The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-02
FROM CAMP JONES.
A Growl on General Principles From
the Boys Upon Duty.

the Boys Upon Duty.
The regimental "brog' has up to the
limit today.
, Colonel Mccarthy is much better and
will soon be about again.
Capt. Berger now starts his concerts
invariably with Hello Ma Baby"
A Cleveland bicycle found during the
big fire in Chinatown is being held at
the camp for an owner.
II the Executive building and Bun
galow stand tonight without military
guards the country may be claimed out
of all danger.
Canvass the regiment and it would
be hard to find fifty men willing to re
sign, but this will wear off in time,
bygones are always easily forgotten.
The officers are all suffering from
govt; you may imagine what shock 1t
must have been to the inner soul when
last Sundays menu was placed be-
fore them.
Camp life was made very merry last
evening by a vocal and instrumental
concert by various members of the
regiment; Colonel Rogers responded to
encore four times.
the Executive grounds detail pre-
paratory to decamping had to carry
across the grounds and cord up some
few thousand feet of lumber; it GER
tainly was a long needed recreation.
At last Colonel Jones has concluded
that it may be safe to reduce the army,
and list Of those desiring to be ex-
cused was circulated showing that
about $50 are DESTROYS of being either
excused or discharged as the Colonel
may see fit.
II certainly is about time something
should be done as there are men in the
regiment who are being ruined by this
undue strict military duty: for those
who hold Government positions or
have nothing at all to do, it is very
good, but there are many who are not
holding government jobs.
The hatters who supply military hats
should always remember to put in an
extra dozen of very large sizes, as we
have several who were unable to be
fitted; one Quartermaster Sergeant was
unable to find a hat from some four
dozens to even cover one corner of his
abnormal bump Of intellectually.
Some day there may be need of a
militia again, and it's the rank and file
which is to be looked to. So Colonel
don't forget the tomorrow though you
may have the today well at hand: the
better class of men are properly able
/ to judge when they are being treated
right. and once caught. self taught.
The detail guarding the Executive
building and Bungalow were with
drawn at noon yesterday, thus shorten
ing up the posts by six; the boys were
very sorry to leave on account that they
actually had something to eat while on
duty in town; the cook in charge
should be transferred to Camp Jones.
It's most wonderful how people allow
themselves to become over estimated
by their own imagination. Our steward
in the outset was very obliging and
did really please the boys; now one
would judge, that the whole situation
rested in his hands, and that If he saw
mt to starve us to death, starve we
must; but there have been others be-
fore him, and it's barely possible there
may be others after him.
The military payroll for January
will foot up to something less than
100000. With an average of about 900
men on actual duty for the month this
would bring per head less than 500
per month for each man; besides the
Government feeds and clothes them
Good trustworthy citizens, and men OF
equally as stable character in every
respect could have done the same work
and have done it as well and more will
lingly for at least one-half the sum
Military is by far the most expensive
guard that could be turned out
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