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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09
Preparing Plants for Winter.

1t is n great mistake to delay the work of pre-
pairing for winter until it is suggested by cool
nights, a warning given by blighting trusts.
When plant has been taken from n pot and
planted in open ground, it usually Ont-grows its
former place, and is too large for any vessel of
convenient size. The root should be cut away
to a considerable extent, and likewise the top or
foliage must lie correspondingly reduced. No
vices often fail at this point, for they dislike to
part with any of the new growth, and set the
plant in pot unpTuned, and expect what is not
possible, that in will flourish. Cut back root
system and branch system equally is the rule
Plants when thus transplanted need TO be favor
ed by being kept in the shade and sheltered
from the drying winds until they have made a
good start IN the pots. Many of the house plants
are kept in their pots during the summer, and
they will need repotting, the pot washed and
the surface soil replaced by fresh, rich earth. 4
larger pot is needed by those plants whose roots
have formed mat along the inner surface. The
ball of earth can he examined quickly by spread
ing the left hand on the vessel-the stem pas
sing between the fingers, and with the other
hand ON the bottom iuvert the pot and give the
edge downward tap against some object. If
this does not succeed, pour some water around
the edge, and after a short time repeat the ope-
ration. Ali old pots should be clean, and if new
ones are used soak them in water until the pores
filed. A piece of broken vessel is placed
over the bottom hole before filling in the potting
earth. All the necessary pots, soil, etc, shodld
be obtained now, that they may be at hand
when needed at any time during the winter
In. .i1rcHifmisf.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09
Young Emit Trees

Many seem to think that when they have
planted orchard, they have done all that the
trees require. A neglected old orchard is
~ sight, but a neglected young one is much
worse. A stray animal or two, especially when
snow is on the ground, will disfgurc many trees
in a short time by browsing their tops gnaw-
ing the bark. Fences and gates need looking to-
Yonng trees, especially those set out last spring
or this fall, should have mound of earth at the
base, not mere heap thrown mp carclessly, but
made smooth and firm in the form of sharp
cone, IL OF Is inches high. This will not on
~ aid in keeping the tree upright, but will pre-
vent the attacks of mice. Should snow he deep
enough to cover the mound, mice may work
under it while it is light and newly fallen, and
it will DE necessary TO go through the orchard
and press the snow around each tree with the
foot. Rabbits will work on the snow, not only
barking the trunks, but We have known them,
when the snow was sufficiently deep, TO cut off
the end of every tvig within their reach. These
animals have n great aversion to blood, and will
not touch trees that have been smeared with il,
In large orchards, blood is procured at slaughter
houses, and applied to the trees by means of a
swab, made by tying few corn husks to stick.
Rabbits are in good condition this month, and
the use of taps will both prevent mischief and
afford material for excellent pie or fricasee.
Sometimes snow is very damp, and it falls
lodges in the tops of the trees and accumulates
there. If this is allowed TO freeze, the branches
will be badly injured should there come strong
wind. When snow thus gathers it should by
all means be shaken ont of the tree before it has
time to freeZe.-Im 4gTicHitHTisf.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09
Keen Out the Cold Air.

Ii is much better to have the ventilation of our
dwellings under control than to have a constant
importing of air. no matter how cold il may he.
The windows in houses built cheaply as pOssi-
bic, let in all around land particularly where
the two sashes meet) an astonishing amount of
air, so much that in severe weather il Is almost
impossible to make the room comfortably warm.
BY checking this flow of cold air from without,
the same amount Of fuel thar before failed to-
make the room warm enough, will be SO much
more effective that less fuel will be burned.
weather strips" of various kinds have been
invented to put around door and windows for
the purpose referred too. The essential part of
of these is a narrow strip of stiff India-rubber
fabric attached to n strip of wood or metal to he
fastened in such a manner that the rubber will
cover the cracks between the sashes and frames.
Those strips are useful. but are not ts be had in
all places; while not costly, they involve an ont
lay which many would avoid. Before rubber
strips were introduced, WOODEN ones were used.
The material known as "list - the marginal strips
woven on broadcloth, is convenient and costs but
little. The Material isnOt obtainable everywhere,
nor is il the best substitute for window strips.
BY FASTING strips of paper around the sashes the
current of air can be kept ont completely
by any other method. Brown paper will answer
as well as any; ifthe job be neatly done, it will
not lie unsightly. When no longer needed, the
paper may be taken off after il has been wetted
with warm water. One sash in n room shnuld
be left for necessary ventilation, and movable
strips, such as ath, covered with cloth, provided
to close the cracks If necessary A strip of board,
covered with some fabric, to be used to close the
crack at the bottom of the door, will be found
very useful.-.imericdn .iJricHlfHrisi.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09
Aseful aud Curious.
To Save Doctors, Bills.


Painting persons should be left in horizontal
posture until consciousness returns
Worry and sverwork will produce bilioGsness.
So will the use Of strong tea and coffee.
Alcohol is not proper thing TO take before
going out and being exposed to cold.
Simple Remedy for Diphtheria.-Putt the person
suffering from it, into a warm bed. Take shovel
of red-hot Goals and sprinkle n tablespoonful OF
-four Of sulphur on the Goals, and place under the
bed Remove the shovel out of the room when
the afflicted person begins to cough. Let this
be done for two or three nights, and it will be
found that the fumes from the sulphur will kill
the throat fungus called diphtheria.
To Put Back Cold, As soon you feel that
yon are taking a cold-and you will generally
have notice of it-plaee your feet in water as hot
as you can bear, and keep them in ten minutes.
Change into a vessel of eold waterloo water is
all the better-and hold them in a minute; then
wipe and put on warm clothing. This will never
fail to put back cold, as can testify, having
practiced il for over three years. The feet seem
TO govern a cold, and this bathing them first in
warm water then in cold leaves them all aglow,
the effect Of which is soon felt throughout the
entire SYSTEM. Parish Steele.
The Food Requisite to Sustain Health.-lt is
difficult TO lay down rule as to the amount of
food to be taken in twenty-four hours by grown
up people Men require more animal food than
women, and those engaged in active exercise
require more than those who live sedentary life.
Laborers can get through more work in day
when well ted than when living a moderate
diet. The different kinds of food should be well
apportioned; it is equally bad to live on purely
farinaeeOus diet as 1t would be to take only fat
or meat. What is required for health is fair
proportion of each 1t is important that meals
be taken with regularity, as it is bad plan to
allow intervals of varying lengths between meals.
1t has been estimated that the food required every
twenty-four hours by man in full health. and
taking free exercise, is of meat, l6 or, bread 10
o. fat. ~ or. and of water, 81 fluid or; that is
about two and one-half pounds of solid food and
about three pints of fluid.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09
What He Would IN

1t was in the smoking car on the New York
Central. There was one ehsp who was bluster-
ing great deal, and telling of how many duels
he had fought, and behind him sat a small man
reading magazine.
'Sir" said the big man, as he wheeled
around, "what would you do, if challenged"
Refuse was the quiet reply.
"Ah thought much Refuse, and be
branded coward What if gentleman offer
ed yon the choice of duel public horse
whipping-then what p
"Pd take the whipping"
''Ah-I thought so-thought so, from the
looks Of you. Suppose, sir, you had foully SIAN
dered ms -
II never SANDER
''Then, sir, suppose had coolly and deliber-
ately insulted you; what would You dor
"I'd rise up this way, put down my book this
way, and reach over like this, and take him by
the nose as take you, and give it a three-quar-
ter twist-just So
When the little man let go of the big mans
nose, the man with the white hat on began to
crouch down to get away from bullets, but there
was no shooting. The big man turned red
then pale-then looked the little man over, and
remarked:
'Certainly-of eOurse-that's it, eIactlyn
And then conversation turned on the general
prosperity of the country.-ETee Press.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09
It Didn't Burst. After All.

When Mcclellan reached Malvern Hill in his
retrograde movement, he had the Federal gun
boats at his back. They sent their monster
shells over the federals and into the woods
where the Confedsrates were forming. One of
the shells fell in front of a Brigadier-Genersl
from Georgia and two aides, and came rolling
to their very feet. Like lightning each of the
trio threw himself fat on the ground, rolled
over once OF twice, and then Rugged the ground
and waited. They could hear the sputter of the
burning fuse, and the chances of being wiped
out were ninety -nine in hundred. In this sit
nation one of the aids called ont:
"Gentlemen, believe secession is wrong, and
I'm sorry took mp arms"
"And l know the rebellion is wicked, and Pm
ready to resignn groaned the other aid.
II was then the Generals turn to say some.
thing, and while they were waiting to hear him
declare himself he suddenly called out:
"Get up, gentlemen; get up. The dun thing
isn't going to bust at all !'-Free Pres.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09
Nouarr,har Nafaoro

Prof Daniel Kirkwood, of Bloomington Ind
excellent authority on Meteors, thus explains
the origin and nature of the meteoric showers of
August and November. The November stream
crosses the earth's path, and hence at times en-
counters the earth. The mcteorc matter strik-
ing our atmosphere with o velocity of more
than twenty miles per second is rendered lumi-
nous by the collision, and is generally dissipa-
ted long before reaching the earths surface. A
remarkable difference between the streams of
August and November has been noticed by all
who have studied the phenomena. The matter
Of the former is spread entirely around the
orbit, "a that meteors are seen in considerable
numbers every year about the ninth tenth of
the month. That of the latter is chiefly collect
ed In n single cluster, whose period of revolu-
tion is about tbirty-three years. The great
showers occur, therefore, but three times in Q
century. Many persons still living we'll remem-
Der the wonderful rain Of FIRE the 18th of
November, lS.3 The writer. who was then
teaching country school in York County. Penn
sylyania, met persons the following day who
expressed great curiosity to see how the heavens
would appear the next night, as oil the stars
were believed 70 have fallen.
The shower of 1866 in Europe, and that of
lS6s in America were quite remarkable, but far
infrrinr TO that of I5.S3 when the earth probably
passed through the most dense part Of the clus-
ter. Another very brilliant shower need not he
expected till lSs9 or 1900 The fact, however,
of the existence of two minor gTuups moving in
the same orbit has been clearly indicated. One
of these crossed the earth's path in 1S52 or 1853.
and hencr slight display may again be looked
for about 1866. The third group furnished
considerable number Of meteors in 1879 and lS5O.
But although many meteOrs not expected
for some years to conc. il is important that
watch should he kept and observations record
ed in order that the relative densities of differ
ent partitions of the stream may he determined.
The point from which they radiate is in Leo,
and the time for observation is from midnight
to daylight on the morning Of November II.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09

STORING PoTAToEs.-To store potatoes proper.
ly we hsveto guard against heating. for although
the potato will not absolutely feunent hy heat
as much vegetable matter viii, a heap be-
comes warm enough to excite any germ fungus
there may he in the tuber and this exhalation
may be sufficient TO cause decay. which can he
communicated to roots in which no symptoms
of rot exists. Moisture is favorable To heating,
and hence it is best to have the potato thorough
ly dry before the storing. if any considerable
quantity is TO he put away in the bulk. Thus,
if potatoes are spread on a barn floor or other
cool place out Of the sun, before putting into
the root cellar, they will be safe against rotting.
Hundreds Of bushels are often taken ut oaee
from the field TO the cellar without any damage
whatever resulting; but in view Of the possihili-
ty of rot it is advisable to take the extra pre-
caution in drying. II is well to note that a cool
shed is best TO dry them in. rs the tubers will
otherwise absorb more heat than when they
come ont of the ground.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09
CoHQUERoR
OF ALL KIDNEY DISEASES.

II had suffered twenty years with disease Of the
kidneys before using Hunts Remedy two DAYS was
ieved and well" JOSHUA TUTHILL-
my ysioians thought that paralyzed
side. terribly afflicted with rheumatism from 1s69
to leo was cured by Hunts Remedy
my doctor pronounced my Bright's Disease md
told me that could live only fortyeiEht hours then
took Hunts Remedy. and was speedily cured"
Having suffered twenty years with kidney disease and
employ we'd various without being relieved
then cured by HsHts Remedy" -
II have been greatly benefited by the Of Hunts
Remedy For diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs
there is nothing superior A. u. NlCKERSOS.
81 testify the virtue of Hunts Remedy in kidney
disea from actual trial having besn much benefited
thereby" REV. Z, g. TAYLOR.
Il unable to arise fom bed from attack Of sidney
disease The doctors could not relieve finally
completely cured by using Hunt. R-mrdy.
FRANK l. DICKSON.
Il have suffered extremely with kidney disease after
using Hunts Remedy two days, enabled to resume
business. GEO y. CLARK
II sold in two wears 3 i20l thirtythree thousand
hundred and twenty bottles Of Hunts Remedy. 1t Ia
valuable medicine for kidney disease -
One trial will convince You. For snIe by all
Draggi.ts. Send for Pamphlet TO
HUNTS REMEDY CO., Providence, r. !.
Prices, IS cents and sf.25.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09
Our Strap Book.
THE APPLES OF NEW ENGLAND.
BY xRs. Macy A pEs,sox

The apple. of New England,
How hang their loaded boughs
Over the gray stone fences
In reach Of the dsppled cows
o. every red-cheeked Baldwin
Hath merry song to sing.
OF some old moss-roofed cottage.
Where the farmer II q king.
Yes king Of his bursting aerss.
Whose grain takes q thousand hines
In the w0nder-tinting sunshine-
Yes king in his eobbled shoes;
King Of the sturdy ploughshAre.
King Of the sickle keen;
King over Gods full meadovs
Budding in white and green.
The Russets of New England.
What rudy fires they see,
Where the crack Of the veiny walnut
And the crack of the pine agree;
Where the herbs hang high in the chimney,
And the eat purrs on the hearth.
And the rollcking boys guess riddles
With many shoat Of mirth.
And they hear the fearful stories
That trouble the ehildren's sleep.
OF ghosts seen in the valleys.
And spectres 90 the deep;
And they burst their sides with laughing.
And fling their rich wines round
Or dance 20 a cunning piping
As the corn pops white at bound.
o! the Sweetings Of New England
OF the old Rhode Island stock
Brought from the English gardens.
Te grace the land Of rock
As fair As Britons daughters
As hardy as her men;
But fsirer lads and lasses
Have plueked their fruit since then.
o. the PearInain Of New England
With its blended milk and rose;
There's a smell Of AlbiOn's orchards
Wherever the good tree grows
stout old Pilgrim brought it,
And to cradle its seeds he broke
The sacred soil Of Hartford
By the roots Of the Charter Oak.
o! the PipPins Of New England
What lovers smiles they see,
When their yellow coats In letters
Tell tales at the apple-beei
What rosy cheeks at the quilfingsl
What kisses in husking time
That soon lead of TO the.pArson.
Or end in a wedding chime.
o! the apples Of New England.
They are famous in every land,
And they sleep in silver baskets
Or blush in q jewelled hand;
They swell in delicious dreaming
On beautiful crimson lip,
And taste Of the nectared blisses
No lover has dared TO sip.
They 90 to the southern islands
They go to the western wild
And they tell Of their glorious birth place
To every frolicking child;
OF the home where men are noble
And the women are good as fair
o! the apples Of New England
They are welcome everywherel
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09
Salt in Diphtheria-

In paper read at the Medical society of Victo-
ria, Australia, DIR. Day stated that, having for
many years regarded diphtheria, in its early
stage, as a local affection, characterized by a
marked tendency to take on putrefactyc decom-
position, he has trusted to the free application
of antiseptics, and, when their employment has
been adopted, and has been combined with judi
cious lamentations, he has seldom seen blood
poisoning ensue. In consequence Of the great
power which salt possesses in preventing the
putrefactive decomposition of meats DIR. Day
has often described for diphtheritic patients far
from medical aid the frequent use of gargle of
n tablespoonful of salt dissolved in glass of
water. given children who cannot gargle a tea
spoonful or two, to drink occasionally. Admits
to use the gsrgle as preventive, three or more
times a day
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09
Gas Treatment of whooping Cough.

In it's treatment in gas works, AS lately resorted
to, especially in London, the purifying chamber
consists of large room with doors and windows
open, and each contains twenty-four vessels
holding five cubic meters of depurating substance
lime and sulphate of iron mixed with sawdust
through which gas has to pass. When the
workmen are emptying and refilling the vessels,
the children with whooping cough placed
around it, and inhale the vapors which escape,
they are in an atmosphere containing ammonium
snlphide, carbolic acid, and'tarry products. As
to the efficiency of this treatment. one physician
reports that Of 100 cases perseverd with, in TWEEN
ty there was entire failure, forty-eight showed
improvement, and the rest were cures; it is
thought, however. that it acts only upon one
element of malady viz catarrh.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09

STORING APrLEs;-The Massachusetts Plough
has the following:
advertised for 500 barrels of apples and pur-
chased that many. and notod carefully the re-
sut of the various storing. Those stored in
damp, dark cellars were brighter. frmer and less
decayed In one cellar in Woodstock there were
some eighty barrels; in this cellar was spring;
the water was some three inches deep: the bar
r-ls of apples were not headed up they were just
above the water stones and thinkers, and they
were Rnssets Greetings. English Beauties and
BaldNins. In some of the barrels there was
not one specked or d-cayed apple: they Were
the best of all l bought; the others that
bought varied in frmness and bright appear
ance; dark, damp cellar in every case proving
the best,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09

MALARIA on ONION CREEK.-"How arc the
colOred voters coming on out en- Onion Creek y
asked an Anstin candidate of a darkry with a
load of hay.
Oars heap of sickness ont dsr among col
ored folks"
"What is it, malaria 2"
81 reckon OATS de name oh de stuff. Hit am
sumfin what he got from de druggery shop"
''What stuff are you talking abOutr
"De stuff white man out dar puts in his wa
termillions 10 keep de colored folks from mis-
takin' 'em fur their own wstermilliOns. "-Sift-
iRgs.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09

In the arctic regions, where the Thermometer
is often forty and fifty degrees below zero, the
warmest cothing is too thin for the climate, and
the daring navigators who tempt the frozen
ocean have to every precauton to protect
the body, and especially the extrcmeties. The
following account is given of the shoes being
made for Capt. Howgate'sparty in Philadelphia:
Each pair is TO weigh from four to five pounds,
The thickness Of the sole is three-fonrths Of an
inch; and between the inner and onter sole thick
layer of cork is placed to keep ont dampness
The shoes made of beaver cloth, lined all
through with lambs skin with the wool upon it,
Between the cloth aud lambs skin. thin pieces
Of bladder placed to insure dryneSs to the feet
The shoes are made extra large, in order to per-
nit the wearing of several nairs of Stockings.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09
From the Oneonta Press, N. Y.
oneon,a. View York. Jan. 9Th. Issr

Oneon:a. New York, jan 9Th ISL.
Early last summer Messrs. b. j. Kendall CO., Of Enos
burgh Falls VT, made contract nth tho publishers Of
the Irsss for half column advertisement for
ting forth the merits Of kendAls SPAWN Cure. At the
time s-curel frun the firm . quantity Of bookA
entitled DR. Kendals Treatise the Horse and his Dis
which giving 70 advance paying subscribers
10 the Press q premium.
About the time the advertisement first appeared in this
paper Mr. p e. Schernerhorn who resides Collers
had spawned horse. He read the advertisement and
concluded the efficacy Of the remedy although his
friends laughed at his creulity He bought bottle Of
Kendalrs SPAWN Cure and commenced using IL the
horse accordance with the dTeeons and be informed
this week ih IL effected such complete that
expert horseman who xAmned the recently could
find Of the SPAWN the place whore il hsd been
located Mr. Schermerhorn has since secured . copy Of
Kendas Treatise Horse and ha Diseases vhch he
prizes highly and would be 10th to part with at any
price provided be could not obtain another copy So much
FOR adj ertsng reliable articles.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09

1T is reported that stranger in Reno, in cat
ing plate of hash in one of their restaurants,
being very hungry, neglected to chew it well,
and swallowed large coat button. The ply
sicians in that town doctored him for pnenmo-
MIA for three days before he was able to explain.
They then fed him with big button-hole tied
to u string, and fished it out in time. The
bOarlers of that restaurant now screen their
hash through cane bottsmed chair.-Elko In
deDsBdsaf
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A coppspoxnrxr q, ,be w. yort Vail writ.

CORRESPONDENT Of the New York Nail writes:
1.-THE notice which has appeared in some news
papers recommending the use of newspapers he-
tween the blanket and cnnnterpane rs a cure for
cold beds, induced my wife to cut out sheet of
brown paper a shape to fit the neck aud siI,nl-
ders which ladies call habit shirt Ii was first
worn just inside the dress on one of the coolest
days we have had this winter. and with the
most complete and marvellous results as regards
warmth This garment can be made in three
minutes, at a cost of less than half penny Let
any gentleman on journey try the experiment
of wrapping up his legs in newspaper, and he
will find il warm as a rug