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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
NATURAL BRIDGE OF
VIRGINIA
For Sale at Auction.

DY virtue Of deed of trust executed 10 the sub
| scriber by john Luster and wife. on the 10Th
dav Of June. 1862. and recorded in the County
Court of Rockbridge, to secure the payment TO
William Weaver, nnw deceased, Of the sum OF
$40 900. due bv bond dated on the I'd dav Of June
1862. PAYABLE five wears after date. with interest
from its date, payable semi-annualy and credited
By interest paid to I'd of April, 1864, shall pro-
coed
ON SA TURDAY, 25h day Of APRIL. merit
on the NATURAL BRIDGE. to sell at public auc
ton. the following real estate TO wit: A certain
tract or par Gel of land containing
1913 ACRES,
more or less, living on Cedar Greek in Rockbridge
county. Va. known as the " Natural Bridge Prop
erty, conveyed to the said Lustcr by LESSEE Woot-
en- bv deed dated the 18th day Of September. 1889;
also. certain other adjoining tract, containing a
bout II "a Acres, more or less, conveyed to
the said Lustre bv Richard n. Burks and wife, by
deed dated the 30th dav Of March 1882 both Of
which deeds are recorded in the County Court Of
Rockbridge.
The Natural Rridge. formerly the property of
Thomas Jefferson, with its worldwide reputs-
ton as natural curiosity. being the wonder Of
nature If the South, vieing in grandeur and in
terest with the Niagara of the North, is too we'll
known to need any description here.
The property is now in successful operation as
Hotel property.
TERMS Cash in hand sufficient n defrav the
expenses Of eIccuting the said Trust Deed and one
fourth cash. or a negotiable note, satisfactorily en-
dorsed at four months with interest added. and for
the residue on credits Of one two and three wears
in equal payments. bearing interest from dsy Of
sale the purchaser executing bonds therefor. with
approved security and the title retained until the
purchase money il paid.
ANY surplus. after paying the pripcipal and in
terest Of the debt and costs Of sale will be paid 10
the said John Luster or his representatives or as
signs.
The title is believed 20 be undoubted but act
ing as Trustee shall sell and convey with special
warranty only. The sale will be in gross and not
by the acre, and will commence at ~ ".
J. D. DAVIDSON. Trustee,
Lexington, Va.
March &c. ls6s-5t. Prs fee sl5 So
Virginia Free Press and Hsgerstnwn Mail will
publish the above times. noting cost, and send
copy and account 10 J. u. Davidson.
rGazefte d Banner.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
The "Frenchman.1

Read the adyertisementofth the &c Frencbman. "
J. NJ. DEcAULNE, who is an the wear round 4"
al Harper's Ferry. lie offers Inducements 70
all who have anything 70 buy or n sell. In
his store may be found an inconceivabls variety
Of goods, and we know no tradesnan posses
sing such a suPerabundance ofths shirt Of ac-
-cn-15stion Cal and So bin
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
Trustees Sale.

IN BUSHEL PEAS-Tom Thumb, Extra Far
~ ". Dwarf Blue Imperial. Dwarf Prolific,
OLD White Marruwfat and other varieties.
Five Bushel Beans-Early Yellow. Six Weeks.
Brown and Speckled Valentine. White Kidney,
Early Mohawk, Large Lima. Small Lima, and o.
Their varieties. 10 pounds fresh Satisfy Seed. 5
pounds Hubbard Squash, (fne, Adams'Early Corn
StowelPs Evergreen Corn and Early Sugar Corn !;
10 pounds Long Blood Beet. rounds Blood Tur-
nip Beet Early) 20 pounds White Fla. and Red
Top Turnip Seed; White Field Carrot Seed Mel
on and Cantelope Seed Early Frame and Long
Green Cucumber; also small seeds of al kinds IN
papers, for sale by RANSOM DUKE.
April g. 1858.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
FOR SALE.

7 OFFER at private sale, on accommodating
terms, FOUR HORSES and FOUR MARES,
some of Vi ich are with ioal, and ONE MULE.
Also, tof GOOD COWS, aud a variety OF
FLAMING IMPLEMENlS.
Having rented my Farm, is my reason for dis
posing OF them. 4. H. hoUSE'
March L. lS6S-It
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
BeautifIlI ASSOrtmcnt
HATE
NEW GOODS ARRIVING.
rvervthinr I'm Favor Of the Buyer.

COME AND SEE
T INVITE attention TO my stock Of NEW GOODS;
| II /. large, handsome and understanding o'
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, VESrINGS, AND
-COATTNGS,
LADIES' DRESS GOODS. FANCY GOODS
AND NOTIONS, DOuESTCS,
Ready-Made Clothing. Lamps, Oils, &c. DC.
+ AIDES DRESS GOODS.
IL All Wool Drlaincs. Striped POplinS,
Striped Repp. Black Repp,
Black and Plaid Alpaccas,
Hoop Skirts, Kid Gloves,
Rulings. Balmurais, &c. -
Oct II, 1867. ". l.. hbiShEbb.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
Public Sale.

WILL be sold on the premises on the 18th
w day of APRIL. 1868, two Valuable
LOTS OF LAND
About fourth Of mile from Charlestown, on
the Smithfeld Turnpike, one on the North Of
the Pike containing about
IL ACRES,
or more, the other on the South Of thH Pike and
opposite the ether containing FOUR ACRES.
These lots are of very great value, and the at
tention of the public is called to them.
TERMS OF SALE: A third down. the
balance in one and two years, equal payments
with interest from day of sac and secured on
the Land.
Sale to take place at 2 o'clock P. NJ, on the
18Th Of APRIL. 1868.
ANN NJ. RAWLINS.
Anil .. 1S6S-Spt Copy.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16

A S Administrator with the will annexed shall
y proceed to sell at public auction to the high
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
A Tax Ridden people.

The ST. Louis Democrat, a Radical paper, de-
clares that industry languishes, and the whole
country suffers because Of the burdens Of taxa
ton"
"Tbcv sre taxed on their clothing their meat and
their bread,
On their carpets their dishes their tables and bed
o. heir tea and their cnfee their fuel and lights;
hey taxed so severely they can sleep onights
They are tax on their Offices stores and their shops
On their stoves their wash-tubs, their brooms and
their mops.
On their shrouds and their tombstOnes, and after
they die,
They are taxed on the collins in which they must lie.
They are stamped on their mortgages, notes, checks
and bills.
On their deeds on their contracts and on their last
Wills;
And tn star Spangled Banner in mourning doth
Der the wealth of,he nation stamp into the grave
They are taxed on all good, by kind Providence
They are taxed on the Bible tina. points them to
Heaven
And when thew ascend 10 their heavenly goal,
They would. Il they could, stick 'iamP' on ns''
son' Z"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
SHINGLES.
WANTED.
Seed Oats.

sOO BUSHELS of SEED OATS for sale, at
NI,eI ~. 1865. SfARRY LOCK.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16

DACON, Lard, Potatoes, Corn Meal and Hops,
ID for sale by a. W. CkAMER.
March 26 1868
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
Pow Rents

rTNHE Pew Rents of the PRESBYTERIAN Church are
now due. A. W. CRAMER,
April 2, ls6S-4w. Treasurer.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
CLOVEE,sEED.

rs BUSHELS CLOyERSEED for sale or eI-
I y change Tor Corn or Flour. 10000
k,O. D, le6S. JUN l.. HUFF
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
wanted

ITO hire for one wear, GOOD WHITE HAND
to work on Farm. He must be good Wag-
oner and an experienced hand-a single man pre-
ferred. Enquire at THIS OfFlCE.
April Q lS6S-tf
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
ntcd.
SETTLE UP.

A IL PERSONS knowing themselves indebted
n to me are requested to come forward and
make PAYMENT ii. L. HElSkELL.
April 2, 1865.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
Splendid Estate
AND
MILL PROPERTY
AT PUBLIC SALE.

A S Administrator with the will annexed. | shall
y proceed to sell at public auction to the high
est bidder
On WEDNESDAI y, Sd day Of JUNE, merit,
at IL o clock A. NJ. that splendid estate and mill
property of which Elisha Paxton died seized and
possessed living and being in the county of Rock
bridge Virginia on the North River Canal. six
miles southeast of Lexington in good neighbor
hood containing FOG Acres and rs Poles,
about $50 acres cleared. and the balance in timber.
OF the cleared land, there is about GO ACRES or
40. ! ALLUYIAL RIVER BOTTOM; the bal
ance Of me cleared land consists Of heavy stiff clay
soil known in this section as blue grass lands
The land produces wheat. and clover finely,
and is susceptible Of a high state Of Improvement
and can he divided into three tracts TO suit purcha
scrs if desired, with buildings on all.
The improvements consist ofa Splendid Brick
Dwelling House, containing six rooms with
basement and garnet. all elegantly finished and in
good repair a twO-story brick kitchen and brick
strokrhOuse. good barns. stables, corn cribs. ard
all necessary out buildings. There is also on the
promises a LARGE ORCHARD OF EXCELLENT
FRUIT.
Tho other buildings consist Of comfortable log
dwellings, with barns and other necessary out
houses attached. The mill property consists OF
SPLENDID BRICK
MERCHANT MILL
with three nairs Of hurrs and n PLASTER crusher;
a
power and in good negh borhood for wheat and
country custom The Mill with small norton IT
land attached will be sold separate if desired. The
land is well watered with springs different Por
tiors of il.
Iron Ore crops ont on the farm and gives indca-
tions that there might h. extensive bids.
At the same time ard plac" | will sell three tracts
Of land living on the Blue Ridge about three miles
from the home place, containing in all about 100
Acres: the said land is heavily timbered with
oak chestnut. poplar and locust, suitable for farm
and building purposes.
TERMS Cash in hand sufficient IN paw expen-
scs Of sale. and as to the residue. credits of one.
two and three wears. in equal payments. bearing
interest from day Of sale. the purchaser executing
bonds with anproved personal secrritv. the title
retained until the purchase money - paid.
y. u. McCIrER. DEPUTY for
W. d. McCorkle. Sheriff Of Rockbridge CO.. and
rs such Admir- with will annexed Of Elisha Paxton,
deceased.
April 0. ls6s-tds.
Richmond Weekly Wing, Hagerstown Mail and
Charlestown Free Press copy ids and forward bill
to this ofice-Ler. Gazette aud Banner.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
Bring OH your Produce.

DOTATOES, Beans, Bacon. Lard. Butter and
/ Eggs. IkOSSELL g Co.
March 26 1868.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16

DUCK Gloves and GauntIet.. shop Skin Gloves.
ID Linen Collars ssd Cuffs, Hoods. Scarf. Gloves
&c. Neck ties and Cuff for Gentlemen, and ma
ny other additions to our stock Of Notions, just o.
pened ID. HOWELL.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
Great Reduction In
Prices.
DRESS GOODS AT COST!

Tn order : meet the wants Of the Public, and
conform Ia the late declines in the cities, shall
from this time forward. sell good, at greatly re-
dueed prices. The special attention ~ III" ladies
are selling nG at cost. ! also have nice line Of
CASSINERES. CLOTHS, shTTfNkTS BOUTS,
HATS. GROCERIES, &c, all ~ which viii be
sold a. low as the lowest. All ask Is call. and
II INV prices are not as low ss Others. do not
pect to sell. DAVID HOWELL.
January Q, 1868.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16
Plants, Roses, sc.
SEED POTATOES.

nEING DESTROYS of introducing into this section
ID very superior quality of Potato which have
in NV possession, | will dispose OF my stock y
mail quantities. am satisfied that nothing in the
Potato line heretofore known here can equal,
much less surpass this variety.
They can be obtained at the store Of Messrs.
RANSOM & DUKE, or at my farm near Rippon.
Mach 26 '6s-tf HENRY R0HR.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16

T,HE very ses. Powdered ssee Jus. received BY
Jsr o IISotITH BRO
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-04-16

GOOD Wine needs no Bush"
DARKROOM, ia the basement Of de Js5erson
Building.
JOHN 8. YESTERDAY.
IT is memorable principle that no excellent drink
/ can be made out of anthing but excellent mate
riais and conceive that we are safe in asserting
that whatever may be prepared at our establish
ment will be able to speak elOquently for ITSELF.
Therefore, we invite all who indulge in "sociai
glass" to call upon us, and we can favor them with
the most favored and pleasant drinks.
Punches, Toddies, Hint JHteps, Smd-he', SiHg',
Cobbiers, Cocktails, Sangaree., Fire- oad Scars,
Flips, Negss aud .Shrab, Egg NOg',
Apple Toddies and Hot Drink. an season,
Hine., Ale, Porter, Brorn Stout,
And brandy and Whi.key plain.
Also. ALWAYS an assortment of superior brand Sc
oars on hand. Call upon us-in summer-if you
would keep cool"--and winter, if you need some
thing warm and pungent.
Charlestown, August y, 1867.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-02-21

under the home roof, there was hurry
and hustle in preparation for the final
rites. Friends arc sent for, neighbors
are present, the funeral arrangements
are discussed, the mourning procured,
the hospitalities of the house provided
for; all is excitement; the loss is not
yet perceived in all it's greatness. But
'tafter the funeral''--after the hustle
has subsidized and things begin to move
on as usual, then it is we begin to know
what has befallen us. The house seems
still and sepulchral, though in the heart
of the city; and though its thre shold be
trodden by friendly feet, it is as il emp
ty. The apartments; how deserted
especially the room where he surren-
dered in the last conflict. There are
his clothes. there are his books, there
his hat and cane, there his ever vacant
seat at the family board. During his
sickness, we had not so much noticed
these things, for we hoped ever that he
might use or occupy them again. But
ceive the dreadful vacuity everywhere.
Oh how dark and cherries the night
shadows come down after the funeral
No moon or stars ever shown so dimly;
no darkness ever seemed so dark. The
ticklings of the clock reseund like bell
strokes all over the house. No foot
step now on the stairs or overhead in
the sick chamber; no nurse or watchers
to come and say, she is not so well,"
and ask for you. No indeed, you may
"'sleep on now and take your rest if
you can. Ah, poor hearts 1t will be
long before the sweet rest you once
know will revisit your couch. Slumber
will bring again the scenes through
which you have just passed, and you
will start from it but to find them all
too real. God pity the mourner latter
the funeral"
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-02-21
DEATH.

We have never read any thing more
beautiful than the following from the
pen of Mr.. Geo. d. Prentice
"There is but a breath of air and a
beat of the heart betwixt this world and
the next. And in the brief interval of
painful and awful suspense, while we
feel that death is present with us, that
We are powerless, and he all-powerful
and the faint putsations here is but the
prelude OF endless life hereafter, we
feeiin the midst of the stunning calami-
ty about to befall us, that the earth has
no compensating good totmitigate the
severity of our loss. But there is no
grief without some beniiicent provision
to soften its intenseness. When the
good and lovely die the memory of their
good deeds, like the moon beams on
the stormy sea, light up our darkened
hearts and lends to the surrounding
gloom beauty so sad, so sweet, that
we would not, five could, dispel the
darkness that environs it"
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-02-21
THE SPIRIT OF DIsCONTENT.

How universal it is! We never yet
knew the man who would say, 81 am
contented." Go where you will, among
the rich or poor, the man Incompetence
or the man who earns his bread by the
sweat of his brow, you hear the sound
ofmuttering and the voice of complaint.
The other day we stood by cooper
who was playing merry tune with his
adj around a cask. ..- s
"Ah!" said he, "mine is a hard lot,
forever trotting around like dog, driv-
ing hoop" Oh. 10 -
"Hcigho :" sighed blacksmith, ON
one of the late hot days, as he wiped the
perspiration from his brow, while the
red hot iron glowed on the anvil--''this
is life, with vengeance melting and
frying ones self over a fire ~
"Oh that | were carpenter ~ eiac-
ulates shoemaker, as he bent over his
lap-stone. "Here | am, day after day,
wearing my soul away for the sole of
others; cooped up in this little seven by
nine room--no hum !" 80
''l'm sick of this outdoor work ~ ex-
claimed the carpenter, ''broiling under
sweltering sun, or exposed to the in
ciemency of the weather, 1 wish l was
tailor" -
"This is too bad !" perpetually cries
the tailor, "to be compelled to sit
perched up here plying the needle all
the time; would that mine were a more
active life !"
"Last day of grace--banks won't dis
count--customersw won't pay--what shall
l do?" grumbles the merchant II had
rather be a truck horse, or dog, or
anything else I"
"Happy fellows!" groans the lawyer,
as he scratches his head over some per-
picking case or pores over some dry
musty record "happy fellows had
rather hammer stone than puzzle my
head on this tedious, vexatious ques
tion."
And so through all the ramifications
Of society all are complaining of their
condition, finding fault with their par
ticular calling. If were only this or
that, or the other, I should be so con-
tent, is the universal y--'sAnythiDg
but what am" So it as hwagged and
it will wag.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-02-21
GIVING THE DEVIL HIS DUES.

There is point in the following an
ecdotc: A person was making call
upon an old lady, who made it an habi-
tual rule never to speak i'll of another,
and had observed it so closely that she
always justified those whom she heard
evil spoken of. Before the old lady
made her appearance in the parlor, her
several children were speaking OF this
popularity of their mother. and one of
them playfully said: Mother has such
a habit of speaking well of everybody,
that do believe if Satan himself were
the subject of conversation, mother
would find out some virtue or good
quality even in him." OF course this
remark elected some smiling and mer-
riment at the originality of the idea, in
the midst of which the old lady entered
the room, and on being told what had
just been said, she Immediately and
involuntarily replied "Well, my chill
dren, wish we all had Satan's indus
try and perseverance," ..
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-02-21
FoDDERING ANIMALS AROUND STACKS.

Elevated portions of meadows and
pastures, knobs especially, are usually
less productive than the low ground,
ana frequently the soil there is very
thin and in n poor state of fertility
While a growing forest occupied the.
ground, large proportion of the leaves
of the trees have been blown by the
wind or carried down on the lower
ground by streams of water, SO that
many of the knobs of our cultivated
fields have very thin and sometimes
barren soil. For the purpose of reno
waiting such parts of cultivated fields,
stacks of hay or other fodder are built
there and fed of domestic animals, with
view Of improving the fertility of the
soil by the liquid as well as solid pro-
portions of the manure which the stock
would drop, thus avoiding the labor
and expense of hauling manure from
the yard and spreading it on such
places.
The theory on tI.is subject is correct,
while the practice is decidedly errone-
Gus, except under certain circumstan-
ces. When the ground is covered with
snow and ice around a stack, on such
an elevated part ola meadow, large
proportion ofthe liquid manure which
leached from the solid droppings of the
animals, as we'll as most of pure liquid,
will be diffused through the snow, and
either washed away or evaporated, be-
fore it reaches the ground. If the sur
face of the ground be frozen, a much
larger proportion will be lost. If the
ground is bare, and not frozen, the IL
quid manure will Immediately be absor-
bed by the soil and but little of its efii-
cacy lost. s.. ... ...
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-02-21
Chr farnt md Garacn.
WORTH REMEMBERING.

!. In setting out young orchards, al
ways register the varieties Immediate
ly in book, where they may be re-
ferred to in7a few years when the trees
commence bearing, and after the la
beis are lost and the names forgotten.
2. In laying ont gardens for fruits
and vegetables, place everything in
drills, or rows, so that they may be cul-
tivated by hors and tiu; save the
expense of hand labor. d .--,-.....
8. Plant a patch of osicr willows on
every farm. A rod square will furnish
as many bands for binding corn-stalks,
straw, &C., as an acre OF rye straw.
4. Remove stones from the track in
the highway. a single projection
which might have been removed in
minute, has battered an injureda thou
sand wagons, at q damage equal to 4
hundred days labor. ...., -.~
s. When board fences become old,
and the boards begin to come off, nail
upright facing strips upon them against
each post, and the boards will be held
in theii place, and the fence will last
several years longer, .... .T
6. A post fence over ditch, or near
good drainage, and the post always re-
naming dry, will last many years
longer than those standing in wet sub
soil. .....-. .... ...... ..... 3D..
Z. In writing on wooden labels or
marking sticks, with common pencil,
if the wood is first wet. the mark will
last two years; if written on dry, one
OF two rains will wash it all away.
s. Always keep a supply of copper
wire on hand, of different sizes, for re-
pairing tools-it is greatly superior to
either twine or iron wire. ..r...ft
0. Every farmer should have neat
tool-room, against the smooth walls of
which a suitable place should be provi-
ded for hanging up every tool. An
accurate outline of each tool should be
painted ON the wall to remind every
man of its absence when left out of its
place. ......-.y
10. Oilpaint, applied to houses and
barns, out buildings and fences, will
last much longer, and harden better, it
put on as late as the middle Of autumn
instead of during the heat of the sum,
mer. EErE-e.|
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-02-21
HOME ON THE FARIIt


The farm preserves the family in
its integrity. The home has in that
charming word, and that still more
charming thing, the fireside-around
which parents and children gather, and
where the bright and cheerful blaze
upon the hearth is but true type OF
the flame of love that glows in every
heart. The parents have been drawn
together, not by the sordid motives of
wealth, or by the ambitious desire Of So
cial display, but for the personal quail
ties seen in each other. The glory of that
tireside to the husband is that his wife
is there, and to the wife that he is there
Here they gather at morning, and t
evening and at noon. There board is
almost always surrounded with the
same circle. Here they spend the long
winter evenings together, enlivened by
schoolbooks of children, the newspaper
and journals and works of history and
science. A constant horhoge neous in
fluence goes forth from his circle to the
young hearts that are molding there
Paternal vigilance guards the young
against wicked companions. Ifthe re-
ligeous influence is right in that home,
they will all grow up to be good citi-
zens, to be the pillars of society, where
ever they may be cast. The sons fol-
low the business of their father as soon
as their laboFs are available. They arc
with him in the field and by the way
and at home. They form industrious
habits, and are prepared for the res
possibilities of Life.