Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-07-28

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what is going on around US. The first death
in our regiment occurred night before last
The mans name is Henry J. Smith, of Co. F.
His disease-as a poSt-nOrtem examination
showed-was not contracted since his enlist
ment, and, though aggravated by exposure
and fatigue here, would have carried him off
before long. The Surgeon took large cal
culus out of the uretkra which had caused
stOppage OF the urine, Inflammation of the
bladder bowels, etc, causing him great
deal of pain and finally ending his life. An,
other man, S. ". Foster, of Co. K, Captain
Barton, died in Webster Hospital in this city
at o'clock this morning. His disease was
violent diarrhea, or rather quick consump-
ton, caused by chronic diarrhea. The Sur
geon's report this morning shows 53 sick in
| Hospital regimental-and GA sick in quar-
ters Diarrhea is the prevailing complaint,
caused by the water and the heat. Ale
JOBS FOR LEISURE HoURS-W hich may be
performed without interfering at all with
ploughirg, planting and other field labor, if
they are only thought of in time.
Pruning fruit trees is too often greatly neg
leeted. Let this be attended to when it is
too wet to plough or plant, or to make fences.
| For such work one needs small axe, sharp
saw and good knife. A large pocketknife
will subserve good purpose; but, in the
absence of good knife, take an old file
and get a good blacksmith to make a pruning
knife-which he will do for ten cents-with
the blade shaped like the blade of a grain
| sickle or grass hook. If the blade be four or
| tive inches long, after it is curved, it will be
long enough. Pruning saws, which are fast
ened on the end of fork-handle or pole, and
used by the operator while standing on the
| ppOnDH 10 pYh
or tools for pruning fruit trees They may
| be obtained at most hardware stores
After tree has been pruned cover the
wounds with rosin and tallow, Of equal parts,
melted together in a small kettle and applied
with paint brush.
Collect sawdust, chip manure and scrapings
of yards, and spread them around fruit trees
for the purpose of keeping the soil loose and
promoting the healthy growth of young trees.
With broad hoe scrape the bodies of fruit
trees, and if the bark is already smooth tie
rag on the end of stick, for large swab,
and apply thin soft soap to the bodies and
limbs, for six or eight feet above the ground
In localities where the borer is accustomed
to work in the yellow locust, shave off and
scrape off all the outside or dead bark, for
six or eight feet high, and smear the bodies
of the trees with pitch and tallow, applied
with a whitewash brush. If the pitch and
tallOw be heated too hot it will spoil the
brush by burning the hair.-Ohlo Farmer.
SHADED AND SUMMED GRAss.-M Bourgeois,
a member of the Society of Agriculture, COM
municated to the Academy of Sciences, at
their last meeting, some observations on the
grass of a meadow which had partly grown
under the influence of the sun, and partly in
shady spot. This grass having been con-
verified into hay, the portion which had sprung
up in the shade was refused by three horses,
which on the other hand greedily ate up that
which had the benefit of the sun. Chemical
ly examined, the two kinds of hay presented
certain differences of composition. cur
rent of steam having been made to pass thro'
each Of the two kinds, and then collected in
| glass receivers, it was found that the unsunned
hay had yielded much less odorferous pro-
duct than the other and that the steam
collected from the latter deposited only few
white fakes after many days. while the steam
| collected from the unsunned hay deposited a
great many in a much shorter time. More
over, the latter, kept in close vessel was
soon covered with mould, while the other
was not.
| WINTER WHEAT.-There are several pieces
of winter wheat in this county, that will prob
ably this year yield SO bushels per acre. This
| DIT NA,OO per DuSHCl, Will give DiO pei dtlC,
which in many instances will be twice the
value OF the land on which it is grown Win
ter wheat does best On northern exposures,
where the soil is protected by trees, so that
the snow remains ON the ground to keep the
| young plant from the alternate thawings and
| freezings which are its greatest enemies
| Wherever farmer has such land he should
SOW wifater aoheat, because he has more time
in the fall to attend to drilling it, than he has
in the spring, and it brings better price. 1t
is also less liable to be destroyed by chintz
bugs, and if it proves a failure, as it will
sometimes, there is an opportunity to replant
the land in the spring J. MARSH.
WaukeSha Freeman.
TRAINING THE ToMATo.-Knock a -four bar
rel to pieces, take one of the hoops and two
of the slaves, sharpen one end of them and
nail the other ends to the opposite sides of
the hoop, set it over the plant and drive it
into the ground The vines will hang over
! the edge of the hoop, free from the ground.
! Set the slaves in the next hill at right angles
with those in the first, and let the hoops just
come together and tie them with a string in
such way as to support each other. Thus,
at trifing expense Of time and money, you
may effectually train all your tomatoes These
may be little matters, but they will insure
great tomatoes.-N. 7. W. ". 4. Farmer.
How TO TRAIN BoYs-'E H. Arr" in
writing to the Springfield Republican, gives
some sensible remarks in regard to training
up boy in the. way he should 60. He says:
Hosts of thoughtless, selfish mothers shall
send upon US another generation of listless,
vapid sons, open 10 temptation. Years ago,
a son of nv own was the object Of pleasant
theories and plans. An unerring teacher
took him hence; yet have I learned through
HIM to look with loving eyes on other mo-
mems sons, and think what l would do with
them. Oh hunt out the soft, tender, genial
side of your boys natures Make the most
of any gentle taste or comely propensity
Encourage them to love flowers, pictures and
all the beautiful things which God has made
Talk with them, read to them, 90 oui with
them into the fields and woods, and halow
pleasant senses with holy memories. A daily
ministration to their unfinished, hungry
n.inds, a daily touch to their uniformed taste,
shall make them more comely than costly
garments. They will ever bear you witness
in the character and conduct OF your chill
dren; but your laces and your embroideries
will crumble to dust Why don't mothers
teach their children more, and dress them
| less?
A TREE HEwN BY BULLETs.-Most people
have doubted the literal accuracy of the
disDatch concerning the battle of Spottsylva-
mia fought on the 18th ultimo, which alleged
that trees were cut down under the concen-
trated fire of Minnie balls. We doubted the
literal facts ourselves, and would doubt it
| still, but for the indisputable testimony of