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The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-08
CHRISTIAN WORK.

On becoming a Christian one should
contemplate engaging tor the remaind-
er of his life in such service to God as
he has or can gain fitness for. He
ought to regard it as settled, as coven-
anted between him and his Saviour.
that it is henceforth to be his chef, his
one purpose and aim, to do good. He
learns from his Bible that he is a branch
on which fruit is to be found; steward
from whose trust increase will be eX-
pected; light that is to so shine that the
darkness shall feel it's power and give
peaceto 1t; a partaker and rerealer ofthe
Divine nature. 70 be regenerated is
to lie consecrated. We are saved to be
not our own, but his who has loved us
and given himself tor us. Aud the
dedication is to be coeval with the SAL
vation; one aud inseparable should
the, be considered. Every person
therefore, who links himself Il CHRIS
tian ought to see that he is striving to
be as useful as possible. a IL are as
much bound to DO so as any. There is
no ground on Which one can rightly ask
to be. excused. The principle that
could justify the idleness OF the small
est would also justify tie uselessness
OF the largest; for the obligation. is not
to do great deal, but to DO what we
cal. May the time soon come when
indIspositiOn or neglect to work earn
estly for the advancement of his king
dom will be looked upon by al! profess
sing Christians as full evidence of
lack of saving interest in Christ; or
rather, the time when they shall all
have measure OF his zeal, and make
their lives such NISSAN as his was.
~ H., ,,,-l, ,II
summer and winter, Sabbaths and
week days--young, mtddle-aged, or
old--wo ork, ,corle, work for the glory of
G cd, for the saving of perishing
world, And that you may have heart
and will to do so, evermore "dbide IN"
Christ. Keep i'll lively fellowship with
him by whom the apostle could, andby
whom likewise ws can do all things.
Experience of Christ and Christian
efforts are naturally dependent on each
other-- live or die together.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-08
PROVERBS OF NATIONS.

God cures aud the doctor takes the
fee.
Go into the country to hear what
news is in town.
Go to bed with the lamb, and rise
with the lark
Give neither counsel or salt until
you are asked for it.
God help the poor for the rich can
help themselves.
Grleving over misfortune is adding
gall to wormwood.
Give clown your finger, and he'll
take your whole hand.
Give child his Will and a whelp his
fill and neither will thrive.
Gonot for every grief to the physi-
clan, nor for every quarrel to the law
yer, nor for every thirst to the bowl.
Health is better than wealth.
Health and mfrth create beauty.
He that serves the public obliges no.
body.
He who gives to the public gives to
one.
He that nrarrietIrfor wealth sells his
liberty.
lie that wants health wants every
thing.
Humility gains often more than
pride. .3
He is handsome chat handsome does.
He who has no shame has no con-
science.
He that hath an ill name is half
hanged.
He is poor indeed who can promise
nothing.
He that will steal pin will steal a
better thing.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-08
POLITICAL ANECD0TE OF HON LEWIS
MCKENZIE.

General Mckenzie, the popular re-
preventative elect from the Seventh
District of Virginia, to the 4lst Con-
gress, was candidate. few years ago
for similar position, and entered into
contest for the seat, before the House
of Representatives. On his arrival at
Martnsburg to take testimony, lie
found that only two votes had been
polled for him at that precinct. Prompts
ed by naturally and Iroverbially
generous disposition. he expressed q
desire to see his two political friends,
who. after diligent search. were found
and turned out to be two Irish laborers.
Having thanked them cordially for
their support, he asked the favor of
their pho tographs. handing them a sum
of money sufficient TO procure the same
with duplicates for themselves. They
went off with alacrity. highly delight
ed with the honor, and soon returned,
full Of delight and gratitude, having
procured very faithful, II not very hand
some liknesst s. which they delivered to
the General, and the took enthusias-
tic and affectionate leave of him, de-
claring that he was the best man they
had ever voted foi, +, and that ii he should
run again, they would not only vote
for him, but also electioneer for lin
and fight for him if necessary. After
their de parture, some friends upbraid-
ed the General for the folly and bad
taste OF investing money in such an
unsightly pair OF pictures, to which he
replied that he could not prize them
more, highly if they were as handsom
as Adoniss and that when a man had SO
!ew friends as he seemed to have about
there, he coltid not appreciate them too
highly. He accordingly, placed the
mementos carefully in his satchel, and
now. at his sumptuous home. at A lex
andria, amongst other cherished souv-
enirs, he still preserves the pictures of
his swo Hibernian friends; and he
keeps them for love and not for beauty
for an uglier pair of mugs you will not
meet in a days journey. The moral of
this little story is that we lose nothing
by being appreclative and garteful even
to the humblest: and the sequel IN the
case OF General Mckenzie proves, fol-
he has since been elected to Congress
by Il majority so great that it would
require fortune 80 photograph the
faces of all his friends Winchester
Times,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-08
A TALK WITH A LION tanner,

A lion tanner named Lengel, was &C.
verely bitten in the leg by lioness in
Charleston South Carolina, in April
and is still disabled in consequence of
the wound. One of tthe Charleston
papers describes visit to him as fol-
lows
In answer to question as to his
manner of tanning lions, hs replied at
length. saying that sit was gift of
natlre' with him. 81 have no fear of
them, people tell me everytime get
wound that it should be Il warning to me
and shuld make me fear to go into the
caps again. But it does not. When | am
away from the lion get homesick, and
when 20 where they are and my
wounds prevent me from going IN the
ca oe, get more homesick still. new
er saw any lions | could not tame'-
Three wears ago | tanned Il lion in New
York, which, while in Europe, had kill
led one man, and badly mangled anoth-
er, who had attempted to tame them.
In three weeks after they were put in
to my charge they were as tame as |
wished, though before they were con-
sidered untamable. | very seldom use
force in tanning them, but sometimes
it becomes cessary-kindness is my
usual plan, am always careful to keep
my eye upon them.
Every one who has seen the lion ia
mer leaving the cage after his feat OF "
ingdown among the lions putting his feet
or their heads, feeding them, and hr-
ing of pistols has doubtless noticed how
careful he was--stepping out backwards
very deliberately, and watching closely
the beast which always advanced upor
him. In speaking of. this, he says; II
did not keep my eye upon them they
would mn39 at me-. They have sense
enough to konw that am retreating
from them, and they gam courage;
there is more dangessto me at this time
than any, other. IL the lions were at
liberty Twould fear to go near them
Some people think that lion born in
America is more doclle, partaking less
of the nature of the brutes, than one
born in Africa or Asia. Not so. l
would rather have to tame litter born
in either of the two mentioned places
than litter born in this cOuntry-the
latter are more dangerous aud less cas-
ilY tanned, ~
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g. attn an6 GarSett.
C0acENTRATEDgMA MANUREs,

| To be an unexceptionable article for
cheapness and usefulness. a fertilizer
| must contain:
| l. Those mineral substances which
are uniformly found in the ashes OF our
cultivated plants. and of which, as they
are the least abundant5the soils become
first exhausted.
2. Some organic nitrogenous matter;
this will, when in state of decomposi-
tion or fermentation, not only supply
in part the indispensable ammonia and
the great dissoiving agent, carbonic
acid, but it performs that other very
important function OF iimparting chemi-
cal activity to the minera! portion of
the fertilizer and soil, by which the
otherwise inaccessible resources for
plant-food are rendered available.
3. These ingredients must be present
in such physical conditions and such
proportions. as to afford to the plants
their nutritive. elements according to
their gradual development, thus avoid
ing waste and loss to the farmer, by
evaporation. washing away or other
causes, before they are needed.
The necessity of the application of
nitrogen yielding organic Substances
in limited quantities. becomes more ap-
parent, since it has been proved that its
bene fetal influence begins at the early
stage of the formation OF the root-fbres;
it awakens vitality--accelerates the
growth of the root, consequently of the
whole plant, as it seems, by its turn-.
Ishlng the elements to the formation OF
albumen, which is found already in the
roots.
On the other hand, experience shas
long ago taught us, that highly ammoni-
ated manures have to be used with
great cabti0n, as they induce too rapid
development of the foliage Mt the ex-
ponse of the grain, produce soft straw,
sickly grains. and are injurious to root
plants, tobacco leaf, and cotton plants,
aud are known to exhaust the lands.
1t is needless to speak of the good et-
fects of The use of phosphate manures
the increasing demand for such arti-
cles being the strongest proof of :heir
growing appreciation by the farming
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Enttirar.
LONGING.
BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.

BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL,
or all the myriad moods of mind
That through the soul came throbbing,
Which one was e'er so dear, SO kind,
So beautiful as longing?
The thing we long for, that we are,
For one transcendent moment!
Before the Present, poor and bare,
Can make its sneering comment.
Still, through our paltry stir and strife,
Grows down our wished ideal;
And longing moulds in clay what life
Carves in the marble real;
To let the new lie in we know,
Desire must open the portal;
Perhaps the longing to be SO
Helps make the soul immortal.
Longing is Gods fresh heavenward will,
With our poor earthward striving;
We quench it that we may be still
Content with merely living;
But, would we learn the hearts full SCOPE
Which we are hourly wronging,
Our lives must climb from hope to hope,
And realize our longing.
All! let us hope that to our praise
Good God not only reckons
The moments when we tread his ways,
kBut when the spirit reckons;
That some slight good is also wrought
Beyond self satisfaction,
When we are simply good in thought,
Howe'er we fail in action
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NUMBER 48.
JUMPING.
FEMALE ATHLETE WINS TWO PRIZES AND
TAXES THE BELT.

|
A short time ago a number of the
| young people III the neighborhood of
Dorchester, Mass, imDroVised a iump-
ing match for small purse between
| Mike Flynn and Il young man named
| Murphy. In this match Murphy was
badly worsted, wheieupon his sister
katei a bright, strong, and sprightly
girl of twenty summers. became very
indignant. and gave out to Ter COM
panions that she could out jump Mike
Flynn ii her brother could no:. Katie
became very earnest in he: asserva-
tions, and to satisfy her match WAS
made for a purse of seventy five dollars.
and, greatly to the surprise OF her
friends, when the match came of she
won 1T. This greatly sEemed Flynn
and his friends, so Miss Kate was chal-
lenged to another. contest; for two hun
dred dollars a side, some days after.-
The affair attracted quite a crowd to
witness the sport, not less than four
hundred people being present.
Kate made her appearance, dressed
in flowing red flannel drawers, la
bloomeri with merinO shir3 and pair
OF pretty CATERS tightly laced to her
feet! Mr. Flynn was dressed nearly in
the same manner. The arrangements
being all completed, the exercises be-
gan. Flynn leading Off with a leap of
ten feet two inches. Katie then took
her position, cheered Oh by her friends.
and made the leap, clearing distance
of ten feet four and halt ir ches. This
created great excitement in the crowd,
and nerved up Kate tor something still
better. The second leap was called for,
when Flynn cleared ten feet seven
inches. This was very long jump,
and the Flynn party felt greatly ed-
couraged. But Katie was again intro
duced, her friends cheering and feeling
confident that she would beat. I are
fully she placed her little gaiter-b0ots
on the line, and strainirg every muscle
in her well-knit frame made the leap,
clearing ten feet go inches. This was
too much for her competitor, and amid
the plaudts of the whole company Katie
retired with her purse of four hundred
dollars.
1t is possible that Katie may be start
ed for another match.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-08
TO REMOVE RUST.

A lady writing from Vermont TO the
Hearth and Honr. says that she accident
ly discovered an easy way OF removing
rust from steel. She put number of
badly-rnsted forks i'll tumbler of ker-
osene oi!, and after leaving them there
some time, tonnd that the rust had be-
come 50 much loosened that it rubbed
of readily. She says that she has since
then used the oil 10 clean her knives
and sewing machine. We suppose that
many of orr readers have already learn
of the beneficial effects OF oil on
st. but we give tie correspondents
expel' nee for the benefit of those who
have nev. used it for such a purpose.--
Scientific AnaericGn.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-08

srP "lEoFier. ! SHOULDN'T he sur
prised i if oiiF Susan gets choked some
day." "Why;: &,y son." "Becanse
John Wipsy twisted his arm around
her neck the other night. and if she
had not kissed him TO let her go, lie
would have strangled her."
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-08
ALEXANDRIA FEMALE SEMINARY.
ALEXANDRIA,, VIRGINIA,

J'HE next session of this institution
which has been conducted heretofore
with so much success by its former Princi-
pal, Mr.. X. KEMPER, will begin on the 10Th
day of September. 1859. A fine Building,
with very extensive grounds adjoining, has
been purchased on Washington street, in
the city, and Boarders will be furnished with
every comfort on the most reasonable terms
A full corps of Instructors have been EN-:
ployed, and while thorough tra ttlhg in the
the first Importance, unusual facilities will
be afforded in the Department of Music,
Drawing, Painting, and Modern Languages
Bodrders Uiu enjoy the Advantage Of hdUinq
The French spoken in the family Of Principal =
No extra charge Is made in Uheircase for tut
ton in French, as all are expected to study
it af-a tafSe Fart in the conversations.
Send for catalogue.
w, W. LEGAR15, Principal.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-08
ORANGE MALE SCHOOL.

THIS School for young men and boz
4 will begin September LIST and close June
30th.
Strict attention will be paid to the morals
and progress of the. pupils.
Tuition, Payable Half Session in Advance |:
For English brances per half session
OF iVe months, SlT so
Higher Mathematics, Moral and Phys
ical Science, 20 90
Ancient and Modern Languages, with
other studies, 25 90
No extra charges.
II. E. HATCHER,
August 10, 4s6e.-ly. Orange c. II Va,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-08
CLIFTON
FEMALE BOARDING SCHOOL.

THIS School, taught by Miss e. C. Pa
u gand, Will commence ON the LIST OF Sep
teInber, 1869, and close on the 26th of June,
1870.
Clifton is 215 miles from Gordonsville on
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, COM
manding 81 view of the latter for 3 miles,
The health and beauty of the location are
equal to any in Virginia. No effort VIII be
spared to make the boarders comfortable
and happy and their duties pleasant and
profitable.
Terms:
Board and tuition in English $3.50
Latin and French, each, 10
One half in advance. the balance the LIST of
February, 1870. Only flveo orsi> boarders will
be taken. address c. COWHERD
Gordonsville, Orange County, Va
July 80 lS69.-3m.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-08

iEFs Jealousy violates contracts, dis
solves society, breaks wedlocls, be-
trays friends and neighbors, nobody is
good. and every one is either doing or
designing them mischief,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-08

@ You can't prevent the birds of
sadness from flying over yonr head, but
you may prevent them from stopping
to build their nests there.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-08
NEW FEMALE ACADEMY.


TAVING leased for term of years
IL ...e large and comnfodior's residence of
Mrs. c. w. Ashby, will open select Fe-
male Academy, at.Culpeper Court House, on
the 9th day Of September next.
Careful attention will be given to physi-
cal and mental culture-to mora lls and reli-
gion. With nm experience of nearly thirty
of duties,
Terms Per Session of Ten Months:
English, from $50 to $780,
French, Latin and Greek, 20
Drawing, ~
Music, so
Boarding. 49, -, -'..,'
Payable one-halfin advance, and one-half
February lst 1869.
CHARLES H. NOURSE.
Culnener. July 26 lS69.-tf
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-08

i6@One of the best sort of minds 10
that which minds its own business
Like lgay other extra good things,
including beef-stesks, 1t Is somewhat
rare.
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DRAM Gle
FEMALE BOARDING SCHOOL

Prsks. J. FALLEN, A. NJ, Principal.
TN E subscriber offers long and sue
l. cessful experience as guarantee that the
School will be in every respect worthy the
confidence of the community, and solicits
the patronage of old friends and public gem
orally.
Ss& Terms
Per session of Ten Months, payable quarter
ly in advance.
Primary English branches, So 90
Higher n.lish 40 %
Languages, each, 10 90
Music, 40 90
Use of Instrument 90
board, including lights, fuel and
washing, q l60 90
Particular attention paid Co the m6rsls and
manners of young ladies boarding in the fam
lily of the Principal.
September IL, lS69-GmI
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-08

" A natural curiosity is a dog
which has whistle growing at the end
of his tail. He calls himself, when
wanted
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-08
alexandria Gradf.
JAMES w. MALLS,
ohnEo W. ~ ALhSoe
SUCCESSOR TO j. W. NAILS & Co.

JAMES w. MALLS,
SUCCESSOR TO j. W. MALLS q CO.,
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA,
HAVING purchased the entire stock
Ia OF the late firm, at the old stand
No. IS7 King Street.
l invite those who have so literally patron
lied them, and the public generally. to give
me call. Having large stock on hand, |
prepared to sell as cheapas can be bought In
the State. My stock consists of Hardware
Cutlery Carpenters Tools, Doors, Sash,
Cllnds Door and Window Frames, Brackets,
Mouldi lgs, Balusters, of different patterns,
and Newell Posts. A large stock of French
and American Glass, double and single thick,
of all sizes. Paints, Oils. Varnishes, Paint
and Whitewash Brushes, Lewis's Pure White
Lead, and other brands of fine quality, Put
", Turpentine, and Machine Oil. Also,
Lime, (of superior quaity,) Cement, Calcin-
ed Plaster, Pitch and Felt, for Roofing, &c.
A large stock of Pugh's celebrated Car Au-
gers and other articles found in first class
Builders Furnishing Establishments.
Ga All Orders for Lumber. Brick and all
kinds of Building Material promptly attend
ed to.
TERMS CASH.
June 4, 1969.-ly.
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Shf 9atite 4irgimiau
BY BAGBY & sToFER.

TERMS OF ADVERT IsIEG.--The following
e our terms OF Advertising, which VIII, in
D Instance, be departed from:
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From Hon. B. johnson harbour Rector of tn
Bodrd Of PtsttolS Of the University of Val
VIRGINIUS DABNEY Esn

TERMS $500 per session.
Circulars sent on application.
July 8, IS69.-3m. v. .DABNFY,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-04

TnE TuEF.-Two purse. were trot-
cd for at Proctor.yillo, Oct. ~. 1869, on
Black River Diving Park, ~ follows
For the one hundred dollar pure, II. A.
Howo's Black River Maid; l.. Storns'
Young Rather, and T.. Todd's Stranger.
Tho owners chose portion a follows :
Rather, tho pole. Stronger II, BAck
River Mold 3D. After scoring three times
they wcro sent off, Black River Maid taxi
ing the pole and winning the heat with
OUT a skip ia 2:32s, Rather I'd, Stranger
Sd. The second heat was won by Young
Rather ia 2.33, Black River Maid I'd,
Stranger 81. The third heat was won by
Rather in 2.3li, Black River Mid 81,
Stranger 81. In this heat Black River
Maid cast a shoe and was withdraw from
the race. Fourth heat was won by Rather
in 2.31, Stranger Cd.
The following horses contested for the
$40 purse II. a. Howe. sorel gelding
Traveller, and A. ID Fletcher b. m. Red
Bird. Traveller won in three straight
heats, without skip. Time, 2:33s, 2:37,
1884.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-04

GES GRAFT ASD Nix. CpHGIS T he
Washington correspondent u the Tribune
gives tho fJllowing n tho basis of the
stories which have been circulated by
Fisk aud Gould az ~ the Presidents can
ncctiou with their gold ring, through
Cofbin. The statement makes more clear,
what has been pretty evident for ZONE
time, that CDrbin II rascal, Who cudeay-
orcd to usc his relationship " tho frcsi-
dent for his own personal advantage, and
We are sure Gen. Grants determination
10 have no more whateyor t. DO With
him, II a very wi4c one:
Tho interest exhibited IN the at1cmpt
~ connect President Grant with fisk.
Could and Corbin, in tho gold conspiracy,
has somewhat sub.ided, but II still re-
mains tho subject Of general comment II
has been ascertained that the only basis
for tho alleged completely Of the President
IL the fact that when ho sold his house IN
tbi. city 10 Gen. Sherman, he gave Mrs.
Grant $4,000 Of the proceed. Corbin
was here at the time on bis wedding trip,
and Mrs. Grant placed the money In his
hands to be invested in building lots in
the suburbs Of Now York city. This is
the only money transaction that has
transpired between them since President
Grant was inaugurated, and it will pro-
badly be the last, as the President does
not hesitate to declare that in the future
he will have no social communication
with Corbin whatever. 1t is probable
that Corbin used the money thus placed
under his control to impress Fisk and
Gould with the belief that he was acting
AZ Mrs. Grants broken--a belief which
was suddenly dispelled when the order
was issued to sell government gold, and
Corbin's transactions were discovered.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-04

PRocToRsvILLE.-Tbe following are
the resolutions alluded 10 ia late
issue, adopted by the town Of
Csvendish in reference 10 the generous
donation Of the late Judge Fletcher, TO
that town. They were drawn and intro
duced in the town meeting BY J. r. Dean,
Esq.
Wheyeas, the Hon. Richard Fletcher,
late u Boston, in the commonwealth Of
Ms~sAchssstts, deceased, has BY his last
viii and tsst4nsDt offered 10 tbs town Of
Csvsndish, large pdvsts library, with