The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-11-12
QUEER TERMS USED.
CURIOUS 1iIBoo on saHEoRs on
BOARD BATTLKBMIPs
Games Of Animals Applied b various
Articles o. utfity vsry
Nystifying . Lands
men.

Tue timeworn srori ~ the 6is.
Gruntic6 b~luelaeksl Why did ever
sell my farm and 80 20 peaf7 shows
The trend 81 The sIi1rs mind toward
tne peaceful Occupation u bis rustic
brother, and may account for nppiyfna
terms agricultural 20 things nautical.
says the Detroit Tribune.
The casual visitor 70 the warsbip -
always myssiaed b. seeing What ap-
pears 70 be q bale o. hay IN the fore
hold. and his curiosity ia not ahafed
when told that Il goes to feed ths
"~jackasses." kept appropriately IN the
manager" His shrunksn crsduBty re
sumes normal dimensions whsn Il IL
explained that -jaekasses" are canvas
bags filled with Oakum. which are
forced into the haWss pipes Q prevent
water from entering az sea
Neither Is q Flemish horse q rare
breed of equine, n0r q bride port q
raace for hitchinE bin: the former IS .
foot rope for men 70 stand upon Eksn
furling sail, and the latter IL an air
port IN the bOws through which tow
ing hawsers used to Be led. The sad
de" Of the bowsprit completes the
riding OUTFIT Of che ship
The menagerte Of = man-o,-uar con
tAins q cat" ard "hsh." both of which
are used TO weigh the anchor; eat
heads" where the lookout Of sailing
ships stands his watch: Wildcats"
which. With "Wkslps~ A5Id the chain
on the eapstan. and the best o. the
bowsprit" On some days Il IL p0asi-
bic to and a "catspaE-a Epddsn pufT
Of wind-aRd a landIubber can easily
catch a crab" in pulling . hoax IN
deed, II il hard to let one 80 without
unshipping the oar.
DOG watches" are Of nightly occur
between 4 and 8 O'Clock. when
the usual fOur-hOur watch Is split into
two parts. The dog watches are up-
posad to get their name from the fact
that they are "cur-taiied." and not
because the dog star, Sirius. keeps
those hours.
When the gunner orders his mates
TO clean the dsshpOt," be Is not using
polite profanity. but directing the
cleaning OF that part Of the gun reooll
cylinder. The "plov Of q gEsliAg gun
nay assist ia turning the sod" for
the enemy, but not 10 q literal sense. (
Nor do the t~eiI-talesf' OF the engine
room give II away; Instead, they
peacefully record the revolutions OF
the screws.
The propelierS are usually on q
strut" but II is not the vulgar par
lance for saying they are angry; the
strut Is the steel arm tkat holds then
u position ships mastG IKE mea
have partners" which. though wood
en-. strengthen them and make them
arm. These are "payed" With pitch
Awnings have -baekbones." a sharks
mouth" dogs ears and "~eErrinEA"
The trimming tanks" are huge ON
partments for holding sea water which
may Be let IN to change the trim or In
elination Of the ship, due 20 the fact
that the coal may have been used from
only n side, giving the ship a '1ist."
A queer commodity IN the engineerE
ttoreroom Is "loofA." a kind Of Japan
sse sea cucumber. used for a fiter IN
he boilers Ground glass ls also car
ned to grind valve ssAts and bearings
The wardroom country Is the space
around oheers' quarters The ham
mock MEETINGS" are no more an afair
- thread mesh than Is the -mafs
sheet" a part OF the SAIL the former
EtoWage space for the crews
aammocks when not in use. and the
after a rope made fast % the elew. or
ot the sail Even anchors have
shank rings" crowns" "arms-
md ~nukes"