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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
An Apropos Story.

The New York Tribune says: The position of
General Hancock in the midst of all this scrim-
mage between the moumers is very much like
that of the 'eight-day clock" in one of the Hon.
Chauncey Depew's stories. At a funeral in a
country village, as Mr.. DePew relates, the mourn
ers were congregated in the small ''best room,
which was quite dark, when one of the neigh
bors, laxative little old woman, came sliding
in and sat beside the window. Her eyes soon
getting accustomed To the dimness, she esped
what she thought was article of furniture.
my sakes," said she, "whered We get that
eight-day clock!7
1--WE hain't got no eiSht-day clock, said the
widow.
.'Why, yes you have, too; there tits in the cor,
ner."
THAT amt eight-day clock" grunted the
widow; chats Joe; stood him up in the cor
ner TO make room for the mourners.'
This is Hancock's funeral, but they seem tC
have ''stood him up in the corner to make room
for the mourneTs."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
Economizine Fodder,

In seasons of short crops of hay we are often
put to il for ways and means to keep the Gus
tOmary stock through the winter without their
falling away in condition. l have found that
much can he saved by keeping the stock COM
Portable, and that smaller quantity of feed will
keep them in condition than is generally thought
necessary. Not that stock will thrive without
food, but that with proper preparation and kind
care otherwise, large saving can he made i'll
hay and fodder. Every knows that if ami
mails are kept warm and otherwise comfortable,
it takes less food. Therefore, the first aim should
he to give good, warm, well-ventIlated shelter,
and keep them clean by suitable litter and one
or two cardings daily. This latter aceomplishes
an end which few fully realize. Then, again, a
considerable saving is made 10y putting feed in
the most assailable form, so that unnecessary
labor of the animal is saved. All unnecessary
exertion must he paid for in food waste of
body.
The labor of communion is, in part, saved to
the animal by cutting or chatting. In this way,
poorer, cOarscr quality of food may be mixed
with the better, and lie made TO perform the Of
fees of the better. Larger proportion is assin-
liable, il cooked, or even well wet with hot wa
ter, and allowed to lie in bulk TO soften for
twelve to twenty-four hours. Ii is astonishing
to see how clean the coarser cOrnstalks eaten
when cut and treated in this way, especially if
little seasoning of salt, bran or meal he added.
Straw. swale hay. and much other coarse fodder.
which is often thought of little worth. is thus
made TO do valuable SERVICE. The value of
swale hay for feed is often greater than it has
the credit for, where properly used. ] have
found that it is more economical in purchasing
cattle feed, TO invest the larger proportion in
concentrated feed, like cornmeal, shorts, bran,
etc, rather than buy fine hay. Stock not ouly
does better, but the money saving is not incon-
siderable. Hay can not be taken from a NOW,
carted TO distance, and again unloaded, without
larger per cent. of waste than is generally sup
/ posed.-E. II. Uhite.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
Illiteracy of the Pilgrim Fathers.

Professor Franklin i. Dexter of Yale College,
read paper before the Massachusetts Historical
Society last February. and il has just been print
ed in the proceedings Of the society. The sub
iect was the .In!iuencc of the English Universe
ties in the Development of New England He
has collected good deal of interesting informa-
ton about the educated men who came 10 this
country between 1920 and 1913. He finds that
1000 families. somewhat over 2D,O,D persons, ar
rived in New England, and person to every
forty families was a university man, that is 100
educated men in all. He gives all the credit of
the New England love Of education Ia the Mas
sachGSettS Bay Colony, and is severe upon the
dearth of intellectual impulse in Plymouth Colo
nv He SAYS that il was nine years before the
settlement of Plymouth secured minister; and
he calls upon his hearers to contrast with this
the progress of Massachusetts Bay in the nine
years from 1880. He may lie entirely right in
his statement that The glory of Plymouth Col
ony lies in the simple faith and courage of the
Maytowcr company, but sean the history of
her territory in vain to find a single man of com
parative eminence in the State or National conn.,
ellis, or a single name that can be remembered in
the literature of Massachusetts, or the world
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
Greenhouse and Window Plants.

Insects when found ON the plants, sllould lie
destroyed at once by using tobacco water, soap
Suds, etc. Plants, if neglected, may be ruined
in short time. Success in the fight with in
sects, depends largely npon ones promptness and
perseverance.
Climbers like English ivy, tropHoum, Ger.
man ivy, etc, add very much Ia the beauty of i
greenhouse or window. Select the plants now
Hanging baskets should I've placed where they
can have an abundance of light and sunshine
and not near the stove or register. If the light
comes from one side, the basket ought to be
turned every day.
Wateriug.-1he successful culture of house
plants depends largely upon the in water
ing. The pots should have some pieces Of bro
ken pots or oyster shells put in the bottom Il
provide proper drainage: with good draining
there is but little risk from oveT-watering. al
thorough wctting, when wat er is needed, is ial
better than keeping The surface moist by fire,
quent ''spTinklng.' Hanging baskets may b,
dipped intoa tub of water.
A Gradual Change.-We should have mucl
fewer complaints of failure with house plants i
they We're less subjected To- SHdden changes. hotl
when they are brought in from their summer
out-of-dOors, and while in the house in winter
When the air of the room is changed, il should
he done without allowing cold current TO fal
upon the plants
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
A Wet Cellar for Keeping Apples.

In view of the constantly increasing produc-
ton of apples, and the seemingly almost univer-
sal crop the present season. and rs the late keep
ers usually bring the most remunerative prices,
it is of vast Importance that practice the best
known methods of picking packing and storing.
In this matter, many have pet theories that are
directly opposite to those of -OtheTs. For in
stance, a recent correspondent states that among
essentials for keeping apples is dry cellar with
cement bottom. This is directly opposite 10 the
experience of all fruit dealers who visited my
cellar for the purpose of inspecting stock during
the past winter and spring, among them two
from West Virginia, who handled thousands Of
barrels in this County alone the past season, and
extensive fruit growers. Ono of them remarked
that whenever lie entered cellar and was COM
PEELED to walk on boards to keep out of the wa
ter, he sure to find the fruit in good cOndi-
ton, allowing, of course, that the temperature
had been kept near the freezing point pos
sible-as is necessary in either case.
Now, both of these advocates are enthusiastic
in their theories; is it true that both are cor
rect As an experiment during apple-picking,
last fall, selections made of the Northern
Spy and Yellow Bellflower. carefully handled
each specimen of the latter was wrapped sepa-
rately in paper. and placed in ventilated packa-
yes, and stored Immediately in my cellar, where,
owing to the spongy nature of the location, not
withstanding the thorough drainage, during the
spring months, water will he found on PORTIONS
of the earth bottom. The result has been, that
We are now, July =, supplied with samples OF
| the Spy in good state of preservation; the
BellfOwer held ont till June /. Take into con-
sideraton that neither variety is classed among
! the lOng-kerpers, the latter being what dealers
| term ''holiday fruit" am fully convinced that
| by careful and iudicious handling, and prac-
ticing all the other best known conditions favor
able for keeping fruit, dampness, or in Other
words, wet cellar bottom, is not detrimental to
the long keeping OF our winter fruit.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
Corn-Meal Bran.

Mr.. J. W. Sanborn. Superintendent of the Col
lege farm. Hanover, y. H., reports experiments
i'll feeding cows, giving full details of weights of
each kind of feed. of milk and butter WELD, aud
the weights of the animals at the beginning and
end of each period. In summing mp, he says:
''Meal will make more milk than bran, no
longer hesitate to say. The change in the butter
product is remarkable; in changing from meal
TO bran there was loss of IL per cent. in the
butter-producing capacity of milk in changing
from bran to meal there WAS change in the
producing capacity of milk of 2l.S per
cent There is substantial agreement in the
two changes. for il Ii a matter of experimental
observation that good COW will make greater
change in change of food than poor cow Mr..
SanbOrn found the teats with the creanI-sauge
under change of food at variance with the actu-
al product of butter. The results IN weighing
the cows form an exception 10 previous expert
ments bran and middlings keeping weight bet
ter than meal, in this experiment. Is it a chance
result, is il due to well-detined causes.
will not discuss il, but observe that it was no;
at the season of the year when COW needs 4
| carbonaeeous food to maintain animal heat; also
the grass of our pasture was Drowned, and in
different condition from June grass, or properly
cut hay.r
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
Remedies for Headache.

The following recipes and suggestions for the
treatment of different forms of headache are col
lected from a variety OF trustworthy sources:
Two grains citrate of ca;feince, in capsule,
taken every half hour is a very etiectual remedy
in nervous and sick headache. One or two doses
are often sufficient to give complete relief. The
only objection to its Use is sleeplessness, which
sometimes results if it is taken in the evening.
Ii is preferable To gIarana, rs being hardly ever
rejected by the stomach.
The following, accOrdin: to W. W. Carpenter,
is very effectua in most forms OF headache: Muri-
ate of ammonia. 3 drachms; acetate of mOrphia,
grain; citrate of caffeine, 90 grains; aromatic
spirits of amona. l drachm ;.eliNir of guarana, 4
ounces; ToSe-water, 4ounces. Mix. Dessert spoon
full every ten or twelve minutes.
In nervous headache, DIR. W. A. Hammond
states the value of various drugs as follows: Ok
Idle of zinc is of great value. Ordinary doses,
grains three times day, after meals; maximum
dose, ; grains 1t is hest given in form of pills
MIX vomica is preferable to strychnia. The
dose is grain. after meals. Ifthe patient be
chlorotic, it is well to combine grain of reduced
iron and half grain of snlphate of luinne.
Bismuth, in the form of subcarbOnate, viii Of
ten take the place of oxide of zinc. Dose, two
grains, after each meal. Bismuth probably aids
digestion more than any mineral tonic, and Is OF
use when there is gastric disturbance.
The bromides are serviceable when the ner-
vous system has been irritated; when it is ex-
hausted they do harm.
Phosphorus is very useful in most forms OF
nervous headache. The best results are obtained
from diluted phosphOrc acid, in doses of 30 drops,
largely diluted, three times day, after eating,
or phOsphide of zinc, one-tenth grain, in pill,
three times n day.
Arsenic. as a nerve tonic. stands next in value
10 zinc. Dose, ) drops of FOwlers' solution three
times a day, after meals.-BostoH Journal Of
CbenisfrU
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
How Weed Discovered Greeley.

wish to say a few words TO the manner in
which became acquainted with one of the trio
with whom my name had been mentioned. 1t
was Anticipated that the Presidential campaign
Of $50 would he very warm one. The Wing
committee of this State very anxious to es-
tablish a campaign paper, something new in
those days. The Chairman asked me 10 find an
editor for the proposed paper | had been struck
with some article in weekly paper published in
this city, called the NeW Yorker favoring protec-
ton to American industry. Mr.. Greeley was the
publisher of the paper. / came to New York and
went to the office of the paper. One Of the first
persons whom met was a compassion standing
at his ease, and when asked for Mr.. Greeley he
said he was the man. | asked for the author of
the articles in question, and told by Mr.. Gree
ley that lie wrote them. The scheme of the
campaign paper was at once preached. Mr..
Greeley agreed to come mp to Albany once n week
aud devote two days in each week to editing the
paper. The remainder of the time he needed for
his newspaper. / will say here that Mr..
Greeley could DO more intellectual labor than
any man ever saw. He became acquainted with
Mr. Seward during the campaign. The work
which Mr.. Greeley did at that time appreci-
ated by all Of us. And gradually sprang up
the political firm of Seward, Weed and Greeley.
There was much in Mr.. Greeley's disposition 10
cndear him to all with whom he came in close
contact. never knew a man capable of doing
more good than him.-FfoR ThrrlOfr UeeFs Birth
dan Speech.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
Our Strap 8ook.
TIE cANE-porTomED CHAIR.
~ WILLIAM rAxErEAcE THAcEERAr.


In ,atte4e,i old slippers tl.a, toast at the bars
And a ragged old isekct peTfuned with se-ars,
Away fruIa the worlG Ia It's tolls and it, cars,
I've snaz LITTLE kinsdoa mp fonr pair Of stairs
To mount to this realm is a toll to be -nr-.
But the tire there is bright and tho air rather pure
And the view behald, a snnshiney day,
l. grand thrUagh the chimney pots over the WY
This sna- little CHAMBER is eT.nned in all hooks
With worthless oil kEickknscks and silly old books,
And foolish oil Odds and foolish old ends,
Crack bargains fIUn brckefs cheap ke~psaes fum frss
Oh prints Pictsres pipes. china, tsll eraekell
Old ricketty tables and chairs broken backed;
\ tKo-penay treasury, vondrons to
W bat nIattsI! It's pheasant 70 y"u friend and me-
No better tiivan need Tie Sultan rszlsra
Than the cracking old Sefa that basss by the fire.
And tis wonderful sd9siy v bat mnsle Yea ct
Prom the rickctty rAnisiiaekle, wheezy spinrt-
That F-ayingrug came FROM Turcornsn's camp;
b. Tiir oare twink- that brszrn cid lamp;
A samrluke fierce yuu dagger has drawn-
lis murderUus knife 20 toast mullins upon
Long long through the hours and the night and the chimes
Herr talk Of old boo and old friends and old tiirs
As We sit IN the fog male Of rich IGiakie
This chamber il Pheasant to You, friend, and me.
But Of all the cheap that sarnish my nest,
Iherr's one that love and cherish the best
For the finest Of oouchss, that's padded with hair
never wo5ld change ttee. my eane-bottometi chair
lis bandylegsel high shoalder, worln-eaten seat
With a crskiag oil back. and twisted old feet
But since the fair morning when Fanny sat there.
bless thee and love thee, old canebcttorned chair
If chairs have but feeling in holding such charms,
thrill must have passed through withrre old arms
looked and Snsei : wtsh'1i n aespaI
wished myself turned 10 II cane bottOmed chair.
1t was but a moment she sat in this place:
She'd a scarf On her neck. and smile On her face,
) smile on her face, and rose in her hair
And she sat there, and boomed in bot"net chair
And so have valued my chair since,
Like the shrine Of saint or the thIUne of princes
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
Metenrs Nav he Looked For

The earth is about TO cross the track of the No
vember mcteors, that gigantic ellipse of meteor
ic matter whose perihelion crosses the earths or
bit. and whose aphelion extends beyond the
planet Uranus. From the 10th to the 18th the
earth is blowing through this meteor zone, and
more mcteors than usual, radiating from the con-
stelation Perseus. may be looked for. The prob
ability is that not many will be seen, but there
is delightful uncertainty about the working of
celestial machinery that makes il not impossible
that observers will be rewarded with more than
the ordinary shower. The November meteor
zone is made up of n swarm of particles follow
ing in the train of Temples comet. The swarm
of meteoroids is not equally scattered aroud the
orbit hut is concentrated in one portion, which
the earth crosses once in about thrty-four years.
Then we have a shower that is something to re-
member for n lifetime. Sueh n shower is not to
be expected until 1899. In the interval, unless
something extraordinary takes place, the observ-
er will see few meteors to reward his gaze, but
il is well to be on the watch when these annual
epoehs come round, and be ready to enjoy the
sight if anything unusual occurs--Proridencs
Journal
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
"De Udder Ticket. y

Old Uncle Nose, of Galveston, was not noticed
near the polls on election day, consequently a
eolored striker was sent to hunt him up lie
was found sitting by the fire, groaning dIsnaliy,
in his cabin.
''Uncle Nose, has yer voted yit:' asked the
colored rounder
mo, chile, wouldn't risk kctchin' cold IN
my lungs foah all de money in de world
"Here's a dollar to pay for your time
The old man secured the subsidy, remarkIng,
ssIf you is comm de bulldOze on dis old nIggah,
he weakens. Hey You fetched kerridge for
met"
"Hit's waiting at the doah Uncle Nose
sis yer gwine TO bring me back after Use vot-
cdr
airing you right back, Uncle Nose; hurry up,
now"
fsGimme dram foah / starts!7
nHere il u.s." said the emmissary, producing a
flask. "Take pull"
He pulled, and asked:
.'GwIne to gimme annuder pull when Use done
vOtedr and then he pulled again.
''Yes, take annuder pull right now, don't bc
afeard oh it. Oars plenty NOAH whar 1T come
FROM"
So the old man pulled again, and wanted to
know:
''Hev yer got annuder dollar bill wild yerl'
s.LOok heah, ole man, You mus low de cam
paign committees made oh money. Here's vel
ndder dollar. Now jump in. DE polls is gwine ia
close"
"Lor, chile, you maxim ont You is a statesman
heahi heah, heahi Use been foolin' yer. done
voted de udder ticket only dis morning, heah
heahl heahp and the old image settled down in
front of the fire, and nearly chuckled his head off
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
ON THE SIDEWALK.

Here the publran walks with the sinner proud,
And the priest in his gloomy cowl,
And Dives walks in the motley crowd.
4. With Lazarus cheek by joWl;
And the daughter of toll with her frtsh Young hear
As pure as her spotless fame.
Keeps step with the woman " no maNeS her mart
In the haunts of sin and shame.
How lightly trips the country lass
In the midst of the city Ills.
A. freshly pure the daisiesi grass
What grows on her native hills!
And the be.gar. too. with his hungry eye.
And the lean wan face and crutch.
Gives blessing the same 10 the paSss.r-hy-
As he gives him little OF much.
When tim. has beaten the worlds tattoo,
And in dusky aTnor Digit,
Is treadin. with echoirs- footsteps through
The alo1m of the silent night.
How many of these shall he dainiily fed.
And shall sink 10 -lumber sweet,
While many will 20 to a seepleSs bed,
And never a crTmb TO eat
All me, when the hours 20 joyful by.
How little stop to heed
Our brothers and sisters dc-paring cry.
In their We. aud their bitter need,
Yet such a world as the angels sought.
This world of olrs we'd call.
If the biotherly love that the Father targht
Was felt by each for all
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
Had Reen Out Of the Omitted States.

''when l was abroad, remarked MeSquint,
o.
'EYou WHAT exclaimed Robb, "when you were
abrcadi Why, hang it, have known you all
of your life and 10 my certain knowledge you
have never been ont of Arkansas. | wouldn't
bet that you were ever fifty miles from Little
Rock"
''You will please excuse me- continued Ne
Squint, "but II bet yOu twenty-five dollars that
! went out of the United states some time ago.
''I'll take you. Pat mp
The money was given to a stakeholder.
Now" said RObb, ''can You prove your asser-
tOn!r
81 said that ! had been ont of the United
States, didn't II"
.'Yes.r-
''Well, have
"Whenw
SIN 1861, when Arkansas went out of the Tn
ion."
The bet was decided in McSquint's favor
Little Rock -irk.) GdSetie.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
Cure of Night Sweats.

The night preparations of conSumptive persons
are notable factor in the progress of the disease,
and many remedies have been tried for them, one
of tine most effective being suiphate of atropine.
This. however. is not always applicable. Recent
Il, in q rebelious ease. DIR. kOhnhom "a Bclgiau)
thought to Use the powder which is employed in
the German army a remedy for sweating OF
the feet. and known sirespa'rer-it contains
salicylic acid (tiree parts) and silicate of mag
nesia eighty seven parts.) The effect ne
markahle: the night sweats, which had persisted
several months, stopped the first night and six
months after they had not reappeared. Another
ease was also successfully treated. The method
is, rubbing the powder each evening over the
whole body if the skin be too dry, little lard
or alcohol solution of tannn should be rubbed
on first As the powder may provoke coughing,
the patient should, during application, hold a
handkerchief to the mouth and nose.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
Che Sun Of the Ching.
THE NAJoR-aENEaAL,s SONG.



I was tho very model of Presidential candidate.
Buf why want elected, find il hard To caiculatei
For had the az; Of war by heart Of tactics ana OF gun
knew the sraaIez. details Of al military iummery:
/ nex thu technicaiies of JEslal,et and abaitis,
And could really tell the diae1erce tNiAt eAInl-tooi ana
cEes aux- de-ffi7e.
I've seen men wholly p=ryzed from drinking at the s
lery:
I've seen them when they've been chopped up b vrTioas
army cutlery
cifsson shells
And all sorts Of proieces Of hirh te Pa Oace tells
But exactly what has struck and started az tins ianf
raj
can't make ont; but still lno7g rrnan Najor"'
eraL
As the hero Gettysburg and not be of AppOmat
tox,
ought to have trsted 70 the mercie- OF the obpN
For what know Is little Of the mysteries political
OF the sentimental agreeable 90 the voter al - critical
OF the different kinds Of tariff protective and the opposite
or capital and labor and their mutual interests composite
or greentacks and bullion Of iron and az co:to gins;
OF wooden eloeks and nnfmes ard still sharper tAde II
safety pins;
OF fisheries and farming tee didn't know thing about
And lost the German vote because didn't blow Ion Hnf
kraut.
In short in matters vegetable. animal and mineral
want the they wanted, but-Im still Najor-"in
tral
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-12-02
GRANDMOTHER
NJ EBES T. REXFoRD

Grandmother face is wTinkled,
And her eyes are getting dim,
50 she cannot read her Bible,
Nor follow through the hymn.
Her step Is growing slower,
Her voice is sometimes faint,
Bat it never viii get weak enough
To make sad complaint.
Her hands arr sometimes lille.
For knitting tires them 81,
Blu. her brain Is always busy
With thoughts Of Heaven, ! know
She is thinking Of her dear ones.
A little way ahead;
Just at the end Of the pathway
Her tirrd fret must TRAD.
] think. sometimes. a. ! watch her,
That she sees them. for a smile
Brt-aks over her face and she whispers,
Yes. dear. in little While"
Her face viii lose its wrinkles,
And the dimness leave her eyes.
And grandmother will be Young again.
In the land beyond the skies
II always thrills me strangely,
To think of her, standing there,
At the gates Of Heaven. Knocking.
When her feet have climbed the stair
And the key is turned in the portals,
The gates SWING open wide,
She passes into Heaven.
And the peace On the other side,
To mee. her husbands kissss,
And hear him softly say:
Il have waited long time, darling.
For this happy. happy day
Yes. grandmother viii be youu. again.
Though her heart was never old,
When she enters into Heaven.
And treads the streets of geld.