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phlets were profusely illustrated with
halftones and required 40 octave pages
each for the navy author to recount his
remarkable history.
Save that from the beginning it
was not so" little is known of the
origin of navy papers, for, strange to
say, they seem never to have received
official recognition from any secretary
of the navy, and their existence is not
written into the records of the bureau
of navigation. They have found no
place in the statistics of the civilian
press, and the story of their birth may
to the end remain unsung. 1t is cer-
tain, however. that the advent of the
printing press into navy flagship
equipment was responsible for the first
man-of-war's man paper, as it has been
for the survival of the enterprise
which is forging ahead with bound
as the United States navy grows larger
and stronger. Find the bureau order
that first authorized admiral, commo-
dore or commander to rate" a print
ing press. This will lead to the United
States navy's first printer and upon
him 1t is safe to say will fall the hon
or of being the navy's pioneer editor.
Mayhap the combat of the Constitution
and Guerriere was vividly described in
a ship paper and is lost to those COM
ing after History of United States
navy Journalism is a story in itself
and perhaps this. the first known
memorabilia OF warship editors, may
bring it forth. 1t is to be hoped either
the patriarch of the navy's active list
or a venerable member of the retired
commission or enlisted corps will
delve into reminiscence of yore and
tell the tale, If not of the first, at least
of the early warship publications.
Paramount among the features of
warship newspapers and magazines is
the fact that enlisted men culled from
every path of life are the sole editors
and publishers, upon whom devolves
the really huge task. Not officially
recognized, the papers must be pre-
pared in the spare time of the ship
Journalists This is a hardship, but
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CLEAN by their enterprise. Here II is
fitting to remark that navy editors as
a rule are select in selling space to
advertisers, and though evidently re-
mote from man-ofnwarsman's feel
ings. many of them actually refuse to
advertise saloons or liquors. Careful
scanning of Our Navy, San Francisco s
navy paper. will not elicit saloon or
liquor boost and The Bluejacket of
Newport announces editorially that it
will not accept advertisements that
might urge Jack" to pick new brand
of intoxicant or patronize- another cor
ner saloon.
Here are sample ads of a warship
paper which sold space to Its canteen
and a ships tailor:
IS Notice 5 Socks, suspenders, collar
buttons and everything the heart de-
sires can be purchased at Malone's EN-
Eastern agency for Lowney's choco-
lates.''
! Get genuine flagship suit made by
William Walker, custom tailor and
clothier Good fit and swell cut guar
anteed. Patronized by the elite. No.
41144 Dungharee avenue
Note the odd addresses of the ship
merchants. BY No. 2 Port Galley ave-
nue." Malones Emporium explains to
D4uCJdChCtS tiie%t ~ AtOiuS AOiti Ou Tic
port Geft) side of the ship on the main
deck abreast the galley. or the vessels
kitchen. William Walker, the tailor,
in giving his location as NO. 41144
Dungharee avenue, intimates he
labors on the berth deck near the en-
gine room.s where the "black gang or
the engineers force. clad constantly
In "dungharees' or overalls, holds
forth.
While in MANY Instances the prinfer
allowed flagship is the major domo
of the ships paper. he is not invariably
the ships editor. Frequently yeoman
or clerk will be in league with the
typesetter. and between the two the
paper is born, circulated and the pay
a copy or subscriptions collected, hon
esty, and at times fear. keeping the
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the remuneration being great there is
no cursing of printers devil or invo-
cation of anathemas by the yeoman or
clerk editor and the sole printer, who
usually form the complete editorial staff
and management No navy paper Is
sold at less than 10 cents the copy.
many bringing as high as so cents or
a dollar. The subscription is never less
than 25 cents a month for a weekly or
S1b0 a year for a monthly. Price,
coupled with the natural generosity
and enthusiasm of the sailorman, makes
the way of the mariner Journalist
roseate despite his trouble. Few blue
Jackets are satisfied with one subscrip-
ton, and on ships where papers are
published man-of wars men frequently
subscribe for as many as a dozen copies
as substitutes for letters to relatives
and friends. Take battleship with
It's thousand men. They will literally
eat up an issue of ten thousand copies
to the delectation of the business Of
fce." And there is no deadhead list
either, although the admiral or cap
tain is usually supplied with a dozen
copies, for which he graciously pays
before his detachment to other decks.
other seas or to shore duty. Officers
are always bountiful subscribers, and
secret orders for 100 copies of the ship
paper are numerous when ''striper'
or warrant" is praised in editorial
squib 'or "joshed" by innuendo easily
explained by letter to proud mother,
waiting sweetheart and anxious friends
Then advertisements are a source of
additional revenue. Every ship has
one or two or more BARRIERS, and tailors
galore. These in a quarter, half or
even full page will exploit the per-
fect1on of their workmanship in the
ship paper and the commissary store
or canteen under the jurisdiction of the
paymaster frequently seeks the same
avenue of publicity. To this advertis-
ing space. which lags little behind shore
rates, add the advertisements contrib
uted by merchants of ports visited by
warships and you may gauge the reve-
nue. possible for warship Journalists to
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
By Frank ]. McGettigan

aNF IDELY divergent as are news
and navy. powder and press OF
wv print cannon and chronicle,
jackie and Journalism. Uncle
Sans navy Is the seat OF q unique
class OF publications. Considering that
Dewey's report OF the capture OF Ma
Mia Bay comprised less than a Thousand
words, this may seem q fallacy, but
its sOundness is sttested by fully a
dozen papers published from warship
editorial sanctums and maybe half
as many more printed at the navy
yards and the naval training stations
OF the United States. And San Fran
cisco has the distinction OF harboring
the most pretentious of the navy list
which, Of course. does not include ths
Army and Navy Journal and the Army
and Navy Register. established as dis
tinctive civilian enterprises with heads
intimate with, but beyond. the auris-
oiction Of the bureaucratic bosses.
Briefly Our Navy, the largest OF the
tied by enlisted men attached TO the
naval training station is at Goat island,
several thSusand copies reaching blue
Jackets and their parents and friends
monthly.
While the papers OF the United States
navy are essentially flagship institu-
lions. they ere not confined solely to
vessels the Quarterdecks of which are
reserved for the tread Of admirals. The
tiniest craft frequently boast papers
which enterprlsing bluejackets have
printed ashore tentatively or at stated
periods, when the itineraries Of their
vessels permit. Jackie Journalists at
times carry small printing presses with
them, and II is seldom a printer can
not be found among a ships company
a stick" the type. Signally sea-
going, navy newspapers while they will
resort TO shore news item to crack a
Joke. from first TO last maintain
their marine setting, which Is frequent
ly typihed by their titles.
The Binnacle made a weekly ap-
pearance for many months on the tug
Iroquois IN Honolulu and throughout
its existence was copied in toto by the
Daily Commercial Advertiser of the
Paradise OF the Pacific. The Wigwag
emanated spasmodically from a yeo-
mans Office on the Y. S. S. Mohican.
and the Rainbow appears semimonthly
on the flagship OF the same name for
the benefit OF the enlisted men of the
Philippine squadron. The Mare Island
Light shone for 10 issues from the his
toric ship Independence off Vallejo.
Cal, the expiration Of the enlistment
Of its editor a printer, closing its
career The Badger is the battleship
WIsconsin's contribution to navy jour
nalism, the Open Door gladdens the
5acKies Of the L. S. S. Kentucky. the
Mosquito is the New Jerseys organ
and the Grand Canyon is published on
the Z. S. S. Pennsylvania Then there
is the Gopher of the L. S. s. Mime
sofa and the Volunteer is edited from
the deck OF the L. S. S. Tennessee. The
Bulldog long recorded the news Of the
Z. S. S. Oregon and the newspaper OF
Dewey's flagship, the Olympia. gained
renown by recounting the fall of Ma
Mia in an issue TO which paper cap
tured from the Spanish ships was de-
voted.
OF the long list of navy papers Our
Navy, published at the local naval
training station on Goat island, and
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p1uejackets from the publications
blacklist. Usually the monthly appear
ance of the paymaster liquidateS all
debts to the ships paper.
Commissioned or warrant officers do
not figure in the publication OF war
ship papers either as censors or con-
tributorS, but as subscribers only. Here
is proof of the navy's discipline, for it
Is not written that bluejacket jour
nalist was ever si1enced for disrespect-
ful comment or unwise criticism. This
record. however, is not Indicative of
absolute determination Of criticism and
comment concerning officers by the en-
listed men editors. One navy paper is
said to have originated the term tea
going admiral" referring to Admiral
Sampson, and the wag of another war
ship sheet is given the credit of writing
that Dewey said at the capture Of
Manila bay: You may fire when
you're ready. Gridley-Pm going be-
low" That both scribes went un-
punished shows the radius within
which the jackie journalists may scrib-
bic safely. There is no set rule, how
ever, and the brig and bread and water
forever hanging over the warship edi-
torla the sword of Damocles probably
more than indulgence are responsible
for the cleanliness of the navy's blue
jacket press.
Wit dots the columns OF warship
newspapers with the frequency of port
holes on a battleships. Seldom is there
a column devoted exclusively to sally;
the bluejacket's humor is written as it
is felt, not even a death notice being
too sober to precede or follow a bon
mot The following excerpts from
Our Navy and The Bluejacket are SYM
bolical of the mirth of bluejacket ed
itors in their publications:
II am very sorry to hear. captain,
that your wife left you so uncere-
moniously."
my mistake. / took her for a mate,
and she proved to be a skipper"
"Driven to IT by stern necessity, the
old sailor had taken the Job OF run
ming an elevator.
Vast there. my heartyr he said
to the fat man who was moving toward
the side of the car. I'll have to ask
We to stand amidships This craft has
a heavy list to port.'-Our Navy.
Some unexpected articles are some
times found in the possession of blue
jackets at bag inspection, but the
landsman for yeoman at Newport. who
recently showed up with his appendix
In alcohol, deserves more than casual
mention."-The Bluejacket
If you kiss me III call motheri"
Said the maiden. fair TO see.
That is all the good twill do her,
I'm no Hobson." answered he.
Our Navy.
IF the sailors use the boxing gloves
When they try to raise a rumpus.
Why don't the captain use the gloves
In boxing OF the compass?"
The Bluejacket
I'm the Volunteer the sleepy first d.
visionite says, I think 1 must be NOV
ing. Perhaps returned the boat
swain's mate, but 1t has not been for
20 minutes at least
In Des Moines. Ia, at the navy re-
cruiting station opened there, a man
was recently rejected because he had
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25

six toes on one foot He was not a
moral man-"-The Blue5acket.
Bluejacket editors are partial to
verse and seldom does unworthy rhyme
guidance. Typical samples OF the muse
as wooed by warship poets are shown
in the following:
THE FARTHEsT PORT AWAY
BY f. :. b, Enlisted Man
We weighed our anchor long ago,
Our sails were bright and clean,
A fair breeze blew-we set our Prov
For lands we ne'er had seen.
Ahead the mists hid all from view.
Astern-the silent bay,
We entered on our voyage to
The Farthest Port away.
We still are tossing on the waves.
The spray oft sweeps our deck.
And now we pray our good ship may
Reach land without a wreck
AYE, look to your ropes, my heartfest
8. Spin sea yarns while you may.
We know not when our watch will
sight
The Farthest Port away"
Farther than Cuba's sunny skieH
Than Egypt's fertile plain,
Beyond the rolling Jordan lies
The harbor we would gain.
Keep ever watchful eyes upon
Our main to'gallant stay
II we would drop our anchor I'm
The Farthest Port away.
THE DARK BROWN TASTE
(By One Who Has Had It)
When you wake at one or two bells In
the morning with head.
And your throat Is like a furnace,
shooting blazes. fiery red;
How you call for Icy water. like a
demon long disgraeed.
To remove the awful presense OF that
DARK
BROWN
TASTE.
II you keep the ten commandments II
may be you'll never know
How 1t is to wake In anguish, with
your system all aglow;
But the ordinary sinner. while his be-
ing goes to waste.
Learns in sadness all the sorrows or
BROWN
TASTE
In terming the bluejacket news
papers unique they are not to be con-
sidered freakish. Far, be 1T from such.
Comparison Of them With prison papers
is ignominious and many a college
journal would fall in their sight Pure
English marks the dress of the war
ship journals, their rhyme is meritori-
Gus. their comedy OF the chuckling va
riety. They are class by themselves
TO be matched with none other. and. to
the observant of the bluejacket world.
they are potential in cementing man
of-war's men to the hardship OF navy
life and in inducing, others to seek
the jackie held-the wanderers Utopia
In 10 years." said retired chief
boatswaIn's mate in his Fruitvale re-
treat recently, they'll be shipping
editors"
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
THE DARK BROWN TASTE
INV One Who Has Had Ifl

II you keep the ten commandments IL
may be you'll never know
How 1t is to wake In anguish, with
your system all aglow;
But the ordinary sinner while his be-
ing goes to waste.
Learns in sadness all the sorrows OF
that
The Holly chieftain., 1909-04-09
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH NOTES

Services and sermons appropri.
ate to Easter, with special music.
next Sunday, morning and evening.
Preaching by the pastor. the Rev.
Wiley K. Wright, in the morning
on "Witnesse of the Resurrection"
Evening subject, Il know that my
Redeemer Liveth." All are cordi.
ally invited to be present.
At the annual meeting of the
Presbyterian church last Sunday,
Mr.. f. ii. Puntenney was elected
Elder, Mr.. f. W. Brainard and F.
w. Montgomery were eected Trus.
tees. Very interesting reports
We're presented. showing a success
full years work in every depart
ment of the church.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-04-09

Any lady reader Of this paper will receive.
on request. clever No Drip" coffee strainer
coupon privilege. from Dr.. Shoop. Racine.
Wis. Il is silver plated. very pretty. and posi-.
lively prevents al dripping of tea or coffee
The Doctor sends it with his new free book on
Health coffee" simply to Introduce this clever
substitute Tor real coffee. Dr.. Shoop's Health
coffee is gaining it's great popularity because Of:
First. its exquisite taste and flavor. Second. its
absolute healthfulness. Third, it's economy
l IL pouud rs cents Fourth. its convenience.
No tedious 20 to 80 minutes boiling. ''Mlde
in minute says DR.. Shoop. Try it at your
srocers, 70, pleasant surprise. Sold by all
grocers.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-04-09
WITH THINKERS

W. Il. Warwick "A tight wad
is close fisted old skin-flint who
believes in gobbling everything in
sight at bargain day rates and
never letting loose He is willing
to borrow all OF the Doodle his rel.
atises and everybody else has at
three per cent per annum, but
would not lend ole of them dol.
lar ut less than two Ter cent u
month with security that would
bear microscopic inspection. He
will not sell his corner lot because
some fellow might put something
moderi. OH it and modern things
to him have no other meaning than
increase III t.xes. He does not
bel eve in advertising and thinks
printers ink is an domination
unless he gets il free. But he is
always willing to ride in the band
wagon OH parade day, providing
someone else pays for the wagon.
The only place a tight-wad looks
good to me is in the glass mounted
wagon next to the pallbearers in
funeral procession
Hon. ". j.. BRYAN. One of the
evils of the modern day is specu-
lition on large scale. hope
the time will co when instead
of confininx our crusades to petty
gambling. We viii turn to the great
stock exchanges that tach men to
embezzle money When a man
uses enormous capital to bank
r pit society, as do some Of those
big spectators, he ought to be
made amenable to the Grim nal law.
Men who hnve earned millions by
service to society have bren so
busy earning them that they have
not had time to collect them, whi
men who have collected millions
have been SO busy collecting them
that they have not had time to
earn them.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-04-09
One-Way Colonist Rates to Arizona,
Texas. Mexico, California, Idaho,
Montana and the Northwest

Commencing March Ist and contin-
uing daily until April goth. the Colo
RADIO & Southern will sell one-way
colonist tickets to many points in the
above territory at greatly reduced
rates. For rates and other particu-
lars. call on the Agent. or address T.
+. Fisher, General Passenger Agent.
Denver. Colo.
Round Trip Winter Tourist Rates the
The Holly chieftain., 1909-04-09
Grand Easter Ball

Given BY the Building Commit
tee Of st Joseph's church, music
by Bannister's Orchestra Of La
mar. Admission $1.0o Jones OPP
era house, Holly, Colo April II.
I9O Every body cordially in
vited.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-04-09
Sale.

Good second hand show cases,
counters, and other fixtures. In
quire at Postal Telegraph Office.
Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1909-04-04
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nit y'noeln. 9umd: 2eber.
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mo 3piebeln. 5al5fartoffeIn. -
Suud: SolHilhe 9oden. aaie.
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teriuppe. grattunrit in Moitri6-
lance nit BHree Rartofieln. -
SuHd: *Serings Speiie.
5reitag Mittaes: airidIuppe
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Suad: *alOBe aus roben aartof-
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Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1909-04-04
Gin f0uialidlcr Salat.

Ghilipe II. p0H Spanieu ihidtc
einee Saaes IN ciner Ampanoimnq
pon aalaritr yamc ieluer pierteu
WMahIin amG RON Gcterreih II
tiuer aoioeuW SdNiiiel lticn Salai.
eclltitet nit iolaenocm Shreibcu.
Glaoanc Sic erhalit bier eiueu
Salat Ser h0'ien,iid ant mnNea
miro &u hasen ihn ielbt aemaht.
Sie'abet gSir baacn III alem q.
lcgi iosar Ny Mohfmit Ciei,@
ionilltt'e salat bstau0 aber mat
oue oG a~eraAn.iteB EnRreaieBcL
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Sfe Son1ic ioliea Nos Cc. beSenten.
.0lt 4isu'ea Nga Sf.g oieGerlca umO
S%lamaulen oa2 salf 0fl marMoe
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Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1909-04-04

ID III WHrfel gelhNittenen, IN 2
lln5cH @uft.r rDeid}gcounitcten 3mie-
bsln mo II Quart iaurer Sabine
nermiidt. AnBernam bat man cine
4n5nbl idl0ner mebliger aartoifcln
an Saae DorDer aar. abcr nidlt al
lpgid gefodlt, am aHoeren Saoe nb-
gsidalt. gerIeben ODER ourdl ben
aarfoffelqnetifler georiidt uno geruo-
gen. 10 oaB mar ungefdbr IL Bio.
anrtonelmaiie erbalt. WinR riihrt
I'M Aapf 3 lla3en Butter SIT Gabne,
Dermiidt lie uad mo nah unter
iorigeiebtem &ilbren NIT 6 ei0ot-
tern, q Quart g2Ilh ODER Sabne, 1
2 eBloifel feinem M2ebl mo Der
geriebenen 4ortoffelmniie nebit 0em
acknowledgement @eiB Der 6 gier.
eine fenerfeite fSorm fpiro NIT But.
Ter arsgeitrihen. cine Sdiht Der
9artoffelmaIie bineingefiiat, 0arauf
cine Sdiht Ser Servings uno 3iuie.
belmafe, uno Damn abTuedieln0 mie.
Der aartoffeImaiie uno Servings.
MALE; Die oberite S6iht mug BON
aartoifelmniie gebil0et iein. Man
gieBt etDas 5erldnene9utter oariiber.
beitrelt Die Sberfldde NIT geriebe-
ner Semmel uno laBt ole Speiie
cine ShunOe i'm Glen Bel mdBiger
Sise baden.
&IoBe aus rohen Rar.
toffelu. Son 8 gfun0 aartoffeln
MIRO Die @alite mad Dem S6dlen
rob gerieben unO in einem Su6 tro.
den gepreBt Die anoere 6alite in Der
Shole gefodt mn geriebea. geiOes
miro gut gemiidlt. 3 20ffel gishl, 2
.eier. Sals, ctmas Waioran, iomie
cine altbadene, in 1filh eingctpeifte
uH0 mieoer ausge0riidte SemmeI
tpcroen Oa5u geaeben. 9tun merOen
.aloBe Oapon geformt. sic mon in
Niehl pal5t mo in Sal}paiier gor
fodt. Wian giebt IN @iirfel geifnit-
tenen mo aehratenen sped Hebir ei-
ner 5eridnittenen 3rpiebel Oarilber.
Die RloBe miiiien uif erDarmter
Sdiiiiel iofort ieroirt meroen.
*Saure 2inien. 9ie gut
Derleienen mo geipaihenen Sinien
mer0en iIber 9ad)t in faltes @aiier
aelegt, obgegoNe-, mst fdltem @ai.
Ter, Dem man cine @1eiieripibe Oop-
peItfobleniaures 3atron ODER ein
erbsaroBc5 Stiid SoOa biH5uiiigte,
aui8eiett sum 8oden aebrddlt, 10
Il Ntimutgn I'M 8ohen erbalten
Damn obaegoIien. Run fiiat man
neues beibes @aiier auf mo IaBt Die
9inicn aui geIin0em 5eiier langiam
iueid fodlen. 3ulebt iUeroen eiHige
2oifel Niebl mo cine gehadte ,3fpie.
BEL in Butter ODER 6ett braun gcr0-
itet mo 0ieie einbrenne neblt elmer
Taiie mIlOem Giiig nit SEN 9inien
Oerfodt. Die 9inien miiiien gut &C.
bnnOcn ieiR. Dad Sal3 lit poriid-
Tia a5juifmeden. MaH fam sic
9inien nah Dem 46rpeuen. OaS no.
tbig lit. NM oen SinieubiiIien DE
Sartc etuOS 81 nebmef, audi nit
leidlter 8InOfleiih- ODER 8no1en.
briibe gar fohen Iaiien.
Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1909-04-04
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