UNCLE SAM'S NAVY.
Something About the Service That Produces Such
Fighters as Dewey and Farragut.
ITS REQUIREMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
During the past few years much has
appeared in the public prints about
our Navy; however, but little has been j
said about the routine life aboard ship
and the duties of the man behind the
gun and furnace*.
The new battleship Ohio will short
ly hoist the Stars and Stripes, and
sail for foreign shores, to watch over
and defend the rights of our groatj
country; and there are many young
men who would delight to serve on
her. if they only knew what they!
could do and how to join. The Ohio
is a first-class battleship of enormous
6ize, weighing 16,000 tons. She will
carry a battery of twenty heavy guns
£V*r&« »t
and many smaller ones, and her crew
will consist of about 800 men—just
to think that it takes a whole regi
ment toman one of these magnificent
bhips of war.
A modern man-of-war Is a mass of
machinery, so that, besides seamen,
many skilled mechanics are required:
Machinists, electricians, carpenters,
plumbers, boilermakers, coppersmiths,
engineers, in fact, nearly every kind of
skilled labor has its representative on
board. Also there are commissary
stewards, musicians, stenographers,
Lakers, cooks, hospital stewards, and
men of many other vocations. In
this respect the Navy differs from the
Army, for all these men have work to
do in their own particular trade. The
Navy offers unusually good opportuni
ties for machinists, as they have work
to do in all branches of their trade
and thus avoid the piece work grind
of their brothers of the factory.
Young men without a trade can en
list as landsmen and are instructed in
the trtuie of seaman. Many such have
risen to the grades of seamen, and
, petty officers within a couple of years.
I The pay of landsman is sl6 a month
and from that it goes upward. The
wages of mechanics are fixed to meet
those paid on land, and, of course,
board Is furnished in addition. Also,
on first enlisting, a complete outfit of
| clothes and uniforms are given free.
Electricians get as high as S7O a
month, and other craftsmen in keep
: ing.
Upon every re-enlistment men re
-1 eeive an increase in pay, and, after a
certain length of service, they are
pensioned for life.
About the physical requirements,
the height is five feet four
ii\ohes, and a man of that height must
weigh 128 lbs. and measure 33 inches
around the chest. The tallest man
to be enlisted is six feet one inch. He
must weigh 176 lbs. and his chest
must be at least 30 3-4 inches in cir
cumference.
Waist measure is not important, but
one must not be absolutely obese.
Physical ailments of a chronic nature
keep a man out. His teeth must be
good, or in good repair.
Eyes, hearing and heart action
must be perfect. No concessions are
made on this score.
Upon enlisting, the recruit is sent,
at government expense, to one of the
Navy Yards —at New York. Philadel
phia, Boston or Norfolk —where he. 13
iitted with uniforms and is instructed
in the rudiments of Naval life; how
to tie up his hammock, to brush and
fold his clothes, to carry himself
with military bearing, etc. Those
with trades are instructed with ref
erence to their particular duties on
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY. JULY 30, 1903.
board uhlp; for Instance, machinists
familiarize themselves with marine
engines and boilers; carpenters with
boat building, etc.
After gaining a fair knowledge of
naval requirements, the recruit is
transferred to a ernising man-of-war
and becomes a full fledged man-of
war's man. Here he is open to ad
vancement according to his ability.
He arises at reveille, lashes his ham
mock, and lias breakfast. About 9
o'clock all bands goto muster and
drills.
Drills in the Navy are of great va
riety, and, hence, do not become mo
notonous. Thus, they have boats un
der oars and sail; great gun drills;
fire drills; infantry; artillery; fenc
ing; pistol practice; clear ship for ac
tion, etc.
As regards amusements, every ship
has her racing boat, base ball nine and
foot hall team; and there is much
rivalry between the different ships.
And many have their minstrel troupe,
which is a source of great pleasure to
the ship's company and their friends.
Also, ships of the first class usually
carry bands of sixteen pieces, and
there is a concert every evening ex
cept Sunday.
It does not do, however, to suppose
that life in the Navy is all play, for
a sailor has his bard work and priva
tions as well as any one else. How
ever the life Is an unusually healthy
one and, all other considerations
thrown aside, it is well worth the
v.-fiile for a young man to serve at
least one enlistment in the Navy for
the experience alone.
Many young men want to join the
Navy, but do not know how togo
about it. It is only necessary to
write to the Bureau of Navigation,
Navy Department, Washington, D. C.,
and the necessary information will ba
given by the officials there. Also, re
cruiting officers are being sent through
the country in order to give those Hy
ing in the interior the opportunity to
enlist; such a party is now in Ohio
and will visit the following places:
Dayton, Ohio. July 20 to 25; Columbus,
Oh.o, July 27 to August 1; Hunting
ton, W. Va., August 3 to 8; Charles
ton, W. Va.. August 10 to 15; Pai'kers
burg, W. Va., August 17 to 22; New
ark, Ohio. August 24 to 29; Wheel
ing, W. Va., August 31 to September
5; Pittsburg, Pa., September 7 to 12.
THE NAVAL APPRENTICE.
There is a branch of the Navy which
is of particular interest to boys and
this is the Naval Training Station, at
Newport, Rhode Island, where boys
between the ages of 15 and 18 are re
ceived as apprentices, and taught in
all branches of the naval seaman's
trade. These boys, later on, have
the best opportunities for advance
ment, as they are given the preference
in appointments as petty officers and
warrant officers. The Newport Train
ing Station is situated on Coaster's
Harbor Island, near Newport, and 4he
government has recently added to tlifc
establishment a large building in
which boys are quartered, and drilled
in inclement weather. They are
taught boxing, fencing, how to tie
sailor knots, how to make sails, to row
and sail boats, to drill as soldiers; and
many other things. There is a good
gymnasium there and.in the summer,
the boys are required to learn how to
swim.
A boy serves at the Training Station
about a year, when he is promoted to
a second class apprentice and sent to
a training ship, where his nautical
education is completed; and then he is
transferred to a regular man-of-war.
The training ships usually make a
cruise to the West Indies, and oppor
tunity is given to visit points of in
terest.
Only boys of good character are en
listed, and the Navy Department is
very strict in its requirements on this
score—a bad boy is promptly dis
missed from the service as undesir
able.
After transfer to a sea-going man
of-war, a boy can easily attain the rate
of first-class apprentice, and, if dili
gent and attentive, he 13 eligible for
promotion to coxwaln.
Attached to the Training Station,
for seamanship drills, is the famous
old frigate Constellation, a full rigged
ship, which has won many a hand to
hand fight, especially during the war
of 1812. On her, the boys are taught
how to reef and furl sails and there is
always rivalry among them as to
which is fast aloft.
Dr. Jennie Nicholson Browne hns
passed an examination in medicine by
the Maryland state board with an
average of 92-y, per cent. She is med
ical examiner for the Baltimore board
of charities, also for the Woman's
Catholic Benevolent legion of tho
state and professor of psychology at
the Woman's Medical college of Bal
timore.
A wealthy resident of Beverly,
Mass., advertised in a local paper re
cently that he would give a ton of
hard coal as a reward for the return
of a pet cat that had strayed away
from his home. The whole town im
mediately turned out to hunt for the
cat.
When a man is knocked out and
does not speedily rally, the best treat
ment is to get him at once away from
his surroundings, wrap him in warm
blankets and administer stimulants
strychnine hypodermically, if neces
sary.
Experience having taught the Ger
man Postoflice that a great propor
tion of the pictorial postcards posted
bear neither address nor stamps, tho
Postmaster General has ordererd a
notice to be put on the pillar boxes
'Don't forget address and stamps."
Dr. S. Weir Michell says too much
importance is attached to college ath
letics,
AFl'oril IUK to Ilia Folly.
A young Japanese compositor employed
on a .Japanese paper hardly a stone'* thiow
from the Mail and Express building was
riding down town in a city hall train the
other morning, lie wai engrossed in his
morning paper and paid little attention to
the other passengers. Hut a fresh-looking
young man who sat next to him, and who
had been eying him all along, suddenly
said:
"What sort of a 'nese' are you, any how T
! A Chinese or n Japanese?"
Tne little Jap was not caught napping.
| Quick as a wink lie replied:
I "What sort of a 'key' are you, anyway;
| a monkey, a donkey or a Yankee?"'
The fresh young man had no more to say,
! and left the train quickly when City Hall
station was reached.—N. V. Mail and Hx
j Pie"*-
Onr Qnrsr Town
"You have such strange names for your
towns over heah," said a titled Krigiish
raan. "Wt ehawken, lloboken, Poughkeep
fie. and ever so manv others, don't you
know!'' "I suppose they do sound queer to
i Knel is h cars," said the American, thought
fully. "Do you live in London all the
< time?" "Oh, no." said the unsuspicious
| liriton. "I spend part of my time at Chip
ping Norton, and then I've a place at
lVke«Ugg-on-the Hike."—Boston Christian
Register.
He Keel* Good*
Caddo, Ky., July 20th.—"I believe I
couid climb a mountain without drawing a
long breath." is the way William Bull, oi
tins place, describes how he is feeling.
As Mr. Ball has been on the sick list lor
a long time, this declaration from him
comes ;ts quite a surprise.
When asked to explain how he had become
so strong in such a short time, he says:
"1 did have Kidney Trouble very bad, in
fact 1 had to get up four or five times every
night to urinate. 1 had shortness of
bicatli which distressed me terribly. 1 was
badly used up ? and was really of no ac
| count for anything.
"1 used three boxes of Dodd's Kidney
Pills, and that's what has made me well. I
can sleep all night without having to get up.
I feel splendid and as I said before, I be
lieve I could climb a mountain without
drawing a long breath. Dodd's iviu...y
Pills did it all.
Discovery In Harmony.
Mamma—Gladys, you were rude and in
different to several people last night.
Gladys—Yes, mamma; I've decided that
i; isn't worth while to have manners if your
clothes don't (it.—Detroit Free Press.
The Tli otiKa ml Islands.
There may be somewhere on the earth a
mr.re delightful region than that of the
I noiisand Islands, but if there is, it has
not been discovered. It is the Venice of
i America, but also has good hotels that can
| be kept warm if there shall happen to be a
cold rainy evening. It is as fine as the Bay
of Naples, with 2.000 picturesque I-lands
scattered along the twenty-five miles of
one of the most beautiful rivers in the world.
You can find out a great deal regarding it
in No. 10 of the "Four-Track Series," "The
Thousand Islands." Copy will lie mailed
free on receipt of a 2-eent stamp by George
H. Daniels, General Passenger Agent,
Urand Central Station. New York.
Speioner—"Has your fortune ever been
told.'' Amelia—"No; but papa will tell
you it you have really serious intentions."
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druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25e.
It does seem, at times, that our troubles
arc a great credit to us. — Puck.
1 h" Chicago X North-Western is the only
double track railway between Chicago anr'
the Missouri River.
Matrimony is like boating—the man rows,
but the woman steers. —N. Y. Press.
I am sure Pi.-o's Cure for Consumptioi
saved my life three years ago.—Mrs. Thcs
Bobbins, Norwich, N. Y. Feb. 17.1900.
I*t is easier to be forgotten than to forget.
—Ram's Horn.
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Pacific & North-Western Line.
THE MARKETS.
New York, July 25, 1003.
Flour—Fairly active and steady.
Wheat—Ne>. 2 red So'/j,o.
Corn—No. 2 yellow 58c.
Oats—Ne>. 2 white 42|4 C . j
Hay—Quiet.
Peeves— Steers $4.90<ft5.55, bulls
s3.oo(ei 4.10. Veals sj.oU(ee S.OU.
Hogs—Firm at i(!.ls(ei (>.40.
Cleveland. July 25. —Flour—Minne-
sota patent
Wheat— No. 2 red 77e.
Corn- Net. ;{ yellow 54>/.c.
Oats—No. .'i white 3S'/„c.
Cheese- York state llt/,(gl2c.
Butter—Best creamery 21 y s c.
Eggs Strictly fresh I7e.
Potatoes—Hest grades 00(ei!)5c.
Cattle Choice steers $4.80(5.5.00,
calves $0.00^(6.50.
Sheep Choice wethers $4.00(J?4.50,
lambs 0.00.
Hogs —Yorkers $(i.00(J70.10.
Toledo, .luly 25. Wheat Cash
76'/4 c.
Corn—July 501/.C.
Oats- duly nSi/oC,
Cloverseed —October $5.40.
East Buffalo, July 25. Cuttle
Choice steers $5.10(e<5.50, veals s7.t)o@
HOQ'S Yorkers .sfl..'ls(e< 0.40, pisys
$0.50.
Sheep Choice wethers $4.50@5.00,
lamlis $0.25^(0.50.
East Liberty, July 25. Cattle
Choice steers $5.25(E1 5.40, prime $4.90@
5.10.
Sheep Best wethers $4.G0@4.75,
spring lambs s4.oo(ei 0.25.
lint's Prime heavy sj.'jo((i 5.1)5, pigs
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Women are especially liable to pelvic one . hu lf of the people of the United
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