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THESUNDAYHERALD SUNDAYJUNE 1, 1890.
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TRAINING YOUTHFUL TARS.
SOMETHING AHOVT THK NAVAL AP
VKKNTICKS OF UNOI.13 SAM.
How to Get a Hoy Into the Nnvy mul the
Kind of Hoy He Must Ho "Wluit Ho is
Taught nndllow He Is Tnlton Cure Of
Life on n Training Ship.
The question is frequently asked by parents
how to proceed to start a boy in the Navy ns tin
apprentice. Many suppose that to bundle a
boy on board a man-of-war is the simplest and
easiest thing in the world, as though the Nnvy
was an asylum for the fool of the family, a
foundling hospital, or a reform school. On the
contrary, a boy going into the Navy as an ap
prentice enters upon an honorable and arduous
calling, to fulfill the duties of. which with credit
to himself and benefit to the service requires
study on his part and judgment on the part of
his friends. Hoys who are put in the Navy be
cause they arc Indolent, won't go to school, or
Eeek bad associates will not stand much chance
of becomiug eiheieut, and are sure to get into
serious trouble or desert before their term of ap
prenticeship expires. Boys who are very sensi
tive or over-refined in feelings should be kept
at home, for life under the well-intended disci
pline on board would soon cease to be worth
living for them; but a hardy, good-tempered
youngster, ready to play a joke or accept one,
not too quarrelsome, aud yet ready to take his
own part, is best suited for a naval career.
In the United States Navy a seamau now has
to know more than a lieutenant twenty-five
years ago, and for the purpose of educating and
training men a law was enacted authorizing the
enlistment of boys between the ages of fourteen
and eighteen to serve in the Navy until they
shall arrive at the age of twenty-one. The
training of these apprentices is conducted under
the supervision of the Bureau of Navigation,
Navy Department, and the following are the
rendezvous for the enlistment: The U.S. S. New
Hampshire, at Newport, R. I.; U. S. S. Minne
sota, at New York; U. S. S. Wabash, at the
Navy Yard, Bostou; U. S. S. St. Louis, at the
Navy Yard, Philadelphia; U. S. S. Dale, at the
Navy Yard, "Washington, and the U. S. S. Michi
gan, at Erie, Pa.
The parent or friend before going to expense
no allowance being made for traveling expenses,
whether accepted or not should ascertain if
the boy is of robust frame, of perfectly sound
and healthy constitution, free from any physical
defects or malformations, and not under size for
his age. He should be able to read and write
the English language, and must never have been
convicted of crime. A boy possessing these re
quirements may present himself at any one of
the above rendezvous for enlistment, but must
be accompanied by his father, or by his mother,
in case the .father is dead, or by his legally ap
pointed guardian, in case he has no father or
mother living, their signatures being required
ou the agreement, in addition to their declara
tion and oath, to perfect the enlistment. Should
the parent or guardian, however, by reason of
distance, infirmity, or other causes, not be able
to accompany the son or ward, a piinted form
of declaration, oath, etc., with duplicates, will
be furnished upon written application to the
commanding officer of the vessel to which it is
intended to send the boy. On presentation he
will be examined ph3-sically and mentally by a
board of officers, aud if found fit he will be en
listed as third-class apprentice, with the pay of
nice dollars per month and one ration, and fur
nished with an outfit of clothing, and he will
not be discharged from the service until he has
reached twenty-one years of age, except upon a
medical survey, inaptitude for the service, or for
misconduct. If he is injured in the service, ox
contracts a disease in the line of duty, he will
be entitled to a pension. As soon as practicable
after enlistment he will be transferred to the
training-ship New Hampshire, at Newport, R. I.,
which is considered the headquarters. He will
remain on board that vessel for a period of
six months, or if under special instruction he
may be retained for a period of one year. While
attached to the New Hampshire he will receive
instruction in English studies and in the rudi
ments of the profession of a seaman. When he
has been enlisted six months, and his conduct
warrants the indulgence, he may be given leave
lo visit his home upon the request of his parent
or guardian. Should he be found specially dis
tinguished for proficiency and industry after
having spent three months on board he may be
advanced to the rating of secend and first-class
apprentice, with the pay of ten and eleven dol
lurs per month. Upon the completion of the
six months on the New Hampshire he will be
transferred to one of the cruising training-ships
for a further period of six mouths, where the
course of instruction will be progressively con
tinued, and as a reward for proficiency and apti
tude, determined by quarterly examinations be
fore a board of officers, the boy may be advanced
to the rating of seaman apprentice, Eecond aud
first-class, at a pay of nineteen and twenty-four
dollars per month. Only boys of these two
classes arc permitted to remain out of the ship
after sunset. At the expiration of the six
months on board the cruising training-ship, if
qualified, he will be transferred to one of the
vessels of the general service, where the instruc
tion will continue the same as on the training
vessels. Ho will be changed from one part of
the ship to another, in order to acquaint him
with the workings of all parts, and by the time
he has arrived at the age of twenty-one he has
received an education equal If not superior to
that obtalued iu the common schools, besides
having learned a profession well fitting him to
serve His country, not only iu times of peace,
but in the hours of great danger.
A boy returning from a cruise In the general
service, whose enlistment has not expired, will
be granted a leave ofab6euce not exceeding ouo
mouth, or transferred to one of the stationary
trainimr-shlps. The following is the ordinary
routineof a boy'b life on board ship: When
the hands are called in the morning at daylight
he has to turn out, lash up his hammock, aud
stow it In the nettings. Then, after a wash
aud n cup of coffee, ho goes to work in his
own part of the 6hip, getting everything clean
and tidy, shines the bright work about decks,
etc. At 7:!J0 he is inspected by the master-at-arms
to see that lie is clean iu pcr60u. At 8,
when tho colors are hoi6ted, the sails are loosed,
or other evolutions decided upon by signal from
the Hag-ship, or the Etandlng routiue. After
this he Is allowed three-quarters of an hour for
Ills breakfast, prepared by the cook of his mess,
and to clothe himself iu the, uniform for the
day. At 8:45 work 16 resumed, bright work
about the battery cleaned, and should he feel
bickhegoes to the doctor for treatment or to
be excused for the day from work and drill.
At 0:30 comes quarters for inspection and drill,
either gun, 6utfa6S, or rille exercise, after which
school under the schoolmaster. From noon
until 1 1'. M, he is allowed for his dinner, and
the rest of tho afternoon Is devoted to either
fccuool or drill, when at 4 he is given his last
meal for tho day. At suuset some seamanship
exercise, according to routine, is given, and
from that time on till t) at night tho time is gen
erally spent In relaxation, skylarking, etc.
Early in tho evening ho is given his hammock,
and may turn in if he should desire, but If he
does hcis more than likely to have a little ex
citement in the shapo of his hammock being
cut down out of fun by some one of his mischevi
ous messmates. At ) the lights are put out, and
he must turn in aud keep quiet, except at sea,
when one of the two watches arc constantly
kept on deck to work tho ship. When he ar
rives at the age of twenty-one years, if reccom
mended, he will bo given an honorable dis
charge, which upon rcetilistmcnt within three
months from tho date thereof will entitle him
to three months' extra pay of tho rating when
discharged, and also to an addition of one dol
lar per month to his pay during such reenllst
ment. Should his general average and conduct
merit the rcccommendation, ho may be sent to
the Naval Ordnance Yard at Washington and
to the Torpedo Station at Newport for an ad
vance course In gunnery, torpedoes, and elec
tric lighting, and so thorough is this instruction
a boy may become capable of filling most im
portant stations In civil life and command ex
cellent wages. Several men who passed through
this course arc now employed by Edison iu his
electrical establishment; others arc holding im
portant positions in the work-shops of the
Westcrnhaus Company aud other electrical
firms at more than ordinary wages.
It has been contended by many officers that
to give boys this advanced education in the
training service is only to lit them for some
station on shore, aud that they will not remain
in the service. Say that they do not, they arc
certainly trained men, capable of filling any po
sition iii the naval reserve or on board a man-of-war
in times of need. We must have intelli
gent Americans to handle them if we would
keep our modern men-of-war at all times effi
cient. There is no doubt that the whole
character and status of our sailors is and will
be elevated by the introduction of a better and
more educated class of men than has been eituer
obtained or required iu the past. With such as
these it is only a question of time when Ameri
cans will go to sea in our men-of-war a superior
class of men that will command respect in any
place aud at any time, aud when they appear in
the office of a "first-class hotel they will be as
signed a decent room upon demand, like any
other first-class citizen. The neglect on the
part of the majority of Americans to show due
respect to the uniform of a sailor tends more to
humiliate and cause dissatisfaction and conse
quent desertion of the best men in the servico than
all other causes. A man clothed iu the common
uniform of a sailor is a gentleman as well as
any man on shore. The profession of a sailor is
and always has been popular, and they have
done a good deal at various times in our coun
try's history to justify that popularity.
"At the expiration of his term of enlistment,
should the apprentice conclude to remain in the
service, excellent inducements are offered.
Upon the completion of the advanced course
he may be rated a seaman gunner, or other high
non-commissioned officer, and by careful atten
tion to study aud duty he can obtain an appoint
ment as warrant oilicer, known as gunners,
boatswains, sailmakers, and carpenters. These
warrant officers are promoted from the appren
tices, and hold their warrants from the Presi
dent during life or good behavior, drawing a
salary of from twelve to eighteen hundred dol
lars a year, according to length of service, and
have the benefits of the retiring law.
Lucikn Young, Lieutenant, U. S. N.
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Tho reason given for refusing admission re
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tor 121c Sateens that are worth 25c, wo aro now
selling for 15c. French sateens, that sold form
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Ju our gingham department wo aro ollcrlng
fancy dress ginghams, in plaids and stripes, sold
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sold lor 10c. Criterion ginghams sold every
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we olfer them at 121c hi our whito goods de
partment wo ciuoto u few ot the many
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Just received one caso of whito crochet 101 bed
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our 40-inch apronetto with lace border which wo
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