THE CRADLE OE OUR WAVY.
Whan Oar Ctamtiem ui Al<
ainb in Ntii-rwRctiN
•I Ilka Naval Academy at Aa<
aapstis.
Rickmoad Timn-tHimaick.
I have had the good fortune
thia summer to visit first West
Point and then Annapolis, and
thus I have had a good opportu
nity to compare these two insti
tutions. Leaving West Point
out morning by steamer (the
Mary Powell) we had a charm
ing trip down the Hudson, the
scenery beiop beautiful almost
beyond description. From New
York, we went to Annepolis by
the Baltimore and Ohio, a swift
and pretty trip of a little over
five hours. The Susquehanna
River, which we crossed on our
way, was the most striking and
picturesque object we cocoon
tend.
Annapolis is a pretty old town,
with a fine old State House in
which Wsshington resigned his
commission as commander of
the American atmlea. In the
room where thia scene took
place there is a large oil paint
ing of it, and also a framed
copy of his speech on the occa
sion and of the reply of Con
gress.
Bat the Naval Academy' is
the chief feature of Annapolis
nowadays. The grounds form
almost a square fronting on
Chesapeake Bay, with tbe Sev
ern River at the left, and the
other two sides enclosed by
brick walla with iron gates.
Only about two acres arc en
closed at present, but an en
largement of tbe grounds is
contemplated. The Academy
owns over one hundred acres
outside of tbe enclosure, ac
quired from time to time by
purchase from the city or from
individuals. They are enlarg
ing the froot by the additioo oi
soil procured by dredging tbe
bsy. The groonds are finely
shaded and covered with beauti
ful green award. Here and there
you see a monument to some
naval hero or group of heroes.
The new buildings are on a
magnificent scale, especially tbe
barracks, which are of granite
and which will be, when com
pleted, the largest and hand
somest in tbe world, i was told
they contained 1,600 rooms.
On cither side of these bar
racks is s large handsome gran
ite building, identically alike on
tbe outside and costing $400,
000 each. The one on the right
hand is the new armory which
it used for drills and also as a
ball room, being sufficiently
spacious to accommodate one
thousand conplea without crowd
ing. The corresponding edifice
on the left hand is called tbe
seamanship building, being
used tor instruction in that art.
In this building there are mod
els of innumerable battle ships,
both ancient sod modern; for
instance, there is a model of a
French war ship dating as far
back as 1657.
There are also figure heads of
famous old vessels and various
other interesting objects con
nected with nautical life. The
lower floor is to be used as a
«_— a. t_ .4l_at_J!_ _
Hwuaw aiwi iu«y aa ill'
tic ccdcl from the river to this
building. A fine officers’ club
bouse osa just been completed,
and a chapel end other build
ings are in process of construc
tion. The government has ap
propriated, I believe, $13,000,
000 to these improvements in
Annapolis, end the building has
been going on five or six years.
1 was told that about five hun
dred workmen are employed.
Promptly at S o'clock p. 1a.
they quit work. The berncks
ere to be connected by corridors
with the armory and seaman
ship building.
Annapolis presents a' vivid
contrast to West Point in this
respect, that while summer is
such u guy season at the latter
place, it w very qsiet at Annap
olis, the only gayety consisting
in the bands playing un boar
in the morning and the same in
the aftensooa, end it is only a
half band at that, one half being
oH on a- bollder. Only the
Plcbe class .gptnd.s the summer
there. The upper clstfsmea go
cruising early fa J nc, by way
of gaining a practical knowledge
oi seamanship and these cruises
aloof the coast of the United
States lasttilt lste in August,
when the midshipmen came
Sik sad are granted a month's
lough to go home, so the
academic year does not open till
^Meanwhile, however, the
Plehes are being initiated into
their new life. Once a week
they have batalHou drill, but.
with that etcapiioo, their exer
ciser art very differ eat from
those at West Point. At the
latter place it seems to be tbe
obiect to nuke tbe cadcta as
rigid and stiff as a ram rod,
whilst at Annapolis the object is
to make them sapple and plia
ble. Every night they have
either a drill or gymnastic exer
cises from 6 to 9. In tbe gym
nasium great prominence is giv
en to climbing ropes, which tbe
middies learn to do with tbe
agility of y o n n g monkeys.
They also practice running, us
ing dumb bells, going through
the motions of rowing, boxing,
and other gymnastic exercises.
They go out either rowing or on
a steam launch each afternoon
in the week, except Wednesday
and Saturday, and tbe awkward
ones have to go every day till
they have acquired the average
amount of proficiency. The
midshipmen wear a sailor's suit
of unbleached duck for their
water exercises, with their name
marked in large stencil charac
ters across the chest. They
wear this same suit also for
their gymnastic exercises. Noth
ing distinguishes it from tbe
dress ol common sailors, except
that there is a band of blue
ribbon around the brim of tbe
hat. which is pure white for
common sailors.
SUMMER DRESS.
i ne ordinary summer area* of
the midshipmen is of whits
dock, the jacket fastened np
with br«*» buttons, and it la a
far more suitable and con fort
able dress for summer than that
worn by West Pointers. In cold
weather they wear suits of dark
navy blue clotb.
There is an old vessel, the
"Santie,” kept at Annapolis as
a prison ship for "middies” who
commit misdemeanors. Also
they have a monitor vessel, the
gunnery. They have numerons
row boats, steam launches, and
other water craft. The eight
bells system (of which we read
so much in nautical tales) it
practiced at the Naval Acad
emy. They divide the time into
periods of four hours each, ring
ing a bell every half hour,
which bring* the eighth bell to
the conclusion of the periods
and then they start afresh. These
periods terminate at 12 m., 4 p.
m„ 8 p. m„ 12 midnight, 4 a.
m., 8 a. tn. etc. It sonnded
quite romantic and made me
feel almost as if I were on board
the Water Witch or' tome of
Cooper’s other vessels.
The Academy has a beautiful
cemetery on a slope overlooking
the Severn River. I never saw
a greener, more shady and
peaceful looking spot, and it
teemed to appropriate that the
remains of the naval officers and
seamen should rest in sight of
the waters' which had formed
their element in life. Many of
the monuments are handsome
and of ac elegant simplicity.
One, for instance, is a large
shaft of gray granite, with an
anchor chiseled on the front of
it, whilst another consisted of a
massive block of granite sur
rounded by a large cross. One
monument (erected by his com
tadaa) marked the - grave of a
midshipman who had died at
eighteen. I visited the graves
h^hidVVh*'iK^ri„.
plosion Inst Spring, nod found
them decked with fresh flowers.
I wan told they were kept con
stantly so by their comrades or
relatives. As I stood above
them, X involuntarily repeated
the line—
"Alt»«Jb*OW mmay bop** H* buri*d
In some respect* the Naval
Academy ia ratber more indul
gent to its pupils than West
Point ia. bnt, on the whole, a
•ttjet discipline Is kapt np. A
* Month is given to the
"middies" for pocket money
(which it, no doubt, supple
mented by their parents) and
they are allowed to go into town
every Saturday, where they can
bay any little delicacy they
have the inclination or means
for. They seam to pe good pa
trons of the ice cream saloons
and candy shop*. If they are
on the first conduct grade they
are allowed to take neats ia the
town with friends or relatives.
French is tlte only study carried
on in summer, and besides hav
ing • French teacher, they have
the assistance of a phonograph
impressed with the proper ac
cent.
Lest winter the class grad sat
ed in February, instead of wait
“ntil ob account of
the Government being iu such
preaslag need of t>*vM officers.
The same thing will be done
this coming February, but I do
not kuowTfU will be kept np
longer. The regular course at
AanepoHa la lour years, and
then the graduates go on a two
rears cruise la foreign waters
befon they are considered to
have entirely completed thcii
course.
The Naval Academy at An
nspoils is of far more recent ori
gin than West Point, having
been founded there in 1854, tak
ing the place of several small
naval schools which were scat
tered at various points—New
York, Philadelphia, and Nor
folk. The Academy owes its
foundation to George Bancroft,
Secretary of War, a man not
only of great scholarship, bat
also of fine judgment and com
mou sense. He saw that sep
arate schools without organisa
tion or intelligence constituted
as appendages to naval yards
and sea-going men-of-war, could
produce no satisfactory results.
He also saw that the remedy
for this evil was to fix on a given
point, suitably located for learn
ing seamanship, and to found
there an academy where the
midshipmen could nave thorough
and efficient training for their
profession. For. Severn, at
Annapolis, seemed to offer the
most suitable location for this
purpose. It was an old army
post, bonght by the Govern
ment in 1808, two sides of it
enclosed by a brick wall, and
the other two sides open to wa
ter—the Severn River and the
■iui vi me wncMpcBKc nay tnai
forms Annapolis harbor. It
contained officers’ barracks and
quarters sufficient for the new
institution in its infancy. Com
mander Franklin Bnckanau was
made the bead of the new Naval
Academy. He was born in Bal
timore in 1800, entered the ser
vice at fifteeen. gained a high
reputation for skill and ability,
and rose to the grade of com
mander. The Naval Academy
was as fortunate iu having such
a head is its incipient stages as
West Point was in the services of
Sylvanut Thayer, "father of the
Academy.” At the breaking
out of the civil war Bucbauan
went with the South and
achieved still farther renown in
onr gallant little navy, taking
part iu the famous Merrimac
ught. The pressure of South
ern feeling in Maryland was so
great that it was deemed advisa
ble to move the Naval Academy
to Newport, K. I., where it re
mained until the strife was
over.- The Government appre
hended the naval vessels at An
napolis being seized and turned
over to Southern use.
Strange to say, the Govern
ment which acted to fatherly
and liberal a part towards West
Point was very slow and appar
ently reluctant to recognise the
importance of fostering and en
couraging the navy. Of late
years, however, it has awakened
to the importance of this, and
is taking vigorous measures to
render the navy large, efficient,
and powerful. When the upper
classmen return from their
cniise, there will be between
eight and nine hundred mid
shipmen at Annapolis. By the
way, the Plebes do not look
forward enthusiastically to their
return, aa hazing has not been
so effectually stamped out at
Annapolia as at Weat Point.
Is (Sensibility Par fka Wrack,
autwnu* uttevv.
It seema that tbe responsibili
ty for tbe horrible wreck ia
Tennessee Saturday is about to
be placed on W. B. Caldwell,
conductor of train So. 15, west
bound. It is stated in several
papers that Caldwell got tbe
orders for the meeting point,
pat them in bis pocket and neg
lected to inform tbe engioee*.
Under tbe rules of the railroad
tbe conductor receives the orders
and transmits them to the engi
neer, fireman and flagman, all
these notified in tbe abundiuicc
of caution.
It Is asserted that Caldwell
neglected to commonicate his
orders to say other members of
the train crew and didn't realise
the danger until (he meeting
point, had been pasted. Then
before be had tfue to act the
awful collision had occurred.
Of course he is not excosable,
but railioad men, from constant
ly facing danger, become hard
ened, then careless, and often
they take risks that s little cere
■right prevent. Caldwell had
been in the service for 10 years
and waa considered e reliable
men. Since the wreck be has
been almost erased. In his con
diton we esu bat pltv, for if he
realises, as he doubtless does
that be is even partially respons
ible for the disaster, be has suf
fered the tortures of the damned
since tbe accident occurred and
be will never be tbe seme man
again while he lives, even if his
mind does sot give way,
Jo. Jeftraon, the veteran ac
tor, has decided to leave tbe
Mage. Advancing years and ill
health make his retirement
imronuNATt
PIIHCE5S L4U1SE.
Wmnaa's OuMriika Uadi Is
Mad—fi ml Startling Court
Scandals.
Ckicssu Trtbua*.
It the case of the Princess
Louise of Saxe-Coburg-Goths
•tays before tbe public much
longer there are going to be dia*
closures which will be interest
ing reading.
The princess U the daughter
of King Leopold of Belgium and
grand daughter of tbe Auatriaa
Emperor. Her relatives are
among tne moat powerful nobles
of Ope would natural
ly imagine her as especially
favored by Providence, but it
appears that Providence is no
respector of persons or long
names.
The princess was married at
the age of seventeen to Prince
Philip of Saxe-Coborg. She
bad nothing to say about tbe
choice of her husband. At
some hour between breakfast
aud dinner her father glanced
into tbe Aluaaoacb dc Goths
and talked with a few ladies in
waiting, and it was settled that
I “t IULTM ■ UUUIU UC UllTTlCG
to Philip. So they called Philip
over and made him a preact)t.
They make presents the same
way to some of tha South Sea
Islands,* but there the recipient
has an opportunity to see mm
of tbe presents before lie decides
whether be wants to it
home or not.
After Philip had called in a
few ot his drunken cronies to
look at his new pet amima) and
bad horsewbiped tbe animal
because it sbowed a trace of
modesty sad it did not relish
being pat on exhibition in a
chemise, tbe animal, or rather
the princess, appealed to her
father. She was sent to a
lunatic asylum. The evidence
was against her. When a per
ron appeals to a stonewall for
sympathy it is a clear cane of
dementia in most, any country.
Probably the princess was
indiscreet in becoming en
tangled with an Austrian of
ficer, the Count von liatlachicb.
Pyobably sbe in more or less of
a silly woman. But it is doubt
ful if sbe ever had half a chance
to be auytbing else. Sbe seems
to have developed unusually
well, considering that sbe was
brought up io the manner custo
mary to some of tbe royal courts
in countries still blessed with
undefiled blood. The couliuued
intermarriage of half-wits will
eventually produce idiots of a
i superior type. Or, If not idiots,
something worse.
All royalty it not by any
means'to be condemned for the
excesses of some of its mem
bers. The German Bmperor
has said a few pungent things
about tbe sponae of the unhappy
princeas. This country may
lack tbe picturesqueness which
nobility lends to the Bnropcan
landscape, bat when it comes to
picking things ont of tbe gar
bage 6qx and bestowing titles
on them, this country would
rather go without picturesqne
ness.
CHANCE FOE
l« order to teat The Ga
zette's grant circulation awd
its superior advertising ve1«V,
we have made arrangements with
Adam* Drag Company tba pop
ular druggists, to offer oat of
their bast selling medicines at
half price to any ona who witl
ent out the following coupon
and present H at their store.
COUPON
state suvrico. jasc^Wt vtu
Dr. Howard's specific for the
cure of constipation and dyspep
sia is not an unknown remedy.
It has made mao? remarkable
cures right here is Gastonia aad
i?rsr»snaa£StTK
win.i. wujiow mmSwu mSSf
pnee, refund tiM nosey to entom
whom It doem Ml cm re.
U you cannot eaU at their atom.
SiS.^STT.'SU-tt.VJS
eEjnSepeM- I^|^0patT
"Oec today la worth two tomor
rows."
SUMCNKAra AT STARLET.
Nr. InM A.
Alrlhsa Ago*
Body Shhpii In
With shocking_/
denih cnsne to Mr. David A.
Stoitk, the popular young depot
J**®t for the Seaboard Airline
Railway at Stanley. Tuesday at
noon while be was engaged in
the discharge of bis duties.
For several days Mr. Smith
bad been feeling unwell bM bad
not quit his work. When ha
went out to meet the morning
passenger train which is doe at
Stanley about 11-30 o'clock be
fell io a faint but recovered suffi
clently to attend to the bosi
neao connected with meeting
the train. When be returned to
to the depot he fainted again
and bystanders immediately
summoned Dr. T. C. Quickie
who was near by. Dr. Qaickle
assisted Mr. Smith to get in his
bogey and started for the resi
dence of Mr. W. C. Thompson
where the yooog nun boarded.
Before they coaid reach the
bouse, however, the young man
fell over dead (in Dr. Quickie's
irni,
The deceased was shoot
twenty seven yean of age and
had been depot agent at Stanley
,or the. past five years. He was
well liked by everybody who
knew him and bis sodden death
cast a gloom of sorrow over the
community. He was a number
of the Baptist church. His fath
er. mother, two brothers, and
lour sisters survive.
on the evening train to his old
home at Apex for burial.
. "■I . wmus—sw
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Good Health
to the
Children
Children especially are fond of dainties,
and the housekeeper must look carefully
to their food.
As good cake can be made only with
good eggs, so also a cake that is health
ful as well as dainty must be raised with
a pure and perfect baking powder.
Royal Baking Powder is indispensable
in the preparation of the highest quality
of food It imparts that peculiar light
ness, sweetness and flavor noticed in the
finest cake, biscuit, doughnuts, crusts, efe*
and what is more important, renders the
* food wholesome and agreeable to young
and old.
COME ONEt COME ALU
We have a nice lot of RUBBER TIRE-BUG
GIES on band. Aay one wishing to purchase
one will do well to call and see what we have
Md get ear prices and term. We will be
tfled to show yea whet we beve end wIU nse
oar best efforts te satisfy yea la eaetity
and style. We have In stock new vehicles,
prices rantfleg from 12ft to *117.60. Come
la and gat A BRAND NBW BUGGY.
V ■***? 'V4rfa»»»K>*r ndnuAW.
Ttnnl»»tt ^ Tk " car toad of Mock free
pair* of mnfcs and a few'rnodThOMM wH ^a
wishing a good animal. Call aad m <mr stock lalow
tlatwhan, and oblige
.
CRAIG AND WILSON
of
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BEUIOST, , Oct. 1, Inm B:£) „ 4.
DALLAS, - 3.
Me. • « a K. »
LOW. — * I » <a$
MT. HOLLY. I • €.
MOUNTA* • T. •
UfclA. «*£. ; - r, 1:»
GASTONIA, a 9>30
STANLEY, f;' * 10, *
CHBREYVILLB.*- , " U. *
BESSEMER CITY. wmimM] - 13.
DILUNC'8 MILLS, * Thotaday, • 13. 9:30 to 13
CROWDER’S MTN. MILLS Tbnraday, " IS, 1:30 to J*
HOVIS* STORE. Friday. - 14, 9:30 to 11
UNION. Moaday, * 17, • m
SOUTH POINT, Monday, "17 l-aoto fffll
ALEXIS, TneriS. ■ IS 15 1
CARPENTER’S STORK. Wedaaaday. " 19, 9.3A „
LANDER’S CHAPEL. Wednaeday, * 19. l-so Za
CROWDPR’S CREEK. Thuaday. • » 2«
PLEASANT JUDGE. TfcwdS, " 30. IS
C. B. ARMSTRONG, Sheriff. ^