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The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
Wheat Crop in Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, April 1O.--The late
reports to the Illinois Department of Agri-
culture leave no room for doubling that
the growing crop has been seriously dam
aged by the protracted cold dry weather
in March. In some localities the reporters
assert that the wheat was damaged in Jam
nary, when the ground was bare of snow,
and the plant was exposed TO the extreme
low. temperature that prevailed during
that period. The tables published to-day
show that the April conditioned winter
wheat in Illinois has not been more unfa-
vorable .for-yeats than this season. The
tables have been compiled from the reports
of nearly six hundred experienced CORE
epondents of the Illinois Department Of
Agriculture, who are so distributed
throughout the State as to enable them to
examine the condition Of the growing crop
In each locality. The average condition of
ne growing crop April 1 is estimated to be
about flfty-two per cent. of an average
crop.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
THE WHEAT CROP.
Extensive Reduction in the Area
Of Winter Wheat.
The Present Condition of the Crop Worse
Than in 1888.

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-The returns of
April to the Department of Agriculture in
dicate reduction of over 10 per cent. of
last years area in winter wheat. The ag-
gregate shortage amounts to 100000 acres.
A decrease is reported in every State ex-
cept Oregon. 1t is % per cent. in Kansas
and Virginia; 20, in Mississippi; Is, in Cali
fornia; IA, in Alabama; 12, in Tennessee,
Illinois and Missouri; II, in New York and
North Carolina; 10, in New Jersey,
West Virginia, Kentucky and
Indiana; I, in Georgia and Ohio;
s, in Pennsylvania and Delaware;
3, in Michigan; 8, in Arkansas, and in
South Carolina. The present condition of
wheat. as reported, is worse than in 1888.
1t is n per cent, against 96 last year and
so in 1883. In 1881, the year of lowest re-
cent rate of yield, the.condition April l
was g, and serious loss was sustained af-
forward. The real status r.. of the
crop will be better shown a month
hence, when the vitality of the roots has
been demonstrated and the character of
the spring + determined. On the
present showing the reduction of the yield,
on the basis of last years reduction, prom
ises to be 40, 00O,0 900 bushels, on account of
reduced area, and more than $4,000 900 from
winter killing and low vitality. Whether
the crop will exceed 40O,OO0,O0O bushels or
fall short of it depends upon the reliability
Of present appearances and on future con-
ditions affecting growth and ripening. The
soil was in bad condition at the time Of seed
ing on the Atlantic Coast from New Jersey
to Georgia and in West Virginia and Ten,
nessee. It was better in the Southwest and
in Missouri, Illinois and Michigan. In the
condition. Damage by the Hessian fly was
not severe, though worst in Indiana, ILL
nois, Missouri and Kansas, where in uries
have occurred in three-tenths of the re-
ported territory. The acreage Of rye has
been decreased in about the same proper
ton as wheat, but the condition of the crop
is decidedly better, the average being
eighty seven per cent. s.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
FOullv Murdered.

INDEPENDENCE, KAN, April 12.-Hiram
Foulks, an elderly and Eccentric bachelor,
of some property, who lived alone on a
farm near this place, was murdered, FRI
day night, by some unknown per-
son, who then stole a horse and escapedl
The crime was not discovered until
to-day, when Foulks' body was found in
a well, and the premises untenanted, ex-
cept by an old watchdog which had been
shot in the leg. Foulks' assailant had shot
him in the head, thrown his body into the
well, and then ransacked the house. A bag
was found concealed on Foulks' persoE
containing $1,7O0. .r- .>sl..a .-sssyy..s;1.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
Friqhtful Accident.

EAsroN, PA, April 12-One Of set OF
eighteen boilers at the breaker, near York.
town, Carbon County, exploded last night
Edward Geatins, fireman, was killed, and
James Boyle, his assistant, received injur-
les from which he died this morning.
Bowie was found in reservoir about forty
feet from the boiler-house. The iifeless
body of Geatius was found twenty feet
from the boiler. house. Every particle OF
clothing was torn from bis person, and his
face was burned to q crisp. EAa
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
Determined Work of Strikers.

CHICAGO, April 9.-Information is re-
ceived from Lemont tonight to the effect
that two hundred of the striking quarry
men from Joliet went there to-day, and,
going from quarry to quarry, drove men
from from work n and putting a stop to all Al
men altogether were driven out. Details
are meager, but do not indicate that any
one was killed or seriously hurt. 1t Is I'M
derstood proprietors of the quarries will
ask the Governor to call out the militia.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
A Remarkable Fast

FORT PLAIN, N. Y, April 10.-Kate
smusley died yesterday. She had been
lying in comatose condition for several
days, otherwise there was no change from
her general condition. Death had been ex-
pected at any time, but she gave no indi-
cations of it until the last moment She
had kept up her courages from mere will
power In the hope of recovery. There is no
doubt that from the 18th day of March,
1884, till the day before Thanksgiving last,
she did not eat anything. Upon that day
she experienced peculiar sensation like
the breaking away of something in her
stomach, and since then she has been able
to take little nourishment in the shape of
wine Of whey. She was very much ema-
ciated and weighed scarcely twenty five
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
Miss Packers Marriage and Income.

BETHLEHEM, PA, April 9.-Miss Mary
Packer, the only surviving child of the
late Judge Asa Packer, proprietor of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad, was
married very privately this after
noon to Charles H. Cummings, of New
York. The ceremony was performed at the
BRIDES residence in Mauch Chunk. Mrs.
Cummings has perhaps the largest annual
income of any lady in the United States
about 81 900 day. Mr.. Cummings, start
ing as conductor, has worked his way up
until he has become the head of the New
York end of the enormous business of the
road,
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
Fish Found Guilty.

NEW York, APRIL 2.-The jury in the case
of the United States against James d. Fish,
President of the Marine National Bank, re-
turned verdict at 1922 o'clock this morn
ing. II was that Fish was guilty of misap-
plication of the funds of the bank of which
he was President and Ferdinand Ward was
Cashier. There were fourteen counts in
the indictment, and or eleven counts he
was found guilty. The defendant was
present with his attorney, and seemed
greatly surprised at the result. He was
Immediately taken to Ludlow Street Jail.
where he occupies the cell recently vecated
by Cheeky" Jones. ~.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
Ben, Butler Sued for $4,000.

BOSTON, MASS, April S.-A suit has
been brought In the Supreme Judicial Court
for Suffolk County by the National Sol
diers' Home for disabled volunteer soldiers
against Benjamin F. Butler to recover 49,
600 alleged to be due for failure to account
while acting Treasurer of the Home. The
ad damnum of the writ is $4,000. 1t was
entered at the present April term of the
courf
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
Buried Alive.

JOPLIN, Mo-, April 12.-Y esterday norm
ing, about eleven O. clock, Harry Pierce, a
wealthy young man of this community, met
with most horrible death. Pierce, to-
gether with several other miners, was en-
gagged in timbering a drift about forty feet
from the surface at Hinton & Co.'s mine.
and before the ground could be safely se-
cured it commenced to cave, catching
young Pierce and burying him alive. The
other workmen succeeded in escaping. Men
are now trying to rescue the body. Pierce
leaves young wife.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
Hall TO the Prince!

DUBLIN, April s.-The Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales and their eldest son, Victor,
arrived last night. This morning Earl
Spencer, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, re-
ceived the Prince and his party, and the
Town Commission presented an address of
welcome. The crowd, which numbered
thousands, kept up a continuous cheering
during the reception, and cheered loud and
long as the royal guests proceeded to Dub
lin. They arrived at Dublin at O'Clock,
and were accorded a splendid reception.
The houses on both sides of the avenue
were handsomely decorated.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
Ex-Governor Fletcher's Return.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April Sex Governor
Fletcher arrived home this morning, and
received the congratulations of This trends.
He confirms the telegraphed explanation
of his sudden departure and his failure to
notify his family, and swears he will never
again trust to third party In matter SC
greatly affecting the peace of his house
hold.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
A MUrder0us Editor.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April s.-Thomas
Edwards, proprietor of The Life, a small
sheet published in Kansas City, Kas., shot
James Costello. q workingman, this even.
ing in a political quarrel. Edwards had
published a cartoon rejecting upon g
friend of Costello. The wounded man il
in diving condition. - -
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
Destructive Hurricane.

CAPETowN, April Elm a terrible hurri.
cane at Tamatave, Madagascar, on the 18th
of February, twelve vessels foundered in
the harbor, five French and six native YES.
sells, and the American bark Sarah Hobart,
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
Earthuuake In Andaiusla.

MADRID, April 12.-There was an earth|
quake to-day in Andalusia. Several houses
fell, but nobody was injured. ---'-'1- ---'-->-
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The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-07-22
A Place Where Women Rule.

Among tho dependencies of Holland
there is a remarkable little State which,
in its constitution and original costume
of its inhabitants. surpasses the boldest
dreams of the advocates of women's
rights. In the Island of Java, between
the cities of Batavia and Samarang, is
the kingdom of Bantnam, which, al
though tributary to Holland, is an indie.
pendent State. The sovereign, is, in
deed, a man, but all the rest of the gov
ernment belongs to the fair sex. The
king is entirely dependent upon his
Sta.e council. The highest authorities,
military commanders and soldiers are,
without exception, of the female sex.
The Amazons ride in the masculine style
wearing sharp steel points instead of
spurs. They carry pointed lance,
which they spring very gracefully, and
also a musket which is discharged at
full gallop. - Globe Democrat.
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The Mind Cure.

Boston's latest craze, mind cure, has
appeared in New York, says a writer in
the Brooklyn Eagle. No less than three
of the disciples of the new system have
moved to New York, and two of them
have set up gorgeous establishments up
town. They all use the prefix doctor"
before their names, and their establish
ments are run in every way like those Of
prosperous physicians of the old school.
One of them, on Madison avenue, is
reaping a harvest. He charges SO a visit,
has handsome brougham, liveried
man IN the hall. and all the other acces-
sories of a fashionable doctor of medi-
cine. These men are rapidly building
up boom in the line of quackery. Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, the novelist,
who has written one good novel, "That
Lass o. Lowrie's," and one weak play,
"Esmeralda," and gained considerable
fame thereby, is the most prominent con-
vert the mind cure people ever had. They
have been using Mrs. Burnett's name ever
since she was cured or converted by them
as a sort of trade mark, and, as the gen
eral opinion among women seems to be
that whatever cures Mrs. Burnett must
be efficacious, the mind cure people find
the use of the novelist's name very profit
able. / called on the Madison avenue
men Just to see what the much talked of
mind cure was. In the first place the
man was as arrant and transparent fraud
as / have ever met. He was a long
bearded, hollow-eyed and affected crea.
ture who could not talk dramatically or
express two ideas consecutively in any
thing like an ineligible manner. He
not only does not know how he cures
people-if he does cure them-but he
also has not formulated any theory by
which he can account for his assurance
in accepting money from people for al
legged services rendered. He sat
like Napoleon in chair while
he talked to me in the most pompous
and STACEY manner, and spoke somewhat
as follows: I'm the--a--trst place it is
matter of somewhat extreme difficult
ness to account for my treatments. Firstly,
disease doesn't exist. If a man has a
boil it is because he thinks he ought to
have it, and not because he really has it.
| devote my intensest mental activity to
bear on that mans mind and that cures
his mind of the delusion, which is that
he really has got boil. After his mind
has been cured this here boil of his cures
itself" If this is fair specimen of the
mind cure disciples of Boston, / am
rather surprised at the extent of the
craze there. The mind cure business is
the silliest humbug of all the forms of
quackery that flourish in New York.
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One Woman Tries Nine Husbands.

Cynthia Boardman was girl of low
ing disposition and her affections were
true as gold when once they were fas-
tened. William Rawlings was the hap
py man who first led Cynthia to the al
tar blushing bride. A mule killed
Mr.. Rawlings. His relict then married
Henry Ladd He was drowned. Max
ing a visit to Pennsylvania she was
snapped up by Mr.. Henderson. He
died. Returning to Ohio, her native
place. she became Mrs johnson. He died.
Mrs. johnson then took Mr.. Dixon.
He died. Again the widow goes to
Pennsylvania, and again is she snapped
up; this time by Mr.. Maybury, and they
move to Indiana. The ague killed him.
The much-tried widow returns to Ohio,
where Henry Ladd, brother of her Sec
ond husband, married her. He died.
She now takes a rest for four years, and
then becomes Mrs. Upton. He died.
She now went on her farm and proceeded
to ornament her house with the portraits
of her lamented dead, and hung them
up as a general reminder of the fate in
Store for the unfortunate man who should
next marry her. She next married Mr..
Dyer, frail man, who was not as ropu.
lar as some of her other husbands; /;
"but," she said, apologetically, 81 was
gettin' too old to be particular, an /
took him. George amt overly stout,
and reckon his picJur'll soon 60 along
with the rest of EN-. ~ Cincinnati ER.
0uiTer.
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dren of the people who work for the So
ciety. Thus they live day after day
peacefully, quietly, religiously, prepar-
they faithfully believe in. They do not
flaunt their great wealth in the faces of
the deserving and struggling poor;
neither do they count their gold like
misers. What will become of it all when
the last survivor passes away no one out
side of a small circle knows. They are
a living monument to the old adage that
Economy is wealth" They are not
miserly or uncharitable. No tramp ever
passes Economy hungry. The poor of
the vicinity only speak to bless the plain
folk, who by thrift and industry, have
accumulated wealth and earned happi-
ness
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-07-22
THE STORM.

Ye hills and dales and rocks Of ages,
Ye mighty lakes and DounuIess seas,
And tempest dread, wnicn granny RACES
Ger hearts oppressed with fierce oecrees;
Proclaim from whence, ye powers stupendous,
Proclaim from whence your berrors roar,
Lashing the world with thews tremendous.
Dashing mad seas from shore to shore.
My soul is wrapt in stygIan wonder
Der lurid bursts and tongues Of fire,
As demons rend the vault asunder
With rumblings vast and thund'rings ride
Now madly sweeps the wiic tornado,
With lightning on his streaming hair;
Now sovereign swells the fell cruzado
Along the winR'd cimmerian air.
Erebus black outpours his legions,
Convolving on the lightning's beat,
Then plunging into goddess regions,
To gambol in the rolling heat.
The North and West in awe augmentlnt
A huge Colossus rears his form
And, to the furies mad consenting,
He lifts the foodgates of tho storm
My life takes wing and upward charges
| The demons red to battles wage;
| Valor the bounds of earth enlRrgs.,
And high transcends tine fury's rage
From center wild to whirling border
The furies reek and rush in pain,
While teens the spheres in crazed disOrucr,
Till hells are quenched IN torrent rain.
| Without the cross there's no apprizement
In sun or sky, on land or sea-
Like man, all things need Gods chastisement
To Him all worlds must bend the knee.
--HuGh Fdrrov HoDermoL
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-07-22
How Clay Won a Picture.

Senator Beck, of Kentucky, went to
school as boy at college near Ashla nd,
the residence of Henry Clay, and he de.
scribed the other night visit which a
number of the college boys once made
upon the old statesman. Said he, GAS
Mr.. Clay rose to meet us his face shone
with smiles, and every boy in the party
was straightway his friend. In the course
of the talk he asked us what we thought
of his pictures. There was number,
some paintings and some engravings,
hanging upon the walls in different parts
of the room. We finally decided upon
one, the picture of woman holding
bowl of steaming mush in her hand as
the finest one in the collection. As we
did so, Mr.. Clay laughed and said: Yes,
boys, think you have picked out my
best picture, and as you have done so 1
must tell its history. l got that picture
at Client, and in curious way. Albert
Gallatin, John Quincy Adams and myself
were there making the treaty, and Mr..
Gallatin and myself took chances in
picture rattle. My prize turned out to be
that picture, pointing to an inferior en-
craving on the other side of the room,
and Gallatin got this. Now Gallatin
knew very little about art, and I did not
know very much, but 1 could see at
glance that his picture was far better
than mine, and that should be laughed
at if we took the pictures home and com
parisons were made. saw that must
get hold of Gallatin's pictures, and
said to him: MIR. Gallatin, these two
pictures were made to match each other,
and the man who has one ought to have
both. Now will tell you what l will
do. will put my picture against yours
and we will play game of cards for
them. The man who wins shall take
both pictures, and you may name the
game.
Z" 'Mr. Gallatin thought a moment,
! consented, and said ''seven up" and, I"
continued Senator Beck, 'I can hear
Henry Clay's hearty laugh now and see
his smile of intense merriment as he
concluded. AS soon as Gallatln said
''seven up' knew had him. He knew
but little about cards, and l was one of
the best seven-up players in Kentucky.
The result was as l had anticipated, and
l got the picture. - ClereLand Leader.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-07-22
lightning Rods for Human Beings.

Mr.. p. B. Delany, of this city. inven-
tor of the wonderful synchronous tele-
graph system, has recently patented
lightning rod for the human body. Ii
consists of a large copper wire that
passes down the back, with branches ex.
tending along the arms to the hands,
and along the legs TO the exterior of the
shoes and to metal soles thereon, The
wearer if provided with this rod may, il
standing on the ground, handle cleo
trio light wires with impunity; and if
out in thunderstorm, would stand
good chance of not being hurt if his rod
were struck by lightning. Mr., Delaney
ought to carry a branch of his rod mp
the back of the neck, and have it con
meet with point on thehelmet of the
policemen, and so give them protection.
1t has heretofore been proposed 10 have
lightning rod umbrellas. that is to say.
an umbrella provided with a flexible
wire that extends from the tip or fer
rule over the outside of the umbrella,
the wire reaching to and allowed TO
trail ON the ground Scientific AmsrieaA.