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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
Stammering.

gentleman who stammered from childhood
almost up to manhood, gives very simple rem
edy for the misfortune. $50 into a room where
you will he quiet and alone, get some book that
will interest but not excite you, and sit down
and read two hours aloud TO yourself, keeping
your teeth together. Do the same thing every
two or three days, or once week if very tire
some, always taking care to read slowly and dis
tinctly, moving the lips but not the teeth. Then,
when conversing with Others, try TO speak as
slowly and distinctly as possible, and make up
your mind that you will not stammer. Well, /
tried this remedy, not having much faith in it,
must confess, but willing to do most anything
to cure myself of such an annoying difficulty. l
read for two hours aloud with my teeth togeth-
er. The first result was to make my tongue and
jaws ache, that is while was reading, and the
next to make me feel as if something had loos-
ened my talking apparatus, for could speak
with less difficulty immediately. The change
was so great that every one who knew me re-
marked it. repeated the remedy every FIVE or
six days for a month, and then at longer inter-
walls until cured.'
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

ScRAPING FRUIT TREEs.-There can be no
better season than this sharp, swapping, winter
weather to scale and scrape off the shabby, dead,
outer jackets of the old fruit trees-apple and
pear trees especially. They grow the toughest.
But peach, plum, and cherry trees may all come
fin for light scratch, with advantage. Not an
atom of benefit in any way to the trec-all those
shabby scales, and dead, rough bark. Dig it off,
unkennel, and turn out in the cold TO freeze to
death, millions of parasites, and embryo pests
that next spring and summer will otherwise
make havoc with trees and fruit. Snug harbors
for the Young prates-all those seams and scales.
Scrape off smooth and clean, taking care not to
wound the live bark We find dull drawing
knife the most efficient implement. Having
smoothed of the treees paint them with mixture
of lime, wood ashes, any brown paint, enough
to make a natural tree color-gas tar enough TO
make it adhesive, and mix up with brine-any
old beef pork, or fish pickle will answer. Lay
on a liberal coat, and the trees are fortified well
against cold invasion, for two years ahead.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
Too Late For the Resurrection.

The story of a man who, having hired horse
to attend funeral and was cautioned against
Oyer-driving, said he would keep up with the
procession if he killed the horse, is retold in a
different shape of an Illinois candidate for NOM
ination to office. Wishing 10 reach the cOnven-
tion at town, he hired a horse at a livery sta
ble In spite of the candidates pounding and
swearing, the animal was 50 slow that the man
did not get there until after the convention had
adjourned, and so he lost his nomination. He
denounced the owner for giving him such beast.
The proprietor Of the stable on investigation,
discovered that the hostler had let him have one
of the hearse horses. 'Hearse horse hearse horse "
cried the baffled politician. "Why, If a man
should start to n funeral with such a horse as
that, he would not reach the grave till two weeks
after the resurrection"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

How TO TREAT TREES INJURED BY RABBITs.-
If trees are severely injured, even entirely
girlled they may yet be saved by making three
or four Clean smooth cuts across the girlle, just
as You would cut TO put on a patch bud-graft,
but broader, and fitting nicely TO those cores
pOnding pieces cut from the same or another tree,
as yOu would cut the bud from its scion; and il
will aid you in the operation if little wood is
taken with the bark, that you can ever 50
slightly interlock them with short tongue, as
in grating. Having put on twoor more of these,
according to size and necessities of the tree, bind
them completely, with a grating composition
made of two parts pitch, two parts rosin, one
part beeswax, one part tallow, and one part tur-
pentine, melted together and boiled for half an
hour,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

To PREVENT POWDER Posr.-The honey
combed, powder-coyered, worm-eaten, and there
fore worthless state, which hickory timber will
many times assume, if not properly cared for. is
caused by the Larvae of the LyctHs stratus an in
sect that deposits its eggs in the soft outre wood
of the dead tree, mostly during the months of
May and june If the trees are cut ut n season
when the soft wood becomes dry and hard, be-
fore the time for the insect TO make its appear
ance, there is no danger from this pest. Hicko-
ry, cut in winter, will generally lie free from
attacks, but to make sure, it is best to remove
the bark, and even split the timber, that il may
become thoroughly seasoned. Keep it in a dry
place.-imerioaa 1gricsitHrisf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

WHEN Col. Tom Buford was allowed the free
dom of the corridor in the Louisville Jail, next
TO his cell was the apartment of a chronic MOON
sinner, convicted of brewing Illicit Lightning.
One day, while Buford was passing the corridor
in melancholy reyerie, with his hands behind
him, he heard the moonshiner lifting a plant to
a neighbor. ''lou amt satisfied then ?" ''Naw
responded the mOuntaineer. ~ get plenty ter
hacker, but wish had one of these here things
you pushes in and pulls out and plays tunes -
''lou mean a 'cordeoni" ''Yes. If somebody
would send me one of 'em, I'd he quieted.r II
think You would, vehemently interrupted Blu
ford, stopping in his moody walk; "for, if you
had one, I'd kill You, as sure as my names Tom
Ruford ~
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
TIE MONTHLY ROSE.

Thou dsst not leave US In the winfry days
When Flsra wreath may scanfy flowers contain
Unframed by chill Deermber's ruthless reign,
Those blossoms yet adorn deserted ways
With "bcanfy ever new" The fragrant sprays
Riynll~d fair beds that bcsIned erewhile, 90 gain
A brief. bright triumph In the howery train
OF roseerowned June-though now not one essays
To vic with thee. Of all that necting host
In adverse times swim to disappear.
Like the GAY crowd which gafhers round us here,
While Fortune smiles But friends NE value most.
Tn true and tried-alas bow few We boast -
An thsse thAf in ~ Seasons hnser near
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

JERSEY BOYS CoNPosIuoS-Iw unst scr a
man frum York he was yisetin in our plas bleve
ct his brutherinlors who mared his sister fishn
he cum to fish for fish but youdathorte he cum
to show his cloas he didn't ketch darnd fish
he was to affad of dirtiin his cloas and he dident
ketch darnd fish tho he cum aPuppis to fish and
all the men and boyes laghed at him afishin wen
he dident ketch darnd fish father sed he sene
him afishin of the brige all da and dident ketch
a darnd fish all da but jus sot thar a fishin and
dident ketch darnd fish all da if he did it was
unbenone TO father.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

Mrs. BURSETT's new story, "a Fair Barbara
an" contains the following conversation be-
tween certain English school girls, upon whom
the sight of an American girl has just dawned
for the first time: II have not the slightest
Doubt said Miss Phipps, THAT when she is at
home she lives in n wampum." ''What is a
wampumi" asked one of the admiring audience
"a tent replied Miss Phipps, with some impa-
tience; 81 should think any goose would know
that. 1t is kind of tent hung with scalps, and
-and-moccasins, and-lariats, and things OF
that sort"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

The MODERN NERsIoN.-The seven wonders
of the world, according TO Massachusetts,: Won.
der when WashingtOn's monument will be finish
ed!-Wonder If Mother SYMPTOMS prophecy will
come true!-Wonder if Ben Butler will ever be
elected Governor of Observation-Disclosures il
Vennor is going TO let up on this winter
Wonder if Congress expects to float bond at =
per cent!-WOnder if the Mystic water will be
served to us in the form of vegetable soup next
summer, as usual!-WOnder how Daniel Pratt
liYes,-Netc York Uorld.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
VALENTINES.

Valentines are now the thing,
Aud upon fragile wing,
Little eupids hover
Elves In red and green and blue,
Now will come, with This is your
Traced upon the cover.
If you cant the writers find,
Near your Offioe-neyer mind;
End the lettrr carrier kind;
Slap the rascal over.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

GENUINE BosToS Brown BREAD.-Four cof
fec-cupfuls fsifted Indian meal, two cups coarse
flour, either wheat or rye; one teaspOonfnl salt,
one tea cup of molasses. and boiling water enough
TO make il as thick As griddle-cake batter. When
nearly cool, add half a tea-cup of yeast, either
homemade or distillery. Put the mixture into
an iron baking-dish, cover tightly; let it stand
in warm place till il cracks over the top, (which
should he smoothed over with wet hands before
it is placed to rise.) Bake it five or six heurs in
moderate oven which will not burn the crust
TO q cinder.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
THE BLIND GIRL TO her MOTHER

Mother. they say the stars are bright,
And the broai heavens are blue,
dream of them by day and night,
And think them all ike YOU.
i cannot touch the distant skies,
The stars meier speak to me;
Yet their sweet images arise.
And blend with thoughts Of thee
know not Why, bet on dream
OF the far land cf bliss;
And when hear thy voice. deem
That Heaven il like 10 thisL
When my sad heart TO thine Is pressed.
Ny fcilies are forgiven,
Sweet pl-asurc warns my beating breast,
And this I say Is Heaven
Oh, mother. will the God above
Forgive my faults like theei
VIII he bestow such care and love
On blind thin. like met
Dear mother, leave me not alone,
Go with me, when / die
Lad thy blind daughter to the throne,
And stay in yend-r sky.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
THE AMERICAN MECHANIC.
ny AUGUSTINE DUGANxR.

NJ AiStsiiNh btdANNh
Lift up thine irun hand
Thon Of the stalwart arm and fearless eve;
Lift proudly now thine irun hand TN high
Firm and undaunted stand
No need hast thou of gems
To deck the temple of thy glorious thought
Thou hast the jewels which thy mind hast wrought
Richer than diadems
Thou art our Gels high priest
Standing before great Nature mighty shrine;
To spread the eternal feast
Even like the Hebrew chief
Strkest thou the rock and from its deep,
Mysterious heart, the living waters leap
To give the earth relief
Mighty among thy kind,
Standrst thou. man of toll, midway
Between the earth and heaven, all things to sway
By the high-working mind!
Thou canst dslve in the Garth
And from its mighty caves bring out pure gold;
Thou eanst unwrnp the clouds in heaven rolled,
And give the lightning birth.
Thou hast the stormy sea
Chained to thy chariot wheels and the wild winds
Obey the oerruling intellect that binds
Their rushing wings to thee.
Thou canst bid thought go forth
Upon the electric pinions OF the air
And through the opposeleSs ether thou canst bear
Thy words from South to North.
Thou canst new lands create
Where the wide rolling wave no mastery owns;
And the vast distance of opposing zones
Canst thou annihilate.
Lift, then. thy hand to Heaven,
Spread thy toll sceptre DER the sea and land;
Thou hast the world entrusted to thy hand
Earth TO thy charge is given.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
PnnR RrGISSING-If a farm

A Pooh BEGINNISG.-Ifa farmer wants good
horses, of his own raising, he must begin at the
beginning, and not start-as too many do-with
an old, wind-broken mare that is blind in one
eye, and lame in two legs, simply because she
can be bought for a little money. For breeding
purposes, in nine cases out of ten, such an ami
NAL is dear at any price. A good thoroughbred
stallion would get from such mare a colt far
better than the dam, but her weaknesses and
constitutional traits will sooner or later become
apparent in the offspring Like begets like, y
is a well-established law, and a superior animal
can not come from one decidedly inferior. Only
from sound and vigorous mares can we hope for
race of healthy horses. Let all raisers of
horses start in the right direction, by breeding
from the best on both sides.-AmeriodR .igrical-
fHrist.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

The ladies who arc besieging the Legislative
gentlemen at Jefferson City and Lincoln might
possibly appreciate Mr.. Punch:
CONFIDENTIAL friend ito elderly and not unat-
tractive spinister(-'So, dear, you've given NJ
advocating women's rightsr
Elderly spinster-'Yes; now go in for wo
mems lefts.'
Confidential friend-'Women's lefts! What,
thatr
Elderly spinster-FWidOwers, my dearrr
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

GEORGE WAsHISGToN.-A party by the name
of George Washington fell out of a tree one day
last week in Wisconsin, and snapped his collar
bone George Washingtons have lately been
having hard luck. One game near being hanged
in Kentucky for murder. Another was arrested
fo- horse stealing in Kansas. A third, some
where in Nevada, was put out" as he was run
ming for home hase-put out by a pistol shot
fired by a wronged and indignant husband
Other sections of the country could doubtless
swell the roll. Such warnings deserve to be re-
garded. We can't go on having George WASH
ingtons at this rate and still preserve the respect
of
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

SLIGHTLY sarcastic was the clergyman who
pansed and addressed man coming into church
after a sermon had begun, with the remark,
.1Glad to see you, sir; come in; always glad IL
see those here late who can't come earlyn And
decidedly selfpOssessed was the man thus ad-
dressed in the presence of an astonished congre-
CATION, as he responded: Thank you; would
YOU favor me with the textr
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

al DON'T like cottage-built man, said young
Sweeps to his rich old uncle, who was telling
the story of his early trials for the hundredth
time. .swhat do You mean by cottage-built
manlp asked his uncle. "a man with only one
story answered young Sweeps. That settled
it. Young Sweeps was left out of his uncle's
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

TALKING WHEN MiLKING.-We have seen il
noticed, somewhere, that talking while milking
is not good-that a COW will give less milk, etc.
We think we can say we have had experience in
this way. 1t comes under the head of quick
milking. A fast mixer is better than a slow.
Talking is very apt to retard milking; not only
that-a skittish COW will be uneasy where too
much ado is, where another person is present,
especially stranger. We think we have seen a
decrease of milk, where talking person was
present. We prefer milking alone, and as fast
possible. Quietude and contentment are
great qualities in a COW. wild COW is not gen.
orally good one. If she is, she will be much
better when tanned and domesticated
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
ANSWERS Easily MIsrNnERsronp.-The inn

ANSWERS EASILY MIsUNDERsTooD.-The inun-
dation of III, which swept away a great part
of the old Tone bridge, Newcastle, England, was
long remembered and alluded to as ''the flood. u
On one occasion Mr.. Adam Thompson was put
into the witness-bO at the aSsizes. The counsel,
asking his name, received for answer:
"Adam, sir-Adam Thompson"
"Where do you liver
"At Paradise, sir"
paradise is a village about mile and a half
west of Newcastle)
Sand how long have you dwelt in Paradise r.
continued the baTrister.
Ever since the floodr was the reply, made in
all simplicity, and with no intention to raise a
laugh.
1t is needless to say that the judge asked for
an explanation.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
OFT ON THE SLIPPERY PAVE

on on the slippery pave
This winter time has fOuad me;
No ashes strewn 10 save,
And oaal-hole lids around me.
The jokes. the ieeTs,
That uach nv ears,
That ragged urchins mutter,
As, standing therU,
tack and yreT,
And then slide in the gutter,
When ! remember well
The times that have tumbled,
Mid CYCLE, laugh and yell
As DER the walk stumbled,
j feel "a though
I'd like 10 90,
With shotgun or with billy,
And beat or shoot
The mean galoOt
Who keeps his walk 30 lily.
Thus on the slippery pave
This winter time has found me;
No ashes strewn 10 save,
And eOal-bole lids around me.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

IN this artificial life of ours it is not often we
see human face with all hearts agony in it,
uncontrolled by self-consciousness; when we do
see it, it startles us, if We had suddenly
waded into the real world, of which this every
day one is but n puppet show copy.-Georse
Eliot
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

A YOUNG lady recently married, read Mother
Symptoms prophecy for the first time the other
day. sJust my luckr she exclaimed, throwing
down the paper "Here am newly married, and
the worlds coming to an endF
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

A MAN, to be really great, no matter in what
order of greatness must have actually impro
vised portion of his own glory-must have
shown himself superior to the event he ha.
brought about.-Naddme de Reassaf.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

EWES in lamb should, as far as practicable. be
fed and sheltered separate from the non- breeding
animals, as the crowding and more rapid move
ments of the latter apt to result injuriously.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

Farm tools will rust ont sooner than wear
out. Many farmers injure their farm implements
more by exposure to the weather, than by use
on the farm.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

pocket compass is as much affected by
magnet when thick board is between them as
when 1t is not
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

As land is improved by sowing it with various
seeds, 50 is the mind by exercising it with diff
ferent studies.-Neinote.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
Chr Fun Of the Ching.
rur TALE OF A COAT.


Great Hannibal Hamlin bad coax
Il bore 4 swallow tai; -,
And Hannibal Hamlin worr TINS eoa'
In SHOW aud rain and han
This sNallOW-t.,h coat
This claw hammer e.At,
An other nI-n'- coats did pale
-, -. ,.,r HauiIin on this coat
y" mi This coat with the swallow tail
U. nyercoat could be t"lrT -i-ais'
IN hurricane or in gale
This claW-iamIn=r o''Sh
This spike-tEil no.i
with bifurcsird entail
RI. O. alacs, came the rheumatic,
Like pain Of Of a giant : blow.
Ard over that svallow-ial now hangs
a huge ulsti-e-ri-o!
That spike-tSil coat,
That claw hammer coat
Did under an ul-sti-er 60
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

Chow shall stir the fire without interupting
the musief "Between the bars was replied.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
Msrfal aud Curious.
SANITARY SCIENCE.

Reason. Why Scarlet Fever md Diphfheria
Prevail in the Country ms Well as Cities
and Towns.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

In the range of English fugitive poetry have mel
ith few pieces of deeper pathos tender feeling than
following breathes the very devoted affection
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-07-01

A DISPUTED HoNoR.-Two simulta-
neous dispatches have been received by
Prof. Swift, of the Warner observatory
at Rochester, N. Y, by which IL ap-
pears that another great comet has
been discovered. Prof. Sharpless, of
Haverford College, Pennsylvania,
states that l.. 7. Edwards saw It with
the naked eye on tho morning of June
23, and Mr.. Edgar l.. Larkin, of New
Windsor, ILL.,, also reports seeing 1t
and that 1t Is vast. 1t seems probable
that the tail is not less than 15e in
length while the head is bright as Jupi-
ter. The new comet is located i'm the
constellation Of Auriga about degrees
from Capella, and 1t is not improbable
that it may be the much expected COM
ct of 1872, which should appear not far
from that locality. AS the two dis
patches were received in Rochester ST.
simultaneously, there is some question as
to whether the honor OF discovery, and
the Warner prize of 5000, belong to
Mr.. Edwards or Mr.. Larkin.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-07-01
A Fact worth Knowing.

Travellers, Tourists, and all persons
arriving at or leaving the City of New
York by Cars from Grand Central De-
pot to visit Niagara, Saratoga, Lake
George, White Mountains, Atlantic
City, Coney Island, Long Branch, and
the one thousand other summer resorts,
will find, opposite the said Grand Cen
trail Depot, The GRAND UNION HO-
TEL, a very popular, well-kept House,
flrst-class in all its appointments.
The proprietor having purchased the
adjoining property on the corner of
Fourth avenue and Forty-second street,
and added 1t to this hotel, gives to the
Grand Union 450e legant rooms, furnish
ed and fitted up at cost of over one
million dollars. Notwithstanding this
large outlay, single rooms are reduced
to One Dollar and upwards per day.
Elegant suits for families on the Euro
pean plan. Families can live better
for less money at the Grand Union than
at any other first.class hotel In the city.
The Restaurant. Cafe, Lunch and
Wine Rooms are supplied with the best.
A number Of rooms are elegantly ar
ranged for Dinners, Suppers and Lunch
Parties, large and small. The Cuisine
and Wines are ofsuperior merit. Cars.
stages, and elevated railroads convey
you to all depots aud to all parts of the
city. Guests baggage taken to and
from this depot free. Toilet rooms for
guests to leave their valises and par
cells free. Give the Grand Union Ho-
tel trial.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-07-01
SheldOn's Museum.

Mr.. Sheldon's museum already con-
tains thousands of objects of different
kinds, and from one TO twenty five hun
dred years old. There arc copies of
the Bible, commencing soon after the
discovery of printing in 1880, one in
each century down to the present time,
and including three or four different
versions. The importance of presery-
ing the history and early records of the
first lcentury of Middlebury for the
benefit of those who succeed us, five
hundred or thousand years hence can
not be questioned. Old books, pamph-
lets, newspapers, almanacs, letters, etc,
now SO often consigned to the paper
mill, would in time be considered of
great valne as matters of history. |
have undertaken to collect and perma-
ncntly preserve everything historical
that may be valuable for preservation.
i particularly desire specimen copy
of all publications ever printed in Mid
dlebury, either book, pamphlet, or files
of newspaper, and appeal TO all persons
in town or state who care to contri-
bnte 10 this collection.
HENRY l.. SHELDON.