Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-09-01


Gus. FuN,GH Lr"', army Oh"
Seventh Corps, at Jacksonville. /
Florida. "a. i.e bet managed /
camp ju the yoaulrr. Tho sickness
is only per cont. and he ln"s
from fever is less shan in private
life. That Illustrates what al in
,.llig"nt and skilled cScrut.vr head
can accomplish. No such report
come from ihc other big camps.
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Inn Car Of Russia has amazed
the whole civilized world bv pro
posing officially to all the nation.
that an international conference L.
called fer thcpurposc Of discussing
the disarmament Of the nations IN
The Interest of the worlds peace
end welfare. His pacific proposal
has knocked tie breath yut Of
statcrmou and diplomats in Europe.
The subject is ono az the greatest,
and what the project viii Lead to
can no. be readily guessed at. \
I diplomat Of Paris who knows the
/ Gar says lh' Manila BAY and san
tiugo battles have Mortified him.
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THr rayuacz OF sickness among
! the /. $ troops aro fearful. Much
~ it-pcrhars Tie greater parts
no doubt lua 90 the m,u's needless
ness Of sanitary and dietary pre-
cautions cor 10 the lack of instruc-
lions given thrm in those respects.
/ The active opcn-air life was "A new
experience To- many of them, and
they were ignorant Of ia" proper
management Of the robust appctitcs
! developed thereby. Ne doubt there
was much boiling of food into
stomacha accustomed 90 the digrs
tive assistance Of wasticatIon at
tho home table. owing to the
novel demands af real hunger and
lack of restraint of camp life. Then,
too. while tho standard army ration
is good aui wholesome i, is apt to
paN upon The palatrs Of those ac-
customcG f. frequent change Of
diet, and the longing for the fancy
| dishes Of homo becomes distressing,
leading t. the consumption Of in.
ordinate quantities of trashy az
| uuwholesome stuiI--pastry, sweets
and rruits-procurahlc from the
vendors who infcst soldiers camps
On the other hand. the hurried or
ganiza,ion of the volunteer army
commissary and medical Depart
imcuts resulted. as was inevitable
in the selection of many incypcr.
fenced and many incompetent men
as well as many that are mere
knHyc- ready and willing "a prey
on both the Government and tn,
soldiers with after lack Of integrity
and hearrless disregard Of the sui.
fcring and death they might cause
by their rascality. The sentiment
at all times prevalent that I'll,
Government is proper prey for any
sort of rapacity is by no means in
significant. md in war times il j,
stimulated to an extraordinary cX
, tent. Where the chief in authority
becomes cUlVlblo in giving oppor
tunity for men with such vulturc
like sentiments and motives is IL
the political favor!tirm Of app0int
ments instead Of selecting person,
of known merit demonstrated By
service or through some reliable
r system Of examination. Rewardins
, political spoilsmcn with Govern
mental employment at any timt
should be an obsolete practice il
this day of Intelligence based OF
long experience. In the war servi c,
to give party strikers places whcr,
, their Incompetence or knavishGos
may cause suffering and death I,
p the nations defenders in the feel,
Of war IL IA political practice tina
is positively criminal in its effects
! The people have the remedy 70
this evil in their own hands. Tina
I is, they can if they will require
r that every employee of the Govern
ment be selected by reason OF mori
for the place.