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The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-17
An Expensive Kiss.

When William Schmidt gets out OF
the Work house it will be long time
before he will again kiss another mans
wife. William tried the experiment on
Friday. 1t was good as far as it lasted,
but it was the afterclap that William
didn't relish. He'll have no more of it
in future, for William is a sensible young
man, and knows when he has enough,
1t happened in this way On last Fri
day, Schmidt, who is painter by
the way, has o young wife and child of
his own-went to the residence of Mrs.
Myra Howard, on the Lower River road,
for the purpose of Frightening up the
window-sills. Mrs. Towards worser
half was not at home, and, indeed, no
one else save the lady herself The fact
led William to remark To her that it was
strange that she was not afraid to stay
in such an out of-the way place all by
her lonely self. Mrs. Howard responded
that not coward drop of blood flowed
in her veins, or words TO the same i'm
port. William and she enjoyed quite a
little conversation while he was at work
on the windows, AVID finally William
asked her if she had five ceats she could
loan him. Mrs. Howard replied that
she had the Fl e cents in her pocket, and
that it was -going to stay there. William
vowed he'd have the m 'ney, and Ten
followed a playful chase through the
kitchen and into the sitting-room. 1t
was there that Mrs. Howard sat down,
and the gay knight of the paint brush,
in his exnberance, sat down in her lap,
and, throwing his arms around her, he
implanted a kiss upon her lips, under
the impression that that was fitting
ending to such a tremendous joke.
When the lady took a rolling pin with
which she had been kneadng bread, or
something of the sort, and cracked Will
liam over the head, that young man
thought the joke was going too far.
When the claret flowed from his pro-
boscis,h he began to wish he had kissed a
woman who hadn't so much muscle !;
and when at last the husband had him
arrested on q warrant charging him
with assault and battery, he wished he'd
kissed woman who hadn't any hus-
band to kick about such a little trihe as
that.
Mrs. Howard told her story in the Po-
lice Court yesterday morning. She is
not bad-looking, by any means, though
in size she would make one and a half
of the young man. She spoke without
much embarrassment. She wore hand.
somely embroidered black mantlla, a
white lace tie, and iaunty round hat.
She averred that William had held her
hands while embracing her. This Will
liam denied. In disposing Of the case,
Judge Higley remarked that it was the
first of the kind that had ever been
brought before him. He fined the
young man 800, and gave him thirty
days in the Work Cincinnati
E,l0uirer
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-17
SAY.o

"Say," he began, as he posed in front
of the desk.
"Well, say that you are charged with
Drunkenness" replied his Honor.
"Say, I'd liketo know what has been 60
ing OIL here? I'll be swan to goshen if
can understand what it all means"
81 will try and give you little informa-
ton. You came to the city yesterday with
load of produce"
eyes, 1 know that"
"You sold it out on Woodward avenue,
eft your team tied TO post, and went to a
al on near the market with some friend to
try some book beer"
Eyes, that's the way it was"
81 don't know how much beer you
drank, but you were asleep in the alley
back of the saloon, at ten o'clock that even
ing"
" Is that possibleP
And your pockets were empty"
Great Scots Then have been rob
bed of $26. 85"
Shouldn't wonder. When brought il
here you were SO drunk that your leg
could have been tied in hard knot.
don't think Bavarian beer agrees will
YOU"
"Well, l declare! man of my age t.
get drunk and let himself be robbed? Tn
boys and the old woman won't believe it
Where's my team?"
"Taken to o hotel barn"
well, well. Here l am. Highwa,
commissioner, school trustee, township Ii
btarian and leader of the singing, and 60
drunk f! And / was robbed! Aud l wen
to sleep i'll mud hole"
All of which is gospel TRUTH" replie
the court. Yours is serious CASE"
Say, squar', femme sit down. I'm a
week in the knees as baby! What are yo
going to do with me?"
"Hem-um-yum What do you thin
about it?"
"I-I-dont leave it to me, squar.'
feel so small and mean and ashamed tia
I'd willingly trade places with a mule"
His Honor read the prisoner lecture O
temperance lasting three minutes, devote
two additional minutes to fatherly advice
and then told him tC go.
As the prisoner was leaving the court
room some of the boys offered to scrape III
mud off his back for the small sum of fl
teen dollars, but his anxiety 10 get HON
prevented him from closing bargain.
DetrOit Free Press
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-17
A COMEDIANS RUSE.

No comedian upon the English stage ever
had more friends than had Shutter, and yet
he was an eccentric genius; strong headed
and willful; a man who would rather take a
plunge into the river in mid-winter than
acknowledge himself in error. Once upon
q time Shutter had so directly and unmis-
takably insulted his audience that they de-
manded an apology from him.
"An apology! An Apology" was
shouted, from pit to gallery; but he swept
the house with defiant look, and left the
stage.
He had left the principal female charac.
ter on the boards behind him, and the lady
struggled hard to go on with her part but
the audience would not listen. Nothing
would do, at that moment but an apology
from the offending favorite, and they called
for him loudly.
The actress, now the sole occupant of the
stage, stepped toward the footlights ant
raised her hands imploring to the excited
turbulent mass. But they would not heed
They shouted louder and louder:
"No! mol Shooter! Shooter!"
At that moment the incorrigible come
dian came upon the stage at bound, Iii
mobile face the very picture of agonizet
terror-leaped toward the duplicating &C
tress, with his hands, also outstretched.
"Oh!-No! no ! no! Do not shoot her
1t is Observation-Disclosures If you mus
blame anybody, let your blame rest on me
Spare this good lady, pray YOU"
And, as he profoundly bowed to the au
dience, storm of applause burst forth
telling very plainly that he was forgiven.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-17
Lot5 it Pay!

Does it pay to do kind act in this
lfeP Doesn't deed prompted by a
dos re to'benett your feiiow,man come
back on you like Il boomerang and make
you curse the hour OF your nativity?
These questions are prompted by the
adventure OF o tall gentleman on a
tran coming in over the titchbutg hoad
the other day. He observed lady sit
ting in the scat II ront of him, AMI by
her stool very handsome umbrella
that could not have cost less than five
dollars. The train Stopped 1T a station
and The lady rose and got out. AS she
was di appearing through the door the
tall gent eman observed that she had
let Ter umbrella, and grabbing it,
rushed a ter her Tho train was just
starting as he reached the platform, but
he managed to c.y TO her: "Ma'am,
here's Your umbrella that You let. !"
And he tossed it to her and turned back
into the car, as the train sped along.
Now, as he had started Tor the door, a
stout gentleman, with an irascible look
started ter h m, but being lame could
not overtake him They met as the tall
man re-entered the car "What did
you do with that umbrella?" asked the
stout gentleman Gave it to the LADY,"
replied the long man. what did you
do that forp' roared the stout man.
Nv ny it belonged to her and didn't
want her to lose it," belonged to
her!' howled the fat man. '.Drat your
malodorous .pelt, it was mine.' The
fat man wan ed the long man to pay for
it and the latter objected, and the 10,
lent wrangie they ndulged in was de-
iicicus treat to the uninterested observ-
ers. FinalIythe long man was COM
PEELED to give up five dellars, and the lat
man was partly reconciled to the trans
action But the thin man wasn't. He
sat in corner and looked sulky, and the
disposition people showed to smoker
when they looked his way didn't seem
to improve his temper one bit.-BoSton
Post.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-17
Non- Resident Notice.
Office of the Clerk and Master, Chancery
Court, Scott County, Tennessee.
o. and A. Bill No. 202.
The Knoxville Foundry and Machine Com
pany uS. A. J. c. Robbins.

Compliments bill having been filed to coll
lect an alleged Indebtedness, and an attach
ment having been issued and returned by tho
Sheriff of Scott County levied upon certain
lands of defendants in Scott County; and it
appearing from allegations in said bill that the
said A. j. C.Robbins is at present a non
resident of the State Of Tennessee, and resides
In the State of Mississippi so that the ordinary
process of law cannot be served upon him.
1t is therefore ordered that publication be
made for four successive weeks in the Rug
6eidn, newspaper published in Rugby,
Morgan County, Tenn, notifying said non
resident to appear at the next term of the
Chancery Court, to be held at the Court house
in Huntsville, on the fourth Monday in March
next, AID make defense to said bill, or the
same will be taken for confessed, and the cause
set for hearing er parte.
Witness j. j. duncan, Clerk and Master of
said Court, at Office in Huntsville, this Doth
day of January, 1883
j. J. duncan, CLERK and Master
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-17
Non Resident Notice.

1t appearing from the return of the Sheriff
that defendant is non resident of the State of
Tennessee. SO that the ordinary process of
law cannot he served on him;
1t is hereby ordered by me that publication
be made for four consecutive weeks in the
Rugbe'aa, weekly newspaper, published in
the city of Rugby, Morgan County, Tennessee,
notifying the defendant, J. W. Wexford
President of the j. H Pemberton Coal and
Mining Company, at fleetwood, Scott County,
Tennessee, to make his appearance before W.
ii. Potter, an acting justice of the Peace in
aud for scott County, Tennessee, at his office
IN fleetwood, Scott County. Tennessee, on the
24th day of March, 1885, to answer the COM
plant of S. G. Cundiff in civil action of debt
due by an account filed in my otfie. the 9th
day OF February, 1888, and on failure to appear,
the same will be taken for confessed and set
Ter hearing at twelve o'clock. er parte.
This February the 18th day, 1883.
VIM. II. POTTER, J.P.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-17
Non Resident Notice.
Office of the Clerk and Master, Chancery
Court of Morgan County, Tennessee.
John Il. Scott uS. E. +. Wiley. ct ais.

In this cause John G.. Scott, complainant,
files his petition, which is sworn to, against
f. 7. Wiley, Eliza j. Mitchell. W. S. Geers,
Martha E. Geers, W. J. Hornsby, Angelina
NJ, Hornsby, Mary E. Wiley, Henry P. Wiley,
Howard H. Wiley and W. B. II. Wiley, and
among other things charges that defendant
Henry p. Wiley is non resident of the State
of Tennessee and prays that publication be
made as to him as tenant in common with
the other defendants in an undivided moety
of the land described in said petition, and
living in Anderson and Morgan Counties, Ten
nessee, known as the Peter Hawkins tract, and
originally granted to j. t. McEwen and E. r.
Wiley by Grant No. 40,475,
And said nonresident defendant having
failed to enter his appearance or cause the
same to be done. 1t lis therefore ordered py me
that the said defendant, Henry p. Wiley APP
pear before me in person, or by his proper
| attorney or agent at my Office in Wartburg,
Tennessee, on Monday the 9Th day of March,
1888, and then and there defend said petition,
otherwise the same will be taken as confessed
| and set for hearing eT parte as to him.
And it is further ordered that publication be
made accordingly against said nonresident
defendant, in the Rugbeian, newspaper
publ he'd at Rugby, in Morgan County, Zen.
uessee, and for four consecutive weeks in said
newspaper, notifying and requiring said
Henry 2. Wiley to appear at said office in said
county on said day, and defend said petition
or the same will be taken as confessed and SET
for hearing eT parte.
Given under my hand at office In Wartburg
the 22nd day of January, 1888.
S. Ii. STABLES, C. & NJ.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-17
E. II. BOOTH,
LAND AGENT C SURVEYOR,
WARTBURG. TENN.

Examines and makes Abstracts of Titles, Pays
Taxes, &c. Parties owning lands in Morgan and
adjoining counties would do well to confer with
me.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-17
The Mexican women are wonder

The Mexican women are wonder
fully graceful. This is parity due to
their manner of carrying baskets and
bundles, begun in early childhood. l
watched Mexican girl carry an i'm
mense basket of clothes home to be
laundried. First she selected from the
basket towel, and twisting it tightly,
wound it round and round until the Cir
cumference was the size of her head, ON
which she placed it; then, helped by a
companion, she lifted the basket,
weighing at least thirty pounds, on top
of the roll She balanced it by touch
ing it lightly, first with one hand and
then the other. After she had gone a
short distance she folded her hands in
her shawl, walking with the greatest
ease and Inconsistencies. philadelphia
TS.~a-x
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-17

Give the children plenty of sleep.
It is a mistaken notion that some moth
ers have of compelling their children
TO get up in the morning before they
have finished their natural sleep for the
sole purpose of eating their breakfast
with the rest of the family. Better
set their breakfast aside and serve it to
them later. No healthy child will take
more sleep than he needs, and it will be
better for him and the mother when he
does get up. if he has thoroughly re-
freshing sleep and plenty of 1.-THE
Household.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-17

FISHERS REAL ESTATE
AND
COMMISSION AGENCY.

F. C. Fisher in announcing that he is pre-
pared to undertake the renting, the sale, and
the purchase of house property and farm lands
in and around Rugby would assure those
ladies and gentlemen who may intrust him
with commissions, that every care and prompt
attention will be given to all their require
ments. All transactions will be under his
direct supervision.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-17
Pardon S library,
RUGBY,
ENNESSEE-


Ie1mS.-Sinqle Volumes Of Books Fine Cents each
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-17

p. c. Fisher, at the present time, has
some real bar1aias IN farming loeds.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-17
Time allowed for use of hoods ten DAYS.

Upon some hoods deposit of money to the
value OF the hood will be charged, which will be
returned when the subscriber tades the hood
bacd to the Library.
Magazines The Century, Harper Month
~, and Atlantic Monthly will be loaned for
reading at DC. each. Time allowed three days
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-17

Houses and farms for rent.
Town lots and farms for sale.
Lands suitable for vineyards, orchards and
fruit growing.
New lands laid out and prepared for farms.
Contracts made for clearing, fencing and
building.
Intending settlers assisted in the choice of
farms and building sites.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

HoPs.-The Tacoma Ne,cs est.
mates the area in hops of Pierce
county, this year, at o73 acres, an
increase at 40 per cent. over the area
OF last year. In King, the percen-
tage OF increase is very much larger,
tue fields now under cultivation be-
ing estimated at $40 ACRES. A single
farm of 800 acres is owned by the
Seattle Hop Growers Association
In Pierce the number of bop farmers
number about 81. The greatest
acreage is owned by Mr.. Van Ogle,
who is accredited with Is acres;
Meeker follows with 60 acres and
the other farms range all the way
from 8 to 50 acres in size.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

Ir is privately talked on the street
that there are two persons now in
this place. haihng from Washington,
d. c., who are buying timber land
in large quantities in questionable
manner. The secret of the grab is
this: They pay persons to make
the entry, say 500, and take a deed
dated ahead 80 as to cover the time
required by law before proving up.
1t is said this party now hold over
SO, 900 acres OF our choicest timber
land. How is this, Mr.. Register?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

GIN. Grant entertained the Right
Worthy Grand Lodge of Good
Templars, in Chicago. on the 25tb
ult. He evidently regards the tem.
perance element as a political powef
worthy Of some attention. His re-
cord as Chief of the Whisky Ring at
the time when millions were stolen
from the Treasury, is of course
solid" There is an old adage,
however, Between two stools we
come to the ground, (which is pc.
culiarly applicable in this case.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01
0ew advertisements.
STILL AT THE HEAD
We Lead!
But NEVER FOLLOW.

Something new have to tell you,
Which all OF you ought to know,
II you want to buy goods cheap,
To L.. Bettmun's you must 90.
He keeps Dry Goods of all kinds.
Carpets, Oil Cloths and Window blinds.
All STYLES of Gotten and Wooden Goods.
From baby's Stockings to Ladies' Hoods
HIS Clothing is very hard to beat,
1t wears 81 well and fits so neat;
You'll find Beaver Suits and Silk Crayats.
AL: kinds of Pants and Skookum Hats.
He has Undershirts and Overcoats,
Which he sells for Greenback notes:
Gold and Silver he will take too,
And sell you any kind Of Boot or Shoe.
Coffee, Sugar, Tea and Matches,
Oysters, Sardincs and Door Latches.
Tobacco and Pipes to suit all hands.
And good cigars of various brands.
Saleratuss Starch and Door Locks,
Gotten, Wooden and Merino Socks,
Wall Paper, Washing Powder and Scan.
Umbrellas, Raisins, Syrup and Rope.
Yeast Powders, Pickles, Candles, Nails,
Playing Cards, Hoops and Water. pals,
Willow baskets, BroOms and Rice,
Rakes, Pitchtorks, Shovcls and Alispice.
Salt in 5, 10. so or 100 pound sacks,
Trunks, Valises and Carpet bags
Crockery and Glassware of all kinds
Notions to suit all minds.
He will try and please you well
Both ut Wholesale and Retail;
Call and see Bettman anyway
And YOU will find that il will nav
The fullest assortment yet brought Il
Olympia, everything supplied from q
needle to hogshead of sugar or Jews
harp to u parasol.
Highest price paid for Wool, Eggs. But
ter, Bacon and all other country produce.
/. 8ET1MAN.
DIAN R;euaav ord G,e.. IT,. Co..
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

The Brooklyn BRIDGE DISASTER.
In these days of horrors no casualty,
however strange, excites surprise,
aud the late disaster on the bridge
inst opened to travel between New
York and BROOKLYN, is one that at
any other time would challenge atten-
ton more from its singularity than
Its fatal results. II ems that the
crowd Wednesday, although no larg-
er than has been CONSTANTLY cross.
ing since 1t was thrown open to the
public, became wedged together in
such dense mass that all progress
IN either direction was stopped, and
then panic ensued, many were
,rampled upon, Others were crushed,
others fell upon the jagged rocks
below, and for nearly al hour an ill.,
diScrlbable scene of confusion and
horror ensued. Fifteen persons
were killed and over fifty injured,
many it is thought fatally. This
occurrence illustrates the fearful
effects Of panic on large body of
people, under any circumstance,
where even the coolest headed men
seem suddenly bereit of reason.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

The citizens of Brents have
petitioned the Executive for aims. in
anticipation of Indian troubles.
He has telegraphed his consent tina!
they be sent from Vancouver, pro
videl the expenses of transpor.
tation are provided for and a guar
anty for their return is given.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

JosEPH Cook in a recent lecture
said: eve have three great tiers OF
newspapers, those of San Francisco,
New York and Chicago; but he
leaves us in aggravatiug doubt as to
whether the tiers ascend or descend
in the order named; whether San
Francisco or Chicago is on top. Iu
either event, however, New York oc,
cupies that unenviable position oil
the slice of bacon In sandwich.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

The telegraph announces the elope
ment, in New Hampshire, OF a maid
en- of IA Summers with an ante.
quated gentleman of 50 Winters
Truly Love levels all distinctions,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

AN elopement occurred at Seattle
a few day ago, the parties being MI.
V. h. Brown, piano tuner IF Port
land, and Miss Minnie Sparkling, OF
the former city. The marriage took
place at Tacoma, whence they pro-
ceeded % Portland.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

JAMES Longmile. Jr., aged II, died
at Yelm, on the 18Th ult., of brain
fever. after short but painful illness,
induced, it is supposed by exposure
while on hunting expedition. He
was ayoung man Of great promise. and
the sad event has cast a shadow over
the lives of a large circle of rela-
tives and friends.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

The work of driving piles for the
Portland bridge has Lesun, and
so far nobody has dared to enter a
protest. 1t seems that there is quite
difference as to who handles the
reins to make the team behave hand
somely. The work of the Portland
Bridge Co., a few years ago, was no
sooner begun, and at point much
less likely to interfere with commerce,
than it was abruptly terminated by
the strong arm of the law.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

The Pilot, Q small stern.wheel
steamer plying between San Fran.
cisco and Lakeville, exploded her
boiler, last Friday, killing five per.
SONS and seriously wounding several
others. The accident is attributed
to drunken engineer,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

IT was contemplate disho nesty i'm that
paper to attempt to make u point against
this paper in that matter.-C Courier.
1t is fortunate that THAT paper
makes a distinction between icon
temptible dishonesty" and the other
kind, or "this paper" would be
hopelessly at sea as to "that pa.
per's" meaning. By putting this
and that together, hywever, We man.
age to "catch on
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

A DISPATCH n announcing ship
ment of $4,000 pounds of Straw
berries from chattanooga, Tennessee,
to Cincinnati and New York, says
that probably 100000 pounds will be
shipped during the next fortnight
from that patch" If the yield in
other States is propoltionately large,
there will be chance for everybody
to get a saucer-full. Our straw
berries are behind time, this year,
and only few wild ones, gathered
from the prairies, have yet made their
appearance.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

IT rained fish at Belou, Wiscon-
sin, on the 25th ult. Precisely
what is next on the programme OF
strange occurrences is matter of
considerable conjecture.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

HE locomotive on the logging
road owned by Messrs. McReavy 4
Co., in Mason county, does the work
OF twenty cattle, aud hauls over the
road daily average of $4,000 feet
of logs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-01

The population of Whatcom coun.
ty, by the late census, foots up 3,
500, exclusive of recent accessions
by immigration, which are large.
The assessment roll shows a total
valuation Of nearly $1,000, 900, g
large increase over that of 1882.