The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-10

gotten IL. III has itcpe NV AicAH oou
temper, and prompted me to do little
kindnesses many times in my life"
The elder sister, no doubt. gave NO
thought to the influence she was ex-
erting over the rude child, and never
knew the consequences of her kindly
act. But so it is always: it is not deeds
of heroism or self-depial which indu-
encs children. but the small, almost
unuoticed trifies of everyday life.
A little boy often went to spend the
dav with two ladies. One of them fire.
quently gave him handsome presents,
while the other rarely, if ever, did so;
but. 10 every ones surprise, the boy
showed an undisguised preference for
the latter.
The only reason he could give was:
''Oh, she is always SO kind, even when
she is scolding you, you feel You can't
be naughty with herr
Do you imagine that it is necessary
Tor an elder sister to preach to brothers
and sisters-that would be the very
worst course to pursue Your duty is
eventually take him to the top of tho
tree.
Boys of good character, who have no
physical defect, and who can read and
write fairly well are admitted into the
navy between the agesnof fourteen and
eighteen years. Between fourteen and
fifteen boy must measure 4 feet 9
inches in height, and weigh not less
than 70 pounds; between fifteen and
sixteen, feet II inches, and so pounds;
between sixteen and seventeen, 5 feet
l inch, and 90 pounds. and between
seventeen and eighteen, feet inches,
and 100 pounds. They must serve
till the age of twenty-one as boys
and junior seamen, and after
that age they rank as seamen or petty
officers. They are now allowed a sum
of s45 for outfit, fact which consider
ably enhances the advantages of the
service. To discover the exact number
of petty officers on board a fully
equipped ship is by no means an easy
task; but, at all events, the number of
these minor prizes is encouragingly
large, while still higher up, as the final
goal of the common sailors aspirations,
are the substantial berths of the four
warrant oficers-held by the boatswain,
the carpenter. the gunner and the sail
maker-whose pay and privileges are
the same as those of the junior officers.
And now as TO the rates of pay: The
pay of boys enlisted as third-class APP
prentices is 50 month; the next pro-
motion, to second-class apprentice,
brings $40; the next, to frst-class APP
prentice, s11 month. Further on we
have second class seamen apprentices,
with $40 a month, followed by first
class seamen apprentices, with s24
month, these two grades corresponding
respectively to ordinary seamen and
able seamen, or simply seamen, whose
pay is also $40 and SEA month. 1t can
thus be seen that first-class
seaman apprentice and an able sea
man, get each the respectable sum of
s2sS year, which is S12s in excess of
the highest sum paid to first-class
seaman in the British service, the only
other navy in the world worth consid
Grafton on the score of pay and promo
ton. There is, besides, the daily
ration of thirty cents, which runs
through the ship from the apprentice
to the commander. for, strange IS it
may appear to some people, Uncle Sam
distributes just the same fare to the
officers as to the apprentice, and that,
too, only when on sea duty. There are
no other allowances whatsoever made
to the officers; they have to furnish all
their own mess equipments and every
thing else.
Take, next, the boys prospects of
promotion in the United States navy.
An ordinary lad, who has health, en-
ergy and fair talents to start with, has
it III his power, by an industrious and
persevering application of these
qualities, to become some day a
warrant officer, wear a hand
some uniform, and draw substsn-
tial pay and rations while visiting the
four quarters OF the globe in the serv-
ice of his country, and. of course, fight
ing her battles if need should arise.
The pay of warrant-oGicer being the
same as that of a lieutenant, we find
tina. the reward to which an am bilious
and capable boy may reasonably look
forward to attaining in our navy is an
income of from $1,000 10 81 200, with
board and lodging. At the age OF sixty
two years he can retire with a pension
of three-fourths his current pay, Just
the same as a commissioned officer:
that IS to say, he can carry with him on
his retirement perpetual order on the
treasury for sum of from 800 20 81 .425
year. the lowest figure Of which con-
sidera bly beats The $3.50, which Is the
utmost limit of the British warranted
ticer's pension. 1t may ba stated in
passing. however. that the Eug}ishIuan
has one great advantage, viz, that he
can carry aray his $3.50 when he IS not
more than forty years old
seamans privileges are consider
able He Is discharged al the end Of
every three years. and each arst-elass
continuous service certificate entities
him TO one dollar q month q good cen
duet pay. and three months leave on
full pay. on condition that ne re-enlists
within three months 4 bey has al
most unlimited daily liberty and while
in port, If his home Is near. he can
STAY away there from Sztnrday 10
Monday. provided he : nsss ia ieo,-
liz addition 20 this. frequent short
Burroughs of from two 10 SIX aavs are
given 10 enable toys and men IL visit
distant relatives. and always on full
pay. Finally. there are al these
snances Of promotion and mansion