Year: 1875

The opinion of farmers that farm
yard manure tends to produce or increase
the potato disease is confirmed by the
scientific study of this affection. The
parasite which causes the destruction of
the potato is supposed to pass part of its
life on some other plant, and it is thought
that both clover and straw may harbor
it.


THOSE who are in the habit of buying
plants at greenhouses know how fresh
and delicately green they look when they
are taken out, and how apt they are to
droop down afterward, from the effect of
the change from the warm moist air of
such houses to the dry atmosphere and
draughts Of the sitting room. We see it
stated that if the plants are enveloped
for few days in thin, soft paper, leaving
an opening at the top, they will become
acclimated without feeling the change.
Sprinkle the leaves daily, on both sides,
with small wisp broom, with warm
water.


The latest discovery made by Post
master General Jewell in his search for
frauds is swindle Of about $4,000 in
the repairing of mail bags. Finding
that the annual cost of this repairing
was 100000, he examined into the
matter and found that the contractors
were in the habit of creating the neces
sity for the repairs which it was their
duty to make. Holes were cut in new
bags, straps were pulled off and general
system inaugurated of keeping up what
the contractors considered paying aver
age. Appearances indicate that these
frauds have been carried on systematical-
ly for years, and the wonder is how they
escaped Creswelrs attention.


THE first Roman newspaper, over 1000
years ago, appeared only once year.
This paper, intended especially to be read
by the public, was known by the title
Anndles Marimi. The editor of this pa
per was the Pontifex Maximus, whose
duty it was to chronicle all important
events of the year. The news was written
on white wooden tablets, and attached to
the residences of citizens. But the thirst
after knowledge and the curiosity of the
people grew rapidly, and in such meas
ure that the Government, the only
issuer of the journal, found itself obliged
to issue daily. 1t is very interesting to
know that some of these journals, hav-
ing reached 2,O41 years, are still in ex-
istence.


THE Charleston Is. C.) Ners relates
that some days ago colored preacher
visited the Hardee brothers, who were
confined in Jail in that city, under
sentence of death for the murder of
Staten Lanier. While administering
spiritual consolation to the prisoners, the
preacher said: GLOW happy you should
be to know the very day on which you
will meet the Lord-hOw much better off
than /, who do not know where will go
when l die" Those words of cheer were
addressed more particularly to the two
brothers whose sentences had on that
day been commuted to imprisonment,
of which fact, it seems, the preacher was
not informed. The brothers, who had
been made aware of their good fortune,
answered the preacher by saying ewes
excused, and are no better off, as far as
meeting de Lord is concerned, dan you"
the preacher). The divine looked some
what puzzled, but realized the true state
of affairs when George Hardee, the
brother, who is to be hung, said: "Pm
de one. Pm to meet de Lord on next
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