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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-03-02
A Farmers Hot-Bed-Boxes.

IL. A. G. askes us: "Will a hOt-bed pay n
farmer with n small garden p If he has had
experience in the management of one, and will
give the needed time to the care of il, and can
find a sale for the plants he does not wish to use
himself, he can no doubt make il source of
moderate profit. But if the care of hot bed
will take time that can be better employed 9TH
ervise it is not worth while for him 10 make
one for the sole purpose of supplying his own
garden with plants. 1t is better 10 buy the few
needed plants or better still, raise them in win
dow-boXes. We have often referred TO these,
but their utility does not seem TO be generally
appreciated. They allow one 10 provide all the
plants of early cabbagcs. caulifowers, tomatoes.
or whatever would be sown in a hot he'd which
are needed in an ordinary garden, at no expense
in money and very little time or care in labor.
Boxes are readily procured at any country store;
as the window boxes need not he only three
inches deep, ordinary box may usually be
sawed it two, using the top for the bottom of
the upper half These are TO be nearly filed
with light, rich soil in which the seeds are to
lie sown, and kept in sunny kitchen window.
When the plants show the rough leaves, 1. G.,
the leaves that follow.ihe seed leaves, they are
to be transplanted TO other boxes and given
more room. Some manage by the of old
tomato and oyster cans to raise a supply of
plants. II is easy, if some one in the family
who will give the needed attention. to thus
have an abundance Of plants for the family gar
den.-imerican .igricHltHrist for March
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Mseful aud Curious.
DISEASE IN ICE.
DIR. van6erpsel's Opinion that Germs Can be
Dis.eminafea BY Frozcn Water.

The question of disease in ice a2itating the
metropolis, and doctors of all schools are giving
their opinion on the subject. DIR. s. o. Wander
peel. formerly of this city. publishes the follow
ing statement in the Worid: II am rather UMPIRE
pared TO give an exact opinion on the matter
without investigation and study, but IN gen.
eral way have no doubt in my mind that dis
ease can be disseminated Just as well by ice as
by water. If am not mistaken, some time ago
certain ice formed from pond water near Boston
was suspected to have caused sickness, and when
the ice examined it found to contain
numbers Of impurities. do not believe that
freezing forces out foreign substances, and the
assertion that disease germs are expelled can not
lie sustained. because these germs eau not be
isolated so as to he examined microseopieally.
have no faith in freezing a means of destroy
ing animal germs. and this has think been shown
in the of United States man-of- war, the
Plymouth, as well as l remember, which had
become infected with yellow fever in the tropics,
and was sent down to New Hampshire and left
open through an entire winter in order to kill
the poison by freezing. But the result was that
as soon as the vessel went back to warm eli
mate the fever germs resumed their suspended
vitality, and the disease broke out fresh. This
instance is not an isolated one the same thing
has frequently occurred. think distinction
should be drawn between niasma and malaria.
The first properly belongs TO animal germs and
the other to vegetable. Now these animal germs
are efiectually destroyed and eradicated when
exposed to the air. and is the reason why in riv
ers or large lakes where no sewerage enters the
water the ice from il may be used with impuni-
ty. know il is claimed that the water supply
of Jersey City is pure. being drawn from the
Passaic River at distance from the nearest city,
but doubt if that would be the case if it were
taken near the abode of large community. j
certainly should not think of disinfecring a
vessel by cold, and do not see that the forma-
tion of ice in rivers can purify the water any
more than freezing would purify the man-of-war
] referred to."--ilbdRy Journal.
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:for the faruler.
,z-,..+., 60 rrarse. Garden


i, c-,,,,, Giants, that j.. thnsr that were
- III :, frames s:.rTiE 20 i:to tie garden
=, ,.,,I, as tn. yaii j. tit TIA work The c=ohaSe'
,..,,l;io.yer and lettuce are the fhrre leading
si,,,;s of plants that arr kept IN frames. ana
f.,,;eI ant early. The plants may hr hardened
!, the frames bv taking of the sashes at all
,i,n.s durin. the present mouth when the
weather Is not cold enough Ia chill the plants;
In market gardens vhefe strict economy oil
,he ground is Of great importmenee, fne leuuTe
i ,tant.d hetwts.n the rows of cabbage or eauii-
49, The ground siould also be- heavily ma
urr.d-as high as - tons Of fine stable manure
,,r .. ~. may DC rssd-aftcr which the lana y
,,.r.<,i out in rows about two feet apart, ana
tI,e cabbage plants set Is inches apart III ihe
,n--s The lettucr plants may be set one foot
,,art ,,at yyeen these rows in hOt-bcts and win
dow-bnxes needs 10 lie done about six weeks he
C,-. il is time fer the young plants TO g" into
The .,nen ground. The hardy plants are the ones
first 10 be considered IN spring gardening, ana
III ,hose the seeds of which can he sown ''as
carly as the ground can lie worked, come under
This class OF these are Beets, Carrots, Cab
liza res Cress Cauliilnwer, Celery, Lettuce, Pars-
lev, Parsnfp. Onions, Pea, Radish, Turnip, and
spinach The lander sorts can not go into me
,,rnnud with safety until the soil is well warmed
or TO follow the old rule, not until ''about corn
planting time which is a safe guide in all parts
Of this country. Among the tender garden
nlants are: Beans, C1cumbers, Okra, Pumpkins,
squash. Tomato, and Melons OF both KINDS
Some OF THESE lendti spIts may "s sidlteu vim
,,reat profit in the hot-bed or window. for ex-
ap,nle the Tomato brit all fros;s should be over
before the plants are set In the garden.
New varieties of vegetables are offered every
wear, and there is a great temptation to the
novice To MSS them largely. IL is a mistake to
RELY upon them for The man crop, instead of the
old well tested sorts 1t is well 10 experiment
70 some extent with the new kinds, but it should
be with 4 view 10 pleasure rather than profit.
Every thing should lie in readiness for the
! coming busy weeks Of spring; all the imple-
Inenis should have been put IN good WORKING
order. and if necessary new ones bonght. \
good seed-s0wer will save more than its cost IN
large garden the first year. The pea brush
and bean poles can lie best procured before the
| leaves start. The potato bug may be- expected,
and all shonld be prepared to meet il. The
white butterfly j. the parent of the cabbage
..worrn," and killing is the shortest way to des-
troy this trouble in the gar,lan.-.imerican dgri-
| caIiErisf for March.
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Early Spring Chicks.

In breeding poultry, no matter whether they
are the hi.h-priced thoroughbred stock or not,
the main idea with all is usually of profit,
and the proper way to commence as well as ear
~ il ont, is TO Try to make fair profit, even il
all the surplus stock is sold in the open market
at ordinary fowl-neat prices, and net at the
usual advanced prices obtained for fine, pure
bred stock. Where this is done there is rarely,
if ever, any reasonable cause for dissatisfaction.
Where person has the conveniences, there is
no way in which as much profit can he made
from poultry breeding extra early spring
chicks, those which are ready to market with
early Asparagus, and weigh from two to four
pounds per pair or more. There is always a
large demand for these young ''broilers,r and at
prices which are not merely entirely satisfaeto-
ry to the breeder, but astonishing to those who
are new to the business As they are marketed
when about three months old, they have cost
hut little for food, and pay double and treble
the profit they would if Kept until fall and then
sold in the market at dollar apiece, which
price is much above the average. Aside from
this, the loss from accidents and sickness. which
is no incousidcrable item between the ages of
three months and eight or nine months is avoid
cd.-D. T. EraRs, Jr., in IaeriodR igricRltgisi for
March.
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The wav to Plan a pwelline-House.

have n friend who wants a small and cOnve-
nient dwelling house, something that can be
erected for about 81 600. Neither he nor his wife
had any definite ideas to planning what they
thought would suit them. His wife is an excel
lent housekeeper, who proposes to do her own
work. Well, took seat between them, and
said: snow, You want n kitchen. Let us plan a
kitchen first. Then we will add other rooms.
! measured of an area eleven by twelve feet in
the apartments where they are residing.
That" said his wife, sis about the right size
for kitchen"
Then We had starting-point. Then | asked /:
SHOW many more rooms do You want on the first
floor.r
ave want 4 bathroom and pantry first. Then
We want sleeping room, q dining room, parlor,
and a stairway then measured off an area
twelve feet square on the floor, at one corner of
their room, which they judged would be large
enough for a parlor or n dining-room. i then
drew diagram on paper 81 inches long by three
inches wide (one-eghth of an inch per foot, }
which represented the dimensions of a plan thirty
feet long by twenty-four feet wide, with the
side fronting south to the street. In the south
east corner is the dining-roo twelve by twelve
feet square. In the southwest corner is the
parlor, twelve by twelve feet Between these
two rooms is n hall and stairway six feet wide.
(Any can mark out such diagram on paper,
and see the plan.) In the northwest corner IL
sleeping apartment eleven by twelve feet square.
In the northeast corner is a bathroom, six by
seven feet square. Between the bathroom and
the dining room, the east side of the house, is
a pantry, six by seven feet square. Between
the sleeping-r room and the bath room and pantry
il the kitchen, eleven by twelve feet square
Now keep an eye on your plan, and We will desig-
nate the windows and doors. On the north side
of the dining ROOM there is bay-window. On
the east side is a straight window. There can be
a veranda over the front door, extending only n
part of the way toward the west end. At the
of the dwelling there is a window and out
side door for the kitchen. The sleeping room
can be entered both from the kitchen and parlor.
The bathroom can he entered from the kitchen.
The pantry may be entered both from the kitchen
and from the diuing-room. There is door also
between the kitchen and dining room. Corner
closets can be made in the sleeping apartments
The cellar can he entered beneath the stairs
The height of the lower story is nine feet; the
upper story, eight feet. Such house can be
built of wood in the vicinity of New York city
for 81 600.
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Cure of Stammerinp.

Very gratifying results have been obtained by
". Chervin, a physician of Lyons, in treating
the vicious habit of stammering. A commission
appointed TO investigate the working of DIR.
Chervin's system, put under his treatment eight
patients, varying in age from ten to twenty nine
years, all of whom stammered in their speech tn
a most painful degree. Some of the patients had
been stammerers from early infancy, while 9TH
owed the habit to nervous shock. In ten
days after they were FIRST placed under the care
of VI. Chervin they were all able to speak with
out stammering and at the end of three weeks
were discharged, perfectly cured. The mode of
treatmet is as follows: The patient is taught,
by means of large number Of exercises, to pro-
nonnce with dstinctness yowels, consonants,
syllables, and sentences Great attention is
paid to the regulating OF the act of inspiration.
A slow but normal inspiration is taken at GER
tain intervals, and this is succeeded by an even,
continuous. and loud expiration, during which
pronunciation is effected. Twenty days are de-
voted to the treatment, the time being divided
into three periods: of silence to break mp
the old habit: one in which the patient is taught
to speak slowly and deliberately; and a third
wherein he acquires the practice of speaking
lncntly, and without chipping his words.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-03-02
Rxarininn Teacher.

A gentleman from Swampyille was teiiifa
how many different occupations he had attempt
ed. Among others, he had tried school teaching
GLOW long did you tsachH' asked byslahu
er.
.ewa,aI. didn't teach long-that is, oni!
went to teaeh.n
aDid you hire out :"
'.wa'aI. ] didn't hire out only went to hir'
OUT
.sWhy did You give up:'
.'Wa'al, ! give il up for some reason OF NUN
er. You see. travelled into deestTiet and 10
ouired for the trustees. Somebody said Mt
Suickles was the man wanted 10 see. SO
6ound Mr. Snickies, named my Obiic, lnteTduc
inc myself. and asked what be thought about
iettin' me try my luck with the big boys and IN
ruIy gals in the dcestriet. He wanted TO know
II raaly considered myself capable; aud TOLD
him wouldn't mind him askin' me few easy
questions in 'rithmete and Biography, or Shown
NV handwriting. He said, no, never mind, la
could tell a good teacher by his gait. Let ~,
see YOU walk off a little ways says he, and
can tell jis's wells heard yOn examined, say
he He sot in the door he spoke, and tho
he looked little skittish. But ] WAS cOnsid
'rable frustrated. and didn't mind much; 40
turned about and walked on smart as know
ed how He said he'd tell me when to stop; 81
! kept on till ] thought I'd gone far enough
Then spected suthin' was TO pay, and looked
round Wa'al the door was shut, and Snickle
was conew
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-03-02
Settling Coffee.

4 correspondent of the Tribune says that ISM
glass is splendid coffee clearer. She has used
il many years, and thinks it less trouble and
more economical than eggs. She continues:
The kind refer to can be had at any good
drug store: il comes in long, irregular strips, is
sem-transparent, resembles thin fish-skin. /
get the best of coffee, roast rich brown, grind
medium fine-nOt too coarse or fine. Experience
will teach you how much coffee to Use for your
family of the strength you like. Scald out your
coffee-pot, put in your quantity of Coffee then
for every halfgallon of water used add strip
of the isinglass abont two inches long and half
an inch wide. After the coffee and isinglass
IN, add one gill of cold water, shaking all to-
gether; then pour on your boiling water; set on
the stove, and watch until it bOils up once, then
remove to a cooler place, and with a spoon stir
down the grounds from the sides of the pot; add
gill of cold water; let it stand undistnrbed five
minutes; clear the spout by pouring into cup,
and return to the pot. With good cream, and
sugar to taste, will venture to say that yon
will have n delicious cup of coffee.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-03-02

The rain was blowing in quick white gusts;
With yellow leaves the air was darkling;
The storm Was moaning Of death and graves
No moon dare shine, no star was sparkling.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-03-02
Tie Fruit Garden.

We trnst that many fruit gardens will be
started this spring. Select a warm piece OF
ground conveniently near the house for gathering
the fruits and protection from trespassers. The
soil should he rieh deep, and mellow; in short,
a fruit garden should have the best soil that can
be found. A list of the best sorts of grapes,
raspberries blackberries, strawberries, currants
and gooseberres has been given in the Notes for
last month, that the selections might be
made early, and the desired plants ordered in
time to receive the best attention from the nur-
serymen. The planting is to be done so soon As
the ground is settled. Blaekberries ard rasp-
berries start very early, and it is best to set
them in the fall, but very early in spring will
do The canes that grow this year will produce
the fruit next season. Every farmer should
grow all the grapes the family requires, and for
this il is not necessary TO have large vineyard.
A few vines well kept in some oat-of-the-way
place will bring large returns for care bestowed
upon them. Grapes need good soil, and atten-
ton In pruning. If one has no grape vines, we
should advise him to get few this spring, and
then take care Of tLcm-Ameyseax 1yrieslirr-
it fer March.
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Our Strap Book.
CONTRAST.


81 NORA FERRY.
The bells of Len: rang mp. rang down,
Through al the babel Of the town;
Rang soft. rang clear. rang loud or low
As loud or low March winds did blow.
1hroHgh wide-fung doors the burning th-ons
Caught hint Of psalm and snatch OF song
The hisirStrung song Of plairf and prayer
Of erOss and passion and despair.
One. hErTying by amid the throng.
Who caught the sweetness Of the sang.
Above the turnail Of the street
Turned suddenly her weary feet,
And through the wide dung doors passed. in,
Frum cut the weekday whirl and din
Call me away frOm flesh and s-nse-
Thy grace, o. Lord, draw me thence
In fsrvent tot Is the singers sang
While sul~mnly the organ rang
From Flesh and sense" the WORKS struck clear
Upon the stranger listening ear.
From fs.h and sense: :" she looked across
The siIn-lf ai-le-, where clint and cloSs
or diamond dre and satin shore
\ princess raiment, that had
\ princes ransom in the past:
AerOss the aisles. then downward cast
Her seeking glance in bitter heed
Of ralinent that scarce met the need
That Winter keen and merciless
Brought home to her with savage stress
And they, they neither toll nor spin.
These lilies fair, aPparelled in
These costly robes while Others strive
And mourn TO find themselves alive,
Beneath the burdens of the day.
That leave small time need Ia pray
Call me away from flesh and sense"
When flesh itself seems half drawn thence.
For you, for Won, o. favored ones
These silkeH stalls, these organ tones.
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FOOTSTEPS ON THE OTHER SIDE.

And when he him. he passed by on the other side
Luke T. 81
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Then i opened the easket once so dear,
And took out the letters Id kissed 80 o.
The paper was still by the rose leaf tinrr,
Its breath was Ike hers-eo sweet and ,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-03-02
THE FATHER TO HIS MoTHERLEss
CHILDREN

Come, gather closer to my side,
Ny little snitten flock.
And j will tell Of him who brought
Pure water from the rock:
Who boldly led Gods people forth
From Egypt's wrath and guile.
Who once a Graded babe did float
All helpless on the Nile.
You're weary precious ones. your eyes
Are wandering far and wide;
Think ye Of her who knew 50 well
Your tender thoughts to guide
Who could 10 VISIONS sacred lore
Your fixed attention claiml
q. never from Your hearts erase
That blessed mothers name.
II. time you sing your evening hymn,
Ny youngest infant dove;
Come press thy velvet cheek to mine
And learn the lay of love.
Ny sheltering arms can clasp you all.
Ny poor, deserted throng;
Cling You used TO cling to her
Who sings the angels song.
Begin, sweet birds, tn accustomed strain:
Come, MARBLE loud and clear:
Alas, alas you're weeping al,
You're sobbing in my ear
Geod-night. go say the PRAYER she taught.
Beside your little bed
The lips that used to bless you there.
Are silent with the dead
A fathers hand your course may guild,
Amid the tborns Of life:
His care protect these shrinking plants.
That dread the storms Of strife;
But who upon your infant hearts
Shall like that mother writet
Who touched the springs that ruled the soal .
Dear, mourning babes, goodnight.
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To Color ScARLET.-To each pound of goods
take one ounce of pulverized cochineal, one-half
onnce of cream-of-tartar, two ounces of muriate
of tin. Use soft water. Color in tin or copper.
Let the water get little warm before putting
the dye stuff in. Stir WE'LL that all is dissolved,
then put in the goods, and let them come to a
boiling heat and simmer until the right shade
is obtained. beautiful rose color can be made
by taking ont when at the shade. 1t will not
fade by washing wearing, but grow darker as
all other scarlets do.
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OLD LETTERS,

The rain was blowing in quick white gusts;
With yellow leaves the air was darkling;
The storm Was moaning Of death and graves;
No moon dare shine, no star was sparkling.
The elms were roaring around the house
With frantic grief and wild despair:
The wind gave a warning Banshee wall
From the beggared wood that was all but hare.
Then opencd the easket once 80 dear.
And took out the letters Id kissed oft;
The paper was still by the rose leaf tinr-d;
Its breath was Ike hers-so sweet and ~ soft.
Slowly as one at n sacrifice,
With face averted, fed the fame;
Ruthless and cruel. the serpent tongues
Swift and eager and leaping came.
Hopes and joys, they were dreams and sir,
sat down sad by my funeral pile.
And heard the roar of the ruthless FIRE
And God forgive her." roame,l the while
There was a blaze, and of crimson glare
i wavering pyramid tall and keen:
Then there came waft Of smouldering smoke
That rose in cirrling vapory screen.
Meleager's fasot-se went my life
Spring and Summer and Autumn too;
Its daybrcsk promise, its ripper thoughts,
Its tears of sOrrOw, its sunshine dew.
sat like mouruer beside the pile;
All had loved had passed away;
Nothing for me but to hope for flowers
To bloom and gladden. my burial clay.
There lay my life-a crinkling heap
OF curling ashes that fell TO naught;
glitter of one ar two passing sparks
That Was all that my lows bad brought.
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kendaII's SPAWN. Cure.

Wilton, Mimi, jan 18th, l--l.
II. j. KENDALL Co, Gents Having got a horse book
Of by mail the Of which persuaded
to try K-ndalls SPAWN Cure the hind leg one
my horses which badly swollen and could be
dueed by any other remedy, got bottles Of Kenas
SPAWN Cure Of Preston Ludduth Druggists of waseca
which completely cured horse About years ago
had thru year old colt sw--nis very badly. used
remedy given in your book without roxelng and
must Ia credit that the colt j. entirely curr which
i surprise not only to myself but also TO n-ghbor-
You sent the book for the rinc Of % cents and
could not get smother like IT, woud take twenty
nve dollars for II. Yours truly.
GEO MATTHEW'S.
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Ash wednesday-The Commencement of the
Ieuteu Season.

February 22d was Ash Wednesday, the COM
menccinent of the Lenten season. To a very
large, respectable and intelligent class of our
citizens the occasion is one of peculiar and sol
enn interest. II comes to them hallowed by the
traditions Of all the ages. From slime whereof
the memory of man runneth not to the contrary,
Ash Wednesday and its observanccs have been
familiar throughout the civilized world. As
Christmas brings to the mind the Child cradled
in the lowly manger ut Bethlehem. Ash
Wednesday is typical of the MAN of Sorrow !"
SO Maunday Thursday is of the death of the Re-
deemer of the world; Easter Sunday is of the
Resurrection and the Life; so Ascension Day is
of the last act in the grandest drama the world
has ever seen. This day and the thirty mine
that succeed it will all be days of penitedtial
sorrow deepening in intensity at the close of
Passion Week. They commemorate all the suf-
frrings of the gentle Nazarene-the cross and
passion, the agony and bloody sweat, the cruci-
iixion, death and burial. Is it wonderful that
these days should be observed with revereDtial
SORROW by those who have been familiar with the
sublime story of the God-Child from infancy :
Is it wonderful that this grand history should
have been the guiding star of vigorous manhood
and the solace of declining years, for so many
millions of high and low, rich and poor, who
have drifted down the shadowy river into the
unknown sea in the centuries that have passed I