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Nick. Old man? Why did Private Campbell of Oh! what a "‘P we had Did the 2lst buy a plain hand ring we “Eloy it Smith? Well I and leave the post Sunday in guess we did, Bombay xciviliauclotheg? Did it happen The sedret service man in the !then? WWMW “Private Bendix ofthe W FORT SHERIDAN. 1 The‘mess hall reproduction of} ,w ' _ ‘of “the 62d article of war" seems: Private Duncan was appointed to be a thing of the past. Let cook. Well, we wish him luck. lug hope to} tlie best - . Private Livmy Of Troop M: Sergeants Ldoulis Hagan and has transferred to the 9th Battery. Bitter of M compel]; transferred So Ni°k Carter llas joined .th’llo the 14th Infant;y, and soon battery. When am you arnve, will be in the Islands once more. 80 Nick Cute} battery. When Nick. old man? WWwWW ‘Private Bendix of the hospital himself 33 he 33 known.. icorps is back from his furlough “'hy did Laiug take the trip to and we will soon hear of his ad- Kewanee. Possibly the package: ventures in the land of pork and he'rect-ived by mail explain-I allQQg beans. Field day on the 3G“! at the: Private Cammack seems tnhave': drill hall. Quite a varied [)l'O-E‘been wounded by Cupid's arrows, ‘ grnmme- May the be“ men Wilt'as he has been making seve'rall; 1 l The segaeiousness of the mastitf visits to Chicago. Love is a ter- t v i ‘ Bolivar is vouchsafed by the men rible tlling. i of L troop. He is a dumb berog. While on a futile chase for" We are glad to hear from, our'rahhits Sergeant- Dewald and |‘ old friend Kempner. He is nowlPrivate Campbell had their ears} with the 37th company coast artil- lfrost bitten. And yet they wantl . l lery. ‘ rabbit stew. . It is too cold to stand at thei Thatthe severe 001d is fE‘lt by north grate and then you ne\'eritlle then here is shownby the sick show up, Carson. What’s thelreport, as the number of men Whol " lhave 'had their ears and fingers matter. Oh, what a time at the .dance, l frost-bitten is quite large. L. 'Look out or all will be: A certain man has been prac known, V. This is a timely‘iticing with a revolver on barns land at targets. We tell a certai‘li warning. 1 - - Privates Donovan and Clark of3y0‘mg fellow in the medical de- Oh, what a time at the Wclance itrost ”“9“ ‘5 tl“1w “’ L. Look out or all will be A certain man has known, V. This is a timely'li ticing with a revolw warning. 1land at targets. We Privates Donovan and Clark of young fellow in the the 211st are thinking of starting partment ‘0 100k 0‘“ a school of acting. We wishiwh) them succes's. l The men of the p It is. too cold to stand at the? north zine and then you never‘l show up, Carson. What’s the! matter. Privatee Sonnenberg, Chris- tiansén and. Blauers of the 9th Battery were appointed corporals this past week. "“‘Private Moebins of Troop L left on the 11th or”! two months’ furlough, which he will spend in New York city. ' The men of the let battery have formed 1m indoor baseball team and would. like to hear from any team in the post. ,eft on the 11th one two months’l One of the many men in thels furlough, which he will spend ingpost Whose aim is to see the men 1 New York city. ' éof his company _ enjoy themselves it The men of the let batterylis Obrporal Smith. He frequently l‘ have formed an indoor baseball [Vigits Chicago in the Search for“ ear from articles to fix up the (lay room.l| a He and Tom are hot whist players, back ‘ short suit being their Specialty, team and would. like to h any team in the post. 'Sergeant Thompson is _ once more, his three months’; Corporal Whittaker, of Troop! furlough having ekpired. He‘M, bought at a great discount?§ looks hale and hearty. fithe entire lot of army picturesl Sentrom a Chicago firm, which was: A singular coincidence. geant Platt ochompany resigned selling' them at '32 PL"; set “f1 last yveek and'his brother was ap- ‘four. They are very fine, and: pointed to m} the'vaeancy. ,, ‘iare on exhibition at the Postl - a . . . :exchange. The price is $1 per 0051 18 too high: ornf‘not what L set for a limited time. A singular coin‘cidence. Ser- geant Platt of D company resigned last week and his brother was ap- ‘ pointed to fill the vacancy. ; Coal 18 too high, or if not what' was the, matterâ€"the hall was soil cold. The minstrels could not‘ even keep our hands warty. . l S The men of the post will soon ‘get tired of buying-gold bricks ‘that are extensively advertised fof ‘ilthe Park, especially minstrel ‘gshows that use‘jokes and songs lithat are as old as Methugaleh. Private Oscar Bendix, of the hospital corps, returned_.from a THE SHERIDAN ROAD _ NEWS-LETTER. He knows two months’ furlough. Bendix desired information as to the mm the guest of his brother, Mr. rates of W‘s etc As to the class Max Bendix, the well- kDOWD New :of mpn to be found in our ranks York Vthmfit- He has bFO‘lght‘we would inform .the ymng man back a collection of the latest music, and is ready to accept eu- gugemeuts for dances, musicales, etc., The ‘Jth Battery will depart for the Philippines. next Tuesday. January 20. The members of the organization are to be envied, from the fact that they take no no horses nor ordnance. ‘They expect to be four days on the jour- ney to San Francisco, and leave there on February 1. The ocean voyage will take about thirty days. Lostâ€"â€"A soldier's heart valued P0“ as a keepsake. Finder please-“19‘ leave at this office. We would {01'1“ consider such a relic to be a tenti terrible loss and sincerely hope full that it may be recovered. It has forb been searched for ex er) where. not and lalone through the snowdrifts that !about the Fort, but have inquired life, at various railway stations. and his tindmthat a corporal xvent away SP0l isome where last week. He belongs . 89f} to the 20th Infantry._ Not very tall and bad a twinkle in one eye, and perhaps ' he had the héart with him. The question is. if he has. will he bring it back? FOREWARNED IS FOREARHED. ' I am in receipt of a letter] of‘ inquiry, evidently from a youthful aspirant for military glory, asking me many questions concerning the duties of a soldier. of the United States army, and Jot-information as to the kind of irmen to be found/in its ranks, etc. I refer our juvenile friend mtg-é; ofyjnutmliiut if your just any recruiting 6809!, who will‘lazy and want to rest, why you explain to him all that is required had better stay where you are. of the soldier and give him the‘ ' .- J.F. If so you ought to appreciate anything 3 that will help you save it. your The best way to save time is to have a “mo thcago Telephone Manny â€"- Aâ€"â€"‘ LA -at “J. - ‘“ ' Outbutfiaéoonbadly â€"_ â€"â€" cinema TELEPIIIIIE GOIPAIY ocean1 A month or two ago one of the daysdnon-commissio ed. officers of the ,valqu‘post. visited his‘ me. in one of please. the western states. Being in uni- would form he attracted’considerable at- be a tention, and his old friends were . hope full of pity for him and could not It has forbear to mention what ‘a pity re. not ‘ and, a shame, they considered it, wdriftgihat‘he was leading such a lazy quiredélife- When he’informerl them of l8, ,{n‘dlliis many varied duties and re- t away i sponsibilitiee, he being a first Elongslsergeant; his friends were quite" 0t very I taken by surprise, they having ne eye, ; always been under the impression heart: that all that any soldier had to do 3. if he! was to drill once or twice a week {and the rest- of the time could be 3espent in idleness' or in card play- U'IED. ting and whisky drinking. letter]: fi‘hereforeqbung mall, if you mm a l desire to enlist in the army of the .1. , iUnited States, you had better ”llaryjcome prepared to live a good, *93t10‘131hpalthy life, made up of regular Iisoldielji hours and plenty of exercise; and ‘Y: and {if you behave yourself you will be kind of gladly welcomed by a warm- the etc {heal-ted, self-denying lot of men ’ 'lwho will do their best to make a iend {Canaan of you. But if_ your just that he will find us to be about the aVerage of the every-day morâ€" talâ€"perhaps a trifle above the ‘average. We would disabuse his mind of the idea that it is the iplace for a lazy man, he evidently 1being under the impression that lit is a good place to take a rest {;and I am sorry to say that he is not alone in this‘ respect. the ma- jority of citizens laboring under the same misapprehension. '