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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

BROKEN LIMBs.-A practical stock grower ad-
vises his brother farmers not to be in a hurry to
destroy any animal that may break leg for by
means of plaster of Paris mot land plaster) and
some bagging strips the limb may be set aud
supported until the fractured bone unites again.
His plan has been, with both calves and sheep, TO
wind the strips of bagging about the broken
limb, plaster over with calcined plaster mixed
to q thin paste, wind another over that and ap-
ply plaster the leg being fastened TO splints
of wood until the plaster sets. The animal will
limp around for a few days on three legs, but re-
covers without hlemish
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

"WANTs THE GUNs."-During the siege of
Nashville, a Confederate battery placed upon p
hill was seriously annoying part of Pap Thomas
line. Riding up to Col. James Brownlow, the
old man said, Colonel Brownlow, want those
guns, and | want them bad at the same time
pointing with his sword toward the offending
battery. Drawing his sword and stepping ont
in front of his line, Col. b. stopped in front of
his regiment and said: .Men, the old man says
he wants them guns, and wants them bad -
Everybody was silent for a moment, and then a
six-footcr in the ranks sung out, Boys, if old
Let's oil chip in and buy them for him, for it
looks mighty unhealthy up that way" A per-
feet storm of laughter swept along the line, and
then the boys started for the gins, and got them
for the old man, though many poor fellow who
started for them never returned.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

To PRESERVE FRUITS WITHOUT SUGAR.-Cur-
rants, danlsons, and plums are excellent. We
have kept these two years, and they have been
as good as though just gathered from the gar
den. Boil the fruits in tie usual way. Have
ready jars or wide-mouthed bottles, which have
been held over vapor, csuscd by throwing a
little -four of sulphur your stove: then, while
the vapOr is still in the jar fill up with the fruit
rs hot possible, till within three inches of the
top; then stick three little wax vesta matches
into the fruit. leaving the phosphorus standing
up about inch; when the bladder is damped
and ready to Use, set fire to the matches and tie
over quickly while still burning: when the air
is exhausted the fire dies out. We have never
known fruit done in this way to fail
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

An IRISH RECIPE FOR DANDEIIoN Tonic
This was taken down word for word by an Irish
friend from an old woman not hundred miles
from Dublin: "I'll pull the dandelion just afore
it'll blossom. I'll put it up, root an ALL III
take il to the river and wash il in basket. I'll
pound it on large flag. When I'll have it
pounded like chopt cabbage for pigs. I'll squeeze
il into bowl. I'll get my sthrainn' cloth on
another bowl, an Ill squeeze the stuff into it.
I'll wash my sthrainin' cloth next, an give it
the second sthrainin'; it is clane thin. Thin put
a glass to a pint. Thin bettle it. Whin yere
takin' il in the mornin' shake it. Take it in the
lnornin, fastin'. Win yen have it ten minutes
in yer belly yen turrun around an ate any thin
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

THE DEVIL IN THE MELoN.-The announce
Hyeut Of the death Of Prof. Wyman, the ventrilo-
.njst 9 few DAYS ago, recalls an anecdote relat-
ed of him ~ ;hs writer's mother-in-law, who
WAS IN eyewitness 10 .he lpeid6ut.
One day coloFed truck farmer vas end9ayor
ind to dispose of n load of watermelons TO a gro
Ger, in the city Of Burlington, and while eulogi-
zing the qualities of the seeds from which his
melons grown, the Professor CHANGED
along. Suddenly voice, "iOu know you are
a lying came from within the melon he was
holding between his hands. The afrghted dar-
key dropped the melon on the sidewalk, and
bystanders, but bethinking him of his property,
returned, and with the remark, "De debbil am
la dat watermelon, suahr' jumped into his way
on and dro;e away without eifeetinS a trade
" T. San
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

AERowRooT DRISk.-Mix two spoonfuls of
arrowroot in about three tablespoonfnls of cold
water, then pour in about half pint of boiling
water; when well mixed, add, by degrees, half
a pint of cold water, stirring all the time, 30 as
to make it perfectly smooth. IL shonld be aboat
the consistency of cream; if too thick, little
more water may be added. Then pour two wine
classfuls of sherry and one of brandy; add sugar
TO taste, and give it to the patient in tumbler;
n hmm of ice NAV he added.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

How Much Is BARRELt-A barrel of cider,
vinegar, wine, molasses, syrup and milk, is 81
gallons A barrel must be made to hold 196fb of
Hour or $50 ib of salt-the latter larger than for
-four. Apple barrels are made the size of flour
barrels, though salt barrels well cleaned, are
used for apples, pears and potatoes. A barrel
should contain not less than q bushels of fruit,
OF vegetables, scaled measure.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

SERVANT girls from the old country are not
expected to know much about the habits of
birds native to this land of the free, and there
fore, it is not surprising that when an Irish ie
male at Florence, Oneida County, saw wood
pecker at work tree the other day, she de-
clarcd to her employer she had a crazy
bird. She knew it crazy by the way lit
hnekel its head agin the tree. n-TroH Timcs.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

81 WONDER said native to a Northern trav-
eller, ON North Carolina railroad, "tlid yon
belong to a critter regiment, was you foot
mani We didn't mind them mnch, hut them
ere critter soldiers were lightning when they
have seen many n one of 'em who could milk a
COW in the mouth of of n eanteen on keen run,
without spilling DROP
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

THE CLINTON GRAPE.-This grape, although
not of the first-rate quality, and entirely rejec-
ted by some on account of its astnte flavor, APP
pears to be an admirable keeper. Cultiyators
who have made the experiment, have not found
it difficult to keep till sprius-when its peculiar
quality is more grateful than at some other pc
RODS of the wear
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

BREAK IT GENTLY To My WIFE.-One of the
disaster, was an exceedingly nervous man, who,
while afoat in the water, imagined how his
friends would acquaint his wife of his fate.
Saved at last he rushed to the telegraph office
and sent this message: "Dear P, lam saved.
Break il gently to INV wife,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

MAKING PoTAToEs-SOlon Robinson says that
farmers would save one-fourth of their price by
separating the large from the small before send
ing them to market; the small potatoes only fill
up the interstiees and lessen the value of the
whole; when separated, the large ones bring
better price, and the small ones left are of con-
siderahle yalue
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

THERE seems a fatality about 'spetr places.
Newstead has twice changed hands since Lord
Byron's death. Rydal Monnt has been spoilt by
careless tenants; Abbotsfori is hawked about
rs "a desirable Antam residence - Gud's Hill
has been sold, and its contents dispersed; and
now Lord carlingford has decided 70 sell Straw
berry Hill, 50 that in spite of Horace Walpole
having ''tasked the ingenuity of conveyancers
to tie up his villa in the strictest settlements,
to prevent its passing out of the waldegrave
family, il will change hands in less than a cen
tuary after his death.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

IT ought to be more generally known that
wheat flour is probably the hest possible article
To throw over a fire caused by splitting and ig-
hitting of Kerosene. IL ought to he known he
cause -four is always within convenient reach,
and often valuable articles Of clothing, blankets
carpets. etc, are destroyed in extinguishing
sueh fires Ashes sand are equally rs good.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

A LITTLE boy recently presented with
toy trumpet TO which he became greatly attach
ed. One night when he was about to he put in
his ''little bed" and was ready TO say his
PRAYERS. he handed the trumpet TO his grand
mother, saying, "Here. grandma, you blow
while pray"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

A MATERIALIsT surgeon of Paris lately showed
to one of his friends one of his instruments, the
handle of which was carved in bone. ''Do You
KNOW" he asked, ''of what this handle is madei"
"Of ivory, l suppose NO." said the doctor.
while tears almost choked his voice, sit is the
thigh hone of my nnor aunt
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

The London Bookseller gives from pamphl,t
published in liza some particulars as TO the rate
at which books were then bought BY the British
ppblic. An edition OF Addison, in four volumes,
took tbirty-three years to sell and Shaffesburys
aCbaracteristiess were in print for thirty years:
Beutiey's edition of Milton remained on hand
for foriy-three years PoPe's edition OF shak-
speare was not exhausted in less than forty
eight. Even the popular move, the "sir Charies
Grsndisons Of Richardson, took twenty years to
sell.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

4 NEW YORK Times man has been horritied to
learn that few persons in British high life eat
with their knives instead of their forks DIR.
johnson, photographer, used to eat with his
fingers. and wipe them afterward on the back of
a Newfoundland dog.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

A PEW years ago an ingenious gentleman man
aged to get drunk, free Of expense, almost daily
in the streets of London, by falling down in n
it with a small placard on his breast, Don't
bleed me, but give me glass Of hot brandy and
Wa
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

MEASURING HAY.-There is no rule that viii
prove at all reliable for measuring fine and
coarse, loose and well packed hay. Some kinds
of hay, after being pressed beneath heavy NOW,
will weigh n ton per 1000 eubic feet In hay
loft, it would require 1000 cubic feet Of the same
kind of hay for a ton
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

BLANC NANCE FOR INvALIDs.-One ounce of
gelatine one quart of milk, and sweeten with
white sugar, put the fire and stir il until the
gelatine is dissolved; then POM into bowl and
stir until it is cold; favor with vanilla; put in
n cold place to stiffen.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

EVERY household should have at least a few
flowers Flowers exert an educating and refin-
ing influence over children. Have q few flowers
for their sakes, if for no other
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

A SERVANT girl wrote from New York TO her
friends in Bangor, Me-, that she works in n house
called flats, and that they go from story to
10 the foundry,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

IDoN'T know what to do with my feet, = said
passenger. endeavorug to queeze into n crowd
ed stage. lyon had better leave them in the
boot said the driver
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

A LADY observing one day, that ''Garrick had
an eye fit to penetrate a deal boarl,- German
musician remarked, 80, yes. me understand
what we call a gimblet eye
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

OSCAR WILDE, the new English poet, speaks
Of s'unkissed kisses The trouble with Oscar is
that his poems are made of unthunk thoughts.
Allan. Cor.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

VERY little girl first seeing her mother use
an opera-glass at a concert, asked TO take il,
saying, 'Please, ma, let me have that thing
that blinds your eyes you see betterr'
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

VIZ once knew boy who said he liked "a
Just about rainy enough to 60 fishing
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

Coin water ought never to be drank in half
an hour after eating. Ii dilutes the gastric
juice and reduces its Temperature, and thus re-
tards digestion and Injuries health.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

A N0RnsTowS man, the father of large fam
ily, calls his -four barrel ''Maud s." 1t goes 50
fast.-Nenristoea Herald.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

NOTHING is ever done beautifully which is
done in riyalship, nor nobly, which is done in
pride.-Jo&A Rzsfia.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

THOSE who would like early salad next spring
would do well to plant bed Of lettuce this fall
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

In you are slandered, never mind it; il win
all come of when it Is dry.-Eisrsy
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-25

FAILURE, be the cause what it may, is ever
uunxrer Of men.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-14
Mothers. Mothers. Mother.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by a sick child suffering
and crying with the excruciating pain
of cutting teeth' If SO, 60 at once and
ret a bottle of Mrs. WINsLow's SooTH-
ING SYRUP. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer immediately-depend upon
it; there is no mistake about it. There
is not a mother on earth who has ever
used it, who will not tell you at once
that it will regulate the bowels and give
rest to the mother, and relief and health
to the child, operating like magic. It
is perfectly safe to use in all cases, and
pleasant to the taste, and is the pre-
scription of one Of the Oldest and best
female physicians and nurses il the
United States. Sold everywhere. %
cents bottle. Lnoly
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-14

Wilson escaped. but sheriff McGuire is
in search Of tie murderer. Deceased
and his slayer came from Kansas here
were thought to be friends, and were
employed on Mr.. H. Meyers. Mason
place. The murder was the result, it j.
said, of some trouble about women.
A big thing in palmettoes, according
to the Concordia Eagle, is given as
follows. s'The father Of the fathers Of
palmetto, we are informed, can be- seen
on Wild Cow Bayou, in this parish.
This gigantic Plaintiffs said, is decided.
" the largest one Of the present day. 1t
was found by the earliest settlers and
issaid to be one hundred and fifty
years old, and our informant sayshe has
every reason to believe that it is, from
this fact, that ever since the country has
been settled, it every year sheds the
theIlower branches and thereby leaving
q ring around the tree, and each year II
continues to add one more to the
number. Its measurements are az
follows, viz Total height IS feet and
10 inches, circumference 4 feet and 81
inches, height Of main body IL feet 4
inches, branch 10 feet from tip of fan to
body of the tree.
Whilea party of men were clearing
ground in DeSotosparish for the Pacific
Railroad. they unearthed five muskets
which had lain there since the battle Of
Mansfield in 1864. One. sf the party was
a Federal soldier who had foughtin that
battle, and he recognized, by q mark
upon one Of the muskets, as having been
used by him in the action.
Alexandria Democrat: The cOlOred
fend, Sam Travis, who killed Mr.Hanna
some time since in cold blood, and who
has been tried and convicted by jury
of his peers, Of murder in the first de-
gree, the penalty for which is death, was
brought before Judge Barbin on Satur.
day morning last and sentenced. The
crowd attracted by this thought nc
doubt that the scene to be enacted would
be affecting, for such an occurrence has
not happened in Rapides in number O.
years. When asked by the Judge if h
had anything to say why the sentence q
death should not be pronounced upol
him, he made rather long narrative O
the facts concerned, in very cool man
nered way, without showing the leas
uneasiness Of mind. Judge Barbin thel
sentenced him to death, which he re
ceived with the utmost disregard.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-14
T. D. SCHLOSS & BRO.
SEEDS THAT SURPRISE.
The Farmers ''BOnanxa.

lnC HFulcES DO11UhbAOs
Make new vegetable from S. a. differing
from anything ever grown here, delicious raw or
cooked. Seed sent by mail 20 cents paper.
chemists to be the richest human food known
Fine fodder plant. also. Seed, IS cents paper.
Cuban Queen Watermelon, Just imported lar
gest variety ever grown in US, firm, luscious
crisp and sugary; best tokeep or ship, % cents
a paper of 20 seeds, papers for II. Very scarce.
Logof.wood Muskmelon, largest known, to 2
feet Longtime quality, early and prolific, IS
cents a paper. Climax Tomato, richest flavor
early, prolific, solid-unequaled in every way,
IS cents paper. White Egyptian Corn ttrom
the Nile), yields immensely in the South where
other corn falls. Unequaled for table or stock,
20 cents a paper, Is cents pound. Teosinte,
one plant feeds COW two days: 10 to IL feet
high, Is cents paper. Cuzco Corn, grains
inch long, Z in. broad. Seed will bring fabu.
lous prices Is cents a paper. All the above
sent for 81, 3 of each for ~. Address q. X.
Gilbert IL Co., Atlanta. Ga.
Reference: Hon. W. L. Calhoun, Mayor OF At
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-14

Mr. John Weimbish, planter, living
1--WE miles above Shreveport, while shoot
ing at birds with pistol from the gal
lery of his residence, situated on Red
River, accidentally shot and killed a
small colored boy on the opposite side OF
the river, who was playing in front OF
his parents cabin.
Hon. William Campbell, of Lafayette
parish, died last week. He served a
term in the State Senate, having been
elected in 1865 to represent, in part, the
district then composed of the parishes. OF
st. Landry, Calcasieu and Lafayette.
He was also an officer of Co. A, Goth
Regiment of Louisiana Infantry of the
Lost Cause, and served efficiently and
calamity to the end of the war.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-14
BRAvELY WON.

lived IN pretuy seui'-ueO''0ne' w."
the neighborhood OF thY pfcVVs Lnsnsn
village of Chaplain. The good old lady
was what most people wouio cohsloer
comfortably OH puV si'e' "no n''. o'''
known aii 'no l IL III g 49,
bestow, regaroe' neioei' 40 V"o - .n0
nnfortnnates VINO iherifeo do NUN piVS
as the wretcheu pa'lper WIZ ciaNiS quo
one Wofh"'''s '0"
Poor Maud Sylvester Is life was rend-
cred a pefect misery to her. Lord
Waistrilps son almost lived at the quite
little villa, and worst of all, Mrs. Sylves-
ter encouraged him.
lard Wa;strjll had told falsehoods suf-
fcient obout his precjous neer.do- well
10 raise Mrs. svlyester,s hopes of So
cial arrrandizement for lierself and her
daughters prospects 10 insure my lords
nersistence in his son'sbehalf.
But his son needed ND urging on. He
was madly in love with Maud. The
more she showed her dislike the more
kaffectiouate he was. In vain she assured
him she could not caro- for him.
No o1-a n,attera worse, her mother
1.oa ii bor denfeanor
-; ~. Will ali her vanity. sell
o,,s,rd;t;i.S Nrs Sylvester
-, ,;.horto hoon a4ect;onate toward
hor do,obter
Mt now n chance Had taken place in
bsr demeanor. She threatened that she
,,o,,1d ,oovo ber ne,n;less when she died,
LEFT her make her ownlivlng as she could,
if she did not consent to the marriage.
II criovad Mapd deenlv To see her
uo+bcr stoo, toa alaebood in her wild
desire TO bring about,this marriage.
No ,r+h,r rbombers and Maud Svl-
,,a,tor ,oa 60 FAIL ant their engagement
soo,o+ from e,,erv one excertinp her
suIondIuo,
of course moor Mana took every oppor-
- - v;a;+ hor fr;Ands in Bavswater
s.o.ro,+lr. a / sbo ioonld and tn her
oo,tdante Lncv she yeveale ed her trou-
49,
..yo, nust come n, often as Won can
81 r,.nho, y -, oodod Mond aand save
ero,, +ho ,,arsI oc,+;nns tho ob;ection-
ah,o arootnrn % whom mamma would
o.;e .so1fu
or AL oo,,, IS oftan ~
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nt 4on ston hrttho ,osi+;rs rudarsss Of
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Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-14

"And this said Chambers, bitterly,
addressing Mrs. Sylvester sis the thing
to whom you would, had it been in your
power have married your noble-hearted
daughter. Alas, alas, alas, madam! your
thirst for social distinction has made a
very fool of you. And now, SIR turn
ing to his prisoner, ''you must come with
me-and you, madam, must accompany
Ius-to your fathers house.
"You have no right to take me any
where,' said Augustus, doggedly.
would you prefer going to the lock-
up |" asked Chambers-"for that is your
only alternative"
So the thief was taken into the pres
ence of his father, and thus saved from
public exposure and penal servitude,
much to his fathers delight.
A year later Arthur Chambers was
united to Maud.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-14


held great many trees this year, wait
ing high tide price; last year too many
trees were cut to keep the timber mar
ket high. The big cuts last year will
thus engender small cut this season;
however the swampers talk of going
pretty largely into wood cutting, moss
gathering, etc. One swamper shipped,
a week ago, SO bales of moss to New Or
leans by the Key West.
Stewart Johnson, colored, says the
Morgan City Review, knocked down
Reubenstein, small store keeper out at
Cypremort, last week, and finished up
by slapping Mrs. Reubenstein in the face.
For this high handed conduct Reuben
stein shot Stewart. johnson in the scalp.
Mr.. T. J. Gordy, arrested Reubensteln,
and the negro having left these parts,
Nh Frank Harris went in pursuit and
succeeded in capturing the belllgerent.
Monroe Telegraph: Aleck Wilson
went to the Filhiol Baptist Church, on
the DeSiard, Sunday night, armed with
a pistol, and called Reuben Leonard out
Reuben, coming out, had gone some ter
feet from the church door, when W ilsor
incurred. is that you, Reuben
! Reuben answered, yes, when Wilson
leveled his pistol at him, as testified to
by an eye-witnes, and shot him in thu
RIGHT side, the ball entering the right
ling, The wounded man, died Wednes.
day evening. An inquest was held b,
DIR. Murphy. Coroner, and verde
/ found in accordance with this statement