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The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-11-12

WHAT are the Board of Aid going to
do? is question that one hears repeated
on all sides, and one which seems to
exercise the minds of the settlers great
deal more than is at all necessary. 1t is
perfectly true that the Board of Aid can
be of the greatest assistance in rapidly
developing the Colony, but were the
Board to become insolvent there is not
the slightest reason why the colonists
themselves should not take hold of the
place and push it through to success.
What the Board will, or will not do,
cannot be known until the General
Meeting of Shareholders has taken place,
and this meeting cannot be held before
the 23rd of this month. The Directors
have decided to apply to the Share
holders for an increase of capital, and
the question of "to be or not to be y
will then, and not till then, be definitely
settled. The arrival of Mr.. John Boyle
has naturally been regarded with a
considerable amount of misgiving, but
we are able to state on the best authority
that Mr.. Boyle has not come out here as
the Resident Manager of the Company.
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The Germ Theory of Disease.
By C. 0.
(CONTINUED).

There can be no life without water
there can be no death. In the wave, life
first emerges out of the darkness of
nonentity. In water the two great organic
kingdoms oi nature meet In tl4sst unsol,-ca
riddle, simple CELL Here the animal
and the vegetable are so strangely blended
that the SCIENTISTS perplexed and amazed
now he claps his hands and cries eureka
but shadow comes over his brow and
he exclaims JishmiMh; again and again
he turns his face to the wall and says
salaam to mystery. And no wonder! All
the forms that met his vision in the two
kingdoms have fled and other forms,
unique, grotesque, and wonderful, unlike
anything the farthest flight of fancy
could draw from the realms of mystery,
stand revealed. Witness the Richmond
Infusorial Earth. Here are hundreds of
square miles Of what? little jewels, tiny
cases, boxes, as it were, that once encased
that wonderful thing, the vegetable cell.
These cases are silex-the emerald, the
sapphire, the garnet, are all slick. Ages have
not destroyed these tiny gems, the art Of
man fails. 10 free them from extraneous
matter, we boil them in the strongest
acids, heatel to upwards of 5000 deg.
Fair. We pass them through an ordeal
that would dissolve gold and they are
only cleansed. And then, what wonder
full forms! All the forms known to
geometry are there, all the jewels known
to the goldsmiths art, watch cases,
chains, crowns, crosses, stars, and they
are chased, engraved, embossed, with
lines and strange devices SO minute that
when we tax our glass to it's utmost
powers, they family flash on our vision
and they flash with all the colors of the
rainbow, they burn with the fires of the
ruby and scintillate with the radiance
of the diamond. The scientist calls
these things diatoms, and classes them
with the unicellular plants. Not because
they are like any plants that ever greeted
his eyes unclothed with the optician'
glass, but because in the poverty of his
classification he stands naked and abashe(
before the Infinite, and is reduced to thi.
poor subterfuge to clothe himself with
little knowledge. But we are becomin,
enthusiastic He who could explore thi
world of minute things and not burn witt
enthusiasm, would have soul as dead a
the clod. | have made these introductor
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-11-12

THE letter we publish below will be
read with much interest by all readers
here, and deserves the careful attention Of
those in the "old country" The writer
has struck the nail upon the head"
when he draws comparison between the
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-11-12
70 THE EDITOR OF "THE RUGBEIAN.' -
DEAR SIR,

Having now had over years experince
Of life in Tennessee, l think it may per-
haps interest some of your readers, and
especially any fellow conntrymen in
England, who may be thinking of coming
out to Rugby, to hear what is the i'm
preston produced upon an Englishman
by his first years experience of life in the
neighbourhood of Rugby. | have already
in previous letter, which appeared in
"The Rugbeian,' given short account
,s4 sf >S= cffors~-ir the farming hac,--Ss
stated that l was hopeful of being able
to make good living here, and en-
deavoured to encourage others to set to
work with the same object, and it is now
rather of my experience of the life here,
apart from the the money getting part of
it, that l would speak. | suppose that
all of us who have come here, and any at
home who may be thinking of doing SO,
will have read what is said in one of the
Board of Aids pamphlets about the kind
of men "who may well go to the Cumber-
land Plateau and those ''who should not
co. and many Of us out here no doubt
know full we'll from our own experience
the truth of what is said in the pamphlet
about the overcrowded condition of most
of the professions for young men in Lon
don. There can be no doubt that there
are at present many young men at home
of energy and high spirit tied to their
stools as clerks in merchants Offices with
the very smallest prospect Of ever rising
to be able to be their own masters or work
for themselves independently. Now |
can speak from experience of how hard this
kind Of life is to many men who naturally
like an active out of door life, and | would
say to any who may be groaning under a
yoke of this kind at home, "Shake it off
and come out here where with small
capital with which you could do nothing
at home you can make start and work
for yourself Independently" and | for one
cansay from my own experience that inspite
of the pain of breaking off SO many home
ties the change from the life of "City
Clerk to that of Tennessee farmer is one
that man can make with advantages to
himself, provided he feels, as Carlyle was
never tired of preaching, that the main
thing for man to aim at in life is to find
satisfactory ,cork for himself to do. Then
there is another class of people at home
who it seems to me might with advantage
come out here and that is single indi-
viduals or Families who are possessed of
small completeness which are just
sufficient to enable them with great deal
of scraping to keep up appearances in the
Society of some London suburb. / can
recall to my mind many instances OF the
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TERMS.

Our English friends can remit by registered letter
or POO. Oh Cincinnati, Ohio.
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ADTERTISING RITES.

ADTERTISING RITES.
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TERMS CASH.
AddrtSs
EDITOR RUGBElAN,
CENTRAL AVENUE,
RUGBY, TENN.
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Dir qaugbfian,
RUGBY, MORGAN CO., TENN,
SATURDAY,, NOVEMBER 5A, 1881.


"TnE RUGBEIAN" 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 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.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-11-12
y, MORGAN CO., TENN. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER p. 1881

Life that might be lead here by people of
limited means, and the painful drudgery
small income entails in Europe. When
one thinks Of the large number of people
in England who are blessed with big
families, and small incomes, it certainly
does seem extraordinary that this class
should prefer to drag out, for it is nothing
more, miserable existence at home, in
preference to coming out to a new
country where the income they posses
would enable them to live in a really
comfortable way, and where their
numerous olive branches would be veri-
table blessings. Rugby offers many in
ducements such as a fair climate, good
school, and, for a new settlement, ex-
ceptional social advantages. Trusting
that the letter will meet with the atten-
tion it deserves we now lay it before our
readers -
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-06-01

SAVE your old newspapers. They are
making collins out OF paper,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-06-01

In the quickcning Of thought and tho
refinement of manners that set in, the
smulmrss and comlN"tucss Of Boston
were advantages It WITS a little city; u
city of gardens and solid brick houses
and stores cheerful, quiet, unaophlSti-
Gated with fringe Of WIarycs along
tha bay that supplied the picturesque"
additions Of successful seaport and
surrounded by villages smaller than it.
self, of which Cambridge was an impor-
tant, but rather remote, one. Two the
aters were the most that il could sustain
il the line of public amusement, while
fashionable life ccntcrcd upon q dnrring-
hall, imitatiycIy called AImack ), where
Strictly-limitcd assemblies were held.
Within stones throw OF each other
were the houses of Daniel Webster, Ed
ward Everett, Robert @. Winthrop
George Bancroft and Rufus Choatc, on
ground now loaded with merchandise,
whence the occupants, by taking few
steps, could issue forth upon their ma
tive or adopted heath Of the Common,
under the shade Of the great elm. There
still fingers on Beacon street the fine Old
house of Harrison Gray Otis. smooth
faced and mellow, deep roomcd. and
sufluscd with asobcr ripcncss Of respect
ability, which, with that Of George
Iicknor at the head ot Park street, re-
calls well the staid aspect Of this old
Boston. In suci a place Impressions
spread rapidly; theories were mice
tious; phrcnology, Unitaranism, veg
ctnranism, emancipation, transcend
eutllsm, worked their way from street
to street like IN epidemic. a new
course oistudy or a new thought was as
exciting as news of II European war
could nave been. A lady remembers
meeting another on fremont street dur
ing the full glow of the Emerson lecture
epoch, and excaiming, "Oh, there's Il
new idea Have you heard it?"
"Don't talk to me ot IDEAS, rctortcd
her friend "I'm so full of them now
that / can't make room fora single new
one. '--Hapcr'S MaqaEiHc.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-06-01
Food for Fat People.

There are three classes Of food-thc
OILS, sweets. and starches-the special
once Of which is to support the animal
neat and produce fat, having little or no
mnlence in promoting strength of mus
cls or endurance. If the fat, therefore,
would use less fat and more OF lean
meats, fish and fowl, less of fine flour,
ana more Of the whole product Of the
eralns-except the hulls-less OF the
sweets, particularly in warm weather,
shi more Of the fruit acids in mild form,
Is IN apple, sleep less, be less indolent,
sia labor more in the open air, the fat
would disappear, to certain extent at
iast, with no loss Of real health. In
.ocd VIC have almost perfect control in
vas matter, far better than we car have
"a the use Of drugs. If We have too
lilch fat and too little muscle, we have
..nply to use less of the fat forming ele-
nents and more of the muscle food, such
~ lean meats, fish, aud fowl, and the
ssIker .a, portions OF grains, etc, with peas
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-06-01
The Liars.

The other day n stranger walked into
p Woodward avenue establishment en-
ploying about ninety people and in
quircd:
"Have you any liars in your employ?'
eyes, sir; we have at least sixty!"
was the prompt reply.
If you were to go up and down the
country asking each man you met If l,a
knew of the whereabouts of liar you
would discover that sixty per cent. OF
the population of this country could be
included under that head. You meet
liars on every corner, you pass them on
every block; you sit beside them on every
street car, and lying has become such
custom that liars are as well thought OF
as trllthtcllcrs. -,
The newspapers come in contact with
the liar every hour in the day. Let n
man fall from tho roof of shed on High
street and break his arm, and the news
travels about us follows:
One block away--"Broke both arms.
Two blocks away-''Both arms and q
leg"
Three blocks away-"Smashed oil to
pieces and was dead when they picked
him up" en-,
-Four blocks away-"Committed sui
eide"
Five blocks away-"Shot his wife and
then blew his head off,
At the City Hall-"Set fire to his
house, Drained the baby, stabbed his
wife and then blew himself up"
Every inducement is held out for
reporters to exaggerate. Indeed, plain
facts are of no interest to hundreds OF
readers. s.-DetroH Free Press.
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A LAWYERS Recovery.

We once heard Il story of an eminent
legal advocate, which is by far too good
to be forgotten. Once in great while
our friend might, on brilliant social
occasion, take little more wine than lIe
could comfortably carry; and such n
thing had happened on certain day,
when, on entering court, he was re-
qucsted TO defend man who had been
accused Of forgery. The case was cX-
planned to him, and hc declared himself
thoroughly couvrrsant with ii.
But, when it came time for him to adj
dress the court and the jury, he had 50
far forgotten, or got things mixed, that
he utterly mistoOk his side of the cause,
and opened with a powerful, sratinDS
and searching plea against the very man
he was to defend
The lawyer who had engaged him was
thundcrstruck the poor client himself
sat like one with the agne-in torture
while the counsel on the other side
laughed in their sleeves, whispering to
one another that their opponent had
beaten himself.
At length, however, but not until the
advocate had literally annihIntcd his
own client his friend managed to reach
his side, and whisper into his ear what
he had done. "You have been plead
ing against your own client y
For single instant the advocate was
taken aback but quickly his wits camc
to him, and, pushing his associate away,
he turned again to the court, and to the
jury, and said
"Your Honor Gentlemen OF the
Jury-such is the case which | am very
sure my brother on the other side will
present to you have been careful to
look at this matter from his standpoint;
and have shown you with what sophis-
try and falsehood he might regale you.
BIT, gentemen-Wha are the facts?
All Now we come to the truth, and
You shall see how different it is !"
And then he went on, taking up, piece
by piece, the speech which he had just
made, and utterly demolishing it. And,
as he had, in the outset, presented the
case almost word for word as the coun-
sci for the plaintiff had planned to pre-
sent it, he had left them without whole
rag upon their spars. His presenta-
lion of what he was pleased to call the
truth was simply mastery; and we Will
only add that the case was his from that
moment, beyond the power OF the oppo
sition even to attract serious attention
from the iurY.-Nev York Led9er.
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Left.IIanded Tibbatts.

Some years ago, in Kentucky, two
lawyers, friends and relatives, but of OPP
posite politics, offered themselves for
Congress in the same district.
The Wing candidate was W. W.
Southgatc, the Democratic, II. w. Tib-
bats. Both had talent, wit and the
ability to please the people. In the
more intelligent parts of the district
they battlcd honorably and as accom-
plished debaters. But in those regions
where the people were ignorant, they
fred Jokes at each other, and made the
people laugh.
1t happened that in one of these
dark regions both had made such II
favorable impression that public scnti.
ment was about equally divided. One
party cried, llurrah for Southgatc "
and the other, " "Elurah for Tihhatts y
The people remained, after the departure
Of the candidates, to enjoy Il dance.
When the two politicians had ridden
about mile, Tibbatts suddenly discov-
cred that he had left something behind
aud, asking Southgatc to wait for him,
rode back. Southgatc, distruSting his
willy opponent, waited while and then
also returned He found Tibbatts play
ing the fiddle and the people dancing,
luc sentiment Sremcu 10 ne an m iaNor
Of the fiddler, who played with his left
hand
Southgatc, who also played the violin,
but with his right hand, told the dan
Gers that he would assist his friend lib
oa''S; soon ~" DOW mat dl',ded 'he
people, and when, throwing II down, he
lolhcu III the dallce, all tie hurIHhS were
Tor ilim'
ihe next day 5outhgHte was taken
sex amt Tor tW" weeks IlhbnttS had the
iirId to himself. Sonthgntc, on recover
ng followed ms opponent = canvass, nut
found that ms rivals stories and YioIlh
playing had stolen the hearts OF the yot-
ers.
In one place they refused to hear
oonthgate, cryng, "llbhmttH Is our
man HuTah for Ebhatts some even
won't SO lar nS TO advise Southgate to
give up the canvass ana go nome, as
ElbbattS would receive every vote IN that
region.
fcIlow-cltiHenS, sad So'lthgntc,
putting on his most honest afr, "lib-
bottS Is dear friend OF mlne, and II
noble feIlow-there Is no better man IN
the district
Lets hear Southgate! shouted
some OF the Grove, "hc seems hike a
good fellow And hear him they did.
"FeIlow-cltlzcns, sad the politician,
"lt can't go to Congress without abus-
ing my friend Iibbatts, | will stay at
home. He is the most talented man in
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-06-01
Her IllustriOus Grandfather.

New Orleans has some very wealthy
families who refer with pride to their an
cestors. A few evenings ago Miss De
Smith Ryan was entertaining some visit
ors at her house, and, pointing to pic
ture on the wall, she said: THAT is my
illustrious grandfather. He was a man
who seemed fitted by nature to occupy
the higher walks of life, and was never
satisfied unless he stood at the very top
of the ladder" Her aged grandmother
entered the parlor, and, hearing the
latter part of her remarks, exclaimed:
"Sure, that's the truth you spake, my
child. Och! I'll nivir forget the day
bad cess to it-when poor Dinnis fell
from the top of the ladder wild all the
bricks upon him, and was afther break
in his ribs aginst the ground-Poor
dear mani Be the powers, IN those
times the divil bit moro could ne make
the.. phorty cints day, and. bus
the honest old lady's voice was drowned
by the banging Of the piano as Nuss De
Smith-Ryan struck up: II Wandered Dy
the Sea-beat Shore"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-06-01
Selecting Carpets.

rrcn'h moquctte and English brus,
$ Is are Me best carpets to wear ana
give the Natcst satisfaction. Mlbus-
son, Axmh .ter and Turkey are equally
good, hut tksir price is Of course high.
Tapestry brussels Is not ms desirable rs
good throo-Ply or al ingram, because
wbln the gay figures wear of there Is
nothing left but hemp which is far
worse than I'M all-wool ingram of good
quality. A poor, "slimpsy' carpet is
not worth the making and putting down,
except in rooms that arc only kept for
visitors and used on rare occasions; and
even then handsome Chinese mating
is to he preferred. And i'll choosing the
iuptting the best quality is the cheapest
in the end, for one that costs 60 to 70
crhts per yard il far more desirable than
one that can he hud for 35 or 40 cents
OF course the expense mt first is higher
| hut then we must consider the expense
of making and putting down, and bear
in mind that after two years wear the
more expensive cNrpcting is often of
more value than the cheaper one when
first laid upon the floor. Again, i'll
purchasing drUggct or iloor-cIoth,
thrce yards square, you may have to
pay from SIC to SIS for the handsome
quality, while hcmpcn one, stamped
with quito us pretty pattern, can he
had for from ST to -. Now, do not
take the cheap one. For year it may
look well, but by the next autumn it is
worn and shabby, while the expensive
one is as good MS the day it was MD
! down, and it will outlast three of the
cheap patterns. Sometimes we can come
across bargains and buy carpets of ex-
ccllcnt quality ut II low price, but un-
less we are experienced shoppers 1t Is
never we'll to trust to our own judgment
in such matters, and it rarely happens
that we can purchase such articles be-
low their real market value, except mt
auctions, and even then we nro very
likely to be taken in. 1t is inr better
way to go TO the cnrpot-rooms OF somo
wcll-known dealer, and then make oW
selections according to the depth OF the
purse. Tho most durable carpets arc
| closely woven and thick, yct soft and
| pliahle; and in real English brussels tho
colors can he distinguished on the wrong
side, hut in the tapestry " there ii
nothing but hemp. The beauty of IL
carpet is quite ~ important rs It's dun-
! hility, and it should be Of - kind that
VIII not tire the eyes. Most Of us pur-
/ chase Il carpet hoping that it will last
several years, and desiring it to be op-
! proprato ior all seasons. Now, the Gor-
Gcous designs that fill the carpot-rooms
and ndorn the floors Of the elegant
houses may I've very beautiful, but, un-
less we can chongo thcm frequently, one
soon tires of such STYLES. EEchdHgc.
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PrccocIty a Sign OF InrcriOrity.

NJ. ID. Dclaunay, in communication
to the French SOcictc dc BiOLOgic, has
advanced the opinion that precocty is n
sign of biological inferiOrity. In sup
port of his position, he adduccs the fact
that the lower species deyclope more
rapidly, and are at the same time more
precocious than those higher in the scale.
Man is tho longest of all in arriving at
maturity; and the inferior races OF men
are more precocious than the superior,
MS is seen in the children of the Esqui-
maux, negroes, Cochin Chinese, Arabs,
japanese, etc, who are, up to certain
age, more vigorous and more intellectual
than small Europeans. Precociousness
becomes less and less, in proportion to
the advance made by any race in civili-
zation-a fact which is illustrated by the
lowering of the standard for recruits,
which has been made necessary in
France twice during the present century
by the decreasing rapidity Of growth Of
the youth of the country. Women are
more precocious than men, and in all
domestic animals the female is formed
sooner than the male. From eight to
twelve years of age girl gains one
pound year on boy, and in mixed
schools girls obtain the first places up to
the age of twelve. The inferior tissues
and organs develope before the higher
ones, and the brain is the slowest Of all
the organs to develop. NJ. Delaunay
concludes his paper by stating that the
precocity of organs and organisms is in
an inverse ratio to the extent of their
evolution. .-Sdnudridn.
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YEARS AGO.

Hhe was seated close beside mo,
On May day. years ago;
Heart OF mine, you must not chide mo-
was but boy, you know
'Tis no secret, I'll revealit,
Heart OF mine, twas long ago;
This lock of hair, II did steal 1t,
was but boy, you know
Was she pretty? Did love herr
Heart Of mine, twas years ago;
And that pang Of bliss Is over,
was but boy, you know.
WAS she rich 7"-now that Is funny,
Heart Of mine, twas long ago;
What cared for lands or money!
was but boy, you know.
And you parted-how you missed hcr"--
Heart OF mine, twas years ago;
"And you pressed her hand and kissed her"
was but boy, you know.
Do love her yot?-o olden,
Precious past thou heart Of mine;
See, this lock of hair ia golden,
And the head that wore it-thine.