Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-08-21
CAPITOL TOPICS.

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with the Secretary OF State Yesterday.
The purpose for which this organization
is formed is the maintenance of a club
for social enjoyment. It's capital stock is
1000, divided into 200 shares of $500
each.
A communication has been received
from Sumner county, calling DR.. H0l-
cOmbe's attention to a foot disease
among cattle in that county. In answer
he says: 1.-THE disease is known as foot
rot, and it is believed to spread by means
OF the pus from the diseased foot coming
in contact with healthy animals. The
treatment necessary" he says, rs to sep
aTate the lame ones from the healthy be-
fore any sores form. POultice the foot at
first and until the skin between the
hOOfs is found to be sore, then cauterize
the raw spots with pure carbOic acid,
and dress them daily thereafter with car
bOlic acid, one part, olive oil eight parts.
Cover the foot with bandage. Keep
the animal in a cool place out Of the sun,
and feed and water twice or three times
day. Allow no unnecessary exercise.
Disinfect all infected enclosures. Burn
all dressings when removed"
In order to make our exhibits at at
tractive as possible, have ordered from
Whithall, Turner & CO., of Philadelphia.
over two hundred museum jars, which
we have now filed with q choice lot of
the various kinds of small fruits and
berries. We have also prepared a large
lot of evapOrated fruits and vegetables,
including all such as have matured up
to date, and in order that all the Sum
mer and early Fall varieties of apples,
| pears and other fruits Of like character,
may be shown in competitive exhibit,
we have for the past four weeks been
shipping them to New Orleans, where
/ they are now in cold storage, all having
! been carefully selected, wrapped in tissue
/ paper, and packed in cork meal in boxes
made expressly for that purpose. We
! have also in various parts of the State a
/ complete collection Of all the grains and
grasses grown in each respective locality.
1 was obliged to direct a portion of
/ the funds from the use for which they
/ were originally intended to assist in
accomplishing the work already per-
! formed.
The leading stock raisers of the West
and representatives of the following
railroad com panies: AtchisOn, Topeka &
| Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Central Branch,
! Fort Scott q Gulf and Lawrence & South
ern, State Veterinarian and the members
of the State Sanitary Commission met
at the State House and discussed meas
ures for the prevention of the further
| spread Of contagious diseases among
stock in this State.
The result of the meeting was the issu-
ing of the following proclamation by the
| Governor:
STATE OF KANSAS, EXECUTIVE DEPART
! AIENT, TOPEKA, Aug. IL, 1884.
/ WHEREAS, CREST fears exist among the
! people Of this State who are engaged in
/ the cattle-raising and cattle-shipping in
dustry, that the Texas or Spanish fever
may be introduced into this State by
cattle from Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi,
! Alabama, Georgia and Florida, and thus
| jeOpardize the great stock interests Of the
State, and
! WHEREAS, am requested and advised
| by the Livestock Sanitary Commission,
| a large number of persons engaged in the
cattle raising industry and railroad man
! ayers, that the only safe and practicable
method to secure absolute protection and
/ immunity from the introduction of that
/ dangerous disease is to quarantine the
State against cattle from the localities
named, at any time before the hrst day
| of November, A. D., 1884.
! Now, THEREFORE,, in order to protect
! the great stock interests Of the people of
| the State Of Kansas against the introduce
/ ton or dissemination Of the Texas or
/ Spanish fever, L @. w. Click, Governor
/ of the State Of Kansas, under and by the
authority of "An act for the protection of
domestic animals" do hereby order es-
tablished and declare a quarantine until
the first day Of November, A. D. 1884
against all such cattle from the To-
calities named from coming into the
State of Kansas Except those from the
Indian Territory and the Panhandle of
/ Texas, with a certificate of health and
shipped by railroad), and I call upon all
citizens, railroad managers, and those in
! charge ofstOck yards to aid the Live Stock
/ Sanitary Commission in the enforcement
of said quarantine, and request all sher-
! ifs and county attorneys to render all
official assistance necessary to enforce
! the law under which this quarantine is
! established.
In testimony whereof have hereuntO
subscribed my name, and caused
to be affixed the Great Seal Of
/ II. s. the State. Done at the City of
/ Topeka, the day and year first
above written.
@. W. CLICK.
/ By the Governor:
/ JAMES SMITH,