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Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11

An English author, in a new book
on potato culture, writes as follows
about killing up:
"Earthing up can be overdone, as
any one will soon see if he tries it
ON, say three rows growing side by
side. Let one row have the soil
drawn up to a sharp ridge, as high
as posslble-that is plan often
followed; let another have the soil
so drawn up as to leave deep, drill
like hallow along the top of the
rldge-another common methed !;
and let the third have only an inch
or two placed around the stems. 1t
will be seen on lifting the crop that
the first will have suffered from the
drouth, as the ridge will shoot off
all the rain and carry it away from
the roots of the plants. The second
will be as sure to have suffered from
al excess of moisture, for The water
would be caught and conducted down
the stems of the plants in such a
way as to cause, probably, decay
amongst the crop, which would turn
out In a very wet state; whilst the
third row would be free from both
both excuses, and would yield dry,
clean tubers, and in the largest
quantity, as we'll as of the best quail
ity. Too much stirring Of the sur
face soil in the crop can not be done,
providing that the roots ere not dis
tured. If very narrow fork is
used, it will be well to fork lightly
through between the rows as soor
as all the tops have got nicely above
the surface
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11
RUGBY.

Theforemost menof RugbyColony,
in Scott and Morgan Counties. Ten
nessee, have, on the whole, shown
remarkable pluck and good sense in
the management of their enterprise.
In nothing is this more prominently
apparent than in their liberal sup
port of neat, well edited hand
somely printed newspaper, the
PLATEAU GAZETTE. They have also
established one of the best public
libraries in the State, and put it in
to handsome house of it's own. A
collection of people who begin a new
venture in the woods with such evil
dences of their superior intelligence.
must finally wiring success from the
most adverse conditions. They can
not fail. 1t is not in the nature of
things that they can do other than
achieve final and complete victory.
This colony has had many obstacles
of no mean dimensions to contend
with. Managers have been imprac-
tical, arbitrary. ignorant of their
real duties, meddlesome to the point
of disgusting and driving off many
of the worthiest colonists. The ma
ture Of the soil, it's adaptabilities to
the production of various kinds of
vegetables, fruits, cereals and grasses,
all these were entirely or partially
unknown to the colonists, and hence
to be found out by experiment, and
sometimes the experimenting has
been costly and discouyaging. But
there were brains, intelligence and
moral,courage enlisted in the battle,
and these are finally achieving the
mastery overall hindrances. Through
all vicissitudes the newspaper and
the library has been maintained and
improved. Such a community has
a high, glorious destiny before it.
Its final and complete success, now
assured, must work out, not only the
problem of the great plateau as to
capacity for sustaining life in return
for reasonable amount of labor; but
this village of Rugby will also be a
center of practical education fol
thousands of people and the parent
of many similar communities. Like
Cullman, in Alabama-which also
has its newspaper and library
Rugby is the entering wedge that
is is destined to bring a new order
of things to a vast number of South
ern people, that can only be bene6-
} cent, elevating, enrolling.
The writer of this has steadily
from the first, refused to entertain g
doubt of the final success of Rugby
Its general plan has, despite all
incidental mishaps, blunders an(
small disasters-which are INSOFAR.
able from all such enterprises
e steadily so mixed the leaven of prac.
teal sense with intellectual an(
moral fitness for pioneer work, that
complete triumph was assured from
the start.-Me Tradesman.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11
ALLARDT Il!
A New Anglo German Settlement u
Femress County, East Tennessee,
luSt opening.

Our Plat No. |, containing some Ia 900
acres, subdiv,ded into lots OF 100 acres, IS now
offered tor sale at figures that will bring an
hundred acre farm within the reach of almost
every home-seeker, s; A.f
town site reservation convenient to the
terminus OF the projected tentress Co. R.R.
viii shortly be plated and lots offered at low
prices.
These lands are on the Cumberland Plateau
proper. arr abundautly supplied with the best
of water and many varieties OF valuable
timber. they are well adapted for general
farming. though stock and dairy farming. the
cultivation of rot crops, fruits, silk. etc., will
be more largely remuueratiye.
For further particulars apply to
STEPHENS 6 GERNT,
PORT HURON, MICHIGAN
Successors 10 AIIARpr Il Co.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11


The New York Herald says that
Noah's Ark has been discovered by
some Turkish Commissioners. pro-
truding from glacier on Mount
Ararat, and that it is to be brought
to this country and used as a flag
ship, saying that it, ''if fitted out with
John Roach engines, and Differed
with large force. rugged out in the
special social full dress of the new
regulation, would do honor to any
one of our various squsdrous."
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11

Very few people know that a let
ter mailed in hotel envelope which
fails to reach the person addressed
is sent at once to the dead letter
office, notwithstanding the ten days
return notice on the corner.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11

A loamy soil, with a loose, gravel
ly subsoil through which the surplus
water easily drains away, may be
deeply plowed with good effect, or
at any rate without the injurious re-
suits which follow the practice of
deep blowing on stiff clayey soil,-
Prairie Farmea, ltltI
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11

1t is estimated that 100000
acres of swamp lands will be redeem
ed and made fit for cultivation
within few years, in consequence
of the recent large purchases of
Southern lands made by capitalists.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11

Perfect wisdom hath four parts,
viz: wisdom, the principle of doing
things Alright; justice, the principle
of doing things equally in public
and private; fortitude, the principle
of not flying danger, but meeting it;
and temperance, the principle Of
subduing desires, and living moder-
ately.-Plato.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11

A Vermont correspondent of the
Country Gentleman says he greatly
prefers putting corn fodder into the
sllo uncut. 1t is far swetter than
when cut, although it is little more
trouble to feed it. He is so well
pleased after four years experience
that he will cut no more, but cut up,
and fill his silo in the same manner
as when putting fodder through a
machine.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11
WHOLE NO. 80.

The Camden Herald says: "a dar-
ing VOLTS committing serious depre-
detions in the Tenth District. Sheen.
dogs and yearlings are his favorite
game"
Sheriff Foute, of Loudon, went to
Arkansas last week, and brought
back Sam Racon, who murdered
Will Wright and Pond Creek, April
/, 1882.
The Revenue collections in the
Middle District of Tennessee, by
Collector A. M. Hughes, for July,
were $4,000, an increase of $ll, 900
over the last year.
The Chattanooga Building and
Loan Association has loaned nearly
$4,000 during the past two years,
which amount has been put into
houses for its members.
The Jackson Wing calls upon the
Government to open up Forked Deer
river, and thus save the health of
many people, and let out millions Of
dollars worth of timber.
What appears to be a genuine
and very fine pearl, nearly as large
as a small pea, was found by Mr.. 10
Scott in a mussell taken from Rich
land Creek, near Pulaski.
The Tiptonville Star says: 1t is
reported that the grasshoppers are
dolnggreat damage to corn in several
localities, stripping the blades and
leaving the stem and stalk only.
Col, Scott, at the head of the c..
N. 0. e. L. P. R. R., is credited with
the intention of organizing a perma-
nent exposition in Chattanooga for
the benefit of the road which he
represents.
An old man named "Craft" Mil
Ter was killed last week at Graham 8
steam saw-mill in Loudon County.
by a log rolling over him. His body
was terribly crushed. He lived but
5 a few hours.
An injunction has been issued by
: Judge Trewhitt, restraining the JUS
tees of the peace of the Tenth Dis
trict of Hamilton County from issu-
ing any warrants or trying either
, State or civil cases.
AT Sevierviile, when Judge Rose
rendered decree of placing little
child in the care Of the husband,
. the mother ran into court wrnging
her hands and crying, "Give me my
child, or take my life"
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11

Longfellow said, SIN this world a
man must either be an anvil or ham,
mer.' Longfellow was wrong, how
ever. Lots of them are neither the
active hammer nor the sturdy anvil
They are nothing but bellows Nil
waukee Sentinel.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11

The RepubAque ,Fraacaise, in an
article commenting on the vastness
of the British Empire, declares that
the discomfort in Ireland is a cause
of weakness. 1t says it behooves
England to abstain from too AFRO
CANT attitude.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11

A girl has been discovered in
Sandusky, o., who is afflicted with
large feet. They are Is inches
long by nine inches wide, and re-
semble couple Of hams. 1t takes
two calf hides to make her pair of
shoes.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11

The greatest heat of the air in the
sun probably never exceeds l45 de-
Fahr., nor the greatest cold 65 de-
grees below zero. About 100 de-
grees above and 40 degrees below
zero are the extreme for the United
States, and very unusual.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11

Onion seed sown this month and
left in the ground during over win
ter, protected, will make fine bunch
onions next spring.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11
Attractions for Visitors.

A cool. bracing. healthful mountain air.
Woods Astounding in game, VIZ, deer, tur-
keys phrasants. quail. squirrels. etc.
III hing and bathing i'll the clear river near
the hotel T m
ADJUSTMENTS of all kinds. VIZ lawn tennis,
croquet, ball games, swings, etc.
The elegant Hughes Public Library free.
Fresh fruits AID vegetables in abundance
from the English Gardens, adjoining hotel
grounds. J
Charming walks and views along the river
The hotel is beautifully located in its own
enclosure OF five acres o. gr 'ssy lawn. flower
beds, play grounds, pet deer park and native
forest trees, having wide double verandahs on
three sides.
Pleasant. light, airy rooms, completely fur
nished and excellent, wholesome, home-like
board at very reasonable prices.
Round trip tickets from Cincinnati or Chat
tanooga over the Gin. Sou. Railway at low
rates.
For ill strated guide books, maps and further
information please address
ABNER L. ROSS, Jr., Proprietor
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11

The National Debt Bill passed the
English House. of Commons few
nights ago. 1t replaces the termin-
able annuities expiring in 1885, and
in twenty years will cancel el73,-
100000 of the National debt.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11

Lemon-juicemadeth thick withsugar
and a little salt, will relieve hoarse-
ness, and heal hacking cough or
sore throat.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11

pal church.
A silver mine has been discovered
in Unicoi County.
A bountiful corn crop is now as
sured in Marshall County.
Bedford County is suffering with
drought and grass is fading.
There is some blue grass in Dyer
County forty-one inches high.
Unsound fruit is causing sickness
in the western part of the State.
There are prospects of good
cotton crop in Rutherford County.
More lumber is being shipped
from Knoxville than ever before
known.
Another silver mine has been dis
covered in Unaka mountains, Mon
roe County.
No State has as many turnpkes
as Tennessee in proportion to its size
and population.
Colonel Wood, Republican, was
elected, for magistrate in Chatta-
nooga on Monday.
During the year ending August l
255 car loads of live stock were
shipped from Pulaski.
The crops of Middle and West
Tennessee were greatly benefited by
the rains of last week.
The sound Of the hammer and
saw is heard in every direction at
Spring City Rhea County.
The free postal delivery system is
giving. general satisfaction to the
inhabitants of Chattanooga.
a man named Strunk was shot
and instantly killed by Willard Ros-
ser, at Chitwood, on Saturday.
The price of marriage licenses
has been increased from fifty cent.
to $3.50 in Lauderdale County.
The cotton crop of the the Mem
phis District will probably be ~
per cent. short of that of last year
A crop of onions in Sumner Go
yielded 200 bushels per acre, anc
sold at seventy five cents per bushel
The apple crop in Sumner County
is nearly a failure, plums quite {
: failure, while the peach crop is yer.
large.
Citizens of parts Of Rhea ant
Cumberland Counties desire to hav,
new county with lockwood as thu
county town.
Farmers in upper East Tenness
are moving their wheat to shipping
points, and are readily selling it TO
81 per bushel.
Cattle around Guthrie are dyin
in large numbers from an unknown
disease. AS many as thirty hav
died in one day.
A stage driver between McMinn
vile and Rock Island reckons tina
: he has driven $4,000 during tn
3 past three years.
!. Union City has shipped over ID
: Car loads of wheat during the pas
three weeks. The corn crop in tina
section is called a bonanza.
Tomatoes are rotting in the Chat
tanooga district, there being no de
mand for them. Why don't the
start a canning factory there?
Lightning entered a house a
Centerville, Hickman County, KILN
a cat sitting between a man and
e woman, but not injuring them.
Tom Jones a young man employe
:, at the Lookout Rolling Mill, Chatta
nooga, attempted suicide on Tues
! day night by taking laudanam.
e The sweet potato crop in Madiso
}, County will, in all probability, be q
r large in proportion to the are
q nlantad &c this uaar's Irish nnLat
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11
WARTBURG HOTEL
WARTBURG, TENN.
MRs.M. HI. ROBERTS, Proprietress.

Located on the Cumberland Plateau, near
the line of the Cincinnati Southern Railway,
this house offers special inducem ents to seekers
of health and pleasure.
Commercial and public patronage solicited.
aks- A regular hack line will carry travellers
to aua from the depot.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11
OVER THE STATE.

Trenton is to have a new Episco-
pal church.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-11
THE POTATO.

An English author, in a new book
on potato culture, writes as follows
about killing up:
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-13

CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 12.-The Mexican
government organ publishes contract
signed on the 10th inst. by Sullivan with
the Mexican government by which all
Mexican national construction companies
concessions are consolidated and now form
one concession, on the following basis:
Portions of any road finished cannot be
forfeited except by admitting foreign
states as shareholders. A subsidy of SILL
27O per mile, payable by per cent.
of the gross receipts at all Gus
tom houses, instead of 4 per
cent, as in the original concession;
the payment of s per cent. of all duties in
companies certificates obligatory on all
merchants. The ports of Matamoras,
Mier, New Laredo, and Manzanillo, are
declared open to foreign and coasting YES
sells. The Matamoras and Monterey lines
form a part of the Palmer-Sullivan railway
system, all lines to be finished in ten years.
An increase of tariffs is agreed on. The
government statistics show that the COM
pany had 434 miles of road completed
Dec. 81.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-13

Big Audience and Large Entertainment.
The Alvin Joslin comedy company, with
Chas. L. Davis as the particular star, ap-
peared at the Opera house last night to a
bang up audience. The train which
brought the company to st. Paul was sew
eral hours late, arriving in the city about
half an hour before time for the curtain to
rise. The result was that a large crowd
gathered at the outside of the entrance,
and when the doors were thrown open at
o'clock there was a perfect rush for seats.
Owing to the delay of the train the
audience were kept waiting nearly half an
hour, but they were good humored crowd
and took the wait philosophically. The
curtain went up shortly before o'clock
and it was midnight when the performance
came to a close. Considered from the
standpoint of popularity, the performance
was a big success. For three hours interest
in the drama was maintained without
skip or break, and never has an audience
left the lopera house in better spirits.
The central figure of the comedy of
course, is Uncle Joslin, and in the repre-
sentation of the bucolic oddly Mr.. Davis
has carved out good many bits of nice
chararter acting. Around the central fig
ure gyrate half dozen interesting charac-
tiers, including confidence man, a swell
New Yorker who does the nephew act,
villainous villain, ubiquitous lawyer who
is remarkable chiefly for his legs, a lovely
heroine who has ''bad man" and brute
for husband, a cranky old dame, several
fashionable folks, and some not quite so
fashionable.
The plot is shallow enough togive rise to
great many ridiculous and simple situa-
tions, which are so consummately atrocious
in their absurdity that one can't help
laughing for the life of him.
The audience last night was highly
pleased with the performance and the sew
eral leading characters were very accept
ably filled. The performance will be re-
peated this afternoon and this evening.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-13
QUIET REIGNS.

The Legislature Goes Home to See Its Con-
stituents--The Window Headquarters
Deserted-LOring in Charge of the Bari
-Rumor of Two Purchases.
Having been safely delivered of eau
Gus, both sides evidently thought it as well
to 90 home and see their constituents.
The legislature always has a way of doing
something extra when there is extra work
pending, and hence it was natural for both
branches of the legislature to take another
vacation and retire in good order to their
homes until Tuesday morning, cor words
to that effect"
As the result, senatorial gossip may be
said to be dull. The Window headquarters
were deserted last night, and even Nc
Laren was not visible to the naked eye.
They evidently calculate their public
work is done. The caucus fixes sixty
three and there are two more who ought to
have been there, leaving eleven to buy.
In making their purchase they don't want
to make any great amopnt of noise and
hence can afford to apparently shut
up shop and go out of business.
That was the situation at their
headquarters at the Merchants last
night. What members of the gang we're
seen during the afternoon were confident
that the needed II votes would be obtained.
They may have based their belief on tn
fact that Loring, of Minneapolis, had
taken charge of the bar'l.
The opposition or anti-WiNdq& head
quarters we're occupied by Mr.. D1nnell as
usual. He was found cheerful and conf
dent, but had no pointers to give out.
The hotel corridors were practically de-
serted and with the Legislature in the
bosom of their families the senatorial
struggle seemed to have gone to the same
place. There was rumor that the Win
dom men had purchased two of their
needed votes but in view Of the yawning
penitentiarY there is no one to give abso-
Lutte testimony until the vote next Tuesday
verifies or explodes the story. There is no
doubt that there will be an effort to
do some cash missionary work during
the recess. How successful this will
be, will be a secret until
the roll call Tuesday noon, at which time
whatever questionable transactions have
occurred will be developed and the grand
jury can then proceed to indict the guilty
parties and send them to the penitentiary.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-13
PERSONAL.

Geo. Reed, civil engineer at Bismarck,
passed through st. Paul yesterday for
Milwaukee, to assist in the search for the
remains of his father, Judge George B.
Reed, of Manitowoc, Wis, one of the VIC
Tins of the NewhalI holocaust.
Among the familiar faces in st. Paul last
evening was that of Mr.. Charles DeKress,
assistant manager and treasurer of the
Alvin Joslin comedy company, who is
known throughout the length and bredth
of the country as one of the most courteous
gentlemen in the profession. He will
spend Sunday with old friends here.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-13
KAYAxAGH,s AUCTIONS.
XK7 HEN you have the privilege of fixing youI
~ l,r,n rnndr Hon nnhnn Won

EKT HEN you have the privilege of fixing your
w own price on goods they are cheap! You
will have such an opportunity by attending great
auction sale of $4,000 worth of mems fine
clothing, overcoats, gents furnishing goods,
etc., etc, lat No 145 e. Third street, commencing
on Thursday, January 4, at 10 o'clock a. m. and
continuing from day to day until the entire
stock is sold. The goods iii question is the bal
ance of the immense consignment of $4,000
worth of clothing, which have been offering at
private sale, at the above number for the past
ninety days, and consists in part of $50 mems
fine suits, 800 mems fine dress and sack coats,
800 mems fine vests 900 pairs mems panta-
looms, $50 ladies' cloaks, SOC dozen fine Scotch
wool, scarlet and fine merino underwear, gents
furnishing goods, neckwear, hats, caps, hosiery,
ETC., etc. All well assorted and making one of
the cleanest and finest stocks in the city. l
have positive orders from the consignors to close
these goods out to the highest bidder without
regard to the original cost. Sales at 10 a. m.
and p. IA. daily. Evening sales each Wednes-
day and Saturday at Up. m. Merchants are in
vited to attend the sale.
IT. KAYANAGH,
Auctioneer
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-13
HEALTHIS WEALTH

DR.. E. G. Vests nerve and brain treatment, a
specific for hysteria, dizziness, commissions,
nervous headache, mental depression, loss of
memory, premature old age, caused by over
exertion or oyer-indulgence, which leads to mis-
cry, decay and death, One box will cure recent
cases, Each box contains one months treat
ment. One dollar box or six boxes for five
dollars, sent by mail prepaid on receipt ofprice.
We guarantee six boxes to cure any case. With
each order received by US for six boxes, accom-
panied with five dollars, we will send the pur-
chaser our written guarantee to return the money
if the treatment does not effect cure. Guar
antees issued only by Lambie & Co., corner
Third and Wabashaw streets, st. Paul, MINI.
Orders by mail promptly attended, TO.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-13

auce Company.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE court to-
day refused to dissolve the Fidelity Mutual
Insurance company, of Elizabethtown,
Lancaster county, on application of the
attorney general. The company also re-
quested a dissolution. showing that the
liabilities were very much greater than the
cash on hand. The court remarked that
the desire of the officers for dissolution
that they may be relieved of the annoy
ance of settlement, is not sufficient rea-
son, as bona fide insurers had rights that
must be cared for. This action of the
court is different from that held by Judges
Pearson and Henderson, retired judges, who
passed upon other graveyard" insurance
cases.