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line to take charge of the engineers
division. In large ships other line off,
GERS are detailed for stated periods to
act IS his assistants, but when the
vessel is small and her commissioned
officers few his assistants are the war
rant machinists, who are in nearly all
cases the watch enginee6.
Next in rank to the executive officer
is the navigator, who has charge of the
navigation of the ship from point to
point, as the captain tells him. The
compasses, the steering-g gear, and all
the instruments OF navigation are un-
der his immediate supervision. He
usually has midshipman or other
junior officer to act as his assistant,
and the quartermasters arc under his
immediate command as body.
There are from three to four or five
watch officers attached to a man-of-
war, each OF whom stands a regular
deck watch, in rotation with the others.
and also commands gun division The
ordnance officer, who is a line officer.
commands the powder division on ac-
count of its Importance. rapid and
certain supply of ammunition being vi
tai in a modern naval battle When
there arc many gun divisions on board
a large man-of-war junior officers are
detailed to their commands, even a
midshipman frequently. having a gun
division and perhaps even a watch. AS
a general thing, however. the midship-
men act as Junior officers of both
watches and gun divisions.
Each ship. except the smallest ones.
also carries in addition to the line of
ficers named above, paymaster, one
or more surgeons, and one or more ma
rine officers. Flagships carry a chap
lain and sometimes a naval constructor
The captain lives and eats-"messes.
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as the naTsl men term it, solitary
and alone in his cabin. The other COM
missioned officers, in order of rank live
III the wardroon, as far as the accom-
nodations there allow. the overflow
going into the junior officers quarters,
although a junior officer, even mid
shipman. who commands a gun divi-
sion and stands a regular watch, is
entitled, ipso facto, to place at the
wardroom table and a sleeping place.
IF it be only a cot, in the wardroon.
&he Junior officers quarters usually
contain the younger cnsigns, the as
sistant surgeons, the junior marine Of
ficer, the pay clerk (whe is an appoint
ed officer, always serving with the same
paymaster), and the midshipmen. The
warrant officers have their own rooms
and their own mess table; the chief
petty officers have their own mess, and
the rest of the ships company live
and eat forward. each table having
its own mess cook, detailed from one
of its people. An officer, commonly
the paymaster, is the general commits
sary OF the crew. the various officers
messes having their own caterers.
chosen from their members. and hav-
ing their own cooks, stewards and
mess attendants.
Every officer in the navy, from COM
missioned to petty officer, has his in
sigma and rank, which consist OF two
parts. the corps badge and the rank
badge. The commissioned officers have
insignia on both sleeve and collar Cor
shoulder strap or epaulette, for dress
and full dress, respectively. For the
collar. shoulder strap or epaulette the
corps badge of the line is an anchor;
of the medical corps gold oak leaf
with single silver acorn upon 1t; for
the pay corps. silver oak twiE with
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The many petty officers are distln-
guished one from the other by insignia
technically called rating badges"
which are worn on the sleeves OF the
shirt or blouse Every petty officer
has his insignia, surmounted by a
Is shown by chevrOns, a chief petty Of
ficer having three chevrons surmounted
by an arch. a petty officer OF the first
class three chevrons without the arch,
petty officer second class two chevrons,
petty officer third class one chevron.
All the chevrons are in red. except
when the wearer has served moro than
twenty-five years, when he wears gold
chevrons- Between the chevrons and
the surmountfng eagle is placed. in
white, the special mark showing the
kind of petty officer the wearer is.
Boatswains' mates wear two crossed
anchors. yeomen two crossed keys or
two crossed pens, machinists mates a
three e-bladed propeller. botlermakers
and blacksmiths two crossed hammers
carpenters mates two crossed axes,
quartermasters a ships wheel, sail
makers mates pointed spike, gun
ners' mates two crossed guns, masters
at arms star. A distinguished marks
man wears a white gun on bis sleeve,
whatever his rating.
The uniform OF the marine corps is
much like that Of the army for the
men. The officers wear on their caps
and on their collars the device OF the
corps. which Is hemisphere upon an
anchor. The officers rank insignia are
similar to those OF the ranks in the
navy corresponding to the similar army
ranks. the marines having the same
titles-colonel, captain, first lieutenant,
etc.-as the army. This corps, il is in
teresting to note, is really older than
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head turns slowly. from side to side.
the waving tail sinks, and sadly the
king returns to his long vigil. Ever
his sullen eyes look toward that which
IS not for him. Does Sultana mourng
too2 Yes, but as Lawrence their keep
CT, VIII tell you, Su1tana is a woman,
and therefore. She, too, looks toward
the spot where her lord is confined,
but life is feeting, and the keeper
comes three times a day with rich
meat. juicy and rare. and Sultana Is
of the mind of the French writer who
thinks, when one has not that which
one loves one must love that which
one has
Steve Lawrence is not without sym.
pathy for the great passion OF the
lion. But Sultan is related by blood to
Sultana. and that is reason enough
why they should be kept apart, says
the man who knows lions. Wherein it
is plain that lions have their points
of resemblance to humans.
Hanging on the wall near Sultan ara
two lion skulls. The white bone
CLEANS weirdly against the wooden
background When the jaws are
propped open the mighty grinders and
sharp fangs are seen, but useless. i'm
movable and dead. The empty eye
sockets yawn. blank and pupilless.
Alas, poor Yorick, When all Sultan's
power. majesty and fierce beauty have
crumbled like that of imperial Caesar
into dust, when that for which he
mourns is but a heap of lifeless skin
and bone. will he see the futility of
it all? VIII his unconquerable spirit
still seek and yearn in forest jungles
for his lost mate, the comrade OF his
kind. or will he face submission there
as here? Was it in recognition OF the
supremacy of his breed that the name
was given TO one called prince
among Richard Occur de Lion!
Who knows?
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grows more savage as the pangs of
his loneliness increase. The longing
TO kill is on him. too, and il was in
such an hour that a keeper stepped
into Sultana's cage one sunny morning
70 perform the usual duties The lion
css, not being in an amicable mood.
resented the intrusion and was taught
her duty by means of the dreaded iron
bar Sultan, opposite. saw and under
stood, and thundered rage But the
next mornings bright and sunny as
the previous one had been-the same
keeper entered the den of the king.
Sultan. perhaps remembering thai hour
o. yesterday, waited. blt opportunity
was slow in coming. But when it
came-when that fatal Slip of the foot
unclaimed the kings prerogative-
Wen, the king knew where and how.
and only mass Of striped fur crouched
low IN a corner over something -un-
seen when the deed was done That
was a year ago.
3 Were Sultan left alone long enou~l,
without the keen eyes which note his
every movement he could soon rip
open the floor of his cage and make
his way out into the space under
meath But he never is alone Bv
day keepers, people. curious sightseers
pass IN neVer-ending procession before
his cell. At night a watchnlan Keeps
careful guard. Even as ii Is new
boards are constantly needed to re-
place the old ones. clawed and mutt
lated by his heavy paws. The shelf
which he wrecked in his violence has
been long replaced by similar one.
but this time ciamped with iron and
with heavy iron sheathing at least
an inch thick Sultan is far too wise
to attempt the hopeless in the shape
OF the bars in front. He knows it is
useless. = Sometimes he looks at them
strangely, often scrutinizingly. more
Often vindictively. Then his great
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lear attached; for the construction
corps, a large oak leaf with acorns;
for a chaplain cross The rank
badges for all commissioned officers are
as follows: Admiral, four silver stars:
vice admiral, three silver stars; rear
admiral, two silver stars; captain, a
silver eagle; commander, silver leaf:
lieutenant, two silver bars; lieutenant,
Junior grade, one silver bar; ensign,
the corps badge alone in silver; mid
shiprnan, a gold anchor.
On the gold lace around the sleeve,
the corps badge of the line is a star.
The staff corps have no star, their
corps mark being in the shape Of col
a dark claret color; pay corps, white;
construction corps, blue.
An admiral has three broad gold
stripes around his sleeve; vice ad-
lniral, two broad and a narrow be-
tween; a rear admiral, one broad and
a narrow A captain has four half
inch stripes, a comm mander three half
inch stripes, a lieutenant commander
two half-inch stripes and a quarter
inch stripe between. a lieutenant two
half-inch stripes, a lieutenant (junior
grade) half-inch and quarterback.
an ensign a single nalf-inch. a mid
shipman single quarterback.
or the warrant officers the boat
swain has two crossed anchors on his
collar, the carpenter a carpenters
square, the sailmaker a diamond the
gunner a flaming spherical shelE the
warrant machinist three -bladed pro-
pelIer.. None Of these wears either
shoulder strap or an epaulette at any
time. or any sleeve lace except the
chief warrant officers. who have
Quarter-inch stripe OF blue and gold.
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the navy itself. Congress having or
ganized the marine corps before it or
ganized the navy as a permanent body.
There are many interesting ceremo-
nies on board ship for various occa-
sions, most Of which have descended
from olden days. Such, for example.
are the practices of piping the side
for officers coming aboard or leaving
on formal occasions, when the boats
vain blows his pipe and side-boys,
varying in number from two to eight.
according to tho officers rank. stands
at the gangway to receive him: facing
aft and standing at attention" when
the colors are raised or lowered; man
ming the yards, or the rail when there
are no yards on the ship. when royalty
is saluted; saiuting the deck upon leav-
ing the ship or returning. this salute
being made with the hand to the cap,
the officer OF the deck returning the sa-
lutte; parading the marine guard for a
commanding officer or one OF hi her
rank. upon which occasion the marines
are drawn up in line. presenting arms
and sounding the field music-the band
playing for rear admiral or a higher
official.
These are but few Of the ceremo-
MES on board a man-of-war The list
is long one. and everything on it has
peculiar significance
Taken altogether. life on board a
man-of-war is at once practical and
pectacular-practica because the or
ganization. by reason of it's very COM
plexity. Is calculated to assure the
proper. performance OF every required
duty, man or men being held respon-
sible for everything. and spectacuiar In
the picturesqueness which generates
reverence for authority. habits OF
promptncss and respect for the Gaa
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The du,fcs OF the engineers division
are IN the engine and IRE rooms, at
The auxiliary machinery, and 10 do the
many kinds cf tool and machine work
Fbout the ship. The coal-passers are
the lowest grade n the engineers di-
vieicn; then come the hremcn, and
sbove them the engineers petty officers
uamed above.
len OF the deck force are charged
with the general work about the ship
outside OF the engine, fire and dynamo
ICONS. They must keep the ship clean
snd in general good condition; must
snal the boats when needed; must man
thc guns IN action and keep them IN
order, each man at his own gun, all
tines: must aid generally IN the navi-
cation OF the ship, under the proper
orcers. Some OF them are detailed as
lamp trimmers, others as aids to the
storekeepers. A curious title on board
snip. which has descended from ancient
Gays, IS that Of Jack OF the dust" who
Is a man detailed 10 aid IN the serving
olt OF provisions from the ships stores.
L4cGitlc '.yeoman" Sc also an ancient
olc. The ycorcn are the clerks, ac-
co1ltants and storekeepers-
The coxswains arc the men IN charge
~ the various ships boats, each or
Which has its own crew 10 man il and
rs own bugle call TO call It away for
Service.
Besides the crew, every man Of war
s5ove the gunbost class carries a ma
fine guard. The duties of the ma
itnes are those OF sentries and order
les n addition TO which they consti-
aate BODY OF soldiers for the nucleus
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his prison Only his eyes-langSnx.
traslc, full OF v-oe-sloR his speech
less endurance OF the Inevitable. Te
ttt be true that the way 10 4 mans
heart lies through his stomach. the
same IS not true in the case Of this
dumb beast for he viii leave his food
untouched at any time 10 stand and
gaze deSolately at his lost one as she
proWls noiselessly between the four
walls or lies supinclv on the wooden
decr. sometimes returning his Wistful
look, but oftener cOntenting herself
with sleeping the long days away But
Sultan never looks away from her ca ze
Tor long. The slightest movement, the
Smallest disturbance, and SUltan's ears
are alert. his eyes Watchful and his
fangs barred.
Especially IS this so when Wallace,
tie third lion IN this trio Of lovers.
appears on the scene. He IS the ac-
kroWlcdEed rival for Sultana's affec-
tions 90 is an immense specimen OF
his lSfr6s but being now about twelve
years cd he shows the marks OF ad-
Vancing age Il his hard. white skull
were visible, * would show number
of tiny DunCtures in the bone sub
stance, for these arc the unfailing
signs OF lion age. Sultan is really the
youngest OF the three. which may ac-
count for his superior nerve. He is
Oily LI-ls N4l-E Su-l1la can DOaSI or
lament. as best becomes a licness belle
OF fun eleven years. When a lion
reaches the toothless and decrepit age
OF thirty. when he generally becomes
a nuisance 10 himself and every one
else. he is quietly and sl1illfully chic
reformed. an operation which takes but
Eve minutes in its fulfllment, and
which is guaranteed absolutely pain
iesss. But Wallace has many years
yet 70 live before he reaches the stage
OF decrepttude, and so he makes good
use OF his time by demonstrating as
wei as he can his marked affection
Ter Sultana, now occupying the cage
uext 10 his Occasionally, while his
cage is being scrubbed. he IS placed
81 the same apartment with her They
are as playful and affectionate as Sui
taua cares TO be, while sultan's angry
roars Of protest leave them seemingly
Unmoved-
So day by day the kings temper
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02

soon Jimmie Willie had on his Seminole
costume with his store clothes wrapped
in bundle and he and his boy COM
panion were conducted out of town by
the elder Indian.-Miami News.
Too Friendly With an Alligator.
John F. Sellers, assistant engineer at
the city waterworks plant, Springfield,
became too familiar with an alligator in
the pond Thursday, and is now suffering
from a badly lacerated hand.
His 'gatorship has not been in the park
very long, and Of course has not become
civilized. Mr.. Sellars went out to the
pond to feed the saurian, and when he
held out his hand the animal came to-
wards him at a rapid rate.
Mr.. Gator opened his jaws, but in
stead of taking the food, tried to take
Mr.. Sellars' hand also. He succeeded
after much difficulty in extricating his
hand, but not until Mr.. Gator had badly
lacerated that member. The hand was
dressed by local physician, and Mr.,
Sellars will soon be able to be about
his regular duties at the plant.-Jackson.
vile Times Union. j., t..4~-,t
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02

Last year I had the whole Of the
lath and plaster stripped in my house,
also all the floors taken up. All the
walls in the house were then coated
with cement, as also were the joists Of
the floors, 30 that no mice could get In
from adjoining houses through the
flooring. My house is now absolutely
impervious to mice. It Is impossible
for one to enter or remain, and now
no longer keep cat. Any one has on
" to look at the filthy condition exist
ing between lath and plaster and the
boards between the floor and ceiling to
see how uncleanly any house must be
that harbors mice. 1t would be q
great stroke of sanitary reform II all
building bylaws should prohibit the
use Of lath and plaster In constructing
new houses.-London Express.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
Are Minister'S Sons Bads

A bishop marked the names Of those
whom he deemed worthy Of remem-
brance for some service performed In
religion or politics or literature or SCI
ence or art or commerce or philan.
thropy or warefare, or some other as
poets Of the various life Of the nation
OF such names he found 1,270 who
were the children Of clergymen or min
listers, taking no account Of those who
were grandchildren of clergymen OF
more remote descendants. OF the chill
dren of lawyers, there were $40, and
Of doctors $50. The sons Of clergymer
who became themselves clergymer
were $50. He further asserts that tht
superiority which the clergy enjoy II
respect to their children to the other
professions lies beyond dispute. The
superiority has been not Of number!
only, but of degree. From clerica
homes have sprung more distinguished
sons than from the homes Of any secu
lar profession:-Leslie's Weekly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
How to Buy Good Lamb.


Stale lamb Is always aabby and
moist to the touch. 1t loses It's firm
ness strangely owing to organic
changes having rapid course in Its
ibers. 1t is full of nitrogen, the gas
that causes all decomposition and meat
changes, and even one day alters the
structure of both lean and fat curl
ously.
Good fresh lamb should feel firm and
should be plump in aspect. Its lean is
pinkish red and its fat white and
hard. If a leg is bought it Is a good
plan to note the fore quarter Of the
animal, also to see II the vein in the
neck is of the right blue tint. Quite a
bright blue vein is shown at the neck
of a fresh lamb, but If the meat is not
newly killed this vein will be one of
the first indications of coming decom-
position, for Its blue will change to a
sickly green color.
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SAGE LEAVES
Special TO The journal.

Brent. Sept. 1.-The week opened with
copious showers, and on Sunday we had a
very high wind.
six barnes and four dwellings have been
very disastrous My brother writes that
six barnes and four dwellings have been
struck by lightning in the neighborhood
of Signal. Four of the barns were re-
duced to ashes just after being filled
with the annual farm crops of bountiful
harvest.
Last Sunday Mr.. Alfred Clopton made a
flying trip over to Mobile to meet his
cousin. Miss Fannie Wright, of Hatties-
burg, Miss. = ~
Miss Wright is; a neice Of Mrs. H. c.
Clopton, with whom she will spend a
few weeks on her first visit to Cloptonia.
The mother and fantly of fuckers, who
purchased property last winter near to
the Brent church, have disposed of their
real estate and will soon return to Flori-
da to build up new southern home. :
1t has been a most agreeable surprise
to find the suburban roadway in the
Saunders Mill section smoothed up In
"apple pie order"i before the advent of a
killing frost. The autos can now renew
their flight with the joy of uncaged
birds
On Friday night we had a social party
at the residence of H. c. Clopton, com
prising many of the elite from the upper
crust of Cloptonia and olden Brent
Assorted music, games and refresh
ments soon whiled away the moonlight
hours. Mr.. Blanchard's photograph cal
do the loud talking for a swell crowd
| The Standard Oil Company is putting
down two thousand miles of 8-inch stee
pipe, connecting the leading oil fields o
the interior. The termini will be Jerse,
City and Oklahoma. Will this elimin
alton of freightage make oil cheap or thu
oil kings more wealthy? They are rush
| ing down this novel drain" through
Columbia county, Embarrassing the riv
er near East Liverpool. 1t passes within
a few rods Of my birthplace.
| THOS. MMILLAN.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02

, AOw IA0S9 &Aooo - uAo~ASs
The cast plate glass of which mirrors,
shop windows and such things are
made Is prepared from the whitest
sand, broken plate glass, soda, a small
amount Of manganese and cobalt
oxides. The glass when perfectly
melted Is poured upon an iron table
Of the size required, and the thickness
Is regulated by q strip Of iron placed
down each Of the four sides Of the
table. Immediately after 1t is poured
out the molten substance Is fiattened
down by an iron roller, which lowers
the glass to the thickness Of the strips
at the sides. It is then annealed or
tempered for several days, after which
it is ground perfectly level and polished
to transparent brilliancy. The first
plate glass was made in 1888 at st.
Picardy, France, where the process
was found out by an accident, as SO
many other important methods In
manufacture have been discovered
where there were eyes to see the acct.
dents and minds to apply them or the
lessons they taught to the advance OF
art or industry.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
A Funny EAGLE.

A Russian grand duke was once the
guest Of q German prince. It was
early in the last century In Russia
the imperial double headed eagle is to
be seen everywhere and on everything
throughout the empire - stamped,
painted, embroidered or. sculptured., AT
that period the education Of grand
dukes was somewhat limited. This
grand duke went out shooting in Ger
many and, among other things, shot q
large bird. He asked an experienced
huntsman who accompanied him what
the bird was. IAN eagle, your high
ness" was the answer. The grand
duke turned on him in an irritated
way. How can it be an eagle" he
asked. "when it has only one headY'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
ShadelesS Forests.

Large tracts Of dense forests In Aus
tralia are practically shadeless. Many
kinds Of trees In that strange country
turn their edges instead Of the fiat sur.
face Of the leaves to the sun, and thus
one may stand under a tree Of enor.
nous size and be as fully exposed to
the sun as though he were in the open
plain. Travel through these forests
is said to be exceedingly arduous work
as the trees, while they do not cut on
the sun, prevent the breeze from
reaching the ground, and thus the trav
eler experiences a sitting heat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02

There 10 no need" said q brewer,
'for W to throw away beer that has
turned sour, nor IL there any need for
as to try to doctor 1t up. We have a
ready sale for our spoiled beer among
cement makers. Don't think from this
that cement makers have a morbid
taste for. sour beer. Nothing Of the
kind. They use this beer in making
cement for leather joints. It takes
the place Of acid, being cheaper and
yet Just as good"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
stale Sponge Cake.

Stale sponge cake can be used to
make delicious pudding. fitting slices
of 1t into q baking dish. Butter the
dish first and sprinkle with sugar.
Fit In the sponge cake and sprinkle
with chopped almonds and cocoanut,
both of which have been slightly
Drowned In the oven. Put IN another
layer Of cake and cover a. before until
the mold ID full, and pour In pint Of
milk which has been heated to the
scalding point and mix with three
yolks Of eggs beaten with sugar. Pour
this In. bake in a pan Of water and
serve with Q nice sauce