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state of agriculture, with an unbiased mind,
can rcmiin in doubt, even for. n moment, rs to
the stage which husbandry has reached in
Europe. We fpd that all countries and rc-
gions Of the earth whcro man has omitted to
restore to tho land tho conditions Of it's con-
tinucd fertility, oftcr hdving attained the cul.
minating period of the greatest density Of pop
ulation, fall into state of barrcnncss and dcs-
o):tioa> Historians arc won't to attribute the
decay OF nations to political events and social
causes. These may, indeed, have contributed
greatly to the result; but wo may well ask
whether some far deeper cause, not 50 easily
recognized by historians, has not produced
these events in tho lives of nations. and whcth-
or most of the cxtcrminnting wars between
different races may not have g rung from the
like men pass from youth to age and then die
out-so it may appear to the superficial ob.
server; but, if wo look ut tho matter little
more closely, VIC shall find that, as the cond-
tions for the continuance of tho human race
which nature has placed in the ground are
very limited and readily exhausted, tho nn-
tions that have disappeared from the cartl,
have dug their own graves hy not knowing
how to preserve those conditions. Nations
(like China and Japnn,) who know how to
preserve these conditions of life do not die
out. Erchunye.
irD y Kansas paper says: Two men Of
the horse thcvng fraternity danced in the air
on Lightning creek one day last week. The,
Immediately retired to Il hole in the ground af.
ter their exercise"
TIE MONITOR IN TIE TmAMEs.-Thc
London correspondent of tho New York
Times writes: I" Hero lies tho Yankee
monitor in the Thames with tho Is inch guns,
visited by hundreds of Britains, who draw
long broaths, wipe their Swcaty bruws, and
dcvoutly thank Heaven that the Americans
arc so friendly; beca,lseit is perfectly evident
to every ono that secs the Nliantonomoh that
the whole British navy could not hinder her
from stcaming up to London bridge and toss
ing her big shells Into the dome of ST. Paul's,
into the Bank of England, into the House Of
Parliament, into Buckingham and ST. james
Palaces, and wherever she cared to plaut those
pretty seeds of dcsoation."
pRospEnlTY OF MEMpuIs.-T city of
Memphis, Tennessee, is rapidly recovering
from the effects of the war. 1t is stated that
over six hundred and sixty.fvc thousand dol
lars arc at present invested in putting up first
class buildings, aud that there are four hun.
dred minor houses in the course Of construc-
ton. Business Of i'll kinds is said also to be
improving.
United States OIL the 1st instant is published
1t shows the total debt to he over two billions
six hundred thousand dollars. Tho. amount
of cash in the Treasury, including sixty-onc
millions i'll coin, is over one hundred and thir-
tyscvcn million dollars, aud the reduction Of
the debt since August ], 1865, reaches more
than one hundred and twcnty-four million
dollars
"I.Er Him SouEAI.." .."--Thc beautiful town
Of Manchester, Vermont, so pleasantly situa-
ted Mt the foot Of Equinox Mountain, is cello
bratcd for two very fine hotels the Vanderbilt
aud Equinox; also, though Of less pretensuns,
the Vermont House, kept, ut the time of my
story, by George Ste. George was char
actcr considerably deaf, especially when lie
did not want to hear. Iallying him one day
on his ability to hear, he tuld me, under prom
isc of never telling, the following story:
When young man, lie worked on II farm
for s,ingy old farmer in an adjoining town.
On leaving him, balance of two dollars was
due George for wages. Having called repeat
edly for his money, the old man had some cx-
cuse for not paying ~ SOW Of the old mans
had a litter Of pigs, consisting of four; one
of them, which is generally tho case, being a
small runt, as they call them. George told
the man that lie would takca pig for his mon
cy; the old man said he might have the small
onc. George jumped in the pen and seized
his largest pig. The old man shouted:
"Take tho small one u
Let him squcal," said George; "I can
hold him"
Old man, excited
"Tpkc the small one -
"I'll risk his biting, replied George
Old man desperate, and us loud rs lie could
below:
"Take the small onel'
Let him squcal; can hold him." an
swcrcd George.