The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-05

"Business is looking up at this sta
tion," remarked Corporal Joseph Far
reli, of the United States marine re-
cruitng bureau yesterday, and open
ing his record book, he showed the
names of four recruits sent from
Scranton last Tuesday.
They are: Will LlewelynA Jones, OF
"a South Main avenue; Frank Louis
Brink, 212 Spruce street; John Herbert
Clifford, 914 Pittston avenue; Thomas
Francis Mahon, Avoca. The first three
named were all members Of the state
guard.
Corporal Farrell expects that men
will be coming in in greater numbers
now that Captain Wolfe and his aides,
who have been conducting o, United
States army recruiting station here.
have left town. They left for Phila-
delphia Wednesday morning. and the
marines have q clear field before them.
II believe" said Corporal Farrell
yesterday, "that people around here
are pretty hazy regarding the exact
nature of a marines duties. and in
fact, regarding the entire marine SER
vice. In reality, it is the most desir-
able branch of government life.
served in the Fourteenth regulars be-
fore l Joined the marines, and there
is no comparison between the lives
OF the soldier and the marine. The
latter's duties on ship board are sim
ply acting as escort and guard. There
is no menial work at all, and no ma
rines are expected to know anything
about sailoring. Then on land, Hhere
is sort of garrison duty, at WASH
ington, Boston, Brooklyn, San Fran
cisco, Annapolis, Norfolk and League
Island, near Philadelphia.
ARE WELL DRESSED.
1.-THE marine is est-dressed man
wearing uniform. The service re-
quires large number of varieties of
| dress and undress suits, and I have
known marines who possessed ward
robe, the size of which would compare
favorably with many I; society lead
| er's.
"Withal, the corps is by no means
| made up Of dandified men, and the
| marines have done good service in
Cuba the Philippines and China. Still,
| we do not have to suffer anything like
| the privations the soldiers do. even
| in campaign, as we sleep on board our
ships, and have rations which are
feasts for the gods compared with
what men in the regulars are some-
| times forced to receive.
"All the recruits enlisted here are
sent to League Island. where they
are drilled and whipped into shape,
| and after six months of service, they
can ask to be transferred to any
| quarter where the corps is at work"
| AS has been mentioned before in
these columns. Corporal Farrell has
only a few months Worn the marine
uniform and formerly was sergeant in
| the Fourteenth regulars, one of the
| first regiments to see service in the
! Philippines.
During his stay in the islands, his
regiment was constantly engaged in
| fighting and pursuing the amiable
Aguinaldo, and his warriors, and Cor
poral Ferrell saw enough of the Fill
pino character to give him very
small-sized opinion Of our newly-ac-
| quired ow-countrymen.
THE FILIPINO.
| He said yesterday, regarding them:
| zone phase of their character which
strongly impressed itself upon me was
their extreme avar!clousness and
eagerness after wealth. They We're
constantly in pursuit of the great
I american dollar, while any Ameri-
canos We're around. and they were
exceedingly successful in separating
the soldier from his coin. Immediate
ly on our advent in the islands. prices
of everything took an enormous rise.
being doubled, tripled and put up
four-fold.
1.-The men, as rule. are quick, ener-
getic fellows and while they are pos
sessed in marked degree of no great
courage. they can. nevertheless, be
made into good soldiers.
"Why, one day, WHEN we Were
drilling. a crowd of little fellows
watched us, and when we We're
through, picked up some sticks and
went through the manual of arms, in
practically perfect style. The men are
vain and childish. 1t was odd to see
the anxiety with which they used
to change all the funds into the
big double eagles. The $50 gold pieces