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The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-31
A GRAPE-GR0WER DEFENDING
THE BEES.

For long years in the United
States many species of wood-pec-
kers were called suckers" a
name unknown to European scien-
fists, whereas the so-called sap-suc
kers were wood-peckers, enlarging
the oriGce of holes made by the
borcrs, in order with their barbed
tongues to pull out the grubs Or
Larvae, aud eat them. | had a hard
struggle here to overthrow this
popular error and to prove that the
wood peckers (the "sapsuckers'O
were the best friends of the horti-
culturist, though eating some fruit.
So, now, after long years of cul-
tnre of bees and grapes, through
nearly three quarters of a century,
l am of the fixed opinion that bees
do not and caanot puncture fruit,
Let us look at this question at frs
q prjorj. As bees multiply so rapidly
and are armed with stings and poi
son to destroy their enemies, what
would be the result if bees coulj
puncture fruit? They would, Of
course, attack fruit, as more easily
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-31
w. T. j.

The Social Club meeting on the
23d inst. was well attended. The
final report Of the play committee
was received, and, after some dis
cussion, adopted. The programme
consisted of: Reading of the Club
Paper; Piano Duet, Mrs. Fisher and
Miss Hughes: Song, 'Ehren on the
Rhine" Mr.. G. Price Dixon; Rccita
ti0n "The Old Mans Retrospect, :
Miss Taylor: Song, Life" Mr. f,
C. Fisher.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-31
THE WEATHER.
REpoRroETEMpEaATuRE voRbUGDY, TENN.

done, rather than seek flowers for
honey--and destroy all sweet kinds
in a short time Nature provides for
equilibrium in the production and
maintenance of general and spe-
cies.
For q long term Of years | have
had bees in the third story of my
dwelling, and grape-vines, Oh my
walls; and TINS | have great oppor,
tunitieS for observation. I am also
cultiyator Of water-mel0ns. When
! cut the melons | leave the rinds
near the house till evening for the
bees to suck the juices, OF which
they are very fond, A few first find
the melons; then they increase in
numbers till the whole colony seems
to be engaged in carrying of the
treasure to their Store-room.
Now if the bees could puncture
the grapes, one being found, as the
grape is much richer III sugar than
the melon, it is logical to suppose
that they would attack the grapes
in force; but no such action takes
place; a few bees find the broken
hullS and suck the juices, but I
have never seen any indication of a
perforation of whole skinned grapes.
For many years wasps were plen-
tiful about my house, but finding
them depredators upon grapes. I
have broken up their nests and Kill
led them out at all times; and now
| hardly ever SEQ one. The bees have
Of late failed to be seen about the
grapes. This year the crop was un-
usually good, and left on the vines
till frost; yet the grapes were all
solui whist the. melons were ,visi,
ted, as usual, with great avidity. /
conclude, then, that at times the
wasps and other insect borers Of the
grape, are killed by the bad winters,
when the attacks upon grapes sub
side, If the bees could puncture the
grapes, why should not their attacks
be regular? | have also some vines
on trellises Of posts and wire in the
open ground. Here the leaves fall
more early, and the grapes are at
tackled by birds and insects, and
the bees then aid in the destruction
of the grapes, whilst those on the
walls, hidden under the late leaves
escape insects, birds and bees.-O.
" C}ay in Amcsjcan Bee JomnA
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-31

The following items, taken from
the yearly Report of the Librarian
may interest some of our readers.
Number of books drawn lSt Quar-
ter, SAT. Average 2ll. 2nl Quarter
678 Average II. Sd. Quarter 92S.
Average 265 4th Quarter 500. Aver
age % Total 1852,
The total was made up as follows:
Fiction 1917; Juvenile 853; Geo
graphy and Travel 10; History 90;
Poetry SO; Miscellaneous G8l.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-31
PLATEAU NURSERY
w. I. JOSOLYNE.
RUGBY, TENN.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

BUY your plants at home and
save oxpressage. Agentfor the celc-
bratel improved Nansemonl sweet
potato plants. Puget-Sound cabbage
plants, Tomato plants, Celery plants
and all kinds of sweet potato plants
in any number. All kinds of garden
ing work done at reasonable rates.
Orders for plants or work by mail
promptly attended to. Special care
given to the packing of plants for
shipping.
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The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-31
Unthreshed Oats for Horses.

Unthreshed Oats for Horses.
Unthreshed oats are better feed for
horses than the grain alone, or the grain
and straw both fed, but separately, The
albuminoid ratio Of the grain of oats is
Lei, of the straw Of oats 1929. The
food for horses at ordinary work should
have an albuminoid ratioof ITO. Hence
the grain of oats should be mixed with
food having lower albuminoid ratio.
We might get a ration--having the pro-
per ratio-by using corn with the oats,
But it is well known that for grain
to be we'll digested it must be eaten
with some sort of slower to form the
necessary bulk in the stomach. For
stover we might use timothy, which
has an albuminod ratio of Isl, and
would give the necessary bulk. But it
is much better to have the grain and
stover eaten together We may cut the
hay, mix it andthe grain together, and
moisten the mixture; but we accom-
plish the same thing more economical
ly by feeding unthreshed oats, for then
the grain, all the chat, and a good part
of the straw are masticated toget her.
By thus feeding oats we not only i'm
prove the alhuminoid ratio of the ration
and provide the necessary forage mas
ticated with the grain, but we save the
expense of threshng. Oats to be fed in
this way should be cut before they are
quite ripe, cured thoroughly, aud then
moved away. They arejnst the feed for
winter, when the horses require carbo-
by drates; and because of their manner
of feeding are 50 well diyested aud are
so we'll suited to the wants cfthe hors,
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-31

County and General intelligence from the
Fholc District. and notices OF local events vii
locBt thankfully received.
Correspondence on topics of interest is IN
wted. The name and address of the writeI
must accompany all communications, If to'
publication.
All COMMUNICATIONS for the Editor to be
addressed
C.S MooRE.
Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-31

that he will do agreat deal better upon
them than he would upon almost any
other food.-American Agriculturist.
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LODGE.
MORGAN co, TENN.

MORGAN CO., TENN.
A New Town --JUsT STARTING.
Sever miles west of Sunbright, OH the line
of the new X & n Railroad.
NO HEALTHIER PLACE IN AMERICA.
Excellent productive soil--Fine large Tim
ber-Purest Of water-Good building stones
Town Lots and small Farms for sale to
ACTUAL SETTLERS al verv low prices and easy
terms.
Lots donated to Manufacturers, Mechanics
and Business men, who commce operations
the first year.
Call on or address,
A. L.. Ross.
Lavender p o.
April oath, 1886.
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The Drouth,

Reports from all sections of the
Northwest show continuance Of
the drouth, with much damage to
crops. A few places in Illinois
and Dakota report rain, but the
area benefited is circumscribed
and the showers light. The great
est damage is recorded from the
northern part of the hard wheat
belt. In the Red river valley wheat
is damaged so per cent. The
effects of the drouth are intensified
by the hot winds, which this year
nave come earlier than usual, and
which exhaust the sap in the
wheat-stoch and prevent the grain
from filling. The States most
affected are Illinois, Iowa, Wiscon-
sin, Michigan, Minnesota and the
Territory Of Dakota.
In these sections the yield OF
spring grain will be cut down
considerably, even with early rain.
Corn has not as yet suffered ma
terially, but a continuance of the
drouth for another week will
seriously injure this crop. The
yield of hay is generally light, and
potatoes and all other vegetable
crops have sustained injury.
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Quincy's Colored Priest.

New YORK. July 12.---The Rev.
Augustine Tolkon, the first color
ed Roman Catholic priest ever Or
dained in America, celelebrated
his first mass in the Unised States
at the church of st. Mary's in
Hoboken Saturday, and held a
similar service yesterday at the
church of st. Benedict the Moor,
on Bleeker street. Crowds of col
ored people were present on each
occasion. He sang the mass in a
powerful voice that filled the
whole church and delivered short
but eloquent sermon. Father
Tolkon is fine looking man, six
foot tall. He was born in Rausco,
Mo-, 1854, in slavery. In 1860 he
escaped with his parents to Quin-
cy. ILL.,, where he worked in a to-
bacco factory. Later he attended
the st. Francis Solanus college at
that place and in 1880 went to
Rome and entered the propagan-
da college. He will be settled in
Quincy.
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Mexican Veterans.

Washington, D. c., July 49,
The Mexican pension bill goes
back to the House with the Senate
amendment limiting the operation
of the act to veterans 64 years of
of age and over. The House will
probably agree to this provision.
1t does not seem as if this could
work much hardship, but those
who are familiar with the matter
say that hundreds of the veterans
will be barred for from one to five
years. There are said to be more
Mexican veterans in Missouri than
in any other State in the Union.
Three full regiments--Doniphan's,
Kearney's and Prices besides two
or three batteries, went from that
State, and they were composed
chiefly Of young men, ranging from
Is to 25. Only those who were "a
years of age are GA now. 5ds s4a
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THE VETO MESSAGES.

The Inter-Ocean, asking the
question "Who Blundered?"
shows that in his last messages
vetoing pension bills the President
is on the defensive. 1t says he
vents his spleen not only on the
old soldiers, but ON the present
Congress. He characterized the
policy not only of the Republican
Senate but of the Democratic
House as laundering one. He
regards his judgement and his
sense of duty as something SO
superior to the judgement and the
sense of duty of Senators and Con-
gressmen that he feels constrain-
ed to overrule the action of Senate
and House in numerous cases.
The issue with Congress is plainly
made. The President is against
Legislation granting pensions to
old soldiers, and Congress is in
favor of it. As the President has
been so free in his criticism of
Congress, he must expect some
severe criticism from the commit
tees who report the bills. The
case of Carter W. Tiller, a Ken
lucky soldier who died in Ander-
sonville, is one of the most fragrant
instances of the Presidents ignor-
ance or dishonesty. Tiller was
carried on the roll as deserter.
and the President therefore vetoed
his pension bill. But all of the
time he was classed as deserter
he was prisoner at Andersonville
suffering from exposure and dis
ease, which finally ended in death.
And this man was made the sub
ject of heartless innuendo and was
treated with fippant smartness by
the Executive of the Nation. The
discussion of this and similar
cases has, in the opinion of the
Inter Ocean, made one point clear:
The President is not in sympathy
with the soldiers, and those who
are acting as his advisers are
more interested in bringing up
technical points to the disadvant-
age of men as good as they are
than in helping men now in dis
tress toward securing an allowance
which the people intended they
should have without the asking.
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We Want Ca anada.

Let us speak seriously gentle
men, of Canada and Great Britain.
We started in business with thir-
teen little colonies stretched along
the Atlantic coast, never dreaming
that we should want anything
more. The glorious liberty of our
institutions brought the world to
our door; and it became necessary
for us to grow. We took in from
France Louisiana and the half
continent lying west of the Mis-
sissippi. Then we took from
Spain the Floridas and the Caro-
linas. Then we gobbled in Texas.
Later we extended Texas to the
Rio Grande and took all the other
Mexican territory in our circuit,
including Utah. Then we bought
Alaska from Russia. And now we
want Canada; and we are going to
have it. Very likely there will be
quarrel over it. The object of
the Enquirer is to prepare and ed
ucate our people for that quarrel.
Let us get ready. 1t io sure to
come; and sure to come quickly
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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4 Judge,

At the . deial Convention held
at Kirksyi, e on Wednesday, July
7th, Edwgrd Higbee, of Schuyler
county e@as nominated by acclama-
tom Judge Hess Of Macon with
drawing before any candidate was
placed in nomination. The action
Of the convention will be endorsed
by every true Republican and inde-
pendent Democrat in the District.
Mr.. Higbee was first announced
as o candidate in the columns OF
The Criterion and we are glad to
know that he was so heartily en-
dorsed by the convention and that
he has SO good Democratic fol-
lowing. While we have not word
to say against Judge Ellison as a
man and citizen, we believe it is
timeto change and try a man OF
another kind of political faith, and
will say to our brethren of the
District and to the voters that
Judge Ellison can never carry this
District again, and that Schuyler
county is heartily tired of voting
ing for a Democratic candidate
who poses as an Independent in a
Republican District, while in
every other district in the state
where the Democrats have a ma.
jority straight Democratic nomi'
nations are made, and on the only
ground that the party has a ma
jority.-Glenwood Criterion.
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VANCE AND FLANAGAN.

Senator Vance has placed him
self at one bound almost along
side the late lamented Flanagan of
Texas. Flanagan wanted to know
''if we are not here for the offices,
what are we here for" and Vance
before a Tammany audience, asks:
eff the spoils don't belong to the
victors, to whom do they belong?'
Flanigan's fame, however must
beam with the purer luster, be-
cause he never stopped to pretense;
he was a spoil man and never de-
sired to be taken for anything
else. Vance on the other hand
bowed the knee to expediency. He
accepted his party platform and
candidate and pretended to be for
civil service reform. He stands
with Flanagan to be sure, and will
go to posterity alongside of him,
but the weakness that made him
bow the knee to civil service re-
form in the person of Cleveland,
that thrift might follow fawning,
will always keep him one round
below Flanagan on the ladder OF
fame. y.a a. -sar
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Intelligent Southern Jour.

ilteiiiSSlllho hoVuehSAih ~ IA .'S' y W. "
nails are urging their people, as
they have been doing for long
time, and with increasing effect, to
diversity their crops and abandon
the dangerous and costly policy OF
raising one crop and buying all
they need with its proceeds. The
genuine free trade, doctrine howev-
er, is that the cotton planter should
raise only cotton, and should buy
his corn and meat and all his stock
needed for sustenance, from those
who can raise food cheaper than
he. Living up to this doctrine
has kept the people of the south
poor, as living up to free trade
theories would keep any people
in poverty.
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County Court Proceedings.

County Court was in session
July 9th and 7th and transacted
the following business.
Released VIM. I'll. Thorpe's and
Lucy Bozarth's School Fund
Mortgages.
AcceptedJ. w. Johnston's S resig-
nation as attorney to collect back
taxes and appointed j. NJ. Mccall
to fill the vacancy.
Accepted James Waits resigna-
ton as J. P. Benton Tp., and ap-
pointed B. W. Ross to fill the
vacancy.
Declared the Edward Sizemore
road Public Highway, and grant
ed I. j. Dabney an appeal to the
Circuit Court for more damages.
The following warrants were
issued on the Co., Treas.
Frank Propst Serv. School Com
missioner. $500
NJ. Larkins, Chairman on Road
LOO
B. P. Bailey, Keeping insane
205.36
W. j. Ashlock, Bill of costs
state VS. Jesse Rice 21.50
w. J. Ashlock, bill of costs state
VS.. S. i. Linn, 420
W. j. Ashlock, bill Of costs state
VS. Dyer and Linn 1880
W. J. Ashlock, sup, of costs
state VS.. E. W. Miller 800
j. III. Kinnear. serv. shelf. Prob.
and Co. court 600
J. l.. Hawkins, Co., Judge and
mileage, 7.60
J. H. Novinger, Co, Judge and
mileage 1000
G.. R. Huston, Co. Judge and
mileage 1000
A. H. Ketrow. Wit. Higgins case
1.50
W. Chalfant, Wit. Higgins case
1.50
J. W. stribling, support of
brother, 800
Mrs. Tilton, support of self 500
S. S. Mclaughlin Making Sch.
Tax Book ETC., $4,000
W. E. Parcels, Road material
1000
J. L. Orvings road material 1000
Frank Mathews, " 4" 1900
G. W. Broyles {" 500
b. r. Hawkins, F." $500
NJ. A. Church, Building Bridge
l5400
Chas. Jones, support of self 500
j. F. Waddill, Road Juror 1.50
Joe Musson I" {" 1.50
Geo. Reynolds 1.50
A. d. Risdon, serv, Pros. Atty
5000.
4" Collecting Parcels Sch.
Bond, 500
Steph Hall serv. r. and B. Comr.
51.O0
Mrs. Bond, support of self 500
Mrs. Settlers, daughter
500
Joe M. Smith Timber for Bridge
600
L. J. Beall, Keeping Paupers
1850
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J. P. which by Interpretation
means Justice Of the Pence. -.

means Justice OF the Peace.
Candidates are around treating
the boys, shaking hands and kiss.
ing the children.
Our Post Office was flooded this
morning with the speech of VIM.
Hatch defining his position on
the oleomargarine and butterine
question
Ii you are in need of light
driving team you can find them in
Mr.. Wayman's pasture, but when
pou go to put your hand ON them
10! they are not there. Like all
Texas ponies they are very wild.
Press Lowe, one of our many
threshermen will soon be in pos
session Of his steam thresher. His
father will go along as engine
driver.
The Wabash men are putting in
a steam engine at the tank south
Of here.
| Notwithstanding the hot weather
W. b. Reynolds continues to ship
hogs as usual.
Rev. Allen preached here last
Sunday night.
1t is a mystery to our more en-
terprising citizens, how a man can
make living by working one day
out of six; and pitch nickels until
he looses what little he has earned.
Do they get credit of our mer-
chants? Do they pay their house
rent etc, etc? L. Y. Quincy.
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,ffices under thu state at the same

offices under tllu state at the same
time.
Our information is that, Mr..
Higbee does not expect the
state to furnish him an office
and pay rent for same.
Our information is that, Mr..
Higbee has no pets or brothers in
the legal profession W hom hefeels
should "be braced up and
strengthened in their business.
Our information is that, Mr.. Hig-
bee is not only respectable and an
intelligent lawyer, but a gentleman
in the broadest sense and as said,
before his nomination, by the Ian
castor Excelsior the Democratic
paper of Schuyler county, He will
honor the bench as he has done
the bar"
The Provident Savings
Bank of St Louis, suspended pay
ment Wednesday morning, caused
by A. B. Thompson, the cashier
embezzling nearly $4,000. The
deposits are nearly one million
dollars. The depositors are near.
ly all poor people and the receiver
asserts that they will be paid dol
lar for dollar.
The execution of the laws
are entrusted to judges and juries
What is wanted in a judge is the
requisite amount of illegal learning
a pure and upright character, {
judicial turn of mind, independ
ence of thought, and aptitude ant
promptness in the dispatch o
business. These qualities will al
ways make a good judge, and ar
presented to the voters of the 27tl
judicial district in the person 0
Mr.. Higbee, the Republican candi
date for Circuit Judge.
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The Washington american"
says: "The temperance question
will not down in Congress. The
doctors are having a hard time in
prescribing for their PATIENTS
A man must possess fire in him.
self before he can kindle up cleo
tricity that thrills the great popu-
lar heart.
Silence never shows itself to so
great an advantage as when it is
made the reply to calumny and de-
famation. ..,a..5a ,l,',. -, ..,e5s -.
aaii,e lffsti .lI.3 s2s.
A dead bird does not help the
appearance of an ugly woman, and
a pretty woman needs no such adj
ornment. If you can get the yo-
men torecognize these two things
a great deal will be done for the
protection of our song birds.
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Leofher Briefs.

Weather hot and dry.
Corn is needing rain very much.
Miss Bina Ransom is on the
sick list.
Miss Minnie Wright, of Macon
county is visiting relatives in
Adair this week.
There was very interesting
law suit at T. B. Cheeseman's last
Saturday.
A. Fl. Latham is the happy
father of girl baby, weight seven
pounds.
Charley Milliken was thrown
out of the spring wagon and badly
bruised one day last week.
Moving machines are heard on
every hand and the farmers have
had excellent weather for harvest
ing.