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MAGNETIC rELEeaREkpH COMPANY.
MORSE LINES.

ox GO,s,, sixtk 81. asd P.-n1Ipasis avs's.
(OPpesits Tfsassrp Br,Ldisf.
With six wires and improved business, fso,fle,~s
tnls company are enables to reduce their onsrres.
vlEG
Wash ngton to Baltimore. :. ~ eta Ct
10. Phllade phia 81 cts. scts
Do. New York 50 cts Scrs
"a Co responding reduction between intermediates
THK MAGNETIC CoMFANH invite business for All
points IN the United States aud Cauaaa Their lines
connect with the Eastern and Canada Lines at New
YORK, and with the W estern Lines at Baltimore
NE MsGN ETC COMPANY is the old st Teeersph
Company IN the United States. and aIos< nave the
right TO nse the MoRsE INVENTION upon the route
of heir Lines.
The public msy RELY upon tire prompt and accurate
transmission of espstohes csposlted az the fol-
lowing offices, viz:
Nkw loRk.fS Wall street; Astor House, at main
entrance; New Haven Depot, 27th 80,
PHIL sDELPHIA, SQ2 ChesI ~ ct Glrard House,
BALTIMORE. sun lrou Blu lding.
BosToN, Meroh ats Fxohange
PORTLAND, "a Exchange street.
CINCINNATI, under BuTne House.
NEW ORLEANS, under 80. Charles Botel
noz II J. KENDALL Genl Sup't.
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ITustpes neuIge!OWl BuIIdIng AssOclaflOn.
oc Is eO6ds BARNARD Il BUCKLEY, Aucts,

MARSHAL'S SALE-In virtue of II wits of
lYl heTl facIas issued from the Clerks Ofhcs oft
Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the
county Of Washington and TO me directed, will
expose 10 public sale for CASH front ofthe Court
HOUSE door OF saId county, on TUESDAY, the soth
of November. 1853, at II O'Clock m, the following
described property to wit: All defendants right.
title, claim and int rest in and to Lots os and u,
Square No IA. and the east feet of Lot No 2 IN
Square No. l47, beginning at the southwest corner
OF said lot, and running thence east 40 feet thence
ard thence south 20 feet to the point of beginning,
together with all and slngu ar the improvements
and levied upon as the property Of Charles n. Van
Patten and will be sold to satisfy Jufoals Nos. p,
and Nos. and q, to ysnusry term 1859, Pairo &
Nonrse, John +. Kendall John w. Thompson,
ny, Wm. II. Wa d. Michael Kelly, JOns White 4
der Of Charles f.. Pleasants all against Charles
III. Van Patton. w. SELDEN. Marshal
no SITS for the District of Columbia.
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CELADON SNYDER

I1AS Commenced the PLUMBING. GAS FIT
TING, COPPER, TIN and SHEET-IRON BUS
INESS in the PHILHARMONIC Hall building, on ID
street south, between llth and tn streets next TO
the Star Ohiee. Will be pleased to have q share Of
the patronage of his fellow citizens, All work en-
trusted to his care will be executed with dspatoh
snd neatDess, as he has the besE Of workmen in his
employ.
Give him call. oole-lm
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Trustees Georgetown Building Assoc alton,
90 25 eOads WALL d BARNARD. Aucts

By BARNARD Il BUCKtY; GEORGETOWN.
TRCSTEES'StL tLE.-By virtue of deee oftrust
i from Richard Cruit, dated June 6. 1885, we will
ofar nj auction. on 1 TUESDAY, the SOth day of No
vember next. at O'Clock p. m, the premises all
that lot of ground In Georgetown, bounded as fol-
lows, viz: Beginning at the end OfS2 feet inches on
the first inc Of Lot No nlne g. in Holmead's addi-
ton to GsOrg etwo on, and running thence with the
north side of Bridge street east q feet to Robert
Buffers brick house, at the enh of said first line
thence north and parallel 10 Montgomery street l20
feet, thence south and parallel to MONTGOMERY
street l2O feet to the beginning, with the improve
ments.
Terms Of sale: One-third of the purchase money
to be paid In cash, and the residue la two equal
staments st and months, with interest, to be Sc
cured. Should the purchaser fail to comply with the
terms of sale In one week after sale, the property
may be resold at his cost and risk. after one weeks
notice. WALTER ). cox,
FERDIFAND ID w. RISQUE,
Trustees GeOTgetOwn Building Association,
oo 2S ao6 ds RARNAR n 4 i.IE + " natn
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THE EVENING STAR
SUNDAY IxcBPfID)
AT THE STAR BUILDINGS,
Corner Pennsyivanis Avcnue q Eleventh st.,
By w. D. WALLACH.

Papers served IN packages by oanisrs st s&a ysar,
or 81 cents per month. To mail subscribers the sub
scription price is IS 50 year, 81 adrases: "a for
ak months; 81 for three months; and for less than
three months at the rate of u cents week. Single
copies, one cent; in wrappers, two cents.
ADVERTIsKNENTs (of eight lines to the ssuars)
inserted three times for Sl; every other dag or
semi weekly, 26 per cent. advance; once . week, 81
ger cent. advance.
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Auction Sales.
CONTINUED FROM THIRD PAGE. |
ByG.W; soTELER, Agetlonesr. =

c,aIE5nSS. w; pS0TELER, Anctioneer.
SNiTgKE AT ArcT1oN.oon TUEsD4YY MORN.
.S, MH HPveNoer w S S's eommencink At 10 O'Clock,
streets, the effects OF family declining Sousskeep
ing: ing. Q, ,u insisting g, in part Of, VIZ:
one superior ~ octave Rosewood Piano by Chick
Fine Ia, &c French plate Pier Mirror. with gilt braok-
Tapestry Brussels Carpeting, fine Gil. Window
solid Rosewood Parlor Suite, covered with Silk
Plush consisting Of two French Sofas, two Arm
Rosewood PaTior Tables. with marble tons.
ootnls parior Arm Chair, handsome Rosewood Et-
Fine oil Paintings and Engravings, Mantel and Ia
Hall FiOIoth. Mahogany WafdrSbs sn mirror Oa0k'
superior Feather Beds. Curled Hair and Shuok
MahoEany Carved, back Jenny Lind Bedsteads.
MahoEany Bureaus. with marble tops,
step and Chamber Carpetlngs,
Mahosany Rocker, Mahogan, Sidebosrd,
Walnut Extension Dining Table,
EIench China. Glass and Crockery,
Ia lie Cutlery. Plated Castor, and Table Furniture
Superior Cooking Stove and Radiator,
Kitchen Furniture, Cooking Requisites. &c
c.ns attention az OF persons furnishing is particularly
aqssllty and ln excellent oondition. ''p'''o'
eo Terms; $50 and under cash over $40 credit of
iOtsr ior approved endorsed notes. bearing
no I'D c. w. BOTELER. Auct.
By J: G.. Mcguire Il CO., AuctioDeers
EACELLENT FURNlTUREA AND HOUSE
~ HOLD EFFECTS AT PUBLIC sALE.-On ED
NBSDAl morning. Move mbsr l7tn, at 10 O'Clock
at the residence of Willilm H. Upperman Eso '
on Penn yivanla avenue, between Sd and az streets
We shall sell the entire urniture and Effects oom
prlslng-
Mahogany carved srrlng seat Sofas, Divsns, Rock
~ er, Ottomans. and Parlor Chairs,
Mahogany Dining and Card Tables,
very aTge gllt frame French plate Mirrors, Slab
Damask and Lace Curtains, Cornice,
sIllt and buff Window Shades, Lounges
Brussels, three y, ard Inzrain Carpets
STAR Carpets, ol cloth, Rods and Eyes
ry superior solid Mahogany Bedsteads
sandsome Mfhogany Dressing and Plsin Buyesus
Solid Mahogany Wardrobes,
Marble top Washstands,
superior Gather Reds. BOsters. and Pillows
Blankets. Comforts. Toilet Sets,
Zane and wood seat Chairs, Tables,
Curled hair and Husk Mattresses,
Mahogany Sldeboard, pinIng Tables,
French China gold band Dinner Set, Glassware
SuPerlorsllver ated Tea Set, Cake 3asksts Cas-
- tors, Knives and Forks,
COOKING stove, Radiator and other Stoves.
logether with general assortment of Kitchen
Requisites,
Terms: SIS and under cash: over that sum, a
credt OF 81. 6n and 80 days, for satisfactorily en-
uorstd notes, bearing interest.
P.S-The House Is for rent inquire on the prem
JAS C. MoIJ,IRE A. Cr ~
noy-o Auctloneers.
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TO ADVERTISERS AND BUSINESS MEN

VNU ADVERTISERS AND BUSINE ESS MEN
The VIRGINIA SENTINEL" offers very su-
perIur advantages for Advertising. liz is firmly
estab ished journal, Of wide circulation, with sub
scrbers In almost every state In the Union and
numbering very large and ever growing list of sub
scrbers among the farmers and substantial business
men of the wealthy and prosperous Piedmont, VAL
have wants and the means to supply them; men who
buy goods, and men who buy and sell farms. All
Advertisements appear In the Daily, TIL weekly,
aud occasionally in the Weekly editions of the SRS-
TINEL, thus reaching all our readers We respect
fully invite orders. Terms moderate; the cash or
cfy reference being required. For particulars sd-
dress SMITH 4 FINKS,
Oc S9-lm Alexandria. Virginia.
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A T SEVENTH STREET PRICES

r RANCIS, on Seventh street. is now receiving
the largest stock Of SILVER PLATED WARE.
CUTLERY, HOUSEKEEPING ARTICLES
BASKETS, BRUSHES, BIRD CIGES, and
NOTIONS, he has ever offered in this city. All
fresh, prime goods, bOuE ht for cash. be sod at the
lowest figure. He is determined to ssll, and the
place 10 buy sat FRANCIs's,
above Odd Fellows Hall.
uo6-u on 1th ,treet
WINTER FAsHIoNS.-I,E BON TON FOR
w November illustrates and gives q full des~rip-
ton OF Ladies and ChIdren's Dresses, including
Patterns. &o-, &o. price 50 cents.
isabella Orsini, by the author of Beatrloe Cenoi.
Every w Omsn her own Lawyer, private gpIde
In all matters of of essentiRl interest vomsn
he MYSTERIOUS Marriage, q true story Of New
York Life
KnIckertocker Magazine for November.
APP eton's Railway Guide for November.
All the Books published, received Immediately af.
forwards, and for sale at
SHILLTNGTON'S
Bookstore, Odeon HBui ding,
no4 corner ~ street and Pa avanne.
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For Rent and Sale.

FOX RENT.-PARLOR CHAMBERS FOR
kENI.-Large and pleasant Parlors and Cha m
peIs, handsomely furnished, with water and eas
apparatus. =, WALL, STEPHENSG CO
no slim No. S22 Pa av.. bet. eth and 10Th sts.
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FOR RENT.-SuIts Of or single ROOMS, fur
u nlshed or unfinished, very desIraby located,
BY the month. week, or less term. Terms mode
National Hotel.
auI7-T&Stf r. HOLDEN.
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EOR RENT.-Ihe DWELLING HOUSE No.
y ES u street, on the square immediately east of
the front OF he City Hail. next door the residence
of j. NJ. Carlisle, (the proprietor To whom appica-
ton TO N, may be made The house will be rented only
rent vii be 500 per annum pay at such periods
as may be agreed on. Sc q tf
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REDU cTIoN NOF RATEs-

The Company making srrsns sments W thereby
rev SEABoRD Line Will speedily be oonsfructsd
using the PRINTING lNsTRuxExI: which they hope
TO have IN operation by the LIST of February next.
thankful for the liberal patronage bestowed upon
them. the Company Eoliot o. untIbusnoe of IL from
the telegraphIng public. Having IN their EMPLOY
the most sklllful operators, they can promise
promptitude and ACCURACY in the transmission Of all
messages entrusted to them. The advantages OF
THE PRINTING INSTRUMENT
over all others are well known TO this community.
no l-u j. III. PURDY, SUPERINTENDENT,
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EOR SALE-The following BUILDING LOTS
y Lot No. Is, on the corner of 5th At west and
N street north IN Square 54,; Lot no. S. on New
Square $50; Lot No. 4, and which has been subdi-
vlded into lots the of hode lie and ave
nre and 10th street west. Also, a large humber of
other Lots in parts of the city and at prices
rom cents en- TO Is cents per foot. Apply to POL
LARD WEBB. Agent, n @. $50 7:h street oo6
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HOUSE AND LOT FOR ALE-rhe sub
scrlber offers for sale a splendid House and lot
on terms to suit the purchaser. Jhs house and lot
are situated within one miles wax Of the Capitol.
O'Clock ard o. CLOCK o. In. M & II
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EOR SAt.E.On reasonable terms. a desirable
\ FRAME DWEELINo HOUSE, with bri iok
6ack-buldlng attached-NO 469-cOntainng, IN all
~ rooms, situated on the west side of l4th street
west between Pa. avenue ID r. street, near Viii
lards Hotel, suitable for boarding house or for
person who would ike to rent out rooms. There is
No. $50 18th street. oo Ok
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FOR RENT-A comfortably furnished HOUSE
L on r street, between l7ih and 18th STE For
terms apply on the premises to Mrs. WILL lam
OF IGIDEN. 90 % IF
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WALL, STEPHENS & co,
w No 50 PENS. Aoss<s.
BoYsAND T99pTHS, RSEADY-MADB

For School 0Hd Dress Esdy.
Parents and guardians wishing to furnish their
children snd wards with School and College Outfits
Tor the coming season, are invited to examine our
present large and extensive variety of
BOh = CLOTHING,
where they can mt out their children Of all sizes, IN
few minutes, with every description of r EIpT-
MADE GARMENTS IF substantial and durable quality
at very moderate prices.
WALL STEPHENS CO.,
au 2S-h M. 50 pa ag.. hot OIL and nth sts
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VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE-A
small frame House and Lot on Sd street south,
VIII DC sold low and on very accommodating terms
Also,a very desirable building Lot fronting Is
&c an alley. VIZ -"0''e'
Also, valuable Building Lot fronting on M street
north u feet, depth about 100 feet between 4th and
5th streets. Terms easy. " ~
Also, Lot on street south. situated in an i'm
proving nelghborhood, will be so d on aocommodat
w. BRAY, Real Estate Agent, No sic 18th street.
uooI ".
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A HnUSE FQRRENT IN THE BEST BUS
House at present occupied by Or. X Finley Hunt,
Dentist sdor rent 1t is on the north side of Perm.
avenue between 9Th and 10Th streets, On of the
to street. and containing IL rooms besides tho par
lors: For further Information apply on the premi-
ses 10 Dr. HUNT.
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EOR RENT-The FRAME HOUSE on,G st.
Il south, between 9th and 9Th streets west, Usl.
and.) Lot fronts Is feet 9th street. running back
100 feet to 20 foot alley. Terms, Slso per annum
THOMPSON, sos Pa. avenue, between 9th and 10th
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HANDSOMELY FURNISHED HOUSE west
II end Of the city, within lew doors of the SEQ
retary of the Interior. Gas ana water, with baths
and shower baths and Is rooms. For furthe- par
tlouars lnaure this office.
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EOR SALE OR REST-A two story FRAME
l. DWELLING, with cellar, situated on Nj st.
NORTH between 81 and 4th streets east, with lot of
ground, continuing 1914 feet. attached. Tie house
contains large rooms, with feeI ceilings There
is also large stable on the lot. Terms Teasonahe.
Apply on the premises oo I8-law4vs
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-07-01

then throw back the earth into the ridge
with the plow and finish up with the hoe;
be careful not 10 strike the hoe into the
earth near the plant as you may destroy
the best tubers, which come out near the
surface of the ground To harvest them
cut and rake of the vines and run fur.
row with the plow each side Of the ridge
and throw out with the spade they should
be harvested as soon as the frost kills the
vines. They may be kept for long time
in sand and, sawdust, or chnff.
In the ten years that | have growed
sweet potatoes. they have never produced
less than 200 bushels TO the acre, aud
sometimes twice that, with but very little
more trouble than the common potatoe
while their mai ket value is fnll three times
as much.
have them on my table every day
from the first of September, till May, as
good us when they were dug.
The variety that raise is called Nan.
semond, or Northern Yellow. produce
the plants on large scale, and can senc
them thousand miles in safety.
S. p. TRuEsDELL.
Lemont, Co., I'll.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-07-01
Cultivation of the sweet POta-
to in Northern Illinois.
Ed. Chicago Democrat /;

Ed. Chtcdgo DemocTu;
| have cultivated the sweet potato for
the last ten years with good success. !
find they will grow on all kinds Of soil
that will produce good corn. except low,
aluvial bottoms, where there is too much
vegetable mold, which causes them to run
10 vines and long roots. New ground,
where sod corn has been raised, think
is the best. For this crop, the ground
should be plowed very deep, and made
very fine by narrowing or rolling, and
then thrown into ridges by throwing three
furrows together, the last one on top Of
the two first, about four feet apart from
centre 10 centre. Just after q shower il
the best time TO set the plant but do no
wait after you are ready TO set them, bu
provide yourself with water and mason'
trowel, or something similar, proceed tc
make your hales abou. three inches deeI
and eighteen inches apart; insert you
plants, fill the holes half full Of earth
pour in about half a pint of water, an
fill with earth as soon as the water drIet
away, and they are pretty sure 10 grow
and will not need to be waleFed agair
unless it is exceedingly dry.
The proper time for setting The plant
is from the 10Th Of May ill the Goth c
June. When the plants begin 10 win,
runa culivstor between the rows, an
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-07-01
Mrs. Frances ID. Gage, writing from

Mrs. Frances ID. Gage, writing from
New York to the St. Louis Democrat.
makes the following truthful remarks:
To be in New York over Sabbath, and
not hear Henry Ward Beecher, would bs
somewhat like hearing the play Of Ham
let, with Hamlet left out; or, to use .
homemade expression, to eat strawber-
ries and cream, without the strawberries.
So we took the cars, (,here was host Of
us, and the ferry boat, and repaired to
Brooklyn; but, alas for all human cal
culations. when we arrived, every pew,
seat, chair, bench. stool, and stair case.
was full. The galleries were ovsrrun;
the vestibule, the entries, the door steps,
the yard and even out upon the street,
and yet they came. We crowded our
way through the dense mass, and at last
got before one Of the doors, where we
could see the man, and as we looked into
his jovial 1--WE had almos, said rowdy face,
we wondered what it was in him, that so
attracted the human sympathy, and thus
drew all men TO him. Was it his out.
ward attractions, hearty grace, and elo.
quencel Not at all. His learning and
purity of lanQuagel Not at all. His pro.
foundness' Not at all What thens
Ittakes the active, brilliant, sport loving,
heart-sympathizing, fun-bubbling boy, to
make the boy-one whose impulses lead
him to do mischief-not because he is
wicked, or wants to do i'll but because Il
is fun. He loves impetuously, and hates
numerically; whatever his hands finds
to do, he pitches into, Ito use western
phrase,) and oft-iimes, from the very
tru,hfulness and freedom of his nature,
gets the name of bad boy, when his heart
never conceived, nor his hands never car
ried out really bad idea; and his neigh
bors always say, he will be very bad, or
very good.
Henry Ward Beecher, under some In
fuences, would have been a fearful man.
But the careful training Of an excellent.
|judicious mother, and wise father, have
trained all the exuberance Of his youth in
to useful maturity, and he attracts crowds
because people love freedom, love ID
see man dare be man to say whai
he thinks. and act out what he says. He
talks at them, and lets them know exactly
what he is talking about. He spurn,
conventionalisms, sets all rule of oratory
aside, walks up and down his stage and
makes the people almost jump from theil
feet with him, SO earnest and energetic
and mesmerising is his power. No ons
need take snuff, or Cologne, or salts, q
keep awake. The snuff is in his sermon
and we should as soon think of going u
sleep while Forrest was playeng Rich.
. ard III.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-07-01

HoosIER GIRLs.-We were not long
since, amused by a couple Of Hoosler
girls, who came on board the steamer
-, at the little town of Mount Yer.
non. They had evidently never been q
thousand miles away from home. and
were making their first trip on steam
boat. The elder one was exceedingly
talkative and perfectly free and unconcern.
ed with regard to the many eyes that
were scanning her movements. The
other was the opposite turn of mind, in
clining to bashfulness. At dinner our
ladies were honored with seat at the
head of the table; and the eldest one.
with her usual independence, cut her
bread into small pieces, and, with her
fork, reached over and enrolled each
moulhfu in the nice dressing on a plate
of beef steak before her. The passen.
gers preserved their gravity during this
operation by dint Of great effort. Per-
csiving that her sister was not very for
ward in helping herself, she turned round
to her, and exclaimed loud enough to be
heard by half the table, "Sal, dip into
the gravy; dad pays as much as any on
'em" This was followed by general
roar, in which the captain led of. Tho
girls arrived at their place Of destination
before supper; and when they left the
boat, all hands gave three cheers for the
girls Of the Hoosier State.
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MISCEL L A N E 0U s.
Hungarian Grass.

This is a subject of such importance
that we copy the following fro II the Ed
dyville Qowa) Commercial, concerning
this seed:
In the spring of 1853, as nearly as |
can ascertain, a Mr.. Gleason brought a
small quantity of this grass seed with him
from Illinois. He had procured hand
full of it the spring before from Hunga.
rian exile who was passing through the
country.-What became of the exile or
the balance of the seed, cannot learn !;
nor vet the name of one who has confer
red such favor upon the people OF the
great west. His name should be written
in letters of gold; for that little handful of
seed is destined to change the agricultural
character of dozen States and give us a
product which will stand second only TO
The corn crop upon the rich prairies of the
west This poor exile, and Mr.. Gleason
with his handful of seed, have done more
to promote the agricultural interests of
these prairie States than the government
has, with all its seeds, within the last ten
wears. This may sound like enthusiasm,
but il is sober reality. We have now
in this region, the best hay country ! ever
saw-un,il this season and the last, it was
the worst The common grasses are d
failure, yet we have hay of the best quail.
ity in such overaowing abundance, tina
we can feed seven months, and still have
hay to sell; and this hay has grown upor
the high prairie, AT the rate Of three oil
four tons to the acre.
Mr.. Gleason sowed his handful of seer
in ILL.,, and the next season brought tht
product TO Monroe Co., Iowa, where h,
sowed again. 1t may be well to observ,
that he had difficulty in procuring a piec,
of ground, as farmers were afraid
might somehow ruin their land. Th
next season, which was in '64 he distribu
ted among such of his neighbors as ha
overcome their fears. This year it bega
to attract some attention in the vicinit
: and its popularity has increased as fast q
, the liure handful Of seed has multiple
itself. Those who have seen u ever
4 year since the first was sown. are no,
. better pleased than ever-this years Gro
exceeding all that went before it. With
! the little circle af its present production
J, its popularity Is unbounded.
!. This grass is crop which has neys
: failed. Wet or dry~cold or hot--il hS
!, been good heavy crop; even last seasol
! when that sturdy giant of the west ii
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-07-01

We saw a good anecdote the other day
about long preaching. A lady took her
son. Of some FIVE or six years, to church.
After the minister had been preaching
about half an hour, the little fellow grew
sleepy and began to nod. The mother
reused him into attention several times.
by pinching him. But as it seemed =
hopeless case, she concluded TO let him
sleep undisturbed. After the little fellow
had his nap out, he woke and saw the
minister still holding forth. He looked
up in his mothers face. and innocsnty
asked" Mo,her, is it this Sunday night.
or is j, nsri Sunday night"