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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

SAuER KRAUT.-Gather the cabbage IN Octo-
ber before too much frost, and cut nearly as fine
as cold-slaw. Put in barrel to the depth of six
inches, sprinkle upon it little salt, and pound
with stamper till it becomes juicy or nearly
pulp. Each layer is to be treated in the same
manner. When the vessel or barrel is full, some
leaves OF cabbage are first put on the top, then,
board fitting not too closely, and pressed In
the course Of . week the scum that rises to the
top should I've removed. In from four to six
weeks it is fit for use. The best place for keep
ing is cool cellar, but not cold as to freeze.
The vessel should not be used for any other pur-
pose, and should be renovated each year.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

PRESERVED CrrRoN MELoNs.-Pare, core end
cut the melon into slices, weigh them, and to ev
cry six pounds of melon allow six pounds Of
white sugar, and the juice and yellow rind, par
ed of very thin, Of four large juicy lemons also
half pound of race ginger; put the slices into a
preserving kettle, cover with water and a layer
of peach leaves; boil about half an hour, or un-
til clear, and broom whisk will pierce them
drain them; spread them in a pan Of cold water,
and let them stand over night; next morning
tie the ginger in q cloth and boil it in three
pints of water till the water is highly favored
take ont the ginger; dissolve the sugar in the
ginger water; pnt in the lemon peel put in the
slices of citron and lemons; boil in the syrup
until the slices are transparent, aud straw will
pierce them; put the citron while warm into
jars, and pour the syrup on slowly; cover tight
ly; the ginger may be left ont.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04
Che finn Of the Ching.
DIFFIDENcE.

Tn afther akin. Biddy. dear
And here he paused awhile
To fringe his words the merest mite
With something of smile
A smile that found its image
In face Of bsauteons mold
Whose liquid eyes were pecpins
From broidery Of gold
We come q az ye, Biddy, dear,
II then he stopped again
As If his heart had dubbed Ger,
And overfowed his brain:
His lips were twitching nervou-ly
Ger what they had to TELL
And timed their quavers with the eyes
That gently rose and fell
I've csme-"and thsn be took her hands,
And held them in his own.
To Ak" and then he watched the buds
That on her cheeks had blown
Me purity dear and then he heard
The throbbipg of her heart
That told how love had entered in.
Aid claimed its every part.
Och, don't be tain me. /" said she,
With just the faintest sigh;
I've sinse enough to see you've come
But what's the rayson whyr'
To Ak" and oncs again the tonsue
Forebore its sweets TO tell;
To ax-V Mrs. Mu1iSan
Has any pigs TO sea r.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

A RENARKABLE DEscRIPTIOS-The other day
a lady was depioring the death of an acquaiut-
ance, with one of the latter's most intimate
friends. During the course of the conversation
the son OF the deceased gentleman entered the
room, and conversation became general. On his
departure, however, free and personal com ment
was passed upon him. Said lady No. 2, "That
boy has his mothers eyes," "Yes," subscribed
No: l, refiectivey, "and noticed that he had his
fathers umbrella" This remarkable description
has stuck to him ever since, and he is known as
"the boy with his mothers eyes and his fathers
umbrella. philadelphia Press
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04
Nsetnl aud Curious.
Aheut Windinr M waeche.,

More watches are spoilt by irregular and has
ty winding mp than by most other causes. The
operation should, if possible, be performed reg
ularly, and always with a steady and uniform
motion, not moving both hands, and nearly as
practicable at the same hour daily. watch
should always be kept ut the same temperature
left over night on . stone surface it is snre to
gain, or If the oil gets thickened il may stop, to
he started again by the warmth of the pocket.
The requisites of good watch arc that the case,
whether of gold or silver, should be correctly
made and of fair thickness, the hinges close and
smooth, the glass well-ftted, the dial of clear
bright enamel, the seconds sunk, and the whole
of good weight when held in the hand. When,
too, the dome is opened, the brass-work should
look well finished, tho edges smoothed of, the
steel of . diamond-lke polish, and the jewels
pale in color, but Of . fine clear lustre.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

SWEET PICKLBD CANTALoUPEs.-Take ripe
cantaloupes or musk melons-those that are too
tasteless for eating are quite as good cut in the
cores lengthwise; peel and lay in stone jar
cover with good cider vinegar, and let stand
twenty four hours; then take out; measure the
vinegar, less three pints or two quarts-all of it
makes too much syrup; to every quart of vine.
gar, three pounds Of brown sugar, half an ounce
each of cloves, cinnamon aud mace, whole; boil
all together until the melon is clear and easily
penetrated with . silver fork take ont and lay
III your jar; boil the syrup fifteen minutes long.
er, and pour over melon while hot.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

How TO MEASURE GRAIN IN BIN.-By the
United States standard 2, $50 cubic inches makes
bushel. Now as q cubic foot contains I,72s Gu.
bic inches, bushel is to cubic foot as 2 $50 is
to LES, or for practical purposes as to 5.
Multiply the number of feet wide of the bin BY
the length, the result by the depth, then divide
the product by S, and multiply the quotient by
4, which number will give the quantity in bush
els.
Another way to measure corn in the crib
Multiply the length, breadth and height in feet,
to obtain the cubic feet, multiply this product
by four, and strike off the right figure, and the
result will be shelled bushels, nearly.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

Picked PEACHEs.-Pare seven pounds OF
peaches; use four pounds of white sugar; place
your sugar and peaches in the kettle alternate
ly; heat slowly to boil; then add one pint
strong vinegar, a little cinnamon, and plenty of
whole cloves; boil five minutes; skim out the
peaches, spread them on fiat dishes to cool. Boil
the syrup until it is thick; pack the fruit in
glass jars that have been just rolled in hot wa
ter pour Oh the scalding syrup, seal mp when
cool examine occasionally during the first month;
at the first signs of fernlenting re-boil. Pears
are picked in the same way
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

BRANDY PEACHEs.-Peel the peaches; to every
pound Of fruit add half pound of sugar to ev-
cry pound of sugar add one gill of water for the
fruit at a time boil five IN inutes; then boil the
syrup ten or twenty minutes; drain of the red
dish liquor that comes from them, and add TO
the boiling syrup. Put in glass jars that have
been heated in hot water. Take two cupfnls of
hot syrup and one cupful of white brandy, and
mix; pour this over the peaches, and seal at
once. Use same recipe for egg plums.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

PLEvNA is Russian for tears-Erchange When
a boy, we used to get a good many pleyna in our
pants, by sliding down on the cellar door-YoRk-
ers Gazette. And didn't your mother, with the
aid OF her slipper, make good many plevna
drop from your eyes as a punishment for the
plevna in your pants f-NorristorR Herald just
so; and it makes the plevna start from our ewes
now to think of it.-YoRkers Gazette And
didn't the French people, arranged in plevna in
the church on the occasion of Plevna's funeral
shed good many plevnai 1t plevna our heart
to think of that
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

BRoOKLrN young lady, who is absent al
boarding school, communicates to female friend
in this city the following interesting piece of in.
formation: "In my last letter, you rember, 1 told
you that l thought Charlie S-snd Mary wero
engaged to be married. Well now know they
are. They sat in the gallery last Sunday night
and l saw Mary throw her he'd back, while Char.
lie scraped gnmdrop OFF the roof of her mouth -
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

Picked APPLEs-Take one peck of sweet ap-
pies and pear them boil until tender in a syrup
made of four pounds of sugar and a quart of
vinegar; then remove them from what is left of
the syrnp, and make q new one of five pounds of
sugar, quart of vinegar, half an ounce each of
the different kind of spices, and three large lem
ons boiled and sliced; boil this syrup half an
hour, and pour hot over the fruit. The first syr-
up can be used for making sauces.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

SWEET PIcKLED TOMATOEs-One peck ripe to.
matoes, peeled four pounds brown sugar, one
quart cider vinegar, one ounce stick cinnamon.
One-half ounce cloves; tie in Swiss muslin bags :
boil together until well cooked put the toma.
toes in a colander, keeping them as whole as
possible; boil the juice slowly three or four
hours until thick; put the tomatoes back; boil
up once with the spice out of the bags; but in
jars, aud when cold tie up.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

Ii was very careless leaving the parrot in the
parlor Sunday evening, but she never thought
anything about it until Monday morning, when
he reused the whole house by making a smack
ing noise, and crying. Darling Susie! Darling
Susie" He kept it up all day, too, and the old
folks are much interested in the cnse
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

He was ina confidential mood when he went
home the other night on the ferry boat and said
to the gentleman sitting by him: I'm happisl,
man in New York. downowe man shent Pm
gonehome, an if tholoman's settn' up III ticker.
an if she's gone to bed I'll Ticker any way I'm
bount' have shome fuun
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

CHOw-CHOw.-Two quarts of small onions,
four of small cucumbers, aud three caulidowers
cut the caulifiowers and cucumbers into small
pieces, and soak in strong salt water over night :
then rinse we'll and boil in vinegar until quite
tender; mix one pound of the best ground mus
tard and two ounces of the best salad oil with
enough vinegar to mix it well then stir in while
boiling; inst before taking from the fire, add
three ounces of fine red pepper; it is then ready
to bottle.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

To KEEP TOMATOES FREsH-Mrs. p. T.. C.
Jesup, Iowa, writes: If Mrs. A. +. s. will take
one teacupful of salt to one pail of water, and
put her ripe tomatoes into it, with weight on
them, she can use them any time in the Winter,
by soaking them in water and changing it till
they are fresh enough to cook any way She
chooses: or they are nice right from the brine
with lunch.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

THE touching story of the Germans who wen,
down from North Adams, Mass, to Pittsfeld to
be naturalized, and afterward retired to implore
divine guidance in voting proves to be untrue
They were Scotchmen and Englishmen, instead
Of Germans, and the character of the company is
best indicated by the remark of one of them ON
reading the item in question "Hc cod! what a
lee! There were ma a man i the party e'er said
his preers in his lifev
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

SWEET PICKLED PEARs.-To seven and half
pounds. fruit, three and half pounds sugar. one
AID half pints vinegar one ounce cloves and
cinnamon each. Ii the pears are hard, boil till
nearly done in water, and then put in the boil
ing syrup to cook till done; but if they are the
seckel or any ripe pear, boil in syrup till sill
yer fork penetrates them easily. Take out and
boil the syrup half an hour or less if it gets too
thick. Pour over pears while hot When cold
ia
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

TOMATO SOUP.-Make broth of chicken, beef
or lamb; have it very rich, j. c., boil the meat
two or three hours, three pounds in four quarts
of water; boil it down nearly onehaf; strain it !;
pare and cut up one quart of tomatoes, boil
them in the broth half an hour; strain again !:
season with q tablespoonful of butter, a little
salt, and parsley if desired.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

An old Baptist minister enforced the necessity
OF difference of opinion by argument: "Now, il
everybody had been of my opinion, they would
all have wanted my old woman" One of the
deacons, who sat just behind him, responded :
Yes; and if everybody was of my opinion, no.
body would have ber
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

PIcKLED PEAcHEs.-Two pounds of sugar, FIVE
OF peaches, one pint of vinegar, one ounce of
mixed spices; steam the peaches until you can
put straw through them; boil the syrup until
thick, then scald the peaches in it for three
mornings in succession boil the syrup down, il
it becomes thin from the peaches standing in il.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

H6fhn Can't be made by every agent every mo,,h n,
NUUU the business We furnish but fbose vilirg -
MIMI work can easily earn dozen dollars day rirht
In their own localities. Have no rooD "a -
plain here Basines. pleasant and honorable. Wa.
and boys and girls do we'll ~ mem we x;li t.r,;I
ANYTHING else We viii bear expense Of stsrti.e ~.
farueuiars free Write and see. Farmer. and mee5sa-
ies tneir sons and daughte and all classe. In ned n
paying work at homo should write to n. and is.rn III
about the work at once. Nov IL the tine nsn's -
Address True Co.. Augusta Maine re-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04
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re IT, working Class.-we are pov prepared TO
,s al ei.sse: With constant enDloynsnt q hsns
tne whole o. the tine their spare zsment. Busi
earn from 80 cents TO Is per evening ssd prspor-
sun By dcvotng their whole time 70 the bv.ne..
Doys ana girls earn nearly much Ben Thai an ~.
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

An 1rishman who saw an anchor for the first
time the other day, said: "Bs jabers have work
ed in the colleries of old Scotland, and in the
mines Of your own country, and by faith and
powers, in all me wanderings, have never yet
seen the man who could handle peck (pick) like
that
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

An Irish physician was called to examine the
corps of another Irishman who had been assas.
sinated by some of his countrymen. This per-
son." said he, after examining the body, "was so
ill that if he had not been murdered he would
have died half an hour before.n
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

P. T. BAKNUM, among his many other powers
is an excellent poker player, and they say he has
an unpleasant habit of frequently getting q pain
in his buck which makes him stop playing, and
that this pain comes just after he has held .four
aces" Or some such hand as that
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

PICKED PEAcHEs.-Rub them with a coarse
towel; stick four cloves in each peach; three
pounds Of sugar to fourteen pounds of fruit, and
one quart Of vinegar; boil peaches in the sugar
and vinegar one layer at time
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

The TIME TO TAKE BATH.-The old ply sicians
used to insist upon the danger of plunging into
the water for swim when the system is heated
and perspiratIon is free. At present the best
English doctors, such as Fordyce, Currie, Par
sons, and Sir Charles Blagdon, say that then is
the very best possible time to take bath.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

PICKED PEACHES AND PLUMs.-To seven
pounds fruit, three pounds sugar, one quart vim
egar, one ounce cloves, one ounce cinnamon.
Scald vinegar and sugar three mornings in sue.
cession, and pour on the fruit. The third morn.
ing scald all together.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

SAM-"Well, son, what's de news tonight p
Tom-"De bulletin board say Mister Hayes is
lected by one vote" Sandy jes' one vote 7
Good Lord, what lucky thing dis boy voted,
for if he hadn't, Mr.. Hayes would have got left,
suah."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

Chill SArcE.-Eighteen large ripe tomatoes I;
SIX onions; six red peppers; ten tablsspOonfuls
sugar; thres tabisspoonfals salt; Eve eupfuls
vinegar. Chop fine, and cook one hour
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

ONE Of the discoveries made by the latest Arc
tic explorers, is that the length of the polar
night is 142 days. What heavenly place that
would be in which to tell man with bill to
call around day after tomorrow and get his
money.-HarE- Ege
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

"THEY came here" said Artemus Ward of the
PuT1tans, shat they might worship in their own
way, and prevent other people worshiping in
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

"NO, INDEED" said Mrs. Spilkins, when Lean
der falsely accused her of wanting back pew
in church, so as to see the spring bonnets: aNo,
indeed, wouldn't be capable Of any such vermi-
fuge IS that"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

II ADVISE you" said Sidney Smiths physician,
stomach" "whose n queried The patient.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

N. Y. Con. Adr: ibid you ever catch weasel
asleepr says the sdage: No; bat We have
heard of kidnapping aud bull-dozing.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

II You are scalded or burned, sprinkle bicar-
Donate OF soda Cooking soda) on the wound, and
apply . wet cloth.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04
DR. BUTTS DISPENSARY

NVhu where. Bssfness honoe.hss ~ ~
06Uvyeia.5 r.5,issjrU ss.t nee. 1Sdrs:s
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

A VALPARAISO horticnlturist says tomato
leaves will drive ants away from peach trees
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

q . day at home Agents wanted. Outfit and terms
VIZ free. TRUE CO., Augusta, Maine.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04

Facts Of Valuable 1nterest - Every Swine.
Raiser In the west-varieus Remedies sag.
Eessed BY Ose Of tie Best FsrnePs In Tes.
nessee. s.f4
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20

FoR the the benefit of those who are
casting about in their minds as to where
they can procure the best oysters, fresh
and prime, at reasonable prices, we
would suggest that they can get just
what they want at Z. Kostomlatsky on
York street. Mr.. X. handles the well
known @. S. Maltby oysters, and has so
arraged his orders that they are received
daily, direct from the coast, and are con-
sequently as fresh as they can be. Par
ties ordering of him will have no occa-
sion to regret it. And in this connection
we might add that he has fine stock
of American and imported wines and
cigars, which, for holiday drinking and
smoking, will be found to fill the bill
exactly.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20

The Chronicle says: One day last
week as Z. n. TORY, of Gibson, was on
his way to the logging camp of the Two
Rivers Manufacturing Co., on horse
back, the roads being in an icy condition
his horse slipped and fell upon his leg,
terribly bruising that member but fortu
nately breaking no bones 1t is re-
ported that typhoid fever has made its
appearance in the towns of Gibson and
Cooperstown, and that patients afflicted
with the dangerous disease are becoming
quite numerous. A ten year old son OF
Mr.. Ben Wood, who has been living
with Jason Pellet, in Gibson, died On
Friday last of this disease.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20

THE Turner's have made arrangements
to celebrate the Holidays as usual. as
will be seen By reading the advertise
ment IN another column. On Wednes
day afternoon there will be a concert
and gymuastic exercises at their Hall
and IN the evening the fruit of heavily
laden Christmas tree will be distributed
among the younger pupils, after which
dancing will be the order. The exer-
cises during the afternoon will be es-
pecially interesting.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
S5l,OSl.l79.66
$51,06l, l79.66
DISBURSED IN 1876.
To Policy Holders, Sc, 01S, 1858

This Company Is purely mutual, not having dol
lar of stock. Its policy holders the only
bers of the Corporation 1t is therefore in effect,
simple partnership of persons for insurng each 9TH
er's lives. There being no stock, there can be no
sale of the Company from one set of owners and
managers to another; but lis affairs remain perpet-
ually In the entire control of tho members them
selves elect board of twelve directors each year.
This board meets weekly and directly superyises all
the business of the Company.
The Company issues whole life policies with either
annual premiums for life, which it prefers and re-
commends. OF with a limited pumber of premiums !;
it will also issue long-term endowments. Expert
has shown that these are the most advantageous
forms Of policies. both to the individual and to the
Company. We SHALL therefore, restrict ourselves to
them.
The surplus earned in any year is returned to the
following year. only by reduction of premium. thus
limiting the payments to the actual current cost Of
tie insurance.
In thirty years, this association of men, united in
interests and purposes, single feature in its his
tory, has paid to the representatives. of thous
and five hundred and sixty members who have died,
the vast of twenty five millions hundred
and twenty. nine thousand five hundred and thirty
six dolIars-25, 129, $50. OC-as foIlowF:
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
DTED

CARPENTER.-In this city, on the morning of
the 11th of December, 1877, HATTIE E.,young-
est daughter of Catherine Bennet1 and the
late Otis H. Carpenter, of Manitowoc, Wis,
aged y years and four MONTHS Washington
%. c. Post
WALkER.-At his residence in the town of
Manitowoc Rapids on the morning of the
18th inst, Major CHAs. II. WALKER, aged 40
years, months and days