The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-24

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FRIDAY MORNING, ::;:::;;;;:::JULY 81. 1868.
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LOCAL NEWS.
DOUBLE REFINED PorDRETTE. -SuM-
NFR's speeches.
Com is going up-has touched l4i in
New York.
SuccEssFUL.-M X. Ii. STRATToY, the
General Agent Of the Piedmont Life
Insurance Company has been very sue
cessful here during the past week.
More about the Piedmont hereafter.
ELECTION. 1t seems to lie settled that
there will be no election in Virginia till
after the Presidential election. The
RAIDS are afraid the vote of the State
will be cast against GRANT and CoLEAx.
WHsAr.-A heavy decline in Balti-
morc-fprty-tive cents duringthe week;
1920 to 50 30 were prices Saturday a.
gainst 81 30 to 50 65 Monday before.
In Richmond, wheat has ranged from
s2 80 to s265.
DRoUGIT CONTINUES. The ground is
literally gaping for water-being full
of cracks While digging a grave near
this village, the workmen observed that
the earthwas as dry MS powder to the
depth of fifteen inches.
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+. d. JpHNsoN OF Culpeper G. H., has
placed usunder obligations which this
notice dos not discharge. He Is kind
hearted gentleman, a good jeweller, and
has the largest country stock to be
found souh of the Potomac.
DIsLoriL. regret to hear that
MIR. WILLIAM BARKMAN. a highly re
spcctablSgentleman OF this village, de-
clares it Is his firm conviction that the
real "Lving Headless Rooster" of
which thpapers say so much, is-ULYs-
sEs $. GIANT.
RoUTTs DoINGs.--Oi MCCoRMIcK's
celebrate Reapers and Mowers, RoUTT
has soldt3, a number of PITTs Thresh-
ing Machines, and now solicits orders
for BAud's Raw Bone Phosphate and
BIcKFoRi& HUFFMAN S celebrated Grain
and Guao Drill. ct.
BLAcKERRIss.- Our farmers should
gather AMI dry every blackberry. They
lind read sale at high prices. They
should besimply dried without sugar.
Preserved in this way, the blackberry
crop of Virginia the present year would
be worth houssnds of dollars. A small
kiln, with any farmer can make with
few briks ami plank, will facilitate
the operation ofQrying very much.
The CIlrus.--AlEs' circus exhibited
there on tuesday list. The attendance
was not vry largs but the people we're
well pleased. Wehad heard unfavora-
BILE accoun,s of itAnd we're agreeahly
disappointed. It's great deal better
than we 0peete. The circus men
conducted themselves very well while
here.
EDUcATltN.- the son.and daugh-
tiers of the Ioor wife people in this and
the adjoining c9nties receiving any
education whate,r? Negro children
go to school rd,larly. What will
be the result If It'd blacks are educated
and the whites nP Where is the Pa
BODY fund! WI is stirring in this
matter?
hats RATS :! Is this recipe intend
ed to put up the ice of cantharides or
to put down rats We take it from tan
exchange" a np might go a spoon
IN. on it:
"One teaspoonf OF cantharides to a
nall pint OF corn ball with water en-
Ough to make a sti dough. Put if in
places where theyequent, and every
rat will leave in "a " hours
A SOLEMN POEM.
Hermit boar, In SOM CELL,
wearing out liffvening gray,
Smite thy bosom, fe and tell
What is life and iich the way.
Thus spoke and slking sighed,
Scarce restraineae bitter tear,
When the hoary 81 replied.