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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01
KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP.

There has something gone wrong.
Nv brave boy, it appears;
For i see your proud struggle
To keep back the tears
That is right When You cannot
Give trouble the slip,
Then bear il, still keeping
"A stiff upper lip
Though yon cannot escape
Disappointment and care,
The next Best thing to do.
Is to learn how 10 bear.
II when for life's prizes
You're running. you trip.
Get uP-start again,
Keep 4 stiff upper lip"
Let your hands and your conscience
BE honest and clean:
Scarn to touch or TO think Of
The thing that i mean;
But hold On 10 the pure
And the right with firm grip;
And though hard be the task,
Keep a still upper lip
Through childhood, through manhood,
Through life TO the end.
Struggle bravely, and stand
BY your colors my friend
Only yield when You nnst;
Never give up the ship"
But fight OF tn tie last
With a stiff upper lip"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

SAM. PATCH.-New Corners i'm Rochester may
be interested in learning the date Of an event of
some local historical Importance, that is, Sam.
Patch's leap from the brink of tho upper falls in
this city. Sam. had a scaffold twenty-five feet
in height erected on the brink of the Gene
Falls, ia this rilicys," as his circular read,
and at 2 p. m, of November Is, lS29, made the
leap into eternity. The truth is, Sam. was
drunk, and like many in that condition, couldn't
maintain his perpendicular as he was descend
ing. His body was found, the next Spring, at
Charlotte, and buried there.-Rochester On. "
Herald
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

THE COMPANY HAS TO SUFFER.-"I often re-
ceive punched coins, the holes in which are fill
ed with wax or candle grease" said conductor
on Sixth Avenue horse car. at is generally
given me early in the morning, when i have ex-
tinguished my lamps, but when there is not day-
light enough to detect the fraud except on very
close examination. After the coins jostle about
in my pocket the filling falls ont, and as every
body is on the lookout for punched money, it's
pretty hard to pass it off on passengers"
''What do yOu do with it, them
well, n conductor can't afford to bear the
loss of many dimes, and the company won't re-
ceive punched money"
SIN which case yOu-r
"Fill up the holes with tin foil, and let the
company suffer-" said the conductor, with n
grin.-N Y. San.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

4 FARMER who has been in the habit of giving
half hushel Of small apples every day to each
milk COW, states that his butter made during the
winter months, was rs high colored and as fine
favored as in June. Cows should not he al
lowed to cat too many apples but proper pro-
portion with their food will Ice found advanta-
geous.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

An inquisitive old gent poked his head into a
printing Office door and asked: ''Who is dead p
The man ut the wheel answered: 'sNo body that
i have heard Off The old gent asked: ''What is
this Grape on the door fori" The boss then went
out and found the ''devil" had hung the job Off
ee fowl on the door knob, while he chased a
lame pigeon up an alley.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

DIDN'T HAVE HIS ToMABAwK.-Dr. Bingham,
describing his interviews with eminent surgeons
in New York City, says:
Ny reception in each case was very cordial
and each time the following eOllOquy took place,
if not in words, at least in substance:
After perusing my letter, the great tyee would
fold 1t carefully, reach out his hand and say: Il
am very glad to see You. Sit down. Pleasant
day. Just had an interesting case etc. Then
suddenly, ''where are you from :"
HWalla-Walla, Washington Territory
"From rheref'
t'Washington Territory"
"Great God! where's your tomahswkr
This is little embarrassing to a stranger, bnt
/ am slowly getting used to it.-Ualld- Udlla
(W. T) Union.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

''FArHEE, did You ever have another wife be-
side motherfr
"No, my boy; what possessed you to ask such
n question p
you married Ammo Domini, in lS:s5 and that is
not mother, for her name was Sally Smith"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

A SOFT ASswER.-''Can see the lady of the
house y interrupted the pedder.
"Well, yes, you can il you amt blind ?" snap
ped the woman who answered the bell.
''Oh, beg pardon, madam; you are the lady of
the house, then :"
"Yes, am! What do yOu take me for' Did
you think was the gentleman of the house, OF
the next door neghbor, or ono of the farm hands,
or the cat, or the ice chistG"
IL did not know, madam, but you might be
the youngest daughter
ooh, did yeri Well, that was natral, too"
replied the l. of the H.
What do you want, sir 2" Then the peddler
displayed his wares, and when he left that door
step, an hour later, his face was full of pleasure
and his pockets were full of money He under
stoed human nature, and had made good sale.
boston Transcript
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

To keep cider sweet during winter. have If
made late In the fall, then take half pound of
mustard, two ounces of salt, two ounces pulyer
lied chalk, and stir them up in little cider and
ponr into the barrel, after which shake we'll
Philadelphia Echo.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

The salutatorian, says an exchange, at Yale
this year. was German, the valedictorian a
Hebrew, and the prize deelaimer Chinaman.
But when it comes to real classical culture orr
native land is there. The pitcher of the Yale
base ball club is an American.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

To CURE diarrho;e in cattle, take half pail of
bran and pour boiling water on il and cover with
thick cloth until nearly cool. then strain and
give the tea TO the afflicted animal Two OF
three doses is very sure to cure, aad can do no
hurt
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

FLANNEL CAKEs.-One quart of sweet milk.
three tablespoonfnls of yeast, one Tablespoonful
OF sat, nogr enough to make good batter; mix
it the night before; in the morning. add two
wen-besfeneggs, and one tahlespoonfulof butter.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

A GOOD ointment for swollen teats is one ounce
of eamphor with a little spirits of wine and mix
ed with one ounce of mereuriaI ointment and a
half pound of elder ointment
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

THE source which supplies Tunis with water
is abont sixty miles distant from the town, and
the water is conveyed TO Tunis along Roman
aqueduct, which was repaired, a few years back.
Since the trouble with France began, Tunisian
guards have been placed Mt intervals along the
whole length.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

BLEEDING a horse in the mouth will generally
stop slight attack of collie. A Young horse
should be pricked between the third and fourth
wrinkle-an Older horse between the fourth and
fifth
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

4 GOOD, soft, dry he'd is an important item to-
ward the thrift of animals. Ii assists them in
keeping, and in this il saves food: il incliues 10
rest and quietude, and in this il aids the action
of the secretory glands
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01
Strictly Temperate. Except

On the sleeper of an L., +. & W. train recent
iy, a traveller noticed an old, white headed gem
tleman trying TO get N a linen buster. The
young and spry traveller rushed to his assist
ance, and in helping him with his garment, no.
ticed good-sized whiskey flask protruding from
one of the inside pockets of his coat. Being of
n waggish nature, he appropriated the bottle,
get the coat on the stranger, and then pulling
ont a flask, said:
''Will you take a drink 7"
The old man did not recognize the bottle, and,
drawing himself up, remarked, rather severely /:
'-No, sir; never drink
at won't hurt yOu," insisted the wag. ats
the hest
"Young man." said the old gentleman, intend
cd for all in the to hear, eff you persist in
drinking whskey, you will be a ruined man at
40. 1t is the cnrse of the land. When was
boy, my mother died, and the last thing she did
was to call me to her bedside and say; John,
swear to me that you will never touch drop of
liqnOr-r
Here the old man elapped his hand on his side
pocket, found it empty, and recognizing the bot
tie in the hands Of the other, he continued:
Except, my dear boy, an occasional snifter
while travelling"
And reaching for the flask, he pressed it to his
lips, amid a howl of laughter, which shook the
whole car.-Edirpldy (Col) FlHme.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

GRATING WAN--A correspondent of the Ne,
ER5lGRd Farmer says that the best grating wa,
ever used is made of clay and horse manure.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

PENNSYLVANIA farmer says he always cuts
his fencing timber during the winter or early in
the spring.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

REMOVE every stone from the track in the
highway. single projection. which might
have been removed in any minute, has battered
and injured thousand wagons, at a damage
equal to a hundred days labor
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

ais your father a Christianfs said gentle
man to n little boy one occasion. ''Yes, sir,r
said tho little boy; ''but believe he has not
worked much at it lately"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

lady named Bridget Mcclure
Attempted to light FIRE;
The wood it was green, so she used kerosene
Funeral Sunday.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

FARMERS, see that your sheep sheds are in con-
dition 10 shelter the flock from the coming
storm.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

THEY asked him if he was the best man at the
wedding. NO." he said; 81 don't know as
was the best, but be jabers, was as good as any
of 'emr-Post.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

CLERGYMAN in Scotland preached from the
text: Except We repent, We shall all likewise
perish The wife of farmer who was present,
went home and told her husband that the text
was, ''If you don't repent, you shall leave the
parish
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

THERE is many man in the world who never
committed but one act of folly, and who won't
get to the end of it until he dies
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

A LONDON bookseller displays in his window
n Greek Testament with the sign: 'FThe original
version. Make your own revision
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

"AMERIcA,' says an Englishman, sis a coun-
try where a mans statement is not worth two
cents, unless backed up with an offer to bet you
ten dollars
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

COOP WALKs.-When q walk is made, it
should be well done, it is for life time. In
the first place, procure all the eobble stones that
will be needed to fill in eight to ten inches deep,
and place them where they can he easily reach
walk foot deep and remove the earth to some
other place, then fill in with the stones, topping
off with small ones, leaving the top abonf al
inch below the ground. Then procure enough
coarse gravel to make the walk in the centre
about six inches higher than the level of the adj
joining ground; and you apply this gravel,
rake off the cosrser parts as yon proceed, 50 that
the finer portions shall lie on the surface. If a
short walk, wet it with water pot rs soon as
finished, and roll 1t with hand roller as soon as
the ground is sufficiently dry; and for extensive
walks, the rolling may be done soon after rain
Such walks will endure for ages and always be
dry.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

THE Philadelphia american says ''slang is the
DESTROYER of conversation You bet it is, and
the American people should sit down on it with
ar,tr,f,o ais
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

PoTAroEs are getting so high in price, that
only the Colorado beetles can afford to eat them
now.-Free Press.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

TON SAVERS, JR., son of Tom Savers the pu-
gilist, has achieved considerable fame in Eng
land, fine baritone, singing much at social
entertainments. 1t must pain the old man 10
see his family so degenerated.-Post.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

The more comfortable you can keep your ami
mails, the better they will thrive
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01
Care of House Plants.

4 lady in Kansas gives her plan for caring for
house plants as follows: az live in q frame
house, and last winter kept fifty pots of different
kinds of geraniums, roses fuchsas, and remon-
tant pinks all of which received the same kind
of treatment, and in the spring my plants were
very healthy, and the leaves of a dark green
color. Many came to me for slips in preference
to the greenhouse.
Every two weeks all winter / could take n
handful of tobacco stems, and steep them by
pouring boiling water over them until it looke,!
like strong tea; then when the tea cooled enough,
to bear the hand, pourd it over the plants,
Sometimes the leaves wOuld wilt for few mo-
ments, and then straighten out, and have that
bright fresh look they have in summer after n
shower. Then would weaken the tea a little
more, and wet the ground in the pots, and had
no red spider nor green fiy.'-FiOTdl Gaidc.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

RULES FOR MEASURING CoRN.-.NesNs. Editors
i venture to offer to you for publication the
following rules for measuring grain. DimcIl-
lions are taken in inches, and the Winchester
bushel-the standard in the United States
contains 2IJ0,i2 cubie inches
To measure grain in the bin, multiply the pro-
duet Of the length, breadth and depth by ten,
and divide by 2l5O. ~ for the number of bushels
TO measure grain in heaps. multiply the sum
of the perpendicular and slant heights their diff
ference and the perpendicular height together,
and divide the proluc; by coos when it is heaped
in the middle of floor: by OG12i when heaped
against the sides vi a barn: by 0JJ12 when il is
beaped in the corner Of Il barn, and in each ease
the least product vii! he tine answer in bushels.
Scientific iRcIicgR.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

To FATTEN FowIS.-It is conceded that the
fowls of France are the latest and whitest in
the world. The method Of preparing them for
the market is this:
Fifteen days before they are to he killed they
feed them with dough made of wheat -four of the
previous year, with ten grammcs of salt to- every
quart of water ana or 4 small gravel stones 10
a mouthful ofdough. Twelve hours before they
are killed they should eat scarcely anything, in
order to leave the intestineS empty and thus
avoid the acid fermentation, which would pro-
duce decomposition and make it impossible to
transport them any distance
Not feather should be pIucked till the fowl
has been thoroughly bled, which is done without
emitting off the head. So long as the blood is in
circulation, each little veSicle at the of the
feather is filed, and spots if this is pluc
ed till is entirely drained. If they are killed
immediately after eating, they will keep only
eight days; hut if they have tasted twelve
hours, they will keep fifteen days.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

Ak animal well wintercd is half summered.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01
GEORGE IICxA,RD
PAINTER.

EFoUSE AND ORNAMENTAL PAISTIS !. PAPEp
Hanging. Cslsinning, se done prompf'.- Shop h,
iooahses carriage bf.isins Troy. Kansas fIfaprs1l
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

S12 oua ss 1di.s.s rs ssSs Co. ss. 7s ssss Ca
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01

i sing the days of Autumn Time.
y misty dawn, an amber noon,
\ purple eve, harvest moon.
\ pc:fect day in Autumn Time.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-24

'INRu las = .bE-By virtue OF p certain
Il deed of trust executed on to-wl' % 27th
uay OF september, A, 1878, ny g.. .,ies Dsla
Clevers Purdon and J,tnes ThOn D., Bryan in
favor OF Coughanour trustee, n tho pur-
pose OF securing q III Mccormick Il Brother
In tho payment Of certain prOlnlssory
note of 1875 OO) two hundr, and sey
enty-hve dollars. made by said purdon
and said Bryan payable 10 sstd g II Mc.
Cormich BIO, bearing even date with
said deed OF trust, aud TO become due
twenty-four months after the date thereof
Win Interest thereon from date at the rate of
ten per cent per annnm, said note being for
Dalanoeof purchase money for the lands here.
mailer described, and default havlng been
made In the payment of said nots TO the
amount of (S2IS. 50l two hundred and seventy
eight dollars and fifty cents principal and In.
tsrest now Tue thereon, and |, Ben. Y. Jones,
Sheriff OF Dallas county, Texas, by the to IA s
OF said deed oftrust being auth )rl2od and EN-.
powered In the event OF the refusal or Inability
OF the said ID C0ughanour to act rs such
Trustee and ut Tho requeAt of said q II Meteor
mick Bro u sell the said lar J hereinafter
described. Now the said II u C0nghanour
having refused TO execute sad de,t OF trust
anu ], the said Ben + Jones, SAer q ls afore-
said, having been 30 requested by he said q
II Mccormick n Bro, will on Saturday, the
Nthday OF september, A ID, 1881, tell at the
court house door In said county OF ID Has, at
publ C cutlery to the highest bidder for cash In
hand, the following tracts of land, viz: ono
tract OF ny fourteen acros conveyed TO said
pu don and said Bryan by James Collins and
Nancy u Collins on the 2lt day OF Scptcm-
Der 1870 being part Of the Head sight survey
OF Thomas Collins, aud moro fully described
IN the records OF Oallaa ecu ", book ", pnge
COS, Also one other tract % $3.50 one hundrel
and thirty res, conveyed 10 sai PuidOn and
said Bryan by q II Mccormick and wife and :
j Mccormick and wife on the eth dav Of sep
temher lS7b, being part OF the W.u CrabtTee
survey and more fully described In the records
of Dallas county In book 81, pages 40 liz.
For record Of sald deed Of trust see Vol. %
pages 35i and $50, Dallas county records of
deeds, etc.
BEN. y. JONES, Sheriff
Or
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-24
White Mountain Robbers.

A special dispatch to the Evening Tele-
gram nom Glen station, N. H., September
l4th, says:
The visitors now in the White Mountains
are greatly excited to>dsy over an extrsordl-
nary highway robbery which took place last
night on The road between this station and
the Glen House. While the coach convey
ing the latest corners to the mountains was
passing along the road at lonely spot,
about mile from the Glen House, several
higawaymen suddenly sprsng before it an a
covering the driver and the passengers with
their rifles, ordered tho former to stop and
the latter to hold up their hands.
Although several men IN the coach hso
pistols they were taken so comp letely BY
surprise that it was impossible for them Il
use them without endsngering the lives oil
the ladies in the party. The latter were
greatly frightened and gave vent to piercing
shreks, which, however, had no effect upon
the robbers, who informed them that they
had better stop maklngn fuss and hand over
their valuables. These were hastily col.
leCteu huu aue TuUOors disappeared almost as
quickly as they had come on tho scene The
stage continued on It's way to this place
When it was Learned what had happened
exploring parties were sen, from lere and
other points to look for the highwaymen.
II Is said that one man stopped tho team
of Mr. Frank w Andrews, of Boston. who
was driving with his family ahead ofthe req
ulsr coach, The higbwaymsn was large
man wearing veil. Before tho coach came
up he had stopped Mr. Andrews and COM
PEELED him TO give up $500 and his watch.
He took also apin from Mrs Andrews He
then allowed these persons TO 20 on and sd.
VAnc,d upon the stage, saying; Its their turn
next He was joined by others before at
tackiHg the stage. Tho work is supposed TO
have been done by tramps. as larger num-
bers than usual have wandered up here this
summer. Armed men accompanied the
stage which let. to-day. Great Indignation
prevails that such high handed robbery
could have been perpeIrsted in these noun
tains.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-24

Save YoU H0ir-Eeep it Besuttfnl
The London Hair Color ResSorer" is
he most delightful srtio lever introduced 10
te American people and is totally different
from all other hair reStorers, being entirely
free from all impure ingredients that lender
many other articles Tor the hair obnoxious
Where badness, or falling Of tho hair exists,
OF premsturely Grayness from sickness, or
other causes, its use will restore the natural
youthful color, and Cause healthy growth,
cleansing the scalp from all impurities, dan
drutl, &C., at the same time most pleasing
and lasting hair dressing, fragrantly perfum-
cd, rendering the hair soft and plisble, making
it an indispensable article in every toilet Ask
you druggist for London Hair Color Restor-
or. Price, rs cents bottle. Six bottles, "a
Main depot for the United States, $50 North
Sixth street, Philsdelphis.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-24
shiIoA.s Consumption Cure.

This is beyond question the mos! success
ful Cough medicine We have ever sold, f.w
doses invariably cure the worst cases of
Drcugh Group, ard Bronchitis, while its
wonderful success in the cure of consump>
tion is withouta parallel ia the history of
medicine. Since its frat discovery it ha,
been sold on guarantee, test which no
other medicine can stand. Ii you have H
cough, we earnestly ask sou to Try it Price
l0eIs., 50cts., and 81 90 If your lungs are
sore, chest or back, lame, use Shiloh's Por-
Gus plaster. Price 25ct4. Sold by Hckox
& House. druggists COS Main street, Dallas
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-24

and is noted both for her culture and her
social charms. Mrs. AeElroy ia not = sll
fird Of display prefprring rather Der osn
frsside and immediate circle o. late che
has bean calling often ~ New York to look
If or the household MASTERS Of Mr.. Arthur.
Mrs. NcEroy has two ehildren-s boy and
glrl
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-24
Notice 10 RniIrond Coutrnc,ors,

$50 mlles ready 10 let, ON the Texas n st.
Louis railway, In Arkansas.
Prices for grading. l5cents 10 II cents
Clearing aud grubblng $50 o e2N per acre.
Specifications and prohles can be- seen at
office Of the chief engineer, Il l.. Cobb, at
Little Rock, Ark or New Madrid, Mo.
Send bids 10 me nj New Madrid, Mo, OF cor
ne: ith and Pine streets, s. Louie
GEO y IliBBARD,
chief Contractor
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-24

A marvellous cure for Oatarrh, Diphtheris
Csnker mouth and Head Ache. With each
bottle there is an ingenious nasal injector for
the more successful treatment Of these com.
plants without extra charge. Price so cts
sold by HickoI Il House, druggists, 6O6
Main street, Dallas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-24
Answ err This au-sIion

Why do so many people we see around us
seem to prefer to suffer and 90 made misera.
BILE by Indigestion, Constipation, Dizziness
Loss of Appetite, Coming up of the Food,
Yellow Skin, when for 70 cts, we will sell
them Shiloh's Vitslzer, guaranteed to cure
them. Sold by Hickox & House, druggists,
sos Main street, Dallas.