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highly prized in the matrimonial market。 All our common schools have a 

gymnasium        and    swimming       tank    annexed     to   the   study    room�察   �the 

gymnasium being divided into two compartments�察 �one for   boys and one 

for girls�察�with a door from each communicating with the study room and 

also with the swimming tank。; The tank was only four feet deep so as to 

remove as much as possible the chance for a child being drowned�察�and no 

little children were allowed in the tank without two or more boys and girls 

of fourteen years of age being present。 

     The  doors   leading into   the  tank   room  were   kept   under   lock   and   key 

and were only opened once a day and that at the noon hour。 The youngest 

children�察   �up   to  the  age   of  twelve   years�察  �when    they   had   learned   their 

lessons   both   in   the   forenoon   and   afternoon   went   into   the   gymnasium   to 

play�察�and by those means the children are physically well developed and 

knowing how to swim are not liable to become frightened if thrown into 

the water   and know  what   to do to save   others   from drowning。 They  are 



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taught     reading�察   �writing�察   �arithmetic�察   �geography�察     �typewriting�察     �typesetting 

and   practical   geometry�察  �so   as   to   draw   lines�察  �angles   and   circles   and   find 

their    volumes      and    areas�察  �but   algebra�察   �astronomy�察     �grammar�察      �geology�察�

physiology�察  �biology   and   metaphysics   are   reserved   for   the   high   schools�察�

where every boy  and girl is   sent when they  are fifteen years   of age   and 

kept   there   for   three   years   at   the   expense   of   the   government。   The   high 

school is located in the district reserve as near the center of the district as 

conditions will permit in the vicinity of the court house and the Governor's 

residence and has adjoining it not less than one thousand acres�察�according 

to   the   population   of   the   district�察  �so   as   to   make   it   as   self´sustaining   as 

possible and to teach the students agriculture�察�horticulture and the care and 

management of stock and poultry。 

     ;We     have    a  foundry�察    �machine     shop�察   �woolen     mill�察  �cotton   mill   and 

chemical   works   at   every   high   school�察  �and   while   both   sexes   are   taught 

farming and gardening the boys are taught mechanical trades and the girls 

knitting�察�spinning�察�weaving�察�cooking�察�housekeeping and nursing�察�so as to 

know how to take care of the sick and injured�察�and at the age of eighteen 

years   the   boys   are   drafted   into   the   army  and   serve   three   years�察  �building 

railways�察  �levees�察  �canals�察  �irrigation   ditches�察  �docks�察  �warehouses   and   other 

public buildings�察�and the girls are sent to the chemical factories�察�woolen 

mills�察   �cotton    mills�察  �paper     mills�察  �flax   mills�察  �sugar    mills   and    tobacco 

factories。 No exceptions are made from service�察�all must serve。 Both boys 

and girls are dressed in military uniform and are drilled two hours in rifle 

practice�察�firing ten shots at an imitation enemy in a military suit�察�stuffed 

with      straw�察  �in   different   positions�察  �from   one   hundred   to   one   thousand 

yards   distance�察  �every   Sunday   weather   permitting   and   in   actual   war   one 

brigade of girls is assigned to every division of the army to carry off the 

wounded        and   nurse    them   and    to  assist   in  the  defense     whenever      it  is 

necessary�察�and also to garrison and hold the lines of communication and 

their presence in the field has been so inspiring to our boys that they never 

have turned their backs to the enemy。; 



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                            CHAPTER VIII。 



                              THE WAR DEPARTMENT。 



     My next trip was to the War Department�察�where I was shown the Rules 

and Regulations governing the army�察�and navy。 

     The army was organized in twenty´five corps of eighty thousand men 

each�察   �besides    the  ladies'  army    corps   of  an  equal    number�察   �each   corps 

composed of three divisions of foot infantry and one division of mounted 

infantry。   Each   division   was   composed   of   three   brigades   of   infantry�察  �one 

regiment of sharpshooters and one   regiment of artillery�察�each brigade   of 

three regiments and each regiment of twelve companies�察�one hundred and 

fifty men each。 The company was divided into three sergeants' commands 

and   those   into   three   corporal   squads。   Each   company   consisted   of   one 

hundred      and   thirty´five   privates�察  �nine   corporals�察   �three   sergeants�察  �one 

company clerk�察�one lieutenant and a captain。 Four companies composed a 

battalion�察 �commanded   by  a   major�察 �and   the   regiment   by  a   colonel。 There 

were     no   lieutenant    colonels�察  �the   senior   major    taking    charge    of  the 

regiment   in   case   of   death   or   disability   of   the   colonel   until   the   regiment 

elected   an   officer   to   fill   the   vacancy。   All   vacancies   above   the   rank   of 

colonel   were     filled   by   the  corps   commander�察    �all  vacancies   up    to  and 

including that of colonel by the votes of the men�察�but the colonel had to be 

chosen   from  the   majors�察  �a   major   from  the   captains   of his battalion。 The 

lieutenant succeeded to the captaincy without a vote´but the lieutenant had 

to be chosen from the sergeants and company clerk and the sergeant from 

the corporals of his command。 The corporals were elected by the privates 

of the squads�察�so that any soldier could rise from the ranks through merit 

to high command。 

     The corps commander holds the rank of lieutenant general�察�the general 

of division that of major general�察�and the commander of a brigade that of a 

brigadier general。 The regiment of sharpshooters was chosen from the best 

rifle   shots   in   the   division   and   in   war   time   received   double   pay   for   they 

were always at the front of the division and the first to engage the enemy。 

A   one´pounder   rapid´fire   gun   was   attached   to   every   company   and   was 



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operated by the lieutenant assisted by the company clerk。 In the artillery 

regiment there were twelve batteries�察�six three´inch caliber guns and one 

one´pounder   rapid´fire   gun   to   each   battery�察  �and   as   they   were   under   the 

direct control of the general commanding the division he could mass them 

to   fire   on   any   point   of   attack。   The   privates   were   paid   fifteen   dollars   a 

month�察  �the     corporals   twenty   dollars�察      �the   sergeants    twenty´five     dollars�察�

company        clerks   thirty   dollars�察  �lieutenants     forty   dollars�察  �captains     sixty 

dollars�察   �majors     eighty    dollars�察  �colonels    one    hundred     dollars�察  �brigadier 

generals one hundred and fifty dollars�察�major generals two hundred dollars 

and the lieutenant general three hundred dollars a month�察�and officers and 

privates were allowed the same rations and the same amount of clothing。 

No   fixed   ration   was   issued   on   account   of   climatic   conditions´but   plenty 

and no waste was the rule and every captain and lieutenant had to sit at 

meals with his men and eat the same food。 No violation of this rule was 

allowed and as a result of this common sense regulation the men were well 

fed and provided�察�for every colonel was held to account for the welfare of 

the   men   under   his   command   and   every   officer   up   to   the   rank   of   field 

marshal      could    be  reduced     to   the  ranks    for  violation    of   the  rules   and 

regulations governing the army。 As there was a mailbox under the control 

of the Minister of Information in every military post in which complaints 

were   posted   to   be   sent   to   the   President   it   had   a   very   salutary   effect   in 

keeping the officers attentive to their duty�察�as no officer wanted to lose his 

position and salary and be a private。 All trivial violations of the rules by 

non´commissioned officers and privates�察�such as insolence�察�drunkenness�察�

filthy habits and disorderly conduct�察�could be punished by the captain with 

three   days   on     bread   and   water´but   no   pay   could   be   forfeited       for  any 

offense�察  �for   no   fines   were   allowed   in   the   republic。   For   serious   offenses 

committed by either officer or private in time of peace�察�such as sodomy�察�

crimes   against nature�察  �adultery�察  �seduction�察  �larceny�察 �embezzlement   or   any 

other   felony�察  �the   accused   was   sent   to   the   district   court   for   trial   and   on 

conviction was dismissed the service and committed to prison for the term 

of years provided by the law for the crime he had been convicted of and 

five years additional for perjury�察�he having violated his oath of office that 

he   would   be   honest   and   upright   in   all   things   so   help   him  God�察  �and   any 



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officer could be reduced to the ranks for conduct unbecoming a gentleman 

as the result of a trial before a jury of twelve men drawn by ballot from 

any   other   command   than   his   own。   No   sashes�察  �jewelry   or   regalia   of   any 

kind was permitted to be worn。 

     Officers and privates were dressed alike and the insignia of rank was 

worn on the collar�察�and no revolvers�察�bayonets�察�sabres�察�swo
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