The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22

are marvels Of ingenuity and beauty
These, together with napkin rings, paper
knives walking sticks, penholders and
other knick-knacks, they send to the
mainland to be sold to tourists The
proceeds of these sales go to buy tobacco
and daintles for the table. One burgher
has succeeded with no other material
than what he was able to get in the can
teen, which is a sort of general country
store, in producing very fair billiard
table, on which many hard contested
games are played for such stakes as
pocket knives, fishbones or eggs
The younger men spend the morning
at the camp school, where both English
and Dutch are taught, and where they
acquire a rough and ready tuition Ill the
three RS Here as many as fifty pupils
form a class, which is held either out
in the open or in large marquee, where
tables and forms and blackboard are
Get.
The noon hour is the dinner hour, Wnen
the prisoners busy themselves cooking anu
consuming the meat and vegetables tney
have received as rations earlier IN the
day. Special facilities to cook food nave
been afforded those Of the burghers VINO
wish to avail themselves of the field
Eitcl ems, and fere they carry 81 mucn
of their allowance Of coal and timber as
will serve to cook their meals. The meal
over. the men wash their pans, in an
adioiring stream of hot water. the waste
that the condensors eject In the process
of producing fresh water, which, in times
of dIouth, is served to the men. Noo1-
daysmeaI over. such of the prisoners who
care to volunteer to do work outside OF
the laager go under guard to the duty
assigned them, and during my trip 1
found five Or six laying the brick founda-
tions for one of the big water condens ors
already referred to. Most of the burgh-
ers, however, prefer to spend the afser-
neon in sports. Some play cricket at low
tide on the dried-out mango swampS.
offers play a sort of modified football.
Contests of strength and speed are pop
uiar, but the homemade Billiard table
and the tennis court are the centers OF
| amusement. The tennis court vas mace
a. net had been sent by the ASSOCIATION
for Providing Amusement to the Boer
Prisoners of War" They have taken to
! the game with delight and there is great
The best double team is made of
little Pet Cronje, the fifteen-year-old
cousin of the gallant defender OF Paarde-
burg, and Lieut.. Vandeventer, the short
est and tallest prisoners in camp. The
| lieutenant stands six feet six inches, and
| his partner is four feet six inches. To-
| gether they cover a lot of ground. On
| the anniversary of the birthday of Queen
| held, with contests in the running, jump
| Ing, obstacle racing, weight throwing
| bali and tennis, besides an exhibit Of the
| products of the lager.
| When dusk sets in the prisoners gather
| once again around the field kitchens and
! their own campfres and make coffee to
| take the last meal of the day, graham
| bread, over which the more fortunate
| spread butter or such preserves as they
| can get from the canteen, and eggs or
| fish for the rich chicken owners and the
| lucky anglers. There is singing class
| in the evening, and every night church
/ service in Dutch, conducted by chap
| lain who came voluntarily from South
| Africa to Join his brothers IN exile.
Every night before going to bed the