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HOW TO ENLIST
’ IN THE HROIY.
Every member of the house of repre
sentatives has the right to appoint a
youth between the ages of 15 and 20 to
the United States naval academy at An
napolis. when bis congressional district is
unrepresented there. The president of the
United States has the power to appoint ten
at large,and usually selects the sons of
those who have been officers in either the
army or navy. Thu* the number of mid
shipmen, as they were formerly called, or
naval cadet*, as they are now designated,
in the school of Instruction, which is the
INaval Academy, would be 510, the number
of congressmen, plus 10. the presidential
appointees. But there are dismissals and
resignations frequently every year, and
that full complement is never seen at An
napolis.
Many of the representatives, to avoid
charges of nepotism or favoritism, now
have competitive examinations held in
their district, and the youth receiving the
highest per cent, at such is then appoint
ed by the congressman—'that is, the boy
receives the representative's recommenda
tion and goes to Annapolis with his cre
dentials. If he arrives in time, he is ex
amined in .June; If later than that mouth
he is called before the examining board In
September. If he successfully answers the
required list of questions, which relate to
the ordinary English branches and alge
bra, he is then sworn in as a naval cadet
of the United States navy, and takes an
oath to support the government, and to
serv3 it at least eight years from the date
of bis enrollment, unless otherwise laid
aside or dropped.
He is now a junior officer of the navy,
wears a uniform .and is paid by the gov
ernment $304 a year. But his salary is not
given to him monthly. The cost of his
board, about $22 a month, and the price of
his suits, underclothing, shoes, boots and
general clothing are all deducted from his
monthly stipend of $42, and he is only oc
casionally allowed to draw a f< w dollars
for “sp< nding money.” His tuition, books
and a furnished room are given him free.
One of the present brilliant lieutenant
commanders of the navy told the writer
tha the saved just SSO during his four
years’ term at the academy, which was an
illustrious example.
Krom June till the latter part of August
tiie cadet go<s on a summer cruise about
Chesapeake bay, Long Island Sound and
the New England coast, varied rarely by a
trip to England and the Mediterranean
—that is, he may or may not have one
cruise in foreign waters during his schol
astic term at Annapolis. The second year
there he is given a brief furlough to go
home or elsewhere, as he pleases. There
is an annual examination, and if he fails
in any one he is immediately dropped
from the rolls, virtually expelled from the
navy.
A: the conclusion of bis four years'
term he is then technically a passed mid-
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shipman. and is sent on a two years’ cruise
for tinal graduation, when, as the govern
ment elects, he may be discharged with a
year’s extra pay, $950, or continued in the
service. As the years go by he advances
from grade to grade, providing his healta
remains, and he is capable of passing the
continual examination from one rank to
another, through the grades of ensign,
.lieutenant commander, captain, commo
dore. and rear admiral, with a naturally
consequent increase of pay, the highest
being $6,000 per annum. But only very
few reach the superior position. Promo
tion in times of peace is sluggish. It is
only weary waiting for those above to die
or resign or be dismissed. Before the
civil war there were men who had been
lieutenants for twenty years, as in the
case of David P. Porter, in 1861. who four
years later, was a rear admiral.
But if a boy has neither influence nor
favor he can only join the navy by enlist
ment. Between the ages of 14 and 17 he
may. with the consent of his parents or
guardians, be enlisted to serve until the
age of 21. The youth must be perfectly
healthy and sound, free from all physical
defects, and have the following require
ments:
Height not Weight not
Age. less than — less than — Chest.
15 years. 4 ft. 11 in. SO pounds 27 inches
14 years. 4 ft. 9 in. 70 pounds 26 inches
16 years. 5 ft. 1 in. 90 pounds 28 inches
He must be able to read and write, but
he will be given a good common school
education free of expense inaddition to
education free of expenses in addition to
plishments.
All boys who enlist as apprentices are
educated to fill the positions of seamen
and petty officers, but they cannot become
commissioned officers. As soon as they
are received aboard a ship they are fur
nished with an outfit of clothing, the
cost of which does not exceed $45 in value,
and their wages as third-class apprentices
are $9 a month. When advanced to the sec
ond class their pay is sls a month, and
when first-class it is s2l. Every one in
the navy, from apprentice boy to rear ad
miral receives a ration or pay allowance
of 3o cents a day.
Upon the expiration of the enlistment of
an apprentice, he will, if recommended, re
ceive an honorable discharge, and upon re
enlistment within three months from date
of honorable discharge, receive three
months' extra pay of his rating when dis
charged, a “continuous service certificate.”
and an addition of $1 per month to his
pay. The certificate entitles him to pro
motion over every outsider. Men holding
such certificates are the ones most de
sired by the naval powers, and they are
the most frequently enlisted in the naval
service. The document is in itself a guar
antee of good character, and most highly
prized by the possessor.
The apprentice, in the course of time,
can become a petty officer, with a pay of
from S3O to S7O per month, and finally a
warrant officer—boatswain, gunner, car
penter or sailmaker —whose sea pay is
si.€oo a year. The chances, therefore, are
excellent for a poor but deserving boy to
rise to an honorable position of consid
erable emolument.
Enlistments of apprentices are made on
board the Constellation, at Coaster's Har
bor Island, near Newport. R. I.; the Ver
mont. at the Brooklyn navy yard; the Wa
bash, at the Boston navy yard; the Rich
mond, at the League Island (Philadelphia)
navy yard, and the Independence, at the
Mare Island navy yard, San Francisco.
BIG PROFIT
Will be Made by the State for Hire of Con
victs.
Atlanta, April I—'Buds for the hire of
convict* cloeed last night, and there is
every Indication that the new system will
net the state SIOO,OOO.
Under the old law Georgia received $25,-
000 for the lease of her convicts, and, after
all the expenses of the department had
been paid, a profit of $16,000 remained.
The convicts were leased at the rate of
one dollar a month per capita.
The bids now before the prison commis
sion make it certain that the hire per
capita wil be between six and eigZt dol
lars. It is believed that an average of
seven dollars will be received, and the
total sum paid the state for the hire of the
1,800 convicts will, therefore, be $151,200.
The exact figures cannot yet be obtained,
as the commission will not give out any
thing for publication until the contracts
are awarded. It is learned cn the best
authority, however, that the bids approx
imate the figures set forth above, and that
the measure passed by the last legislature
will be extremely profitable to the state.
Under the old system the penitentiary de
partment had a j:et Income of $16,000,
while under the new law the state will
gain nearly six times that sum.
The bids now in warrant the statement
that the total sum for the hire of the con
vict labor will be considerably more than
SIOO,OOO.
NARROWLY AVERTED.
Catastrophe That Might Have Caused a
Holacaust in Macon.
Several months ago a catastrophe,
which would have no doubt proven fatal,
was narrowly averted in Macon by the
failure of the city’s perfect fire alarm sys
tem.
It was during the Butterfly Fetes which
were being given at the Academy of Mu
sic under the direction of ‘Mrs. Thavis, for
the benefit of the Free Kindergarten.
The afternoon that the matinee was
given the theater was crowded to suffoca
tion with women and children, and any
announcement that the theater was in
danger would nave precipitated a stam
pede, which would have caused the loss
cf life and had not two of the fire alarm
boxes responded to the key at the same
time and confused the alarms so that the
department was at a loss to know where
to go, such an announcement would have
been made when the department- arrived.
Someone had been burning trash in the
rear of the theater, and some of the steps
and .platform had caught fire, and though
there was really no danger, two attempts
were made to call out the fire department,
but the alarms were sent in at exactly the
same time and were confused, a thing that
has never been known to occur, under the
present system of alarms, in the country.
Time and time again efforts have been
made to see if it were possible to send in
two alarms at the same time and thus
confuse them. The company that puts up
the alarms guarantees that there can be
no confusion of alarms by the sending in
of two together, and that the first alarm
that’ is sent in will be the one that is
sounded by the bell at the fire department.
No one has ever been able to explain
why there should be a failure of the fire
alarms at this particular time, as they
were tested a few hours later and found
to be in perfect working order, and an ef
fort was made to see if they could again be
confused.
The fire at the theater was put out with
a bucket of water, and no one inside knew
that there had been the least excitement
on the outside until they had left the
theater.
WORLD BEATER.
British Colonists in Tasmania Acknowl
edge the American Ax to Be.
London, April I.—The American ax
be.vs the world. A loyal British work
man in Tasmania, becoming pained at the
American products' knack of monopolizing
taings among the colonists, wrote a letter
about it to the colonial office.
The Birmingham chamber discussed the
letter lengthily, and sorrowfully admitted
that the Americans make a style of ax
suited io the colonists which British man
ufacturers couldn’t or wouldn’t copy.
One genJeman frankly confessed that
American ax beat the world in qualitv
and price. For one thing, the American
ax, when driven into timber, could be
pu.led on, again, an obvious adva n taste
which the British ax often lacked. ~ “
The outspoken member quite upset the
chamber, which dropped the subject with
out attempting to draft its observations.
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THE DOZIT DOES IT!
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You’ll be happy all the time.
THE TROY STEAM LAUNDRY
Is always up-to-date. Prompt and perfect work.
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gp Plastico is a pure, permanent and porous wall coating, and does not require
taking off to renew as do all kalsomines. It is a dry powder, ready for use
by adding water (the latest make is used in cold water) and can be easily
brushed on by any one. Made in white and twelve fashionable tints.
02 For full particulars and sample card ask Oz;
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HefrigreratorsT
■ The best line in the city to close out
at COST?
From $3 to §8 Saved to You. '
General line of
China. C ockery Glassware,
Tinware, Stoves and
Housekeepers Noveties.
J. W. DOMINGOS,
561 Mulberry Street, Macon, Ga.
Home Industries
and Institutions.
Henry Stevens’ Sons Co.
lINS SONS CO, Macon, Ga., Manufacturers of Sewer,
and Railroad culvert pipe, fittings, fire brick, clay, etc. Wall tubing with
perforated bottoms that will last forever.
Macon Fish and Oyster House.
CLARKE & DANIEL, wholesale and retail dealers in Fresh
Fish, Oysters,Crabs, Shrimps, Game, Ice, etc., 655 Poplar street. Tel
ephone 463. Fisheries and packing house, St. Petersburg. Fla.
Macon Machinery.
_ MALLARY BROS. & CO., dealers in Engines. Boilers, Saw
Mills. Specialties—Watertown Steam Engines, Saw Mills, Grist Mills
Cotton Gins.
Macon Refrigerators.
MUECKE’S Improved Dry Air Refrigerators. The best Re
frigerators made. Manufactured' right here in Macon, any size and of
any material desred. It has qualities which no other refrigerator on
market possesses Come and see them at the factory New St
Building Lots at Auction.
Ocmulgee Land Improvement Company will sell vacant lots at
public sale Tuesday, April 5. 1898 at Bibb county court house. These
lots adjoin Pleasant Hill and Vineville, and are on the “Race Track, **
which has been specially set aside for homes for the better class of the
co.ored population, situated on a commanding view of the city and laid
out in regular avenues and blocks.
No better opportunity has ever been offered for such fine invest
ment to make improvements for an income.
To be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder.
Easy terms.
Small cash payment; four deferred annual payments, with 6 per
cent, interest. These lots are in block A, B, C, D and Eon Poe street.
Grant avenue, Lincoln avenue, Sheridan avenue, summer avenue and
the Boulevard.
See plat of lots for full information.
On each lot the deferred payment of SIOO will devided in four
annual payments of $25 each, with 6 per cent, interest. All balance
over must be paid in cash.
Jcmulgee Land Improvement Co.
a. b. hinkle, Physician and Surgeon.
Office 370 Second Street.
Office Phone, 91 1 , two calls Residence Phone, 917, four calls.
Does general practice. I tender my services to the people of Macon and vi
cinity. Disease of the Eye. Ear, Nose, Thro at and Lungs specialties. All chronic dis
eases of the above, such as sore eyes, granulated lids, deafness, running at the ears,
ringing in the ears, catarrh, sore throat, hoarseness, ooughs, consumption, etc. will
be treated at my office for $5 per month cash.
Eye glasses and spectacles fitted accurately and furnished. Prices very reasona
ble. I will examine school children’s eyes for glasses free from 3 to 5 p. m on Sat
urdays. .
Office consultation and treatment for t he poor absolutely free from 8 to 9 every
morning. Visits in the city for cash, day, $1; night, $2. Office hours: 8 to 10 a m ■
12 to 1 p. m., and 3. to 6 p. m. *
THIS MATTER
OF JEWELRY
Is much a matter of taste. No matter
what your tastes are, we can suit you, be
cause we’ve got the stock to select from,
and the prices are right.
GEO. T. BEELAND, Jeweler, Triangular Block.
KS-a'-We take'Periodical Tickets.
fiPresidßnt McKinley
Must get a great deal of .satis
faction and comfort when seated tn ithat
famous chair known as the presidential
chair! That is the only species we can fur
nish you with. Anything else in the way
of furniture in new and handsome designs
in parlor, library, dining room or cham
ber sets or odd and fancy pieces, we will
, furnish you at a reasonable price.
. The Wood=Peavy
Furniture Co.
F. A. G UTTENBERGER & CO
422 SecondJ Street.
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Pianos and Organs.
The celebrated Sohmer & Co. Piano. ORGANS. ■ • < U
The celebrated Ivers & Pond. The Estey Organ. ' ? j
The reliable Bush & Gerts and numerous The Burdett Organ.
other good makes. The Waterloo Organ.
I have been selling Piano’ and Organs for the last twenty-five years and have
always sold 2nd always will sell the very best Instruments at the greatest bargain*
J. S. BUDD. L. L. DOUGHERTY.
J. S. BUDD & CO.
Successors To
GORDON & BUDD.
Real Estate, Rent Collections, Fire and Acci
dent Insurance.
Personal attention given to all business entrusted to us.
Office 320 Second St. - Telephone 439.
G. BERND CO.,
Are Leaders
In STYLE QUALITY AND PRICE
When in Need of
Fine Harness, Saddles, Robes, Blankets, Whips, etc., call and see us.
Riding and Huntng Leggings in all styles.D
TRUNK REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. ’
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