The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-07
the houses will have shower baths and
ali will be supplied with. cold whtcl
Cooking and Eating.

AS to the cooking and ealing arrange
ments, the bachelor quarters VIII nave
kitchens and dining rooms. which VII! De
run on the contract system. each man
paying his own proportion of the actual
cost. Contracts for supplying the board
for such quarters will be let out to the
lowest responsible bidders, and each man
will pay his share of the contract price,.
If he chooses. however. he need not eat
In the quarters. There will be canteens
outside. and a man can go where re-. ne
pleases. The canteens will be, of differ
ent grades. At some meals will cost much
more than at others. and one can accom-
modate his stomach to his pocket. There,
will also be coffee houses, where man,
may buy what he pleases and pay for
what he orders. The present rate; for
board at Culebra is. am told, Just about
s. per week. ri
The New Commissariat.
AS to the cooking and eating arrange
| board themselves, the commission Will
soon have commssary department ike
that found at our army posts. This VIII
be in charge Of Paymaster E. G. Tobey,
the chief OF materials and supplies and,
1t will result in tho men and their FAM
lilies getting their food and clothing as
low, II not lower, than the same things
could be bought intthe United States.
This department will import all sorts OF
American provisions and the other neces-
stiles OF life, and willifurnish them to the
men at little over their actual cost.
Including THAT OF managing tho depart
ment. 1t ls probable that fresh meat WIFI
DO sent down from America and kept In
cold storage here, and that the commits
| sarlat may also furnish Ice and Vege-
tables.
Cost of Provisions at Panama.
At present nearly every good thing
ot' II.
| The Isthmian soil Is good and the climate
| such that almost anything can be ratsed
but we ,get our sweet uotatoes from
Peru. Irish potatoes and cabbagesl from
New York. and other yegeta bles from
| New Orleans. Everything Is high. Chick
| ems, for, instance, cost rs cents each, and
eggs about 30 cents dozen. EGGS are
sold in tho markets In couples, two being
wrapped up IN acorn husk. with strings
| about the middle and at the ends to
keep them from breaking. Fish are to
| TO had In great variety and oompara-
lively cheap. Fresh meat is dear and
poor In comparison with that OF tho
| United States.
tropical fruits arc delicious and cheap,
| ono can buy a pineapple for seven cents
| and a. cocoanut for flye cents, while ban
AIMS cost one cent eaoh. One OF tho
| hest fruits here Is the papaya. 1t, looks
| like a cross between q muskmelon ana =
Gigantic cucumber, and when cut open
| shows rich yellow flesh. The papaya
| is eaten with spoon; 1t Is much liked
| for breakfast or dessert. 1t grows at the
| ton Of a little tree, bong Attached by q
stem directly to the trunk.
AS to servants they ara comparatively
| cheap here, hut by no means SO goot as
our servants at home. ] know ono laay
who has girl come In for halt OF eaeh
! day. 1T Is her duty to COOK the dinner
and clean UP the house, and her wages
| are So per month. q, =, ,n,,r,r,
ii FRANK e. CARPENTER,