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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-17

No. We design to make this department. OF the
flNEs beading feature OF ,he paper, aud we invtc
from agricultural and horticultural friends any
hfrpatiou which will contribute to is saiu".
Prepare now for ~spI'inss t:s:I'dean-
ing.
Spring work in the garden Is by most
farmers left To b. done n leisure intervals
between the more extensive. operations AZ
rntting Ia tn. fl III crops. It"Itrn orc,r-
that from press oi business, much that
should be done in this important depart
,aent is neglected, because the leisure Is not
found, and a consequence there IL but q
poor show Of vegetables throughout the
season and these always late. Something
may be done during this month Of Drccm
Der toward early gardening in the spring
st this tine most of the vegetable crops
have been slcured, and there Is sometime
to work in the soil. lit he wet, ,lratin.
now will prepare it lor plowiny next year
Before the fields are ready to b. worked. If
draining he mpracticablc, blowing ANA SUD
soiling will greatly itnprov2it. Ircncting
especially on heavy soi,S AMI working in
plenty Of course manure or mn"k, Will
greatly a,uelioratc heavy soils. \ god
3 coat Of manure put on now, ready to
be lightly cross plowed and thns thorough
" mixed with the soil in spring, will give
good rich filth.
Now is the best time 10 set aspara gus and
rhubarb roots, two indispensiblcs in every
family garden. If old roots are procured,
they will yield at least a partial supply for
the table next spring, and much time "ill
hc gained in their growth Though late,
strawberries will live and thrive it trans
planted Will, care Immediately, They may
Weld but little next season, but the work
will be done, and when the fruit does come,
you will feel abunhantly repaid for The IA
hor. Blackbcrres, rasphe,ries, currants,
etc. may all be put in place, also few
dwarf pear trees. If there be space. Thcs'
trees require much care 10 produce well,
hut every cultvator viii soon find them his
especial pets in the garden.
And the grape vines. Have You full
supply? Do not let the Fall pass without
securing enough for plentiful family use.-
These and the currants, goosber,ies and
drawf pears, will benefited by spreading
coarse manure about them as far as The
roots extend The winter rains will carry
much Of it into the soil, where it will be
ready for use by the roots in spring.
Finally, now is the time to build or re-
pair tire fences, gates, trellises, ect. a coat
Of paint, or even, whitewaSh, would add
City per cent. in appearance to many
garden enclosure, in addition to its value in
preserving the fence -Amcricd1 AgricuJ-
turjst
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-17

ne We design to make this department OF the
TINES heading feature OF ,ha paper, and we invitc
from agricultural AMI horticultural friends any
affirmation which will contribute to is saiu".
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-17

hrrLEs AND POTATOES. apple and
F,otatoc crops Of Westeru New York are
large this fall, particularly the former, and
the market is dull and dropping. Apples
are declining, and can now be had at fifty
cents per barrel. One farmer living in
Cat $, having an orchard OF choice grated
fruit. Offered his crop for twelve and a halt
cents per bushel, the purchaser to gather
the fruit and take only such as he wanted
and could sell as understandable fruit. The
offer was not accepted.
Potatoes do not show symptoms OF dis,
ease in anything like the extent indicated
last fall. The best sorts are worth dollar
per barrel, including package. --Rochestel
IN. - Union, 18th.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-17

X7Eky Fine Shoes for small children, large as
sfrsment, Mt the
NY. BOOT 4 SHOE STORE.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05
The Bosion Pilot.

This Psper,in a long Editorial closes
rithfhs following:
Bondage is thoir natural position. In
II they we're as happy as they could be be-
fore the rebellion commenced (; in it thew
would be happy again. Putting them in
any other condition would be, us has boeu
eeen, doing series Of aoabie damages Of
the most unfortunate. exent.-To bondage
therefore, they should be restored. To do
90 is simply to put them back TO their own
right, natural happy places. But who
should be their masters? Not their old
ones, for they are traitors. They, there.
fore, should have new masters. Who they
should be it is too sooa yet to suggest. A
little time will tell whether the government
ssscff should keep them, or give them to
the loyal plonters Of the South, or dispose
OF them by other means Of bondage But
this much is certain; that the most natural
snd Inost expcdicnt thing for all parties to
be done with the coatrabird blacks is to
restore them to bondage, and to bondage in
their native coantry--the South The
Abolitionists may rave, but we write the
iruth, we write by facts OF every one OF
which nature is the absolute author.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05

We have reca;yei two new orders oF The
Infamous Bu,les At New Orleans They
are dated May y:
The first is The suppress;o, Of the psl,a
aaa the Bee, for s'gIing the burning OF
cotton on the par; OF Southern plsuters an
act Of patriotism Buti,r derouacss il as
vandalism. and the papers mus, so style it,
or succumS Ths pelia Office has been
seized, and will hereafter be used as the
organ of Butler,
The second orle, 81 decrec intsreeres
with private contracts, declaring thai, n
ter the 9th cf May. Confederate money
shall cease to be medium of trade, and
that all resi estate or property which may
bs sold for Confederate money after that
time shall be seized and tie proceeds
shall accrue TO the benefit cf the United
States
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05
jackson Victorious.

Iur g'o;l0us ;idiucS al General J4C..
sons victory over Banks. the recovery az
Winchester, the capture Of four thousand
prisoners. TIA" aunihilating OF the invading
army in the Valley. throws the sp!endor
of sun'ligh, over the long lines of The
Confederate host. Oncc porc We conquer
Again the ;;de sets full in favor OF the
south Jackson S ragniiccnt exploit is
enough o. itself u illustrate a campaign +;
but we cannot re.raia from tAc pleasing
suppostion ths. i is the tore sunrcr, the
noble omen, Of another battle md another
victory. If not more signal and complete.
vet cn Crander scale aud with moro decj-
siye results
Gcti. Is let yet knc@r what results
Jackson may cliuinate trnir, toe wonder.
tul success. which his bravery ana long
toll have fairly won AZ Winchestcr. 4
grreral expectation has prevailed among
his devoted followers that he would soon
lead them into Peansv vania Lincoln and
Ais comrades at Wsshlrgton have been.
Tor some time past, IN mortal terror that
he should rush on their own scat of sin
After his victory over Milroy, the Fcde.
ra' Capita! was 10 such 4 state of appre.
heusion that packing and preparation for
an immediata departurc were visible in
all the Departments = far as We know
here in Richmond, ha-e is noa absolute
ly nothing to prevent Jackson trom doing
either the oHe or the o;her Banks force
was the last EFF capab.a .; resisting him
in tha; region, Ind, after the tremcu3oua
beaten 1t has COTTON a, Winchester, I,
must necessarily be for somo time quite
Ineffective. 1t would indeed, be Il soul.
cheer,rg thing il .lacksor should now
force his way to Wa'hington city and star.
10 the brood Of Larras settled there il
wai, far 'ha ca:cass OF the South
F|'ron3 Ecomiser, 27tl.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05

Gcn l'cauregarl has taken the Cenfed
crate credit in haud at Memphis, as wall
be seen by the following order. 1t is an
example which We hope will be followed
everywhere:
HKApouARrraa, Memphis, May 10.
The following orisr, in Compliance with
orders from Gen Betnreeard, is published
for the information cf the public:
J. The Civil Govossiinent and Provost
Marshal will arrest ,sh persons whc. refuse
to take Confederate saoney in all ordinary
business srausacttons.y No mere suttcriuge
on the part of the person or persons re
tusing will suffice to screen the offender
from the penalties ofthis order.
2. banks, bankjpg houses aud all in
cotporated coinftGioas are hereby re
quired to take Confederate notes as cur
rency in The transaction Of their bust
ness
B. All persons will distinctly understand
tha. nothing in the least degree calculated
to discredit the operations Of the Govern
ment will he tolerated, or treaaed a. any
thing else than Hh,.t it is-disloyalty
4. A rigid compliance with this order
is expected, aud il will be vigilantly aud
promptly executed. By order of
THOS. II. ROSSER,
Colonel Cummacdipg Post
The Menrhis Appea' says:
The South has two kinds Of enemies
hrst, these who comc fro,n the North as
open foes, With guns in their hands T.
subjuaa'e ~, boldly rroclaim ther b'lssion;
secondly, those in our midst. who, hs t
sneaking assa;sins, rhtant with woray
professions of loyalty aud devotion, strike
at our cauae by rrtusipg To receive Contcd
crate r.nney.
Keep yuGr eye aioa the W,Soreauts Who
refuse Confederate mcney They viii be
the first among u> tu ,.,ko the oath oi ale
glance 10 Ilncolus Government u save
their property.
The Provost Marshal has received in
structi"us from the military authorities to
require the banks ut Memphis to take
confederate notes ~ currency IN thc
transactions Of their business, and 10 arrest
as disloyai, all persons who refuse Conftd
crate money III ordinary business trans
G,loh, these Instructions the Provost
Marshal viii ,igilautiy and rigidiy en-
torce
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05
Movements Of cen. Bnrns,ae

We hear but little from the coast of
North Carolina. The monotony in tha,
quarter appears TO be only en!ivened by an
occasional sLirmish between the piokets.
1t is reported tAat Burpside is making his
way slowly towards Murfreesboro, and other
positions in the vicinity of tie Sea.
board railroad, with a view to unite his
forces with those of Mcclellan, or other.
wise CO operate with them in an attack on
Richmond from the south side of James
river. If this can be effected, Richmond
will, probably, be invaded on all sides, and
be placed in state Of regular siege.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05

GEORGIA MADE CorroN CARDs-We
were shown ye ,torday pair Of hand cards
for carding cotton, manufactured IN TAFT
nall County, Georgia, by Mr. Hardy Padget
The frame of the cards is made substantial.
iy Of maple wood ani tee wire sceJh Get
in shoep skin, the whole being strong and
well put together The only d ference
which we can perceive between Nj.
Padget's cards and maehine-made cards
heretofore supplied from the North, is that
the wire teeth in the former do not set in
precise rows as in the Yankee cards, but
are so arranged as to catch the FIBRE at
every point, which those who have used
them regarded as decided Improvements,
as the staple Is much more speedily and
thorough!y separated in the process OF
cIrdng
We are pleased tolearn that Mr. Padaet
is engaged in manufacturing these cards,
which are in great demand, and that his
sale OF them is only limited by his ability
70 supply them SopppnoL Mos, 24,h
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05
soutlcr, view.

-eGolonel Gibson, of the 10Th Dhi,, resent.
iy wrote letter iron Tennessee, whicl is
attracting como notice. Gibson vii be re-
collected as the Republican successor TO
ISroslin, as State Treasurer Of OHIO, and
that aa1er'his administration the great de-
i,lca.iot sas discovered He writes tsqs
sitseut the condition vi the s!aves.as obsory.
c1 us shim.c sksg
>. p tbs region every one owas one or
-aore.sl;,yes Here, as elsewhere, where I
-issse -eeen the saves are well treated AMI
hrcil.r.rorid.ds Saw sIhey appear happier
,add c,rtainly liz. and dress better than
.,thc poor whites or tho free NEGROES OF
Ahioor the North. They all supposed we
wore about to libefate them. Tilis lie had
. been trun,peted in the South, and hun
slrels Of honest people, aside from slaves
!. believed it. Bu; the negro here Instinct
lively breads the North. They love tie
:. stou,i and are devoted to their masters.
! have witnessed some touching scenes
between cxilcd masters, returned 20 their
homes, and th,ir faithful slaves 1T is
: TtfatSc how Few try To escape or run away.
doubt ii twenty nave come to the army
with which have bcen connected si,ce
l,stSeptembcr
= About Tie .irn houses and in the city
the white children and the black piay TO,
.gether like brothers AID sisters il is my
|. deliberate opinion that, in thcir present
!. 4 aic aoflg;orarec, the slave rather fears
than derife4 emancipation. They only re.
. giIdrheir arpciics and comforts they
arc well heusel, we'll dressed, and we'll led
They appesr 20 want no more These
stacts constitute 20 excuse f1r slavery, but
imention them as tending to sho's that
,ftatesmau had better let the "nigger" a'oue
.at present, and address themselves 10 sup
pressing this great rebellion.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05

YANKEE 'OUTRAGEs IN HANOVER
We have the part;culars of brutal and
fendish outrage lerpetrsted dsy or two
ago by the Yankee marauders in Haac YER
county. The bou.se Of an estimabs and
well known citisen by tho name of Cross
was Invaded 10y the rufhans, and ns some
OF them were 10 the act Of maltreatinc his
wife in the most shameful manner ho
shot oneof their number with a fowline
piece, A halter was Immediately put
Arsund his neck, and he was taken by the
Yankees and hung 10 tree in his own
yard --Pichrlond EIsmtE9r
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05

THE FARE OF REsEsA DIES We oopv
fron the A,hcns (Tcnu1 F,st q, paragraph
which shows the fate Of the poltroens ws.sa.
descr. their couhtry in The hour Of her
mead:
We have acco0uts Of tas deplorable
coud,tiop of the East Tennessee renesades
now in Kentucky. They are not allowed
to enter the Federal army unless for three
yes,s, and such If them as refuse are not
permitted 20 return, but put TO labor CD,
the roads. hall fed, under . s,rict military
gussa II We ever wished the poor deladed
and deceived creatures harm, the desire
wsuli b fa,iy griti6sl With the punish
n,ent they are NOW receiving at tsse hands
Of their Federal task masters A man re-
Gently returned from the Kentucky border,
whittier he had been TO reclaim son, re
ports many of the renegades as nearly,
naked, and that they breathe terrible
threats OF vengeance against the men who
decei-ed ard .betrsyed them into their pre-
sent miserable condition, sho.Ad thew ever
succeed IN getting back TO Fast fennsssse
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05
Nortbern View

"A letter from Nov York, dated April
2sl, Tto = R,ltimaro paper, has the fol-
lowing; !. -
A sreal iiss contributed" was discovered !,
half stAtsol, id an alley this morning, en-
dsav5fi6y st0 faSvs dinner OF SONS gar
bAgs~ lyias in box on tbs sidewalk
Up,a being interrosate /, he said he was
fso nyh,u l5li csaaty, Va, AMI that he
had bsen in iucad to leave his home by a
Mas5achusetts soldier, who told him he
would have plenty to eat and wear and
nothing to do whom he got North. The
soldier put him on the train for Philadel-
phia, and when he reached the later place,
some kind afriend' told him to "follow
the railroad track and he would reach
Now York or Boston, where he would be
well looked after. Tho "darky" arrived
here Sunday night, completely tagged out
lie calied ON some Of his free "colored
bretheren" aud asked f,r fool and lods-
ing, but they ind quantity ,ed to have
anythiag to, do with him, aud he was fore
Ell to sleep out OF doors and eat wh,tevcr
hecoaid pick UP in the cutters The
darkey is Qnite a young te.low-about
twenty years OF ase--and gives his name
as Bill Anderson. He was Owned by u
gentleman p.aned Wilcaxe who resided in
baltimore, aud lie says he was always well
fed, aud kindly treated by his master. The
''contraband" bas been taken care OF sy a
heDcYolent Gcntlemun, who has engaged
him as q servant. He is very indignant
at the soldier who induced him to leave
home. This is but one of the many casos
daily-tran spring in this city.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05
Excmp p1x0na.

No exemptions are granted under the
State law until a'calI for daty is made.
Exemption under the Cohscrip,ion Act
&C. s. A. will be granted when conscripts
are ordered to camp A Confederate Sur
geon viii then examine all presenting
themselves for duty.
AZ present, applications to the Surgeon.
General Of the State are useless. This
notice is given ia consequence Of the nu.
nerous applications for exemptions by On.
valIds, who will only be examined when
summoned for duty.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05

4 RAM spY ToR CoNGaEssIvE CHi!Ls.
--"lhe Mother Of soldier" has seat to
the Petersburg Express a remedy for con-
gcstivs chills, which she has never Known
10 iais $50 has (she says) for a Epmbey
OF years been managing a large bosrding
schcol, aud has had some eSperian:e in
nursing
Tie remedy is spirits Of tnrrca,ins-
give fror, tea 10 6fteeI drops, in syrGp o.
toddy--ruh the spine, ches, and txtrepni.
tics well, add.ug small suanti,y ofoil Of
turpentire to prevent bisteriag TIE cx,
tremities should be rubbed until reaetiou
takes place a cloth saturated with ths
,,ixmre shoulG ~ applied ,o the hest
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05
English Opinion.

The htes, mail reports Of European opin-
ION that have reached us IN the South di
rcc;ly are founded On lincoln's biz co the
border States, 1t was believed by many
editors and others in Europe that this bid
would succeed in detaching the bi rder
States. 1t is not necessary to discuss the
probability of this opiniou, if it, has any
probability, brt it is q striking proof Of
the deep significance Of Southern secession
to the European miUd that even editors
who believed in the recovery Of the Dor,
der States considered the Southern States
as ir,evocably cut Of the Northern Union
Ia illustration Of this view We give the
following c1tsnct fi,m the Glasgrow Hsc
aid, referring TO the letters Of W II. Camp,
bell, Of Greenyiie:
Mr.. Campbell's letters suggest thoug ghts
Of very serious import II this gentle
man speaks'the sentiments OF the South,
cru chiva!ry. as We believe he does, and. if
We there 6nd 4 determination to uphold
slavery at al! hazards, and if we hnd the
men Of the South animated at the
same time Gas exhibited in the third
letier) by feeling Of hatred Of mast
terrible intensity towards those whom they
designate the pedlars of the North, what
changes are there o these two sections or
races of people ever being brought togeth
er again III the same Union viii the
Noril be ah'e TO subdue such men when
,hey fight. as they are now likely to be
called on ~ do, ia theit ewn territory
.ud amidst iheir own i4ml!les and reso4y
ceS; or should they be cleft down 10 one G.
nore general engagements Ia the field
Nih The Federal power be able 10 hold such
u!cn Ia sEbjGct!on as conquered people
: nese axe Important considerations, which
gave t0ry. = ,Ac belief tha, if the free
North Gu s.cl.e the torder States, the
wiscst pphcy Of the Washington Govern
ncil would be 10 cast the puif 5 a.eS adr!it.
and !c, them start Ia their restricted telri-
tory for themselves Under any circum
stances an immestdte manumission of some
three or four millions of ignorant slaves
would br one OF the most frighttui ,lami-
ties which the world has ever seen That
great question must br left 10 time and an
all wise Providence
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05

1t is said tha, died fruit pa, away With,
little sassairas bark (say a large hssdfds
70 bushel) viii save it for years unnolsst
IS by tpSse tscsbtssame insects thseso.
often desteoy hundreds Of Sushrl, in asess
soa As there will be heavy fruit crop
this year, il would be veil Coz .srmess 20,
-elner,be! this.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05

TIE EUt.<Gn SeYvics.- For general IL.
formation We publish the reply Of the War
Dci-.r ment 10 an application from citi-
zen OF tIIs State, The queition will pre-.
seat itself whether Congress designed to
establish and recognise par,izan services,
~ ouIy II give 10 Generals OF departments
the power ot prevcnicg IT
he letter referred 70 - as follows, and c
in'res some tx planltioU to make 1t conform
20 the Act OF Congress or DIST April. and
% other decisions vi the War Department,
4, we understand them;
Co>FEDEKArE STATES or AMERICA.
Va, Department, Richnou /, May 10
:.R: As ihe endorsement Of Genera.
Fomber;on upon your application 10 raise a
e Paru2rn Corps, recommends that the all
tnCri,y be RESTRICTED 90 volunteers. not wi b.
,ore, consistently, with rho r,le of the De.
qar;moct, grant you fur,he, aI,hority ex,
ce.t. suhieet 10 MS approSlj
\ Ou are, therefore lLtaC,.a1& 70 crls. a
Corps pt such k;ad. and in s.oll manner
.s General rsmjertnn NAV approve ana
rrgu,:. Cor service ~ rlrtizlu Rangers in
the .iepartmrn, under his command, the
sad Corps ~ Dc regularly enlisted 10. the
war. and to be constituted 2nd o'gang. d
Like other CoypS cf the Tx" arm Of sarvice
yourself to be commissioned with prone
rank when the Corps Is mustered, ali other
officers to te elected Respectfully,
GEO. " RANDOLPH.
Z ~
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05
A Spirited sAirniSh siVF Miles
lroni tue Cay.

- brisk sAlrmiSh occurred yesterday at
teruoou, at i've o'clock on the Mechanics
Vile ru:ppiLc, h,e miles tfom the city,
aud lasted Gn,.! ,'-. past IA o'ciuci Ihe
scene Ht set on was 1an TIE farm ui in
four pieo,.s oi artillery engaged. aud the
Contedrrn,es cnc brlnuging to captain
Eosser's Battery The enemy ths nlsh
Ing bal ssehs, Which Tell thick and tls,
amidst The woods anl over the fields. dong
damage t. nobady. and in'urtns no other
property than Z. chiyh,m cJou on Ia, urrtu
lscS o! Dg LuE ukIn DIr metz s,oCI
tlrmly y, their post. AMI tirej witt. rapid,ty
aud deiboration They were sustained 10y
two reEi,a"ots- .: iaGla:ry an one cg car
AIRY, lg y.a..Sc. neit!4cr of which were
hyou, ,ht in'o action Towards the close c:
the enya ,eRIGn, rcy ,tgent n: Frd,--al clS
airy appeared. dl.hiug towards cur battery
bH; few >hr,ls thrown into Their midst r.
vcrSed their course, and they and yhG.r a:
tiIiery fled pr"cipta;cly Two ot thc:r
men we're .JGn,i dad upon the hr,l 1t
= presumed ii.,t urany more were k,licl
and carried away Several hours previous
", th.. llc>siana had made II ismnostra
ttrn scye~.' 'p'irs tJr;h-l up and fired at
least twcn'v .hots al the house u Mrs
Price. without striking it. The Limb of
an cak tree in the yard was shattered by
one o:rheir balls. Our galinnt soldiers cn
gagged in the skirmi,h which succeeded
deserve the highest praise. fighting a thev
did aud winning the doy, aaasst odds ,i
four 10 one 49, Rirbnur.} E.o.iyn-.
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gagged in the existing rebellion, on such
conditions as he may propose.
The fourteenth section gives the United
States courts power to make'all necessary
orders under this act.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05

Front Eoyal, Warren COUNT, Virginia,
is one apndsei aud th.ssy niae n.i.ss north.
west of Richmond, and about cighty.see
from Washington itiz not uore than
70 ~ rai'es n Az sir isiss sr~n Hssrer's
fcyry