamps;
Hunt it down, and " hen captured,
just give ii blaze,
Whether fatal To Tilden,
Or fatal to Hayes.
We long for q season
of quiet and rest.
To wipe off our mustache,
And pull down our vest;
But how can we do it,
When boys stop their plays,
To shout msdly for Tilden,
And madly for Hayes
Our young men grow gray,
And our fat men grow thin,
Fed on extras" that lie
Like original sin.
Give us calm for our slumbers,
And peace for our days;
For we're weary of Tilden,
And weary Of Hayes
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23
RoRfY YKARs IEresk TEE PUslla
DR.. G. MCLANE'S
CELEBRATED
LIVER PILLS,
FoR THE crR1 OF
Hepatitis or Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA AND SICK HEADACHE.

Symptoms Of a Diseased Liver.
Dam in the right side, under theedge
L of the ribs, increases on pressure;
sometimes the pain is in the leftside; the
patient is rarely able to lie on the left
side; sometimes the pain is felt under
the shoulder-blade, and it frequently ex-
tends to the top of the shoulder, and is
sometimes mistaken for rheumatism in
the arm. The stomach is affected with
loss ofappetite and SICK ness; the bowels
ingeneral are costive, SC netimes altema-
tive with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is
generally considerable loss ofmemory,
accompanied with painful sensation of
having left undone something which
ought to have been done. A slight, dry
cough is sometimes an attendant. The
patient complains of WEAKNESS and de-
bility; he is easily startled, his feet are
cold or burning, and he complains ola
prickly sensation of the skin; his spirits
are low and although he is satisfied that
exercise would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts
every remedy. Several of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few ofthem existed,
yet examination ofthe body, after death,
has shown the LIVER to have been ex-
tensively deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER.
DR.. c. McLANE's LIVER Pills, IN
CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when taken
with Quinine, are productive of the
most happy results. No better cathartic
can be used, preparatory to, or after
taking Quinine. We would advise all
who are afflicted with this disease to
give them FAIR TRIAL.
For all Bilious arrangements, and as
4 simple purgative, they are unequaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine DR.. c. McLANE's LIVER
PILLS are never sugar coated.
Every box has red wax seal on the
Id, with the impression DR.. McLANE's
LIVER PILLS.
The genuine McLANE's LIVER Pills
bear the signatures of c. MeLANE AID
FLEMING Bros. on the wrappers.
"a Insist on your druggist CT
storekeeper giving you the genuine
DIR. c. McLANE's LIVER Pills, pre-
pared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh, p.
Sold by all respectable druggists al
country storekeepers generally.
To those wishing to give Dr. c. McL.xr's I;vls
r.. trial we will I'll pos; paid any Pari 81 the
Ua;.d .,tatc- one b,~ nf Pills frr twenty-five
FILMING rPOS Pittsburgh Pa
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

A NEW CURE FOR RHECMA1sM.-A minister
afflicted with rheumatism mentioned his trou BILE
to Paddy employed on his premises: "Och, sure,
replied Ireland, IAN if We would carry q potater
in yer pocket, ye'd get WELL" A day OF two af-
ter the minister sat in the elegant study of an up
town city church, chatting with the pastor, q
perfect gentleman, whose culture and good sense
are the pride of the Conference. The visitor
asked, "What can I do for my rheumat SIN 7
The cultured pastor replied. Easily cured, my
dear brother. I had the rheumatism. A friend
advised me to carry patato in my pocket 1t
looked foolish thing to do ; but tried it, and
it cured me.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23
for the farmer.
uUuE FOR MEasURINC CORN.

PELLNlLLt- NJ oeP'. 'o' i1'V. c.La o.
article III the Co"ier-Jonhds oi .,P'o
from Ike L. Moreland, OF Athens, Ala, waning
a rule for measuring corn IN me snne s ! VIII
give my rule when l nave Iounu - Se "S ne
ly correct as any, ana not co,nPi s. ~ o.;h
Ascertain the number Oh cuoic Ieet ~ 'ns vi,
of corn. Second-DHide the sum by ana sup
tract il from the nuinoer OF cuolc rec. i ~ 'ne
crib, if ordinarily slip snncksu, anu, u cl"sey
"slip"- shucked, divide by = ana take tDe product
from the number OF cnbic IeeI IN ',e cru vi pre-
OF corn, and then dl vide the sun .! anu Tue
result will be the nnmhSr OF bushels Of corn III
the crib or pile. The waSon-Dody that ne gives
in his Article VIII hold ID pasneis ordinarily
"slip"-shucked, and lot bushels CLOSELY sip
sbucked. No rule can lie gwen 10 Apply 10 All
kinds Of corn. In very indinersht corn inc mum,
Der of cubic feet would have TO be divided ny
and that prodnct subtracted from The number
of cubic feet IN the CRIB or pile and then again
divide by two to get the number OF bushels and
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

A CORRESPONDENT, an ardent admirer of Bry
1t is Latin for death. When Brutus the first
lunatic, slew Caesar, he remarked to
his sister, "Jule is deadsr Than-a top sis, and
this simile has since been used to express that
condition in which, like an expiring top, man is
unable to go around.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

CIDER.-Will some of your many readers please
tell me how 10 keep cider good through the Win
ter Nv. H. BRADLEY, Steubenville, o.
There are several methods of preparing cider
that it will keep the year round. 1t should
stand in barrels or vessels. week or two; skim
off the foam then pour the clean liquid, allow
ing the sediment to be thrown away; repeat the
operation, then put in tablespoonful Of must
ard seed to every ten gallons bottle or barrel
tight, and keep in cool place. Any one who
knows a better method will please write the
above correspondent-ED.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

"WHo was the frs. man'' asked a school
teacher of little girl. She answered that she
did not know. The question was put to the next,
an Irish child, who answered loudly, adam, sir.''
with apparent satisfaction. Law }" said the first
child, contemptuously, lyon needn't feel so grand
about it-he wasn't an Irstmanw
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

"HERoDoTUs, my SOD, what time is it Z" in
quired Mr.. Spilkins of his son, who had just re-
turned from college. "Well, father" replied the
youth, pulling out his watch, "let represent II
o'clock, and equal ten minutes, and Ky is
the answer" Spilkns pondered for a moment,
and then said be though it must be bed time.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

IRONING SHIRTs.-A correspondent sends this
hint: "Oue of the incest of laundresses gave me
this fragment of her experience in reference to
starching shirts. She has noticed that the bos-
oms never blister if she starches them on the
right side, but if they are wrong side out when
starched they are apt TO do so
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

A LITTLE Danbury girl was trying to make her
doll sit up straight at the table, but she was
meeting with difficulty. Finally she gave it a
slap alongside of its head, and exctedly exclaim-
ed: You sit up there young lady, or not a sin
gle step shall yon go with me to the Centennial"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

"WHOsE portrait yeas dot 7" asked Teuton of
a friend, as they We're going through a picture
gallery. THAT Henry Clay" was the reply
"Hendry Giayi" "Yes, to be sure Henry Clay
80, der great cigar man." said he, afte.. mo-
ment's reflection.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

NEAR SIGHTED man was riding in a car the
other day, when lady opposite bowed to him.
He returned the bow, raised his hat, smiled
sweetly. and was just wondering who she was,
when she came over and whispered in his ear,
.Ob! I'll fix you for this, old man. Then he
knew it was his wife.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

ladder standing against the Wooster House,
Wednesday last, and completely deluged two
second cousins and a nephew by marriage of A.
7. Stewart, who were sitting on a box intenty
observing man take a barrel ont of a wagon"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

MOTHS on FURs.-A subscriber wants to know
"what will remove the moths from furs." Take
warm water, pint, and corrosive sublimate, IL
grains, which dissolve in the water, and with
Of potash, in spirits of rosemary-6fteeu grains
To tho mint.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

An unmarried but not yong woman in Chica-
go has father who will not allow her to change
.ls45" to "ls55" in the record of her birth in the
Bible; and she turns pale with fright every time
her lover goes near the sacred volume, as it lies
on the parlor table,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

SKUNks and minks may be caught in traps
with very little trouble A barrel balanced on
the bilgc over pole about seven inches high,
with open end brought down to the groand, and
bait put on bottom. The skunk will walk into
the end, and when he gets just past the middle,
the barrel will right upon the bottom, leaving
the skunk prisoner. This has often been tried
ccessfnlly.-Canada Farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

WESTERN editor, noticing the present of a
silver cup tn n brother editer says: HE needs no
cup. He can drink from any vessel tl.at con-
tains liqnor, whether the neck of bottle, the
mouth of pickle jar, the Spite ot key OF the
buny of barrel. :"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

MAX wants to know how he can break
through the conventionality which compes him
to leave his girl at half past ten o'clock. Give
Hartford Times.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

WATERFOWL, n. Y, lawyer said: gentle
men of the jury, many of you are fathers and
many of you are mothers,- and there wasn't
dry eye in the house.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-23

LOCUST TREEs.-When locust trees are felIed
in Winter while the circulation Of the sap is
suspended, and the parts are allowed to become
perfectly dry before they are set, they are esti-
mated TO last 40 years.