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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10
LITTLE BROWN HANDS.

They drive home the cows frum the pasture
Up through the long. shady Lane
Wherr the quail whistles loud in the wheat field
That arr yellow with ripening grain.
They find, in the thick, waving grasses
Where the scarlet Tipped strawberry grows:
They gather the earliest snow-drOps
And the iirSt crimson buds Of the rose.
They toss the new hay in the meadow:
They gather the elder-bloom white;
They lind where the dusky grapes purple
In the soft-tinte,l October light
They know where the apples hang Tipest,
And are sweeter than Italy's wines;
They know where the fruit hangs the thicke-i.
TN the long. tbnrny blackberry vines.
They gather the delicate seaweetls.
And build tiny castles OF sand:
They pick up the beautiful sea shells
Fairy barks that have drifted TO land.
They wave frUm the tall, rocking eetnps,
Where the orioles hammock nest swings.
And at night time are folded in slumber
BY a song that a fond msther sings.
Those who toll brayely are strongest
The humble and poor become great
And from these brown handed children
Shall grow mighty rulers Of state.
The pen Of the author and statesman
The noble and wise Of the land
The sword and the chissl and palette
Shall be held in the little brown hand.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10
so WE GROW OLD.

4 broken toy: a task that held away
4 warming child heart from an hour Of play
4 Christmas that no Christmas idols brought
\ tangled lesson. full Of tangled thought:
A h0mesick boy: a senior gowned and wise;
\ glimpse Of life when 10 the curtains rise
Fold over fold
And hangs the picture like bOun.ll-S- sea
The world, all action aud reality
y, We grow old.
\ wedding, and a tender wife's caress:
4 prattling babe the parents life to bless
\ home of joys and cares in equal part;
4 dreary watching with heavy heart
And deaths dread angel knocking at the gate
And hope and courage bidding sorrow wait,
Or loose her hold
4 new made grave. and then a brave return
To where the fires Of life triumphant hurn-
~ We grow oil.
\ iHtune and a gen rolls need of fame,
Dr dirrinl ruin and a taTnished name:
\ slipping of of week and month and year.
Faster and faster a. the close draws near;
A grief today and with tomorrow light
\ pleasure that transforms the sullen night
From lead To gold
4 chillin. Winter OF unchanging storm:
\ Spring replete with dawn$ and sunsets war
- grow old
Old To ourselves, but children Yet To he,
In the strange cities of eternity.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

CURING MAD DnG BIIES.-It is stated that the
bites Of mad dogs have been rendered harmless
by immediately cauterizing the wound with 4
saturated solution of carboiic acid and keeping
IL constantly wet with 4 weaker solution of the
same, at the same time time giving the patient
according tn age, from two to six drops Of spirits
of ammonia in water, every two honrs for twelve
or fourteen hours. The wound is not allowed
TO dry for an instant for three or four days
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10
ONLY A YELLOW OLD LETTER

only yellow old letter.
In woman's delicate hand,
With Just faint hint Of perfume
Why ! keep il, You don't understand.
We were lovers once, but We quarrelled-
Pride against pride, you know;
IL is simply the same old story.
And it happened years ago.
II is quite a thing OF the past
She is somebody else's wife,
While IL can smile at the passion
Whose raptures once thrilled nv life.
Quit. thing of the pa-t-and vet.
As with dream ,troubled eyes | stand.
Idly scanning this yellow old letter,
In woman'S delicate hand
Drifts from me the lOVeles> present.
And almost think ] can trace
In the faded lines Of hitter
NJ old lave'S brautifnl face.
And know. in my heart nf heart~.
just a. lightly as ! NAV.
That life has nothing to give Hr
Half a. dear ~ that long az" day.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

ToPEEFUME note paper, get few Inires of
blotting paper and sprinkle the sheets with the
perfume desired, then put them under weight
until they become dry. When dry put note pa
per, envelopes, etc. between the sheets and
place them under weight for . lew hours;
when removed they will he found periumed.
Til. blntting sheets may he utilized again, and
can he made 10 retain their perfume for a long
time hy keeping them free from exposure To air.
-fbirdgO NeIrs
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

SUBSTITUTE FOR 3UTTER.-A lady who is IA
nous house keeper. recommends an economical
plan for making cakes without butter. which
may he of Use tn our readers who have u dread
of margarine" Take piece of fat pork. melt
it down and strain it through piece of coarse
thin muslin. Set il aside until it is cold. 1t is
then white and firm. and may he used rs butter
in any kind of cake. In pound cake she assures
us it is delicious.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

method of making mortar for plastering walls
has been devised, which is confidently said by
those who are informed as to it, to he superior
to any other ever yet tried. Stucco or plaster
of-paris is used instead of lime in making the
mortar, one part Of stuccO, by measure, being
used to two parts of sand No hair is used for
the first or scratch coat, and three coats Of
plastering are pnt on. In mixing the stucco
and sand, a quart Of glue water is used to the
pailfnl of sand and stucco mixed, and then
clean water is added until the mortar is of the
right consistency. The mortar must he used as
soon as made, and only made in small qnanti-
ties at time. 1t is claimed that it will make a
harder, more perfect wall can be used to better
advantage, and is little if any more expensive.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10
BE KIND TO EACH OTHER.


IT, Kind to each other,
The nights coming on,
When friend and when brother
Perchance may be gone
Then. midst our detection,
How sweet to have earned
The best recollection
Of kindness returned
When day hath departed.
And Memory keeps
Her watch. broken-heaTttSl
Where all she loves sleeps
Let fal-ehood assan not.
Nor envy disprove-
Let TRIES prevail not
Against those you love-
Nor change with tomorrow.
should fortune take wing
Euf the deeper the sorrow.
The closer still cling.
Oh be kind to each other,
The nights coming on.
when friend and when brother
Perchance may be gone.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

+. ID. CURTIS writes follows To the CHifira-
tor and Country Gentleman concerning seed coru
\ friend few years ago undertook to improve
his corn crop by planting all kinds mixed to-
gether. lie confessed his plan was failure. a.
he got no improved variety, but a mixed up lot
INST what the offspring would he from a
grei sire, illustrating still further the similarity
M the nature Ibrcc,lins) of corn and animals 4
great many farmers comfort themselves with
the notion that il they change seed with some
other farmer they doing big thing. This
Is a mistaken idea. Seed should he improved
and taken from the same farm where il is grown,
and TO which it has adapted itself The idea
that the little germ of seed can carry the quail
ties OF a good farm with it are ridiculous but
II Gan carry with 1t peculiarities in its nature
growth and maturity acquired in one place
which will he unsuited in another
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

II" TEM LiNB From TREE-The direc-
tlon I" saw off limb as closely as possible to
the stem, consider nnwise Nature indicates
precisely where every limb shonld he remov-
ed. On every limb, close to the body of the
of this collar is the place to cut off the limb. IL
cut at a distance from this point, the limb will
die down to it and in time will slough off If cut
inside of it and close to the tree there is danger
OF decayed spot resulting in time, and a long
time viii elapse before the wound will heal Ii
limb is cut at the point have indicated and al
the proper time, which is when the sap is descen-
ding TO form a new layer of wood, the wound
unless large one viii heal over the first wear
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

IT is claimed that as the range of high land in
South Carolina and Northern Georgia is particu-
larry conducive to the health of children with
an hereditary faint disposition to eonsump-
tion that locality possesses inestimable advan-
tages rs a school sanitarium.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

A CALIFORNIA man says he cured himself of
dyspepsia by living upon fruit and coarse meal
of oats and barley uneooke,l.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

"WAsNT 81 DAINEp FUNNY."-The follow
ing story, says the Homo Journal, was told at a
dinner party IN Boston the other night. 4 man
from N"onsncket was obliged to make visit
Ia Bn>tun "n some business. lie timed his visit
81 as to hr able to hear a lecture of Mark
Twain's at fremont Temple By some misnn
Outstanding. the Wuodsockrt man misiook the
day OF the lecture, and happened in ON one OF
Mr.. Joseph Cooks lectures. He listened to the
long discourse without discovering his mistake,
thinking all the time that the lecturer was the
famous humorist. On his return to Woonsock-
ct. his family questioned him as to the lecture.
Were it funny" he was asked
Wall" slowly replied the traveller. lit wal
funny. hat not ~ darned funny. either
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

HOME MADE TELEPHOSE.-To make a good
and serviceable telephone, only requires enough
wire and two cigar boxes. First select your
boxes, and make hole about half an inch in
diameter in the center of the bottom of each
and then place one in each of the houses YOU
wish to connect; then get five pounds of com
mon iron stove pipe wire, make loop in one
end and put it thorugh the hole in your cigar
box and fasten it with nail; then draw it tight
TO the other box, supporting it when necessary
with a stout cord. You can easily run your line
into the house by boring a hole through the
glass. support your boxes with stats nailed
across the window, and your telephone is COM
Pletc. The writer has one that is two hundred
wards long and cost forty-fvc cents that will
carry music when the organ is played thirty feet
away in another room.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

SIIICATE OF SODA mixed with whiting, and
tinted with ordinary dry cOlors, will give a
paint that is tire-resisting; it is also cheap. If
used for woodwork, give it two or three coats
Of the silicate of soda a preparation. and for
the last coat mix with whiting to get body,
and color Ia any desired tint or shade. In gen
eTal practice the paint should he of the same
consistency as ordinary paint, and is applied in
exactly the same manner Tungstatc Of soda is
rather better than the siicatc but is more cx-
pensive.-DH and Paint Rericr.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

To PREVENT a tea-kettle coating with lime.
put the shell of an oyster in, and the lime
will adhere to 10, instead of coating the sides
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

PEOPLE who suffer from corns should keep a
bottle of ammonia upon their washstand and
rub the corn night and morning with the ex-
tract. This, with little care and emitting. will
soon re,lnce them.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10
Hard and Soft Water,

The hardness and softness of water depends
upon the amount of mineral ingredients which
it contains These mainly consist of carbonate
and sulphate of lime, the former giving rise 70
what is called temporary hariness-it being for
the most part removable by continued boiling
whereby il becomes encrusted as chalk upon the
inside of the vessel in which the water is boiled:
and the latter to permanent hardness, because
it is not removable. very hard water is iniu-
rious for drinking purposes, because its power
as a solvent for food is impaired, and because it
is absorbed by the stomach with greater diff
Guilty than soft water. thus giving rise To indi-
gestion or dyspepsia.
In addition to the long train Of distressing
symptoms which included under the term
dyspepsia, there is strong evidence to prove
that the habitual drinking of very hard water
also gives rise TO goitre, disease associated in
many places with that fearful form of iodiey
known as cretinism. In many parts of England
goitre is found TO prevail only in those districts
where the magnetism limestone formation is
abundant. In some districts in Switzerland
the nse of certain spring waters of unusual hard
ness has been followed by the production or aug
mentatlon of the disease in the course of a few
days, and similar results have frequently been
observed in lndia.-Prof. Simpson.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

ANY hard steel tool will cut glass with faeili-
ty when freely wet with camphor dissolved in
turpentine. The ragged edge of glass may also
he thus smoothed with flat file
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10
Mseful aud Curious.
Medical ACTION of Vegetables.

Asparagus is a strong diuretie, and forms part
of the cure for rheumatic patients at such health
resorts as Ankles Bains Sorrel is cooling, and
forms staple of that soupe aux herbes which q
French lady will order for herself after a long
and firing journey. Carrots, rs containing q
quantity Of sugar, and avoided 10y some people,
while Others complain Of them rs indigestible
With regard to the latter accusation. IL may he
remarked in passing, that il il the yellow core
Of the carrot that is difficult of 'ligeStiOn-the
outer, 4 rcd Layer, is lender enough. IN Savoy,
the peasants have recourse to an infusion OF car
rots a specific to janndee. The large sweet
onion is very rich in those alkaline elements
which counteraet the poison of rheumatic CONT.
If slowly stewed in weak broth and eaten with
a little Nepaul pepper, it will be found to be an
admirable article of diet for patients of studious
and sedentary habits. The stalks of caulifiow-
er have the same sort of value, only too often
the stalk Of cauliflOwer is so i'll boiled and I'M
palatable that few persons would thank you for
proposing to them 10 make part of their meal
consist of 81 uninyiting article. Turnips, in
the same way, are often thought to be indigesti-
bile and better suited to cows and sheep than for
delicate people; but here the fault Lies with the
cook quite as much as with the root. The cook
hollis the turnip badly and then pOurs some but
ter it, and the eater Of such dish is sure
to be the worse for it. Try better way. What
shall lie said about our lettuce! The plant has
a slight narcotic action, of which an old French
woman, like French doctor, well knows the
value, and when properly cooked is really very
easy of Observation-Disclosures Record
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10
The New Boy.

lie was - brand new office boy: Young pref
iN-ia"e'l, with golden ringlei> aud blue eyes
.lmSi such boy as one would imagine would he
taken ont al his little trundr- he'd IN the night.
and transplant"d beyond the stars The first
dian Il" glanced over The library in the editorial
room, hc"am" acquainted with every body
knew all the printers, and went home in the
evening a. happy aud CHERRY ~ a sunbeam
The next day hc appeared. leaned out OF the
back window, "NPecIorated on u printers pate
tied mp a cat 10y the tail ia the hallway had
fnur fights with another boy. borrowed - from
occupant Of the luilding. saving his mother
WAS dead, collected his two days pay from the
cashier, hit the ianitnr with brnom-stirk
pawned u coat belonging Ia - member of the
Editorial stan. wrenched the knobs off the door
upset the ire-c"nl"T, Pir, three gallrys nftyp.
and mashed his finger ia the small press On
the ihIrd day, note WAS rrrriNrd, saving Mi
M"ih"r dn not want To work in such a duh
place. She says / would make a good prparh-
rr. :" d" |. Mi finger Is Bettrr-gnan f,Lin'
NourS Till beth Il" lank ns."-IIosioH .J.HrpaI.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

81. LoUIs husband who has left his wife.
writes: Il Was Missing money out of my Pock-
ct J Finally had 10 lock Ny pantaloons up
Nights the Way She Would talk about Folks
Was a sin I" david Crockett the Six Weeks We
Ware together it Was Come aud Co Won Shant
She Never Called mr toe ~ my Little il was
20 Como or Shant.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

JUDGE-''So You will yourself from your hus-
band separate let What ran YOU for a ground
give:"
Wife Know You, | can mr. indeed. again
right auck marry :"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

The lesson Of Peter Cooper's life is well put
by the BrOokline CAroRicle: That noble man
found better employment for his time than SIM
ply looking after his property and trying to
avoid taxes
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

LITTLE giil who was on a visit TO the conn
try, sternly refused to drink milk because. as
she innoeently declared she had seen the farm
rr deliberately squeeze it out Of a COW.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

BUTTER does not improve As cheese does by
age. therefore the sooner il is sold the better.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

Hi isn't much of man who cannot find in
himself all the symptoms spoken of in a patent
medicine almanac
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

LADIES approve of your shaking Little Joker
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

Ii was a little Lafayette Avenue hoy wht
was asked 10y his mother the other ,Iav the old
old question:
How much do You love me :"
Aud the answer was:
"Oh, love you much mamma. ~ muct
that dOnt feel well il makrs me sirk
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10
What is Dynamite?

Dynamite is nitro-glyeerine mixed with enough
silica to convert il into powder, which can be
handled without much danger. II is not true
as is generally supposed, that il requires one
skilled in chemistry to manufacture this for
mdable explosive. Any person of ordinary in
telligence, and with a slight experience ia chem
istrv, can compound it. Nitric acid, the prime
ingredient, is nothing but the mixture of the
oil of vitrol with saltpetre. Glycerine is a We
ry simple and harmless substance. as eyerybo-
dy Knows. Silica, which is an absorbent. is 4
clayey substance, composed of dead plants that
grow beneath the water, and after dying set
tie in layers upon the bottom. Dynamite is
made IN small quantities, and the manufacture
ing process consists in mixing sulphuric and nj
tric acids, and slowly adding glycerine while
the mass is being stirred, and the vessel KEEP;
cold One pound of silica will absorb two
pounds Of nitro glyeerinc, and make the solid
substance which is called dynamite or giant
powder. What makes dynamite so destructive
is the fact that it explOdes instantaneOnsly
Throughout its whole mass. Gnnpoweer is of
comparatively slow combustion; otherwise it
would burst gun when il eNplodcS. and be as
dangerous as dynamite.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

FLORIDA NOT FOR Coz sUMPTIvss-It is not
necessary to cite authorities to show that the
prime need of Il 'Onsumptive is that he shall be
great deal ont of-doors, that he shall breathe
pure air, that he shall exercise that his entire
physical organization shall he invigorated Is
the climate of Florida fitted to this I! answer.
No. The climate is simply and delightfully."-
soothing. Being so-being moist and relaxing
it will cause tnbercnlous deposits TO dissnte-
crate rapidly. ExpectoTation will be increased
and there will be no rally of the system To op-
pose this new call upon the strength. Instead
of exercising freely and expanding his lungs As
he should, the cOnsumptive invalid will sit les-
urely on the piaZzas of the hotels, awaiting his
fate. Hundreds are seen, wherever you co. so
doing. Seldom do yOu see one attemptin. toex-
rrcise, and, if one is seen, he is moving in that
sluggish and apathetic manner so characteristic
of every one living there.--IoPHI~ Science
uOBfhIy
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1883-12-29
On the Floor Of the ocean.

In the International Exhibition at Nice,
NJ. Fass Iii exhibited what he called, "The
observatory under the sea-" This is a
name given t. sort of submarine balloon
made Of steel and bronze to resist the pres
sure of water at about one hundred faith.
oms. II is forty feet In height, and is di.
vided into three compartments. On the
top sits the commander, the second is sa.
loon for eight passengers, and on the bot
tom machine constructed on the princi.
pie Of tish's bladder, by which the bal.
loon is raised or lowered. A powerful cleo
trio light illumes the sea to a great distance
which enables the passengers to study
through the glass flooring the rocks, plants
and fishes Of these aqueous depths. A tel
ephone communicates with the attending
vessel upon the surface Of the water. This
machine is almost an exact reproduction of
Jules Verne's submarine steamer in his
10000 leagues under tie sea."-Demorcst
for 9aSmayy.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1883-12-29
Effects Of Female Suffrage In Wyoming.

From cheyenne Letter to N. Y. Times.
"What effect, In your opinion, has wom-
an suffrage had upon the social and politi.
cal condition Of Cheyenne and Wyoming!"
have put this question to men and wom-
en- Of all classes among my acquaintance,
which is almost co.extensive with the pop.
ulation Of Cheyenne. A working man re.
piled: "When lived in Colorado would
have scorned IN offer Of few dollars for
my vote on election day. Here In Wyom-
Ing. when l am offered $50 for the votes Of
my family-myself, wife and three chill
dren, daughters-I find that scorn gives
way to a calculation that $50 is equal to
what earn in five weeks Ut work. 1t
don't matter much to me who holds office.
live all the same" A leading citizen OF
the Territory said: ave vote our women
relatives to counterbalance the votes Of the
degraded classes" pregnant sentence,
indeed, and most significant in its first five
words. A distinguished ,nember of the
bar answered: "None, excepting to make
our politics source Of greater corruption
andim morality than ever" A man who
had acted for years 40 police officer, sheriff,
and city marshal, said: "'rhe had women
are all for sale on election day, and the
good ones knife q candidate who don't at.
tend Sunday school," The replies Of WON.
IN were that they were glad Of chance to
vote against bad men or for good men,
Some said that they never voted, excepting
once or twice to enjoy the novelty. Afew
avowed that they had no taste for politics
and never voted,