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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

YAyKEE.-The word yankee" is older than
the New England Colonies, and was used by
Samoset in his historical ..welcome, English
men, "welcome, Yenghese," was what he act
ually said; ''Yenghese7 being the nearest ap-
preach the Indian tongue could make to the
word English Yankee and English are sy-
nonymous terms; and the word was applied to
the northern English colcnists by the Indians,
to distinguish them from the French, on one side,
and the Dutch on the other. The latter people
soon adopted the term; and it was readily ac-
cepted by the New Englanders themselves II
was never considered a term Of reproach, but
rather one of honor, by the Colonists- The
young @Macarouir who came over As subalterns
In the British army, took the Same delight in
the opprobrious use Of the epithet that our
Southern brethren did Mt the commencement OF
the .'late unpleasantness;' but both learned, on
closer acquaintance, to have more respect for
the Yankees
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

PRESENCE OF MISD.-A young lady was sit
ting with n gallant Captain in n charmingly
decorated recess. On her knee was n diminu-
tive niece. In the adjoining room, with the door
open, were the rest of the company. Said the
little niece, in jealous and very audible voice,
"Auntie, kiss me too" Evidently something had
just happened. ''lOu should say twice, Ethel,
dear, two is not grammar was the immediate
reioinder.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

SuSsTRoKE was in many Cincinnati cases, dur
ing the terrible heat of last week, treated with
hot water instead of cold. The following direc-
tons were published by such physicians as favor
ed the plan: LAY the patient on his back; loos-
en- the clothing, so as to encourage free flow of
blood; expose the chest, especially over the re-
cion Of the heart, and with large cloth, towel,
or sponge freely battle the head, face, neck and
chest with hot salt water, as hot as can be han
died, continually adding more hot water and ap-
plying il until the patient is soft. Use one tea
spoonful of salt to every quart OF hot water.
Have the feet made bare and rubbed or slapped,
and in extreme cases apply mustard poultices.
Give internally, il temperate man, table
spoonful of whisky in hot water; if drinking
man. use a little ammonia or hartshorn in hot
water; if soon after a meal, put n teaspoonful of
yellow mustard into glass Of warm water and
have the patient drink it, following up with
more until he vomits freely. As he convalesees
give at first lime water and milk ION fourth lime
water and one-fourth milky, afterwards liquid
diet until the stomach is strong enough for Solids
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

sis IT always foggy here, Captain r was the
lackadaisicsl lady's query to Commodore judi
kins. ''How Should know, madame y grQwled
the cholerie old Captain, suppressing an execra-
ton; edo you suppose I'm always hereT Sea
captains as the special prey of idle and idiotie
querists, are doubtless among the most bored of
men, but they have an easy time compared with
the doctors of wonntled Presidents
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

THE subscription for Mrs. Garfield reminds the
Boston Herald Of the profane fellow in stress of
weather at sea. who thought something relig-
ious' ought to be done promptly, and not being
accustomed to praying, suggested that cOntri-
button should be taken up" An emotional man
man, like Cyrus W. Field, seeing the peril of the
Psesident, could think of nothing better than to
mss the contribution boy.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04
PICKED wAIxrrs.-select full-grown greer

PICKED WAINUTs.-Select full-grown green
walnuts or butternuts when they are soft
enough to be easily pierced through with nee
die. They are usually in fit condition in July
Prick one hundred nrts through and lay them
into a brine made of four pounds of salt to each
gallon of vinegar, let them remain nine days,
and at the end of the third and sixth days,
change the brine for fresh. On the ninth day
lay them in the sun. After they are drained
place them in the sun till they turn black; they
will need to remain several days. Boil one gal
lon of vinegar, two ounces of black pepper, half
an ounce of cloves, one ounce of mace, one ounce
al-spice, and one ounce Of ginger root sliced I;
after ten inmates pour it over the walnuts, which
have been packed in jars three-quarters full.
When the vinegar cools cover them up tight.
They will be ready to use in a month, but they
are better in year, and will keep ten years
This pickle in an excellent accompaniment to fish,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

TINE IT WAS CALLED N-It is about time
for the story to be called in about the Mount
Desert woman whose jewel box was in the
shape of Bible, and was consequently neglect
ed by the impenitent thief that went through
her house. They ought to get mp companion
piece telling how the robber read the item and
nended his wayy, and always opened every Bible
in every house he broke into, and read two or
three chapters, till finally he turned up at Sun
day School and carried off chrome represent
ing the whale assmilating Jonah for being able
to repeat two thousand six hundred and eigh-
teen verses of the Revised Edition. Those East
ern journalists like to lie, but they have no i'm
gination.-Post-D ispdleh.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

"LoNG JoHSr Wentworth, ex-mayor of Chica-
go, is entirely bald, except little tuft of hair
behind the ears, and on one occasion when rid
ing he frequently took off his hat and scratched
the back of his ears, when a waggish back
woodsInan shouted: stranger, drive 'em up in
the clearing, and You can catch EN- all in five
minutes"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

An Ohio farmer, after cutting his wheat, ma
nured, piowed and narrowed one acre Of the
ground and put in ruta bagas in drills three feet
spart-they were thinned to ten or twelve inches
in the drills. At seeding time this acre was put
in wheat. 1t is expected there will be several
hundred bushels of ruta bagas without injuring
the wheat.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

WHEN a country editor, who is struggling
along trying to raise n large family and build up
a town on an income of five hundred dollars a
year. discovers that baseball pitcher hauls in
four thousand dollars for the season, it makes
him sit down on a roller box and think.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

IT is stated that molasses is a certain cure for
the gapes in chickens and young turkeys; and
mixed in their food, is the most fattening sub
stance that can be given them.
Another writer says: keep iron standing in
vinegar and put little of the liquid in the food
every few days. Chickens so fed are secure
from gapes.n
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

Coon TO SMEII--When the Persian poet Hafiz
was asked by the philosopher linda Whist he
was good for, he replied:
.sOf what use is n fiowerr
"a flower is good TO SMELL replied linda.
"Then am good to smell it," replied Haflz.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

WE are told that ''the only form of oath
among the Shoshone Indians is, THE earth hears
see how that can do 'em much good when they
sit down on prickly pears.-BostoR Post
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

CoLTs ought to be accustomed to being han
died very young and may be kept in stalls or
loose boxes. Never use the whip, but try the
efficacy of little sugar instead. Ut will pay
even ut Ice per pound.) Any young horse is
much easier coaxed than whipped, and punish
peat 70 necessary.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

''DoN'T you battle p asked Mr. Smith of Miss
Jones, on the piazzi of the West End, Long
Branch. "No," said she, ''no, / never battle
none of our family ever dor "Graciousv ex-
claimed Smith, sis il possibler,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

''PArA, why do they plant gunsi Do they
grow and have leavesfr "No, my son but, like
plants, they shoot, and then Others do the leav-
ingn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

LEcTURER-"Now let anyone gaze steadfastly
at any object-say, for instance, his wife's eye
and he will see himself looking so exceedingly
small thatr-Strong Minded Lady I'm front row.
ssiear! Hear. Hearw-PaRch.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

BLACKBERRY JAM.-Dry your blackberries
with towel if they are picked in wet weather;
to every pound of fruit one-half pound Of sugar;
cook for one hour stirring all the time; no water
Put in patent glass jars Ought to keep until
next blackberry season.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

NORTHUMBERLAND women looked through a
keyhole, and some one on the other side thrust
piece Of wire through into her eye. death
by misadventurer was the coroner's verdict
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

MAN caught trying to sneak ont of board
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

To restore writing when faded, moistea the
paper with water and then brush over with
solution of sulph-hydric- it will be res
tored. This article can be obtained ut any
drug store,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04
The ,fat, Of the Ching.
wANrRp-A POLAR GRAVE,

AN a = S-~<.%~
Iwant no cool breezes.
Nor drinks that are cooling;
Iwant no half freezes.
Nor any such fooiing;
Idon't want n fan. nor
A eold-water pan. nor
A e8oi coat Of linen,
Nor even . shorf-tail-
A shsFf or thin un;
But strip me and lay me
land don't stop TO pray mel
In side Of an iceberg
Far into an ioeberg-
And cover me over,
So never \ rover
OF North seas shall find me;
Aud 10, see you bind me
With ice.welded fetters,
And write In big letters
OF hoar-fros my cpl,
To be read e1t1a Q. salis.
BY the light borealis.
Then pile on the ice-pile
More mountains Of ice, while
Irest, and get cool.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

OLD Mother Hubbard must have been from
Chicago-she had so much room in one shoe
Puck
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04
BLAZE ON. OLD SOL, BLAZE ON.

BLAZE ON. OLD SOL. BLAZE ON.
Blaze on Old Sol, blaze on
With all your pet-up heat
Blaze on
Although I'm cooked fruin head 10 feet,
Although I'm soaked from feet 10 head.
Although my nose Is blisteresi red.
Although I've wished that were dead,
Never you mind;
Blaze on
Blaze on, Old Sol. blaze on,
With all your piercing rays
Blaze ont
You have my blessing on your blaze
lis true, I'm ever shouting .'pbeugh,'
lis true, I've sworn the hot arr b,nei
lis true, 4 sunstroke soon comes dnei
Bat don't LET that unsettle youi
Never you mind;
Blaze on
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

Thar ia the best part Of beauty which pie
tuze 60 not express.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04
ALYRIc OF SUMNER.

Only eustard pic
Soft As n zephyr's kiss,
Light a. a maiden's sigh.
Placed ON that merry picnic ground
Lovers, like lambs are straying around
Only pair Of pants.
White as the falling SNOW
Many a maiden enchants-
Wrought Of costly fabric fair
Doomed to a wierd and Wild despair;
Faied 10 deathlcss woe.
Only 4 sitting down
Only a sm0thered moan:
o, snow-white pants and eustard pie!
Heaven help thy mutual misery,
Since now they charms be flown.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

He that pelts every barking dog must pick .
great many stones.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04
Cur Strap 8ook.
(From he .yesr Tori Independently
FIFTY MILES AN HOUR
Hrs. aarAs,d's Ride to washington, July I'd. 1881.

BY GEORGE LANSING TAYLOR. DID.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-09
The Date in Algeria.

The date tree requires not only album
dant irrigation but grea5 solar heat.
The Arabs say that it stands with its
feet in the water and its head in the
fires in heaven. The love of the
Arab for this precious tree may well
be imagined, growing as it does 10 the
sand, c~ontenting itself with water 50
saline as to destroy ordinary vegeta-
ton, giving a grateful shade when all
around is burnt up by the ardent heat
OF summer, resisting the winds which
bend but cannot break its flexible
stem, and affordiDg a fruit sought for
in every part Of the world.
The male tree, Of course, bears no
fruit; it has merely a bunch Of flowers
enclosed until maturity, with q spathe.
The females have also punches Of
flowers, which, however, cannot be-.
come developed into fruit until fecun-
dated by the pollen Of the male flower.
10 insure this result. the Arabs as
cend the trees in tho month Of April,
and insert into every female spathe a
portion Of the pollen Of the male
flower. The fruit then begins to swell
and forms long clusters, weighing from
twenty 10 forty pounds, each tree pro-
ducing from 100 to 200 pounds in a
season. TO multiply the date tree,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-09
A STRANGE CASE.
" hat Has Induced a Family to
Move Into Another County.
Little Lock da1stte.l

Little Lock Gazstte.l
A stranger case of the fatality that
pursues the lives of numerous persons
can hardly be imagined than that
which has lately induced a family
named Seagrave to remove into a dis
tant county. A case was recently
spoken OF in this paper of a girl to
whom was attributed the gift o fsecond
sight, and through whose prophecies
a large sum of money was found. The
clalrvoyant in this instance is a young
girl about twelve years old, who has
been the means Of causing the Sea.
grave family to pack their worldly
goods and start on a strange search.
She is a daughter of Mr.. Seagrave
and quiet a bright little child, but
queer. She has for several years acted
like a grown up woman, and had cid
ways that made her an object Of awe
in the family, which is composed of
the old man, his wife and several boys
and girls. IF ignorance is any
evidence Of superstition, and some
people say such is the case, the Sea-
grave familymust be very ignorant be.
cause they are very superstitious.
The little girl one day said that up in
Stone county there was a large amount
of money. 1t was buried in such a
place, and she described the place
very accurately and with all the seem
ing confidence Of knowledge. The
trees and large bowlder and the sur
rounding objects we're graphically por-
trayed by the young clairvoyant, and
the story bad such an effect on the old
man that he sent one Of his sons TO
Stone county to investigate the mat
ter and see if any such place existed
as that of which the girl had spoken
1t was as ifavOlcano had been TUNED
loose Unexpectedly when the boy re-
turned with the veriicatiOn Of all the
descriptions that had been related
lie had seen the exact spot, and
everything was just as Tillie had said
it was.
So. like "Jsphet in search of a
father, the Sesgrave family started
TO find the fortune that was awaiting
them. The whole family went, and
took all their effects with them. If
Title said there was money there no
such thing as doubling her word could
be tolerated, and they are now on the
land described by her digging for the
money. There they have been for
several weeks, and the Gazette repre-
sentative was told yesterday that no
stone will be left unturned" to draw
the nriZn from ~nafnrnia rnnHnI
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-09

to give the prisoner the benefit Of any
reasonable doubt.
He is dead. This is the status Of
William Davenport late OF Mead
vile, Crawford county, Pa. II is q
question whether he committed sui
eide or accidentally fell out Of the
fourth story window OF the Atlantic
hotel, Chicago. But it is certain the
fall made of him a total wreck. Your
correspondent believes the tragedy
was an accident.
And, also, dead is Rev. Adelbert
Mielenzny, a Polish priest, Of Chicago,
Apoplexy. Some OF the local press
endeavored to make it out murder,
ETC., but the coroner's jury said apo.
plexy. The sad event transpired Fri.
day. The same day your correspond
ent saw him on the street apparently
hale and hearty, with no shadow OF
his approaching sudden death hover
ing near. He was a magnificent look
ing gentleman. He was OF independ-
ent viows. He Quarreled with the
trustees of one church over which he
presided, and then started one on his
own account, most of the congrega-
ton going with him. There will be
trouble as to the disposal Of the
body.
Thursday the blast furnace men of
the Chicago steel works struck"
against the company employing q SUI
perintendent who is not a union
man. The result was that all the
strikers, seventy in number, were dis
charged. Too bad.
An Australian editor, Hon. Thomas
King, proprietor of the Advertiser,
Adelaide, South Australia, is in Chi
cago. He and his two daughters are
making a tour of the world. Twenty
nine years ago he migrated from Eng
land.
1t takes 60, GOO gallons of water
to satisfy Chicagoans daily. The
quantity of whisky is not stated.
John Heasley lately received a YER
dict against Chicago Of $500 on the
grounds that he was seriously injured
by falling through a defective side
walk. Now the prospect i be will so
to the p%enitentiary for swearing false
ly, it appearing beyond doubt that he
was not injured as before stated.
Grace Meyers, a handsome girl,
charged with attempting to poison ths
wife of Prot" Buck, Of Chicago,
was discharl ed by the examining
court. 1t is reported that the PRO
fessor' doctored his wife's medicine.
Another suicide is Samuel Halo.
way, a Chicago travelling man. He
must have been off his base. Why?
Because he left a splendid local situa-
ton to ACCEPT this uncertain one Of
travelling for per centage orders.
Bricks arc worth from SO TO $l3 per
1000 in Chicago.
Cattle is a claim collector of Chi
cage. He tried to collect a bill from
j. L. Reagan. The latter stepped
into his Office, poked a revolver against
his nose and made him write a clear
receipt. Curious way to settle an old
debt.
Lawrence & Martin, Of "Tolu, Rock
and Rye" advertising fame, have set
tied with their creditors at twenty
cents on the dollar. Liabilities over
half a million.
Heavy frost in Friday night in Chi
cago. NAYR.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-09

the Arabs do not SOW the seed, as they
couldnot then be sure of the sex of the
tress; they prefer to plant the suckers
from the base of a female tree,
whence the name "Phnnix :''ahese
become productive in about eight
years, but do not attain full fruition
before twenty or twenty-five. The
trees are about ~forty-fve feet high.
and as they are planted very close
together they afford a dense shade. in
which, however, the air oirculates
freely, so that all kinds of fruit, yere-
tables, etc, can be cultivated below
them: The trees will live for about
two hundred years they are not
worth preserving after a century.
When they are no longer valuable for
the fruit, the sap is extracted to make
a kind Of insipid wine and the heart
or cabbage of the tree is also eaten.
They are then cut down, and the
wood, although very inferior in DUAL.
ity, is here valuable, where no other
kind can be procured. The roots are
used for fencing and roofing, and the
leaves are made into mats, baskets,
sacks and cords.
Like all other species Of cultivated
plants, tho date tree has numerous
varieties. In the GASES of the Zibas,
seventy distinct varieties are recog-
nized.
The trees come into flower in spring,
in March or April, and the fruit is
ripe about October. The date is called
the king of the Sahara, and is regarded
as the most nutritious of fruits. Many
Of the Arabs live on dates and bread.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-09
Max StrakOsch's bad Luck.

New York Times.l
Mr.. Max Strakoscb, the manager,
said yesterday, in regard to his assign
ment for the benefit of his creditors:
MY liabilities are about $50, 1000. Ny
assets consist of a wardrobe and music
which cost me $40, 900 or So, 200. My
property is insured for $10,0 600. My
lawyer says | have debts for which /
am legally responsible, although there
is no moral responsibility. The cred.
itors Of this class claim $4,000. They
are members of the Boucicault troupe,
and il | am forced to pay them under
Judgment. my other creditors, to whom
| owe just debts, will get but a small
portion of their claims. l made the
assignment to protect my real
creditors, and to prevent the
payment of claims to those
who are trying to obtain money from
me for services never performed. My
creditors, nearly all of whom are in
the city, are employees and artists who
have been connected with my com
pany, and printers. [ have been tor
mented by Mile. Anna Belocca, now
in Paris, who was with me one season,
for the balance of her claim. She has
sued me, and the trial of the case will
probably come off soon. l don. deny
the debt, and | expect a judgment will
be rendered in her favor. In 1877 l
made $4,000 with Miss kellogg and
Miss Cary in 1871 neither made or
lost anything in 1879 | lost $50, 900,
aud in 1880, by bad speculations, Iran
behind about $4,000" Referring to
the Boucicaulrtroupe, Mr.. Strakosch
said II engaged them for sixteen
weeks, but they only played halt the
season, aud for this half l paid sal.
aries"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-09
Opera in London.

N. ]. T%ribune.l
The opera season in London does
not appear to be so brilliant this year
as it commonly is. So far as Mr.. Ma
plesoa is concerned, the prospect is
anything but encouraging. Nine.
Gerster will not sing for him, nor is it
likely that Nine. Nilsson will for by
the latest accounts she was coquetting
with Mr.. eye. Even the faithful
Campinini was very doubtful when he
left this country about appearing at
Her Majesty's S, so that Mr.. Mapleson's
only attractions seem to be Mile. lima
di Murska, Mile. de Belocca, Nine.
Marie Roze, Mrs. Swift, Mile. Gabbi,
an American debutante whose first
appearance was kindly spoken of, and
Mile. Tremelli, and among the men,
Ravelli, Runcio, Galassi and Del Pu-
ente. Two of his most useful artists,
Mile. Valera and Mile. Trebelli,
have deserted him and gone to Mr..
eye, at the Royal Italian opera. AT
this house the company is very strong.
1t contains Nine. Adelina Patti, Nine.
Albini, Nine. Sembrich (the Dresden
singer who was SO popular last year,,
Mile. de Reszke, a French singer who
is much liked, Mile. Valera, Nine
Tursch Nader, a lady in whom it is
believed that Mr.. eye has at last
made that long desired acquisition, a
true dramatic prima donna, Nine.
Scalchi and Nine. Trebelli. The ten
ors are Nicolini, Marini, Mierzwinsky,
Gayarre- Vergnet and Labalt; and the
b%aritones and BASES are Cotoqui, De
Reszke, Sante Athos, Racquet, Gail
hard, Crosse, Dauphin and Scolara.
Nine. Patti made her fl q appearance
in "Semiramide" on May "a.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-09

DnoiauenlO DnlOnsl
The jewelers. Of San Francisco will
tell you that a curious state Of things
exists just now in their business.
They have for some time been export.
ing diamonds and precious stones.
The collapse Of the stock markets has
brought a number Of once aousishine
people into comparative poverty.
Brokers we're always lavish customers
Of the jewellers. OF late they have
been selling their jewels in quantities.
In the flush times Of the bonanza
mines there we're more diamonds and
costly jewels sold in San Francisco
than In any other city in the world of
Its population, and these wares there.
fore naturally poured in there from
all parts Of the earth. Now, however.
they are finding their way back to The
jewelers., who in some cases buy them
outright, making handsome profits
thereby, and in other cases send them
abroad for sale on commission.