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He was politician and Demo
Graf, and he had been striving with
the powers that be for a postoGice,
but without success. The other
day he returned to the city, and he
registered at his hotel "John Nor
rey, p. NJ
"Ah,7 said the clerk, "you've got
there at last y
"Got where 2" he asked, bluntly.
"Got your postonice," replied the
clerk, pointing TO the appended mi.
tials.
"Not much, / haven't
"Well, what did you sign your
name that way for ?"
"Cause I've got a right to-"
"But you said you were not a
postmaster"
"And l amt, and not likely to
be. p. NJ. don't stand for pOstmas.
ter in this Administration. It
stands for party man, and don't
you forget it. D. the Mugwumps.n
Washington critic.
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1856.
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A lady in Richmond who was
elected to a city Office was required
to take the anti.dueling oath. This
does not amount to much, however.
A woman's chief weapon is her
tongue, and there's no anti-dueling
oath that can limit the free and
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6LEANINGS.

The cheapest Of all disinfectants
is dry earth, and a supply should
be secured during a dry time for
future use. Dry earth does not
mean dry sand, but a good, strong
loan. No matter how dry the sur
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To completely dry the earth, a
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being cut Off from all moisture
from below, few hours of expo
sure to the sun will dry it complete.
". 1t should then be run through
SIEVE or riddle to remove stones
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Cucumbers should always be cut,
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Says a Western writer who has
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py time a-cOmingw
The american DairymdR says
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cass for beef when through with her
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Every farmhouse should have a
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at one cent per glass. You will !
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EARTH IN STABLE.-Nothing will
purify and keep a stable so tree from
odors as the free use of dry earth,
and every one keeping horses or
cattle will find it pays to keep a
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A few shovelfuls of earth scattered
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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT OF THE CONF
MISSIONER DATED JULY, 1856.
THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
The dark cloud which has been
hanging over the agricultural in
terests of the world for some years
seems to be denser than ever. Now
and then there is a riit through
which a CLEAN of light appears, but
quickly these close, one after an
other. and darkness settles down
again. All the world is as one
family in this respect, each mem
Der feeling the pressure of hard
times, with more or less severity
and the following from the "Mark
Lane Express might serve as a
truthful pen and ink sketch of the
situation in all the cOntries of
Europe, and in a less degree of
this continent ; for | hold that how
ever we may long for better times,
we are far better of, as whole,
than the people of any other coun'
try:
"There IS every reason to eX-
pect that the year 1856 will have
to be counted among the lean years
thus making an addition to the
black list, long enough already as
far as this country is concerned.
More than this, fear it will be a
lean year for the world as whole"
This remark is applicable to
every department of business as
well as to the great agricultural in
terest this being an era OF low
prices and general stagnation but
as quoted, it had direct reference
to the growing crops and i'm
mediately following mention Is
made of the 'chedt crop.
"Certainly the worlds wheat
crop will be much below average.
In England, France, Holland, Den
mark and South Russia there can
scarcely be a doubt upon the sub
iect. In America, where prospects
a little time back we're described
as full of promise, the winter and
spring wheat crops together will
probably be barely an average, If
not considerably below. Reports
nublished last week from India
show that the wheat crop there is
much smaller than that of last year,
and il is we'll known that the Aus
tralian, New Zealand and South
American crops were extensively
deficient.
"Wnl the price of wheat rise ?
II ought to have risen long ago If
the probabilities of future supplies
had ruled the markets. But many
of us thought there would be a rise
in the spring, and we were wrong;
so | will not venture upon proph-
ecy." sc.
Confirming what is stated of the
crop of the United States, Brad
streets ofJuly 10th, says;
"Late advices from the United
Kingdom, India, France and Rus
STA bring unfavorable tidings re-
specting the prospect for the years
wheat harvest. And late reports
as to the crops in the United States
are much less favorable than pre-
viously anticipated. On all of these
facts is based in large part the late
advance in the price OF wheat"
The "late advance" however,
does not amount to much as yet,
and prices are very 1uctuating.
The wisest heads are "at sea- as to
future prices.
Condition of crops in Virginia
WHEAT.
1t has been thought thatit would
be more satisfactory and lnstruc-
tive to give the substance of the re-
port and the average by counties
and Grand Divisions, as we'll as In
the old way by a general average
of the State.
The average condition for the
C4o4o;c S712
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SERIAL STORIES by
W. ID. HOweIls, Mary HaIIOcIs
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CORN.
Condition

Condition
Tldewater .........".....o0 .oo
Middle Virginia. ..Sl.2O
PIEDMONT. "....".. ..S3.C9
Valley and Blue Ridge. ..S43S
Appalacbia". '.o4'1I
Average for the State. 1886
Incessant drencbing rains, pre-
venting proper working of corn
and making grass grow like magic,
accounts for the low condition.
Much coin has been damaged-in
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Now, to make an estimatefor the
State, based upon the general
average, would not be correct, be-
cause the average condition is much
higher in the Valley where large
proportion of the wheat crop OF
Virginia is grown. Two of the
great valley counties will make
much moro wheat than the thirty
counties of the Tidewater Division.
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about the same in the different sec
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the average is taken as a whole,
but in a case like the present, the
error would be considerable.
In the eastern portions of the
State, as far as the Blue Ridge and
in some places beyond it, excessive
rains have damaged crops Of all
kinds, notably wheat. Some OF the
heaviest rains have fallen since the
date July 1st Of the reports sent
in. If the crop harvested could be
threshed and housed in good con-
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