Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-12-12

time the marine may quit the service or
he may re-enlist There IS no doubt of
his being able TO continue IN the service
if he does his work honestly. There is
no worry about getting ont Of job with
Uncle Sam. During the first and second
years of the marines service he gets IN
money, paid monthly, %ls. The third
year he gets $l4. the fourth SO and the
sixth GIG. If at the expiration of his
first five years service he re-enlists, he
gets SIS month, and if he enlists for
a third period Of five years he gets $40
a month in money.
"That is the cash part Of it. but that
is not half of what man in the service
gets The government clothes its men
besides, and III very good style. It gives
a marine a black helmet and white
one. These two are supposed TO last for
the period of enlistment, which is five
years There is no trouble about wear
ing them that length of time, as they
are not often used. The marine also gets
one undress cap year. which is all he
needs. He also gets storm cap each
year. That makes IL articles Of head
gear which the government supplies him
with in the course of five years, and ex-
perience shows that that is quite suf
ficient 1t is nearly three hats a year,
and there are not many workingmen
who buy as many as that
THE marine also gets one full dress
coat, which, as it is not frequently used,
lasts FIVE years very nicely. He receives
a fatigue jacket each year and an over
coat. He gets eight pairs of blue trou-
sers and eight pairs of linen ones in five
years, and experience shows that if
man is careful he does not need that
many He is also supplied with 80 pairs
of gloves for the five years. He gets two
flannel overshirts each year He also
has two undershirts and two pairs Of
drawers each year. He also receives
four pairs of wooden socks and four
pairs of cotton socks each year. lie is
supplied with three pairs Of shoes each
year and one pair of arctic shoes each
season. He receives two pairs Of blan-
kets during the term of service. He is
also given 40 linen collars and three
pairs of suspenders during the same
time. That is the outfit in the way of
clothing which the government gives
each marine who joins the service.
These articles are all of first class mate
rial, too, and very serviceable. There is
no stint at all There are few articles,
like neckties and handkercbiefs, which
the marine must buy for himself.
''If a man is careful and economical
with his clothing, be can save fully
one-half of the allowance which he gets,
and if be saves any part of it he is al
lowed so much money for the clothing
he does not take. There are men in the
service today who are taking only about
one.half OF what the government al
lows, and at the end of their five years
service they will be paid in money for
the clothes they did not take. The full
value of the clothing allowed to each
man for five years is $198.
1.-THE sleeping accommodations of the
men are very good. While on shore du
ty they live in houses and have beds,
but while ON shipboard they sleep in
hammocks which the government fur
nishes. The sleeping quarters, both on
land and at sea, are clean and well ven
tilated. The food is all that man needs.
Sometimes the commissary is not well
administered, and the men complain,
but they can soon get change if they
take their complaints to the proper Off
Ger. The food is very good and of suffi-
cient variety for any one.
1.-The men ON shipboard also get oil
they need free, and medical attendance
costs them nothing
''Now this is the pay man gets as
a marine in thenavy. He is we'll clothed
and we'll fed. He sleeps in good bed
or hammock, has proper attention if
be is sick and draws handsome wages
in cash every month.
Ellis work is not at all burdensome
He has enough drill to keep him in the
best physical condition and give his APP
petite keen edge. he has lots Of time
for amusement On shore he can play
billiards and pool free at the post, and
he may enjoy all kinds of exercise in
the gymnasium. The men play baseball,
handball, football. They put the ham
mer and shot and enjoy themselves just
as much as the college boys do. The
government also has at each post and on
shipboarda library and a reading room,
where the men may entertain themselves
with books and papers.
"Out of their wages the men must
pay their barber aud laundry bills, which
together amount to about 50 month.
Besides his the marine is taken care
of in his old age. If his life has been
honorable, at the end Of 30 years service
he may retire to the Mariners home,
where he will have a room to himself,
a good table, three suits of clothes a
year, tobacco free and 81 a month. If
he does not retire until after he has
served 80 years, he then gets three-quar-
ters pay and three-quarters of all al
lowances Of clothing, besides good
home and coed board. for the rest of his
life
1T Will be seen that Uncle Sam is
not niggardly in dealing with his men.
If they do their duty. they receive good
treatment. and are well fed and clothed,
and draw, all things considered, very
fair pay. New York Telegram.
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