The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-09-09
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

shown a very rare mineral the other day by
NJ. N. Standley, Of kingville. 1t was what
is known as the "mad-stone," said to con-
tain properties capable of drawing the pois-
on from the flesh when bitten by a rabid an
imal. This stone was about one and one
half inches square by half an inch in thick
ness, was nearly white, and passing through
ltwere pores or webbsd openings similar 10
those Of sponge. Mr.. Standley was bitten
by adog some time since, and c. NJ. Kestler,
of Topeka, hearing of the unfortunate affair,
sent him this stone to apply. The stone
would not adhere to the wound, showing
the animal did not have hydrophobia.
In recent letter, Fish Commissioner
Long SAYS: 81 will furnish, in November
next, to any farmer who will engage in carp
culture, from five to ten pairs Of young carp,
free of charge, upon condition that when his
pond is well stocked the surplus be turned
into public waters" This places carp rails
ing within the reach of any one that has 4
pond or can make one.
VIM. Touzalin, employed in Travis's
livery stable at Topeka, died the other day
after three-hours' Illness. A report that he
died of yellow fever created considerable eX-
element for short time.
E. w. White, editor of the Topeka
Tribune, the colored peoples paper, has orr
ganizcd stock company, filed charter
with the Secretary OF State, and is now of.
fering 1000 shares for sale at $3.50 share.
With the 5000 he expects to raise it is his
intention to fit up and equip first class
Office, and then publish tri-weekly paper.
! COl0red men are taking hold Of the enter
prise with great energy, and say they intend
building up paper second to none in Kan
sas for size and ability.
The Western Fair Association are
making display of the newspapers Of the
State, and ask that every publisher send a
file of his paper from August 1st to date OF
| Fair.
The packing houses of East Atchison,
which have been built mainly by Atchison
capital, are in a fair way to be in full opera
ton in short while, after i series OF
months pronounced inactivity. The j. NJ.
| Smith property will be operated by him, in
| conjunction with some Eastern capitalists
that it is reported he has succeeded in inter-
| esting in the affair.
A correspondent sends to the St. Louis
| Globe Democrat the following Renaissance:
| Yesterday morning (Aug. 21), when the
| mercury rose to 95 deg. and searching
| south wind came seething up, reminded me
| of the memorable shot Monday" in Kansas
| nineteen years ago, on almost the same day
| of the same month. For over six weeks the
| thermometer. had ranged above 100, and
nothing but windstorms had prevailed. Not
spear of grass was growing on the prai-
| ries; leaves on the trees were withered, and
only the stubs of cOrn-stalks remained to
denote where corn had been planted; even
the earth, baked as in a dry kiln, had been
blown away from the grass and left the roots
| dangling in the air. The prolific peach trees
in the valley of the Marais du Cygne bore
fruit that year only the size of butter
nuts, though the stones We're nearly
of full size, and the mammoth
pears shrunk to the size Of dwarfs. On the
| Monday in question strong, hot southwest
wind commenced blowing early in the morn
ing. The air became red and quivering, as
Stunning the appearance of a sirOccO on the
great Sahara desert. The mercury rose to
10 in the shade, in a quiet place, to liz
could face its fiery fury. Mems faces and
hands were blistered and peeled in walking
but few hundred yards. A dozen or more
dead bodies were af:erward found on the
prairies. A party of emigrants, crossing
the divide between the NeOshO and Cotton.
wood, barely saved their lives under the
wagon covers, while forty head of cattle
persisted. People throughout the Territory
closed their windows and doors in resi-.
dences, and sprinklcd the floors with water
to assist respiration. This was the culmi-
nation of the hot season, but shot Monday"
will always be remembered by the early set.
tiers of Kansas.
A paragraph has been going the
rounds to the effect that eX-Congressman
NJ. +. Conway, of Kansas, has been dis
charged, cured, from the st. Elizabeth In.
sane Asylum of the District of Columbia. A
recent Washington dispatch says: ''Not only
is there no truth in the statement, but on
the contrary, he is still confined in the asy-
lum, is regarded as dangerous patient, and
is not permitted to leave the building with
out an attendant. While his mind is appa-
rently active and bright on certain subjects,
he is regarded by the physicians as hope
lessly deranged."
The Wichita Eagle claims that Sedg-
wick County raised more wheat this year
than any other county in the State. 1t says:
The hail storm of June destroyed several
thousand acres, completely running large
per cent. of the fields of 4 strip ten miles
wide by thirty long, and the chintz bug did
no little damage the last three weeks of the
stand, but still the county was left with more
wheat in the aggregate and a bigger average
than has been given us by the State Board OF
Agriculture or the crop reporters.
Postal notes: Name changed-Mar-
ion, Douglas County, to Globe. Postmas-
tiers appointed-Belle Plaine, Sumner Coun-
ty, J. J. Burns; Belmont, Kingman County,
Warren W. Whitney; Cope, Jackson Coun-
ty, Mrs. Anna E. Marble; Finney, Wood
son County, d. F. Collins: King City, Nc
Pherson County, W. II. Loomas; Mayfield,
Sumner County, Mrs. Myra Parcel; Too
CANA, Lane County, Geo. Il. Moon; South |
Haven, Sumner County, Jacob r. Musgrove;
Williamsburg, Franklin County, Joseph A.
Torole.
The contract for erecting the combi-