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agricultural.
Mediterranean wheat.

Maj. John Jones in letter TO the Amer
can Farmer for September, gives the following
history of the introduction of this variety o.
wheat into this section of country:
AT the risk Of being charged with croak.
ing. ] Will venture 10 say something abop,
the wheat crop in Delaware this year. AL.
though many crops of wheat have already
been got out, | have yet to hear any one Ga =
that his own crop was better than that oflaS,
Year and this is particularly the case with
all the white varieties and with many Others
having fancy names. Many who have ,houoht
it was surely time that the Mediterranean had
run out and had, therefore, for several rn,r-
abandoned it, have now returned to that va.
riety as the most reliable when sowcd carly
enough.-lt has nevev failed with me when
sowed IN August, until the last crop, and
then it was deficient in consequence of the
destruction of the blossom by the heavy and
continuous rains that beat upon the wheat
when in bloom and which, being rank, fell
when in that state. and of course no proper
heads were formed. do not despair of the
Mediterranean, old as the variety now sown
with us may Sc. can trace back its history
period of nearly forty years. say to 1919.
In that year James Riddle, merchant. and
then Navy Agent at New Castle. Del, re.
ceited Two barrels of this variety from
Genoa. John Gordon. a merchant. of vii.
mirgton Del, also received small quantity
two sacks. Of these two parcels, one bar
rel and one sack were of q beautiful variety
OF white wheat, the other two were of red "a
larger half Shrivcllcd, unsightlv grain and re-
.jcctcd as not worth sowing because Of its
dark color.-Ihe white variety was distIibu
ted generously by the liberal importers. Mes
scrS Riddle and Gordon in small parcels, to
their friends, but it never turned out of any
value.
Mr. Riddle, think hcing the proprietor of
several farms, at that day poor. but some of
which are now amongst the best in the State
sowcd his parcel Of red himclf Mr.. Gordon
prevailed on a MIR. James Morrison, an old
drayman, who had lately commenced farm.
ing, TO sow his barrel of rcd. This variety
then proved, in consequence of its early vcge-
tation, TO beproof against the !IcsSian tly, and
escaped smut and rust. Mr. Morrison sowcd
the variety obtained in The manner mentioned,
AS long as he continued to farm. His sons,
have been Informed still sow the same
variety. Thus it is seen. that this variety
has outlived all its old associates. 4
fresh importation Of the same variety from
the district on the Mediterranean, from which
that just spoken of was taken, would be dc.
sirable.
Many other varieties of wheat introduced
since the Mediterranean have proved useless.
In one case, have seen q package labelled
Red Turkey, which proved miserable one
hal! did not ri pen, and the otherr produced
rye that did not observe in the sample.
j. JONES.n
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WHOLE No. $50
miscellaneous.
NOTICE.
John Mandin and John1
Shippers. Tn the Giro
NOTICE.

John Mauldin and John1
! Shippers. Tn the Circuit
vs.. Court for Ceci,
Joseph S. Pickering and county. In Chan
Rehccca w. Pickering, fcery. August
his wife, Tilghman Picker 18th, 1858.
ing, Alfred Pickering and
Benjamin F. Hedges.
YFHE object Of this suit is to procure a
l. Decree for sale Of eer,ain mortga gel
| premises. in Cecil county, in the State of
Maryland, which were an the eighth day of
| September, eighteen hundred and ffty-twc
| mortgaged by Joseph S. Pickering and wife,
| to John Manldih; and which mortgage was af-
| forwards assigned by said John Mauldin to
! j Ohm Slippers.
The Bill states that on the eighth day of
September. eighteen hundred and ity-two,
| the above named Joseph S. Pickering and
Rebecca W. Pickering his wife. cCnvcycd
! certain Real Estate, which is particularly
described in id Bill and its accompanying
exhibits, INTO John Mauldin, by way of mort
gage to secure the payment Of twenty-five
| hundred dollars, with interest thereon from
the tenth day of March, eighteen hundred
| and fifty-two, due on bond of that date, front
the said Joseph S. Pickering to the said
John Mauldin, and payable on or before the
tenth day of March, eighteen hundred and
fifty seven.
That the said John Mauidin afterwards, to
wit: on the i'inth day Of January, eighteen
hundred and httysi2 for valuable consider
alton assigned the said mortgage to the above
named John Shippers.
That the said Joseph s. Pickering on the
twenty sixth day of October, eighteen hun
dred and tifty-two by his Deed of that day,
in which his wife Rcbecca W. Pickering
joined, conveyed all his equity of redemp.
ton in the aforesaid mortgagcd premises TO
Ilighman Pickering and Alfred Pickering Of
the city OF Phtlac elphia. And that the said
lllghman Pickering and Alfred Pickering,
on the fifth of April, eighteen hundred and
hlty-hvc, by their deed OF that day, conveyed
their interest in said Real Estate to Benia-
MN 4. hedges OF the city VI Philadelphia,
who now holds the same.
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THE STUB ToED Doors "A certain party
whose names it is unnecessary to mention
were camped out west near the Des NIoines
improvement. They had large tent fitted
up very comfortably, and the boosters about
there were in the habit of frequently drop
ping in, ard making themselves perfectly at
home. One afternoon one Of the party-C.
was sitting straddle of a trunk. with glass
before him, shaving, and pair of stub toed
boots sitting on the trunk before him-not
such stubs as the fancy used to wear, but
different in every way. You may form some
idea Of their shape. by the doctor saying,
that " the Shoemaker who made them was
too poor to buy last, and therefore must
have made them over his lap stone" G. had
not Teen engaged five minutes, when in comes
one of the boosters, very leisurely taking a
seat and commenced taking n good survey,
after cndeavormg to draw out one or two Of
the party, ard finding it "no 60" his gaze
at length rested on our friend C's shoes.
Thinking lie had good subject for dis
coursng on, he said -
Il say, stranger, how did the toes of them
ar (poin'ing to his shoes ever git drawed up
G. got up and looked at him minute: and
then. in rather unpleasant tone ofvoice said:
d" Sir, drove the toes Of those shoes. as
you see. hy kicking men out of this tent for
ask ing impudent questions"
The fellow did not stay great while a fter
that, but moved out with his face to c., with
his eyes fixed firmly on the stub toed boots.
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Incorporate exaggeration d,minishes by
addition, as the word smGH is made smaller by
adding two letters to it. When man as
serls too much, whether in the shape of prs Sc
or censure, we take our revenge by falling in
to an opposite error and believing to little
The same effect is often produced by that con-
fusion Of ideas or terms which is designated
a bull. An English radical, lnveighing
against the capacity oE the clergy, gave as
his decided opinion, that, if they had their
own way, they would raise the tithes from a
tenth to a Twentieth.
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Taste in Farming,

There ore two ways of doing n thing well.
that is to say economically, not to mention
mole. One has no reference or regard what
ever to how it will look, only utility and econ
omy being studied. The other has reference
to both of these, and the door is also influence
ed 10y taste, always having reference to how
1t VIII look, and giving the preference ever to
that way OF doing thing which Shall most
directly promote the beautiful in union with
the useful: for they are not at war with each
other. but were made to dwell together: and
palslcd be the arm that would willfully do
aught to divorce them.
Taste displays itself in The selection of the
site for building. the plan and style of arch-
lecture, planting trees, making fences, laying
out grounds, the ccloring of buildings &c.
Some in these things display taste: others
seem to show an utter want of, or disrcga, d
for 1t. everything seeming TO be done with ref
ercnce only to the short sighted utility. At
tention TO matters of the kind mentioned.
would soon produce favorable change in all
our rural regions. Much has been done nj.
ready toward the bringing about of this de-
Sirable change. Farm. houses are now eener-
ally i'll a much more comfortable and cumelv
condition than they were painted, now what
then was the rule has become the exception :
but few now are not painted then. hut few
car laees were seen now they are common
then but here and there a pianotorte, organ
or other parlor instrument was seea or heard ;
now they are quite common everywhere IN
New England then carpets were few, now
they are common. And so with regard TO al
most everything else essential to comfort and
domestic happiness. What we would say
then is.-Let every farmer study tomake his
home as beautiful and attractive as his farm
is useful and productive.-Ohue Branch.
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ORIGIN OF THE WORD IIuMBuG. This
common expression is a corruption of the
word Hamburger, and originated in the fol-
lowing manner: during period when war
pr eva lied on the continent, so many false re-
ports and lying bulletins were fabricated at
Hamburger, that at length when any one
wished to signify his disbelief OF statement
he would say, = You had that from Ham
burg y or, " that is Hamburger, or Humbug
until the latter become common expression
Of incredibly.
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9t!cttt0 i.)octrl,.


She stood breast high amid the corn,
Claspcd by il'a golden light of mora,
Like the sweetheart OF the sun.
" ho many a glowing kiss had won.
On her cheek an autumn flush,
Deeply rip''ned - such a blush,
ln the midst of brown WAS born
Like red puppies grown with corn.
Round her eyes her trcsScs fell.
Which were blackcst none could tell,
But long lhshcS yelled light
Which had else been all too bright.
AMI her hat, with shady hrim,
Made her r'Ssy forehead dim
Thus she stood amid the stocks,
praising God with sweetest looksl
Sure, ] said Heaven did not mean
Where reap thou siiouiist but CLEAN,
Lay thy shetf adnwn and come
Share my harv. ST and my home.
Uoo1.
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STRYEHD AWAY,

I'm the 18th of July, a dark Brindle COW,
with white face and latge horns; was
sprngins when she left, and may have a
calf by her side was bought Of W. Boyd,
ESQ.,. near North East, Md, last Spring, and
when when last seen was going in that
direction. A liberal reward will be paid for
her return, or any information Of her
whereabouts, by the subscriber.
WELDER HARRISS,
Battle Swamp Post Office, Md.
Aug. %, lS5S-3w'
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A Word on Economy.

NO man is rich whose expenditure exceeds
his means and no one is poor whose incom-
ingS exceeds his outgoincS, It is no small COM
incubation to manage n little well. He is IA
good WAGNER that can turn in little room -
To live well in abundance is the praise Of the
estate not OF the person. vii. study more
how to give good account of my little, than
how to make 1t more
Let honesty and industry be thy constant
companions, and spend one penny less than
thy clear gains: then shall thy hIdc-bomd
pocket soon begin to thrive. and will never
again cry with hunger neither will creditors
insult thee, nor want Cypress, nor hunger
bite, nor nakeclnesS freeze thee. The whole
hemisphere will shine brighter. and pleasure
Sprng up in every cornc, Of thy heart. Now,
therefore, embrace these rules, and be happv.
Danish the bleak winds of sorrow from thy
mind and live independent. Then shall hon
be man, and hot hide thy face at the ap
proach of the rich, nor suffer the pain of
feeling little when tie sons of fortune walk
al thy right hand for independcncy, whether
with little or much, is good fortune. and
places thee on even ground with the proudest
of the golden fleece Oh. then, be wise, and
let industry walk with thee in the morning
and attend thee until thou reachest the even
ing hour for rest. lie, honesty be as the
the breath Of thy soul, and never forget to
have penny, when all thy expenses are
enumerated and paid then shalt thou. reach
the point of happiness, and Independence
Shall be thy shield and bucklcr, thy helmet
and crown then Shall thy soni walk upright
nor stCop to the Silken wretch because he ha h
riches, nor pocket an abuse because the hand
which offers it wears a ring set with
diamonds,
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D-The doctors chaese for a case ofyellow
fever. in New Clleans, is one hundred dollars,
kill VI cue.
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1NFLUENCE OF Our Door AIR AND Sun.
SHINE ON LONGEvTY.-A writer in one Of
the medical magazines argues that the more
out door air and CHEEKY sunshine man can
use, the longer he will live. Go along any of
the fashionable streets of New York, saws the
writer. and you will find not less than three.
and often six, distinct contrvanccs TO keep
out sunshine and gladness. First. the Vene-
tian shutter on the outside second the close
shutter on the inside third, the blind which
Is moved by rollers. then there are the lace
curtains, the danask or other material, &c.
1t the train comes the exclusion of external
air by means Of double SASH and variety of
patent contrivancrs to keep any little stray
Whit Of air from entering from the bottom,
sides and tops Of doors and windows. AT
this rate we shall dwindle into Lillputs, if
we do not die off sooner.
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noon. He'll be just about over his aiter-din.
nrr nap when we get there. It's very well fnr
him to talk us he does, so long az he don't
see the child, but come to that, believe,
twill he more than he can helr''
We believed it too when We saw the beau
tiful little creature waddiing out Of the front
gate by aunty's side. although when the neigh
borS had informed Farmer Pike that Joseph
was dead, and he had bequcathed his only
child TO my aunt, he had sternly replied
" Let her keep him then. AS for me, | will
never see him, never have anything to do with
him.
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TETEGRAH TO lNDIA..-Thc long discussed
project Of line of telegraph to India to con-
meet with the existing European has been at
length brought to decision in favor of the
route by the red Sea, in preference to that
overland by way of Constantinople and the
River Tieris The encouragement to the en-
terprise offered by the British Government is
snch as to leave no doubt of the immediate
raising of the necessary capital, computed to
about IS 600 900. The company has already
lssaed It's prospectus for raising the necessary
amount in 12O shares according to which
four and half per cent. for fifty years, to
begin Immediately. Should the revenue ex-
coed four and a half per cent, the surplus is
to be applied. one third to repay the advances
of I'M erests made by the Government of $780,
600, and the remainder to increase the divi-
idend of Shan ehoders until it shall reach ten
per cent: after which the Government ale to
have discretionary authority to reduce the
taril. The line is to run from Alexandria by
way of Alden, to kurrachee. The part of the
line to be first constructed is that from Alex
andria to Alden. Arrangements for the cs-
tahlishment OF a European line to Alexandria
have been already completed, by which it is
to be laid this autumn. Lines of commune
cation from kurrachee to Bombay, Calcutta,
Madras, and Central India already exist.
The nearest point at which the existing lines
of telegraph reach the overland mail is Malta.
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FOR SALE.

NT7AIEk CuoLERS.--A beautiful artief
w Cali and got one. For sale at the ~
Stove store Of ALDklDGh
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05
MONEY.

Considerably over 40 millions of dollars
is lying idle in N. y. City, drawing no in
terest and of no more profit to the owners
while unemployed than SO much straw
This vast store of gold continues to in
crease, day by dav, while every semi
monthly California steamer augments the
pile million and a half dollars. In the
mean time, vast accumulations of coin are
being made in all the commercial cities and
the deposits in country banks are also in
creasing. One holds it up tight because
another does. The whole posse of bank
ers and money capitalists are like a stub
born cows bag: they won't let down-just
because they wont; if they could hold on
forever without bursting, they would hold
on forever--just like stubborn COWS. 1t
wont do to kick them nor set the dogs on
them; it would only provoke them to hold
up their milk the tighter and longer.-
One Of two things must happen very soon ::
there will be voluntary letting down a
mong money dealers or their bags will
burst They cannot hold up much longer.
We think it will be voluntary letting
down, and may be expected about the fist
of July, about the close of bulling season,
or after new crop of calves shall have
been distributed.
The small amount of money in actual
use in the west is yielding an immense
revenue 10 enthusiastically to thirty
per cent! Loans begin to be made at
lower rates lately, but there is yet little
competition in the money market. The
new Mortgage law will tighten up the
money channels for while in Wisconsin,
but they will soon break loose aud flow as
before
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

VALUABLE LAND PROPERTY AT AUCTION
1T will be noticed that the Woolley
lands, embracing about 80 tracts and lots,
will be sold at Auction by the Admins
traitor, at Potosi on Saturday, the Sd Of
July, and that extremely fair terms of pay
ment are offered. These lands are adapt
ed for farming and mining, are unimproved
and will no doubt be sold so low that buy
ers will clear 100 per cent. il two years on
their purchases. We hope they will be
bought up by residents and not fall into
the hands of spectators. See advertise
ment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05
DI E D

May THAT the residence of Hon. Levi Sterl ing Mr. A.
A. PARISH aged So years. Mr. p had been resident of
Iowa County for 80 years.
May 14th-In Linden OF inflammation of the heart and
its investing memb anes, JOHN HOFFMAN son of H. Hole
man, aged about IA years.
May Sth--EMMA lREN, Daughter OLA S. and P. r. Ben
net aged years and months Little Emma in life and
health, shone as gem of human nature In sickness
and DEATH as gem in the Sariours Kingdom
May 24th--At her residence near Wasbburn in Grant
Co., WIS, Mrs MARTHA j. MEDLEY ,'consort of Mr. Pho
Medley aged nineteen years month and twenty days
A. D. 1888. She has left husband parente brother
sisters and large circle of friends who sp mourn her
loss. The occasion was improved by the writer, on
oundaythe 23d ut, to large and deeply sympathizns
Of friends from Proverbs 81 ch LIST
VIII the Platteyille Examiner please copy. R. NJ. D.
Washburn, May oath.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

No SURRENDER Our Kansas exchan-
ges come to us ladened with the most in
dignant denunciations of the English
dodge. We have yet heard no voice
raised in its favor. Abiding to some ex-
pressed fears that the people Of that Ter
ritory might succumb, the Leavenworth
Times SAYS:
Some of our friends in the East seem
fearful lest We accept the land bribe of
Congress and Lecompton Jr. We assure
them the proposition will hardly get sol
.itary vote. With old Jackson the people
of Kansas believe that they ''aust pre-
seroe their liberties or perish IN the last
DITCH" We are not inclined to have a
Hull surrender in this Territory as yet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

HANEMAN RECoNvERTED TO COMMON
ssssE.-At meeting of "spirisualists, .
an invalid was brought forward dreadfully
affected with scrofula that all h e
doctors had failed to cure. 1t was pro.
posed to appeal to the spirit land for adj
vice, and Homeopathic physician pres
sent interrogated the departed spirit Of
Haneman as to what remedy should be
taken. Loud and distinct raps, audible to
the whole audience told off Ayers
G a-t-ha-r-t-i-c P-i-kl-s.-[ Homer N. Y.
Wing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05
SEEcrlff's SaEe-CGnkey s. Cox.

II DEL ALLEN BARBER, vs.. Orrin s Conkey, Georss
IO H. Cox, and the well known heirs of Hiram LOOMS
deceased.
Circuit Court of Grant County. In Partition. =.
II 4 IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue o. .
Judgment rendered in said cause ordering and directing
ne sale OF the lands and premises in this cause mehu
ed, viz:
The E31s of n L 4 of Sec. %, and E Il offs q o.
Sec - in Town north, Range west, in said coup9
der for cash. said lands on the 9th day of July, 1854
one O'Clock, p. II. at the Court house door, In Lah0
ter in said county.-Dated June 4th 1858.
DEXTER WARD,
SCOT Sheriff. Grant Go.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

THE LEGIsLATURE.-The Badger State,
Democratic paper, says:
The main business has been the revision
ofthe Statutes and the investigation Of the
frauds and corruption in the Land Grant
legislation of l856-the former an una
voidable work, and the latter called for by
the people. 1t has been prosecuted thor
oughly, at the small cost of $4,000 or
Whereabouts, and never was the public mon
ely expended for better or more satisfac-
tory purpose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05
From the Boston journal.
Governor Cumming at Salt Lake.
FoRT BRIDGE, U. I. April Is, Is

FoRT BRIDGE, U. I. April Is, 1858.
Feeling anxious that my Boston friends
should be apprised Of the earliest intelli-
gence relative to matters in this country,
and as the express leaves to-day. | hasten
to furnish YOU with the latest news.
A United States Commissioner, Mr.. Kane,
arrived here about the 25th Of Mar, from
Salt Lake City, with dispatches. He af
terward returned to the city, where he re-
manned few days, and on the 9Th Of Apr
returned to this Fort, and after a short in
terview with Gov. Cumming, the latter a
greed to accompany him to the capital on
the morrow.
Accordingly on the 9th, Gov. Cumming,
attended only by Mr.. Kane and his car
riage driver, took his departure for the Ho-
ly City, intending to go through in two
days. He did so, and entering the city on
the Sth, found large hall ready and
beautifully fitted up for his reception
Brigham Young received him with an APP
propiate speech, which was responded to
BY the Governor in true Democratic and
feeling manner. | am sorry | cannot fur
nish you copy, but will do SO by next ex-
press. We look daily for his return. He
was treated with the utmost civility and
respect. We look daily for COL Johnston
to issue orders for entering the city as the
road is now passable.
The condition of the troops here is quite
deplorable, the rations are getting very
short, the men receive only thirteen oun
ces Of -four per day, and the meat ration
consists of the few old SURVIVING scork or-
en- who lived through the winter, after
hauling our supplies to this place. Beans,
rice, coffee and sugar, at much smaller al
lowapce than prescribed by law, serve to
furnish the balance The men, aft ex-
periencing winter almost unparalleled
for severity, remain quite weak in bodily
strength, but in the best Of spirits. ready
and anxious TO complete the march against
the city, even with tenfold odds, and at q
moments warning, to obey our count rye
call, and only wait the ''fortune of war"
The prices demanded by traders in thi:
Territory have become seriously alarming
Flour is now selling at$l per pound; bacor
sugar and coffee at s. per pound, and sal
very scarce )at the furnishing price of s.
per pound; tobacco livery inferior) at s.
per pound; tea So; saIeratus So and every
thing else in the same proportion.