The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-04-12

mares nest, Tor when the alleged
outrage appeared III print, it was
the merest twaddlc. lie sent here
to be 'sold two hundred copies of
the edition containing the blood
cur ling account of the tiendiSh
outrage, and one hundred and
ninety copies were returned To
him unsold. That Young man had
better turn his pencil into plow-
shear.
/Although it is only thirty-six
miles from here to the Indian
Agency, but very few Of the breech
clouched gentry are seen at the
Post. AT long intervals - deprav-
cd specimen ot the noble Red Man
may be seen strutting across the
parade-grounds, the gentle zephyrS
toaming his swarthy cheek, and his
nasal organs turned up at an angle
of torty-tive degrees, as to escape
the etiluvia that arises from his
dirty u. S. blanket. His majestic
mien and statesmanly stride, would
lead stranger, Just arri>e ed from
the Freiee Islands, to believe that
this Wild-Goose-Wa-Wa had i'm
perative ordc. in his old leathern
hackct to relieve the conn anding
officer and put him off the reserva-
ton. Sometimes, too, may be
seen the gentle Minnehsha, weekly
following her stately Lord and
Master. clothed in Il flour sack, rs
the emblem of purity. while across
her back may be read the wild,
quaint legend.
This and gloom are her only
garments. All in this wide, wide
world she desires is to be back
again in the smoky tent at the
Agency. that she may sleep the
happy hours away, and the blue
tailed flies trolic over her copper
col0red nose.
Colonel ID. S. Stanley. the DIS
trict Commander, has been pro-
moted to the rank of Il Brigadier
General, and will probably be Civ
en- the command OF a Department.
Dame Rumo. is expectingly eXcit-
ed relative to his probable success
or, rs District Commander. One
day it is authoritively asserted that
Gcn'l Gibbcn will succeed him. Al d
the next day it is Just as positively
contendrd that Gcn'l Kanty is the
coming man. To The ordinary sol
dicr, So lo"g as the beans hold out
in the Subsistence Department,
anxiety and that sense is never suf
ticiertIy great to cause him sleep
less nights.
One at the many problems il
military economy that are racklng
the brains Of the Savants Of the daI
is dcsertion, its causes and preven
tion. Many military men VII,
have given the subject close study,
are convinced that deserton is ar
evil incident to the service in al
countries that depend for their sol
diers on voluntary cnliStments.a an,
cannot be remcdicd while the vol
untary system exists. Now, while
am aware of the fact that it is NO
i'll accordance with military custom
or asage for II high private in tlrC
rear rank, To advise so august
personagc rs the Secretary # War
yet | wish To- give my views to RI
anxions, and impatient woll l.
through the columns Of your valua
ble paper.
To prevent desertion, Congress
should pass IN act making tn,
term of enlistment a lifetime. an,
raising the soldiers pay to fifty dol
lars per month each recruit shoult
De tattoued with the letters u. S
} in indeliblc ink, on the back of til,
right hand, and the penalty for de
sertion should be death til,
QnartermaSter Department shoulC
furnish each soldier with wife. t,
} whom he should be legally married
and the barracks should be altere,
to meet the requirements OF TIN
new state of affairs. BY thes
means the soldier would be con
tented and happy, as he watched
the growth of his progeny abou
, him, while his boys woull II thei
turn enlist in the service, be in lik
manner married off by the Omar
terrnaster, and become the fathe
of another batch of recruits. Ii
, the course of 25 or 80 wears tn
!, army would become self.recruiting
and the enormous sums now spen
} III recruiting alone, would be sayeC
10 the country.
, ] am sure the above scheme vii
recommend itself to deep thinking
statesmen as Il measure of ecOnC IN,
and worthy of experiment.