The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-10-01

of the same, which is paid him in
ready money.
The daily routine of duty is about as
follows: Reveille call is sounded at
sunrise. Then all the enlisted men
form in front of their respective CON-
pany quarters or barrack buildings
and answer TO their ma. les, which are
called by the first sergeant of the COM
pany. The first sergeant reports the
result of the roll-call to his company
officer. the latter reports it to the Of
ficer Of the day. who, standing in the
center Of the parade ground, receives
all the reports from all the companies,
which he in turn hands over TO the
commanding officer later on during
office hours. Ali enlisted men are re-
quired to attend these calls excepting
those specially excused. and should
they absent themselves without just
cause or authority, a garrison court
martial is the result or probably 81 or
IS fine. or perhaps ten days or so in
the guard house.
Directly after reveille the men have
stables and then 60 to breakfast. The
meals are generally good. and this
could scarcely be otherwise as the ra-
tions are plentiful. the quality ex-
cellent, and in the West the very best
of beef is to be had. Added to this
every facility is given to gardening.
the consequence of which is an album
dance OF vegetables in season, and all
for little or no cost to the company.
II stationed in a country where game
Is abundant, the men live high. as a
matter of course. At six a. m. is given
sick call, when those who are in need
of medical attendance, report to the
surgeon in charge and have their sew
eral ills attended to.
At seven o'clock fatigue call is
sounded, and the different working
parties are assigned to their several
duties. Between eight and nine the
first call for guard mount is heard.
This in reality inaugurates the new
military day, as an entire change of
the guard details is made. the new
men marching on duty and relieving
the old guard of its twenty-four hours
Of watching.
After the mou Mt there is drill for
an hour or two All the officers and
men who are not otherwise employed
attend the drill. when the privates are
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tactical movements and the general
use of the service rifle. Recall from
all duty is announced by the orderly
bugler at about 11:S0 o'clock. Then
comes dinner and a rest until one
o'clock. when duty is resumed and
held until about four o'clock. Supper
at five o'clock or Whereabouts and then
recreation until nearly dark. Pre-
cisely at shutdown is heard the first
call for retreat and, ten minutes later.
the assembly. The men again fall
into rank to answer to their names.
and an undress parade formation Is
gone through with. On this occasion
no arms are worn except by the guard
and the 0rncer OF the day.
Sometimes this is varied by dress
parade. when the most beautiful tao
tics are performed. Tattoo roll-call is
beaten at nine o'clock, and all must be
present once more. Shortly after
ward the melancholy sounds of taps
foat out on the darkness and all lights
are extinguished. For the officers
their time is just as continuously &C.
cupied, but in different way. At
least one officer of each company must
be present at every roll-call (reveille,
retreat and tattoo), and one must 60
on duty with the new guard every
morning as officer of the day. Ali
attend drills except the commanding
officer, quartermaster and surgeons.
For two hours they superintend with
great care the instruction of the men,
Installing into the soldier proper
sense of his duty, and teaching him
the principle of aiming. firing. skirmish-
ing, estimating distances. etc. There
are general and garrison courts-mar-
tial, boards of survey for inquiring
into and determining the loss or DAM
age to public property, and other in
Vulnerable duties which demand time
and attention until the retreat gun is
heard. 1t is a rank mistake to sup
pose that army officers stationed on
the frontier are overburdened with
time.
Officers are busily engaged from
morning until night. A large MAORI
ty are married, and it is indeed rarity
that one of them will ever bring dis
grace upon his family or the straps he
wears No civilian in the United
States can feel the pointed disgrace so
keenly of brother officer court-mar-
tailed as the officers themselves. To
show that they are impartial in their
judgment and will render justice stern
and exacting, no matter what the cost,