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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

A Novel Way to Kill Locusts.

Assaf Pasha has sent 500 men to the plain Of
Troy TO aid in the destruction of the locusts. In
the heat of the day they are taken by driving
them on to sheets; in the morning and evening,
when stationary and masscd inch Deep they
are stamped and rubbed out with the foot. In
personal observations show that the insects, hes
itates to jump on 10 white colored cloths, hut
has no objection to dark. The difference in the
take on the different colored material is strik-
ing. OF all the methods of determination, the
most effectual is the rubbing ont with the foot
in the early morning and in the evening, when
the nature Of the ground will allow of its being
adopted; for instance, when the locust decends
TO the plains in the minor stage of its growth.
The insect on being first Matched weighs about
300 900 to the ton, and a closely packed line of
men shutting their feet obliterate whole armies
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30
WHO IS DEADP
Who il dead

Who il dead
For ! hear the muffi.sl toll
Of the bell for some poor soul:
And the mpuTnful crhof-s say
Slowly, sadly-,iOne away!
Who. to-day,
In some silent. shailnwrl roQm,
Wesps for light gone cut in glDom'
Drnps warm tears of grief and pain,
TIN the dead facial in yaini
Kisses. tea.
Lips that give hack no earess,
As Of odd, in tenderness;
Clasps the hands, close folded there,
In the attitude Of prayer;
And, perhaps.
Lifts the locks of shining hair
fnm the forehead grown ~ fair,
Thinking over-Life il done;
Heaven is lost, or Heaven il won.
Slowly toll,
Life goes ON with JOY and fret,
And we all will Seon forget
That n soul has gone away,
To IFS after life to-day.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

he following ode printed in The War publish
Wordsworth & Co, In lsis The work is very rar'
ODE.
ne at the dinner given the officers ef the e. s. fga
titution after the victory 0ye- the British friga
Iisrr. by L N Sargent. EsI-
TrxE--Ts Mariaers Of Easlans-r
BTiiannia's gallan; streamers
Floaf proudly oerthe tide
And fairly fioai Coiumbia's stripes
In battle side by side;
And ne'er did boider foemen meet,
Where Ocean surges pour;
Ger the tide now they ride,
While the believing thun4l.rs rpar
While the lannon's fns Is flashing fa-i,
And the believing thunders roar.
When Yankee meets the Briisn
Whose blOoi oongenial flows
Hy Heavrn created To be- friends
By Fortune rendered loss:
Hard then must be the hattie FRAY,
Ere well the fight il DER;
Now they hide side by side
While the bellowing thunders roar
While the cannon ire is flashing fast,
And the believing tbnnders mar.
Still sill for noble England
Bold DlcIEs streancr- hy;
And for Columbia gallant HuLLs
A proudly and a. high:
Nov louder rings the hattie din,
More thick the volumes pour
Still they ride side by side
When the believing thnnders ruar
While the eanncns IRE il flashing fast
And the believing thundcrs
Why Iulls Britannias thunder.
That walked the watery war;
Why stays the gallant GnerTiere
Whose streaner waved 81 fairi
That streamer drinks the ocean wave'
That wariors fight il DER
Still they ride. side by side.
Where Columbia sihunders roar
While Der eannons ire h flashing fast
And her Yankee thunders roar.
OF Bush. the gallant spirit
Start- from the riddening wave
For rbe deck IL was his field of fame
And ocean Is MS grave"
The waters high their bo-sms hcaye
for valor more,
That In the clouds, glory shrouds
While eantending thundrrs mar.
And victory bears from earth to Heaven,
As the rolling thunders rOsr.
IIark It's the Britans lee gun,
Nr'er bOlder warriors kneslfd,
And nc'er To gallant warriors
Did Drawer ssamen yield.
lIand be- the sires whose trusty boys
Then fell 20 fight no more:
With the brave, mid the wave
When the cannon thundeTs rnar
Their spirits then shall trim the blast
And swell the thunder's
Vain were the cheers Of Britons
Their hearts did vainly swell
When virtue, skill. aud bravery
With gallant MoRKIs fell.
That hearts 80 well in hattie trisd,
Along the Moorish shore,
4 gain o CT the main,
When Calumhias thund.rs ruar
Shall prove its Yankee spirit true
When COlumbias thunders prar.
Hence be our floating bulwarks.
Those oaks our mountains Weld:
lis mighty HeaVcn's plain derres-
Then take the watery field
To ocean farthest barrier, then.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

STORY has long been told at Hadley, Mass,
about COTE, the regicide, who was once con-
cealed there. In the early time, the Indians at
tackled the town, one Sunday, and the people
were on the point of being slaughtered, when n
took charge of the troops, put the savages to
flight, saved the place, and disappeared rs mys-
teriously as he had come, leaving behind him
wonder and superstition. A student of history
has just destroyed this pleasing legend.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

A LADY was once travelling by stage among
the Catskill mountains, and stopped for the
night ut an out-of-the-way country inn. She
was tired with her journey, and slept late in the
morning, not responding 10 the first call for
breakfast. Presently there came another tap nj
the door, and girlsh voice said, "Plcasc
mum, won't yOu get upi We want to use one
of your sheets for a tablc-clotl."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

"AH, good! Thatll do. 1t is all right !" some.
what impulsiyely remarked Mr.. Groggins lay.
ing down the revised New Testament 81 SCI
they have not altered it. / was afraid they
would change the passage where Timothy i,
urged TO take little wine for his stomach.
sake and oft intirmities, by substituting lemon.
ade or sarsaparilla for wine."-NOrrisforR Her,
I'D.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

To Mr.. II. Vennor, Canada-Dear Sir If
yon have such a thing as a belated snow-storm
lying around loose, please forward at once, c. o.
d., and oblige yours, etc. 7. S.-Put small
chunk of blizzard in it.--NOrristorR Herald
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

A WITTY New York society woman was stand.
ing with friend before Z0la's greatly admired
picture of Lot and his daughters, which was on
exhibition IN an art store ON Fifth Avenue.
''Oh! y remarked the friend, dolorously. .'what
do yOu suppose Lot thought when he behcld his
poor wife turned TO pillar of SALT ~ sup,
pose replied the wit, with admirable gravity,
che thought how he could get himself-a fresh
one"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

A YOUNG lady, who has objection to tn,
revision of the New Testament, writes to the
London Truth TO say that the phase purple and
fine linen" conveys no idea of luxury to hel
mind, and she suggests, as an improvement
asealskin and black velvet"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

A HAIRPIN is a very Useful article to a woman.
1t serves the purpose of tOothpick, button-hoOk,
aud hair-fastener; in your vest pocket when
your wife doesn't know where il comes from
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

0AKEY HALL says he likes newspaper work
because cit has no yesterdays" Oakley appa-
rrntly has never seen a paper with patent in
s.des.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

''MABEI, why, you dear little girl" exclaim-
ed her grandpa, seeing his granddaughter with
her head tied up, "have you got the headache p
turlr
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

THE inhabitants of the Cannibal Islands say
That the flesh of American politicians tastes eX-
;irtly like mule mcat.-Phi. Chronicle Herald
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

IN THE SWEET BY-AND- BY.-An old codgeI
from the country, who came in to sell Dick Me.
Pherson some gineseng, eggs and chickens, saw
Biiah Fields new lightning rods, and asked
what Kind of foOlishneSs was that :" And
when told what it was intended for, said ats
no wonder to me that everything is goin' wrong,
when men are trying to circumvent the Al
mighty, an 'Biiah Fields father a Baptist
preacher too. Why, heard yesterday that
they were no longer satisfied with the old Bible
aud had got TO tinkerin' with it. n tryin' "a
knock hell ont of it." We assured him that the
new revision was an Improvement the pres
rnt one, and that the word hell had been ciimi.
mated. lie said at makes no matter: They
hadn't oughter TO fool with it, Some men think
they're smarter than the Lord, but they'll catch
it in the sweet hy-and-by. '-BlmtrIo (.iIa
NerS
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

Ben. BUTLER says he feels like boy again
At this season of the year, boys generally begin
attaching light hardware to the tails of dogs.
We hope Ben's friends will keep an eye on the
frisky little fellow.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

THE scientists have taught that insects have
their affections, and now "Wit and Wisdom
says he knows mosquito that was mashed on a
Young LADY,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

IT has been ascertained that the reason for
n'acing lumber yards near to railroad depots, is
8, enable travellers to get aboard easy.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

LoRIIIARD, the great tobacco man, owns no
qnois, the winner of the Derby; nevertheless it
plain that Iroquois is no '.plug."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

CrCUMBERs are only thrty-five cents each
ToRkes Gasette. That's cheap enough for the
eueumbers, but it's the funeral that costs the
mOney-BOsfOa Times
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

THE NorristOwn Herald defines a city beer
garden as-Two trees, a no flower bed, seven
teen benches, and six walters. In n majority of
cases, trees and flower beds are dispensed with
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

THE NorristOwn Herald tells of a young lady
whose So hat was Increased in value to SlI, by
oing through a railroad collision.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

PICS that are to be ready for the early market
will require generous feeding from the start.
The attention that they receive now will deter
mine very much the profits of the piggery. A
run TO grass or better still, clover, Will do them
much good, but good supply of bran and meal
slops must not he forgotten. The frame of the
animal is built now, to be filled up later in the
season.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

WAITER, here's fly in my tea' ''Thank you
SIR; didn't notice it." Lays down n check fol
Eve cents extra.-BosfOR Post
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

lT's strange what peculiarities creep into the
English language. Half-soled trousers are now
JAILED revised editions
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

The Catholic Post has for its motto, conspicu-
onsiy displayed, SIN God we trust; everybody
else cash.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30
Annliad Thanlnru

At meeting of the Wobum Conference, Far
mcr Allen, of Wakefield, related the following
anecdOte:
On Sunday morning, while a certain deacon
was preparing for church, wandering wayfar-
err, or, in modern parlance, tramp, appeared nj
his door, pleaded his hunger, and begged fol
something TO eat. The deacon looked solemn
and frowning but reluctantly got n loaf of bread
and began to cut it; but while doing 81. took
occasion To admonsh the beggar concerning the
error of his ways. After reminding him that il
was the holy Sabbath which he was desecrating
he asked him if he knew how tn pray. No .
was the reply. "Then," said the deacon, ''Fll
learn yOu," aud he commenced TO repeat the
Lords prayer
But just as he uttered the first words, ''OuT
Father" the beggar interrupted him with the
question, "What, is he your father and mine,
too ?"
''Yes," the deacon replied.
"Why,' exclaimed the beggar, ''we are broth
ers then, amt we Can't you cut that slice a
little thicker ."-IIbGHy ITgas.
THE FLEA.-when Tom was requested by his
teacher, TO write a composition, he thought ear
nestly for an hour, aud selected 1.-The Flea as
as his subject. His composition was rs follows
''The flea amt an animal nor fish, but he is
what they call an inseck. Some spell him flee,
but my dictionary says flea In ancient DAYS,
the flea wasn't much trouble, Int he was wick
cd. The Scriptures say: The wicked dee when
no man pursueth.' Now, every man and woman
too, pursues him, when he gets on 'em. The
Flea is mentioned in another place. In telling
about Marys lamb, the writer says: Ills flcas
was white as snow never white flea,
for they were all black. The flea is harder to
catch than any fish. One time felt flea on
my nose, and reached up. Then l felt him on
my toe, and reached down. Then l felt him
ON my nose and reached up Then felt him on
my toe, and reached down. Then felt him on
my nose and reached up, and forget the rest,
only didn't catch him.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

business before the pnblir
IL You make money faster -
DAA work far us than at anything el.r
Capital not reqaired We vii.
start you- ~ day and inward.
Wv D made al home by the inigstriops
Meis, women, boys and girls wanf
ed vssrywhere to work f,r 1s
Now 10 the time You devote your whole time b, n
work or only spare No other hu-ns Iii
pay you neefy ~ well No one willing work can faii -
MAKE enornoas pay BY engaging once Costly atif ~
terms free great opportunity for making noorv ...
md sl s,oss>oy Address rErr Co.. Aususta Nsisz
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30
OUT OF SILENCE.


Within silent Land dwell,
How still YOU cannot know
Aworid where footsteps never conc.
Where forms, like shadows, go;
Since years asOne, when royal Sound
krpt step with Sight to me,
Before the warbler at the gate
Of hearing lost its key.
An day sit upon the porch,
And know sweet sounds their be,
OF humming. happy Summerth things,
That come no more TO mt.
The cat bird, poised on yon,ier tree,
Quiyers his dusky thpat;
The bee gu vibrant wing goes by
/ hear not hum or note.
Yon.lsr the workman's brawny arm
Above the gray stone swings.
And crashes down Alas, for me,
No sounding hammer rings
Without the tread of coming feet
To warn me they are near,
Friends stand beside me unaware,
With written words Of cheer.
But, ali, To hear for ever morr
No child's clear, merry shout.
woman laugh or Sabbath hymn,
No church bell ringing out;
No homely cricket ON the hearth,
No rUbins CHEEKY call,
q =. n 4
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30
Our Strap 9ook.
NAVAL WAR SONG.

The following ode printed in The War published
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-30

Sang the dinner given the officers ef the T. s iei
Constellation. after the victory the British fgI
GuerIisr-. by l. N Sargent EsI.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-12

A New DEEP-sEA LEAD. MIR. Lucas,
engineer to the British Telegraph Construc-
ton and Maintenance Company, has de-
vised new deep-sea lead, which has an
improvement upon the old plan of bringing
up specimen of the sea-bottom for ex-
animation. The bottom of the lead is pro-
vided with two hollow claws or spoons, not
unlike the mandibles of crab. These are
hinged to the sinker, and open out against
the resistance of stout spiral spring
When fully opened out they are kept apart
by locking device, consisting of two
crossbars which meet end to end and fit
into each other. The points OF the open
claws, however, in striking upon the bot
tom, spring this lock, and the claws snap
together with great force, nipping up a
specimen of the bottom at the same time,
and from their hollow shape this specimen
is retained. So effective is the nipper-lead
that the claws will nip sheet of paper off
a table. and they have been found to raise
specimen of the bottom from 1900
fathoms.
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AMERICAN CITIES.

Sc have watched New York" said Mr.
Gould, for many years, and | do not see
what it has to fear from any quarter. The
metropolis proper to-day numbers about two
millions Of people, and when you get to that
point rivalry is out of the question. Phila
delphia is great city. So are Baltimore and
Chicago and st. Louis and San Francisco
aud Cincinnati and New Orleans. They are
all growing a sure, steady growth but as il
appears TO me no one of them can ever touch
New York. 1t is almost idle to talk about
it. As | said, | have been watching thi:
city for many years l am not an old man
to-day, but New ork, even within my re col
lection, has expanded in the most marvelou:
degree MY first visit to New York was
during the Crystal Palace Exhibition. l was
mere boy. was full Of ambition. and
brought little thing with me from my coun-
try home that / thought was going to make
my fortune and revolutionize the world
What do you suppose it was
am sure / do not know"
q 1t was Laughing heartily mouse trap.
That mouse trap was TO me the greatest
thing in New York. It was not very big,
but took so much pride in tit was sc
precious to me-that / had very handsome
mahogany box made in which to carry it.
remember very well getting on one of the
street cars-I think it was on the Sixth ave
nue. line. l was little more uusophisticated
in the ways Of New York than | am now.
was anxious to see the city. 1t was a wonder
to me, and I stepped cut on the platform to
look at its blocks and blocks of houses. In
my innocence l left my mouse trap on the
seat. When / got TO the street where
wished to get off / stepped inside to get it
and TO my horror found that
MY MOUSE TRAP HAD DISAPPEARED.
Turning 70 the conductor / said What ha:
become Of my box p That box that was on
the seat?' Yes Was it yours p Yes.
Why, man who got out and turned down
the street above carried it off. If you run
you will probably catch him. ran and
caught him He was great, strong fellow
but / eollared him. / really regretted
that / had done 80, and tried tc
get away, but the fact is one of my
fingers accidently got caught in one OF
the button-holes of his coat. and before
could get of there was crowd around US and
a policeman, who took both of us of TO an
adjoining station-ho The statements Of
the policemen and of the thief and of myself
were all heard The magistrate DIRE v some nice
legal technicalities and distinctions which
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-12

From the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from
the lakes to the Gulf, who have placed tele-
graph instrument in every hamlet, are the
men who have served it in peace as Grant
served it in war How could America feed
Europe to-day if it were not for the great
corporations? People talk ignorantly about
freight tolls here. They ought to live in Eu-
rope and get some experience of the freight
CHARGES there"
SIS our prosperity on sure basis 2"
Sc I do not see how it can be shaken, unless
by the legislative interference TO which /
have referred. Europe must be fed, and we
can lay down what she wants and what she
must have cheaper in Liverpool than Russia
can. Good years and good hsrvests there
and bad ones here would, of course. make
great difference but the average will always
be in our favor. But the peril is in legisla-
ton Look at the events of the last few
DAYS, since the passage of the funding bill.
l have seen men in Wall street almost cry
ing for money and offering one per cent for
its use, and they could not get it. Now, it is
not because there is no money in the country
there is more money than ever before-but
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SOME GREAT RAILROAD MEN.

"Who, Mr.. Could, is the greatest railroad
man you have met =
swell, MIR. Thomas A. Scott in the past.
Mr.. John w. Garrett is a very great man.
Commodore Vanderbilt was one of the ex-
traordinary men of the century. The pres
ent Mr.. Vanderbilt must be counted among
the greatest and strongest of men. OF course
am con6ning myself to gentlemen who in my
opinion possess supreme ability in railroad
direction. Mr. Vanderbilt's talent is Of a
different order from that of his father, but /
know ne man who is better fitted to complete
the work his father began"
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1t is proposed to abolish the evening
high schools In Boston.
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