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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03
The PIG Pen

Never feed the young pigs on strong, concen-
trated food, such rs ground corn, peas, or other
grain, alone. Give milk, IF obtainable) or wa.
ter, with equal proportions of bran, shorts and
boiled potatoes, or other roots or vegetables: il
the bran and shorts can be scalded, SO much the
better.
DR.. Kinsman has been making an elaborate
study of hog cholera, by which he states that
twenty million of dollars are lost, annually in
the United States. He concludes that the aflec-
ton is a specific, contagious disease peculiar to
the species, and always accompanied with ex-
tensiye peritonitis. 1t is not, as has been
claimed, any form of anthrax or typhoid fever.
Louisville Medical Journal.
The Homestead says that Mr.. L. +. Norris, of
keokuk, Iowa, is very confident that he has dis
covered simple and effectual remedy for hog
cholera. 1t is flax seed, boiled in water and
mixed with the food Of the animals. He boils in
plenty of water for two hours, and gives to each
hog attacked about tablespoonful of seed mixed
with the swill. Make a note of this, and try it,
if you have any trouble with the "eholera y
among the swine.
Certain Poland-China breeders, ut Nashville,
Ind, gave their method of ringing pigs that
with four years trial, has proved far superior to
the old method. Rings should never be put in
the gristle, and to obviate that they put the ring
IN laterally, like bull ring, instead of vertical
ly. The ring is put in the skin between the
nostrils, but never put into the gristle. IT. by
any means, 1t should be too deep in, and feels
solid in the gristle, cut the ring ont with the
nippers, and put in another that is loose in the
skin. Then the pig will suffer no pain, will 90
right off to eating, and the pig or hog cannot
root with the ring in the centre of the nose, nor
do they ever tear out as in the old way.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

A nice wash for the delicate skin of infants is
made by obtaining maple twigs. Put small
lump of alum in and boil with the twigs. Wash
the tender places with this in Lieu of water.
COLDS in the head are always in order. Some
one recommends as an easy cure, if attended to
promptly, teaspoonful of pulverized borax dis
solved in pint of hot water; when tepid snuff
some up the nostrils two or three times day, or
use the dry powdered bOrax like snuff, taking
pinch as often as required
For cuts, wounds and sores: Surgeons solu-
ton of carbolic acid and pure glycerine, mixed
in equal parts, and applied on soft lint or linen
cloth. Other remedies, ready-prepared, can also
be bought at the drug stores. IL is wise to al
ways have some kind of remedy on hand, as
bad cut or wound, taken in time, may heal
quickly, but neglected and exposed short time
cold may settle in it, and produce painful, if
not serious, results.
MRS. THOMPSON. in the Evangelist saws the
best remedy for sleeplessness is to wet a towel.
apply it to the back of the neck, pressing il to-
ward the base of the brain, and fasten the dry
half of the towel over, so as to prevent too rapid
exhalation. The effect is prompt and pleasant,
cooling the brain and bringing on a sweet slum-
Der. Warm water is better than cold. To all
suffering from overwork, excitement or anxiety,
this remedy must prove blessing.
For burns: Lime water, olive oil and glyce-
rine, equal parts, applied on lint Good remedies,
and ready -prepared, can also he obtained at any
drugstore, and should be kept constantly in the
house and in factories where persons are expo
sed to burns If none of these are handy, apply,
quickly, flour and lard, mixed. Keep the wound
from exposure to the air. A good Imminent for
burns, after the above application, is made of
three ounces each of tincture of opium, camphor-
ated oil and soap liniment. A good salve for
cuts and burns is one-half pound of sweet lard,
one-fourth pound beeswaN, one-fourth ditto resin;
beat all together till well mixed, and put up in
a tin box or wide-mouthed bottle. Apply to the
wound on soft cotton or lint.
To stop bleeding: Apply wet tea leaves, or a
paste of flour and vinegar, or cold bandage
If an artery, bandage tightly above the wound,
so that to make the knot press hard upon the
artery and stop the circulation until physician
can be summoned. If an arm or leg is cut, cle-
vate il so that the force of gravity will aid in
straining the flow of blood instead of accelera-
ting it.. To stop bleeding at the nose, battle the
feet in hot water, making at the same time some
cayenne tea. Sometimes piece of paper OF cloth
folded to several thickncssess and saturated in
very cold water, and placed between the upper
lip and jaw, pressed up as far as it will CO. is
beneficial. 1t is easily tried. bit of ice wrap
ped in paper would answer the same purpose.
The cold and the pressure of the parts produce
the desired effect. Holding the arms above the
head is also recommended. If the bleeding con-
tenues despite the effort to check it, summon n
at once. Sometimes the alment proves
fatal.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03
whisperin1 John.

In what is known as the "upper end" of my
country, there resides man who has the soubri-
quot of Whispering John R" This title
was gained from the fact that he always talks
even in common conversation-like he was a
Major-G General on parade, or, to use n more COM
mon expression, ''like he was raised in a mill"
This gentleman, who, by the by, is zone of
them" mounted his horse one of the cOldest
mornings last winter, before daylight, for the
pourpose of riding down to NJ, in time TO
take the morning train of cars to ". He
rode mp TO the hotel just as the bOarders and
travellers had done their breakfast.
He dismounted, and walking into the bar-room,
spoke to the landlord in his usual whispering
tone
"Good morning, Mr.. l.; how do you do
this morning"
Every well, Mr. R, how do you dot
I0b, am well, but am so cold / can hardly
talk
Just then a nervous traveller, who was pres
emit, ran up to the landlord, and catching him by
the coat, said
"Mr. l., have my horses caught as soon
as possible"
HWhat is the matter, my dear sir, has any
thing happenedT
Nothing upon earth, only want to get away
from here before that man fkdrS.r
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03
Early Lettuce

correspondent of Ticks MdgasiRe SAYS: There
are very few people not fond of lettuce in the
early spring. Having removed from the city,
where early lettuce could be bought at the mar
kets, was much at a loss for this refreshing
salad plant-at least, until quite warm weather.
Knowing it to be quite hardy, last autumn /
sowed some seed in warm, dry spot, and in a
week or two the plants were up. Before hard
frost l placed around my little patch some
boards-to be particular, an old frame -and
over this some loose boards, covering about two
thirds of the space, so that there was about one
third uncovered for light and air. twas where
il got the best of the sun, sloping southeast and
1t was surprise to find how early had young
lettuce from this rude bed. OF course, this
will be of no benefit to those who have hot
beds, and other convenenees for forcing veceta-
bles, but TO very many of your readers think
the knowledge may be useful
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03
Plants in the House.

But few things add more to the cheerfnlness of
a sitting room than few plants in healthy and
vigorous growth. These may be ofyarious kinds,
according to the taste of the individual. Gera-
NUNS, pinks ivy and other common flowers are
easily and eheaply grown. 1t surprising what
handsome foliage and what quantities of flowers
can be produced in the sitting room under the
care of the person who loves flowers. Such a
done seems intuitive the right thing at the right
time. We have seen even the Camellia grown
finely in a sitting room yet this was q case.
The use of novelties always furnishes increased
interest to tine culture of flowers, and many
novelties are readily procurable. For instance,
take large sweet potato, and place it in tine
mouth of fruit can, or small earthen jar filed
with rain-water, allowing the potato to dip into
the water, say two or three inches Set in
warm sunny spot, and soon it will sprout. Break
off all but three or four shoots, and allow these
to droOp, or train on q trellis, in any other
way that seems desirable. Nothing more is uec-
essary to be done than to supply additional water
as fast as evaporation diminishes the depth in
the jar. The SWEEP potato is a vine and n very
pretty at that A sponge filed with the
seed of cress, and kept moist, will soon appear a
ball of living green. A pot, n pan, filed with
bulbs of oxalis, offers pretty sight. Whatever
is selected, however, remember not to give too
much heat. A cool temperature at night, and
sunlight and warmth by day, with the ordinary
care which lover of flowers would exercise
ensures success. Not every one can have q green
house, but any one who chooses may share
portion of its delights in his or her own house.
.Scicnfifc Farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03
Feed Bran

The American 1grieRltrrist wisely advises tn,
use of bran as follows:
Bran is not only an excellent food for the pro
duetion of milk in cows, but also for feeding
young animals. 1t contains a large proportion
of the phosphates, which are n most necessary
part of the food of an animal, but one in which
most foods are deficient. In a ton of wheat
bran there is 54i pounds of phosphoric acid, and
IN ton of rye bran, 6oa pounds. Rye bran is
also richer in potash than that of wheat, by
nearly 40 per cent; hence, for food. and for the
resulting manure, rye bran is preferable. In
feeding bran, the valne of the manure should Le
taken into consideration. This, although il
may not be seen so conspicuously nor SO quickly
as the milk in the pail or the increased thrift OF
young animal, yet it as certainly exists, and
in time will show itself
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03
Ships That Have Never Been Heard From

The following European steamers have never
been heard of after leaving port
The President, which sailed from New York on
March IL, lSil, had among her passengers Ty-
rome Power, the famous Irish commedian, and q
son of the Duke of Richmond.
The Great Britain was lost in storm on the
coast of Ireland; left September -, 1886.
The City of Glasgow was never heard of after
leaving Glasgow, in the spring of 1854; $50 lives
were lost.
The Pacific was never heard from after Janu-
airy q, lsS6, when she left Liverpool; eco lives
lost.
The Tempest was never heard from after she
left New York, on February Pc, 1867.
The Connaught was burned of the coast OF
Massachusetts,, October 1890
The United Kingdom left New York April IL,
1859; was never heard from; 50 lives lost
The City of Boston left New York January 25.
1870, and was never afterward heard from ;
about 160 lives lost
The Hibernia foundered off the Irish coast No.
vember y, 1S6S, but was heard FROM
The Carolina was wrecked on the Irish coast
November %, 1855, rnd fifty lives lost
The Ismalia left New York September g, 1873,
and is yet Unheard of.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03
Che fun Of the Ching.
SHUT THE pooR

Wcrc you brought up In saw-milli
Ever in n house beforei
Did you work around brick kiln,
LIZ the blessed days Of yorei
Did you tend about a wind mill,
Upon some racy shore,
Or live upon n side hill
Where the wind could always roar.
And couldn't get a gorgeous I'll
OF cutting to the e0ref
In any case my blooming pill,
II ycu wouldn't lose your gore,
And rile q man who'd freely Kill,
Or scrub you on the floor,
And break your heart and bend your VIII,
And ashes on you pour,
And hunt up every little bill
You owe. and many more,
And stab You 7rith goose quill.
And parade the socks you wore-
Why, thea, yen blooming mnd-sill-
You thoughtiess brazen bOre-
You breathing. 7hameless whiskey-siil-
C0Hfound yOo, shut the door,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03
NEW:YEAR,s RESOLUTIONS.

He-I have resolved that IN ne 'er smoke again
She-And l, that all my dresses shall he plain.
Hell mean 20 get along without my beer.
she--I viii not buy bangle all this year.
Hebron lodge and club mean this year to fly.
She-One bonnet only in each month III buy.
Hell not lose cash at poker each night.
She-An dry goods shops n Danish from my sight
He-Billiards and pool and cards, ] u throw aside.
She-In wear old trucks and get my Kid gloves dyed
He'll parties shun and only dance with you.
She-In buy no jewels. save . ring or two
He'll find place where can buy cheap clothes
Ske-And III stop buying costly, broidered hose.
He-Of resolutions, dear. there's quite stock
She-Enough, when broke to pave below block
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03
PEGGING AWAY.

There was an old shoemaker sturdy a. steel
OF great wealth and repute in his day.
Who, II questioned his secret of luck 10 reveal
Would chirp like bird on a SPRAY:
at isn't 20 much the vocation you're in
Or liking for il, he wOnld say,
As ii is that forever through thick and through thin
You should keep up pegging away"
have found ii a maxim Of value whose truth
Observation has proved in the main;
And which might well be Wanted watchwor by youth
In the labor of hand Of brain;
For IL genius and talent cast
Into Work with the strongest display
You can never be sure of achievement at last
Unless you keep pegging away.
There shopmen who statesmen have grown
Politicians for handiwork made:
Some poets who better In shops had shonc
And mechanics best suited for trade;
But when once in the harness, however IL fit
Buckle down to you work. night and day.
Secure in the triumph Of hand and of w.t.
II you only keep peggns away.
There times in all tasks when the end Discomfort
Advises pause or a change.
And, on field far away and Irrelevant bent
The purpose Is tempted TO range;
Never heed but in sound recreation restore
Such traits rs are slow to obey;
And then, more persistent and staunch than before
Keep pegging and pesging away.
Leave ftful endeavors for such ns would east
Their spendthrift existence in vain
For the secret of wealth in the present and past,
And OF fame, and Of honor, Is plain:
II lies not in change nor in sentiment nice,
Nor in hayward exploit and display
But just in the shoemakers honest advice,
To Keep peggins and peegins away.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03
Our Strap 9ook.
BATHrLDA-


Therr Is dim old tai. Of h..auty
Tssd In the land Of Gaal
And the tender Light Of love and du.v
IL streamrth through IL all
To serve the good Mayor Arch.mbaud,
There stood \ Saxon slave:
Her looks - fair. her vuee - low
Sveeten'd tae cup she gave
Cried he: "A lonely lot r.,ue,
Ny wife IL laid In grave:
Il. thou my bride, in honor true
Ny lovely Saxon slave
a tender sorrow in her face
Spoke in the tear that fell:
II said, Il may not ill her place
Whom once served 20 wen"
With steadfA-t but ayerted look.
Back from the hail she turn'd;
And be whom. silent she fo-sook
Long Year. her absence nsournd
Where sad she WANDERED. none may know
Where passd her saintei life
At last, the good Mayor Arehamband
He took another wife.
When high in hall the feast was laid
Before the welded pair
Behold. the faithful Saxon maid,
She stood beSide his chair
To that zane feast. as Heaven would win,
There came King Cl1yis brave:
Who should the royal goblet ILL
Who but the Saxon slavei
He gsz-f. and with = sndien start
The King the cup let fall:
Their ran sweet music through his heart
And silence through the hail.
Soon low before the Saxon mail
Down how'd his soul Of pride:
wit be my Queeni ." he softly said;
Al al g. a.
Thou lOv'st me with no common love;
SO, Clovis. let it be:
And help me, Heaven. As shall prove
Helpneet for France and thee,'
low On the footsteps Of her throne,
She vOvd a vow of truth.
To crush the slavery that had thrown
Its blight upon her youth
Right royalty her vow she kept
And strovc with heart and hand:
Nor rested till her power had swept
That soOGTge fruin of the land
When famine dogg'd the PEASANTS y=ay,
And hunger vatchd his door.
Her iewelld robes she tore away
And gave them to the poor.
When widoWhoOd and sorTow came
A clustered cell she trod:
To France she left n dcafhless name;
Her soul she gave 10 Gosi-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03

The WEATHER REPoRTs.-A chunk of a boy
was seen studying the weather report charts
hanging in the Post Office, yesterday, and won
dering at the lads interest, gentleman approach
ed him and asked:
"Well, my son, what do you wish to findfv
"Im looking to see how the old thermom
stands at Duluth replied the boy: 'ef she's 10
below, I've got to dust for home and split more
wood; If she's at zero, can go off with Bill Jack
Etee PresS
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03
THE TWO AGES.
Br HExHr S. LKIGH.

Folks were happy rs DAYS were long,
In the old Arcadisn times
When life seemed only a dance and song,
In the sweetest Of all sweet chimes.
Our world grows bigger, and. stage by stage,
As the pitilcss years have rolled
We've quite forgotten the golden age,
And come to the age Of gO.d-
Time went by in a sheepish way,
Upon Thessaly plains Of yore;
In the nineteenth century, lambs at play
Mean mutton. and, nothing more.
Our SWANS at present are far too sage
To live as one lived Of old:
So they couple the crook of the golden age
With hook in the age Of gold.
From Coryaons reed. the mountains round
Hearl news Of his latest flame;
And Tityrus made the woods rrsound
With echoes Of Daphne's name.
They kindly left us lasting gauge
OF their musical art, were told
And the Pandean pipe Of the golden age
Brings mirth TO the age Of gold
Dwellers in huts and In marble halls
From shepher,less up to Queen-
Cared little for bonnets and less for shawls,
And nothing for crinoline.
But iioF simplicitys not the rage
And its funny to think how cold
The dress they wore i'm the golden age,
Would seem in the age Of gold.
Electric telesraphs, printing. gas.
Tobacco. balloons, and steam,
Are little events that have come TO pass,
Since the DAYS Of the old regime;
And spite of Lempriere's dazzling page,
I'd give-though il might seem bold
A hundred years Of the golden age,
For year of the age Of gold.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03
Srlert goetrp.
THE RED RIVER voYAezun-
nv youx cnrru,.y vrur-

Ell JOHN GEEESLEAF WHITTIER.
Dat and in the river Is winding
The Inks Of its long. red chain,
Through belts of dusky pine-land,
And gusty leagues Of plain
Only. at times q smoke-ureath
With the drifting cisud-raek Joins:
The smoke OF the hunting lodges
OF the Wild Assinibo;ns,
Drearily blows the north wind
From the land of ice and snow:
The eyes that look are weary.
And heavy the hands that row.
And with one foot on the water,
And one upon the shore,
The Angel Of Shadow gives warnip.
That day shan be NO more.
Is il the eiang Of the Wild -geesef
Is IL the Indian yell,
That lends to the voice Of the north wind
The tones Of q fsr-on belli
The voyageur smiles, rs be listens
To the sound that grows apace:
Well he knows the vesper ringing
OF the bells Of St. Bonifaee.
The bells Of the Roman Mission.
That call from their turrets twain,
To the boatran on the river,
To the hunter On the Plaini
Even 50 In our mortal Journey,
The bitter north winds blow,
And thus upon LIES Red River,
Our hearts. As ozrsmen, row.
And, when the Angel Of Shadow
Rests his feet on wave and shore,
And our eyes grow dim with watching,
And our hearts faint at the oar,
Happy Is he who heareth
The signal of his release,
In the bells Of the Holy CITY,
The chimes Of eternal peace,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03
A Negro Comnarison.

There is a vast deal Of a certain kind Of origin
atty about negro composition. Take this ex-
ample of an illustration used by colored exhort-
er at an evening conference meeting in Mont
gomery, Ala.
"My bredren, Gigion is like de Alabama riber
In spring come de fresh an he bring in all de ole
logs, slabs, an sticks dat hab been lying on de
bank, an carry dem down in de current. Byme-
by dc water go down; den log cotch here on
dis island; den slab get kOtched on de shore
an de sticks on de bushes; an dare dey lie with
rim an dryin', till comes noder fresh. Jist 50
dar come 'vival of ligiOn; de ole sinner is bro't
in; dat ole baekslIder is bro't back; an all de
slabs and sticks seem comin'-and mighty good
times. But, bredren, bymeby 'yival gone; den
dis ole sinner is stuck on his ole sin; den dat ole
backslider is cOtched where he was afore, on Just
SIGH rock; den one arter 'nuder dat had got
hgion, Lies all long de Shore an dar dey lie till
'noder yival. Beloved bredren, get deep in de
current
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03

DoS'r DO IT.-Never make use of an honest
woman's name in an improper place, at any i'm
proper time, or in q mixed company. Never
make assertions about her that you think are
untrue, illusions that you feel she herself would
blush to hear. When You meet with men who
do not scruplc to make use of weman's name
in most reckless manner, shun them, for they
are the very worst members of the community
men lost to every sense of honor, every feeling
of humanity.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03

BuTTERscOrCH.-Take one pound of sugar
and three ounces of butter; place them in pre-
serving kettle, or a clean, bright pan will do;
keep stirring it, and watch closely that it does
know when il is done; drop little of the mix
ture in cold water and if it is brittle it is right;
inst at the conclusion of the cooking, teaspoon
fnl of grated lenon-rind improves the favor: a
piece of marble well buttered is the best to pour
It ont on, or take tin pan, reverse il, and pour
the candy on the bottom, always buttering IL:
score with knife; to pour it on creased paper
saves much trouble.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03

A YANKEE tobacco chewer was in the habit of
declaring about once n month that he would
s'never chew another piece, but broke his pledge
as often as he made it. On one occasion, shortly
after he had ''broken of, he was seen takin,
another chew. 'Why," said his friend. ssyo1
told me you had given up that habit, but see
you are at it again. 'Yes," he replied, ~ have
gone to chewing and left off lying.h
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03

A PREVENTIVE of Texas fever and other cat
tie diseases is recommended by the Chicago
Stockmdn, as follows: "a we'll known firm. do
ing business in these yarls has shipped TO the
farms owned by the members of the firm. from
five hundred to eight hundred steers each of the
last six or eight years, and in all that time has
fever or other disease. They give to the cattIe
free access to a mixture of copperas. salt. and
sulphur, the mixture serving to keep the bowels
moving freely, and tending to prevent evil ef-
fects from the alternate starving and gorrinr TO
which such cattle are frequently subjected be-
fore they reach the pastures.r
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-03

Ar judicial investigation Mt Balaklava, a
witness, sailor, was asked what his religion
was. His reply was,
''Tm blowed if know
Are you Catholic T. asked the Examiner.
'Oh no. was the response, ''rm DID sure I'm
not that, for hate the Pope like blazes, and
delights in steaks on Friday" (Roars of laugh
teri
The judges declared he was Protestant.