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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-31
sproutine Sweet Potatoes.

The following process was offered 10y New
Jersey gardener at late meeting of the New
York Farmers Club, and we reproduce it for
what it is worth. 1t is given rs a cheap way of
sprOuting, but this we leave forothers to judge ::
First, make frame Of boards; if the ground
be cold or heavy, on the surface; if light SAN
dy, dig out to the depth of eight or ten inches
from the bottom of the bed to top of the frame
in front, and twenty-six or twenty-eight for
back, to give good slope water shed five
feet from front to back; take good fresh stable
manure and coarse hay, bog hay is best; first
layer Of hay, then manure, then repeat; pack it
well to one foot in depth; wet it slightly, cover
with three inches of sand loan, lay in the pota-
tOes-if small, whole; if large, cut in two from
end to end, with cut side down; cover with one
inch and half Of sandy loan. Leave 50 till
the potatoes begin To sprOut, then cover with
the same to three inches to insure good and plcn-
ty of iibrOus roots; when the plants are three
inches high, they are ready TO transplant to the
hill or rows for growing. use no water, pud-
ding or plaster in transplanting and lose but
few plants. Use glass sash TO give a quicker
growth To the plants, find such worth more
than those grown without; keep the tcmpcra-
turc in the frame from seventy-fve Ia ninety, if
possible. make my hot beds from April 10th
To 10th, according to the season; get from 900
to 500 plants per barrel of seed.
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He Made it Clear.

Speaking Of curious coincidences,r said .
lawyer who had business at the city hall yes.
terday, 81 think ] have the most curious case
on the boards"
what is il ?"
'Dne day last week, woman came to me
and engaged my services 10 file a bill for iii.
yorce. hHdnt got through with her when her
husband came in to secure my services for the
same thing They were of the same age, had
the same grounds, aud had not met before fol-
months"
and you took both cases!7
''Oh, no, that wOnld have looked a little
queer"
Then, yon sent one to another lawyer r.
'Oh, ne, again. | am not furnishing clients
10 other lawyers. / saw that was in a fix,
aud that must do something TO prevent one
or the other from consulting another attorney,
TO settle their troubles and live together which
they have DONE
What! ion advised a settlement, and lost
yOnr fee ~
Not exactly replied the lawyer, as he
strOked his chin. ~ charged twice as much
for the advice as for securing the Divorces
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When to Plant Grape Vines.

Dr. ). ID. Philbrick, of Des MOines, Iowa
writes the Homestead 1t is customary to plant
the grape early in the spring. but have recently
made a new departure from the old practice,
and now plant the vine about the first of June.
BY this time the vine has made u growth of five
or six inches. and new rOotlets have been thrown
out from the old roots. These new furnish a
constant feeder for the vine IL properly set.
the vine can he planted any time in the day
without willing, if the following directions are
carefully adhered To: Take youT vines up from
the nursery and place them in bucket of thin
mud; be careful and not break the vine: have
your ground well prepared; in planting, he sure
and have the roots evenly distributed; fill the
pot one-third fall, then pour in a sufficient
quantity of water To wet the earth WE'LL then I'LL
the pot and press the earth firmly. II these d.
rections are strictly adhered TO. 80 per cent of
the vines will grow, and in one weeks time
they will look vigorous, and will not he retarded
IN their growth. Having become thoroughly
convinced that this is the best method Of plant
ing the vine, / shall still continue 10 plan; as
set forth in this article. In conclusion. | would
say he careful and plant no vines except strong
and vigorous
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-31
An Important Errand

A conductor ON a Missouri Kansas aud Texa,
train approached swell looking cOIored wo
man, arrayed in all the glories that ribbons can
lend, and asked her for her ticket
go way from yer! DOr't bodder me with
none O. your foolishness" she exclaimed, brid-
ling with Indignation.
''COme, give mp Your icket!r demonstrated
the conductor.
81 tole yOn go way from here, | done got M
ticket, and doan' want no fOollshness -
eff yOu don't give me your fare, I'll yOut You
of the train" growled the exasperafed fnnc-
tionary.
ago don't put me of no train. now, tole yo'
fer suah" retOrted the darkey. sI'se got bus
mess down yer dat yo' can't postpone! Ef 20
put me of de train, yo' done got in Il FUSS snall
yo' born"
''Where are you going, anyway! What's
your business :" demanded the conductor ratlI-
er impressed by her manner.
Use gwine Ia de hangin, a piece down we're,
and mon dat, Use gwinc, and yO' can't can't
stop me ~
'.Who are they going to hangfr asked a pas
senger, who had become interested in the dis
cussOn.
"Dey's gwine ter hang my husband and Use
ter he de only lady present. Go way from here
Don't fool wild me. Ef yO' think yO's gwine tel
git me off dis train and beat me out'n de last
chance o. layIn' over dat nigga's mudder and
sister, who can't git in and won't stay out yo
don't know noihn' about de strength of a wife's
devotion! Go way from yer, Rudder dan
lose de chance of breakin' dem nigga's hearts,
done put dis heel under yO' railroad, and lift
il Obcr dc State line. Go way from yerr
The conductor let her ride free, but whether
Ia save the railroad let her enjoy her last op-
portnniiy TO get square with her mOther-iR law,
was not apparent on his returns.-Dra kes' Trdr.
eHrrx MdgGsiRc.
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Good Mortar for Brick Buildings.

In a recent paper of the Journal of the Frank
lin Institute, Philadelphia, Henry Pemberton
traces the cause Of white efilOrescence, which so
commonly disfgures brick houses in cities, main
ly to the employment of lime containing magne-
STA for the mortar used in the walls. The mag
nesia absOrbs the sulphurous vapors of the coal
gases in the air, becomes sulphate of magnesia,
and being dissolved by rain, penetrates the sub
stance of the bricks, and ultimately effloresces
upon their surface. BY using pure lime, instead
of magnesia lime, for the mortar, the evil is pre-
vented. WOrkmen, however, often object to
the Use ofpure lime mortar, because il requires
different manipulation from that containing
magnesia. The purest quality of lime is found ,
for instance, within few miles Of Philadelp hia.
and Is sold at Il lower price than ordinary bull
ders lime, and yet it will not be accepted or
used by the builders. In some parts of the conn
try, however, as IN Pittsburg, the only lime
available rarely contains more than five OF six
per cent. of magnesia, and often less than per
cent, but the bricklayers are accustomed to it,
know no other, and Use it with entire satisfac-
tIon; and no incrustation occurs on the buildings
there notwithstanding the enormous cOnsump-
tion of coal in the city and neighhOrhOod.
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How to Make a scare crou

Take two small cheap mirrors, fasten them
back to back, attach cord TO one angle and
hang them TO an elastic pole. When the glass
swings the rays are reflected all over the field
even If it he large one, and even the oldest and
bravest of crows will depart precpitately should
one OF its lightning flashes fall upon him. The
second plan, although terror to the crow, is
especially well suited to fields subject to the in
roads of small Birds and even chickens 1t in
wolves an artificial hawk made from a large po-
tato and long goose and turkey feathers. The
maker can exercise his initiative skill in stick
ing the feathers into the potato 50 that they re-
semble the spread wings AID tail Of the hawk
1t Is astonishing what IA ferocious looking bird
oi prey can be constructed from the above SIM
pie material. Ii only remains to hang the OBJ
Ject from a tall bent pole, and the wind will do
the rest. The bird will make swoops and dashes
IN the most threatening manner. Even the
most inquisItive of venerable hens have been
known to hurry rapidly from its dangerous vi
emily, while 10 small birds it carries unmxed
uiSmay.
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A Saed TaStar

correspondent in the EdrR and Fire.idc give,
the following directions for testing the quality
of seed.
My plan, he says, is to make a box about six
inches deep. Fill in four inches of good soil;
on this lay thin piece of muslin, Just enough
10 iii the box, and make it nicely level on the
soil On this muslin put one hundred seeds of
the kind you wish TO test. Cover them with
another piece of muslin and an inch Of earth.
When done water with slightly warm water and
set away in u warm place. The sprouting pro
cess can be much facilitated by placing the box
on the stove, daily after the lire is nearly out
50 that the stove is just warm enough To heat
the bottom of the box. Otherwise the box can
be set on bricks that heated daily for the
purpose. After four or five days lift off the top
dirt and its covering of cloth carefully Count
the seeds that have sprouted, and if only fifty
OF each sort have sprouted procure new seed
III over seyenty-hye are sprouted. and the
sprouts all look vigorous, the seed will do very
we'll of course, the greater the per cent of
those that sprout, the better
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MUSTERED OUT"

Tho. n l,,,.l,- 1880 Il; v;r,,;ni,
hn5 !, ,,s,.siss.ss .is's,'ar So.
TIA, IN -, a. ,;'Ip ~ hs,,l.
pa,i.i VI. lis. a. III -. ~. y. " ~.
NJ oas,i, ,,'ar i,io , ,as'r ,ha ana,
WLs,.:' - ,.,iI mi 80. 81, ,ont
pr, u ,',,,,t -, -. al ~. sinni word.
- sal,i7.r ,',,,L,a,.,l ~, 49,
Tbcra ar,. ,,ray-,.s i'm tl,, ..Old D,r,ipioD
Wb.re ~, L,.roa. ars at r.st
.nI niiss ~ hr,,rs anJ marlJs
StapJ sh,vS sarh sisen..r's L,sa.t
Dnt nnns are tbey.. amoI', thsm ali
Tbat AL her LiiIs ah5nf
With ! tamL !, ,rrandIv sinnl.
a. tbat .,lIier.. .imiister,,I AMI
II stands in IL. solemp b.autv
nv tbe ,.ver 1noaninT s,1
An1 The nassins- srhoopsr nrnrdIy float,
Tha ,I,tr h. Ji.J "a ire.
Tbs ,,i,;,, ,..,,.,,I hiIIn,r. I,,,v tI,ir heads
And iii m Iatcrs -hnut
And tiips their fnam wreatbs 'roupd the grave
Where he .I-eDs mustered ont
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Selett goetrp.
THE coUNTERsIGN.
III Frrz,JANEs o'BRIEx.

u fh%'AAAs U bhihS-
Azs tne seAry houIs pass SLOW
me night Is very aark and stiL
ana IN tne marshes iAi oeiow,
near the oearoeo wnip-poorNhii
scarce can see yard ahead,
nea.5 .ne ave Apolt me sneu,
An" inc springs ouoohng 'n'ouKh tue Efounu-
Ai1ng INC peaten pain pace.
mner, Mnlte tays Mari my sentry HACK
In rormless SHRUBS seem 70 trace
Inc ioeman form win pended BACK
,ninh ~ MN erouehinS ioN
lnth the nelgnoonng hilioeks grow
10 groups Oh warriors lar and near
.,
Win tsaay pare Nht anu watch
onth my eyes iamihar grown,
De.ect eaeh harmless eaIthen notch
Ahn turn guerfiiAs INTO stone;
anu tnen, altnons me i9nely eioom,
ny sns ~. La ~ eh 60. rs .sI,
anu 'hiiA "n o'Het uiiies 'nAu 'neSe-
Sweet visions through the silent hignI
inc ueeP ~ ~ NIhuos HISe1 Win Nhe'
me rooin WITHIN IN Soitenea nsht
Inc tender mhk'Wbts mana IN nine
Ihe tender pressure and the pause
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Our Strip Book.
MISSING

Not among the suffering wounded:
Not among the peaceful dead,
Mt among the prisoners. Missing
That was all the message said.
Yet bis mother reads il over,
Until, through her painful tears
Fades the dear name she has called him
For these two and twenty years
E0und her al Is peace and plenty:
Bright and clean the yellow floor;
While the morning glOfies cluster
Al around the kitchen door.
Soberly the sleek old house cat
Drowses in his patch Of sun:
Neatly shines the Oaken dresser
All the mornings work Is done.
Through the window comes the fragrance
Of a sunny harvest morn
Fragment songs from distant Ieapers.
And the rustling Of the corn.
And the rich breath Of the garden,
Where the golden melons lie 4;
Where the blushing plums are turning
All their red cheeks to the sky.
Sitting there within the sunshine
leaning in her easy chair
Nith soft lines upon her forehead
And the silver in Der hair
Blind TO sunshine-dead to fragrance
On that royal harvest morn
Thinking. while her heart is weeping.
OF her noble-brOwed irst-born
How he let her in the Spring time
With his young heart full Of flame,
With his clear and ringing footstep
With his 1.-the and supple frame
How with tears his eyes were brimminr.
As he kissed a last Goodbye
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my plan of shade for bees in summer. The first
place, cultivate the ground and make il rich
aud smooth; place the hives in rows east and
west, facing the south. As soon as ynn can pro
cure the plants in the spring put ont a row 81
suniiower plants IN front Of the hives, abont
eight inches from the entrance of the hives
putting one in front of each hive.
As they grow, trim off the lower leaves SO the
bees viii have access by the time the hot wealth.
er comes on, and the bees will lie shaded nicely
The lower leaves should be trimmed about
three feet high. This gives a chance for I'll,
eircu lation of air, and by putting some scatter.
ing plants between the rows. which makes il a
perfect grove. Keep the ground hard. and there
VIII be no chance for insects. The plants will
grow from eight to twelve feet high. The bees
work as though they felt prond of such a home.
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How He Counted the Rebels

\ Ii is related that when Lees army was pass
ing through Gettysburg. Mr.. Messersmith, cash
Ter of the bank, standing on the bank steps, I'M
dertook To ascertain their number, tallying
every 100 on slip of paper in his hand A
Rebel officer ordered him 10 desist, under threat
of arrest. Mr.. Messersmith politely bowed,
went to his barn, procuring 100 grains of corn,
which he held in his right hand thrust into his
pantaloons pocket. He took his stand on the
steps of the bank, like any other careless look
er-on, and for every 100 men he dropped grain.
When his hand was empty, he had numbered
10000 men, and then he gathered the grains up
again, to repeat the census. Tins he stood in
the hot SUI counting till he had numbered the
entire host..G0.OGO. The night after the ma rch,
he communicated to Gov. Curtin the info rma.
ton lie had thas gained
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DEATH To MAURAUDERS.-We would repeat
the advice heretofore given, and urge all pouI-
try breeders to kill off the blue jays at every OBJ
portunity. They are very destructive 70 little
chickens, especially of the smaller varieties. aud
horns last season. We did not find ont what
was thinning out our broods at first, but after
detecting the jays in the business We at once
vowed eternal enmity to the whole tribe. and
have killed perhaps dozen and a half within
lew months. 1t is 4 good time of wear 10
guard against skunks and hawks. and tb- carr.
iui breeder viii find it necessary to look ont for
rats, ground squirrels and the numerous depr-
dafors that have Il weakness for tcudrr chicks
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BITE OF TIE RATTLEsNAKE.-A post Office
agent travelling in Texas tells of the successful
use of the gall of the rattlesuake as an antidote
for the bite of that reptile. In the case spoken
OF relief was almost instantaneous to the pa
tienf whowas writhins in parOxysms Of pain.
and rapidly swelling and becoming purple. A
friend Of the writer, who spent several years in
California, and New Mexico, saw the same re-
medy successfully used anon the Indians in
the latter country. In one instance an Indians
dog near the camp was bitten in the nose by
large rattlesnake. The Indians Immediately
opened the reptile and administered the gall.
The cure was rapid aud effeetnal.-S. IHgHstiRe
Press.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-31

In was at Wilkes court, when a monument
citizen OF that County was foreman Of the jury.
The Judge had gone through the remarks which
usually precede his calling attention to tb,
special laws, and had commenced that mart
when the forman, in very distinct voice. ne,
marked:
Judge y"n can abhreviate that part of your
charge; have heard il often that am IA
miiar with it,
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A GRAVE and disnifed u. ID. after listening
10 the recitation of the ratechiSm by n class Of
children, was asked Ia make few remarks 10
them. "hereupon he rose and said: II dies ire.
my young friends, TO express nv unqualified an,
probation OF this exercise. l regard the cafe
chism as the most admirable epitome of reIigi-
Gus belief eNtani." The superintendent pnlled
his sleeve, and asked him TO explain the word
epitome, which he calculated as follows: aRy
epitome. children. | mean-tilat is-it * Svpon.
ymous with synopsisI'
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CARRIAGE WoRMs.-A. Il. Howard. Of MaS>a-
chusetts, saws:
"A friend of ours who grows cabbases extern
slvely for market, has found that saIfpetre dis
solved AZ the rate of one and a half TO two
ounces To gallon Of water, and applied with a
sprinkler, will completely Danish the Euronea n
cabbage worm. 1t has proved not only sure
.uie Ipr this nuisance, but special fertilizer in
stimulating an increased growth of plaat.r
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OVER HIS fME.-''Wrli. how is your broth
er doing in st. LuuiS'" asked the first. rs he
halted moment at the door nr a business
house on the Bowry.
''Nhell he doan' fail vet"
"Seems to lie doing a good business -
''Seems dot way
well. hope he'll do first rate"
81 hope 50. too but dunno He has been
deere tree months. und doan' fail yet, uud ] can't
exactly make ont What he means. Six weeks
vhas blenty time to bust oop in a blaze like 81.
Louis, und pay ten cents ON der lollarrr-Hd
Street Ners
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a WISCONSIN farmer who has a copy of Web.
Germantown Teicyrdyl advising families TO live
ON palmer food or wear old clothes a little Ion
ger, rather than deprive themselves Of a ,.ood
dictionary. - S'''
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Now ] lay me down 10 sleep.
] pray the Lord nv soul TO krrp

Here thought struck her. and. after pausin- a
moment. she added What a rumnus Their.
would he in this house," She then repea ted
the conSludinS line of the prayer. and scrabbled
into bed.
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AFRAID OF FALLING OUT.-"AccOrdins to III,
testimony of the witnesses, yOu were caught
just as you were getting out of the window,
with the contents of the till in your pocket
Now, what excuse have yOu gOti' and the
Judge leaned back in his chair very comnIa-
Gently.
81 know it, Judge, aud ] shall always he
grateful 10 the mau who caught me- When |
have these somnambulisic fits am in danger
OF falling out of windows, and hurting myself -
THAT idea never occurred to me, remarked
the Judge, pensively.
at has often occurred to me-" remarked the
prisoner, with unconscious humor
That being the ease, | will direct the SheF-
if
"TO turn me loose"
mo; but To have an extra bar put across
yonr cell window, for fear you might fall ont 4"
-SiftiRgs.
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NOTHING LIKE FACTS.-PeOplc have been
told Tor nearly year now that Ex-Governor
Hendricks was suffering with senile gangrene-
If any body knows what that is. But since his
name has become mixed up again with the
Presidential nomination. an enterprisinr re-
porter thought he woald find out the exact sit.
naiIhn, and proceeded 10 interview the family
physician. That gentleman informed him that
the whole story WAS "a Republican lie" IL.
ing pressed for the facts the doctor said There
was a necrosis of the lOrSal artery, which was
ohstTncted, and that caused the upper surface
of the metatarsal hone to become rxfoliated .
Aud now that the country knows all about il.
we hope til. pulse of curiosity will he uuictcd
There is nothing like the facts, when ynu get
at them
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COMMON SENSE CURE FOR INsoMENIA-Sleep-
lessiless Is more common than at first might be
supposed. Its causes are many, but one has
lately been discovered by an old Boston physi-
elan which seems to contradict the popular opin-
ion. Ii is the want of food. II is generally sup
posed TO he injurious to eat late at night but
unless dinner or supper has been late, or the
stomach disordered, it is in many cases harmless
and beneficial, j. e.. if one he hungry.
This seems heretical, but it is not Food of a
simple kind, will often induce sleep. Animals
after eating instinctiyely sleep. Human beings
become drowsy after a full meal Why. Be
cause blood is solicited towards the stomach to
supply the juices needed in digestion Hence
the brain receives less blood than during fast
ing, becomes pale, and the powers grow dor
manf. Sleep therefore ensues This is phys;o-
logical. The sinking sensation in sleeplessness
is a call for food. Wakefnpess is often merely
n symptom of hunger.
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DIX oIf mas learned that the rattlesnake's
tail makes sixty vibrations per scconJ H. !;
very convenient to know this little fact hsf,r,'S
hand, so that when You encounter a rattlespaka
yoh won't have TO stop To count the mntions nC
his tail. W.
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Medical Properties of Celery.

An English writer prOclaims cooked celery as
cure for rheumatism, which it certainly will
not harm If il fails to cure. We read rs follows:
celery, cooked, is very line dislI both as nII-
triment and purifier of the blood. | will not
enumeratc the marvellous cures have made
with celery, for fear the medical men should.
like corn dealers, attempt to worry me. Let me
fearlessly say that rheumatism is impossible ON
sach diet. Plainly, letme say, cold or damp, new
er produces rheumatism, but simply develops it,
The acid blood is the primary cause and the
sustaining power Of the evil. While the blood
Is alkilne, there can he no rheumatism and
equally no CONT. must return to cooked cele-
ry. Cut the celery into inch pieces, and boil in
water till soft. No water must he thrown away
unless drank by the invalid. Then take new
milk, slightly thiekened with fiOur, and flavor
with nutmeg; warm with the celery in the sauee
pan; serve mp with diamonds of toasted bread
around the DISH and eat with potatoes
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s.NiowER seed given to a horse at each
morning and night feed will Keen hin, =; -
slirfs and give his hair a slick appearance
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a FRIEND tells Us this abnut Il little girl fonr
years old. She had been got ready for bed, and
when her aunt went in the ronn to say good
night, she found the little one saving her
prayers. This Is what she said:
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break, and hard TO mend. A good man is like
golden vessel: hard to break, and easy to
mend.-FTym the HiadOO.
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NOTHING like being we'll mp in in arithmetic
ing for half brother
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LONDON Truth remarks that "weigdt7 is no,
heat, though many women dress as though they
thought il was.