Show r or r IN el y OF F V M ans T tl b following article de from alio sacramento of sopt explains a in matter abier 1 about ich there seems therefore to have been some misunderstanding 1 i c whether volunteers from tho the state of california would receive the pay of 5 per month from that state in ill addition to the 3 00 bounty the article contains t other matter of interest to volunteers and veterans and is worth abare ful fill perusal advices advises have been lately received from the war department at washington i to ill the effect that tha t all ail enlist enlisted pd soldiers enlisting listin in the military service of the united e d st states ate s in this state since pinco the day of july laetare la last stare are entitled to rec eive eiva a bounty or of three hundred dollars about the ath of september instant it was understood to 0 o bo be the construction orthe of the law by the provost alf marshal arshal general of california that the bounty was onehundred one hundred dollars consequently those enlisting 11 I 1 i sting since that time have only received that amount but will now be glad to learn that they are each entitled to an additional amount on bounty account of ti two vo hundred dollars the monthly pay is is sixteen dollars and to this tle the state of california adds a bounty or of one li hundred andred and sixty collars and the monthly pa payment ot of live five dollars it will be seen that the pay is exceedingly od liberal and affords to the soldier who enters into the service of his country a ch chance ance to support his family if ho has one and to sil saive ave from his kiy as much and perli aps more than can be saved ived p in the ordinary occupations of life A glance tit at tile the following table fable will show how tile tho a account stands federal bounty 00 federal Fei Fe leral monti monthly 1 ly wages for three years 00 state bounty 00 state monthly wages for three y years ISO CO 00 total for three years 1210 1216 00 this amounts to a fraction over 33 7 77 7 per month during birino the whole period thin the state bounty and pay are arc in in gold it hould also be borne in ni mind in f d that uncle sam sain takes good care or of his soldierly orly nephews and furnishes them with abundant rations plenty of good clothing and medical attendance so go ill that at the pru i jare rill sol dier may save the 0 si ove mu mot tinned if ile he chooses at thu the end of his service he will return with a little fortune in ill ills ilia pocket with the education or of a soldier added to ili his other qualifications for making finking a good citizen and with a certificate of honorable service in he great war for the preservation of american liberty and independence ce which will be to him and his children a prize more inore valuable than money maney and more imperishable than gold or silver that avi wice in tho the army of the united states is 13 not only honorable but of practical value inia be seen by the fact thit veterans that is to say those who have haveker s r monti montis months s or more who enlist now receive from tile the state a b bounty 01 in gold of three hundred dollars in instead stead of the oil one and sixty dollars given to raw volunteers I 1 there are arc no doubt many thousands ands of hardy haray laborers in this state who cannot even when they are fortunate enough to obtain steady employment miiko inake as much clear profit from thir toil as may bp saved in the service ervice of the government these liberal offers on theeart the part odthe of the government to procure voltin volunteers will we understand continue it becomes necessary to resort to the draft to make up the deficiency which in may ay iy exist from the lack of volunteers rs to rill fill tile the quota or of troops required froni from calill california or the neove bounties s ire are provided 11 for 01 TOWn volunteers and not for drafted men I 1 when u is is ordered it will pe be be c cause t ause these generous propositions to fo api 1 have failed to obtain the necessary r number of troops required for the deft defence I 1 nae of this coast against the enemies both domestic and foreign who are li liable 11 at any moment to bo be precipitated upon us Alth dilg a h a draft in california is not proba probable ble yet the volunteer among other oyer over hini him who stays at home hoine escapes escus tle possibility of being drafted r L |