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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29
Hausahoid Hipfa

To clean a brown porcelain kettle, boil peeled
potatoes in IT. The porcelain will be rendered
nearly As white when new.
strong solution of carbolic acid and water
poured into holes kills all the..ants it touches
and the survivors Immediately take themselves
off.
1t is not generally known that boiling fruit
long time and skimming it well, without the
sugar, anu without a cover to the preserving pan,
IL a very economical and excellent way-eco-
nomical because the bulk of the skum rises from
the fruit, and not from the sugar. if the latter is
good; and boiling it without a cover, lows the
evaporation Of the watery particles therefrom;
the preserves keep firm and well favored. The
proportions are, three-qnarters of pound of
sugar to pound of fruit. Jam made in this
way of currants, strawberries, raspberries, OF
gooseberries, is excellent. The best Jam know
of is made Of an equal quantity of gooseberries
and raspberries. Some made by us last year of
this half and half mixture was preferred to all
others.
Small quantities of ice may be preserved in
summer by making bag large enough to hold
the ice. Then make another much larger bag,
and fill the space between with sawdust.
To remove paint stains from glass windows.
IL frequently happens that painters splash the
plate OF other glass windows when they are
painting the stills. When this is the case melt
some soda in very hot water, and wash them
with 1t, using soft flannel. 1t will entirely
remove the paint.
To clean paper-hangings first blow the dust
off with the bellows. Divide a white loaf of
bread of eight days old into eight parts. Take
the crust into your hand, and beginning at the
top of your paper, wipe it down in the lghtest
manner with the crumbs. Do not cross or go up
ward. The DIRT Of the paper and the crumbs
will fall together. Observe, yon must not wipe
above half yard at a stroke, and after doing
all the upper part, 20 around again, beginning n
little above where you left off. If you do not
clean it very lightly, you will make the dirt adj
here to the paper
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29
Saving Seed

A correspondent of the " +. Farmer gives
some useful hints in regard to saving seed for
planting:
sin the first place. only the best specimens of
each kind should he saved, and all inferior ones
should be rejected; this is easy enough with such
plants squashes tomatoes, melons, ETC., etc,
care being used 10 save Only the earliest, fairest
and most perfect specimens. The seed should be
allowed to ripen thoroughly before taking it
from the fruit, which will require some weeks
with squashes, after gathering from the vine.
and melon seeds may be taken directly when the
melon is fit to eat; seeds of this nature having a
fieshy pulp are usually cleaned by washing them
in water, after which the seed are spread Oh q
sheet in the sunshine to dry.
1.-The seeds of the squash and all vines easily
mix with others Of the same family in the neigh
bOrhOOd, so that when variety is to he kept
pure and true to name it must be planted quite
remote from any others of the same family. The
mixing isdOne by the bees, which carry the pollen
from flower to flower, often quarter of n mile.
tits quite difficult to grow good squash seed
pumpkin field, for this reason, and not more
than one kind of melon or cucumber can be
grown in the same field, and have the seed pure.
Tomatoes, corn and beans mix less readily, but
should be kept separate by some rods while
growing, when pure seed is required. When sa-
wing seeds of beets, cabbage, turnip, ETC., those
who are most particular reject all but the seed
grown the leading stem.
"Seeds of all kinds keep best in n dry, even
temperature. When to be kept in large lots,
they may be put in bags and hung up from the
ceiling of the room, to keep them from the MICE
Most seeds are good for two to five years if care
fully kept; onion seed, however, are very infer
ior after the first year, and worthless after the
second ~
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29
Cheap Food and Good Food.

DIR. DiO Lewis says:
To make the best breap that can he made OF
wheat, obtain good wheat and grind it without
boiling; mix it with cold water until it is as
thick can he well beaten with a spoon; after
il is thoroughly beaten down, put il into a large
iron pan composed Of many little ones, which
must be first made hot; put it then quickly into
a hot oven and bake it as rapidly as possible.
Indian corn makes excellent nourishment
Ii contains large amount of oil. has remarka-
BILE fattening qualities, and is likewise remark
able as a heat producer. Rice keeps its consul
mers fat, but it lacks the elements which feed
the muscles and brain.
Potatoes, both Irish and sweet, are very poor
for brain and muscle.
of meats, the hest for heat and fat are pork,
mutton, lamb, beef, and veal; for muscle, beef
veal, mutton, lamb, and pork; for brains and
nerve, beef, veal, mutton, lamb and pork.
In cold weather fat meat, butter, and the like
will keep the body warm; and in warm weather,
milk, eggs, brain, bread, and summer vegetables
will keep it cool.
There is no difficulty in poor mans having
meat for his family every day. Take, for exam,
pie, what is called a shank of beef. The very
best can be bought for fraction of what the
dearest parts cost. A single pound cooked in
stew with dry bits of bread will make a meal
for Nh entire family.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29
The Wheat Seed-Bed.

We are finding ont, in these drouthy days, that
the Bible promise that seed-time and harvest
shall not fail must, after all depend largely on
the farmer himself If he does his duty the
promise holds good, otherwise not. There has
never yet been good year when wheat ground
plOwed early and well cultivated, would not fur
nsh good seed-bed by the tenth of September
With stubble ground plowed late, there is
more difficulty. Much depends on narrowing OF
rolling Immediately after plowing. In a large
field II is better to hitch q roller puveriZe
each day, after the blowing is done. The land
irst plowed will become quite dry after two or
three days exposure to the and winds. Ii
will be all the worse if there is heavy, dry
stubble to turn under. If possible, stubble land
intended for wheat should be burned over be-
fore blowing. 1t makes the ground look bare,
and the ashes from stubLle are too small in
amount to be of much value Us fertilizer. They
viii, however, to some extent, absorb moisture
from the atmosphere, and make the seed-bed
moister. Indirectly the advantage is greater.
The stuble to be turned under is of less value as
manure than its ash, and it keeps the soil much
drier than it otherwise wsnld be. Dry straw
rots very slowly at best, and in dry season Of
ten does more harm than good. Rotting is only
y slower combustion, and we have at last to get
its carbon mostly burned out OF il before it can
be used as plant food. The practice of burning
over wheat fields after harvest and Resolving
with wheat is faulty only in this: too much
phosphoric acid is taken from the soil with no
return. When wheat yields diminish, it is not
carbon that the soil lacks but the phosphates
and nitrogen.-Edra, Herd and Home.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29
Sowing Onion Seed in the Fall

Onions are largely sown in September, and the
practice is, on several accounts to be preferred
TO spring sowing. There is more time in fall
than in spring to get bed in good condition for
the seeds, and as they start much earlier than
from spring -sown seeds, there is, consequently
much less labor required to keep them free from
weeds, which it is absolutely necessary TO do in
order TO perfect crop. The time of sowing is
not so important rs with cabbage, though if
sown too early they are less likely to bottom
well, while, on the other hand, if the sowing be
deferred until too late, they are less likely to
stand the winter without injury. In central
Pennsylvania, from the 10th to the Goth of Sep
TENDER is about the proper time. Farther south
they should, of course, be sown correspondence
later, about six weeks of growing weather be-
ing required TO get them in proper shape for
winter. On the approach of cold weather light
covering of straw, forest leaves OF salt hay
should be given, As the young plants, not being
entirely hardy, will not stand our rigorous win
tiers without some protection. In the Southern
States fall sowing is carried on more extensive
ly than spring sowing, for the reason that the
crop thus having an earlier start, is more likely
To Ice perfected before the drouths of sum-
mer and even in this latitude some of the finest
onions We ever saw, were from fall-sown seeds.
The ground requires the same preparation as for
spring sowing, and should the weather not be
very moist at the time of sowing, it will he ne
cessary to roll it WELL in order to secure the per-
feet termination Of the seeds-The Seed Time aud
Horresf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29
"
How to Tell a Good Potato

Take a sound potato, and paying no attention
to its outward appearance, divide il into two
pieces with your knife and examine the exposed
surfaces. If there is SO much water or '.inicc. ~
that seemingly n slight pressure would cause it
10 fall of in drops, you may be sare it will be
"soggy' after it is boiled. These are the reaui-
site qualities for good potato, which must ap-
pear when cut in two: For color, a yellowish
white; if il is deep yellow the potato will not
cook well; there must he = considerable amount
of moisture, though not too much; rub the two
pieces together, and q white froth will appear
around the edges and upon the two surfaces;
this signifies the presence of starch, and the
more starch, and consequently froth the better
the potato, while the less there is the poorer it
will cook. The strength Of the starchy element
can be tested by releasing the hold upon one
piece eff the potato, and il it still elngs to the
other, this in itself is very good sign. These
are the experiments generally made by experts,
and they are ordinarily willing to buy on the
strength of their turning ont well, though these
tests are by no means infallible.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29
Mseful aud Curious.
RULES FOR THE CARE oR INFANrs.
'Ns Lssdanum, Ne P.rsssrie. Ne sesshi.E
NURSING OF ISPASrs,

-.
Oer Ieeuing Goes more narm than anything
eIse' nurse an infant month or two Old, every
'~ W. OF 'nroe honn.
nurse an infant Of six months and over, five
''' ne ~ .xen'y Io our nours, and no more.
an inIah. Is thirsty, give IL pure water, or
On the hottest -
may be added to either water or food: the vbi..
Ky not to exceed a teaspoonfnl in twepty-four
hours
rrrn,xo ,xr,
:, Don aeaspoohlni Oh powdered barley lgronnd
ii.., on1e srineerJ ana giil OF water, with
!. sAis, ,er hiteeh minutes strain, then mix
nan as hlnch poiied mix, ana add
I'M :. Shi'e sugar, the size OF walnut, and
800 ,,S '' rom nursing bottle. Keep
~. =, anu "iou'h piece III oowi OF water when
IL ra =. ;ne. s,
~ 'nhhts hNe OF SIX months Old, give half
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29
Spilker's Toast.

Maj. Spilker is 4 little man, very fat very gen.
| ial and with head as devoid of hair as q por.
celain door knob. His wife, Mrs. Agiltha Spilker
is scrawny, sarcastic, and deaf a saw log. A
person could kick tin bath-tub down the back
stairs all night, and Mrs Spilker would snore like
bass horn. in blissful ignorance Of the noise,
which proves that she is rather deaf
There are two things in the world of which
Mrs. Spilker is very fonda dinner party and
her husband. She never fails to accept an invi-
tation to one or to carry the other with her. For
the last twenty years this couple have been in
regular attendance at every party given by their
friends, and on these occasions Maj. Spilker,
when called on for q toast, would always give
one to .'the babies in such happy style that it
never failed to create good deal Of mirth. His
wife, although she could not hear q word, knew
what her husbands toast was, and when be sat
down she always supplemented il with . few
appropriate remarks, in which she set forth his
fondness for babies. Not long since they attend
cd dinner party given by friend up town, and
unfortunately for Maj. Spilker and the assembled
guests, he changed his toast without warning
his wife Of the fact, who, Of course, thought her
husband would eonfne himself to his subject
snow, Major Spilker,r said Mrs. Barker. the
hostess, as the dinner advanced, ''it 10 your turn
to give toast, and, pray, say somsthing CON-
plimentary to our sex.
"When my charming hostess,r said the Major.
rising, requests me to do thing. it is my duty
the health of the ladies-God's best gift to man
The ladies who cherish us in prosperity, soothe
rs in sdversity, and by their tender ministerinp
tighten the burden Of life-I drink to the ladiea.S
When the applause subsided, Mrs Spilker
ignorant of the true subject of the toast, but
glowing with pride and admiration, said:
ooh, Mrs. Barker, you don't know how fond
the Major is of them. I've seen him have two or
three on his lap at once, and
Algitha!s gasped the Major.
Just teasing the life out of the poor dear
things- He is such Q favorite with item. And
every chance he gets he is sure to have them in
ms arms, or to be romping with them. He's got
the lovingest nature Of any man ever saw. snd
somehow they come to him when they won't to
any one else.s
Major spilker fell back in the chair with .
groan, and silence fell on the party like q pile
driver. f'
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29

An Irish gentleman travelling in Spain, went
into barber shop to get shaved. The man OF
foam, with great obseqniousness, placed his Gus
toner in the chair aud commenced operations
by splitting on the soap and rubbing it over the
gentleman's face. "BlOOd and 'ounds," was the
ilhgant remark Of the Irishman sis that the
way you shave n gentleman 2" at the same time
IN his wrath preparing to Overturn the wig-min-
ister. IT Is the way we shave a gentleman,
senior" ''Then how do you shave poor man n
I'VE spit in his face and rub the soap over
that was the Spsniard's reply. "Oh, then, il
lremember nothing else but the one thing, it'll
be the Spanish BARRIERS distinction" And so
saying, the Hibernan rose, paid the demand,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29
SLIPPING AWAY.

They are slipping away-those sweet swim Year,
Like leaf on the current cast;
With never break in their rapid fow,
We watch them, As one by one they 60
Into the beautiful past
As silent and swim as . weaver's thread,
Or an arrows flying CLEAN;
As son rs the dangerous breefes hid.
That lft the willows long golden lid
And ripple the CLASSY stream.
As light As the breath Of the thistle down,
As fond ~ . lovers dream;
As pure the flush In the sea. shells throat
As sweet the wood birds wooing note
So tender and sweet they seem
One after another. we see them pass
Down the dim-lighted stair;
We hear the sound Of their heavy tread
In the centuries long since dead
As beautiful and fair
There arc only few years left TO love;
Shall we waste them In idler strife
Shall We trample under our ruthless feet
Those beautiful blossoms rare and sweet
By the dusky way Of life
There arc only few swim years-ah let
No envious tAunts be heard
Make hfe's fair pattern Of rare design,
And ill up the measures with loves sweet wine;
But never an angry world
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29
BosToS Brown BREAp.-oue teacupful ,

Graham flour. one teacupfnl of white Indian meal,
threefourths teacupful ofrye -four, one-half tea
cupful of molasses, one pint of thick milk, one
teaspoonful of salt. Mix well together for five
minutes. Bake in a creased covered pail for
three hours, in moderate oven. Let it remain
in the pail with the cover on for fifteen minutes
after taking it from the oven. Another receipt
is as follows: Take two quarts of Indian meal,
salt little pour boiling water over it stir it,
then let it get cold. Add one quart of sifted rye
meal, mixing it thoroughly. Add one and one
half cups molasses, and one-half cup of yeast
mix well, and if not quite soft enough, add a
little water. 1t must be very soft. Bake in pans
for four hours. The pans must be CREASED aud
filed. Cover them with other pans while baking
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29

To MEASURE HIGH OBJEcTs.-Persons are
sometimes DESTROYS to find the exact height of an
object which they cannot climb measure by
any direct process, as of tree or building or
steeple. This can be readily done by measuring
some lower object and its shadow, and then
making a comparison OF calculation. Even .
child can do it. Take pole of any given height;
place it in an absolutely perpendicular position;
measure on the level ground the length Of the
shadow; measure the length Of the shadow of the
tree; then multiply the length of the trees sha-
dow by the height of the pole, and divide the
product by the length of the shadow of the pole.
For instance, if the pole is six feet high its shs
dow ten, and the shadow of the tree ffty
the might of the tree will be thirty feet.
50x6 .IO=30
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29

THE CORK CRIB.-The average corn crib is
not what it ought 10 be, either in size or securi-
ty from vermin. Much of the labor of the year
may go for nothing, to feed q swarm of
mice if precaution is not taken to keep these lit
tie pests from the corn crib. At this season,
when the crib is usually empty, means should be
taken to clear it of mice, and then, if possible,
cut off their access to the grain that is soon to
be harvested. If there are any repairs to be
made in the roof, siding, floor, they should be
made now, that all may be snug in the corn
house, when snugness is of the utmost impor-
tance.-AmeioaR Iaricaltnyist for Sept
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29

A WRITER in the American Grocer says that
glycerine is not used in the right way. She as
serts to preserve the smoothness and softness Of
the hands, keep small bottle of glycerine near
the place where Won hsbitually wash them, and
whenever you have finished washing them, put
one or two drops of the glycerine on the wet
palm and rub the hands thoroughly with il a. if
it were soap, then dry lightly with q towel.
Household work and bad weather will not pre-
vent your skin from being smooth and soft if
this plan of using glycerine is followed.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29

PRESSED CoRSED BEEF.-Soak over night,
and the next morning put to boil in cold water
Boil gently four live hours; let stand in the IL
quor in which, t was boiled until somewhat cool,
but not cold. Take out of the pot, and with 3
knife and fork, divide and thread it into bits,
mixing the fat and lean together, season with
pepper and n little ground cloves Pack into .
small pan, arrange = heavy weight on top to
press it down. and set it down until the next
day. It is excellent cut in thin slices for lun-
cheon or tea
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29

How To Use 0L-STONEs-Instead of oil,
which thickens and makes the stone dirty, a
mixture of glyeerine and alcohol is used by
many. The proportions Of the mixture vary ac-
cording to the instrument operated upon. An
article of large surface, n razor for instance
sharpens best with limpid liquid, as three
parts of glyccrine Ia one Of alcohol. For gra-
wing tool. the surface of which is small, as is
also the pressure exercised upon the stone in
sharpening, it is necessary to employ glycerine
nearly pure, with but few drops of alcohol.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29

Is letter to Mrs. George, from her daughter.
Mrs. Adsit, Of Waterfowl, n. Y, the latter re.
iatss an amusing incident of her little Char
lie, who partOok of the general sympathy and
anxiety, as the Presidents case became critical,
One evening he supplemented his usual prayer
with the sincere wish of his child's heart ~
pray God bless President Garfield, and make him
well, SO he can kick round and out up, like he
used to--BEsV Bee ~
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-29

CorRTING.-Here is specimen of the good
old fashioned mode of counting, as it was done
in Connecticut. Deacon Marvin, a large land.
holder, and most exemplary man, accomplished
his in this business-like way:
Having one day mounted his horse, with a
sheepskin for saddle, he rode in front of the
house where Betty Leo lived, and without dis
mounting, requested Betty to come to him on
coming, he told her that the Lord had sent him
to marry her. Betty replied:
''The Lords will be doneS