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The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-07-15

THE favorable summer we are having
in Rugby, following favorable spring
and winter, cannot fai. to do much to.
wards extending and establishing the
good character of our soil and it's pro
ductiveness. Last year we had no
chance, what with a long, hot, and
rainless season, and an unblushing
crop of grumblers, idlers, incapables,
and msrcpresenters, of showing what
we could produce. Because the first
year happened to be drought, the
knowing ones," forgetting that the
most fruitful and highly tarmed dis
trcts suffered intensely, bringing serious
loss to the farmer, jumped to the con-
clusion that the Rugby lands were bad
and unproductive.
Those who We're farming in Rugby
for the first season were naturally
somewhat disappointed, putting The dry
season, even, aside, and troubled with
an anxiety for the future, but with the
opening of 1882, and the general good
appearance of the garden and farm
crops now growing, or being harvested,
the conviction is settled that the Rugby
lands have never been overrated, or
rated any way nearly nigh enough.
Lands that have long been abandoned
and neglected as worthless, and worn
out, have, by the touch of skill, given
the most extraordinary yield; and upon
lands that last fall were covered by
forest trees, and underground, are now
produced crops that are the strongest
earnest of better things, and an en-.
couragement to ego ahead " with all
energy. 1t cannot be known too well
or too widely, that the soil here, with
care, and the management that every
agricultural operation requires, will give
more than q fair return to the farmer
and return that will compare highly
favorably with older, and longer farmet
sections and States.
There are but few crops that will no
thrive well upon this soil, even corr
will do, and is doing, well, but, prob
ably. this section will never compet
with what are known as the corn pro
ducing districts. For rye, oats ant
), millet, it is admirably suited, willis
= potatoes thrive as in the most congenia
of soil. There can be no better dis
trict, indeed, in the country for pota
, toes than this, of which Rugby is tn
centre. For small fruits such as straw
berries tomatoes, any amount ma
easily be grown, and with an cas-
access to the best of markets As fo
grass, anything may be done with il
q for it thrives most luxuriantly, and
capable of being formed into magnif
cent meadows. As raspberry, blacl
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-07-15
PRICE FIVE CENTS

sailors. 1t is suspected that the town
and forts are mined, Arab Posho is
about an hours journey from the city,
He has blown up the railway between
himself and Alexandra. The Queen
telcgraphed her congratulations to
Admiral Seymour
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-07-15
RUGBY TENN, SATURDAY, JULY Is, 1882

NNHE ENGLISH COLONY in Iowa and
i Minnesota, US. A Pamphlet contain
ing useful information about Settling, Farming,
and Stock Raising in NV America, Price
Cd. Address "Agricola,' T. Hailing, Oxford
Printing Works, Chcltenham, England.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-07-15

ENGLAND is engaged in doing some most
excellent police work for the Sultan, in
Egypt. Had she not, though, some
vital interests of her own to protect,
she would not have left her beat to put
down a row that properly came beneath
the control of the government at Con
stantinople. But Great Britain could
not do otherwise than keep open the
high road to India, both on account of
her own paramount interests, as well
as those of Europe, and the world at
large, and she is fully supported in the
work, by other Governments.
AS an experiment in modern naval
warfare, with almost untried guns, pro-
jectiles, armor plating, and other cum
ming inventions, the .bombardment of
the forts at Alexandria cannot fail to be
of great service. What will be the
political result, or territorial change,
the world will be impatient to know,
but of this we may be assured. Eng
land, besides securing the financial in
terests she has in Egypt, will, beyond
the large and almost complete control
and proprietary right she already has
in the Suez canal, strengthen her posi-
tion by some further material hold upor
the approaches and liue of the all i'm
portant waterway.
Bombarding city is easier work
than arranging the " balance of power
among crowd of jealous nationalities
and Mr.. Gladstone, with his hands al
ready more than full, will have th'
hardest work to do when the sword ha
been sheathed and the cannon silenced
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-07-15

berry, and grape growing land the soil
and slopes are ominently adapted. The
will and knowledge, in fact, are only
wanted to make Rugby and it's neigh
borhood vcritable garden and farm to
Northern and surrounding markets, and
the season of 1882 will do much towards
bringing that desirable object nearer to
us, for it will open the eyes of those
who are looking to the soil for a living,
that they will see full promise Of
great success in ths present excellent
yield and quality of fruits.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-07-15
N O T I C E

the Librarian of the Hughes Public Library
very respectfully requests the immediate
return of any books borrowed from TINS
Library, the restitution of which may tin now
have been neglected, as they are wanted for
the completion of the catalogue. All of Kille-
brews Publications. Tom Browns School
days, Tom Brown at Oxford, Endymion, a book
on African travels, and several other works,
are known to have been on our shelves. every
trace of their whereabouts being now lost.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-07-15
DEATH.

EMERY-On the 18th Of July at Rugby, of peri.
tonitis, Caroline, wife of W: S. Emory, aged
81 years, late of Pinegrove, Pa.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27
Keep the Birthday.

Let the birthday of each member Of
the family be always remembered when
it comes. Let there be something lit
tie out of the ordinary routine in the
arrangement of the table; cookies fash
ioned as jennie likes them best; one of
Franks favorite plum puddings, or
Julia's special liking, a loaf of gingor
cake or a wonderful lemon pie, such as
only mamma can make. Then there
must be presents; sometimes one may
think they cannot be afforded-but re-
fleet: The little one is in need of shoes,
dresses aprons, and many other articles;
purchase one or more for the birthday;
it will seem just as much of present to
her as though she were not obliged to
have it. Next come school-books and
story-boOks, q set of furs and pair of
skates Should the birthday occur in the
winter), O pretty little dinncr-basket, or,
if the parent can afford it, little gold
band for one Of the white fingers, a
necklace, watch with % shining chain.
or the pony that has been wished for so
long Then, if convenient, party is
always pleasant, or ride or an excur-
sion to neighboring lake or q noun
tain. If nothing better can be done,
excuse all the little ones from work for
the afternoon, and invite neighboring
child to spend it playing with them, or
allow the favorite one to go on long
wished-for visit. Whatever the pleasure
for the day may be, it is usually more
welcome as surprise. Encourage the
little ones in giving to each other, and
remember papa's birthday, too; and be-
lieve me, tired, weary mothers, it will
be bread cast upon the waters. The
days will be only few ere some returns,
and there will be never-failing sup
ply as long as you and your children
| live
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27
How I,nnr Rnes Live.

I thought l would satisfy myself In
regard to the life of the bee in the height
OF the working season. | had % stand
of little black bees of the genuine sting
ers, aud on the morning of May so ]
killed the queen, and by carefully look
ing through their hive found one black
drone and destroyed that in the evening
OF the same day. put in cell for .
yellow queen on the second of June.
She was hatched out, and there were q
few yellow bees in the hive on the 30th,
in just twcnty-one days from the time
the eggs were deposited. On July 7,
few yellow bees were to be seen playing
around tho hive, and on the thirteenth
day of July. Just fourteen days from tho
time the yellow bees were Matched out,
a few were seen at work with tho black
bees. Now any one can see that If the
yellow bees hatchcd in twenty-one days,
the last black bees were all out by the
thirtieth of June, and if tho yellow bees
went to work on the twelfth of July,
the last of tho black bees must have
gone to work on the fourth of July,
making fourteen days from the time
they were hatchCd, unless one will 90
tO work sooner than the other. This
stand contained nothing but black bees
when the black queen was destroyed on
the eighteenth of July, just forty-nine
days from the time the black queen was
destroyed; there was not black bee to
be seen about the hive. | opened it,
Not 9ne was to be seen inside. Now l
know that bees will live longer at any
other season of the year, and thought
this would be a good chance to test the
height of the working season. The
hive was examined every day during
the whole time, so that no mistake
might be made. From this it will be
seen that the lifetime of a honey-bec, in
the busiest working season, is but four
weeks or twonty-eight days.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27
Music as a Mental Discipline.

The nature of music is threefold, like
that of man to whom it appeals. There
fore, it may be regarded as o sensuOus
art, in that it delights the ear; as
psychological art, in that it records the
emotions, and requires montal opera
tons On the part OF the hearer for its
due appreciation; and, as it involves
agreements, differences, symmetrios,
complexities, etc, and order in appar-
ent disorder, it may be regarded as q
branch of science closely alliedt to math-
ematics.
The distances between the holes of a
flute, the tension Of q drum-head, the
lengths of organ-pipes, the rapidity Of
vibrations, the intervals between recur-
ring acconts-in fact, all that may be
surveyed and expressed in numbers in
this art-gIve evidence of the mental
power Of the musician, irrespective of
all considerations respecting the imag-
inatiOn or creative power in originating
composition.
The music OF ii people may be con-
sidersd in directrelation to their super
sensuous natures. From this point
alone, strongly marked differences may
be noted; for, by comparing modern
italian music with German, it is at once
seen that the latter is developed more
highly in an intellectual sense.
Our modern music is styled new art,
chiefly because it requires advanced
mental powers of a special kind on the
part of composers and auditors. In
stead Of being o succession of mono
tones. it is a complex web Of many
tones, that the hcarer must analyze to
understand and enjoy In the ordinary
church quartette there are four such in
terwoven threads; IN a symphony by
Beethoven, many more. An elaborate
tonal plexus demands from the listener
considerable mental effort, unless he
has acquired by study ''polyphonic
ear" or the power OF perceiving the re-
lationships Of all the parts heard stimuli
taneously as clearly as one looking down
upon ballroom scene may perceive
the symmetrical forms OF May dance.
Dr., s. austen Pcarce, IN Popular Sea-
ence Monthly for july.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27
How Birds Learn to Sing.

4 wren built her nest in q box on
New Jersey farm. The occupants Of the
farm house saw the mother teach her
young 10 sing. She sat in front of them
and sang her whole song very distinctly.
One OF the young attempted to initiate
her. After proceeding through few
notes its voice broke and it lost the tune.
The mother Immediately recommended
where the young one had failed, and
went very distinctly through with tho
remainder. The young bird made
second attempt, commencing where it
had ceased before, and continuing the
song rs long rs it was able; and when
the note was again lost the mother be-
gan anew whore it had stopped, and
completed it. Then the young one
resumed the time, and finished it. This
done, the mother sang over the whole
series OF notes a second time with great
precision, and q second of the young
attempted to follow her. The wren
pursued the same course with this one
as with The first; and so with the third
and fourth. This was repeated day
after day and several times a day, until
each of the birds became a perfect
songster. r.-Hol6e1' Bird Mag0atiac.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27
The Miners Protege.
BY ULLIR II. AKERsrRoSh

SWaf1, You soc, frs queer story, Missy
The little gals none OF our kin;
But, you bet, when the old men GO under,
Sho's tho one who will handle our tin .
My pard an mes rough minin' fellers,
We've got nary children nor wife,
But We lovo little yeller-haired Nellie
And we'll rear her up right-bet your life. I
"How old7 WALL she's nigh eight, rccko1S
Five years since we brought her out here;
An she was the cunninest baby
We'd looked at for many year.
You see, twas the time the Apachee
Broke out. Blast the red imps of sini
The emigrant train crossed their trail, Miss,
An the InJuns they scooped 'em oil in
Tho red devils raised all their h'ar.
We couldn't do nothin TO help 'em,
30 my pard an mo buried EN- thar.
We found one hkely-lookin' young creture'
Lynn out from the rest of the heap,
She was dead, like the others, an Nellie
Lay close by her side-fast asleep.
"Wnll, twas night ninety mile to the settle
mont
Bin an me turned the thing In our mind ]
An at lastwo concluded to keep hgr,
An bring her up iovfn' an kind.
We buried her poor dad an nanny,
likowise all her unlucky mates,
An we named her Nell, artef sweetheart
My pard had once back IN the States.
Was somethin' quite funny to see,
BIN give her up for q mystery
Likewise she was too much for me.
Her darned duds we couldn't get on right,
An VIC cussed every button an string;
But arter q spell we did better,
When you once got the hang OF the thing
"An', she's growed up quito pertlike an
bloomin';
We take her TO work every day;
While Bill an mes busy a minin'
Shell sit by tho rock-pile an play.
An she's made better men Of us both, Missy
We don't cuss now, nor 40 on no spree,
Cause we're workin' and savin fpr Nellie.
The pride Of my old pard an me-"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27
The Richest NeWsboy,

Without doubt the richest ncwsboy in
the country is Mike Mykens, of Denver,
Col. He is supposed to be worth at
least $50, 900, which he has invested in
Denver real estate. He is not vet ready,
however, to retro from business, but
from early morning until midnight may
be seen upon the streets crying Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Gin
cinnati, St. Louis and Kansas CITY
morning papers" In connection with
his paper stand he has a bootblacks 8
chair, which he generally leaves in
charge of an assistant. He sells his pa
pers at q uniform price of 10 cents each.
and long experience has made him very
expert in detecting at a glance from
what part of the country any one of the
strangers who throng the streets of Dem
yer halls. run after that old man
with n white choker and sell him a Bos-
ton Herald" he will say to his assistant;
or, ''work off San Francisco Bulletin
on that slippery-looking cuss under the
awning" Mykens is no longer a boy,
but he is likely to remain a newsboy for
years to come.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27
The Causes and Cure of Old Age.

L. LANCER has recently been engaged
In the comparative analysis of human
fat at different ages. He finds that in
fant fat is harder than that of adults or
old men. that there are oil glObules in
our fat, but none in that Of babies; the
microscope shows one or two oil
globules in every fat cell of the adult,
while very few have fat crystals. The
fat cells Of the infant contain no oil
glObulcs, and nearly every cell contains
fat crystals. ''Infant fat forms homo
geneous. white solid. taliow-like mass.
standing in q warm room separates into
two layers; the lighter and larger is
transparent yellow liquid which sOiidi-
ties below the freezing point OF water,
the lower layer Is a granular crystalline
mass melting at 36 deg. c. Infant fat
contains 67.76 per cent. of oleic acid,
adult fat $3.50. Infant fat contains
28.97 per cent Of palmitic acid, against
SIG in the adult, and 3.28 of stoaric
acid, against 204. These latter, the
palmitic and stearic acids, are the
harder and less fusible, while the oleio
acid is the softer and more fusible con-
stituent of fats.
NO attempt is made to explain the
reason OF these differences, or to sug-
gest any means by which we may re-
harden OF repalmitize our fat, and thus
regain our infant chubbincss.
Old age is evidently due to changes
of this kind. not only OF the fat, but also
of the other materials Of the body. The
first step toward the discovery Of the
elixir of life, the ''ourum potable of
the aichemist, is TO determine the nature
of these changes, the next to ascertain
their causes, and then to remove them.
If, as we are SO often told, there can be
no effect without n cause, there must be
causes for the organic changes consti-
tuting decay and old. age. Remove
these, and we live forever. The theory
Is beautifully simple. - Ge'ulem'a~'s
MayGzi1c.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27
Nnrinns Qninnidences.

A bill collector, who had after many
vain attempts succeeded in securing an
audience with the occupant of an Office
on Larned street west, was met with
the salutation:
well, now, but isn't this curious
coincidence! Why, was just reaching
for my hat to go and pay this very bill.
I'll call at the store in less than fifteen
minutes"
Minutes ran to hours, but he did NOT
appear. Hours made days, and days
made weeks, and nearly six months had
gone to keep the eighteenth century.
company, when the collector found the
debtor in once more, and presented the
bill.
'Lands alive! but this is q curious
coincidenceH' exclaimed the occupant.
Not five minutes ago l found myself
dead broke, and said to my office boy,
that your bill would surely turn up.
Well, well, but how strangely things do
happen! Please call some time in the
Fo II "
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27
Mosquitoes and Elenhanta.

Thick as an elephants skin, no living
creature suffers more from flies, mos
quitoes. leeches, and other vermin, than
he. The pores are very large, and gad-
flies and mosquitoes, &c, worm them
selves into the hollow, and suck to re-
pletion. Thus the whole day long they
are constantly throwing up dirt. squirt
ing saliva or water, to get rid of these
pests, to the great annoyance of their
riders. They snore good deal when
asleep, and have often seen them rest
ing their heads on an outstretched foot
when lying down. They are very hu-
man-like in many of their ways. They
get piece of wood and use it as tooth
pick. They scratch themselves with the
tip of their proboscis, and if they can
not reach the place with that, they take
up a branch and use that. Natives say
they plug up bullet holes with clay, but
never knew in an instance of it N.Y.
self-The London Field.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27
0rnMding the Mnln.

Uncle Ike was one day riding mule
and had a little negro boy behind him.
Tell you what, Unk Ike, 'possum
mighty good thing said the boy.
"Yas, it is! said Uncle Ike as the
mule struck q brisk trot.
Especially whom you get lots O gravy
wild him.
Uncle Ike was silent, but seemed rest
less.
AN when you get some roasted
'taters to sop in de gravy said the
boy.
Uncle Ike used his whip with nervous
energy, and the mule increased his
speed to a gallop.
"Yes Unk Ike, when do 'possum
right brown. an de gravy drenin' out
an"
"You shet your mouf, you little fool.
You'll make dis mule run off an kill us
boat" "-Ltttle Rock Gazette.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27
PORTAGE COUNTY HEDGE co.
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27
The Doctors Opinion.

"Oh, doctor do you think my little
darling will lveP" inquired an anxious
mother OF the family physician who
had called the seventh time with his
bill.
Live! Why there isn't anything the
matter with him is therep'
''Well, no, not now; but you know,
doctor, there are so many children s
diseases around"
Huh! If the child takes after his fa-
ther, he'll live where an honest man will
starve to death. Good morning."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27

An ark, two hundred feet long, is be-
ing built by an Iowa man, who believes
that second flood will take place in
1885. lie intends, however, to take pas
sengers at $4,000 each, and expects to
mako q fortune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27

A steam whistle has just been finished
at Bridgeport of which the sound can be
heard fifty miles; but do not tell any
circus man about it, or next season he
will have whole series OF them in a
calliopa. - - -.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27
Erannh Bird Daalars

On the quay, not far from Notre
Dame, Paris, is bird market. A large
space is divided off into stalls, and the
stalls are full of cages. There are thous-
ands upon thousands of beautiful birds,
and hundreds of buyers. The birds are
hardy little creatures, for when pros
pective purchaser wishes to look at
one. the woman in charge opens the
cage door, catches the bird and shows
it off, pulling out its wings and SO on,
the bird meanwhile appearing used to
the operation. Then, If 1t is not pur-
chased, she puts it back in the cage,
and it hops off as gayly as ever. If
the bird is bought, she puts it into o
paper bag, just gathering the top loosely.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27

In some Eastern countries the larger
shells of the mother-of-pearl family are
used in the construction of houses
Mounted on framing of wood, they
make at once strong and elegant panels,
blinds for windows, etc. The Cathedral
and other sacred edihces at Panama are
lined with shells, and the soft light they
dit1use is said to have most pleasing
effect.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27

In London editorial room skull is
nailed up against one of the desks. I'm
derneath is written in large letters:
This is Smith, who did not like an
article about himself, aud was rash
enough to say So"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27
TT0TTCr

TOTICE
"ALVlNA f. KAUFMAN. whose place of
1XA residence is unknown. is notified that
Ernst a. Kaufman did on the 18th day of june
A. ID. 1881, file his petition in the Office of the
Clerk Of the Court of Common Pleas within and
for the County of Portage and State OF Ohio.
charging the said Malvina II. Kaufman with
adultery with one Edward Hackney and ask
ing that he may he divorced from the said NAL
yinG E. Kaufman, for the custody of the chill
dren, and for equitable relief.
SAID petition will be for hearing Mt the term
of said Court next after six weeks from the first
publication hereof
ERNST a. KAUFMAN.
By G. B. NEWTON. his Atty. 725-6w
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27

: Georgia mas PROBABLY the smo4.vD.
foreign-born population of any State.
only 10,564 out of 1,542,OOO total; she
probably has also the largest per cent,
native to ber Own s9il. OYER 1, 10000. !