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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27
The Granevine in AUGUST.

Most Of the active work of the vineyard isOrer,
still the vines will need some care. The laterals
NAV still need pinching, and late shoots may
push where they are not wanted, and must he
broken eli. Most of the troublesome insects oil
this season are large, and readily noticed, 80
that the only remedy, whether for the large
GRAPEVINE caterpillars, or the beetles mentioned
on other pages hand picking can be applied.
The chief troubles of the grape grower this
month, are the ieaf.hnpper. Incorrectly called
Jhrips and mildew. The little insect, which IN
some places rises in clouds Is one passes through
the vines, and appears Dt a general dingy white
color as il flies H. when cangbt aud eyaWined,
found to be handsomely marked with scarlet. il
remains attached to the leaves. sucking the
juices, in its early life, and IL Is only when II
gets wings, that its presence il usually noticed.
The only remedy that has been suggested for
.his leaf-hopper in its winged state, is 10 carry
lighted torches among the vines ut night. Mil
dew appears in the hot dry days. Pale spots are
seen on the leaves and if the undeTside of these
be examined, there will he found the gray patch
es ofthe minute fungus. which causes tine trou-
bile. sulphur is the TeIBsds, This. upon the
first appearance Of the mildew, should be freely
and thoroughly busted upon the foliage Of The
vines. Bellows for the purpose are sold at the
seed and implement stores. The bellows are
like an old fashioned kitshen bellows, and have
n wide tube about an inch across. The valve
hole is stopped by o cork, and quantity Of flour
81 sulphur being placed in the body OF the bel
lows. through this opening, il is blown, when
the bellows is worked, like tiu6 cloud of dust,
which settles the foliage, aud soon puts an
end to the mildew. The busting should be done
on a hot still day. and two, OF at most three ap-
plicatiOns, will save the foliage, which other
wise wonld soon become useless.--imeTiedR 1g-
ricHliHrisi.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27
Msefnl and Curious.
FERNS FOR HOUSE DECORATION.
A Few sea-suebie Directions rs 10 Pres.i n :
and Waxing the Plants.

July and August is the most favorable time for
gathering ferns. rs they are then at their best.
In pressing, the indispensable requisites to n
good result are a sufficient quantity of paper, a
perfectly even pressure and proper degree of
weight. The paper shonld be of n soft, porous
nature and unglazed. Blotting paper is best but
newspaper will do very well. Books are most
convenient if they can be found of sufficient size
and unglazsd. lfpaper is used, fold it to the
desired size, and lie careful to make the edges
even. Place the first paper upon alevel surface,
then layer Of ferns face down. then about fifteen
sheets of paper, and so continue till the package
is completed. Cover with smooth board Of the
same size and place heavy weight upon it,
rocking it in every direction until the ferns are
perfectly smooth. Remove the weight and sub
stitute of ten or twelve pounds. Be sure
that the pressure is equal for if the package tlts
in the least the ferns will he spoiled. If the
weight is too heavy, or too little paper is used,
they Will turn brown; If the weight Is not heavy
enough they will he rough, and if there is any
inequality they will be smooth in some places
and rough in Others. Three or four weeks will
be required for drying unless they are changed
to fresh papers. If this is don they must not be
exposed to the air n moment, or they will curl
past recovery. If perfectly dry, they will remain
smooth.
The only fault of ferns is their tendency to curl
from changes of atmosphere. This may be rem
edied, in great measure at least, by waxing
after they are dried. This is a process of some
difficulty. Lay the fern face down upon paper;
RIB bit of yellow beeswax over the face Of a
fiat-iron just warm enough TO melt it; pass this
quickly over the fern. of course the wax must
be made to cover it. If the iron is too hot, or II
the movement is not sufficiently rapid. the fern
will adhere to the iron. Methods of arrange
ment are 80 numerous and familiar that il is
hardly needful to mention them. A handful in
fern glass is always desirable, and for those
who lack pictures, something very pretty may be
made in that shape from ferns and autumn lseves.
-OHfiaq.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27
Pneumonia.

The many deaths from pneumonia the present
and past season may render few words about
il of interest. Bronchitis is Inflammation Of
the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes;
pneumonis is that of the substance of the air
cells and lronchioles-the minuter ramiications
ending in the cells. If the bronchial tubes, with
their larger divisions may be likened TO the trunk
and branches of tree the bronchioles and air
cells may he likened TO its twi gs and leaves.
Pneumonia is essentially fever which spec
tally affects the lungs, typhoid fever specially
affects the glands of the intestines. IL more
commonly attacks the lower lobe of the right
lung. and may be confined TO ID, OF may extend
successiyely To the middle and the upper lobes
and to the left lung. The physician can easily
ascertain its location and extent.
The lobe attacked is first engored (congested)
with blood; this is the first stage of the disease
Ii then becomes sOlidified; this il the second
stage. The third is that of convalescence, OF
of DEATH In eonvalescence the exuded matter,
which had filled the cells and bronchoes, is alb
sorl,ed. and the lungs resume their function; in
fatal cases suppnration takes place.
The attack generally begins abruptly with
chill and shivering followed by pleuritic pain.
The matter expectorated is at first scanty, but
later becomes sticky and of n rusty hue. The
time from the attack to cOnyalespenee, al death,
varies from a few days tn three weeks. In some
eases peTsnns have died almost instantly from
suffocation, having been previously well.
The most common exciting cause is exposure.
IL is more prevalent and more fatal at the south,
especially among the eolored people. lu tins
latitude its chief prevalence is in the winter and
spring months, but especially in May, Recoy-
ery is the rple, if the disease is pncomplicaIed,
and the patient has fair constitution, and Is
not euleebled, -fOHffs Companion,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27
Insect Rhnadies

As Timely to the, advent of the insect crops,
we present the following remedies, most of
which have been tried and found efiicaciOus.
For the striped cucumber bug, destructive
10 melon, squash and cucumber vines, light
sprinklng daily Of tine SCOT from the fireplace,
and hand picking. The bugs will be found Sc
creted under the clods, etc, near the Fines, in
the day time, and may be crushed between the
fingers. Fresh gas house lime scattered around
the hills helps TO keep them of. 1t should not
be put upon the plants.
For the little flea beetle on cabbage and to-
bacco plants, use SCOT, as above, ish-brine
sprinkled over the plants. Also plaster and
phosphate.
For the cabbage worm, or Larvae of the cab
bage butterfly. SCOT, Cayenne pepper, cOpperas
water, plaster, and incessant hand picking. Also
a ruthless on the butterflies. This is iearfuly
on the increase i'll midst and calls for strin-
gent preventive or eXtermiuating measures.
For the Colorado beetle. another very trou-
blesOme insect, London purple, Paris green, both
with caution. and after every rain. Ceaseless
hand picking is often the best remedy.
For the squash bug. hand picking and crush
ing.
For the cut worm. lime. salt, thorough drain
age, swine.
For the tobacco fly, cobalt turkeys, hand
picking night fires. The latter might be made
very effective in case of hurtful insects that Gy
at night
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27
The Best Time to Cut MiIlet.

If the millet were only desired as a coarse fod-
der, then its full yalue would be obtained by cut
ting in flower, as it then would really have all
the nutriment afterwards contained in seed and
IN stalk. But suppose the object is TO furnish
food for the fatteniug cattle! Cattle cannot lie
proiitably fIttened on hay alone, because the an
imal cannot digest enough to lay on fat with
profit. But miilet seed ground, is good fatten-
ing food, and, with about twelve pounds Of mil
let seed meal, n steer will make good progress
in fattcning. even though fed miliet straw with
il. To get the same amount of nutTibirnt, the
steer would need TO eat at least - isnH4ds Of
good mllet hay, and this is too great bulk ia
be eaten by fattening steer. But when the
seed il allowed to TipeI, and is ground, full III
fion for fattening may be given without getting
too much bulk. Yet, we must caution those
who allow mllet to ripen for the purpose of feed
rs grain, not 10 allow it TO get too ripe, as il
shells very easily. The long heads ripen first Il;
the top; and il should be cut as the tip
of the head changes slightly 70 yellow, as the
seed will be just good, viii not shell, and the
straw will make much fodder. Miiiet. Oh land
adapted 10 it, is profitable crop, yielding from
thirty Ia fifty bushels; and the straw is worth
rs mueh as timothy. allowed to ripen, and il
makes sweet. uutriciOus hay, when cut in the
blossom.-Ndti9Rdl Lire Sock Journal
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27

A distinction of immense practical Importance
exists between heat-exhaustiOn and heat stroke,
or coup de soIciI. 1t is much TO he feared that
this difference too often passes unreSarded, TO
the serious detriment of the patient. Heat-ex-
baustion, as the term implies, means sudden
cerebral anamia p,cd.sed by woEk OF muscular
exercise in high temperature. Heat-stroke, or
sun-strokc, signifies the sudden access of nncon-
seriousness. with high febrile heat. In the former
the body is cool, the skin moist, or wet with
prespirarion, the pulse small, feeble, and low IN
tension the muscular system relaxed, the pupil
dilated and the mind feeble but consciousness Is
not lost or is restored after syncopal state OF
brief duration. In the latter there is profound
uueunciousness, contracted pupil, injected con-
iunctiyes, the skin j. hot and usually dry, the
Temperature high, the pulse sapld, and FhF mus
ruiar system often cOnvulsed and tending rather
t. rigility. II the ease he one of heat eNlians=
tium. the pntirnt will be able to swallow, Re
pose in the shade, ia the redundant postum,
an,. few drops of iaudanum in u tablespoonful
of whisky will quickly bring aboHt restoration.
In the case of true heatstroke the patient should
he at once removed to as cool aspot rs practl-
cable and should have cold water thrown over
him, he rubbed with pieces of ice, and have ice
applied to the head and spine. Other medical
TeInedIes, morphine, quinine and choroinrin are
recommended u Medical Nfrs
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27
The Extras.

.'While Sharpening nj TaEoF one day. says a
retired barber in his ..mcmoirs, land dIaging
its keen edge across my thumb, the thought came
into nv head, what a formidable weapon this il,
and how completely Mt my mercy mankind is.
Why then should not turn its Use to more adj
vantage TO myself, and, instead of being satisfied
with the paltry ten or fifteen cents, devise some
plan which will bring in amount more
proportionnte to the power | WELD!
IL pOndered over the subject for long time,
and was still turning it over and over in my
mind. Whom d oGs,nmrr entered the shop and
seated himself In my chair. | went Though the
process of shaving him In mechanical manner,
and hogan my nsual conversation in a listless
way, quite unlike my wonted energetic style.
'Your hair needs trimming said. He replied
that he did not want il touched to-day. As he
said this nnconsciOusly let the cold blade oi
the razor fall upon his neck. look of terror
came over his face. Like 4 flash, l saw and
grasped my opportunity. Keeping the razor
against his neck, and loaIiDg him firmly in ths
eyes. inquired!
"'Did you say you would have your hair cut
to-dayr
''I did, he whispered.
"'And a shampoo. continued.
"'And n shampoo
"swith bathr
"'With n BATH
"fDo You use bay rum
always said he, with besseching look.
''Iwss half wild With excitement, 5ut | pre-
served my habitnal manner, a. veil a. passible
and during the day had repeated the operation
several times.
'"Each day brought me greater confidence anf
equal success aud at the end of six months
had sufieient money laid away 10 buy q lIftl,
shop"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27
The Singing Tree.

The "stinging tree" of Queensland, is lux
urious shrub, pleasing to the eye, but dangerous
to the touel. 1t grows from two or three inches
Ia ten fifteen feet In height, and emits disa-
greeabls odor. SAYS q traveller:
"S0metimes, while shooting turkeys in the
shrubs have entirely forgotten the singing
tree till was warned Of its close proximity by
its smell. and have often found myself in little
forest Of them. ! was only once stung, and that
very lightly. Its effects curious; il leaves
no mark, hut the pain is maddening; and for
months afterward the part when touched is ten
der in rainy weather, or when it gets wet in
washing. etc. ] have seen q man who treats
ordinary pain lightly roll on The ground IN ago
ny, after being stung, aud have known horse
80 completely mad, after getting into a grove OF
the trees, that he rushed open mOuthed at every
one who approached him. and had To he shot.
Dogs, when stung. will rush about whining
piteously, biting pieces from the affected part
YOUTHS Companion.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27
Marketing Pears

Pears whether early OF late, should never re-
main on the tree until they become mellow.
Whenever they have made their growth, they
shOnld he gathered. II is easy to tell the pro-
per condition by observing the ease with which
the stem parts from the tree. If on taking hold
Of pear, and lifting if, the stem readily breaks
away FROM the spur 10 which il is attached the
fruit has received all the nouTishmeHt it can get
from the tree and the sooner il is gathered the
better. Pears are sent 10 market in crates aud
half barrels; especially fine specimens are sent
in shallow boxes only deep enough for single
layer of fruit, and each pear is wrapped in thin
white paper. Extra specimens of the standard
kinds will bring enough more to pay for this ex-
fra care in packing. The early varieties mature
quicker after gathering than the later kinds.
but all should reach the market in a firm and
hard cauditiOn. As with all other fruit, il will
pay To carefully assert pears. Make three lots,
iirsts aad seconds for market and the third for
keeping at home-for the pigs if need he. There
Is positively no sale for poor pears.-Americda
4gricHifuriSf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27
Buying Boots,

In the last few weeks Of tho war, COnfeder-
ate serving under Lee, wrote home TO his faith
er in North Carolina, that he was almost bare
footed, and completely discouraged. As soon as
the old man received the letter, he mounted his
mule, and set off at gallop, but was soon halt
ed by an acquaintance, who called ont:
s.Helloi has there been another fghtv
''Not as I've heard of, but I've got letter
from Cyrus
What does Cyrus say
SHE'S out O. hutss, aud clean discouraged"
Sand where are you goingr
"Down to Abner Smiths, to bOrry 500, 600 t6
send to Cyrus, TO git cheap pair O. shoes, and
we're going to write him long letter, and send
him box o. pills, and tell him to hang on Il
the last for il Cyrus gets low, spirited and be
gins TO let 20, the Internal fanks will be riding
over rs afOre We kin back a mule outer tht
barn."
That's 50, that's So" nodded the other. al
kin let We have the money myself as well as not
| was a saving up to bny three plugs of tobGk
er and a box of matches, all to once, but the ar
my mustn't go barefut, when it only takes 500,
or 5000 to buy purity good pair o shoes
Go home and git cart, and I'll have the money
tied up fur ye.r-WaH Street NeWs.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27
Not Very Much.

Young man with nose like n razor and an
eve which would have raised blister ON sheet
iron, on hot day, halted pedestrian or era
tint AyGnne, and stated ihaI hs VAS trying TO
raise money Ia Eeach the bedside of his dying
amt in Chicago. He was too prond 10 beg, but
if the citizen would give him quarter, he
would show him trick worth five dollars.
ssVhas ish dot drick T. queried the citizen.
at is to make ten cents 90 further than dol
lar. Ton can play it on the lIays, amt make ten
delays /, d.y,"
..My frirndt, never blays nit der poys."
0Yes; but you can have lots Of fun, you know"
81 vhas no handt for fun. II | ever git off
some SMOKES, never laugh"
ayes; but tins is something new. Whca yun
come down tn the groccry, of an evening, y"u-'
IL don'd come down. l vhas home uR der
stieps all der efening.'
"IInt you cnnld have little fun with your
neighbas."
Il told You | yhas not a funny man. likes
to sckmoke md read der moaning baPoT-."
swell. dent want Ia beg. aud am offering
you the trick very low, in order to get home and
see nv sister die. Have Won dying sister
al iou'd expect have. Vhas ish dot drick =
''To make tru eents go farther than a dollar. >
'sUnd will she do il T.
''She will"
"Cnd five cents goes more half dollar =
aust So
"und cent goes better as half u dime'"
s'lhat.. the ratioH
"Und holdings at at all goes potter As five
cents r.
81 think il does"
ssvhell, You shust consider you hat all der
noaings ever was, und you Will he in Chicago
to- morrow, Gift my love 10 dot dying sister.
get some express wagons TO draw dose niekels
down TO der railroad, ind you look n leedle oudt
for some Dutchrean who has peen eating grass,
md vhas grrenr'-De.roit Free Pres
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27
Give the Baby Water.

A city physician attributes large part of the
exeessiye mortality Of children in hot weather
10 tbs iaiIuTe Of nurses and mothers TO give them
water: indeed mGfe children ate said ~ die .di'
reetly and Indirectly from deprivation OF water
than from any other cause. Infants, he says, are
always too mnch wrapped up. and in any ease
would perspire freely The water lost by per
SEPARATION mnst he supplied. As DIR. Murdoch
states in bis paper on cholera infantum: The
child is thirsty, not hungry; hgt pot getting tIe
water, which il does want, u drinks tho mllk,
which it does not want. The consequence Is
that the stomach Is overloaded with food which
it cannot digest, and which soon fernents and
becomes a source of severe irritation. Then fol-
low vomiting, Purgins. and cholera infantum.
To prevent this the principal scourge OF infancy,
the doctor says: Have water-without Ice
always accessible to the child, who will then re-
fqse sour milk, and will eat only when hungry.
Water IS the great Indispensable article for the
preventive aud treatment Of children in waFn
weather. 1t is important enough to nursing
children bHt is life itself TO those reared ON the
hattie
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27
phe Five obedieat Husbands,

There were five of them together. and it was
late, says the Texas SJfiEqs They had been
drinking Finally, ono of them looked at the
clock, and said:
"What will our wives say, when come
home Z"
sLet them say what they want to. Mine will
tell me to go to the mischief" replied No. l.
'I'll tell you what wen do. Let meet here
in the merning, anG tell our experiences. Lrt
the who refuses to do what his wife iPlls
him to when lie g t. home. PAY far this evening"
entertainment"
.:lhatis a good idea. We will agree to that"
And that party broke NJ, and went to their re-
spectye homes.
Next morning they met at the appointed place,
and began to tell tleiF experiences.
Said No. u
when opspe,i tho door, my wife was awake.
She said "A pretty time of night for yOu to he
in the pig pen, for that is what you will come
to, sooner or later. anyhow" Rather than pay
for all we drank last night, did what she told
me to. That lets me out"
Next!
No. cleared his thFoat, and said
"when got home, l stumbled on a chair, and
my wife called ont: There you are again, you
old drunken brute. You had better wake mp
the children, and stagger around the room for
awhile, so that they can what drunken
brute of a father they are afflicted with
thought that the best thing j could do, under
| the circumstances, was 70 ebeYi ~ ! NVSe up
| tho ci,ildteI, aGa staggered around until my
wife limited To me to stop. She used n chair in
conveying the hint. That lets me ont
Next!
No. spoke up, and said;
Il happened 70 .taIs0la eyer q pan Of dough,
and B,j siie said: Drunk again! Hadn't You
better sit DOWN in that pan af dpugh' So sat
down in it, and that let's me out.n
Next!
No. 4 said:
~ was humning tune, and my wife called
ont, There you again, Hadn't you better
give us a concerto ! said, Certainly and be-
gan to sing az loud could; but she told me
to stop, or she would throw something at me
so stopped. That lets me out"
Next!
No. looked very disconsolate, He said:
~ reckon III have 10 psy. Nj EIle told Me
to do spmethilg .ilat none Of you would have
done, If You had been in my place"
what was itf1
s'She said, SO you thought You would come
home at last Now, hadn't you better 20 out
to the we'll and drink cuupie Of buckets Of wa
ter, just to astonish your stOmaehf That was
more than bargained for so it's my funeral
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27
An Attractive Experiment.

With So simple an article as a red cabbage, a
very old but pretty chemical experiment may be
made by Young people, with the result of amusing
and astonishing those around them. The effects
may he strikingly shown in this manner:
Cut three leaves of the cabbage into small
pieces, aud after placing them in basin, pouI
pint of boiling water over them, letting them
stand an hour then pour of the liquid into d
decanter.
II win be of fine blue color. Then take fouI
wine Elasses. into one put six drops of strong
vinegar into another six drops Of solution Of
soda; into u third the same quantity VI Strong
solution of alum, and let the fourth glass remain
empty.
Fill up the glasses from the decanter, and the
liquid poured into the glass containing the aeid
will quickly change to beautiful red, tina,
poured with the soda will be lime green, and
that poured into the empty glass will remain
unchanged.