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Annapolis, Md., May, 4, 1884.
Dear Raoouga:—Remembering
that some of your readers used to
be good friends of mine, and bop*
ing still that they bave not entirely
lost tbeir interest in me, I tbink
it would not be amiss to give them
some idea of where I have been,
and wbat I bave been doing for the
past two years. - It is now within
a month of Just two years since I
lefr AmcHcus. after a visit of only
a month, for Annapolis the second
time, bating failed at my first trial
upon my physical examination.
At the second trial I bad no trouble
at all, tbe prtnoipal cause, I tbink,
being my trip to Colorado tbe year
before. After my pbysioal exam
ination was over, I was not much
afraid of tbe mental, for it wrs in
studies that I was then somewhat
familiar with. I passed my ex im-
ination without any serious trouble,
and about June 101b, 1882, was
sent on board of tbe United States
Praotice Ship Dole. I suppose
some of your readers know that I
bad never seen a ship up to tbe
lime I left homo,—I mean, of course
a large sblp such as we have here.
Everything was now and strange to
me, but 1 soon got into a working
suit, and then felt somewhat more
at home as all tbe other cadets
wore tbo same uuiferm. 1 bad not
long been on the ship when a first-
class man came up to me, took me
to tbe ships side, pointed to a boat
alongside,and asked me if 1 thought
1 could reach that without breaking
my neck. 1 replied that I thought
I could; whereupon the first-class
man said “skip."’ I skipped, got
into the boat, and began pumping
for all I was worth; for we were
taking on water. Of course this
was tbe beginning of our summer
cruise of 1882. During the cruise
we do much hard work;—in fact
we do a regular sailor’s work, ex
cept washing decksand tarring the
rigging. When we got into port
tbe cadets are allowed to le»ve the
ship during the afternoon of each
day. That is what wo like.
When we return from the cruise,
which is usually about the 2Sth of
August, wo arc given one month’s
leave until tbe 30th of September.
My leave in 1882 was spent in An
napolis, principally because 1 had
so short a time nnd my mother was
away from home. My leave in 1883
was spent in Rochester, X. V.
Xow 1 must tell you something
of a cadet’s first year here. lie
enters and is called, by thcolliccrs,
a fourth-class man, but by tbo
cadets a “plehe.” A “plebo” is ex
pected to say sir whenever he
speaks to, or is spoken to, bv an
upper classman. It is advisable
for the •‘plebe’’ to do os he is re
quested, for if he docs not he will
have a pretty hard time bclore tbo
year is over. During his first three
months here, he ml to be “run.”
This is tbo term that is known in
civil life as “haaing.” I suppose
people Imagine “haling” is a very
now in the third-class; baton June
6th go into the second class. Our
year ends on the 6th of June. Then
it is that “all bands” are happy.
Tea they are happy, and yet they
are aad at parting from friends
that have been true and trusted
The memlwrs of tbe graduating
class are escorted to tbe Chapel by
tbe remainder of the cadets, and
receive their diplomas. We usually
bave a abort address from the
Secretary of the Navy or Irom some
of tbe Congressmen or Senators.
Every year a Board of Visitors
composed of ten men, I think it is,
is sent down hero In order to see
how things are coming on. The
Board usually consists of one or
two Naval officers of high rank,
several Congressmen and one
minister. They make an annual
report to tbe 8eei etary of tbe Navy
of the condition of the Academy.
After graduation the cadets must
take a two year's c/uise; if they
wish to receive either the $1,000
promised to them by tbe govern
ment or a position in the Navy.
They may resign If they wish to,
but If they do, they forfeit their
$1,000 and also their chances fur
commissions. At the end of the
two year’-, cruise, the cadets are ro-
quired to pass a professional exam
ination in Gunnery, Seamanship,
Navigation, Steam and French.
Those that pass the required exam
ination satisfictorily receive either
their $1,000 or appointments as
Junior Enaigns, Assistant En
gineers, or Second Lieutenants in
tbe Marine corps. These three re
present three different branches of
touob tbe walls of our rooms in any I CHAT ABOUT CANDIDATES,
way, so many of us decorate onr' . , — 1 —
beautiful. Wo have hops all through
the winter, and one in June,—a
farewell hop given to the graduat
ing class by tbe olass next in the
line.
I must not occupy two much
space, I am afraid my readers will ~~—- —*- uccgm- ,u
tire of me, and as my letter is al- . Chic *S° Convention from Xe-
ready very lone I will bid wood 1 ,***"*• *bo ia now in Washington,
iTe Ltbe g i io * general conversation toda>’
b>e to the citiiens of Amencus. U pon the subject of Democratic
Perhaps I will write again some i possibilities, was asked:
time, and tell you what I mean by 1 “ Whm •
There is beginning to be some
more talk about the Democratic
situation, says a Washington spe
cial of tbe 8th instant to tbe New
York World. Mr. J. Sterling Mor-
ton, a member of the National Com-
~iittee and a probable delegate to
i Coi
CAPITAL raise, IIMAM
(ktarmna'mnu'forfy/tkz SbntJ&mS
oga and eentnl tb ArnuingztAmulta.
nnd tkU the zamz nr* conducted with Aon,
atjhfatnuu, and in good fadk toieard alt
psfAM. and tee authorize ike Company to
MS IM) certificate, with fae-timOciefom
ngnaturez attached, in ite adccrtiecmcntz.'
a “cadet officer,” and describe some
things that I bave left out in this.
Ot course my readers will bavo no
trouble in guessing this is from
their sincere friend
11 lo. F. Cooper.
DEATH IN A DENTIST'S CHAIR.
A COM) RED WOMAN' DIES WUILE UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OP CHLOROFORM.
Alt-mnj Xcwa. ,
Missouri Wright, wife of Richard
Wright, colored, went to tbe office
of Dr. Osborn, the dentist, to have
seme teeth extracted yesterday
morning. Fearing that the opera
tion would be a painful one, she
asked for an administration of
ohloroform. Dr. Osborn called in
Dr. Hillsman to administer tbe
anesthetic. The patient yielded
to the influence ol the chloroform
very readily, and uotiiing unusual
occurred until nficr one tooth had
been extracted and Dr. Osborn was
about to proceed to draw another,
when she resisted, and then sud
denl.v ceased breathing. The doc
tors immediately took her out of
the chair, and Isyinj her on the
iiicKii, iu.cu uiuuium. uruncucB oi floor, tried to revive her by produc-
the Navy. Tho first represents tbo [ n K artificial respiration; but her
Line, tiifl ni-lnnittni i.-nnM.. heart refused to act and she was
brutal and dreadful thing; but I
havo seen something of It and wbilo
I do not approve of it, I know that
it is nothing to wbat pcoplo believe
it Is. I say need lo he, because
since tbe scrape that some of my
class-mates were unfortunate en
ough to get Into during our last
oruise, there has been no “running”
and I think there will be no more
here. “Running” consists alone in
making tbe violim appear ridicu
lous. He Is mado to stand on his
head, make speeches, etc. I caught
very little “running” myself and
am not sorry for it. I suppose
some will say, “I would not take
the running,” but my opinion is
that they would change their tune,
if they ever entered here. How
ever I think the daya for“running”
are over, and 1 suppose tbe citizens
of tho country are not sorry.
During my first year here, the
course of study was not bard, be
ing Algebra, Geometry, English
and French; but these subjects are
taught so differently here from
wbat they are in common schools,
that It makes the course seem hard.
The hardest year is the second-class
year—that is tbe third year. The
classes here are named differently,
I suppose from those of any other
school in the country except West
Point. The first year is the fourth-
class; the second year the third-
class; tbe third year, the first-class.
From this it will be seen that I rm '
Line, tho principal branch; tbo
second the Stuff, or Engineer corps,
and the third the Marino corps of
the Navy. Up to 1883 the Marine
officers were taken entirely from
civil life, but some of tbo class that
graduated finally in 1883, having
left the Academy in 1881, received
appointments as second Lieuten
ants in the Marine corps. Here
after by Act of Congress, vacancies
In the Marine corps arc to be filled
by graduates of tho Academy.
1 will now givo you a short
synopsis of our daily routine. Wo
are expected to rise at six o’clock
io the morning, and we have re
veille lor the purpose of waking
us; but we usually sleep until hall
past six, giving ourselves fifteen
minutes lo dress for breakfast,
which co nes at a quarter to seven, j
Breakfast usually lasts until nearly
half past seven, when the sick call
is sounded, and those of us that
arc sick report at the hospital.
Sometimes, when a fellow has a
slight injury and is not sick enough
to be excused Irom his recitations,
ho is placed upon the excused list;
this excuses him from drills only.
Tho sick list excuses him Irom
everything. i w ^
At eight o'clock we begin reci
tations, and they arc continued
until half post twelve. Wc always
occupy an hour in reciting. A
class hero is not instructed os in
ordinary schools nnd colleges.
Each olass is divided into a certain
number of seotions according to
tho number of its members; each
section usually contains aliout eight
or ten cadets, sometimes less, bat
scarcely over more. Atone o’dook
we have dinner, for which wgaie
allowed forty minuter so that we
generally leave moss bail about
twenty minutes to two. At two,
recitations begin again and con
tinue until four, when our afternoon
exercises and drills begin. These
last nntll half past five. Then we
have an hour until supper which
comes at half past six. For supper
and breakfast we are allowed thirty
minutea each. At half past seven
tbe call to evening studies sounds,
and then wc are confined to our
soon beyond all hope. A powerful
electric battery was also applied,
but to no avail. Tho patient was
a stout, healthy looking woman
but her caso happened to be
what the medical books call “one
In a thousand;’’ the choiorform
paralyzed her heart, and immctli-
ately death ensued. While this
case was tngsging tho attention of
tho dentist a white lady hailing
from Acrce was waiting in the
white people's office to take her
turn under tbe forceps, and as she
had six teeth which she wanted to
get rid of sbo had gono there with
a determination to have chloroform
administered while they were be
ing extracted. She was therein
the office when the colored woman
expired and saw tho corpse car
ried out ou a strechcr. Did t’-is
Irigbtcn her so that she wanted to
I back down from taking the awes.
: llictio? Not much it didu’t.
Seating herself in the chair, she
said lo Dr. Hillsman: Come on
with your chloroform; you say it
dosn’t kill mcro than one in a
thousand; it has (ust Killed one, so
I guess 1 wont be the next.” The
chloroform was administered to
her six times the quantity that was
given to tho colored woman and
while under Its influence six of-
fending teeth were suecesfully ex-
traded.
Who do you think will be the
nominee of the Democratic Con
vention st Chicago?"
“Bayard, Pendleton, McDonald
or Morrison.”
“That Is s wide shot. What are
your selections?”
“Bayard is a man of high char,
aetcr, with a clean record. He will
not get down in tbe gutter to work
the boys. Pendleton is certain to
bo considered, because he was de
feated by Republican methods
working in harmony with the Pro
tection Democrats ol Ohio. Pen
dleton’s defeat on acooont of bis
favoring civil-service reform was a
blow to tbe Democrats in the mi
nority States from which it will he
hard to recover. McDonald is a
soundmaiionalleconoinicqiieaiions \ . —. ..
nnd Morrison ln.s thecum-ugcof his ®*». o. t. Danniirs, of Lmiuimt. >n ,i
convictions. Perhaps some other ! K » H r. "f vimmi*.
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tion of tbe idea of tariff reduction.”
“Do you know any auch man?”
“It might be Lyman Trumbull,of
Illinois, or Jnmcs R. Doolittle, ol
Wisconsin. The man whoever he
is, ought to havo some character
which would be a guarantee of bis
ability to discharge the duties of
bis position. I recognize the fact
that the commercial substrate of
tbe Dsmocrary deem it important
to nominate a man wpli a barrel,
and that journeyman office burners
deem it very essential to have a
large campaign fund.. But to the
untutored Western mind it occurs
that it is inexpedient for green
horns to play at any game with ex
perts—that a money campaign
upon the part of tbo Democracy
against the Republicans, with tbe
Federal ifficials and the public
Treasury at their command, would
bo absurd liecause, for every nickel
that the Democratic party, In its
poverty,could ralte.lhe Republicans
through some Dorsey yet unknown
to fame, could put up a $20 gold
pito
“You weroai. the Iroquois banquet
in Chicago, where Tilden’s lust loi
ter was read. Do j ou understand
that ho is generally regarded by
Ilemocruts os a candidate?”
“Well. 1 havo a great respect for
Mr. Tilden’a sagacity and intellec
tual powers, and fully believe be
was elected President in 1876 and
should bave been Inaugurated.
But from 1877 up to the Iroquois
letter I hnd been led to believe by
Dr. George L. Miller, editor or the
Omaha Herald, au intimate per
sonal friend of Mr.Tilden, Hint un
der no circumstances would Im ac
cept a nomination for the Presi
dency. But, by some mental pro
cess which 1 am unable to analyze
when that letter was read at the
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“ What’s all this talk about Blaine
and Tilden and Edmunds and the
results?” asked a bright little wo
man of her husband.
"Well, my dear, the people want
Blalnt.”
“Why don’t they get hi'r, then?’
“Well, it depends on the conveu
lion, you know.”
“What's tbe use of a convention
il you can’t get the man you want?”
“Well, bleat if I know; but it’s
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got to be done that wav.
“If the women bod the
,je doing ol
it, rad they wanted Blaine, they
would (ust say, 'Here Mr, Blaine,
take it,’ and that would end all this
nonsense. When we elected s presi
dent of the lowing society last
year tho rules wouldn’t allow us lo
give It to Mrs. Jerkins, but we
Just said It was either Mrs. Jerkins
or no sewing society, snd Mrs.
Jerkins it was. Why don’t you
men say ‘Blaine or no President’?”
He tried to explain lo hor, and
was ball way into tbe tariff ques
tion when tbe fell asleep, dreaming
that James G. Blaine was taking
Samuel J. Tilden’s measure for a
new spring bonnet, while Edmonds,
rooms until half past nine. At ten ! Randall and others were trying ou
wo hear “taps" and “turn in.” A j new silk dresses for the next ro-
cadet official comes to sec that we : ce l ,t * on at ^ ra - ®—'*•
are rcallv “turned In.” I
I She’s LH.
us in the festivities ol that occasion,
an old -uieodotu came to my mimi.
An Irishman bad been on a lengthy
spree snd when he first began to
sober up lie made tbe solemn de
claration be would never take an
other drink os lung as ho lived.
But nftcr some hours, however,
whilo suffering with a severe heal,
ache, he said to hit wile, ‘Biddy,
ye sea that whiskey in the bottle
upon tho mantel?’ ‘And sugar in
the cupboard?’ And she says
‘YIs.* ‘And there’s Wkther In tbe
bucket?’ And she ta|ya ‘Vis.’
Then; be says, ‘taka those logre-
s«j.ifflhrwro
and make me take it whether or no.”
“What will be the issue this
year?”
"The only issue upon which the
Democrats can win is a square de
claration against tbe protective sys
tem. The fight in tbe House will
come up at Chicago, and I tbink
the revenue reformers will be stron
ger there than if tbo bill bed passed
the House.”
“As a Democrat, which one of
the leading Rcpqblioan candidates
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FOR PHYSICIANS AND FAMILIES
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The day is divided for study: . , , i and Dorsey for bis services in I«80 jaaiitr
into three periods containing two j F.-id^ioksb^^d Potonia^rail.’ | ““ sht 10 ruocive ,,otice "
hours each. One hour of each period road, relates the following: “The
icituHig itu|iuoucan canaiaatc* i — - i wzemmn.:
would you prefer to see nominated?’ T. . TE a T Pmtrnmr l f sj f I ——- : li__
“Blaine; because I think he best A JSBIODILALS 1 np-nn nnp mny a j
represents the methotls and morals ai.wavhox hand, sue also,-keeps * UIl J RIAL'
; ol the Kepulitioan party. However haxovenw Hrscino. Aa uaWiu uA
Wm.PiU Kellogg as an umrie.1 j OICiARS! 1
oandhlateahould not be overlooked,! rtol( TB i CUKAPMT the bkht:: ' AteWwEJr’dE*
; (nm forty ikwmand (malum cam.) ’
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■ out, nuagineu tuat me wuoic tram consideration ol wmw roiKs. ir kurwcu..aarMnKnar ( »a4|Mib. NUTaaM ky
1 think our grounds are among } flying through tlie air. It was ) any member fails to attend prop- I iTiwv „ ,,, ,
« most beautiful 1 hrve ever seen;' " ot m * D J “i"''***, however, Defore j crly to bis team, or keep bit fences JOHN B. ALUKK, PHblhfcep,
st now thev are Dartlcnlarlr tbe , C * r * I*"** 1 BafcI >’ over th » ia repair, he is fined $1 to $10, ami p ;S'sf?i WM * “ v ~r •«•.«. V.
" now ta °y aro P amtu “ rl J r I trestle, and aa soon as tlicv struck | and the money is collected from — —
i t ,iri n i , I ‘- re,,tle - * n « »» soon as they struck ! and tbe money is collected from
beautiful. Our qnnrtera are very terra firms tbe old woman drew a the first proceeds of hU crop. Mem- HOGS FOR SAf.F
comfortable indeed. All the bnild* | sigh of relief, and exclaimed, in a | bertfaip In such a elab would prove - 11WU . * wl1
lags are heated by steam. We are grateful tone of voice, ‘Thank I expensive to a good many white 1 f? . ,En ! c * <llaK *. l>l 1,10 ctnxK V
not allowed to drive a nail into or • heaven, she’s lit!’ [Ex. farmers. , " .k "’ “ tM-msidwd^
(nyMwII d. B. JORDAN.
SmoroRt
Dr. H. A. 0. Bagley,
. PHYSICIAN ASD RUBGE'JX.
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