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SECRETARY OF
MAKES A SI
j Washington. December 4.—The report
of the secretary of the navy was given
; out today. In part Secretary Moody says.
| opening with the following suggestions:
l ‘I. Alterations In the organization of
navy yards which will Increase the pow
’ cr and responsibility there over and for
work progressing therein
"2. The consolidation of the bureaus
in the department.
"3. The creation of a general staff,
j which shall be responsible for the efficlen-
I cy of the vessels afloat and the person
: net of the navy, coll • ■<. and digest n;ili-
I tary information upon which plans for
I active operations may be formulated, and
! act as the military adviser of trie secre
; tary. having no authority except such as
i may be conferred upon it from time to
i time by the secretary. It should be un
' dersiood that the l )e;:u.rt.nieiu does not
I entirely lack tile assistance which would
'' be rendered by a general staff. The war
1 collego at Coasters Tlarbor island, the !n
--1 telligence office, the board ot inspection
j and survey, and the bureau of navigation
I work in intelligent cooperation with the
I genera; boa d. whi-’li was created b'J’ my
; pri>.]''e..ss,, I - as the result of experience in
! the v. ar with Spain.
' The admiral of the navy, whose ex-
I p.*.'l’’i;ce and advice, ;tlw.*ys fully avail
able, have been of inestimable value, is
tlio president of this board; and the chief
j of the bureau of navigation is chairman
I of lt.< executive committee. Through tit . e
I two officers the deliberations and opin-
’ ions of the board, based not only upon
their experience ns oiTiccrs. but upon the
I work of the bodies above enumerated, aic
j brought to the attention of the secreta
l ry. Together the admiral of the navy
’ and the cl-’ f of the bureau of navigation
are in n < onslderable measure performing
the duties of a chief of general staff
The board has no existence except by
virtue of the departmental regulation,
which may at any moment be modtlied or
I repealed.
i “It is not my purpose to recommend
i specifically at this time any of these
■ proposals, but only to bring them for
■ ward for the earnest discussion and c<m
i sideration which their importance de
j ser’/os. Mere < hangs is not reform, and
none should be attempted until it appears
clearly that conditions would be bettered
thereby.
Naval Engineers.
"Differences of opinion still exist ns to
the measure of success which lias at
tended the consolidation of the engineer
corps wit), t;, e ]j n „. which was effected
by the act of March 3, 1899. It is grati
fying io know that both th, chief of the
bureau of navigation and the chief of the
bureau of steam engineering believe that
, the consolidation is working well, and i
, am Informed that such Is the opinion of
1 ‘l’u l majority of our officers, it is sorne
i l.rn.’s sai.l that the same scheme of
i consolidation Ims been introduced into
I the British n.i’.'y. Tie re is, however an
i essentia; difference itetwi.en our own and
' the British plan.
M nor points'll differ. t,.»e iictw.s a
j British and American systems are the
j following:
I .I. It the British service nominations
j oi can.;.dates for naval cadetships are
, made by the first lord of the admiralty,
i with the < xceptlon of a limited number
>'■ 1 cd ll' dupos.'il of or: am ofl'ii iair,
I ' an appoini ments to tho L’nited
’ Stat'-s Nava! academy ar.- ma le on tin.'
I noniination ~t sr-i . tors, members of con
! grass or the president.
‘2. in the British set vice ■ abets ent.-r
I between tlm ag of 12 and 13. Mid.-’.ip
i im n enter .\n..apoli.s betwt- .t 16 .r<l 20.
! 3. ‘ ~df. entering under the Britl.M
| regulations pay U 75 per annum, a lirnil
| r i number :. b- ng u.’ -ept. d upon
. paync nt of 1140 only. (n addition, Bri>-
i isli cadtls air charged with certain in >-
! ■ x:» n.- . < >,i the coni.ari, mid-
i -liipue n at .'.nrn poll, v.-wl'.e pay a the
■ r..fe of S6OO per annum, with certain ...-
Tli” prehlot.is pre.■.•tiled by modern ’.a
--i va: engine.-: he; ar-- -c the highest orrii r.
'■ am 1 detain-,! - >j- ti,.:- lull mastery and
sold ion training, exp*-! :* a' • ami
i patient. nainst.’:<inu and .-uthusiasiie
.1 lildy •■! ctfc.it; ..nd ii. t iow of the
j ispid a ; ii ji-'Wt-r and c-m, : -
’■ Ig a •
Age and Command Rank.
th tl. •■ . < fal o. ’.'i- -r< i.i command
| <c ti. - > !•-■. I ■ ships of the tia’. ,•
l tew in .•oiiu”.;- si’ei. two ..re 59. one I, 58,
I tl.ro. .i:e 57. three ar> 56, ..nd tw > are
| 55 ' .cs o' ag. . Til' ag.-s of the of.i. or
i in -.o it.'r of tin 1 .,?, will be s ( a-i-tetl
‘ »<i r'-.1-'ve ta-ni will be ab'.-.’d lb same.
I The duty of < oninunidiug battle -I'.ip-S is
, one which dt mauds not only experience.
; . :-I a’oilit;. but also makes heavy drafts
■ upon th.? energy and nervous endurance
i : ot th ■ off: -.-is ' ha: :0,l with rn. !i respon
i -Ibility. upon will h the success or fail
i tiro >5 tile navy in ;mp<>: a:.t . rises may
■ ‘ln discussing tills sul ■■ ■■ the chief
I of the Bureau s-igg- sts as the. onie rem-
I ecy tor th- c- 1 i: attending tin. tardy ~t-.
. iai:.na:iit Of’ . onim::::-; rank -a. d<-i--.t ;n
--i Ir.-reut in otlir-.r tmlitary and na.v.il sys-
I .- ’I-.. - • .n :v compnlsory retirement, in tin.
I I ■ gr 11>: ■ •’ ’• r:
| “‘Th. pr.simple and need be
: apic.ed to :,<-t nene tliaii tw-.- grades. It.
' o- Jy be briefly described as follows: An
j cli’lccf of 50 years of age who iias not
I attained the rank of .-ayfiitii will rede,
' and <t cap. fin \ a.t 55 ba:- nos rv.ich :<i
■ tic grade of r-"-'.: a Initial will retire.
; . iirom diou in grades below that
Cause of Desertion.
| • d-■’ -lion a.is ... ways
| b. -i. regard d as one to v.lia.h pecul; tr
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA. MONDAY, DECEMBER T. 1903
•THE NAVY
TRONG REPORT
odium attaches. In the American navy
It exposes the person convicted thereof
to severe penalties—ln time of war to a
possible sentence of death.
“Notwithstanding the grate conse
quences that attend the commission of
tills offense, the history of tlio navy
shows that a certain percentage ot deser
tions has b< en the rule tor many years.
D irlug the period of tho upbuilding of
the new navy the percentage, while
- : fluctuating under the influence of chatig
! dig conditions, has been materially as
, feeted by nothing except tho occurrence
■ oi war.
“Some of the reasons given by the men,
deserters arid others, are discontent with
: i.i’.i- food, discomfort of sleeping accom
n<d .‘lons, deprivation of liberty on
' chore, harshness in language and bear
ing on the part of officers towatd the
i crew, etc.
'Statistical information relating to the
■ history of desertions in the navy is at
present available in three groups of
' years only—That Is, 1876, 1877 and 1878,
1887, 1888 and 1889. and from 1891 to
the present time. As happens, how
' ever. th. data uus a.-.-- ssilde covers the
i periods of marked .-l.aug. s in the adtnln
l Istratlon of the enlisted personnel of tho
: navy, ar d ‘how that when sucli chang-.s
I are mad-?. . it.her by a iraioi i.-ii enlarge
ment or r«-.1u.,1i0n of th- p. isonm-l, de
sertions ineree-e number. In this cou
’ uectiou attention is invited to tho fol
lowing statement:
TABLE Os" DESERTIONS.
Tomi Deser- Per
Year. Enlisted, tions. Cent.
1676 .. 7.500 1,2203 .160
1377 7.012 818 116
1878 7.020 669 .090
1887 8.342 773 .092
1883 8.354 1.12 I .134
■ 1389 8.147 749 .091
1891 8.250 1.388 .168
1892 8.250 1.260 .152
1693 8,250 1,259 .152
1694 9.000 920 .102
1895 8.73'7 888 .101
1896 9.000 1.041 .115
1897 10 327 1.323 .128
.898 23.878 1.317 .057
1899 . . ■ ■ m 501 2,023 .139
1900 I a.831 2.452 .147
I 1901 18.825 3.153 .167
I 902 2 1,433 3.037 .141
Commissioning Warrant Officers.
i “In discussing tho advantages offered
by enlistment in t'u•■> navy as a field of
permanent service, the chief of the btt
r.-:iii of navigation calls attention to recent
i provisions of ]aw ripening the commis
: sioned grades of the naw to warrant
! officers.' The act of March 3. 1901, con
tained the following clause:
; “Whenever in view of tin vacancies In
' tho grade of ensign on duly 13 in any
year unfilled by graduates of the naval
;n adeiny the secretary of th-.- naw shall
I recommend, the president may appoint
to that grad'., as of July 30, from among
the boatswain--, gunners, or warrant ma
chinists, not exceeding six in any one
calendar year. No person shall bo so ap
pointed who is over 35 years of age, who
b.is served less than six years a.s a war
rant otfie ’'.'. who i" not -oninienfied by
a commanding officer under whom he has
served, nor until he slmll have passed
such '-ompetitive examination as may bo
preseribeii by the n.'ivy department.
"Bv l.ile r enu tment. .M rch 3. 1903.
1 congress enlarged this provision as fol-
I lews:
“Hereafter in each ealei <lnr year there
■ may unde: the rest’ic: ions imposed by
1 existing law, be appojnied from the boat
-1 swains, gunners, and warrant machinists
. of tin- -vivy twelve ensigns
! “Althoiich It Is almost five y-’-ars since
w. acquire.! th- I'alllimii’ ’ i'-'-n ds. no
i steps have been 1 il. -n to < .banish a
' p;,va! has- ther.-. We liny in Asiatic
■ waters a large t!< I unprlsii.g not only
! sjpailer vessels, but tuis-rs and battle
ships. Th-re is no '.’.i-i at present
: lienthan Burn t Sound or San l-'rm-
: -’Both at Cavite ami at. Olongtipo fli-ro
I ar-- the peglnnitms ot a nnv.-l I-tltiain.
... r - la posse <-:ion >t tin: Bhilippines,
'had d-!■ -rmim'd Hint Sub:-.: hay was tbo
j place hem suited in those islands for a
I “Tli- ouestion if. at which of these
r, : . th point best
! .-■■•tibi adN 1 I’pinim.. t o far as n
a.-' ■.l (1-- U :■ : ::m :.t. u: ..iriimously
■■< S " -
Additions to the Navy.
: “Th" cfl>' tiv 1 foteo of the tiaw.- was
Ii: c:-. .i.l during the - : <1 r - y the
i m.i iiitmi of twenty-t ee new ve.w-is. Thcsa
' vessels were tl:" battle -hip Maine; thr
I feur li.t: bor-defens.- monitors. Arkansas.
: N vada.. Florida, ami Wyoming; twelve
! torpedo boat destroy er -’, one torpedo boat.
:ami st", -n submarine •'■ats Sim t' a
ml-.e of the fisc.’’ year, ami th-relm
i not imbibed in ‘his enumeration, addl
tiorml v- - -I-'.:- have been accept.-d .is fol-
! lews: line prtd". ted cruiser, th.:- Cltve
: Jami, D tol>. r 29: mie torpedo boat de
i strove:, the M:mdonongli. duly 3.
I’ Irairiing - Ships.
“Congress, by act approved March 3.
1903. authorized the construction of three
y ess is to be propelled by sail only and
Ip. l< ;:-;ed to give landsmen and .■tppren
! tiers training in •• -nmitship. t'if tlmse,
I the Cumberland ami in: tepid, -me! ves
j S'l-'. Io cost not w a ■ ling .370.000 each,
laic under com- trait ion. --i .irdy. at
the Bos-on and the .Mi:-.- Island navy
' c..’ <1 v. ’ . i’e th** Boxer, a v/noHen Hi't-;,
I . < ms’, ib’t < " Ii n.: $50,000. i. to be
' .m ... navy yard, Portsmouth,
; N. 1 i.
Ships Too Long in Dock.
i “During the twelve months ending July
i I. 1903. the time spent at the navy
! yards so : - repairs by ve.--.de o f the north.
! Atlantic fleet: yvas ?.. follows; The Ala
■ bama, 133 days, or a '«:t 3G per cent oi
* t'ne entire time; Kt .:is.?rge. 104 days, or
. about 28 per emit: In.limi t, 102 days, or
j aliotii 28 per cetil; .U.m :icliusett.s. 97
i ■!?.' s, or about 27 per <?nt: Texas (in
, comofission from N-.v- mber 3, 1902. only),
| 48 days, or about 20 per cent; Olympia,
, 54 days, or about 15 per cent.
1 “The regulation;; have heretofore re-
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to you, to be honest with yourself, what should you do? SWITCH! {HI
If you are usinj lard for frying and shortening, and we prove to |g
you that Ccttolene is purer, more healthful, mere economical, what g
1 should you do ? SWITCH !
Nature’s Gift from tho Sunny South ■
Shor-Oisyuur food-Latfta >w life
Mow, lard, as you knovz, is rnadn from hog 1 fat. It may or may
not bo pure, Gottoiene is always pure, because it contains nothing- but
refined vegetable o . and choice beef suet, It is always uniform, and i
we guarantee the quality. Besides, it is never sold in bulk like lard,
: J but comes In sealed tin pails, and is nbt open to contamination. So ;
: ij much for purity and healthfulness.
As to economy- Cottolene is richer than lard. It requires, therefore, R
| but two-thirds,the quantity to secure better results. This means economy. g
- jli Why not <J6 justice to your stomach and give it a digestible product K 3
S rather than an indigt tible one? Your grocer will start you right with n
a pail of Cottolene. H
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p Made only by THU N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, Dept. 574 Chicago
■ ’ - ■- ■ M ,_n.|| - - r - W - 1«" "I ■ ■ 1 - .
qtiired ilocklt’.r.. -.'b inlng ;t’■’ painti: g aiirl
the •. xamhi’illon of all o : .' ard valves
at least once it. six monlT'. wli<-n prac
ticable. and have prescrib-. I that under
!■•> eireumHtan ■. s should ni.’i'e than nine
months elapse without stt.-h docking and
examination. '.lter obtain: :g an i-xpt’-r
--s-ion of the views of the bnr'-aus of navi
gation and const ruction and repair in the
i matter, the dtpartmont ha <lir<-ei« .1 tint
i hereafter th ' prin--ipal v- --els of the
{ north Atlantic .*■' uadron sirill not be re
l quire*! to visit a navy y , <1 for dock
ing or repairs, t::ni*-r ordinary eircum
' stanets, more than once a. year. While
I this order wis issu.-d wi- ■ rcspe.-t par-
■ tieularly to th,, north Ailinti*.- tleet. It
is olid, i stood to apply eq: illy I" til ves
sels of the navy, and it ;< believed to
be a lieciili d sti -p not only :.- the direction
i of .'-lli.’i.-n y, but a.: ei-onoruv as w.-11,
■ A total of 437,036 toi of coal at a
I C'.-I. of $2,435,168.37. an at -rage of about
! $5 j,.-. ton. wa. ;■::' tin. ■ >i for the use ot
i the navy at home -:.l al. nl during ilie
j past year. The aim.ant • ■ coal actually
: us.-d was 27 per i nt greauv than during
■ tl; prci-ding v-iir. while its cost was
!16 p* : "•■al h-* p- ton. The relative
‘ amount of fol'* ; .o il -?d <l, cri-.i.--<-*l
f>"tn 23 to 21 pci t of a; entire coal
consumption.
■’ i luring the gre . st i ■ ncy In Ihe
coal market 1 >.u y : ? Is of the navy
Were at no time h-.’itpei < ■! tn their mo--.--
meats tn- la.-k of I. . : were exorbi-
' ■■ i prb ■ s i-n! I tber. ;. ■
i “The iiur. au of ■ luircn r'-aorts twen
» t;--'b; coiling siatioii: fit, building
I or project*-.! ’
' Ordnance in Good Condition.
: ‘The *hi.,' the bin -at of otfinanee
i reports that 'all gun? a'l-.. t :■ ■. ip good I
I c tndition. and nil vessel.-; in ominissiors
I ate fully cqtiipp- d and : idy for imnte- j
j dime service.’ The a main m for the
b: ■ tie -'hit's Maine a: d Missouri, and I
tho four harbor defetis* moi.itors, Ar- |
kansns. Elorida. N* v.ida mid Wyoming ;
has been eonipl.-:. ,| ::--| ii::-tailed on I
'.i-'vrii. and that for tin- <' io . in r- n-ii- !
tn ss for instaliatb:*n. Th armament lor I
j tl..- five i>at.:.le ships of tl " Virginia class :
j p.r.il that for the «;■/ a::n ted - raisers of I
I tile Pennsylvania eiu.~ * * well in hand. I
. All of til* tn.lit! h.ittvry g. s of the seven
battl* s!:ips •: two .... 1 eruls ■: a
I Insl <i.utr.orizfd will a ■ o' Irk.-I steel anJ
j double tubed oi rei.ifoic ! to the intlz-
Marksmanship Is Splendid.
! “During th*'- pas: y. ar marksm.miship in
i the navy has improv .-d ; • a r ratilying
| extent, 'rhe rtinti’-il of al -rimn.-ry tr.-iln
' ir.g has been e.-■ traliz.- ii ind-r the btt-
rcau of navigation and rendered uni
fo: tn thr-n;elioii- th-- "t v. e.
“The ho.: -t ;u;.l (t. !i -i - :n display
ed in tin. i- '*?si-::t . y.-tcin f training has
b- -:i mi.. . ii with boh officers and
men sen'l :e, and the i
I si-i.’il -’i compi’titon ha-- been marked.
■ The ill >-t ■ orain- null!. • *ergy ariii zeal
h.t- b’l-.i cispla?’ ,i by gunnery ami
*1- . , . m o-'r ■■ .ih • ling the tea.ni
w u-k of their p : c-’i-w and rectifying'
err:.di. trnnor ihm-eis fi tl:." ordnance
tr ' . 7 V. . : 5 ■ ri; lit:- OVel i'll b. ’ the
'l'*,-. -.1 'kill g nni-ry. Special
ci mil . itt* t■ : ■ oflii.-- s for the very j
niarkeo if-rr. as. In ti.*- -a ting intcival
o’ heavy guns.
“Our present great g t target is a
pi - *J of mmv;, ■ 17 igi, by 21 11’< t
jnile, and only
hob- tlio .-*• . is i-oun’as bits. Guns
■v
time in which to make al the hits they
•’. ::. and t . .nui.i; gt.h h'.i.st hits
: : ■ ’I-
■ ■ iiit.’ who t
six hits out ot eight Ito; in ~ minute
<o. 75 per I'l‘i ’ > b, t; r h.u> >n. who
makes four hits out of for shot- in the
same iod '*;. 100 p- c. ). ■ mis. !,,
makes 50 per .. tn more !*i :: t!:e same {
length of tint*’.
“in tlio pn’liminaiy pr. ti ■■■ held in I
September Ol’ jlii.- . m- T rapidity of
1 fit* 1 was probabl* twh- t- ■ r bofore
I attained in inn vic* ■ . *
t
: W, • :.h ■■ C ■ -I
I "As an exai - t
It i
! dated t'. li-nm- 1901. <3 13-in t
I gun five minutes anil twin! .'* -'*nds !>*■- *
Iw< on shot wb t I h gtiq
- I SC. 11’0*1 f* hi
time in S oternb.v im-t, moi i more mod
ern |3- In.-h '■> - .\; a■■ ? sent ■ I
foe-,- hi n three minnles nd Inn sec
ond r Sind!.lll ■ the : >IC 31 between
6-1 it : ■ ’ .
. e v.- ■ ■ . ten
I 1 n t'rovem'-nt In men*-; -v p t been even
■ gt-mtor ll’.nn r:>ni.ti:\ | n th-.
“Th*-|>. .-■ •. ~: . ..I . J-. . ;1 f ,
: ■ ’ . : .... . -■■ ■
■ gm., :. *■■ C,.. Boculi.:
11 ■ , t<
’iv of ■ “.rot • ■ Tl:.- it." -■ „f the > ,
. bilt’ > ship suit- ’.'top . r • u'lrlh At
j I'in’ie fret mac h■ * -.|-*.|> a■- I Hr nv'-r- *
ago of the servi ’e. The ttif> r Win point- ;
ers of tha ! .-■ •t< .i>.,; . in -pt '.mb.* r *':'
this v* nr. mml" an m r-i of 57 per ;
cent of hits, and th,- iv,.>r,-c of the 6-
inch r:inid-lif" ui: . pointer W < 61 per 1
cent, while 2-’- p * t turret | ■
pointers, and 27 ner < nt ■ I " 6-in.-It ' (
pointers made 100 p.-r cons fl is inter- I ;
estTig to not-- t- -t .|j of T 224 poi’*'
ers win' fired on the nr-'hniti » t
pr;**-l c.. are ,-iti.-- citizens ' have ' A
cirircd th* if 'nt'-ti'ir.n to bo. He citizens.
I< if them, 76’;. p’ cent wr r. n|t.:'.-.--b -rn <
Am ricans. IS’- i-r we: >' t irallzcil : |
eitiztins. m-.| 8 |or e.-nt m: .al us with i)
in!• ntioris declared.
Our Naval Expeivitiires.
"The cxpemlituro.- forth support of j
| the navy have increased’ ■ Utt'-iGcrabiy, ’1
were during the last fiscal year larger
than In any year ot our history, except
the years 1864 and 1865. anu are certain
to Increase etill further. It is inter
esting to compare, the expenditures of
the present with those of the past,
though no standard of comparison exists
will i is in ail r-’spi-.’ts satisfactory. As
a nation, we are able to possess a navy
*>f such • u.’l cost as our national in
t’ r*-us a:ni ditties require. On the. other
hand, we should not be tempted by the
abund.'uicc oi revenue to increase the
navy beyond our neeus, or expend a dol
i.'i;- unnecessarily.
"The cost of military protection has
frequently been compared with that of
insurance upon property. The. compari
son is not Inapt, and has a special slg
< nificance in considering naval expendl
inies. 1 have caused a. comparison to
b< made between the national valuation
and naval expi.-nditur*.s. The valuation
ot the total property of the United
: States was obtained by taking the :ig
lit> of .Mulhall til* to tile i.-ens ..' of 1850
and then tin: figures of the census 'fins
gives only the valuulii.m of over; let.lll
’’ year, beginning with 1800. The valua
tion of tip. intermediate years is approx
imately oh;,lined by adding to each year
an * iual jiroporlion of tn,- decennial m-
I crease. The average valuation for ea,.t
■: H J ■ ri d is thus r* adily obtained.
I T o- urn 7 expenditures can be obtaim 1
with al.solute aeeura-y. Tim expend;-
, tores given do not in hnlc- tho cost of
| tiie executive eslahlishment. The fol
,owing table. :..;me s > jn this manner,
■ IO "' S tin? peri ■ 7 the total prop-
el the I n i States devoted to the
support, n the naw by ten-rear periods
In tin- last century. The whole period
j shows an .ivi-rage .iniin..l expenditure of
I $0.00123 J'or e; ch dollar ot the valua
tion.
Average
tverage v dua- naval ex
ti'i.i f'.’*:>mpi>ted). penditur.'
I 1801-1810 . .. $1,321,245,000 $1,636,732
> 1311-1820. . . . 1.732.470,000 4.675 50>
1821-1830. .. 2.335.930.000 3.295.083
■ 1831-1340 3.301.915.000 5.041,751
I 1841-1850 5.637.14'9.000 7.237 696
I 1851-1860. .12.198.889.800 11.996.977
1861-1370. .. 23.718.414.100 46.848 730
1871 '88036.983.533.100 19.658.796
1881-1890. ..54.959.300.050 16,867.62)
1890-1900 . .81.131.690.950 38 635.164
"General avet.-igc. $0.00123.
"The expenditures for the fiscal rear
1903 were $82.618 034. I:,- reasonable
.. puroprlati-ri the valuation of that v. a •
wr* ■ $106,239,266,872. Th is thr-re 'was
t xpended sot this year for each dollar
i.f th" national valuation $0.00077. If
the av.-raga m’ tin- list century had been
t-a-'hoil. *h c-x’ri.'inlittires would have
been $130,674,298.25.
’"tVII.I.IAM IT. 3IOODT.
> :• of the Natty."
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A NICE VACATION.
Don't Do It. by Starving- It Either.
Let a Substitute Do the Work.
Tiie old adage. “All work and no play
j wiikes Jack u (lull boy," applies just as
well to the stomach, one of the most im
purtuiit organs of the humati system, as
it docs to the man himself.
If your stomach is worn out and rebels
against being I'uitlier taxed be vend its
limit, the only sensible thing you can do
is to give it ,t rest. Employ a substitute
lor a short time and see If it will not
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“What I ate 1 bad to literally force ■
ilown and tli.it was a sourer of misery •
a.-- [ had * .our stomach much of the *
ime. .My head ached. I was sluggish and I
began to los*> my ambition to --.tri’y out '
my undertaking, it looked pretty gioomy I
for me ami I confide*! mj plight tn one I
of my clients. He had been cured by >
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and at once |
went down to a drug store and brought ;
a b»x up to th*- office.
"I had not tak* n a. quarter of that box '
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or vacation was out of the question for t
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v.-u-;ttion» i kept right on taking the I
tablets and braced up and w -nt ahead I
with my work with ren- v, ~q vigor, ate '
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I feel that 1 have Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab- 1
Je:s to thank for saving mo the hand- !
"'most feo i evor i oi co,; ;is well as :
my r* put (tion ami last but not least my
stoma*' h."
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are for sale
bj ali druggists at 50 ets. a box.
S It
i CHRISTMAS I
S ISSUE "
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( Sunny South
I DECEMBER 19th.
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84 Colomns of Holiday Reading of
the Highest and Most
Timely Nature.
V
® SOME OF TOE OEST FEATURES:
i)
If
: “The Christmas Gtri.”
@ A full page illustration, by Thom-
A as Mitchell Pierce, the famou<
artist of “Life.” One of the finest
X conceptions of the season.
0 i
The Nativity, Pictured by the
World’s Most Famous Artests.
O Reproductions from the interpre-
tations of Burne-Jones, Muller.
A Bouguereau, Van Dyck, Leßolle
and Correggio.
The Betrayal of David Northcutt.
By Lottie C. Bell, the tale of a
Mountain Christmas.
$ A Ghostly Camp.
By Guy Booth by. Strange things
1 which happened to a crew of
holiday campers. Y
xi* Christmas on a Whale’s Back.
O By Frank F. Bullen. The well
® known sea-writer furnishes an in-
g® imitablu conceit for boys and for
| ? “grown-ups."
gg Inexpensive Dome Gifts.
By Mrs. Beulah R. Stevens. Sug
gestions for parents which can be
I made inexpensively and which
will please the recipient.
Odd Presents of the Old South.
0 By Dr. C. J. Massey. How they
Celebrated Christmas in the
plantations and in the towns.
The other regular Feafures, too,
‘ they include: fi
Under the Rose. (.
: The splendid new serial. '
i
A Pithy Editorial Page, with Christ-
I mas reference. ®
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Tht- Literary Page with its buriien <!
T’ of Comment On Holiday Books. $
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Mary -E. Bryan's Fine Department.
J - with its Christmas letters from ?
! all over the South, ' O
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