News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-10-04
The band on the receiHng-ship Colo
RADIO, At the Navy Yard. was playinr

are no c,trEorS to handle and a multi
tude of men to perform what little ser
vice may be demanded. He imagiues
that the principal difficulty Is to find
employment Tor the ships company.
He looks upon the officers life as one of
ease, faucying him an autocrat ON board
ship, and a petted dandy on shore.
Such an estimate Of this noble and busy
service entirely disagreCs with the facts
In the case.
The naval service is not a scoOl for
ldlcucsS, nor Is a naval vessel Il theatre
for comedy or fareial performances, OF
ciub-TOom for the use of aristCcratic
young gentlemen. The rules and regu.
Iatlons Of the service are adjusted to 4
system, of constant aud sufficiently ardu
crS activity: Its discipline Is iron; its
uutIeS are ncvcr-Cndiug; even its Ell
QuettC has practical method and mean
ing. Neither do these conditions eNis
for the enlisted men Of the navy alone
The officer, whatever his grade. finds a.
ways some power higher than himself
set over HIM, to which he must reuder
implicit and ready obedience. More
over, he not only lives ON board shin
UEtcE tI the conditions Of labor, activity.
and obedience which are imposed uDOn
the men under him, hUt he has a call
upon his forces UIi energies which they
nave not. a.. the exercise of rrspou-
SIbIIty. There are, of course. pleasant
Jud agreeable features in the life of n
naval officer, but rs long rs he remains
III the service ne Is the hondmau of dis
cIpilne, and Is never allowed to forget
his responsibility or that he Is a work
ug-beG IN the GREAT hive
RANK AND GRADES.
Few persons understand the matter Of
grade and rank in the navy. although
many may he familiar with titles and
partly with their application. Officers
are divided into the Cline" 'sstatT -
marine. and warrant officers. The
line includes, in order, the admirals.
commOdOrcS, captains, commanders,
nt-cOmmauders, licutcnauts, en-
signs, and midshipmeu (the grade of
master having been abolished by the
last CougrcSsl. The staff officers IN
clude the engineer, medical, and pay
corps. With the exception of the med
Ical and pay corps, ali the above men
toned are graduates Of the Naval Acad-
envy, and, receiving their commissions
directly from the President of the
United States, with the approval of the
Senate, are appointed for life The
marine officers belong to a distinctive
corps, generally termed ''sea soldiers. ="
and receive their commissions from the
Secretary of the Navy. They are APP
pointed from civil lite, although MANY
members of that corps We're ut one time
mldshlpmcu and failed In their examina-
tons. The warrant officers are the
hoatswaius, gmners, carpenters, a"d
saIimIkcTs. The boutswains and gun
ncrs are generally promoted to those
positions from among the apprentice
boys, of the training ships, or from the
enlisted men. The saiImakers and car
penters are appointed from civil life.
The petty officers form heightened
list, and are, In grade. equivalent TO the
non commissioned officers OF the army.
They include the mastec-at-arms. ships
corporals, bo1tSwalHs, gunucr's, car
peutcrsland sallmuker's mates: quar-
teTmastcrs, coXswaius, captains Of the
hold. top, for"castle, and afterguard:
ships writer, apothccary, machiuists,
hoilermakcrs, cooks, stewards, "Jack-Of-
the-dust," etc.
DUTIES OF DAY.
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heard. followed bv the believing: Gan
Inc watch; bold the reel; pump ship, !
lhd relieve the wheel Alter breakfast
.he W.tich is employed III cleaning the |
ofitSN-Wofk .lH" the guns, C"liihg ropes, |
.'no generally making me snip clean.
ne oIheafr nor ON WaIcG Ct" not gen
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