Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-31
EXTRAS IN THE NAVY
THERE ARE MANY CHANGES ON 4
 WARSHIp FOR EARNING MONEY.

Good Cooks Always in Demand aq& PICK
 Up Odd Dollars-sOme ships Barbers
 Have Made s1O0 a Month Above Their
 Regular Pay.
 If anything is needed to prove that each warshib in commission is regu- lar community in itself-a village apart with all that pertains to such an eco- homie instltution-the fact that barter and trade and manufacture is caEled on would suffice. The money paid out by Uncle Sam to his naval defenders is not the only income derived by those on board h4s vessels of war.
 When it is understood that many . bluejaeket occupying a position elassl- fled at from SIS to $40 month, IS paid off at the end of three-years cruise with $2,000 and S3,000 safely tucked away in his ''monk bag it will be easily seen that trafficking on war ships is not unremuneratiye.
 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 OF man-o'-war kitchen, must not be pass ed over. The naval pay table contains in the messmen branch, 8 rating ter1ps ed "ships cook" of the first, second, third and fourth class. The pay ranges from $35 to $20 month, ac- cording to the size of the vessel, ana 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 position to do many fayors for the berth deck cooks and there are very few who do not pay him at least S1 a month.
 1 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 comfortable sum by selling dried apple pies at 9 cents each.
 The same yearnings for things eat able which causes Jack to buy these pies also sends him to the cabin, Ward- room or steerage steward, who, on most ships, does a land office business in the sale of jellies, jams, pickles and 1 fancy canned goods. Some also keep on sale tobacco, cigars and cigarettes, which they retail at enormous prices. l Next to the creature comforts of his l inner man, the naval sailor thinks most of his personal appearance.
 On each ship will be found q gum ner's mate, quartermaster, seaman, oiler, or even a fireman who has served an apprenticeship in the naval tailor l ing art on board some other vessel. l Such man is permitted to maintain 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 industriously.
 There is money in it for the man who does good work. The price for making a suit is So, and there are many suits to be made on the average man-o' war Ike tailor also does odd jobs in mendiag for the ofiSers aft, who pay according to their official dignity.
 Bearing out still further the similar l ity of warship community to a vii. | lage ashore, there will be found in the service not only the small tradesmen, but one peculiar man who is the capi- Le1tSl dlN4 DOoS IuOuey uldhbI OI llS ship. He is the ships barber. The ships barber fourishes, and he has on his list at $125 a quarter a goodly share of eAe crew. For the sum mentioned he will give two slaves week and hair cut once a month.
 He also has his customers aft who pay him at the rate of $2 a month. At least two-thirds of the crew on an average patronize the barber, which means, on q vessel of the Columbia class, an addition of oyer S100 monthly to his regular pay of $16 Few bar. bers ashore make this sum.
 One of the peculiar trades practiced in the service is the manufacture of ditty boxes. 4 ditty box is a small wooden chest which serves the blue jacket as a repository for his comb and brush, tobacco, writing paper and the various odds and ends which would 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 add considerably to their salaries
 Among the bandsmen on q flagship will be found a shoemaker who has served at his trade long enough to be able to patch the footgear of ships company.