The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-08
lack Tar's Comforts.
life More Pleasant than in Olden

life More Pleasant than in Olden
Times.
an 1T the British consul's Office, in
~. street, the other day, when the
NV n ship bound for China was sign
.,,eles, one of the Oldest tars of the
r.,,td forward and said:
NOES the captain guarantee that the
.st!a is in tirst-class condition.
ioes, replied the representative
,..tlria, whose patience with sailors
., rllal
spgrly heated and found?'
p..p.ily heated and found"
3l.t kind of grub?'
Nuy in the trade puts more on the
Id. dian do said the captain, in :
..,~ug the government official. ''In
la not know any who gives quite
....h We have fresh bread every
. Md hard tack, mind you, but fresh
iHj all a man wants to eat of If, at
Then We have potatoes, canned
... .r-etables, fruits, and -
-.. WA say fresh bread and fruit and
aud. meats?' inquired the sailor, pc
.a onk coming into his eye.
.rUi. my man, | did
.o mi do you take me for?' asked the
..J mack, after a pause. "a bally
man who will spin yarn before
...s ais crew aboard will do worse
ae let's out of soundings. | don +
word you say, and, for one, | re-
.t 1gn.'
Or PAYS To FEED JACK.
.. Ne doubtful Thomas, more com
... lled Jack, fell back. from the
Everything that the skipper said
. utely true, for within the last
s the most improved methods of
..r The merchant mariner off sh ore
adopted by the biggest owners,
believe that it pays in the long
.N and house Jack properly. 1t is
..e wears since Liverpool firm
put female cooks on all of its
Us, and the plan proved so adj
..- so far as economy alone was
hat dozen other large ship
of the United Kingdom have
.. tpfej the same plan. 1t is a com
10 ind large sailing ships con
fNeen cabin. galley land forecaS-
ectric push buttons and annun-
i the master of Glasgow bark
Nren known to lay a strip of car
.r ioIecastle
rt man to hit upon the idea of
tfuit and fresh bread instead OF
lH.a~ Gardfacll and salt horse, was
liam. OF the British bark Sokoto.
it n practice while in port to
ew WatermelOns. peaches, and
# truit that the market at the
4ied At sea he mad no such
tu allowance. The men, he eX-
rhe cook, We're to eat As much
n, and this was to include can
,',ies, potatoes, and preserved
lue rest of the mercantile world
last at the courage of Capt.
md predicted an early end of the
.nl The master of the Solloto
at not only did il cost less to
rev on his ship than it did any
.r crew on any of the other vessels
To the same finn, but that the
Heciating the delicacies. went
.iU work more cheerlully, kept
l'1king like a parlor, and did not
leave at every port, as is general
Sc
VF1RTs FOR The CREWS.
sailing fleet that is owned by Is
tie & Co., of the White Star
afr particular accommodations for
0iuIt Of their crews. The firm has
uua that the improvements are
l1t employed, too, inasmuch as the
AIRY larger cargoes and get along
.madier number of hands. Among
W vessels to reach out for improve
- U behalf of the sailor was the
rl- hoTr Of Liverpool. The vessel,
Steel, was of about 3, 600 tons
-h,. She was rugged as a four
3llk. All the spars were of steel,
.. were double topgallant and top
Ihe yards on the three masts
lie same relative size, so that a
H-a!laut sail might he bent on
e fore, main, OF mizzen topgal-
With the use OF several small
.- of very ingenious make the
'p9aII yards, weighing some four
b, could be hoisted by five men in
.l oi eleven minutes. In the Old
.i even now On many ships, set
aVsail required all hands at the
The capsians ON the Kerr were
tj by handspikes, out by winch
had a midship bridge deck
utanng a magnificent saloon,
'uu, office, sleeping and dining
the captain, and piano was
'ol the saloon. Each officer has
nm fitted up ia the finest mail
fashion. In the forepart of the
"0mmodation vas reserved for
officers and apprentices. For
deckhouse, the quarters for
ls were situated, there being
md shelves for each man, and out
Passage a place for hanging wet
a wash house and bath house
provided for the use of the men.
B GARDEN ON sHIPBoARD.
H supper of the British ship Now
As a garden on shipboard, in which
-t'"s garden truck during a voy ge
.st conceived the idea when bound to
Hani, Ore, from Belfast, Ireland.
-Is occasion he had as ballast 1000
] Irish soil, which, according to
'fF history, is the most fertile in the
'H he seeds were planted in the soil
after clearing the Irish coast, and
me up all right, growing cabbages,
unips, radishes, lettuce, peas and
Bus with remarkable rapidity, willie the
y "ie IN the tropics of the South At
The crew took turns wedding and
ing the plants. Coming around
.7. the garden was replanted, and
--Int they raached tho annatnr in