Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-29
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The annual review of the cadets at Weat
Point, by the Board Of Examiners, commenced
on the LIST inst. The life of q cadet at West
Point is one of hard study, under rigid disci.
pline, as will be seen from the following de.
tails, given by correspondent of the New
York Herald:
"He sleeps IN the barracks, in q room with
one other; at five o'clock in the morning, in
summer, and half past-five in the winter, the
reveille awakens him; he Immediately rises.
doubles up his mattress, and places them on
the head of his iron bedstead; he studies until
seven o'clock: at that hour the drum beats for
breakfast, and the cadets fall into rank and
proceed to the mess-pan Twenty minutes 10
the time spent at breakfast. Guard mounting
takes place at half past seven, and twenty four
are placed on guard every day. At eight
o'clock the bugle sounds, and the recltations
commence. At one o'clock the bugle again
sounds, the professors dismiss their respective
sections. the cadets form ranks opposite the
barrack, and march to dinner. Between eleven
ing MhA others in fencing, daily.
"Mtef dinner they have until two o'clock
for recreation, and from two till four they are
employed at rotations. AT four O'Clock the
bugle sounds. and they go either to battalion
or light artillery drill. This exercise lasts an
hour anda half. After that they devote the
time to recreation until parade. which. takes
place at sunset After parade they form in
rank in front Of the barracks. and the names of
the delinquents are read by an officer of the
cadets. Supper comes next, and after supper
recreation until eight o'clock, when the bug,s
sounds the call to quarters. and every cadet
must Re found in his room within few min
utes at study, and must remain there thus
employed until half past nine. At half.pas
nine the bugle again sounds; this is called tat.
too; and at ten the drum taps, and every cadet
must then be in bed, having his light extin.
guished, and must remain there until morning.
If during the night cadet is found to be
absent from his room more than thirty minutes.
and does not give satisfactory account Of
himself. charges are paeferred against him. and
he is court marshaled.
"The use of intoxicating drink and of tobac-
co is strictly repudIated; so are playing at
chess, wearing whiskers. and great many
other things. The punishment to which cadets
are liable, are privation of recreation, &C., ex-
ira tours of duty. reprimands, arrests, or con.
finement to his room or tent confinement in
light prison, confinement in dark prison, dis.
mission with the privilege of resign;ng, and
public dismission.
"Through the months Of July and August
the cadets are encamped. aad during the en-.
campment the instruction is exclusively mill
tary The only furlough all owed to cadets is
two months, when they are in the third class.
"The pay of the cadet is twenty four dollars
per month"; and his board costs him ten of this
From the balance he is required to dress and de-
fray his other expenses, d. he is prohibited from
contracting debts without permission. As the
reward for all his labor and deprivation, the
cadet acquires an excellent education-in
mathematics better probably than he can get
at ny other institution in the country. The
training here Of both body and mind is very
thorough and complete
road has lately been put in operation in Chill,
the first one ever built IN South America, and
its success seems to be complete. 1t runs from
Valparaiso to Copispo.a distance Of fifty miles,
and cost but 81 100000.
The business of the road for the month of
February was $4,000. and the expenses are
stated to be only 80 per cent. of the income
1t carries freight at $40 per ton for the whole
length, and first class passengers at 81, 80. It
is managed principally by Americans, who.
since our trade has increased SO much on the
Pacific coast, are now numerous in Chill.
PoPrY OIL DIR. j. V. c. Smith of Boston
says tnat immense crops of peoples are raised
in Switzerland, not for the'opium. but for the
oil extracted from their seeds. This oil IS beau.
| TRULY transparent, extensively used in house
painting, colorless as water and when mixed
with white lead leaves beautiful surface that
never becomes yellow. Now that linseed oil
is rising in price, and as much Of our soil is
unfit for the cultivation of fax, he advises the
attempt at cultivating the poppy here, which
does very wei. even on pc pr sandy soil. He
says. too, that the oil is quite pala:able for
| salads.
CATTLE FOR CHICAGO John Piersop. Jr.
of this county, started yesterday for Chicago
with fifty five head of fat cattle, raised ON his
| place, and which for size and condition must
compare favorably with any in the market to
which they are being driven. Before this time
| next year. Mr.. P. and all others of our farmers
Will be able TO ship cattle from this place direct
10 New York hy Observation-Disclosures Teles
graph.
| OLet it be remembered that SxrrH's Toxic
! SYRUP or Vegetable Febrifuge is no quAck rem
edy-not remedy for the time being only, but
one that has stood the test for years; thereby
| proving itself the SAMSON of medicines for the
| cure of intermittent and remittent fevers. in
their most aggravated forms, as well Is in ca.
ses of long standing. where a thorough trial
Of other medicines had proved failure,
Be particular to ask for Smiths Tonic Syr-
up, as there are many spurious preparations of
similar name The genuine is for sale by L b
! 0 PATTERSON. TRowBRIDGE 4 SANDEs.
June 90 1853.
POISONING.
| Thousands of Parents who use Vermifupe
composed Of Castor Oil, Calolnel, &c. are not
aware that, while they appear to benefit the
patient. they are actually laying the founda-
tons of a series of diseases, such as salvation.
| loss of sight, weakness Of limbs &C.
In another colum will be found the adver.
tisement of Hobensack's Medicines, to which
| ypa thu aftoy fall L.