The daily critic., 1890-12-12
LOCAL TALKS

LOOnL n Inv
Governor Campbell Of Ohio-Wash.
inaton has changed but little since ]
was here. less than two years ago as a
member Of Congress. but I am told
That. 81 ee ont on The hoop skirts'
of The city, I viii see very wonderful
Improvement like Washington tits
great place, and. when | become a
millionaire, ] shall come here 90 live.
Mrs. Campbell thinks there Is no place
like Washington, and sne generally
thinks right
Representative Gambler of Georgia
If had plenty Of wealth think ] bad
rather live On Washington than any city
] krow of. but vet 10 would be hard to
give up my home In Georgia. Wash
irptou IS clean, pleasant place to live.
rdIihinkih The most attractive residence
G on The globe. No, | did not wish
tu come back to Congress but ] really
ihirk ] would like TO be here Q few
da3s az the opening Of the next Con-
uftss o. srr The animals perform when
flt Den, GBis take hold Of the reius
TtUe Viii be some lively times, /
think.
w. 4 Carr-There Is but one way IN
do awav with the liquor evil aud that
Is ly total prohibition. High license
amounts 90 nothing and our Commits.
sioners know it. Their recommendation
for high license law is simply playing
into the hands Of the whisky men. II
is a dodge, and nothing else.
Captain T. T. Wilson of Sixth Bat
IN - 81 90
man become q member of the District
miluia2 Well, in the first place, he
must be lS years of age or older. He
selects the company which he wishes 10
Join and then 0lts an application for
membership, which must be indorsed
bv two members of the company The
application Is then considered 10y a COM
mittte on admission Of members, who
report IL to the company. The CON.
pauy ballots on the application, and II
Il tletts the applicant he Is at once
sworn IN as member Of the National
Guard and is ready 70 don a soldier S
carb. The amount Of money that Il
costs 10 become a militiaman is very
small. 10 the Sixth Battalion the initja-
ton fee Is fifty cents, aud the monthly
dues are like sum. The entire uniform
of the ruardsman Is supplied bv the
Government free of cost It's actual
value. however, Is about Sl4.
What induces q young man 10 0s1ir'
TO n soldiers lif,y Brass buttons and
I a desire to wear uniform, | should
| say. are the chief causes NJ many enlist
/ mCnts The spirit of military education
| Is now being carried out 10 great eX
l tent IN this country. and many Of our
| high schools and colleges have military
/ instruction ss part of their curriculum.
/ WHEN | was youngster | became a
/ men Der OF the High School Rsgim 'ni
Of Boston, gnd was elec'cd a captain nl
one tf tluir companies IL was thcr,
that FIST took a liking for military
aruiis. and IL is the same case With
maiy men whose ardur for sildigfinr
datts back tn their school boy days.
! tell YOU. y hen man gets 20 mlrchinl
| bet ind q brass baud different Zee los
| pCivades him from That ot the c1nnrJ
! potcsirian who pluds along the side
wn X
NrwyOu want TO know how q mar
| Gets CuJ uf the militia nfttr he has e1
lisicc. Tie tenn ot Culis'mcnt Is 10
ihftt years bur of course many mcn
b,rs lose their longing for military
ul0ry IN a short time and then the
want to Get out. They make out an appli
cation for discharge aud VI the bar,
that considers such matters tnl IN
rrrur9s on which the application
based are sufficiently good the applican
is dhcharued. There Is scarcely al
trouble In getting ont Of the guard
and 90 Is often moro troublesome 90 &c
/ into it Comparatively few dishonOl
able db charges are maic, The most %
tlom being for non payment Of dues o
fines These foes add "a good BIZ to
cCmpauy's ,Xchoquer, absence fr1f
company drill being visited with tiu
Of fry cents and from battalion drt
with dollar.