Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-22
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surprising. In the Maine regiments
any man who wears the blue is allowed
to go wherever he pleases. In some of
the Western regiments the men are not
allowed inside the guard lines unless
he is a member of the regiment and
then not unless he has a pass.
In the Maine regiments as well as in
all the others the strictest guard is
kept over the mule teams. There not
man is allowed inside of the lines.
The guards there and over the spring
have their rifles loaded with ball cart
| ridges and have orders to fire if a man
attempts to run the guard. This is
done in order that no man may be al
lowed to have chance to poison either
the mules or the spring
The men who are now fully settled
here present rather unusual appear
ancc. In fact should a Maine man
drop into a regiment where his own
know them on account Of the change
in appearance. When the men started
from Augusta nearly all had their
heads shaved for the sake of cleanli-
ness. The shave that many had while
in Augusta was the last one for a
long time, The result is men with
heads similar in appearance 10
Chinamans have luxuriant boards.
Tho amateur barber shops that are
being run here are something out Of
the usual line. \ soap box serves as "A
chair and a rubber blanket as the cloth.
with the patient in the chair for the
operation is more surgical than ton
serial. tire amateur barber gets In his
work. Not half Of the men know how
To strop Il razor and TO make matters
worse all tn" shaving is done with cold
water With a weeks growth If beard
the torture is something unhearab!o
and many rather than experience II a
second time have let their boards grow
This hnlf-eroWn beard combined with
'''' ''''''' ~ aus S'N'S It "''9' gro
'''i"' appearance TO '"'h races, 'S-
ne, tally 50 since the majority WITH not
S'' ~ years. "h'I a'''f tl'N nave
reached home.
All the spare time which some of the
~ Il '''t'' y devoted I" letter "filhS-
-\"' ;" 'n"'h because 'h'y i@eJ that
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cause 'h'f' IS 2 huIden "n thr'r minds
h'S' are IN" men WI" nav" = t"urh OF
nome SIC kh'SS. II there - any com
PHIlh' I" MAKE 'hrir n ne eng wine !"
VIKING I" near IT.
fh' officers wave tn" complaints
aaid" ana tn" prIvatos hay" so many
similar troubles ct their own there y
Il" room tor more, Ia consequence the
ON! fehrf IS IN letter writing II is
lor ms reason ih"t $" many of Ia"
letters received III Main" hay" home
Si'N tome.
Nhlt" THIS letter writing may seem
rHli'F l'"IlSh 70 som" III" "il'"t thdl
~ mas on me men n almost lnornrrlN-
2''". Meh WI" nave m"r"d around tn"
camp all day Wishing they mi"ht hay"
chance to spend even 4 i"W hours
PET ""eh cI"2n sheets ~ th"tf own
nome nav" spent short tim" WritiAe
letter ana nav" come out int" tn"
camp Vie better n'h ana "ith 2 great
or determination I" tao" the hardshlpS
INT" " men thtY nave enilst'd
II !" mere AT 'hi"kalnauS2 that the
men hHN' learned the Sul'rfSttI"hS ~
c'ch "th"f MINDS. The new moon mas
frN'AI'd these SuprrStltl"h$ more al
Hi"St 'h1h any lhll2 'iS". fuiiS one
nan IN" men N me regiment nave an
."'af"H :" tlat When theN saw the