The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-09
around Cape Horn may not occupy more

around Cape Horn may not occupy more
than two-thirds that time.
Does the captain 5 wife cook for the
Aryan's crew.. asked the landsman.
VINO is not very well informed about deep
water custom.
Seaman Hurley's features took on a
pitiful expression. He spun on his heel
and squinted long and hard at the fly on
the mizzen truck. Down slanted his
gaze and the expression wasn't reassur-
ing.
THE captains wife do cooking?" he
echoed. Il guess not. She's nothing
more than passenger and dom t have to
bother with pots and kettles. We have
steward and cook. The captains wife
do cooking and Hurley roared laugh
very like wild gush out of the fore
course.
Mrs. Machlachlan, wife of the Aryan's
master, certainly doesn't have to bother
with housekeeping details at sea. Her
quarters are the after cabin, home of
many cosy rooms and conveniences. She
is waited on as in hotel and need not
lift her hand to keep the cabin spick and
span. Mrs. Machlachlan has voyaged
many thousands Of miles with her hus-
band, having twice rounded dreaded Cape
Horn in lofty ships Her home, when
ashore, is in the middle west. The cap
tain. a Scotchman by birth. has com
manded off shore vessels many years,
for long time in the Pacific trade.
There's but one ankee on the Aryan's
articles-Mate H. E. Jones of Damaris-
Gotta, who has followed the sea since he
was 16; now he's fully so. The mate
has been on the Pacific many years and
took the present berth on the Aryan as
an easy way Of getting home, coming
around the continent instead of across.
I He went to Damariscotta the other dav
for visit-found most of his old friends
had died or moved away and couldn
place new faces. So he's back to his old
job. I'm fit for nothing else; what's
the OF staying ashore, he argues.
The Aryan's galley does a rushing
business from A. NJ. to P. NJ, feed
ing q persons these long voyages, be-
cause sailors are hungry lot A barrel
of flour is consumed in six days: biscuit
that come in barrels being thrown in to
exc out. \ barrel of corned beef lasts
II days and barrel of pork ought to
disappear in twice that time. About 100
pounds OF sugar is used week, not to
count the quarts of syrup that serves to
sweeten coffee and tea. Speaking of
lSos Liz all Is never Out Oh I1dI COM
modify there's some abroad now that's
been there two years.
ship can't we'll be navigated with
out rice and tapioca. corn meal, potatoes
and canned stuff. Tanks that hold 5000
gallons OF water are filled before leaving
port and each man has his gallon a day
ration. In the tropics, however, more
water is doled out. Waste is not per-
mltted because careless sailors would
drain the tanks in short time and mid
ocean doesn't show many places where
fresh supply may be had, unless it rains
hard and the downpour is collected and
cherished.
Tobacco is an important factor in get
ting craft like the big Aryan to her
destination. About 200 pounds will do
the trick if she isn't too long away from
port. Nothing fancy about the brand
just black plug that sometimes burns and
often refuses to respond to a torch and
is very sweet. The captain keeps the !
tobaccoin the Stop chest and the sailors
have him put their accounts on the
slate to be squared at the voyages
end. This same slop chest, a little
country store in variety of wares, usual
ly gets into the crew for months
wages each.
Inc stars ana stripes nave Hoated
from the Aryan since she entered port
Mate Jones says it is patriotism coupled
with sentiment that keeps the flag aloft
where the public may see that at least
one noble deep water square-rigger ex-
lists where a type is fast becoming ex-
tinct.
When the Aryan leaves for Puget
Sound with cargo of coal she will hail
from Boston instead of Bath, the change
having been made within the past few
days. E. P Carver Of this city, who
owns practically all shares representing
value of the ship, will continue her under
her present rig indefinitely instead of
selling the vessel to be converted into a
coal barge, an epitaph that has been
written over practically all ships in both
the Atlantic and Pacific trade. Boston
Sunday Herald.