The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-24
r. Established 1865.

promised shall be reimbursed, and
about $500 has been raised for the
band fund, wbon about 5000 was
wanted.
There seems TO be different way
that most States have about doing
these things, and most of tho States
show priao in their military organ
izations and lry TO mako good
show when they como here, but it is
evidently the opinion Of South Caro-.
lima and some Of the other S,atos
that this is fight of tho National
Government; and that tho States
havo done their share when they
supply tho mon. That may bo
very true, and may be tho correct
view.
WHY SOLDIERS WANr MONEY.
If the mon here, oven the privatcs,
want to save money, they can do SO.
The privates arc paid $3.50 per
month, and are given all Of tho cloth
ing they are expected to uso as sol,
dicrs. All of the money they are
expected to spend is for their person
al pleasure or for the luxuries which
they think they ncod
Tho soldiers who 20 to Chatta-
nooga have to have money, as trip
to "tho city" certainly costs money.
TO begin with, unless you walk, it
costs half dollar to go to and frc.A
the station, and tho round trip fare
between Lyle and Chattanooga is
half dollar, and Il meal in "thc
city" costs at least that much.
A DIFFERENT CLASS Or MEN.
This great gathering Of soldiers
hero is having tho effect Of bringing
men from different parts Of the coun-
try together. 1t is giving the South
ern boys a chance to SEQ something
Of their Northern neighbors and the
boys from tho far West One thing
which has struclI the men here as
we'll as general officers, is that The
Southern boy is not SO profanc as
tho average Northern and Western
volunteer.
Another noticeable distinction, and
one which was emphasized by n
Massachusetts man who was here
yesterday, is how differently men
from different sections tako cursing
and abusive epithets. Ho said that
he had noticed since he was here that
whenever one man called another Il
certain thing that it meant fight,
whereas with them it amounted to
nothing much for one soldier TO call
another by the unmentionable epi
thet. Tho other day Massachusetts
man slapped Missouri man on the
back, apparently in good humor,
and called him by the Objectionable
name, and the next thing ho knew
he was on the floor bleeding.
1t was perhaps very much the
same way with tho mon who used
this language towards somo Of tho
South Carolina boys. They may not
have intended any harm, bu1 the
Carolina blood did not take timc tc
ask what was meant. This is ono in
stance in which experience will have
to be tho teacher.
aTILL WAITING ON CLOTHES
Tho South Carolina troops will b(
in great luck when they got theil
new duck suits The duck suits arc
} Of dark brown and it is exceeding
ly difficult to distinguish a man clat
in these brown uniforms at any dis
tanco. The Massachusetts and In
} diana troops already have these uni
} forms, and it takes a good eye t'
distinguish them, and when they
practice their skirmish drill and ge
close to thc ground it is almost on
} of the question to distinguish th'
r men from the Garth. New snits o
3 underclothing go with theso uni
r forms.
Nothing new has been heard re
lativo to the further equipment o
| the South Carolina boys. They ar
t still short on trousers, guns an'
| blouSns 1'hn fnorInrmoCInr', flo