The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-17

oh what glory does this world put on
For him who with foryent hoart goes forth
Under the bright and glorious aky, and looks
On duties well performed and days well spont
Let us then here, in the locality
If our choice, stand shoulder to
shoulder in the promotion OF good
works, aud, setting aside all selfish
ness, arrogance and self-concelt,
carry with us a voice Of comfort and
all hand of help to the humblest
door within our reach. And if we
fail once in our genuine efforts in
any given direction let us try again
ard if we fail again let us try yet |
again, never doubling but that we
shall sooner or later have a substan.
tial reward.
And now let us take q glance for
a moment at those matters which
appertain more especially to the
securing for ourselves such comfort
competency and general advance
ment in the proprietary of this
worlds goods. as soil, climate and
commercial traffic may afford US
opportunities for SO doing. In a
word, arc we progressing or are we
stagnating in Rugbyl What would
be the impression made upon the
mind Of a casual, though intelligent
observer, on coming to this spot
Would he not amongst other things
, enquire, knowing that people have
to be provided with the necessarie
Of life, where are your COW S to ylelt
r you milk aud hutter? Answer Ii
J the woods. Where are your sheep t
g provide mutton? In tho woods
G Where are your pigs to mako por
: wjthaI? In the woods. Yes. All do
l teriorating more or less, each init
: specific grade, instead Of being i'm
J proved. Can we not profit by tn
= errors of the past? Is it not rathe
r a humiliating fact that in the i'm
mediate vicinity we are not able t
= look upon a single five acre lot ]
pasture, although Rugby has bee
L established some five or six year
} And are not many of us doing on
+ selves an injustice, knowing fl
/ well what hard work is proceedll
u within doors to maintain oursel7
% u any degree of comfort and re
81 probability, by permitting such
semblance of almost total inactivl
!, out of doors.
:, l am happy to say that we ha
: a few active and enterprising peoT
I'd amongst Us, but their number mig
IN most certainly be increased to t
Nv public advantage. / should like
~ see further clearlngs of the for
,Ie proceeding day by day with a vi
to an extension Of the area for crt
,ho which are SO necessary for malnt
his ming both man and beast. "Agrlc
ote ture" said Socrates, sis an empl
nos ment most worthy the apphcat
me of man, the most ancient and
Ia most suitable to his nature; 1T is
common nurse Of all persons
ritv every age and condition Of life;
ae the source Of health, strength,
!, ty and riches, and of a thous
h;s sober delights and pleasures"
,;gb Cannot, therefore, the you'll
ON the place be induced to pay
law matter q little more attention,
So cannot we, by making such pur
Lever attractive here, induce other
, leh's come and join us, perhaps even
'oi'0 affair? 1t is an accession of nun
that we want right here, but
'''''' people to be invited are not
c00' these who may have a compel
= : already within their reach, but
~ ~, IA Of grit who can labor to Gull
,A the soil with intelligence and
), W Again, one hears much SAID
'etnei the handsome hotel which is
: iol beirg constructed as pro
''o means of improving our con
here. But | maintain that the
80 fits which may possibly acc