The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-05-11
Fson The Coiumoia Register

embarrassed volunteer 10 then passed
10 Dr. Mood. who beats taps on the
bare skin Of the unfortunate, punch
.ea him ID different parts Of the body
and then gives him rest The
three doctors then put their heads
together and as result of their
cogitations, the pathway to fame is
either laid open or irrevocably closed
10 the ambitious disciple Of Mars.
The examination is no chiid's play.
as VII be shown by the fact that
nearly thirty percent of the appli-
;cants are tnrned down, and of the
eve companies examined. not one has
retained sufficient men TO be muster
ed intoservice.
In order TO give some idea of the
rigid manner 10 which the examins
tion are carried on, the results thus
far are given
The Abbeyifle Volunteers arrived
IN camp with 98 men The doctora
accepted 70 and rejected 26.
The Richland Volunteers presented
so men for examination OF this
amount SO were received and 80 were
rejected
The lee Light Infantry presented
80 men. OF this number So we're
accepted and So rejected
The Catawba Rifles presented SO
men: Seventy one were accepted and
s25 were rejected
The Newberry Rites presented SO
men OF this number So were &C
cspsed and 43 rejected
The Bntler Guards of Greenville
were being examined when the days
business ended. twenty-five men
had been presented and nine were
rejected
The prevailing cause is defective
eye sight. a total of 40 men have
been examined, and of the number
30I have been accepted and I58 re-
iected. SO much for aspiring genius.
1t was Henry Ward Beecher who
said eff cleanliness is next to
podiines then soap must be meaas
sof grace 1t Col James q. Till
man 10 charge Of the Fair grounds
camp, has gone even further than the
eminent Brooklyn divine The col
onel concars fully with Mr. Beecher
as far as Mr Beecher goes. bus he
goes much further Col TilIman thinks
that in military camp water AID the
supervision of captain should be
added in order to procure cleanli.
ness He has. therefore, ordered
that to morrow each Of his eight
hundred men shall be provided with
soap and towels and each, under the
suuervision of his captain. shall HE
himeelf to one of the recently erect
ed shower baths and get next to
godiiness
This camp of Col. TillmaD's, while
the younger, is by far the leading one.
Everything goes off with clock like
regularity already
Reyhle is sounded at 6 O'Clock and
from then on to taps at 9 O'Clock every
man has something to do
The FIRST word yesterday was to
clean up the camp This being done
the men were given hearty breakfast
and allowed short while in which
to lounge aud smoke 1t was at this
state of the game that the expecta
lions of those who thought
thew we're on picnic were crushed
completely A long trench had to be
dng in the rear Of building No.2
The trench was laid Off 30 feet long,
three deep and three wide Detach
ments from each company were call.
ed for and the men put to work IN
the trench The balance of the camp
was put in the drill and all hands
were busy until IL o'clock, when the
men were given time to rest before
dinner The rain saved further work
Immediately after noon, but just be
fore dark dress, or rather uDdress,
narade was held-the first Of the Caro-
Ina volunteers.
The following order was pnblished
at the parade: