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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25

ing these acquisitions been compelled to
call upon the Surgeon General for Il
portion of his special fund and had
thus prevented any suffering among pa
tents. Among the articles in which
there was delay was bed linen.
MOVING TYPHOID PATIENTS.
DIR. Taylor said he had found the sixty
cents a day Communication fun more than
sufficient to furnish foo for the sick
men. and he expressed the opinion that
forty cents per day would be sufficient
for the purpose Of supplying food. Dr.
Taylor stated in reply to a question that
he considered Atlanta an excellent place
for a winter hospital because of the
convenience in reaching the place from
the ports Of the Southwest; because the
climate was mild and yet cold enough to
prevent infection and also because Of the
excellent water supply. lie said that a
large proportion of his patients had been
received from Tampa, but that some had
come from jacksonville, "Chickamauga
and other points. He also said that many
had been sent here who were not in con
dition to be moved as many Of them
were typhoid fever patients and in such
cases repOse was a prime necessity.
-IdHS pdlltIllS udu uleu soon d1JeE dTGl-
val.
STEALING FROM THE SICK.
Rev. Orville j. Nave. Post Chaplain at
Fort Mcherson, said that in the conduct
of military hospitals generally there was
too little care of the clothes and other
property OF patients. The custom is to
put Il sick mans clothing under his pill
low when he enters the hospital, and Mr..
Nave Said the man often never again
sees either his clothing or articles that
may be left in his pockets.
He had known Of many instances in
which men were brought here with no
clothes except their night shirts. and he
himself had secured through private help
no fewer han Il hundred suits for such
men rs had lost heir clothes.
in Il word" he said, the thieving
which has been going on and the petty
peculation which has been practiced upon
soldiers oftentimcs by their comrades.
has been one of the saddcst features Of
the war
Replying to Il question from Gen. VIII
son, Chaplain Nave said he had seen
some of the surgeons at the hospital I'M
der the influence of liquor but not to suf-
ticient extent to interfere with the prop
or performance of their duties.
The commission left at IL o'clock to
night for Admission, Ala.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
BEAR SECURES NEW CHWANG

London. Oct. 2G.-A dispatch from
Shanghai to a London news agency says:
"A Russian regiment occupied the
town of New Chwang province of Lao
Tonml and the forts ut tho mouth of
the river Iiaou on October 10Th. thus
securing complete possession If New
Chwang. The native troops fed without
making any opposition. under orders
from the Empress Dowager and Ii Hung
Chang.
"A British gunboat was in the river
ut the time. Its nOn-rcSiStencC is &c
garded rs the virtual abandonment Of
the whole of Manchuria to the Russians
and gives Russia an Invaluable strategic
position. Great Britain IS certain ~
lose the New Chwang trade. Of which it
has had eighty per cent
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
CAMP SHIP INSPECTED

Admission, Ala, Oct. 22.-The war in
v~estigating commission began its work
here to-day by IN inspection of the site
Of Camp Ship i'll the forenoon, and then
deyotlng the afternoon to questioning
General Frank. commanding officer Of
the camp and his chief surgeon, Major
Henry +. Hoyt. Both were identified
with Camp Thomas at Chickamauga.
General Frank having been in command
Of the First division of the Third corps
ut that point, and Major Hoyt. having
been his chief surgeon there.
1t was made plain by the general
trend of their examination that the work
done would pertain more largely to
Camp Thomas than to the camp here,
lis a majority of the men here were re-
moved from Chickamauga There are,
hcHeyer. two regiments here which were
II Cuba. and some of their representa-
tiyeS will also he examined. General
Frank said he considered Chickamauga
Park Il good site for a temporary camp.
but not for Il permanent amp for a large
army.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25

were very much debilitated. He thought
the change of location from Chicka-
manga had been very beneficial.
DR.. Hoyt said he was familiar with
the complaints concerning the Eighth
New York regiment. and especially with
the criticism made by Surgeon General
Terry. of New York. There was. he
SAID. an enormous sick rate in this regi-
lnent. and there We're many cases
OF home sickness yet. Circumstances
surrounding these men were the same
as those affecting others.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
THE UNHEARD Or DELAY

Atlanta. Ga. October 21.-The war in
Ft>-j-ating commission arrived here to-
day, and after calling upon General Per
al-tpu. i'll command Of the Department,
proceeded to Fort Mcpherson. They
found the barracks at the post had been
transformed into hospital wards, and not
outstanding the day vas wet, the wards
"..o all comfortable. made so in each
r"~e by a large stove in the centre CT
tr room.
There are now 800 patients in the insti
'H'.an and many of them are GONZALES
cent. The commissioners talked WITH
-W-oons, nurses and patients. They
encountered no complaint from the sick
"ou. and the nurses stated that th>
work was constantly growing less and
JOSS lrksOme. owing TO the decrease t.
The number Of patients.
They also visited the mess hall Of the
'"nyaIescents while they were at dinner
and the diet kitchen, while dinner was
bong prepared. They found the men il
lA" mess 0 a~bundantly supplied with
la'd and all partaking Of it with a relish
~H'Fn only to men who have just re-
covered from typhoid fever.
MAJOR TAYLOR EXAMINED.
The commissioners examined only two
Witnesses here. They were Major Blair
H. Taylor, surgeon i'll charge of the gen
'..I military hospital here and Rev. Or
.''' !. Nave, Chaplain of that i%nstitu-
mayor Taylor said that recently he had
Ao difficulty i'll securing supplies, as
" mad been given carte blanche to pur-
''se them. This authority had not,
I."'Fer, been given until the first of
'~"s1v whereas it had been asked as
t as the 10Th Of June. He had in
.t1lnnlng of the camps history had
H['eFable difficulty in getting requisi-
,l. H'ied, although he has had no diff
s-4' I'D Getting them approved by the
tD.E'Ies at Washington. One requisi-
,. made on the 9th Of May and an
cr, oh the 9th of June had not been
rar" hIied until very recently. These
Y5Ls.I'AS had been made upon the New
mad supply depot. while all that were
pr.r. VII me st, Louis depot had been
,a toF hlled. One hundred and six
saa. '''S ordered in the beginning of the
Sine. mao only arrived a day or two
'"N l1ey We're not now needed. DR..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
CAUSES OF SICKNESS.

DR.. Henry +. IIoyt. was also examined
especially with reference to Camp
Thomas. He said the increase i'll sick
ness above the normal had begun about
thc middle of July. and bad been rapid
from that time forward until there were
800 patients III the First division hos
pital on the first of August. At tins
time it was impossible to receive new pa
tientS for Il period Of tWcnty-fouf hours.
The increase in disease had begun with
the rainy season, and he thought much
Of the malaria had been due to the fact
that the men were compelled to steep Oh
the ground. He attributed the increase
in typhoid to the sinks, to the lies, TO
the fact that the wells were infected,
and to the carclcssness of the men. The
command used water taken through
pipes from Chickamauga river, and the
pipe was located only Il few feet above
tie mouth OF the stream which drained
the camp. Tho doctor thought that
some of the water from this tributary
stream had been forced into the pipes
b. means Of cddice. It bad also been
impossible to prevent the use Of sHr-
face well water by the men.
FAITHFUL, BUT INCOMPETENT.
DR.. IIoyt expressed the opinion that
the surgeons in the Division hospital
had been competent and in support or
his opinion. he adduccd the fact that
there had beer only p deaths out of
1919 patients in the hospital for the
entire three summer months The
nurses Of the hospital corps while faith
full were in most cases unskllled and
therefore incompetent. He said there
had been 616 patients treated in the III
vision hospital at Anniston, and of these
20 had died. There had been an cXcep-
tionaIly high degree Of mortality here,
but many of the men who came here,
both from Chickamauga and Santiago
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
THE SPRINGS POLLUTED.

Owing to the rock formation near the
surface. sinks could only be made two
or three feet deep. and they were fire.
uuentiy overflowcd. There was also a
general impression that the springs in
The locality were im%prcgnated by these
sinks, and it was impossible to prevent
the men from drinking from the springs.
lie thought the camp hould have been
moved as early as July. He said he had
heard no complaint from the men in re-
gard to the food received while at Chick
amauga, but because of the necessity for
getting the First corps ready for foreign
service. there was Il shortage in clothing
for Il time.
There was also for the time difficulty
in securing hospital room for the men
when sickness began to increase, but
this deficiency was soon rcmedicd. There
has been a constant Improvement in the
command since its removal to Admission
early in September. and General Frank
thought it was due to the change OF site.
Returning to Chickamauga he said the
hospital tents were not fi0ored when he
went to the camp early III July. though
there had been sufficient time to have
furnished flooring for the entire camp.
General Frank said that his corps COM
mande had never made an inspection of
the camp with reference to sinks, drains,
etc.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
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State Of Ohio, City Of Toledo,

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Frank 7. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of +. ].
Cheney & Co.. doing business in the city
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot
no cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure.
FRANK !. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
nv presence, this 9th day Ct December,
(Sean A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25

Daily. daily except Sunday.
Train No. 49 and 4s solid trains between Pin
ner's Point and Wilmington. Train No f9 con-
meets at Rocky Mt. with train % for all points
South and No. IS train for al points North.
CT. NJ. SERPEELL. j. K. KENSY.
Gen'l Manager. Supt't Trains!
I. NJ. EMERSON. Gen. Passenger Agent
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
G. F. & Y. Y. Railway.
JOHN Gill, Receiver.
Schedule in Effect July 3rd, 1893.

LEAVE WILMINGTON
$50 a. N. Daily arrive Fayetteville lilo
a. H., Sanford Los p. M.
Greensboro $40 p. u, Walnut
Cove 5:07 p. m., Mt. Airs
700 p. ~.
ARRIVE WILMINGTON
1:O5 p. III. Daily, from Mt. Airy, Walnut
Cove, Greensboro, Sanford,
Fayetteville and all points
North, South and West.
Local freight trains Nos. Z and 9 With
coach attached between Wilmington and
Fayetteville. W. Il. KYLE,
]. W. Fry, Gen. Pas. 1Et
General Manager.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25

Taylor had. on account of delay III fill
ing these acquisitions been compelled to
call upon the Surgeon General for Il
portion of his special fund and had
thus prevented any suffering among pa
tents. Among the articles in which
there was delay was bed linen.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
TROOPS TO WAIT UNTIL FROST.
Before Coming to The Camps III The
South.

Washington. j.. c.. October lit
was stated at the War Department to-
day that troops will not be sent TO til"
Southern camps until after frost has
made it certain that yellow fever will not
spread. This applies to the troops now
at Camp Meade, Lexington and Knox
vile.
Major Edic. Of the Medical Depart
mpnt. who has been stationed at Lex
in@tOn for some time past. was at the
Department to-day and says the health
Of the troops there has been steadily i'm
proving. 1t is said. however. hat it
will be too cold for the troops to occupy
tents during the winter season in the
kentucky highlands.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-23

Relative TO some observations which
The News took occasion to make on
that silly delusion known as the trad
ing stamp. the editor OF the. esteemed
Book Notes, after some personal ex-
perience, comes to the following conclu-
sions:
'srhe Trading stamp scheme consists OF
IN attempt to skin a Ave per cent. margin
out Of the entire sales OF every poor shop
keeper by q company OF men doing no legiti.
mate business. The poor shopkeeper is
Obliged to pay cash for the stamps, a large
part OF which stamps the sellers arc never
askcd TO redeem; and when these sellers do
redeem them, IL is at an enormous profit.
Thus, investigated bit. very cheap
copy of akespearc's works. costing about
ol-8 was offered to me for collection OF
otamps which (by the way) had not, but
which would have cost some poor shopkeep-
or o5.0o. Thus these 'skinners' were getting
ave clean dollars OF the shopkeeper's money
for the cost 10 the sskinners' OF sl.s5. such
1s the trading stamp scheme. II Is skin
game. prohibited I'm Massachusetts, by a
statute. just a. II should be here. Let the
shopkecpcrs unite and get tho Massachusetts
statute enacted here at the next General
Assembly"
Editor Rider knows heaps about
books. and SO naturally he made his
test Of the green goods offered In the
book line. There isn't much doubt that
The same discrepancy will be found In
the other lines between the price the
shop keeper pays the trading stamp
concern, the value the customer thinks
he, or she. gets in the free" article and
the real cost to the shrewd trading
stamp promoters.
OF course. the silly deIusion will
wear Itself out In time. Most OF the
shop keepers are probably sick OF II
already. In fact, our own experience
- that those who are in the deal give
no more trading stamps than they are
positively obliged to. We have made
purchases In several stores. from time
70 time. where trading stamps are
given. but none OF the clerks ever Of
fered us 20 much as one stamp. We
cnpuld like to see figures to demon
'otfnte that any business man has had
- oopretiable boom from the use Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-23

Had an Encounter With Revenue
Stamps and Was Worsted.

"Governor Adams acquaintance with
the conductors on the Rio Grande Rail-
road saved him from paying fare or
walking into Denver the other day from
sedalia," said fellow passenger. ''ke
had entered the coach at the station,
and when the conductor came along
produced the pass he carries all the
time.
You do not have to attach revenue
stamps to railroad passes, ventured the
collector Of fares. <a
''I know that, retorted the chief exe-
cutive of the state.a What makes you
suggest that / have attached stamps to
Because you haye done so,' replied
the conductor.
81 guess not answered the governor.
Il know better than that.
Then look here. Who has had your
pass? and with this statement the con-
ductor handed II back to the governor.
"The face OF the pass was covered
with revenue stamps. They were
sticking to it, having been attached by
the dampness gathered In sweaty
pocketbook.
.sThe cigars are on me, jocularly as
serted the chief executive as he looked
at the pasteboard.
"Its all right, anyway, said the con-
ductor, because ! know you and know
that this Is your pass and have It's
number Were you a stranger, how
ever. 1 could not accept II.
His excellency expressed gratifica-
tion at the accommodating train em-
ploye and promised himself that ne
would soak the stamps of the face of
the pass when he reached his home
Denver Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-23

A few words for the benefit of young
mothers on the sleep children require.
This Is much more than the sleep neces-
sary to grown up people. as the little
ones impressionable, nervous systems
could not bear during long waking
hours the strain to which they would
be subjected.
Mainly however. they require more
sleep because while sleeping all the vi
tai powers are concentrated on building
them up, instead OF being diverted TO
muscular movements and other influ-
ences which would interfere with this
concentration.
III children are wakeful and restless
IL is an indication that something is
wrong; this wrong the mother should
endeavor to put right rather than
stupcfy the child for a time in order to
gain rest for herself. The something
wrong will often be found TO be i'm
proper or excessive feeding. too tight
or too warm clothing or confined and
impure air.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-23
THE AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS.
A Deserved Tribute TO His 1ntelIi-
gence and Efficiency.

The rank and file Of the troops. as
they may be studied on this transport
are OF remarkably high quality, not
only physically. but intellectually. The
peace footing of each battery or COM
pany OF regular heavy artillery was Ga
men. When war was declared the COM
panies were recruited to their full COM
pletement of 200 men. Many OF the re-
cruits have been In the service before,
but the larger proportion of them are
from civil life. carpenters, electricians
and machinists The medical examina-
tion has been very rigorous and search
ing, not over 20 per cent. OF the volun-
teers being accepted. Those who passed
the examination are, as may well be
imagined, excellent specimens OF robust
manhood, the average age being. L
should Judge, nearer 30 than 20. The
percentage of experienced soldiers Is
certainly large enough to leaven the
whole mass, and the way they hadle the
rather complicated Krag- -Jorgensen rifle
after only few days practice with IL
is sufficient proof that the recruits will
master the necessary elements of their
trade in a very short time. The stand
ard OF education among them is, as
might be expected, far above the aver
age. even I'm this country. The books
they are reading, their topics OF con-
versatfon and discussion readily indi-
cate this The absence OF the rough
element Is gratifying. for they are. az
a rule, self-respecting. self-reliant and
manly. These qualities are by no means
to be despised, and In the modern for
nation. when so much depends on the
capacity OF the subalterns and the iu-
telligence OF the individual soldier, the
higher the average intelligence the bet
ter will be the performance. I am con-
strained to dwell at some length on this
point. because remember so we'll how
the Russians suffered I'm Turkey In 1877
7s from the low grade OF intelligence Of
the rank and file. from the actions OF
men habituated TO have everything
thought out for them. IL is all very
well TO declare that the soldier Is not
enlisted TO think. but to fight: still. Il
Is we'll TO remember that modern ap-
pliances for warfare can be effective
only I'm the hands Of men who are able
I'm emergencies to act for themselves.
who must. indeed. have better stun In
them than was demanded for the human
fighting machine Of the past.-1.ondon
Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-23
BELOVED FLAG OF THE SOUTH.
This Spirit Is Worth All That the
War Cost.

The spirit of nationality was present
In every feature OF the exercises at
tendant upon the recent unwilling at
Frederick, Nd, OF the magnificent
bronze shaft erected at that place to
the memory of Francis Scott Key, the
author of THE Star Spangled Banner"
More than fifty years has elapsed
since the ashes of the gentle bard were
tenderly committed to the care of
mother earth, and consequently the
material shrine which his admirers
have reared above him comes rather
late upon the scene. Still the time for
rendering this tardy act OF justice could
hardly have been chosen more oppor-
tunely than at present, when the con-
temptation of the whole country is fixed
upon the nations flag and when the
dinerences between the sections have
been perfectly adjusted for all time to
come.
AS most of our readers are aware,
"The Star Spangled Banner" was COM
posed by it's author during the war of
1912, and since that time additional as
sociations have been impaired to it's
folds. Then II waved over barely more
than half Of the territory over which it
shadow there were barely more than
one-sixth of the people who now enjoy
Its protection. Going back along the
track OF the century we find that Flor
ida, Texas, the Pacific coast and Alaska
have all been annexed to the domain of
the United States since the music of
THE Star Spangled Banner" first
greeted the ear of the nation.
Until the outbreak of the present war
with Spain the poetized emblem of our
nationality was restricted to the North
American continent, but following in
the wake OF our recent victories upon
sea and land. It waves today In undis-
puted supremacy over Cuba. Porto Rico
and the Philippines. Indirectly as one
of the fruits OF existing conditions,
Hawaii has come into our possession
We are strong today In the numerical
strength Of eighty millions of people,
and In the established security of that
popular form of government which at
the beginning OF the century was In it's
experimental stage. We are also strong
in the respect which foreign powers en-
tertain for us. This has been clearly
by the events of the past
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner could look
abroad today over the vast domain OF
the republic, he would hardly recognize
In Ii any trace OF the country which in
spired his famous song three-quarters
Of century ago.
Whether the territory over which the
Star Spangled Banner waves will con-
tinue to grow In the future as II has i'm
the past. we do not undertake to say:
but there can be no doubt OF the fact
that the name Of Francis Scott Key will
be Immortality identified with the en-
blem OF our nationality wherever II
Constitution.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-23
DEATH NOTICES.

AUSTIN-In this city, on the 22d inst,
Eliza b. Austin. daughter of Jane and
the late John Black.
BURROUGH-In this city. 22d inst,
Sarah Frances Burrough. daughter OF
the late James and Sarah Beverly
Burrough in her seth year.
BOSwORTH-In East Providence, goth
inst. Lydia Ann, wife OF Stephen Il.
Bosworth, In the b3d year of her age.
COLE-At Pomham. 22d inst, Rachel.
widow OF the late George Cole, OF
Warren, r. l.. in her SD year.
FAGAN--In East Providence, Aug. 81
Mathew ]. Pagan, in his 3sth year.
FANNING--In this city. the 22d inst,
Ellen. wife OF Daniel Tanning. and
daughter Of the late John and Ann
Murray, aged 20 years.
HANNIGAN-In this city. on the 22d
inst. Roseanna Hannigan, aged 70
years.
inst, Alice Logan. daughter OF WILL
lam and Bridget Logan.
MAINE--Tn this city. on the 22d inst,
Ella May. widow Of George w. Maine.
aged "a years.
RIGHTON--In this city, 2pd inst. at
her residence. No. 20 Ringgold street.
Emma Drucilla. daughter OF william
J. and the late Emma Rightor. aged
- years.
SALESsES--In this city. 22d inst.
Frances Gertrude Hogan, beloved wife
OF David I. Salesses. aged % years.
sHEEHAN-Tn woonsocket. 22d Inst.
Marguerite Josephine shcehan. H. the
34th year OF her age. =
Arctic Centre. r. T.. 22d Inst.
Mary Hearin. wife OF Patrick Tafe.
wARDWELL-In Manton. the oist
inst. Elizabeth j., widow or Arnold
II. wardwcll.
Rockford, III. 18th
inst. Harriet Amelia, youngest daurh-
ter of stephen wilmarth. late OF Eos.
ter, II. /.