The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-09
BEST MATERIAL FOR DRESS.

| BEST MATERIAL FOR DRESS. In al
seasons Of the year, and in all climates
| the best material for dress, for old ant
young, for strong and weak, is wooden. i
| is the poorest conductor OF heat, and there
| fore secures the most eqnable temperature
| This is the principal object OF dress. The
superiority OF wooden clothing for babes is
even greater in July than in January. In
the warmest days "a single thickness OF
| soft flannel will suffice. But if linen OF
cotton be worn, the garment IS soon moist
ened by perspiration, and two or three
| thicknesses are needed TO protect the child
| from the ill effects Of 4 draugbt, Black
smiths. glass blowers, furnacemen, and
others exposed to the highest tempera-
| lures, find wooden most useful. Few prac-
| tees will do so much to secure the com
| fort and protect the health of young child
rem az dressing them in flannel night and
day, the year round. 1t may be objected
that flannel irritaies a delicate skin. This
is often so, AS the skin is now treated. But
there is no babys skin SO thin and deli
cate that daily bathing and gentle friction
may not remove this extreme susceptible
ty And as the skin is the organ upon
which the outer world makes its impress
sion~, nothing is moro important than
that i'll. morbid susceptibility should be re-
moved. iiejton.
A COOP SORGHUM CROP FOR lS63.-H. Il,
d. McWiiiiams near Pontiac, HIS. report
to us that they harvested last fall three
acres OF sugar cane, which yielded a. bar
rels OF II line quality Of syrup, the barrels
averaging from toto a gallons each, which
gives say, G09 gallons, Or 203 gallons per
acre. This is the best yield We have yet
learned Of tile past season.
The ground was common rich psn'ie,
nj Il considerable distance from tifnhcr. 1t
was plCwed early in the spring n the depth
OF n least SIX inches, and We'll narrowed.
The seed was we'll sprouted before plant
ing, " mon Latter WAS done very early III
May. with a Browns Planter, ;ix+ feet.
The plants were noed once. and cultivated
with a wheel cultivator I'VE forget whosel
-four times. This as will be seen constitutes
good cultivation, and from ii arose the fine
crop. The cane was not in ured by the first
frost, end was ont Of the Wav Of tho second.
\ useful hint can be learned from their
success. iTH{,tc Farmer.
REVIEW or TRoors.-The review Of the
troops stationed near this town and Van
Buren,, and intended to have been held on
the anniversary OF the battle OF Prairie
Grove, but postponed on account of the
nntavora BILE weather, came off on the 9th
inst. The day was not propitous, the
weather being more like May than Decem-
Der.
Race track prairie was the place Of rem
devious. and about noon long trains Of In
tantry We're seen emerging from the woods,
their FURNISHED weapons glittering gaily
in the Splendor Of an uncloudcd MONDAY
sun. These were followed by artillery and
horse.
The head Of the column. consisting of
the 18th Iowa, commanded by Lieut.. Col.
Campbell. (Col. Edwards being Command
er of the Post, took position Just below the
fine mansion, once owned by that noto-
rious rebel, Elias Rector, formerly L. $.
Superintendent Of Indian Affairs.
The LIST Kansas colored Infantry, Col.
Williams commanding, next wheeled into
line, followed by the I'd Kansas colored
Kansas Battery, Capt. Smith. 9th Kansas
Cavalry, Lieut.. Col. Campbell command
ing. 18th Kansas Infantry, Major Wood
ruff commanding, Sd Kansas Battery, tia
ken from the rebels,) Lieut.. Dudley COM
handing. Sd Wisconsin Cavalry, Major
John c. Schroeling commanding, 14th Kan
sas Cavalry, Lieut.. Col. Moonlight COM
manding.
There were in all about 10000 effective
men on the ground, ready to meet the foe
and battle for their country. A salute OF
IL guns announced the arrival of Major
General James g. Blunt and Brigadier
General John Mcneil, with their staffs.--
The inspection then took place, the Cen
erals and stats passing along the whole
front of the extensive line, and after pass
ing UP in the rear, posted themselves oppO-
site the center, in front, ready for review.
The different regiments then filed past in
common time," making fine and most
warlike appearance. The mounted part Of
the command then passed review the Sc
cond time in ''double-qnick," giving the
uninitiated a faint idea OF the shock pro-
ducef by Il cavalry charge.
The whole affair passed off very satisfac-
torly to the participants, as well as the
spectators. 1t was, indeed, the finest treat
that could be offered to a loyal man, to
witness such "a display, after having seen
nothing but ''greybacks' for years.-FOrt
Smith (.4rk.) Nem Ere.
DEATH OF GEO. G.. BoYER.-It is known
that George G. Boyer and John !. Edwards
were wounded on the steamer Won Phul,
which was fired upon near Morgans Bend,
on the Sth inst. On Christmas morning a
dispatch was received here from Cairo, sta
ting that MIR. Boyer was attacked with the
lock jaw. and fears were entertained that
he could not live. Mrs. Boyer and Mr..
Nicholas Edwards, her father, started the
same day to go to him. but on arriving at
centraia, they met his corpse, in charge of
Mr.. Edwards, and returned with it, arri-
wing at home on Monday. His funeral
took place yesterday, and was attended by
a large concourse OF citizens. Our cOmmu-
nifty sympathize deeply with the bereaved
widow and relatives.
Mr.. Edwards was wounded by q shell,
which passed between his thighs, bruising
both his legs. HIS wounds were not seri-
Gus. Mr.. Boyer's wound was cut above
the knee, by piece of shell, and was not
considered dangerous. The surgeon ad-
vised that it would be safe for him to start
home. hut being somewhat ex nOSed on the