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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

To START CUTTINGS OF PLANTs-Cuttings OF
many plants can be easily started in water, and
in the early spring, if you have not greenhouse
or hot-bed it is the safest plan. Fill small bottles
or phials with warmish water, remove the lower
leaves of the cuttings Ito be sure you have a bud
at the base,) and put them in water; hanging mp
the phial to the window sash, tying a string
about the mouth for this purpose. If cotton wool
is put around the mouth of the phial, it will pre-
vent the evaporation of the water, and make the
roots sprout more quickly by keeping mp more
even temperature. Oleanders can be rooted in
this manner; also heliotropes, verbenas, roses,
fachsias, and all kinds of bedding out plants. The
process is so simple that mere child can sue
oeed with it. As soon therOots are an inch long,
the cutting should be transplanted, taking care
to spread ont the tiny rootlets as they grow in
the water. Some growers fill up the bottle with
rch EARTH let it dry off for two or three days, and
then break the glass and pot or plant ont the cut
6ngs without disturbing its roots in the least de-
gree This is the most certain way of obtaining
plants from cuttings.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20
InAuence Of Greenbaek,.

He looked like man who might have had fif
teen cents last fall, but who had used the last OF
1t weeks ago. When he sat down in the restau.
rant the walters paid no heed to him, and he rap
ped several times before a colored man slid that
way.
81 want fried oysters, said the man. as he look
ed over the bill of fare
"Dey is jist out, fried oysters is" replied the
waiter.
Bring me a chicken, thenD
Deere isn't q chicken in de place.
Got any venison, then 2" inquired the man.
"Not an inch, sab"
ANY ham and eggsi"
mo, sah."
"See here," said the man, getting vexed, Il want
a square meal" Pve got the money to pay for it,
and buy yOur old cook shop besides"
Have You chickenp
Yes, sab, guess SO, sab; / have de biggest
kind O. belief dat since We commenced to talk q
chicken has blown into de pot an been cooked
An now about dat venison, an dose fried oysters
-dey have also arrived"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

On the wedding day-the ceremony was to take
place that evening-he met with such number
of congratulating friends that by the time even
ing came he was more than half-seas over, and
in quite an oblivous condition. By dint of moral
and physical persuasion he was held up to the
mark, however, and the irrevocable knot was
tied by the officiating Clergyman. All went hap
PLY thereafter, and he was finally put to bed in
q state of not partial put total oblivion. When
he awoke next morning, sober, he was consider
ably surprised at the status of affairs. Accusing
his bride, he TREMENDOUSLY whispered: Nan, #
your father was to catch me in here with You he
would beat me half to DEATH" When fully ex-
planned, the joke was too good to keep, and he
let it out himself-Saifne Co. Democrat
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20
The yaIue Of Eduea,iep.

Jake was heard calling across the fence to hi.
neighbours son, a colored youth who goes to
school at the Atlanta colored university.
"Look hyar, boy, yer goes to school, don't
youf"
"Yes, SIR"
"Gettin' eddykashun, amt yer"
eyes, SIR"
"Lsrnin' 'rithmetick and iggerin' on slate,
ehp
Eyes, sir"
"Well, it don't take two whole days to make a
hour, do to"
"W'y, mop
"Yoa was gwine ter bring dat Ratchet back in
hour, war'nt yeri"
Eyes, sir.'
"An' it's two days since yer borrowed it. Now,
what goods eddykashun gwine ter do you thick
skalied niggers, when yer go to school a whole
year an den can't tell how long it takes to fotch
back a Ratchet ~
The boy got mad, and slung the Ratchet over
the fence and half way through an ash barrel
atlanta Constitution.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

DIR. GoULDES, in the London Lancet, directs
attention to the great valne of chloride of lead
as deodorizer. He prepares it by dissolving
half a draehm of nitrate of lead in pint or more
of boiling water, and pouring the solution into n
bucket of water in which two drachms of chloride
of sodium have been dissolved. When the sedi-
ment has subsidized, the clear supernatant fluid is
saturated solution of chloride of lead. DR..
Gouiden says that cloth dipped in this solution,
and hung up in a room, will Instantly sweeten
fetid atmosphere; or, if the solution be thrown
down sink, water closet, or drain, OF over a
heap OF dung or refuse, like result will ensue
In TINS way he disinfected a house in which
drain had burst, some stables. and also a large
ship: In the last case the bilge water was ex-
ceedingly offensive. He merely dissolved half
an ounce of nitric of lead in bucket of boiling
fresh water, and had it thrown down the bilge
when the ship was rolling slightly. The effect
was the instant disappearance OF all SMELL
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

AWiscopsin correspondent of the Prairie Farm
e., after assuming that broom corn can be raised
on any good corn land, thus relates his method
of culture:
After danger from frost has passed. and the
land is neither too wet or too dry (avoid the too
wet), propose to pillow deep, leaving the surface
as smooth as possible; if the plOY does not leave
il sufficiently smooth, insist upon making it SO
with the harrow and roller, if necessary. And
this last is indispensable where the ground is
lumpy or comfy, SO as to let in the air and dry
the soil near the seed plant after it is started
Land plOwed earlier in the season, o Fall plow-
ed if free from weeds, is better than fresh plow-
ed land, particularly the Fall plowed, for the
reason that the action of the frost has puverized
the soil more perfectly than ordinary work will
do it. But while admit this you must not lose
sight of the importance of getting the broom
corn out of the ground ahead of the weeds, if
you expect success.
l usually plant with nay grain seed-dIill, by
using but two of the teeth, aud mixing some dirt
or bad seed with the good seed. l design to
have the rows straight and about three feet and
three inches apart-fTom three TO four feet is
admissible. l can't tell you inst how deep TO
plant. 1t must not be too deep, or SO shallow
that il will dry out here you will see the ne
cessity of the fine filth. 1t may be planted with
the hoe IN hills, or with some of the fine ma
chinery advertised in your columns. More brush
can be raised in drills than in hills, but 1t will
be less work to raise it in hills. Whichever
course Is pursued, get good stand, and thin
out st the proper time.
Another general rule is, to keep the ground
well stirred around the plant, and the smaller
the plant, the more necessary to adhere to the
rule and still the more necessary, where your
plant looks like the grassy weeds, If the grass
gets ahead of the broom corn, it is more work
than it is worth to get it out. usually stir the
ground with the hoe, by walking backwards and
scraping the ground, about the width of the hoe
upon each side of the row I; this should be done
as soon as possible after it appears above the
ground, and ! usually thin it out at this time
On good, strong soil, in drills, one stalk in four
TO six inches is right; on weaker soils, a greater
distance apart, and in hills little less in pro-
portion. The number of plants in hill is to be
governed, somewhat, by the distance apart, but
not more than eight in hill is admissible under
any circumstances. After carrying out the fore
going suggestions, assume you will be ahead
Of the weeds, and then the after cultivation will
be about the same as corn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20
How House Air i. Spoiled.

The following facts will show how the air in
houses becomes contaminated:
l. An adult person consumes "a grammes of
oxygen per hour, gramme being equal to Is
grains.
2. stearine candle consumes about one half
as much.
3. An adult gives off 40 grammes per hour of
carbonic acid. child of 50pounds weight gives
off rs much an adult of loo pounds weight
a. A school-rOom filled with children will, if
not well ventilated at the beginning of the hour,
contain twenty-five parts in 900 carbonic acid,
at the end of the first hour A. and at the end of
the secoud hour 81.
5. The air is also spoiled by the perspiration of
the body and the volatile oils given out through
the skin. An adult gives off through the skin
in "a hours from 500 to 500 grammes of water
mixed with various excrements poisonous if
breathed at ALL
6. A stearine candle gives off per hour O4 cubic
feet Of carbonic acid and 0.03 pounds of water
z. Carbonic oxide is a much more dangerous
gas than carbonic acid, and this obtains entrance
to our rooms in many ways-through the cracks
in stoves and defective stovepipes, or when the
carbonic acid of the air comes in contact with
very hot stove and is converted into carbonic
oxide. The dust of the air may, on a very hot
stove, be burnt to produce it; or it may flow
out from gas pipes when the gas is not perfectly
consumed.
8. Another form of air injury is the dust of a
fungus growth which fills the air in damp and
warm places. We call it miasm from a want of
a true knowledge of its character.
8. Accidental vapOrs are the browning source
of air-posoning. These are tobacco smoke
kitchen vapors, wash-room vapors, and the like
10. When We heat our houses and close them
from outside air, the heat turns the mixture into
a vile mess unfit for breathing. The only RENE
dy is ventilation. Now that it is cold weather,
and our rooms are closed from the currents of
outside air. let look after the matter thorough
ly, and do best to prevent injury to ourselves
from polluted air.-Htdrfh and Heme.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

PETROLEUM V. Massey tells how Mr.. Will Garlic
toms most famous poem came near being lost in
his waste barrel: Betsey and Are Ont" was
first sent to the Toledo Blade in Mr.. LOckes alb
sence, and his partner looked at the verses and
threw them in the waste paper basket, which, as
Nasty says, happened to be a barrel" When
be came home, Mr.. Locke went fishing in the
BARREL and the first. thing he pulled out was this
poem, which happened to catch his eye. Where
upon the senior partner mildly inquired in tones
of thunder, doc, don't You know any better
than TO throw away such stnf as thatf Wed
better print it," The last verse was lost in the
fragments, and the editor wrote to Mr.. Carleton,
asking him to complete it. But he kept no copy,
and had to compose an ending which don't leave
much doubt in the minds of the Toledo Biddt
people who is the real author of the ballad.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20
0nr Strip 8uok.
THE BROWN JUG.
BI DR. THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH.


BIZ DR. THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH
found brown jug with hole in the bottom,
,, propt here ON the grUund-what story II tells!
Splits u heid though the soft earth "a; got en-
-, Iheir nature reveal TO the party that smells
Cldsrbrandy and doubtless distilled since October
. Inc scent OF the apple still fingers around
From earth 1t first in a shape rather sober,
Ana then changed in FORM il went back to the ground
Brown jug. you're old one: know by this token
Inc string round your neck is unsghtly and frayed
ana nnd one more fact that is just as oufspoken-
a stoPPie OF cOrn-eob some owner has made.
Wei, perhaps you have aided in giving him comfort,
Twill, ME i[eeng along on the highway to woe; e..
bliss must be when to brandy or rum TOT
desperate creature will recklessy 60.
Here, tied TO the string is a halfblotted label
- Bob slater Il might have known that, by the cob
Cc ore ht,ed TOO hrmly and closely and stable;
To pull a loose cob out Was easier for Bob.
How often Bob glued his dry lips 20 your muzZle,
Inc shrewdest of reckoners never could tell;
HOW many such jugs he has emptied, 'twOuld puzzle
mathematician TO calculate well.
The hole in the top is the vent whence there came
The demon who dwels in a house desolated
AND brings in his company ruin and shame
through the neck where the is resting in quiet
Poor Bob former acres have melted away
that came the hend that with laughter and mot
Sent his manhood and nice sense Of honor astray.
YOU never hold liquor again. broken vessel!
In the matter OF mischief your work has been done
To the wretehs racked bosom you'll nestle
, ny, bless me! that's Bob, lying prone In the sum-
Poor fellow! face downward in heat seething-
Let me turn him and shake him. and pillOwbis head:
Whats tins cold and pald, pulse beat breathing!
fOor drunkaru! Heaven pardon his sins! he Is dead
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20
Hsefnl aud Curious.
THE HOME DOCTOR.
RFF sTINGs.

DIE eii<>oS.
ANY absorbent will give relief But perhaps
nothing is more effectnal than lean raw meat.
The sting of bee or wasp may be almost instantly
relieved by it. 1t is said to cure the bite of a
rattIesnake and to relieve eryspelas.
wHooprSc coIrcu
A I.adinq nbvsic;a, wr;tes "a fol,ows re,ard-
inc experience with whoopinp conpb: I think il
NAV be usefuI to suppest a remedy which have
fonnd NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of nofassinm- II nj.
laws the violence of the naroxysms, and cures in
a few weeks. sometimes less. 7 renerally com
bine IL with the bicarLonate and with tincture
of hyoseyamns in camnbor mixtnre
NAAhhiiAh 'oiD
According to Dr. Hamilton, the seyerest eatarrh-
al colds can be removed within ten hours by a
mixture OF carbollc acid, ten drops; tlncture OF
iou'ne anu cn.oIoiorih, eacn, seventy -nve uIoPs'
a Iamn in a test tnha the month of which shonId
he applied IN tbe nostrs as soon as yoatilization
is nerfected The oneration sbouId he repeated In
ahpn, 80 ,,,;nntas wbsn .ftar the natis,t hos
sneezed n number Of times. the troublesome SWIM
toms win rapidly disappear,
.--
nLnIDiN" A. inh N0'H
10 stop bleeding at the nose, press the hnger
firmly upon the little artery that supplies the
blood 10 the side OF the face affected. Two small
arteries branching up from the main arteries on
each side of the neck, and passing over the out
side OF the jawbone, supply the face with blood.
If the nose bleeds from the right nostril for ex-
ample, pass the finger along until the artery is
felt. Press hard upon it, and the bleeding will
cease Commune tne pressure hve minutes, until
tract WV
.porr vv,-p,,cr,
writer III tine bri'ish nedicai RECORD attrl-
Dutes tne increasing prevalence OF neuralgia OF
the lace ana scaip 10 tne eHects OF cold upon the
terminai prahehes OF tne nerves distributed TO
the skin. Men, ne thinks, are less sublect TO it:
because they cover their mead better whlle IN the
open ar IL may be observed that the surface OF
the head which Is actually covered IN man is at
least three Times that which fashion allows to
women. Indeed, the points OF contact between
the hat or bonnet and the ead III the latter, are
so irregular as to practically destroy any protec-
ton that otherwise might be afforded.
LAUGHTER AS A MEDICINE
A gentleman was sutferipg from nm pIcsrote,,
sore Throat which finally became 90 Swollen hi
his life was desnaireJ Of when b;s bonSsbniJ
came tn his bedride to hid him farewell FacI
narson orasned his hand for = mo,nsut nnd ,%o,,
tnrnng nassed ont weepina net anc which
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

CALIFORNIAN PoLrTENEss.-The politeness Of
the Californian was well demonstrated at the re-
cent big race at San Francisco man who
lacked the lucre to secure him admission at the
gate perched himself a monument in Lone
mountain Cemetery, and composed himself to
Waten the flyers, when suddenly another fellow,
Ieachlhg up, touched him on the leg. want
that seat, sir" "oh, you be DID," 'tBut itfs
my 1hily tombstone. My grandmother lies
modatingly climebd down.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

To INSURE PROFITABLE CORR CRoP.-A very
intelligent maryland farmer reports the follow
ing combination Of fertilizers per acre as A vain
able application to corn: bushels of hen dung.
bushels fine bone dust, 10 bushels dried neat
I bushel common salt, II bushels land plaster'
and pals of chamber I've,
The above is doubtless a good formula. INIT
would be greatly improved by the addition of
wood ashes, or in the absence of these, muriate
of potash; also by doubling the quantity of each
line, and tripling the amount of peat. This ma
nure, if the other conditions are right, ought to
bring from 90 to 100 bushels of corn, and in some
soils would 90 still better.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

WHEN Mark Twain was about to marry apf,
his proposed father-in-law asked him for a char
actef, he said: 81 guess 1 can give Won some
names that will satisfy you. Now, there's NJ.
Goodman, of the Territorial Enterprise and there's
Mr.. Frederick McCrellish, of the 4lta Californian
You write to them. guess they will give me a
good character. 1 guess they will lie for me.
I've done the same for them whenever a requisi-
tion has been made upon me-" But he married
the girl notwithstanding.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20
Che fun Of the Jhiua.
A sNEEzING SWAIN.
SONG ADAPTED roa THE cA1ARRg.

49, IVA I'M NAAAhhh-
oh, cub with be, dearest, the boodight is beading
Is heabng so soft cd the sea
Add log at thy lattice thy love has beed dreabig,
Beed dreabig. o, dreabig Of thee!
Te-cheeD
Beed dreabig, o. dreabig Of theei
By bark cd the shore love is teiderIy rOckig;
Before rosy david must fee
oh, wave fTob thy casebedt towel a stocking
10 NIB that is waitig for thee
Te-cheeD
10 bib that is waitig for thee!
All, sood we shall dwell abid eiaddess undbroked;
Far, frob the world shall IL be; s &,
Yes further thad Log Bradge or yet ths IN nO00A
Though all spots are wud beside tnee!
Te-cheeD
Though all spots are wud beside thee-
Dodt do up thy bag.hairi it's buch bore rObadig
To let those rich tresses hoad free; s,,o
And dod't delay log for Ib perfectly fradug
To brave the sea billow with thee!
Te-cbee9
To brave the sea-bow with thee!
All, haste, darlig haste; it is truly displeasig
To stad In wed grass to BY dee.
Add every wudce i'd q while TO be sdeezis,
While dreabig O. dreabig of thee
Yes sneezg add dreabig of thee!
The following scale of postal is sttbutsd to
Mr.. Jewell:
one-cent stamp for a circular
two-cent stamp for a newspapair,
threecent stamp for a sealed Iettair.
An licked on the right cornair
Lick brothers HEX with care
On the right hand side. not everywhere,
Unless you want the pOstmastair
To make things hot and 'cuss and swear"
GREAT Congregational preacher
To q hen said: "YOu're nice creature;
And he hid In her nest
While she laid with zest;
And thus did the hen reward Beecher.
SPRIG, Sprg. beautiful Spris
Hsppiest ssasOd OBJ the year
Haste thee, nyph, and wild thee brig
Aprid wild its smiles ad tear
CacboO-o! Cach-s-si Caehe-e-e-r
MID Lowell and Emerson, though a man roams
think You ii conclude there is no like Holmes.
Holmes, Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes;
There's man like Holmes there's no man like Holmes
WHENEVER you let the flues get bare
For lack of sufficient amount of vatare
Look out for yourself Mr.. Engnaire
Or you'll be goner before you're aware
PUSGTTE, fratres, pungite,
Pungite cum amOre,
Pungite pro vectOre,
Diligentissime pungite.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

He was telling her of Belknap's disgrace, and
casually remarked that there was a woman nj
the bottom of it, as there always was in troubles
of men. But after ne had erawled ont from IN
der the bed and apologized, he gathered the chill
dren around him, and told them that a woman
was q holy and beautiful thing. So IL is that
trities change our views of life. A 1at-iron-ay,
an inexpensive rolling pin-niay be the humbie
instrument to teach a man that the hay-loft is :
good enonCh Mace for him TO sleen in.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

A MISERABLE wretch was hung the other day
at Hamilton, Ont, with unusual melodramatic
effect. The clergyman repeated the Lords
Prayer, and when he uttered the word "deliver'
the drop fell, and, as there was no miracle, the
cimlnaPs neck was broken. We are glad to hear
that the execution was well managed; but are
not these religious mockeries on the scaffold in
somewhat bad tastef-N T. Herald.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

WHEN man gets both of his legs mashed, rem
vSea,ng MN unable to work for three months,
- enectnaly keeps the wolf from the door as fol
n,s workmen to pass a series of resolutions
PRAYING Tor his speedy recovery, and ordering an
~ fos; copy OF the same to be presented to
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

THE Uses OF BUTTERMILK.-In our farm
home we make great use of buttermilk, and the
following receipts have been well tested. We
find it increases the lirbtness and wbiten as
Buckwheat cakes are not considered very
wholesome, and we have almost discarded them.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

A SURE CURE FOR FROSTED FEET.-Take a
turnip let it freeze; then roast it until it will
mash, spread on a cloth, and bind on the affect
ed part; when it becomes dry, change it, until
the pain is subdued. have tried this, and
know it to be permanent cure.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

WHEN q young lady said to her .ss.1,s,1 Al.
other night Slesp year" he just rema rked .i.at
ne couidnt nus mother would be looking for hin
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

GARDENs.-The sooner work is begun in the
garden, the better it will be for those who are
compelled to practice economy the present year.
A good garden is one-half the battle for the sub
sstence of family. These should be looked to
now, as the weather gives good opportunity,
and the hired man, mechanic,or others who have
a little patch upon which to plant potatoes
beans, cabbages, &c, can raise enough to save q
good many dollars during the next year.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

A GEOGRAPHY printed in London one hundred
years ago, describes California as an island sur
rounded by water
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

SCHooLRoOM fires should never be permitted to
die out during the continuance of cold weather.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20

In many plants no fertilization can take place
without the aid of insects.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-20
WI & JOHN BARNES
Box 2.OA. Rockford Winnebago County. Illinois.
sfI.JO AVERAGED PER DAY.

Box 2OA. Rockford, winnebago County, Illinois
sfI.JO AVERAGED PER DAY.
FULTON, Mo-. December 18th 1874.
MISSES. W. F. & JOHN BARNES Rockford. I--Gente-
sawed ITO ets for balustrade for portico and
brackets in first two days running Every who has
witnessed the working OF the Saw has pronounced h the
useful machine invented have been working
from twelve sixteen men. and have done all my shop
work tscrol saving machine running il daily
since purchased IL and have paid nothing for repairs
except for 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. sI15O know
Of occupation pleasant and profitable for mechanic
spend his Winter days at the above Your machine
lightly and easily that il will not tire the
delicate after little practice in fact conside,
your machine indispensable to any carpenter howeve
small his business he introduce the little
chine his scrap pile and make enough brackets In
week pay for his machine. consider my machine just
as essential in shop a set Of bench planes
Very truly,
-ai - N. FRED BELL.
Architect and Builder.
Il Address, for full information.
VIZ. JOHN BARNES
3. Box 2eii. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.
DecI6Is75.
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- 49, n day guaranteed using our WELL Az
GER AND DRILLS. 500 month paid
AAo TO good agents. Anger book free. Jz
Anger Co., St Louis, No.