The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-20

all of whom put away" three times az
much here as they do 1T home.
The line was drawn yesterday on a
gllb-tongued patent medicine spicler,
who walked in with his satches and con
Segment OF talk
This IS the most marvellous remedy
IN the world" he shouted to a score
Of Guardsmen who gathered around
him. 1T will cure corns. bunions.
rheumatism, reUnite separated families,
AMI Tor chilblains. dyspepsia. and men
tai tornadoes it IS unsurpassed"
A gentle prod in the back with tho
baycnet OF a guard made the gate look
inviting 10 the spieler, and he took the
ankle express forthwith. Once out
side the safe he became vituperatiVe,
and accused the Guards OF not knowing
a good thing when they saw II. An
old woman ninety years old took one
dose Of this remedy about month ago,
and Is now dancing the ballet in
Block Crook company" he shouted az
he was ordered away from the gate
Company commanders have called the
bluff of the would-be duty-shirkers.
who were wont TO trudge out on the
drill field with their sleeves rolled 10
the elbow in the hope of getting their
arms sunburned so they could have
thar as an excuse for not turning out.
Many men got their arms blistered du--
ing the first few days Of camp, and
when drill call was sounoed reported 10
their captains that thelr arms We're CIV
ing them so much pain they could NOT
shoulder a Gun. An order has been
issued prohibiting any soldier from roll
ing I'd mis- sleeves during the hours OF
sunshine, and II IS being rigidly en-
forced by the Guards.
The follv Of wisdom was again ex-
emplifed yesterday by Musician Mohl-
er. the willie wisenheimer" Of the
brigade band. A number of the nusi-
clans went swimming in the Shenandoah
yesterday. and with them went Mohlcr.
Soldiers find 1t very disasreeable TO
dress on the muddy or sandy bank, and
always seek a grassy spot or a news
paper on which 10 stand. Mohler un-
dressed. donned his bathing SUIT; ana
declared he would teach the musicians
how to bathe and dress without getting
muddy Holding his uniform and shoes
in his arm he waded out TO small is
land in the river and deposited them
there. After enjoying his swim he went
upon the island and dressed. Then he
discovered that unless he could walk
across the water to the bank he would
be compelled to undress and wade back
He could not walk the stream
Soldiers who commented on the fact
that there was no sunrise gun IL, camp
for the first three days now wish they
had remained silent. Each morning at
5.aO O'Clock the Third Battery. field ar
tilery. fired a gun. the report and con-
Gu ssion OF which almost lars the sol
diers from their hunks. Still. there are
those who say they do not hear the
gun.
STAFF Sergeant Switzerland has horse
IN camp with a cropped tail, but no one
would ever guess it when he goes out
with General Harries. 1t is against the
army regulations to appear in camp
with locked horse; so, in order to pre-
vent infringing upon the regulations
bought horse switch" or
false TAIL for his steed He straps this
on to the stub Of his horses tail, and It
matches so closely that no one could
say tbs false"
The most beautiful call sounded in
camp during the twenty-four hours is
taps at 1913 o'clock in the evening. At
that hour the headquarters bugler
sounds the final call and ali lights are
The bugler makes taps
all the more impressive by sounding il
slowly loud. and clear When the last
note Of the headquarters call has died
out on the silent night air. the bugIer
7t the First and Second regiments First
Separate Battalion, Cavalry. and Artil-
cry camps take il ND in order and for
almost half an hour the soothing strains
are heard