The times., 1898-07-13

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Wot handsome baycnet legs
His paws is jist nice as silk
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But e's tn one we knows kin stay;
His hairs too long t stan;
He's too dern' stiff { run away
| His s,uggin's simply grand
| He'll stick to ware they's Spanyard ribs
! Wit wot &ears Ills check
so hers TO Curnei Chauncey Nibs,
Wit buttons on lis neck.
Lays OF Camp Alger.
| Camp Alger, without doubt, is the quiet
! est place in the country in these stirring
times of war. No haring bulletins fash
new victories or dangers to disturb the
even tenor of the daily routine; no loud
alarums ever pass the watchful eye of
the provost guard. The very martial sur
roundings have made the circumstance of
war tame to the troops. and they merely
exist from day to day and hope to be
sent to the front
great army corps. such as is camped
| here. is a sad place. The men hear the
faint booming of the guns In strife, they
realize that fighting is going on, and it
gals them 10 lie around for months.
| peacefully eating, sleeping and drilling,
while their comrades are charging the
enemy and bearing the brunt Of battle.
So it has come that life Is a long, weary
burden in camp. and the Doys are ioath
even TO amuse themselves. Each day is
Sunday to them, and excitement is so
rare that they hardly recognize it when
it does hit camp.
The officers are the main attraction for
the boys al present, and then only as a
matter of envy. They see their superiors
| gaudy in new uniforms, gifted with leg
ions of friends, and loaded down with
privileges. and they strive to attain this
delicious rank wherein they, too, may be
enyied by the '4Tommies."
So with the raw-boned rookie" who
plaintively guarded the dust on the road
in front of the rockies camp yester-
| day.
The officer of the day approached. and
the sentry eyed him much as he would
any other Individual.
Sir. said the officer, II am the officer
of the day"
81 thought you was something better
than wuz," quoth the rookie"
| Il see you're wearin' better clothes"
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| The air was raw and biting and nasty
wind hurled solid sheets Of dust over ev-
| erything. Tents afforded no security. as
! the continual shaking and Tapping made
| the conditions outside much better than
| indoors. The past two nights have been
very raw and cold and nearly all of the
| boys are complaining and praying for
warm weather again. The cavalry horses.
| which are Tied out . in the open day
1 Mt g,rFa no o,tl
mosphere and they keep up a great chorus
of coughing. o.
The Third Brigade returned from its
practice march yesterday morning with
| flying colors. The trip was a big sue
cess and no sickness or accidents have
| been reported.
| It has been decided t6 move the Third
| Brigade, which consists of the Twelfth,
| Thirteenth and Eighth Pennsylvania, 10
a location on the Dunn I.oring road, near
| that place Col Girard has complained
| that the present Site is unhealthy, and
| Gen. Graham after a conference with
| Gen. Goblin. has decided to move the
| camp of the brigade Camp will proba-
| bly, be broken this morning or tonight.
A general courtmartial has been ordered
| In meet at First Division headquarters on
! Friday morning TO ltry number OF cases
| Col. Samuel f. Welch. iE., SiXty-fifth New
J n
| First Lieut. and Adjt. Louis A. Mates,
Thirteenth Pennsylvania. Will be judge
| advocates The members of the court are
Lieut. Col E. 3. Wattes, Eighth Penn
| sylvania; Lieut. Col. Charles NJ. Glenn
| euts Twelfth Pennsylvania; Major Frank
| c. Scruggs. Third Virginia; Capt. George
T. Bowman. Sfxty-fifth New York; Capt.
Elmer Blizzard, Seventh Ohio; Capt.
| George NJ. Norton. Sixty-fifth New York;
First Lieuts Elmer f. Berry, Thirteenth
| Pennsylvania: John D. Clarke, Third Vir-
| ginia: Robert Barry, First New Jersey.
and Second Lieuts. Samuel G. Bowers,
| Eighth Pennsylvania; Frank M. Harring-
ton, Twelfth Pennsylvania, and John 5.
| Benton, Seventh Ohio.
/ Typhoid fever continues to plod along
in camp, despite the endeavors of the sur
geons TO head it off. Three more cases
of the fever were removee-to Fort Myer
from the First Division Hospital yester
day The patients were Private Thomas
H. Wade. Company X, Third Virginia;
Private E. w. Davis, Company K, Eighth
| Pennsylvania. and Private S. B. Swartz,
Company E, Eighth Pennsylvania.
Cases of measles are also increasing.
| There were sixty patients in one of the
wards in the First Division Hospital yes
terday.
Capt Carl Reichmann is acting adju
tant general during the absence of Col.
Roberts
Major Laddy is performing the duties of
corps quartermaster during the absence
of Major Howard.
Camp Alger was treated last night to
| the first mounted dress parade ever wit
| messed on the grounds. The rule forbid
ding cavalry dress parades was raised,
owing to the absence of the Pennsylvania
brigade on a practice march, which left
the big main parade ground unoccupied
by infantry, and the three troops of Penn
sylvania cavalry were permitted to go
through the formality.
The three long lines of gray, black and
bay horses went through number of
evolutons, and then lined up across the
parade ground at parade rest The
troops made a magnificent appearance
and showed off their great strength to
advantage.
All the formaities observed in infantry
dress parade were gone through and the
whole column passed in review before the
commander in full company front with
drawn sabers. The lines then formed in
A great crowd witnessed the parade and
enjoyed the novel sight.
A detail of the Pennsylvania Cavalry is
now doing provost guard duty along the
roads at night. They prove of great
return to camp.
novel blacksmith shop has been
erected at the rear of the Pennsylvania
tached to the squad keeps things in
shape around the horses feet.
Col. A. L. Hamilton, of the Seventh
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