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

Considerable has been said in medical journals
concerning the value of milk a remedial agent
in certain diseases. An interesting article upon
this subject lately appeared in the London lHilk
Journal, in which it is stated, authority of Dr.
Benjamin Clark, that in East Indies warm milk
is used to great extent specific for darrhea.
A pint every four hours, will check the most
violent diarrhea, stOmachache, incipient cholera
and dysentery. The milk should never be boil
ed but only heated sufficiently to be agreeably
warm-nOt too hot to drink. Milk which has
been boiled is not fit for use. The writer gives
several instances to show the value of this SIM
pie substance in arresting this disease. Another
writer in the same Journal says: 1--WE have also
lately tested the value of milk in scarlet fever,
and learn that it is now recommended by the
medical faculty in all cases of this often distress
ing children's disease Give all the milk the
patient will take, even during the period of the
greatest fever. 1t keeps up the strength of the
patient, acts well upon the stomach, and is in
every way blessed thing in this sickness. Re-
member it, parents, and do not fear to give it if
your dear ones are afflicted with the disease"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29
Msefml aud Curious.


This little insect, so destructive in our house
holds, Is known to naturalists by the name of
tinea, and belongs TO the family of the lepidop-
terra, or scaly winged insects, of which it is the
smallest, the most beautiful and the most des-
tructive. 1t is second cousin to the canker WORM
and the turpentine moth, but among its arts
tocratic and honorable relations is the silk worm
The immediate family relatives of the common
moth, the bee moth, the carpet moth, the
hair moth, the grain moth, and the pack moth
As the egg laid by the mother moth is
Matched, straightway the tiny worm proceeding
from it begins to feed npOn the fabric to which
it is fastened, and spins itself cocoon, in which
il moves freely and unseen, and from which
energies in due time butterfly. In May or
June these winged insects dernsit their eggs
Before this time every thing they can harm
should he placed beyond their reach. Before
putting away fur and wOoen goods they shnnld
be Thoroughly BEATEN to disodge any eggs that
may have been deposited on them, aud exposed
To the and air for hours. Ii is said that
brushing over their retreats with turpentne
will dislodge them, that camplor, black pepper,
tobacco, shavings of Russia leather will disgust
them, that camphor wood and cedar trunks are
free from their ysitatiOns, and that corrosive
sublimate washings, sulphur fnmigatons, and
the action of heat and steam will destroy them.
Prevention is the best If furs and woOlcns
are carefully sealed up in paper cases, put
away in chests and trunks which the moth-hy
cannot penetrate, they safe. Fabrics already
attacked by them should he bea ten and summed
repeatedly, and the rayages will be checked.
This little insect loves darkness, and hides its
evil doings from the light of day. To keep it
from plush furniture, twice year, on bright,
sunny day, take the furniture out of doors
move the bottoms from the chairs if they can be
removed, and give. the cushions good switch
ing with long, pliable switches till the dust is
removed. Then brush them thorougly. While the
cushions are being summed, give the frames a coat
of varnish. Let the furniture rem ain in the sun
nearly all day.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29
Teaching n snart Drummer the Good Old
English Language.

As a newIy-engaged commercial traveller was
about starting on a drumming trip from his place
in Chicago, the other day, he suddenly turned to
his employer, a grave old merchant, and inqur
ed: " i say, boss, what shall / do when get out
of sOapf"
"SOap" said the old gentleman; why, save
your samples, and then you won't get out"
But mean what shall do when get ont
of grease :" continued the young man.
"Greasei grease" pondered the old man !;
why, you don't need any grease-you are not
working for lubricating estab-"
"Oh, but you don't understand me-" ehimed in
the youthful emplOye, rather embarrassed. %
mean what shall do if run ont of spondulix-
stamps-wealth :"
"Spondulixf stanpsf wealth." echoed the
mystified merchant, looking ut the young fellow
over his glasses to see if he had gone crazy.
"Yes, currenoy-greenbacks," exclaimed the
drummer, "cash, money, you knOwp
A light seemed to dawn on the old gentleman's
mind at this moment, for, gazing upon the erea-
ture before him with look of contempt and pity,
he broke forth: Young man, what are you CIV
ing us' ! rather guess you needn't go ont, for
don't believe our class of customers could get
along very well with you-they all speak English.
Pull down Your vest, step up to the cashiers
desk and get your sugar. Now, cheese it, Gully ;
you are bounced"
And that is the way the hight kid got
bOunced-all through the pernciOus habit of
singing slang.-CiRciRRdti Enquirer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29
How 10 Glenn m CIack.

An English writer gives the following dircc-
tons for cleaning clocks, which suit all III etal
clocks, and the larger and coarser they are the
better: Dip feather into common pa raffine oil,
such as is used for lamps, and touch up all the
oily places of the clock, especially aXles and
holes; then let the clock stand few hours, give
more paraffne, and touch oftener if you think it
is better for it. Afterward strew strong wash
ing powder among the wheels, ETC., and plunge
the clock into strong solution of the same in
boiling water. Let it lie therein till the water
gets cool enough to place your hands in, when,
with toothbrush rubbed with soap, wash out
the dirt from the works Afterward cleanse
completely from all trace of soap and powder in
plenty of warm water, and the operation is CON-
plete, the clock not having required to be taken
apart at all. Many an old clock could be clean
ed by this method, which if taken apart, even
by skilled hands, would never tick again, owing
to fresh portions of wheels being placed in con-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29
Prs,ee.inE Frni,., etc., Again.I BIRD.

correspondent of the London Field gives a
method of protecting fruit trees and seed plants
against the depredations of birds, which differs
from the plan usually adopted in this country of
using cOlored Irvine, or thread, so large as to be
readily seen:
And what, you will ask is my talismani Sim
ply ball OF gray or whitish brown linen thread.
! take a ball of this in my hand, fasten the end
of to one of the twgs of the gOoseberry or cur
rant bush, and then cross the thread backwards
from twig to twig in perhaps dozen different
directions, fasten stiff, and the thing is done :
and it will last two years-the thread on the
trees, mean. 1t is not necessary the thread
should be white or coarse; il ought rather to be
fine and dark-a thing to be felt, not seen.
have watched the birds after performing the OPP
Grafton; they come boldly to settle OH the trees,
aud they strike against these Ito them) invisible
snares, which no doubt they deem them to be :;
they fly off in q terrible hurry, and settle on the
walls and trees around about, longing and get
ting hungry, till at last they disappear, and you
will see them no more.
As regards peas and other seeds, which / al
ways SOW in drills, / simply stretch thread,
sometimes two, along each drill, Mt about two
inches from the ground, supporting it at that
height by little forked sticks. If You put it
much higher than this, the birds do not seem to
care for it, it does not touch them; that is the
grand secret, something they do not we'll see,
nor know what it means.
have seen people put thick white string
with feathers tied to it, and perhaps two feet
from the ground. The birds soon understand
these, and care little for them; in short, l know
TO my cost 1t sometimes acts as a lure, as a no.
tice to the birds that there is something to be
had worth looking after. l will answer for it.
and any one adopting the plan recommend will
never have cause to complain of the birds how
ever numerous they may he.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29
for the farmer.
uvxc THICK Usage ORANGE
MAh HEDGES.

,,. well known that the only dIihcnIty
II Is ,,,aTirc GOOD, live fences Is, shat fhe zen
-, "a grow thick at the TOP anu mn s M
I.o,,o,n Is too strong to eontroi "nh"u' mi "
i"hor and more skill. The whole ".Ject ol In'el
49,. trimu,iug is to reverse inns nature 70,
ngens Tha brdoe is trimmed severely toward
H. - in lime lust after the Young sil""'S nave
Town and before they have Dec"lie N"ru!,
ILicb somewhat weakens the hPWniu sIoM'n
mile the side shoots are encouraged 10 SI"M as
,rnnn as nossihIe. without any, OF WIN h'tie
s,is,;,'rI mill the fall of the leaf, when prnn-
ing rather strellEt heio '
duent vegetation. ...
;n,.lIigeut western farmer, who had found I'VE
f.ncas ano bumbng," but rather an invaluable
iJa.sing ia The prairie man. He spoke Of his
hedges and those of his neighbors, who mostly
fIIewnJ his plaD as so thick and compact that
a starved hog would hardly dare attempt to
Lreak through TO a good feed of cnrn on the 9th
-r side He told us his plan. We have never
seen any done after his system, but it is 80 reas
enable that we have full faith in the plan, and
are sure our readers will find il to their interest
to try what merit there may be in it,
The mode consists in nothing bat this: The
hedge of course is cut down pretty low when
first planted, and it shoots up, perhaps two or
three feet the first season. These are cut down
to about nine inches the following Winter and
the following Spring they push forth numerous
", and with great vigOr. About June OF July
they are cut square off about eighteen or twenty
inches from the ground, aud the prunngs raked
up and placed along on the middle of the squared
top along the whole line of the hedge Here
they in time wither and die, and of course shade
the leaves and buds Immediately beneath, which
weakens their strong upward tendency more
than pruning of the green shoots would do, and
the shoots turn, il is well known they will do,
to the strongest points of light, which in this
case will be the sides. The whole course of the
shoots will be in the face toward the sides, just
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29
The Cause Of Ralduers.

Badness, like the gifts of the heavens, seems
to descend upon the just and the unjust, the
healthy and the diseased, the abstemious and the
over indulgent, and little partiality can be de,
tected in its operations, except in the case of wo,
men. The latest of the numerous theories con.
corning its cuse and cure is that of Mr.. Michael
Carlin, who has published pamphlet in the in
terests of total abstinence and vegetarianism,
and refers the shortcomings of the hair to dis
ordered stomach. An increase of the heat of the
head is caused by the greater supply of blood
required by brain which has expended its
nervous energy in endesvoring to repair the mis-
chief caused by a disordered stOmach-that is,
stomach rendered incapable of performing Its
allotted task without extraordinary supplement
tai supplies of nervous energy.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29
Hand. that were EQUAL,

1t occurred last night Perkins discarded one
and drew. Tomlins did the same. Both looked
at their hands disappOintedly, and then gazed
sadly at each other. The chips represented
twenty five cents each. eco you one On what
I've got" said Perk, CONTEMPORARY. Raise
you couple on this lay out" said Tomlins with
Il sneer. - Might as well your couple and 90
You five more" said Perkins in a reckless don't
care sort of way. Wont he bluifed if do
have hard luck" said Tom Inns; 4" raise you tenn
:" That touches bottom" said Perk, YEARLY 81
call. What have you got:" "Well, my rect-
less friend" said Tomlins with a smile, ~ hap
pen to have an high flush,' and he threw
down the papers. so have l." drawled Perk,
with an uneasy affectation of nOnchaance. Then
they compared, and each had ace, king, ten, nine,
and four-TOmlins of spades, Perkins of dia-
monds. "Don't happen once in thousand
years" exclaimed the former "Not in a million"
sighed the latter-ToledO Commercial
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

BUDpNG.-Downing says the "proper SAMSON
for budding is from the first of July To The ,;i
die of September, the different trees comipr my,
season, as follows: Plums, Cherries, ApIicnts
on Plums, Apricots, Pears, Apples, Ounces, Nee,
tarines, and Peaches Trees of considerable siz,
will require budding earlier than the younger
Seeding stocks but the operation is always and
only performed when the bark of the stock or
parts, separates freely from the wood, and when
the buds of the current years growth are some
what plump, and young wood is growing firm
Young stock in the nursery, if thrifty, usual
ly planted out in rows in the Spring, and budded
the same Summer or Autumn.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

SwARNING BEEs.-A bee keeper gives the fol-
lowing plan 20 prevent swarm of bees from
getting away from the hive, with the statement
That after ten years experience he has never
known 1t to fail but once as soon as they show
the nrst symptoms of swarming, stop mp some of
a eonsiIeraOle time coming out The swarm be-
ing MADE up IN part of young bees, many of
whom cannot fly well, aud as nothing can be
done by the swarm untA all are out and fly about
IN the ar, oy PtSs1onging their exit the feeble
ones become tired, and finding their plans frus-
trated, they allght to arrange their i6nmev If
they can leave the old hive at once, they care
very little about alighting ' N''''
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

SOME men carry reverence too far There is a
man in Woodbury., cighty-seven years old, who
has pocket Bible given to him by his mother
when he was boy. He has carried that volume
constantly in his pocket for seventy-four years,
and he is careful not to injure it that be has
never cut the leaves or hurt them by exposing
them for any length of time to the light. He
keeps the book in his coat pocket, and never
takes it out excepting when he wants to spend
one of the shinplasters which lie carries in be-
tween the leaves to save himself the expense of
buying q pocket book. Filial love which lasts
three fourths of a century is a holy thing.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

AGUE.-A new cure for ague, which originat-
ed 'out West" 1t is simply to crawl down
stairs head foremost. Laugh at the idea if you
please" remarks the inventor of this novel re-
mety, ''but do your crawling first, you can then
afford tn laugh," Just as the chill is coming On.
start at the top of long flight of stairs, and
crawl down on your hands and feet, head fore
most. You never did harder work in your life,
and when you arrive at the bottom, instead of
shaking You will find Yourself putting, red in the
face, and perspiring freely from the strong exer-
lions made by the effort to support yonrsel f.
Try it. 1t won't cost you near as much as quin-
ire patient medicines. and if it fails it will on
" do what they do every ,lay
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

BENJAMIN. shouted Mrs. Toodles to her
husband, who was going ont of the gate, bring
me up five cents worth of snnif when you come"
"Snnffi Mrs Toodles snuff 2" he calculated, as ne
paused with his hand on the latch; mo, no, Mrs
TOOdles, the times are too hard to admit such ex-
travagance You mnst tickle Your nose with a
straw when you want to sneeze."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

OLD MIR. Perkins has grown sick and wearie,l
with hearing his grandchildren necessarily talk
ing about the coming glories of the Philadelphia
show; but he succeeded in silencing them for a
time the other day by remarking ENORMOUSLY
Aye, aye, We may say what we please about yer
Sintinyals, but We cant make 'em what they used
TO DO in my young days." and he Turned off the
gas, and shuffled away to bed in the dark
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

THREE TO DOLLAR" Got any silver change
about You 7" said Quilp jngling the contents of
his pocket for the delectation of broker, the
other day. "Oh, lots of it," was the pert reply.
"How do you like the new pieces, three of
which make dollar ~ continued Quilp. Three
to dollar Z" queried the broker. Haven't seen
any of that kind. Show us a few. Quilp then
produced half dollar and two quarters. and
without further parley the unwary broker led
the way to the nearest sample room
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

AURCULAR EsTIMATEs.-A foreign news item
says the king of Burmah has ordered that all the
tribunals and other public Offices shall be closed
for forty days. During this period the ceremony
of boring the princesses ears is to be performed.
Either the princesses have immense ears, or there
are two or three regiments of them. According
to st. Louis papers, it only takes four days to
bore through Chicago girls ear.-NorristorM
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

WHAT would be yonr notion of absent-mind.
edness !" asked Rufns ChOate of witness whom
he was examining. well" said the wit
ness, with strong Yankee accent, 4" should say
that a man who thought he had left his watch to
hum, and took it ont'n lis pocket to see if he'd
time to go hum and get it, was a ieetie absent
minded -
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

SOMETIMES fruit trees are unprOductive from
other causes than poverty Of the soil, or neglect
of the orchardst In this case root pruning is
very effectua, and is performed by digging a cir
Gle around the tree. A fifteen year old tree, for
instance, may be encircled at five feet from the
trunk No rules can be laid down for this iuds-
ment must be exercised. If cut too close, the
tree may be stunted for years. and if too far, it
will not be effective. The aim should be to re-
duce the root about One-third.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29
Jhe fun of the Ching.
THE DAY OF JUBILEE HAS COME.
1.-THE Graphic of May 10 has Centennial picture de

1.-THE Graphic Of May 10 has Centennial picture de
ribbed in these lines j
Here he comes to town again
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Riding the friendliest steeds
That mortal er found handy
Kaiser William bears him up,
Meath the burden pranciBg
Royal Victor takes u hand,
And good Queen Vic is dancing
Austria, the Imperial cheers,
Russia joins with pleasure,
And the turbaned Turk himself
Performs lively measure.
France, his staIty friend Of old,
True To love perennial
Backs him hraE ely again,
In this his year Centennial.
Yankee Doodle, keep il up.
Brace and bear ynu spTightlyi
Show them your shoulders broad
\ Hundred Years sit lightly!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

DRINK FROM FRESH FRUIT.-ODe pint currants,
striPPed-a few raspberries make an agreeable
addItion-one pint of water; boil them together
ten or nfteen minutes, strain to two ounces
OF loaf sugar. When fresh fruit cannot be bad,
dissolve two table spoonfuls of currant Jelly IN
half pint to a pint of boiling water
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

WELL, sIre," said Centennial restaurant
Keeper, Struggling his shoulders when custom
er from Arkansas demurred TO paying one dollar
Tor cup OF coffee and roll, +" re price he may
luxe large, Eat ! admete; but, zen, sare, refiec
Eat you nafcr hafe anozzer shance like zese for
une huudret year"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

TELEGIAPHERs are guilty of sad blunders
sometimes. The Prince of Wales lately tele-
graphed from India for Five Milner'sr-Milner
being a great safe manufacturer" three with
drawers, two without" The message reached
London: Five mrlliners here with drawers two
withont N' "
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29
DR.. c. MelANE'S
PILLS.

These Pills are not recommended as
a remedy for call the ills that flesh is
heir to" but in affections of the Liver,
andin all Bilious Complaints, Dyspepsia
and Sick Headache, or diseases of that
character, they stand without a rival.
AGUE AND FEVER.
No better cathartic can be used pre-
paratory to, or after taking Quinine.
As simple purgative they are I'M
equaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Each box has red wax seal on the
lid, with the impression DIR. MeLANE's
LIVER PILLS.
Each wrapper bears the signatures of
C. McLANE and FLEMING Bros.
Sold by all respectable druggists and
country storekeepers generally.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

A MAN FROM PlacervilIe- C,Iic,r,;. 49,,
asked by Saratoga waiter what ba unn,d T hue,
for breakfast, replied: 'Well, rather mess I'M
just flop my lip over a chicken" guess IL
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

an, I;,,Ii Sive me a bite of Your apple" said
one m,ie fellow to another .;Nop refused Har.
~, ~; ea;,ng away rapidly. "You wouldn't like
fellow n lit o oS apple-and never give a
iSiiO" a. oite VI a Cooking annl,.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

sHREwD old Yankee said be didn,, ,.,;.
there was any downright cure for Iaziness IN .
man But" he added, "Pve known a second
wife to hurry it some"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

THE application of a cloth saturated with chloro-
form has been found effectual in ing the bites
of rattlesnake and moccasin
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

ORCHARD grass seed may be sown in the Spring
or Fall.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

-LETTER-HEADs, BILLHEADS, ENVELOPES
MONTHLY STATEMENT BLANKS, and all such work
executed in the best style at the Chat sfiee.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29
Barnes FO0t-POwer Scroll
SnxV.s aud \ ..fh,..
\ 2,Oli. Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois.
SII.JO AVERAGED PER DAY.

Dun -'oft- hOthlOtu' NlhnebaSO County, ILLINOIS.
SII.J0 AVERAGED PER DAY.
FULTON, Mo. December 18th. Is7I.
MISSES. W. +. JOHN BARNES, Rockford, Ill-Gente-
men: sawed no frets for busade for porticO and Is
brackets in first two days running. Every who has
witnessed the working of the Saw has pronounced it the
most useful machine invented have been working
from twelve to sixteen men, and have done all NV shop
work lscrOll saving machine running it daily
since purchased it. aud have paid nothing for repairs
except for saws which amount comparatively small
Three weeks since purchased imported woods and
designs and turned my attention fret work
have averaged per day. since that time sllJo. know
Of no occupation pleasant and profitable for mechanic
to spend his Winter days at the above Your machine
lightly and easily that it will tire the
delicate after little practice; in fact, consider
your machine indispensable tn any carpenter howeve.
small his business is he introduce the little
chine to his scrap pile and make enough brackets in
week to pay for his machine consider machine just
essential in shop a set Of bench planes.
Very truly,
NJ. FRED BELL.
Architect and Builder.
. Address, for full information,
W. +. & JOHN BARNES
Box 2OII RocKFoRD, ILLINOIS.
Dec lsI5
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29
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