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

Cows that give milk require feed
that abounds in albuminous matter, in
order to be abe to maintain a,satisfac-
tory flow of rich milk. Buckwheat bran
will produce about as large quantity
of milk as wheat bran. But the milk
made by feeding with buckwheas bran
will be thin and poor, and much inferi-
or to the milk which cow gives when
her feed is composed largely of wheat
bran, which contains large amount of
albuminous matter. But wheat bran
undergoes great improvement by be-.
ing cooked before it is fed. Agricultu-
raj chemists tell US that bran contains
more than fourteen per cent. ofalbu-
men, which Is an excellent feed for max
ing rich milk. Besides this. wheat
bran contains about three per cent. OF
phosphoric acid, which is an excellent
material in the line of fertilizing mate
rials for producing beautiful crops of
any kind of grain or vegetables. Where
a person has only one or two mileh
cows, it will always be profitable to
scald the bran before feeding to the
COWS. Let a few quarts be put in tub
and boiling hot water turned in and
mingled with it until the mass is as thin
as Cruel; then allow it to stand over
night, or during the day, covered close
ly. A good cow, fed with such mess
and prime hay, will roll out the rich
milk almost as abundantly as If she
were fed on grass, provided she have
comfortable shed, or stable, in cold
weather.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19
THE WEATHER HAS MODERATED.

We heard of one individual whose
wife had long importuned him to buy
her a pair of skates. On leaving the
house after tea. Chistmas Eve, he prom
ised to bring her the coveted articles
that night as Christmas present. or
coure she was delighted. Visions OF
trips to the rink (and trips on the ice
perhapsl ranthronghh head through
out the evening. But the hours wore
away and no husband, and what was
worse under the particular circumstan-
ces no skates. Along about two o'clock
i'll the morning the truant husband
came stumbling in. It was a terrible
cold night. but he was all aglow. In a
voice rendered exceedingly thick by
the egg nogg he had been taking. he
said !:
"Mideer (hicl wasoomerry (hic)
Chis'us."
The good wonaus thoughts were too
intent on skates to fully comprehend
his situation.
"Where are my skates?' she exclaim-
ed.
"Wha' skates my dear?"
"Why you told me you would bring
me home a pair OF skates for Christ
mas present"
$50, did my love-" suddenly recol-
lcctlng himself, "but your skat'n gone
the we'er's (hic) mo Grated"
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19
=. FRIDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 10, 1869.

has been able to Gee my way kleer with
out sam side cuts, aud as for life OF in
fleeksiSle ackrawsy it's not a goin to
woak. and | never Gee it work. We is
scinners, and we must leave margin
II We want to be praetikkle. / never
could sensher the Kummitty of Nine,
because { knolo Jordan is hard road to
travel, and If they don't stop torking
about Honnor, these Southern people
will jes let the Yankees eat 'em up.-
We mas bend; everything mus bend at
times; and whar is thar any exemption
for Conscience different from other ar
tikkles, and settin up to tite against
circumstances and the SPIRIT of the
Age?
| Whist little at first when | becum
scalawag, meeting NV old acquain-
tances, but when man gifts up In the
world, people is so tolerunt; and thar is
so much rtseallity nowadays that par
ticuiar cases does not ecsite so much
Attention as wunst upon q time. My
censibility, too, is less akute sents [
have made the ack waintance of the fra
tunlty of carpet-baggers, the Right
Bower of our party; hav seed so much
unblushlng efi'rontery iu these foax that
freFwently feels glow of conshus
virtue when me and they takes drink.
They makes no pertensions to a strict
course of life; but for the original talunt
of snartness and getting all you ken
bows to 'em as my betters. They let's
out sometimes feeling for me that
borders too near to my taste of con-
tempt; they has indeed told me | was
embarrassed by scrupils, which I am
whar thar is smarl game, and | suppose
is owing 20 my being born in this part
chapter as | am called off to swar ina
good many is agwine to jump that
fence.-Eng. and Es.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19
EueEN1E's LAST COSTUME.

Here is what the Paris '.Patrie" gives
as Eugenie's costume at the Tuiteries
ball: "The Empress appeared in toll
ct of straw cvlored gauze, checkered
with straw-colored satin above the
waist. On the lower part of the dress
was to be seen garland of large and
variagated pansies. A vel, OF straw
colored gauze covered the dress. A
large panier, ala camargo of straw-col-
ored silkf arose on the back part OF the
skirt. A garland of pansies, commence
ing at the left shoulder, and very dense
at the outset, passed across the corset,
and terminated very delicately at the
right shoulder. A round wreath of
pansies, Ill the cenGre of which was to
be seen large golden pansy, opening
like a star over the forehead, formed
the head-Gress, which was studded with
large round diamonds. The necklace
consisted of rubies and diamonds.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19
B0RsEHooD SUFFRAGE.
BY THOMAS CARLYLE.

Among speculative persons, ques.
tion has Sometimes risen. In the pro-
gress of emancipation, are we TO look
for time when all the horses also are
to be emancipated, and brought to the
supply and demand principle? Horses
too, have ''motives )" are acted on by
hunger, fear, hope, love of oats, terror
or plated leather; nay they have their
vanity, ambition, emulation, thankful
ness, vindictiveness; some rude outline
OF all our human spritualties, rude
resemblance TO us in mind and intelli-
gence, even as they have in bodily
frame. The horse, poor dumb four
footed fellow, he too has his private feel
ings, his affections, gratitudes; and de-
serves good usage; no human master,
without crime, shall treat him unjustly
either. or recklessly lay on the whip
where it is rot needed. am sure if
could make him happy should be
wiling to grant a small vote lin addi-
tion to the late twenty miilions) for the
object
Him too you occasionally tyrannize
over, and with bad result to yourselves
among others, using the leather in
tyrahnous, unnecessary manner, with
holding, or scantily fdrnlshingthe oats,
and ventilated stabling that are DUE
Rugged horse subduers, one fears they
are little tyrannous at times. "a m
| not horse, and halt brother?n To
remedy which, so far as remedlable,
fancy the horses all .emaneipated;' re-
stored to their primeval right of proper
ty in the grass of this Globe, turned out
to Craze in an independent shpply-and
demand manner: So long as grass
lasts, dare say they are very happy, or
think themselves so. And farmer Hodge
sallying forth on adry spring morning,
with sieve of oats in his hand, and ag-
ony Of eager expectation in his heart,
is he happy2 Help me 70 pillow this day,
Black Dobbin, oats in full measure If
thou wilt. "Hlunh, No. thank !'Isnorts
Black Dobbin; he prefers glorious lib
erty and the grass. Bay Darby, wilt
not thou perhaps? ssHlunh " Gray
Joan, then my beautiful broad-bottom-
ell marco Heaven, she too answers
Hlunh Not Il quadruped of them will
plough stroke for me. Corn crops are
ended in this world For the sake if not |
of Hodge, then of Hodges horses, one
prays this benevolent practice might |
now cease, and new and better one |
try to begin. Small kindness to Hodges |
horses to emancipate them The fate |
Of all emancipated horses is, sooner or |
later, Inevitable. TO havelin this habi-
table Earth no grass TO eat, in Black |
Jamaica gradually none, as in White
Connemera already none, to roam aim
less, wasting the seed fields of the world;
and be hunted home to Chaos, by the
due watch-dogs and due hell-degs, with
such horrors of forsaken wretchedness
as were neverseen before These things |
are not sport, they are terribly true IN
this country, at this hour.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19
A pRODIGOUS MAN.

The largest man on record was Miles
Darden, native of North Carolina,
who was born in that State in 1893, and
who died in Tennessee in 1857. He
was seven feet and six inches high, and
III 1S45, weighed 81 pounds. AT his
death he weighed a little over 1900
pounds. In 1859 his coat was buGtoned
around three men, each OF whom weigh
ing over 200 pounds, walked together
i'll it across the square at Lexington. =
In 1850 it required thirteen and half
yards OF cloth, one yard wide, to make
him coat. Until 1853 he was active
and lively, and able to labor; but from
THAT time was compelled to stay at home,
or be hauled about in a two-horse way
on. His coffin was eight feet long, thir-
ty-fve inches deep, thirty two inches
across the bl east, eighteen across the
head, and fourteen across the feet. 1t
required twenty-four yards of black
velvet to cover the sides and lid of TIE
coffin. Miles Darden was twice married.
and his children are very large. though
it is probable that none of them will ev-
er +, a h half the weight of their ia h9r.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19
A NEW WRINKLE.

A Jersey City Barb er of the colored
persuasion, makes the hair to grow. He
takes hair from the head named Innis,
says that hair may be grated into the
premature bald head of another person
and examines it with microscope, to
ascertain whether it is perfect and
healthy. This hair he inserts into the
cavities of the scalp and secures it to
its place by bandages, until the hair
takes root. If woman We're only as tre-
quently given to badness as men, this
discovery might give rise to a fashion OF
artistic tendency. Half a dozen col
ors of hair might be engrafted in.o the
same scalp, and produce startling va
rety that would please the most sem
sation loving, and make them look
mare hideous than many of them do
now.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19
A USEFUL TABLE,

To aid farmers in arriving at aecsra-
cy in estimating the amount of land
in different fields under cultivation, the
following table is given by an agricul-
tural cotempory
yards wide by 97Syards long. con-
tains acre.
10 yards wide by 4S4 yards long con-
tains acre.
20 yards wide by 242 yards long con-
tains | acre.
40 yards wide by 121 yards long con-
tain acre.
so yards wide by sOAyards long con-
tain acre.
20 yards wide by SO yards long con-
tain one acre.
22O feet wide by 1893 feet long con-
tain acre.
44O feet wide by 90 feet long contains
l acre.
llO feet wide by 396feet long contain
l acre.
30 feet wide by S28'feet long contains
/ acre.
120 feet wide By 1853 feet long contain
l acre.
240 feet wide by 1S1 feet long con.
tains l acre.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19
THE AREA OF CITIES.

1t is stated that Cincinnati is about
enlarging her boundaries. Her popula-
ton is claimed to be nearly as large as
that of Chicago, but her area is two
thirds less. Philadelphia it is alleged,
has not only the largest area of any city
in the United States, but it is larger
than Paris, aud nearly equal to that of
London. The following figures, if cor
rect, will prove interesting: New York,
y square miles; Philadelphia, 1904
square miles; Boston, 10 square miles;
Baltimore, 10 square miles; Pittsburg
and suburbs, "a square miles; Chicago
2S1s square miles; Cincinnati, only
square miles; Milwaukee, IL square
miles.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19
THE SOLITARY CURL.

It is said by those who profess to
know all about it, that the solitary ring
let, which so tashionably floats from the
waterfalls OF our marriageable bellies,
has language very significant, and is
indicative of the state of the wearer.-
Report says it IS notification on the
part OF those who wear them, that they
the girls, are not engaged" The length
of this lonely ringlet or shoulder queue
indicates the desire-tor instance, If ex-
tremely long, the wearer is very desir-
GUS of getting spliced at onee-if only
moderately long, it shows that only
good offers will be entertained-an ex-
tremcly short meagre riuglet, will show
that the wearer is very particular about
who she accepts but nevertheless shows
that she is not yet engaged.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19
KEEPING cATTvE In BARNS.

Most farmers have a SYSTEM of put
ng up their cattle late at night and let
ting them out early IN the morning, and
leaving them the remainder of the day
to stand out in the cold, perhaps on the
lee side of some wall or shed, but any
way where they cannot be otherwise
than very uncomfortable.
The writer of this article has adopted
plan which has been decided snce ,ss
From the time the cattle are put into
the barn in the fail, they are not allow
ed to remain out to exceed one hour in
each day, and rarely more than half an
hour until it was warm weather in the
spring,
The food that will barely keep cows
in good condition when exposed to
to storms and cold in the day time will
fatten them when kept constantly in
warm stables and not permitted to
drink but once a day.
We advise all farmers to try this plan
for themselves. One years experience
will demonstrate the value of the sys-
TEN. Let them be well beddQd, and
the stables be kept clean, and good
health and flesh will be the inevitable
result,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19
PntfitaI.
THE MYSTERY OF NATURE.

The works of God are fair for uaught.
Unless our eyes. in seeing,
See hidden in the thing the thought
That animates its being.
The outward form is not the whole,
But every part is moulded
To image forth an inward soul,
That dimly is unfolded.
The shadow, pictured in the lake
BY every tree that trembles,
Is cast for more than just the sake
OF that which it resembles.
The dow falls nightly, not alone
Because the meadows need it,
But on an errand of its own,
To human souls that need it,
The stars are lighted in the skies,
Not merely for its shining,
But like looks of loving eyes,
Have meanings worth divining.
The waves that moan along the shore,
The winds that sigh in blowing,
Are sent to teach mystic lore
Which men are wise in knowing.
The clouds around the mountain peak,
The rivers in their winding,
Have secrets, which, to all who seek,
Are secrets in the finding.
Thus nature dwells within our reach,
But though we stand so near her,
We still interpret half her speech
With errs too dull to hear her.
Whoever, at the coarsest sound,
Still listen tos the finest,
Shall hear the noisy world go round
To music the divinest.
Whoever yearns to see Alright
Because his heart is tender.
Shall catch glimpse of heavenly light
In every earthly splendor.
SO, since the universe began,
And till it shall be ended,
The soul of nature, soul of man,
And soul of God are blended!
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19
8arttt ans GarSttt.
DON'T KEEP TOO MUCH srooK.

Said a farmer who does not take the,
American Agriculturist to q neighbor
who does: "You want more stock to.
make manure" 1t was an innocent re-
mark, but our friend Is as fond of an ar
gument as was DR.. johnson, and re-.
piled: ''That remark indicates a lack Of
just ideas OH the subject. 1t is as alb
surd to say | want more stock to make
manure as it would be 90 say | want
more stoves to make ashes. If / burn
90 cords of wood the amount of ashes
will be the same, whether | use three
stoves or dozen, and If I use up all the.
fodder 1 haze, it will make little differ
ence, so far as the quantity and quality
of the manure is concerned, whether L
keep large number Of cattle, sheep,
and pigs, or small number. The val
ne of the manure heap will depend on,
the grain, hay, straw, and stalks used
OIL the farm, and not on the stock"
There is considerable truth in what
our friend says, and we are glad he has
so far protited by the teachings of the.
Agriculturist that he realizes that the
value OF the manure depends on the
food, and not on the kind of stock. it ID.
fed to. 1t is great mistake to be over
stocked. There is no possible advan-
tage-not even in the manure heap
and not unfrequent!y the loss is very
great. Better sella portion of the stock
and feed what is retained all they can
eat-enough, atall events, to keep them
in thrifty, healthy condition. Ii an
animal is not gaining, we are losing all
the food it consumes. By providing
warm, sheltered, dry and comfortable
quarters, we can save considerable
of food. but after all is done, the
animal still requires about az lbs, of
hay per day, or its equivalent in straw,
for each 100 lbs, OF live weight, to sus-
tain the vital functions and Keep it from
losing in flesh. What we gain in milk;
flesh, or wool, Is derived from the food
in excess of this amount
An. Aqricukwist.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19
POTATO PoULTICE.

Where there is the necessity to use a
poultice, no person who has once ex-
perieneed the comfort of a potato poul-
tice will again use bread. 1t Is light,
keeps hot a long time, can be re-heated,
and, more than all, does not moisten
the garment or bed-elothes with which
it comes in contact, Pare and boil the
potatoes, strain, and then mash them
with a fork over the fire. Put them in-
TO bag, and apply the poultiee as hot
as the patient can bear it.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19
GRAIN FOR MILcH COWS,

Corn meal alone; shorts alone are less
useful than mixture. Why? Because
in corn meal the element of butter a.
bounds; in shorts the element of eurd
or cheese. As rule, the heavier milk
is, the more cheese it will make; while
light milk makes the more butter. Ii
feeding for cheese or milk only, shorts
are best, if for butter, eornmeal.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19

iDe An Indiana youth put his
Christmas candies and torpedoes in the
same pocket, and blew out all of his
teeth when he tried to masticate eRe of
the latter,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19

Hs There is really an intention on
the part Of a strong party among the
Radicals In the Senate to interfere with
the Masons and Odd Fellows.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19

EF@ Sleepless people--and t'iere are
many in America-shouid court the
sun. The very worst soporific is laud-
anum, and the very best sunshine, ard
as few as possible in the shade. Ma
ny woman are martyrs, and yet do not
know it. They shut the sunshine out
OF their houses and .heir hearts, they
wear wells, they carry parasols, they do
all possible to keep off she subtlest and
yet most potent influence which is in
tended to give them strength and beau
ty and cheerfulness. Is it not time to
change all this, and so get color and
roses into our pale cheeks, strength in
to our weak backs, courage in our tim
id souls The women of America are
pale and delicate-they may be bloom
ing and strong, and the sunligh. may
potent influence in this transforma-
tion. Will they not try it for a year
or two, and much oblige thousands of
admirers ?
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19

lE7s Battle in cold water on retiring
to bed; 1t will make you sleep well and
at once,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19
JOHN RANDOLPH.

Randolph thus announced his State
Righg convictions and his sagacity at
the same time in his speech on the Mis-
souri, bill. lie says saw the old States
playing what l thought most ruinous
and penicious game, and what in the
end has proved to be giving away to the
States north of the Ohio immunities
and privileges, and making concessions
which they must sooner or later rue
which they ue at this time. and | then
rued. and shall forever rue, even to the
day of Judgment, where some of us
may wish to be, with stay of exeeu-
tion. have no design you may per-
ceive, sir, on the presidency, nor on any
other office which is in the presidential
gift, or in that of the nation, whose
power has increased, is increasing, and
never will fear, although it ought to
be, and | wish 1t could be, diminishe d.
| have lersevered in this course, 'A6
QUO ueque ad mala,-from the beginning
of the feast fear l must say to the
beginning of the fa mine.'
That vas the key of Mr.. Randolph's
political system. But the manifest
destiny has overthrown him, although
it has only established more thorough
ly his theory.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-19

iP Cigar color is now Eugenie's ia
vorte.
Reversible dresses, have been sug-
gested as the last idea.
Anna Gargarin, only daughter of q
Moscow merchant is the wealthiest
helress in Russia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-10-05
The storm.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 5.-Aloug the Della
ware front OF the city many wharves were sub
merged dur.ag the high tide; but, owing to
rrcvious rrccauiiOns, the damage was not Sc
iioas, Cxccp; II portions where the ground Is
low.
la lie ScAuyiAill River the water is reccd
Ing. add no further damage is anticipated
The treS,lc work leading to the bridge across
the Schuylkil Glow Fourth street was carried
away. Ii belonged to the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, aud connected the main track
with the freight depot on the Delaware river
at Washington street.
The damage will not cause any detention to
freight destined Tor the West, as the bridge OF
the Baltimore road at Gray's Ferry can be
used. The bridge itself is uniniured.
BETHLEHEM, Oct. Sat two o'clock yes
terday afternoon the water attained its highest
point, viz: twenty feet above low water mark,
or within fifteen inches o! the high water mark
OF 1862.
All that portion of Bethlehem between the
I4chigh river and Monocacy creek is under water
The bridges at this point have sustained but
little damage.
An immense amount Of valuable lumber was
swept away from here.
The water is in the Bethlehem Iron Works.
The Crane Iron Works OF CatasaQua are IN
undated, and the loss is very great.
Weissport is completely inundated.
The iron bridge opposite the Mansion House
at Mauch Chunk was swept down the stream.
Thirty seven coal barges went over the dam
at that point, and all are complete wrecks.
Broad wharf is completely under water, ami
several houses have been washed into the
stream.
The booms at White Haven are all broken,
and great RATS Of timber are floating down.
The loss to the lumber men at White Haven
is very heavy.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad at Catasaqua
is washed.
The Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad sus
tajns The heaviest damages, being washed at
II my points, between White Haven and Beth
lehem.
The canal is washed cast OF the town, and
the loss is great.
CONCORD, N. H., October "a violent
storm is raging, which cuts off Geographic COM
muuication with the North. No trains from
that direction have arrived day. The river
is rising fast. The damage done here is con
siderable.
TROY, NY, October 5.-Tho freshct here is
Cellars have been flooded. and
much property destroyed. Three persons have
been drowned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-10-05
News from Washington.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Supervsor Presbery,
ol Virginia, reports to the Internal Revenue
Department that the Fifth Cavalry, in their
recent raid upon Illicit dstllcries in some Of
the mountain counties, captured thousand
gallons Of spirits, forty stills, and thirty tivc
men.
Tie clements intcrfered to prevent Boutwell,
from reaching Philadelphia last night and
making his intended speech at the Republican
meeting at Hoi .cultural Hail.
Great inleres, is teIt in all circles here upon
the proceedings 10 the Virginia Legislature to-
day. 1t is certain that the administration will
not counteuance any effort to set aside the
meaning OF the recent opinion of Attorney Gen
cra Hear with regard to the test oath.
Commissioner Deano has been informed by
telegraph from Philadelphia OF tho arrest OF
the parties who male the recent murderous at
tack upon revenue agent Brooks in that city.