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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-02-22
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Carpenter and Builder

JAHES W. BUTT
CONTINUES the vigorous prosecution OF his
" evocation az Carpenter and Builder, and will
take orders for work md execute the same prompt
~ and satisfactorily. : HiA experience 10 suck that
he cen guarantee perfect workman ship, and hia
prices will compare fAvorably with the most
reasonable. Th0se desising to build shou!d give
him a call.
April %. 1875.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-02-22
November 80, lsSe-ly.

HEADQUARTERS FOR STOVES We are
81 now receiving u full Stock of Psrlor, Dining
Room, oAice and Chamber Steyes-al,o the coli
ehEated .'Star" Cook Stoves. Any stove not in
stock will be furnished on short notice. We put
up every Stove we sell and guarantee satisfaction.
Prices low. DUKE & GALLAHER.
GOLDEN Q FIRE-PLAC DoUBLE
" HEATER, improved for lsSC, for sale by
DUKE Z GALLAHER, Agents.
1Nl LARD CANS Stove Pipe and Elbows, all
1pO sizes, Shset Zinc, Zinc Stove Boards, for
sale by DUKE & GALLAHER.
OK COILS Jute and Sisel Fodder Yarn, for sale
~ low BY DUKE *
MASSAGE and Sausage Grinders
~ also Combined Suffer and Lard Press, for sale
~ DUKE <
~ Tones, for sale by
Oct. 26, 1880. DUKE & GALLAHER.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-02-22

Ar. Holmes Berry, a popular druggist,
late OF the firm of Berry & Manning, az
nosnoes shat. he has resumed business, hav>
ing purchased the stock and fixtures Of Mr..
,. 81. Bowly's store on Water street.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-02-22

UEMENT.
WE have on baud = Stock Of fresh ROUND
we oder low for Cash. IIPpiTr 4 RI
March 9, 1859.
lust received n lot Of nice RATS and CAPS.
Dee. ID. j. SMITH.
FAVE jest received an invoice Of wooden
4 Goods. Faetory.mede-Yopns d TimberIsis,s
make }, SEIRLEY SMITH.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-02-22

NESTS' UNDERWEAR for sale by
4 oetober IL, 1859. 6, 8. DALGARN.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-02-22

HEJtApA, Sept. z tB79.-LAst JAnHRFy we rot fFen yoH =
bST Of yOHT Tsmety, Ter one ef oF eYsI0hstrs, an Il las aRSs
> perfect ers Of kiEa. We have aEs'Ssr customer Sow s4=1
- IN lie saas %aT. aHd wish by return Hai sSs No. -
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-26
How 70 Prevent sunstroke.

The Sanitary Committee, in order to furnish
information 10 provide against attacks Of snn-
stroke, has issued the following circular, which
the Bosrd of Health fully approves:
"HEALrH DEPARTMENT, No. 3Ol MoTT STREET,
NEW YoRK.-Sunstroks is caused by excessive
heat, and especially if the weather is 'muggy.
1t is more apt to occur on the second, third, or
fourth day of heated term than on the first.
Loss of sleep, worry, excitement, close sleeping
rooms debility, abuse of stimulants, predispose
to it. 1t is more apt to attack those working in
the sun, and especially between the hours ut ii
o'clock in the morning and 4 o'clock in the after
noon. On hot days wear thin clothing. Have as
cool sleeping rooms possible. Avoid loss of
sleep and all unnecessary fatigue. IL working
indoors and where there is artificial heat,-laun-
dries etc.,-see that the room is well ventilated.
Ifworking in the sun, wear light hat, mot black,
it absOrbs heat, straw, etc., and put inside OF
it, OH the head, n wet cloth large green leaf;
frequently lift the hat from the head and see
that the cloth is wet. Do not check the prespi-
ration, but drink what water yOu need To keep
il up, rs PRECIPITATION prevents the body from
being overheated. Have, whenever possible, an
additional shade, as n thin umbrella when walk
ing, n canvas or board cover when working in
the sun.
when much fatigued do not go to work, but
he excused, especially after IL o'clock in the
morning on very hot days, if the work rs in the
sun. If feeling of fatigue, dizziness, headache,
or exhaustion occurs, cease work Immediately;
lie down in shady and cool place; apply cold
cloths to and pour cold water over the head and
neck. If any one is overcome by the heat, send
Immediately for the nearest good physician.
While waiting for the physician, give the person
cool drinks of water, or cold black tea or cold
coffee If able to swallow. If the skin is hot and
dry, sponge with or pour cold water over the
body and limbs, and apply to the head pounded
ice wrapped in towel or other cloth. If there
is no ice at hand, keep a cold cloth ON the head,
and pour cold water on it as well as on the body.
lfthe person pale very faint, and pulse feeble,
let him inhale ammonia for few seconds, or
give him teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of
ammonia in two tablespoonful of water, with
little sugar"
"By order of the Board.
&C. =. CHANDLER, Prest.
lEMMnSS CLARK. Sec
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-26
How Canada Thistles Spread.

Cattle and sheep, especially sheep, have been
the means of introducing Canada thistles into
the West. Every year large numbers of sheep
are brought from Canada, New York, and the
New England States into various parts of the
West for feeding purposes, and in almost every
instance the seeds of these hated thistles have
been in their wool The thistles often spring up
in pastures where the sheep eat and where they
as the ground is rich, they make a good growth.
Often considerable patches are formed before
they are discovered. As the ground is not pl0w-
ed and the vegetation not cut the thistles gain
possession of the soil and keep IL unless great
pains are taken to subduc them and to keep
other seeds from taking root. Canada thistles
are often brought from the East with the seed of
grain, clover and grass. Some ten years ago a
variety of oats grown in Vermont was very gen
orally distributed throughout the West, and in
many sections thistles grew and ripened with
the oats. In a few instances, at least, the seeds
of thistles have been found in the same package
with flower and garden seeds. The seed has also
been brought in chicken eOOps and in boxes
where calves were confined. The appearance Of
Canada thistles in several places has been traced
to persons who emptied straw beds by the way
side. These beds had been sent in "prairie
schoOners" or other vehicles, in the long journey
from the East to the West, and the contents
thrown away when the travellers got to their
destination, or when they wanted new straw on
which to sleep. More Canada thistlcs have been
brought to the West in the straw used to tie up
fruit trees and in the packing about furniture
and crockery-ware than in any other way. This
straw is often employed for mnlching fruit trees,
for bedding horses and tying up vines. In either
of these ways it is in a good situation to leave
the thistle seed it contains where it will gerIni
nate. A large amount of thistle seed, first and
last, has been sent to the West in samples of
seed grain, especially oats, that have been sent
out by the National Department of Agriculture.
Some have also been brought in cars that have
been used for carrying cattle in the East. With
so many ways of introducing Canada thistles it
appears strange that they are not more numerous
than they are.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-26
Blue Grass Pasture.

There is a general objection to allowing grass
to become over n few inches high in pastures,
as it will become tough and not rclished
by stock. Such is not the case with blue grass,
except in May and June, when il goes to seed.
For fall and winter pasture the taller the grass
the tenderer it is And the way blue grass rs
generally treated is the greatest why it is
unpopular with many grazers. Blue grass must
never be eaten off close rs it is the custom with
other grasses. 1t should be so managed by the
owner that it will always have heavy coat on
the ground. Where the grass is short the sun
strikes the ground, parehes the soil, or dries up
the roots of the grass and growth ceases. Rains
have but little effect, the hot suns soon drink
up the dampness, and in one day the same place
is rs dry as before. Whilst, if substantial crop
is allowed to accumulate, the long grass will pro-
duce constant and luxurious crop. supplying
three times rs much pasture as when cropped
short. If this practice were once inaugurated
by those now Obiecting TO blue grass, the full
virtues of this kind of pasture would he more
fully appreciated. Keep in mind, If the soil is
well fed and not stripped bare of its covering il
will furnish full return for expense and capital
invested. After going to seed early IN June,
blue grass never becomes tough or tasteless, and
no loss will occur if it is allowed to grow un-
cropped to any height. Blue grass can be safely
sown on the SHOWS of winter. But II is useless
to spend time spreading such seed if it has the
least faint of mnst, caused by heating in some
process of gathering, preserving in the straw, or
in being too closely packed, after il is threshed.
Most failures in success in this grass grow out of
defective seed. The best way is for every farmer
to gather his own seed when it is ripe in June,
and preserve it carefully. But SOW freely and
largely. You need not experiment with it to
see if it will do. Its character is so well known
and its true merits 50 fully established that there
is more sense in experimenting with corn and
potatoes. If the seed can he obtained, withhold
not the hand. Sow it on pastures, along lanes,
in fence corners in groves, on steep or broken
lands, and it will pay, and pay riehly.-Iosrd
State Register.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-26
for the ,faraler.
The Blackberry.

IL is hoped that the few statements which
made In your columns concerning the medicinal
excellence and the table luxury of the black
berry will awaken in some an inquiry rs TO Its
culture. The following is not assumed as an
thai might he said on this subject, as entirely
new 10 many but as the essential things for the
cultivation of this fruit
/. Let the soil be good corn ground, so located
a. 10 he protected from the rOughest winds Of
winter to preyent breaking down Of vines.
= Plant the rows seven feet apart, and the
plants of roots should lie placed three feet apart
in the row.
8. Take care Of them as you woald of anything
else worth having. do not put them by the side
of a fence where they would be cncroaehed upon
by grass and weeds. Hoe theni corn, and
they will produce n crop three times the value eff
corn.
4. Top them in season. That is, when the
Young canes have grown four feet high, cut or
pinch the tender top of. DO not wait until one
or two feet must be clipped, for all that is cut off
is so much loss from the root. Save that for the
laterals or punches which will grow out of the
cane as soon topped, if done in season.
g. Cut away the old canes in the spring, or IN
autumn they fertiliZe the ground with leaves
and support the young canes in winter winds.
They need no stakes, if cut back, topped
properly, unless they are Of kind too weakly
wooded.
6. Let no more than three canes grow in hill,
and two canes are better than three. After you
have full supply of canes producing, LET no
more grow. With sharp hoe cut them down
fast as they come up, and thus you'll throw all
the nourishment from the roots into their fruit
canes.
Z. II you plant field, or single row, let the
branches in the row meet each other. The fruit
needs the. amount of foliage thus obtained. In
other words do not cultivate them in hills, for
the sake of cross cultivation. Use the cultivator
freely between the rows, seven feet apart.
T. Before planting field of blackberries he
sure Of a near and ready market; and of an
ample supply Of ready pickers.
8. You can not buy blackberries, 50 luxurious
and healthy in the market yOn can have them
in your field or garden, for fruit fully ripe is sell
dom marketable.
10. Search the columns of agricultural and
fruit papers for the variety Of blackberry that
will suit you best, for that is the kind that you
will take the best care OFFS. T. L., iH Mass.
pLosohmaa
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-26
Ruined by q Hair.

Hannibal Hamlin failed Of an election, the first
time he was a candidate for United States Sena-
tor, in consequence Of practical joke he once
played. Some years before he was a candidate
he was speaker of the Maine Assembly. In that
body was n gentleman of great fastidiOusness as
to dress and personal appearance. His hair was
growing thin on top, but he carefully plastered
il down with bandOlines and cosmetics. One day
Speaker Hamlin called him TO his desk and said,
in what he intended to be a very funny way:
"Blank, old fellow, just wanted to tell yOu
that you've got one of your hairs crossed above
the other on top"
The man looked dazed for an instant, and then
saying:
lyon insult me, sir; You insult me-" retired
in high dudgeOn.
When Hanlin was a candidate for Senator
this man was a member of the State Senate.
Hamlin's friends numbered twelve, and those
opposed to him thirteen, counting this man, who,
though he belonged to the same party as Ham,
lin, steadily refused to vote for him, and the
other man was elected.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-26
THE OLD CORPORAL.


With shoulderrd arms and cheerful faeo,
Forward. my comrades march away
have NV Pipe and your embrace;
Step out-I've my discharge to-day.
Twas wrong To be soldier still,
When in the service old I'm grown;
Eut YOU, the lads I Taught your drill,
VIII miss my old familiar tone.
Conscripts, keep step, keep step, / say
No tears for me-march, march away
A boyish ensign. fresh from school,
Insultod me; I bruke his head;
For that they tried me-'tis the rule
He's getting WE'LL di. instead.
With passion and with brandy n-rved,
From him could not keep my fist;
Besides, the Great Man" have served
No weepin. comrades. l insist.
Conscripts, keep step! keep step, / say!
No tears for me-march, march away
Conscripts, you'd scarcely change. like me
Ann or leg for a cross alone;
Mine was gained long ago. Won see,
In wars when Kings were ovrrthrOxn.
For me you'd always paw the shot,
When Of our fights used to talk
GLORY, however, have / mott
Step out, nor sigh. rs on we walk.
Conscripts, keep step! keep stop. say!
No tears for me-march, march away.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-26
Utterances of Famous Men.

SIT looks like rain."-Pldto.
sfPass the butter"-HOrdoe Greeley.
s4Cold day, amt it ,'-HdrtiH LHfher.
ssYou can stopmy paper."-NdpOleORB ORapdrfe.
frMy heart aches tit to split."-GeOrge Wash
iRgtoH.
sis this hot enough for You f'-CdrdiRdt RieAe-
lien.
HHere's another button of this shirt."-DaHid
Webster.
"send me up two pounds of steak."-ThOmds
Jefferson.
These potatoes amt more than half DONE
Socrates.
s'You are fuller than you were before dinner"
Con fHciHs.
"Can around next week, and I'll pay it,
Edgar 4HaH Poe.
Cant you keep your cold feet out of my backf'
brigham Young.
''You needn't sit up for me, shan't be home
till late."-ThOmds 4. Eempis.
"Can't you lend me five dollars till next Mon
day ir-.JOkH Ho,rGrd Payne.
81 suppose I've got to go out and shovel off
that sidewalk n-ChdrIes Sumner.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-26
Msrful aud Curious.
currauta. and bow 70 use Them.

A lady saws. Show shall use up my bounti-
fnl cron of cnrrants this year.. believe il is
not generally known among farmers wives that
there are :, many ways of using this wholesome
fruit
One of tho lest ia tn take green currauts. green
gooseherrirs and ME plant-the latter 10 be
1renared a. for n;esLput them in a large earth
en- d;sb scatter smear over them plentifnlly. set
them into the oven and when the mass begins
IN cool stir GENTLY until they are sweetened
tbronyb They are then ready TO can. Let this
he do5e very nicely in glass cans with glass
eoyer.' I'm early sprius then you will have
.o,nstb;ng inst r;.bt IN make mics of.
They ,r, ~ WHOLESOME when red ripe that they
sb6uM come 10 our tables three times n day. Eat
them wifi as littIe smear rs YOU can There is
no better corrective for the stomach than the
pleasant acid Of the ripe currant But don't eat
them with cram and SMEAR. Ifyou wonder wby
I youli adyi.. Won To nrcpare a dessert dish Of
them. mash them IN with cream and sugar, and
then -et the dish away for twelve hours in place
of the same trmperafure Of warmth as would lie
yonr stomach. That will tell YOU why.
To make Jelly enrrants should not be Overtime:
IL tley are The ieIy will not form readily. After
il is made. If l,y any mischance it is not firm set
in the sunshine day or two, being careful to
remove l,efore the dew falls in the evening.
Cover il with bits of window glass to keep ont
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-26
A Tough Schoolmaster.

The old man approached the new schoolmaster
with bulldog glare in his eye; "You got after
my boy yesterday because he left a live hornet
glued to your chairf 81 did" "YOu licked
him so he thought the world was coming to an
endf" s'That was the impression intended to
convey to him." "I'm his father and I've come
iS Then thew q and
flew in the air, likewise dust and fragments of
garments Then it quoted down q little, and
the old man implored him to let him up, stop
choking and take his teeth from thatear. "What
DO you think about my warming your boyP
asked the teacher. 81 think you did just right,
and when go home I'll give him a tanning
tbat'll teach him to come to me with his COM
plants, and stories that the schoOlmaster can't
tight" They parted, and the sehoolmaster muir
INJURED, ~ did right to tackle the son of the
worst lighting man in the district first. None of
the others will poster me. r-BOs.OR Post
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-26
Extirpating the Usage Orange.

In answer TO our request for the methods of
those who have had experience in destroying an
Usage Orange hedge, n number Of replies have
been sent, and we give the essential portions of
two of the most unlike of these. Mr. ID. =. Paine,
Christian County, Illinois, had a hedge about
20 rods long, and some IL years old. Finding the
necessary care in trimming etc, more than he
was willing to give it, he concluded to remove
it and replace il by picket fence. In Decem-
her, lsds, he with a hired man, went Mt the job,
Mr.. p. pushing the plant over with q long
handled fork, while the man cut them off with
an axe three inches below the surface of the
ground. A picket fence was then built along the
line of the hedge, and care was taken TO leave
the stubs of the Usage plants exposed rs much as
possible. The ground was frozen throughout
the winter; in the spring but few shoots ap-
peared from the roots; the few that started were
allowed to get l2 to lS inches high, when with a
spade the root was dug out and cut off below the
sprout. This ended the Usage Orange fence, of
which Mr.. 7. says: 81 want no MORE
Mr.. J. Teachie, Baltimore, County, Nd. hay
ing to destroy a hedge that had been established
y years, hogan the work in the spring. The
plants, which at this age had trunks as large as
to the ground. In the driest part of the summer,
every root that could be seen was grubbed out,
and the land put in shape. When the Autumn
rains came only two three shoots appeared.
and these were extirpated, and none sprung up
thereafter. From these accounts there does not
appear to be any special difficulty in getting rid
of the old Usage Orange hedge plants.-Ita1ican
igricHltHrist.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-26
Antido.e for Rattlesnake Bites.

DIR. J. ii. johnson, of Centre Point, Kerr Conn
ty, sends us the following antidote for the bite
of the rattlesnake:
Potassium lodi, four grains.
Hydrargyri, chlOridi corrosiyi, two grains.
Bromdi, five drachms.
The Doctor says:
Ten drops of this mixture, taken with u table
spoonful of brandy wine, constitute dose, to
be repeated if necessary-which means should
any swelling return in the space Of an hour,
there should be repetition of the dose.
DIR. johnson says further:
With this antidote, and spirits of ammonia ap-
piled externally, should have no apprehension
in doing the same as DIR. Bibron did, i'll his expe-
riment before the Academy of Science of Paris.
lie allowed n rattlesnake Ia bite him on the lips
and cheeks, and then by taking the anti,lote
discovered by him prevented all alarming symp-
toms, and. in fact, suffered no Inconvenience
therefrom. DIR. VIM. A. Hammond. U, S. A., and
believe now residing in Philadelphia, was sta
toned at Fort Riley in 1851. He made many
experiments with Bibron's antidote on animals,
and with complete success, which he reported
in the Modico- ChirBrgicdi Rerier of March, 1855.
One case will give as stated by DIR. Hammond :
"Heinrich Brandt, hospital steward, was bitten
the 2d of July, ls57, on the index finger of the
right hand by large rattesnakc which he was
in the act of putting into jar for preservation.
The snake inflicted very deep wound, and hung
by his fangs to the finger until detached. l adj
ministered ten drops of Bibrons antdote Forty
minutes after giving the first, the pain and swell
ling returned, attended with considerable thrOb-
bling. l repeated the medicine, and in less than
five minutes the finger had regained its natural
appearance, and all pain and swelling had van
ished. He remained cured. San Antonio Erpress.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-26
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
ri G. G. FINCH.

The following written shortly after the
he war 1nasnnch in various sections Of tn. cou
il made between the Federal and Conf
in decorating their graves. the country seems Ia
q To the magnanimous spirit in which the "Blu'
Cray "a written.
BY the flow Of the inland river.
Whence the fleets OF iron have fed,
Where the blades Of the new grass CULVER,
Asleep the ranks Of the dead.
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the Judgment day,
Under the one the Blue
Under the other the Gray.
These in the robinss Of glory.
Thos. in the gloom Of defeat,
All with the battle blood CORY,
In the dusk Of eternity meet.
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the Judgment day.
Under the laurel the Blue
Under the willow the Gray.
From the silence Of sorrowful hours
The desolate mourners 90,
Lovingly laden with fswers,
Alike for the friend and the foe.
Under the sod and the dew.
Waiting the Judgment day,
Under the fuses the Blue,
Under the lilies the Gray.
$, with an equal splendor
The morning sunrzys fall.
With q touch inpartially tender.
On the blossoms blooming Tor all.
Under the sod and the dew.
Waiting the judgment day.
Bruidere, with gold the Hlue,
Mellowed with gold the Gray.
IA, when the Summer callrth,
On forest and field Of grain.
With an equal murmur falleth
The cooling drip Of the rain.
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the Judgment day,
Wet with the rain the blue.
Wet with the rain the Gray.
Sadly. but not upbrsidiDsly,
The generous deed WAS done;
In the storm Of the years that are fading.
No Drawer hattie was won.
Under the sod and the dew.
Waiting the Judgment day,
Under the blossoms the Blue,
Under the garland the Gray.
No more shall the war-cry sever,
Or the winding river be red:
They Danish our anger forever.
When they laurel the graves Of our dead
Under the sod and the dew
Waiting the Judgment day
Love and tears for the Blue,
Tears and love for the Gray.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-26

WHAT An ENGLISH GROOM SAID TO a YANKEE
lIosTIER.-When q horse comes in all wet with
Precipitation, you let him stand in the stable and
dry with all the dirt on. In England We take
the horse as he comes in from drive and sprin-
kle blood-warm water all over him, from his head
to his feet Then We scrape him down and
blanket him. rubbing his legs and face dry.
Then. in an hour he is clean and dry, and ready
to take good feed, while with your way he
will stand and weller for hours, and finally dry
sticky and dirty. Our horses never founder and
never take cold. We never n curry comb.
You scratch your horses too hard. The only care
necessary is to have the water not very cold,
then bathe them instantly, while You are rub
bling their legs.