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THE OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE.
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CAPTAIN WILLARD AEMTNISTERIN'O
T if iOnim In vnonw nlafM An th
I bill bowds of thla and other
J rltlM ean b ieen & oo.-ter be&r
in at the top th coit of arma
of the United Btate. and, in
largs type, the words: "United State.
Army Recruiting Service. Wanted for the
United Etatet army, able-bodied men of
good character, between the agee of 21 and
IS.". Probably there are many people who
pause and read that potter, who have l'ttle
or no conception of the me hod of aipblns
ml enlintlnjr Id the service of Uncle Scm.
and whose idea of the requirements., el
ected Is of the vaguest kind. That they
may have a clearer understanding of thla
subject la the object of the present article.
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f steeeeslem sf Recruiting- Officers.
The local recruiting station In operation
now was established at Sixteenth and
Dodge streets on January 28. 1901. by Brig
adier General ' William F. Spurgln, since
deceased, at the time lieutenant colonel of
the Sixteenth United States Infantry. This
officer was successively succeeded by Cap
tain ' H. N. Hoyden. Twenty-sixth United
Htates infantry, since retired; Lieutenant
B. . H. Kerfoot, Artillery corps, and Lieu
tenant A. M. Mason, Artillery corps. The
recruiting party since November. 1993. has
consisted of Captain H. O. Williard, Fifth
United States cavalry, officer In charge;
W, H. Ramsey, contract surgeon, United
States army, examining surgeon; Sergeant
E. A. Relchart, cavalry, Q. R. S.; Corporal
O.. E. Fately, infantry, O. R. S., and
Private A. Albers, neld artillery, O. R. S.
Ia addition to the local field, the terri
tory covered by this office extend over
the state of Nebraska" and part of the
state of Iowa, but at present the only
stations maintained are at Lincoln, Neb.,
and Sioux City, la., at each of which sta
tions there Is a recruiting party of one
sergeant and a corporal, the physical ex
amination being conduoted by a a civilian
physician, especially employed for the duty
as occasion may require. The location of
the Omaha office was changed in June of
the , present year from Sixteenth and
Dodge streets to the present location at
the. southwest corner of Thirteenth and
Deuglaa streets, and the increase in the
number of applicants and the men enlisted
has more than Justified the change.
Oet'fca Stands Pretty Well.
Aj to .e suecesa met with in securing
tnea. H would be well to quote the latest
Official record for the quarter ending Sep
tember X), 1M. This report shows that
the Omaha station stood twenty-second in
the number of recruits obtained out of
h total of sixty main stations in operation
la lb United States, having secured more
mec than the stations established In such
Clt: az Cincinnati, Denver, Savannah and
Atlanta. Qa., Baltimore, Cleveland, Dav
enpvrt, Jft-, Hnrrlsburg, Pa-. Memphis,
Tean., Columbus, O.. Milwaukee, Scran
ton, Sacramento, Cal., Newurk, N. J.,
va.nsvUie, Ind., Nashville, Term.. Syra
cuse. N. Y.. P.tchmond. Va., New Orleans,
Springfield, 111., Springfield, Mass., Port
land, Ore., Albany, N. T., Des Moines,
and two stations, one tn New York City
and Chicago,, besides a number of other
cities not mentioned.
, The success attained and verified by the
report quoted Is quite flattering to the
Qmaha office, .when it Is considered that
many of the larger cities of the union have
failed to equal the Omaha record for the
period stated, nd In view of the unques
tioned advantage that they possess In a
number of cases of havlns a much larger
population to draw from than Is the case
In 4hl city and those tributary thereto,
end justillee the conclusion that there are
fw if any cities of the same population
lu the country that affords more splendid
opportunities for recruiting the rsnks of
the . army than Omaha, the material ob
tained is nowhere better, In nearly every
lntsnce the ' applicants ott'ilned being
sturdy and excellent young Americans,
who will be a credit to the service and an
honor? to the atAto and locution whence
tbey eome. The. prevalent idea that many
people have i that no difficulty Is encoun
Some Quaint Features of Current Life
. .v.- ...i, cf o,.n!l Th flnrera
DlgraUy Oat of Place.
HiMWIt'll Individual from the
k I east, say a Texa newspaper,
I .hiDtened 10 be traveling in west
ern .Texas and stopping at a
hotel wnen trouble started among
oni 'cowboy who prepared to conduc
tbe argument with revolvers. .
"ftr tiger," said a Texan to th,e pomp
ous man "It would be a good idea fur you
to lay down on the floor till this d epute
la settled."
, "It does not comport wlih the d'gnlty or
a Itoston gentleman of my profem'on." said
the pompous gentleman, "to wallow in the
dirt on the floor "
"Ton, may be right, stranger," arewered
th Texan, as he prepared to recline, ''but
my' opinion is thit you had be ter less
ytr dignity fur the time belli' than to hava
the' daylight let Into your system by
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' Siesta Drokra.
A.'roeil'.ual Journal vourne for th fol
lowing stcry "A woman wh.i wa seriously
ill awotf one night to find the nurse sit
ting; at the foot of her bed smoking a
cigarette and reading a novel. Greatly
lert:d, the putlent rwised herself up in
lier bed snd cried out: ""What In tn world
are you Oolng. nurse" To which the
nurs replied: "Good gracious! I thought
uu wer deud!"
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Poker at Pray Meet In a.
AO Ohio wife has sued a large collection
Of the lead leg eitlsaus of her home towe
to recover turn of money alleged to have
been won by them from her husband at
th gam of poker. Thl sporting group
ef high roller Include moat of th po
lltkjat and official and publican society of
th coiurouoet th health officer la In it
ana tU Hy i,gtnr; to clerk, also, and
Men in
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THE OATTT-Photo by a Staff Artist.
tered In any man being accepted for serr
Ice in the army or navy. In fact many be
lieve that the services afford excellent
opportunities for reforming and redeeming
hard or unruly characters, and that the
service is the proper place for all such
" men. That thla Idea is entertained by
men, some of them In high positions, the
following example can be given to prove.
Dlselpllae of the Service.
A Judge In one of the eastern cities, hav
ing before him for trial an especially in
corrigible youth, a fit subject for a reform
school, stated that he would withhold sen
tence and release the fellow, provided he
were to enlist In the navy, where he
could be subjected to discipline; sufficient
to state that when the facts became
known by the man applying for enlistment,
that he was rejected without ceremony,
and he was Informed that the navy (and
the army as well) was no reform Institu
tion, and that such characters were not
desired for the service. There can be no
doubt but that the discipline and training
that is received in the service renders It
peculiarly successful In dealing effectively
with all classes of men, bui this Is re
sorted to only through necessity, and It
Is not the desire nor the Intention of th
government to convert either service, army
or navy. Into an asylum, rtform school
or correctional Institution for criminals,
chronic drunkards or any other class of
undesirable men.
Fortunately the evidence of a life of
debauchery and vagrancy is-in the ma
jority of cases so noticeable and so in
delibly marked upon the features and
person that lKtle or no trouble Is expe
rienced in arriving at the tcue estimate
of the character of such an apllcant.
and rejecting him, as Is invariably done,
and should ther be any. doubt as to the
character or adaptability of an applicant.
the only proper court-e Is to give the
government the benefit of the doubt by
the rejection of the man.
Qualifications for Enlistment.
The qualifications for original enlistment
In the army are as follows: The applicant
must be a male cltlsen of the United
States, or have legally declare! his inten
tion to become such; he must be of good
character, between the ages of 21 and 15,
temperate in habits, able-bodied, free frorj
disease, and must be ablj to read, writ
and speak the English ; language. , Minor
will not be enlisted. Married, men will be
enlisted only upon . the approval of th'
regimental commander, or other proper
commanding officer, should there be no
regimental organization, and then only
when it can be plainly shown that the
enlistment of such married man will be for
the best Interests of the public service.
As a rule. It may be stated that the en
listment of married men Is discouraged.
All applicants are required to furnish
evidence concerning age and character, If
deemed necessary by the recruiting officer.
Certain limits are prescribed relative to
height and weight of applicants; for In
fsntry, coast artillery and engineers, the
height must be not less than S feet 4
Inches and weight not more than 190
pounds; for cavalry and field artillery, the
height must not be less than five feet four
inches, nd not more than five feet ten
Inches, . and the weight must not be in
excess of 165 pounds. For all arms of the
service the minimum In . weight is plactd
at 128 pounds Should an applicant bo
in the best of health a variation will be
allowed of a fraction of an inch In maxi
mum height for cavalry and field artillery
service.
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A word here . concerning some of the
foregoing qualifications. It i noticed that
the enlistment of applicants Is restricted
to male citizens of the United States, or
those who have declared their intention to
become citizens; this also includes citizens
of Porto Rico. The only enlistment of
females known Is that of army nurses,
and these are enlisted by and exclusively
the surjerlntendent of canal. The finger
of councilmen and candidate for council
man are numerous In the pie, and the
president of the Men's Society of the Meth
odist Church shows up as a eport of th
first water.
The Officer' Perqnlslte.
Apropos of an exploeion of a curtrldge In
the Bank of Ireland, Dublin, the other day,
the 'Western Oazette asks: "How came
cartrldgew on the premiees?" And thus ex
plains: "The Bank of Ireland, like the
Bank of Er.gland, had ak military guard
which Is relieved every twenty-four hours.
Immediately after the mounting of the new
guard every, morning a knock at the door
of the officer' room announces the urrhal
f the head porter with a large book. In
which the officer algn his name, rank and
regiment, and on the departure of tho
porter with the book a half sovereign la
found on U.e table. It 1 the officer'
'perquisite!"
Modern RJn'au Winkle. -For
twenty year Jacob P.l'.ch ha- lived
the life cf a hormit rnnung the t mbtreJ
h lis of southern IXr.olj, having In all that
time never oiue slept untler a roof. At
one time ho was a fairly prosperous
farmer, but he w wlni11i out of v-ry-thlng
he owned. A short time afterward
hi wife and two children died. Bitch then
wandered into the wotd. where he lived
(onstautly until one evening lait week,
whin he applied to the police of Belleville
for food. He presented the appearance of
a veritable Rip Van Winkle, with lilt white
hair and LeirO. his tatured (lot I, and
bis bent forme said h had been roam
ing all over southern Illinois and. feeing
that hi end wa approaching, he yielded
to an Itnpule to travel lack to etns of
hi oid bonis, lie was nt to the euuuty ,
hospital for treatment.
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Sitting: Dr. W. H. Ramsey. Captain H. O. Willard, Sergeant B. A. Rlchardt.
PERSONNEL OF THE OMAHA RECBUITINO CORPS. UNITED STATES ARMS Photo by a Staff Artist
under the control of
the surgeon general
of the army, accord
ing to Instructions
governing in their
cases. The applicant
must be between 21
and 36 year of age,
of good character,
temperate in habits,
able to speak, read
and write the Eng
lish language. Re
cruiting officers are
directed and en
joined to be most
careful In the en
listment of appli
cants, especially in
that be must be con
vinced beyond any
doubt that the ap
plicant is of the age
of 21 or more; it was
formerly the coetom
to enlist boys be
tween the ages of II
and 21 with the writ
ten consent of par
ents or guardians,
but this 1 no longer
permitted. i)wlng to
the fact that the su
preme court has de
cided that minor
cannot bs enlisted
and held to their
oath, even with the consent of parents
or guardian. .
Where there Is any doubt In the mind of
the recruiting officer a to the age of an
applicant the latter Is required to furnish '
the most conclusive proof as to his ig
before he will be accepted. This he usually
idoes by submitting an acknowledgment
from his parent or other relative cogni
sant of his age to the effect that he 1 of
'the age of 21 or more, and In ca.e that he
canr.ot obtain, this statement, ihe.i his
,own declaration In the frrm of an affidavit,
supported by the affidavit of two wLmsies
'knovn to be reputable. Si.ould he.be un
able to obtain this testimony the.e no
co. e ofv but to decline to accept 'aim,
for any recrul.-.j officer that accepts an
applicant, and K afterward transpire thit
the recruit was a minor, or otherwise un
fitted for the service, . will , be held to a
' strict accountability for the enlistment,
and all of the expense incurred in con
sequence of the man's acceptance wilt be
charged, against the officer who enlisted
him; this fact that the age must be proved
leads In a number of case to rejection of
men, even when it i established that the
applicants are physically acceptable.
NO Drsskardi Need Apply..
In exacting that applicant be temperai
In habits, the government requires nothing
more than Is now demanded by all large
corporations of their employes; no drunk
ard or dissipated man can at the present
day expect to hold a position or secure
employment from ' any great corporation;
and a roan whose constitution has been
weakened by excesses will sooner or later
succumb to the rigorous training, and to
the strain upon hi energy that Is exacted
nowadays In the service. Years ago men
were often enlisted who were unable to
read or write, but that day has now passed,
but In this time of excellent public schools
and universal education-. It Is expected and
required that every aspirant for the servlco
must not only speak the English language,
but read and write it as well.
At first glance It mlsht seem a hardship
that married men are not, as a rule, ac
cepted for enlistment; this, on the con
trary, will generally be found to be l
blessing in disguise, for while the pay and
allowances of a soldier is ample for all
his own needs, and by due care and
economy, a soldier can save a considerable
sum of money, still it Is not sufficient to
Trial TnD Oi InterUrbOIl GQSOHlie MotOF CQF
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motor car now In oyratlon on
th track of th Sioux City,
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Homer at Southern Hallway com
pany, tbe pioneer interuruan Una
In Nebraska. 8averal Omaha men are inter
ested In the enterprise. The line will soon
connect th Winnebago Indian reservation
with Bloux City, la., a distance of about
twenty-four mile. It is not th Intentiou
of th projector to build to Omaha Track
laying began at Seuth Sioux City, Neb..
for Service in Uncle Sam's Navy
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support a wife, unless there are other
sources of income; again, the government
makes no provision for quarter for en-
listed men, except in rare cases; men are
required to live in the barrack provided
for them, and a soldier wife must gen
erally secure employment in some officer'
family, or live on the outside, at. the ex
pense of her husband,
Pbyslcal Examination First,
To determine that an applicant is able
bodied and free from, disease, he is re
quired to undergo a rigid physical exam
ination. Preliminary to this examination,
he is required to answer a number of ques
tions on a' form called "the physical exam
ina ion of a recruit" and having answered
these questions, to sign the statement,
which is attested by the recruiting officer.
These questions embody a concise and com
plete history of the applicant; they relate
to his name, age and birth, birthplace, oc
cupation, residence; disclose the fact
whether be 1 a citizen of the United
States, or if rot, whether he has ever de
clared his Intention to become such, and if
o. In what court, what service, foreign
or United States, applicant has had, when,
and where he was enlisted; whether he is
a member of the National Guard or militia
of any state or territory (If so, he must fir;
ecure a discharge from competent author
ity, before being accepted in the UniWd
States service), whether he has ever be-
'ore PP"e tor enli.tment, if so. where,
and if rejected, for what cause; whether
applicant has ever had any sickness, and
t what age; the nationality, residence and
occupation of father must be stated, as
also whether there are any objections on
the part of his parents or other relatives
to applicant' enlistment (should there be
valid objection, the applicant cannot be
accepted); if either parent ha died, the
cause must be stated, and If It appear
that applicant comes from a family subject
to any hereditary disease, he must be re
jected. Reference Are Required.
The name and address of employer, to
gether with date' of employment must be
given, tor purpose of reference, If deemed
essential; the applicant is 'then carefully
questioned a to the presence of any func
tional disease or disorder that would dis
qualify him" for servlco; these questions
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EXPERIMENTAL. CAR PROPELLED BY GASOLINE
and ha reached a point below Dakota
City track-laying is In progress and will
be punned. . In the spring a spur will be
built to Crystal lake, a fine body of water
just below South Sioux City, where the
railroad company owns land and will erect
a summer resort in a large grove.
The gasoline car was manufactured at
Karsas City and shipped on a flat car. In
transit a cast steel bolster wa , broken,
which put the front axl out of line and
caused a temporary break down on tbe
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. are searching and
embrace every im
portant organ. He
must give the names
and addresses of all
people dependent
upon him for sup
port, and should it
appear that his dis
charge may subse
quently be asked for
on these grounds, he
will not be taken;
should his answer
disclose that he has
ever been en Inmate
of a Jail or peniten
tiary, or has ever
been convicted of
felony, he will be
rejected, as the en
listment of such per
son Is prohibited by
law.
It may be perti
nently asked at this
point. What assur
ance has any officer
that the applicant
truthfully answers
the questions put to
him, for. did he de
sire to enlist, it
might eem that he
would endeavor to
conceal any possible
defects and give
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Such, no doubt, would
were there no law In
false answers
h fha case
operation to comple truthfulness, and to
provide a penalty for violations, pui u.-u
a law 1 in force, though not commonly
known. But any man who makes a mis
representation, gives a false answer to a
recruiting officer, or tn manner, shape or
form, procures his enlistment fraudulently
renders himself liable to trial by general
court-marital for the crimo of fraudulent
enlistment, and this, by section 3, act of
congress, approved July 27r U92. Is declared
a military offense, triable by courts-martial
under the 62d article of war, the maxi
mum punishment upon conviction thereof
being fixed at dishonorable discharge from
the army of the United States, with for
feiture of all pay allowances and confine
ment in. a military prison at hard labor
for the period of one year; this act of con
gress, and the penalty for violation of the
same is thoroughly explained to the ap
plicant and is embodied in the statement
mentioned above, and hi signature thereto
is taken as conclusive proof that he fully
understands and realizes the crime that
he commits, should he violate the same.
Under the circumstances It can be plainly
seen that no applicant would care to run
the risk of making any material misrep
resentation or false statement about him
self or previous history, that would sub
sequently be discovered and lead to hi
conviction for fraudulent enlistment
The Finishing; Touches.
Should the answers given by the appli
cant previously described prove satisfac
tory to the recruiting officer It now re
mains to prove that the man is able bodied
and free from disease, and, as stated be
fore, this is effected by subjecting the
applicant to- a rigid physical examination
by a competent medical examiner in the
presence of the recruiting officer. For this
purpose the applicant is taken to a well
lighted room, required to strip himself of
all clothing and undergo the examination,
and unless physically perfect he will be
rejected. In order that his person may
be thoroughly clean, he Is obliged to take
a both. Should he present himself In un
clean condition even though well dressed
and physically souud, he will he rejected,
as no one la de.ilred who IS not cleanly
and respectable. The applicant having
stripped, is minutely examined as to hi
general physique, skin, scalp and head,
bis hearing and sight are tested, each
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trial trip. A new bolster was sent up
and ths tar Is now in successful operation
and I not only hauling passengers, but
pushing material down to the track layers.
It la a very powerful engine and will readily
haul a trailer and perhaps a loaded freight
car. It can be operated at a coat of I
cents per mile. It is attracting wide
spread attention.- Many railroad men are
Interested to know It capabilities. It un
qualified success. If demonstrated, would
work a revolution In tnterurban traffic.
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, ear and eye separately, hi no, mouth
and teeth, face, chest and neck, back
and abdomen are carefully examined; his
heart and lungs thoroughly tested, the
flexibility of all Joints determined; the ex
pansion and contraction of his chest is
obtained and these must "correspond to
a fixed table, together with his height
and weight, but slight variations being
allowable; the presence of any rupture or
chronic disease Is ascertained, the limbs,
feet and all other Important organs sre
closely examined and the presence of dis
ease in any of them or weakness In any
part Is a cause for rejection.
In addition, applicants for the signal
corps of the army are thoroughly tetfd
for color blindness, this requirement not
4 being exacted for other branches of the
service.
Should the applicant, successfully have
passed the physical examination outlln id
above, his body is then carefully searched
for moles, birth stairs, scars, tit to marks
or any other permanent marking, and the
location and description of these, together
with their measurements is recorded, front
and back, ;n a figure card, this being a
paper bearing the figure of a nude man, on
which theso markings and their location Is
shown. This serve a a means of personal
Identification, and by this means many de
serters and fraudulently enlisted men are
nnnually detected and brought to trial. The
markings are also recorded on what Is
called the soldiers' descriptive card, which
card Is forwarded to the War department
after 'the enlistment; this card also con
tains all the recruit's measurements, the
color of his hair, eye and complexion, age
and occupation, place of birth, and, in tact,
all other information that I necessary con
cerning him a concise history and descrip
tion for future use. Having dressed and
hi paper having now been prepared the
applicant 1 now ready for the last step,
prepared in be sworn Into the service of th
United States. ,
Taking- tbe Oath.
Before the oath Is administered ' to him
he must make a written declaration, in the
presence of a competent Witness, of the
following Import, which declaration Is con
tained on the reverse side of his enlistment
papers, this declaration being as follow:
I. John Doe. desiring to enlist In the 1
army of the United States for the term of
three years, do declare that I have neither
wife nor child; that I am of legal age to
nnllxt and believe myself to be physically
qualified to perform the duties of an able
bodied soldier; and I do further declare
that I am of good habits and character In
all respects and have never been discharged
from the United State service (army or
navy) or sny other service on account of
disability, or through sentence of either
civil or military oourt, nor discharged f'-om
sny service, civil or military, except with
good charncter and for the reasons given
by me to the recruiting officer nrlor to thl
enlistment; and that I am a citizen of the
United State (or have made legal declara
tion of my Intention to become such).
The recruiting officer, standing now, ad
ministers the oath to the applicant, the
latter likewise standing, and holding up his
right hand. This oath la:
State of Nebraska, City or Town of
Omaha. . I, John Doe, born In New
York, In the state of New York, acred 23
years and 4 months, and by occupation a
laborer, do hereby acknowledge to hove
voluntarily enlisted this 21 day of Octo
ber. 1004 as a soldier In the army of the
United State of America, for the period of
three yeara. unless sooner discharged by
proper authorltv: nn1 do also a--ee to ac
cept from the United States such bounty.
iv. rittons and clothing as are or may he
established by Hw. And I do solemnly
nwesr that I will bear n faith and alle
pHanc to the United Ptts of America;
that I will serve thm hone.tlv and falth
fullv aralrst nil helr enemies whoso
ever. prl that T will ohev te orders of the
rr-Bident of th United Ptaei, and the
orrterB nf the officers artnolnted over me,
according to the rules and articles of war.
Conneelnr yelth the Commlssarr.
The foretrotna- oath Is subserlhed and duly
swo-n to In the n'ewenrfe of the recruiting
officer and nrorrlr attested by him J anv
commissioned officer of th crmy may ad
minister this oath, an It will be binding.
The man la now a soldier, and he Is pro
vided with lodrlnir and aubalafenoe at the
expense of the government, until uch time
Curious and Romantic Capers of Cupid
Short Courtship. ,. away a bit of paper, but claim:
HICAGO ha an unenviable repute
g I utlon for divorce and la now
, J striving to supplement It with the
8peed record In acquaintance,
" " courtship and marriage, William
Mitchell met Mies Becht, a North Side girl,
at a dance-, proposed then and there, was
accepted, und thirteen hours later the pair
were married. So quick did eventa crowd
upon him that the bridegroom was unable
to glvo the name of his wife when an ac
quaintance congratulated him.
A Matrimonial Ad.
Here Is a matrimonial odvertlsement,
Japanese style: "I am a very pretty girl.
My hair la as wavy as a cloud. My com
plexion ,hns the brilliancy and softnea of
a flower. My expression la as mobile as
the leaf of a weeping willow. My brown
eyes are like two crescents of the moon.
I have enough worldly goods to pans hap
pily throug life with my husband, hand In
hand, gazing at the flowers by diy an1
the moon by night. It this should meut
the eye of a man who Is Inn !lige:it. amia
ble end of good adilrrxs, I will be his for
life, and repose with him later In a tomb
of red marble." There were StC.OW mar
riages In Japan last year, but for all that
such advertisements as the above appear
every day in the Japaneae papers.
Girl 0!tintbe Llrenae.
When Joseph Kellce, a Detroit shoe
maker, goes down town after leather
again, he will probably make the trip
alone. The other day he permitted Miss
Apollena Krantz to accompany hlin, and
shortly afterward they halted befor tho
marriage license counter , In the county
clerk s office. Jo saw hi compnl n rai
the stump of her right arm while a clork
repeated some words in , solemn volje.
aw her hand th vlerk a dollar and take
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SIGHT - Photo by a Staff Artist.
he may be forwarded to his station. I)
Is found best to send men tn parties of
two or more, under the charge of the most
experienced man. and where very large
parties of recruits are sent to stations. It la
quite common to send one or more commis
sioned officers In charge of the party. Re
cruits are provided with transportation,
berth In tourist sleeper snd meal ticket
for the time that thay will be enroute, and
are assigned and sent to' stations that are
designated from the War department
Location of Reeroltlnar Station.
At present recruits are forwarded from
Omaha to the following stations: Fort
Stevens, Ore., for coast artillery. Fort
Douglas, Utah, for field or light artillery;
Jefferson Barracks, Mo., for cavalry, and
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and Angel Is
land, Cel., for Infantry; from the latter
point men are sent to the Philippine Is
lands, Hawaii and the legation guard at
Peking, China, where there is a company
of United States Infantry.
Men with previous service In th army
and with excellent discharge are gener-
ally allowed to enlist for any company and
regiment that they may wish, provided
that there Is a vacancy; a a rule appli
cant for original enlistment can choose
th branch of the service they desire,
uch a cavalry, Infantry, artillery, etc,
but at the present time no original en
listment are being made for either In
fantry or cavalry only men with prevlou
service being accepted, and such recruit
a are obtained are sent either to the light
or heavy artillery.
Such of the article of war a directly
relate to enlisted men are read to all ap-
pllcanta before enlistment and carefully
explained to them, a being th law under '
which they will be governed and within
Ix day after enlistment, all of the arti
cles of war, 128 In number, are read to'
the recruit .
What Pay They Get,
All applicant must pay their own ex
penses to the place of enlistment, and If
accepted tehlr expense - are thereafter
paid by the government Having enlisted,
the recruit must then serve three year, '
, or until such time as properly discharged, '
. receiving during thl time. In addition to
hi pay, clothing, rations, bedding, ' medi
cine and medical attention; hi pay varlea '
from 113 per month for a private to th
highest pay paid any enlisted man, viz.,
a master electrician, 175 per month thl
being the pay while In the United States,
while eervlng in the Philippine island,
the island of Guam, Alaska, China and
Panama th pay of th soldier I Increased
20 per cent .
Chaaet to Save Honey.
A soldier may, should he desire, deposit
any saving (not less than $5) with the
government, and for any period of six
month or longer will receive 4 per cent
per annum Thl money must be with
drawn when he 1 dlchrged. When by
expiration of service he la honorably dis
charged, the soldier Is paid at the rate
of 4 cent per mile for every mile from
the place of discharge to place of enlist
ment, unless ' such place of discharge 1
without th United States, and in that
event he 1 transported free to the nearest
port of the United States, and then paid
travel pay the same as above.
Soldiers with twenty years' faithful serv
ice are entitled to admission to the Sol
diers' home In Washington, D. C, and for
the purpose of upporting the home the
urn of in, cent per month Is deducted
from each man pay in the army. Hav
ing erved thirty year or more, soldier
can then be retired, and receive when re
tired three-fourth their monthly pay al
lowed by law and 19.50 per month addi
tional for clothing and subsistence. Uncle
Sam Is exacting in his demands as tn the
kind of men that he want in his array,
but when once secured, he feeds and
pay him the best of any nation In the
world, and is rewarded by having the
finest soldiers the world can produce.
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away a bit of paper, but claims h had no
idea she was obtaining a marriage license.
He appeared to be grievously put out when
Informed later this wa what she had done.
"She told me she was going to pay the
tax," aaid he, dejectedly, through an In
terpreter. "I don't love her. I don't want
to marry her."
He breathed a sigh of relief when In
formed he wa not obliged to marry Just
because n license had been Is3ucd. Felice
ays Miss Krantz has been coming to hi
hop a great deal of late to read the paper
to him, particularly war news.
Miss Krantt would not say much about
the license, except she liked Joe and she
thought Joe liked her. No date had been
Marriage Hnl.'s at the Altar,
The marriage of Lizzie Fey and Allen
May, a popular singer at one of the Phil
adelphia theaters, was halted at the altar.
Tho prlext who wua about to perform
the ceremony heard that the young man
had a wife living from whom lie had been
divorced, and refused to tie the knot.
Tho young girl Id decidej'.y pretty. gim
hoard May sing several mouths ago and
fell lu love ut firm sight. The pnlr be
came acquainted Hhortly after onl l!ay'
love toctimo as ardent as tho girl's. As a
result they Ueume engaged and th wed
(ling day was nut.
During the courtship the girl never knew
that her lovur was a divorced man. How th
truth reached the ,-rleot s ears U not known. ,
When the cuuple had not appeire'l by
4:15 the spectators began to think there
wa something wrong. This proved to
be true, when a few minute after Father
Charles Cavanaugh mad the announce
rnent that tiiere could be no marriage fc
May had a wife still living.
Th gents slowly filed out of th church,
many of them too stunned to (peak. Mia
Fey 1 ald to b prostrated.