Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-01

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ago, and there have been but very
few hospital calls for assistance.
On account of the dampness the
men have had to keep the tent flaps
down and tied up. Since there has
been but very little ventilation, some of
the men have found it rather difficult
to sleep
On account of the brightness, yes
terday, the Y. NJ. c. A. tent found but
very few occupants. Now and then a
sister or mother might come to the
camp, who We're entertained in this
tent, but with these exceptions there
We're but few who cared to go in
There is a distinct movement on the
part of some of the Bangor people to
have the ID Regiment stationed in
Bangor when called out. Whether or
not this will be done it is not possible
to say. General Richards in speaking
the matter over and could not say what
would be done. In further speaking Of
the matter his statement that every
thing was here ready for summoning
the boys to this city, and seemed to
imply that as far as he had thought
of the idea he was not highly enthusi-
astic over it.
There has been a good deal of fun
during the past three or four days over
the ventriloquism of Corporal H. ].
Pearson. More than one recruit has
tumbled out of bed during the middle
of the night thinking he has heard his
name called and the corporalS of the
guard have been called to different
posts so many times when not sum-
moned that they have begun to loose
confidence in a true call from the
guard.
Yesterdays attempts to dry out the
! tents gave a good idea of how en-
thusiastic some of the men in the sig
| nal corps are over their work. Many
of the books that We're SO shown on ac-
count of the house cleaning were of a
men are intensely interested in tn
study of electricity on account of it's
| being akin to their duty and are poi
ishng up points that are a little biz
rusty.
| The members Of the signal corps.
while only too anxious to be mustered
| into service are rather dreadHg when
that time will come Not that the
men dread going into service but that
they dread the United States rations.
The rations as now furnished are
very palatable indeed and in them the
men find but little cause for COM
plant With a change the men are
wondering what will come.
During the rainy season there was Il
decided drought of tobacco in camp,
And the overhauling that the men
made of the clothing to find few
crumbs was something very unusual.
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having all that he could ask for while
at home was found in one corner of his
tent breaking up cigarette snipes and
crowding them into his pipe While to
give the tobacco body he had filled the
bowl of the pipe with the scrapings of
his pocket
Men who have always had an aver
sion to smoking tobacco in a pipe, that
had once gone out, took great deal
of pains to save the heel and the bot
tom of an old T. y. and cherish it as
much as they would a letter from
home.
1t is rather surprising too to see the
manner in which some of the men
have picked up smoking since they
have been stationed at the camp.
| in camp but very short time arrived
without having become addicted to the
use of the weed. While the first eX-
periences necessitated the services OF
| the hospital corps these men never go
out on the guard line now without first
lighting their pipes at the camp fire.
The men at the camp have found a
new way of cleaning buttons and belt
plates During the time the men are
hanging around the camp fire time
hangs rather heavily on the hands OF
the majority of the men. These put III
their time in polishing up the brass
work on their uniforms. This new way
of cleaning the uniforms is by using 4
mcneil eraser and more than one man
has found that this is the easiest man
ner for cleaning the brass work in a
short time.
On account of the damp weather
there are but few of the men who at
tempt to run the guard and for thai
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