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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16
TOUCHING SOME sHADE-TREEs.

Naples are rapid growers, pretty, and make n
fair shade.
The tulip is moderate grower of stately as
pect, and its leaves are said toyicd honey TO the
bees
The poplars-balsam and some otherS-grow
rapidly, do not spread much. and frequently
broken in storms.
The silver poplar and silver maple are beanti-
ful; when high in air gentle breeze displays
the lower side of the leaves. The former
quires great care Ia keep il within bounds.
The horse chestnut is of slow increase, but of
beautiful early foliage: il soon dryelopes
large terminal bud, and waits till next spring.
The common chestnut is So well known to all
especially to boys, that its majestic beauty
when mature, is overlooked. 1t is one of our
largest trees and some fine specimens of ancient
times, often mentioned by historians. are still
mute witnesses of ancient deeds.
The catal pa is a struggling tree of small size
late in lcaiing, of little shade, bnt with fine
flowers, each of which is Il marvel of beauty.
The paulownia, very similar in appearance TO
to the catalpa, bears pTOIIsely in June long
flowers Qke the digitals) of great sweetness.
The linden grows slowly, is very compact and
gives dense shade. The flowers are incunSpicu-
Gus, hut Of delicate. powerful fragrance.
The weeping willow, with its long, dropping
delicate shoots is one of the first trees 81 start
in the spring, and furnishes more shade from
the trunk than from the foliage.
The American elm is beautiful tree, but re-
quires much room TO show its true character
II is better for the road than for the shade on
q lawn, although there fine old tree i most
charming feature.
The black walnut, of slow growth when
young, attains beauty and sometimes immense
size and grandeur with age.
The ash is seldom used a shade tree, and is
probably less known than any of the above. Ii
has no very striking points.
The feathery, tender growth Of the larch in
the spring and its beautiful cones later. are
greatly admired.
Many of the evergreen conifcra are of artistic
valnr, and priced most in the winter when
their companions have cast off their summer
garb.
The alanthus (tree of Heaven) from China,
a graceful, rapid grower, well known in our
cities, exhales a sickening odor when in flower
The white birch is scarcely tree of shade.
Its snowy bark, its dark green foliage, ami its
long dropping, graceful sprays, combined, make
il one of the most beautiful objects Of the lawn.
The foliage of the purple and copper bceches
is much admired, being distinct from the COM
mon color of trees. The tender shoots, taken off
in spring, Just when the leaves expanded
and roned TO preserve the shape, are fine wall
ornaments.
There are many specimens of oaks in cultiva-
ton, some very beautiful: generally. however
they may he considered as of slow growth and
inferior for shade.
Many dropping trees (Of the grated varietiesl
arr highly ornamental, but of little other value.
Fruit trees, as apples and cherries, have gen.
orally ragged appearance, and though very
good in themselves. shonll have no place
on an otherwise well-kept lawn.-Noorr's RErdl
Life
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16
Nineteen Reasons.

great many people can not understand why
the female portion of the community prefer So
Der men. The matter is simple enough:
|. Wives like sober husbands. because they
can reason with sober man.
>. The sober man is more companionable.
3. Sober men have pride, and pride is a wo-
mans main hold.
1. Sobriety means a comfortable home.
>. Good clothes for mother and children.
6. \ house of your own.
:. Evenings NJ home. instead of n bar-roOm.
z. Better health, and the enjoyment of life.
9. An elevated view of life, and a sense of your
responsibility.
TO- Iou are n credit to your wife and children.
IL. People who once despised you will now
bless yOu.
II Yonr words will be gagged as you resist
the tempter.
H. Young men will pattern after yoa.
II. You will he an ornament to society and
the whole town in which you live.
Is. The whole community will take pride in
you, and wish they had more like you.
10. Your family and friends will appreciate
you.
L. Your enemies will admire your path OF
sobriety.
IL Scoifers will be disarmed by yonr works.
10 Your many qualities will grow with your
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16

CURE FOR SMALI-PON.-A contributor to the
LirTpool Mercury furnishes the following cure
for this dreaded disease which now prevails TO
an alarming extent all over the country:
81 am willing to risk my reputation as public
man, if the worst case of smallpox cannot be
cured in three days simply by cream of tartar.
This is the sure and never failing remedy. -OnE
ounce of cream Of tartar dissolved in pint of
boiling water. Drink when cold at short inter
walls. Ii can be taken at any time, and as q sure
preventive as well curative. II is known
10 have cured thousands of eases without failure.
Ii never leaves n mark. never causes blindness,
and always prevents tedious lingering
Another authority recommends the following
as a sure cure for either scarlet fever or small
pox: Sulphate of zinc, one grain; fox-glove,
one grain; one-half teaspoonful sugar; mix with
two teaspoonfnls water. When thoroughly mixed
add four ounces of water. Take a teaspoonful
every hour. For n child smaller doses, according
to age. Either disease will disappear in twelve
hours.
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16
The Cause of the Hog Cholera-Do We Con-
sumo 1t?

We have been greatly interested in the report
of the commissioners appointed to investigate
hog cholera, sent us by Commissioner lie Due.
There were three veterinarian experts. DIR. Law,
DIR. Detmcrs and DIR. Salmon. Their close mic
roscopie Investigations point to 4 new order of
bacteria or bGcillHs, as the probable cause of hog
cholera. DR.. Detmers calls them bacillus sails.
These specialists aud experts were enabled to
find in all parts Of diseased swine these bdcilIi,
and when these were introduced into healthy
animals. in the blood in the lungs and
stomach hog cholera was produced in swine,
rabbits and rats so that when there was no ex-
posture to eontasion hog cholera could be pro-
duccd. which is one of the Phenomena of this
fatal obscure and threatening disease. They
recommend stamping ont as the remedy. There
is scarcely any recovery that is perfect. Those
that do recover make very poor rrturns for the
food consumed. The disorder remains be-
hind, ard more OF less iDtcrferes with the growth
and fattening of the animal. Hence. il makes
very little difference to the owner whether the
animal RECEIVERS or not, in a pecuniary point of
view. stamping ont from the first, is there
fore the best policy, by killing all sick animals
and disinfectiug the premises.
Now these bdciii. the cause of the terrible hog
cholera, are not pleasant thing to contemplate.
If the hog RECEIVERS. what becomes of the bcciiH
Do they remain in the animal and do they go
into the pork barrel when the animal is fattenedf
Besides the three experts there were six prac-
ticiug physicians ON the commission, three of
whom came from Indiana, Illinois and Kansas,
the centre of the swine epidemic. These three
do not hesitate TO attribute the chief cause of
the disease to nearly exclusive Indian corn
diet The other three believe the corn diet the
remote canse. They all agree that radical
change in food and hygiene are the prevent
atives if not the cure. The report is n very able
one. Luckily he hog cholera has never pre-
vailed extensively in Michigan, while the loss
has reached millions in other States. All ac-
counts agree that ii is less this fall than hereto
fore. We are glad of this, for it is unpleasant
to think Of the consumption of those baeiii.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16
Apomestic Farce in One Scene

''why is it, my son, that when you drop your
bread and butter, it is always on the buttereG
sidef"
II don't know. II hadn't orter, had it, The
strongest side orter be up, and this is the strong
est butter have ever seem"
"Hush up, il is some Of your aunt's churning."
''Did she churn it, the great, lazy thingi"
''What, your aunt r.
''No, this butter. To make the poor old wo-
man churn il, when il is strong enough TO churn
itself"
'Hush. zebe, I've eat great deal worse in
the most aristocratie houses
"Well, people of rank orter eat it."
"Why people of rankf"
"iCause it's rank butter"
''You varmint, you! What makes you talk SO
smartr
"Cause the butter has taken the skin off my
tongue"
"Zebe, don't lie; can't throw away the but
ter"
an tell You what would do with it; keep
IL to draw blisters. You orter see the flies keel
ever, as soon as they touch it,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16
The seven Bibles of the World.

The seven Bibles of the world are. the Koran,
of the Mohammedans; the Eddas. of the Scandi-
naviaus: the Fri Petikes of the Duddhsts; the
Five Kings. of the Chinese. the three Vadas, of
the Hindnos; the Zendavesta, and our own
Scriptures. The Koran is the most recent of
these dating about the seventh century after
Christ. IL is compound of quotations from
the Old and New Testamen;s, the Talmud, and
the Gospel of st. Barnabas. The Eddas of the
Scandinavians were first published in the four
teeuth century. The Petikcs of the Buddhist
contain suhliine moral and pure aspirations, aud
their anthor lived and died in the sixth century
before Christ. There is nothing of excellence in
these sacred books no; found in the Bible. The
sacred writings of the Chinese are called the
Five Kings. the word Kings meaning web of
cloth. They contain the best sayings of the
best sayes on the duties of life. These sayings
can not be traced back further than eleven hun
dred years before Christ. The three yedss are
the most ancient books of the Hindoos; and they
are believed to date not beyond eleven hundred
years before Christ. The Zendavesta of the
Pcrsians is the greatest of the sacred books next
TO our Bible. ZorcOster. whose sayings il con-
tains. was born in the twelfth century before
Christ Moses lived and wrote the Pentateueh
fifteen hundred years before Christ, therefore,
that portion of the Bible is at least three hum
dred years older than the most ancient Of other
sacred writings
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16

A CURE FOR WEAK EYEs.-Mr. Dana was born
in lsl6, at Cambridge, Massachusetts. and gave
early evidences of the intellectual and literary
aptitudes which lie received from natures hand.
When he was but boy of eighteen, he found
that his devotion to study at Harvard University
had brought on a weakness of the eyes which,
in his own words, che resolved to cure. if possi-
ole, by an entire change of life and by a long
absence from books, together with plenty of hard
work, plain food and open air." With tins pur-
pose in view, he engaged himself as n common
sailor on board the brig Pilgrim. of Boston, which
was about to make a trip around Cape Horn 10
the Western Coast of North America. To this
We owe Two Years Before the Mast--one OF
the most graphic and interesting books that ever
came from IN American pen. II is not generally
known that in early life Mr.. Gladstone suffered,
like Mr.. Dana, from weakness of the eyes.
which Threatened very serious consequences and
which the English Prime Minister happily cured
by combining himself voluntarily for six months
within the precincts Of a darkened room. In
both eases the remedy was successful.-LoRdoR
Paper.
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alseful and Curious.
ABOUT REyAccINATIoN.

In y pa2er on vaccination and revaccination
read recently by Dr. William Is. Davis before
the Cincinnati Medical Society, he said:
I'VE may very Pertinently ask ourselves the
question: Do the American physicians, as a rule,
Introduce sufficient vaccine virus into the arms
of their patients TO fully infect their systems
i have the records of 212 eases Of rryaceinations
recently made by myself, wherein | carefully
noted the number and condition of the cicatrices
of the primary vaccinations. Upon an exami-
nation of these records find that 20 per cent of
them had but one cieatrix, and that fully % per
cent of them had very poor cieatrices. One hun
dred and twenty of the number were students of
the Miami Medical College of Cincinnati and
were from Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio, Iudi-
ana, and Illinois. The remainder were residents
Of Cincinnati.
''Seventy-fve per cent of these reyaccinations
were successful, and nearly 80 per cent took
with all the constitutional disturbances-sone
even Sreater-of q primary vaccination, thereby
indicating that the primary vaccination had not
been sufficient to thoroughly infect them, and
protect them from smallpox had they been ex-
posed TO it. My observations q practitioner
of medicine for full twenty-five years confirm
the truth of thea bove record and force nie 10 The
conclusion that our American physicians as a
rule, do not introduce sufficient vaccine virus
into the arms of their patients. They make but
one insertion and while it is possible 20 make
one insertion, large enough TO give complete in
lection, nevertheless full 50 per cent of their
vaccinations are insufficient as to give but
little protection.
This is an astounding statement, and, if true,
should arouse the profession, and lead them To
revaeeinate their patrons at once.
The rule has been that after vaccination has
been performed in infancy, it should be repeated
after the age of II or 16 years, and again about
middle life. good rule will be for every per-
son to be revaccinated soon after they have
grown into manhood or womanhood. and then
at least once during the prevalence of every epi-
demic to which they may be exposed.
"All that Jenner claimed for vaccination was
that when it was duly and efficiently performed
il will protect the constitution from sIthscnu.rt
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o0son,, View York Jan. 9Th. 1ss1.

Onennia New York. Jsn. 9Th. ISL.
Early iast summer Aessrs p. j. Kendall 4 CO. Of Eno-
bnTgh Falls VI made contract with the publishers Of
the Fea for half column advertisement for year act
ting forth the merits Of Krndas SPAWN Cure. At the
time secured frum the firm quantity Of books,
entitled DR. Kendall Treatise the HORSE and his Dis
which giving advance paying subscribers
to the PTess 4 premium
About the the advertisement first appeared in this
paper Mr. +. g. Scheru-rhoru. who resides Golfers
had spawned horse He read the advertisement and
cuded TO the eeaey Of remedy although bis friends
laughed his creulity He bought bottle Of krndals
SPAWN Cure and n-ng IL the horse In
eordanee with the directions and he nfosed this week
that Il effected such complete that expert horse
man who examined the animal recrntly could ind
Of the SPAWN the place where had been located Mr.
Schermerhon has secured copy Of keDdaz Treatise
the Horse and hi. Diseases which be prizes highly
and wonh be 10th part with s any price u he could nat
get another copy. So much for advertising reliable articles
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kendaII's SPAWN Cure.

Wilton MINI, jan, 18th, ISL.
b. J. KENDALL Co, Gents Having go; horse book
Of by mail year ago. the Of which persuaded
to try Kendals SPAWN Cure the hind leg Of of
my horses which badly swollen and could not be
duce By any other rrmedy got bottles Of Kendas
SPAWN Cure Of Preston Ludduth Druggists of wa.sea
which completely cured my horse. About Ave ago.
had thru. year old colt sweeni-d very badly. us-d
remedy given IN your book without rowrling
must credit that the colt l. entirely eurrd which
surprise no; only TO myself but also neighbors
You sent the book for the tring Of cents. and
Il could not get another like IL would take twenty
i've dollars for IT, Yours truly
GEO MATHEWS
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16

TREATMENTOF FROZEN House PLANTs.-Don't
hurry them into a warm room, but let them re-
main where they got frost bitten; close the
shutters or drop the curtains, so as TO make the
room quite dark; then sprinkle the plants with
cold water direct from the cistern, and wait for
the result, not allowing the room TO become
warmer than forty-seven degrees for twenty
four hours. If a few drops of spirits of camphor
be thrown intosthe water before sprinkling, it
will be all the better. Plants treated in this
way, though frozen so badly that the water will
freeze on when sprinkled, will come ont I'M
harmed.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16

Dorry, boy six years old, thinks he will do
as other men have done:
March l2-Have resolved to keep journal.
March l3-Had rOst befe for dinner and cab
bage, and potato, and apple sawse, and rice pnd-
ing. ! do not like rice pudding when it is like
ours. Charley Stacks kind is rele good. Mush
and strip for tea.
March l9-FOrgit what did. John and me
saved our pie to take to schulz.
March 2l-FOrget what did. Gridel cakes for
breakfase. Dolby didn't fry enuff.
March 2i-This is Sunday. Corn befe for din
er. Studded my Bibel lesson. Aunt Issy said
was greedy. Have resolved not to think 50
much about things TO etc. Wish was a better
boy. Nothing pertickeler for tea.
March 25-FOrgit what did
March 27-Forgit what did.
March 29-Played.
March 31-Forgit what did.
April Have desSided not TO kepe journal
emmy more.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16

To CLEAN KID OR DoEsKIN GLovEs.-Fold
towel three four times, and lay the glove upon
it. Dip a bit of white flannel into a little milk:
rHb it on 4 cake of white soap, and rub the glove
with it. Commence at the wrist, and rub length
wise towards the tips of the fingers. holding the
glove firmly with the left hand. When all the
soiled parts are cleanscd, spread ont the gloves
on \ towel to dry, and pnil them erosswise.
When dry, pull them ton the hands to stroteh
into shape.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16

THE following is said to be an unfaillng specif-
lie for small pox and scarlet fever: Snlphate of
zinc, one grain, fox glove (digitatis) one grain;
half a teaspoonful of sugar; mix with two table
spoonfuls of water. When the above has been
thoroughly mixed, add four ounces Of water.
Take a spoonful every h0nr. Either disease
will disappear in twelve hours: for a child
smaller doses, according to age. IL citizens
would compel physicians to use this there would
be no need of pest-houses
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16

Coon CoFFEE.-Good coffee can he made in a
common cotfre-pot by observing the following
directions: Use the best old Java, and allow
one tablespoonful for each person that is to
drink, then pour on boiling water in the proper
ton of pint 10 each tablespoonful, and break
egg into the pot, throwing in the ,hell also.
Ii Jennie thinks il extravagant to an egg for
this purpose, a piece of fish skin as large as an
old-fashioned cent will settle il well. Boil
about half an hour, and just before serving
pour ont little of your coffee and return il tn
the pot, and set it in some place where it will
stand even, but not on the stove.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16
WAKE ME A SONG.
ny FATHER RYAN,


Ont Of the silences wake me n song.
Beautiful sad and soft. and low;
Lrt the loveiie<t music sound alnng.
And wing each note with 4 wall OF woe.
Dim and drear
As hopes last tear.
Out Of the silences wake me n hymn,
Whose sounds ART like shadows soft and dim
Out Of the Stiffness In your heart
A thousand songs are sleeping there
Wake me a snng thou child Of art
The ssug Of hope in a last despair.
Dark and low,
4 chant Of woe.
Dat Of the Stiffness tone by tone.
Cold a. q Snow fake low a moan
Out of the darkness fash me a .ong,
Brightly dark and darkly bright;
Let il swe-p as q lone star sweeps along
The mystical shadows Of the night.
Sing il sweet.
Until we meet
WheIe nothing n drezr or dark or dim
And ezrth--u1g -oars into heavenly hymn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16

as Mike McCloskey in the ranksfr asked the
commander-in-chef, the army stood in line of
battle
'Here, Ginral," said Mike, stepping to the
front.
"Then let the engagement begin" said the
General.
This is the way Mike tells the story.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16

WHAT LADY WOULD why couldn't re-
spectacle. intelligent women sell goods by sam
pie, rs well as men 2 asks n correspondent 1T
wouldn't he any harder work to 60 from town
10 town with samples than TO stand behind .
counter or run a sewing machine
Bat what lady would endure to he called a
drummer. What lady would travel all night,
after working all day' What lady would swas-
ger around hotel bar-rcoms. telling anecdotes OF
her various love affairs! What lady, on meet
ing a rival drummer, would spend two hours in
trying to pump him as to his proposed ronte,
and then skip city TO. cut his tradef What
lady, after being kicked out of one establish
ment for her presumption, would pick herself
mn cheerfully and skip into another.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16

An Englishman and German were travelling
together in n diligence, and both smoking. The
German did all in his power to draw his compan-
ion into conversation, but TO no purpose at one
moment he would, with a superabundance of
politeness, apologize for drawing his attention
TO the fact that the ashes of his cigar had fallen
eudangering his neckerchief. At length the
Englishman exclaimed:
'Why the dickens can't you leave me alone
Your coat-tal has been burning for the last ten
minutes, but didn't bother you about it."
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A SISTER OF MERCY.
~ SARAH n n. FIAT.

There by the man condemned to die she read
Christ promise In the Crucihxion tale.
He moaned a name
She droppid her cross, and fed
From the long shadow Of the veil
And as from her loosed convent Golf she shook
Her youthful hairs free length Of beauty, he
Threw from his face the scarrd and sinful look,
And follow'd her across the sea :
There in a Land of Distance vague with Spring.
She fair as that morning bud she wore,
held him her frightened hand tn take-the ring
They found upon his prison floor
The ring was full of poison" 80 they said;
"a Sister of Mercy Jeff IL at his side !"
The gathering crowd must know the wretch was dead
Nor blame the jaior that he dep
Perhaps their prisoner gray and CHASTITY lay;
Perhaps the black Tobed Sister. worn and how'd,
Who pray "a there with that prisoner yesterday,
Was at 81. Marys in her slhroud.
Yet In some Land of Distance full of Spring
Whittier their Youth Of Love had pass'd before,
He gave her hand the spirit Of the ring
They found upon his prison noor
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ASK IT o. YoURsEL'.

Oh. dinns ask me gin lo'e thee,
Truth. ! dare m tell:
Dinna ask me gin lo'e thee
Ask il o yoursel.
Oh. dinna Look sac sair at me-.
For well We ken me true;
Oh. gin We look sac sair st me.
dare IA look at you
When We gang 70 you brzw. Draw toun.
And BONNER las-es sec.
Oh, dinns Jamie. look af them.
Lest YOU should mind nae me-
For could never bide the Lass
That ye lo'e more than me;
And, o, I'm sure my heart would break
Gin yed prove false TO me-