Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-23
ITEMS OF INDUSTRY.

used in Leadville every month. One
hrm consumes about 125, 900 bushels
at IL and IA cents PEI bushel.
One hundred and sixty acres of
land will be given To the person secnr-
ing sne largest number of articles for
exhlDltlon at the Florida state fair.
The number of sheep in Kansas has
increased two hundred fold within the
last TWO years, aud the wool clip this
year VIII not fall short OF 100000
pounds.
There is a pecan tree in San Saba
county, Texas, from which was gath
cred last fall nineteen bushels of nuts.
Ihese sold for So per bushel, or t57 for
the crop.
The Texas stockmen's convention
met few days ago at Austin. Hon.
j. +. Miller, OF Gonzales, was chosen
president, and lillian Lambert. of
Austin, secretary.
Nevada has about 100000 acres of
salt land, and could supply the whole
Z earth if necessary. Besides this she
has about 100000 acres of soda and
birthstone deposits.
1t is proposed to iI troduce the cul.
ture of flax into southern Australia. 1t
is thought that the seed and lint can
be exported cheaper than any of the
crops generally raised.
A company has been organized in
Springfield, Mass for the manufacture
Of various articles from clay. The pc
culiarity Of the association is that it is
composed exclusively of negroes.
The government of New South
Wales has prohibited the introduction
of horned cattle and sheep, fodder,
and fittings into that colony from any
places other than the Australian and
New Zealand colonies, cattle or sheep
shipped prior to this notification ex.
cepted.
The Carson and Colorado railroad
will soon reach Candelaria, 1876 miles
southwest of Carson. Before the close
OF the year it is expected to connect
with the Southern Pacific railroad at
or near Mojave Station. passing down
Owens river, through Mono, Inyo, and
Kern counties, California.
Late estimates indicate that nearly a
million acres OF French vineyards have
been turned to other uses, and that
more than two-thirds of the remainder
are more or less affected by the
phylloxera. Everywhere in the wine
districts windlasses are at work tear
ing up the shriveled AID blackened
stalks of the vines, to be carried away
for firewood.
The aurOchs, or wild oxen, which
survive only in the imperial forests of
Lithunia and Poland. threatened few
years ago to become extinct, and strict
orders were issued for their preserva-
ti0n. Under imperial protection they
have multiplied TO about six hundred
head, and hunt was recently permit
ted. Two aurOchs were killed and sent
to st. Petersburg.
During the past year apples were
raised in abundance throughout the
entire peninsular counties, which COM
prise the nine eastern counties of
Maryland, the state of Delaware. and
the counties of Accomac and North
ampton, Virginia. and as result.
there have been 29,3D6 gallons Of apple
Jack distilled. the tax on which at 90
cents per gallon is $26,375.40. This is
an unprecedentedly large number of
gallons. but there were more apples
than have been grown for twenty wears
past. The peach crop of last summer
was very light, and not more than
THREE barrels of peach brandy have
been made in all the peninsular region
and that was of the most inferior
quality.
The engine OF "a construction train
started from Utica, O, for Lebanon,
the other day, with four men ON board
The road is down-Crade, and, when
some part of the machinery broke. by
which all control OF the engine was
lost, IL went laundering along with
impetuous speed. IL swept past the
depot at Lebanon, and people who were
waiting for the train from Cincinnati.
which was almost due, held their
breath in awe ut the spectacle. The
agent, seeing the situation, quickly
telegraphed to Mason for the passenger
train Ito l0ok out for the locomotive"
Two miles below town the runaway
engine met heavy up grade. and, be-
ing short OF steam, came to a stop to
the grea. ivy of the riders. The dis.
lance from Utica to the place where
the engine stopped is six miles, and the
run was made in less than five minutes.
That the Constitution is Wrecked