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The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-08-13

The cultivation of the grape is sub
ject that is engrossing the attention OF
large number of practical men in this
section of the United States. AS one
travels over the Cumberland Plateau and
sees the strange similarity that some OF
the northern hillside slopes bear to some
of the best wine-growing districts OF
France and Germany, one becomes I'M
pressed with the idea that nature must
have specially designed this part Of the
country for the wine centre OF the
South.
Many people imagine that vine growing
necessitates large amount OF capital
but this is mistaken idea and there are
many successful vineyard proprietors to-
day who started on very small sum
indeed. Three or four hundred vines can
be bought for SIS or $40 and though Of
course, this is small sum to start with
still it is sufficient to make beginning,
and the number can easily be increased
by hereafter growing ones own vines. AT
all events start is everything and we
would urge upon our fellow-townsmen
the great desirability Of making that
start. Mr.. Blackjack and Messrs. Mil
NOW & Virgo have already decided upon
casting in their lot as grape cultivators
and we hope others will follow their
example.
That very admirable little handbook,
"American Grape Growing and Wine
Making, by George Husmann," very ably
points out the advisability of establishing
crane and fruit colonies-Mr Husmann
says
"Another way to make grape growing
and wine making easy, is to form grape
and fruit colonies. There are locations
enough in all the States of the Union.
where suitable lands for this purpose can
be had cheap. The advantages of such
colonies can easily be seen. If each one
has a small piece of suitable land (and he
does not need large tract for this busi-
ness), they can assist each other in
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(CONTTNUED.)

At the western foot of the Smoky
range blue Silurian limestones are brought
in by fault, forming the floor of a chain
of rich upland valleys or "coves which
have been settled many years.
Outside Of these rise the hard quartzite
and jaspery sandstones of the Chilhowee
range, corresponding in dip with the
Smoky beds, and sharply preached by
the river valleys in the same apparently
capricious way. A portion of the yellow
jaspery beds which crest the ridge have
cellular structure resembling that of the
French "buhr-stone,' and may prove
rival to the latter for mill-stones. In the
Iron Mountains (the northern continual
tion of the Chilhowee range) the quartzites
on the ridge have clear rhombohedral
cleavage, indication perhaps tthe hepresence
of impregnating calcite.
The range carries at least one belt of
manganese (pyrolusite) of good quality,
and considerable amount of brown
hematite; while gold has been extracted
from the southern end Of the mountain.
At the western base, Of the Chilhowee
a heavy fault brings IN for a short dis dis
tance Lower Carboniferous rocks, the
siliceous beds with small portion of
mountain limestone.
Westward sets in the true Valley of the
Tennessee, repeating in successive ridges
and folds the limestones, marbles. dolo-
mites, shales, and quartzose sandstones of
the American representatives of the
Silurian, with their accompanying red
and brown hematites: the hard sand
stones cresting the ridges, the shales and
limestones lying in. the floor of the
valleys: the whole fractured mass having
general dip to the Sc. of perhaps
As degrees.
The iron ores of this valley, present in
the original mass on no sparing scale, are
by this faulted structure presented along
ridge after ridge in long outcrops ready
for quarrying, and hanging in many cases
above wide navigable streams, the Ten
nessee and its tributaries, the Clinch and
Powell's, the Holston and French Broad,
the Ocoee and Hiwassee rivers-the un-
couth nomenclature of noble streams.
The main ores are the "dyestone," a
fossiliferous red hematite, whose richness
in iron is at present somewhat vailed
by high content of phosphorus: and
massive brown hematites of good quality,
the beds sometimes making twenty feet
in thickness. There is pure massive
red hematite in some of the northern
counties, but the extent Of it's develop
ment is not known.
Besides iron, the Silurian beds carry
locally considerable bodies of zinc, and of
pyrites more or less charged with galena.
Marble of every variety andshade abounds,
and has been worked of late at Knoxville,
the capital Of the Valley, on a large
scale.
A line of seventy miles or so from the
foot of the Smoky range in NV.
direction touches the eastern face of the
Cumberland Mountains. Here the sue
ceeding minor faults which have so far
beenrepeating ngthe Silurianand inplaces the
everything Devonian strata are terminated
by great downthrow which brings Coal
measure grits against Silurian limestone,
and places out of sight a thickness of
Upper Silurian, Devonian, and Lower
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=
Just before going to press, a frantic
looking individual rushed into our head
clerk, and in a loud voice demanded to
see the Editor in Chief. Calling for the
editorial axe, we stepped to the front, and
requested to know the gentleman's busi-
ness In a broken voice he began long
history of his woes, and on our begging
him to cut the matter as short as possible
he thrust the following letter into our
hands, and with many tears implored us
to publish it. We have had so many let
ters of the same kind lately, that we were
rather loath to do so. On reflection how
ever we came to the conclusion that it
was our duty to publish all complaints of
this kind; and we therefore lay the fol-
lowing letter before our readers and hope
that it will be duly criticised by some
other practical farmer -
Haymarket Farm,
August 18th, 1881.
EDITOR "RUGBElAN."
Dear Sir,-So many complaints have been
made as to what the Board have and have
not done. which have kept our people in such
contradictory frame of mind that even the
insects tell us nightly that Katy did and
Katy didn't that as stake holder, mean a
property holder, feel that in justice to my
self and fellow-countrymen abroad who intend
to invest I use this sentence prcsuming you
keep it set up), must give you a few facts
withholding nothing but the truth Having
given up the idea of entering the Army,
owing to IL mistake between myself and my
examiners, then served for over eleven years
in one one of the largest banking houses in
London.
Well fitted for managing farm from the
experience | gathered in Camden Town
watering window plants, | came to Rugby,
and being advised by the Board to hold on
for a year or two" purchased at once.
Setting to work with true Bulldog obstinacy
| thoroughly manurod the dark brown soil,
prior to clearing, with several loads of broken
bottles from Glen Mary, with q top dressing
of empty tin cans, crossed-p -ploughed with a
harrow. See Killebrew, page 90-95. Pro-
curing from the Smithsonian Institute ut
Washington COLLECTION of seeds embracing
corn, mllet, starch, melons, Strawberries, and
other winter fodder, | planted some eight
acres when | was informed by Mr. Amos Hill
that it was not customary to plant in this
country before the III u and title were both
cleared | then took the advice Of tho
Board, and sat down and waited. am still
at it and hoping like Micawbcr that some
thing will turn up
AND now Mr.. hastings H'l5hes, III the
name Of the Board, has not only refused to
repurchase my land, but positively declines to
take half share of my crops in payment tor
my original purchase. 1t is true that the
pain hlet does not offer these terms to settlers,
but consider the Board responsible for not
having properly instructed me in agricultural
lore and now that have failed they not only
decline to keep me at the Hotel gratis, but
won't pay my passage money home and am
compelled to send my dress coat, hunting
outfit and works on Farming in Swcden," to
the Auction Rooms Of lIcssrs Armstrong aud
Marin presume this letter viii be torn to
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DIR Rugbrian.
RUGBY, MORGAN CO.. TENN,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18Th, 1881.

"THE RueBEIAN" is published weekly at the
Publishing Offices, Central Avenue, Rugby, Morgan
Co., Tenn.
ITS AIMS.
lst.-To promote cordial feeling Of brotherhood
not only between the two divisions of the
English speaking race, but also between the
different sections of this country.
2nd.-To let all interested know from time to time
how Rugby is getting on; what the Rug
beians are doing and thinking about, and
what they can say as to the prospects of the
settlement and neighbourhooL.
3rd-By discussion in a broad spirit to face any
differences Of opinion that may arise, affect
ing the welfare of Rugby. and by such
discussion to arrive at any rate at an amc-
able agreement to differ.
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pass without one thankful word, one ex-
preston of gratitude to the "Giver of all
Good" for his daily mercy and loving
kindness to his creatures.
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Now, / would like to know where Mr..
Morton gets his proof in opposition to
those statements seeing he has been here
only few weeks or months at most; and
at the same time being one of the most
unfavourable seasons ever witnessed even
by the oldest settlers of this county.
Certainly, he gets no proof in this country.
Then how can his readers have confidence
in what he says, knowing from his state
ments that he has not been here long
enough to see whole crop planted or
harvested.
Again, he says the Welsh, the Boston
people, and the Germans have all run
away that could get means. This is some
thing new to me, especially on the part of
the Germans. [ have been acquainted
with the Germans in and round Wartburg
for twenty years; and my experience
is that they are well-contented, well-to-
do people, having success generally, and
that a smaller per cent. of the German
people leave this country than any other
kind of people. They are all making
plenty and to spare.
/ remain,
Very truly yours,
A. J. You've"
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-08-13

ACCOUNTS of the extreme heat of the
present summer season, are pouring in
from all quarters of the globe, and GER
tainly Rugby is no exception to the general
rule This being the case it behoves all
who are employed in outdoor labour, to
take special precautions in order to guard
against the effects Of this sudden food Of
suitriness. The young Englishmen, who
are passing their first summer here,
should be particularly cautious in this
respect, for, unacclimatized as they are, it
is of the very greatest Importance that
they should mitigate, by every means in
their power, the force of the suns rays.
Particular care should be taken as to the
head gear that, is worn-it is perfectly
absurd to 60 walking about in black felt
hats and cloth caps, and such folly can
only result in sun stroke, or some kindred
malady. A light straw hat, with cab
bage leaf or wet rag attached to the
interior is the best covering for the head; (;
while puggarees may also be worn with
advantage. Pith helmets also form a
capital protection from the rays of the
sun.
Still, it is not only necessary to keep
the head protected: all exposure during
the mid day heat should be avoided as
much as possible.
When one takes into consideration the
number of cases the Doctor already has
on his hands, it seems pity that some
arrangement cannot be made by which
employers of labour would allow their
workmen to commence work earlier; stay
later; and thus have the middle of the
day for repose. They might commence
work at am, knock off at 10 am, and
then recommence at pm. and continue
till pm. In this way the great noon
day heat would be avoided.
This plan is invariably adopted in
Southern Italy, with the most satisfactory
results. 1t would at all events be worth
trial, for, with the delightfully."- cool
nights we have up here there is no reason
why heat, during. the day, should effect
the constitution unless people wilfully ex-
pose themselves to the heat of the sun.
Young men, and particularly English
men, are far too apt to be careless about
their health, and quite forget what an
inestirlable blessing health is until they
lose it. Unfortunately this is too often the
the case with many other things and
Gods best and brightest gifts are
thanklessly received as something simply
our due and night and morning daily
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TERMS:

Our English friends can remit by registered letter
or POO. on Cincinnati. Ohio.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-08-13
UGBY, MORGAN CO.. TENN, SATURDAY, AUGUST l3, 1884,

ACO WILL MOlCOAlN y
ploughing and sub-soiling, and will thus
be able to do with fewer animals, by pre-
pairing the soil first for one, then for the
other, the ravages of birds and insects
Will hardly be felt, the neighbours can
join together in building cellar, where
all can store their wine, and of which one
can take the management. They can
market their produce easier, obtain better
prices, and lower rates of transportation
to large cities, than single individuals,
and also make better and more uniform
product"
With the Cincinnati Southern ready to
freight away all the truck that can be
sent them surely Rugby ought to compete
with the Californian Markets, and it is
we'll known that the latter yearly ship
vast quantities of grapes for the eastern
cities at remunerative prices. When we
take into consideration the admirable
climate we possess all that is needed is
energy and determination to push this
industry to success, and we look forward
confidently to seeing Rugby ere many
years are passed one of the grape grow
ing centres Of the South.
The letter from Mr.. Morton, which
appeared in our issue of the twenty third
of July, is, we are glad to see, meeting
with considerable amount of criticism
from all sides. Thorough ventilation of
complaints of this kind, is necessary in
new Colony and when practical men take
the matter up the public can soon form
pretty fair opinion Of the rights of the
case"
We to-day publish q very interesting
letter from Mr.. A. J. Young, the J.P. for
this district. He has been located on a
Farm, situated about three miles from the
present town site, for the last ten years
and his opinion of the soil is therefore an
exceedingly valuable one, as he has had
ample opportunity for thoroughly testing
it's capabilities. We now lay this letter
before our readers, and trust that it will
be read with the attention it deserves =
"South Rugby, Tenn,
August 9th, 1881.
EDITOR "RUGBEIAN.'
Dear Sir,-Your issue of July 23rd
contains a letter from Mr.. Morton in
which very grave charges are made
against the Board OF Aid, Mr.. Hill, and
others, which is to<my opinion very un-
just. Mr. Morton says that on coming
here some time last winter he was referred
W uI. ILL, DIS SuCCcSSlul IdI IlcI, lOl
information in regard to the soil of the
Plateau. Mr.. Hill very kindly told him
his experience as farmer on the Plateau
for period of nine years. Now Mr..
Morton says he finds every statement Mr.
Hill made to be untrue. But | am glad
to know of many whose statements cor
roborate those of Mr.. Hill, when he said
oats, potatoes, and corn grew abundantly,
clover and grasses one to two tons to the
acre. 1t is a well-known fact that Mr..
Hill did not over-rate things when he
made those statements, and as success
full farmer for nine years he had right
to make such statements. To my certain
knowledge Mr.. Hill nine years ago
bought an old thrown-out waste place
where scarcely anything would grow ex-
cept briers and sassafras bushes; and
now on this same farm l have seen
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-08-13
Notes on the Geology of East
Tennessee.

By c. H. WILSON, Geologist to the Board Of Aid.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1881-12-01

1oz Cocoa Soap
5oz German Syrup
do Winslow's Soothing Syrup
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The unprecedented success III our
grand cloak, dolman and wrap sale
induced US to contineu this sale for 4
few days longer. An elegant cloak
for 81 so, good value 81; an elegant
cloak for Sc 80, good value SO; an
elegant cloak for 81 30, good value
$1i =; an elegant cloak tor SO, good
value S14; an elegant cloak for Sl1,
good value SIG all elegant dOlman
for 81, good value $40; an elegant
dolman for $11. good value SIS :;
an elegant dolman for SIG, good
value $40; all elegant dolman for
Sl8. good value $22. Elegant fur
trimmed light beaver cloaks that
formerly sold at $l5, reduced TO
S12 60. Our cloaks, dolman. wraps.
ETC., must be sold, and will offer
prices positively out of the question
of competitors Remember you save
from 81 TO SIS by examining our stock
before purchasing elsewhere. Re-
spectfully, LEVINE Bros, Square
and Austin Avenue.
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NEW 1OKk, NOvemDIT oU.--NOUn.-
Cotton is firm. Sales, he bales. Up
lands, I2c; Orleans, y 5-16c. Futures
steady; December, 1200@l2. 10c; - anu
airy, 1227@122Sc; February, 12.460
1247c; March, 1246@12.47c; April
12SO@ 1261c; May, 1292@l2.93c.
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FINANCIAL.

MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
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IMPORTANT.

When You visit or leave New York City
save Baggage, ENpressage and Carriage Hire
and stop at GRAND UNION HOTEL, opposite
Grand Central Depot $50 rooms, fitted up at
a cost of one million dollars, reduced to one
dollar and upward yer day. European plan
Elevator Restaurant suppIied with the best.
Horse cars, stage and eleqated railroad To ali
depots Families can live better for less
money at the GRAND UNION HOTEL than al
any other drst-class hotel in the city.
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COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, November 3O.-Noon.-
Cotton frmer. Uplands, 9-16d; Or
leans, 6 11-l6d. Sales, 1900 bales;
speculation and export, 1000 bales;
receipts, 1890 bales; American, $500
bales Uplands, low middling clause,
November delivery, $500 11-16d;
Observation-Disclosures, 658d; December
January, 658d; Jauary-February,
| 6 1l-16d; February-March, 6 23-32@
6 sd; March-April, 6}i0 6 25-32d;
April MAY 6 12-1696 27-32d; May-June,
6 27-32967sd; June-July 6E8@6 29-32d.
Futures strong.
100 p. m--Uplands low middling
clause, December-January, 6 1l-l6d;
January, 11-16d; January-February,
644d; April, May, 618d; June-July,
10 led.
2:OOp.m.-Uplands,6 5sd;Orleans,64d;
Uplands, low middling clause, Febru-
airy delivery. 6 25-32d; March-April,
6 13-16d.
4;00p.m.-Sales, American, 8, $50 bales;
Uplands, low middling clause, Feb
ruary-Mafch delivery, 6 1850
6 25-32d; MarchApril, 627-32@6 13-16d;
May-June, 6 29-32d; July-August,
6 3l-32d
p. m.-Futures, Uplands, low mid
ding clause, January-February de
livery, g 23-32d; March-April, 8 27-32d-
Futures closed steady.
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That if you want a clean, easy shave,
an artistic hair cut, faultless sham
poo or any work i'll the tonsorial line
the place to get just what you want is
at Arson ~ Nchrcs' tonsorial parlor,
part of John Wold's stand, Austin
avenue. Sharp razcrs, clean towels
and prompt, courteous attention.
Motto
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New YORK, November 30.-NoOn-
Stocks higher Money 6 per cent
Exchange, long, $3.50; do short, S4.84
State bonds are dull; governments
quiet and unchanged.
New ORLEANS, November 30.-Night
Sight, par. Sterling bank, S47915
Consols, 6Sa4 M6S18.
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CONGER & WILCOX.
plantation for
Rent.

/ will rent for the year 1889, on rea
sOnable terms, my plantation, II miles
south of Waco, on the east side of the
Brazos river; 800 acres i'll a good state
of cultivation and under good fence
Plenty of good water and fire-wood
and an ample number of first-class ten
ant houses, all in good order. Apply
to F. NJ. DUNKLIN, Galveston,
or to J. W. SPEIGHT, Waco.
oct 1d,EW2m
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Cotton firm; sales, $500 bales; or
binary, lie; good ordinary 1880; low
middling, l1lac; middling 11l2c;
good middling, 1124; middling
fair, 12lac; fair 13lsc. Receipts, net,
4,443 bales; gross, $3.50 bales.
exports to Great Britain, $500 bales;
to continent, 1900 bales; coastwise,
1915 bales; stock, 260, 491 bales. Futures
are fairly steady; sales $4,000 bales
December, ll.6O@l162c; January,
1l.S6c; February l213Ml214c;
March, 12.4@ 12.36c; April, 12.52c;
May, 1262m l2.63c; June, 1272@12.73c;
July, 12.SO@12.S3c; August. 12S6@
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Iixer Cnmnlaint.

ONO, Brown Co, Texas-Dear Sir:
This is to certify that your valuable In
dian Blood Syrup has effectually cured
me of nervous headache and diseased
liver. J. W. w. PARSONS.
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'EhH s.rHnH Central.

A special feature of the Grand Cen
trail hotel menu is unlimited Quantities
of pure and fresh sweet and butter
milk at all meals. No other house in
this city attempts this luxury every
Iav
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Dear ladies, if you want an exquisite
toilet sponge or genuine chamois skin
for polishing your jewelry or silver
ware, come to Tucker Il Willis's Lion
drug store.
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Another lot of those popular I'M
laundried shirts just received by
Sparks, Mallory & Allen. Those who
could not get the sizes wanted III the
first lot can now be supplied. Call
aarlv
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1ir. Edward Atkinson IN his address
before the cotton growers of the south,
at Atlanta, in speaking of our trade
with China, said at the end of the
route of our Pacific mail steamship
company is people of more tia 4O0,-
UnoD0, all Of whom clothe themselves
IN &, tton. 1t is estimated that each
person requires, each year, twenty
yards of cotton cloth. There are, there
fore. sH00,0n0,000 OF yards required
every year by China. There are ex-
ported to China, altogether, Gil, 760,960
yards OF cotton cloth, enough to
clothe 32,GSS,0iO people, leaving 36S,-
non,eG0 Of people to be clothed with
tle product Of hand loon :, Machine
made cloth is not only better but
cheaper than handmade cloth, and the
United States ought to be able to IN
dersell England. Caeap raw cotton
means the absolute command OF thi.
enormous trade
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Examine Horner's stock of per
fumery, soaps, hair brushes, toGtl
brushes and fancy goods of all kind.
before purchasing elsewhere.
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A NEW cANNINa PRoCEss.

We find the following reference to a
new branch Of Canadian trade in the
Liverpool Journal of Commerce: AN
interesting consignment of fresh fruit,
tomatoes, cantaloupes, and other kinds
of melons, have just been landed from
the steamer 'Parisian,' consigned to
fruit merchants here. These were
shipped under a process newly pat
euted The results are stated by the
trade to lie in every way satisfactory,
aud shipments Of peaches and other
pcrishable fruits are to follow. This
patent can be applied to number Of
either commodities. and it Is believed to
Ice possible that the trade carried on in
preserved and canned fruits may be
completely revolutiuniZed."