The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-10

effort was the encore. wedding of the
Chinee and the Coon"
Private Burton, of Company d, sang
in a good baritone voice. Private Cot
ton, Of Company c., in his recitation Of
"Old Mother Hubbard" struck a popu-
lar chord. When he reached the point
in the sermon. 'If there had been a
leg Of mutton, a loin of beef, or even
little hard tack, red horse corn
beeG, or bean soup in the cupboard"
he was greeted with a storm of ap-
plause. Instrumental selections were
given by Companies G and Gs Mando-
lin club, also by Sergeants Shaw and
Rasp.
Leuts. Trawbridge and Fitger-
aid can play the cornet-if anybody
should ask you. Their duet on the pro-
gramme was also feature
Privates Ney, Burton and Atkinson.
of Company D, are engaged in solving
the problem, will cannon ball sink
to the bottom OF the ocean" AS there
has been no. practical demonstration of
the question as yet, the solution still
remains deep sea mystery.
Private Keough, of D, says government
rations are good diet for one training
for the prize ring, and he don't mind
training for middleweight class, but
objects to coming down to a bantam
weight.
Jack Bennett, who came 400 miles to
join the army, has been commissioned
''the Patriot of the regiment.
1t is rumored there are to be two
new corporals appointed in Company
D, and all signs point to Patriot
Bennett and Private Proctor as the
lucky ones. Both are good men, hav-
Ing had previous experience in the
national guard of Minnesota and Wis
consin, and will wear the stripes with
honor to themselves and the regiment
The greatest hardship for the boys
| or board is the scarcity of cool water,
! all the fresh water we get being warm
and sometimes hot. There is ne ice to
| be had, except what Is manufactured
and that only in limited quantities.
The only way we have of getting a
drink which will satisfy the thirst is
to f1ll the canteens with the warm
water and hold it in the salt water
for time, which has a Slight cooling
effect, and, with the aid of little lime
| juice, the water is rendered palatable
On the evening of the goth it was
reported a number Of the signal corps
had died from the effects of heat pros
tration and were buried at sea-
Lieut. Kerr, Of the engineer corps
on the Indiana, died on the 21st of ty-
phoid fever. He was a recent gradu-
ate Of West Point and stood near the
head of his class. He was buried next
morning with appropriate honors.
Private Stevenson, of Company G,
says he sleeps we'll and eats three
times a day and relishes ''red horse"
and bean soup. He says Tom Calvin
is the life of the company and keeps
the boys ION the move"
Company H was detailed for guard
duty on the 10Th.
Private Ney, of D, spends his idle
moments trying to master the Spanish
language. Friends at home need not
be surprised if they hear of his being
among the first to capture a fair Sc
norita.
Today the 23d of July, is the thir-
teenth day out from Honolulu, and we
seem to be getting along better than
any previous day.
Lou Delaney and Charley Nathorst,
| Of D, have studied the signal code un-
til they can now take a message as it
is passed from one vessel to another.
That the boys are hungering for
! news is evidenced by the sight of Ser
| geant John Krch, of D, eagerly read
! ing The G ! b of June 20, advertise
ments and all. We have had no news
from home later than June "a.
On Saturday evening, the 23d, we