Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-07-07

IN Oted: Dixie and the Star SpangIeo
Banners. Marching Orders May Come
at any Moment.
| EDITOR ARGUS:
The winds of the South as they blow
through the pines,
Mocking the sighs of the friends left
behind;
And the boys in blue, we sigh some,
too,
AS we think Of our home in old Car
oline.
Time drags on. and camp life,
with its duties, too numerous to
mention, is about the same day
in and day out. Many Of US were
agreeably surprised to find it so
pleasant here. In fact, when we
left the Old North State, bound
for Tampa, Fla, we all had long
faces, but have now found out
that while it's awful hot in the
sun, it's pleasant in the shade, a
good breeze blowing all the time,
and at night it is delightful. We
have one Of the finest camps I
ever saw, the dust, though, at
times, is awful. Some Of the boys
remarked that it was exceedingly
trying to raise the wind, but any
old one horse cart could raise the
dust. The people here. though,
are SO kind aud attentive that
any short comings in camp life
are ,ost sight of. Many North
Carolina people are here and, as
usual, you always find them in
the lead. Some few from South
Carolina; they, too, pay the most
attention to the North Carolina
boys, bat you know there are no
South Carolina troops here.
Jacksonville is indeed a live
city, most Of the principal streets
are paved, two lines of streat
cars. operated by different COM
panies. I notice the constructio q
of many Of the houses is pecu-
liar stores as we'll as residences
have double barrelled porches
in front Of them. I never have
seen so many as finely fitted up
stores. The saloons are hand
somely decorated with the latest
improved fixtures and paintings,
[ have noG seen them all, either.
r We haYe some of the most pc
cullar winds, [ presume they
must be Of the cyclone origin,
they come in a whirl and they
take things skyward ia hurry.
4 noticed the air full Of towels,
handkerchiefs and such, the oths
er day. This whirlwind seems to
move with great force, for I've
even seen blankets carried in the
air. We have had several of them
to visit our camp, and now when
we see the thing coming. we grab
every movable article and hold it
down.
intended to say that the src>
cess of this city is not due to it's
climate and advantageous wealth
er alone, but to the push of its
people. The city owns a bonded
debt of $500. 1000; they have an
abundance of pure. water-a arte.
sian-and it is furnished at about
half the cost as at our home city;
they also own their electric light
plant, charging for incandescent
lights to residences 30c. per
light per month; telephone rates,
dwellings, $12 per year; a splen-
did paid fire department, with all
modern appliances for fighting
fire. The population is largely
cosmopolitan. many Northern
people living here. I have been
told that some years ago they
had a lot of drones here with
means that would do nothing for
the advancement of the city.
They took them to Alligator
creek and pitched them in. The
alligator died, OF course, but at
the same time they got rid of a
lot of drawbacks.
| But to the Buys. We received
fifteen new recruits day or so
ago, and just now they are re>
ceiving due attention. Quite a
number are sick, nothing of a
serious nature, however. We rise
at 4 a. M, and those of us not on
duty retire at 9:15 p. m. You
know, though, there is a differ
|enee Of one hour in Florida time
and that of North Carolina.
/ The man who does his duty in
the company is the man that
eats the pie, as the boys say. I
know many Of you will be sur
prised as well as pleased to read
lfhiS order that WAS ni1bliShnd tn.