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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-02-01
Orchard Planting.

February and March are good months in which
to set out frnit and other trees, when the
ground is not frozen. The holes should be dug
in the Autumn or Winter, so that the ground
may be heaved, crumbled and mellowed by re-
peated freezing and thawing. They should be
made large The writer has had the holes gen.
orally dug FIVE feet square and eighteen inches
deep, and before setting the trees shoyelled in
surface soil 80 to fill them about twelve inch
es. The trees, instead of being grabbed up with
little root as many do, should be taken up with
much root as you can get Do not spare la
Dor in this, and the additional growth of the
trees, and earlier bearing, will amply reimburse
the additial expense. The small rootlets should
not be permitted to dry, nor to freeze, When
setting the trees, be sure tina. the holes rrc am
ply large to accommodate the roots to their nat
ural positions, without any crampiAg or bend
ing. Then theow some water on the roots. scat
ter fine earth of the soil on them, repeatedly,
then throw on more earth and tread it down.
Then wet the earth, secure the tree to a stake,
If it be necessary, to prevent the wind from az
fecting its vertical position, and the tree will
grow well. The writer has, from boy
hood been accustomed to set trees in the man
ner indicated, and rarely has he had one fail to
live and grow well. Fruit trees set as above in
broad holes, with little curtailment of the natu-
raj roots, will come into bearing some years
sooner in stiff soils, than when set, as they often
are, in small holes with little root The earth
should not he dshed around the tree so as to
permit water to accumulate around it, nor super
saturate the earth beneath.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-02-01
PreserEe the Fences.

We mean the rail fences. There are several
ways by which the lives of our fences can be
prolonged. We will enumerate few, not that
we expect to add to what every practical farmer
already knows, but in order to refresh his mind
by way of remembrance. One of the essentials
in preserving rails is to keep the fence Clean
Weeds briars and sprouts should not be permit
ted to grow up in the fence corners. The row
should be sown TO such grasses as is best adapt
ed to the soil, and thus every foot of soil can be
utilized The bottom rail. usually known as the
"worm," should have chunk under the corner,
half the length of the rail, whatever the length
may be- frequent handling of the rails is
great advantage to their longevity. The fence
should not be permitted to stand more than
three years if old rails, more than five if new
ones, without throwing down and building.
BY this plan the position of the rails is chang
ed, and m any of them are given a new lease on
life. A common practice, when re-setting
fence, is to place new and unseasoned rails at
the bottom; this is done because the new ones
are thought to be more durable than the old ones.
All who have noticed the results know that
green timber rots more rapidly when brought in
contact with the ground than does seasoned tim
ber Experience has proven that the most dnra-
ble rails are those that are made before the sap
is in the fOw OF Just the flow is sufficient for
the bark to slip the rails dry. Made at this
season of the year and 'ricked" until Fall or
Winter, they handle much better and make o
better fen ce than if used Immediately after they
made.-Jounal Of agriculture.
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for the farmer.
Row 80 Have Healthy Pizs.


, Prnf Law of C,raeli University writes as fol-
10 vs. in regard TO the pr"peF treatment of swine
For the preventive of disease:
Keep yonr hogs clean. Protect them from the
hot reeking bed of manure and close sleeping
place. where the carnations of decomp0sing
dung. urine. straw and other organic matter are
added to those of their skins and lungs
when huddled together in great nunbers. See
that both fuod and water clean, IN the sense
of being free from disease germs, and fruhh the
microscopic particles of deeOmposins organic
matter which, within the system as well as out
side of it, furnish appropriate food for the dis-
ease poison, and favor its increase, whiie th-y
depress its vital powers and lessen the chances
of the virus being thrown on
And IL is here that the pork raisers are most
freoueptIy at fanlt. Fifty or a hurdred pigs are
allowed to crowd together N filthy manure
heap a rotten straw stack, or under barn, SUD
ject TO the droppings of other animals as well as
their products. Their feeding troushs ana
drinking water supplied that they can get
into them with their filthy feet. and they must
devour the most obnoxious matter or starye. Ii
uuder this abuse disease is developed, the heal
Inv are left with the Sick as "they will all have
it, anyway" and the result is usually clean
sweep
when hog cholera exists, the sick should be
placed BY themselves under a special attendant,
and the free use of disinfectants; the healthy
should be carefully watched, and on the first
sign of illness or increased temperature, ascer
tanned by the introduction of clinical Their
mometer into the rectum, they should be at once
taken from the herd and secluded. This with an
active disinfectant, will enable the owner to cut
short an outbreak and save, perhaps, the great
majority of an already infected herd. Again,
the sale of animals from an infected stock, to be
removed from the premises alive, should be Sc
verely punished, and the disinfection of the
building where the sick have been should be
made imperative. We shall obtain the greatest
success with this disease when we treat it as .
contagious malady, and whenever it is found to
exist, give our main attention to prevent the fur
ther generation and dissemination of the poison.
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B o o Z 5
q FL q T. 3.

TAKE pleasure in announcing to the public that :.
better than prepared to manufacture 70 orda
every style and description Of Boots and Shoes-coare
ne peSxed sevedn the neatest and most subssntae
manner.
variety Of Eastern work hand for the aceo@nods
ton Of those who prefer IL
Making AID repairing done to order and the best afce
sf rceAy nsAs work hs,a an timea Shop on Nain
Street. sGp Il Tie Big Boot nearly opHo.1fe Aoyss
Store. PHILlf AEALA.
white Clssa, Ka,sas. August 1878.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-02-01

THE USE OF LEAvEs.-Leaves form an excel
lent absorbent and mako an excellent bedding
for stock, aud where they must be gathered from
the lawn to ensure a Deat appearance they eau be
readily carted to a shed and stored for bedding
Leaves form good non conductor of heat, aud
hence as protection for roots of plants or a COW
ering for vegetables stored ont of doors for a
covering upon halfhardy perennials nothing is
superior. They contain good deal of valuable
mineral matter that is well worked up for plant
use hence their presence in the compost-heap is
of some advantage. They should not be allow
ed to go to waste in fence corners and by places,
but gathered and utilized as far as possible.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-02-01

Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.
DAIN in the right side, under the edge
of the ribs, increases on pressure;
sometimes the pain is in the leftside; the
patient is rarely able to lie on the left
side; sometimes the pain is felt under
the shoulder-b blade, and it frequently ex-
tends to the top Of the shoulder, ana IS
sometimes mistaken for rheumatism IN
the arm. The stomach is affected with
loss of appetite and sickness; the bowels
in general are costive, sometimes aiterna-
tive with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There IS
generally a considerable loss ofmemory,
accompanied with painful sensation OF
having left undone something which
ought to have been done. A slight, dry
cough is sometimes an attendant. The
patient complains of WEAKNESS and de-
bility; he is easily startled, his feet are
cold or burning, and he complains OF a
prickly sensation Of the skin; his spirits
are low and although he is satisfied that
exercise would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up tortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts
every remedy. Several Of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred wherefew ofthem existed,
vet examination ofthe body, after death,
has shown the LIVER to have been ex-
tensively deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER
DR.. C. McLANE's LIVER Pills, IN
CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when taken
with Quinine, are productive Of the
most happy results. No better cathartic
can be used, preparatory to, or after
taking Ouinine. We would advise all
who are afflicted with this disease to
give them FAIR TRIAL.
For all Bilious arrangements, and as
a simple purgative, they are unequalcd.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine DR.. c. MeLANE's LIVER
PILLS are never sugar coated.
Every box has red wax seal on the
lid, with the impression Or. M:LANE's
LIVER Pills. s -
The genuine McLANE's LIVER PILLS
bear the signatures OF c. MeLANE and
FLEMING Bros. on the wrappers.
B- Insist on your druggist or
storekeeper giving you the genuine
DIR. c. McLANE's LIVER PILLS, pre-
pared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh, Pa
Sold by all respectable druggists and
country storekeepers generally.
To hose wishing to give Dr. C. McLAsE's lIrIa
rrr; rial we VIII nail post paid to any part OF the
I'm d C.ate< onc box Of Fills Tor twenty-five cents.
rT-'fI-S'; ETcnS.. Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-02-01

FARMERS AND RHEUMATIsM.-Whya are farm
ere liable to rheumatism Because they
wear wet clothing, heat, and suddenly chill the
body, over-eat after very hard work, and because
they do not keep the skin in a vigorous, clean
and healthy condition. If farmers would avoid
suddenly cooling the body after hard exercise, if
they would be careful not to go with wet cloth
ing and wet feet, and if they would not over-eat,
when in an exhausted condition, and battle daily
using much friction, they would save much rheu-
matfsn. The same rule applies to others than
farmers The Turkish bath is the best remedy
for rheumatism. of Health.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-02-01

CURE FOR Foor RoT.-Some Eastern specula-
tor not long since went through the low lands of
Kansas and Missouri and bought all the sheep he
could find afflicted with the foot rot. These
were driven by easy stages across the plains, ia
king nearly two months for the trip, aud by the
time they arrived here were nearly cured, the
dry sand operating to eradicate the disease. A
gentleman who saw some of them few days
ago, says that they are now perfectly well, a
new boot having been formed in many cases.
The profits of the enterprise were quite large,
many of the sheep having been bought for from
Csc to soc head.-DeHrer Times.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-02-01
VEcETINE III
Purifes the Blood, Renovates and
Invigorates the Whole System.
IT'S MEDICAL PROPERTIES ARE
Alteratire, Tonic, Solrent, and Diuretic.
Reliable Evidence.

Mr.. II. r. STEVENS:
testimony to the great number you have
already received in favor Of your great and
good medicine, vRGETISE, for do not think
enough can be said in its praise for / was
troubled over thirty years with that dread.
full disease, Catarrh, and had such bad
coughing spells that it would seem As
though never could breathe any more.
and VEGETISE has cured me; and I do feel
to thank God all the time that there Ia 30
good q medicine as VEGETINE, and / also
think il one Of the best medicines for
coughs and weak, sinking feelings nj the
stomach, and advise every body to take the
VEGETINE, for / can assure them it is one
of the best medicines that ever WAS
Mrs. L. GORE,
Cor. Magazine and Walnut sts-,
Cambridge, Mass.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-02-01

II you want hens to lay now, give them egg
producing background bone, lime, clean gravel,
cooked meat twice a week, and an occasional al
lowance Of green food-cabbage, tnrnips, etc.
They must be properly housed, and kept warm,
and they must be of the right age-early hatch
I'd uullefs.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-02-01

Read he JoIossing extract Of letter from Ars. Rrers
wife Of Rec. Dr. Riras Of the mot learned eloquent
and popular 4inisten Of he Aethodi Episeopal Church
snd hs is at present stationsd Broaday Church Louis
rifle, Ky:
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CANNOT BE
.xOILLID.

..... CHARLRsIowN. Mar. 1s, 1863.
II. r. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-This Is to certify that I have
used your Blood Preparation" in my fam.
lily for several years. and think that. for
Scrofula or Cankerous Humors or Rheu-
matte affections. ID cannot be excelled ; and
~ blood purifier or Spring medi cine, it
is the best thing 1 have ever used. and !
have used almost everything can cheer
fully recommend 1t to any one in need Of
such q medicine -. - ,r~Fs
30 Yours, respectfully. ~
Mrs. A A. DINSMORE.
No. 10 Russell street.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-10-25


H. keze - 60 3 nak = ~hse.s;
IA "a - 800 s. ss |. g e.: :; -.
IL Mnnday evening.
1m'lseo. = hs.s = ~ y g.
40 m8 y ehesn nth gDef gioW4s
Wnh hlne nnd pmp1e.s
hsF ypave hsen-yua povine felIowl
Amuug the FbzJneniam yel101.
Ard s0nng xIfh your fearful below
NE AnEtnlasians.
YoaN sstfinc ruuEh: ] fear you pn2
Yor time too Duch NTH Brreaa
AID thnt efAr mankled 0ypsy h1k
The dssf-e5ed Eoisfice.
We've jouneyed On fhrcuek fosl md cle.r
b -. god eonr.de. Eye an ex
Tony position:
enften thy uuel nxthen b3ous:
n cold Arrtur. ieave t1y snows.
Fzy thee gently eom< to those
Who have NO shelter.
Wa sss eso na 18th a. ns sux EEL Eel:
In fattered kglous here they kneel.
And cave thy mercy.
Ne timer ne hard and work there's none;
OF. Mrs them of eieam of sun.
Remind them Of that gentle One
Who Ioyed the loxiy.
Rlns<er sround the rich msn's door.
Male him unlock his golden store,
Each year increasing more and more
His deeds Of kindness
Roar 'ruund tie missr till be quakes:
Nip him and strip HIM till be shakes:
Freeze him and squeeze him till he makes
A bag donation.
Nov, for the sake Of SCIENCE, pray
Keep out the ice fron BssEus Bay:
Let Polar Swans win the day,
And find. AZ last an Easy way
To frozen glory.
Le. thnee We lore. though they abide
Far from us now cssme 70 cur side
Happy and well at Chri<<mastide.
And We VIII bless thee.
Cry II. Ar<ry in ". y. Ereris5 Poet.
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sound, strong and kind. you have found
q truly valuable animal.
lido mot believe q viii require any
argument to prove that raee-horse Is
mot profitable horse 20 raase for farm
work A long-bodled. Iong-necked.
long legged race-horse. al nerve and
little muscle or nesh. IS an expensive
animal to raise or keep
But, perhaps, you VIII tell d that the
boys ike to run horses, and we want TO
please the boys and have last horses 70
place at their disposal. We were all
boys once, and | admit that horse
race Is an attractive thing, enjoyed 6y
the boys and horses alike, and would
not deprive our boys and young men OF
this pleasure, but want 1t to be re-
garded in the right Light, simply as .
pleasure. When we talk OF profits IN
horse-raising, however, we are not
talking about raising fast horses The
horse for mere pleasure and the horse
for prohf are very dlnerent IN their
characteristics
In London. Eng. the ordinary ioad
for heavy draft-horse Is 2,UU pounds,
OF one ton In farIs It Is !. uU pounds
or two tons and hall, and II costs no
more TO keep the French horse than the
English one Here IS very great and
noticeable difference OF the most sug-
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-10-25
An Ice-House.

1t will soon be time for those who are
without an iee-house to be preparing
one No well-appointed farm or sum-
mer residence should be without this
luxury any more than without well or
a good spring of water. 1t is not only
great comfort, but means of econ
omy in preserving meats and fruits in
the heat of summer. while one that
will answer every purpose may be put
up and filed at trifiing expense. No
elaborate house is necessary for pre-
serving the ice. There are some re-
quirements, however, that must be at
tended to-
First, good drainage must be secured
without giving the air access to the ice
through the drain If the soil is porous,
or gravelly, no artificial drainage is re-
quired 1t is not essential that the ice
be stored underground, as it keeps quite
. as well above the surface. The ice
should be compactly packed and en-
closed with packed sawdust, or tan bark,
on all sides. and on the top to the depth
of at least twelve inches. This packing
is the great preventative of the ice.
Ventilation must be given from the top
and not allowed to pass through the
ice The larger the body of ice stored
the better it viii keep. The ice-house
should not be less than twelve feet
square on the inside, and eight feet
high. A few square rods of ice will
suffice to fill an ordinary house. and
the depth of water need not be more
than fhrep feet
A writer says: my iee-house is
built entirely on the surface of the
ground The only drainage is the
natural slope of the surface. which is
about one foot in six. Ii is fourteen
feet square on the outside. and the
posts are ten feet high. The walls are
double, with eight-inch space filled
with tan bark. The roof is also double.
Inside and outside covering hemlock.
| first spread three or four inches OF
gravel on the ground. then ten inches
of sawdust. 1 pack sawdust between
the ice and wall. and cover it foot
deep on top. The north gable end OF
the house is open all the while for VEN
tilation. The ice wastes but a trifie. y
N T. Observer.
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HonR, rARn AND GARDEN.

One pound of rice goes IS far in
satisfying hunger and in nutriment Is
eight pounds Of -four; and two pounds
of potatoes are equal to one pound Of
flour
Mrs Nellie Rich, in the Stock Jour-
nal, says. q Leave woman to herself.
with no man to cook for, and she
wouldn't have Whist men call square
meal for week unless she got it at q
neighbor
Coffee Cake--Two cups of sugar:
one-half cup of butter; one cup of mo-
lasses. one cup of cold coffee: four cups
Of -four; three eggs; one teaspoonful Of
cinnamon and one of cloves; four tea
spconfuls Of baking powder
Soda Biscuits. Six cups of -four,
two cups Of sweet milk, two tablespoon
fuls of butter, one-fourth teaspoonful Of
salt one teaspoonful Of soda and three
of cream-of-tartar. Dissolve the soda
in the milk and rub the eream-of-tartar
in the -four.
Plain Fruit Three eggs, two
and one-half cups of sugar, one cup Of
butter, one cup If milk. one cup of raj
sins, one cup of currants, one table
spoonful cinnamon, one teaspoonfnl Oh
soda in the milk, two teaspoonfuls Of
cream-of-tartar in four cups OF -four.
Pound Fruit Cake--One pound Of
sugar. one pound Of butter. two pound:
of currants. two pounds of raisins. one
half pound of citron. nine eggs (tht
whites and yelks beaten separately,
one teaspeonful of cloves. one table
spoonful of cinnamon. six teaspoonful:
of baking-powder in one pound of -four
The following bits of agricultural
wisdom are from the Iowa State Regis
ter.
Caulifiower is cabbage educated an6
refined. but the taste is there still.
Out of debt and plenty to eat: who
can be happier than farmer?
When man plants tree. hs
plants himself. Every root is al
anchor.
Stock raisers and dairymen ar
getting rich. and grain raisers are get
ting poorer every year.
The great trouble with many farm
ers is their practice OF drawing on th'
future instead of on their surplus il
bank
The editor of the Indianapolis Near
is down on this years crop of weeds. a.
decidedly the biggest the world has eve
seen.
The law of compensation is mex
orable in Nature. That which is takeI
away must be returned in some shape
/ L l. ~f
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work that Edmond Dantes put into his
vengeance. His residence was the I'm
EFT IN Peru, and his table ready for
guests, however unexpected and how
ever numerous.
Around Lima was diIApidated adobe
wan, and beyond the wall = weary
prairie Of refuse For an interest In
the redeemed land he made the waste
: hower-garylen- The staple product
Of the Republic had been revolutions
Evolution in Office depended upon the
financial condition of the ..outs- -
When the Treasury was ruined they
routed the s1ins. who retaliated
when they had expended their steal
ings A stable Government was neces-
sary to Meiggs' schemes When the
:. outs = were impoverished he gave
them what they wanted from his own
means. and they left the Government
intact He inaugrated q system of
bribery that paralyzed all opposition.
A dangerous man was to him mer-
charitable article. When the combina-
ton became too strong for him he
bought the Government
By expanding fortunes he secured
contracts for building 1.007 miles Of
roads, for which he was to receive
Sl26- 0O0. 900. These roads all led to
his financial Waterloo. For the first
time he had miscalculated. They
proved failures. and, having alb
sorbed the contract price. forced him
upon the market for money His enc
mics seized upon the advantage offered.
and refused to accept his bills, which
became drug. He bought the Gov
eminent Endorsement and staggered on.
His bonds fell on the foreign Bourses,
and finally became valueless- The
combination formed against him struck
blow after blow at his credit. Two
strokes of paralysis had weakened
him. and a third found him shat
tered and broken Exposures of his
frauds came thick and swift His
creditors were clamorous, and the
poorer were paid to the uttermost
farthing. 1t was plain TO him that his
fortunes had fallen beyond retrieving.
and he turned away from the cares and
troubles of life remarkable for its in
congruities. its pleasures and anxieties-
He left Peru almost bankrupt through
schemes urged upon her as her saliva
ton His death has created financial
revolution whose effects viii be felt
after his rails have rusted and his ties
rotted away. In his life he taught a
peculiar lesson of sagacity. without
moral balance of generosity, without
an element of justice of magnificent
frauds built upon foundation of fair
dealing between men, Chicago Tri5-
ane.
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few. Of those who understand the m
ey;t.ble lot associated with and follow
mo . clear conscience; who, having
nothing with which to reproach them
selves. are reproached by NO one else;
whose self-love IS indistinguishable nom
love Of an the race; and whose religion,
whatever else it comprehends. comPre-
bends love of the Creator and 2 Pc
lief IN His goodness "A belief that man
made in His image must seek A,'e.
goodness and all beatiflc qnaiiues; Ina'
Re must be good if he would be happy
-HQrDer'ss Bazaar.