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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-07-27

"a UGUsTA COUNTY FAlas.-If the
IA people OF Augusta County wish their next
Fair TO be a success, they have it in their power
to make it So
They must not forget however that it requires
money, and good deal of it to prepare the
grounds and buildings and to conduct the Fair
properly, and they must make up their minds to
provide what is necessary without delay.
Much has been done and is doing to prepare
for the next Fair and if Fifteen Hundred Dol
lars can be furnished promptly the preparations
can be completed by the time appointed.
We don't ask it as gift, but loan FOR
which we offer undoubted security, and we shall
be greatly surprised and dss ppointed if it is not
forthcoming.
JOHN b. BALDWIN,,
VIM. A. BURKE, Elk. Com
E.. W. BAYLY,
Iuiv
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-07-27
[Ou[sTRILb COMPANY

In the country, numbering l50 men and
250 horses, incl lldilg - ier:0rnlers, Lady
Riders and popular Clowns. enabling the
management To produce Startling Acts OF
Eorsemanship, During Gymnastic Exer-
cises, :Spectacies OF Oriental Grandeur,
with the most dazzling splelldor.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-07-27

SAHOk SAEsi-'TO EsEsOPERTY.-
e In pursuance of decree Of the Circuit
Court OF Augusta county, will proceed, in the
town of Staunton on
SATURDAY, THE 2STH DAY OF Il UG UST
next, to sell at public sale to the highest bidder,
that valuable property, (or so much as may be
.lecessary) in the West end of said town, the
Mrs. Stafford. The lot contains 8 acres and
l6 Poles of land. and has on it large dwelling
house and all necessary cat houses.
Terms OF SALE.-Costs of the suit and sale in
teen. and thirty months. bearing interest, pnr-
chaser to give bonds with sufficient personal Sc
curitv. and title to be retained ultimate secu-
rity.
Sale at IL clock, NJ.
NICHO. X. TROUT.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-07-27

The Colored Educational Convention of Ken
lucky, which met in Louisville last Wednesday,
adjourned sine die on Saturday. The delegates
in attendance numbered about two hundred and
fifty, and rep resented nearly every county in
the State. The sessions were harmonious, and
the business transacted of character tending
to educate and elevate the colored race.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-07-27
VALUABLE l. ANDS AMP s-.r,v.,..I
PROPERTY FOR SALE

NICHO. X. TROUT, Com
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The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
POULTRY AND EGGS.

A good deal of experience has taught
us that success III the poultry yard de-
pends as much upon good general man
agement as upon any one thing. When
the eggs of any hens are indtferently
kept for the purpose OF raising young
chickens and when little attention is
paid 10 the particular hens reserved for
laying, it will in general be found that
the profits are small, and the quanti-
ty of fowls raised rapidly deteriorates.
In addition to the usual plan OF Sc
lecting only the best formed and quiet
est hens for breeding purposes, we have
found it of advantage to pay considera-
BILE attention to the age of the fowls
Which we retain. For the production
of eggs for domestic consumption. we
never keep hens beyond their second
wear, but for raising chickens we have
found it to be of poor policy to employ
eggs laid by hens less than two years
old. We have always found that tho
chickens from the older hens are more
easily raised, have stronger constitu-
tions, and turn out every way better
than those raised from pullets' eggs
The eggs consequently cost more, but
this extra expense is but small item
on the number of eggs usually employ
ed for hatching-
In order to have eggs during winter
l.esIdes the usual appliances of meat,
lime, sand, bones, &C., we always mako
sure of having some very early chick-
ems. The pullets of these will COM
menee to lay in October or November
and will lay throughout the winter
Next season we draft few of the very
best of these and keep them as breeders,
the balance being fattened and Killed
of, as sooa as they have positively ceas-
ed laying. At this time it is wonderful
how rapidly hens take on fat. We of-
ten see accounts of hens not laying be-
cause they are too fat. When consider
ING the ease with which hens fatten as
soon as they cease laying for the season,
we have often thought that the true
way to state the case is that they fatten
because they did not lay. At this age
they are delightfully."- tender and juicy.
and we would about as soon think of
fattening COW that gave twenty quarts
of milk day as to think of fattening .
lay ing hen.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
MATCH .AKlNa BY WHOLESALE.

A short time since, at a wedding in
South Carolina. young lawyer moved
chat one man III the company should be
selected as president; that this presi-
dent should be duly swoln to keep en-
trely secret all the communications
that should be forwarded to him IN his
official department. that night; that each
unmarried gentleman and lady should
write his or her name Oh a piece of pat
per, and under it place the name OF the
person they wished to marry, then haud
il 10 the president tor Inspection, and if
any lady, and gentleman had recipro-
cally chosen each other, the president
was to iuforln each of the result, and
those who had not been reciprocal in
their choice were 70 be kept entirely
secret. After the appointment of the
president, communications were aceer-
dinghy handed up to the chair, and it
WAS found that twelve young ladies
and gentleman had reciprocal choices.
and eleven of tile twelve matches were
solemniZed.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
sHaIEKING DELlCACY.

In certain pleasant town, IN the
county of Surry, England, there was
three years ago crlcket ground, neatly
surrounded by houses. One fine morn-
ing. just after the great Dingley Dell
match had been played, Tie secretary
OF the club received a letter from a la
dy ''ef certain age" thetproprietor of
one of the adjacent houses. declaring
that her delicacy had repeatedly been
affronted by the sight of gentlemen, in
''every stage of nudity" putting on
their cricketing fiannels in the open
dressing tent just before her windows
Would the secretary, therefore, she en-
quired, make arrangements tor Kidding
her of this disgusting spectacle? The
secretary of that Glib was the pink of
politeness. He wrote deprecating
and apoiogetic note to Miss Fiefye, and
at the next match the dressing tent was
placed aG the opposite corner of the
cricket ground, at least three hundred
yards from the lady's windows.
Imagine the secretary's sastonishment
at receiving. next morning, Il second
letter, thanking him for his ''obviously
kind Intentions" but regrettiiig that
they were Of no avail. as she ''coGld see
the gentlemen's legs, with telescope,
just as plainly AS before.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
NUMBER 10.
JOSH BILLINGS ON THE MULE.

The mule is half horse and half Jack
ass, and then kums to full stop, natHl
discovering her mistake. Tha weigh
more akkording to their heft than any
other creature, except a crowbar. Tha
kant hear eany quicker or emmy flIrth-
er :fan a hoss. yet their ears are big
enough for snow shoes. You ken trust
them with enHy one whose life amt
worth no more than the mules. The
ONLY way to keep them into pastur is
TO turn them into meadow jining and
let them jump 0u5. Tba are ready for
Use just as soon as they will do TO abuse
Tha haint got emmy friends, and will
live on a huekleberry brush, with an
occasional glance at KanaGy thistIes.-
They are modern invenshun, don't
think the bible alludes TO them at all.
They sell for more money than other
domestik animals Yoa kant tell their
age by looking into their mouths emmy
more than you kould Mexican kan.
mons. Tha never have any disease
tha. good club won't heal. Iftha ev-
er die they must KUN rite tn life agin.
for | never heard ennybody sa "ded
mule,' Tha are like sum men. ssvery
corrupt at harte." I've known them
TO be good mules for months just to
get schance to kick sumbody.
never owned one, nor never mean
to, unless there is United States law
passed requiring it. The only reason
why they are passionate Is because they
are ashamed of themselves. | have
seen edukated mules in sirkns. They
would kick and bite tremeujis. Emmy
man who is willing TO drive a mule,
ought to be exempt by law frem iun-
ning for the Legislature. Tha are the
strangest kreaturs in the wurId, and
heaviest according tn their size. herd
tell of one who fell from the tow path
onto the Fri Kanal, and sunk as soon
as he touched water. but he kept rite
on towing the boat til the next station
breathing through bis ears which stuck
out of the water about two feet six in
ches l didn't see this did. but an auc-
tioneer told of it. and never knew an
auctioneer to tell an untruth unless it
was absolutely convenient,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
PRINTERS WIT.

Printers as class are sharp set,
ana their wits is often levelled at the
persons who write for.the press-es-
pecially those who write bad hands. =
We knew an editor who wax dubbed
'Belshazzar,' by the printers in the Of
flee, why do you call him Belshazzar,
we asked 2 because his manuscript
reminds us OF the writing on the wall al
Belshazzars feast. How so!' We again
asked. why, because nobody who is
not possessed with the gift OF Daniel, or
the concentrated guessing powers of
the Yankee nation ca tell what his
manuscript means. The late Judge
saunders of North Carolina, says the
Raleigh standard, was noted ior his H.
legiblc manuscript. On one occasion
a printer who had been perplcxlng his
brain in deciphefing an article of the
Judges am in favor OF sending
Judge Saunders to China. 'Why so =
asked young typo, I'VE have no minis
ter to that country 4 don't propose
to send MIN as minister. He could
make an independant fortune marking
tea boreS.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
THE VARIOUS USES OF GLASS.

When we consider the many uses t.
which glass is applied, its cheapness. its
purity, Its beauty. We fiud that it pos
sesses the valuable qualities of nearly
all the metals; ls;-incorruptible as gold
clear as silver, useful as iron, what
wonld our houses be without it? it
keeps the cold out, ii let's the light in.
We drink out of it, and we see ourselves
in it. Besides fulfilling n thousonj
common and domestic uses, it is maize
into gems that rival the b illiance of
the diamond. aud into lenses which give
new realms to human vision. 1t re-
stores eyesight to the Dung. 1t mag
nifies objects invisible TO the naked eye,
so that they can he distinctly seen and
studied; and it brings the heavens near.
10 it we owe our intimate acquaintance
with the stars. The telescope is the
father OF modern astronomy. and the
soul Of the telescope is gas.-0w Young
Folks for March.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
NUT GROWING,

tits somewhat surprising that with all
our nations love of gain, and the gen.
eral appreciative admiration of beauti-:
| ful trees for shade aud ornament, we
haveso few instances where nut-bearing
trees have been adopted for planting in
place Of the maple, elm or linden. The
chesnut, butternut, black walnut, and
Madeira nut, where the climate will ad--
init are all beautiful as shade ornamen--
tai trees; can be transplanted while
young without loss of over ten per
cent grow very rapidly, and come In
to bearing usually from the seventh to
the tenth year from seed. The hickory
or white walnut is more difficult of
Il Iansplanting; but even that we have
removed with success by digging deep
and Obtaining, and agsin replanting en-
tire, she tap root. Thistap root retain-
ing is, in fact, a featuce of importance
with all nut-bearing trees. its loss often
resulting in the death of the trees,
while, il fully retained, q tree rarely
dies. 1t is, however, more certain, and
probably most economical, to plant the
nuts where the trees are designed to,
stand. This may be done and the
ground yearly cropped co corn, pota-
toes, or small fruits, and at the end OF
uNc CulS VI III lb may DC lOtb X taS1
If desired. AS paying productive
crop, as a permanent investment. at
tended with little or no labor In the cul-
tivatloIl or pruning, etc, We know OF
nothing more reliable than that of an
orchard of nut-bearing trees. Our ma
tive forest trees are being rapidly de-
stroyed, and without the attention of
horticulturists to the subject of growing
nut-bearing, as well as apple ard pear
trees, we shall soon tiHd the products of
our land, IN this particular, more rare
than that of foreign shores. Already
the chestnut commands ready sale at
from eight TO twelve dollars bushel,
while tile white walnut sells freely at
from two to three dollars; and yearly as
time rolls on, these prices are enhanced
rather thaa reduced, becaus of the in
creased demand and the lessened pro-
duct by reason of cutting away the ma
tive forest Trees. We write this having
Just come from an orchard ef about six
ty trees, now about twenty five years
old, and from which the owner gather-
ed an average of over one and a half
bushels to the tree, paying him netre-
turn, exclusive OF labor of gathering, of
over six hundred dollars. These trees
stand in pasture land, and when the ow-
ner was clearing up the forest. were
young sap.ings aud left to grow, with
a hopeful looking forward to the pre-
sent result. In our earlier days we
spent many aday gathering the white
walnut. and our recollection is of sixtO
eight bushels of fruit to tree, for which
buyers then paid one dollar Il bushelv
and as the trees were in pasture land,
the product was clear net gain, ex-
tremely acceptable to the owrer.-cd-
Farmer.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
IT DEPENDS ON CIRCUMSTANCES.

Children are qualified blessings but
whether altogether or only partly so.
they are necessary. What sort of n
plight should we reach in century or
SO without them? Pitiable 10 doubt
Then let Us be kind to the young folks
Let us recoleet that we were once such
and likely enough, we were just a;
noisy rOllicking, nonsens!cal, curlish
a. any we see about as, and whom we
are apt to censure as nuisance. ChIl-
dren are properly never nuisance.
though sometimes, all in case of young
lady and gentleman, who like to be
alone they approach that style. The
worst of children at such times is, they
blab any little tokens of familiarity
which they observe. "Pa, see NJ r.
Fufgerson kiss aunt Mary lots, in the
parior or "Aunt Mary had her arm,
around Mr.. Furgerson's neck," and
kindred expressions, though true
enough are not pleasant TO be noiseG
abroad by strntor an lungs. Slightly
nuisance then, possibly, but rarely
osherM Use.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
THE EooLsHaEss or 1NrEmpERANcE

The habit OF liquor drinking is. to
our mind. the most foolish. inexeusable
piece of destructive nonsense in the
world. And no where is il more pre-
vaieit than in cities. The money pour
ed down the threats of men each year,
| is greater than the Amount expende d
for improvements. Whiskey shops,
saloons, gin mills, beer-cellars. wine
rooms, and all sorts of irrational de-
vices, and places TO fool awav money, are
found by the hundreds and thousands
in cities. Is man is tired, he drinks.
Ii he is at work, he must have drink.
If doing nothing, he takes mint juIep.
Ii too cold, a hot whiskey. Ii he is by
himself, out comes flask or bottle, Ii
III company, he stands treat until his
money is gone; then, like dead-beat,
sits around till some one asks him.
A man on moderate salary steps
into saloon, invites halfa dozen friends
to drink. pays halt dollar or more,
and walks out. Three or four times a
day repeats this, and always drinks,
when asked. 1t is social. Men mean
nothing by it. During the week half a
mans salary has beentpoured down his
throat, destroying his stomach. weak
cning his nerves, over exciting his brain.
robbIng himself and family OF money
needed for other purposes. But it is
social Drink in the morning at noon
at nighJ-ahd then few times be-
tween drinks. The brain whirls-the
hand grow unsteady--tile pocket groas
enpty-tle home ones sutler-the eye
looks red and trcmulous, Us If ashamed
ambition is drowned or poisonel.-
Pretty soon the poor fellow is aiitit for
l.. II Il,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
THE BULLET THAT KILLED LORD MEL.
SON.

Captaig r B. Henderson, of the
Forty sixth Middlesex Rifle Volun-
tcers, in England, writes to the Lon
don Telegraph that the guiiet that killed
Lord Nelson at Trafalgar, "exists as
an honored treasure in tile possession
OF her Majesty Queen Victoria" to
whom it was presented by Capt. Hen
derson's mother many years ago. The
Captain adds: After Lord Nelson had
died in the arms of Captain Hardy and
DR.. Beatt,, afterwards Sir William
Beatty,) the latter extracted the fatal
bullet aud gave it to Captain Hardy,
who had it set in precious stones, and
enclosed i'll a crystal case and an outer
shell of gold in the shape of a walnut.
Hardy at his death gave it back 10 my
uncle, Sir William Beatty; and several
years ago, when its existence became
known, tho British Museum was aux
Ious to purchase it, bdther Majesty hav-
ing expressed Il desire to have it, the
relic was sent to her,"
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
NO DANGER.

A hard shell preacher a worthy man,
lately wound up flaming sermon with
magnificent effusion, by which his
hearers were led TO understand that
they were IN no danger /;
My bretheren and sistern, If man
is fnl of religion you can't hurt him. -
There were three African children !;
they put them in fiery furnace, ,hotted
seven times hotter than it could be
hot. And it didn't swinge a hair up
on their heads. And that was John,
the Evangeler they put him whsr do
you think they put him !? Why, in
caldron of boiling lie, and billed him all
night, and didn't fsze his shell ! And
then thar was Daniel they put him in
to lions den-and what, my fellow
travellers and respected auditors, do
yon think he was put in there for p
Why for praying there three times a
day, don't be alarmed bretherin and
sistern don't think any Of you will
ever get into lions den.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
A DANGEROUS SWING.

A clergyman in Vermont bel g ap
prehensive that the accumulated weight
OF the snow upon the roof OF the barn
mig hi do some damage accordingly re-
solved to shovel it off. He therefore
aecended the root, having first taken
the precantion TO fasten his waist to
one end ofthe rope, the other end of
which he gave to his wife. But fearing
still for his safety he said "My dear
tie the rope around your waist" No
sooner had she done this than off went
the snow, minister and ali, and up
went the wife. On one side of the
barn the astounded clergyman hung,
while on the other side hung hrs wife
high and dry, dangling at the end of
the rope. at that moment gentle
man luckily passed by. and delivered
them from their perllous situation.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
sToNEWALL JACKsoN's FAME.

The Kansas City Journal says "A
few weeks since General Shields the
Democratic candidate for Congress in
this district, advertised meeting at
New Garden a'lttle town ON the line
OF Clay and Ray counties, often called
Hell's Half Acre" At the proper time
the meeting was organized and the
chairman introduced Shields in the fol-
lowing manner Fellow citizens ;
permit me to introduce to you a man,
whose name is household word all over
the country, patriot of two hemis-
pheres statesman. the companion
of Jlay and Benton soldier; the
hero of Cerro & ordo ; the man poured
out his blood like water for his coun-
try the hero of the Potomac the
man who came nearer whippingSton-
wall Jackson than any other man-but
he didn't whip him by a id sight"
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
LICE IN HEN HOUSES.

A good plan to get rid of these trou-
blesome things is to take strips of stur-
geon skin about SIX inches to foot
square and nal them up in different
parts of the hen-house, aud hang them
also about on the roosts. We have tnied
this and find it etfee.ual. We do not
meall that it Is a substitute for cleaning
out the houses; sanitary considerations
prescribe that. But the houses having
been cleaned out, the use of these bits
of skins, and not as abundantly as the
directions require, kept the lice away
etfectually.-Ed. Planter and Former.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
MOST IMPoRTAHT TOOLS FOR A FARM
ER.

A tillei of the soil cannot get along
conveniently without a good axe, a
hand-saw, filed to cut both eross-ways
and length-ways of the grain OF wood, a
claw hammer, a set OF bils and brace,
some augers, mallet and two or more
chissels, a measuring square, drawing
knife, farmers workbench, set OF
planes. and good grindstone. Most
farmers will have more tools than these.
The number of mechanical tools requir-
ed will depend, in a great measure, on
the ability to handle them.
II is an excellent practice to provide
a convenient workshop, and furnish it
with much larger variety of tools than
are here enumerated, and encourage
young Men and boys to exercise them
selves in the facile use of augeIs, chls-
els, and saws, and planes.-Hedrh and
Home,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
NOT BAD.

Little Jimmy, who is now q little
more than four years old, having
achieved pair of rubber boots, aston
ished his paternal the next day by ask
ins If he wouldn't procure him pair
of skates and deduct the pay out of his
allowance when he should have one -
He was, during the late thawy weather,
at his grandmother's, and contrary to
her injunction ran out in the slush and
got his feet wet.
>'Grandma, said he, as he sat by the
stove drying his feet, what do you do
to yoar little boys when they don t
mind you, and go out in the water and
get their feet wet
'Whg,' replied she, with severe
coIntenance, Il whip EN-
Well continued he, in a very dis
eliminating tone, I'm not youi little
boy
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-19
CHALK MONOPOLY;

Mr.. Delmar's report ON the tariff re-
We lis the fact that the present duty on
chalk il equal to S4S per cent. advalo-
rem, lty which is OF course virtually
prohibitory. According to the census,
of 1860, there were but four chalk
manufacturers. meaning we presume,
proprietors OF chalk deposits. in the
United States, and these four dwelt in
Massachusetts. For every ton OF chalk
used in this country, and the eonsump-
tion is probably enormous, the people
pay 20 these chalk na5obs eight prices
aud half. Chalk is used In pharmacy
in housepeeping, in the arts, and as a
valuable fertilizer in agriculture. Che
average cost of thaik abroad SI.lS, spe-
Gle per toni. and the duty is $40, specie
per ton, or S4S per cent. on the value.
iP Lottie, said little sister, what
makes your kittie so crsss? Oh, cause
he is eating teeth spect..ss
T- How to punish hungry NAH
I..sx~ aNa L Il