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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

To PREVENT SPLITTING OF HANDLEs.-All car
pentsrs know how soon the butt ends of chisels
split, when daily exposed to the blows of the
mallet or hammer. A remedy suggested by a
Brooklyn man,conssts simply in saving or cut
ting off the round end of the handle so as to
make it fat, and attaching by q few small nails
on the top of it two round disks of sole leather,
SO that the end becomes similar to the heel of q
boot. The two thcknesses of leather will pre-
vent all further splitting and if in the course of
time they expand and overlap the wood of the
handle, they are simply trimmed off all around
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

Heaven belp the man who imagines he can
dodge "enemies' by trying to please everybody
IL such an individual ever succeeded, we should
be glad to know it. Not that We believe in
man going through the world trying Ia find
beams to knock his head against; disputing ev
cry name opinions: fighting and elbowing and
crowding all who differ from him. That again
is another extreme. Other people have right
To their opiniOns-so have you don't fall info
the error Of supposing they will respect you less
for maintaining it-or respect you more for turn
ing yoar coat every day to match the colors Of
theirs. Wear your own colors, spite of wind OF
weather, storms or sunshine. 1t costs the vacil.
iating and irresolute ten times the trouble to
wind, and shuttle, and twist, that it does honest
manly Independents to stand its ground. Take
what time you please to make up your mind
but having made it up, stick to il.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

Is TINS LIBEL ~. H. Wheeler, the North
Carolina bistOrian, in his account Of the early
times and men Of Albemarie County, quotes
FROM Stranchey's (Seeretary of the Colony OF
Virginia in 16lO) "Historie of Trsvaile" the fol-
lowing notice of celebrated Indian Princess
Tho young women 90 not Swallowed in their
own company until they be nigh II or u re-
turns of the leaf old, NOR are they much ashamed
thereof; and Pocahuntas, . we'll featured but
wantou young girl, Powatan's daughter, some
times resorting TO fort, Of the age Of 10 Il
years, got the boys forth with her into the mar.
ket place and made them wheel, falling on their
hands, turning their heels upward, whom she
would follow, and wheel % hersslf naked - che
was all the fort over. Tho great King Powatan
called young daughter Of his, whom be loved
% WELL Pechshunfas, which may signify little
wanton. n-Cssriv- Jesysal
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10
Uht 5au Of tue Ching,
4 TALE OF p1a-FAIL LOVE

=
Ahe tee.iVe a uoos so
ANA Loo hay. the fair--
1ney met and me two
They spooned IN the way
That most lovers do.
And 4 Geo kissed Too tay
Said the festive In Zoo.
And his bear; rwtiicd with prids:
We hrsp hk-e Won.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

IT is good plan to keep box of plaster Of
Paris in the house. If the burner of lamp be-
comes loosened, mix up little with water aud
put it around the glass top of the lamp, then
put the brass on. The whole operation should
be performed as quickly possible, for the plas-
ter hardens or sets almost instantly. A board or
some dish you will not need to use again, will
be the best thing to mix the plaster on, rs it is
almost impossible to remove it after it sets.
Where there are cracks or large, unsightly nail
holes in . plastered wall, plaster Of Paris may
be used to gil them up.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

SALT WATER FOR THE EyEs.-Many persons
are suffering pain from weakness of the eyes.
This sometimes proceeds from local infamma-
ton, sometimes from other causes Several per.
sons who have thus been afflicted inform us that
they have derived almost immediate, and in
some cases permanent relief from the application
of salt water q bath /; and when the pain has
been aggravated, from compress saturated
with salt water laid on the eyes, and renew ed at
intervals. Opening the eyes and submerging
them in clean salt water has been found benefi.
cial to those whose eyesight begins to fail.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

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cse.Ih. NE sense q sR ftsSSs, q SieSs q SssIs
a. :: yisd = Is &C. ~ e: g e. ~ -
fs,ss I'd srssss q ,ss ~ res. q eee.ef.sis..
s ssc's .fse1ss1iy s,s.sa "a eA.s.s.
PSgSl., tr..tnens d DIS ssiSIs 49, 81 rs1slis
petent and tFlssvoFthy m neV IA hitSto nntTisd
Het5od adoptsd b Dr. esslsFd d lAs pFspsfsioe q
Az oeeanss arikes e shs Feos q sAe dssaes. Viz.
nrsns y aneet Application - ne nasAl Deaagee. II
eS191 49, e. certain nxed r.les. sad une9 Ne
majority OF eases, eject . elfe.
xosscorr BLOCH. So YlAxrxslxx, Oes. j, INA
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

Bob IHGERsoLL's IMPRovEMENT.-As sharp and
aggressive Calvinistic clergyman having been
tempt to draw him into a religious controversy,
which Mr.. Ingersoll tried to avoid. The clergy
man, not to be foiled, said: "Mr. Ingersoll, I'M
derstand you to have said that you could change
to advantage the fundamental laws which gov.
ern the universe-which wise Creator has or.
dained for man. "Yes," said Mr.. Ingersoll, 81
have.n 'Now, sir" said his inquisitor triumph.
antly, ewill you be good enough to put your fin.
ger upon one single law of nature which your
puny wisdom could imprsvei" "With ali the
pleasure in life" said Mr.. Ingersoll; 81 would
make health catching, instead of disease."-Clere-
faad Herald
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10
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To Tie WoFkfoG CIoss.-We now prepnred to
fnrni.h All e.sses With constant cmpIoymeps as home
me Whole o. the nss o. for their spare moenfs
sy earn from 20 cent? to % per evening and proper
nona sum ~ deyofng their whole time ths bvnnsss
see this nsics send their address md The bus
well satisded WIN one dollar 30 pav IN ~ troa
&c g ss.s rsI psrsssnlarx saupss vA
resdds # he largest asd bsss FSiiIc
49, an ssst me- b n.il Ksedes. u yel ua1t pefns-
- 1870 vwk adtse~, as0san 1Snnm = Co.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

ANEcDoTE OF SNITHsoN.-It was q bright
thought of Smithson, the founder of the Smith.
sonian Institution, when he was dying Of an I'M
known complaint. Smitbson had had five ply
sicians, and they had been unable to discover
what the disease was. At length they told the
patient that be must die. Calling them all
around him, he said
my friends, after die, make post morton
examination, and find out what ails me !; for, re-
ally, have heard such long and learned discus
sions on the subject, that l am dying to know
what the disease is myselfr
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

CLEANING A BRUSSELS CARPET.-First have
the carpet well shaken, then tack it down in the
room where it il to remain; sweep it as thor.
oughly as possible take pail of hot water, put
in two tablespoonfuls of pulverzed borax wash
the carpet all over the surface, using q flannel
cloth. For grease spots or very dirty places use
. scrubbing brush freely, and very little soap,
taking care to rinse the soap of well after scrub
hing; change water quite often; rub the carpet
we'll with dry cloth sitter washing, and open
doors and windows 90 as to dry the carpet rs
quickly as pOssible.-HoMsekeepr.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

. paper involved two of its advertisements. The
foreman, somehow other, in placing the type
in the form, got an obituary notice mixed up
with menagerie advertisement, so the follow
ing appalling paragraph met the eye of the
reader:
DIKp.-On the 18th instant, William H. hyena
ard the baby elephant McNfanus, at the age of
six comic mules, whose loss is our gain. Prof.
johnson, who enters the den of lions, Affections
sore long time he bore, places bis head in the
and the performing monkeys will join him on
the other shore with the gnu which comes from
the deserts Of Africa, where the funeral takes
place ut four o'clock, and the friends of the fam.
lily are invited. Admission Is cents; children to
proceed TO Blackwood cemetery. Peanuts for
sale on the grounds. Gone but not forgotten.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

PUMPKINS AS A PoULncE.-A correspondent
of the New York Farmers Club gives an instance
in which aiwoman's arm was swelled to an enor-
mons size and painfully infamed. A poul-
tice was made Of stewed pumpkins, which was
renewed every fifteen minutes, and in q short
time produced q perfect cure. The fever drawn
ont by the poultices made them extremely offen-
sive, as they were taken of.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

LIP-SALxE--White wax drachms, spermace.
Ii II drachms, olive oil drschms, slkanet root
drachm. Melt the wax and spemaceti in q
cup, then the OIL and root IN another, near the
mix with the wax add balsam of Peru drachu,,
essence of bergamot 10 drops, otto Of rose drops
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10
UNIVERSAL SATISFACTION.

GENfIkNENEwe have sold sAxYoKDS RADICAL
~ CrHn for nearly one year, and can say csndtdly
universal sstsfscton. We have 70 learn the hst com
plant yet. - -
We Are not in the habit Of Recommending patent
medicines. but your preparation meets the wants Of
aosd ~ sno We snHf those amicted sn9nio oe S9n
relieved We have been Il ne drug susine. for the
Catarrh. but you leads ali he rst il you zee proper
yon can S,s I'M letter or any e Hei Eor sish
wholesalc and Retail Dealers IN Drug, Books and
Stationery. Washington. Ind, Feb. =. 1876
Eaeh'pack.g. contains DR.. sanfords Improved Inhal
ing Tube and full directions for In al cases. Price
onm For sale by al Wholesale and retail druggtsts
and dealers throughout the United States and CANDIDA
WEEKS D POTTER. General Agents and Wholesale
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

How TO TREAT BLACK EYE-To prevent
the skin from discoloring after bruise, take .
little dry starch or arrow root, merely moisteu
it with cold water, aud place il on the wounded
part. This 10 best done Immediately, 90 - to
prevent the action Of the air upon the akin. In
valuable for black eyes
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

THE Boston Bslletia says: "a newly married
couple started on their wedding trip yesterd ay
noon. The train proceeded less than q hslf-mile
when it stuck in n snow bank. But while the
wind howled vociferously oustide, there were
suuguess and comfort in one seat within-you
bat
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

A BOLT Of lightning struck q tree in front of
chicago Alderman's house, the other night; and
IN his fright, the Alderman remarked GHoid OFT
III restore the moneyw
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

BURLINGTON Hsrkeye: A South Hill man who
went around last September boring everybody
10 death by telling them what . terrible winter
the thick corn husks foreboded, was found
dead in his barn the other morning; hanged
himself with his suspeuders. Had he only lived
on till January, he might have passed away with
a sunstrOke.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

THESE are in the refreshing Western style of
personals: ssNr Waggoner found fault with the
beef at Memphis hotel, the other morning. and
the Coroner made s. on him. "Peter lux, an
old citizen of Knox County, Ohio, was blotted
out the other day; age &C."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

Rrsr N TIS.-To prevent rusting Of tin, rub
fresh lard over every part Of the dish, and then
Pot It in hot oven and heat it thorpaghly.
Tina treated, any tinwars nay - used in water
constantly, and remain fes ffo0 rust indefinitely,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

WHEN we remember the republic is about to
men can depend with any confidence on the but
ton at the back of q neck band of Q shirt il
seems as though civilization was almost fail
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

WHITEHALL Times: We received q circular
warning us to be careful when taking SO bills,
= % many counterfeits are in circulation. so
bills! what il q $40 bill, anywayf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

A YANkEE counsel, who was defending man
on trial for wife murder, sought for SONG eupho-
nious and innocent phrase with which to des-
cribe his clients crime, and finally said ale
swinnowed her into paradise with fence tall
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

n0fl0 Can't be made BY every agent every nessh IN
VHlU the business we furnish bat those Wiling e
rA366 work easily dozen dollars day right
WV in their own localities. Have 10 roem to ex-
plain here Business pleasant and houorsheL Women
and boys and girls do - well We Win furnish
you complete Oudt free Tia busiuss paJs bester than
anything else We wn besr expsass q s1ntisg ysa-
Particulars fres Write and YarDses 80 asckss-
les their sons and dsughts md n c3asses In peeA 81
paying work 1t Asas shoalA Wrife ~ anA Ian IN
abgat the work xt HSw 3 ths the Deaf Asay.
AdArse TsrE Co. Ankussa. Aalns. issrt
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10
Afser ChfIds, A. NJ.

Stanley Matthews. thou hast left US,
or thy subtle arts bereft us;
But we steel our hearts accordin.
And bestow thy work ON Gordon.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10
DIR. r. C. HORFMEIER,
H om eopathic Physfcian

(Grsdssas n ~ Usis9siB n Xnyssnk Czsss Of ISL,
nFFIc1 under Beaef Bsse4sn Bsnk who're he a,
~ = fsun4 dsy - night nlsss prslsssissaily =
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

MARA MOyTfi-.Aeents wanted svsry.
NJhvuwhere. Business honorable and nrx
.DAlIv Ieiass Partienlars sent free. address
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10
Livery, Feed & Sale Stable,
TROY. KANSAS.

VHE undersigned has purchased livery stock Of
Il W. Hunt and added additional stock thsreto win
keep Buggies, Carrsges. and Hack. Good Team and
Saddle Horses 1t all times and Liberal Rates so
horses kept BY the day week Horses bought and cold
Two Large Stock Lots attached s-17<----
Troy. Sept TO- 1874 '. y ~ AZ 'i- =. 4
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10
DIR. BUTTS DISpENSARY.

,NFHar.n5 made specially Of Pyfnass s.d cz-os<e
D-,a-ss, ~ 0yesrs has ys-t P.d<isaed salszixe
vorsz % boSsan, 1rri1gs and diseas.s Of ts R5ro.
dsire SHfem, 90 pa7>s. asd Eseroris0 -
poS-Pad Jor cod o. ser ~ 1 "a -.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

A MARRIAoIeumx
On woman and her disrases,
Marriage. he duties and o.
stseies, who and how 70
cheoee. Repr6ducffcn,
Chtl6bearing andBarrsn.
neess earses and eurel A
book for the married. fhose
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-03-05

SEC. ). That each landlord leasing
lands for agricultural purposes shal
have a prior and prci;rrel lien for rrnt
to the extent of one third Of all crops
raised on his lands, and cnforcible in the
same manner as liens for advances, which
said lien for rent shall be vaid without
recording or fling.
Sec. 6. That every lien for advances
and for rent. when the agreement is for
more than one-third Of the crop. shall be
filed in the Office Of the Register Of Alesne
Conveyance for the county IN which the
leinor resides, within thirty days from
the date of the lien, aad SAID lien for
rent over one-ihird Of the crop shall
thereby be made valid; and he shall keep
an index of all such li.ns so ii!c'l, for
each of which lie shall receive fifteen
cents from the party flling the same.
and this shall be sufficient record Of
the same.
SEc.7. That the frs, and third sections
Of this act shall be and remain Of force
for enc year from the ratification there
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-03-05
The Lien Law.

We are indebted to the Columbia
Register for 4 correct copy Of the Act
to secure landlords and persons mixing
, advances. The following is the full
text Of the act:
AN ACT TO SECURE LANDLORDS AND
PERSONS MAKING ADVANCES.
SECTION !. BE il enacted by the Sem
ale and House Of Representatives, OF tho
State of South Carolina, now net and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same. That az act en-
titled IAN act to amend seciious St and
81, chapter l20 Of the revised statutes,
relative TO liens on crops, approved juno
3, 1877, be and the same is hereby re-
rcalcd.
SEC .. Ifany person or persons shall
make any advance or advaaces, either in
money or supplies, to any person or per-
sons who are employed or about to en-
gage in the cultivation of the soil, the
person or persons so making such ad
vance or advances shall be entitled TO
lien IN the cror, which may be made
during the year upon the land in Tic
cultivation Of which the advances 81
made have been expended, in p;eferC nee
Of all other liens existing CT otherwise,
to the extent Of such advance or advan-
ces: Procdlcd, An agreement in writing
sha! be entered into before such adj
vance is made to this effect, in which
shall be specified the amount advanced,
or in which Il limit shall be tiyed beyond
which the advances, if made. from time
to time. during the year shall not 20.
Sue. ). Ifauy person making such al
vances shall make an affidavit before the
clerk of the court of the county in which
such crop is, that the person to whom
such advances have been made is about
to sell or dispose Of his crop, or in any
ether way is about TO defeat the lien
hereinbefore provided for, accompanied
with statement Of the amount then
due, it shall be lawful for him TO issue
his warrant, directed to any ofthe shcr-
ifs Of this State. requiring them t"
sell the same for cash and pay over the
net proceeds thereof, or so much thereof
as may be NJ cessary, in ex'inguishment
of tie amount then due RrorIioj, ho'r
err, That if the lerson 10 whom such
Il lvauccs have been made shall within
thirty days after such sale ha' bee"
made give notice in wiring to the Sheriff,
accompanied with an affidavit 10 tins ci-
feet that the amount claimed is nnt justly
due, that it then shall be the duty ofthe
said Sheriff to hold the proceeds OF sach
sale subject TO the decision of the court,
upon an issac which shall he made up
and set down for trial at the next sue.
ceeding term Of the Cour: Of Common
Pleas for the county in which the per-
son to whom such advances have b'en
made resides, in which the person whp
makes such advances shall bs tho actor.
SEC /. That the above SECTIONS shall
be subject 20 the PROVISIONS OF the io!'
bwsus esaSsw O. fbhs ass-
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-03-05
indicated.

The report of the Legislative Inves-
,igating Committee acquits the proprl-
etors Of the Charleston -Ne~s ant Coa-
rier of the charge Of having "soid cut
to the Radical party, 50 often prefer
red against them during and since the
campaign of 1872. The report shows
that no Democratic newspaper was im-
plicated in the printing steal, and'
after alluding to the swindiing prices
charged by the few Radical papers In
the State, ard low tSeir accounts were
"raiscd" to suit emergencies, it goes on
to say "Contrastcd with the accounts
OF the daily papers hereinbelore 9et'rred
to, we submit the evidence taken reia-
tive to the accounts Of the Da'y Ae~s
rs Charleston. The contract made with
the prOprietors Of thus paper was TWEEN
t5-6ve cents pei! !liuc for publishing the
acts in three p'pers, the Duly, Tn
Weekly and Weekly Me~s' which was
twenty-five cents per line lcss than was
mid to the Charleston R'P"Ltcan Tor
publishing the sane acts in the daily
and weekly. All accounts Of the Nes'
were itcmixed, giving the title OF the
act and date Of publication in the
three papers owned by them, aud the
number of lines contained IN each
act. Comment is unnecessary, 'or the
evidence is in itself a sufficient tribute
to the integrity Of the preprleiors OF the
!Ne,cs, and the corrtctncss OF their ac'
counts
The verdict is based upon the most
irrefragible testimony, and, though tar
dy, is complete vindica'lon OF the pro-
nrictors Of the N.,rs aad Courier. And
it gives us pleasure, not only as the
friends Of those gentlemen, but as men,
bers of the great Democratic party, to
know that it is so.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-03-05
A Pledge is q Pledge.

Though the Democratic party has
time and again been pledged to abide
BIZ the settlement of the State debt, as
accomplished under the Consolidation
Act of 1873, there arc yet many good
men who insist that those pledges should
not now be regarded, and even urge
that the State cannot in good faith let
them stand. And some Of the ncm.
bers Of the Legislature 60 so Tar as to
declare openly that, because it Was un-
certain Of its continued existence as a
legislative body, the Wallace House
was excusable for promising anything,
and that it must not now be bound by
its p, omises. This is the philosophy oil
q new school. 1t is not TO bc found in
any uf the books that have yet been
published upon the general subject OF
morality. 1t places q premium upon
double dealing. 1t in effect nullifes
the statute which prohibits and pun
ishes the obtaining Of goods under false
pretenses. 1t says that L man in en-
barrassed circumstances may promise
that which he does not intend to per-
form. in order that he may obtain tenn
porary relief. 1t actually aihrms that
it iy wrong to blame man Tor thus VIC
lating his promises.
The Supreme Court Of the United
States will compel the observance ty
the State Of the provisions OF the Oon
solidation Act, which the D@moera'ic
party is quadruply bound to stand by,
and by which the State debt is reduced
several millions lower than it can be
reduced by any other method. y pledge
is pledge, and economy is also on the
sido of the Consolidation Act.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-03-05
The Silver Bill.

The bill remonetizing silver, thereby
making it the equal Of GOLD as legal
tender, having tccn disapprOved by
President Hayes, was passed over his
veto by both Houses of Congress yes
teriay. In the Senate The vote stood
46 for to 10 against, and in the House
1876 for to IS against the bill. 1t is
announced that tho Secretary of the
Treasury has already made arrange
ments for the immediate execution Of
the law just passed. So there will be
no delay in the coming of silver dollars
of which the people down this way
would be glad to see and have the lar
gest number.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-03-05
The Congressional Districts

a bill is now before the Legislature
which seeks to make important changes
in the Congressional Districts Of the
State. Sumter is to tc put into
the Fourth District, which would
then extend from the Clarendon line
TO the Blue Eidgc--a distance Of some
two hundred miles. And Lancaster Is
to swap places with Sumter by being
transferred to the First District, which
would then extend from near Charlotte,
n. c., to the Atlantic ocran--also dis
tance of nearly two hundred miles.
The Democrats of the Fourth District.
and especially of Lancaster county, will
not like the change, though it is per-
caps best Tor the State.
The following is a statement Of thu
counties composing the several Con
cressloual Districtr, and also Of the full
strength of the two parties as represent
cd BY the white and colored vote: