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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12
sweet Pickles.

Seven large or nine small seed cucumbers
pare and scrape out the inside; cover with wa
ter in which tablespoonful of salt has been
dissolved, and let them lay over night. In til,
evening, take two quarts OF vinegar, one pound
of white sugar, or if wished very nice, two
pounds. Put in q thin bag a tables poonful o.
each of powdered cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, all
spice, with pinch of cayenne pepper. Put in
the cucumbers and boil till tender-not too soft,
as they soften by keeping. Put in jar, and
they will keep for year. Watermelon rinds
can be picked in the same way
Pare and quarter apples and drop them in
liquor prepared in the above manner, cooking
enough to be tender but not to drop in pieces.
and they are delicious. To pickle peaches
sweet, rub the down off the outside, and instead
Of putting the powdered cloves in tho muslin
bag, stick cloves into the fruit itself, and boil
suficiently. Pears are prepared in the same
way; also plums
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

CUCUMBER PICKLEs.-The following is the
way in which the favorite German cucumber
pickles are made: When quite fresh gathered,
they are to be laid in cold strong brine for six
hours, and the liquor then strained of, raised to
boiling point, and again poured on them. Here
they must lie for twelve hours, when the liquor
is again strained off, and the same process re-
peated. The cucumbers are now taken ont,
placed in cold water for one hour, and then al
lowed to dry. Whole cloves, pepper corns, and
few laurel leaves, and some caraway or fsnnel
seeds are then boiled in q little vinegar and the
liquor poured on them while still hot. In q
week or fortnight, or earlier still if there be
any appearance of mould, the vinegar is strain
ed of, once more boiled and poured over, and
then the cucumbers may be set aside in suitable
vessels till required for use.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

A NELSON STREET MAN was CHARGED ~ Ma riff
to bring home her bonnet, SATURDAY. night but
he became SO imbued with liquor, that he fell ON
the street aud burst the cover from the band box
and the hat rolled out on the walk. He grabbed
for it at once, as did q playful dog, and for a
while it was difficult to determine which would
get the hat. They finally divided it, the man
going one way with the strings aud . few straws.
and the dog another with the balance. When
he got home he extended his share Of the victory
to the wretched woman and burst forth in un-
feigned admiration 1t Was the goldarndest
dog to (hic) hold on ever saw, Marier, (hic) an
If hadn't bin perfectly sober, (hic) he'd had the
hull (hic) the hull on it.n-Dasburv Ne,rs
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

FRIEND was staying with Welsh parson
and heard him preach in the afternoon.
"By Jove" said he, 'there was good in your
sermon. didn't think that you-ahem w
at would be odd if there WASN'T said the
parson. "it was one of Bishop Butlersn
"Bishop BRtler's, was it Well, now, you sur
prise ne. have read DR.. Butler's sermons, and
do sot recognize it,"
"ohS says the other, "you don't know how /
manage. have two services-one in Welsh, one
in English. Well, translate his sermon into
Welsh to begin with, and TINS am safe my
Welsh flock don't read Butler. Then take my
Welsh and translate it into English, and after
that the old boy himself would not know them
again."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

CUCUMBER CAIsUP.-For q small quantity,
take twelve fine, full-grown cucumbers and lay
them for an hour in cold water; then pare them
and crate them down into deep dish. Crate
also six onions and mix them with the grated
cucumbers. Season the mixture to yonr taste,
with pepper, salt and vinegar, making it of the
consistence of rich marmalade or jam. When
thoroughly incorporated, transfer it to glass
can and cover it closely, so as to make it per-
fectly air tight. 1t will be found very nice
(when fresh cucumbers are not in season) to eat
with beef or mutton. and if properly made, will
keep we'll. 1t should be grated very fine, and
the vinegar must be of excellent quality-real
cider vinegar.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

SUPPRESSION OF DYsENTERY.-From obscrva.
tons made in Cochin China, it appears tn at
dysentery is due to . certain animalcul,e intro
duced into the intestinal canal by means of pol
luted waters. The disease may be obviated by
never psrtaking of water unless it has been pre-
viously purified by alum, or, better still, by
boiling. The treatment with alum has been
successfully used by the natives of AMMAN from
time immemorial, and during six years, has com
pletely preserved the French troops in Cochin
China from this dreadful scourge.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

GEORGE WASHINGTON REvIsED.-"Georpe. did
You chop down that cherry tree Z"
"What do you soyf"
"Did you chop down that treei"
"Ax me no questions and I'll tell You no lies !,
George, you have hatchet.D
'Sos hen"
lyon chopped down that tree"
"Didn'tn
"Yong man, commere to me-"
"Wbat d'you wantp
ITO play hide and SEEK
So the old IN an went to seek the hide
The scene which ensued in the wood shed beg
gars all description. 1t was touching in the e.
IRENE.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12
Jhe fnu Of the Jhiua.
POOLING THEIR ISSUES

you needn't work to-day. dear Mike,
But stay At home, me honey;
For Denny Kearney sure has said
Yoa shall not lack for money
To buy US all our food and clethes,
And me fne shawls and fichns,
II you will only heed his talk.
And 60 and pool your issues"
Mike staggcrs home quite drunk at night,
And makes . fearful CHATTER;
Then Bridget meets him with the cry;
Whatever Is the matter
Your clothes are torn. your nose IL smashed
And bioatsd your Tissues
I've only been around, says Mike,
"A-poolin Of my Issues"
When Mike awakes he growls and asks:
Now what's for supper. Bridgetf'
.-Says she: About thai trifie Mike
thought wouldn't figet
For Denny Kearney says that NC
Can easy fill our dishes.
II We viii only tell our men
To 60 and pool their issues-"
In court, next day. poor Mike appears
A battered, AFFECT being,
And Bridget, with her eyes too black
For beauty or for secihg Z.
Che says: He swore to AXE my life,
And make me food for fish es
And then he beat me black and blue,
To help me pool my issues"
The Judge looks hard at Mike. and says:
You've taken too much blarney
From that conceited. silly chap
Called California Kearney.
Go home, and try to make IL up
You have my kindest wishes-
Or 1 will give you ninety days,
For pooling Of your issues"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

The VERY SANR.- An Arkansas paper has di.
vulged the fact that Henry NJ Stanley, the AT.
rican explorsr, was q Confederate soldier in the
late war, aud member of Col. Anderson Cor
don's Arkansas regiment. We knew him mass.
ing well. He belonged to Slemmen's brigade,
and thew his gun away on the retreat from
Westg0rt, in the fall of "a. He can ont run a
turksy-hen; but, seriously, we never dreamed
that he was the same man that whipped ,999 500
savage negroes with one breech-load ing ride
Cdsretlfoa Democrat.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

Ar the examination of one of the public schools
in Great Darlington, the following dialogue took
place between the teacher aud geography class
of Mexico fully developed 7" Class-"No.n "Why
not " Because the country is badly governed .
How is that, isn't the government Republican ~
After hesitating moment, q small boy replied.
wei, no; l guess it's a Democrat or Copper
head. ~
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

SPANISH PIcKLE:-Oue peck of green toma-
toes, six onions, (sliced thin), spread on them o
little salt; let them drain over night; to one
quart of vinegar add two quarts of water, boi,
tomatoes fifteen minutes, take out and let them
drain afterwards take three quarts of vinegar,
two pounds Of sugar, two tablespoonful of all
spice, same of cinnamon and mustard, one tea
spoonful of cayenne pepper and ginger; boil the
whole twenty minutes.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

mo MEXICAN MAN."-Kearney to the the hea
then Chinee by the heaven above and the
stars that are in il by the moon, that male am.
press of the night; by the sun that shines .
day; BY the earth and all its inhabitants. ar :
by hell beneath Us, the Chinese must eon He =
then Chinee to Kearney: "You no Mclean ma n
dustee you'selfee Phil Tines.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

PIccAIILLL-One peck of green tomatoes, one
head Of cabbage, six onions, six green peppers,
chop, salt, and put all together to drain in q
cover the chopped articles with cider vinegar,
add dc cup OF grated horse-rsdish, one of white
mustard, one tablespoonful each of whole cloves,
mace, one teacup of sugar, and q handful Of
stick cinnamon. Boil till tender, but not too
soft, bottle tightly, and use in q mouth
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

SWEET TOMATO PIcKLE.-Seven pounds of
ripe tomatoes. peeled and sliced; three and .
half pounds Of sugar; one ounce Of mace and
cinnamon, mixed one ounce Of cloves; one
quart Of vinegar. Tho spice must all be ground.
Aix Ill together, and boil one hour.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

PUMPKIN SHoRrcAKE.-A southern exchange
gives the following receipt for this curious dish:
One cup of stewed or strained pumpkin or
squash, one cup &C" oatmeal porridge, and one
cup of water. Beat these up together, and then
add three cups of fine graham -four. Mi Z thor
oughly, spread half an inch thick on a baking
tin, and bake half an hour in good oven Cow
er for ten minutes, and serve warm or cold.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

CHEAP SEALING WAL have q way of max
and found it superior to that had the misfor.
tune to buy. Il possesses hardness without be-
ing % brittle. thicken boiling rosin with the
dust Of common building brick to the cousisten-
cy Of cream, using on the cans Is you would any
sealing-wax.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

WHAT is You trade ~ one of his auditors g. I'd.
denly asked Kearney. "Me thrsde 4 me tbr. "a
10 it replied the astounded .workingm. n. :
and then, turning appealingly to his secret Nv.
"Browne, ye born divil, fwhst in thunder is -
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

ORGAN GRINDERS make from &l4 to SIG 6.v
ct Grenada, Mississippi. Book agents are in ~
demand at New Orleans A hundred able-b ~
ightning-rod men needed at once in Mem -.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

To PICKLE CUcUMBERs.-Slice three dozen
large cucumbers and four onions; sprinkle them
in layers, with salt, and let them stand eight
hours, or over night. Then drain of the liquid
the salt and cucumbers will make, and add one
teacup of whole black peppers, one of whole
black mustard seed, and cover all with cold ci-
der vinegar. These will keep all winter, and
preserve perfectly the taste of fresh cucumbers.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

SWEET PIcKLED PEAcHEs-One peck of peach.
es, six pounds of sugar, one pint hest cider vine-
gar. Peel the peaches and put three cloves in
each peach let the sugar and vinegar come to
boil skim well; then pat in the fruit. Don't
Care must be taken not to have the fruit too
ripe. The above is excellent for pears and
pluma
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

can make money faster at work for us than at any
thing else Capital not required we will stlrt YOU
n $l2 per day At home made by the industrious Men
women Joys and girls wanted everywhere to work
for u.s. Now is the time. Costly outfit and terms
- free Address True & Co. Augusta, Maine
6junely.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12
BULLS
SARSAPARILLA.

Read the olotring ertrae, Of letter from Mrs. Rirers
,cVs Of Rer Dr.. Rirers, Of the harmed eloquent
and popular Minisers Of Me Mhodist Episcopal Church
and teho at ne time 81 rtig as stationed at roddray
Church, Louisrile Ey
LOUISVILLE KY Oct G 1869
Doctor John Bu1-Dear Sir MANY thanks TO you for
great sufferer for years and had the advice Of various
and some my heart to be the seat Of my disease have
been burnt bstered and cuppcd till had become dis
ined my spine informed that threatened with
paralysis q apIoPiexy any day and that nothing bat
and hesa,ing about having inserted when you
kindly sent me your Sarsapsriila which Immediately
most pain in the right side my head especial
Tssn r1"d read or r0nd for length G
eral minutes and would have to hold to something to
happy to inform you that the pain in my head
Is entirely relieved; suffer but seldom with my spine
oT the I" %
any meal during the day.
eyed Please accept my heartfelt and beat wishes
Very truly your most grateful friend, -,
Ny Journal abounds with similar letters all Of which
guarantee to be genuine and written by the persons
whose name they bear
Do not suffer yourself to be imposed on Don't be
drawn away after and doubtful experimental Don't
risk health by letting novices experiment upon You
with their trash.
Ny Sarsapara has the test of trepty Ave
it is still the Sarsapara Of the day. and Of the age tow
ering all others in popularity in its curative
qualities.
Avoid all those who trying palm Of on You other
extracts Of Sarsaparla called Remember 1t is Dr.
John Bulls Sarxaparilla, Of Louisville KY that Is the
old and reliable remedy for Impurities of the blood and
scrofulous affections. Always bear that I'm mind.
ANOTHER TESTIMONY.
BENTON Barracks NO.. April 30 1855
Doctor John Buu-Dedr Sir Knowing the efficacy Of
Sarsaparlla and the healing and beneficial quail
ties 1t Possesses send you the following statement Of
my case:
wounded about two years ago. was taken prison.
er and confined for sixteen months. Being moved so
Often my wounds have not healed yet have not sat
up moment since wounded. / shot through
the hips. My general health is impaired, and I need
something assist have more faith in YOUR
Sarsaparilla than anything else wish that which is
genuine. Please express me half dozen bottles, and
oblige CAPT. C. p. JOHNSON,
ST. Louis No.
P. S-The following written April 90 1896 by Mrs.
johnson mother Of Capt johnson:
DR.. John Bau-Dea, Sir Ny husband was skilfui
surgeon and physician in Central New York where he
died leaving the above C. p johnson TO nv care At
scrofula, for which gave him your SarsapariIa. II
cured h1s have for ten years recommended many
in New York Ohio and Iowa for scrofula fever
and general debility Perfect has attended IT.
The Elected eases Of seTcfa and sores
soere almost miraculous am very anxious for my to
again have yoar Sareapara He IL fearful
of getting spurious article hence his writing you for
it, His wounds terrible but believe he win
Respectfully,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-12

Read the Jouotring extract Of letter from Mrs. Rrer
rJe Of Rer. Dr. Rirers, Of the most learned eloq,e
and popular Mnsers Of he M.thodxt Episcopal Curcl
and cko. at the time If trrfing stationed at Broddra
Church, Louisriiie, Ey.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-10
Sagacity of Wild Geese.

The large focks of geese which are
constantly passing over town, are fire.
quently shot at, but they generally fly
at too high an altitude to be reached by
the leaden missiles. Sometimes, how
ever, the shot take effect. The other
day several persons were watching a
flock flying southwark, when the report
of gun was heard, and they observed
one of the geese begin to fall slowly.
The others, perceiving that their COM
rade was wounded, uttered shrill cries
of distress, and about dozen of them
few under the wounded bird, huddling
together so that the backs formed sort
of bed upon which the wounded bird
was rested. They buoyed it up forsome
time, the others meanwhile looking on
and manifesting their concern by utter
ing loud, discordant shrieks. Finding
that their companion was unable to ac-
company them in the fight, they aban-
doned him to his fate, and he fell to the
earth and into the hands of the expect
ant gunner.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-10
The Sea-Serpent Explained,

If you have space for the following,
it is so confrmatory of DR.. Drew's ex-
perience of an opera-glass dispelling
&c fond conceits " concerning a sea-ser-
pent, that it may be worth recording:
One morning in October, 1869, | was
standing amid a small group of passen-
gers ON the deck of the Inflated P. and
o. steamship Rangoon, then steaming
up the Straits of Malacca to Singapore
We were just within sight of the coast
of Malacca, and quite out of sight. SO
far as | remember, of Sumatra. One of
the party suddenly pointed out an OBJ
ject on the port-bow, perhaps half a mile
off, and drew from us the simultaneous
exclamation of ''The sea-serpentw And
there it was, to the naked eye, genu-
inc serpent, speeding through the sea,
with its head raised on slender curved
neck, now almost buried in the water,
and anon reared Just above its surface.
There was the mane and there were the
well-known undulating coils stretching
yards behind. But for an opera-glass,
probably all our party on board the
Rangoon would have been personal
witnesses to the existence of great sea-
serpent, but, alas for romance! One
glance through the lenses and the rep
tile was resolved into a bamboo, root
upwards, anchored in some manner to
the bottom-a 'snag," in fact. Swayed
up and down by the rapid current, a
series of waves undulated beyond it,
bearing on their crests dark-colored
weeds or grass that had been caught by
the bamboo stem. Ignorance Of the
| shallowness of the straits so far from
| land, and of the swiftness of the current
no doubt led us to our first hasty con.
clusion; but the story: with Mr.. Drew's,
shows how prone the human mind is to
accept the marvellous, and how careful
we should be in forming judgments
even on the evidence of our senses.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-10
Female Doctors i'm Russia.

Women doctors in Russia are in
trouble. They are forbidden to practice,
and connection with Nihilism is given
as the excuse. From the military school
of surgery in St. Petersburg a number
Of women have been graduated. after
passing through the whole course of
necessary stu6y, and this edict, it is
feared, will be likely to check and dis
courage women in all their highest as
pirations, not only as regards medicine,
but in all departments of useful knowl-
edge. The Russian government openly
gives an explanation of its action.
Women doctors, it says, while studying
at st. Petersburg, are naturally brought
into contact with the young male stu
dents and thus infected with the socialist
doctrines which prevail among them. 1t
seems to suppose that under the guise of
the study of medicine a regularly or
ganized propaganda would be carried
on with female influence. 1t is we'll
known that medicine schools. have been
in France and Germany centers of polit-
ical discomfort, and that those of the
Sorbonne in Paris have been almost
since their foundation the hot-beds of
discussion and ferment.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-10
Disc0yerers of America.

A strange fatality attended the early
discoverers of America. Columbus died
broken-hearted; Roldin and Bobadilla
were drowned; Ovanda was harshly SUI
perseded; Las Casas sought refuge and
consolation in cowl; Ojeda died in ex-
treme poverty; Encisco was deposed by
his followers; Nicuessa perished miser-
ably by the cruelty of his party; Vasco
Nunez de Balboa was disgraceiully be-
headed; Narvaez was imprisoned in n
tropical dungeon, and afterwards died
of hardship; Cortez was dishonored ;
Alvarado was assasinated. Almagro was
garroted; Pizarro was murdered, and
his four brothers killed. Among the
secondary chiefs, assassinations, mur-
ders and violence prevailed.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-10
A Neutrality-suspicious. vapor

Is generated by the action of the SUMS rays
upon damp decsying vegetation, t,ata stagnaht Tbt
true nature of this miasma is by no means
clearly understood, but there are two facts
in relation to it that are. The first is, that
the periodical fevers which it breeds are of
the most virulent type; the second is, that
these maladies are rarely cured, although
they may be ameliorated, by the ordinary
remedies employed to overcome them. The
true antidote to the effects of miasma is
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. This medicine
is one of the most popular remedies of an
age of successful proprietary specifies, and
is in immense demand wherever on this
Continent fever and ague exists. wine
glassful three times a day is the best posi-
Bile prsparative for encountering malarl,
Gus atmosphere, regulating the liver, and
invigorating the stomach.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-10

AN ingenious locksmith in this city
has invented a new front door lock
which by a clockwork arrangement be-
comes deaf to the entreaties of latch
key after twelve o'clock at night. When
ever you pass house at two a. nj. and
see man sleeping on the fence you may
know his wife has purchased one on the
alu
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-10
aLEAKzNes FRoM THE MUSE
ny LITTLE cousTav COUSIN.
by IosErHINE POLLARD.

BY IOaEFHlNE FOLLAhD.
Ny little country cousin
Is really worth dozen
OF the city girs you mec, as you stroll along
ErOadwAy'
she's ever 70 much neater,
She's much sweeter,
Jusl n modest little flower, not intended for dis
plsy.
Pure as the sky above her,
None know her but 10 love her,
The very birds for her repeat their most delicious
songs;
So bright she Is and merry,
You will not think II very
Strange that the troubled heart for such CHEEKY
spirit longs.
Sc pretty and 80 youthful,
so roguish, yet 50 truthful,
Ny little country cousin, with her sweet, attrao-
tive ways,
My favorite Is, clearly;
indeed, love her dearly,
And End that language Is too POOR In which to
speak her praise.
Ny love need not sthe,
With me she does not trihe,
Or bid me In the Lethean wave my aspirations
drown.
All, no; my precious jewel
Would never be 10 cruel
For my little country cousin Is the sweetest wife
In town.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-10

The London AthenGum says Mr.. Ho,
one of the secretaries attached to the
Chinese Legation, is engaged in transla-
ting Shakspeareint Chinese. The same
gentleman has made considerable prog
ress in translation of Blackstone's Com
mentaries into the same language.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-10

WE would like for some double-storied
modern statesman to tell us why it is
that there are certain seasons when a
politician can see horny-handed son OF
toll clear across the street, and at other
seasons cannot see him foot and half
away.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-10

MONTREAL is cheap place to live in.
Cabbages are to 10 cents per dozen,
eggs 10 to Is, sirloin stakes II to 15
cents, mutton and lamb to 129 cents,
and other meats in proportion. Com
mon COWS sell at SIS to S2S,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-10

PROFANITY never did any man the
least good. No man is richer or wiser
for it. 1t commends no one to society !;
it is disgusting to the refined, and abom-
Unable to the good" Yes: that's all
very fine. But what's fellow to do
when toothbrush bursts in his mouth ?