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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-23

The health Of Speaker Kerr has
become SO seriously impaired that
he has been compelled to abandon
his duties in the House of Repre-
sentatives, and seek rest and medi-
cal treatment in New York. During
bis absence Mr.. Cox will WELD the
gavel and hurl witticisms at mem
hers who venture to overstep the
bounds Of parliamentary decorm.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-23

THIRTY-oNE persons persisted last
Thursday, off Dover, England, by
the collision of two steamers, one of
which went down.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-23
chicago Advertisements.
FOR FIFTH Ayrx,,, sroo.

AGENTS. FOR FIFTH AVENUE srocK1se,
,unn. supporters and Peerless skirt san
WAN Eli porter or ladies' garment s,spanaer
adopted and reeommenae1 H. - y,
laaies Dress Reform Committee Of the Unied stat.
samples by mail, 80 cents AGENTS maths IN ,,,s
s ata.s address or call. BURR & GRAY. 81 "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-23
rY,ssr MANHOOD:
xsNnsAsxsW How Lost, How Restored !!

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WELLS CELEBRATED ESSAY on the radical cure
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Induced by self-induget ce or scxua extravaganza
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The celebrated author, In this admirable Essay
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practice thar the slarmiag consequence Of self abuse
may be radically cured without the dangerous use Of
Internal medicine or the application of the knife !;
pointing out mode OF cure at once simple, certain
and eieetual. by means of which every sufferer no
matter what III. condition may be, may cure himself
cheaply, privately and radically.
lss-1hs lecture should be in the hands Of every
youth and every man in the land.
Sent under seal in plain envelope, to any ab
dress, dirt Of six CENTS two postage stamps.
Address the Publishers,
IDLY. r.. Is4kUG9fAN Il SON,
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

"a Farmers Wife" writes an Eastern journal
as follows: There is no telling what thing
will do till you try it. l knew ammonia, diluted
in water, would restore rusty silks and clean coat
collars, but when l got green spot on the car
pet, j tried half a dozen Others things before
thought of that, and that is Just what did the
work effectually. l put teaspoOnful into about
a teacupful of hot water, took cloth and wet the
spot thoroughly, just rubbing in slightly, and the
ugly spot was gone. 1t is splendid for cleaning
your silver; it makes things as bright as new
without any expenditure of strength and for
looking glasses and windows it is best of all and
one day when was tired and my dish cloths
looked rather gray, l turned few drops of am
monia into the water aud rubbed them out, and
l found it acted like charm, and shall be sure
to do SO again some day. / suppose housewives
have perfect right to experiment and see what
results they can produce; and if they are not on
as large a scale as the farmers try, they are just
as important to us, and may make our work light
er, and brighter too. Now, do not believe in
luxuriating in good thing all alone and hope
all the housekeepers will send and get ten-cent
bottle of spirits of ammonia and commence a
series of chemical experiments and see what
they can accomplish with it. Take the boys
jackets, the girls dresses, and when You have
cleaned everything else, put few drops in some
soft water and wash the little folks head and E.
port progress.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11
a1sefml aud Curious.
LOOK To THE CELLARS.

DR.. s. o. Johnston furnishes the Country Cen
tleman with the following timely article:
at is said that the summer of 1876 will be
greatly productive of epidemic diseases. Now 1t
is practice of many farmers in the Northern
States to bank up their cellers tightly in the au-
tuInn, leaving no ventilation aud no chance for
the efiuvia arising from decayiug vegetables to
escape, excepting through the cracks IN the rooms
above. Is it any wonder that the scarlet fever,
dphtheria, measles and smallpox previl where
such is the practcef If the children are sick and
die, do not call il dispensation of Providence,
or lay the blame upon the cold winter, bnt look
to the celer, where the trouble springs. III there
are rotten fruit, bins of decaying potatoes, tur-
nips, cabbages, musty barrels, and all manner OF
disagreeable odors, do not forget they breed dis
ease, and do not wonder whence the scarlet fever
and measles can come from; but set to work and
rout ont all the foulness which lies under your
feet. Take the barrels out of doors; wash them
and let them dry bury in the barnyard all de-
caying vegetable matter. Look to the pork and
beef barrels; keep them sweet and clean Com
mence the work in the morning, when the sun
shines warm and bright; remove all the banking,
take out all the windows, throw open the hatch
way and let fresh air blow through every part.
Garry out every box, barrel, and movable thing,
and sweep the bottom thoroughly; and not only
the bottom, but the sides and rafters. Do you
think they are cleanf The foul air, the lightest
air, is setteled there, pressing it's way up into
your rooms, and sowing the seeds of diphtheria
and typhoid pneumonia and feycrs of all kind.
So take a thick broom and scrub down every
mart !. give the sides a similar treatment. and
clean tie whole cellar tborouphIy: do not leave
one snrouting onion all the Vegetables are bet
ter in the barn than in the cellar now. To be
sure. IL il NOT EASY work. but neither ia Il easy
tn watch nv the sicJ, he'd tn ace onr loved ones
snffsr IN have no rest night or dav and finally
rohe than far the crave Sc;ence Peaches ns thai
we sow tn. seeds of endemic fe yers~sow them,
ignorantIy and then ween over the destruction
chat ensues. and cali il Gods doingI When
the Prince of Wales Law at the point of death. il
was ascertained that his disease was contracted
from sIeeni no in an ELEGANT APARTMENT. poisoned
with mepbitic air issuing from disused drain.
His youth and the good nursing he received.
Joined 10 the PRAYERS of his family and the ma
tion saved his life his valet bowever lost his
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11
sailors, Yarn. and Wishes.

Notwithstanding their hardships, sailors can
not refrain from "yarning" in the most extraor-
binary manner:
"IfI was a king" said sailor, 1" would make
everybody rich; would take off the taxes, and
make everybody contented and happy. Then
would marry pretty girl, buy horse and cow
and go to farming" Jack has always a great
terror of taxes though he never pays any, and
a most romantic idea of farmers life, although
he may never have passed day on a farm. That
the farmer has all night to sleep, while Jack is
liable to be called at any moment, is the one
great cause of sailors wanting to be farmers.
"If was a king" said the other, az would make
my father and mother and all my brothers and
sisters rich, and then get all the money l could,
and then leave" He failed to say where he
would go-probably to "parts unknown"
"Avast there" said the first Jack; how much
money would You want, anyhow Be easy now
don't take hogs bite"
"Well," said the other, al would be satisfied
if that ship were loaded down with needles, and
every needle would be worn out with making
sacks to hold my money"
Delay there ~ said Jack number one. "DOn't
be a fool. When you make wish, wish for
something in reason. Now, wish had pile of
money so big that your pile wouldn't be enough
to pay the interest on mine so long as you could
hold red hot knitting needle in;your carp
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11
when Greek Meet. Greek.

friend of the Drawer, at Dayton, Ohio sends
us the following "reminiscences:
In conversation with one of our venerable citi-
zens the other day, whose title to being pioneer
none in this region will dispute, he related this
incident in the life of the late C. L. Vallandig-
ham. oval" was, when quite young man, a
member of the Ohio Legislature, and ambitions
to show off his aeeomplishm ents. One day he
concluded one of his speeches with quite a
lengthy Latin quotation. After he had taken
his seat, portly member from Miami sedaIely
arose, arrested the attention of the Speaker, and
proceeded to declaim Wyandot Indian speech
in the original tongue. At its conclusion he SOL
emily took his seat. All eyes were turned upon
the member in wonder and amazement until he
finished, then, catching glimpse of "Val" frown-
ing and showing his teeth, n of laughter
fairly shook the house. 1t is safe to say after
that "Vap wasted no more Latin quotations on
that house.-Editor's Draicer, in Harpers Magazine
for Nav
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

How TO PREPARE Roll BUTTER FOR MARKET,
Care should be taken in packing and shipping.
Country dealers and shippers are in the practice
of seRding roll butter to this market in every
conceivable package, including barrels, pine
boxes, etc. The above-named packages should
be entirely avoided, as pine will have tendency
to affect and favor the butter, while barrels are
too large and not easily handled; besides, the
weight brushes the roll. New tubs or hard wood
boxes ara the most desirable, while half. barrels
or kegs will do equally we'll, and these only
should be used. Care should also be taken be-
fore putting the butter in packages that all the
sides and ends of the packages should be lined
with new white muslin, thus keeping the butter
from defacement by touching the wood. Anoth-
er bad practice is in putting the butter up in pa
per. This should not be done, as the paper sticks
to the butter, and damages the appearance. Each
roll should be separately placed in piece OF new
muslin cloth, washed in warm water, to take
out the starch, and thoroughly wet in good brine.
The rolls should also be of uniform size, and not
too large. Then, again, the rolls should be of
uniform color, not packing the light one fresh
made with the other that has been colored.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

A friend of ours, says the Lynehburg RepHbH'
can, who suffered horrible torture from neuralgia
hearing of noted physician in Germany who
invariably cured that disease, crossed the ocean
and visited Germany for treatment. He was per-
manently cured after short sojourn, and the
doctor freely gave him the simple remedy used,
which was nothing but poultice and tea made
from our common field thistle. The leaves ma
cerated and used on the parts affected, as pOul-
tice, while small quantity of the leaves are
boiled down in the proportion of quart to
pint, and a small wineglass of the decoctlon
drank before each meal. Our friend says he mas
recommended it far and near, and has never
known it to fail of giving relief, and In almost
every case has effected a cure.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

PLANTS AND FLIEs.-The Rev. George Meares
Drought, writing from Ireland to the London
Times, says: ''For three years have lived in a
town, and during that time my sitting room has
been free from flies, three or four only walking
about my breakfast table, while all my neighors'
rooms were crowded. often congratulated my
self on my escape, but never knew the reason of
it until two days ago. 1 then had occasion to
move goods to another house, while remained
for two days longer. Among the things moved
were two boxes of genaniums and calceolarias,
which stood in my window, the windows bein G
always open to the full extent, top and bottom.
The boxes were not gone half an hour before my
room was full of flies as those around me. This,
to me, is new discovery, and perhaps it may
serve to encourage others in that which is always
a source of pleasure, and which now proves also
to be a source of comfort, namely, window gar
denipg,n
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

ANECDOTES concerning the late Orestes A.
Brownson have begun to appear. The Christian
Register. of Boston, says that be was once at a
book shop, when Mr. Trask, the anti-tobacco
champion, said something which displeased Mr..
Brownson, who Immediately knocked him down
The bystauders protested earnestly, and Mr..
Brownson promptly made humble apology for
his loss of selfcontrol, and Mr.. Trask generously
excused him. Conversation was resumed. and
once or twice Mr.. Trask, was led to say, 81 for
give you." At last BrownsOn became enraged a
second time, and said: al have knocked you
down, and have apologized for it. If you say
anything more about forgiving me, will knock
YOU down again."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11
0ur Scrip guuk.
A REMARKABLE SKILLET.

- @~<-<--<A<s2 49, S<AA&-x64.
There was a traveller ont West,
Who rode for many a mile,
Within a stage-cnaeh, and twas thus
His time be did beguile.
One morn, not feeling very well,
he thought that day he spend
Within a log house that stood near;
Thither his steps did tend.
The family were inst astir,
Preparing for the day;
They gave a welcome TO their guest,
Though in a humble way.
He asked for water to wash in;
The well was shown. quite near;
An iron skillet handed him
He used it without fear.
Then entered in the welcome cot
And soon was seated there,
viewing the inmates, as they did
Their morning meal prepare.
With some surprise, that skillet was
Again brought to his sight;
Twas filled with coffee, steaming hot,
just from the Goals so bright
The morning hours were quiet passed;
The time for dinner camei
That skillet on the table stood
1t surely was the same
Well filed with broth, which plainly showed
1t was a useful thing;
Serving so many purposes,
IL had family ring
At supper time. behold. again.
That skillet filled with tea,
Appeared once more eonspicuously,
Where every one could see.
Our traveller did thankful feel
That all the meals were DER,
And for that day. at least, he should
That skillet see no more.
But il was not to be: for when
He did retire at night,
Under the bed once more, behold,
That skillet graced his sight
He thought its duty all that day.
Had been so well gone through,
To let il quiet rest al night
Was Christian act to do
He touched il not, but went to bed,
Thought of the day Just gone,
Then dreamed Of skillets all that night,
And ran away at morn.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11
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o represents standard apple trees, 80 feet
apart, ~ trees to the acre; represents standard
pears or cherries, IS to the acre; x, dwarf pears
dwarf apples, dwarf cherries, plums, peaches or
ounces, 50 to the acre. There will be rows of
apple trees, 6 trees in q row, on an acre. Mr..
Peters arguments in favor of this plan are,
chiefly, as follows:
1t is Q great loss to plant and grow an orchard
on the old principle-trees forty to fifty feet
apart. This arrangement provides for 165 trees
to the acre, instead of "a, as on the old plan,
thus putting on one acre what would require six
acres, planted forty feet apart. 1t is easier and
cheaper to fertilize and cultivate one acre than
six. The intervening trees, being dwarfs and
close growers will not interfere at all. The trees
can be headed so low as to shade the ground and
the trunks, which is indispensable to successful
fruit-growing. Grain or grass seed should never
be sown in young orchard, and with this close
arrangement there is no inducement to do so, as
the faTmer can not turn in stock without having
his young fruit trees destroyed. Trim all fruit
trees in the month Of June, except newly plant
cd orchards, which should always be trimmed IN
the Spring after planting, whether Fall or Spring
planting,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

JEFFERSON PARrAKISG OF THE CoMMUNIoS.-
writer in Hackensaek, New jersey, says min
lister, who was born and spent the greater por-
ton of his life in Virginia told him that Thomas
Jefferson, in his old age when he had quietly re-
tired to Monticello, visited one Sabbath conn
try church. 1t happened to be communion on
that day, and, an invitation being given to all
who sincerely repented of their sins and exercis-
ed faith in Christ to partake with the church in
that ordinance, Mr.. Jefferson awaited himself of
the occasion, and went forward and partook of
the communion
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11
Ihe Fun Of the CHM.
BUcKwHEAr CAKES.

On Sasquehanna River banks,
A modest dwelling stands,
Well known around that neighborhood,
by the river boating hands
Its occupant, widow. who
Takes pride in what she makes,
And who has gained a noted name,
For her famous buck wheat cakes.
1t Is the boatmens stopping-plaee.
When they do leave their home;
Here they enjoy their morning meal,
When down the river come.
One morn, q boat, with three stout men,
AZ the landing did draw near;
To the widows house they bent their steps,
Where they did soon appear.
They entered in a COW ROOM
And on the hearth they saw
A pan Of dough, and near it lay
a Kitten in some straw.
They called for cakes, then very soon
Were seated at a table,
Determined on a hearty meal,
For which they felt quite able
Justice they did, in measure full
To the widows tempting cakes;
The pyramid soon disappeared,
But mischief it awakes.
The widow had Just left the room.
The men then formed their plan;
They seized the kitten, raised the cloth,
And threw her in the pan.
The widow soon returned again;
She saw what had been done,
And was determined TO join in,
And aid the boatmen's fun.
She took the struggling kitten up,
Scraped ef the dough. and then
Placed il al bsck into the pan,
In plain sight Of the men.
She then addressed the kitten thus:
Amt you q pretty creaturel
To roll yourself In buckwhegt dough,
And mar your every featured
within that pan, three times to-day,
I've caught you stirring there;
And these my customers, don't know
They've eaten kitten fare."
Over the men a sickness came;
Their thoughts they never told;
But each one to himself did say,
They had been fairly sold.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

To CURE LocKJAw.-A Tennessee writer says
To cure lockjaw or tetdRus from the wound, yoi
should open the wound with sharp knife, ant
inject the wound six or eight times a day with ;
strong, warm decOction of tobacco. 1 have
known this to cure several badly wounded am
mails in Summer County suffering from locklaw
and every person who owns a horse or other stool
ought to buy good book on farriery, and he VII
save money by il.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

AMMONIA FOR VERBENAs.-Sulphate of ammo
mia is an excellent mauurial liquid to apply to
verbenas and other flowers. giving to the foliage
dark green, luxuriant and healthy appearance
IL is economical, clean, and easily applied. Pre-
pare II IN the evening before using, by dissoN-
ing one ounce of ammonia in two gallons of wa
ter. Ii may be applied with safety about once
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

OLIVE LOGAN recently visited Mount Vernon
and was there told that Martha Washington died
in the attic of the establishment al dare say,
she remarked vieiously to Skies, "that that old
tyrant, George, died in every good room in the
house, and mark you, sir! when die it shall be
in exactly that way" And Skies said, "Certain-
w. nv dearr
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

A METHODIST minister In Indiana was invited
to take tea by a member of that church. The
food consisted of cake made of Indian meal
When the elder opened his slice he noted feath-
ers in it. at seems to me, sister" said he, shat
your Johnny cake is feathering out" "There, u
the hostess replied, al told my husband the 9TH
er day that he must either get a cover for the
meal barrel or move the hen roost"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

A GENTLEMAN lately boasting of the neatness
and regularity of his wife, said: "If 1 get up in
the night, pitch dark, can find my clothes, down
to my very gloves, all in their proper places.
was up this morning before daylight, he contin-
ued, Quitting his hand into his pocket for his
Inadvertently "and-," here he pulled out,
not his handkerchief, but his wife's night-cap.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

THE following explanation of the way churcl
fairs are worked seems 10 be from one wht
knows: "Some ladies borrow money from thei
husbands, buy materials and make up fancy ar
ticles, which they give to the fair. Then they
change places, borrow more money, and buy thu
articles back again.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

WESTERN man visiting his brother in DAN
onry espied gun on the kitchen wall. Is that
gun loaded 7" he asked. "0h, no, it is empty, +"
i Lepned the brother. EMPTY For Gods sake
hold of it and shoot each otberw He had nd
the papers. o """ io''e'
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

MAN writes to the New York Tribune, asking
"How shall votef" Why, you just take tick
ct, fold it with the name on the outside and then
go to the polls and hand it and your name
through the window to 8 man inside. A man
who doesn't know how to vote doesn't deserve
the ballot. Why, even Miss Anthony knows how
to yotei
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

Ten years ago." says an exchange expiating
on the profits Of breeding fine cattle, "Iowa had
no short horns" True. Four fingers clear every
time, before the water was dashed in, was the
average Iowa nip. But it was found too wear
ing, and short horns and good MANY of them
has since become the custom.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

THAT woman who wouldn't recognize us be-
cause our old light brooches had a brown patch
on that portion of them which come closest to
the chair when we sit down, gave her pin-back
tremendous snatch, threw her head high, sniff
ed the air like scared doe irted off like one of
''the girls of the period, and only found when
she reached home, that the hole in the heel of
her stocking had worked up above her shoe top
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

WORMS IN FLOWER PoTs.-If a little lime is
di ssoved in the water applied to the SOIL, nearIy
every species of worm that is found in such posi-
ton will be killed, and the plants not injured.
Tobacco will also destroy most kinds OF worms
but lime is preferable, because it aids III diss9v
ing the plants food in the soil, thereby stlmuIat
ing growth. Watering the plants with lime wa
ter once week, will be sufficient to Kill the
worms in the soil, and stimulate growth.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

WHY the English should be con tinualy sing
ing Eod save the Queen" is more than reason
aoie man can conjecture. 1t is always advisable
e 70 save the jack but the queen only counts two
away.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

The approved style OF announcing wedding.
wrought a very significant combination in .
Georgia exchange of a recent date. Mr.. Harry /
Cramp was married to Miss Nettie Kollock, and
a paragraph to that effect was headed "Cramp
kollock
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11

bs osD nan was one of those dreary, rainy days
his private papers, with a view TO straightening
things, and, after looking them carefully over,
leaves them in heap on the table for his wife
to put away.-Danbary Necs.