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The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24
THE LOVE OF THE BEAUTIFUL.

Place young girl under the care of a
kind-hearted graceful woman and she
unconciously to herself grows into a
graceful lady. Place boy in the es-
tablishment Of a thorough going straight
forward business man, and the boy be-
comes q self-reliant practical business
man. Children are susceptible crea-
lures, and circumstances, scenes, ac-
tions always impress. AS you influ-
eLce them, not by arbitrary rules, not
by stern example alone, but in the
thousand other ways that speak throu'
beautiful forms, through bright scenes
soft utterances and pretty pictures SO
will they grow, Teach your children
then to love the beautiful. Give them
a corner in the garden for flowers, en-
courage them to put in shape hanging
baskets, allow them TO have their fa-
vorite trees, lead them to wander in
the prettiest woodlets, show them where
the can best view the sunsets, rouse
them in the morning, not with the
stern slime to work but with the en-
thusiastic see the sun rise buy for
them pretty pictures and encourage
them to decorate their rooms, each in
his or her childish way. The instinct
is in them. Give them an inch and
they will go mile. Allow them tnen
the privilege and they will make your
home beautiful.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24
A TOAD UNDRESSING.

Andubou relates that he once saw a
toad undress himself. He commenced
by pressing his elbows hard against his
sides and rubbing downward. After a
few smart rubs his hide began to burst
open along his back. He kept on rub
bing until he worked all his skin into
folds OH his sides and hips; then grasp
ing one hind leg with his hands, he
hauled off one leg of his pants the same
as anybody would; then strippee off the
other hind leg in the same way. He
then took his cast off skin forward be-
tween his fore legs into hls mouth and
swallowed it; then, by raising and
lowering his head, swallowing as his
head came down, he stripped of his
skin underneath, until it came to its
fore legs, then grasping one of these
with the opposite hand, by single mo-
ton of the head, and while swallowing
he drew it from the neck and swallow
ed the whole.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24
NUMBER "a.
MY WIFE's PIANO.

The deed is accomplished. Ny wife
has got piano, and now farewell the
tranquil mind. L: came on q dray.-
Six men carried it in the parlor and
grunted swfully. It weighs ton, and
shres like q mirror, aud has carved GU
pids climbing up its limbs. And such
lungs-whew My wife has commence
to practice, and the first time she
touched the machine | thought we
were in thunderstorm, and the light
ening had struck the crockery efest
Cat with tail erect, took q bee line for
particular friend on the back fence,
demOlishing six shilling pane OF glass
The baby awoke, and the little fellow
tried his best TO beat the instrument
but he couldn't do it. Itbeat him.
A teacher has been introduced into
the house. He says he is the last of
Napolesns G rand army. He wears q
huge moustsche looks at me hercely
and smells of garlic and goes BY the
name of Coun: Runaway ayandnevercomes
back again. He played an extract de
opera the other night. He ran his
fingers .heough his hair twice and then
grinned, then cooked his eye up at the
ceiling like a monkey catching flies,
and then down came one ofhis fingers
and l heard a delightful sound, siIna-
lar to that produced by cockroach
dancing on the tenor string ofa fiddle.
Down came another finger. and !
was reminded of the wind whistleing
through knot hole in hencoop. He
touched his thumb, and | thought l
was in an orchard, listening to the
distant brayingof jackass. Now he
ran his fingers along the keys, and ]
thought OF boy rafting stick on a
storebox or picket fence. All Of
sudden he stopped, and thought some
thing had happened. Then came down
both fists, and o, Lord such q noise
was never heard before. l thought q
hurricane had struck the house, and
the walls were caying in. l imagined
/ was in the cellar, aud ton of coal
was falling about my head. thought
the machine had bursted, when the in
ternal noise stopt heard my wife ejac-
ulate, Exquisite !" "What The deuce
is the matter Z" Inquired. "Why my
dear, that is La Sonambula." "D-n
Somnambula !" thought l {: and the
Count rolled up his sheet of paper. He
calls it music, but for the life of me |
cannot make it look like anything but
a rail fence with lot of juvenile ne
groes climbing over
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24
A SNAKE STORY.

The following snake story from Cas-
sells Magazine, is actually enough to
make enough to make ones chtgnon
stand on end:
In speaking of snakes, | once heard
ofthe wife of an Indian railway official,
who was trimming with large knife
some plants which formed border to a
flower-bed. She was cutting the tops
of, and while so engaged she was scared
by seeing the coils OF the most deadly
serpents Of the country among the
leaves. With loud shrek she dropped
the knife and the plants, and a man
employed in the garden ran to her as
sistance. On hearing the cause OF her
alarm, he sought to Kill the snake with
his hoe; the creature was plainly to be
seen writhing about, but, although
struck, made no effort to escape, or
turn on its assailants. At least it lay
motionless. and the gardener ventured
to pick it up, when he found it was
headless. To the horror OF the lady
the head was discovered among the
leaves which she had threwn down on
seeking the snake, she had grasped it
unconsciously among the tops of the
plants, and with her garden knife had
severed it from the body. The bite of
that species of snake was usually fatal
in six hours. ..
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24
ORANGE COURT HOUSE. VA FRIDAY MoRNING APRIL a. 1865

One day, after an absence of two
months on a journey he was obliged to
take, the great artist fastened to the
abode of his proteges. He entered; his
heart sunk, within him; the noise of the
hammer was heard. 1t was the widows
coffin they were mailing down. In a
corner the little Charles was weeping,
while the distant relations of the de-
ceased were loudly deliberating what
it was best to do with the child. They
decided in a few moments that ne should
be taken to the hospital for orphans.
''Oh, no, no ~ cried the child, run
ming and flinging himself in Rcdoute s
arms; ''my good friend does not wish
it. Do you, my good friend? You do
not wish shat they should send me to
the hospital?"
The great artist wept. He took the
frightened and despairing child, and,
approaching the persons who were con-
sulfing together, said,-
"There are, then, no hearts in your
breasts?"
Then he turned towards the child,
and said,-
"Have no fear, my little Charles, you
shall not leave me; | will be your faith
err"
''Oh, yes, yes And you you Will
teach me to be great painter like your
self; and when ! grow up, | will also
prevent poor children from being put
in the hospital"
Redoute kept his word and the child,
too.
Six months ago funeral procession
was making It's way to the cemetery OF
l'East. A crowd of artists, men of let
ters, savans and magistrates followed
sorrowfully. Among them was re-
marked a man about thirty years of age,
whose face, drowned in tears, bore the
impress of the most profound grief
This procession was conducting Re-
doute to his last home. The man whs
was weeping was the adopted son and
the best pupil ofthe celebrated painter.
The protection Of two sOvereigns had
not prevente d him from going to the
hospital; The protection OF great artist
placed him in the first rank of painters
of his kind
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24
An AWFUL MUDDLE.

A young gentleman by the name OF
Conkey, having united in the holy
bonds OF wedlock, sent the marriage
notice, with a couple of his own compo
sitiOn, to local paper, for publication,
as follows. ....
Married on August 1st. A. Coukey,
Esq, Attorney at law, to Miss Eu-
phemia Wigging.
Love is the union oftwo hearts that beat in
softest melody,
Time with its ravages impartG NO better fu-
sion to its ocstacy,
Mr.. Conkey looked with much anx-
iety for the issue of the paper, that he
might see his name in print. The typo
into whose charge the notice was placed
happened to be on spree at the time
and made some wonderful blunders In
setting it up, thus:
Married on August 1st. A. Donkey
ESD, Eternally at law, to Miss L u
phunia Pigging.
love is onion with two heads that belt IL
softest melony
! Time with Its cabbages imparts no bette,
food TO an extra dray.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24
4 FEW CHIPS,

Proceed to carry out the plans for
your farming operations. that you form
cd during the winter. See that the
fences are all in such order as to pro-
tect your crops during the season up to
harvest time. Get your wood pile in
order so it will not be necessary to stop
feld work to draw load of wood, nor
oblige the woman folks every morning
to split enough to last through the day.
Have the farm tools large and small, in
fine order especially those for the boys
Select the best calves from the best
milchers to raise for the dairy. Clean
out the cellar, if not already done,
clean up the yard so as to give your
place a neat appearance. Give mih:h
cows plenty of roots if you have them
if not prepare ground and SOW them
this season, that you may have them
next year. Put in some crops for ex-
pertinent, or at least put in some eld
crops in ne " way, that something
new may be learned.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24
RAISING ONIONS FROM SEED.

A good deal of difficulty is exper-
fenced by many in raising onions from
seeds, and often the seeds are sown one
season and removed from the earth
when grown large eaough for "setts"
and kept until the next year for matur-
ing. The poor success is generally
owing to late sowing and unsuitable
soil. A sandy loan is the best for on
ions, but they may be laised profitably
in clay soil, by generous application
OF well rotted manure, leaf mold, or
virgin soil. The ground should be pre-
pared as soon in the spring as the sea-
son will allow. Work it up deeply un-
til thoroughly pulverized, at She same
time working in the renovator.
When the bed has been put into good
condition give the top coating of fine
hen manure and sand to the depth OF
about one inch, and with. the hoe mix
this with the surface of the soil. Sow
the seeds in drills about eight inches
apart, and when they are up, thin to
about the same distance the other way.
Keep the bed clean and onions in the
fall will be worth looking at if tho sea-
son IS fayorab BILE.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24
NO NEED OF WHIPPING.

A Tennessee youngster showed grit,
according to the note of u correspond
ent in that State, who writes:
''The worthy gentleman who rules
the rising generation of boys in this
town, had occasion to correct a little
fellow named johnny -, and Mas
ter Johnny had got into fit of sulks
about having been whipped. The ped
agouge, wishing to convince him that
he had been justly punished, began to
argue thus: "Johnny, suppose you
were riding big horse to water and
had keen switch in your hand, and,
all at once the horse were to stop and
refuse to 60 any further; what would
you do ?" Johnny stifled his tears, for
a moment, anG looking up through his
tears, replied, sid cluck to him SIR
But, Johnny, suppose he wouldn't go
for clucking; what would you do then?"
aid get down and lead him, sir ~
"And what If he were obstinate, and
would not bulge an inch ?" "Then I'd
take of the bride and walk home ~
said Johnny, who had made up his
mind not to toacknowledge the necessity
of coercion -
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24
A BABY S0LIL0QUY

am here. And il this IS what they
call the world | don't think much of it.
It's very fl nnelly world and smells
awfully of paregoric. It's a dreadful
light world too and makes me blink, |
tell yot. And | don't know what to
with my hands | think III dig nay
fists in my eyes. No l won't I'll
scrabble at the corner of my blanket
and chew it up, and then III holler
whatever happens, III holler. And
the more paregoric they give me the
the louder III yell. The old nurse puts
tha spoon in the corner oflny mouth in
very uneasy way, and keeps tasting
my milk herself all the while. She
spilled snuff in it last night, and when
| hollered she trotted me. That comes
of being a two davs old baby. Never
mind. When | am a man I'll pay her
back good. There is a pin sticking ME
now and i'll say word | will be trot-
ted or fed and would rather have cat
nip tea. Ill tell you who l am.
found out to-day. | heard the folks
say "Hush don't wake up Emmeline s
baby" "and l suppose that pretty white
faced woman over on the pillar is En-
meline-
No, | was mistaken, tor chap was
in here Just now and wanted to see
Bob's baby, and looked at me, and said
81 was funny little toad and looked
Just like Bob" He smelt Of cigars,
and am not used to them. wonder
who else I belong to. Yes there's an
other one that's "Gamma." Emme-
line told me, and she took me up and
he Id me against her soft cheek and said
at was Gamma's baby so it was" |
declare do not know VINO belong to;
but I'll holler and may be III find out.
There comes snuffy with my catnlp
tea. The idea of giving babies catnip
tea when they are crying for lnforma-
tion am going to sleep. | wonder
if don't look pretty red in the face
/ wonder why my hands won't go
where | want them to.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24
EARLY POTATOES,

The potatoe delights in a cool and
tolerlbly moist soil, rich and deep and
filled with vegetable matter. We must
therefore plough deep to retain mois-
ture, and select a northern exposure in
preference to southern one. 1t is al
SO necessary to the productive yield of
the potato that the soil should contain
an abundance of potash. Where this is
wanting short crops are inevitable
The necessary potash may be supplied
by compost of wood ashes and woods
mould or marsh muck, to which one
sixth part of barn-yard manure may be
added to quicken and reduce by fer-
mentation in the mass.
After the soil has been deeply plough
ed, it should be made as friable as pos
sible by frequent harrowings, for tho
more fine it is pulverized the more free-
ly will the delicate figrous roots ramble
in search Of food. Maryland Farmer.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24
9uetitaI.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

By Il. p. WILLIS.
love to look on a scene like this
OF wild and careless play,
And pursuade myself that am not old,
And my locks are not gray;
| For it stirs the blood of an old mans heart
| And makes his pulses fly,
To catch the thrill OF happy voice,
And the light of q pleasant eye.
have walked the world foor-score years,
And they say that am old
That my heart is ripe for the reaper Death
And my years are well-nigh told.
1t is very tlue-it is very true
1 am old, and bide my time"
But my heart will leap at n scene like this,
And half renew my prime.
Play on play on am with you there!
In the midst of our merry ring;
1 can feel the thrill of the daring jump,
And the rush of the breathless swing.
hide with you in the fragrant hay,
And / whoop the smothered call,
And my feet slip ON the seedy floor,
And care not for the fall.
I am willing to die when my time shall come,
And 1 shall be glad to 60
For the world at best is weary place,
And my pulse is getting low;
But the grave is dark and the heart will fail
In treading it's gloomy way;
And it wiles my breast from its dreariness
To see the young so say.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24
CERTAIN signs.

II you break looking glass, It is q
sign that you will have to get another
one.
lfyou help yourselfto piece Of bst-
ter when you already have piece on
your plate it Is certain sign you will
have two pieces.
Never start to 60 anywhere or DO
anything on Friday, because you can't
get great way before Sunday.
Ifyou drop fork and it sticks In the
floor, it is sign that it is good fork.
II you will spill the salt, &c is . sure
sign you have . salt room.
lfyou spill the dish cloth on the aoor
it is sure sign you have to pick it up
again.
Thess signs ell hold good In sdrytimeS
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24

iEJe The fellow who undertook to
shave in the lather of a soapstone found
it hard work.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24
Garu. au6 Garhett.
HOP GROWING,

In reply to several inquiries as TO the
management Of . crop Of hops, We reA
fer to an article in our last number, and
will give hereafter such further infor-
nation as may seem to be demanded
| For the present, We give an estimate OF
| the cost and profit Of yard Of Eve acres,
! as We fnd it in the Prairie Farmer An
nual Agricultural and Horticultural
Advertiser. Any sRe wishing to get
| what seems TO be . very COED essay on
the subject Of hop growing, would do
| well to send IS cents TO ths PrSirie
Farmer office, Chicago, and get copy
| Of this little publication, containing this
and much other useful matter.
The eost and profit of hop raising
based on an estimate Of q ton to the
acre, 50 cents box for picking and
board, considered with the prese Mt high
price Of provision and labor, is as fol-
lows for yard OF ive acres:
Five acres Of ground, ESQ per
acre .......,.... .........sloS w
Five acres of hop roots, sl5 per
5000 poles g to the hill,) deliv-
cred at al25 per N....... 1925 00
Fer sharpe ming same 81. 90 per n. " so
Agricultural Implements, &C., So 90
Hop house, with press, stove,
hop boxes, &c.,.......... S7t 20
rig, Observation-Disclosures. $50 90
Eighty loads Of manure, % per
load, ........,,.,....... -. 24o 90
Grubbing, ...............s.... Is 90
Three months work, pole set
ting vine training, &c.. l26 90
per box, 10000
Four box tenders, - days, at ~, 96 90
Dryer for u days, s5 per day.. 60 90
Six days bailing and preparing
for market, 10 0O
AIS days board at 80 cents per
day.. 237 6O
Total, s4lss 90
Five tons of hops ct 80 cents per
pound,... ,.................. 6OO0 w
The first season clear Of all ex-
There being q, ST.. so OF the above
cost for permanent improvement, at
the same, the second year &3,6Sl.5o
would be cleared.
Fifty cents is very large price, and
like the price of o ther agricultural pro-
ducts, may or may not be contiaued.-
The crop is subject to rust and mildew,
and about as precarious, We suppose,
as many others that we rely on. AS to
soil, it will grow on any good loan
made rich, and as hop vines have been
growing from time immemorial in all
our gardens, We do not see that there
should be any serious difficulty in the
matter of climate. TO omsnage the crop,
however, requires skilled labor for some
departments of it, and it should not he
entered upon, on large scale, unad-
visedly.
The planting is done in rews feet
apart each way, making $50 hills to the
acre.-Americdn Farmer.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24

Dn Never open the door to little
vice, lest a great one should enter.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-04-24
G be Nutitt girsiuiuW.
ny RAGBT & sFoEER.

Ar Advertisements Is for q lesS time than
saree months will Ne charged for at the usu-
nj ntoe-ena dollar per square for the first in
sarTOn and Gay cehts fer each subsequent
insertion
aU The um ber Of Insertions must be mark
ed oa the manuscript, OF tho advertisement
will be contiRssd until forbid and charged
for accordingly. Van
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-03

A LEXANDER a. E8sKINE.
n (R0Br ALEXANDER, JNO. W. ERSKINE,D
PBGSIx STEAM WOODWORKING MANUFACroRy,
Doors, sssh, Blinds. Moulding. Scroll Saving and
Turning, Furniture
$40 NEW LEvEE hOv PETER sTEEETJ Corner Of Eraio
New Orleans
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-03

the dynamic energy which the entire exhaustion
of our coal fields would produce, compared WIN
the incalculsble amount Of force ct cur command,
II we avail ourselves of the concentrated heat OF
the solar rays. Already Englishmen have estl-
mated the near approach Of the time when the
supply Of coal will end, although their mines. 50
% speak have just been opened: couple ,; ; n
completeiy exhaust the coal fields Of Europe, IN.
lees, in the meantime, the heat Of the sun be en-
ployed. 1t is true that the solar heat often pre-
vented from reaching the earth. On the other
hand, the skillful engineer knows many was OF
laying up supply when the sky is clear, and that
great storehouse is open where the fuel may be
obtained free OF cost and transportation. At the
same time, great portion Of our planet enjoys
perpetual sunshine. The field, therefore. await
Inc the application Of the solar engine Is almost
beyond computation, while the source Of its power
is boundless.
Enough, 1 trust, has been said to enable the phi.
losopbical faculty to judge Of the importance OF
the subject; bnt who can foresee what an infl-
ence an inexhsustible motive power will exercise
on civilization and the capability of the earth to
supply the wants Of our race!