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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-02-23

An old lady in the country had a dan
dy from town to dine with her on oei.
tain occasion, and on the table was ~
enormous apple pie. LA, ma'am' sI1a a
the dandy, &how do you manage to maze e
such a pie?" Easy enough, was .ne
quaint reply, ~we make the crust IL :
wheelbarrow, wheel it under an aPple
tree, and then shake the fruit down ID
to it.
IDoS'T like that cat it's got sphH1eIs
in its feetl1 was the excuse Of . lou
year boy for throwing the h''e-
away.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-02-23

substituted for the latter, the change
will mark not unimportant forward
step in the worlds progress.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-02-23
Summer in NOrUay.

The Norwegian house Is one-half
windows. Il their long winters they
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-01-21

in answer to the Chairman's questions,
that he was not manager, but Vice
President of the Board of Aid and one
of It's directors. He came to Rugby
entirely in an unofficial capacity, be-
yond being Vice-President, and for the
purpose of looking after his own in
terests, in the colony. Since leaving
England he had received, from time to
time, instructions as to special questions
the Board wished him to act upon for
them, but he was not their manager in
the usual sense of the word. He further
willingly agreed to address meeting
next day, and give it all the information
within his power.
The meeting then stood adjourned
till four o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-01-21
THE SURVGY.-A SURVEY.

In accordance with an order from
London cLssing down all the remaining
works carried on by the Board, the
survey has been discontinued, and the
gang disbanded. This is a matter to
be regretted for many reasons, the more
so as the recent disclosures render it
very unlikely that it will be resumed,
unless in the very distant future.
The Surveyor has always held the
position Of pioneer of civilization and
as such his tracks should ALWAYS
afford matter of interest. The many
gentlemen who have in turn conducted
the efforts to break in on, and open up,
the district We now occupy have been
no exception to the rule A brief and
cursory notice of some of their work
may be interesting to many who are
doubtless better acquainted with them
personally than is the writer
When Mr.. Rufus Cook came down
from Boston in May 1879 to locate and
portion off this second Eden into streets
and lots, that mankind might be more
equally blessed, he found wilderness
in which to begin.
A glance at the map of Rugby will
satisfy anyone of the amount of work
that had to be done before that elabor
ate plan was drawn up. Mr.. Cook
also ran lines for a road to the railway
both via Glen Mary and Robbins. He
remained here until the end of the year.
During the latter part Of that time he
was ,si ted by Mr.. F.O. Smith in la ;iug
the town site, and that gentleman
continued his labours in Fentress
County where he surveyed large
number of farms during the first three
months of 1881. He was then sue
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-01-21
IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEET
lNGS IN RUGBY.

q On Tuesday afternoon last public
meeting was held in Christ Church,
Rugby, to consider the position of the
colony, and, if possible, elicit from
the Board of Aid, as represented in this
town, some information likely to relieve
the great and general anxiety.
The meeting assembled at fouro clock,
and Mr.. Pardon, being voted to the
chair, explained the position as far as
the colonists understood it, suggest
ing they should Immediately seek
from Mr.. Boyle, or by letter or telegram
to London, the information all felt they
were entitled to have.
Mr.. Raymer, who is officially here for
the purpose of investigating the state
of the colony, was interviewed by
several speakers, and Judging from his
answers, he took very gloomy view of
the case. He could not see how fresh
manager, would be more successful than
Mr.. John Boyle had been, or was. He
thought the right men had not come to
Rugby, and that if fifty practical
farmers could be persuaded to settle
here, they would get living, by cease
less toiling from morning to night. 1t
was useless to attempt to succeed with
out productive class. He was quite
sure good American farmers could get
living here.
Mr.. Harte proposed the meeting
should request it's Chairman to 90 with
it as a deputation to Mr.. Boyle, and
ask him to define his position here
also if he would meet them again next
day, with a statement of the Boards
position, and somewhat of its policy.
The motion was seconded by Mr..
Spurrier, and carried with but one or
two dissentients.
The greater part Of the meeting then
moved to Mr.. Boyle's residence, and
upon Mr.. Boyle's appearing he stated
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-01-21
PRICE FIVE CENTS

Chairman | wish to ask Mr.. BOYLE
i he has any objection to answer few
questions pertinent to, the subject in
hand.
Mr. Boyle: None at all I am here
for the purpose of being cleaned out of
all information thoroughly purged.
= In reply to question in regard to
his official position, Mr.. Boyle said, "I
came out here with a great deal of
authority, but not in the capacity of
manager, for that was particularly
guarded against, as / told Mr.. Arm
strong, that person who has so dis
tinguished himself in the colony. III
be attempted to dispute my authority
leave it to those who take it upon
themselves 1t is q great pity for them
for it will recoil and may pierce their
hands" Continuing in answer to
several pertinent questions put by Mr.
Harte, which in the main embodied the
spirit of the former meeting, he said,
i am here as the Vice President of the
Board of Directors, and therefore of
the Board of Aid" When asked if
the appointment was for life or term
of years, he exclaimed fervently, Good
forbid !" (Laughter.)
Mr.. Boyle disclaimed any intention
of raising a laugh, and stated that
although the bylaws made no provision
for the removal of an officer, that the
shareholders were perfectly competent
so to do
Of Mr.. Thomas Hughes he said, his
health was very seriously impaired, and
that the doctors had ordered a certain
line of treatment which he had disre-
garded, still continuing to work and
that through his illness he had lost his
interest in the management, and that
the settlers need not look for any further
pecuniary assistance through his (Mr.
Hughes) personal efforts, If anything
does pull us through it will be the
intense energy of Mr.. Kimber and his
friends, He has given not only his
money, but his talent, his energy and
his assiduity, After answering several
other questions of minor Importance
one Of which elected the statement that
in this extraordinary land, without the
slightest intimaton on the part of the
State officials, that taxes and assess
ments were due, large tracts of land,
the property Of the Board, had been
sold by the State for non-payment of
same, on the motion of Mr.. Fisher
seconded by Mr. Harte, the meeting
adjourned until eight o'clock.
We much regret that our report of
Wednesday evenings meeting has been
crowded out, and cannot appear till
next week. There was good atten-
dance. A committee of three, with
power to add to their number, was
appointed to draw up a report Of the
position as viewed by the colonists,
which after being submitted to another
meeting, was, if approved Of to be sent
to each Shareholder. Messrs Pardon.
Blackjack, and DR.. Kemp formed the
Committee.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-01-21

Now what are we to do? stand idly
by and lean upon broken reeds for
support? or come out as did Mark
Tapley? who counselled "keep a
good heart, Sir" and soliloquising
said, "things is looking about as
bad as they can look, young man.
You'll not have such another oppor-
tunity for showing your jolly dis
position, my fine fellow, as long as
you live. And, therefore, Tapley,
Now's your time to come out strong
or never!" That time is on our
side we are confident, as daily the
whole South is opening up, and
Rugby, although it will be slow Of
growth, must partake Of the general
march onward. We are surrounded
on all sides by rising populations,
have, within seven miles, a fine line
of railway, and, no doubt shall
shortly see a line within a mile OF
so of the town. Our soil is declared
by competent judges to be suitable
for general agriculture, and garden
purposes, whilst beneath the surface
lie hidden vast stores of wealth,
only waiting the enterprise and
capital that cannot fail before long
to be directed here.
Space will not allow this week to
further enlarge upon our state, and
our resources, but we would caution
our fellow colonists, if it be necessary
to do so, against putting much, if
any, confidence in the raising OF
100000 upon mortgage, a great
part of which sum will be imme-
diately required as soon as raised
to meet pressing liabilities. We
shall be very pleased to welcome as
many Norfolk farmers as the Board
can send out, if they will only stay
with us. We have no fear what
ever that farmers, who are willing
to stick to the soil, will not find the
soil stick to them, and yield its
produce as we'll as any soil viii
yield it in any section, if properly
husbanded.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-01-21

Boards actions, However, the
milk is spilled, and Rugby's
start, course, and failure, so far
as its good will, and {" shoulder
to shoulder principles, once so be-
lauded, are concerned, will now be an
interesting studyfor thepsychologist,
and, further, serve to point a moral,
if it should fail to adorn a tale.
Truly a very ridiculous mouse
have these Cumberland mountains
brought forth.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-01-21
ADVERTISING RATES
May be obtained on application at the
Office.

IT is with considerable pain, and
even confusion of face, that we have
to announce, what has been darkly
foreshadowded for long time, that,
as far as the Board of Aid to Land
Ownership is concerned, the Rugby
Colony is complete failure.
Starting some eighteen months
ago with more than full compile
ment of energy and promise, backed
heavily by the whole moral weight,
and influence, of men, considered by
all, incapable of taking in hand such
scheme as they inaugurated, with
out the power, and the will, to carry
it through; the Rugby Settlement,
almost before the echoes of applaud
ing onlookers and well wishers which
launched it, have died away, is a
poor fasco.
The statement of Mr.. John Boyle,
who occupies here such an unen-
yiable, and anomalous position, was
as candid and thorouy has could have
been expected or desired, but we
feel, taking the Board as a body of
more than ordinarily accountable
men, there is a large amount OF
grave responsibility attaching to it
and we think we do not go too far
if we interpret the general feeling as
one of censure.
We understood, from Mr.. Boyle's
statement, that he was of opinion
from the first, that the Boards
capital was never a safe, nor a
sufficient one for the purpose pro
posed, and that he further told Mr.
Thomas Hughes so. If such was
the case, and the whole action Of
the Board for the past nine months
points to such a financial condition.
it was surely incumbent upon the
Board, long before it had beer
asked and pressed, as it has been
to give those intimately concerned
some little insight into the posi-
bilities of the Directors being abll
to further the interests of thu
Colony.
On the contrary no step has th'
Board taken of a nature to encourage
those interested in believing it in
tended to act upto its large promises
We fully understand and appre
ciate the expenses of starting, anC
carrying on, such scheme as
colony, but no man ever dreamed
any body of men with the reputation
of responsibility such as the Londol
Board possessed, would begin to buI,
without correctly counting the cost
The statement of the Boards wan
of funds as made by its Vice-Presi
dent is a crumb to be thankful fol
as it shews us our position at once
but it would be an interesting prob
lem to solve as to how much longe
we should have been in the darl
had not public opinion extracte'
from Mr.. Boyle a solution of tn
riddle.
Had the English and Americas
gentlemen when they settled upo
their farm, and town lots, under
stood the Board of Aid to Lam
Ownership to be little beyond a Ian
speculating company, no one woul
have had right to complain
against any subsequent action of tn
Board; but the colony was so dis
unctly understood to be runnin
upon broader, and more mutua
lines, that all have felt, and natural
We think, that there was a fair an
Just cause of complaint against tn
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-01-21
TERMS j.:

English subscribers can remit by registered
letter or P.O. Order on Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-01-21
DIR qaugbria1l.
RUGBY, MORGAN CO., TENN.
,SatwAay, January 21st, 1882.

"TnE RuGBEIAN" is published every Saturday
at the Publishing Offices, Central Avenue
Rugby, Morgan County, Tenn. Editor and
Proprietor, THOMAS PARDON, to whom all
communications should be addressed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12

HousEHoLD HINTs.-Flowers and
shrubs should be excluded from q sick
chamber.
Oil paintings hung over the mantel-
piece are liable to wrinkle with the heat.
Leaves of parsley, eaten with little
vinegar, will prevent the disagreeable
consequence Of tainted breath by onions
To clean hair brushes: AS hot water
and soap soon soften the hair, and rub
bing completes their destruction, use
soda dissolved in cold water, soda having
an affinity for grease, cleans the brush
with very little friction. After well shak
ing them, stand them on the points of
the handles in shady place.
Whiting and water cleans white
paint and window glassnicely.
Spirits of ammonia, diluted a little,
will cleanse the hair thoroughly. =.
Earthly mould should never be wash
ed from potatoes, carrots, or other roots
until Immediately before they are to
be cooked. Aia
Cold boiled potatoes used as soap will
clean the hands and keep the skin soft
and healthy. Thu Sc not overlooked
are the best.
Beef having tendency to be tough
can be made very palatable by stewing
gently for two hours, with pepper and
salt, taking out about pint of the
liquor when half done, and letting the
rest boil into the meat. Brown the
meat in the pot. After taking up, make
a gravy of a pint of the liquor saved.
To drive away flies, buy an ounce of
oil of lavender and pour half of it in a
pint bottle of cold water, and shake it
up; the mixture is mechanical one
only; if dissolved in alcohol it is a per-
feet solution; but this becomes more
expensive; scatter your oil OF lavender
on table cloth and the flies will go
away; three or four doses sufficed to
drive away pest of flies from a coun-
try boarding house table. t@
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12

Those contemplating trip westward
will certainly do well to carefully con.
suit the time tables of the Baltimore.
and Ohio road. Its celebrated fast
trains, its sure connections, and rates
always as low as the lowest, make it
beyond all controversy the best line
west. Colonists are carried in first
class cars on fast trains, and every
possible care is taken to insure comfort
and convenience. By the Baltimore
and Ohio only is the choice of routes
offered to the west, via st. louis or
Chicago, and in either case, trains run
through without change of cars. Di-s
rect connection is made at both cities
with all leading lines to the west,
northwest and southwest, and there is
but single change of cars to Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Texas Minnesota
etc. No other line can offer such adj
vantages as the Baltimore and Ohio.
1t costs but very little time and trou
BILE to learn this, and in the end may
lead to the saving of much of both as
well as money. Above all things do
not purchase tickets before having a
talk or receiving a letter from one OF
the B. & o. Agents. A letter address
ed to B. F. Bond, Cumberland, Md.
to G. E. Dudrow, Harper's Ferry; to
Dan'l Bride, Baltimore, Md; or J.
A. Fritz, Somerset, Pa. or call upon
either of these gentlemen will lead to
thorough information as to ali necessa-
ny details of time, connections, fares,
baggage and other matters.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12
Mothers |! Mothers Mothers ~!

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with the excruciating pain
of cutting teeth? Ifso, go at once and
get bottle of MRS. WlNSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer immediately-de
pend upon it; there is no mistake about
it. There is not mother on earth who
has ever used it, who will not tell you
at once that it will regulate the bowels,
and give rest to the mother, and relief
and health to the child operating like
magic. 1t is perfectly safe to use in all
cases. and pleasant to the taste, and is
the prescription of one of the Oldest and
best female physicians and nurses in the
United States. Sold everywhere. %
cents bottle feb4y
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12
.BROMNS
pa NOV
'R/7TERS

willcure dyspepsia, heartburn, mala-
ria, kidney disease, liver complaint,
and other wasting diseases.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12

Known any person to be seriously i'll
without weak stomach or inactive
liver or kidneys? And when these
organs are in good condition do you
not find their possessor enjoying good
health? Parker's Ginger Tonic reg
slates these important organs. makes
makes the blood rich and pure, and
strengthens every part of the system.
Sec other column.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12

A practical gardener says: sLast
year, as a test of frequent practice
among growers of melons and squash
es, l pinched the ends of the long
main shoots of the melons, squashes
and cucumbers, and left some to run
at their owa will The squash plant
sent out a single stem, reaching more
than forty feet, but did not bear any
fruits. Another plant was pinched
until it formed a compact mass of
intermingling side shoots eight feet
square, and it bore sixteen squashes.
The present year muskmelon plant,
thus pinched in, covers the space al
loted to it and it has set twenty three
specimens of fruit the most of which
have been pinched off. The pinching
causes many lateral braches, which
latter produce fertile blossoms, while
the main vines only produce the male
blossoms. The difference in favor Of
the yield of an acre Of melons
treated by this pinching process may
easily amount to one hundred bar
rels."
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12

The healthiest and most profitable
way to raise pigs is to have an inclos-
ed field which will hold the little ones
as we'll as the old hogs. If this has
been we'll seeded to clover, the sum-
mer will be very small money ex-
pense as hogs will thrive and do as
well on clover as cattle will on grass.
The most successful farmers have
their sows and pigs on clover from
tie frs of Inlay until frost, and pro-
we'd them with good clean drinking
water.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12


SHEEP NoTEs.-Sheep play havoc
with thistles if they have the opportu-.
nifty. Close grazing does the work.
Eleven three year-old Vermont Me-
rinos sheared 81 pounds each, and fif-
teen yearling ewes cut nearly IA
pounds each.
Because sheep eat weeds and other
useless matter, is no reason why they
should be neglected. A little grain is
gratefully received by them.
MIR. Geo. Ledder, of New York,
states that with single sheep 70 the
acre he raised more bushels of grain, on
an average, than when he had 10
sheep.
An Ohio farmer reports feeding 200
lambs the past winter, which weighed
on an average 1929 pounds, and
sheared 81 pounds of fleece washed
wool each.
J. M, Vance writing to the Indiana
Farmer, says his flock of forty-eight
Lincoln sheep average nearly twelve
pounds to the fleece. The heaviest
was eighteen pounds, from a one year
old eve.
Even the butcher knows more than
the pldfogy farmer. He always Sc.
lects the. dark-faced, brown-legged
lambs, because he is certain that South
down blood is there, and he gets bet
ter prices for such.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12

Never put particle of soap about
your silver if you would have it re-
tain its original lustre. Soap suds
makes it look like pewter; when it
needs polishing take piece Of soft
leather and whiting and rub it hard.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12

A Cough Cold or Sore Throat should
be stopped. Neglect frequently results
IN an Incurable Lung Disease or Con-
sumption. Browns Bronchial Troches
do not disorder the stomach like cough
syrups and balsams, but act directly on
the infamed, parts, allay.ng irritation,
give relief in Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs
Catarrh, and the Throat Troubles which
Singers and Public Speakers are subject
to. For thirty years Browns Bronchial
Troches have been recommended by
physicians, and have always given per
feet satisfaction. Having been tested by
wide and constant use for nearly an en-
tire generation they have attained well
merited rank among the few staple rem
edies of the age, Sold at 25c. a box ev>
erywhere. feb4y
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12
BROWNS
/RON
BfT7ERS

is the only Iron preparation that
does not color the teeth, and will not
cause headache or constipation, as
other Iron preparations will. 4.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12
ryasIea CoTors Restored.

Faded or gray hair gradually re-
covers its Youthful color and lustre
by the use of Parker's Hair Balsam,
an elegant dressing admired for its
purity and rich perfume
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12
BROWNS
RON E
B/T7ERS

enrches the blood and purifes the
system; cures weakness, lack of
energy, etc. Try bottle.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12

d. Pugh q Sons Falrview, w. va,
reports fleece from their stock ram
which weighed thirty pounds. Last
season the same ram sheared thirty -one
pounds. Several ram lambs sheared
from twelve. to sixteen pounds each.
Such sheep pay, and when compared
with common sheep, show o difference
which needs no urging to invite farm
ers to improve.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12

The NEW DOMINION and Wheeling
Weekly Mtetttgenccr, $3.50 year.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-01
METEOROLOGICAL.

The table below gives the average read
ings OF the Thermometer at sunrise, and
also the maximum registrations for each
month during the past year. The observa-
lions were taken At sunrise from self-regis-
tering instruments, graded according TO
the Fahrenheit scale. The lowest point
reached was on January LIST, when it
marked g below zero. The highest read
Ing was on the 18th OF July, 1862. On the
9Th and 18th each OF same month the high
est readings were lOao:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-01
Rainfall for 1881.

i"tN'''''''''.'.'''
The dryc-i month was May. and the Nettest
month was December
Ilclyies, fal! OF rain December Cpd ard 23d-
1903 inches.
The drought OF this season was more Sc
we're than any one previously recorded and
the whole country was affected by it. The
flow OF James river at one time near Rich
mond was little over 800 cubic feet per Sec
ond. 1t could be crossed dry-shod at many
points between IlaXall's mills and the
Three Mile locks.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-01
DIVIDENDS

MEgCUANTs NATIONAL BASK,l
RICHMOND, VA. December 80, 1881.
E'HE BOARD OF DIRECTORS or
j THIS BANh have this day declared a DiNl-
DEND OF THREE AND ONE HALF PER CENT.
mon the capital stock ont a The net earnings Of
Tie bank Tor the past six months, payable 10 the
stockholders on and AFTER tic Sd day OF January,
1882. j. +. GLENN, Cashier.
IL II. IM