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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
SECRETS OF THE BoUDoIR,

stockings have come to be of so much I'M
pOrtance, since the women shortened their skirts,
that twice the money is spent in hose said a
dry goods clerk.
!.What quality is preferredf" asked the re-
porter
"Silk, where they can afford it, It is 10 un-
common thing for a fashionable young lady to
buy SIS worth at time. The demand now is
for black. We can't get enough of Them
What is the popular number"
"The 81 size. A good many buy No. g, bnt
know they are too small for them"
Howl"
Il size 'em mp by the bust waist, arms, and
hand. If | were to give by accident a larger
or look amazed. They are dreadfully touchy
about their Sizes
What is the length of lmbsi-
"From twenty-seven to twenty eight inches
You see, that brings it well up over the knee.
and then hose snspender is hooked on and
they are in trim harness"
$50 they are, bnt only for ornament, They've
taken off all that ribbon and lace business and
Use only buckle, ranging in price according to
their means. And they wear attached TO the
under side of the buckle, a seent-bag, filled with
the owners favorite perfume. Sachet powder,
yoa know"
"Do You mean to say that you can tell where
the olor is aPplieh-whether on the handker-
chief or AZ the knee"
Its as easy whistling. If the scent strikes
yOu horizontally, it's sure TO he on the handker-
chief aud comes like broadside of SMOKE
''Weii; and tho
"The-the other Why, that takes a person
of delicate sensibilities TO understand. 1t gives
you Il sort of Black Crook emotion. By degrees,
you become aware of faint odor, which seems
to lift from the floor, as if white rosebud had
just been crushed by the lady's foot
Does it materializef'
you've struck it. can see the entire stock
ing supply dancing about as if filed with-well,
patent forms"
"Yonng man, you should acquire u cold"
'Yon'd think it likely, if ysud inspect our
shiverng blues. Seet"
The salesman opened a hox, and spread on the
counter a variety of hlaa hose, ranging from the
gray telegraph hne .hrough the military, Fra
Angelica, and sapphire shades They were
either solid color clocked with fine clocks, per-
fectly PLAN. or ridged perpendicularly with
Richelieu ribs, narrow, wide. or broken.
They do suggest a spiritual atmosphere
"And see their oppostes-veritably the hines
of the damned Terra Gotta! Nothing but a
brick-dnst red. Aud here's its deeper shade,
saucepan That ought to bs Ineligible to
girl who knows anything about the kitchen.
Thea there's opera red, scarlet, crimson, and
cardinal"
els euihroidery pas,e r.
YES; bur these colors and the new shades of
bottle-green, plum and bronze have ankle pat
terms in with old gold thread, to produce
the same effect"
mo more lightning effectsr
''Yes, indeed. We keep stock to suit all legs
Roman stripes, open work fronts and embre
rings enough to make your head SWIM
''What is the popular makef"
THE French goods or its German imitation
because the pointed toe they make is best shifted
10 fit the new style of boot."-Bosios Transcript
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
He Loneed for Watermelon

Duckwater Jim, a battered and tattered Piute
who claims TO be forty-second cousin to Captain
Sam, has OF late taken COED deal Of interest
in things beyond this vale Of tears He likes to
hear about Heaven, the ''place of the long rest,
as he calls it. Cooking his old and battered
plug hat Oh one side, and almost closing his
eyes in his effort to obtain a realizing sense of
this very desirable place of rest, Jim says:
white man up there no more wuk um mine
no more run nm railroad ~
''No, Jim, no no more work at ALL
What white man dOf"
Well, Jim, play all the time on big golden
harp
And Injun, what he DOR
Well, he will have big harp, all the same
the white man."
'Guess not" says Jim, shaking his head, du-
6iousiy; .lnjun maybe play little on jewsharp.
But what you think bout catch um plenty Of
watermelon" and Jim opened wide both his
eyes, and looked as though much depended on a
favorable answer TO the question.-Jir. City En-
feTprise
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
ARecoIlection of Lake Travel

Our travelling companion was a Canadian, a
jolly fellow, who loved joke, told good story,
feared God, admired the ladies, and was withal
an abominable stanierer. We hadn't been long
aboard when the Captain called our attention
to remarkable looking individual seated at
the end of the cabin, whom he declared was the
ugliest looking man that ever lived whereup-
on our friend from over the line offered to bet
the drinks he had seen a worse one in the steer
age. The bet was taken, and off he started to
lind his man, and bring him up for comparison.
He found the fellow, who was a bit of a wag, as
an intolerable homely man is apt to he, and
with the promise of nip" readily gained his
assent to the trial. As they entered the cabin,
kannck, with an air of conscious triumph turn
ed TO direct attention TO his champion, when he
found him trying to insure success by making
faces.
'St-st-st-st-op" said he, ''nO-none of that
Stay just as God Almighty made you. You ca
ea-can't be beat" And he wasu't-BHfdlo Er.
press.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
Late Wheat Sowing.

From the tenor of our correspondence, it is ev-
ident that many Of our farmers will have but
small areas of wheat sown, because of the late
ness of the fall rains. We do not approve of
this course We believe it is always safe To fol-
low nature. 1t is late, We know, and the rains
have but recently come; yet it is not the middle
of October, and many a good crop of wheat has
grown from seed sown in December. We once
saw seed sOwn in January lin Tennessre) aud it
did not sprout until spring. hut fair crop was
reaped from it the next harvest, and only a few
days later than early sown fields of the same va
riety. All Kansas farmers have seen fair crops
of wheat come from late sown seed.
The earth is now in good condition generally
throughout the State, and would SOW wheat
any time within the month, if we were ready
We would never SOW late varieties in Kansas
As our readers know, We advocate early patnr-
ing crops as mnch as possible We brlieye there
is yet plenty of time fur coed yrewtb Of wheat
if calves and other animals aIa SePt off of il,
We have never seen any serous difference he
tween the crops raised from early aud late sown
seed wheat. Ii is sometimes but not always
lighter in yield hat often superior in quality.
Mother nature is very like some other mothers
she won't lie driven into terms. Ii the autumn
season is early in the matter of rains il is we'll
to SOW wheat in good time, for il is probable the
winter will come early. If the later rains are de-
layed, and winter is not in hurry about appear
ing IL one is ready when favorable conditions
come, il is always better to trust the seed to the
kindly influences of the earth.-EoH Farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
for the farlller.
november Notes ON Farm stock.

Hcrsas. with their winter coats, sweat easily.
WLe1 brought in warm, they should be rubbed
dry and bianketed for an hour. Work horses
should not be blanketed In the stable, but car
rage horses, or those used only upon the road,
may be kept warmly blanketed, for though by
this they become more sensitive to cold, aud
must have more care, yet their coat does not
grow SO close and long, and they are much less
likely to sweat when driven. Ground or crushed
oats go farther, are better digested, and mix BET
ter with other feed than whole ones. They are
the best winter feed for horses, but may be mix
ed with corn or harley meal or wheat bran and
niddliDgs for work horses to advantage. Whole
grain is not fed without waste,
Beeres-In feeding beef, the notions of each
animal should be consulted-his preferences,
lines, and dislikes. The object of feeding usu-
ally is to get the animal to eat all that he will
digest well. Hence n variety should always be
at hand, and the ration should be varied by
feeding cooked, soaked, or dry meal as the case
may be, with hay and roots. Take great care
not TO overfeed, and in case of overlooking, let
starvation be the cure. Thus the animal will
soon take To feeding again, but will be less like
ly to fall of much in flesh, than if physicked."
Nature is the best physician.
Sheep sho I'D have airy, weIl-littered sheds,
with plenty of sunshine, and protected from
snow. One great advantage of keeping sheep is
to convert straw into manure. Hence much lit
ter is usually strewn into sheep Sheds to the
distress of the sheep, unless they have hard
places to lie upon, because their feet and legs
get so hot. A few platforms, like old doors,
which can be shifted about every few days by
turning over, will be greatly enjoyed, and will
promote both health and comfort.
Srine-Push fattening hogs forward as rapid
~ as possible. Keep them warm and elesnly.
Charcoal broken fine and mixed with the cooked
food, is an excellent regulator and tonic, aiding
digestion, and promoting fattening to such an
extent that il is hard to believe that il does not
serve as food.-4mericaR AgrieHiturist.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
Wheat Ruined by Rain.

Prof N S. Townsend, of the Ohio University,
writes as follows in the November american Ig-
ricHlfurist:
1t seems a waste of labor to stack grain for q
short period, when by threshing directly from the
field one handling is sufficient This saving of
labor is important, and with some it is con-
sideration On the other hand, if grain is prompt
" secured in a barn stack, soon as it is
dry although some additional labor may be re-
CURED the practice has many advantages. To
some, the occasional sprouting of 4 few grains of
wheat may appear to be of little consequence,
when, in fact, if one kernel in hundred of Il LOT
of wheat is grown, the bread made from it will be
perceptibly affected. After harvest, both grain
and straw throw off moisture; if this occurs in
the stack, the grain does not become musty,
which it always does if the sweating process, as
il is termed, takes place in the granary. Wheat
in the granary, or elevator, is subject to evil
from the grain weevil which it escapes in the
stack. Rats and mice are the pests of the gran.
airy, but in a stack built as hereinafter described
they very rarely obtain admission. Farmers fire.
quently complain of mddlemen and specula-
tors who buy up grain while it is cheap, and by
holding il for an advance makes large profits.
Does not the farmer who is in hurry TO thresh
and put his crop upon the market, play d.
reetly into the hands of these specnlatorsf If
the farmer wishes to hold his wheat for a salts
factory price, it will keep best in the stack, and
need not be threshed until il il wanted Ohser-
walton and experience have convinced many
that the most prompt and careful securing of
grain is the preferable course; the extra cost of
providing barn room of stacking, if regarded
as as insurance charge upon the crop, is money
and labor expended.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
PERKS of Paper Bag Bustles.

There is a woman in the West End who has
learned a lesson that will last her lifetime.
She has for years been wearing paper bags, such
as grocers use, for bustles. The paper is stiff,
and sticks out spIendidly, and makes the dress
look well. Last Sunday morning, when she was
dressing, her young son got into the room and
blew the bag up full Of wind, and tied string
around the mouth of it, and left the deadly
hustle in a chair. The good lady took it, tied
it ON and dressed herself for church. She brib-
ed her husband to go TO church with her, al
though he is a sort of Bob Ingersoll Christian.
As they went down the aisle the minister was
reading hymn about Sounding the Loud Ho-
sanna," and the wife went into the pew first,
and sat down while her husband was putting
his hat on the floor. There was n report like
distant thunder. You have heard how those
paper bags explode when boys blow them up
and smash them between their hands.
Well, it was worse than that, and every one
looked at the innocent husband, who was stand
ing there blushing picture Of astonishment.
The minister stopped reading the hymn and
looked at the newcomers as though il would not
surprise him if that bad man should blow the
whole church up. The poor woman blushed,
too and looked around as much as to say, 81
didn't know il was loaded"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
Picking Apples.

The proper picking and packing of apples is of
great Importance. The best keeping sorts will
not be preserved well unless the fruit is unin-
jured in gathering, and packed securely. The
NEST approved method of gathering is by hand,
with ladders, the fruit being pnt into grain
sack. The bottom and top of the sack are
brought together and tied, and then hung over
the shoulder. A short stick may he used TO
keep the mouth of the sack open. The sack is
quickly and easily emptied by lowering the
mouth end and lifting up the bottom. The sack
can be lowered into the barrel, and the apples
will run out without being bruised as when
they are poured in from basket from the top.
Many apple growers put the fruit in heaps
for few days that the skin may tougher before
barreling. In short, the aim in picking should
be not to hruise the fruit, and in this way en-
nance its keeping quality. The fruit should not
move about in the barrels during shipment, and
to this end the apples must he shaken down
when the barrel is half full and again full, after
which the head is put on and pressed into place
with considerable force. 1t is much better to
have the apples somewhat fiattened than to
leave the fruit it will not stir in the packa ge
The opposite head should be marked the one
to be opened. The mistake is sometimes made
of not sorting the frnit. Make at least two
qualities grades and mark each package with
its grade. This will secure uniformity in the
fruit in each barrel, and better price. There
is much to he gained in the way of reputation
for careful picking, honest asserting and the
proper packing Of all kinds Of fruit.-Im. 4gri-
calfHrisf.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
Wintering the CABBAGE.

1t used to he thought necessary to store cab
bages in a cellar, or in some kind of pit, a me-
thod Of wiItering now rarely followed The us
ual way of keeping them is to select a dry place,
if the bed where they grew is not so, and place
the cabbage heads downward. They are some
times placed close together in a single row. run
ming across the bed or field, and furrow thrown
up TO them on either side. The Inare common
method is to lay them down to form Il bed feet
wide, and by the use of the pillow and shovels,
cover the heads and part of the stumps The
Savoys, with their curled and wrinkled leaves,
do not keep well as the Drum heads when
laid down in this way. For those a ridge may
be thrown UP with plow aud the cabbage laid
up against it, heads up: earth is plowed to tile
roots and thrown in to partly cover the stnmps.
When cold weather comes the heads are 70 he
covered with cornstalks, leaves OF other litter.
Neither of these methods allows head or two
to be readily taken for use. II is well to have
the family supply in some place near at hand.
IL there is an unused pit or cold frame, the cab
bages may be set in them upright, and covered
with shutters, or with straw or leaves. trench
may be dug and used in the same manner Those
who like cabbage greens, should prepare for
them, by gathering up the stumps from which
the heads have been cut, aud covering them
with earth against ridge. otherwise give
them partial protection. They are less hardy
than the heads, and will not grow well il ex,sos-
ed all winter TO the weather.-InriodR IgriraI-
iKTist.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
The Lesson on Norwegian LIQUOR LAW.

Whether he he n social philosopher or not the
traveller in Norway can hardly fail to be inter
ested in the liquor laws of the country. Though
the GotteDbhrg system has not been fully intro
dnced in Norway, the restrictions are very con-
siderable, and sometimes give trouble to those
who not prepared for them. The license to
sell wine and beer distinct from the license to
sell spirits. All the hotels have the former, but
very few of them have the latter, even in the
largest towns. The consequence is, that the
traveller has no difficulty in procuring beer or
wine at any time, but If he should ask for
cognac, he must wait till it is procured for him
from house shop which has the spirit IL
cense. No spirit is sold anywhere, not even in
the licensed houses, between 5 o'clock on Sat
ur,lay night and o'clock on Monaay morning.
II am asked to say honestly how the system
works, | regret that / can not give a wholly
favorable reply. II leads to a great deal of
lodging and trickery. Knowing the difficulty
of procuring spirits at hotels, the traveller sup
plies himself at the larger towns, and carries
brandy or whiskey with him in his valise.
Should he, unfortunately, run short, he will
have little difficulty in getting bottle of cognac
of Irish whiskey from the landlord, and will
find it entered in his bill as ''old sherry This
is how overstriet laws defeat their object. They
do not prevent drinking, and in the case of Nor.
way they have not put down drunkenness,
while they tempt honest men to risk their cred
it in devices which can not fail to have de-
muraliEing effcct.-L0pdoR Times.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
0nr Strip Cook.
WAITING.


When the crieke;s ehirp in the evening
And the stars fash out in the sky
sit in my lonely doorway,
And watch the children 20 by
lsOk at their fresh young faees,
And bark to each merry word
For to me q ehild's OWE language
lie the sweetest Ter was heard.
And 50 sit In my doorway,
In the hour that love beet
And think, as see them passing
Ny child will come with the rest
Think, when hear the clicking
OF the little garden gate,
Ny darlings hand is upon it
o. why has she come 90 lates
But the days have been slowly weaving
Their warp of toll in my life;
The weeks have rolled On me their burden
or waiting and patience and strife;
The flowers that came with the Summer,
Have finished their erIand 80 sweet
And Autumn Is dropping her harvest,
Mellow and ripe, at my feet
And yet my little girl comes not,
And think she has missed her way,
And strayed hCm this cold dark country,
think that the angels have found her
And loving her better than We
Have begged the Good Father 70 keep her,
Right on through eternity.
Perhaps. But long to enfold her,
To tangle my hand In her hair,
To feast my starved mouth on her kisses
To hear her Light foot on the stair.
am but poor, selfish mother
And mother hearts starve. tho they know
Their children are drinking the nectar
From lilies in heaven that blow.
Some day. am sure shall find her,
But the road Is 80 lonesome between
Ny spirit grows sick and impatient
For glimpse Of the pastures so green;
ILL then, shall sit in the doorway,
In the hour that my heart loves best,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
From the OneOnta Press, N. Y

Oneonta New York, jan 9Th issl-
Early last summer Aessrs B. j. Kendall & Co. Of Enos
burgh Falls w. made o contract with tho publishers Of
for half column advertisement for year SET
ting forth the merits Of kendas SPAWN Cure At tha
time secured from the firm quantity OF bookA
entitled DR. Kendals Treatise the Horse and his Dis
which giving to advance paying subscribers
TO the Iress q premium
About the advertisement first appeared in thil
paper Mr. p e. Schermerhorn who resides Coliers
had q spawned horse. He read the advertisement And
concluded the efficacy Of the remedy although h
friends laughed his credulity He bought bottle Of
Kendalrs SPAWN Cure. and commenced using II on thu
horse accordance with the directions and he informed
this week effected such comprte thst A.
expert horseman who Iamned the animal recently could
End Of the SPAWN the place where had beer
located. Mr. Schermerhorn has since secured copy q
Kendas Treatise the Horse and his Diseasea which h'
prizes very highly and would be 10th 10 part with at
price provided he could obtain another 80 mnei
for advertising reliable articles
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

81 HEAH dey's bumbardin' Alexandria" said
old Cato, the ash-gatherer, excitedly, to re-
porter, recently.
Eyes, the fnn's begun" replied the reporter
at faint no fun, sab I; feel rale 'dignaut
ober it. used to lib in dat town, and has
great deal oh feelin' for it, and furder dan dat
sab, If my memry sarves me rite, Use got fam
Ily 'lations risidn' dar now. What bfzness has
dam lnglish boats got to cum up de POtomack
ribber and fling der bumbshells inter dat town,
anyhow"
"fou are slightly mixed, uncle" rejoned the
reporter; they are bombarding Alexandria,
Egypt, not Virginia"
"Nebber mind about takin' on dem Greek
words. The Critic SEE dey is bumbardin' Alex
andTia, and feel highly demoralized ober it.
tell you dem 1nglish is too fresh, an I'm one
oh de boys dat's agOin' down on de ferry boat
TO de bumbardin' grounds to help salt 'em away.
Now yon heah me talkin'. Flash Critic.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

To the Editor of the Inier-OceaE:-I desire to
say few words on the prevention and cure Of
diphtheria and scarlet fever. The prevalence
of these diseases as an epidemic, and the claims
in behalf of sulpho-earbolate of soda and bella
donna as remedies, render all which tends to es-
tablish the truth or falsity of the claims of in
terest to thousands in this city. 1t will not do
for the public to jump to the conclusion that the
theory ofthe origin of these diseases is establish
ed, or that the treatment, recommended by DIR.
beebe, is the proper treatment for prevention
and eure-because one physician believes that
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
hphEhi III
Chicago, Jan. 2s, lS77.

SAUERXRAUT.-s'M. H. and all other farmers
should know how to make sauerkraut have
practicedsas follows for yea rs, and always had
the best of kraut. To n six-gallon crock, ! use
three-qnarters Of teacupful of sugar. With a
kraut cutter, set fine place over the crock, put
in layer of three inches of cabbage discarding
the coarse leaves; then sprinkle ON salt aud sugar
in equal parts; then, with pounder pound until
juicy; then another layer of cabbage, salt and
sugar, until the crock is full bsng sure to pound
each layer well. Weight down sufficient to keep
it under the brine, and set in warm place; the
warmer it is. the soonerit will ferment. As soon
| ms fermenting ceases, put it into n cool cellar,
and it is ready for use. think stone crooks are
preferable to wooden vessels.
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