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The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-11-12
1859.
1869.
Is SOUTH ROYAL STREET, !
II, Ell. CEARESON.S

STOVE WARER ROOMS.
I'VE catalogue for this fall consists of
- - the Following STJYES for cooking: The
iHhONSIDES Farmer, Excelsior Columbia,
continental, hianter, Prize, Amity, Waver-
Miner; also, the Victor, Umpire ana Porta-
=, For Farior, Hall, Chamber and Dining
Gem, Bouquet, &c; also q full lot of t'umber,
land Goai stoves, &C., ali OF which has given
such enUle satisfaction for the past four
years that Ii is useless Tor us to saw orviltfng
except TO warrant every article to please tia
Prices TO suit the times
Roofing, Gutterng and sp9utinr done Mt
short notice.
A general assortment Of Tinwate. Hollow
Ware &c.
All orders promptly filled.
"a. a i 10. o. dets from Orange and adjoining
Nov = lSGg-ly
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-11-12
RL1 ~ T<I & GAEkMi
OF LAND

ON Monday November 12lld. 1862.
~ Court day., viii offer for sale at public
suet.on at Orange Court House. the
TRACT OF LAND
devised by the win of Sarah Clark. 10 John
T.. james W, and Mary \. Clark, children
~ Jahlas Ciari1, deceased, late OF Missouri
Inis tlact contains per Old survey
0HI HUNDRED ARD ElFLT-FIVg ACRES
Of timber and wood land about II miles be-
miles from Walkers Mil. aud near tho
IliHPlkn and Plank road o FIedoriC Asburg.
TERMS U' SALIs:-One tkiid lash bal
ance n one and two years bearing interest,
ana secured by bond and security and re-
tcntfon Of title or decd of trust rs MAJ be
preferred, or larger Iart cash at option OF
purchaser. j. J. lIAlSEY Atty
For john r., James w, and Mary a. Cark.
nov. |, isug.-tds.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-11-12

HIP The Emperor of the French had
narrow escape from death a short
time ago while walking in the streets
ofCpnpeigne. A unruly horse car
rylHg cabriolet fulously behind him
ran so close to the Eepe-Or that he had
barely time to jump aside in order to
savefhis life. What'a trouble that 'un-
ruly, unmanageable horse, with the bit
in his teeth might have brought about
all over Europe =
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-11-12
NEW EsAFs ROOM.

HAVE opened in the store-room
formerly occupied by Capt. T. j. peyton
on Main Street, Il NEW / IRST-CLASS BAR
ROOM, which shall keep constantly sup
piled with the very best Oid Augusta Pure
WhiskeY, Pure Mountain Apple Brandy,
Gle, Blackberry Brandy, Ginger do, Wines
OF all kinds, Tobacco and Cigars. The pub
lie may rely on these liquors and wines as
everything in my power 10 please. and re-
spectfully solicit the patronage of this com
munity.
FARMER l.. WEBB.
Orange G. H. June p 1853
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-11-12
MURDER IN ALBEMARLE.

John Henry Salmon has been arrest
cd and is now in fail for the murder of
his mother and brother, near Stony
Point.
1t seems that on Monday night Mr..
Henry Salmon, who lives near Stony
Point, in that county, went to Mr.. Her
ring s. This neighborl To corn -shucking,
and returning very early Tuesday
morning, was surprised at seeing the
door of the house standing open. He
went a short distance to neighbours
and with him he proceeded to the house,
and there found sight that would
make the hair of the hardest hearted
stand on the end. There, in the front
room, lay his mother, a good Old lady
of about sixty years, dead in pool OF
blood, and in an adjoining room, lying
on the bed, was his only brother breath
ing his last.
The suspicious circumstances which
which was on his shoe was wiped Off
his hand, aud the preventing, by HIM
self, the arrest of negro man last seen
at the house, whom the neighbors
threatened to hang at once ii caught
When his brother Luther was heard
grooming, and brandy given to stimu-
late him, John II. Salmon would not
permit more brandy to be given, and
stood at the door to prevent the en-
trance of any person to the chamber
Salmon has heretofore borne good
character. The preliminary trial took
place yesterday.
ECP Judge Dent has arrived In
Washington. lie says he will be elect
ed Governor of Mississippi by forty
thousand majority. He and his oppo-
nent, Alcorn, having agreed to with
draw from the stump. 1t is said Gen.
Sherman is in favor of relieving Gen.
Anes from command in Mississippi,
bat the President will not consent to it.
Dent insists The proof is ample, in afll-
lavlts on fila in the War Department
that Ames threatened to carry the
election, any how. The contest in
Mississippi has been very warm. Dent
has had the Administration and the
Military to contend against.
ill., Humboldt commenced writing
his Cosmos ut The age OF seventeen.
He could devote only the night to writ
ing for during the day he was rcadin. /,
stidying and collecting materials for
the great work he had undertaken. and
his evenings he had To spend with King
Frederick William the Fourth, who
would accept OF no eXcHse for his alb
seuce from the royal evening parties.
The great naturalist wrote every night
from eleven to three O'Clock.
lEP What u commentary on the ter
ribr disaster to the steamer Stouewall
is the stan Ing fact hat when the fire
broke out il could have been extin-
gflshed by single bucketful OF walter,
but according To report there was not
Ia bucket Oh the boat !
-~-
80. lie Boslop Advertiser says: 1t
gland only oae million two
tnd fifty thousand dollars an
her .cieaR Bank OF England
ea1gUld bass. 1t costs the
Thirteen millions OF dol
y and non-redeemable
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-11-12

A GAS LIGHT FOR EVERY FAMILY.
No Chimney, smoke or grease for use
l. with the Crescent Oil. For safety bril-
liancy and citeapness, the above light is IN
surpassed.
The undersigned have purchased the right
for tie above eai Generators for ia Is county,
and haYo supply Of hem and the Crescent
OH, on hand anu for sale. Gail and see them
and give ii a trial.
H. ID. TALTAFERHO & SON
@.Jan. ~ W. Druggists.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-11-12

iEP What commentary on the ter
rihIr disaster to the steamer StouewAll
is the stan Ing fact hat when the fire
broke out il could have been extin-
gnlshed by single bucketful OF water,
but according To report there was not
"a bucket on the boat !
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-11-12

-. Lne Bosiop Advertiser says: 1t
gland only oae million two
and tifty thousand dollars an
&ler cieaR Bank OF England
salgold bass. 1t costs the
Thirteen millions OF dol
y and non-redeemable
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-11-12
CRESCENT GAS GEyERATOR

FANNiI.It y, v LTIi'
Orange c. IL, Juno %, 1859.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1869-10-22
A Useful Little Woman Secretary Se-
wards Lady Scribe.
Washington Correspondence N. Y. Mail.

washington correspondence N. Y. Nail.
On looking over a copy of the
correspondence jnst issued, I was
told that many of the dispatches
therein were written by a Iady"
AS the story is an interesting one. I
send it. A year ago last August
Mr.. Seward went to Auburn to re.
ceive visit at his home from tho
Chinese Embassy. Two weeks were
spent in entertaining the Celestials.
ana thc Secretary then took a fiual
adleu OF Mr.. Burlingamc and retnrn.
ca TO Washington AS q result of
his absence, there was big mouu-
tam OF unanswered dispatches on
his dcsk awaiting attention. some of
considerable Importance, for lust at
that point a revolution had broken
out III Venezuela and our Minister
needed instructions. Ever since his
attempted assassination Mr.. Seward
had used photographer, being una-
bic to write himself for any length
OF time with his I'M ured arm without
fatigue. Unhappily, two DAYS after
his return, his Secretary fell sick
with typhoid fever. No one in the
Department could write short. hand
Nearly all the photographers were
away on their vacations. He thought
OF sending to New York after man.
ior his embarrassment was becomin.
serious. But tho next day his Sccrc,
tary's wife, young lady of about
tWcnty-thrcc years of age, camc to
the department, said she had studied
shorthand little, and offered her
services. Mr.. Seward gladly accented
them. On trial she proved to bo "a
good as her husband. For six weeks
during his sickness and convalcsccnee'
She worked steadily at tho DEPART
mont 1T Il time when there was moro
to do than for months before. writing
as clerk said, cords of dispatches
from her notes during the day, and
sometimes taking the moro hurried
work homo in the evening. Mean
while she got tho meals for three
boaders with her own hands and doc
tered her husband and sister entirely
herself, leaving negro nurse to look
after them during her absence each
day at tho Department. And'bosides
this she snatchcd few minutes eyerv
day to mako two dresses and gar
mcnts that she needed. Secretary
Seward was very proud Of his little
scribe. Ho took her home daily in
his carriage, showed her every atten-
ton at the Department, and remarked
ut tho end Of her six weeks work
that he thought she knew moro about
our foreign relations than any woman
IN the country: This lady, with con-
siderable pluck, after having gradu-
atcd at two medical colleges in this
country, has gono alone to Yienua to
complete her studies. -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1869-10-22

A GOLDEN WEDDiNG.-And before /
close l must say q word about IL beau
tliIi! golden wedding, attended in one
pretty suburban Villages last week.
There is something almost holy in ten
dcrnoss and sweetness in the thought
ola couple united in youth walking
together for fifty years through the
bright noon Of middle life, through the
pleasant declining Of later years
down TO the sunsct-and the shad-
ows Of age. Times hand has touched
them together. Side by side, through
the changeful years they have reioic-
cb and sorrowcd. by green pastures,
and close beside the still waters, their
feet havo been lcd-down to bitter
Marah, through weary lands, comfort
cd and upheld because together trust
ing in God, they have walked and
known no fear.
Fifty years together, like twin
barls upon o restless sea, throtgh
storms and calm sailing together, n car
ing together tho peaceful port, the
summer haven of Gods fair land.
When the voyage is ended, when spicy
odors and scaward drifting blooms
shall proclaim Gland at last," this side
the verge of silver breaking seas, may
tho good ships sail into port together,
anb cast another side by sido on cter-
nity's quiet tide. The couple whose
golden wedding we celebrated arc we'll
known. Thcir homo is at present
with their son and daughter. Every
thing that filial love can do to make
that homo pleasant is chccrfully &C.
corded, Tho day of tho anniversary
dawned-onc of tho brightest days Of
early fall. Tho ceremony was held at
just tho hour Of tho day of tho week
that they were united fifty years ago
beautiful flowers in lavish profusion
were scattered everywhere. Smiles
and good cheer, and sun bright faces
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1869-10-22
AUGUING WITH WOMEN.

The generality Of women may per
haps be little inferior to tho ,:cnrr-
ailty OF men in conscious analysis Of
the processes Of thonglt; but 1T is not
this analysis which comes principally
into play i'll the course Of ali ordinary
social argument. Such an argument
generally consists, in the main, of the
production by one side Of contrary
instances against the universal propo-
sitions hazardcd by the other sidc-a
struggle in which ready wit and i,
Scrviccablc memory for details arc
muc!: more valuable than any power
of analysing the laws Of thought.
Nor is it satisfactory to say that
men do not argue with women because
women argue only for victory, and
not for truth. Women arc, in this
respect, neither mach better nor
much worse than men. Very few
people, either men or women, argue
witha pure desire TO clucidatc the
truth, and in spirit Of Indifference
TO their own personal success; because
III the first place an argument is not
4 process whereby ignorant Dcoplc
can usually become better informed
and even if it were, in tho second
place, almost all people arc carried
away i'll the heat Of argument to
forget everything but the personal
sense of competition, and the desire
OF victory which that competition
now cxcitcs. And it is by the light
OF this consideration that we sec the
true reason why men decline to argue
with women. All argument is, in fact
except in the tho case of few sinsu-
larly wcll-traincd dispositions, q per-
sonal strife or combat. 1t is like q
game OF choss between two moderate
players, in which the love of science
IS almost always swallowed up by tho
desire to win. 1t is in fact, n duel.
And any one who remembers
that to all duclling it is essential that
the weapons and the laws of the COM
bat be equal to both comLatants, will
sec 1T once why men cannot argue
with women. A man arguing with a
woman is at fatal disadvantage.
Neither the weapons nor the laws OF
combat arc equal. Ho fights with a
blnntcd sword, or q blundcrbus; She
with n double edged rapicr, or an
.'arm OF precision" lie must stand,
but not deliver the fire Representatives
lle must not outstcp certain bounds,
whereas her range is unlimited. lie
IS strictly forbidden to deliver certain
effective thrusts Or s:shoclss," as she
calls them. lie must not :shock her
delicacy"-a very favoritc rcstrictioe
with rather INBRED women, and with
American ladies. lie must not shake
her faith-a restriction under which
most women require an argument
upon any of tho most docply intcrcs-
ting problcms of the day to be con-
Quoted. And she is to DO the umpirc
OF arbitcr. whether he breaks any of
these restrictions. In short, argu-
mcnt, even with an able woman, is q
game tho law Of which is "IIcads,
You win; tails, l lose"-a game aa
which no sensible man cares to play.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1869-10-22

snilicc, as workmcn cannot afford timc
IL read column notices.
In discussing tho consistency which
a newspaper should maintain, Mr..
Hudson expressed tho opinion that it
mattcrcd but little how inconsistent Il
paper was if it kept up with pnbIic
opinion. lIc cited the case Of the
change of sentiment regarding the ar
rest Of Mason and SIidcll, of which
the Herald had carly information, and
adapted its tone according, as an in
instancc in point. ITc thought that q
first-class journal should be perfectly
impcrsonal and independent Of all
advertising or other considerations,
and seemed pleased to hear that the
tendency of our leading journals was
strongly i'm this direction.
Mr.. Hudson spoke with admiration
OF James Gordon Bennett as IL journ-
alist, and also OF g. A. Dana, III. J.
Raymond and Horace Greeley. The
latter, he said, might be IL perfect
journalist if he so chose, and possessed
u native genius for the profession.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1869-10-22

WOMEN AS JURoRs.-This is one of
the phases Of tho pctticoat suffrage
question now being agitated. Once
armed with the ballot, the duties of
sitting upon jurics will be "imposed
upon the ladies. Now it is q noto-
rous fact that men arc far moro lenicnt
ana mcrciful to female criminals than
women are towards each other outside
OF the courtroom. If they will not
spare weak frail one now, what will
they 90 when clothed with tho rights
ofjurors? Imagine a young and pret.
ty woman, who has "stoopcd to folly :"
brought before q jury in which several
irascible and elderly spinsters hold the
balance Of power, is it difficult to saw
what the verdict would be? Would
the prisoners beauty, or tears or re-
pentance touch them? Verify. M.
If the young thing happened to be
the plaintiff in q suit for breach Of
promise against q handsome, rich
young swell, would she win her suit
Truly, no. Could the ladies on the
jury find it in their hearts to give a
verdict against "such a nice young
man?" Bless you, no. Thus it is owl
dent that with crinoline in the jury
box neither would got justice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1869-10-22
Y w. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON.

Now what should we do? In the
first place wc should erect platform
and have no dead wood in it, and
discard all fossils and fossiliicrous
ideas. If VIC hope for success, VIC
must nominate candidates upon Il
platform of principles, that will not
insure defeat, but success.
1t was all right and proper and our
duty i'll the past political contests to
fight against the Reconstruction Acts
OF Congress, against negro suffrage,
and for our cherished principles, but
for the future let us not weaken our
party and cmbarrass ourselves by
such fruitlcss opposition. The dem
ocracy Of noble old Virginia and of
gallant Mississippi and Of redeemed
Tennessee will never lead lis a$tr,y,
but if followed will lead us to success
We know that there arc some hard
shell Democrats who under no circum-
stances, could be induced to take II
sing glc step toward conciiiation, CON
ccsslon Or compromise. They had
never learned that it is necessary for
the minority, if they would increase
their party, they must conccdc some.
what TO tho feelings and sentiments
of the majority. l would not exactly
give the command right about face,
but l would certainly be willing TO
march under the same commands That
gave success i'll Virginia, and if Caro-
llnlans ever hope to rule Carolina, VIC
must profit by her example.
CURLTAIL.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1869-10-22
United States Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of tho United
States began its first fall session Mon
day, under the law Of Congress. The
Court consists of nino judges, but since
tho death of Justic, Wayne-thc va
cancy still cxisting-the number has
been reduced to eight, as follows:
Hon. Salmon P. Chase, Of Ohio. ap-
pointed on the 9Th Of December, 1864,
by President Lincoln, from the Fourth
Circuit, composed as follows: Mary
land, Wcst Virginia, Virginia, North
Carolina, and South Caaolina.
Hon. Samuel Nelson, Of New York,
appointed by President Tyler, on the
9th of January, 1915, from tho Second
Circuit, composed Of the States of
Now York, Vermont, anb Connecti-
cut.
Hon. Robert G. Gricr, of Pennsyl.
vania, appointed August 4th 1845' by
President Polk, from the Third Cir.
cult, composed of tho States of Penn.
sylvania, New Jorsey, and Delaware.
Hon. Nathan Clifford, of Maine ap-
pointed January 18th, 1858, by Prcsi-
dent Buchanan, from tho First Circuit
composed of tho States deMaino, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island. So.
Hon. Noah II Swayne, of Ohio, ap
pointed January 4th, 1862 by Presi
don't Lincoln, from the Sixth Circuit
composed of tho States of Ohio, Mich
igan, kentucky, and Tennessee.
Hon: S. f. Miller, Of Iowa, appoint
ed by. President Lincoln, July 10th
1862, from tho Eigth. Circuit, com
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1869-10-22
For the Abbcville Press and Banner.
10 the Farmers of Abbeville District

L said in my last communication,
that tho profits of agriculture were
in proportion to the quality, and the
extent Of our operations.
The term quality, as used in this
connection embraces every clement
which enters in the production Of the
plant, as well as the mechanical opc-
rations necessary to put the soil in
such condition as will enable the plant
to take up the elements rs they arc
needed. The devclopcmcnt Of veyc.
table life, is not unlike that of the
animal.
If we take an animal-a pig for
instance, and place it in pen in such
condition, and under such circum
stances, that even though it may have
an abundance Of food, vet it will
dwindlc and perish for the want of
proper treatment. 1t requires COM
Portable pcn-onc suited to its ncccs-
sitics upon which the owner has
bestowed some care and attention, as
we'll as Il sufticicncy of food. So with
the vegetable. If we assign Il spacc
OF four feet square to the production
of Il perfect ear Of corn, it is not
enough that we plant the grain sim
ply, nor will it answer to feed it with
an ample supply Of all the elements OF
which ii is composcd-in either event
it Will fail to produce a perfect spec
linen Of corn. In the first place the
space allotted to it, must tc deeply
stirred, the deeper the better, and
and thoroughly puivcrizcd. The
earth is simply the medium through
which the plant is enabled TO take up
It's food. l. is to the plant what the
ordinary culinary implements are to
men. The spoon of the plant. By
the thorough and deep disintesration
Of the soil, 4 continuous supply of
Moisture, by condensation and attrac-
ton, is obtained for the rootlets.
moisture may be called the handmaid
Of the plant. It's food is conveyed by
moisture and if there is IL deficiency
Of it the plant will die.
Thus by the deep and thorough
disintcgration Of the soil we obtain
from the plant the necessary condi
ton of moisture, and ii fine circulation
OF air with its attending benefits.
Having all the requisites as to condi.
ton of soil, it only remains for us to
feed the plant with such food us the
soil is deficient in, then adopt that
system Of cultivation, which will
enable us most c!icctually to destroy
the weeds and grass with the least
injury to the roots Of tho plant.
They should not be disturbed if DOS
sible to prevent it. AS well 90 into
the forest and cut tho roots of the
trees and expect them to flourish, as
to cut the roots Of the young plant
and expect to improve it. The above
is the quality and condition of sue
cessiul agriculture. 1t is that per-
sued by every people where intelligent
free labor is employed; when asricul-
turc is studied as science.
With this view Of the subject Git is
the correct one practically and thco-
rctically) what u vast area of surplus
land we have here awaiting occupa-
ton. Under tho above system VIC
may extend our area pcrpcndicnlarly
as far as we please, to our profit, but
fifty acres laterally is as much rs VIC
can use profitably now.
FIFTY ACRES.
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Modern Journalism.

The New York Mail presents some
notes Of y conversation On editorial
management with Mr.. Frederick IIud-
son, who for years, and until quite re-
Gently, held the position of managing
editor Of the New York Herald. TO
Mr.. Hudson is due tho lions share of
the credit fer the extraordinary
achievements and prestige Of tho Her
aid as Il newspaper, and it is interesting
to read tho professional theories Of
so eminent and successful y worker in
the field Of journalism
In considering the philosophy Of
journalism, Mr.. Hudson said that he
did not know of any general princi-
Pal OH which good newspaper may
be made, so much depends upon the
material, viz: News, which the cdi-
tor has at hand, and very different re-
suits under circumstances. lie seem
ed to consider enterprise in obtaining
news tho primo quality, and said that
if he was again in charge of q leading
metropolitan paper he would use the
telegraph in all cases rather than rg-
sort TO the mails. lie thought tho
Now York dailics might retain their
present supremacy by such measures,
as they could always afford TO give the
fuller and better reports of events
than any ono else. Ho contrastcd
modern newspapers with those of thir-
ty years ago, when tho Washington
National Intclligonccr was tho stand
ard Of excellence, and said that tho
editors of those papers, with their
ponderous discussions of party politics
and White House intrigues, had no
conception of our theory of journal
ism. Ho favored anonymous writ
ings, rs the credit of the paper was
increased by overy lucky hit of its
employees.
A newspaper should bo thorough
ly systematized and divided into dc.
paytments. The tendency of tho time
is towards speciality, though vcrsatil.
Eity is tho most desirable quality rs a
journalist. Due proportion should be
given to tho relative value Of news
| and no subject should be allotted more
space than it deserves. The mistake
must not be made Of giving longer
notice to mattors than persons intor-
cstcd in them can find time-to read.
Thus in the case of labor reports, a
amount Of labor room would