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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

General VIM. H. French, lately relieved of his
command in West Virginia, has q facial affection
which frequently causes sudden contraction of
the MUSCLES and gives him the appearance of
winking with both eyes at once. On the march
to Gettysburg, in the latter part of june, 1868,
the General, accompanied by his staff, rode up
to Maryland farmhouse which he proposed to
make his headquarters for the night. Several
females appeared at the door, when General
French inquired: "Lallies, can you accommodate
me AND my staff for the night T. at the same
time discharging one of his double, barreled
wnks. The lady of the house, starting back and
casting a frightened look at her companions, turn
ed upon the General, and with all the asperity
she could summon, replied 'Sir, you have made
mistake. We are not women of that kind ~
"WhO the h-ll said you were 7" roared the Gen
eral, with another double wink; 81 am General
French, of the Union army and We simply want
shelter for the night" There was u sniggle
among some of the Generals staff, when he turn
ed about fercely and demanded to know who
had laughed threatening to put the offender I'M
der arrest for his levity. Matters being explain
ed, the ladies granted hun the permission re-
quested.- Washington Cd. c. Star.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06
Nseful aud Curious.

TREATMENT OF HoNEY.-Pnt the honey, comb
and all, in q tin pan a moderately warm
stove, adding Ia each pound ofhoney tablespoon
full Of water Stir it occasionally with piece
Of wire when the contents Of the pan are per-
fectly liqnefed. IL must not boil. Set where it
can cool un,listurbed then pass a knife careful
IL around the pan to detach the cake of wax on
the top. and rapidly, with great care, lift of the
cake. Don't let it drain into the pan an instant,
but place it IN another utensil. Any one thus
clarifying honey. will find, ON putting aside the
cake Of wax, that the impurities adhere to the
cake of wax, while the honey beneath is clear.
If the honey should, in time, candy. heat it with
. very little water sugar Keep in jars tied up
in q cool place. Break mp the wax cake and
wash it in cold water till cleansed Of honey !;
boil it, after straning it, for an hour in plenty
of water, in which uss few drops of chloride OF
soda. When quite cold, lift off the wax and
leave it to dry aud whiten in the open air.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

To PRESERVE CORN.-First boil the corn-it
must he freshly gathered-and cut from the cob
as before directed. Put layer of salt in the
jar, then one of corn about an inch in depth; an
other thick layer of salt, and then more corn,
and SO on until the jar is full Put salt OH the
top an inch deep, cover all with good thick
coat of soft lard or melted mutton fat, not SO
hot as to run into the salt Press white paper,
cut to fit, and paste over the top of the jar thin
paper that has been dipped in the white Of egg.
Keep in q cool place. 1t is better to use small
jars-not glass; When wanted to use, soak over
night Canned corn is tedious and uncertain
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

CUCUMBER PICKLING.-Cut of your cucum-
bers with sharp knife, and avoid brusing them
as much as possible. The pickle: To one gal
Ion Of alcohol put seven gallons of water; and
to one gallon Of pickles, put two tablespoonful
of pulverized alum; place your pickle in the
barrel, and then wash your cucumberS clean and
drop them in then cover them with cloth, be-
ing careful to have the cloth cover them all up
As fast as the cloth collects the slime from them
wash it and replace it over the cucumbers. The
cloth must be washed at least once a week, as
long a. any scum or slime rises. The vinegar
made in this way can be used for table use, or
any other use that vinegar is used for, after the
pickles are used ont.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

To MAKE WINE-Mrs. Bebb asked for a re-
cipe for rhubarb wine. This is wine that have
tried for twenty years, with good success: Cut
in small pieces, As you would for pies, one peck
of rhubarb pour three quarts of boiling water
on it, and let stand one week; smash once day
squeeze through coarse cloth add three pounds
of good brown sugar to one gallon of juice lei
stand in a jug loosely corked until October; then
rack off in bottle and cork tight. viii
also give my recipe for blackberry, currant, cher
ry, and other berry wines: Pour one gallon OF
boiling water On one gallon of berries let stand
three days; mash good once day, then squeeze
through coarse cloth; to one gallon of juics
add three pounds of loaf sugar; let stand till DC
tober, then rack of and cork tight.-Cincinnat
| ENQUIRER.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

Our fathers died for us. They died willingly
and gladly. But if they could come back to day
and see what kind of crowd they died for
over the currency, aud some of them trying to
pay q dollars worth Of debt with ninety cents
worth Of money, talking politics twenty-three
hours a day, and praying seldom that our
knees get rusty, drowned out by the rain, de-
youred by grasshopPers, they would, if they had
it to do over again, live 5000 years, and only die
then when they had to.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

QUICK BEER.-Take fourteen pounds of molas.
ses and six pounds of hops, and boil them two
hours in eleven gallons of water; when cooked
sufficiently, add one pint OF good yeast; let it
work in tub covered up for sixteen hours
when the working is over put it into a cask, and
let it work there three OF four days; then bung
it down, or pour it from the cask and bottle it.
The beer will be 1T to drink in a week, and will
be as strong as porter. If a weaker beer for ia
BILE use is desired, use more water in proportion
to the other ingredients.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

FOND wife insisted on having a telephone
string connect her room and her husbands Office,
which was only two blocks away. 1T is sc
nice,' she said, ITO exchange words with the
dear boy when he is not too busy" A lady Wis.
tied the foud wife day two ago, and, after a
few moments of conversation, asked to place the
telephone drum to her ear. Imagine her aston
ishmsnt and confusion to hear these words come
over the string in q harsh whisper: "LOok here,
Maria, if you don't sew those blasted buttons on
my shirt I'll dump you in frog pond. Hear
mew
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

BEEF TOMATO PIE.-Cold roast beef. cut in
thin slices; ripe tomatoes, peeled and sliced
Line n deep dish with light biscuit crust put
layer of beef, then layer of tomatoes; salt
butter and pepper to taste, and so on until the
dish is nearly full put on the top crust, cutting
cash in the centre. Bake two hours in q slow
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

The Cincinnati Commercial wisely warns its
readers against ice water. Indeed, there ought
to he . missionary sent along with every tenn
perance orator to bold up the evils of ice water
as the opposite extreme to the evils of more
scorching fluids. 1t is without doubt a fact that
the constant and injudicious use of ice water
causes as much physical misery as intoxicating
beverages themselves. The use of the latter is
largely confined to portion of the adult male
popu lution, while men, women aud children
quaff the former and almost always at times
when they should especially shun it. Ice water
checks the healthy activity of the internal or
gans, and worst of all, interferes with the digest
i've apparatus, giving rise to dyspepsia and its
accompanying horrors. Alcoholic liquors attack
the brain ice water destroys the stomach This
should be remembered.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

CURE FOR HOG CHoLRRA.-Mr. J. n. Insley, of
Jefferson County, informs US that in the vicini-
ty of OskalSosa there has been considerable
cholera among the hogs and that Aconite ad-
sninistered in swill, about twenty drops to half
Q bucket, has, when given three times a day for
two or three days in succession, cured the worst
cases and driven the disease from entire herds
The remedy is so simple and easily tried that
we give it, in the hope that it may save some Of
our herders losses in the future. We should be
glad to have reports from farmers using the
reuedY-KaHsas Earfner u. ~ -A
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

ANY one, says the Detroit Tr6Rne, who has
fifty or more old fence posts to take up, need not
dig them ont, which is toilsome job and slow
one. Provide light strong lever and a full
post, and he is ready for business. For full
Drum take piece Of two-ineh plank foot vide
and twenty inches long; tnortse through for a
stout standard two feet high; brace each way
firmly. A man will carry the whole apparatus,
and with it he will draw posts rapidly. 1t is a
capital help in taking out stumps. With the
chain under 0 root man eau raise an enormous
weight
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

To Dry CoRN.-The corn must be gathered
when in prime condition for eating, put into
boiling water-no salt-and boiled until the
milk will not run upon pressure. 1t is then cut
from the cob, spread upon sheets, and spread in
an open, airy place to dry. On no account should
the sun be allowed to shine upon il, or evening
dews to settle over it. 1t may take several days
to get it sufficiently dry to put in small bags
and hang away in dry garrets.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

GINGER BEER.-Take nine gallons of water,
ten pounds of brown or white sugar. eleven oun-
ces of bruised ginger root, nine ounces of lemon
juice, half pound of honey, and three pnts of
yeast boil the ginger half an hour in a gallon
of water, then add the rest of the water and the
other Ingredients aud set it aside; when cold,
strain it and add the white of one egg, beaten,
and half an ounce of essence of lemon; let it
stand four days. then bottle, and it will keep
MANY months,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

Courier-Journal: "You, George Washinton
Henry Gusts, git off'n dat ar hogs back wild
dem ar clean trousers on We, or I'll take dis piece
war on you so deep dat whareber you sets down
de oder boys can go dar and study Biography
Yen hear me, boy I" and that black rascal slid
of the hogs back, aud commenced throwing
stones at horse hitched to wagon load of
green apples to make, him run away and spill
the load. Boys are SO bad now -a-days-nO differ
ence in the color-all alike
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

DANDEuON BEER.-Taks of water, two gal
Ions; dandelions, one peck; mOlassss, one quart
yeast, one pint. Put two GALLONS of water into
a pot, aud peck of daudelions; boil them about
two hours; strain it into u jug or keg. aud ado
one quart of molasses and pint of good yeast
Set it to ferment 12 hours then bottle and tie
down the cork, and it is ready for use.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

To CAN CORN AND TOMAToEs.-Cook fresh
tender corn, and cut from the cob as before d.
rected. Cook the tomatoes to . smooth, rich
consistence; allow one quart of the latter to a
pint of corn boil all together for five MINUTES
pnt boiling hot water into tin cans, and SEAL
Prairie Farmer
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

TOMATO CATsUP-Take one bnshel of toma-
toes, boil them until soft, and then squeeze
through hair sieve. Half gallon of cider vim
egar, one pint of salt. two ounces of cloves, one
quarter of a pound of allspice, two tablespoon
black pepper. Chop fine dozen onions, and
add when the catsup is about half done. Boil
about two hours, or until thick. In filling the
bottles leave room in the top to pour in little
vinegar to prevent mold.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06
conundrum. in D,ricu,, circumstance

''What river" said she, as she frightened her
grip oil the mahogany chair, and uttered a howl
of anguish, while tears ran down her cheeks, "do
especially remind you OFF,
why" said he, giving the forceps an expert
mental wrench about quarter of the way
around, "of the Tusky -roarer," and he calmly
but firmly extracted what she thought was the
end of the shoulder blade.
"And what other river now 7" said the brave
girl turned white as a sheet, as he held the bone
in the. air and fourishsd it triumphautly.
why, of the Tusk-loos of course" he an
swered, handing her the ammonia. And then
she smiled with confusion and modification, and
acknowledged that the tooth was perfectly
sound, and she had it drawn only to get chance
to PROFOUND two conundrums that she thought
he couldn't guess.
He returned the fair girls love and devotion,
and they were welded last Christmast and have
had large family of children-Burlington HACK
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

A FLY-DIsPENsER.-The fy-dispenser consists
of two rotating arms or fans, affixed to an up
right bar, which is so arranged to admit of
their steady motion by means of clock-wOrk in
the stand, or base. One of these machines,
wound up and placed on dining table, will run
for an hour or more, and keep away all flies.
The rotating arms, or fans, are adjustable as to
height, up to point above the heads of persons
seated at the table.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

SUMNER SQUAsH.-Take them before the seeds
begin to harden; wash clean, remove the stems,
and cut into pieces; boil until tender; pour of
all the water you can; mash as fine as possible,
then put into q bag and squeeze ont the rest OF
the water. Season with salt, plenty of butter
and pepper, or with sweet cream.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

To PICKLE BEANs.-Gather the beans when
young; remove the strings aud boil until ten
der. Put into stone jar with . small piece Of
alum; boil the vinegar with mace, ginger, and
whole pepper, and pour it boiling into the beans,
covering it closely to prevent the escape of steam
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

THE Rsral Ner Yorker in 1873 published the
following remedy and preventive of hog cholera
Madden, sulphur, saltpetre and rosin, each Id
black anthony Id; arsenic, ozs Dose one
tablespoonful to five hogs in slops or ashes once
a day, if they have the cholera; once u week to
prevent it. i-a55t
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

The President got through the Boston wine
drinking without q shadow OF harm or suspicion,
but the other night, after late Cabinet meet
ing, when be went home and set the night lamp
ON the floor, aud then sat down and tried to pare
his corns with button hook, without taking
his shoes of, Mrs. Hayes, who was awakened BY
his gurgling laugh, said she never would have
believed it if she hadn'ts seen it.-Harkeye.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

"TUR'BEL strike down town, remarked Sout
Hill man, in an explanatory tone of countenance
as he crawled vaguely into bed at 3 a. M "All
roleraid shops shutup. Drefel excitement.
Workinmen all on a strike.' And his loving
wife shifted the surrounding atmosphere suspi-
ciously before She replied. "Yes. should think
by the way it smells that all the bar-keepers
were on q strike" And then he gave himself
dead away by explaining that he had to chew
cloves for his asthma.-Ha,ckese
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

TOMATO PREskRvEs-Pare and quarter good
ripe tomatoes; place them in a porcelain Kettle
with a little water, SO they will not burn. They
require to be cooked until the Juice is nearly all
ont; then add one pound CT white sugar to each
pound of fruit. Cook slowly one half hour.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

TAR and sweet oil rubbed together is the rem
edy for tanned and freckled faces. Yet it would
seem 70 be . remedy worse than the disease"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

SQUASH FRrTTERs-A pint-more or less
from the dinner-tabe, one egg and two table
spoonfuls Of -four. Fry on the griddle for break
fast
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

A CORRESPONDENT of the RHral Neac Yorker
plants. by which he did not lose three hundred
out of ten Thousand plants. After having select
ed hardy plants, he placed them in q pail and
covered The roots with water. He planted them
a. soon as possible, taking them snGly from the
He has also found this method successful in
planting seedlings, evergreens aud small plants.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06
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To tbe Working Coass.-we arc now prepared to
furnish all classes with constant employoelt q bose
the whole of the time for their spare Bus
silly from 50 cents to IS per evening" and proper.
tional by devotng their whole bvsiness
Boys and girls nearly much That al, who
this notice send their address and the
make this unparalleled offer: To such net
we'll satisfied will send dollar pay the trou.
Bile Of writing Full particulars sampIes worth several
dollars to commence work On. and copy Of Home aad
tons all sent free BY mail Reader yos perua-
nent, profitable work sAdrcss. GEoRGE Snxs0H Co.,
Portland, Maine. octl9.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

/. II FAVORED the. strike at inst said fellow
on the east side; "but, when the order came Ia
close the saloons, l Immediately saw that the
strike was great crime. 1t had a revelation
Ary tendspey.a- Sir, when see on one side, un-
der the benign Influence of Law and order, the
saloons kept open and houtishing; and, on the
other side, when see, through the effects of tho
strike, the saloons closed, cannot hesitate what
position to take. am for open saloons, and Law
and order, every time! !" 1saszr
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

ICE CREAM.-To three pints of cream add
three pints Of milk, one tablespoonful of vanilla
flavor; put into the freezer without cooking.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

A TELEPHONE can be made Of two tin pans
and linen string.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06
DR. BUTTS DISPENSARY.

MASA a nONrH-Agents wanted every
AInv Where. Besness hoaorsbie and frsf
sUAlyvvs4 Isrtienlars sent free. Address
VV S.WOBTA CO., 81. Losis, No.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-06

As there a number of limitations offered 10 the pul.
lie. would caution the community to buy Powders
or Prepared SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR, unless
in engraved wrapper with the trade stamp and
signature unbroken None other in genuine.
, 1877-07-14
NOTICE.

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tnd desiring To- make final proof in Homestead
Entries NAV do ~ before mr In .Snnhnmf.h
Cliy, ant save rtpenrrS of going t. the L,nI
once ~ OLYMPIA Under the Act of Cow
En" Npproycd March Sd 1877. the cInimsnt is
not required to ~ 70 the Lnnd Oricc in sncb
'"'''' ". VI, 1IRTLOT
, 1877-07-14
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, 1877-07-14

The above extracts speak volumes.
We commend the whole report to both
teachers and parents, and regret our in
ability to publish it entire. We not only
believe in thorough training, but in com.
pulSory education. 1t is II crime against
society ts bring up children without it.
If FIVE do not build school houses and en-.
ploy the hest of teachers, M matter what
they cost, we shall have to build ails
md prisons and support police force,
and crimna! rourts. Then think Of tho
load Of shomo We shall carry with US 10
our very gmycs
, 1877-07-14

Our work, then, is tV train the whole
man, to develop all his faculties. / am
aware Of the other view, which regards
cducnton as merely the iurnishing OF Il
icw tools for work hereafter. Il nlwavs
seemed TO me like heaping material tools
Ijom the TorGshops Of the world around
The Arizona sentinel., 1877-06-16

RAILROAD passengers are now brought to and taken from Yuma by steamboat, connecting with the cars at Colorado sta. tion, one mile below here. Boat leaves Yuma at o'clock P. M. The morning train is due at Colorado Station at A. NJ; passengers and mails arrive here at about z. .20A.M No extra charge. The steam. boat Colorado is devoted to this transfer business. All freight arriving by the morning train is loaded on her the same evening and brought up here the nex1 morning, except fruit, chickens etc., which come right along with the mails.
The Arizona sentinel., 1877-06-16

| THE railroad bridge will begin arriving
 next week. So far we have not seen the
 plans, but learn the bridge is to be what is
 known as "straining- beam truss," thrown
 across piers in spans of 150 to 200 feet, and
 with draw of 120 feet on the Arizona side
 The timbers are all got out, dressed and numbered, and now lie at Oakland to be shipped as soon as the carpenters get ready Tor them. The piling is all finished across 1 Iaeger's slough, and the track laid. The regular track laying gang has gone to Ban tas, so the rails from the slough to the river are being laid by the carpenters gang who are rather green at this business and ] progress slowly. However the iron horse
 will probably be snorting at us from the
 opposite bank today or Monday. All of next week will be consumed in putting in
 wooden culverts along the track lately | laid in moving lumber, tools, &c.; in clearing off the brush along the river, and l in making permanent camp at the river bank. The carpenters gang expect to con- sume at least eight weeks in building the i bridge and, having roughed it all the way out here, intend to make themselves con- fortable for once. Besides that, when they get the bridge finished, they are to have a 1 long job here in erecting freight sheds, de- pots, repair shops, round houses, &c., and will continue to occupy the new camp ho Ho1 eli do h1, making what is called a dolphin" which is group of piles to which are made fast two pontoons; on the pontoons is placed pile driver to put in the permanent piles. Two pontoons are already here and lie mooredto the bank just above the Station. Two more are on the way down. The pile driver lately at work on Iaeger's slough has been brought to the front and another one has been shipped. Besides these they expect to get down the steam driver which was used in piling the Oakland wharf. This machine is the only one of the kind on the coast. It is said to deliver 250 blows a minute with 1900 pound hammer We shall wait to see it before attempting a description. The boss carpenter seems to consider high water an advantage, and is anxious to avail himself of it before the river falls. He apprehends no difficulty whatever in steadying the piles until they can be driven deep enough to stand finn against the current Steamboat men on the other hand seem to think that the force of the stream and the unstable nature of its bottom will cause great delay and trou- ble in getting the piles started.