Evening journal., 1890-07-29
BRAEoYwIKB sPR1Ees, July 90.
Sian OoTresponaenos EvarIKa IouaNAA.

NC eHEltlnS eAp@rlenc0 OF brlgaa1er-
! General kennsy on Saturday night, hai
been followed by much commentator
Tor she guard and even General Ksnne,
SAID that he was right. Stories of othel
! guards are being circulated and some Of
J them are very good.
Prague" was the counterslgn Sunday
night. Lieutenant Brown, was aocosted
, by q gnard, who gave the customary
orders ending with Advance and give
the countersign. The lieutenant adj
vanced and gave the pass word.
THAT'S not right, said the guard,
Isn't 1t, said the other, What Is
the cauntersign then?'
Pray" said the watchful guard. He
had heard the word incorrectly.
Another guard weAt one better than
this. When he challenged a person and
asked for the pass word, the stranger
said frankly, Il don't know the counter
sign."
WELL if you can't say prague" Won
can't come through these lines. I'm guard
here
Colonel Marshall made tour Of camp
saturday hight and found many sentinels
VINO had not the slightest idea Of their
duty. de instructed them and told them
the necessity Of frmness Probably
ueneral henney ran against one Of the
guards who were thus coached by Colonel
Marshall Colonel w. T. Records found
sentinel Saturday night, who had bean
enlisted for four months, and yet had not
been told by his captain the duties Of
guards.
skirmiah Drill,
Colonel George w. Marshall introduced
a skirmlsh drill at the battalion driIl Of
the First Infantry yesterday morning
Captain 2 c. Wiswsll Of COMPANY 3
Milford, had real experience in that lima
OF work, so he was directed to take his
company through the skirmish drill for
the benefits Of the remainder Of the bat
TALON.
Captain Wiswsll was assissed hv
Second Lieutenant Theodore Townsend
and thirty three men and officers were In
line. The movements wsrs executed
without firing and the full work. drill
and fire win be shswn to-day. This Is a
preliminary step TO the skirmish drill
and sham battle that will be given
Thursday in the big Geld nearby.
HAIL Service Improved.
The mail service hers has been very
unsatisfactory. One instance Is noted
A letter mailed from dswn she stAts
Friday afternoon, reached che person to
whom 10 was mailed yesterday after
noon
Brigadlsr General Ksnney has an
pointed Corporal Richardson Of Company
b, Milford, to be the regular mail car
rieE for Camp Benjamin T. Biags He
Will take letters te the Wilmington post
ONCE and will bring the mail for camp
from thsre. He will make one trim
day, leaving here on the Tss train for
Wilmington, and returning on the ID. AZ
train from there. He will get the mall
from abe ID train at Falkland. aud
then will make the distribution.
osmnaissAry WsIIor's DePArtms~t.
One man has charge Of feeding the
Delaware Brigade. That man is Com
missary Fred. Weller of Wilmington
and bis rank is that Of lieutenant. HIS
authority 10 unlimited, as his orders ara
20 feed ths camp, and he does what. in
his judgments, Is best. His ONCE IL be-
ssigsd by the company quartermssters
before meal hours for the apportionment
of food.
The 575 men in Camp Blggs consume |
eAe following bill of fare each day; Gao
z-pound loavss Of bread, 800 pounds |
OF beef, 400 pounds OF ham.
goo pounds Of breakfast bacon
loo pounds Of sugar, 100 pounds Of /
coffee, less than q pound Of tea. rs /
pounds OF butter, eight bushels Of potA-
tees, 90 quarts Of milk. Here is the |
dinner menu yesterday. Vegetable soup.
roast beef, boiled rice, boiled potatoes
bread and butter, rice pudding.
The men are receiving better quality |
Of food than ever before and the cooks |
merit share Of the praise. They excel |
these Of any previous sncampmsnt. II
there IS any trouble at all IL is in GUAM
tity.
Camp work Begins.
The real work Of camp began yester-
day and the routine laid ont for every
say was followed. The battalion drill /
lase two hours and was very thorough
Colonel Marshall is pleased with the dean
interest taken by the men, and believes
that great results will follow the pres-
ent plan Of instructions. The guards ara
doing the arduous work well and gladly
take protfered direction.
The afternoons exercises were intsr
fered with by threatening rain. but
there was no heavy rainfall until 8 o'clook
when brisk shower began. The rain
slackened occasionally but was steady
and continued all night. Dress parade
was held in ''undress" uniform and was
finished as soon as possible. No import
ant orders were read, and the men soon
sought their tents. Seine reappeared
under rubber blankets and joined happy
crowds in other parts Of the camp, aud
the rain had little effect on them.
The Delaware College Cadets serenaded
every company, singing q song and
giving the college yell In each street
The cheers and songs and slogans wers
In marked contrast to ths dismal damp
ness The sentinels got the benefit Of
the rain and did not ehjoY it At all
The Butter Treatment
Assistant surgeon-Gensral o d.
Robinson went to see Colonel Cooper
sarly In she evening he gave humor.
Dus description of what he saw and heard
TIERS, after he had returned to head
quarters. He found Robert Henry
member OF Troop B, who had been de-
tailed to nurse Colonel Cooper. living !
along side of the colonel In bed.
The trooper and the colonel did not
agree on all matters and were constantly
1t war with words. In DR. Robinson's
absence, Nurse Henry decided TO put 7
'he patient under the butter treatment z
md smeared butter all over the sprained :
mike and left leg. He had heard that
,utter was COED for corns, and thought
Is use could be easily extended He
lad great faith In the remedy. Colonel
JOoper did not believe In the butter
rsatment but he could not help himself
nd II went. Colonel Cooper hopes that Z
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