Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-26


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: liable Army Mule, Long Patient, n
AeropIanes.
a4olesaz4o1H@aoE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
w. johnson, Corp. T. J. Jackson, Priv.
ate A. J. Simpson and various other
scions of the F. F.. N. The conductor
glances at them and points back to
where the sign For, Negroes hangs
plainly in view. Sergt. G. w. and his
companions roll their eyes in care
full scrutiny of the car, and, seeing an
army officer present, sullenly retire
to the indicated seats. Suppose, how
ever that their scrutiny fails to dis
cover an officer Do they obey the
mandate of the tyrant in brass but
tons? Not on your life. They hurl a
defiant reply at HIM, which would not
=. look we'll in print, flop themselves
into the nearest seats and glare about
like the lords Of creation they are
The conductor glares back and seeing
himself hopelessly outnumbered, gives
, the go-ahead bell vicious jerk. com.
.
will happen when he strikes the first
cop. But G. w. and his henchmen are
mot asleep. At the first sight of a
blue helmet they vamoose and disap-
pear into the throng with a triumph
ant leer over their shoulder at the
baffled conductor.
! Occasionally the San Antonio dailies
come out with the joyous announce
ment that the Ninth is to be with
drawn and sent to Eagle Pass. I'M
Imedfately the papers of Eagle ass
raise howl of protest, and \so the
flat-footed Ninth rankles like a thorn
in the side of Texas and will contiue
to rankle as long as it pollutes the
sacred soil.
The Military Attaches.
The foreign dignitaries are on the
ground-military attaches from Ger
many, France and England-sent by
their respective governments to see
how we do it in Uncle Sans army.
Occasionally they pass through camp
on tour of inspection, their strange
and awful uniforms provoking more
or less comment, not all of which is
flattering.
Apparently there is only one thing
worse than Private Us opinion of
them, and that is their opinion of him.
They are too diplomatic to come out
and say so but we see hints Of it thru
the press occasionally. Its the same
old failing, apparently inherent In mil
itary men, or Understanding the 9TH
er fellow. 1t cost us much blood and
treasure in the rebellion and will do
fact that the great Won Moltke had
such a contempt for our armies that
he would not waste time reading such
minor events as Gettysburg, saying
that he took no interest in the con-
f1icts of armed mobs. And zen. Sheri-
dan, after witnessing the Franco-Prus-
sian war, came home and said:
Il could take 10000 American cayal-
ny and lick both Sides.
There are three leading sights in
San Antonio, and to them the soldier
there ds the sacred old Alamo, the
Thermopylae Of Texas. with it's grim
old walls bearing the bullet scars of
that famous death struggle of 1886;
its legends of how brave Jim Bowie
had himself carried on his sick bed
across the dead line and the room in
which the lifeless body of Davy Crock
ct was found surrounded by dead Mex
leans.
Then there is the "original Mexi.
cans restaurant" There are Mexicans
and .4exicans here, but this is the on
ly original, Ia Allegretti. It is q
neat, quiet place, much frequented by
ladies. Where Juan Gutierrez or
Pablo Sanchez will pile before you
profusion Of tamales, tortillas, chile
con carne and enchaladas-all for Is
cents.
Last of the trio, but not least with
the soldiers, is the Buckhorn saloon, a
typical corner barroom, with its spac-
ious walls completely covered with
an array o. antlers which the bartend-
er proudly assures you is the biggest
collection in the world. Prominent be-
hind the bar and measure ing eight
feet from tip to tip hangs a highly
polished pair that once graced Texas
steer. The price is on them, too, "Val-
ne $1,000" In the adjoining rooms
Dlshaps every horned animal on earth
Il1gEsp1ssented. "More'n thousand Of
en- feiterates. the bartender; gath
erred. from all the barbarious corners
81 tie .earth-Afriky, Asia, Alasky and
ATkansaw! Biggest collection in the
world
An enormous motto on the wall
reads: Thousands of ladies visit
this place annually, and, attracted by
the, peculiar color of it you discover
it made entirely Of rattlesnake rattles.
Other mottos and pictures grace the
walls. all made of the same Texas
product.
"Rattlin' good signs, them is" vent
lures the loQuacious b. t.. 'more'n ~
900 rattles In 'em; biggest collection
in the world. So you depart feeling
that you have seen something grand
as the great pyramids of Cheops.
Each evening finds the streets of
San Antoine filled with soldiers from
the big camp-all those that have