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

The army worm, in the Northern States, is the
larya Of n night-hying MOTH heliophild HRiPHnctd-
a. 1t grows nearly two inches in length, and
its appearance varies with successful moultings,
but when full grown is dark gray, marked with
three yellow stripes above, and n broader one OF
the same color along each side. The moth is
light chocolate brown, bearing white dot in the
centre of each fore-wing. The egg of the moth
is white and almost spherical. The moth depos-
its her eggs in the folds of grass or grain, and
lays them singly in rows which sometimes
contain as many as fifteen or twenty. The du-
ration of the egg state is from eight to ten days
The larya or worm state lasts from fifteen to
thirty days. Professors Thomas and French
state that there are normally two broOds anuu-
ally In Northern Illinois, and probably three lin
the more southern portion of the state. The ar
l742. Its natural habit is Sin the wild grass Of
wet spots, in swamps, and on the border of
marshes" Its appearance in great numbers in
cultivated fields is particularly noticeable in
wet season following dry one. Its food plants
are the grasses and grains, and when on the
march the worm attacks preferably the cereals
timothy, blue grass, and corn. When migrating
from an eaten field TO n new one, the worms
have a habit of going together, and nearly al
ways in the same direction, hence their name
"army worm.r The best method Of checking
their rayages is to surround the field in which
they have appeared by n double furrow or a
ditch, and crushing those that fall in. Fields of
corn which may be in the vicinity of the infected
district should be surrounded by bitches, other
wise they will, in all probability, be ravaged by
these destructive pests.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04
How to Cool the Air in a Sick Room.

Among the many devices mentioned for rednv-
ing the temperature of room, do not notice
the one that is not only the most simple but the
most efficacious as well. 1t may be-and for
Ought know it is-original with me, from 4
practieed point of view it would seem TO be the
first that ought to suggest itself.
II consists in having number, say four, large
cakes of ice placed in different parts of the room,
preferably in each corner. l would place each
cake on a stout netting suspended ON frame.
BY this means would give a clear drainage to
the water, avoid noise and jar in placing the
cake in position, and permit nearly all the
surface of the ice to be acted on by the air of the
room.
To the bottom of each net ] would atthch
pieces of bunting reaching entirely across the net
and down to 4 receptacle on the floor. These
pieces would conduct the ice water, and so COM
pletely expose il the action of the air as to alb
stract a very large portion of the heat. would
have the nets suspended as high as consistent
with convenience in placing the ice, because the
cold air would descend.
BY the above very simple continuance as much
calOric can he substracted from the atmosphere
as is requisite to raise the temperature OF the
water from the freezing point to nearly or, quite
that of the room. Yours truly,
C. II. DAvIDs, NJ. f.
sic Hancock street, BEooklyn, July l, 1881.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04
Meteors and Comets.

In the year 1866, there occurred on November
ID, very remarkable shower of meteors,
shooting stars, and these exceptional displays
were found to have REQUIRED at intervals of :sit
years. Ii was shown by somewhat abstract cal
culatiOns, into which can not here enter, that
if a meteor swarm revolved round the sun in an
oval path, in exactly -! years. the disturbing
effect of the planet would be exactly such
had been observed. Hence, it appeared that
these meteors must perform their revolutions in
354 years, and it was then inferred that they
must be moving in the same path as q comet oh
served in the year lS66, fow months before the
display of shooting stars Further evidence
was supplied by the fact that the path of the
well known August aleteOrs was the same as
that of the great ce{net of lS62, and that show
er of meteors ssaually observed in April, fol-
lowed the traek of the great comet of 1851,
through tho tail of which the earth is believed
to have yssssed. But it was in 1S72 that the
mQss Interesting facts in connection with the
,elation between comets and meteors were
brought to light. Toward the end Of 1872, as
tronomers were eagerly expecting Biela's period
zeal comet, which had excited their attention in
1876, by its splitting mp into two distinct bodies;
but it was sought in vain. In its place, howev-
er, appeared, ut the end of November, a striking
display of meteors, and subsequently, on the I'd
and ID of December, q comet was observed in
the track which the meteor stream might be
supposed to have taken. IL has been inferred,
with some show of reason, that the earth aetu-
ally passed through one of the heads of Biels's
comet, on November "a, 1872, and that the only
effect was a shower of shooting stars. At lit
tie distance, the meteor swarm would seem to
have presented the ordinary appearance Of a
comet. The chain of circumstantiai evidence
which connects comets and meteors Is still fur
Their strengthened by the examination of their
spectra- BY the help of the spectroseope, it is
fonnd that the light Of comets is derived, to q
great extent, from glowing yapor of carbon, in
some form or other, and it has also been shown
that meteoric stones which have fallen on the
| off hon tad in, a Va
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04
Treading Water.

The Indians on the Missouri River, when they
have occasion to traverse that impetuous stream,
invariably tread water just rs the dog tresds it:
The natives of Joanna, an island on the coast OF
Madagascar, young persons of both sexes walk
the water, carrying fruit and vegetables to
ships becalmed, or it may be, lying TO in the
ofing, miles away. Some Croomen, whose canoe
upset before my eyes, in the seaway on the
coast of Africa, walked the water, TO the safe
keeping of their lives, with the utmost facility;
and witnessed negro children, on other occa-
sions, doing 50 as a very tender age. At Mad
ras, watching their opportunity, messengers,
with letters secured in an oil-skin cap, plunged
into the boiling surf, and made their way, tread
ing the water, to the vessels outside, through q
sea in which an ordinary European boat will
not live. At the Cape of Good Hope, men used
to proceed to the vessels in the cffing through
the mountain pillows, TRADING The water ~ they
went, with the utmost security; and yet here
on our own shores, and amid smooth waters,
men, women and children perish like flies annu-
ally, when q little properly directed effort
treading the water, rs have said-would haply
suffice to rescne them every one.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04
Dangers of Ice Water.

An exchange styles ice water our national bev-
crge; and if what it and other journals say of it
and what they say seems reasonable-it is n
very harmful beverage when taken in consider
able quantities. The normal temperature of the
blood is from 95c to 1922 Fahrenheit. The heat
of summer raises ii still higher. 1t stands to
reason that the pouring into the stomach 6 find
7Oo colder must be detrimental. 1t is stated
that the drinking of considerable quantities of
icc-water with the food is especially hurtful.
The stomach is then commencing its digestive
action, which is necessarily attended with n
high degree of heat. Consequently larger share
of the blood is called to that part of the system
than usual. The taking of iee-water copionsly
while eating arrests the whole process by reduc-
ing the temperature of the stomach, and pro-
duees in the end the most serious consequences.
The reduced temperature Of the stomach arrests
digestion and allows it to proceed only after an
interval of recuperation, and then with dmin-
ished force. From this springs disease which,
under the name of ice-watcr dyspepsia, is be-
coming alarmingly common: All Of the func-
tions Of the body nearly related to the assimila-
ton of food are deranged, and the body falls a
prey to those diseases wlicl, are usually attribu-
ted to the heated term. Moreover, the blood
suddenly driven from the stomach, is distributed
among the parts of the body which have already
their proper share, causing dizziness, congestion
of the brain, and train Of other ills.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04
The Feeding Value of Corn Fodder.

There has ALWAYS been n great difrerenre of
oninion as 10 the FEEDING yaIne of corn fodder az
tcr the corn has heen taken from IL while one
will declare that II ia almost worthless that his
cattIe will eat onI,, the leaves onotb.T will as
ssrt tbat Il IL wortb as mncb ,er Ton as tha no.,
Of EngI;si bav and that his rattie will cat M,
10Th tbo s,aiIs, anJ The ieayeS S,ona a yer,,
large numLcr Of ernsrimepts that have hec1
mac NV tbose who undrrStanJ how IN feed them
40 os IN maLe ,bem eat II 90 far as We know.
ever one has found that corn fodder very mnch
;,nnrovas the mill and where careful exner;-
,napts heva hean made !, has baen found tbat II
is worth as much where one or two feeds have
heen given dav. ms the same weiybt Of ,ood
FngI;sb Inv and that cows kecn in 1nite n yood
cordition giv;ng richer mill and making hitter
~ q better coInS and aavor Last winter In
more Thoroughly tsst the yalue and TO aseer.
tsi,; ~ nx;ent corn fodder coniJ he fed ont
tro covrs wore Fed antiraIy on corn fodder anil a
daily rattan of two nnarts ,f Indian meal each.
nor n single n,nnd ~ bav Of anv Kind was given
the entire winter. the fodder was emf and most
A. Ar .;,,,, .ot ,.ith bot ,,otar l,,t ,t alvr,vs
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04
sPooPENDYKE AND HIS WIFE GO
FISHING,

WISHING.
ssSay my DEAR said Mr. Spoopcndyke, with o
social sort Of grin, show would you like to go
fishingr
'swouldn't that be perfectly lovely ~ squealed
Mrs. SDoopendyke. " never was fishing in my
life, and always wanted to try il. Where can
We gor
lyn- Last summer / saw boys catch a good
many fish of the dock at the foot Of State street
We might go there"
'Jusf the place" conceded Mrs. spoopeudyke.
perhaps we can catch some sarlines. I'll bet
q spool of thread get the first shad," and in her
glee, Mrs. Spoopendyke waltzed across the room
and back again.
Mr.. Spoopendyke smiled pleasantly upon his
wife, and started out into the yard to get some
worms, while Mrs. Spoopendyke rugged herself
up for the pending excursion.
"Got any fish-sticksfs she asked, as Mr..
Spoopendyke returned, rather warm, from his
exercise.
ave got some iishing-rods, if that's what you
mcan." replied Mr.. spoopendyke, "but could
only find four worms"
Cant We break 'em in twoi" inquired Mrs.
Spoopendyke, anxiousy.
"Couldn't if we had buzz-saw,r grunted Mr..
Spoopendyke. "Come along, if you're coming"
and, thoroughly equipped for the expedition,
Mr.. and Mrs. Spoopendyke set out for the State
street pier.
SHOW long before they bi,ef. asked Mrs.
ter, and examining the point of worm her hus-
band had impaled thereon.
They'll probably bite at that as soon as they
can borrow step-ladder,S retorted Mr.. Spoop-
endyke, eying the dangling hook. 'If you cal
culate to get any fish, you'd better let that
thing down in the water"
"0h,- said Mrs. Spoopendyke, dropping the
hook. $40 you think l could catch goldfish r
she inquired, after pause.
"Hi! hold on! There, lost him. CALCULATED
Mr. VI ia boa IN tn n he
flights.
$50 did I!- chimed in Mrs. Spoopendyke, as
she fell over backward, and shot her sinker into
Mr.. Spoopendyke's ear; 81 declare, We both lost
him.
sswhat ye doingir demanded Mr. Spoopen-
dyke. ''what did We losef When I'm pulling
in fish, You just sit still, will YET Think my
heads fish pond Drop it, i tell yei drop it
in the water. Therei Now sit still and fish.
Another time I'm pulling in Spanish maekerel,
S fsh~ 's' 'n'ns' A'0ne' lou na'' n'e i0'' 'H''
''You ought to have caught bim," said Mrs.
Spoopendyke, soothingly; ''you fished splendid
~ for him."
81 understand the business" rejoined Mr..
Spoopeddyke, somewhat Modified. "You see, he
didn't even get the bait, big as he was.r
I'm glad of that, because we've only got
three WORMS left. How I'd like to catch an oys-
ter. Do you know L"
Hist! Sh-h-h! Quiet, now! I've got him!
See me play him. Now, I'll fetch him. and
Mr.. SPoopendyke reeled in until he had landed
an old boot.
az didn't know that fish had burrs on, like
chestnut" said Mrs. Spoopendyke, quivering
with excitement. "Crack him, and let's see
what he is.n
"Crack your grandmother snorted Mr.. Spoop-
endykc, shieing the boot up the pier. ale
wasn't good To eat, anyway. I'll get some
thing
whats the matter with my stickf Let go,
you nasty thing, Here's another Onei Quick
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04
Telephoning Heaven.

A mother living not far from the post-office in
this CITY, tired with watching over sick baby,
came down stairs for a moment, the other day
to rest for few seconds. She heard the voice
of her little four yearod girl in the hall by her
self and, curious to know to whom she was
talking, stopped q minute at the halfopened
door She saw that the little thing had pulled
n chair up in front of the telephone, and stood
upon it with the ear-piece pressed against the
side of her head. The earnestness of the child
showed that she was in no playful mood, and
this was the conversation her mother heard,
while tears stood thick in her eyes the little one
carrying on both sides. as IL she were repeating
the answers. "Hello" s'well, who's there n
ais God therels .'Yes." ais Jesus there ~
.'Yes.r 'Tell Jesus l want to speak to him.
'swellf 'Is that you, Jesusi" Eyes; what is
itf. '0ur baby is sick, and we want you to let
it get well. Won't your No answer, and
statement and question again repeated, finally
answered by a dyes" The little one put the
ear-piece back on its hook, clambered down
from her chair, and with n radiant face went for
her mother, who caught her in her arms. The
baby, whose life had been despaired of, began
to mend, that day, and got well.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04
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Sun Spots.

Prof Wilson, of Glasgow, made, in liza, an
obsery alton which greatly startled the scientific
world. He found the sun spots behaved exactly
if they were caverns with Soping sides dug
into the body of the sun. Th. bottom of. these
eayerns is generally black, y.slls the slsping
sides are less The black portion is, there
fore, called the Hmbs;. while the less black
sloping sides are called the peRambra Of the spot.
II is easy 20 explain the nature of Wilson's rea-
soning. The sua.'it is well known, revolves on
its axis about 6hee in in twenty-six days, from
east to west, 50 that a spot will take about thir
teen days to travel across the visible disk or
hemisphere. 1t will come at the left hand
border or limb, and disappear at the right, pro-
vided it remains so long. Now. Wilson noticed
that when spot is near a limb, the peuumbra
on the side nearest the SUMS visual centre is
hidden from our view, on the same principle by
which, when looking into silver jug, for in
stance, from one side Of it, that interior which
is nearest the eye is hidden from view In fine,
he concluded, with perfect justice that spots
were pits OF hollows, with slOping sides, and we
are justified in adding that they are cloud pits,
and not cayerns of solid matter. These conclu-
sions of Wilson have been abundantly confirmed
by the Kew observers, Mr.. De La Rue aud his
colleagues, and also by the spectroscopists who
have devoted themselves to the sun. II has
Furthermore been shown by these observers why
the bottom and sides, but more especially the
bottoms of such caverns should be blseker than
the suns ordinary surface. They are blacker
because they colder, and they are colder be-
cause they represent down-rush of matter from
the high and comparatively cold regions of the
solar atmosphere-of some kind of celestial hail,
we may perhaps imagine. So magnificent is the
scale of operations that fifty or sixty Of our
earths might be dropped into the cloud-cavern
formed by the down-rush-at least in the case
of large spots. But a down-rush implies an up
rush, and we may add that down-rush of mat
ter comparatively cold implies an up-rush Of
matter comparatively hot We have abundant
evidence of the existence of such up-rushes in
the sun. Astronomers have been long familiar
with the existence Of two solar phenomena
which occur together-spots and faeaiG. Just
as a spot represents something which is blacker,
and therefore colder, than the ordinary solar
surface, so n facula (torch) represents something
which is brighter, and therefore hotter than the
surrounding regions. As have said, facula
and sun spots accompany each other, and We
have evidence from various quarters, that the
former are not merely high up in the solar at
mosphere, but that they frequently represent
matter in the very act of ascending, Just as \
sun spot frequently represents matter in the
very act of falling down.-Prcf. Baifo~ Sferart,
In Ndfare.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04
Whipping an Editor.

Editors, like other slrewd men, must live with
their eyes open. good story is told Of one
who started paper in Western town. The
town was infested by gamblers, whose presence
was a source of annoyance to the citizens, who
told the editor if he did not come out against
them they would not patronize his paper. He
replied that he would give them ''sInasher
next day. Sure enough his next issue contained
the promised ''smasher," and on the following
morning the redoubtable editor, with scissors in
hand, was seated in his sanctum, when in walk
ed large man with club in his hand, and de-
manded TO know if the editor was in.
'.No, SIR" was the reply; she has just stepped
out. Take n seat and read the Paper-he will
return in minute"
Down sat the indignant man of cards, crossed
his legs with his club between them, and COM
menced reading paper. In the meantime the
editor quietly vamosed down stairs, and at the
landing he met another excited man, with n
cudgel in his hand, who asked if the editor was
in.
eyes, sir, was the prompt reply, lyon will
find him seated up stairs reading newspaper"
The latter on entering the room, with n fear
ful oath, commenced violent assault upon the
former, which was resisted with equal ferocity.
The fight was continued till they had both roll
ed to the foot of the stairs, and had pounded
each other to their hearts content.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

A Few EXCEPTIONs.-'Why," thnudered an
mpassioned orator ct a temperance mass meet
ing Sin only one year, in twelve short months,
the people of the United States drank DC SG6, SIS
How much of that hideous aggregate did you
drink n he shrieked, glarng around at the re-
spectacle vice president on the platform. And
in the impressive pause that followed, the cor
responding secretary arose and said that with
the exception of the tonic drops she was COM
PEELED to take before breakfast, and the anti
malarisl bitters that DIR. Bous prescribed for
her, and little pale ale at night which she
couldn't close her eyes in sleep without it, and
maybe an occasional drop of brandy for the neu-
ralgia, she had not tasted drop of spiritual or
fermentuous liquids since she joined the society.
And great hush fell upon the meeting, like the
voice of n man who had just been asked for ten
-BuriingtOR Harkeye.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

By GEORGE LANSING TAILOR D.. d.
Clear the track to Washington"
Flashed the order from New York
Commerce travel all mnst wait;
Business pleasure play or work.
Clear the track 10 Washington
Fire the steam to lightning power,
Engineer. your orders are:
Fiffy mica an hour"
Bring out Long legged Tom wAo.e wheels
Stride eight yards AZ every round,
Let them burn along the steelsi
Make that splendid sagine bound
like a fexy sfAgOns tight,
Let The train the road dsvour!
Engineer. your orders are:
Fiffy miles an hour!
''wbyr "a mad assassin's hand
Shot our President, this morn
Garfelds wife TO Garfield hies.
Like an angel. vhirlwind bornet
Engineer. be bold and true,
Test your arts consummate power!
Put this little woman through,
Fifty miles an hour"
Fifty million patriot hearts
Weep. and rage, and curse, and pray;
Save q, God. our Presidenti
Shield his wife, and speed her way
Engineer, not this for you;
Yours 30 stand a brazen tower.
And put this one weak woman through.
Fifty miles an hour!
Ten hours time to Washington.
You must cut IL down to six.
For our Garfield hero soul
Trembles on the shores Of Styxi
Grim Charms bark grates on LIES strand;
But Love shall snatch his lifted oar;
For Love can bear the farful strain
of Nifty miles an bour!"
Strong men bare-browed cheer the train,
Like q thnnderbolt hurled past,
Women's tears fall thick rain
Shook from rose-trees by the blast.
o. Welded Lovel ne'er angel few
Frsm Heaven to earth with richer doweri
Angels. waft this true wife through
Fifty miles an hour,
Philadelphia halls the car
Like meteor on its road:
Baltimore. thrilled at its jar
Waves it On. with prayer To God.
venus's chariot drawn by doves
Fiuttering from Loves myrtle bower,
Changed To steed Of steel and flame,
At hfty miles an hour!
Aye, 'twere need! The Nations choice
Needing lies, Mt point tn die
Aye. twere need The Nations voice
Bursts to Gosl in MYRIAD cry:
Save q, God, our President"
Dash aside this fearful shower;
Love is life, and Love comes flying,
Fifty miles an hour
The true wife oonesi Love fights with Deafhi
The Nations prayer Is heard!
Zen Shylock Wall Streets bulls" and sbears''
With human throb are stirred;
And n million. gold. not too much
To make that brave wifes DOVER
Who rode six hours To save her lord
At fifty miles an hour
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-04

''Sayc the babies,r advises n contemporary.
Yes, save 'em. No matter if they do squawk all
night and murder sleep, don't throw 'em ont of
a three story window. Save 'em; they will
grow up and develop into baseball players,
horse jockeys, politicians, womens rights speak
ers, wives, mothers, husbands, and fathers. The
world could hardly get along without such in
situations; 80 the babies had better be saved
NOrTistOUR Herald.
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THE EVERLASTING LAMP.-In one of the GEM
eteries near Paris small lamp, some eight years
ago, was kept burning under an urn over grave,
and an inscription on the gravcstone ran thus,
when translated into English: "Here lies Pierre
Victor Fournier, inventor of the Everlasting
Lamp, which consumed only one centime's worth
of oil in one hour. He was good father son,
and husband. His ineonsolable widow continues
his business in the Rue aux Tros. Goods sent
TO all parts of the city. DO not mistake the OPP
posite shop for ths.n-ChambeTs' journal.
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THE Cornell University Era says that n Pro
door so as not to be disturbed, putting the key
in his pocket. He forgot this, however before
he was ready to 20 out, and supposed some
student had maliciOusly imprisoned him. He
waited awhile, and then kicked, pounded and
shouted, but nobody heard him, After four
hours he was released by the janitor, and the
Era says: "When the Professor sat down to his
newspaper after supper that evening, and hap
pening to put his hand into his pocket, found
the key to that closet, he Immediately went into
the back yard and ran wheelbarrow hack and
forth over HIMSELF