The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-09-28
NO 40
WHAT DEWEY is DOING.

WHAT DEW Ely Is DUNG.
"What has become of Admiral
George Dewey and what is he doing
now?"
This inquiry, sent to the St. Louis
"Globe- Democrat, elected the follow
information:
Taken all in all there is, perhaps, no
man in the United States in the SER
vice of the government or out of it
who is in a more enviable position
than is Admiral Dewey. Congress
has given him the rank, pay and al
lowance of an admiral of the navy, re-
viving the rank for his benefit. He
is absolutely independent of the Sec
retary of the. navy and ofthe president
of the United States.
he can not be retired and he can
not be disciplined by reduction in rank
or any OF the other usual means EN-.
ployed. The place gives him an annu-
al income of $l5,5OO. 4
If he chose to do so he could close
down his desk, go home and never
turn his hand over in the way Of
work, either for the navy or any one
and his pay and allowances would 60
on as long as be lives; but the ad-
miral prefers to work and to work
hard.
He is at the head Of the navy gener-
al board, charged with the duty of de-
vising general plans for the improve
ment of the navy, the management of
the ships, the handling of officers and
men, and the control of the great gov
ernment shipyards. Every day when
he is not at sea for the maneuvers he
is at his desk in his Office or attending
the meeting of the board.
Admiral Dewey is much loved and
much respected. He is dapper lit
tie fellow, not much more than five
feet in height. His clothes fit him
like the naval uniform, without crease
or bag anywhere.
They do say that the admiral's Chi
nese valet has no less than twenty
new suits of clothes and ten pairs of
shoes to take care. of at a time. The
admiral is not dude, merely a we'll
groomed man without seeming to have
any thought of his personal appear
ance.
He has but one fad, if fad it may be
called, and that is his love for animals.
He has one of the finest teams Of driv-
ing horses in the city and also an ugly
looking English bulldog. The dog
went through the battle of Manila
bay with Dewey, so they are real
bunkies.
When the admiral was making
tour of inspection of the fleet the dog
went along and was allowed the run
of a vessel while his master was aboard.
On one ship the admiral returned
the mems quarters just in time to en-
counter the dog sailing in most hur-
ried fashion from the officers quarters
with the toe of an officers boot in hot
pursuit.
Admiral Dewey was white with an
ger and surprise. In second, when
the captain appeared following the
direction of the toe of his boot, the ad.
miral, controlled himself as best he
could, demanded:
"Sir, what do you mean by kicking
my dog in that manner?"
The captain came to swift salute
and his face, it was noted, was as pale
and drawn with suppressed anger as
was that of the admiral.
"Sir," he said, 81 would have kick
ed that dog if he had been the person
al property of the Supreme being;
but, sir, would not have kicked him,
and did not kick him, until he had
chewed the legs out of two SIS pairs
of uniform trousers and ruined de
luxe edition of the naval regulations,
as we'll as killed the ships female mas
COT"
Then they both laughed.
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