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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-11-02

The Harvest MooS AND THE HUNTERS
MooS. Twice in the year when the sun is IN
Virgo and Libra, the moon being near her
full, in the opposite quarter of the sky, as
tronomers tell Us that the latter orb rises
near the sunset for number of nights in
succession. The first moon appears about
the time OF the equinox. Sept -, being call
ed the harvest moon, because at that time IN
the mother country the crops are brought in
and the second, occurring about Oct %. Is
called the hunters moon" Tor the reason
that it indicates the opening OF the chase.
Whoever may be on the watch at these
times is likely TO witness brilliant spectacle
nightly repeated, and one by which even the
thOughtless person Is sometimes surprised
almost iancyIng iOr moment that there has
been some invasion of natures law. In old
en- times when the British yconan studied
the earth and the stars instead of questIoua-
bic cheap newspapers the recurrence OF the
harvest moon was long anticipated and was
hailed with merry making
Tho explanation of this phenomenon, con
stanlly occurring in some parts OF the earth,
is found IN the fact that at tins time only "A
very small angle Is made by the ecliptic and
the moons orbit with the horizon. When
flatt.ned by reflection these moons ARE some
times called horizontal moons. It is the
hunters moon that Is to be associated with
''the soft advance Of Indian summer, II sea-
son due about Nov l, All SAINTS Day, ON
which account 1t has been called 'Ihe sum
mer of All Saints Whittier alone OF all
the prominent Americon poets, allows the
hunter moon to stand IN its true conncc-
ton
From gold O. gray
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-11-02
PRESERVING EGGS

| send you a receipt for putting down eggs,
that | have used to our entire satisfaction
for over twenty years. | never expect to
find, nor do / wish for better one, either in
point of simplicity, economy, or certainty.
lake of good salt, half II pint of unslacked
lime, piece the size Of n tea cup. Put both
in smooth jar. Pour into the jar two gal
Ions of boiling water. Let it stand until per
fectly cold then put in your eggs. Be sure
that your eggs are all good. Care must be
taken not to crack any OF them in putting
them in, or they will spoil Immediately The
eggs must be entirely covered with the brine,
and kept in cool place. BE careful not to
have too much salt, or the yolks may harden.
| have kept eggs in that way from September
until May, and used them tor tine most deli
cate cake and omelet. friend in the com
miss ion business in making some changes in
his store, found a barrel in which there were
a few eggs that had been overlooked, and had
been in brine prepared in that way nearly
two years. He took them home, and they
were found to be perfectly sweet and NICE. -
Detroit Tribune
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-11-02
FEEDING FOWLS

In a state of nature fowls run over great
extent of ground before they get crop full.
They pick up their food, grain by grain, and
with it small pieces OF dirt, blades of grass
and other things, that all help digestion.
Placed before the fowls in boxes filled with
grain, the birds do in five minutes that which
should be the work of two hours they eat a
greedy fill, and, suffering unnatural repletion,
they have recourse to drink, the corn swells
in the crop, and the sufferers, instead of
walking about cheerfully, hide in corners and
squat about, to the deirment of their health.
This applies to the equally bad practice of
throwing down the food in heaps.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-11-02

From gold e. graz
Our mild, sweet day
OF Indian summer ladies' too soon;
But tenderly
Ger land and sea
Hangs, white and calm the hunters moon. -
-1ppieioH's jOvrpoL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-11-02

The afternoon meeting opened (after
singing Just rs am, without one plea'')
with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Wilcox. Mr..
Sankey sung, ''There,is lie for a look at
the crucifed one" Choir and congrega-
tion sang gave My life for thee"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21
MsefMl aud Curious.
ABouquet for the Table.

Did You ever make bouquet in saucerf
think it is the prettiest way of all. l fill the
SANGER two-thirds full with water, and place
some large flower, like lily, in the centre, or q
little to one side, as fancy may suggest. Then
arrange fringe of fine. feathery sprigs around
the rim, and fill mp the interstices with small
flowers. The result is charming. And flowers
arranged in this way will, with me, remain fresh
longer than If arranged in a vase.
AS ! write, have before me . bouquet put TO.
gether thus. 1t consists of tiger lily, sprigs OF
asparagus and southern wood, Drummond phiox,
petunias, and few blood red blossoms OF core
opsis But do not turn up your noses, being
perhaps the possessors of more costly and varied
material for floral ornaments for my bouquet is
not to be thrown in the shade. Inc coreopsis
blossoms are borne on slender, wiry stems, and
after had filled my other flowers In thickly
around the lily, inserted q few of these on long
or stems, leaning them upright against the lily
stamens, and they seem like richly tinted stars
of velvet, glowing above bright hned messy
groundwork of sister stars
This manner of making bouquets permits hav-
ing the use of . host of those flowers that have
short stems, and that would be almost useless
for vase. But as water is so easily spilled
from shallow receptacles, an excellent substi-
tute IL wet sand. And this assists the inginuity
in giving fancifsl forms to bouquets, as it af-
fords 6rmer foundation in which to imbed the
flower stems.
Do you ever have tastefnlly arranged flowers
on your writing tablesf If not, Just try it once,
as q new plan, and see how the lovely things
will assist you in writing vigorous and interest,"
ing acknowledgements Western Rural
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21
VEGETINE
is MY FAMILY
MEDICINES:
IWISH NO OTHER.
l WISH NO OTHER

Providence, April !, 1e16.
Mr.. II. 4. STEvENs-Dear Sir: When was about g
years of age humor broke out upon me, which my moth
tried to by giving herb teas and all other such
remedies she knew Of but it continued grow worse
until she finally consulted physician. and he said had
the salt rheum and dOctored for that complaint He
relieved some but said could not be permanently
cured the disease originated in the blood. remained
great sufferer for several years until heard of and
consulted physican who said had the scrofulous hu.
NOR and If would allow him to doctor me, he would
cure me. did so, and he commenced healing ND my
sores and succeeded in efecting cure
short time the disease appeared again in form
head suffered the most terrible pain and there seemed
to- be remedy and my friends thought must die,
when my attention was called while reading newspa-
per- to q VEGETINE testimonial Of Mrs. Waterhouse,
No 3s4 Athens Street South Boston. and formerly
siding in South Boston, and being personally acquainted
with her and owing her former feeble health concud
ed 1 would try the Vegetine After had taken few
bottles seemed to force the out Of my system
had running sores in my which. for time, were
very painful but continued to take the Vegetne until
had taken about IS bottles health improving all the
time from the Of the first bottle, and the
heal commenced taking the Vegetine in 1874
and continued its constant for six months At the
present time my health Is better than 1t has been
since was . child. The Vegetine is what helped me,
and most cordially recommend it to all sufferers espe
cially my friends had been Q sufferer for 30 years.
and until used the Vegetine, found remedy
use it as my family medicine, and wish no other.
Mrs. B. G. COOPER,
No Joy Street, Providence, K. I.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21
Capital ana Experience.

The Drawer was chatting few weeks ago on
the piazza of the United States Hotel at Sara
toga, with a bright German gentleman, retired
from business, who related the following little
anecdote:
"Going down to New York the other night on
the boat" said he, 81 got to chatting with a
German acquaintance, and asked him what he
was doing"
"Vell," he replied, ashoost now l am doing
nodings, but have made arrangements to 60 in
to pizness."
''Glad to hear it. What are you going intop
"Vell, goes into partnership init man.
"Do you put in much capitalf"
"No; doesn't put in no capital"
"Don't want to risk it, ehi"
"No, but puts in de experience"
"And be puts in the capital"
eyes, dot is it. We goes into pizness for dree
years; he puts in the capital; I puts in de ex-
perience At the end of de dree years will have
de capital, and he will have de experience"-
Harpers Magazine.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21
Salt I'm sickness.

DR.. Scudder remarks: 81 am satisfied that
have seen patients die from deprivation of COM
mon salt during q protracted illness. 1t is q
common impression that the food for the sick
should not be seasoned, and whatever slop may
be given, it is almost innocent of this essential
of life. In the milk diet that l recommend in
sfckness, common salt is used freely, the milk
being boiled and given hot. And if the patient
cannot take the usual quantity in his food,
have 1t given in his drink. This matter is SO i'm
Portant that it cannot be repeated too often, or
dwelt upon too long
''The most marked example of this want of
common salt have ever noticed has been in
surgical disease, especially in open wounds.
Without . supply of salt the tongue would be-
come broad, pallid, puffy, with tenacious pasty
coat the secretions arrested, the circulation fee
BILE, the effuson at the point of injury serious,
with an unpleasant watery pus, which at last
becomes o mere sanies or ichor. A few days of a
free allowance would change all this. and the pa
tient get along WELL"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21
VEGETINE.

The range Of disorders which yield to the influence
this and the mum Der of defined diseases which
never fails to greater than other single
medicine has hitherto been recommended othe
than the propretors of Quack nostrum These dis
rheumatism Govt Neuralgia, and Spinal Complaints,
and all infammatOry symptoms; Ulcers all Syphilitic
diseases Kidney and Bladder Diseases Dropsy the whole
train Of painful disorders which generally act
lean women and which carry annually Of them
to premature graves Dyspepsia that universal
American manhood, Heartburn, Piles Constipation Ner
vousness, Inability to sleep. and impure blood
This is formidable list Of human ailments for any
gle medicine to successfully attack and il is proba
bic that article before the public has the
to the quarter of them except Vegetne 1t the
at the root of the tree Of disease by first eliminating
every impurity from the blood promoting the secrcon
opening the great escape valves Of the system
nvigOrang the liver to its full and natural action
clean sing the stomach and strengthening digestion This
is precisely what Vegetne does and does quickly
and easily that it accomplished fact almost before
the patient is aware of it himself.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21
A New Story BY Mulbach,

Alloy in st. LoI. was recently presented with h
marked everything that came in his way, from
the dining-room table to the cats tail. A few
days after he had become the happy possessor
of the knife, his father was startled by seeing
two men bringing home the Young hopeful in Q
q very dilapidated condition. His face seemed
to be cut and bruised and covered with blood
The father, of course, was very much alarmed,
and inquired of the boy who hit him. Nothing
didn't hit me, sir" the boy answered between
his sobs; dit was only mule kicked me in the
eye" "a mule kicked you in the eye, ell !" re-
piled the father. Haven't 1 told you a thou
sand times or more that mules and gunpowder
were not fit things for boys to fool With What
were you doing to the mulep 81 wasn't fooln'
with 'em at all, !" said the boy; 81 was only try
ing to cut my name on his back."-Ef.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21
The fnu Of the Ching.
THE PIoUs BEAR.

The Russian bear looked out one day
A sanity soul was he
His little, bright saRacious eyes
Half shut with piety;
And seeing Euwap looking On,
Kneit down and said his psayers.
Because he felt devotional,
And not bit for airs.
But al the while he saw, my dear,
One who had long been I'LL
Who momeptarily. my dear:
seemed to grow sicker still;
An invalid whose habits vera
In questionable taste;
WbO. living On the Bospborus:
The neighberhood disgraced-
The pious bear was exercised
To An iDtense degree.
Because Of al the sick mans tricks
OF immortality
And to himself be put the case:
This evening. when sup,
Twill serve the cause Of piety,
To eat the sick man up.
But lest the other animiles
Should worry at the news
And hint with tooth and claw that he
Was worldly In his views,
He went about and told them all
How very sinfully
Tho sick man lived, and how he still
Abused his family.
And so he played his little game,
Till every animile,
In virtuous indignation said,
The sick mans ways were vile,
And that he ought to be suppressed,
And Of his harem shorn;
And 80 the wise bear eat him up,
And cribbed his golden horn.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

ian, who bet on every race during the week and
lost every time illustrates the freaks of fortune
in this respect. He had just $50 left, and in
sheer desperation cried out in the crowd that as
sembled at the hotel after the races: "I'll bet
$50 can name two men here with twenty three
fingers" When the bet was taken, this child of
Fate continued: "Anybodyr do. Here, my
friend, I'll take you. I have thirteen fingers,
and you have ten, that makes twenty-three. 1
knew there was one bet could not lose" The
stranger gazed at him moment with plying
expression, and then said, compassionately
"Well, Pm sorry for you. You have struck o
hard streak of luck. l had three of my fingers
shot off at Chickamauga! -Nashrilie (7en.) }
AmericGn.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

VERY FUNNY, INDEED.-The following story is
told as remarkable instance of the appreciation
of humor: A German soldier was ordered fifty
lashes for some alleged act Of INSTRUMENTATION.
Fritz disciplined to silence, was fixed to TRAN
giles in the presence of his company. When the
first lashes fell upon his naked shoulders the
worthy fellow, instead of displaying evidences of
distress, burst into fit of uncomfortable laugh
ter. The executioner, regarding this manifesto
ton rs by no means complimentary to his skill,
laid on with rsdOubled ardor. But the more he
laid on, the more Fritz laughed. When cut down,
he still found great difficulty in restraining his
mirth, and INDUCED in loud, intermittent guf-
flaws. The officer in command of the company,
with a curiosity naturally excited, approached
the bleeding wretch, and inquired the cause of
his mirth. "Why," replied Fritz, breaking into
o fresh fit of laughter, "Pm the wrong manw
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21
A simple Cure.

The Communists of the Wallingford Conn }
Community have discovered very simple reme-
dy for fever and ague. For some years past this
disease has been prevalent in this region, that
two years ago, the Communists seriously thought
Of abandoning their property and fourishing
business in that place. But the idea was sug-
gestsd of trying heated stove in small room,
inducing profuse perspiration, followed by a
shampooing and thorough cleansing of the body
with both warm and cold water, and these sim
pie means were found to be thoroughly effect
i've remedy. Not only the Communists them.
selves, but the people of the entire region round
about have resorted to this remedy, and have
been thoroughly cured.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

KILLING RATs.-The following cheap and SIM
pie method of determination is said to have been
successfully employed by Baron Won Backhofen
and his neighbors for some years past: A mix
ture of two parts of well bruised common squills
and three parts of finely chopped bacon is made
required, and then baked int small cakes, which
are put down for the rats TO eat. Several cor
respondents of the German Agricultural Gazette
write to announce the complete extirpation of
rats and mice from their cow-stalls- and pigge-
yies since the adoption of this simple plan
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

THE EFFECT OF SUNLIGHT ON FLoUR.-Recent
experiments have shown that the inferior quail
ty of certain kinds Of wheat and rye -four is fire.
quently duo TO the action of sunlight, by which,
even when in bags or barrels, the gluten suffers
Q metamorphosis similar to that occasioned by
heating in the mill. The tendency thus impart-
cd to it to become lumpy, and to form dough
without toughness, is similar to that of flour
from moist grain, of flour when it is too fresh,
or made from grain ground too early, or when
adulteratsd with barley meal. Such flour can
be improved by keeping for some wesks.-JoHr-
nal Of Chemistry.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

OF the humors of fancy there is no end. A
French newspaper gives us now story of an in
FAINT, aged four, whose mamma thought it right
to refuse the child something upon which his
heart was desperately bent. Finding there was
no hope for him, the youngster burst into pas
sion Of tears and exclaimed: "Well, then, why
did they born me for Z"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

A ZIMMERMAN in Michigan, being poorly pro.
vided with materials of sustenance for his men,
fed them with pork cooked with the rind upon
it. A young man of the company, not liking
that outer portion of tho food, was observed by
the host to be carefully removing the outside
covering, wbereupon the latter said, "Young
man, we eat rind aud all here" To which the
youth replied, "All right, old man; I'm cutting
it off for you"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

JOHN RAYMOND is fond of matching coin.-
Netc York Herald. Sunset Cox winks with his
right eye.-NorristorH Herald Stanley Mat
thews always holds his pencil in his left hand
when he sharpens it.-Ner York Graphic Pres
ident Hayes has habit of opening his mouth
when eats soup.-OH City Derrick. Chamberlain
walks off ON his ear
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

'Now," said Prof. Bell, at the telephone exhi-
bition last night, "can any one suggest sent.
at Manchester and Lowelli" A ripple of laugh
ter passed over the rear end of the hall, when
youth said, in voice audible to those in the vi
cinity, "Tell 'em to wipe off their chins" The
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

A YOUNG farmer living near town has sent in
after whiskey six times this seas1m to cure snake
bites, and some people are ancharirable enough
to express the opinion that be keeps q snake on
ice, and thaws it into state Of ferocity whenev-
er he gets thirsty.-Brxns9iekas
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

A SEMI INEBRIATE chap got hold of a Harper's
Basar fashion supplement this morning, and fool :
ed away half an hour trying to find the seat of
war in the East. He said the map was full Of
railroads but he couldn't find Kars, and he
thought maybe they had run off the track into
the Black Sea.zNorristOEn Herald.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

DR.. MAURIN recommends placing in the open
window Of invalids canvas well wstted. As is
known, water in passing from q liquid to a gas
sous state, sbsorbs caloric. That chemical pro-
cess will lower in q few minutes the temperature
Of . room By five or six degrees, and the humidi-
ty distributed in the air makes the heat more
snpportable. By that system the patients find
themselves, even in the height of Summer, in an
atmosphere refreshed analogous to that which
prevails after storm.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

RASPBERRY VINEGAR.-Take ripe raspberries
put them in pan and mash them with large
wooden spoon or masher. Strain the juice
through jelly-hag, and to each pint of Juice
odd one pound Of loaf sugar and one quart Of
vinegar, When the sugar has dissolved, place
the whole over the FIRE in Q preserving. kettle,
and let it boil minute or two, and skim it,
When cold, bottle it, cork it WELL and it will be
fit for nae,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

MEDICINAL TEAs.-A tea made of peach leaves
is . sure cure for kidney difficulty. plaster
made of fresh slaked lime and fresh tar is a sure
cure for a cancer, which, with all its roots will
come out. tea made Of chestnut leaves and
drank in the place of water, will cure the most
obstinate case of dropsy in q few days. tea
made Of ripe or dried whortleberries and drank
in the place of water, is . sure and speedy cure
for scrofulous difficulties, however bad
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

For SHAMPooNG.-Dissolv one teaspoonful
to tho scalp until a good lather is produced ;
then rinse well with warm water, until the hair
feels soft and natural; if desired, cold water
rinse may be taken at the last; wipe the hair
dry, and let il hang loosely about the shoulders,
to get the ain through
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

MOODY is reported as saying that the world i.
not to be won to Christ "by tobacco smoking
and chewing Christians" Well. who is it that
is trying to win the world to its Savior by smok.
ing tobacco and by chewing Christiansf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

SUNDAY-SCHoOL TEACHERS, TAKE HEART
This is destined to be pretty good season for
circuses, and if the present depression in finances
continues it won't be three weeks before Sunday
school teachers will be able to get their pupils to
read the Bible through three times for SO cents.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

DRESSING FOR LETTUCE SALAD.-Boil the eggs
ten minutes put the yolks on large plate, and
rub fine with q wooden spoon; mix with them
one tablespoonful cold water, two tablespoon
fuls sweet oil add slowly a tablespoonful salt a
teaspoonful dry mustard, and q tablespoonful
granulated sugar: when these are well blended,
add very gradually three tablespoonful of vim
egar; put it in the bottom of your salad dish,
and place the salad in it but do not stir it, as
this would make it wilt and spoil.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

A MAN in Medina, Ohio, While riding in pro
cession behind his wife's remains, the other day
overwhelmed with grief had sa0icient strength
to stop the procession and jump sut of the car
rage to pick up knife which he detected in
the road.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

RHuBARB JELLY-It is superior to apple jelly,
and many people have more rhubarb than they
can use. Prepare the rhubarb as for pies; put
it in tin dish with just enough water to cover
it; boil gently until tender; strain but do not
squeeze it. For pint of this juice use pint of
sugar; bring to q boil, season with lemon, and if
you wish, color it with curraut or raspberry
Juice. Let it boil but moment
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-21

ICING THAT WILL NOT BREAK-Take one
pound of pulverized sugar and the whites of
three fresh eggs, well beaten. Mix them well to-
gether, and flavor with the juice of one lemon, or
add teaspoonful of strong cider vinegar. Pull
vsrize one teaspoonful of wheat or corn starch
and add to it. Flour the top of the cake as soon
as it IL taken from the oven, and put on the ic-
ing with q large bladed steel knife dipped into
warm water, and then smooth the ffosting with it.