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The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-04-01

ter of both slops and night soil, and it
remains for the inhabitants to change all
this and secure pure air and health for
themselves and their children. In spite
of adverse criticism, born of the un-
usually severe winter, that is now draw
ing to a close, we affirm that there can
be no real question as to the natural
healthiness Of the whole Cumberland
Plateau. This salubrity we ought to
regard as trust given to US individu-
ally and collectively, to be preserved
free from faint, and handed down to
those who come after as pure as when
we first received it. The Stops and ma
nure of a single household are of great
value as fertilizers, if properly collected
and stored; but if thrown on one side
and neglected, they change from thing
Of value to great and daily increasing
danger, an unseen foe always present,
poison that we draw in with every
breath. Great as this danger is, when
arising from one house, it becomes ap-
palling when some hundreds of houses
are huddled together without proper
sanitary regulations. No one would
for choice sleep with person suffering
from small pox and trust to his own
strong constitution to escape, and yet,
in some places, we see dozens of people
daily and hourly drinking in poison-la-
den air, and trusting to good luck or
nothing for escape from disease. Not
only will Rugbeians benefit in health,
if they join in carrying out good santa
ton, but, by making Rugby noted for
salubrity, they will profit by the in
creased prosperity Of the town. a
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-04-01

Some anxious enquirers have wanted
to know if there are venomous snakes
hereabouts. We have been credibly in
formed that there are; but have not
come across any, venomous or other
wise, in an experience of five months.
Be this as it may. one who knows,
and who has lived for several years on
these highlands assures us that no one
need be seriously Inconvenience by the
bite of any snake in these parts, who
will take the precaution of keeping spir-
its Of turpentine in his house, and if
bitten, rubbing some into the bite, and
taking from five to ten drops internally.
There is one other remedy for the mis-
fortune in question of which we have
"heard tell" but we refrain from re
ferring to it for obvious reasons.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-04-01

1t will doubtless prove useful to say
few words on the treatment of virgin
or unbroken land. This being wooded
country, the first thing to decide is
what to do with the trees. If there are
but few it may be worth while to cut
them down and grub up the stumps,
the main trunk will do for fire wood, and
the branches and small wood should be
burnt and the ashes spread over the land
as manure. If on the other hand the
land is heavily timbered there is nothing
for it but to grid the trees and disre-
gard the unsightly effect. The brush
and such roots as a pillow will not 60
through must be grubbed up. Having
done this, get snake-head coulter and
tear up the surface of the soil, and then
cross pillow with half round shovel to
depth not exceeding four or five inches;
it is very wasteful to turn up new soil
to much greater depth. Plow deeper
the second year and SO on, keeping a
reserve Of unused subsoil 10 bring to
the surface subsequently. After pillow
ing, get good, strong harrow and
weight it with stones or logs, only not
making it too heavy for your team, and
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-04-01

monty called, galvanized, to prevent
rust. As to shape, ordinary rod or bar
iron is better than all the fantastic de-
signs of the lightning-rod man. Elec-
tricity takes the shortest and easiest path,
and does not stop to 60 fooling round
the edges of spirals and curves of
stranded wire. The size will depend
on the purchasers purse-the thicker
the better up to about 34inch. The
rod should project well above the high
est part of the house or barn. 1t does
not require platinum or gilt points. 1t
may be fastened with common staples,
care being taken to avoid bringing it
near any metal work. Perhaps the most
important though most neglected part
Of the work is the earth connection.
A rod merely put down a foot or so
into the ground is not only useless but
absolutely dangerous. 1t should be we'll
soldered to an earth plate, or plate OF
iron about two feet square, or, want.
ing this, few feet of the rod should be
coiled the plate or coil must then be
buried in permanently moist earth. 1t
will be seen that lightning rod need
not be very costly affair, and that ii
is useless to pay men large sums fol
technical knowledge and skill which in
many cases they do not possess. "A
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-04-01
o,.,..,R"1@7

In the glossary Of the pamphlet, is
sued by the Board Of Aid, under the
head of Drainage of Town, we read,
GA plan has been submitted by an en-
inent medical authority, which will be
put in force as required" 1t is no Sc
cret, we suppose, that the medical
authority referred to is DIR. Agnew, of
New York, who made very short stay
here few days ago. DIR. Agnew is, as
above stated, an authority on Drainage,
Sewage, and Sanitary matters in gen.
eral, and takes lively interest in the
sure and lasting welfare Of Rugby. We
sincerely trust that all Rugbeians, who
look beyond the immediate future, and
desire this village to become prosper
Gus and healthy town, will act in unison
with the Board and help their officers
to carry out any measures that may be
recommended. There is at present
room for great improvement in the mat
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-04-01

tear away and collect as much roots and
rubbish as possible, which may be burnt
and spread on the land.
With regard to what crops to cult
vate on new ground, generally speak
ing hoed crops will succeed and sown
crops will not; If the land has been
well prepared as directed above, corn,
potatoes, cabbages and onions, etc.,
will do well unless the soil is utterly
worthless, while oats, rye, barley,
grasses ETC., will probably not repay the
labor spent on them. These directions
are, we believe, sound; though of
course other methods of treatment might
succeed; for instance a bull-tongue
might do instead of shovel pillow, and
if the land was naturally clean it might
be prepared with less labor than we have
indicated. 1t is however we'll to bear
in mind that labor spent in working and
cultivating the ground will be paid for
by the increased value Of the crops that
result 1t may be scarcely necessary
to say that as a rule the land on hill sides
facing north is better than elsewhere !;
and that heavy timber, especially white
oak, poplar and hickory, is sign of
fertile SOIL
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-04-01
[coMMUNIcArED.l
Is Rugby a Failure 2

This question is constantly asked by
people coming from different parts of
the United States, and especially by
Englishmen, when they think of find
ing new homes. After seven years res
idence on the Cumberland Tableland,
of close and careful observation, | pro-
pose to answer in part the questions
which are so often asked me. During
the time of my residence in different
counties on the Tableland, | have trav-
eled over almost all its domain, so that
know the drawbacks and advantages.
By carefully noticing the general drift
of things, and marking the great changes
made, can clearly say that Rugby colo
ny is not failure; but, on the contrary,
is destined to become one of the best,
as it is in fact already one of the largest,
settlements on the Tableland. | often
hear the country condemned; but who
are the people that condemn it? Are
they those who have tried the soil, and
know its capacities Can they say to
certainty that there are no inducements
here for poor man? No; these are
not the people who denounce the Table
land as barren waste. Those who
find so much fault with the country and
circulate false reports, come to this re-
gion, stay few days, find that they will
have to work here just the same as any
where else, and that money does not
come rolling into their pockets as they
anticipated, SO they go away dissatis-
fed, and spread ungrounded reports.
The Province of Brandenburg. in Prus-
STA, is well known for her sandy ground,
and still the farmers of this province
support city Of from one to one and a
half millions of people. Skill and brain
work combined have brought about
such favorable results. l will say that
if any one Of the colonists intends to
farm without any regular rotation in his
crops, and without manure, he had bet
ter not commence. After carefully
watching the progress made in Tennes-
see, and especially on the Cumberland
Mountains, and the way in which men
in comparatively short time, have
gathered property and made comfort
able homes, | can truly and candidly
say, fearless of contradiction, that the
Rugby Colony is not, nor is it likely tc
be, failure. B. K.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-04-01
MR.. JOHN ROEBUCK
1913 Water st New York CITY.

Who will also be happy to post intending set
tiers or visitors as to the best route to Rugby,
through rates, ETC., from New England and
the Eastern States.
The Philadelphia line of steamers lin con-
junction with the Pennsylvania, Miami, and
Cincinnati Southern Railways, has agreed to
take settlers from London to Sedgemoor, the
station for Rugby,) at the following rates:
First Class. .....................6I5 I5s. to 62I
Second Class. ...."."...""""."."lI2 los.
Third Class ............................ rs los.
A conveyance for Rugby meets the train
leaving Cincinnati at S:3o a. M, and that
leaving Chattanooga at 4:4o a. m.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-04-01
Fhe BOARD OF AID
LAND oW NERgHIP,
NIMITED.)
Head Office, 81 MooRHATE STREET,
LONDON E. c., ENGLAND.

All persons intending to emigrate from the
Old Country, should apply personally or by
letter to "The Secretary" at the above address
He will supply them with information as to the
progress of RUGBY.
Similar information can be obtained on tn i
side, of
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-04-01

n H. McGREGOR, BUTCHER, LIVE STOCK
VI. Dealer and Shipper, Rugby, Tenn.
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A c JAY, BUILDER, CONTRACTOR AND
IA Stone Waller. Alpine Villa, Rugby, Tenn.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-01-15
FOR SALE.

NOR SALE Two hundred and ffty-
Il three and half acres of land, on
the Bayou Nez-ttique, in this parish,
in Sec. 43, T. 8, S. II. 3 W., La.
Address Lake Charles Echo.
feb 81, 1878.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-01-15

We have on hand full line of
DIR GOODS,
CONSISTING or
CALICOES, DOMESTICS, SHEET.
INGS, GHTRTING, DUCKING,
oSNABURGS, CAMERICs,
TICKING, CHEVIOTS,
PLAIDS, LINSEYS,
CHECKS, CLING
HAMS,
ALPACAS, FLANNELS, JEANS,
CASIMERES, TwEEDs,
HOSIERY, of all kinds,
HATS, CAPS, BOOTS
AND SHOES.
We have on hand fine assortment of
LADIES HATS, SHAWLS, HOODS,
JACKETS, LACES, POCKET
HANDKERCHIEFS, BIND
INGS, RIBBONS, EN-
BROIDERY, BRAID
ING, RSETS
NEEDLES,
PINS,
THREAD AND BUTTONS,
in endless variety.
BLANKE rs, white and colored, OVER
COATS. OIL COATS, LEGGISGS,
LADIES AND GENTS
UNDERWEAR,
NOTIONS OF ALL KINDS.
Our Grocery Department will at times
be found well supplied with Choice
Groceries. consisting of
FLOUR, MEAL, GRITS, RICE, lea,
COFFEE, SUGAR, MoLASSES,
BUTTER, LARD, BACON,
HAMS, BREAKFAST
BACON, LYE, SOAP,
STARCH, SODA,
CANDLES,
ILLUMINATING OILS, CRACKERS,
CONDENSED MILK, CATSUP.
CHOW. CHOW, PICKLES,
CHEWING AND SAiOK-
ING TOBACCO, CT
CARS, SNUFF,
PIPES, CAN
NED
PEACHES,
strawberries,
TOMATOES, YEAST
POWDERS, CANDIES,
AiATCHEs., CROCKERY &
GLASSWARE, of all kinds, SAD
DIES. HARNESS, SADDLE-BAGS,
HORSE BRUSHES, FLOOR
BRUSHES, WIRE CLOTHES
LINES, CLOTHESPINS,
ROPE, PAINTS, OIL,
yARNISH. TUR-
PENTINE,
PAINT
USHES,
SHOE BLEACHING,
STOVE BLACKING, ETC, ETC.
We have on hand. and to arrive, large
assortment of
IARDW ARE,
consisting. of
AXES, HATCHETS. HAND AXES,
HAMMERS. CHAINS. AUGERS.
CHISELS. SAWS. RULES.
SQUARES. BOLTS, Of
all sizes; NAILS, SCREWS.
TAoKS. HINGES, LOCKS. CUT
LERY, TINwARE, CARTRIDGES,
&C., &C., &c,
STATIONERY
AND
| SCHOOL BOOKS.
"A SPIRITUALITY.
| And Il you wanta
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-01-15
A BARGAIN!

rIyHE DIR. BRAsfIEAR PLACE, ON TEE
j Caleasieu River, just below Marion, t0la
Town with all the Buildings and Improve
ments, and G;,t Hundred and Sigty 4s16 q
Land Terms-Three hundred dollars, oasn
Apply to GEO. II. WELLS, Agent, Lalee
Charles LII
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-01-15
FOEg SAFE. OR RENT.

A HOUSE AND LOT, situated In the tsws
IN of Lake Charles, two blocks from the
Court House, on Clarence street. Size Of
house 20 by 30 feet. Size Of lot; leo feet
front, by 200 feet (moFe or less) in depth.
For particulars, apply TO
WI. G. FEICEE.
Sept. 1S, 1SsO-it
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-01-15
A Good Investment.

THOR SALE, for cash only, about RiRaty
liz acres of land, with improvements on sasd
side West Fork Calcssieu river, mouth Of Ia
dian Bayou. Best location for country steFe,
commanding heavy trade in logs, ana with
log men Applyto
r. A. GAILAUGHEH,
Jan, "A, 1Se0--tf Lake Charles, La.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-01-15
Town Lots for Sale.

TOWN LOTS, In the
i southern portion of Lake Charles Tsrps
easy. Apply to w. II. Haskell, at the Haskell
House, Lake Charles, La.
Feb oS 1850 If
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-07-30
Tree Culture in California.

A San Francisco paper says:-Eight
years ago an emigrant from an Eastern
State arrived in one of the bay counties
with his family and capital of $75. He
had some knowledge of horticulture,
and was good practical gardener. A
capitalist, who was the owner of some
comparatively useless land, contracted
with this emigrant for planting and
tending forty acres of this land in Aus
tralian gums or eucalyptus.
The breaking, fencing, planting and
labor on the land cost the owner So, 800.
at the end of the first year he had 3d.
600 thrifty trees. and the second year he
set out the shaded ground in pasture,
which retained its verdure nearly
throughout the entire twelve months,
showing denser growth from year to
year. At the beginning of the third
year he utilized this pasture for dairy
COWS, and found it strong enough to
support two cows to the acre. He esti-
mated its value for this use at 81 per
month per acre for eight months out of
twelve or $32 per year per acre. The
total yearly profit from this source was
1880.
At the end of the eighth year he was
offered in cash by the keepers of wood
yard thirty cents each for his trees, or
$3.50 per acre, the purchaser to pay all
the cost of cutting and removing the
timber. The total value was 50, 600, but
in the meantime the owner of the land
had had five years use of the pasture,
which, by his own close estimate was
worth to him $4,000. This makes the
grand total of gross earnings in eight
years s15. 600. From this must be de-
Quoted $1,000 paid out for the nursery
plants, fencing and labor, and an ex
pense of $500 for water for irrigation
during the first two years, leaving a act
income of $11, 500, or S287.50 per acre
for the eight years, or $50 per acre for
one year.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-07-30
4 Country of Poor Men.

Emerson has said "Ours is the coun-
try of poor men. Here is practical
democracy; here is the human race
poured out over the continent to do
itself justice; all mankind in its shirt
sleeves ; not grimacing, like poor rich
men, in cities, pretending to be rich,
but Enthusiastically taking off its coat to
hard work when labor is sure to pay.
This through all the country" We
must not let our toll occupy us too
much. Justice, says Emerson, satisfies
everybody, and justice alone. No mon
opoly must be foisted in, no weak party
or nationality sacrificed, no coward
compromise conceded to strong part
ner. Every one of these is the seed of
vice, war, and national disorganization.
ends of liberty and justice. We shall
stand then for vast interests. North
and South, East and West will be pres
ent to our minds, and cur vote will be
as if they voted, and we shall know that
our vote secures the foundations of the
state, good will, liberty and security OF
traffic, and of production, and mutual
increase of good will in the great in-
terests. True it is, even in view of the
stan thing array of r aterial facts pre-
sented tor the consideration of the CONN.,
try on this, the 105th anniversary OF its
birth, that trade and government will
not alone be the favored aims of our
50,000,000 of people, but every useful,
every elegant art. every exercise OF
imagination, the height of reason, the
noblest affection, the purest religion,
will find their home in our institutions,
and write our laws for the benefit oi
men.-RObert u. Porter.
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Wars Horrors.
SOME FEARFUY. SCENES IN THE SOUTH
AMERICAN CONTEST.

The Herald, newspaper published
in Chill, contains the following descrip
ton of one of the most terrible scenes
witnessed during the war with the Pc
ruvians:
The Peruvians fired from the house:
at Miraflore with the object of driving
them out. The Chilians applied the
torch. When the progress of the flames
made it impossible for those within tC
remain, the Peruvians began their exc.
dus. When they were out they had tc
meet the enemy's soldiers, who were
watching for them in order to shoot
them down. The corpses of the Peru
vians were laid in piles before the doors
and walls of the burning houses, and
actually added fuel to the confagration
In progress.
If any one of the besieged was happy
enough to- escape from the place of the
struggle he was soon hunted for and
killed like a rat. and sometimes several
prisoners were kept alive by the inter
vention of the officers and commanders,
and were put under the charge of a cer-
tam number of officers, more to be pro-
tected than with any object of being es.
corted. But as soon as any Chilian
soldiers were wounded or slain by those
who continued the struggle, the prison
ers were formed in line and shot without
mercy by those who were escorting
them. At other times, before setting
fire to the house, they tried to blow up
a part of it with torpedoes, in order to
reach the immured Peruvians, and to
kill every one who could be found.
without listening to their piteous ap-
peals for mercy.
While the commanding officer, Duvil,
was exhorting several Peruvians who
were sheltered in building to surrender
themselves, he was slightly wounded
1t Is impossible to give an idea of the
fury with which the Chilians were seized
when they saw the way in which the
enemy answered their proposition of a
surrender in order to save their lives.
The building was Immediately set on
fire, the soldiers carrying everything
they could lay their hands on to assist
the flames. In short time the build
ing was surrounded, and there was no
escape left for those who were left in
side. The smoke commenced to suffocate
the prisoners before the fire had begun
to do its work.
In that situation the Peruvians tried
to find way to free themselves from
such a horrid death, but every door,
every window and every part of the
building which could have afforded any
chance of escape was barricaded with
the corpses of those who had been
butchered. Many of these unfortunate
Peruvians became crazy, and many tried
to free themselves from such a death by
crossing the fire which surrounded the
building, but in vain. Others jumped
from the top of the burning buildings
into the streets to meet death at the
hands of the Chillans, who threw those
who were alive into the fire.
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The Small Boys Explanation.

It was Sunday evening. Angelica
had invited her "best young man" to
the evening meal. Everything had
passed of harmoniously until Angelica s
seven-year-old brother broke the bliss.
full silence by exclaiming:
"Oh, ma! yer oughter seen Mr..
Lighted the other night, when he called
to take Angie to the drill, he looked SO
nice sittin' long side of her with his
arm"
"Fred ~ screamed the maiden, whose
face began to assume the color of we'll
done crab-quickly placing her hand
over the boys mouth.
eyer oughter seen him." continued
the persistent informant, after gaining
his breath, and the embarrassed girls
hand was removed; che had his arm
"Freddie p shouted the mother, as in
her frantic attempts to reach the boys
auricular appendage she upset the con-
tents of the tea pot in Mr.. Lighted's lap,
making numerous Russian war maps
over his new lavender pantaloons.
81 was just going to say" the hall
frightened boy pleaded, between a cry
and an injured whine, ''he had his
arm"
"You boy !" thundered the father
''away to the wood she'd"
And the boy made for the neares
exit, exclaiming as he waltzed, 'I wa
only goin' to say Mr.. Lighted had hi
army clothes on, and I'll leave it to hin
if he didn't !"
And the boy was permitted to return
and the remainder of the meal was spen
in explanations from the family in re
gard to the number of times Freddie haC
to be ''talked to" for using his finger
| for ladle.
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THE OLD FARM GATE.
ny THos:As DUNN ENGLISH.

In gilded saloons, where the fairest OF bellies
Flung around me their subtlest of glamour and
spells,
1 broke through their magic, mocked at theil
art,
Unmoved in my fancy, untouched in my heart
But yielded a captive, well pleased at my ate,
When Dora met at the old farm gate
When Dora met.
When Dora ! met,
When Dora met at the old farm gate.
passed. rod in hand. on my way to the brook
And planned as went little fishes TO hook.
She stood there in silence half smiling half shy.
And moved from the pathway to LET me go by.
All who would not bite when such charms
were the bait?
SO Dora caught me at the old farm gate
So Dora caught me,
SO Dora caught me-
So Dora caught me at the old farm gate.
We had met and had parted full often before,
But we met on that morn to be parted no more
The light in her eye and the flush on her cheek
Emboldened my tongue Of my loving to speak
What cared for trout? They might lie there
and wait,
Now Dora said YES at the old farm gate
Now Dora said ''yes,"
Now Dora said "yes."
Now Dora said "yes at the old farm gate.
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have told you that there was twenty-five
years difference between them, as there
is, my father being the elder. BY the
way, I suppose you also, Aunt Susan,
continued all this time under a similar
delusion ?"
"I did," said Aunt Susan, laughing
and blushing. GAS I told you, often
heard my mother speak of DIR. Ellison of
Calethorp, and it never occurred to me
that your friend could be other than the
same. You know you never gave any
more definite description of him than
that he was a regular brick 1t seems
to have been a game at cross-purposes
altogether"
The consequences rof this game at
cross-purposes, with regard to my feel
ings, may easily be guessed. But that
these feelings, true and deep though
they were, should have been returned
to Susan Ferrars, is a mystery at which
I can only marvel in heartfelt gratitude
to the Providence which thus blessed me
so far beyond my deserts.