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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10
Blarney.

"A bright mornin' to your fair face, Mistress
Murphy" "Well, good morning, John" "Och!
Mistress Murphy, whineyer / see a rail shiny,
Irish morning like this, it puts me in mind of the
ould country, and of the time whin lived wild
yer father-rest his soul; daeenter man niver
drew breath, and soTra a poor crayther niyer
passed his doors without bit of a sup" "TrOth
he was, John" mistress Murphy-pulling n
flask ont of his pOcket-wOuld We thrust me half
n pint till 20 down til the wharf, and may -
fly away wild the roof of my jacket, but I'll pay
We before the sun goes TO bed" "Burn the
dhrap, John, Till ye pay for the half pint We got
yesterday" mistress Murphy-emphaticall
/ knew yer mother, and she was an Ould hod car
rier, an yer father was n dirty washer woman,
an seed him hauled wild six roarin' big bulls to
the gallows. You ould, ugly-."
John sioped in double quick time, and pew
ter beer mug ratified wrathfuly across the pave
ment
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

Poe AND GREELEY.-They occasionally met,
and the latter often befriended the former, for
he saw how i'll adapted such a man was to con-
tend with poverty. Greeley was born poor, aud
could live on crust. He was a type-setter by
trade, and if he failed as an editor he could fall
back on labor. Poe, on the other hand, was
bred gentleman, and had the high-toned pride
cultivated in the first families of Virginia He
scorned his Bohemian associates, and only pow
erty kept him from hurting reproach on his en-
ployers. The only one on whom he could rely
for aid in any time of distress was Greeley, who
freely shared with him his scanty earnings AZ
ter Poes death, there was q demand for his an-
tographs, and, among Others, applications were
made to Greeley. 81 have a number was Gree
ley's dry reply to an applicant, (which you can
have at first cost They were Poe's due-bills
for loans varying from ten to twenty-five dol
lars Greeley afterwards destroyed them, in
preference to exposing the misfortunes of n
friend.-Ctioa Heraid.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10
Remedy for pinhtheria.

Awashngton physician gives to the public the
following prescription, which he has tried and
never found to fail. Our readers can take it for
what il is worth:
Sub-sulph: of iron or Monsel's salt of iron, one
drachm; water, six ounces one and a half gills:
sugar, 10 suit the taste; mixed.
The dose varies with the age and the yirulenee
of the contagion. For a child from two to five
years. one-fourth of n teaspoonfnl in water from
one TO six times each day; from five TO fifteen,
half teaspoonful from one TO six times each day;
from fifteen upwards, one teaspoonful from one
TO six times each day.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10
BLUE GRass.-A former resident of Kentucky

BLUE GRAss.-A former resident of Kentucky
writes rs follows, in answer to G. S. T.:
II have had much experience in the growing
of blue grass, living for many years of my life in
the very best blue grass portion of the Union.
blue grass is of slow growth, when young.
1t will require several years to form such a sod
as will afford good winter pasture. You should
therefore sow timothy and clover on the same
land, unless it is timber land il 50, omit the
clover, and sow salmon or orchard grass, in equal
the mixed seed TO six acres of land Then sow
one bushel of the striped blue grass seed to the
acre; or if You SOW the cleaned seed, SOW about
one gallon TO the acre, in addition to the mixed
seed.
Sow all grass seed as You can sow,
except clover-that should not be sown before
the 18th of March or LIST of April, in Illinois. BE
careful about your blue grass seed-much of il is
worthless, from being heated, in the act of cur
ing."-Irairie Farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10
LAID UP IN ORDINARY.
[. Q longer may M 20 our ,, footsteps roam

No longer may our footsteps roam
by margin Of the moonlit foam,
which floating shadows vary:
We've woood and won-and now. yhAp
Youngsters have come, to pet and slap;
We PASS from poetry TO pap
Laid up In ordinary.
Whom here matron you NAV see
The gayest Of the gay was she,
A creature Sild and airy;
But now she seems just twice a. old,
And well has learned the way to soold,
And teaches you the use Of gold
Laid up In ordinary.
A thousand years ago 1t seems.
That time Of fancies, frolies, dreams,
With Florence, Maud, or Mary;
The timid dariing's vanished quite;
The airy. fairy, trieksy sprite
Returns no more, by day or night
Laid up in ordinary.
The Jolly time can come but once,
And you must know. If not n dnnce.
That Fate Of joy Is ebary;
So, face your work, and pay your bills,
And now and then forget your ills,
When eayendi.h your meesehaum ills
Laid up in ordinary.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10
TELL ME, DEAREST MOTHER


Mother when the moons pale ray
On the lake reposes-
When the trembling breezes play
Der the sleeping FUSES
When my lover signs his suit
When the low .breathcd ditty
Eeho-d by his silver lutr,
Soothrs my soul to pity;
Say. must l, so fond, so young.
Loves first feelings smotherf
Must 1 ehide his fattering tonguef
Tell mt, dearest mother
When his well known voice hear,
In the halls of splendor-
When he murlnurs In my EAR
wopls sublued and tender:
Must l cold and coy becumci
Must l bid him leave me
Must shun the happy home
Waiting to receive me
Must l, with breaking heart,
Smile upon another
Say should this he womans part
Tell me. dearest mother
Mother. speak: yet why should
Seek of thee dip-ctioni
Thou hast heard Loves pleading sigh
Thou hast won Affection
Home sweet peace has been thine own,
FlOwery links have bound thee
Social spells have softly thrown
Gathering joys around thee
In thy ways 1 fam would tread
II desire no otherl-
May then consent To wed
Tell me, dearest nlotheri
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

WAX FOR GRAFTISG.-As the season for graft
ing is at hand, the following receipt for making
wax will be found useful. In place of pulling
like molasses candy, it will be found less tronble
and probably more convenient TO persons not
much accustomed to grating, to dip strips of
muslin, about an inch WIDE in the melted wax,
which, when cool, may be laid away and used to
bind up the gratis.
Take of resin, four pounds; beeswax, two
pounds; tallow, one pound. Putt in an iron ket-
tie; melt, and stir until well mixed. Then turn
it into pail of cold water, and when cool
enough, take out in the hands and pail il as
You would molassess candy, until it is smooth
haRsds Farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

CURE OF SNAIL-Pox.-'I am willing to risk
my reputation public man. wrote Edward
Hine TO the Liverpool Mercury ..If the worst
case of smallpox cannot lie cured in three DAYS
simply by the use of cream of tartar. One ounce
of cream Of tartar dissolved in n pint Of water
drank at intervals when cold, is a certain never
failing remedy. 1t has cured thousands never
leaves mark. never causes blindness, and avoids
tedious lingering
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

Az undergraduate at Cambridge, who found
among the questions of his examinatiOn-paper
this, ''Why will not pin stand upon its pointi"
deliberately explained the point thus: 81. A pin
will not stand upon its head; much less is it pos
sible that it should stand on its point. 9. A
point according to Euclid, is that which has no
parts and no magnitude. A pin cannot stand on
that which has no parts and no magnitude, and
therefore pin canot stand on its point. 3. 1t
will il You stick it in.r-,Jokn Bull
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

A FRIEND says: Going to Cape May the other
day, saw a young man leaning over the railing
of the upper deck, and with considerable vio-
lence giving to the winds and sea the contents
of his stomach. Just at this iuncture one of the
boat officials, walking briskly by, asked, in n
patroniZing manner, "Sick, siri" "You don't
suppose I'm doing this for fun-do youf" said
the poor fellow, Indignantly, as soon as he could
recover his breath.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10
SNOWFLAKE
Ut HExxr W. uoxerElDow.

Out Of the bosom Of the air
Out Of the cloud folds Of her garments shaken
Over the woodland brown and hare
Over the harvest fields forSlken,
Silent .1ff ADD slow
Desceuds the snow.
Even n. our clouaed fkneieS take
Susislenly SHAPE IN some divine expression.
Even ~ the trvabird heart doth make
In the white oountenance confession.
The troubled sky reveals
The grief IL feelsL
This Ia the poem Of the air.
Slowly In silent syllables recorded:
This h the secret Of despair.
Long in the cloudy bosom boarded.
Now whispered and revealed
To wood md field
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

CURE FOR CATTLE FEvER.-Two tablespoon
fnls of spirits turpentine; two tablespoonfuls of
copperasj one pint Of lard. Dissolve and mix I;
put in long-neck bottle, and give to the ami
NAL. Give the animal all the water it will
drink, and pour water on its head and along its
back often. should the above fail to give relief,
at the end Of twelve hours, give two tablespoon
fuls of saltpeter, and one handful of salt, dis
solved in water. Keep the animal on its feet as
much as possible
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

A BRAVE boy who kept twenty Indions at bay,
died Of his wOudds at Denver, Col, a few days
ago. II never happens that way in a dime nov
ell of Indian warfare. The brave boy, in the
dime novel, would have kept twenty Indians at
bay until there was not an Indian left to bay at
him, and then he would have rescued and mar
ried the beautiful white captive, with long hair
kissed by the sunlight, ripe red lips eyes Of dia-
monds, marble brow, and good-natured faith
ther worth 100000. There is too much reality
in the real.-NOrTistOIrH Herald.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10
THE DEPARTED.

Away in the lonely ehurch-yard,
Is the grave Of one i love;
Wild flowers around arc scattered,
And the willow waves above.
At evcntide. the sephyrs
Play softly DER the scene,
And the rays Of northern starlight
Peep through the branches grccn.
No sound disturbs the stiffness
The quiet Is SUPREME;
And the lonely spot seems holier.
In the moonlight's mellow beam.
by the graves Of the departed.
The heart In deepest stirred.
And the heart of universal love
With the souls best hopes accord.
Fr"m the graves Of the departed
We pass with thoughtful face
And vain, light and hezrfless things
For holier thoughts make place
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

A WESTERN newspaper announced as follows:
''Mr. Mcguire will wash himself before he assumes
the office of Sheriff. This made Mcguire mad
and he demanded a retractiOn, which the paper
made thus: "Mr. Mcguire requests us to deny
our statement that he will wash himself before
he assumes the Office Of Sheriff." Oddly enough
this only enraged Mcguire the more Some peo-
pie are too hard to please.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

To CURE HoARsESEss.-When the voice is
lost, is sometimes the case, from the effects of
a cold, n simple, pleasant remedy is furnished by
beating up the white Of an egg, adding to it the
juice Of lemon, and sweetening with white
sugar to the taste. Take a teaspoonful from
time to time. Ii has been known to efeetually
remove the ailment.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

SUNDAY-SCHooL Teacher (who thinks she has
satisfactorily explained the doctrine of regenera-
tion)-''Now, my good boy, would you like to be
regenerated, or born againir
Good Boy-"No-ar
Sunday-School Teacher-''No! Why notfp
Good Boy-'Feard moight be born a pirlr,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

SHE MEANT THE PAssAMAQUoDDY.-The adj
vent of Mrs. Malaprop brings to mind lady of
BuffaiO's first society Of many years ago. Gov
ernor DE Witt Clinton was guest ut the family
mansion, and this occurred at the dinner table:
The great Governor spoke of the delightful eli
mate of our then village. yes" said the host
ess, 1--WE generally have fine weather, except
when the sun crosses the PenObscot." Why, my
dear, demonstrated her husband, the General,
"you don't mean the Penobscoti 80, dear! no, "
she exclaimed. "of course don't mean that
mean the Passamaquoddy. n-BEgdlO Express.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

HoRsEs.-Let working horses be stabbed dur
ing cold and stormy nights. They will not eat
grass all night. When they work all day, turn
them to grass two hours at night, and early in
the morning, and they will do better, and not
destroy half as much grass with their feet One
cold and stormy night in October will injure q
tender horse more than a months work
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

s'PHILURA, dear" said loving husband to his
loyal spouse, who was several years his Junior
'what do you say 20 moving westr 80, I'm
delighted with the idea. You recollect when
Morgan moved ont there, he was as poor as we
are, and he died in three years, worth hundred
Thousand dollars
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

Our BECKY AND THE Blue JACKET.-A young
damsel, who is engaged, and will shortly be
united to gallant son of Neptune, lately visited
the Mariners Church. During the sermon the
parson discoursed eloquently and with much
carnestness, of the dangers and temptations of
the sailor. He concluded by asking the follow
ing question; SIS there any one who thinks any
thing of him who wears a tarpaulin hat and
blue jacket; or pair of trousers made of ducki
In short, is there one who cares aught for the
poor sailor" A little girl, n sister of the damsel
jumped up and, looking archly at her sister, said
in tone loud enough for every one TO hear
"Yes, sir; our Beckey dOesw
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

An awkward compliment-Mrs. Flirtington
(coquettishlyl- am afraid you are bored, Mr..
Amoret. You would sooner be walking with
some young lady" Mr.. Amoret with native
readiness and gallantry )-"0h, no, indeed, Miss
Flirtington. Ill much prefer the older
onesn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

BRIGHT little boy who had been engaged in
combat with another boy was reproved by his
aunt, who told him he ought always to wait un-
til the other boy pitched into him." ''Wellw ex-
claimed the little hero; ''but, if wait for the
other boy to begin, I'm afraid there won't be
anv fipht
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

A CERTAIN Peter Romino writing to the edit
or Of Of the Florence (Ala.) Gd-ette, speaks with
must have animated his namesake when he drew
his sword and cut off an of the High Priests
servant. He says:
"a man that would advocate dissolution of
this our glorious Union, must have his heart
washed with lampblack and dogs grease. A
man of that character could not get meals Wet
nails or a bed to sleep on at my house. My dogs
should not bark at a man of that character If
was to catch buzzard eating the carcass of a
disunionist, would shoot it. They are the last
of Gods creation; fit for nothing but to be wink
ed at by negroes, kicked by mules, gored by
bulls, and butted by rams.r
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

Two teaspoonsful of finely powdered charcoal,
drank in 4 tumbler Of water, will often give re.
lief to the sick headache, when caused, as in
stomach.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

'YOU shouldn't be glutinOus, Isaac" said Mrs.
Darlington, as, with an anxious expression, she
marked the strong convulsye effort that young
gentleman making to bolt the last quarter
of mince pie. "You shouldn't be so glutinOus,
dear. You must be very careful or you will get
something in your elementary canal or sarcOpha-
gus one Of these days, that will kill yOu Isaac"
'PoOr crittersw exclaimed Mrs. Darlington,
with n sigh. "What poor creatures are you
plying now, mOther!r asked the inquisitive Ike.
''Them unfortunate wimmin in England as are
clamhering after the SUFFRAGE" replied the good
old lady. "FrOm what hear, they are all either
unmarried wimmin married wimmn without
children, and would much rather have babies
than ballots, if they could get 'em. Now, since
it appears they can't, l think the least the men
might do would he TO let EN- vote, if it's any
comfort to the poor things. Suffrage is a wO-
mans lot, ennyhOw"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

THE Boston Transcript says: 'At a concert
given in this city last week, while well-known
organist was playing an illustratory piece, ''The
Thunder Storm gentleman in the audience,
carried away by the illusory effect, raised his
umbrella. Factw
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

An exchange from the north says an assur-
ance that spring is coming: ''SOOn the dusky
squaw will be seen straining maple sugar through
her winter stockingsn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10
8EIFIaHHESS.

Whoa ieicies hang frum the tree.
And Winter winds weariiy moan,
When rivers and rivulets freeze,
There's green In some far away zoneL
But what b the knaxlsdge 81 thiS
This Joy Of Q fzr away some
whn dss9 ssuvv uigssh surswn'
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

Was Turkey named after turkey, or turkey af-
ter Turkeyf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10
B00TS&SHOES

UTAKE pleasure In announcing 10 the Pablo that st
IL continue manufacture to order, every style and de
,rtian Of aud Shoes-enarsc fnr pegei sewed
Lin the ne.t1-t and most substantial manner.
variety Of Eastern work hand for the aee0mncda
ton Of those who prefer IL
Making and repairing done 10 order and the bs<f article
Of ready made work hand ut al ti1es Shop Main
scn's stnrc fh1klP kkLLkf.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

Pics and poultry are omniverous; hence, they
may become scavengers.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

IA usteA<a sssr vnAsrs Witt metal HzntlnEc-es
VIp imtssa rstitS slid Euidfi. cas.p~st snd b-sf
n yoar speculative yayas-s N.is.ss e.i-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

DYING is as natural as living.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-10

The copper ores, after exposure, or after being
dipped in vinegar, are almost inyaribly green OH
the surface They are most abundant near trap
dykes. The pyrites are generally found in lead
mines, and in granite and clay slate. Copper
very rarely occurs in new formations, as along
the Atlantic aud Gnlf borders, ana the Mississip-
nj yati.y snutt nf rairn
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Read our clubbing announce
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News.
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A cough, cold or sore throat
should be stopped. Neglect fire.
quently results in an incurab!e lung
disease or consumption. Browns
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for nearly an entire generation,
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