Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-01
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AN ENTICING PERSON.

AN EAllClNG PERSON.
low He Obtains the Raw Material
For the British Army and What His
Persuasive Manner Adds 10 His
Purse-Aiilitnry Nicknames.
listment, a queens shilling" is paid over
to every man who enters the service.
| The queens shilling" is so termed be-
cause its acceptance from recruiting
4 sergeant makes the receiver q 'queen's
man., body and soul.
The British recruiting sergeant-tie
man who gives the shiiIing-is generally
tail, erect, broad of shoulders, deep of
chest, supple of limb. with the bearing
of a conqueror, tempered by geniality,
and an ideally persuasive tongue. Az
ways in uniform and white gloves, with
cap a-tilt on his head and baton continu-
ally in evidence, he plays a most inpor-
tant part ia the army system of his
country. He generally hunts in couples.
and his chosen walks are either in the
vicinity of some great barracks or in the
4 l'''i'A 'lN0lNci > VI LIZ lONu sNlitIei llt ~
stationed. The favolite stamping grounds
of the London recruiting sergeunts are
| III the nciglborhood of the Horse guards
and in Trafalgar square. on the sides
| fronted by the National gallery and St.
| Martins church
Those who take the shilling there are
! initiated into the service OF her majesty
ut the recruiting depot of St. Georges
BARRACKS, just behind tie National SAL
| lery. This is the largest in Great Brit
| ain. and probably one-qisarter Of all the
British recruits are the enrolled. 9th
er large ds.pots are So. Ut Woolwich,
4 Ho.nslow and eisewhele. In fact. there
is IL recruiting depot i'll every town OF
note in all Great Britain.
| Ihe recruiting sergcants who work in
the square aud near the Horse guards
| have Il f;ir easier task to9pcrfom gener-
| ally than those who do duty elsewhere.
! Under the splendid stimulus furnished
/ by the crack cavulry's appearance the re-
| eruits rarely have to be subjected to
much persuasion and often offer them
selves unsolicited. Recruits are easily
obtained also in many places on occa-
sions Of great parades. But in ordinary
circumstances securing recruits for her
majesty's service is not task to be
lightly undertaken
| Fortunately cl.iGlping aud the press
gang are no longer, neerssasy i'll order 10
keep tide array ranks fairly we'll filled.
but il is TIE tiat thc recruiting SER.
5eants for The militia aud the ordinary
foot regiments are sometimes obliged to
sesort 70 rather devious expeaients 1t is.
also true that /, very large percentage
If the recruits tire picked UP in the city
sinnis where q glass on two of ale and Il
good Joking fiein splendid fellow like
A recruiting sergeant are far more likely
than anything else to produce the desired
l5gesMlts. RECRUITS obtained in slam neigh
I5loihoods arr. mainly youngsters out of
work. often without family ties and.
soneti..t.s quite Willing. if well persuad-
i8efi. To get away from their present sur.
| foul.dings even If the prospects be fairly
favorable for service against half saw
tssa native rebels in India. the still more
savage blacks of Africa or the Beers.
Alo are more dangerous because Of their
superior craftsmanship than either Hiii-
! docs or other blaeI.S. a guarantee oil
lie recruits good moral ehalaetel; Is re-
luircd os:ensii,iy. but the regulations
| spoa this poii!t are not administered with
great rissiity in many instances. and the
contingency IS rejection upon The moral
ies'eitl of ehe recruit is remote indeed.
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