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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
Keeping Ice without Ice-Houses.

Ice has passed from the list of luxuries to that
of the necessities of farm life. Whoever lives
where ice is formed, and so near to n body of
water that the hauling will not be too costly,
should have an ice-house. lee keeps best in
large masses, and in building il will he found
that house to hold enough for two years will
cost but little more than one for single years
stock. Occasionally, as last winter, the ice crop
fails, over the greater part of the country. A
mid winter will cause no anxiety to one who
has supply of ice left over. In December,
1S79, p. SOS, plan is given for building an ice
house, in n corner of a roOmy barn; the hints
there given will enable one to convert any spare
ont-building into an ice house. In March, 1879,
we showed how a temporary ice-house could be
made and how ice may be kept without a house.
If one has abundance of ice, but no ice-house,
and has straw in plenty, it may be worth while
to stack up lot, though it can hardly be ex-
pected to last all summer The ice-stack is
pecially useful when the iee-house is not large
enough TO hold 4 full supply, if the ice is freely
used. An ice-stack TO be drawn during the early
part of the summer, will allow the store in the
house to be a long time undisturbed. If the
stack can he made in n shady place, all the bet
ter; select spot where the water will drain o fl
and lay down tier of rails foot or apart,
on these put a layer of brush, and upon the
brush put straw, to the thickness of foot. If
possible, set a strong pole in the centre. Now,
stack up the ice as in an ice-house, taking care
that the mass does not incline to side. The
covering for the sides may be straw, salt hay,
swale hay, even leaves, but the latter will
need to be held in place by boards. A foot in
thickness of protecting material, will do, but
thicker will be better; old boards, with braces
to press them against the straw, ETC., may be
used, if needed; the stack is to be finished by
roof of straw, put on with pins and ropes, as in
finishing OFF hay-stack. On grain FARMS where
straw is abundant, the mass of ice may be COW
cred with great thickness of straw, by build
ing stack of it over the ice. In using from
such stack, the ice should be taken off on all
sides regularly, and care taken to properly re-
place the covering. The larger such a stack the
better-a cube of ice, IL feet on each side
american IqricalfHrist.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
for the farmer.
The Sugar Mamie.

II is n lily that the sugar maple is not more
extensively grown than it is at present. As an
ornamental tree, its outlines are very symmetIi-
cal, when young, while in advanced years it MS
ualy assumes diversity of form, seemingly de-
pendent ON the soil and situation. 1t sometimes
reaches the height of 40 or 80 feet, although il is
generally considerably smaller and il is re-
niarkHble for the brilliancy of its autnmial col
ors. As fire-wood, it ranks next 10 hickory,
and Is the most valuable wood we possess for
charcoal. The curled and bini's-eye varieties
are priced for cabinet work, aui interior finish
ing, while the straight-sraine,l kind is used for
number of household aud artistic purposes, as
well AZ for ship-builling.
Moreover, maple orchard, or sugar bush, as
II is called is a source Of ma small income Oh n
farm. The product is cane sugar is cheaply
and easily manufactured, and is preferable, on
some accounts, TO that from sugar-cane. The
syrup, too, as the best in the market, always
finds q ready sale, brings a higher price than
any other, and some makers dispose Of all their
product in this form. According to the census
OF 1870 the total production of maple sugar in
this country was p, a., 645 pounds. Twenty
eight different States contributed to this guam
THY, of which the following yielded the largest
amounts: Vermont, {, S94, 3j2; New York g. SCI,
go; Ohio, }, 400. LIS; New Hampshire, 500 7OI {;
Pennsylvania, ,545,9 i7; Indiana, 332 1872; vir-
ginis and West Virginia, 755, 6g9; Wisconsin,
81, lt2; Massachusetts, 80, 800; Kentucky 269, :
4l6. The total quantity of maple molasses, or
syrup, was 92l ,057 gallons. OF course the actu-
al production of both syrup and sugar must
have been considerably greater than the amounts
returned by the census, for in all such cases the
sins of omission, both on the part of canyassers
and small makers, are always numerous.
The industry is at present confined chiefly to
the few States mentioned, with small contribu-
tons from the other States east Of the MISSISSIPPI
pi and north of the 40th parallel Of latitude for
west of the Father of Waters sugar maple is sell
dom met with, while in the Southern States it is
m ali he ain ha
sugar maple, which Michaux classed as a dis
tinct species, is now regarded only variety
of the common kind, and is generally considered
the most productive sort.-RHaI Netc Yorker.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
The Translation of King James.

The Common Version, our Bible in daily use,
was the work of translators appointed by King
James OF. England, in 1904. Forty-seven learned
men were entrusted with the work. Seventeen
wrought upon il in Westminster, fifteen in Cam
bridge. They were engaged four years on their
first Revision. Then twelve of their number
took the whole and spent nine months in its i'm
provement. Then the sheets in press were ex-
amned two years, and our Bible appeared we
now have it, in 1911. II speedily came into use
as the standard version. And in forty years
from the time of publication it occupied the field
to the exclusion of other versions.
There was no law or decree of civil or ecclesi-
astical power to give il prestige authority. 1t
made its own way on its merits.
Nor did the King or public treasury pay PEN
ny toward the expense of translating or publish
ing. The history of the great work becomes
more and more interesting, as time passes by.
The very names of the translators have passed
almost into oblivion, but their work lives.-Ner
York Observer.
The London Pail Mall Ga-effc, under the head
ing, 'The Amended Bible" says:
According to statements, unofficial, but ap-
parently authentic, the reyisers of the New Tes-
lament have made alterations which will excite
some CONSERVATION and not n little regret among
all those who are familiar with the authorized
version. In the Lords prayer, the concluding
petition, "Deliver us from evil is changed in-
TO deliver from the evil one" Half dozen
Of the most farDiar texts in the New Testament
will disappear altogether. The question, 'What
shall il profit man il he shall gain the whole
world and lose his own soul p is metamorphosed
into "What doth it profit . man to gain the
whole world and lose his own life p blades" is
substituted for 'hell,r in two well-kpown pas
sages. The inscription on the altar, ''to the I'm
known God, will read, .'to an unknown God. v
Apart from these textual alterations and omis-
sions, the revisers have abolished the divisions
into chapters and verses, and printed the new
versions in paragraphs
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
How to Sow Orchard Grass.

Last spring l had prepared field for early
sowing of spring barley, in order that l might
get the land well set in clover and orchard grass.
After narrowing and cross narrowing, with a
Scotch harrow, the ground was in perfect order.
| started a Buckeye drill, putting in the barley
and clover seed.
followed sowing orchard grass seed, aiming
to cover the width of the drill and to get the
feed into good seed bed. Twas delighted with
the manner my seeding was going on, when sud-
denly the wind sprang up, and could not SOW
the orchard grass seed. In my disappointment,
a happy Thought struck me. Why can't the fer
tilizer SOW orchard grass seed asked. | put
in half gallon of seed, and shut off the feed to
the last notch, and started up the team. Imag-
inc my delight, old farmer, when saw the bar
ley, the clover seed and the orchard grass seed,
each in its own way, coming out evenly rs
machinery can work. To-day, have the best
stand of clover and orchard grass it has ever
been my pleasure to behold.
Human hands cannot SOW clover or orchard
grass seed so well. One of the great troubles
in seeding with orchard and blue grass is now
overcome. If the farmer is sowing a fertilizer,
he can mix with it either of these seeds, if he
wishes to SOW them.
As these two seeds are so light and difficult to
start, think this mixing with n fertilizer will
greatly aid us in getting good stand. 1t is
worth trying.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
TAPPING THE MAPLE TREE.
A Days Outing in a Sugar Bush in the Wild.
Of Steuben.

A very pleasant well as profitable feature of
farming in Steuben County is the annual har-
vesting of the liquid produce of the maple. To
the world in general the process of sugar making
is comparatively unknown. All agree in saying
the present has been n good season for sugar
making, a cold winter being necessary to insure
a profitable spring harvest. Then when the sun
swings high in the heavens, the great beds of
ice move out of the streams, and natures pnlse
begins to beat, the sugar maker armed with a
haf-inch Bit is seen boring the trees, penetrat-
ing very littl. under the bark. A metallic sap
spout, with hook attached TO hang the bright tin
bucket on, is driven under the hole, the trees
tapped in this way wasting no sap, and cleanli-
ness is assured.
The first run is the best, like the head wines
of the European vineyards; the sugar that first
reaches the market bringing large price De-
cause Of its superior quality and flayor-always
providing that the unprincipled grocer does not
remclt il and add two-thirls of inferior brown
sugar, thereby swelling his profits by swinding
his customers and soaring his conscience.
A well regulated sugar camp has leaders made
of tin clean wooden troughs leading to some
central point. The buckets are emptied into the
leaders, and the bush is drained into huge recey-
ing tanks or watts. The process of boiling is an
interesting one. The boiling pans should be
made of superior Russian iron or heavy copper,
with inside crOss partitions. The pans should be
about ten feet long and set in arches of brick,
the cross partition being set three inches apart
and open Mt alternate ends. Thus the sweet wa
ter travels n great distance, and over a moderate
fire. When it drops from the pan il is called
syrup, and weighs eleven pounds To the gallon.
The syrup is carefully strained through heavy
WOODEN cloths When thoroughly cleansed it is
put into kettles, and this is called "syruping
down. Two eggs and one quart Of milk are nee
essary in cleansing sixteen gallons of syrup,
heating slowly over fire and skimming until it
comes TO a boiling point. To this is added n
small piece of fresh butter when one has n supe-
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
SPOKEN BY CHRIST.
Discussion by baptist Misister~, Tendin,
TO show that the savior Taught in Aramai
or Chaidaie.


After the essay and discussion. in the Baptist
Minister'S Conference. Yesterday. ON the Ian
guace in which Christ spoke and tauobt the neo-
pie Of Palestine, in the days of His flesh there il
a strong pr.sumption that il was neither Uehr.v
nor Greek. and there il A strong certainty that
il was AramaIc or Cbaldaic There was NOR.
pertinence than was probably intended in tbe
request of Brother Woods of Patterson IN the
reporter of the religions press that they wonId
not say that Jesus spoke the Irish topcu. He
knew the reporters of the secular press wouId
not fall into that mistake. But Brntb.r Tbomn-
son, of West Hoboken; Prof. Nyerowitz- a Chris
tian rabbi and Prof. Reiner. of STUTTGART shaved
that when Jesus went into the coasts of Tyre
and Sidou. and met a Syro- Pbnnician woman
they held conversation. i'm which each tborongb
ly understood the other IL theretore the Irish
as claimed are of Phpnieian descent. the old
Celtic tongue NAV have been at least n dialect
of that in which the Savior talked and taugbt
Brother Thomson. who read the paner fbat
called out the discussion. is n young man prob
ably the Youngest member OF the Conference
His essay pointed ont first the difficulties that
must exist before the BiblieaI student can r;ght
ly understand MANY phrases and exnressions in
the New Testament. assuming that Christ smoke
either in Hebrew or Greek II then nointed ont
the strong probabilities that exist for believing
that the Aramaic was the language spoken Inv
the common people i'm Palestine in and hefore
the time of Christ and that as "the common
people heard him gladly.r they must have heard
him in their own tongue, Then the essavist se-
lected certain words and phrases used nv .Iesus
to show that they belouged NOT 10 the Hebrey
or Greek. but TO the Aranaic or Svro. Cbaldaic
Such for instance as s.'roitha cun,i ssFnbnha
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
THE CARE OF HOUSE PLANTS.

A lady writes an exchange: Nothing renders
a home so cheerful during the gloomy days of
winter as thrifty plants They brighten the
most dingy apartment, make up for lack of fur
hopefulness. One could write much of the util-
ity well as beauty of these gifts of good
Providence, but my present purpose is to jot
down briefly some record of my experience in
rendering them objects of satisfaction instead of
disappointment and anxiety. Being very suc-
cessful in this line, perhaps may be able to
assist some novice in the delightful art of tori-
culture. i have found by long practice and OBJ
servation that plants potted rather early do bet
ter than if left until il is just time TO take them
in the house. / begin to transplant during the
last ten days of August. They usually drop
their leaves and rest for two OF three weeks,
then begin to put forth new foliage, and are
growing nicely by the time YOU take them in
doors, which should be done week or more be-
fore your fires are lighted, as the change from
the outdoor cold air to the heated house air
would be too sudden.
For mold for potting, take two-thrds good
garden earth, one-third rotten stable manure,
and little sand; sft all together through a coal
sieve, then scald with boiling water. Have your
pots very clean, place in the bottom of each
few stones and piece of charcoal, and use pots
only little larger than the roots of the plants.
Hold the root of each in your hand and immense
it for a moment in warm water when you are
putting il in the pot and press the earth well
about the stalk. Use judgment about watering
them. They require to be kept moist or damp,
but not so that the soil is muddy by any means.
Slips are easily drowned and quite as easily die
for lack of water. You will, with little expo
rience, find the happy medium. Always give
water Just before the sun reaches them, and be
sure to use warm water. On bitter cold days
give no water unless there is danger Of their
dropping for want of it, Baskets require a great
deal of water, and generally give it them twice
a day. Boxes of plants always sprinkle-never
pour water on them. Do not open windows di-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

PRUNING.-YOung vines just from the nursery
should be cut down to two eyes, and only the
stronger one of these saved after they start in
the spring. At the end of the first year. cut this
shoot back to the three eyes. At the end of the
third year train your two or three strong shoots
over lattice or stake, and cut out the alternate
eyes. After the fruit has set, pinch the shoots
ahead of it, and cut the lateral shoots. Every
few years, a new shoot should be started near
the ground, and the old vine entirely cut away.
Grape pruning should be done Immediately, as
vines bleed if cut after frost is out of the ground
Apple and pear trees may be pruned at any time,
from February to May.
A gentleman says he has always noticed in
his vicinity, that stubs cut in cold weather did
not heal over; cut in May, they are sure to heal.
He would not trim apple trees earlier than May.
Another gentleman says that when branches
are cut in the early spring, the sap runs down,
making the bark black, and eventually bringing
on rot. The trees in his neighborhoOd, Spring
field Mass, had, many of them, been killed in
this way. He would not prune until the leaves
had started,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
Our Strap 9ook.
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
The Best Time for Cutting Crafts.

In several publications, We notice that the
cutting of gratis, in the fall 'Or before the sharp
cold of winter Injuries their vitality is highly
recommended. Directions are thus given, how
they are 10 be preserved through the winter
'They may be packed away, in boxes of fine,
damp moss, damp sawdust, or buried in the
earth or sand" There is great deal more add
ed, which we do not think worth while to quote.
This mode may be very good one, but we have
never tried it, and just now do not seem in the
mood to do 50. We have done most of our own
grating, and have been successful. We never
cut our gratis before February, and if the ground
is not r0zen stick them in at the foot of the tree
and then the variety is known without labelling.
If the ground is frozen, they are tied up, the
bunch labeled, and buried in the ground, under
a shed or in a rather dry place. We have set
seventy of these gratis (pears) at one time, and
ereTy one Of them gretr. Once ON time, we em-
ployed professed CRATER, who brought his own
scions, CHERRIES and set thirtytwo for us, erery
one of rhich died. The following spring we
thought to try our hand at it, and set sixteen
(cherries) on the same tree, which had been fif-
teen years planted, the gratis cut as usual, in
February, and eleven of them grew. This, we
thought, was doing pretty well, with cherries.
If the gratis are all carefully preserved, and
properly set, it makes no difference whether cut
in fall or spring. Cherry CRAFTS, however, should
be always cut before the buds show any signs of
swelling.-GermdRfotrR Telegraph.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
A MOTHERS LOVE.

Like zephyrs In the even Of Summers closing day;
Like showers upon the desert cheer the traye1s
Like dew upon the flowers to bid them wake mort
Like the singing Of the they beat the rocky shsre
Like dawnng in the morn. to watchers wan and sd.
Like twilight in the eve, To make the weary glad;
Like Spring, that in glory, Winter fades away;
Like the beauty Of the Summer when nature all il gay;
Like hope unto the soul, when sinking in despair
Like consolation sweet Ia Blossoms full of care:
Like angels gentle whispers, that call the soul away:
Like holy thoughts Of Heaven the Christians soul TO stay
So Is a mothers love: il comes into heart,
When Joyous scenes around my vision cling;
IL gently steals upon thoughts wbenee the bitter dart
or sorrow wounds the soul with its envenomed sting
mothers love- oh, who can tell its pOweri
hat poets tongue speak the alne- of III worth
None but those blessed with t-they know that every hour
Her loving spirit thethe strongest tie to earth
on has this eheered when strang home
With kind hand wipe brow raise fever head
Its voice will bless my home, matter where roam,
Till all Is hushes in sleep till human hopes have fed
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
BE GUIDE TO YERE MrrHER.
BY J. G. SMITH.

Be gude to yere mither-ye were 4 hairn,
An stood at her knee yere bit lesson 10 lairn;
The lessons she lernd were lessons o. art
But o nature and truth prentit de~P in the heart.
WI the sangs o lang syne she wad hush We to rest
As she faldit We close To her love lowing breast
An prayer wad breath tn the Ruler o a,
That He'd care for her when she gaed ava.
Be guide TO yere mither-her Autumn is near,
An the flowers o her Simmer faded an sere;
When tie shades o the gioamn sklentn the NIGHT
The starnies she kindled should gle her their LIGHT.
An guide her steps. when her blithsome days game,
She wades thru the snaws o this cauld wah aane;
When the dark CLUBS o. eild are beginnin to "a
o. fringe th~m wi LIGHT, aye, till she gangs ava.
Be guide To yere mither-an' let na' the woun
u poverty bear her gray head TO the grun';
Ave shield her frae skaith an beid her frae canld
An keep her a snug when she's dOzennt an auld-
Yere hame may be nocht but a clay blight dwallin'.
Yet gle her the coolest nenk in we're hallin'
An Heaven viii send We the best thing o a,
A mthsr's Last blessin, when she gangs ava.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
How the Calf Got Through the Anger Hole

A gentleman of Virginia, who is now mem-
Der Of Congress from that State, if we mistake
not told enecdOts in n stump speech last
spring, while commenting upon the egregiOus
blunder which the President had made in letting
Santa Anna pass our blockade, which we beg
leave to repeat a preface to the following lit
tie bit of correspondence eysceTatcd by a late
resolution of the House of Representatives:
The proprietor of tan yard adjacent to a GER
tain town in Virginia, concluded to build stand
sort of store on Of the main streets, for
the purpose of vending his leather buying raw
hides and the like. After completing his build
ing, he began to consider what sort of sign 1t
would he best to put up for the purpose of at
tracing attention To his new establishment; and
for days and weeks he was sOrely troubled on
this subject. Several devices were adopted and
on further consideration, rejected. At last hap
py idea struck him. He bored anger hole
through the dOOr-pOst and stuck calf's tail into
it, with the bushy end Haunting out. After a
while he noticed a grave looking parsonage
standing near the door, with his spectacles on,
gazing intently on the sign. And there he con-
tinued to stand, gazing and gazing until the Gu
riosity of the tanner was greatly excited in turn.
He stepped out and addressed the individual:
"GOod morning." said he.
Morning" said the other, without moving his
eyes from the sign
'You want to buy leather'" said the store
ke sSa,n
'No."
Are yon a farIner2"
ssNo.5
care you merchant"
ffNo.n
care you n lawyer"
HNo.n
care you a dOctOrir
asNo,"
''What the deuce are you, then'"
"Tm n philosopher. / have been standing
here for an hour trying to see if l could ascer-
tain how that calf got through that anger hole,
.ArgRs, 1S46.