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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

PINCHING BACK GRAPE VISEs.-A correspond
ent asks if we would recommend pinchng back
grape vines and allowing them TO grow rampant.
II by ''pinehing back he means to pinch OFF the
ends of the tender vines, say no. Our custom
is to trim vines in early spring. after danger
of freezing is past, being governed in the amount
cut away by the growth made last year. II the
growth has been great, We cut more; if weak,
cut less, the aim being TO check excessive ten
dency to wood growth, and to divert TO fruit
growth. After all the lunches of grapes have
set, suckers young shoots of vine will start at
the union of the leaf with the cane of new
growth. As soon as these shoots suckers are
two or three inches long break them off from
the main, and thus throw the strength into the
fruit and main canes rather than the suckers.
This operation corresponds to that of rubbing off
suckers or water-sprouts fresn apple trees in the
summer time. 1t saves an immense amount of
labor and improves the crop. There is no one
thing on the garden border pays better than n
well-cared for vine. After pruning in the spring
there is no cutting to he done until the spring
following.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12
Cur Strap 8ook.
THE CoTTAGER AND NAPOLEON.
BI KERAN6kR-

Amid the Iowly. straw built she'd.
Long will the peasant seek his glory;
And when some hfty years have bed.
The thateh will hear no other story.
Around old and hoary dame
The village crowd will OF e1clain-
Mother now till midnigt chimes
Tell Us the tales of other times
He wrUnsed say it, If they will
The people love his memory still;
Mother, nov the day Is dim,
Mother tell Us nov of him"
MY ehililren-in our village here
1 saw him once by Kings attended:
That time has passed this many year
For scarce my maiden days ended
On foot lac climbed the hill and nigh
To where watched him passing by;
Ssuall his hat. upon that day,
And he wore = coat Of gray;
And when be saw shake with dread
Geadzy Ia you, my DEAR : he said"
oh and, mother. Il IL truei
Mother did he speak TO Your
''Fruni this year had passed away:
Again IN Paris streets I found him;
p To NstTr Dame he rude that day. 49,
With all his gallant court around him
Al eyes admirsd the show the while.
No face that did not a smile; o sHa 2
, -SCs how brightly slln-s the sky. ~ ayH.
lis for him! the peoIle cry;
And then his face was ssft with isy. 7a-
For God had blessed him with a boy"
Mother oh how glad tn see
Days that must 80 happy be :!
But when DER our province ran
The bloody armies Of the strzngers
Alone he seemed that famous man,
To fight against thousand dangers
One evening, just like this here
heard a knock that made fear;
Entered when ope'd the door
lie. and guards perhaps 4 SCOTT:
And, seated where sit, he said.
To what a war have been led"
Mother and was that the chair
Mother, was he seated THEREF'
Dame, / am hungry then he cried;
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

DIRECTIONS FOR BOILING RIcE.-Take one
pint Of rice, wash it and put it in soak for two
hours. Have ready two quarts of boiling water,
with n little salt in it in a stew pan. Half an
hour before you wish to Use it, pour the water in
which the rice is soaked from il, and with n
tablespoon, shake the rice into the stew pan
without stirring it, and let it boil ten minutes /;
then strain the liquor from the rice. Return the
rice to the stew-pan, and let it steam fifteen or
twenty minutes, when it will be done and the
grains will he separate. Add a little butter and
send it TO the table.
The above is the proper way to cook rice,
which is important to know, us we are now pre-
vented frum using almost all other kinds of veg
etablcs. This receipt is furnished by lady in
whose family it has been a regular dish ON the
dinner table since 1872.
Editors will render a service to the community
by publishing the above.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12
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A MODERN BALLAD OF YARRow.

The Simmer day vas sweet an lang
1t had nae thocht o sorrow,
As my true love an stood on
The bonnie banks o Yarrow.
/ took her han in mine an said
Moo smile my ~insome narrow
The next time that We come again,
You'll be my bride o Yarrvw."
tear stoad in her bright blue e'e
An .Air she sighed in sorrvw:
Il dinns like the SUCH that rims
Alang your bonnie YsrrOw.
Tt .oun's like some auid dirge o wac.
II ehills my bosom thoruagh,
An IL makes me creep close 10 your side;
Oh, dinna Ike yonr YarrOw.
For aye think On the vac an dule
That aald, suld sang brings DER me;
An aye sec that bluidy frcht.
An the drid, deid men Azure NE
Ieis-ped my true love In my srms
kissed her sweet lips thorough;
Her breast lay saft against my ain,
On the bonnie banks o YArrOw.
"A tear Is in your sweet blae &C.
tear that speaks o sadness;
Mo-. what should dim its happy blue
This Simmer day o sladnessi
The Yarruw rims fu frrsh an sweet,
The light shines BRIGHT an clearly.
An why should ae sad thocht be ours,
VIVA lo'e each other dearly
The Yarrow rims an as il rims,
Nae sadness IL borrow
Erae that aud sang that's far AVA.
When I'm wi thee the Yarrow."
Ipud daisy at my feet,
A daisy sweet an bonnie;
i pit il in my true loves brast,
For she Was fair Ony.
But aye she sighed. an aye she said
Il fear me for the morruw;
Oh tax AVA your bonnie flower,
For. SEC. IL grew on Yarrow.
IKE bluid still dies its crimson tips
II speaks o. dule an sadness;
An the deid that lay ON the g0wany brze,
An woman's wailing madness"
l took the daisy frae her breast
flung il in the Yarow;
An doom the stream, wi heavy heart,
cam wi my sweet Marrow.
O. Simmer months hoo swift ye flew,
Wi q your bloom an blossom
O, Death, hoo waefn thy touch
That took her TO thy bosom!
For my true love, sweet an fair,
Lies In her grave sac narrow,
An in my heart is that eerie moan
She heard that day on Yarrow.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

MAN in Guilford, CT, who was too poor to in
dulge in any luxuries other than children pre-
scented by loving but unreckoning wife with
triplets-thrce boys-and he sought for some
family to adopt them. Mr.. Clark was rather in
one would perhaps be enough. They were talk
ing it over before their little eight year old
daughter, who said: "Why don't we take one
of them, ma, or don't they want to break the
setf"-HdrPer's Mdga-iRc.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

An ODD SCENE.-The qneerest object in nature
is a Spanish beggar, for these beggars beg on
horseback; and it is an odd thing to see n man
riding up to a poor foot passenger and asking
aims. A gentleman in Valparaiso, being ac-
costed by one of these mounted beggars, replied,
"Why, sir, you come to beg of me, who have to
go on foot, while you ride on horseback =
every true, sir" said the beggar, ''and have
the more to beg, as l have TO support my horse
rs well as myself"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

Ton CARLYLE and Charles Lamb were once, it
is related members of party who were taken to
see pen of exceptionally fine game fowls
Carlyle, in his high moral manner, began to im-
prove the occasion by eXpatiating upon the les
sons to he learned from the birds. At last poor
stammering Lamb broke in, 'P-p-p-perhaps
you're a p-p-p-poulterer :" This story is told as
a possible explanation of Carlyles i'll natuIed
remarks about Lamb in his "reminiscences
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

NEGRO WIT.-There is a tradition that one Of
the old EsIuires in Maiden, Massachusetts,, had
slave who had been in the family until lie was
20 years of age. Perceiving that there was not
much work left for the old man, the Esquire
took him one day, and made him pOmpOus adj
dress, TO the following effect:
"lOu have been faithful servant to me, and
my father before me. have long been thinking
what | should do to reward you for your servi-
ccs. give you your freedom. You are your
own master; you are your own man."
Upon this the old negro shook his grisly head,
and with a sly glance, showing that he saw
through his masters intentions, quickly replied,
"No, no, massa; You eat de meat, and now you
must pick de bone
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

A. HAYWOOD, Of Ipswich, has been expert
menting on the popular theory that where q
fireplace is 80 situated that the sun can shine
upon il, the solar rays will put the fire out Mr..
HARDWOOD used night lights, which he carefully
weighed, and then burned. one in the dark an
other exposed to the light. In every case the
one in the dark used in equal times from 20 to %
per cent more tallow than the one in the light
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

SPRUCE BEER, q very pleasant and wholesome
drink for this weather, is made thus: Take three
gallons Of water Of blood warmth, three half
pints of molasses, q tablespoonful Of essence of
well together with a gill of yeast; let it stand
over night, and bottle in the morning. Ii viii
be in good condition to drink in twenty -four
hours. 1t is Q palatable, wholesome beverage.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

PERSONS having shabby articles made Of metal,
old gas fixtures or other similar ornaments, may
save much by bronzing them Mt home by sim
pie and mex pensive application. 1t is only nee
essary to clean the articles thoroughly, and re-
move the marks of flies by rubbing with alcohol
or benzine, leaving the surface smooth. Any
druggist will put up the prescription ut n cost
of about twenty five cents. Ammonia hydro
chlorate, one drachm; acid oxalic, fifteen grains
acct. vini, one pound. Mix and shake well, then
apply with brush, rubbing it in well until
satisfactory in tint
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

THE Galveston Nclrs reports n conversation be-
tween two visiting soldiers 'Did You hear about
Jim Archibaldi" ''No; what about him y Gle
was walking along Broadway, in New York, when
a man fell out fiye-story window on him, and
killed him as dead as Julius Caesar" "Well. it
don't surprise me in the least. When saw him
here in Austin last Summer, he wasn't looking
we'll
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

''Now, then, madam, please look steadily at
this place on the wall, said photographer to
an old lady, when he had put her in position
and the plate in the camera. The old lady look
cd hard at the spot indicated, then got up and
walked across the floor and infinitely inspected
it, and then, turning to the photographer, gently
remarked: 81 don't see ANYTHING there
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

COOP BOTTLED SODA WATERING have used
this receipt for soda cream, and like it: One
quart water, two pounds white sugar, one ounce
tartarc acid, one-half ounce essence, two lemons,
two eggs beaten, one tablespoonful flour. Strain,
bottle, and shake every day for 4 week. When
you wish glass of saltwater, take one-third
cream, twO-thrds water, and add one-half tea
spoonful soda; stir and drink Immediately. You
can use sasafras, winter-green, any other
essence you wish. Some prefer to flavor it tn
use bicarbonate of soda, and buy it Of adruggist.
The soda procure at groceries is apt to con-
tain sulphatc Of soda, aud is unhealthy.-Chicdgo
Tribune.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

A COCNTRYMAN from New Hampshire, who had
never heard of n bicycle, came to Boston, and
when he behold a yOuth whirling along upon
one Of those airy vehicles he broke out into soli-
loquy thus: "Golly; amt that queer. Who'd
ever 'spect to see man ridin' hoop skirt
AmericdR Queen.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12
NAPoLEoN's GRAVE.

In 49, Helena's silent vale
Ware wavs the weeping willows green
wibSut q stone 10 tell the tale,
laSoleons humble grave il seen.
a ILL retired ceGsecrated spot.
Ehese all his cares and trUubes are forgot
KG uife. son, nor kindred dear.
With sweet affections balmy power,
Apaewed his pow with . tear,
Or soothe the Exile's latest hour
BY stranger hands his knell wrung.
And stranger lips his requiem sung.
But now each storm Of life Ia Ger
Ambitions waves arc ALL at rest,
Nor will one anxious moment more
C0rrosle his disappointed brraxt-
Once borne aloft, by wealth, and Pomp. anA psxu-
But fallen alas! in forfunes wary ing hour
Yet still the willow, clothed in green.
VIII DER the lowly hilloek wsve;
And long the sun's last setting beam
Shall gid Napoieon's humble grave.
Whcrr rests. In still rrpose. his toll-wor fznf.
While future ages shall award his fame
Banaparte desired to be buried uDer elu.p II wiki
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

A WASHINGTON street man put basket that
had four kinds of paint upset over it, and had
then been run over by an omnibus, in his show
window, and crowds of women stopped to look
at it and study it, and then the poor creatures
went home resolved TO have one of that style of
straw bOnnets, anyway.-BOsioR Post.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

To MAKE MHAD-The following is an English
recipe: Pour five gallons Of boiling water upon
20 pounds Of honey, boil, and remove the scum
rs it rises; when it ceases TO rise add OF. of
hops, and boil for ten minutes afterwarl; put
the liquor in tub to cool. When reduced to 80
of Fahrenheit add slice of bread toasted and
smeared over with little yeast, let it stand in
warm ro0m.' and be stirred occasionally; and
when it carries head tun in, filling the cask up
from time to time. When the fermentation has
nearly finished bung it down, leaving peg hole,
which may soon be closed; bottle in about year.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

A PUZZLE for the theologians is presented by
the Brooklyn Sunday School boy who, having
been informed by his teacher that God was ON
nipotent and could certainly do anything, in
quired if He can make a mountain big He
can't lift il Himself
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

A SERIOUS charge has been brought against a
school teacher in Illinois, the specifications OF
which are: al. immortality! ?. Parshality
3. Keeping disordly schOal! :. Carrying unsafe
wepingsw The committeeman who wrote the
charge thinks of running the school himself next
arfa
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

AGRICULTURE feeds us; to a great degree it
clothes MS; without it we could not have manu-
facturers, and we should not have commerce.
These all stand together, but they stand together
like pillars in cluster the largest in the centre,
and the largest is northumberland Webster.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

IT was their first night aboard the steamer.
"At last" he said tenderly, 1--WE are alone, ont
upon the deep waters of the dark blue sea, and
your heart will always beat for me as it beat in
the past ?" ''My hearts all right" she answered
languidly, "but NV stomach feels awful
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

'fWoULD You say asked Professor Stearns,
al would rather walk or ~ had rather walk p
81 would say" replied the smart, bad boy, 81
had rather ride" most emphatically. And he
was marked three below zero, with cloudy OF
partly clearing Observation-Disclosures Hdickeyc.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

THE Medical Record recommends the use of
mosquito netting as bandages in cases where it
is desirable to support wound and at the same
time allow the free escape Of all discharges.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

As the doctors carriage turned the corner. it
CHANGED to fall behind a funeral procession. The
horse appeared a little embarrassed, but the doc
tor looked rs if nothing had happened.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

THE new Car leads very simple life. He
rises early and breakfasts with his family, and
then puts on his boiler-iron overcoat and takes
q walk in the back yard-Boston Globe.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

sONLY two men have yet called ct the White
House who did not want Office. One was Barnunl,
the Snowman, and the other was q lunatie.S
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

A COLORADO man amused himself by throwing
his revolver into the air and catching it. His
funeral was one of the most recherche affairs
ever witnessed in the State.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12
BOOTS&SH0ES

FLAKE pleasure in announcing to the public that st
o.nfinne manufacture to order every style and de
errpfian and Shoescoar. hne pegged or seycd
In the neafea and substantial manner.
yz-fy 81 Eastern work hand for the aceoninoda-
fon Of fhaae who prefer IL
MINI and repairing done to order and the best Artee
Il ready made work hand At al time- shop On Main
ss,.ef dgn Il the Big Boot nearly S.B9,,s kTer
san's Store PHLlP kELLEf.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

New, and truly sincere, form of invitation:
ssMr and Mrs. - request the favor of your
presents at the wedding of their daughter"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

1T is said Italy has a surplus of 15,Oo0,OOO
lres. Some of them will come to this country
and mass themselves off as counts.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

THE last, best fruit, which comes late to per-
fiction, even in the kindliest soil, is tenderness
toward the unforbearing, warmth Of heart to-
ward the neutrality-suspicious..
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

An exchange says: ''Boston dairymen give
milk for six cents a quart" This is little dis
couraging to the COWS.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

WEEDS should not be permitted to ripen seed
in the garden, or in hedges, or by the roadside.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12

WHAT viii destroy grasshoppersi Prairie hens.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-12
THE DAYS THAT ARE NO MORE

-BanAparte desired 10 be buried unsler elunU -
o. spot being previously eonsecrAted by a Priest
The daily gazette., 1881-02-24
HOSIERY.

In our hosiery department We
have always underworld to show
Me very newest styles of low
priced medium and hpe hose,
and We believe this season has
surpassed any former effort.
Buying in large Quantities
directly from the manufae turers
and importers We are enabled
to offer many attractive bar
gains.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-24

to his pitiful story as he told 1t TO me
from his own lips (; how with that first
glass of rum a demon, q devil, seemed
to enter in and take possession of him.
As heard him tell of his struggles to
free himself from the grasp of this de-
mon, of days and nights spent alone in
the forest depths, sometimes prone up
on the earth for long hours, needless Of
storm or sun, scarcely conscious
whether it were night or day, so deep
ly sunken the poor soul IN the black
gulf of despair. As l heard him tell
of these dreadful experiences, / have
inwardly prayed for the day to come
when men cursed with this rum mania
may be looked upon as lunatics, and
like these unfortunstes be removed out
of the way of harm and temptation,
and the Legislature of State no moro
dare to license the sale Of rum in a
community than it would dare to Ii
cense pestilenoe breeding institution.
Will physiological and medical. sci
ence never recognize the fact, and force
the world to recognize il, that man
may be born with weak will, Just as
he may be born with q weak constitu-
tionf AS we would throw every
strengthening influence around the
poor feeble body, SO should State and
church and community unite to protect
the morally and spiritually weak.
Would / could tell you that Abner
Alison lived on earth no more But l
can tell you that he is dead in
every truth, for bloated, miserable
wreck, still bearing his name, crawls
along on the sunny side of our village
street sometimes, the saddest sight
that eye Of God or man can look upon,
a human creature married and blighted
by indulgence in it's own base appe-
titles, stricken as by moral paralysis.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-24
THE OLD VETERAN.
BY CALEB DUNN.

The Old Veteran walks with crutch and
cane,
| Yet he wears smile that always cheers;
| His hair ls white as the frost on The pane,
And his form 10 bent with the weight OF
| years;
Yet his heart seems light as our hearts are
On Washington's glorious natal day.
Many and many a season ago
He shOuldered mis- musket and marched
insthe van,
And among the ranks OF the brave L
know
There never was found more fearless
man;
And now. though aged and bent and gray
HIS heart seems young on this natal day.
He loved his country, and loves It now
Aye. loves 10 more as the years go by
Though the furrows deepen across his
brow
And the light is m In his kindly eye;
And he talks OF the past in an eloquent
on Washington's glorious natal day.
He tells Of the time whom the Red Coats
came
Across the sea, and OF battles won,
Aud reverentiy mentions the honored
name
Q. the good and faithful Washington.
or the boon that came OF the bloody fray.
And the meaning true of this natal day'
A rare old story taller IL he,
And wheH we list to his words with 10y
and pride,
And deem 1t an honor TO sit by his knee
In the winter time. by the bright fire.
side;
AS we pause In our romping and rolliok-
Ing play.
To hear him speak of this natal day.
Long may II be ere we hear no more
His kindly voice. nor bis sweet smile
see,
Ere he crosses the river to Heavens
shore
To receive his crown OF victory;
Thls Is the prayer that for him we say
On ashiBSton's glorious natal day,
The daily gazette., 1881-02-24
N Il r VIM III
TONICA SPECIFIOA.
a Boon 60 Rath Rexoa.

A REMEDY WITHOUT A RIVAL I'm
all diseases arising from Nervous DObL.
lily, Sexual Disorders, over indulgence Fl
Vicious Hablts, as we'll as from the pres
tration of old age. Its curative propOr-
ties in violent and chronic forms Of the
following diseases have been attsst0d 10
by the most Eminent Physicians:
DYSPEPSIA SEXUAL EXHAUSTION
SELF ABUSE 5PEkMATORRH0A
HEADACHE GENERAL DEBILITY
DIZZINESS IMPOTENCY
PREMATURE DECAY, &C., Aa.
II has been In use over forty years, and
Is to-day the most popular remedy 1nr
the diseases aoove-men toned In the
WORLD. 1t can be used without regard
TO dict, is pleasant in taste, and better
tlan all, 1t IL q sure, safe and certain cure.
IL Is no quack medicine, but stands upon
Its own merits, as any trial will amply
demonstrate. since 1886, this remedy has
always been sold for much larger pPi00
than that for which IL IL now sold but
owing TO the fact that the time foa the
payment Of an enormous royalty upoA itn
manufacture has expired. It ID offered 70
the suffering OF both sexes at one dollar
per box, so as TO be within the reach 0f
ali; at which price it will be sent to aHi
address free OF further charge. am
Address, DIR. WILLIAM YOU1.S in
4l6 spruce ST, Phila,
May be consulted on all diseases b.
nail. d&w emon
The daily gazette., 1881-02-24

Marriages have Increased 40 per cent
since young men have learned OF tho
soothing effect OF Slnes' Tar, Wild Cherry
and Hoarhound upon babies. Young man
II you keep bottle on hand for an emer-
gency. you are safe In bringing things to
a climax. feb8