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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29
BACK AT THE OLD HOME.

Having recently visited the '.old home- we
can fully appreciate the following, from the pen
of Robert J. Burlette, of the Burlington Qowa)
HdWkeyc, who has recently been doing the same
thing. As he describes his visit to the old. old
place much better than could possibly do it.
We lay it before readers if not our language,
NJ least our sentiments:
4 man does love ia 20 back and view the
scenes among which he made his start, even
though he may not remember much about them.
There, see there. That is the house youI
great grandfather bnilt." Ii was a swell house.
in those days, evidently. Two stories; square
hewed logs: porch all along the front. And
the hands that built it, the voices that laughed
ard sang in il. the merry feet that danced on
its naken hnnrSi Down through the broken
roof. and in the Chinks Of the lettering walls
the sun shines to-day in great bars of gold, just
for an instant, aud then the clouds shut ont the
sunlight, and the piiiless rain beats down upon
the old log house. Tho skies are gray, the trees
are lrafless. the hills are bare. and the rising
wind means and signs. Drip, drip, drip, the
water fails from the broken caves. like the mo-
notOnOus tick IF clock that tells the lives of
four generations. But for the moaning wind
and the weeping water, how still. how qniet it
all is. my great grandfather built it, then ~
! wonder, If | wait here until the day is gone
and the evening is gray and full Of shadows. il
he will come {" the dismantled old door, aud
with ghostly silence and old-timc courtesy hid
his grcat-.randSon welcome 10 the acres and
manor nf his ancestors.
And the orchard on the hill, Robert. your
grandfather planted. And he built the brick
house on the other side of the road
There is the orchard still. Year after year
the fragrant blooms and the robins come to-
gcther. bnt the hoy who planted the treesf The
orchard blooms and the withrred leaf of Novem
Der are alike to him, and the song of the robin
does not reach his ear.
''YOur mother was born in that house"
Ali. my mother, She was a little girl here,
then, All these hills are sacred with the touch
of her pattering feet; down this winning glen
she has plucked the wood violets and anemones
and the birds in the swaying branches above
her head have sung in wild joyousness to hear
her laugh She was school girl here-my
mother. And how pretty she was then, with
the tender curve of her lips and the full-orbed
eyes of brown, soft and deep the shadows OF
these hills; ali, she was beautiful when she was
a school girl!
And that night stand in my native village.
and look at the stars that out in the blue
sky, and listen 10 the low-voiced Monongahela
singing At nay feet and in the stars l sec the
snft light Of my mothers eyes. and listening to
the song of the river, | know where her dear
voice caught the low. mellow mnsic that in the
long. long ago lulled, with the olli-time cradle
songs. her little ones to sleep.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29
Saying Grace.

few days ago, n minister on one of the Yves.
IeTn roads sat down TO his dinner at a station
restaurant, and bending over his plate muir.
mured silent grace.
always do that :" inquired a rough iooking
specimen who sat beside him.
''ieH, my friend" replied the dominic: 81
never miss returning thanks to the Giyer of all
mercies. YOu don't know how much good il
does"
''Dses it do the grub any good p asked the
-tBanger, becoming Interested. 'Ifit was 90
ing to do any good at all, / should want to COM
mence with the grub"
cit certainly does" returned the psrson, ear
nestly, hoping to make a convert
Think that piece of bootleg has been beue-
lifted !" and he pointed at the dominie's dish
Il think So" said the preacher, sincerely ;
II think there is no doubt about it,
And it is thing you can make work right
straight along, or is there limit to the game ~
'.lt never fails" persisted the minister who
had especial nice steak before him,
Them exclaimed the stranger, grasping
the parsons plate and substituting his own
dish of dough-nut and BEANS "yOu pray this
business OF mine up to n square meal, while
Get away with the grub already sanctified Go
IT, stranger! Don't leave off a lick on nv ac-
rOnnt and il YOU make the rifle, Won eau bet
YOUR eternal fortune is made right on the line
ri this road Any man who can tone a bean
dinner up Ia a satisfying meal, can't go broke
IN this country, not while the raw material
holds out, and my mouth is in orderm
But the parson finished the beans and dough
nuts in silence, and the stranger wrapped up
the ''sanctified grub with the further sugges-
ton that if the dominic missed his grip on that
plate, there were plenty more beans down the
cellar for him Ia practice on. until he struck
the combination.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29
The Orchard and Nursery

When the trees are too warm on the passage.
often from the heat of steamer or from the
weather, the buds start into growth. and some
| times make white weak shoots several inches
| long. The buds near the ends of the branches
start iirst and they will he gradually less afirc-
ted below. Usually there will he some of the
lower ends that have not started. Every branch
should be cut back to good sonnd bud. If there
is but one, and the tree is left hnt little better
| than a bare stick.
Stdrtiug an Orchard CheapIy-Manya settler is
| obliged 10 postpone the outlay for an orchard
until be can better afford it, The cheapest way
| to start an orchard, is TO raiSc the stocks and
graft them; but this costs time and skill, winch
one may not have. An orchard NAV be had for
the least outlay of money by buying root-grafts
| These are advertised by many Western nurse
ries. They consist of "a root, or part of one
grated with a scion of two three buds. These
are prepared during the winter. packed in box
es of sand, and kept in the cellar until they can
be set out in the spring. The nurseryman grows
these two OF thrcc years, aud then sells them as
trees. The farmer can, il he wishes. purchase
the root-grafts and grow them himself.
IN Planting ROOtgrGtts, give them good corn
land; lay out the rows the width ts work with
the cultivatOr; the root CRAFTS NAV be dibbled
in every foot or eighteen inches, letting but one
bud come above the surface. In three years, a
majority of them will make trees large enough
TO plant in the orchard.
GrattiHg old Trees.-A tree is 10 be grated
when 1t is of a poor kind, and we wish to change
the kind of fruit 1t bears. IL the tree is very
large, it is well to graft only the lower third OF
the branches the first year The best time for
apple and pear trees is just as the binds are
swelling.
IHsects.-The bands Of eggs of the tent-ca ter
pillar may be seen and removed until the tree is
in leaf The eggs hatch rs soon as there are
leaves for the Young caterpillar to feed on. and
the small tents" soon appear in the forks of
the twigs. Remove these As soon as discovered
-4m. .fqricaitHTist
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29
Perpetual Weather Table.

The following table was constructed by the
celebrated DIR. Herschell, upon a phiosophic
consideration of the attraction of the sun and
moon. IL is confirmed by the experience of
many years observation, and will suggest to
the observer what kind of weather will follow
the moons entrance into any of her quarters.
As rule it will he found wonderfully correct.
If the moon changes ut II o'clock, noon; the
weather Immediately after will he very rainy, if
in summer, and there will be snow or rain in
winter.
If between and O'Clock. y. m. chaagcable
in summer-far and mild in winter.
Between ) and 6 o'clock, u. IN. fair. both in
summer and winter.
Between and 10 o'clock, p. IN, in summer,
fair, if the wind is northwest; eany, If south or
southwest. In winter, fair and frosty, If the
wind is north or northwest; rainy. if south or
southwest.
Between 10 and IL O'Clock, p. M, Iainy in
summer and fair and frosty in winter.
Between II at night and = o'clock, a. M, fair
in summer and frosty in winter-nnless the wind
is from the souh or southwest.
Between 2 and CLOCK a. m, cold and very
showery in the summer, and snow and storm in
winter.
Between and i o'clock, n m rainy both in
winter and summer
Between 6 and o'clock, a. IN, wind and rain
in SKINNER and stormy in winter.
Between and 10 o'clock a. H., shOwery in
summer and cold in winter.
Between 10 and IL o'clock, Il. NJ, showery in
summer and cold and stormy in winter.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29
Kitchen and Market Garden

asparagus the season may he ur,,
longed by supplies from the Snnth. the market
| is never glutted with the home crop As a plan
| ta'ion must he made three years before it gives
returns, the home supply does not keep up with
the increased demand. Farmers seldom have
an asparagus bed. Let them begin this sprins
to prepare for one, by sowing the seeds in order
to have plants to set out next spring The seeds
may be planted in rows 10 inches apart, drop
ping them about inch apart in the row
When well up, thin To abou: four inches, aud
keep the plants clean all summer. Plants can
be bought, but they are not usually 50 good as
those one can raise. In setting ont the plants.
make the rows four feet apart, and set the plan
every thirty inches, forking in a shovelful Of
good manure for each. This will allow the work
to be done by horse cultivation
Cdbbagos aud CdHlifO,reTs.-the earliest erop
is from plants wintered in cold frames. or rails
ed in hot-beds. In either case they must he pre-
! pared by proper exposure 10 harden them They
are set out as soon the land is dry enough,
giving heavy manuring. making the rows %
inches apart, and setting the plants every l.
| inches.
Peas.-Plani early aaa cover d-.n-,, ,,,s,
two inches. The tall kinds may he IN double
rows, six inches apart, with the brush between,
! or they may he scattered thickIv in n broad
drill, three inches wide, and the brush stack in
| on each side of the row. Dwarf kinds like the
American Wonder, may he in rows foot apart.
Cur brush, before 1t Is in leaf. and pile it. with
some logs or other weight, on top to faiten Il +.
II each piece is fan shaped, it goes much fur.
ther. Stick the peas before they fall
IoHdfots-Every care should be given to Sc.
cure stocky plants. On the small scale, il will
pay. to protect with paper or other screens,
against an unexpected frost. In the garden.
tomatoes shonld have trellis OF other supper,
individual plants may have three barrel hoops.
held IN place by lacking them To siakes.-.iM.
4 .iGricMltWist.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29

HoT DGINKs.-In spite of the universal pro-
verb that heat is life aud death is cold, a writer
in hROTiedgr maintains that hot drinks I'M
natural, Geld drinks natural to man. NOtwith-
stunding this dctum few people will believe it.
Vary hot drinks may do harm, but cold oueS
will do more. The effect of a moderate heat upon
the hody is always sanitary. The effect OF cold
may sometimes be more comfortable but never
entirely wholesome. Neuralgia, rheumatism, etc.
are alleviated by hot applications, aggravated
by cold. Hot water is found to he Of the
best for dyspepsia yet discovered, stimula-
ting the blood in the stomach and directing il
toward the digestive nerve centres. Weakness
and disturbances in the bowels are caused by
cold liquids and moderated by hot ones. Ii hot
drinks, like tea, coffee and alcoholic stimulants
do harm, il is because of their specific effects
upon the nerves. They do more harm when
they are cold, because the heat practically nen-
tralizes their evil effects.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29
Mseful aud Curious.
SIMPLE REMEDIES.
Hsne Dseteriug-severai Practical sugScs.
liens,

w.
Half a teaspoonfui of common table salt dis
solved in a little cold water. and drank. will in
en- every morning before breakfast. Increasing
the auaptity TO a teaspoonful Of salt and a tum
bier of water. IL will. in a few days cure IN or
due attention is Maid 10 the diet. There is no
better remedy than the above for constipation.
As gargle for sore throat il is equal TO chlorate
of potash. and is entirely safe Ii NAV be used
as often As desired. and If a small Quantity is
swallowed each time il will have a beneficial eff
feet on the threat by cleaning il and by aIlav
ing the irritation. In doses Of one to four tea
spooufuf$in half mint to n mint of tepid water
il acts promptly as an emetic and in case of moi
soning is always at hand. 1t is an excellent re-
medy for bites and stinps of insects Itisayal-
uabie astriupeut in hemorrhares. particularly
for bleeding after the extraction of teeth. II
has both cleansing and healing properties, and
is therefore n most excellent application for SUI
perficial alterations
Mustard is another valuable remedy No FAM
lily should be without it. Two or three teaspoon
fuls of ground mustard stirred into half a pint
of water acts as an emetie very promptly, and
is mIlder and easier to take than salt and water
EQUAL parts of ground mustard and flour or
meal. made into a paste with warm water. and
spread on a thin piece of musliu with another
piece of muslin laid over it. forms the often in
dispensable mustard plaster. IL is also a speci-
! fic for collie when applied a few minutes over
the nit of the stomach For all internal Mains
and COMPOSITIONS there is no rem, DIV of such gen.
eral utility. IL acts as a couuter-irritant' by
drawing the blood TO the surface: hence in Sc
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29
How to Loosen a Tight Screw.

The London Builder says: Zone of the most
simple and readest methods for loosenng screw
is to apply heat TO the head of the screw. 4
small bar or rod ofiron, Hat at the end freddened
in the fire and applied for couple of minutes to
the head OF the screw, will, a. as it heats
the screw driver rs if it was only recently in-
serted screw. As there is a kitchen poker in
every house, that instrument, if heated at its
extremity, and applied for few minutes to the
head of screws, will do the required work of
loosening; and an ordinary screw-drIver will do
the rest, without the least trouble, vexation
of spirit. In all work above the common kind,
where it is necessary TO screws, and paTtieu-
larry IN hinge work and mOuntings, fancy fasten-
ings and appliances affixed to ioinery furniture
work, we would advise the oilins of screws or
hedpping of their points in grease before driving
them. This will render them more easy to drive
also to withdraw, and il will undoubtedly retard
for Ion ger time the action Of rustiDg."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29
An Editor

What is this! 1t is a nam. Oh, 50 it is:
Thought at first il Wild animal. What is
il the has IN his hand: II is package of
bills. What is the trying 10 do with the
bills ! He is trying to collect them. Will he
do it. We fear not. Where Is he goingf He
is going to the Sanctnm: he has bill for eighty
cents a saiHst the editor. He has been there
before. The editor hears the well-known foot
steps in the rotunda. and crawls under the ia
Die. The man comes in. and looking at the
clock, SAYS: l. Mr.. So-and-SO in The clock
does not say anything, but the editor under the
table groanS in his sonl of souls. But the man
does not hear him. He has worn ont two pairs
Of s. shoes running after that eighty cents. He
has on hs feet the thirl pair of shoes sacrificed
in this vain pursuit Tie looks down nj them
and sees holes IN his toes He turns with
weary sigh. and goes ont apostrophising the ed
itur in strong language. The editor crawls
biithely from beneath the table aud joyously
completes an editorial entitled. soar National
Wealth; How 10 Protect It."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29
A Carpet Pest.

Housekeepers may he interested in learning
that an insect called the imthremas scrophHiGriH
which devOurs and rnins carpets, has appcard in
such numbers in Schenectady that the carpets all
over that city have had to be taken up and clean
ed. In Utica it has caused serious alarm. Car
pets not, however, its only food, il infests
wearing-apparel hanging in closets or laid in
drawers. Unlike moths, it is said to prey upon
cotton fabrics. Ii is very common and destTuc-
tive European insect, but has not until recent
~ been detected in the United States. Its pecu-
liar forte is the eating of carpets and hence the
familiar name, carpet bug which it has won.
Il belongs to the family known as DerRetidiG.
which comprises several of our most injurious
depredators animal substances, and Is entirely
different in appearance and habits from the well
known carpet moth. 1t conccals itself beneath
the borders of carpets nailed to the iOor and eats
away those PORTIONS Occasionally it gets in the
cracks of the floor, following which cuts across
entire breadths of carpets. leaving a line which
seems To have been cut by the scissors. II de-
,troys new as well rs old carpets. and, if allow
ed to breed and multiply, may reduce to bare
nO0rs SDOu
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29

Morn PREvESTIvE.-A correspondent Of the
Furniture Gazette recommends the following re e
medy for exterminating moths in carpets and
furniture: After some years experience with tie
troublesome pests, says the writer. | found q
preventive of moth in pitch paper, the
same that roofers use. The moth will live and
grow on cayenne pepper and tobacco, while I
never could that the of these articles
kept the moth miller out. The plan for the fur
uiiure dealer or the housewife is to cut the pa
per in slips and place them abOnt the room, I'M
der and behind sofas, chars, ETC.; this should
be done as early the first Of April, and in
warm climates earlier. If the dealer wishes To
make parlor suits moth-proof, he should place
on the inside of backs of chairs and seats small
strips of pitch paper, and assured the miller
will not select these places to deposit eggs. Ii
is the miller That il the foundation of all the
mischief.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29

NUN's sIGHs.-Waun limp of butter the size
of a walnut, lump Of sugar, little lemon peel
and pinch of salt ia n tumblerful of water: let
it boil two three times; stir in flour uII-
til il becomes thick paste, and continue stir
ring until it is cooked, which you eau tell il
the paste does not stick to your fingers; leave in
the saucepan until cold, then stir in one egg at
a time until it is thin enough Ia drop out OF a
spoon. Take a desseTtsPonn and drop lamps of
the paste the size of a walnut into laid which is
not quite boiling; take out when swollen to fonr
times their original size. and of a golden color:
sprinkle with sugar. Th-se are delicious served
hot mr. cold
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29
CROWNS
ROH
9IT7ERS
oniy lion PREPARATION that
srl luloTihe teeth. and viii UUi
as,.e acaaache or constipation. a
I.su preparations vii!
HE3EE
The word Moves. - skill and Science
Triumphant.

Orr reporter relates the following remarkable
experience Of Une OF our most reliable aud sub
stantial merchants, Deacon stephen q. Mason.
Mr.. Mason says that from Is69 to lsS5 he suffered
terribly from frequent very severe attacks Of in
iammatory rheumatism. The last aIiaeS in the
winter Of 80 and 50 was 80 severe as IL render
him unable TO take step in four months. lis
physicians thought that one side Of him Wa i.r.i
lyzed and both knees became So stiA II.-t IL
cuuld not bend them. The Doctor pronounce.
his ease ineurable, leaving him in a terrihi. s".
.iition. lie was thea induced 20 Try IUHt', lem
ely. by a medical friend who toll him ;..Ii hi-
whole sickness and trouble aFuse fsosa Ei,i.ras
disease and convinced Mr. Mason that >uel. ,ll=
the ease. and after taking it six weeks g. 60
tiEely cured, and is nov in such excellent E.lEsi
cal condition that neither damp weather nor H,t
feet affect him disagreeably. Mr.. Mason ssy>
that his cure is complete. as il is more than tu"
years since he has had the disease. &c attribgr.
my most remarkable cure so!s!y 10 Hats Gc.i1-
edy, the InfaIlible KiIney a.' llrr Medicine.
saws Mr.. Mason Proria'sgrs EssS.a. gr,Ss.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29
SWEET EVENING BELLS.


Ring On Ring on, sweet evening bells
The listening air with music swells,
While red witch-fres Of sunset burn,
To light the wanderers long return
Ringer these still. deep waters come
Your well known sounds, sweet bells Of home.
1n listening trance onee more stand
On threshold of youths morning land
Ring On, sweet Angelus.
Ring On /, the air more tender CLEANS
With mellow sounds. and youths bright dreams
\ fleet from shores Of far-of times
Floats back wavelets Of your chimes
Childhood high voices ring full glad:
In undert0ne, sweet. low and sad
A mother sings her lullaby,
a. sounds whose echoes never die
Ring on sweet Angelus.
Ring On, ring ever, evening bells,
Your sound 4 sweeter music tells
Than wind harp from the fairy shore
i fain would listen ever more.
d. do not cCase-the sunset zone
Still echoes your fair. mellow tone:
Nor yet the vesper star doth bring
The closing hush Of eve. o. ring.
Ring on. sweet Angelus-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29
Our Strap Book.
THE CUCKOO SONG.
Br ROBERT BUCHANAN.


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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29
LIVE IT DOWN.


Has foolish word been spoken
Or an evil deed been done:
Has the heart been almost broken
For the friends that now aisown
Let not the GOODNESS ur tn. frOwn
shake thy manhool-live it down.
l. the stern traducer sneering.
Thrnsting innucndoes vile:
With the world : opinion veering
Basking in its tickle smile
What arr gossips, with their fru~n'
BuZzing inseCts-liye il down.
Verdict fairer will be given.
In the sober after-thought
Charity. sweet child of Heaven,
Judgment harsh will set at naughi
Then will gIirye,l mcrcy's frONn
Smite the slandeuT-liNe il down.
But il man refuses to soften
For that weakness he may ieel.
There is one forgivrs As often
As 10 him We choose to kneel.
DroOp not, then, il all should frOwn;
With such frisn,lship-live IT down
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-29

Ir is very amusing to read the constantly vary
ing medical advice IN reganl to the heathfuI-
ness of this, that aud the other article of diet
or habit in life. Sneezing has always been re-
garded as prognostieating evil of some kind To-
the human system, and 0rientas are aecustoin-
ed to say God bless you, whenever a friend
sneezes, in hope of avrrting the evil. But the
London Lancet now says the people who sneeze
arr often the healthest. A sneeze sets the blood
circulating. AMI throws of cold that is tryin.
To SeftlP.