The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
CHEWED TOBACCO
FOR GOVERNMENT
Plug Tobacco Experts Have
Tested &c Brands Submitted
for Their Decision.
From the New York Times.

4 ANli NV AVN iShN tiiN
The great naval tobacco chewing test,
which went on at the New York navN
yard last week, ended yesterday. In q
few days the reports of the experts WHO
nave chewed all the brands offered in Tho
competition will be sent to the bureau of
supplies in Washington. and about 2Go. 900
pounds of those brands that the sailors
AVE pronounced the most delectable will
be contracted for by the navy depart-
ment.
The report of Patrick, better known as
paddy Coyle, the champion tobacco
sampler of the navy is, of course. awaited
with the greatest interest, and those
brands that Paddy pronounces the best
are sure 10 come in for serious consldera-
ton before the final contracts are signed.
Hardly less in Importance viii be the re-
ports to he submitted by ''Bilr' Connor,
"Bili' Scully. "Old Father Kirk and
Harry Murphy of the Marines, "Major'H
MRhoney Of the submarine tender Hist
and Tony Gaswin and Pete Hoffman,
of the receiving ship Hancock, all of
whom, according 10 navy yard gossip. arc
in direct line of succession to the tobaccol
chewing crown so long and nobly Worn
by Paddy" Coyle.
I've chewed tobacco in the Straits OF
Magellan" said Paddy yesterday. and
I've chewed 1T on the ~sun-haked hills of
Port Antonio. I've chewed in the frozen
streets of Sitlia, on the decks of half the
bittiSSi!-lS anu 1lllSCIS, IttSl nix pIeSCIlNe
in our navy. and I've sampled it in China
I've tried every kind they ever had In the
Philippines, while as for this country
there Is not a.brand on sale from Port
land to Frisco or from Detroit to New
Orleans that I've not passed on. ! guess
I'm qualified to act as an expert. Well, I
reckon"
The trade names of the samples that
were submitted to the experts were ieal-
ouslN guarded by the Washington authors
ties, and when the former report they
will have TO refer to the different kinds
by the letters of the alphabet and nurer-
ais. 46 brands OF chewing tobacco having
been submitted for the test. The experts
among the sailors and marines all say
they We're able to pick out the regulation
navy plug tobaccos and the sweetcnedI
kinds that are so popular in the service.
and anyone Of them Is willing to gambia
that he can give the trade name Of at
least three-fourths of the samples he waa
required to test.
This letter and number business can't
fool your uncle" said "Ola Father Kirk
' Yesterday, land don't you get an idea that
piece here. II that amt Old likes Best
why my name ain't Kirk. I've chewed
that brand from Seattle to Honolulu and
back, and l tell you it's one of the best.
It's more popular out west than here in
The east, but it's a fine morsel and you
tdu SdIIlDlc yer ldSl SllOo lace tldC WuO-
ever makes it will get an order for a big
supply of 1t. If they don't therein bo
mutiny in Puget Sound as sure as you're
alive
"1n the battle of Manila Bay" said
Major Mahoney of the Hist. ut was my
good fortune to be with Dewey on the
Olympia. and 1 remember that when tho
admiral stopped fighting, for breakfast, I
was chewin' what we fellows Of the real
service afloat call Aunt Mary's De-
light Now, talking about tobacco, that
brand hat bears Aunt Mary's name amt
got a superior in this or any other navy.
1t cures Indigestion, keeps down thirst.
and makes you as strong as an OK. SEQ
that cut over there on the table? Well.
that's Aunt Mary, and she's got my vote.
Tha kind they call Simple Bill in the
tropics is good stuff, too. 1t got my sec
ond best vote.
Tony Gaswin will report in favor of
sample Q which he says is the kind they
call "Seedless Grape Fruit in the serv-
ice. while .Pote" Hoffnsan will stand by
sample y, which he is willing to take the
stand and swear is none other than the
kind he was chewing when Captain Eulate
of the Ntscaya came on board tho lowe
after the battle of Santiago in 1898. They
call it the Golden l2-inch' in the serv-
ice.
In about Two weeks the navy depart.
the experts and the awards will be made