The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19

| Tie American agent Oh tHOSe oACelleHI
Englishspublications the Infants Maga-
sine and the Children'S Friend. At the
price, rs cts a year, each, we know of
no childrcn's papers at all comparable
to them.
A Young lady, who is indignant ut
the typographical errors in her first
published poem, expresses herself as
follows:
III wish had that editor about half q min
ute;
I'd bang him to his hearts content, and
with an h begin it;
I'd jam his body, eyes, and bones, and spell
And send him TO that hill ofhis-He spells it
| with an e."
| Scientific men in France and Germa-
ny think the recent commissions of the
earth indicate the ultimate formation of
a new continent.
Go on with your show, old geology
Wen take 'em as fast as you can make
'em. Got plenty of money.
It's estimated that there are nearly
| 10000 young men in Boston under mar
rage engagements, waiting tor better
times.
"Better-half' times, VIC should say.
A New SOUTHERN NovEL.-E. j. Hale
& Sons, 16 Murray street, New York,
will publish in a few days, "Minor
Place." a tale of Southern Home Life
by lady of Tennessee "a native of Ala
bama. l VOL, u mo. j; price s1.50.-
Orders solicited. Sent by mail, post
paid, on receipt OF the price.
A copy Of the book will be sent to
any editor who will publish the above,
together with this note, and forward
marked copy of the paper to the pub
fishers.
On the maps used by the Hindoos
Africa is depicted as small island
America is made one of its chief towns.
Barring the size of the island, the
Hindoo map is about right.
A cigarette" seven feet long, and
weighing thirty pounds, has been made
at shop in New Haven. 1t is of leaf
tobacco entirely, and is about foot in
circumference.
Intended for GRANT to smoke while
making his inaugural.
No explanation of mental phenome-
ma can be founded on the hypothesis of
their identity with physical forces
Every attempt OF the kind leads to the
conclusion that there is something be-
yond the reach of scientific investiga-
ton, the existance of which is as Ger
tain, as its nature is uncomfortable. The
organic world furnishes no less conclu-
siye evidence of the existence of an in
tluence superior to force, than the phys
ical world exhibits of the existence of
force itself. Hence there is a field, which
it is not the province of physical sci
tive Philosophy will hold throughout |
the domain of Che Universe of sense
but is powerless to explain the myster- |
les of human CONSCIOUSNESS Pres. Bar |
nard.
Comtism found its fitting termination
in the absurd Religion of Humanity
but the end of science: which is for the
time being the most formidable antago-
mist alike of metaphy sizes and religion,
will be, unless we are much mistaken,
the automatically exact demonstra-
ton not only otsspiritual forces but Of
spiritual intelligence, This done, all
Nature becomes an open and ever-in-
creasingly illuminated Bible; and posi-
tive religion, sorely needed in these
day S of wide-spreadng atheism, will
follow in inevitable sequence.
A gentleman whose father has been
cured of a hopeless case of dropsy wish
es the fact stated with the desire that
others may be similarly benefited
Make bean pod tea-either white or Ii
ma beans-sweeten to the taste and
drink abundantly.
1t is now pretty well settled that
Imain-action depends upon the supply
of phosphorus in the system. So,
brother editors, when you find your
selves getting little dull and want to
brighten up, pull out your box of par
lor matches and nibble off the ends of
two or three of them. We know your
reply; so DOM make'it.
However, we hope Bagby will follow
that Bankers advice. "Get RICH" Of
course the Banker told him how, Fred,
NelcS.
He told us as how we'd better edit a
newspaper--that being the only
sure way to make money. And we
lone it.
See piece about Horsehood Suffrage
IN the outside page.
sHeat, electricity, light, and even '
sravitation, and chemical force are now
'eoarded as forces in which solar ener-
" when it disappears is completely c
The truth that 10 force t
5 ever lost and no force ever created \
las been established by course of the
most refined and accurate experiment"
w il
What's the name of the "Twinkler..
n the Wilmington On. CO. Star? He
cts of some right good things nearly
very day. Par eremple: :
"a decent Chicago wedding costs a. +
,out $4,000" Does this include the I
Expense of the divorce suit .
'iGrant is the subject of an article in "
he last number of the Edinburgh Re
ie,o." 1t must be very indefinite ar
icle
HoLT WILsoy wants to get the whole n