The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-16
cHEwED FOR TaE eOvERNMENr.
The Plug Tobacco Experts Have Tested
Fcrty-six Brands Submitted for
Their Decision--What IL
Was For.


The great naval tobacco chewing test,
which went on at the New York navy
yard fast week. ended yesterday. In a
few days the reports Of the experts who
have eheWed ali the brands offered in
the competition viii be sent TO the bu.
reau OF supplies IN Washington. aud
about 100000 pounds OF those brands
That the sailors have pronounced the
most delectable will be contracted Tor
by the navy department
The report d Patrick, better known
a. Paddy" Cole, the champion tobacco
sampler OF the navy, is, 81 course,
awaited with the greatest interest, and
those brands that Paddy pronounees
the best are sure 20 come in for serious
consideration before the final contracts
are signed. Hardly less in importance
will be the reports 10 be submitted BY
Bill Scully, ~Old Father Kirk and
Harry Murphy Of the marines, Major
Mahoney Of the submarine tender fist,
and Tony" Gaswin and Pete" Holt
man OF the receiving ship Hancock, all
Of whom. according TO navy yard gossip
are in direct line OF ,ucyession TO the
tohaeeo. chewing crown so long aud no.
bly, worn BY Paddy" Coyie.
"l've chewed tobacco IN the straits
Of Magellan said PADDY yesterday.
and I've ehewed Il on the sun.b baked
hills OF Port Antonio I've chsWsd IL
the frozen streets OF Sitka. on the decks
Of half the battlcship. and cruisers. past
and present. in our navy, and I've sam
piled il in China. I've tired every Kind
they ever had in the Philippines. while
as Tor this country there l. not brand
on sale from Portland to frisco or IRON
Detroit TO New Orleans that I've not
passed on. guess I'm qualified 70 act
as an expert. Wei, / reckon
The trade names Of the samples that
were submitted 70 the experts were
jealousiy guarded by the Washington
authorities. and when the former report
they will have TO refer 60 the different
kinds BY the letters OF the alphabet and
forty-six brands Of chewing
tobacco having been submitted for the
test. The experts among the sailors
and marines all say they were able 20
pick out the regulation navy plug to-
baceos and the sweetened kinds that are
so popular in the service, and any one
Of them Is willing to gamble that he
can give tho trade name q at least
three fourths OF the samples BE- was re
luired to test.
This letter and number business
amt fol your uncle. said "Oid Father
Kirk yesterday. ~and don't you get an
des that | Amt wise 10 EN-. Now look
1t that piece here II that amt Old
lke's Best why my name amt Kirk
I've chewed that brand from Seattle 70
and back. and | tell you its
,ne of the best It's more popular out
Nest than here in the East, but it's
inc morsel and Won can gamble yer last
,hoe lace that whoever makes il will
,st an order Tor big supply Of it. II
hey don't therell b. mutiny in Puget
sound as sure as you're alive"
In the battle OF Manila BAY said [
Major Mahoney Of the Hist. 1T was
ny good fortune to be with Dewey on
he olympia, and remember that when +
ne admiral stepped fighting, for break
asst. was chewin what we fellows Of /
he real service ahoat call Aunt Mary's /
Delight Now, talking about tobacco, !
hat brand that bears Aunt Mary's name /
int got superior in this or any other
lavv. 1t cures indigestion, keeps down
hirst ard makes you as strong as an
*. See that cut over there on the
able. Well, that's Aunt Mary. and
he's got my vote That kind they call 1
Simple BIZ in the tropic j. good stuff,
90 1t got my second best vote.
Tony" Gaswin will report in favor
i sample Q, which he sars Is the kind
hey call ~Seedless Grape Fruit in the
eryiee. while Pete" Hoffman viii stand
Y sample Z, which he is willing to take
he stand and swear is none other than
he kind he was chewing when Captain
.ulate of the Viscaya came on board
he iowa after the battle Of Santiago In
sos. They call ii the Golden l2-inch7
n the service.
In about two weeks the navy depart
aent will have gone over the reports
I the experts and the awards viii be
aadeNew York Times.