Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12
CAMP RICHARDS.
The Weather Has Been Very
UnfavorabIe, This Week.
But the Augusta Cadets Are Enjoying
Life in Their Camp.
One Member Goes Home-Ihe Health Good
Some Of the Days Duties.

| Inc weather mas not Deen very pro
pitious for the boys at Camp Richard
since they went there, Wednesday after
noon. but on the whole they have NJ
been very unhappy on this account.
il not so pleasant as it otherwise Woul,
be If the weather was good, but it take
something more than clouds to take ava,
the charms which camp life has for tn
average boy.
| on account Of the weather there hav.
not been many visitors, 50 the boys hav,
had nothing to do but to amuse them
selves, with no visitors hanging about t.
| bother them, though of course visitor.
are always welcome. They will be better
| prepared To receive their friends after tho
| novelty has worn off.
| The adjutants books, Friday afternoon
showed that there were Al men and three
officers IN the camp. They have lost one
man since they went there No, no,
mothers. don't think this is your boy, nor
that the loss was by death. on the con-
trary. it was on account OF something
that could not be avoided-nostalgia. II
was one Of the largest boys Of the com
pany, but ne has heart for home and
Is be three miles from home was too
with the other boys, Wednesday after
noon. ana BY o'clock he had begun to
cry IN account Of that dread disease,
homesickness. All the wiles Of Doctor"
Tueli ana his well stocked ease OF medi-
cines, could not overcome the trouble. 1,
was there to stay. Nothing could drive
ii away but q visit home. ana home he
went. lie had tried the camp life. las;
year. ana all without any better success
than Wednesday. lie came back 10 the
camp. Thursday morning. hut il was not
to stay this time. He said ne had twice
failed I'd be happy ana he was not going
to try ID again, fur the boys would guy
him. ~ u. asked for a discharge.
He was not the only one vino was home
sick. There were others Three or four
III the boys passed Friday night in camp
for the first time. their courage having
deserted them az night approached on the
former nights.
II is a pleasure t0 visit the camp
though. ana every person who has
friend among the boys should 20 there
ana sec what they dn ana how ii ~ done.
Ut ~ model military camp. with all the
neatness ana precision that one could
ask
II IL situated in a green field but 4
snort distance back OF the well kept farm
buildings If 4. A. Knowles M the Coombs
Mills road. Its situation adds much to
the attractiveness Of the place. 10 look
III til the west ana south ana see the finr
farm buildings ana the broad fields. The
situation Is far better than that Of last
year. when the room was hardly enough
for proper movements.
A. one drives To the place he hardly
reaches the forks Of the road ana turns
to the left by the cemetery before he sees
the United States flag flying from the
staff at the camp quite 4 little distance
away. For this lagpolc Mr.. White and |
the boys wish to express their thanks K
j. a. Mclean for the selection Of the pole |
ana To A. j. Mitchell for painting ID. The |
pole is fully IS feet high.
The tents are pitched in three rows d |
four each. with the headquarters tent
looking down the company streets. To |
the right Of the headquarters is the quar-
termaster's supply tent and to the left
il the hospital. This makes an encamp
ment Of Is tents. The dining tent and M
cook house which will later BE- spoken
Of. are over near the grove.
The health of the boys is what every
mother is Of course anxious over. They
are all right. There has not been case
If illness since they went into camp
True the doctor has had a few cases Of
minor Importance to attend to. but non. |
have been beyond immediate relief. His
worst case. outside Of one or two cases
Of homesickness, was that of toothache. |
and for this he applied his favorite pre-
which is peppermint. The case
was at once relieved. The surgeon is this
son Of DIR. Tuell and i'll consequence he
ought to be prepared to treat all cases
The doctor was out, the other day. and |
gave some instruction and asked for a
more fun description of the cases to be
given in the sick reports.
The reports are headed by the patients
names. First Of all is found that OF
Lieut.. Cunningham. the case being that |
# n rat bite. or more properly that of a
ield mouse, with which the lieutenant
vas playing. The remedy, the report
ellis us, is BENSON" or perhaps ben
,oin' would spell ii better. 1t makes no
Inference as long as the remedy worked
we'll, and we igld out on the end Of the
inc the effect reported as Improved"
For Burgess is found the trouble as d
'ut. For this the treatment was Pow
Ter & gauze & Cotton & bandage." There