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The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-05-27

In the Cincinnati Commercial Of
Tuesday last there is a especial " from
New York, stating Mr.. John Boyle had
written the Commissioners of Emigra
ton, asking,
Is it in your power to assist the
development of our enterprise by send
ing us one or two hundred families of
Germans this summer? We can place
them all on tifty-acre farms, and arrange
for payments on easy terms extending
for several years, charging interest on
unpaid balances
We trust it may be in the Commits
sioners power, and wills also, to direct
portion of the great stream of immi-
grants daily arriving from the old
world, to this section, which is only
waiting the arrival of numbers of the
|
hard-handcd sons of toll to turn our
Rugby lands into fruitful fields and
gardens. This should have been done
three years ago, and the Board, to-day,
would not be thinking of commencing a
policy commendable among the first
principles of successful colonization. 1t
is not too late to mend, however, and il
the above communication is bond fd,
one, and steadily followed up, and i
not intended to be flash in the pan, OF
a Parthian shot at management, it may
be of great service, and put the right
sort of people among us. 1t has long
been the idea of many here, and it was
suggested by the colonists in their me
mortal TO shareholders of the Board o
Aid, some months ago, that some of th'
hard-working agricultural classes o
Germany or Great Britain, should b,
attracted to Rugby by much encourage
ment. and the most liberal terms.
OverinFentress County, that ogre-lan'
to the Board of Aid, those who have tn
colonization in hand start with the ide,
of settling practical, and Woodworking
men, to pioneer the land, and they ar
right. Mr.. John Boyle would now tax
a leaf out of their book, and he i
right. EupH
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-05-27
GARDEN SEEDS.

D. M. FERRy & Co.'S frst-class vegetable
and flower seeds may be obtained of J. II.
SLAcKLocK. Treforest Farm, Rugby, Morgan
County Tenn.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-05-27
BIRTH.
YoUNG--On the 23rd inst, at Rugby, the wife
of D. c. Young, of son,
BIRTH

In the death of Mr.. John S. Winkley,
Rugby loses one of her earliest and
most esteemed citizens, many colonists
lament true friend, and, above all, his
family mourn good husband and
father
We do not think it is required of us
to recount the worth Of the lost friend
and citizen, the demonstration of esteem
and attachment at the funeral, to which
all testified, was sufficient to show how
the departed was appreciated, and how
the sympathy of all went out towards
the bereaved wife and family.
" Praises on tombs are titles vainly spent,
A mans good name is his best monument.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-05-27

concerned with the Irish race.
-
TIE heart of the English farmer is
joyful. There is abundance of grass in
the pastures, and the promise of for
ward and abundant harvest in the corn
fields. Never within the memory of
the oldest inhabitant has Nature been
so generous in her moods as during the
past six months. A winter unexampled
for mildness has been followed by a
genial, fine spring, and, as a natural
result, the face of the land presents
most charming appearance. Shake
speare's ''bfessed spot," England, "set
in silver sea-" with her thousand years
of cultivation, is fresher, and more
luxuriant to-day than ever, truly
evergreen, a mother of nations, growing
younger rather than older, and ever full
of promise and performance.
We are informed the Board of Aid
have had an application for one hun
dred acres of land from one of the
large growers of small fruits at Chat
tanooga Of whose large shipments of
Strawberries for northern markets we
have lately been reading so many par
ticulars.
The idea Of this gentleman is, to lay
out the land by degrees in farm for
raising small fruits, not only strawber-
ries, but blackberries of improved
kinds, currants, grapes, ETC., by means
of which a steady and abundant supply
may, by and bye, be sent forth for botl
northern and southern markets.
That these fruits will yield rapidly
and copiously in this neighborhood, il
his decided opinion and of this there
is no room for doubt, or hesitation, i
the cultivation be of the proper sort
These easily worked, and friable, loan,
soils, with their underlying clay sub
soil, appear to be the very best natur
lily adapted for such cultivation. Th
climate, too, is perfectly suitable. Gu
more bracing situation will not yiel'
for market as soon, by two or thre
: weeks, as the lands around Chatta
nooga, and on Missionary Ridge, bu
this will be an advantage, rather thai
; an objection, to such an undertaking
and the fruit from this part of th
plateau will find it's way to market il
the nick of time, to follow in due sue
I cession, less perfectly matured product
of those more warm southern acreages
j whence the Cincinnati market at pres
+ ent draws largely its supplies Of earl
small fruit.
1t is expected that the gentlema
alluded to will shortly arrive to max
s his choice of situation. His enterpris
: presents features of interest as regard
II the resources of this neighborhooC
e and we trust those colonsts who loo
u to the soil for a living, and have nc
G vet decided as to the nature of tn
! product, will be encouraged to pu
some of their unoccupied land dow
q with small fruits. Upon this questio
e Mr.. w. Hastings Hughes letter, in CT
a columns to-day, gives much useful il
e formation. A movement of this kint
e vigorously taken in hand, cann'
e fail, in conjunction with other ente
is prises on foot amongst us, to be tn
outrunner of new and better state
things. inaugurating a time of pro
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-03-16

The discussion, at the opera house
last Friday evening, of the question of
giving the elective franchise to women,
was ably discussed by Messrs. Swarth-
out, Hanson, Finn and Harder against
such proposition, and Messrs. Berka,
Travor and Hendricks in favor. The
judges, after due deliberation, decided
that the weight of argument presented
was in favor granting the ladies such
privilege.
A man with silver-plated, double
back action coin-holder came into our
sanctum the other day, and comrnenc-
ed explaining the beauties of the arti
Gle for holding silver halves, etc, and
he had gotten half through before he
found he was in n printing office. -
When he saw his mistake he went TO
the door, sadly opened it, and kicked
himself clear down stairs. Evansville
Argus.
The checklist woman in Ameri-
ca, says the Syracuse Journal, halls
from the State of Kansas. She writes
a letter to the people of Chicago, rep
resenting that she is in dire distress,
and requests that each and every resi-.
dent of that city shall send her "only
n dime" Estimating the population
of Chicago at 600, 900, she expects to
receive $50. 900.
A Battle Creek lady, assaulted by a
villain i'm n secluded street, smashed
his face with a stone and escaped IN
safety. Bravol
A jury of horrid men, way up I'm Og
emaw, have been called upon to pass .
verdict on the fit of a woman's basque
A dressmaker, il was alleged, hac
spoiled the basque; owner and dress
maker both gave evidence, latter bet
ter looking of two; verdict in her fa
vor, of course. -Ex.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-03-16

Sergeant Mason, who will be remem
bered as the soldier whe attempted 10
rid the earth of the assassin Guiteau.
has been tried by court martial, and
sentenced to dishonorable dismissal
from the army and eight years in the
Albany penitentiary. He undoubted
ly disregarded his soldiers oath, and
duty, but when we take into account
the intense feeling which existed ev-
erywhere, we can hardly be surprised
by his act, and now that the discipline
of the army has been vindicated by
his trial and sentence, we trust Presi-
dent Arthur will promptly pardon him
on account of the circumstances.
which we believe should be considered
in extenuation of his crime.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-03-16
ONLY A PRINTER.

The following tribute to the noble
preservative art we find in n contem-
porary, and we commend its strong
contrast to the intelligent reader:
=" He is only printer!
Such was the remark of leader OF
aristocracy-the Goldfish aristocracy.
Who was the Earl of Stanhopel He
was only a printer. What is Prince
Frederic William, married to the Prin-
cess Royal of Englandl He, too, was
only printer. Who was William Cax
ton, one of the fathers of literature
He was only printer. Who was G.
p. Morris, n. p. Willis, j. Gales, &,
Richardson, Horace Greeley. Bayaro
Taylor, Charles Dickens, Thiers, Jer-
rold, George ID. Prentice, Bishop Kav-
anaugh, and Senators Dix, Cameron
Plumb and Niles! These were only
F. printers. What was Benjamin Frank
linz He was only printer. Every
body cannot afford to be printer
brains are necessary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-03-16

An organ, good stove, and sewing
machine to be sold cheap. Call at a.
| G.. Lees.
The Au Sable and OScodd Ne,oS comes
to us this week in the form of n five
column quarto, haying changed from IA
seven-column folio. 1t is an improve
ment which denotes enterprise and
success which the Ne,os deserves.
Meetings have been held, and will be
continued, every evening this week, at
the school house. Rev. Mr.. VanCamp,
of Gaylord, will preach this evening.
All interested in the moral well-being
of the place are requested to aid in
forwarding the work.
The work of the railroad company
at this place is being forwarded with
vigor, so much so that no stop is made
for Sunday. The turntable is com
pleted and the track connections being
made. The sides of the round-house
are nearly enclosed, ready for their
brick lining.
There is daily music in the sanctum
of the AVALANCHE. 'Tis the rattling
of the mechanics tools i'm Masters new
store. Music, for it speaks of compile
tion there, which will allow the remov-
al of the post Office and give us room
TO prosecute our rapidly increasing
business, and get in another press ox-
pressly for job work.
There are some strange things going
on in our midst. A prominent business
man starts for the country, Saturday
p. m, aCith a gun, and does not return
till some time Sunday; and the same
party, n day or two after, in nm inter
view with his landlord, a chair is de
molished. AS no one was damaged
but the chair, we omit farther men
ton
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-03-16
NUMBERING ON THE AU SABLE

The Bay City TrjJune has been fur
nished with the following statement of
the old and new logs OH the Au Sable
river:
North Branch-J. f. Potts, 80, 900,
900; Gratwick, Smith & Fryer lumber
company, Is, 900, 600; Pack, Woods &
Co., II, 900, 900; Moore g. Whipple, 4,
600, 900; Charlton, 10, 600. 900; Maltby,
2, 800, 600; total, IS, 500, 000
Upper South -Oscoda Salt & Lum-
ber company, 10000 Moore &
Whipple. 10000, 600; Beard, SOC, 900
Dudgeon, 1900. 900; total, Is, 500, 600.
Lower South - Emery, 5000, 900
Gooder, $500, 600; Moore g. Whipple,
3, 800, 600; Jenkinson, |, 800, 900; total,
13, 500. 900.
Pine River-Oscoda Salt g. Lumber
company, 20, 600. 900; Pack, Woods 8
Co., 10000, 600; Emery, 5000, 600
Potts, 1900, 600; Kilmaster, $3.50, 600
Gram, 750, 900; Mckay, 500, 600; tota
55, 500, 900.
Main Stream-Potts, 6, 500, 600; Mil
Ter, 1900, 900: Moore & Whipple, 6,
500, 006; Oscoda Salt & Lumber com
pany, 1900, 600; Penoyor, 1000, 600
Thompson, 5000, 900; Christy, $500,
600; Moore & Tanner, $500, 900; Pul
sifer, 1000 900; total. 80, 600, 600.
Old Logs-Pack, Woods & Co, z,
600, 600; Charlton, 5000, ooo How
ard, 1000, 600; Oscoda Salt & Lun
Der company, Q, 900, 600; Potts, Q, 600
600; q. p. Smith, 400, 600; Grat
wick, Smith & Fryer Lumber compan.
5000, 900; Moore & Whipple, 1890
600; Kilmaster, $500, 600; Emery 4
Sage, 5000, 600; Thompson, 300, 600
Gram, 1,5oo, 600: Coburn, 300, 600
K. Smith, zoo, 600.
Old logs, II, BOO. 900; new logs, 192
600, 600; total, 2G3, 300, 600.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-03-16
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS EX-
CURSIONS.

In the Detroit EUenjng NeCs of
March Sd, an advance announcement
is made of the sixth season of eXcur-
sions From Detroit to the Sea. -"
They will be three in number and will
leave Detroit on the mornings of July
5th, 2oth and 9th, and tickets will be
good to return any time before Sept.
4th. The route is to be via the Grand
Trunk II. II. and st. Lawrence River
steamers through the Thousand l.
lands and famous Rapids of Montreal
thence to the White Mountains and
Sea Shore at Portland, Maine, (near
Boston,. On the return trip, Quebec,
Niagara Falls and Buffalo are to be-
included, making altogether trip OF
over 2, 600 miles for $50. Each of the
excursions will l,e conducted by w. I'll.
Brearley, who has taken seven parties
over the same route in former years
and who last year successfully man
aged three excursions. The trains arr
Especial" trains of Pullman Palace
cars. and upon the st. Lawrence River
special steamer will be used. Ahand-
some guide book, giving full descrip-
tions and illustrations of this route.
may be obtained for 80 cents 10y writ
ing to Mr.. Brearley, office Detroit
Erentng NetcS Over DO maps haN"
been engraved for this edition, and the
title page is an exact copy, in colors,
of an oil painting of Glen Ellis Falls
near the Glen House, in the White
Mountains.
We with pleasure personally endorse
the Ne,cs excursions, conducted 10y Mr.
Brearley, as among the most pleasant
possible to be imagined, and feel as
sured that any of our readers who may
avail themselves of this opportunity
will never regret it.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-03-16
THE APPORTIONMENT.

The Senate did good deal of pull
ing and hauling over the apportion-
ment bill last Friday, and things as
sumed an exceedingly warm, lively as
pect before the bill was put to VOTE
Finally, however, it passed under the
following arrangement, which is far
from satisfactory to many:
First District Wayne county.
Second-Monroe, Lenawee, JIillsdale
and Washtenaw.
Third-Jackson, Calhoun, Branch
Barry and Eaton.
Fourth-Berrien, Cass, st. Joseph,
Kalamazoo and Van Buren,.
Fifth-Allegan. Kent, Ottawa and
Ionia.
Sixth-Livingston, Ingham, Oakland
Shiawassee and Genessee.
Seventh--Macomb, st. Clair, SAM
lac, Lapeer, Huron and Tuscola.
Eighth-Montcalm Gratiot, Sagi-
nav and Clinton.
Ninth-Bay, Midland, Isabella, Me-
costa, Osceola, Glare. Gladwin, Mis-
saukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw, Iosco,
Alcona, Oscoda, Crawford, Otsego,
Montmorency, Alpena, Presque Isle,
Cheboygan and Emmet.
Tenth-Muskegon, Oceana, Neway
go, Kalkaska, Lake, Mason, Manistee,
Wexford, Benzie, Grand Traverse, lie
lenaw. Antrim, Charlevoix and Mani
! tou.
Eleventh-The Upper Peninsula.
The correspondent of the Post ana
Tribune says:
This bill fixes the first seven dis
tricts the same as the House committed
has agreed upon. 1t removes the dis
satisfaction felt by the Sixth district
representatives, and the Seventh dis
trict men will not fight it, for although
they have been anxious to get rid o
Lapeer they will not fight it and tax,
the chances of losing Tuscola. Some
of the members predict that the Hous.
will finally endorse this BILL but tn,
chances are that changes will be mad
in the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth dis
tricts. At all events there will be
lively fight over this arrangement.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-03-16
NOTICE

To School Teachers and Chairmen of
Township Boards Of School I,ispec-
tors.
The regular meeting of the County
Board of School Examiners for Craw-
ford county will meet, as provided by
law, on the last Friday (31st) of March,
1882, in the school house in Grayling,
at 10 o'clock n. m, prompt, for the
purpose of examining all applicants
for teachers certificates in this county
Those holding Special Certificates
from the Secretary of the Board, de-
signing to teach this spring, will have
to appear for examination before the
Board.
Districts intending to engage teach
ers will do well to act promptly, so
that the teachers can meet the Board
for examination.
In view of the higher and more thor
ough qualifications demanded by law
of teachers now, districts will find il
necessary TO pay reasonable wages in
order to secure them.
The Secretary holds the names OF
three teachers, residents outside the
county, who wish schools.
WIN. PUTNAM,
Sec'y Board of School Examiners.
CRAWLING. March 8, 1882
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-03-16
MAPLE FOREST.

Correspondence of the Avalanche.
+. X. Mcfarland is still digging
wells.
ID. III. Shoop has made "a gallons of
maple syrup and 40 pounds of maple
sugar this season.
p. NJ. Hoyt has just completed his
mammoth hay press. 1t is a most won
derful invention. 1t resembles the
beast with seven heads and ten horns.
Spectators are advised to keep at n safe
distance, for it has teeth but it cannot
bite; it has horns but it cannot hook
it has legs but it cannot kick-but the
way it turns out bales of hay aston
ishes the oldest inhabitants. He says
he takes to building hay presses as
naturally as wrigglers take to a barrel
of rain water. Any man that has a
full-grown hay press in his head and
can get it out, will yet climb the lad
der of fame to the highest round and
astonish the nation with his inven-
tions.
u. NJ. Hoyt says he was badly ex-
posed while outside this winter. II
looks like it by the way he is Sticking
up things. Well, Hoyt, bring her along,
we are all ready to take a smoke.
ID. w.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-03-16
HOW AMERICAN GIRLS KISS.

The Maine girl, tall and ruddy, kiss
es as though she were taking an i'm
preston in the chewing gum of her ma
tive State. The Massachusetts girl
kisses in the Greek style, favored with
brown bread. The New York girl goes
at it as if she was dabbling in Wall
street speculation. The kiss of the
New Jersey girl is fiery as taste of
applejack, better known as Jersey
lightning. Little Delaware's girls are
a. soft as the peaches which grow there.
Maryland kiss is "a rich and juicy as
terrapin stew. In the Old Dominion
you are met with a genuine hospitality,
the girls kiss as though they wanted
you to stay. The ohio girl is described
as possessing the comprehensive quail
ties of the Ohio man-she wants all she
can get and gets all she can. A Louis
lana kiss is said to be like eating sugar
cane, while North Carolina girls stick
like tar. Constitution.
But if you want a real genuine soul
inspiring life-giving, heart-expanding,
love-lnaking kiss, come to MY Mich
igan." Our girls know how it is done.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-03-16
CAN THE PLAINS BE MADE PRO
DUCTIVEl

In our recent trip through the south
ern portion of the State the above
question was asked over and over again,
until il became monotonous, and we
simply answered, Yes! For the first
few hundred times we endeavored to
give the querist some idea of the char
acter and condition of the soil, what II
lacked and what it needed, but found
the attention of the people so largely
pointed in this direction that our en-
tire time would be required in expana-
tion and description, unless we cut it
short, as we were obliged to do, for
our business was not in connection
with the immigration commission An
erroneous impression has been given
the people in that portion of the State.
as far from the truth as though they
thought we were located on heavy clay.
They generally imagine that the
"plains are simply immense tracts of
barren sand, devoid of all verdure, ex-
cept now and then a stunted pine, and
SO light i'm substance that the shifting
winds carry it back and forth in huge
drifts, building ever-changing noun
tains, as is Dhe case on the lake shore
at Grand Haven and other points. In
stead of that, where the fires have not
burned excessively, we find from a san
dy loan TO clay in every gradation, in
places devoid of stone, in others full
of cobbles. and all covered with n spe-
cies of rye grass which affords an
abundance of pasture of excellent
quality, and instead of immense bar
rem tracts the largef- portion is covered
with forests of norway and spruce pine,
the latter Of no commercial value, un-
til lately it is being utilized in the man
ufacture of paper pulp in connection
with poplar, and these pines inter
spersed with scrub oak Where the
fires have run year after year, the grass
is partially killed out, and sweet fern,
whortleberries, and numerous plants
have taken its place, filling the earth
with network of roots which will
take some time and labor to eradicate
before the soil can be put in perfect
tilth for the cultivation of crops.
As TO the produrtiveness of the
plains and their adaptation to agricul-
ture, we have no fear-in fact, fear is
now groundless. for the truth is proven
beyond doubt. that with right directed
effort, these lands are cheaply made
into the best of farms.
On our way south we had the pleas
ure of meeting Col. Thopson, of Iosco
county, one of the earliest settlers on
these lands His farm does not excel
in natural advantages any of the lands
in this county, yet to-day he has one
of the finest farms, and most produc-
tive, in Michigan, as proven by his fine
herds and flocks, his well-filled barns
and granaries He harvested last year
over thousand bushels of wheat, two
thousand of corn, and other crops in
proportion. He raises all the produce
required TO feed his large lumber camps,
his own hay, corn, beef, mutton, pork
and flour, and thus realizes large an.
nual profit. His secret of success is
simply thorough work, CLOVER, and
stock, which secret we earnestly com
mend TO the careful consideration o.
our farmers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-03-16
pERE CHENEY

Correspondence of the Avalanche.
The school taught by Mrs Aggie Ri
ker will close in two weeks. Those
interested pronounce it successful
term.
John p. Ilildreth lost IA valuable COW
last week. Cause. too much rye.
Stewart HUT takes possession of the
Center Plains House on the Goth inst.
1t will be thoroughly repaired and re-
painted outside and in, and "mine
host " will then be ready to meet his
old patrons.
The new mill does not seem TO pan
out" as expected. As its proprietor
objects to having spectators around,
we have TO take the hearsay, which is,
it runs steady by jerks"
Starks & Dart, of Ingham. have con
tracted with Sailing, Hanson & co.
for cutting 10, OOO feet of lumber. -
They will build their mill abe ut two
miles north of this place. They are
square men, and will be help both to
this place and Grayling.
ii. q. Wiley and family left last week
for Maryland.
Perry Ostrander, on sec. 81, Gray
ling, had "a swarm of bees sent up last
January. They were received in ap
parent good condition, and the Jew
warm days we had they inspected theil
new home and seemed to like it we'll
They are supposed to be the only
swarm in Crawford county. O.