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The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
How Our Naval Gunners are Trained
to Accuracy.

TOW our naval runners are framed
to Accuracy.
1t is only half the work to arm
and equip ships with the most i'm
proved guns and sights, they
must have IL highly trained per-
sonnet capable of manipulating
guns, turrets, torpedoes, writes
Worlds Works. When China
found herself arrayed against ia.
pan she offered Lieutenant Com
mander Gleaves $1,000 III cash per
month for skilled gun pointers,
but III all great navles, gun point
ers are trained, not bought, and,
when the fight is on 1T is too late
for Instructions.
How does man become an eX-
pert gunner? DIligent drill and
constant training are not enough
without II certain amount of nat
ural aptitude. One man after
another is tried A few days
drill in the turrets eliminates all
except the fuirly promising. For
the talent of eye and nerve which
marks the born gun pointer the
Government pays from 81 TO $40
Il month in addition TO the regular
pay. This premium is not con-
fined to any race, creed or color.
On one vessel in the navy one of
the gun pointers is colored man.
Selecting gun pointers Is one OF
the most important duties in the
navy. Having selected the gun
pointers, the next step Is to train
them. Two methods are now in
vogue, both having the same
principle, but differing i'll details.
In the old days OF sails and
smooth bore guns, the invariable
rule-and the only the gun cap
tains knew-was this: Fire at
the top of the downward roll (just
as the ship begins to roll toward
the target, and aim at the
enemy's water line" This rule
lasted far into the age of steam
aud turret guns, and has only re-
Gently neen supplanted by con
tlnu.J,.aim firing" or the art Of
Keeping a gun trained on the tar
get, regardless of the oscillations
of the vessel, during the whole or
a portion of the roll.
The method for training men
by the new system-by the use of
II "dotter'-wus devised by Cap
tain Percy Scott of the British
Navy. The dotter is mechanical
device which causes n small target
to move across the face of gun,
with combined vertical and
horizontal motion The gun
pointer must make the gun follow
the target, and whenever the
sights are on the bull's-eye he
presses button. This causes u
pencil to dot the target. That is
his shot. The other method OF
instruction is with the Morris
tube, which consists of a small
gallery rifle fitted on the gun, to
take the place Of the "dotter's''
pencil.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

Can't be perfect health without pure
blood. Burdock Blood Bitters makes
pure blood. Tones and invigorates
the whole system.
J. G Simmons returned Thurs
day from Austin.
A. NJ. Hicks of Coleman was
in the city last week prospecting.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

Geo. Bond, Jr., returned Friday
from Dallas where he has been AT =
tending the Dallas Business Uni
versity.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

j. i. MilIspaugh left Thursday
for his son Sidney Millspaugh 8
ranch. After spending few
weeks there he will go on to FL
Paso on lengthy visit.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

Mrs. S. Lindsay, of Fort William,
Ontario, Canada, who has suffered
quite a number of years from dyspep-
STA and great pains in the stomach,
was advised by her druggist to take
Chamberlain's stomach and liver tab
let's. She did so and says, 81 find
that they have done me great deal of
good. ! have never had any suffering
since | began using them" If troubled
with dyspepsia or indigestion why not
take these tablets, get well and stay
well? For sale by all druggists.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

w. o. Beanland, an old San
Angelo boy was in the city several
days last week. He is now travel
ing for large eastern house.