Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-22
EXTRAS IN THE NAVY
THERE ARE MANY CHANGES ON A
WARSHlP FOR EARNING MONEY.

Good Cooks Always in Demand and Pick
Up Odd Do1lars-Some Ships BARRIERS
Have Made 500 Month Above Their
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
nomic insttution-the fact that barter
and trade and manufacture is caEied
on would suffice. The money paid out
by 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 a
bluejacket occupying a position CLASH
fed at from SIS to $40 a month, is
paid off at the end of a three-years'
cruise with $4,000 and $1,000 safely
tucked away in his monk bag" it will
be easily sen that trafieking on war
ships is not unremUneratiYe.
There are 10 trained cooks in the
naval service, so when it happens that
d 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. The 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.
-, IT,. a#,.c.o- Z-1airsg ooo4g
does not depend on his salary alone.
He is in a 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 steeraga 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 at 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 gum
ner's mate, quartermaster, seaman,
oiler. or even a 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,
aud during odd times off watch, he sets
up his shop in the corner OF the berth
deck or III the superstructure and
stitches away industriously.
There is money in 1t for the man
who does good work. The price foI
making suit is So, and there are
: many suits to be made on the average
man-o'-war The tailor also does ode
Jobs in mending for the officers aft
who pay according to their ofhcia
! dignity.
Bearing out stil7 further the similar
itv of warship community to vii
laqe ashore. there will be found in thl
J service not only the small tradesmen
hnt one peculiar man who is the CAPT
= talfst and boss money maker OF TIT
ship. He is the ships barber. Ih'
, sbfp's barber fourishes, and he hai
: on his list at $1.25 a quarter a goodl'
share of ,-e crew. For the sun
! mentioned he will give two shaves
Z week and hair cut once a month.
5 He also has his customers aft WIZ
nav him at the rate of 81 month
At least two-thirds of the crew on a.
average patronize the barber, Whicl
means. on a vessel of the Columbia
! class. an addition of over 500 MONTH,
/ TO his regular pay of SIC. Few bar
bers ashore make this sum.
: one of the peculiar trades practice
: in the service is tie manufacture 0
!, dittv boxes A dirty box is a smaa
, wooden chest which serves the blue
= Jacket as repository for his comb an
: brush, tobacco, writing paper and tn
. various ODDS and ends which woul
: he found in the drawers of the ordiI
! arv dressing case ashore. The regula
q Sims carpenter and his mates folIo1
: This trade. and they are enabled to ad
: considerably to their salaries.
q Among the bandsmen on a fagshi
: will be found shoemaker VINO ma
+ served at his trade long enough to b
e able to patch the footgear OF ship
: company.
e shoes Must Creak in Burma.
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