The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-21

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regiment of the park.
Major French of the Black Hills
squadron has been appointed a field of
fcers' court to try all minor offenses in
the regiment.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Lloyd and Major
French were in Chattanooga Wednes-
day night.
Leslie's Weekly and Town Topics. was
a pleasant visitor at the camp Wednes-
day.
Captains Foster. Hair. Bullock and
Culver were visitors , i'm Chattanooga
Wednesday night. The wife and daugh-
ter Of Captain Culver are here visit
ing him from Hilford. Neb.
Colonel Grisby has received word from
Mrs. Grigsby that she will be here to-
morrow morning.
Colonel Grigsby's rough riders have
succeeded in securing a mascot Tor the
regiment. The mascot is a little boy
who deserted from the 69th New YORK
when they left here for the front. The
boys are taking a great interest I'm the
mascot. and have purchased a pretty
suit for him.
Colonel Grigsby has completed ar
rangements for the brigade review to
be held next week. The LIST Ohio cav
airy will he reviewed Monday. the lst
Illinois cavalry Tuesday and the cow
boy regiment Wednesday. The review
ing will occur i'm the large field to me
south of General Brooke's headquarters.
Mrs. Grigsby and her two children
will probably arrive at the camp TINS
morning. Colonel Grigsby was in Chat-
tanooga last night for the purpose OF
meeting them.
All of the officers of the regiment had
their photographs taken yesterday.
Cronkrite of troop r SENDS
a a.. Standard tho following CliDD1nR.
which he saws is a good characterize
ton OF camp life at Chickamauga:
The following. which appeared IN the
Arkansas Democrat, is a
take off" on camp life at Chlckafnau-
ga, written by w. c. Whitthorne 1r,
a nephew Of Colonel w. c. Whitthorne,
Of Columbus. Tenn, the writer being a
private in Company A, End Arkansas;
Patriotism GA feeling attributed TO
or sometimes called patriotism swell
ed the manly bosom OF many or our
young volunteers. but upon a proper
investigation or diagnosis of tfelr case
n competent Judge would, in all prob
ability. decide they We're more 1uIi OF
'%prunes'; han patriotism
Rations.-The supply Of ratlons ana
the manner of cooking same have been
the cause of some kicking" but by
sticking faithfully to them for two or
three weeks. they kick no more'-not
even upon earth. and hence the Amer
lean IS again called into use TO save
expense of burial clothes. The manner
of conducting and issuing rations -
evidently not considered from a imam
cial standpoint. for a man viii eat .
cents worth of half-cooked beans am
II eauires 30 cents worth of pills TO
counteract them.
Eauipments.-In this "our soldier
boys" have not been neglected, as they
are furnished "alley guns" popguns,
toy m and in all probability VIII
be given ~1recrackers. Clothing is fur
nished in great quantities. In fact one
suit of underwear FITS like IL was
made to be used for sheets. table
cloths. napkins and towels at one and
the same time. Blouses are like unto
the famous Mother Hubbard" We
have plenty of clothing.
Hospital.-Our doctors are a gener-
o~us-hearted set. They will go down in
history noted for their charity. They
will give from one-half dozen to one
dozen tablespoonfuls of salts at one
dose, and as many black pills as you
can comfortably swallow, and then
give you one-half dozen doses of call
omel to work this off. If O have any
complaint other h smallpox, yellow
fever or cholera infantum, o are al
lowed To drill eight or ten hours daily.
But for the diseases above enumerated
you are fortunate enough TO get light
duty" such as digging pits. carrying
logs. water, and cutting wood.
Drilling.-This is the most pleasant
Of our camp life. The Their
registers as far as Cairo. and
sometimes in the vicinity of Hades.
Under these circumstances. We are
generally given light marching, con-
of doublequick time for a mile
or two, until sometimes a low private
steps on his tongue and falls. and
halted all are painting like liz
ards on a hot log i'm August. Then we
the pleasure CD of doing the same
thing over again. In skirmish drills
the only pleasant feature is the COM
To lie down. Failure to obey
orders gives you a resin the guard
house. You experience no trouble in
i'm the ~guardhouse. this really
being the only thing which is given
you free. They nave no jury trials in
army, because they can secure no
jurors, for lack of mental
qualifications, and the muster-rolls are
prima facie evidence Of a mans insan-
ity. The greatest danger to soldiers
Of being killed is from beans instead of
The doctors need no liver
medicine, as their time is mostly taken
up by working on the gall of some
Of our patriotic soldiers.
Penalties.-The failure to be slow IN
performing all orders generally sub
you to being reduced from a pri-
vate To a corporal. The commission Of
offense for which civilization
would inflict death entities you 10
promotion as sergeant, and graded ac-
to the offense. The position OF
corporal is generally given to some on
account Of general c~ussedness'' and as
a mark Of esteem.
Demolished. /