Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-09

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Lord Wulse!.V. Ni.o Irn;'~Scs such
confidence III th.. }"'Iu- solder, has
been 80 c0N>i,.ratr ii hi> hroth,r officers
that ir took viii ann to iGyIt only the
Veteran. gown up H.n ot the regiments,
leaving isi.int the stuff that he ,hro
Tctl, aliI dts IT, - Ii O.;ia-r that H. &c
say. the yoang and i'll omlrtcEt lhcrt
is hardly Il regiment in IL" service that
has n"; t",n weakened hS the
Egyptian cX, citi,n. i"r the IeasnI
that the best mn have lccn picked out
here and there 10 make up the corps
that >lr Garnet IN tu ."ad. No h tier
illustration could IN. g.,ru Of Tie pres
chi dlSorganlzatiun o. tir British army
than this No NoHd,r Germans say
that EngliShWcn rate war a.Iuny the
sports. Eat at any rate. there Is Il
great demand ior recruits, ANA the post
trs We are approaching arr intended L.
make the mouth "i the passing r'cknty
water tor the sweets of ie larrack
rooni.
Foster No. promises 10 pay ,. "'nt>
day to men who enlist between the
ages Of 10 and y. and who are ty"
feet seven inches in height. To g",
these ,. cents Il day you must enlist Tor
twelve Years ,cI'n Years active and
five wears in the reserve. After Your
first seven years you CT Slo1 bounty,
and alter twelve years Iou get $3.50.
While IN the reserves YOU only get l.
cent, Il day, and are lai,ie to lie called
out once year However. you ct a
gorgeous scarlet uniform. IN Enormous
bparskin on Nolr head, and the
pleasure OF quarcf,i.S at Windsor
or buckingham pa.irr-alWaNs within
sight of the queen. The second
POSTER invites III" tn Join the Sr0ts
guards. another crack regiment that
quarters either il London or dublin.
The uniirra here a:;Ah is scarlet, with
bearShin >ilakp. InI!-t In ~ ;cars Gid.
mtist be five tr,i seven inches high, and
measure at lrn>t tliiriy-four inches
around the chest certainly not a lar1
test. must enlist three years ~
=. cents a day. and thea remain
nine Years ~ reserve, to he called
out once y year. The poster has Il
coinrti lictui" of lashing Scots guards
man Surr,.undcd w,th the names of
many famous battles he i s',ppr>cl 10
haze assisted in winning
Tn'> loSier. however, is more ecier-
on, han th" last, and promises a medal
after "i-hi'"n years S"rrI"@ ~ well a
<2I in cash. Af'r;' my one Years 1
Premises pen>ion of :, cents day.
y Yankee, used 10 getting lis *l2 a
month aS private. would think this
,l,a. ri. - mo- i,
lut tho English so,dirr can buy great
many more good things with his shilling
a day than the American can With hls
80 cents. The next poster is ilumi
mated by ,o!orcd print, of the army
hospital corps. There is more work than
glory to be got in this service; but it
must have lis charm for Tommy Atkins.
for the pay is only $2.0i per week, the
rest of the conditions being practically
the same rs with the Scots guards.
The next poster is a work of art. 4
cen raj group in high colors represents
several told grcnadiers in highly com
Portable, not to say, elegant poses. Four
colored mcda!lioi,s flank this One
| represents Il billiard table surrounded
by cheerful grenadiers; n second repre-
by equally prosperous warriors; third
shows the glorl:'s Of drc:-i paEadn. and
| the last illustrates some heroic passages
during the layonct drill. The
, names Of battles won by grcradier
guards festoon this artful poster,
while below are recited the conditions
of service. The re 'ruit must be five
feet eight inches high: must he at least
Is years old, single, and thirty five
inches around the chest. lie gets -
cents day for his first three years OF
active service, and II cents a day for
| his nine years in tie reserves. After
| eighteen years he gets good condu L
| medal, and after twenty one years he
may get II pension providing his com
manding officer gives his consent This
is rather harj on the soldier, it would
| seem, and would, with us. disc ouragn a
man from joining the forces. The poster
| adds that many soldiers make money bv
| getting prizes in rifle matches.
In all branches the prospect is held
| cut of II pension a ter ;weniy-one years
| Of service. The next poster, flaming
| with gorgeous uniforms. states that men
| joining the royal marines may save as
much as $3.50 in three years. and fire.
| 0uently as much a. $3.50 in that time.
| The recruits have ii held out to them
that their pleasure is to be looked after.
| There are. the poster says. ''canteens.
| theatres, recreation rooms, coffee bars.
ball courts, covered skiitle alleys. quot
| grounds, cricket fields, racquet courts,
libraries, and schools at each head
| quarters"
How the American private must envy
these placarded pleasures all indi-
eating the desire OF the government To
make the soldiers life tolerablc. And
certainly. from an inspection OF the
Chatham marine barracks, | can say that
our soldiers would consider themselves
in luxury had they but half the recrca
tive resources of the British soldier. If
they had as many resources as thos, i'll
Canada they would ic better oil than
they are now Whoeyer hears of fur.
nishing United ctaic- soldiers with rae
| quct courts, baseball grounds. or bill
| lard tables. And vet does any Amer
lean Coubt that it would be good thing
for the service hy discouragin- attend
anc' NJ saloon4! have reached the end
Of The war '!en .rtm ent poster. and |
think. what fabulous Inducements
tires" are How vastly superior 20 those
offered the soldier in France, Germany,
or even the United States" Pat still
recruits don't come in.