St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27

he would gain that all right il his heart
; is alright. and he would make a good
soldier, too. OH! l see more desttu-
ton and want, believe, than any man
in town."
''Don't some men come to you just to
get through the winter"
eyes! There are a few blanket
men, but [ have been at the business
so long that can generally detect them.
These men usually decide to go in for
good when they come here and are per-
fectly satisfied with the work. 1t is not
bad at all. They go in for five years.
The first two years they get s13 per
north, the thIrd $14. the fourth SIS and
the fifth SIC; in addition they get ra-
tions, clothing. medicines and medical
attention. From the $500 allowed them
in five years for clothing they can save
good deal, for our uniforms are OF the
best and cheapest goods. The men can
deposit as much of their pay
as they wish with the paymaster at
per cent. AT the end of five years they
are allowed their pay, mileage and "a
tons for as many days as it would take
them to get to their place of enlistment,
travelling twenty miles day. AS they
will travel several hundred miles every
day, they make good deal by that.
Then, besides, we like to have trades
men, blacksmiths, carpenters, or what
ever they may be, work at their
trades, and make what they can when
Off duty. We also get some of the best
class of men, as well as educated teach
erS, who are enlisted especially for the
purpose of instructing the children OF
the officers and the men in night schools.
They get so cents day extra for 1t.
Some of the privates save as high as
$500 in the five years. There are some
well-educated young men who 60 into
the service meaning to work up. and
they do it, too. They dou't have
influence enough to get CIVIL
appointment, and so go in at the
bottom of the ladder. The off
GERS coach energetic young fellows,
and they get a sergeant majors position
in short time, and at the end of two
years take examinations for second
receive $1,000 year to start with, and
when they get to be captain they re-
ceiye $1.SC0. The longer a man is in
service the more he gets. till the per
cent raised is 40 per cent of his pay.
Most men who go into army like it, and
re-enist at the end of five years. They
are allowed thirty days then with pay
before returning. Some young fellows
get away Oh the plea Of having mother
to support. others because of being
minors when enlisted. The penalty for
deSertiOn is from two to five years i'll
military prison, and they are generally
detected, for there is a standing reward
of $50 for deserters' arrest"
''How many men do you enlist III tins
Office"
This is just branch Office, you I'M
derStand. 1t was only established here
a short time ago. The main Office is in
st. Paul. / am in charge of both, but
Sergt. NJ. B. Croker, an old soldier
of twenty-five years experience,
takes care of things while am in st.
Paul. Sergeant Helmle. thirteen years
ing December we enlisted nineGyseyen
men. We don't accept - per cent Of
those that apply. These men we are
getting now will go to Fort Smelling;
that is. the infantry. The cavalry, to
Fort Meade. We send out men every
day"
what is their first work?'
''Well, we drill them with us as much
as we can in SaluteS and facingS and
Setting-up drill. On arriving at their
posts they are drilled in squads without
guns till they can wheel perfectly and
have the rsdiments of the drill, then
they are put into their companies with
rifles
Il suppose some of these men join
the amy because they can't get any
thing else to do?"
Eyes, poor devils. they do sometimes,
but they seldom regret it. | can nearly
always tell whether man will gain
any love for the service or not. They
are we'll fed and clothed, and might do a
good deal WorSe.''