The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-05


duty is not able 10 tell whether o man
gives his real name on has made one
mp on the spur Of the moment Here
are few taken from the rolls Of au
infantry regiment which show a fairly
wide range o. speech
0enIrsaux, WellschWmc1. upaike,
Zork. BrylskI. smluk
h0ragong. Jrs, Fe0nfeather
Munskoisky. Pichkow-ky sehlehr.
Auno, HUE. Adamiah
Five0res sikora, H0tonan
Wilkaitis, S1ekeiy.
In the cavalry branch Of The army
there are q notable four who rejoice 10
these names.
Shoemaker, Saoeeran shossmth
Shine.
Looking over the hospital roster
one is struck by SOME queer freaks ia
nomenclature. This part Of the army
la comparatively small, set ia the
corps are found such api names AS.
Health. Iiveaeo0l, Strong.
Payne, hIlsiuger. halHwel
lummel, I.eeci. Cppeneamp.
Ii would be mighty sick man that
couldn't make q pun with those names.
aud. when well enough 10 hobble
around the cooks tenls, have some
fan with Baker, phair, Omelette
Tee, Beer. Rice Wood Ash or Chip
Niccum, all Of whom are mustered as
company cooks, and are showing the
natives IN the West Indies Of the Phil
ippines how Yankee soldiers are fed. /
ln the artillery branch. which, by 1
reason Of being stationed on the COASTS. I
Is largely recruited from the foreign I
element, odd sounding names are
frequent ThefolloRing are samples
Omenselter. swantak Yoart
Gackiewiez, Henwetter Hlehtower.
Hhericsse, prochaelta Iwellyan,
bode1ack. lFo1oda. Inanzig
There is Of course no way of know /
ing what a mans 5 name may be except 4
the one ho chooses 70 De known by and I
gives At the time be cnlista By that I
name be is called unless. as sometimes I
happens, soldier becomes tired 81 I
nsing an assumed name and applies to
the authorities az Washington nnd bas I
his own nama substituted on the rec
ords. But it is easy to guess that 4
many names are hastily assumed in 4
the presence OF the recruiting officer
For instance. it is not hard TO under +
staud the om0tioaa that aetualed the 4
men who gave tleso names ga enter
ing the army.
Job snaa Done.
Love. fiuck Tmmn.
Hope Bsyianer. lost
Afew years ago the army was fullof +
Sulliyans, then come d crowd Of men 4
who gave their names as Corbeit when
making application Every prize fight +
Of any Importance results IA large
percentage Of tho men who present
themselves for examination giving the
name Of one or ihe other OF the prin-
cipals. Fortunately these candidates
are Of q class that lead lives which
thoroughly undt them for soldering
and they are rejected just nov the
farorite names of this class are sharkey
aud Sloan
Such names arc common IN the in-
ianiry as Foot. Walker. Leggitl. in
The cavalry as Rider. sadi'er. Sword.
ln the artillery and ordinance as ball.
Gunn and Cannon Perhaps the names
were taken by recruits in snnis 81
jest or With desire 70 conceal their
identity. for ii 81 q fact that many ol
the best men iu the ranks Of ihe army
have gone into ihe service to avoid
some trouble real or iancied. under
assumed names. aud onea in iull touch (
with the lice oi d soldier have re-cu
listed, usins the false name 10 order
to roapal the benefits that accrue FROM
continuous service
Recruiting officers all over the c0uu-
ify nov report that better class 81
men than ever before are Offering
themselves for enlistment. and proba
BY on this account the old aiiases
viii gradually Be obliieraied from the
rolls with tie muster ouiof the present
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