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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16
Rasnherries.

H. T. Brooks, as President OF the Frpit-
Growers Association, says:-"True, here
and there bush or plant, reveling in forest
mold, mixed by Gods own hand, gives US
precious fruits, to show how things GROWN
Paradise; but the rule is, if man will net
work, neither shall he eat" True in tho
main. but like all general rules, it has an
exception. Many years ago aueighbor pre-
sented me with very few roots of what he
called English Raspberry. believe they
are Red Antwerp. I set them out on one
side of my garden, where they speedily
formed hedge about rod wide and sever
al rods in length, completely overrunning
and hiding from view some gooseberry bush,
es which were growing near. From that
time to this they have almost annually yield.
ed bouutiful supply of delicious fruit,
without care, except once yearI pulled out
such tall weeds as overtopped the canes.
Two years ago, to accommodate a new place
of residence. transplanted row of the
canes, and now have a hedge almost fac
simile Of the original, coming up very near
to H. T. BIS forest ideal, and yet growing
in gardens. Query: Is it generally known
how easily this fruit may be grown? Per-
haps smaller piece of ground, with more
care and culture, would have yielded the
amount of fruit. But hundreds have the
ground to spare. and not the culture.-PE-
TER Rurdl Nes0- Yorker.
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The Programme.

The st. Louis Democrat says:
The uprising in Missouri is accounted
for. It is but the carrying out of the plan
of Gen. Price, conceived and put in motion
after the battle of Pea Ridge. Price and
Van Dorm were defeated, and the campaign
in Missouri, for the summer, abandoned.
Price told his Missouri followers to go home
put in their crops and attend to their bus
mess till the crop was secured. Then rise
throughout the State, form into guerilla
bands, and be prepared to meet him in the
fall, when he should return.
These facts recently came TO light throug b
q man in this city who was last spring ar
rested on a charge of disloyalty; and while
he was in the military prison, several OF
Prices troops were brought in. and told
him the whole story, giving full account
of the programme above briefly related.
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PROM THE FODDER.

The news this week from the border has
been somewhat exciting. Affairs In that
locality look as bad at present as they did at
any time last summer. Independence has
been taken by the rebels, one thousand
strong. and Eve companies Of the Missouri
State Guard surrendered without fighting.
Buell., whom the papers have been denoun-
cling all summer IS traitor, was in command.
Great excitement prevails at Kansas City,
and Col. Burris of Folt Leayenworth had
gone there with all the available force under
his command. No demonstrations had been
made on the latter place by the Rebels at
last accounts. a
The southeastern portion of the State is
swarming with large forces of Rebels. Tues
day and Wednesday were days of great ex-
element at Fort Scott. Col. Barstow with
three companies had gone out into Missouri
on some kind of military expedition, and
was surrounded by regiment of Rebels.
1t was supposed he had been captured, and
the people of Fort Scott began to prepare
to eyacuate and fall back to Fort Lincoln.
AT last the brave Barstow made his appear
ance. He had cut hie way through the
Rebel ranks. He killed about twenty, inclu-
ding Captain and Lieute1a1t. He lost
Eve men prisoners, and his ambulance and
hospital stores. He reports large Rebel
forces. Missouri is alive with Rebel guer-
lila bands. We shall not be surprised to
hear call for every able-bodied man to rush
to the border within two weeks, for the de-
tense of the State
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sneaks, Attentions

The following order has been issued by
the Secretary of War. bearing date. IS viii
be seen. on the day the order for draft was
received here. Those Individuals who are
skulking, viii do well to heed
War DEPARrM'T, WAsHrNeroN, Aug. 8.
First. By direction of the President, it is
hereby ordered that until further orders no
citizen liable to be drafted into the militia,
shall be allowed to GO to foreign country.
I All marshsls and military officers of the
u. s. are directed. AMI all police authorities,
especially at the ports of q. s. seaboard aud
frontier, are requested to see that this order
is carried faithfully into effect, and they are
hereby authorised and directed to arrest and
detain any person or persons about to depart
from the United States in violation of this
order. 8 e
Second. Any person liable to draft, who
shall absent him self from his county or State
before such draft is made, will be arrested
by any Provost Marshal or other United
States Marshal or State officer, wherever he
may be found within the jurisdiction of the
United States, and conveyed to the nearest
post or depot, placed on military duty for
the term of the draft, and the expense of his
own arrest and conveyance to such post or
depot, also the sum of five dollars as a re-
ward to the officers who shall make the ar
rest. shall be deducted from his pay.
Third. The writ of hsbeas corpus is here
by suspended in respect to all persons ar
rested and detain. and in respect to all per-
sons arrested for disloyal practices.
(Signed) EDWIN N. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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AGRICULTURAL MArrRp.
The Turniu Flv.

In England, where the turpiD 10
Portant crop. there have been manv a". ln'
dies applied for that destructive lite ;nsu ne'
the turnip fly. At late meeting , ns .S'
Royal Agricultural Society, Me- E;.t tue
Hobbs, member. presented the two fo' 1SneF
ing remedies, which he bad used with ,O now,
success: great
First Rse;ps.-Take one busb.,ots,
white gas ashes, or fine wood ashes na me 81
used instead of gas ashes; one busbsyy O os
fresh lime from the kiln, six pounds Of ar,
phur; ten pounds of soot-to be we'll n; SUI,
together, and got to as fine powder as noas;
bic, SO that it may adhere to the ronnr
plant. This is sufficient for two acres III
drilled at twenty-seven inches, to be annI;s S
early in the morning when the dew il ~ 80 ,Iu
leaf, with broadcast machine, or sur;n 'L0
led with the hand carefully over the rnwa
If the fly continues troublesome, the procss.
should be repeated, always when the plsD 1
is damp. In light land il is best to mall
the drills on the fat, the ground being well
prepared to receive the seed. ''
Second Recipe.-Take fourteen pounds Of
sulphur, one bushel of fresh lime. two
bushels of road-scrapings, or substance Of
mold where road scraping cannot be obtain.
ed, per acre. Mix together few DAYS he.
fore it is used. Apply very early in the
morning or late at night, in the same man.
ner as in No. one, using the horse hoe i'm.
mediately after.
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LAND OFFICE, TOPEKA, KANSAS,
Annnsf 4 1890

SIR: In answer to your letter of the 4th
ult.. making inquiry If it would be lawful
for person to file his intentions, now, to
pre-empt piece of land, and then, after the
LIST of January next to claim the same un-
der the Homestead LaW, I have to say to
you that, in my opinion. it would be lawful
so to do. The Homestead Law, however,
like all other statutes, must receive the final
Interpretation of it's meaning through the
highest tribunal having the decision of cases
arising under it: and any opinion given
now, before the law goes into effect, can
have no binding force anywhere. But the
question which you ask has been asked by
many persons, and it is proper that those
whose material interests may be involved in
the question should know that the opinion
which I have expressed above. is that gen
orally given by those who have examined
the law. Your ob't serv't,
F. G. ADAMS, Register.
Mr.. JOHN KARR, Emporia, Kansas.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

U. S. D1REcr TAN aryland has the
high honor of being the FIRST State in th e
Union to pay its proportion of the national
direct tax. Secretary Chase has addressed
complimentary letter to the State Treas
urer acknowledging the receipt of the mon
ey, aud expressing his qualification on see
ing Maryland now, like Maryland in the days
of the old line, coming forward with purse
and sword, to the defense and support OF
the American Union.
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Cutting up Corn.

am aware that it is early in the season
to say anything on this subject. But be.
cause it is early, breach the subject l
was talking with a farmer the other day,
who said he did not believe it was any ben
eft to the crop to cut it up,-that he found
he could get from one to three bushels per
acre more if the corn was allowed to ripen
on the stalks before the latter were cut I'D.
He thought be got more weight.
In most cases, have no doubt, he would
do so. But that fact does not prove it is
the best practice.
AS the mass Of farmers in the West cut
up corn, it seems to me little better than
waste of time and labor. Four-ffths Of
them-it may be that fraction is too large,
but l think not-cut their stalks after the
virtue has gone out of them-after they
have matured the corn, and the foliage has
become dry and crisp, like husks. seri-
ously doubt if it pays the labor of cutting
them. have seen farmers actively engag-
ed in cutting large fields long after every
particle of foliage had been withered by the
frost. That is not expanding labor econom-
ically, unless large herd is dependent up
on that kind of fodder. The time to com
mence cutting up corn is as soon after the
ears are glazed as it is possible to get at it.
No matter if the foliage ia as green as in
midsummer; so much the better-so much
the more valuable will the fodder be; and
the loss in the weight of the grain will b
more than compensated by the increased
value of the stalks.
In cutting up corn when the stalks are
so full of sap and the foliage SO green, 1t is
not good policy to set them up in the large
shocks or stocks common in the West. 1t
is better to set them up around an uncut
hill-fifteen or twenty hills to the stook-
and bind them well to it. 1t is not dill
cule matter to make the corn stand erect IN
this way. Then it is easy to cut the bill
with hook when it is to be husbed or re-
moved from the field. Fields intended for
winter grain can be easily cleared in this
the stalks may be stacked securely, and the
fodder preserved fresh and nutritious Tor
horses and cattle. have met farmers IN
the West who have adopted this practice
and Who aver that it is the cheapest way
they can winter stock. The amount OF tod-
der wasted in the corn fields of the West,
from this want of providence, would, Il
saved and fed, keep double the amount Of
stock now fed annually.
I am glad to say that the ancient practice
of topping corn does not obtain here 10
any great extent. That il is practiced any
where. is only striking proof of the want;
as well as the value, of a more genera
knowledge of the laws of vegetable PhySl-
ology. That portion of the stalk above tns
ear, with its foliage-and that is the part
usually taken off in the process of topping
is as essential to the life Of the plant anu
the development of the grain, as the head q
a man is to the life of his body. Cut OIL
the top of your corn. and the ear ceases "
grow-tbe grain ripens prematurely. Ipf a
are hundreds of experiments that prove lD..'
some are on record Western C0'7'
spondence RuraI Neso- Yorker.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

FLAos.-The National flag is made OF
bunting twenty feet wide and thirty-six feet
long. The storm flag is twenty feet by ten,
the recruiting flag is nine feet nine inches
by four feet four inches, and the regimental
flag is six feet six inches by six feet. all
composed of thirteen stripes alternately red
and white, commencing and ending with red.
The blue field should be one third the length
of the flag and extend to the bottom of the
fourth red stripe from the top, and should
contain thirty -four stars.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

Jas. H. Holmes (whom our citizens viii
remember as former resident Of Emporia) J,
Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico,
has arrived in Lesvenworth. Not long since
be was arrested for writing an article for the
Santa Re Republican, showing that Fort
Union had been built at an enormous ex-
psuse. and exposed troops rather than pro-
tseted them. For this he was tried, found
guilty Of treason" and sentenced to three
years. imprisonment The court martial be.
fore whom he was tried was made up most
y Of ultra pro-slavsry men. Gen. Candy
Fsnitted the sentence.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

Henry Ward Beecher says, in his hide
pendent: The people cannot but see that th e
success of our arms has been in the ratio of
their distance from the seat of Government.
In all the great West where the Government
could not NEEDLE, on the seaboard, in North
Carolina, at Beaufort, South Carolina. at
New Orleans, we had success. But in Vir-
ginia. within reach of the influence of WASH
ington, We have had all our delays and all of
our misfortunes. Do not the people under
stand these things?
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

Kansas is in danger The Presidents
call for six hundred thousand men means
every man who can possibly go. Espe-
cially is means the YOUNG MEN of
Kansas and all the States.
This whole country belongs to The young
men. It's future is for them, and will be
Just what they make it. Shall that future
be inglorious. and tainted by the rsmem-
brsnce Of 8 cowardly and unpatriotic past
We trust not.
five ell go now, victory will follow our
arms. If we wait. We but grow weaker.
and the enemy stronger. until it will be for
ever too late. s,5as
Shall We submit to draft I? Let the
response from every loyal Kansas heart be,
"NEvER % If we volunteer, there will be
no draft. 57
Price is approaching our border. He
must subAst his army on Kansas or not at
all. If We stay at home there will be no
hindrance to his foraging on Kansas. If
We Gil up the new Regiments, he will at
least encounter our strong arms. One hun
drsd men on the border are worth thou.
sand at home, in the interior. Shall they
be there l.f.aa
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

REVOLUTIONARY PATR1ors-There are
only Sc revolutionary patriots alive, viz
In Massachusetts. 8; Maine, 9: Vermont, 8;
Connecticut, 2; New York. Is: Pennsylva-
mia. 1; Ohio 4: Michigan. 8; Illinois. 1; In
diana, e: Wisconsin. I; Kentucky, 1; Ten
nessee, 6; North Carolina. 2; Georgia, s;
Missouri, /; Virginia, 8; District of Colum-
bia. /; Arkansas, 1. There are none in the
States of Rhode Island, New Jersey, New
Hampshire, Iowa, Louisiana. Alabama,
Florida, Mississippi, California or South
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BulIVI
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.

WAsHTNGToN, Aug. 10
The following is from the Petersburg
Express of yesterday:
"Richmond.-A dispatch from Van Dorm
to Secretary Mallory states that the ram
Arkansas, Lieut.. Stephens commanding,
had been destroyed. She left Vicksburg
Monday to cooperate in an attack on Ba-
ton Rouge. After her passage to Bayou
Sara her machinery became disabled, and
while attempting to repair it, several of the
enemy's gunboats attacked her. After a
gallant resistance she was abandoned and
blown up. Her officers and men reached
the shore in safety.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

A war meeting was held in Leavenworth
on the evening Of the 5th. at which there
seemed to be considerable bad blood. Blunt.
Lane, Ewing. and Parrott spoke. The lat
ter was hooted. and called traitor. and pis-
tolls were drawn. Better keep cool. gentle
men. If the Conservatives report be true,
We are sorry to see that Mr.. Parrot acted
unwisely.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

Gov. Robinson has appointed D. L. La.
kin, of Grasshopper Falls, IS State Audi
tor, in place of G. s. Hillyer, removed.
The Governor in this instance has given
the Republicans the cold shoulder. and
made selection from the Democratic
ranks. The Leavenworth Conservative in
dorses Mr.. L.. saying that che is an up
right and high-minded man. and public
interests will not suffer in his hands"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

The Adjutant General of the State has
issued q circular to the County Clerks OF
the several counties. instructlng them to
forward forthwith. to the Adjutant Generals
Office, lists of all the men subject to military
duty in their respective counties-prepara-
tory to draft to furnish the last 3OO, 200
men called for By the President.
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Awful CATASTROPHE.
SAY FRArcIsco

San FRANCISCO, Aug. 4.
The steamship Golden Gate, which sailed
hence on the 21st of July, took FIRE twelve
miles off ManzauiIla and burned to the wa
ter's edge. Two hundred lives were lost
It is thought the treasure will be saved, as
the ship was beached
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

Aston nding developments have been made
before the U. s. Grand Jury in Indiana, in
which it is proved that the Knights of the
Golden Circle "a traitorous secret society
are extensively organised throughout that
State. and number some fifteen thousand
members.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

The Delaware Indians are ''sound on the
goose" The Conservative says that Major
F. johnson and James Chestnut. Esq, the
other day brought up two companies of
those Indians to be mustered into the SER
vice of Uncle Sam.
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Eniistments in New York.

New YoRK. Aug. 6.
The Tribune says: ''From inquiries at the
Quartermaster Generals Office, We are In
formed that as nearly as can be ascertained,
22, 800 men have already been enrolled in
the State of New York, under the cali for
500, 900 volunteers"
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Cleaned Ont
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-,

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Aug. 10.
Major Montgomery came up with por-
ton of CoFey's guerillas. in the western
pant pat of Dsts county yesterday; attacked sd
took sevekteen prisoners. MAJOR Mont
gomery pursued the flying rebels, and viii
not stop until they are driven ont of the
State.
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The n. 7. Evening Post says HslIeck
has given orders to his Generals to take all
blacks, whether bond or free, and whether
owned by the loyal or disloyal. He is also
reported as having no fear of arming the
slaves. The world moves: likewise go rder
No. 80
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stopped.

DETRoIr. Mich, August 9.
The stampede into Canada of persons Ii
able to military duty, which has been going
on briskly for several days past, was effect
ually stopped to-day By the rigid enforce
ment Of Secretary Stanton's orders.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

A dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial
from Decherd. Tennessee, says that Gen.
Robert Nc ook, of Ohio, was murdered on
the 5th inst, while riding in his ambulance
in front of his brigade
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

The New England States, New York and
Pennsylvania have nearly completed their
quotas Of the 300, 700 troops called for, and
regiments are now constantly leaving them
for the scene Of action.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

MoDEsTY-The choicest buildings nav
lowest foundations; the best balsam SINKS "
the bottom; those ears of corn and bougH'
of trees that are mosq6lled aud best laden:
bow lowest; so do those souls that are mos
laden with the fruits of paradise.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

The correspondent of the st. Louis Re
publican states that some rebels near Vicks-
burg hanged an old woman aged eighty
years, for expressing her joy at the arrival
of the Federal feet.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

The whole quota of volunteers from Col
fax's District, Indiana, has been enrolled
through his individual exertions.
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The damage to the Kentucky Central
Railroad by the burning of the bridges by
Morgan's guerillas, will amount to S40,-
900. AL the bridges destroyed are now in
order, and trains run through to Lexington.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

Col. Burris who went to the rescue in
Jackson county, has retaksn Independence.
The rebels had evacuated tie place.
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The Treasury Department has already
received orders for the new postage stamp
currency to the amount of over 100000.
The new stamps will be ready in a week or
two. tl.- - s-'.
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A war meeting was held in New Haven,
CT, on the 9Th, at which bounty of 800
in addition to all other bounties was voted
to all who enlisted there. ~ .a.-
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Important Question Answered.

We publish the following letter from the
Register of the Land Office at Topeka, to
one of our citizens, for the information of
the public:
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

Indiana has raised three regiments more
than her quota of troops.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-16

The Chicago Board of Trade has raised
s42,379 for the war fund, and more is COM
inn.
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At the last accounts from Fort Scott, all
was quiet.
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was quiet.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-01

Fourteen days ends the political cam.
paieu in this State. Let all the time be
used to the best advantage, and not
moment be squandered. The Democ-
,.cy of this district are hard At work,
and from Whit We are able to learn from
other districts, they are doing well
there, Also. The prospects are good for
Democratic representation in the next
Congress. The more, tho letter it will
be. for the county. Democrats can IN
no way 60 thoroughly vindicate their
IoyaIty, and go truly assist their country
n it's hour OF distress as to devote all
The coming days Of this campaign to- Sc
curing the election Of Democratic Rep
resentatives to Congress. All other
considerations are valuelcss 10 compari-
.on. Will you do it: Will you answer
to the call, or hang back in the harness
and welcome def;at? The united De-
'nocracy Of Iowa can work wonders in
nc next fourteen days if they will only
give themselves to it. Their action
may be the saving Of the countryside
d rect means Of perpetuating the Union
and restoring the Constitution to its
former strength and validity.