The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19

EXTRAS IN THE NAVY
THERE ARE MANY CHANCES ON !
WARSHIP FOR EARNING MONEY.

Good Cooks Always in Demand and Pick
Up Odd DoIiars-some Ships Barbers
Regular Pay.
If anything is needed to prove that
each warShip in commission is a regu-
lar community in itSelf-a village apart
with all that pertains to such an eco
monte institution the fact that barter
and trade and manufacture is caY'ied
on would suffice. The money paid out
ny Uncle Sam to his naval defenders
is not the only income derived by those
on board his vessels of war.
When it is understood that many
blueJaeket occupying position CLASH
fled ut from SIS to $40 Il month. is
paid off at the end of a three-years'
cruise with $1,000 and $4,000 safely
tucked away in his monk bag" it will
be easily seen that tratlicking on war,
ships is not unremunerative.
There are no trained cooks in the
naval service, so when it happens that
landsman or coal passer develops
skilled knowledge of the culinary art,
he is eagerly snapped up.
The chief mOgul of the galley or
man-o'war kitchen. must not be pass
ed over. rhe naval pay table contains
in the meSsmen branch. "a rating term
ed ships cook" of the first, second
third and fourth class. The pay
ranges from $50 to $50 month. ac-
cording to the size Of the vessel. and
the incumbent is supposed to tend the
galley cOppers and range.
AS in other cases, the ships cook
does not depend on his salary alone.
He is in Il position to do many favors
for the berth deck cooks and there are
very few who do not pay him at least
81 a month.
In addition to this source of income,
a thrifty ships cook can find ample
opportunity to use the range in the
making of a pastry which can be re-
tailed to the crew
One cook, several years ago, cleared
a comfortable sum by selling dried
apple pies AT % cents each.
The same warnings for things eat
able which causes Jack to buy these
pies also sends him to the cabin, ward
room or Stceragc steward, who, on
most ships, does a land Office business
in the sale of jellies jams, pickles and
fancy canned goods Some also keep
on sale tobacco, cigars and cigarettes,
which they retail u enormous prices.
Next to the creature comforts of his
inner man. the naval sailor thinks
most of his personal appearance.
On each ship will be found a gun
ner'S mate. quartermaStcr, seaman,
| oilcr, or even fireman who has served
an apprenticeship in the naval tailor
ing art on board some other vessel
| Such a man is permitted to maintain
a small hand sewing machine on board,
! and during odd times off watch he sets
up his shop in the corner of the berth
! deck or in the Superstructure and
stitches away indusuieusly.
There is money in it for the man
! who does good work. The price for
making a suit is 50, and there are
. many suits to be made on the average
! man-o-war. The tailor also does odd
! jobs in mcndiug for the officers aft
who pay according to their official
! dignity.
! Bearing out still further the similar
! ity of a warship community to vii
lage ashore, there will he found in the
! service not only the small tradcSmen
but one peculiar man who is the Capi
talist and boss money maker of The
ship. He is the ships barber. The
ships barber lourShcS, and he has
on his list AT ST - a quarter Il goodly
/ share of e crew. For the sun
/ mentioned he will give two shaveS /
week and hair cut once month
He also has his customers aft who
pay him at the rate of 50 "A month
| AT least two thirds of the crew on N
average patronizP the barber, whicl
means, on vessel of the Columbia
class, an addition of over 500 monthly
to his regular pay of SIG Few bar
bcrs ashore make this sum.
One of the peculiar trades practiceC
in the service is tie manufacture OF
hitty boxes. A dtty box is a small
wooden chest which serves the blue
Jacket as repository for his comb anC
brush. tobacco. writing paper and the
various odGs and ends which woulC
be found in the drawers of the Ordin
ary dressing case ashore. The regular
ships carpenter and his mates follow
this trade, and they are enabled to ado
considerably to their salaries.
Among the handSmcn on Il flagship
will be found n shoexlakCr who has
served Mt his trade long enough to bt
able to patch the fOotgpar Of q ships
company.