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The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20
NEW MEDICAL DISCOVERY,

Mr. Richardson short time ago ex-
hlbltrd at the b ritish Association for
the advancement of Science. "a Iamp
which he had Invented. aud the purpose
OF which was to transmit light through
The various structures of the animal bo-
dy. Dr. Priestly first suggested the
possibility of obtaining some such ap-
paratus, after having noticed. that the
Internal structure OF the finger became
visible on passing discharge of a lev
den jar through II by this way of OBJ
tanning the desired result would be too
painful to ever come into use. DIR.
Richardson has acted on "A suggestion
made last year at Dundee. by Dir. Mac
intosh, and has been able to observe the
motions of the heart and the organs of
respiration by direct occular dem0nstra-
ton while these parts ct che human n4,-
,ly were under the influence at various
bodies ofthe etlly and methvl 20 les. Dir
Richardson has thus been able tn illilml- !
nate and examine the various tissues of |
large animals. The Importance of this !
discovery will at once be seen, tor by |
HE aid of this magic lamp, many Sc
'rets of the human body and disea sed
'ctlons of the organs may be- detec ted
n time to be cured. -
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20

for the Dispatci.
Iiiat's good idea ia the Lynchburg
Literary Club to have homa.m,l.l.cr
lures from their own members. E. s.
Gregory leads off in lecture OH Power.
ty and Pour People-a moving theme.
Grey Latham ought by all means to fol
low. Then Woody, ifhis voice will adj
mt ct it. Next .Tno. w. Daniel. then
Calvin Jones, Tom Kirkpatrick, snndrv
Biackfords, ct ais. DR.. w. w. Owen
could give capt. al lecture on physiolo-
gy. George Rookie MS, d to have a great
deal OF fun in him and he might be
Drought into the ring. Send for the
Rev. Beverley A, Davis if you want n
treat. We have many other sugges-
tons which we may one day make to
the Club.
Wien yon go to Richmond, and want
TO have your likeness taken, visit by all
means Anderson's Art Palace. The
pictures on the walls will amply COM
'ensate you for the visit, and your pho
If taken, will be done i'm the
highest style OF the art. We doubt it
A nderson has his superior in this coun-
ry-certalnly not south of the Poto-
lac.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20
NEWSPAPER LAWS,

Posttnasters are required 10 riva notice IN,
letter when o subscriber does not take his
paper rom the office; and give the reason
Dr lts not being taken. Neglecting to do so
--shef for the payment. '''0 f''0-
ANY person who takes paper regularly
rom The postoffice, whether ne has subscrib-
The subscription
A person ordering his paper discontinued
nnsf pay all srrearages, or the publisher may
eontlnue 70 send i until payment is made,
taken from the Office or not. -
hs- courts have decided that refusing to
Ahs paper and periodical from the post
office, or removing and leaving them nncoIi
90 ioI, u pr1sta facse evidence OF Intentional
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20
ADVICE WANTED. Is, 900. 600 REWARD,

lnthe name and with the unanimou,
consent and approval of the entire
southern people, we hereby offer. N
perfect sincerity and good faith. Re.
ward of Five Millions of Dollars in Gold
TO ANY man, woman. child. dog or hog in
any part OF the hsb table or uninhabita-
bic world. but particularly in The North
cru portion Of the United States OF
America, who will, audlbly or inaudibly,
orally or otherwise, in print-book, re-
view, magazine, newspaper, pamphlet
or printed sllp-Or through appropriate
wind instrument, or in any other way
whatsoever. give or sell us or any one
OF us 1.-THE Southern people) a piece o. adj
vice. no matter how small or how stale
or wormy or weevil-eaten or mouIdy or
rancid it may be. We want advice,
and we must have it. We .pia have it.
We will be blamed (danmatus) five ior't
have it. We are already blamed for the
want of it. Mentally. We are and have
always been in the foetal condition.
We don't know which end our head is
on, and never did know. We can't tell
d. from bulls foot. We couldn't DOS.
sibly carry intestines to bear, or any
other insect, fish, bird, mammal or min
cral. We can't tell which way to turn
around. We haven't got the sense we
we're born with, and we were born, If
we ever were born Mt all, without one
particle. We are, all of us. every moth
er's son and daughter Of us, without a
solitary exception, fools, foozles, moo
dies, yokels, ninnyhammers, clowns,
clodhoppers. louis, oats, asses, imbeciles |
and clean gone idiots. branless and be-
burned to the last degree. Hence we |
need advice-need it much-need il con-
slider ably more than good deal. And
we can't get it-never have got it, not
the least bit ofit-and fear we will never
get it. We will be grateful, thankful,
obliged, consider it favor, and that, if
somebody, particularly Northern Yam
kee body,wlll givc-no, not give. but sell
us some. Here are Five Millions In
Gold. Take, oh take it, and let us
have the advice--it is go priceless in
pals pans. pots, cups, gill-meas.lres
penny-weights, homeopathic pellets, any
how you please. If we had only had a
bout quart OF pure, unauthorized.
thick, rich, cheesy. inspissated and
choice firklned advice, there wouldn'.
have been any war, and all America
would now have been second heaven, !.
ike Boston. For mercy, iercy, mer.
y, mercy. nercy's sake. pretty little :,
dr.. Yankee man, let us have it. Do.
)h !! do do. Unh! Ifyou don't let us .
ave 1t, we'll raise another rebellion. "
10 We will, naow
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20
RocKBR1DGE FA1R-A. P. Rourr.

We have, in former. wears, attended
several Fairs IN RoGkbritlgr, bat none
which reelected more credit upon the
county. or gave more general satisfic-
ton than the one of last week.
The display Of machinery excee,led
anything OF the kind we have ever had
the pleasure of witnessing. The rows,
(tor the several manufacturers had their
implements displayed on the ground in
rows assigned them by the President.l
of Gen. A. p. Routt. II, NJ. Smith &
Co., and X. Sinclair especially attract
I'd our attention.. 1t was worth more
than the initiation fee 10 hear Routt TX
about his plough aud corn shelters the
great men of Orange county, and the
editor 81 the Natiue VIginidn, flor the
last seems tn'b" ONE Of Routt's particu-
lar iavorltes. kincaStle HernM.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20
ALIvELY CHILD.

The NATIVE VIBGINIAN entered NM,
Ihe second year Of its existence on Fri
day. is promising youth. It las
enjoyed all the advantages of BEING
Drought up ty that dry-larse Dr.. Mo-
~ AddlIms.and it reflects credit unon
ms SIKH. The period OF squalls safely
PASSED. he blessed babe has come TO tI,,.
arraot t,''tiing, and is constantly taking
i,pihftilhg or Somebody for Il rattle,
hlh.l le ana chawing away at it like all
wrath. Mr.. b own who owes its father
some srernbacks, was the last victim.
anu tir Juvenile Shylock got rs MANY
pound ofiiesh from the poor man as
inder. IF ''e'S '"rg
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20
new BOOKS.

Mohun, or the Last Days of Lee and
MS Paladins. By John Esten Cooke,
Ed. Huntington & Co., 459 Broome
ST., N, Y. Publishers.
This book, so anxiously and mi patient
ly looked for, is the sequel of Surry OF
Eagles Nest, by far the mos. popular
book which Mr.. Cooke has ever written
having attained a sale of some twenty
or twenty five thousand copies. Wehaye
not read rohun, but intend to do 81 ami
to give it the notice it deserves. Mean
while we, can assure our readers, on the
authority OF an entirely competent wit
ness. that it is the most lncisive book
Cooke has ever written. and as it is
continuation of Surry, it will sell like
hot cakes. sii .Hs.aI. t- .H..it.l
SOL. Smiths Theatrical Management.
Theatrical Management in the West and
south tor Thirty Years, interspersed
with Anecdotical Sketches. Atitobio-
graphically given V Sol, Smith. Re-
tired Actor. With fifteen illustrations
and a Portrait of TIE Author. Syo.
Cloth, 900; Paper, $3.50" 1909
The contents of the title-page, given |
above, make very tempting notice. -
So good an actor as Sol. could not rail to /
tell good story, and so general favor
lite in all parts of the West aud South
west will be sure to find very large
of readers. ai 'H
We are Indebted 20 Harper & Bros,
through West & Johnston OF Richmond
for Soils ook. 1rdIaag qs-q
Domestic Cookery, by Mrs. Lea. -
1ushings & Bailey, Baltimore Publish
,rs. ,4r..f ~.
We have delayed noticing this book,
BECAUSE we wished to give an intel
gent and reliable opinion. We can
ow conscientiously praise it as one of
he best recipe books which has ever
ONE under our notice. The directions
iven are simple, and extend to all de-
artments ct housekeeping, making it d
valuable to the beginner. We hearth
recommend it to our readers, special
to those about to begin houSeke epiug.
sitis .astefully boundand nicelyprint-
!, 1t would be useful aud pretty we'd ?
ing present, in the Sont h, where such =
resents nov should be more use FIJI =
ian ornamental. tr. .a,ftH-s "
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20

We are very sure that their man,
friends throughout the Southern States
vii join us In congratulating Capts
Virginius Dabney and &. L.. C. Minor
upon the decided success OF their respec.
tive schools, the first of whiclis in Mid.
dleburg and the second In Lynchburg.
The Dispatch and the Lynch5urg yir-
gilman are troubled because Richmond
and Lynchburg are left out las 1t were)
In the cold by the Malone consolidation.
They forget that Norfolk has been very
greatly benefited, and that the Garrett
consolidation flor We are between these
two stools and must sit on one or the
othe.) benefits nothing in Virgin ia, hut
saps still more the life which is already
too much sapped. Build mp great city
on onr seaboard and the effect will be
felt over all the State. Albany and
Troy have not been injured by the enor-
nous growth of New York city.
is the world coming to an end? Yes.
decidedly. The Nov. number of Har-
per's Magazine contains an article from
j. w. DeForest, a Bureau major, which
does something like justice to the people
Of the South and does not exalt G jumbo
into god. This is not very surprising.
Guernsey. the editor of Harper's Month
ly,is not ra!.id politician like q. w
Curtis, the editor Of Harper's Weekly
but quiet hard-working literary man
But it Is beyond measure surprising
that late numbers OF the Atlantic Month.
ly should contain such articles as SD
mund Brook" and "The Man and Broth
err In which the truth about the negro
and the Southern white man is told al
most as fairly and with as much good
feeling as DeForest has told it in Har-
per- Yes, the world is certainly COM
ing to an end-or to its senses.
Peterson sends the Subscribers to his
magazine very pretty pfesent-"The
Star OF Bethlehem" well-execut, d
steel engraving, some ten by fifteen in :
ches in size. and just the thing for franz |
ing for the parlour or library. This en-
if purchased in the shops, would
cost nearly or quite one half the price !
Of Peterson's Magazine for one year
Such engravings are always acceptable; e
they tend to encourage taste for art
Ind to make the Magazine, which gem =
,reusly distributes them, immensely ="
popular. ll'F lf.f ,--f -
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20
CURE FOR DIPTHERIA!

In the Paris Journal dies Connaissan-
res Medicales we find an teresting
paper. BY Dir. Ozenam. on the treat
ment OF diptheria, attended with the
formation adventitious membranes. The
specific he uses is bromine. which has
All electric action on the pharnyx, the
velum pendulum, and the larynx; so al
go l.aE b:oplide of rctsesium,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20

EDiSBURG REVIEW. Leonard Scott &
Co.. New York, have republished the
October Number OF the Edinburg Re.
view. Contents: Sybel's History of the
French Revolutions; Senior OH ireland;
Hindoo Fairy Legends; Kinglake's In
vasion OF the Crimea; Darwin OH varia.
ton Of animals and plants; the Papacy
and the French Empire; Agricultural
laborers of England; the Spanish Gyp-
sy; the expiring Parliament. The ar
ticles are Interesting; and the work
handsomely printed.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20
WESTMINSTER REVIEW.

Leonard Scott & Co., New York, have
unpublished the October number of the
Westminster Review. The contents
Are:--Land tenure in the Highlands
poems by William Morris; Reform of
Civil procedures; Spielhagen's novels;
the property of married women; China;
the suppressed sex; Sea sickness; mid
die class schools; Contemporary litera.
ture. The valuable reprints OF the Brit
ish Reviews and of Blackwoods Maya
zine, continue to be republished prompt
= and in handsome style.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20
ia MES w. Wal KER. il.
Nov. 18th 1868.

6P ScHoFIELD's speech at tho Ev-
arts dinner tells the whole tale. EN-
plre, by means of the army EXACTLY
what we predicted three years ago.
They have deliberately made up their
minds to try it. Watch ScHoFIELD
hereafter; He is GRANTS mouth-piece
and--mind? f0
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20

P Agitation is over, and the peo-
pie can now sit down calmly and in
peace, and review their work. We do
not think. after the first glow of exulta-
ton is over, they will be satisfied with
II. -Bostea QA1sie,.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20
FER TIE NATIVE vIRGINIAN.

Mr.. EDIToR:-In your last issue is
published personal and ScurriAous
piece. signed Madison, Junior in re-
ply to IL communication published in
your paper OF the Both of October. of
which wis the author. and which was
not intended To reflect on any ne per
sonally or upon the county OF Madison.
Ii madison, Junior or any one else
felt themselves aggrieved, they rouIol
have found out the author, without D h.
fishing personal reply uader iicti-
tious signature. | s.ilil not pit .ny> II
to the trouble to fad oul " ue.MatIiSnI.
j unior' is, nor do CAFE 10 know.
-.!iH Yours,
JAMES ". WAI KEEP II
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20
ORANGE LAND =AGENCY7.-

IHr Undersigned have. this ,lay enter
ei INTO partnership in the land business.
ana take this method Of informing ali who
nave lands for sale in this section Of coun.
ofy, mat they have made such arrangements
as VIII iavorably an promptly bring the
i iaius OF this section, unequa1ed in climate
beauty and fertility, to the attention Of buy,
eIs. NO charge made for advertising or 9th
ef expenses, unless sale is made -
Persons Wishing to put lands in our hands
or sale: will please furnish us full descrin.
Irons OF locality, character of soil. Improve
hieutS, &c. JOS. III. HOUSEWOKrH.
WM. q. WILLIAMS.
orange e. H., November 70, 1868 . 'i
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sn VALUABLE FARM,
594 Acres, 3 Roods and 81 Poles.
Brick Dwelling House

and the usual farm houses sd H. #5..-
TERMS OF SALE.-Cash sufficient IN nm 6
costs OF suit and expenses of sale, and BAL.
~ nnce on q credit of one, two and three wears
OF sale, payable annually, for which the pur,
CHASER VIII be required to give bonds with
further security. ~ "iiieu ''s
JAMES L. GORDON 1.sst
Nov. WM. g: WILLIAMS, Comm'rs.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20
I ORANGE LAND FOR SAFE
Tract of Land

- uueTsigleu VIII offer for sale
AT public auction, on the premises ~,
d,asday, the lOth day Of December merit If fair
II not the next fair day, the
~ Tract of Land s.4i.,.
on which he now resides situated al,o,t Al,
lilies , East OF orange Court House, on the Or
lhse ana fredericksburg PLANK Road con
ltining 29S1 acres, about so acres OF which in
Under cultivation, IS acres under a good
renee. part well taken in grass, the balance
IN timber. There are 30 young erowinS
Iruit Trees on this place; is Wen watered, and
lies on both sides OF the Plank road Tn. Inv NV
pfovements consist of u new log - :
H., DWELLING HOUSE, apu
with four rooms and a passage ten faet ia,
good frame stable, courthouse, wagon hons
II the land IL sold on that d ay, will. Mt the
sumo s, time and place. offer for sale All nv nv
Personal Property az my
TERMS Cash. III HHr 81 - 49, .5..ftJ
MY creditors are respectfully requested 10
DC present on the day OF sale. W
November % 1861 " - 'A ni-i'L'
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Aied

Suddenly, on the 18th instant Of tho roc,
aence OF Mrs. Thomas Macon. in Abe narle
ounty, Mrs. =. A. HEATH, widow OF the
'ate James +. Heath, Esq, OF Richmond.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20

sJ> Advices from Mexico state that
Mr.. Romero will shortly return to
Washington as the Mexican minister.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20

E1 Slight shocks oil earthquake have
bee1 fclt In Aexica
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Anent Ruskin, we have reply in soak
for the Dispatch.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20
COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF A LARGE AND if
A l. U A B l. Il FAR M

A l. A B l. L + A II NJ.
IN ORANGE COUNTY, VA.
IHE undersigned. Commissioners an
Court, rendered October nth. iS6S in tho
olahcery suit OF Graves vs. Graves M nd ala
VIII offer for sale at public auction. on the
Premises on Friday, The lSth day of December.
he large and very
81, a. VALUABLE FARM,
belonging to the estate of Richard NJ c,rovo.
deceased. This farm is situated in Orange
county, Va. about miles from the Court
Rouse, and ~ miles from Rapidan Station
contains N'' e'iu
os4 Acres, Roods and 81 Poles.
Ihs soil is of very fine quality. suscentihfe 10
tne highest Improvement and well adapted
70 grasses and the usual cereal crops. I'm
ProVemcnts consist of q large -.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-20
NOTICE

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.
A Ill persons indebted to us for Car
- riages, Plows, Castings, BIacksmithing.
&C, are respectfully and earnestly requested
10 come forward and settle their accounts.
as iurtner Indulgence is impossible
ECKLOFF Il ANDERSON,
November 8, Is6S-4t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-26
Letters from the People.

Doc QUESTION AeAIN-HYDRoPHoBIA
Editor Star: A few days ago the STAR reported
TWO cases Of persons bitten by rabid dogs
within the city. You might have offered the
single consolation connected with them, and
stated that there is authority TO say that only
seized with Bnt v a,s
ought not TO lose sight OF the fact in so doing,
that II the authority Is correct the number of
twentes In the country at large is quite too
aoundant L cannot tell how many persons die
Of b. drophobIa among us annually, for have
not the necessary records enabling me to do so.
L know that on the 2ist OF August the Louis
Of hydrophobia in Louisville. Yesterday you
printed a report by the New York Heron of
TWO cases more. Four cases In month, and if
that is the average for the year, We shall have
rather frightful mortality from that source.
Now what is the remedy Although rabies Is
only the incident Of dog existence, it is a too
frequent one. II there were no dogs, would
annihilatien % Yes, sir, dog humiliation Is the
remedy; view i have taken for many years.
shocking :" responds the dog keeper He can
keep pig, a source Of profit, for the same
expense. Look at the matter seriously! OF
what real benefit are dogs L know they are
clever, playful creatures; creatures OF remark.
able attachment for their masters; but is
all that Of all the dogs In existence any kind
OF compensation for the loss OF life of
single human being from hydrophobia
But know the dogs will not be exterminated.
feople Talk strangely aOout tnelr uogs III two
cases Of hydrophobia occurred every day in
this city, people would not Kill the dogs. There
is this reason why they wouldn't: mad dogs
never, or rarely ever bite their masters or any
members of his family. The principal reason
is, that the dog leaves home before it gets the
biting mania on. /, for one, would compro-
mise with the dogs, on the condition that they
begin to bite at home. II this Were the in varIa-
BILE case the dog question would take care of
it>elf. Why, we take one sensible view of the
dogs. / believe there is no State In the Union
that recognizes property in dogs, which shows
that our Solons in our legislatures consider
them OF no benefit ANTI Docs.
[Our correspondent is wrong in at least one
particular Dogs, we know, are recognized as
property in Virginia, and probably in some
other States.-ED. STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-26
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs in GesrRetsNn.

CONDITION or Hon. HENRY ApprsoS-we
regret to learn that Hon. Henry Addison, who
morning, and is pronounced by his physicians
TO be beyond all hope of recovery.
SALE OF REAL EsrArE--Mr. Thomas Dow
ling, auctloneer, yesterday sold part OF lot g
fronting 80 feet on First street, above Lingan.
with improvements, consisting Of a frame
dwelling house TO Mrs Myers for $50.
INSPECTION OF PoLIcE.-Capt Reed, Of the
Metropolitan Police, will inspect the police
on duty In the third precinct az the station
house on Monday afternoon, at , o'clock.
SHIPMENT OF Coal DURING THE WEEK.
During the past week $3.50 tons of coal have
been shipped from this port northward, as fol-
lows: Borden Mining Company, I.ls9 tons:
Central Goal Company, 2.el6 tons; Cousolida-
ton Coal Company, I,7l7 tons Cumberland
Coal Company, 2,U10 tons; Rays docks, LBS
tons.
RIVER FRoNT.-The river fronts unusually
dull to-day, and the CLASSY surface Of the Po-
tomac is only occasionally disturbed by small
boats on their way with gunners TO the marshes
on the Virginia shore.
MERCHANTS ExCHANGE.-There Were no
transactions on change this morning. During
Of wheat at % 25aS2.7l per bushel, and 5.ls6
bushels of corn al s1.l7aS1.20 per bushels be-
sides go bushels inferior, which sold at ST. Ii.
THE CANAL.-Business is rather dull to-day
on account OF the jam OF boats at the guard
lock last night. Everything was made right
however, this morning. and boats are CON-
mencing TO arrive. SAG have reported since the
LIST instant.
DRovERs' REsT.-Sales to-day were rather
dull: $50 head of cattle, at Sias SOB per 100 los
gross; 1,2U sheep and lambs, al s1.5 ass, per
head: 50 cows and calves, att S3asIOO.
INPRovENENT.-The first story of the house
owned by Captain &. p. Peterson, on Bridge
street, near CONGRESSES undergoing a thorough
renovation, and is being converted into a hand
some store room, which will b. occupied by
Mr.. q. Thomas Getty as a book and stationery
store.