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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11
ssWho's Talkin, About Wah ~

Old 81 was standing in crowd at the depot,
when one of the darkies present remarked:
EFF dat wah do come, heah's one Niger dat
amt gwine to sasshay in hitw
"Wah' Who's talkin bout emmy wahT asked
Old 81.
81 head hit round hyar among de darkies GIN
rally"
"Who's gwine ter fight in dat wahf"
"De white folks and de publican party, OATS
my onderstandin'"
"Shucks! Does emmy OBJ yer spose dat de
white folks down byar is gwine to anodder
wahr
"Dey's mighty rampantus bout dis 'lecshun,
don't yer forget datr
"Nebber mindi Did yer ever see stumpy-
tail fox 60 an back hlsself agin steel trap de
second time, sayf"
"No, nebber did"
"Den yer amt gwine to see desc heah people
60 ter wahw
aye betr no say dat ter none OBJ desc white
foxes"
"Yas, will do dat to, 'kase why, shouldn't -
"Dey'l 60 fer yer, of yer talk dat ter dem"
"Shew, Niger! yer don't know what yer say
in. When speaks dat ter way, now tex keer.
Hit amt no insult to de white Suthern peoples
bravery. but hits a moughty big recommends
shun oh der judgment"
"You are right, old man." said white man
neat by, and 81 had the crowd at q disadvantage.
-Ahdnta Ca Herald
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No Telling Who i. Elected.

Barney OToole and Patrick Moran stood be-
fore the bar of the Fifty-seventh Street Police
Court. Barney had a black eye and Patrick q
damaged nose Barney delivered plain, I'M
vanished tale:
eyer Honor, it was all on account av the ellie
ton. Pat he said that Hayes wuz elictid, an
said that Tilden wuz elictid.
"Thin SEE Pat. aggravatin' loike:
"'Hooray for Hayesr
"'Hooray for Tildenp SEE I.
eyer mistsftn' intirely,' SEE Pat.
eyer one yerself,' ser l.
"'Whoopp SEE Pat.
"'Hoorayn sell l.
"An' thereupon we agreed to settle it loke
gintlemn, an decide the election at wunst
had got one in on Pats nose, an Pat had landed
firninst my eye, an everythin' wuz iligent, an
Tildens prospects wor nivver broighter, whin
policeman came interferin' loike, and now there's
no tellin' who wonld hev been ELECTED at all, at
ALL" and Barney and Patrick stepped down, muir
mnring against armed Interference of the law
Nep York U,rid
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11

lady writes the Rural Ne,o Yorker: As the
season for-pan cakes has arrived, l send my meth
cd for preparing them. At night take sufficient
warm water for little more than the amount of
batter required. Thicker this with buckw heat
-four; little graham meal is an addition; stir
in teacupful Of fresh yeast and let it stand till
morning to rise, when il will be fit for use.
Leave enough batter to mix in again at night
without yeast. After a day two the batter
will require Tablespoonful or SO of soda to
sweeten it, put in just before baking. 1t is nicer
to mix your batter in q stone jar and pour off ev
cry morning what is required for nse, and not
put the soda into the whole. The addition of q
little milk will make the cnkes brown if desir-
ed.
The batter should be occasionally renewed.
Now as to baking cakes, it is of the fine arts.
Some needless cooks use SO much grease to keep
the cakes from sticking to the griddle that they
fill the room full of smoke to the discomfort of all
concerned. A cloth sewed fast to a fork is the
most convenient greaser, and just as little grease
as possible should be used. The fire should be
neither too hot nor too slack. Nothing is better
relished on cold Winter morning than well pre-
pared cakes of this kind.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11
Heat for House Plants.

Most of our plants are injured by too much
heat. For general collection of house plants,
it is not best to allow the thermometer to be
above seventy, and if they could b g kept in q
room where the Thermometer won Id usually not
range much above sixty-fve j { would be much
better. In the night time fifty is high enough.
sunlight attainable. An effort should be made
to give moisture to the atmosphere for our own
good, as well as the health of the plants. This
can be done in various ways by evaporating wa
ter bnt when plants are in separate apart
ment, like little green house, it can be done
more conveniently and effectualy, although
this separate apartment be only bay window,
with glass doors, separating it from the living
room. In this, water can be used freely, by
sprinkling, ETC., and moist atmosphere preserv-
ed. The temperature, with this arrangement,
can be kept lower titan would be comfortable in
the living room, and the plants are saved from
dust and many evils which we manage to endure
aud live, but which generally prove too much
for the plants.-Vicks Guide.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11

HE has been lifelong Democrat and a devot-
ed husband. Nothing could shake lis fidelity to
party, and no word of difference ever passed be-
tween him and the partner of his bosom before.
But on election night when he went home lie
found her deeply absorbed in a newspaper.
Jake" said she, Hayes will be the next Presi-
dent" "Why do you think sol" he inquired.
Because, you see, he has all the officials and
negroes on his side, and he is sure to be elected"
Indignantly-"Go to bed, madam, am ont of
humor, any in no mood for jokes" She retired !;
after half hour she turned over and asked !:
Saint you coming to bedf' "No, madam. With
the profonndest respect for your Judgment,
must tell you frankly that will never sleep
with a Republican woman" Rising up in bed
she implored: "Pm a Democrat" "That only
makes the matter worse you change your poll
tics too suddenly for the change to be sincere,
and dislike turncoat more than q Republic
can" He actually slept on the floor with his
dog Jim all night. His wife did not sleep q wink
and nearly froze.-Pirginia City, Montana, Madi-
sonidu.
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Sorry He Didn,t Vote.

He sprang off the train, all covered with the
dust of travel, and cleared his way like a CLEAN
of light, through the crowd. Before the train
had fairly stopped he had rushed into the store
he was drumming for, pitched his satchel into
the coal-box, and gathered the bookkeeper by the
left foreshoulder.
Is it true" he shouted, in voice choked
with emotion, "that Tilden only lacked one vote
Of having enough to elect himi'
1t is true, replied the bookkeeper, heaving
$40 sigh, sit is only too true"
My GOdw groaned the miserable drummer
buryins his head between his knees, "and didn't
vote. If had known the thing was hanging on
just one vote" said he, rising and shaki ng his
clenched fist above his head, 81 would have vot
ed, if had have had to walk fifty miles to reach
a ballot box. "-Atlanta (Ga.) Consultation. -
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11

FEEDING SOFT CcRN.-Feed the soft ears of
corn to milk COWS; gain in the flow ofmilk fol-
lows. Now stop feeding the soft ears, and give
them the big ears, set with hard kernels, and it
VIII at once be seen how much more good the
soft corn does them. If the cows are oyer-fed i.
or perhaps should they have but little hard corn
the kernel will be found IN the manure unutil.
lied by the animals. In feeding a herd of cows
ON hard corn, some cows will be always found
not digesting completely the kernels. 1t is also
observed, then when corn is sent to mill before
It Is sufficiently dry to grind fine with the cob,
that 1t is an unsatisfactory feed 1t does the
cows less good than We should expect, thus clear
ly betraying the fact that at this time the meal
is less nutritious and in itself is less digestible
than meal made from old corn.-Scientitic Far
Wer,
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for the farmer.


An article in the Raral Ner Yorker, on the
subject of preparing the poultry house for VIM
ter contains the following Suggestions:
Examine the interior of the houses aud see
that they are tight. If you expect goodly
stock of eggs from your fowls, You must keep
their houses warm, and there Is no better way oil
doing this than by lining the house with strong
paper. 1t is the cheapest lining, and If satnra-
ted with moderately strong solution of carbol-
ic acid, will keen vermin at bay. Don't say that
this is "too much trouble So it is trouble to
bed the cattle and feed the stock, but you must
expect to take some trouble il you demand a
profit from them. Don't begrudge trouble in the
fowl house. The result will be seen in the fill
ing of the egg basket, and there is no portion of
the farm that will pay a higher percentage of
profit on the outlay of labor than the hen yards
If You have an old window-sash about the
place, for which you have no special use, put an
extra light in the southern or eastern end of the
fowl house. 1t will be grateful to the fowls in
Winter, on cold days, when they will huddle to-
gether in the house to escape the biting winds.
The sash will enable them to bask in the sun
light without going ont of the house, and the in
creased good health of the chickens will repay
your trouble.
Those who intend to house birds for the Win
ter should let them run as much as possible now,
while the grass is green. Don't shut them up
until the last moment, and they will so much
the better bear the Winters confinement
Lay in stock of dry dust from the road.
Noiocs IL WIN Iodu scraper ana store IL away
in one corner of the barn, where it will remain
dry, for Winter use. 1t will be invaluable for
the fowls to dust in while the ground is fro
zen, and will tend to keep them free from YER
min.
See that the fowls have, before dusk, a few
handfuls of whole-corn and a comfortable roost.
If your fowls are TO be kept in health, they must
not be left all night with empty crops, nor allow
ed to roost in exposed places. The plan of al
lowing fowl the exquisite privilege of roosting
on 50 rickety beam and an empty crop" is any
thing but economical. Don't have the roosts
one above the other, or the birds will be contin-
ually fighting for the highest places
Feed your fowls literally and they will return
It to you with interest. Keep them clearly and
disease will be a rarity. House them comforta-
bly, and they will lay regularly. Regular
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11
The BEST THING TO Do With An ORCHARD

The BEST THING TO Do WITH AN ORCHARD
Having practiced feeding corn in the ear around
the apple trees, especially the ones of sowest
growth and bearing, the result is, such trees ap-
pear to grow aud bear finely by su CHI treatment
Hog manure and corn cobs no doubt are the best
manure that We can apply to trees to promote q
healthy growth and good bearing. Then, after
the apples are gathered in the Fall, if hogs are
pastured and fed IN the orchard, they will doubt
less destroy many worms that may remain in the
refuse and decayed apples left on the ground,
thereby greatly promoting the healthfulness of
the next years crop. Some care should be taken
with young trees, by placing some trimmings of
brush around the roots TO prevent the swine
from rubbing against the tender trees, but, if
they should scratch their backs against the large
trees, all the better
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11

POLITICAL BIAs.-Bridget Malone was still
suffering under what might, by slight euphe-
mism, he called the bias Of politics, when she
stepped up to the bar of the Washington Place
Police Court. She crossed herself with great de-
votion, and at once began her petition for mercy
"If you place, yer Honor" said she with hands
folded in prayer, al not afther bein' aither
drunk or disortherly. l just said, 'Thray cheers
for Tilden an Hindricks,' an the officer he TUX
me in The black Republicans, yer Honor, is
bate, an it's mesilf as is rejced at it; an as
was sayin' to friend like, 'Hooray for Tilden an
Hindricks,' the officer he TUX me in The black
Republicans has been in sixteen years, yer Hon.
OF, an'n-
lyon will only bs in ten day." said the Court
-Ne1r York World
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11

THE painful suspense of the last three or four
days has not been confined to men alone. All
the women have been more or less agitated, and
in stores and on street cars have discussed "the
situation" in lively manner. Two females one
apparently an old maid, met in the post-ofice
yesterday, and the married woman remarked :
well there is great deal of excitement" at
Is terrible-terrible," was the reply. "Why, you
seem to he really nervous over it," $50 am
dreadful nervous. 1 sincerely hope and trust
that no unworthy man will make proposal of
marriage during this period of suspense, for I'm
so dreadful excited I-I-w "YOu might &C.
ceptp mo; in my agitation might throw the
chance away."-Defroit Free Press
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11
The fnu Of the Ching.
THE SAD Auru,rNAL DAYS.

With the coming of Autumn a teau
On the wings of the wind from the West
How sweet 10 remember the time
When we softly pulled down our vest
Our vest
When we sweetly pulled down vest.
Those days were Allied with pleasure,
For she Of the dimped chin
smiled softly on us from violet eyes.
Though her lips merely murmured TOO thin.
Too thin.
NOW, Gustus, that's too awful thin" land it was,
tool
All, those were the days ever happy,
Chock full Of joy. heaven bIest.
Oh. perfume Of sweet aowers faded
VIII our memry ne'er give a restf
A resti
VIII eur mem'ry ne'er give US q restf
These sad autumnal morningsI
These sad antumnal niyhts
These those, a. it were these-that ID,
These everything chaste, pure and white!
And wbite
These something, chaste white.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11

L. nj. HILL writing to the Prairie Farmer
says:
set out. Don't delay a day longer TO protect
your trees from the rabbits. find the best
thing to be corn stalks cut in lengths, Is inches
long and split once in two, and tied close around
the t:nnk OF the tree with fine annaled wire,
which is better than Irvine, as its easily twisted
tight, and the rabbits cannot eat il as they fire.
quently will Irvine, and spoil your trees after all
your pains. The rabbit is the greatest enemy
and drawback to raising fruit that we have in
Kansas as he is ever present. sometimes cnaw-
ing trees in August, if the grass is dry.
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Dry Hop Yeast.

1 see in the columns of your valuable paper
that "Violet" requests a recipe for making dry
hop yeast. l will give her mine, which have
used long time, and consider splendid Boil
one pint of hops, inclosed in a sack, and six me-
dunn sized potatoes. pared, in two quarts of wa
ter when the potatoes are thoroughly cooked,
take them out ofthe water and pass them through
a colender, with teacupful of flour; then pour
the water in which the potatoes and hops were
boiled on the -four and potatoes, and when cold
add teacupful of yeast. Let it rise, then thick
en- with corn meal and dry in the shade.-MRs. c.
A. STOCKTON, Forest, Ohio December Is.
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CURE FOR DIPHTHERIA.-Havng seen accounts
of SO many deaths by diphtheria of late, submit
horn, equal parts. Apply to the throat external
ly; bandage with flannel to exclude the air in
two minutes it will blister; take off the flannel
clip the lower edge of the blisters to let out the
water, keep off the flannel; keep the throat
creased with sweet oil at the same time keep
the bowels regular.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11

He ALSO Was "DEPREssED.r-"Why in the
world don't you go to work y inquired a citizen
OF lazy fellow, who was trying TO borrow some
money of him this noon.
Go to work" echoed the man, show can do
anything till know for certain who is going to
be next Presdent'-
Thus it is that the existing political middle is
bringing business to a stand still all over the
Journal
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HEAD CHEEsE.-Clean the legs nicely and boil
by themselves, SO that when done there will be
plenty of the liquor. Boil the upper head, mi
nus ears and nose, with considerable lean meat
tehderloin is best, and when done remove bones,
and skin from head and legs; chop the lean salt
and pepper to suit the taste add the liquor the
legs were boiled in aud last, but not least, tea
cupful of good vinegar and teacup of good cat
sup to every gallon. When thoroughly cold it
can be cut ont in slices. This makes the best
head cheese.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11

BosToN Transcript: The Superintendent of one
Of the Sunday schools in a neighborng town was
addressing the children on recent occasion con-
corning the coming Christmas festival and ask
ed all the children who desired a Christmas tree
to hold up their hands. The display of hands
seemed to be general, but little four older
did not raise his. On being asked why he did
not he replied, in Il melancholy tone, al cont
want any more mugs; got two last year."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11

THE best material to start cuttings of any kind
in, is clean washed sand. Fin the ground make
G hole al inch or two across and fill it with sand
Grape propagators use nothing but sand and wa
ter at first. When roots start, the cuttings are
changed to other pots filled with rich compost.
A high temperature is necessary to grow plants
from slips. They will seldom strike roots W hen
the thermometer is below sixty degrees.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11

To Boil Pics FEET TO FRY.-Scrape, SINCE
and wash the feet through several waters. Put
them on to boil, with two three tablespoon
fnls Of salt, according to the number of feet.
When very tender, take them out of the water,
place them on a dish, draw out all of the large
bones, and then let them cool. Season them
with salt and pepper, roll them in corn meal, and
fry nice brown. When about half fried, add
little vinegar: When done place them on dish,
pour the gravy over, and send them to the table
very hot
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11

A WOMAN came slowly along the main build
ing. She was in perplexity, but being q wise
woman, she stopped to ask for information, and
this is what she asked: "Can you tell me, sir,
it is" swell, sir" she cried, acan Won tell me
where shall go nexti'
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HEARTFELT PRAYER.

ST. PAUL, Aug. %, 1864.
II. r. STEVENS, ESQ.,:
Dear Sr-I should be wanting in gratitude if failed
to acknowledge what the Vegetine has done for 1
attacked about eleven months since with Bronch tits
which settled into Consumption had night sweats and
fever clls distressed for breath and frequently
spit blood all emaciated very weak and low that
my friends thought my case hopeless.
advised to make a trial Of the Vegetine which,
under the Providence of God. has cured me- That he
may bless the medicine others has
me- and that his divine grace may attend you is the
heartfelt prayer of your admiring humble servant,
BENJAMIN PETTINGILL.
P. S-Mine is but among the many cures your
medicine has effected in this place B.P.
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ALL animals should have good shelter in cold
weather. Any want of it will lead to loss of flesh
and thrift, 1t costs more to feed an animal that
is exposed to cold and driving storms than one
that is kept warm. Regularity is next in impor-
lance to full supply offood. Let the food be in
the very best condition.
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them into hot, sailed water, sufficient to cover
them, and let them boil slowly until perfectly
tender When done and cool, cut the feet apart,
remove the large bones, put them into stone or
glass jars, and two small red peppers, cut fine.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11

BURLINGTON Hackeye: In consequence of the
alarming war news from Europe received here
yesterday, real imported Havana cigars in this
city suddenly advanced from three to two for
five cents
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11

NEWSPAPERS pasted together and laid over
bed are said to be warmer than blanket. 1t
should be remembered, however, that this is only
SO when they are paid for in advance.-Norrich
Bulletin
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PUBLIC REPORT
POLICEMAN.

have not enjoyed good health for several years past
yet have allowed it to interfere with my labor Eve
nv belonging the laboring class knows the ncOn-
venence of being obliged 10 labor when the body from
debility, almost refuses to perform its daily task. new
er believer in dosing with medicines but having
heard the yEGErNE spoken of highly determined
try it, and shall never regret the determination. As
tonic (which every needs tneD SURPRISES
thing heard Of 1t nvigorates the whole system
is great cleanser and purifier of the blood There
many of acquantances who have taken il, and all
unite in praise Of its satisfactory effect.
Especially among the aged class of people, it mparts
to them the thing most needfu in old age-nghts of
calm, sweet repose thereby Strengthening the mind
well the body One aged lady. who has been suffering
through life from Scroula and has become blind from
effects having tried many remedies with favorable
result induced by friends to try the Vegetine. AT
taking few bottles she obtained such great relief
that she expressed wish for her sight that she might
be able to look upon the who sent her such bles
sing. Yours, respectfully.
c. p. H. HODGE, Police Officer Station 6.
Boston, Mass, May O. 1s71
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A WOMAN who was told that some tables in
the Russian department were made Of MALACHI
lite, exclaimed: my goodness! 1 thought NAL
achite was one of the prophets
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DR.. C.. MelANE'S
PILLS.

These Pills are not recommended as
a remedy for call the ills that flesh is
beir to-" but in affections of the Liver,
and in all Bilious Complaints, Dyspepsia
and Sick Headache, or diseases of that
character, they stand without a rival.
AGUE AND FEVER.
No better cathartic can be used pre-
paratory to, or after taking Quinine.
As simple purgative they are I'M
equaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Each box has red wax seal on the
lid, with the impression DIR. MeLANEs
Liver PILLS.
Each wrapper hears the signatures of
G.. MCLANE and FLEMING Bros.
Sold by all respectable druggists and
country storekeepers generally.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-01-11

A SOLUTION of cyanide of potassium is the best
poison to kill insects of any kind.
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DANBURY Ners:-"Tom Thumb is going West
to grow mp with the country