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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01
M5eful aud Curious.
SUMMER NIGHT HEAT.
Few 0bssrvasiss. .. The Ars q Cooling
on.

Saturday night was well designed to put peo-
pie to experiments of keeping cool There has
been nothing like il 30 far this simmer. II seem
ed to come with q kind of suddenness which
overwhelms, and invites rashness in human i'm
pulses. The effect from the criticize to the ex-
IRENE inwardness Of personal feeling produced
all sorts of cravings and there was q general
rush for cold soda, lager beer, ice cream, and
other Refreshments, and more of these resstants
that were put in the more unsatisfactory was
the resnit. 1t is easy of demonstration that the
! larger ice house mau builds within himself the
more fire risks he assumes and from being natu-
| rally a non-hazardous creation be becomes q
special hazard in hot weather, and is classed
with kerosene oil factories, planning mills, aud
pow der magazines. Ii one glass of soda, or one
dish of ice cream will temporarily reduce the
temperature of the system twenty degrees, il
VIII react In precisely seven minutes and thirty
four seconds, and carry the mercury up to where
the multiplication looks feeble. Hence if q man,
seeking relief from summer heat slows away not
one iced preparation, but five or eight, he puts
himself in good condition to light match by
simply blowing upon the explosive end, and if
bis power of breath were sufficient, he could run
q forge.
After all the cooling experiments of Saturday
night, 1t can he approximately imagined how
comfortly retirement to rest was enjoyed by
many people. The woman who invented bed
clothing was not considered worthy of q mo-
ment's thought, except in painful reflections that
she had ever been born. A single sheet for COW
ering was tried in some localities, but where
there was one man loaded with ice cream in his
little bed, it is conectured that by actual weight
in his own calculations, the sheets turned the
scale at forty three pounds, and was kicked into
a shapeless wad under the footboard. These are
the days, it must be remembered, when the busy
honestly rises early and seeks his Cruel. What
Sunday morning for flies! What sudden
wakefuiness on the part of the night sleepers at
early dawn! Wearied with struggles to sleep,
and at last taken into the arms of natures tired
restorer, how rapidly the unconscious sleeper
comes to himself when the fly brigade comes
on!
refreshing than hot nights fortified with ice cool
ers and restful mattresses with sheets abandon
ed, and close mornings with q blazing sunlight,
and able bodied flies with wings spreading and
legs already for pedestrian movements on the
bare skin of the human face. The very thought
OF it makes one feel cool and happy.-Hartford
COHrant
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01

KNEW Scott Harrison quite well in wears gone
by. He was quiet, reserved sort of man, with
no moro sense of humor about him than q mule.
remember a rather good joke told at his ex-
pense. While in Congress he roomed with Lew
Campbell Lew was extremely fond of Harrison,
because of Scott's talent of LISTENING. He never
seemed to weary of the stories told without ceas.
ing by Campbell about Campbell. One day, at
dinner party, Bob. Schneck asked Harrison,
across the table, if he, Scott, had heard Camp
wager he could tell any liquor he tasted while
being blindfolded. as there anything in it
about Campbell Z" asked Harrison 'sNo,n res
ponded Schneck. "Then never heard it,n said
Scott, with the earnest simplicity of child, that
set the table in q roar-AlbaaS Journal
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01
Wanted. AYounx Man.

Someby writes as follows to the Springfield
URioa:
have been trying for the last six months to
find suitable young man to "tend storen for
me, but oil my efforts have been in vain SO I
write TO you, in hope of securing such a young
man as / waut. He must be docile He must be
firm believer in the doctrine of
You'll be damned IL you do
And you'll be damned if you don't"
in the greatest purity. He must not wear a
locket q care not whether it be Milton gold. or
any other kind of gold). He must know how to
weigh out groceries by first putting the grocer
les IN the paper and then weighing paper and
all. / have four manageable daughters. be-
tween the ages of eighteen and thirty-two. 1
shall expect him to spend his evenings at home.
IL you know of any such young man, please let
me know. JOHN SMITH,
ried. JS
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01
Our Strip gonk.
THE BETTER WISH.
Rnr,;u RuR ana 0~D.p Aran,

Robin RgE]
II had but Q thousand year CATER Green!
LII had but . Thousand year!
What man would be-
And what ights would see
II had but thousand year. CATER Greeni
II had but thousand year.
(Geser Green.I
The best wish yeu could have take my word Robin Ru
Would scarce find yoa in bread OF in beer;
But be honest and true
And say what would you do,
If you had but thousand year. Robin Ruff
II you had but . thousand yearf
lRo5ia RsSI
I'd do, scarcely know what Cater Green;
I'd 70, faith! hardly know wherei
I'd scattsr the chink,
II I had but thousand year. CATER Green!
III had but thoussnd year!
And the day Of ycur death il draws near,
Say. what with your palma
Would You do with your gaina,
II you then had . thousand year. Robin Ruff!
Hyou then had thousand yeari
(Rssia R.E.I
scarcely can tell what you mean, CATER Green,
But as other folks die.
suppose 30 must l.
lGagr Greenl
What! and give up your thousand year. Robin Ruff
And give up your thousand yeari
There's place that is better than this Robin Ruff.
And hope, in my heart, you'll 60 there,
Where the poor mans as great
Robin Ruf.l
What though he hath no estatei
lGageT Green.l
Yes, as If he'd . thousand year, Robin Ruff,
lGa6eT Green and Robin Ruf.1
Yes, as If he'd thousand year
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01

BLACKBERRIEs.-Blackber ara now cham
and abundant, and the time is seasonable for the
following recipe:
To four pounds Of bruised blackberries put one
gallon OF water; stir frequently, and let it stand
seventy,two hours or three whole days. Then
strain through q hair sieve, and to each gallon
OF the liquor put three pounds Of sugar; let il
stand again three whole days; stir It often and
skim the top as the scum rises; then put it into =
eask ond leave the bunghole open for two weeks;
70 every nine gallons put quart of good brandy
and fasten down the bung; if it does not clear
itself stir in solution of isinglass. Raspberry,
cherry and currant wines can be made from this
receipt.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01
"DON'T TOLD YOU 80 %

One night last week Jolly old German IA rmer
rode to Chestnut Hill after q physician for his
wife, who was very sick. He dismounted his
horse in front of q saloon inst the boys inside
had begun to make merry over the first keg of
beer. He approached and looked cautiously
around the scene. The foaming glasses were
held high above the heads of the revellers as
one Of the number pronounced toast appropIi-
ate to the occasion.
The silent watcher licked his lips and wished
his GRAND had been one not requiring SO much
dispatch. He vas turning reluctantly away
when the crowd saw him.
"Hello ~ they shouted, "there's Fritz. Bring
him in ~
He was hauled up to the bar, all the time pro-
testing.
"Poys, was in quvick hurry. Old woman
sick like der tuyval. 1 vas come init der tOctor,
sooner as lightninT"
SWELL you can take some beer while you're
here, and kill two birds with one stone," was the
''Yas, l kill one chicken NIT couple of shtones,
und der old woman die mitoud der toctor l
ton't forgot myself of it, eh :"
"Oh, she won't die. You don't get beer often,
aud you've got the old woman all the time. Fill
em up again."
"Yaas, got her all der time, but exposiu she
60 ded, toni got her anymore sometimes. It's
better to 60 init ter doctor, reldOm right away"
But he didn't 60. As one glass after another
was forced upon him by the reckless crowd, the
object of his errand was floated further from his
vision, until it was carried out of his mind Alto
gether, and his voice, untInged with anxiety,
joined in the drinking songs, and rose above all
others.
Thus he was found by his son that night. The
boy grasped him by the sleeve and said:
"Fader, come home"
Fritz turned, and at sight of his boy great
fear arose in his mind, swept away the fumes of
beer, and brought him to sense of the situation.
In an awe-struck tone he said
"Yawcub, how you vas come heref Vas some
dings ter matter p
"Yaw," replied the boy.
"Vell, shpOke up about it. Vas ter ole voom-
en-vas your mudder-is she dade lean shtand
dem best. Don't keep your fader in expense,
poy. Shpid it out Vas We u couple of orphansss,
Yawcubf
''Nein," answered the boy, "you vas anudder.
A leedle baby come NIT ter house,"
Fritz was overcome for a moment, but finally
stammered out:
"VOs dot sol / expose it vas not no al
ready. Vell-vell, in der middle of life, We don't
know what's to turn next up. Men exposes.
Fill up der glasses"
The boy ventured to ask the old man why he
had not seen the doctor.
IVY, did she want doctori Peter she tole
me SO. got him pooty quick. Never mind. l safe
more as ten dollar doctor bill on dat baby. Dot
vas . good shild. Fill up der glasses Whoorah
for dat little buck baby! We Won't 60 home till
yesterday"
Fritz got home at last, and vas in Chestnut
Hill again in q couple of days after some medi-
cine. Tho boys couldn't get him into the saloon
this time he eaid to them:
"YOu bet tend to my peesnes now"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01
How to Keep Cool.

The following description of the methods taken
to keep cool in India will be interesting 1t is
from an interview of an officer who served in that
department. In answer to the question, "Are
sunstrokes frequent ~ He replied
mot as long as men are not on duty. From 6
a. m, until p. m, it is dangerous to be out in
the sun. During one march which my regiment
made in 1858, about fifty men day were struck
IN that regiment alone. man would begin to
laugh, then to cry, and in fifteen minutes he
would be a corpse. have seen their skulls split
open as If some one had struck them on the head
with an ak, and yet You could see their brains
boiling, while the skull itself became black
very few men ever survive q sunstroke, and if
they do, it always leaves its work upon the
mind"
He was asked:
"How do the white people in India keep
''The hot winds that blow there seem to come
straight from furnace and to protect them
selves from these winds, masses of seaweed,
called taties, erected i'm front of all the DOORS
stretching in a slanting direction from the top
OF the door to the ground, and these taties are
kept wet by natives throwing water upon them
all day long. Drafts of air are produced in the
rooms by what they call poncas, like the movea-
BILE fans kept in motion by steam, that you see
IN the restaurant. Only the poncas are about
SIX feet long and three feet wide, and a native
Keeps pulling them, standing at one end. by
means OF rope. Attached to the bottom of the
poneas are curtains, which sweep down within
SIX inches of your face when you lie in bed"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01

The editor of new monthly magazine-Bur.
ington Housewife had suffered severely from
dyspepsia, describes the following method of
cure:
Doctors said that vegetable acids would ag-
gravate my complaint, as was suffering from
acidity, but l should take carbonate of soda and
ammonia-alkali. My inclination for vegetable
acids was, however, SO strong that at last took
lemon juice with every meal, a total of from one
to two ounces daily. In three m onths 1 was
cured of my dyspepsia. Anxious to make nv
remedy useful, tried it on o few fellow suffer-
ers After recording several remarkable instau-
ces OF cure, he adds: Citric acid, the concentra-
ted preparation of lemon juice, is cheaper, more
probable and equally eficacious as fresh lemon
JUICE and pleasanter than preserved juice. When
using the lemons, skin them before they are
squeezed Avoid diluting with water, or eating
sugar with the lemon juice, for the saeeharine
matter exhausts the strength of the digestive
acids OF the stomach. The Introduction Of citric
acid into the body probably favors the develop
ment OF the gastric juice. Citric acid and pep
SIN are ferments not of the hurtful nature of
yeast, but such as the body requires Hence the
folly of neutralizing the acids of the body with
alkali, for the body requires free acids for the
proper digestion of the food. In the cases given
the sufferers generally adopted a farinaceous.
frugiverous and vegetable diet, as twice the
quantity OF lemon was required on the flesh diet
they were accustomed to. The essential oil of
lemons contained in the skins is injurious
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01

DANGERS OF Ice WATER-A white whale would
not survive ten minutes in tank filed with ice
water.
Two Jumps of ice on the tongue of a cat will,
II they are large enough, cause it to give up the
=, The terrible dsluge of ice water poured into
the great American stomach last evening laid
the foundation for the cancers and catarrhs of
the future.
One can guess the general ingredients of
glass of beer or whiskey, but who can fatbom
the mysteries of glass Of water containing
Jumps of so-called lake ices
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01

NO SECT IN HEAvKN.-The celebrated Whit
field, when preaching on one occasion from the
Court House, in Philadelphia, cried out, lining
his eyes to Heaven:
Father Abraham, who have you got in your
bosoms Any Episcopalians "Now sHave
you any Aethodists there f' '.No 2" "Have you
any independents or Seceilers 2" "No! no ~
'Why, who have you, then 2" ave don't have
those names here; all hero are Christians-be-
levers in Christ" "Oh, is thas the case : Then
God help us all to forget party names, and to be-
come Christians in deed and In TRUTH
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01

To MAKE CUCUMBER PrcKLEs.-Take ten In.
OF very brown sugar to four pals Common WOOL
en- paiis) OF rain water stir up well, tie cloth
over your key, set it into q warm place until IL
sours "a porch is a nice place); when quite sour.
strain, put in the cellar, pick your cucumbers,
cucumbers add one quart of sugar. III your nick
les show signs of getting soft, add more sugar.
they are much better than when they are a. lte.l'
and You always have plenty vinegar to use for
0 Oh purposes They are very good with sor-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01
yht ;fmn Of the Ching.
FLY TIME.

Hear the buzzing of the fly
Rumbling buzz
What balefnl botheration
In its bubbling descry;
When the busy day is born
In the first gray light Of morn
How it bunlbles
As II tupbles
From the ceiling our face:
Or, soaring into space,
How il huns
And 1t drums
And il buns
As we sit upright in bed
Or up our head
With the sheet,
Until we lie almost dead
With the heat.
Fly, hy fly, fly
Fly, fiy, fly, fy, 7
fly. dy iy, hyi
o, the bumbiin-. bluisn- buzzins of the 49,
'Dejectedy. tAnimateily. :Ferociously.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01

OLD SoNG.-We often hear that such and such
things are not worth an Old songn~Al.s ho~
very-very few things are. what pIeasursble
recollections do some of them aw aiken What
pleasurable tears do they excite They purify
the stream Of life; they can delay it ON its sheves
and rapids they can turn it back again to the
soft mossy banks, amidst which its sosrees issue;
or like, indeed, the potent stat of one of old.
they can bid the waters Of . clear and Joyous
spring gush from tho rocks in . wiISerness.
where only corroding cares might be supposed
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01

The Golfers SATURDAY NIGHr-"What are
you reading, Mr.. Matthewsf" the President
asked the great reformer, as he came upon him
absorbed in q book. 1.-THE 'Cotter's Saturday
Night sir, replied the reformer. "They caught
her Saturday night, eh 7" calculated the Presi-
dent, gleefully; "come now, that's good; that's
good, and what did they get ont of herf Moth
ing, as usual, suppose 7" But when Mr.. Matth-
ews saw that the President was thinking about
mrs jerks, he sighed and shook his head and
mad to show the President the book before he
could make him understand how it was-Bsr-
6sstos Rankeye.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01

AMERICAN ENTHUsIAsA.-An American edito,
prints the following appendage to Q marriage
interesting and lovely pals % they whiried
through Rochester on their matrimonial tour 10
our great American Niagara Falls, in the fullnees
OF love called into being by his devotion to the
cause Of our despised people. We wish our friend
Caldwell long life and intending fields of happi-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01

A PRIEST was called upon to pray over the bar.
rem fields of his Pensioners. He passed fsor,
one enclosure TO another, and pronounced bis
bcnediction, until he came to a most uncomnro.
missing case. He surveyed its sterile acres in
despair.
"Ah, brethren" said he, mo use to pray here !;
tbis needs manure w
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01

Two Germans met in San Francisco recently.
AIter anectionate greeting, the following dia-
Yesterday" "You came dot Horn around p,
'No.n "Oh! see; you came dot Istbmus arossi,
'No.n "Ohi den you come dot land over =,
ANo." Den you hef not arrived ~ ooh. yes
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01

EVERY girl who intends to qualify for mar
rage should 60 through . course Of cooking.
Unfortunately, few wives are able to drsss sny-
thing but themselves.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-01

The above represents the Shortest and Quickest Route
from St Louis to the Seaboard running through one
the most populous and interesting portions the
try with many large and important cities upon
IL passes through vandalia. Efingham, Terre Haute
indianapolis Richmond, Piqua Tor Dayton), Urbana
Columbus, Newark, Steubenyille Pittsburgh Cresson
Altoona Harrisburg Lancaster, Philadelphia, Trenton
Newark. n j., and Jersey City. its route to New
, 1878-05-31

The "AStOrian" says. It mlttcrs very
little to settlers OIL Public lands in Oregon
aud Washington Territory east OF the
mountains, whether the IN. p. K. r.
Co., ''accept the terms" of the compromise
bill or not. President Wright says he
will buiId 400 miles Of Pacific Coast diviS-
ion this year anyhow; Fred BiIIing-gIte
says the bill j. n traul, We have this to
say and we say it underStamdingly. it the
n. =. II. X. Co., will not build the road
under that grant, Dr.. J. ). Baker of Wal
Ia WaIa WILL and Senator Mitchell is
right. Ask any one Of the settlers on
public lands what THEY think about it, nl-
ter the PROSECUTIONS OF sam. Black. at
torncy for the n. p. II. Il. Co., and they
will tell you cn'phatically that the n. p.
X. Il. Co.. is Il fraud.
, 1878-05-31

The SnOhOmish star" Of May Sth,
gives a detailed statement of the farming
interest on reclaimed tide-lands OF What
com and SnohOmiSl Counties which is Il
valuable addition to the general stock OF
knowledge regarding that region. A sum
mary may he given as follows: In 1873
there will BE- cultivated on the SaniSll
$40 !cre,; SiagiJ DIta, 1918;
Stllagulmish. 1,l70, or n total OF $3.50
acres in cultivation. of which 7,4S0 are
grain and sos are grass and other crops.
In nearly every county on the Sound
there are tracts of greater or less size OF
reclaimed tile lands. There Are at least
900 acres more at these other points I'M
der cultivation. and 1000 diked In other
words. the marsh interest 0fthe Sound rep
rrSrntS over 5000 acres III grain, and
some l,20O or more acres in grass and
vegetables. with a very strong probability
of over 1000 acres being in grain next
year. and 1000 acres in other crops. This
is fully equal to $4,000 acres Of common
land in its producing capacity" The
land in grain may be reasonably expected
to produce an average OF 80 bushels per
acre.
, 1878-05-31

The vote for constitutional delegates has
been canvaSSed. The counties of Wah-
kiakum. Skamania. Stevens returned no
vote. For delegates at large w. A..
George received 2,4l6 votes. $. NJ. Gil
more 2.907 Edward EltIridge 300. o. f.
Grrrish l,9ll, A. Cain 1.079, NJ. V.
Harper 9i7. J. =. JudSon 76l aud S. G.
Wingard 2j9. The delegates from the
Judicial Districts are: 5. NJ. Wait. lst
District. b. +. Dennison, ID District and
c. II, Larrahce 81 District. Those from
the council Districts are o. p. Lacy, l.,
b. Andrews. Francis Henry, Geo. II.
Steward. A. ). Abernethy. ID. Is. Han nah
G.. NJ Bud'haw. II. b. Emery and Jas.
Y. O'Drll. According TO Our estimate of
the political compeXion Of the convention
it will consist of s Republicans and I
Democrats. Another electoral! commits
sion.
, 1878-05-31

At the hSt meeting of the Academy OF
Sciences. Mr.. + +. Kubel read paper on
the subject OF Spontaneous Generation"
The subject was presented us from neu-
tral standpoint Of view, and in such man
ncr ~ could not fail to find hearty res
p0nsc in the mind of every candid listener.
rhorgh once much in vogue among an
cient philosophers, this question has slept
as it " laid upon the table" for many CEN
turies. 1t is now being agitated anew.
and hence it was well chosen by the
speaker of the evening.
, 1878-05-31

In view of the large number of people
going to Paris, this year, it may be in
tereSting to know that the tickets, from
New York TO Liverpool, by the leading
lines, are selling at $l35 to $3.50 gold, &c
corling to accommodations and entitle
the holder to all saloon privileges. The
tickets to London and Paris are $l5 and
$40 gold additional, according to rOnte
This VIII will make the passage money
from this coast to Paris and back n bout
$500.
, 1878-05-31

Gen. Sherman proposes some very radi-
cal changes in the equipment of the regll-
lar troops. lie is in favor of doing away
with the bayonet. the sergeant's sword, the
catridge-box, belt-p!ate AMI knapsack. and
substituting in their stead good revolver.
4 leah r. ,ouCh for cartridges, knife, Il
rubber Dnnkct and provision sack. lie
says that the blanket will contain all the
clothing fora long march, aud shonlh be
worn across the body from shoulder to
waist
, 1878-05-31

prOhaby.thc Senate now hp,itate> to COM
plcte the repeal OF the Bankrupt Law.
Notwithstanding the heavy affirmation
vote in that direction few days ago.
Since then many urgent protests against
repeal unless something can he substituted,
have been received and appear to have
wrought great change Of view.
LNn<-
, 1878-05-31

The Prosecuting Attorney has been no.
titled by the Auditor of Pierce County that
the ex- Treasurer of said county remains Il
detaulter, and that officer has been re-
questcd to take steps for the institution of
suit on the bond to recover the amount OF
deficit.
, 1878-05-31

The Pacific Mail steamer Great Repub-
lie was sold toa salmon canning company
tor So 600. The vessels il l3 years old,
and cost Sl.200.000. 1t is said that she
will be sent to Frazier river. where she
will be turned into canning factory.
, 1878-05-31

The po,t-ollicc department. has ordered
the carriage of mails by the Seattle and
Walia Walla Railroad to Renton.
, 1878-05-31

A new Lodge of Odd Fellows, No. l3
is to be instituted in Port Gamble, on the
9TH June, everything permitting
, 1878-05-31
COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL
C.FRANK CLAPP, Proprietor,

THIS WELL-KNOwN AND POPULAR
l. House has been refurnished and retltted
IN all its departments, and Is now prepared to
furnish first class accommodations to its
patrons. BEING eligibly situated 1t Ia easy of
access by the travelling public. Its table will
always be supplied with the best the market
affords. Rooms for families, with board by
lie day or week. Is