Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-16

DO gazetted second lieutenant oven from
| the ranks
Competency and fidelity bring certain
| promotion 10 tho grade Of corporal or ser.
| geants, and with zach Of these promotions
come increase In pay and privileges
| Nov" said Lieut., Heard from whom
| this information comes, take any trade
| You please anal will show you the aoldier is
bettor on at the end OF term OF three or
| Ave years. service than tho man who works
at his trade outside of tho army The
soldier Ia sure TO bo discharged, n honor
ably discharged, OF course, with sum Of
money that win enable him 10 embark in
business In small way. He Is bettered by
the training he has boon subjected 20, and is
better fitted 10 discharge his duties as a
citizen. Again, no is cared for in old age
The worker at his trade Is not
After twenty years service, IL
he desires he can enter the sodieris home
three-fourths OF the pay he Is then getting
| had discussion on this subject recently at
the Commercial club and convinced all who
ospouaed the opposite side that from the
financial standpoint alone the average
workman was better on in the army after
say Ave years Of service than out Of itn
VINO ARE THE REoRUITs2
Recruiting In Texas and In the far West
generally is au experiment, and the stay OF
this party will depend upon the SUCCESS ia
enlstmg men. Generally the recruits arc
from the eastern cities. Tho recruits here
have been farmers and school teachers and
fifteen or twenty enlistments a month
would be regarded as good work, sufficient
TO justify tho continuation OF the station
AT the request OF the reporter one OF the
enlisted men has given his impressions and
experience, which he styles
eLrE or THE PRIVATE SOLDIER
as viewed by one speaking from personal
experience. A young man should consider
wei before entering the ranks of the
United States army as private soldier, and
be well Informed. 40 regards the duties that
win be exaeted Of him and tho discipline
that he will have 70 be subject TO,
"Ihe most disconnected young mon that
We have in our ranks are generally those
inexperienced who leave the parental roof
and plunge head-l0ng into the service with
out first giving II any consideration; think
ing that all their duties Will consist Of
will be 10 ride fine horses, VICAR fancy
uniforms and make show OF themselves.
This class Of young men 10 apt 10 soon be-
come homesiok aud dlscontented. Another
class Is tho more experienced, who, by
their acts OF indiscretion, dissipation and
digobedlenoe Of orders from their superiOrs
bring troubles, hardships and disoon-
tentment upon themselves The fair
minded, considerable young man who onters
tho service with knowledge Of his duties
III the army anu WIN lnt determination
10 content himself with his chosen lot is
apt TO overcome any difficulties and get
along smoothly IN the service
''Much prejudice against the private
soldiers and their treatment seems 10 pre- |
vail among many unenlightened persons on |
the outside. Many seem 70 fancy that tho |
life OF soldier Is next 10 a prison life. that |
wo are deprived OF all our liberties, and |
that we are driven around like 40 many |
dumb bruteS by our superiOrs Such rs |
not the case. OF course we are governed
by military laws and discipline, and are
bound 10 obey orlors from our superi0rs,
given with frnness, kindness and Justice,
but that does not prevent the soldier from
enjoying the ordinary pleasures Of lite,
such az surround the average outsider
"Preiudiced persons seem TO be governed
by the disadvantages No have 70 contend
With and do not give Us credit for the
jther side where the advantages ara many.
We viii take first any young man from
my calling OF life-ssy the rough farmer
ad, the trsdesman, or young man from
business, who BY nature or from hard
abor gives way 10 Little Irregularities such