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The Rugby news. (Rugby, Morgan County, Tenn.) 1890-189?, 1891-01-10

CONGREGATIONAL SERVICE.
Rev, George Lusty will preach in
the Town Hall, tomorrow at 2 P. M.
Why is it that one of Rugby's
leading citizens is so much affected
when you say dog" to him?
Ouf handsome and efficient Assist
ant Postmaster INDUCES in strolls
about the city in the evening, and
this week during one of his nightly
perambulations, he discovered what
he thought was a fire in the re 81
dence of Mr.. Nash. Some people
insiuuate that he has looked so
much at pair of bright eyes lately,
he could not tell FIRE if be saw
one. Knowing how much we
needed items of news, the aforesaid
A. T. M. called US out, and we ac-
companied him to the scene Of the
confagration, preparing in our mind
an elaborate description Of the dis
astroas event, including full
account of the heroic work of The
Fire Brigade. { BY the way, what
has become Of that ipstitution?)
However, it was only chimney
burniD g out, and our hopes of an
interesting item we're completely
wrecked,
Twenty men from New Hamp-
shire passed through Rugby on
Thursday, bound for the country
beyond Jamestown, to work in the
lumber woods for Mr.. Corbett.
Ms. W. E. knight and Mrs. F.
II. Dunning Of Sunbright, have
been visiting Mrs. S. H. Giles.
We have reliable information
that one Of the most prominent So
ciety ladies of this place, is thinking
of taking charge Of q motel at a
summer resort, not t& ousand miles
from here, for the ensuing year.
We shall not mention any name
as we hope to get paid ad. in the
near future. We are sure that the
travelling public would be we'll suit
ed, for it would be hard to find a
more charming hostess than Mrs.
There! We forgot and almost gave
it away,
Judge Laban Riseden and Es-
quire Berry were in Wartburgh
this week, attending County Court.
Mr.. B. Riddell was in Huntsville
on Monday.
Mr.. J. w. Clark has taken his
family to Elk Valley, where he is
running stave mill.
MARRIED: Sunday, JAM 4, 1891
John w. York to Lizzie Goad.
s. H. Giles was in Hartman
this week.
The Rugby news. (Rugby, Morgan County, Tenn.) 1890-189?, 1891-01-10
REMARKABLE SHOOTING.

La Caccia, sporting paper published in
Milan, Italy, gives particulars of a swallow
shooting feat said to have been recently
performed. We give the account in the
writer's words: II send you intelligence Of
a most important swallow shooting accom-.
plished by Signor Paglia, and which, as
feat of endurance and skill, will make tho
round of the sporting papers. On Septem
Der 2, SignoF Paglia, with retinue of seven
teen persons. men and boys, went to I,
place called Bastifero, some two kilometreo
distant from Bologna, about half-past sir
a. NJ, with six central-fre breech-loaders
The day was very favorable for the match,
being rainy. The swallows passed in large
numbers during the whole day, and the
shooting lasted till quarter past six p. NJ.
The insuperable O. Psglia closed his splen.
did day, killing 2,lS6 swallows q repeal,
2,lS6), bringing them down one by one On
the wing. They were picked up before q
jury composed of Signori Cavaliere,. Ner'
Bald president of the Bologna Shooting
Clubl Count NASSAU, Grazioli, Caprini,
GiOrgi Bragaglla and Gludicini"
The Rugby news. (Rugby, Morgan County, Tenn.) 1890-189?, 1891-01-10

DR.. ACKER's ENGLISH PILLS.
Are active, effective and pure. For
sick headache, disordered stomach,
loss of appetite, bad complexion and
biliousness, they have never been
equaled, either in America or
abroad. Mrs. j. A. Dimling.
The Rugby news. (Rugby, Morgan County, Tenn.) 1890-189?, 1891-01-10
Do Nor SUFFER ANY LONGER.

Do Nor SUFFER ANY LONGER.
Knowing that cough can be
checked in a day, and the first stages
of consumption broken in a week,
we hereby guarantee DR.. Acker's
English Cough Remedy, and will re-
fund the money to all who buy,
take it as per directions, and do
not find our statement correct.
Mrs. j. A. Dimling.
The Rugby news. (Rugby, Morgan County, Tenn.) 1890-189?, 1891-01-10
HORSE FOR SALE.

A sorrel gelding, coming
three years old. Perfectly
sound and gentle. Inquire Of
A. L. COMPTON.
The Rugby news. (Rugby, Morgan County, Tenn.) 1890-189?, 1891-01-10
SOCIETIES ETC.

F. & A. M.
RUGBY LODGE, No. SIS.
Meets in Masonic Hall.
Tcusday night on Or before
each full moon. All master
masons in good standing are
invited to attend.
A. L. Pickett, w. M.
DR.. G. P. Kemp, Sec.
Rugby Agricultural & Hor-
ticultural Society meets in the
Town Hall on the last Saturday
Of each month at 2 P. NJ.
Robert Walton, Pres.
s. H, Giles, Sec.
The advocate., 1891-12-16

machine belonged 10 the enemies Of
the Alliance and that they would not
hesitate to punish any rebellion
against their dictates. III the wealth
producers and legitimate business Of
the country, want to have their inter
ests truly represented in Congress,
they must elect men who are under
no obligations to either one of the
old party machines fortheir election.
The only way to accomplish any re-
suits worth working for, is to take an
independent, manly stand for the
right, and then march forward, keep
ing in the middle of the road. The
people of Kansas took this independ-
ent, manly stand in 1890, and hence
their representatives in Congress can
afford to be independent. They feel
that they are the representatives Of
an independent party and are under
no obligations to the old party
machines.
The advocate., 1891-12-16

at the character OF the interview, re-
sented il in an approximately fitting
manner, II the first man approached
by the reporters had taken him upon
the toe Of his boot and landed him in
the middle Of the street, he would
have rendered the country q service
that would largely atone for many
possible shortcomings during the en-
suing session.
The answers to the questions are
thus referred to in another editorial
paragraph:
The special dispatch printed In tO-day's Globe
Democrat giving che work Of our interviewing
corps in Washington yesterday, makes 2S,63O
words The Western Union company brought it
all through In trstclass shape.
The country is now supposed to be
safe.
While much valuable (D time has
been consumed by the staff Of the
Globe Democrat in formulating these
weighty questions upon which the fu-
ture destiny Of our country must be
presumed to depend, it is either as
ignorant as an oyster of the infamous
character Of the legislation Of the
last thirty years, or it is itself as In
famous as Satan in knowingly sus-
tanning a party that is responsible
for it.
The advocate., 1891-12-16

The triumph of Mr.. Crisp of Geor-
gia in the contest for the speakership
Of the House in the Fifty-second Con-
gress seems to be regarded by the old
party papers as victory for the Hill
element in the Democratic party. Il
is a fact we'll known among the poll
tiCians of the South that Mr.. Cleve-
lands attitude on the silver question
would lose him almost the entire cleo
torial vote of that section, and il is
hoped by securing the nomination Of
some other man, probably Hill, to
hold the south in him. The boasted
tariff reform idea Of the Democratic
party has certainly received sure
back set in the defeat Of Mr.. Hill. On
what line does the Democratic party
propose to go before the country next
year any way? What kind OF a sham
battle do they propose to fight with
the Republicans for the purpose Of
deceiving the people2
The advocate., 1891-12-16

represent only the power to exact
usury ought to be eliminated. In
their nature they come under the
head of over capitalization, and hence
constitute no part of our actual wealth.
To include them in any statement Of
our resources is calculated to mislead.
Our actual wealth, is the measure of
our ability to pay, while interest
bearing securities, Of every name and
character, represent only our incum-
brances. Why should they be in
cluded in any statement ofou sggre-
gate national wealth.
The advocate., 1891-12-16

By a vote OF 8 to 2, last Wednesday
evening the common council Of Kansas
City Kan. passed an ordinance to sub
NIT to the people a proposition to pur-
chase the plant Of the Consolidated
Electric Light and Power Company
The special election will be held on
Tuesday the 10Th inst. This indi-
Gates the trend Of thought on municipal
questions. Let us hope that we may
soon see the end Of our present sys-
tenn OF corporate control over
public franchises.
The advocate., 1891-12-16

A WoMAN's Alliance was organized
at the Dutton House on Thursday
last. Mrs. NJ II. McLsllin was
chosen president, Mrs. D. I. Furbeck,
vice president; Mrs. E. Lsthrop, Sec
retary; and Mrs A. Combes, treasurer.
This is the real woman's movement.
Women are especially the sufferers
from oppressive economic conditions
and il is only by organization that
they can make their influence felt in
the cause Of reform.
The advocate., 1891-12-16
WEIGHTY PROBLEMS.
machines.

NGAUhA1 IhODuHMSs
From the editorial columns Of the
Globe Democrat Of the 9Th inst, we
clip the following paragraph:
The Globe Democrats interviewing corps was
turned loose in Washington yesterday to some
purpose, as will be seen from the lengthy dis.
patch telling the result. This business OF inter.
Viewing en- mGssc was originated by the Globe.
Democrat, and while many newspapers IN New
York and elsewhere have attempted to follow
our lead in the matter, none have been sue
cessful.
Turning to the telegrsphic page, we
find the mighty problems presented by
the reporter to the assembled states
men of the nation for solution. They
are as follows:
RETURN TO THE REPORTER.
1. How old was George Washington at the
time Of his retirement, after having served
eight years as president?
2. How many offices were included In the
cabinet Of George Washington, and what were
they?
3. How long did Thomas Jefferson live after
the close OF his second presidential term?
4. When was the navy department created,
and who was the first secretary Of the navyP
8. When was the postmaster general made q
cabinet Office, and who was the hrst postmaster
general who was also cabinet officer?
8. When was the interior department created,
and who was the first secretary Of the interior?
Z. Who was the first chief justice Of the United
States?
8. What chief justice of the United States
served the longest PERIOD and how long did he
serve?
o. What speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tiveS served the longest in that capacity, and
how long did he serve?
10. How many ex-presldents OF the United
States died on the 4th Of july, and who were
they?
IL. Had any president Of the United States,
previous to his election to that ofice. been
speaker OF the House Of Representatives? Give
name or names.
IL. Who was the first speaker Of the House Of
10. When were the first ten amendments to
the constitution adopted?
IA. What article Of the constitution Of the
United States prescrlDes the method OF choosing
a president by electors?
The Globe Democrat force has
been searching through the cyclope-
diRs for six months for information
upon which to base this series Of
questions Members of Congress and
Sedate Senators, irrespective Of party
or previous condition of servitude,
were presented with this formidable
array Of interrogations in the midst Of
the many duties pressing upon their
at the opening of the sss-
sion, and they were expected to stop
and answer before proceeding further.
Quite a number undertook the task
with varying results. Others politely
excused themselves for want OF time,
while others again, justly indignant
The advocate., 1891-12-16
THE ALLIANCE IN CONGRESS.

and !. U. at Indianapolis adopted {
resolution requesting Alliance mem
bers of Congress to stand aloof from
the old parties and they did so. The
nine representatives nominated and
elected as Alliance candidates proved
themselves to be Alliance men when
they got into Congress, and refused
to wear party collar. But one oi
these came from the South, the ALI
ance candidate for speaker-Hon
Thos. Watson Of Georgia.
Other representatives were there
who claimed to be Alliance men and
could not have been elected but fol
Alliance votes. But these were nomi'
mated by Democratic conventions and
as a matter of course they went into
the Democratic caucus, and at the
dictates of that caucus voted fol
Crisp who had openly declared that
''the Alliance must be put down."
These members were doubtless
pledged to support Alliance demands
and will probably do SO to some OK
tent, until the party caucus deems il
best to call a halt They are Demo
Gratis first and Alliance men after
wards. They were nominated and
elected as Democrats and it is not to
be expected that they will sever their
allegiance to that party in order to
secure the success Of Alliance princi-
Piles. They may work earnestly for
Alliance principles inside of the Dem
ocratic party, but the majority is
against them and hence as represen-
tatives they will be useless to the
Alliances men who made their election
possible.
This is a most valuable lesson for
reformers everywhere. Nothing can
be accomplished by fusion. A rep
resentative who was not elected by an
independent party against the old
party machinery, no matter how
honest he may be, he cannot be relied
upon to accomplish any great good
for his constituents. He must obey
the dictates of the party machine
which made him it's candidate, or the
machine will crush him when ever it
suits its purposes to do so. This has
been the fate of every Republican and
Democratic Congressman in the past
who tried to champion the interests
of the great plain people Of the coun-
try. The party machines have whip
ped them back into the party traces,
or prevented their return to Congress.
Every reasonably well posted reader
will recall instances Of this kind.
So far as we are concerned, we
never expected any great things from
Alliance men who had been nomi-
mated by Democratic conventions,
because We knew that the party
The advocate., 1891-12-16

SEE our new clubbing offer on page
eleven. II you wish to keep posted
you can not afford to miss our Wash
ington articles during the present
session Of Congress.
The advocate., 1891-12-16
OVER CAPITALIZATION.

VA AH%Ao VI UAO SrA40AnAOy RANANSSAS NSAN
continually shrieking prosperity
prosperity! They boast of the unpre-
cedented increase of our national
wealthy and shout the praises OF our
misrepresentation in the Congress
Of the United States, who have en-
abled moneyed plutocracy to absorb
the lions share. So persistent have
been these minions of the money
power in this boasting of our rapid
increase of wealth that many have
been deceived, even among intelli-
gent reformers.
We are told that the aggregate
wealth of the United States today,
exceeds the total wealth of the world
at any time prior to the 18th century.
In a certain sense, this may be true,
but the figures given in our census
reports are certainly calculated to
mislead. The values given, are to
a large extent only legal fctions.
That actual values have increased
beyond precedent, we are not dis
posed to dispute, but under our pres
e1t system of over capitalization, we
have no accurate measure by which
our aggregate wealth can be deter
mined. All values are given in dol
lars, and under our present system of
finance, based upon our indebtedness,
instead of onr wealth, the dollar can
no the regarded as q true measure.
All actual values are created by
productive labor and take the form
of taxable property, The labor in
vested in the creation of this property
is the only true measure Of its actual
value, and under any kind of
q monetary system, we could only
approximate it's value in dollars.
But, accepting the dollar as true
measure, our census reports are still
calculated to mislead, as the various
forms of productive securities, on
which the people pay interest, are
accounted as a part of our aggregate
wealth. The volume of this so called
wealth, exceeds that of the taxable
property of the country, while instead
Of being wealth in any true sense, it
represents only the legal power to
exact usury from the wealth pro-
ducers.
Without doubt our actual wealth is
rapidly increasing, but, fictitious cap
ital drawing interest, is increasing
much more rapidly. We must learn
to draw the line between actual values
and legal values. A railroad is an
actual value. but the stocks represent
ing that value add nothing to the
value of the road. They merely rep
resent it's power to collect dividends,
in addition to an equitable compen-
sation for the service that it renders
to the people by transporting persons
and products. This principle applies
to the water, as well as the genuine
stocks. In its nature it is a debt, and
an far as the wealth producing masses
The advocate., 1891-12-16

From the editorial columns Of th
Globe Democrat Of the 9Th inst, W
clip the following paragraph:
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-05-20
Wrestling In japan.

One of the greatest, il not the great.
est, amusement in japan is to go to see
the wrestlers. Wrestlers may be found
in almost every city, and they travel in
companies through the provinces. On
their reaching a country town huge
circus-like booth is built of straw mats,
sufficient to hold au audience of one or
two thousand; criers are sent round the
town, and four or five days perform
ance is begun. The wrestlers are mostly
big men, and the swells among them
look as tall as Patagonians and as bulky
as Daniel Lambert In ordinary japanese
wrestling, where a competitor may lose
if he is pushed or thrown outside the
ring, weight is an important factor. The
men arc usually matched IN pairs, and
they are called upon by an usher, who
announces their names according to a
pre-arranged programme. Two names
being called, the men walk up the OPP
posite sides of circle, about twelve OF
fifteen feet in diameter, make out by a
band OF straw. Here they pause, smack
their hands, stretch their muscles, put
up their hands heavenward as invoking
q deity for success, look at each other,
turn round and take drink. The uext
time they advance they may squat down
In front of each other, make few grim
aces, stamp their feet and make a feint
or two; but usually it will end by their
getting up, turning round and having
second drink of water. This stamping,
slapping, feiutiug, grimacing may be re-
peated half dozen times, until, one hav-
ing irritated the other, there is a sudden
spring and the two are locked together
in the tussle. II u favorite has won half
the audience rise, yelling with delight;
hats, tobacco pouches, purses, fans, coats,
silken sashes and all manner Of things 60
flying through the air toward the victor.
- Commercial lagertiser.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-05-20
A Curious Dlnnler.

On most of the maps in use in our
schools and offices may be found in the
northwest part of the State of Colorado
a settlement indicated, called Golden
City. Some of the maps even have
road leading to it. This, says Gold
h1aite's Geographical Aaglziae, is a
curious instance of the blunders that
get into maps aud stick there. As a
matter of fact there is no settlement in
the whole region for miles around. 1t
is in the midst OF the Colorado Bad
Lands, an uuinhabited wilderness. When
this region was first explored some one
dubbed this spot Goblin City on account
of the weird aud fantastic shapes of the
rocks in that remarkable country. Some
careless mapmaker altered the name to
Golden City, presuming, possibly, that
it was mining camp, and Golden City
it remains TO this day.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-05-20
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
SILENCE AND SOLITUDE.

Gods of the desert Ye are they
We shun from childhoods earliest breath;
Our passing joys are but your prey;
Ye wait the hours from birth TO death.
Over soft lawns where blossoms sleep,
Under warm trees where love was born,
sec your naughty shadows creep.
And wait TO meet We there, forlorn.
Afar on ancient sands ye rest
Carven in stone, where ancient thought
Wrapt We in terrors--shapes unblest,
Dreadful, by might of ages wrought,
But not alone on Egypt's shores
Sleeps the great desert; everywhere
Where gladness lived and lives no more,
There is desert of despair
Strange messengersl Your brows of gloom
Haunt every creature born Of earth;
Ye follow TO the darkened room;
Ye watch the awful hour of birth.
Ye show the lovely way-side rose
Whose antique grace is born anew,
Toeyes of grief. Grief on ly knows
How tender is the sunsets hue.
Gods of the desert! By your hand
Through the sad waters ara we brought
Into high and peaceful land
To drink of fountains else unsought.
-Annie Fields, in Harpers Magazine,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-05-20
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.
Metal shingles are here.

Metal shingles are here.
Copper is melted by electricity.
A railroad car registers the condition
of the road.
A saw has been designed for cutting
iron, mild steel or other metals Of fairly
large sections.
All the bridges over the Erie Canal at
Rochester, N. Y, are to be operated
hereafter by electricity.
There are now 1894 compound loco
motives at work or building, 523 being
in England, $50 in Germany and eight
in North America.
The steam-hammer used in forging the
Armor plates of Bethlehem, Penn, has a
plunge equal in weight to 125 tons The
anvil that receives this blow weighs 1400
tons.
To prevent the evaporation of water in
fire pals it has been suggested that fif-
teen to twenty drops of oil will form a
coating sufficient to obviate the diff
entity.
There has been invented machine for
cutting tubes of paper for pill-boxes.
The operations are all automatic and
the work is said to be rapidly per-
formed
Proprietors of the Pullman car inven-
tion report that paper car wheels have
run 400, 900 miles under their cars, while
the average running power of an iron
wheel is but 55, 900 miles.
During magnetic storms earth currents
on the British lines of telegraph have
been known to attain the strength of
forty milliamperes. This is stronger
than the usual working currents.
American shoe machinery has been in-
troduced into Leicester, England, aud
has created considerable interest among
the manufacturers. A writer in Man
chester paper says that "Americans are
miles ahead" in shoe machinery.
Fish are attracted by the electric light
the same as insects and birds, and it has
been found that the placing of an electric
lamp of high power in the sea, even at a
part not frequeuted by fish, causes mem.
bers of the tinny tribe to flock in great
numbers.
Lima (Ohio) oil is being used success
fully in a number of Pittsburg mills and
factories. Rolling mill owners favor it
because it does not o,.idize the iron, and
for that reason it is thought that natural
gas will soon be superseded by 1t. The
oil is shipped from the field in tank cars,
and movement is on foot t. puild
pipe line to that city.
DR.. Armand Jeannoutot, young ply
sician of Paris, is the latest in the field
as consumption cure discoverer. His
cure is by inhalation. His apparatus
consists of small tubular brass boiler,
connected with brass pan with lid.
When in operation, from under the lid
escape vapors which spread about the
room, one of the parts of which is prus-
sic acid.
An ingenious Frenchman has discov-
cred process of recovering the tin con
tanned in the wash waters of silk which
have been weighted, and he has accord
ingly received from the French Society
for the Encouragement of Natural In
dustry the prize allotted for the utilization
of residual substances. 1t is estimated
that Lyons alone will effect an annual
economy Of 100000.