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Show Naval Careers For Young Men. Tho denth of Admiral Dowoy concentrates con-centrates attontlon on ono of the great naval careers of Amorlcan history. his-tory. As our young men read tho dramatic jdory of George Dewey's life, with Its thrilling climax at Manila Man-ila Hay, a great many of thorn will bo fired with tho ambition to cntr this career. If tho United Statos should bo drawn into war, a great many young men now obscurn would In a day becomo figures of history. Thoso who long for money making mak-ing will not chooso navy llfo. Ho-publlcs Ho-publlcs aro ungrateful, nnd most of our heroes havo novor received much flnnnclnl reward. Hut there aro many solid advantages advant-ages In a naval career. The Btrlct dlsclpllno of these llttlo kingdoms on fihlpboard produces a very solf-controllcd solf-controllcd nnd well ordered typo of character. Tho Navy men nro alert mentally, nnd erect physlcnlly and morally. Tholr drill makes them quick thinkers. Tho possibility of war makos very bravo and resolute fellows. Any family with a naval olTlcer among Its boys Is prouder of him thnn of tlin monoy makers who stay at homo and enter business. Naval odlcors say that tho navy has a morn democratic spirit than tho army. Tho various grades of tho shipboard llfo moot In close quarters, and artificial distinctions ( could not live long. American sentiment had decided thnt an lncrenso of our navy Is necos-( snry In those times of world anarchy, i and wo noed many bright young follow" ir. our nhlps. They nhould , noto iiiat Dowoy's great nchlovo- i ment was not duo to lyiy luck or (banco, but to tho fact that ho had propared himself for a historic omer-goncy omer-goncy by a life of indessant industry, 'ludy, and technical skill. |