The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-12
FORT DOUGLAS FACTS.

Sergeant Haines, company B, Twenty
first infantry, is on four months furlough.
The summary court is giving general
satisfaction. This new departure will evil
IDENTIFY do away with garrison courts
martial.
The remains of Tina Rapp, the suicide,
were consigned to their last resting place
in the military cemetery at o'clock on the
afternoon of the 10th instant
Colonel Blunt will be with US on Wednes-
day, the 18th instant. The command wi
be glad to see him and to know that his
trip east has been pleasant one.
A general court-martial was convened
at this post on the 10th inst, to try such as
have offended SO grievously as not to have
the case settled by the summary court.
The attendance at the band concert on
SUNDAY al ternoCn was not very large, owing
to the cool weather The music was of a
high order and appreciated by those in at
tendance.
George Boil, company H, Sixteenth in
fantry, left on Sunday last for Milwaukee.
He goes on two months furlough and
will look after a snug cash Inheritance
whilst away.
Captain Witch, the new company COM
mander of F, Twenty-first infantry, is ex-
pected very shortly. He will relieve First
Lieutenant Eltonhead, the officer at pres
emit in charge of F. It can be said that
Lieutenant Eltonhead has proven his
efficiency as company commander, and is
on the whole an excellently drilled officer
and thorough soldier.
Some days ago a gentleman (2) spoke of
the soldiers as "a mass of ignoramus',"
and his auditor no doubt conceded, if our
informant reckoned correctly from the
facial expression. The writer of this is
aware of the antipathy against US by a
great many. The argument used to our
detriment is that we are not fitted for any
other avocatlon, and as last resort enlist
Further, that none but those of inferior
| intellectual capacity are in the enlisted
branch. 1t is not our desire to make the
soldier an angel, elevate him above all
others; but it is to state facts concerning
the much despised wearer of the blue uni
form. Our knowledge nof the resula:
army dates back to August, 1884, and in the
| intervening time it has been our good for
tune to meet with many OF very superior
attainments, from standpoint intellectual.
In this free country, if man
cares to adopt the profession of
a soldier, he has perfect right 50 to do.
1t IS nobody'S business, the soldier is sup
posed to have attained his majority when
he enlists. Ii his conduct is such that he
is confined in the guard house for violating
the regulations, he suffers the penalty, no
one else. God has not endowed all men
with an education. Poverty has kept many
worthy men from the requirements, which
his other friends in the army possess, as re-
| CARDS an acquaintance with the text books
forming common school education. We
have met in the army men of fine classical
attainments, thorough in their knowledge
of the old Roman and Greek authors, as
well as expert mathematicians. These rler
enter the army with view, some of them
to rise to the commissioned rank; others
too old for that, apply themselves to weal
the chevrons of the non-commissioneG
rank; whilst others again are content to dC
the clerical work of the quartermaster OF
subsistence department., teach school, or
accept other details for which they receive
extra compensation. AS to soldier being
of that lazy, good for nothing class, we sim
ply beg reference to the fact that under re
cent orders many have availed themselves
of furloughs and are working, some a
| trades, others at hard labor, AID are earn
ing standard wages.
That inconsistent RI mark that we are g;
mass OF IgnoramuS' Is therefore TOO thin
to bear dissection, and with these remarks
we dismiss it, trusting that those who
think US creatures fit for menagerie pur-
poses will withhold their anathemas until
they have been fully convinced. Remen
y
he wears, even if they be blue.
Uintah Encampment No. 2, Independent
Champions of the Red Cross met a. Recre-
alton hall at ESQ pm. Sunday last, for the
purpose of reorganization. about twenty
five were present. Several names were
proposed for membership. This is a capital
move and in the right direction. We will
lend our support to the organization and
rust the membership will roll up to TIC
hundreds. The object of course is frs,
last ana all the time, temperance, yet the
meetings viii be made interesting and in
structive by the reading of choice litera
ture. All who desire to swear vengan,
against intoxicants are invited as well
those who are temperate or rather tot a
abstainers. 1t is to be hoped that the.
joining will stand firm renemo ering thai
health is wealth, and no one can be the
happy possessor OF good health by being or
too intimate terms with liquids solely com.
pounded to unstring the nerves and debast
the man morally. FRITZ.
Nov. II, 1890.