The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-08-27

intrepid and idiotic NirginiaI, who is
Tot an applicant for any office whatso-
yer.
A sensational marriage In Aurora,
illinois. united an 'salbino boy" to the
fat GIRL" weight 400 pounds, both at
ached to travelling circus.
Brave boy, considering the weather.
When reading the accounts Of North
,rh religious meetings, we are con-
strained to regard some OF the church
IS in that section as Eternai-Life In
surance Companies, bogus at that.
"The Negro delegates in the Labor
Convention at Philadelphia opposed |
the admission of Miss Anthony as a
delegate. The negroes evidently con-
slider themselves superior to white wo-
men. No wonder; the Radicals have
educated them to this belief.
A number of the lately discovered
"men with tails" have been brought to
Calcutta. The effect of the natural
pGnier in the gentle sex is said to be very
striking.
WANTEp.-The Virginia & Tennessee
Railroad Company want to purchase
10000 hard bricks.
Apply at Latham Brothers,
DR.. Bagby wishes his exchanges to
mark such articles as they wish him to
read. We have marked our entire
sheet Valley Virgin,dn.
You have but one, then. Why didn't
you mark your Counterpart also?
The State Journal says:
We are authenticity, though not Of
ficially, informed, that few weeks ago
a circular was addressed by the Com
handing General to the newly elected
members of the Legislature of this
State, requesting Information whether
the member elect was qualified to take
the oath prescribed by the act OF July
2, 1862, commonly called the iron-clad
oath.
The Journal further says chat no re-
sponses have been received by the Gen.
eral.
SO he really thought they would be
geese enough to respond. What a
stupel
A Bridgeport paper describes walk
ing cane composed of 463 pieces Of
leather, and made from pair of old
boots worn by President Lincoln.
We wonder the Bostonians do moi
make a gree-gree of it, put 1T in temple
and worship it.
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Our BONDS A BRoAD.-London Pal
Mall Gazette estimates the amount O
United States bonds held abroad to be
about 81 900, 900, which. if the esti'
mate be correct, would cause drain o
s6O,000,O 900 year from this country t.
pay the interest on them.
Yet the Radicals talked loudly of ;
war with England, Spain, anybody
everybody. Pah !!
Virginia and Tennessee belong Il
themselves, and themselves are Demo
cratic, and will be for the rest of thu
century.
The World repeats this three time
over in very short article-as if tina
could make it true. The mind of tn
South is opposed to democracy of an.
sort. Northern democracy it reckon
despicable sham.
ssHow smart must a man be to max
Il Virginia newspaper pay ?--Nattu
Virginidn, (Bagby.
Just smart enough not to credit it
and most persons are so. A more i'm
portant question is How smart mus
Virginia newspaper be to make it
subscribers payg-Staunton Spectator.
How would it do to "knock EN- in tn
head with rock?"
The White House having been de-
serted, and there being no President il
Washington, drunken man to-day
claimed possession, and declared him
self ready and willing to perform tn
duties of the vacated position OF Presi
dent of this great republic He was ar
rested and marched to the nearest sta
tion-house. = World,
The man made a very slight and yer.
natural mistake. He ought not to hav,
been punished.
Ice applied to bee-sting will knocl
the spots out of it instantaneously. 81
says man who sat down on bee.
Then, we infer, he went and sat dowr
on the ice, and =
Dickens is going to mount the ros
trum again. Exchange.
"The dickens he is !"
The above, from the Roanoke News
is the best thing that ever was said.
Mr.. Lengel has been bitten number
of times by -lionesses we shoulC
have said,as the males have new er don,
so, The lionesses,' said he, ARE NOR,
treacherous and deceitful than the Ii
ons.'
OF course, of course.
"Five pounds of Peruvian guano vii
be given to any one who will answe
| the following conuHdrum: 'How smar
must man be to make q Virgin;
newspaper Pay9' Sandy Little, shut
your mouth and take your seat, sir !''-
Native Virginian.
We have dun it. Send on that Peruvt
In Bag-by George Fred. Ne'cS.
How shall we send tin q letter.
A mans wife is his best lawyer, his
Lest counsel, his best judge, his best adj
wiser, and also the cheapest and mos
reasonable, -Erchange
Yes; his best doctor and preacher too,
and always so unreasonable.
1t is claimed for the Arkansas Ho
Springs that the waters will not only
destroy the taste of liquor, but viii
clear from ones system in very shor