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P A G E 4 T H E * R I O - ftBANDlfir RATTLER'
T H E R I O G R A N D E R A T T L E R
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£|gW Y o r k D i - v S j o n , U n i t e d mafys Mtayl withwhe authqpty of&ZM gg; ^
\ j l , ^ Major G-a&faal J o h ^ F . 0-Byan f l t CoT#nel'Marry H. ^ a i i d h t t l t z ^ K j ^ f t - , ^
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Letters and news items fron^the.scamps along. tbeJBor A d v e r ^ t a g j ^ t t e V f ^ i
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P f ^ ™ lO™* 3 'Managing E d i t o r ' ; 5 9 0 BiJ 0* 9 Major Franklin W. Ward;, Asst. Chief of Staff
Major Fred M . Waterbury, Div. Ord Officer Lieut . Samuel J , Fisher, 12th Infantry Private Howard T r Y i r g Xaung,Jtik Infniitry,,w™ Firs t LieutenantrtSaTeOTe^BrMHTtln; 'Srfl'Infantr First Lieut. .Percy E . Barbour. Corps of Engineers First I i i e u t . ^ a e m 9 ^ Q P i ^ t ^ A ^ f w 6 f ^ B ^ g a 3 0 v ^ -* Corpl. Conrad Crawford, 7th Infantry Private Raljjb lcWr> Faedsalh r?udj -^e ld I ; Artt ler^ r , Lieut . C. K.Tfaines, T2t t ' Infantry Private Stuart-J 1 . Sa ek; s,- rlst.C'avaIry •. jtt.vt(M'-Private Donalar.!Bifiorjv8rd7AmbuliftiCG Co. l u
l s£ Lieut. Ernest C. Dreher^ 71st. Ju faatOf -^ »• t j_ j :x:_ ,9, i d ' / f Q - . , Y y U .
Corpl. Fred B. Barton, 1st Calvary L t . Col. Henry 13- Sternberger, Div . Q. M . Corpl. George B . Barnhil l , 1st Calvary
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PERSONALS
. ?There are some things in Col. Bates' interview appearing- m anotBer"" iroF tinm- that every officer: should-'cut! >ou.t, and paste in bis hat.
The new camp:! hospital, which haB been constructed at McAllen, under the, personal supervision of L t . 061. -William S. Terriberry, .Division Surgeon, w i l l be Opened as soon.-as-tlie twelve JtetL Cross rturses..arrive;TTOtf ^ S h i ^ t f t n . , This w i l l >iake i t unnecessary wcjtttft for-iwarding^ pS'^sp.' many , patient's '"'to.'; the basfe ' h o s p i t a l ' a t ^ a n , Antonio. - *
Th;e;citizens 1 Jof*,.Pharr are; becoming alive'to ' the advantages' of saVprtising w ' w .coliinin's. l L Wel i ; ff$wimm$fa
Business Manager Circulation qManager Circulation'Manager
W ' ^ - l ^ B e p t e m t e r 6, 1S16.
S E N A T O R L E E O F M A R Y L A N D A N D T H E N . G . , U . S.
I One of the strongest ' ehawipions of .the N a t i o n a l G u a r d i n the Senate of the U n i t e d S t a t e & i a the H o n . B l a i t L e e of M a r y l a n d . d F r o i n the eomitivneem^/t^of 'the iijipvemen£f£r;tfte so c a l l e d F e d e r a l i z a t i o n o f the G u a r d / S e n a t b r O b e e h a s ^ w h o . h a v e be l i eved i n a d e q u a t e F e d e r a l c o n t r o l a n d i n the d e p e n d a b i l i t y a n d e f f i c i ency o f - the iNationa-I*Guard «»W9«tcler ai '#«frM «>cx«mnrjW A «c jc at«c
J?he record . of tine N , C|. TJ. J3. . o i L t h e b o r d e r h a ^ . f r i l l y j u s t i ^ d ? $ ^ H a s ^ A G a i t T n u i t T S e TfemembCTea Thfif recoro-' was-
based ppbH tlVfi"old M W a n d the M & c 4 n & r l l 6 n 3 w l t f l tnftlr M a n y h a a d » T l f iwj jdl j l v t J b e Q ^ i b e effective a i n t i l ' a f ter . tfdT f r o s * *
; -Ou'r fellow 4;bwn'smafl; Capt. Jamcs^T/. Lorer, Q M Corps,'is handling the Quartermaster problem at the field supply station,'• M orit'e "ChristbJ i n ' a - 'manner that calls for Congratulation by the en- :
tdfwipapn^MWj^^fv 9? 1
We -ha ve-revived' the'fplldwiiig frohl our old friend, Mart in 'Green, 1,of thd New' 'York! EveriiHg 'AVotl'di';'' y ^jrfrfng :
my- 'TCc'ent'^leasant 'sbjou'rh with.tf ie Ijsoldier'b'bys' otf the 'liorderj I s noted1 in 'iMeAIfeii," 'MissibiiJ'"'Pharr' and : ' " o f f l | •towns a scarcity of soup. The restau? J
ant menus were completely lackiiig. in ;{he ma'ttilr "of :so'up.' "The';haliyes ap-ipearcd to entertain what-amounted,''"aP, 'nibsfr Co an aversion to soup. The feirri-tory along the Rio Grande, as I observed it , was practically soupless. Since* my return to New York, T have1'given this condition considerable"'', thought. Often I have 1 asked'myself why the'nSL-tives of the -Texas 'border are^'ever anrrounding, as it' were, a savory plate' of soup; Not until today did the'answer occur' to^rie. And now I know the rensoh.' I t " i s ' practically' iinpoisiblo'Jto' convey soup to tbe face with a 'ituifer' J We are always 'delighted to" get'ietters from old friends, particularly wheii'' they contain plenty o r news from liome.•':-—1
V . W. TO*
c^ps, f o r l t f l d e b t ' s (|a|}| \
^ S e o a t o r L e e i n i ^ t is a -ednstijtuti(
HeKe w e / l U i a £ %i^u
recent deoate i n tne Senate s a i d
Kii\t6 the Sedera
States,
Jhi June 10, 1916 i fBfew ^ J k j p 8 ? , ? , sft / ice,^^coinin g
hcjcS. the l i P w l
This' "newspaper - i s ' ; 'aii! 1 example of what'hfay''^>'e(,d6h"eM-"1ivifchbut Siief'aid^of any beverage^escept WATEH. 1 T^e^htepe thiSWrfee^''th'etdye's'iof'^h^ 'Lewis F . - 'P iUhe^o f W w fc'I^Wfe
j : R E A L N E W S P A P E R M A K I N G ! 3i"an^y!/rJP dur prof ess! on al newspaper
friends,7 while'-wishing us all good for-' tuud;1 :seemed 1 to1* feiuk1 '"that t t t r w t f ianTodS»IBibfrGi,ah'de'.,Batt3e Would fling ltg^swaifc^ohg W 7 i i s "'Srst''issnfc* * '*We .admit that at times "^6-'diffie'ulti'^s wKieH^tfave ilfisef1 our4Sta'u!'i w%reirsuf£i-qieat *0(h'aVeYftinflS liij 'feci that th^'da^* ouV^scliehie 1 %aa''/ednceii'eiil-'Avaff lind!eed' qh*e»''flf''g^eat1' niisfortune' f f 6r , ; :usi"* Pei? '• haps kt sohie latbr'time We'tea'y pfibliah1
me " i n s i d e facts, ' ' and tell the true :
bdldr,stb'ry_ of tne'difficultrea^of'^uTiirsh1; ing' a ' newspaper' in "the'rlesertl' -'Suelr^ trifles'1asCthat 6f-rearhlng3that"a tdefle"tal' daiHe"rm'emh"eribf';pyr '1?dittirial,Ista'ffl waV-inHhb gbafdthoiiyei for" being dutY-' a f t^ i 0
taps, the1 "blowing' away" of 'coh'sidei'-' able of our manuscript during t%°"r^'1
cent - wiHdHtdrm,'-dr the 'soakirig«' !\6f tiUr editorial' office,'fdbrih'g 'our ab^oiicej or' 1 "&'' br'eakitig,'J'down ; 'b f th"e''''ohlJVpleas',' wdrthy' of -th^ 'name ' i n 'th'e " Magic 1 Val'-'
, Otlier Httle;fletails'su'eh a'i the ordering of practically 1 bur 1 'entire editorial" and'_libirfeoiatioW'^lepartiuents' ,intfa tue desert da-ten day "'"Hike's.*51 the howls' of correspondents' whosc1 copy is • cut or deleted,'the insistence1 of bur friend^ to become yearly .subscribers, and"''seve'rar^otheV:'trifling difficulties, wdulll'-'a'f-'least1 furnish''amusement fbf niany : 'of • 'bur• priifedsibnal' brotheifA"**
HowcfverJ-'iye feel'Bi^er"' ,ana ,'stroriEe1r than ever;: and with this1 issue'we'send assihailccs'tbiour' readers[that/THe RIO Grande Rattler' wil l ''continue std l lrattle 7 t i l l the last galoottywiiqrfi? *>:>"
Shy^waSfBijob, SaRtpchei/i/j*: 13.-b ? l ? r P a ^ \ Spanish)nbeyej.5r '0'
fahy her frequent (1blushea-'j jf firo A n d , d.oj c,as'tjfe3r s fa?tV§|l>i!r ua -TT BIcr ' taik^ 'was.!, lpw t ( :andsi tender^ Zn .the^mjd^t;,.of,.'scene.fjpf..?war ; , We7i s tja^n tpur .ears,rt.QtsJistea' 1 ni When, sn e \, m uflnured 11 'AI J, ;Sen or,,' ;
• Cp.HpfraL B.ooney.j3e.KI(t0•jne:; >>jA ., '(pue^night,when,.lights.fWits; out, j j 1 J/Cei^WoekyignaJl ubut, Jbusfein'^' .reti'Ji-eanr't quite,.think -it out.; • )I wonder 'phat - the d iv i j ^ ^ - ^ j iM^e . ' -L^hjtiuey has 7Mbf:rniud,?]d.
aetin,',,iihtjst.jpeeuiiar. >0 -£'.:; iTQj;the 1 jtr.gopers.,of lys^Mnd.-lfr
i boAniJjiBO; w.e; se.ts, ,avtrpp ; ;for, ibim; 3rtrVi^n^eftiln>^an(dLuioqn4iy; night; , -j ik ti^-'-tepuplej j of^pa^lajKS -jinj.wait,,^j
viiSeeure.. andr -out.{off£,sight,, ..^ j-And" iwh.e^/wc-hearfl 'her Spanis> isongS3TY s t ^°^ e t ^- a r 3^ Tfiaf 'echoed,in.v&w niffhtiwrn:lW;(t> -JiinjAifiruneAin'il'in fthe-.Band-.f iu ,
OraamentsJ. ,tliat ' ^inkl(fd nsQft We^e^st^un^gfaboufejhes' throat,
?PfiB W«Mf«*rf*o%fe
ial question,/ in the .main,-; .of., the , greatest importance, 6 f | m 4 ^ w h l h w { gojie out fftijnif flieif hemes ,\ajdj are;
now, more than'-dGOjOOO oflthem/jeaeiving instructibn tha^^ao^mUiUa.AoJ' S}wit» zerland) gejt in tthei,r ff,rst m^jtary fi^.c.r,ieiu.gq,„^iig,,nu3itjg, ufi.BhOt86rll1P(^ are giy,en sixty-five days, every .one of them, as a preliminary military experience^, ond r after.' that sthey afa «wsa '.as- an'hmnunl raod complete mobliaatipn ten or fifteen 'flays-ail-Njamp ewfery suTn^a^* J Nbw^ur'NationaI ttuaiurnas'Jbe'e'n called byjlthe president, and they are getting a -military expeiien.ee .that. tbis,.cpninuttee wSs, never wil l ing to give them before. It -has- ebino about as a kintt ibf''aedident^ and, ' ! nuay say^itJ^as caiae.j3bout t " spite^of the mi l i ta iy policiea«of the, com: liiBtpii,^|ii ""ftin 1 bniniitiee'has.nevei• been willing to develop the National Guard oMfcis ejhiniry. as-the na,tiona.l mil i t ia of Switzerland has' beenl! developed. When w^^re J 3oingJtlii5* , kuid' ' of^vbrliljxna :staftiugT»ut *oU ^a^new* k ind * of military policy I think i t i s 1 the, duty of .the senate ,to.follow.tQC j>rjecedent| * f a'L^epub: licari forbV-qf".gbiieruni^ritf s.t i h i i k / i t tbe duty" of :.theJ.seuata toTrfesp'ecl? the historical experience and constitutional tendencies of this country, and ..when we'are to,, a dopt nuy; :f orm of^nuUita^y development bf'aTrepublic like 'Switzerland,' rather than' fb^adopf the concentrated miutary""powfers "6f "the more^fnlpelriafistife forms qf. goyeruinent v', tThat,.Js. ,why, I ..am^so, strongly fot ther*developm"en,t of. the^'citi kg 11 ^pi[die^^.i)fKthbJDliitea^ St'atcVi en c.thei National Giia'rd-Tja si s.?
fi"JIt is" a i'great constitutional crisis in this country, and I believe that the enemies of thei National, Guard attdfrhe frjaiute^ Of." centralixcd lihilitary", :ppwerH-for'7they, arethe same group—have reeerve3* a "blow t h a t w e y ' never expected to receive? ani'di;will bp a long tinie ..in recpyoring ii'roni,.4n this^ mbbilizationj-and. jp^trioticj action bfijhe National Guard of?f£e Uhitett^States.' Tt'has"been^a''^reat^poch> in>-our history, "and it has an infinitely more significant meaning than- most people understand. The characteristics of a free people tli atn jni^t'a^b)'Jheh*i liberties are in the hearts and nature of those people. The young men of thisj coiintryJiuisw ered- ftbe xall ,T)f^ho ,^eaifle&'^'^m"pea^^ea^ tUKnew law nut in feiicir. way—because tiie 3iew hiWu.put^ more^obstacles i a their way"; fliqu) it^h^^edithei^ [fctian.-nittipk tuil j fcew oatn5witho1itXhcsitatiou^ doubling the years of service ..they were liable to render their states and theix coitntry,-.am*l weu|t •;dQwn-itpjitlie/frontier,'ieavin'gi their hbineg^aTSi- theifc .business' without* n^^uestioh to answer to their ^ h n x r y ^ s c a l l . TFat Som-lSeiiig reflected)
1 of the? senator.,from^'Colar'ado. (Senatori- Thbmas,)^-4baf tpej pxer ualeSs? tbeir; pay* i» guarantee"d "ia >ad Vance they
ngfatulation, admiration and applause. *|
i L t . Col. J . M . Wainwr i r i^^s^ iaVty^ G eneral 's v ©eparEinen t j J N . ' Y . ^ w k o '$& been representing W w ^ . ! O T t f f i | | u-ith the Kew' Yorlc:i"irodi>3 oh ^he^boK der; j hastTetur,ne,fl''tdi campj''after'^end;.
brought1 'back 7 ; vIof bf ;yau_and* *i gooA' appetite and reports that f 'it* was ' f in^ soldier- expetieh'c^-\ahd lie enjoyed e y-ery Jnrintite7 \)f (K. ?
OUR HONOR ROLL
is Lieut ' ' ' I Mifce ' ' 'KeWM t bf /th( ^MfMR! .o.f . /Alfeny,, '
c a m p Peer-
oriP*by the intimatk th'|5g willan^t"_g^'c]^.: should receive Ms ci
W e fcel^t- 'essen^ial ' f b ^ A f H f a s i z e S f t th is - t ime^tne- 'aetivitieB of the? N § ^ . D i v i s i o n s^npe ri.ts,-ar.ri|val p i i^the-Border , r ^ h e j e s p r e s s i o n " w a i t s u f t t f in a . s e m i - p i ^ ^ ^ ^ ! 9 ^ ^ , ? i ^ n r i g h t iJ ia ieat^ 1^ J;&^Jcjvi l ia i i a t s i t ? t i n g about of o f f icers a n d m e n , w i t h i i t t l e t o do outJpecula-Je on_th^| probable.ont(i6mc^o|\tJietMesicaii i m b r o g l i o . " v ^ h a t ' S ^ c h has--n"o1;'-1ieoii1
:
tljpe! e a s e l s ' ftict ^ V e t t ' k n o w n to e v e r y o f f i c e K a n d - n n m o r t i i l ^ D i v i ^
albhg^ p r a ^ c a W J i n e s ! fe6entlV* I h e j ^ l t r f ^ unde^gone^he^Test' o i en durance developed by l o n g marches . T h e y have h a d s m a l l a r m s p r B W c e j 1-nn^^ 8 o£ l o a d i n g anij l - 'aiming ;• of f i r e .discipline a n d s f i r c c ont ro l , essential i n the U;aintug of soldiery - - * * » ^ v / v " ^ 1 /\ F ' l •
£ T h e s t a f f d c w i r & i e n t § h a v e b e e i i ^ b ^ r o t t ^ l ^ e x e r c i s e S H b ^ t ^ e j^'ac-t i c a l ^yioi'fe.ef a d m i n i s t r a t i o n iucidontal- ' tb- 'a "d iv is ion i n W e f e m d ^
T h e c a v a l r y has been carefully^ t r a i n e d i n a l l the t r i c k s of the ide o f m o d e r n c a v a l r y a n d cdfc lT be depended u p o n f o r a n y o f
numerous dut ies r f p ^ S u ^ e d ^ b ^ t i i a t ^braHc^'^dniMiig act ive caim-ign ing . . T h i s i s a lsontrue ;5f^ t $ l e i e n g i n i e r | Av^idfeeAactivities have tended f r o m rowd^bir f ld iT^To ^ i f f r o n i T C i d g V x o f f l s t r u c t i o n . ' T h e f i e l d a r t i l l e r y baa, been, w o r k e d over a l l ^ t i i e t e r s t o r y a d -lent to t h ^ f r o n | cnS&red: by«1^^lQivi§ion? j T J j r j o J ' ^ i ^ timfe t h e y have
h a d opportraf iQ^fo ir any"^te*oldea "Tietd firing. • T h e s e ac t iv i t i e s coup led*wi th^the^nannja l .lpjinr r e q u i r e d i n the
es tab l i sh ing of the camps, a n d / j t h e r r e g u l a r - r o u t i n e dut ies of g u a r d , po l i ce a n d sau i ta t i on , h"n,ye : l igpt #)6th.A5fficers'l ind m e n busy f r o m d a y l i g h t u n t i l d a r k . ,
g C e r t a i n l y the express ion u l B o l a i e n n ^ ! ^ i s ^ i p p l i , e d t o . a person w h o makes, a pretense ; of ; V o i ' k m g : . is -a^misnomer; g p ^ a i j j as the _j>er-soMnei of ^ h i s d i v i s i o n ,is concerned ' 1
I ^ 9 ? ^ l £ H t u e «Jf|^»ent&.ofith«irJ|^onal Q i i ^ d ' ^ c S j r b i n g ^ i U c s h a y o b'eeir:fcn"ocked i h t o ' a'"^cocked "~h"a t^ tne effective m o b i l i z a t i o n a n d th§ p r o v e n a b i l i t y of the m i l i t i a i n the field there is n o t h i n g f o c ' m c m t o p i c k on—-except of course t l^y . t , the -Guard w o u l d have jbeen com-pietely^domoralizecVauUrtlem^^ beenCseiiC'aeross' itlie Blue i n t o 3Tei ieo r r\rvW ^ ^
l . i o v ' b s s r i O H O . c : j u o d s a n i v n e o w o n f a n l T h e * i R ^ ^ ^ h a s ^ e j i s i r r e g i 3 P S b U s h i n g i t s 45^ffiP^edg)rienjt8Vto
A l f r e d L a u r e n s B r e n n a n , E s q . , the d i s t ingu i shed N e w Y q r k ar t i s t
j Speaking of f' PcerLass,^ CJplenejirijdk d^Wl J e a ^ th©.f^,iPeerless S e c o n d i b y Division Headquarters Friday morning ' i» < ' I oa4t^^T «A?rtiafcinAuaieiitafc 6:30 a. uiy. finishing his hike in good
Captain iB^ $V Jaeckel of the % M. Corps h^,_TWelv'ed.a.-!eave of •absence
I ^e '^iyj Sub'scripWbns in'tke^jbr^ei'" ejeiv;e'di:.u . 0
Maj , S-, F . Corbett, Gorp»e6fiiEng«
[ j Lieutj Beb^Fl Knust; -7th) iTn'fantry ' • | tlapi; 1Bdwa$xi !W3ft mHoali:l0i%9^£ I Col. .CJeoige^ Albertj W,ij]gate,i.,^!nd
Field'jA«tm_eiw. ^ i , - ^ ' 1 • +f
Maj . George : E . Boosevelt, • 12th Inf. ! Cap#' :Charl(i5 lfi. ; '^i'ske^'ise -'Caivefyi
lI^Bwti'^fiEaraifiii^I^.^a:^^
IT^ir/nrises; i n j i h e . i n i g M andii ereoihe feeds-/.7/ *i;»waV"ic>» -i t d i i s s ^ ^ ^ i
Must onanieure alfdozen uinuduyTsteeds, Who ignowps,and drills.aad grooms and
; igr'oonia. audi drills^r ^ rtti&Mpm. ,& '. Andli» .treated iror--a saddle sore with
• regimental • pillsJ •. .n • -."•1 •:-k M D / 1 ThaMCaivalry. icj£mS"fa&';«
lidm The); matfe u s think of l p y i n ' vltwrtflrf' ;Mor.Cj,ihan.v tl^loT-^aniyanftLifight. .rtoi ia^o_k inaat\lias".xestecl j Jigli t mi I'l'uu fie'f • majd1en,1b:raidsf, » ni iiz l o i ShbM't Vea^; ^^ne^ieyprytf evening-&*intit At 'When inspec^iu' .,qur parades. ^jb'j^Oy 'f Her wJ^s^wejfe/ycute^^and;n^abi^f, qbT But iqre ignr l ike , and .qunint;.S ."•"•r-V »kwisf*^ere'*sc^rce--'and,!so she seemedi Juat ,'llke . a t 'desert saint. 1 , t a lOTiin, 9
ii"oJfc,;far^ privates in the. ranks 10? yVe'rb.- |ier ,.engaging ,jsin?les^;rri.- f '"*11*"1
As the-victim..of her wiles;] nv/1 ? To" .Sergeap^,|JIik^, j ilahpney 1 l v7 1] Al^'heii..|bluriibjg'.glau,ccs. went—-• ^pft^fl He ! superviscd , the ; f odder ^n; the commissary's tent.
Mike Ma honey had his points-^ He used to bear: the hod— •-•
His .face, the beauty experts Said, Was like: tho. wrath ofnGod;H T i ' Before he chose the soldier • game ~ His : historyi toTfiinkJ/^ jRi-jii'-'cJ-'W't1'; Ho,.made lii8/livih';-pdBiui' > A s , it he only. missing l ink. 'S.^ sdt :
Feed: kept growing 'Svorse'-aBtl' -worse TljCiobby^j.w ere. • n ear.-, a s t r i k e , ' - : And,;things 'were breaking '•roug'hly ' Foi;^Leveryone- 'but Mike;>' 9« He seemedntb l i v e in "clover - i :
AudtrgraWl fatter etfery 'day • Besides, a 1:cPuilerinr1. > the i-miles -Of r Bijou,--Santocliez. • it
l^hony. rations got- our j goat, >_:. I'3.l ^0_r.i.jiainti.eb' no'ver : earned r lo A nd, we.. gr e w r 10 - hate Mahoneyno;' Tliou'gh w,e: loved his Irish name. We'd./seg'nimiidnjrthe'/twilight Seek t;he. Senorita'snhouse-, jh DOH A • sn ea kin.? ji a et the!Ventry.'.t^?":*i" ^?ith,i a bulge, beneath -h_is:Iblouseii*-v
rWhen q a t , j ^ n i p a . a n d cpilars hint .Just like, a ^Yjaja.^apd Irur.irt^bXcx;ri;' Mahoney looks us over keen
^ n d j callsrjia._-ea,ch by ,name;i. -3nS,£TCe,;ainV4; thinkii i ' r imu.ch/ except lAbout. ft^er^Ea^^'i*f^^v 2 WJiile j one iof..us .'W}th(,p.inted gun . dsL-w^tj?hin.*.4»im,i,aler4j,j r ^ -The, ;qthe/ with a,-itchiri'. hand
,.ills, clawing. 1 ,'neatJi his shirt.
/ iAnd ithen wx.t knqw,e*t; ,the rea s on lyhj? (-»W.ej.ha(|;guch,.cpmniM -'. (•:A..ii,vin' off-of roughneck ^rpb^y,;* ""-. : Without a.taste of aweets—, • ,Foi|r l ike a ; human , caunery. !:,.,> j M . ,-;Mahoney's jel.othes, assay;,j_ '
Expla in in ' why he was. that -strong 7>"V'ith Bijou Santochez. ..'
» Out there where the cactus grows' Lives Gomez Gamitappa, Lazy, long imustachedi and black,
A Contented,.- rich -'.Tnd dapper,' The Greaser owner of a store);
3 "\Vhere;.fine 1 presorvesL.- is - sold >-To Gringo soldiers 'cross the ditch
"•Foc'jtwice their!weight in; gold, r
And Bi jou Santoehczvsits by , Tbe mistress of the shack—
..For1 Einee: -Mahoney. gotHthe hook • She never , wandered" ;back—. 1 • rAIdifmond on her heathen paw, -That near puts out yur• "eyes,-•' _• io-"iSiie.ipui'ciiascd "With;-the profits •'That .was made from iodn; supp] 1 ea. . •
^fet'i^giance;"'"iS rBoid a i id - brazfeny^ in iHer rtalfc is Jeorirse" and loud^ T-' iyou*I"woiil'fln^t take" !'a :secbu'd look
B(Qf<r' M> was'-'in^a , :erbWd.-''-' •And - thriugh' the-rookies think she is-'^nitthowy in*j fact - she aiif 'tf ' J t J l r* i i ?
Noi ' 1 tfevfer-vw5?P-be^ never was 11
h o such a thing as saint.
to attend. to important .businessyima'tj ters at home. fiHis'-.gqnial jpresenee and
and brushes and taps arfd^hia'tfeji and- s^elter-^aTyea',(aiid:i.i»ed ^shfeks a'ii'd" 'seyen'ty^ dozen:' 'other- 'thyigs^1-
&c TieyiQtvalry L f a P t a m [ J 0 * ' iSToisyV. Humphries,. G«n. C'Byaii-*3, popular aide wi l l soon be-e o ^>,? Major pi E n gin pars. i ; ^ -TiTi-.oV'.
' T h e ' . Eattler exteuds'congratulations - f i ^ r ^ i * f ^ e a C s s b
Ofn- amiable companions; of [the early .days, Lieutenants Louis Montant and War ren Barbqu^jj; of ^ Geneirai • • .-Dyer '9 staff wi^'nccqnipany, their, chief to the eastern front. With them go our-hopes
k<e,,'; 'I.' f M i c j G j l p n e i who .,i>ias never known to read any newspaper b&fc -The s « u : .asks., to.,,be .plae^l on thei'sub-s c^PtW^ii-ljstj -VAvcheck. ;foE.$£, Mack. v/dufd_Jinake the. request- movt: -interest^
_ ? r ^ l ^ t - p ' h . t^lMmj whatitf, t h i n k s ^ -shalligoi on. jjust a s i beforh^-^seeiiig
ar id ' te^^-wj i^ '^I^s^ :
foS hdSi^cSiation, offtfijetth£JRIfifg[' ' H o w V s m l K y j t U H ^ ^ s p ^ g h O S t i e generos i ty of* M r . B r e n n a n i s equa l l ed o n l y - b y [the ar t i s t i c excellence o ^ h i W f w t o W i 2 l / O i j J O I D I * I £ 1 0 1 ! 9 V i F 6 D nBO SOflQ JB
1 " W e ' r ^ i n ^ e a x m y j a o w " b u t at least w e s t i l l have w i t h us some o J K i « ^ $ ^ f 9 f ^ q fp io^ i^^t j®t|t>Si» .Mgd|H^f i i caidp; and R e s t a u r a n t p r i c e s . W
ro9rHP^P-- """ith, deep t iregrct the., retire-! ibht of Major, A l p L H E . ,Benison-l 10th
Infautry ; i Like, lus.^ithcr, MajprDeUi^ .ir.'iSbiv&^jn^hy yenjs i l l th&.Albany
Battalion jIHis .i;etii,enient is a tbstuiel: I f ¥ H 'theier^'e^^jsjaiaentablei 'thab pub ^Albany. ri,^wip^pei1(,^ould . haVfe ^ a 4 G rpfirenient. an excuse fori po-
:Wh"p, rises* St
>Md .'., through i £ ;'hi*s'ne^ds'?:--;' •
,} ' ' t eens 1 ; syMn^shade , 7 , T r '' ^ I*2? f f l Baga^ng innards ^.withj cold- cones,'"1and' it''lemoiidufr?'.t* ;'.
!tljje; nigni_ r ^ U ' . ;promutiy
ihe'"!aay//cares, jtfniy
The. Infantry
A s we leap exultingly to press ' it peeni_sl.ithati!the->Hegira:ihas •started''at jast-rrby the jJUJiibei's,,.so to speak f3/ ,7a,3-L> Of couse there'll be a lot of jniffbagt_.i_f chugging, squeaking - and groaning before the army'< ma chine i s cranked up, gassed' up, 1 lubrieated 'and coddled,. but before ' we know i t • the ojd ithiug:...will-ha\-e' Eworm al l tfie^-red' tape off the icyliuders,! and."-1 will ' - ' 'be' rbUing- lieketyrSplit 1/along' .the fgreat 1
highwayCtto:, old M a nha tt an, • the J Bronx. and^Mar.tini, and iweiiarehiit*5weejpin'g" much at the thought of leaving the Magic..^aHeyi^ordverii:'''lChe lonlyi-thin^-"Magie' '? 'about i t "as'We 'can see is tiieMWay .that ifive .dollars grow, where tint .one fsprouted.ibefore.1 -'The Bemo-cratic-_. l administration" '-hasi :'.«'cefta'inly< brought: piosperity-r—to Texas;- >;Butr-we-are' wiHing -to.;wagef.• six bits' thart'- ithe :
h,orn of. plenty wi l l soonbe* blowing ffTaps'M as •rar'ja&'.Sie'CactU's Cities are concerned.
• " j k . >voh^^eo^mpar.&^tb ^ e . vi^u-_ Oidl't
-•"fuin- hi ;'jii;v,- -j!;jir 'f. :-v^o^ea^L^'oay^^EajMu^^ ; Who it i i . i f u ctttu uuy iii ip^auyiic JJ i v d n t o §#1 Vo ^iG^fma'T owi v l ' i o r 1 ? 1 uBTJ J m ^ ' ' "^eiT",3^siqn( r*had:. ordered.,^
(s^n,e thp^-rjfli?.. a^idl.. gre;astrf th^ [,^'4?*.JFbite,^\ tolijitstowji ;J¥eS, ^veil^
iWfc.o. .'risc^re^rly^^or.""the snhrt^'^^i-ad^Xtlvv^'kluig^^ an, a.(while, after
ihade?' . ,• • " " -?'The! Infant^. '
"VyTioifis il}(^ho,got^jupVat^nPon,' ^ j * W g r'fhe^.'.is*bJegged ^t^tplJge^.u^ 'tqo^soqn H^jhis jn)^als jprOyjjggt^t'o "ijuij 1^!;
AndjiOu^y works w*b,Bp fleelsliiw^^ 1**
• T H E W A B N I N G IS U N N E C B S S A B Y . If, i 3Ji'>WiY. Sbr: I>q you kno.W that lout^ tside of Mission a sign says " C i t y l i m
i ts , .Go 'fiSlqff.-^
It
B . G.
Uncle Mori's Observations
fchatever I can —Emersion. '"'
Nbu; Xoi:k has a liabi t. [Of. • reachin g but after big men. I t has just secures! pne>of the brightest 'add' brainiest?'irill^ Rtary men of th'e,"Bcgular .Arhiy . l^o Kff'.:f%3ef pf " staff.1 of th.e'/jffe.w ^brlf. |3>ivisibii on th'e Mexican" border, -anjl'vE rejoice ' . ' i i i ' 'it' 'because! the' officer.."^"n
^question1 is;an\'bid;Jfriend of. inirie.; I >efer to Colbnei'Harry H..'iBaii'dhbitz,. who hails from Michigan.. Colonel Bniidholtz ''was graduated from Wesi point about twenty :six year's" .ago.and waS: assigned'.to. " h'e Sixth! United States Infantry as a' Second Lieuten,-; but. He'was"one"qf''ttie .keenest,'clean-
t " young 1 'hi eh that "ever '.canie [frofli-the historic1 military establishment] on" fthe !' Hvd sou. 'j ' 'My acquain.Vanqe'j^vith diim'-' ljegrih on 'his-' graduation. * It J»! happened that" ' in 'mil itary antt''social service we were thrown much together pud we became firrii'friends. W i t h al l ' his military' activities 'and s'oeial.'.Ve-* 'quirements, "he never forgot 'God..* He ,waa'rone ;df'1the'.finest chTis'tian 'clihrac,-ters I ever knew, and JC" knye'"always been' proud' that L I : ''numbered jUSf 'Smdhg-"-nay firiend'sl-' '
When the Spanish-Anierican'-" war broken out' he - spoke wit h Jiae^ legard 1 ' Ing an appointment1 in the Volunteer 'Service; and through the1- influenc6"»Qf-
raepresentative Burrows, of -Michigan,
A n ounap- o f v^sp^rieneiF ' l y ' w w f f f ^ a r f w ^
S l l K , M 1 y i ) J } I ? " 3 native state,- Lieutenant Bdidholt Hwas;. appointed i -Major." of a Volunteer
egiment.. iHe served •ibHthc^antiaeo
ipines,where;- liq;isa'wjjmueh'ihard.;:^_err
'ri&cb§ becoming very'popular- ir i th tlie soldiers "and^natives .alikel" 1 "So . strong
M character;.was' he"-tha,t".'wh'en. .the "ne\y, government : of . the Island s .iwjqs ,ergan> ized, hc-iwaslielected^>Governor vof oatw of the ^provinces. He had a most successful administration,. ahd< later assisted'in "the organization of the famous Philippine-'-Constabularyyi and; was appointed' • chief otV that'^important branch - of the "Borviceji filling" 1 thisitryr: ing position: for several.. years>iwith great 'distinction,') :He. :has ihow-.ttad1-Vanced to the rank of Lieutenant Cob Pnel in the Begular establishment' and is looked 'upon as -oue- of the ablest administrative officers in the ^Arnry. Major 'General John 1 iF.. O 'Byan - of tlie> New York Division, knew oft the i sterling qualities of.Colonel Bandholtz. and made rant urgent request to the War Department i.to(tthave»jhim* 1 assigne d . ns chief; of staff. He is now serving with; theii^ew\'/yorkr/pfoopsjl among: which there arc many men who knew him back in -the days when he was help-fnlvto". the Guard as a • Second -Lieu-r tenant. > :" ---::ti "irai -lo ' vtnic its .o^o1
" | Colonel l'3anu^Tolfi:"rnias"7an;"; interest^1
ing and devoted family- airil i f hik' l i fe is spared, the country ' wi l l yet : heai ' more 1 ;of;this; imiai ' I wish that all the officers of the army were'O'ke him , ;"He is "oiP the"-stuff of - which ''great (nien' are !
made.'• Tn seen ring • -hint for - the re-1 sponsible- posiH6nyTirhi lehuhe has^"IJSfew York has probably ;|fttaehed t e ' - ' l t -
•wouldn^tg-i^^^jentgpQ^ad i f it hiad, slopjied^wi^L^fenjBlQyei'a sendiog dqwai"nqti^^s :tqrthe..effect-that sa'laries tym $8f$[f v9M?»ftfflfeawbfi^i'it, comes; t '°»!^^ PP^HisWere'.fiy^ry ina^l contains.
j | W ^ g i i t ! l t y i f lP«^e f fa tojtBut when? ^eat.:myt*X D i f a ' — '.•jfi-r-flyWhich/ meansumy-O. iDrhomfr 1
j Bum or! hath, i t that some of-the boys j And come, across an O. D. hair
Bet him a month's salary he was a l iar . •Must' swear off gambling. Maybe i can borrow • something from Luke. Great excitement i a camp over news, everyone hoping they made an errori in the numbers l ike putting a 1 after the 7 by mistake. Mabel-wrote J i m sent
-her some American 1 Beauties. Must ;sfendi J i m a sofa pil low stuffed with cactus. .The,-thorns wi l l go well w i t h tjie roses. Sf^fTOtMit&^tS ;-1 Fr iday ; Helped put roof on mess-shack. Why i When we are a l l going home—inaybe.' Dropped hammer on top of Mess Sergeant's head. 'Fr i t z told irie/Sergeants Lwerenl^t allowed to str ike -Brivates. Thought maybe the Ser- , deant didn't know the rules. Stayed ohitop-lof r&haek a l l day. i Wasn't hungry anyway;:tiA. fellow from Co. C •sfai'ted circulating a petition asking Ithe General to send us home last. They :ca!d''tAprpve I hit him for I was too f a r away; but they're looking for the 'scoundrel • who ".threw ."a 'keg - of nails. Some * of l the nails got lost.' ' B i l l , said lie had read in a book where the Hot-'tpntote:. worked for less money than we udo; b u t i he ididikf€>dn&e'''.tiie book t|D:prove:it:L St i l l no letter from Alice 'ami- only iaj?postaL today* > from- .Mab e l— : a l l i about---JinL^s .new".car... Dou't care i f I stay here iall)'.winter,--.I'litsave:-my.-,. pay and ibuy a- Ford-^n
' j •ThoafoUowing"' ehanuing-• bit- of !dog-'--gcxel;wasri w'ritteuj..probably in a ' dbg-', tfeht, by^Ja -"very, LVdry. 'distinguished: officer.. Our respect, so to speak, for his rank compels us i o • omit printing, h i s - ' name^ n h dress myself in- O-/ X> -shirt, A n d O. D. breeches,' too.: jG My shoes are f W of O. D. dirt , -a M y hair of O. Pic glueJ . ' I wash myself; from O. D. pa i l OD With O. D. soap a* wel l ; Andi:-when.ithe: O.-i-D; bugles hail .
are planning a big dinner rto Irving U ! then exclai Berlin on their zetnrii.'to celebrate the composing of his touching littie, ballad, '*1A^B ;-»-^Shaineii.:to:i !Steal 1 . a -Sal-diec'sr, GirluinWiiehli oc~ i Soldier Boy's
O ' D-
11 While our congressmen are becoming quite, chummy over the matter of pre. paredness and are feverishly increasing
Away.*'- r I t ' s safer then than after- (the armament of the country's defenses, why don't tia&y consistently carry out
Uhe'program to its logical conclusion ABTICLES O r WAB. '
• j Shovels, ^cksi^axesZ-niules,'hammers and! cigarette stiibs^1 "0f-".'suclir' punish-' l i p a f 0 sal f^]^»hi«'t^^^%&;I^eP,
MAP-WAGGERY Ojr^JBOB BOEPEE.
tne,:"|!itch a^d J a ^ g dpw'n,-tU^ ne'jr( 6
peace."—Gussie. • ^ HkltfbM^t^itaa^
i l ^ T L A : > 3 T H O R O U G H L Y !
T&m&> b y j & f ^ w t f m
salary pf the country's a ii d in c rease' t dfefenders.
H Perhaps'if the International Commission held!' its«deKherative>3hseelnngs;"-on: the cactus fields of McAllen instead• of the-ibeach "at-"J?ort's'inouth there rwould^ be more aetion and less deliberation'. •
Headline.
i ; At. : least we^rfiirtrained-jtOi^ork^fpr. •fifteen a; month when, we .get back and find: that, :f^e_3h tifeBq^ be ojitKonnthe raad.basja'i99^y1ear;ile^e;fln onruoldv.de9k|.riT ligtnlbB e^il 5.
'*The Tnsuiua'for' ,ir5 ^"b'eH1 .wishes, not imixcdwitlr~eik^h^m"tiit^X^^o.^mt: en of the 3rd, J4th; : and the 71st. Just
a) little/tip f; 'before jtou gb. : ,When "m'arch-'
ingr''u'p'Broadway dbi t t start tKe white-' wihg"*a'ct. ix - ^sbiri&biie .shouts 1 * Pofice. •'
: '*-JPeaM° a^a^^iTO^^^TO^o'E synbh:^': |bmou§*inr^ffcAileuj' Mission , ;add BhaTr."'
Cainpaiga^.aad ^asi sent to-the Phil ip- (Md\> Herald
j iu'i.Tg' ^. i..i HIS; PIABY. ' Thursday:' L a y late in my eot until-
'the'^Sergt^rpuBed-inie-" out^ on ; : the^'lirie ilmnniyofieet?. Sergeants are -^awfully
I 'rbugh^a WSas11 d reamin'g thati-the^felldwi y?uex"fci 'door-iwaa^-p'ractiBing on-- his; cor-
R ( n e t , trv iug to p layHevel l le . Wonder national Guard Division'tbe'very best" who wakes the buglers up^ Hope they 5 ? ? ^ ™ ' ™ * ° ™ T ^ r f f l W o r the•posf-4-oyer sleep.TtoirorrowV rSomebody-came tion.- L<nele''5.M6r«'m-«Y-; htu i -fciii3i»ii4'vk SybeVfaeVA***^* * a w h t h e street shuntmg1- -that
-^thSSo FOgrmnntfc-siwere brdprejl home.
The MeAHen Monitor wishes CfiThe: j^iOiiGrando.BatlilerQ^ a i o n g and happy il^feliH Just iwhen we've been rooting, fpr^faqshocfr:jlifey ib-wt a gay one." u » m r . * * A \ i V u » a nj jd K i t [ M m & ' Poets 'and etymologists may s i t up *B^tft^u^w*g'^'ml**fta. ,SH*^^ words Jo ,-*b?tfeiS#yi8#*' W?,:**' S i t - l ^ l i fme' ^W1
place a bei ]thi»t off-handed we ' l l strike-:tnq' '-^responsive 'chdrd^ih^UOOjOOO^toliveV; arMftw1fttfi«ftaeJ^fK.^ d ^ C f i e P i . - M i : 'Attention; r mdnr^sine^ you^ "afkv^W,1 «ere" ,they iareTr i : :-'Bti- hH- ea^-MOm.
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