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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- ’/I l U 8 \ 1 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. MACON NEWS SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 2 1898 ou avß IiJMHmMI * | Always Bought, Bears the Facsimile B j.3.1 ur0 i Promotes Digestion,Cheerful- ; I ness and ResLContains neither J® __ ! OtntHiT.Morpbine nor Mizeicd. ; W a"' j’ Not Nap c oti c. I I I sH Ziczpip: i Im T* tT F» I WRAPPER /Ytot Jcri? - j Suffer . I __ ) i® qv EV2RY •I ' • Apcfecl Eerrcoby forConsr.^-; S I tion.SourStonach.D;a:-hjca. I] m F? j Worms,C or.v'jlsidos Feverisa- <7 i 1 > ness and Loss OF StEOH : l-'x I. '“ s ?OSSr a THE KIND NEW YO2LK. YOU HAVE lALWAVS bought. Wft J N ws THE CENTAUR COMPANY. NEW YORK CITY. RIZ, RAZ, RAZZLE! - BOOM IF And your whiskers are off. THE DOZIT DOES IT! It is the eradicator. No more rough edges. You’ll be happy all the time. THE TROY STEAM LAUNDRY Is always up-to-date. Prompt and perfect work. T—PHONE 5 6. -—A 2/ CLEANLINESS AND DURABILITY Jt g|? PACKED IN 5 LB. PACKAGES. AND “IT WILL.-NOT RUB OFF." 02 ANYONE CAN BRUSH IT ON H NO ONE CAN RUB IT OFF! 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; r O .biJRK tU, Sole Ae:t. S 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. ’Sf - IllSi fl. fe 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. ’ 13