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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-01
HOW PURCHASED,
FINALLY SERVED

piled with, and not one pound is &C.
cepted until these government experts
have assured themselves Of entire COM
pliance in every respect with the letter
of the specifications and contract.
The same elaborate system of speci-
fcations and inspections which governs
the purchase and delivery of this one
item Of the navy menu is just as as
siduously and scientifically applied to
every other individual component Of
the ration, including butter, eggs and
spuds Irish potatoes) down to canned
tomatoes. The religious degree Of ad-
herence to the prescribed specifications
for each and every item purchased can
perhaps best be illustrated by reciting
that In one delivery Of about 5000
dozen eggs, ordered under navy con-
tract, 33 per cent of them were reject
ed as not conforming strictly to the re-
quired standard for fresh eggs. The
specifications 'or the different items of
fresh and dry provisions are interpret
ed very literally, and cold storage eggs,
like oleomargarine, never find their
way to the enlisted mans table.
Nor does food inspection cease at
this point, for the naval instructions
require that upon delivery aboard ship
"a medical officer shall inspect as to
quality all fresh food purchased for the
general mess" and thus the wisdom of
the following excerpt from the naval
instructions is apparent:
Orders for the fresh provisions to
be taken on board preparatory to leav-
ing port shall always call for delivery
sufficiently in advance of the time set
for sailing to make it entirely practical
BILE to secure satisfactory provisions in
replacement in the event that the deliv-
cry made by any contractor should
prove on inspection to be not entirely
up to specifications in every respect"
And so it is that when the navy's
market basket is filed its contents are
such as would make the eye of pure
food expert sparkle with pleasure.
The same degree of care and system
which is bestowed in filing the larder
applies equally in the preparation of
the food for the sailors table. This
work is delegated to corps of skilled,
efficient cooks and bakers, whose cult
nary ability and versatility make
mealtime aboard ship such a welcome
occasion. And these men know their
art well. for they are given a very
comprehensive course of study and
practical work in these branches of do
nestle science at the training station
at Newport or San Francisco before
they qualify for the rating of their yo-
cation on board ship, where, under the
direction of a commissioned officer of
the Pay Corps, they bake bread and
pies and concoct all MANNER of tempt
ing dishes which any good housewife
would be proud to acknowledge as her
own product. with the result that the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-01

promulgated by the Paymaster General
of the navy, in which he directed that
mo provision requisition will hereafter
call for any food substitute.
Adequate and satisfactory subsistence
is the very foundation not only of real
efficiency. but of discipline itself. There
is no class of purchases for the naval
service that needs to be more constant
ly watched than provisions, our men
being no poison squad but American
citizens, for whom we stand in the re-
lation Of trustee in so far as relates to-
the question of food
1t is of timely interest to mention
that not many weeks ago the mother
of one of the bluejackets wrote let
ter to the Navy Department in which
she complained that her boy was too
well fed on board ship, for when he
came home on a visit her table, which
was always well maintained, did not
suit him any more.
1t is Of common knowledge that
cleanliness is cardinal virtue through
out the navy. and this fact deeply i'm
presses itself on one after a visit to
the galley and bakery of Dread
naught. Scrupulously clean and bright
are they always to be found.
The tiled floors of the galley and
bakery are scrubbed many times .-ac.i
day, the big brass coffee urns and tfoii-
ing pots are cleaned inside AMI out
daily. and all cooking utensils are Civ
en- frequent daily baths in scalding
water. nor is this daily routine nf
cleanliness ever skimped because Of
fetal inspections are FREQUENT and at
unexpected times. so that there is every
incentive for those. in charge of these
places to maintain with unvarying ex-
actitude a degree Of. cleanliness which
could not be in fact exceeded by the
mayor Of Spotlesstown himself II,
Doing the dishes" which is so nm
inviting a task in the average home
is no task at al on board ship. for
down in the scullery there is the most
modern machinery for automatically
washing and DRYING all Of the moss
gear, and it does the job Thoroughly
and quickly.
And thus it is seen that Uncle Sam
administers wisely and with generous
hand this phase of the sailors life No
matter how well his home table was
maintained, the blueiacket is vel con
tent and satisfied with his three srrate
meals a day in the navy. and if4yon
ask him how he likes the navy .uisine
ne will invariably answer .Bully.r
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-01

tive manner as the family table at
home is administered, and every one is
sure OF getting just as much Of every
thing as he wants.
The daily bill of fare is by no means
stereotyped, for it varies every day
and Is never the same this week as it
was the week before '-a.
In contrast with the present day gen.
eral mess aboard ship it is interesting
to look back and see how hundred
years ago our sailors lived in this re-
spect. In those days the men did not
have tables upon which to eat, but
spread mess cloth upon the deck
in their respective gun rooms and
Squatted On the floor around the fes
tive cloth. The ration then, as now,
was governed by law. which specified
exactly what articles and how much
daily, and the following extract from
the law approved March 81, 1894, is
herewith quoted to show how frugal
was the sailors menu in those days:
Sunday.-One pound of bread one and
one-half pounds of beef, half pint of rice.
Monday.-One pound of bread. one
pound of pork, half pint of peas or beans,
four ounces of cheese.
Tuesday.-One and one-haf pounds of
beef one pound of potatoes or turnips and
pudding.
Wednesday.-Two ounces of butter or in
lieu thereof six ounces Of molasses, four
ounces of cheese and half pint Of rice
Thursday.-One pound of pork half mint
of peas nor beans.
Friday.-One pound Of salt fish, two
ounces of butter or one gill of oil and
one pound of potatoes.
Saturday.-One pound of pork half pint
of peas or beans and four ounces of
cheese, and there shall be allowed one
half pint of distilled spirits per day or
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-01
THE NAVY MENU:
PREPARED AND
BY w. r. RYAN.


- f ''the Little Corporal had been
an admiral instead of the worlds
most famous general he would
have probably applied the follow
ing fundamental truth to the soldiers
of the sea when he said that IAN army
travels on it's belly for, whether on
land or sea. bodily fuel is indispensa-
BILE
IL you have ever had the good for
tune to witness d company of Uncle
Sans sailors on parade you have I'M
dOubtedly felt wave of admiration
and pride surge over you at the sight
of SO magnificent body of men, ex-
hibiting health and strength in every
line. And you have perhaps pondered
the causes that combine to produce
such stalwart specimens of manhood,
for in no nation in the world is there
a finer, stronger. healthier body of men
than those who man the lighting ships
of the United States navy.
One of the most important factors
contributing to achieve this physical
perfection in the naval personnel is the
food-the ration" as the three meals
a day are termed. 1t is upon the foun-
dalton of food hygiene that the other
health giving factors in our man-o'-
wars mems daily routine find a per-
feet base on which to build.
The ration components are fixed by
law. which specifically states what ar
ticles of food and how much of each
shall be served to the enlisted person
mel daily Thus the task is set to pro-
cure the different items of food and
see that they are prepared in manner
calculated to make them most attrac-
tive and nutritious.
Marketing for the navy has been
evolved into a most elaborate and sci
enrific system. and when it is consider
ed that the navy market basket must
provide for over $4,000 men every day
1t is apparent that the task is no small
one. Like the wise. discriminating
housewife the government demands
and gets always the best in quality and
purity in every article of food that is
purchased for the men. Take. for ex-
ample. from among the innumerable
items comprising the ration, the prin-
fipal item. meat This one item is pur-
chased in great quantities. from 500
B00 to 1.e00.0oo pounds being not in
frequently purchased a one time. This
meat. including several kinds. such as
feef. pork. veal, fowl, etc. is pur-
chased after advertising for bids which
must be based on carefully prepared
specifications that viii admit of only
tile best products the mar cts. of the
world afford being accepted When
the contract has been consummated
and deliveries commence, expert in
sIseetors are detailed to sec that the
smallest detail of the specifications as
to quality, purity. etc, is rigidly COM
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-01

bluejacket misses "home cooking not
at all.
Let us visit one of the big gray
Dreadnaughts and see how the men
fare. at mealtime, starting with the
morning meal at "seven bells" Prompt
ly on the minute all hands are piped
below, and in orderly procession they
different gun rooms, which at mealtime
are converted into dining rooms. As
we take our places with the men this
is what is set before us:
Breakfast.-Fried bacon, scrambled eggs,
oatmeal and milk, bread, butter and cof-
Zee.
Dinner.-Roast chicken with bread dress
ing, mashed potatoes, stewed peas, cram
berry sauce, mince pie. bread, butter and
coffee
Supper.-Salmon with onions, potato
salad with mayonnaise dressing, corn fritz
tiers, bread, butter, coffee and cake
The meals above described were ac-
tually served on board the United
States battleship Wyoming and repre-
sent in quality and variety the average
daily ration aboard ship. One could
scarcely wish to partake Of more
tempting or wholesome repasts.
The food is not served to the men in
individual portions, but each table, ac-
commodating from ten to fifteen men,
has it's own supply in several big
dishes, which the men pass around and
help themselves from, in the same rela-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-01

fresh provisions on board individual
ships of the feet gives out there is a
supply ship standing by with a ready
cargo of all kinds of fresh products
fresh eggs. meats, vegetables, etc.-to
replenish every ship that needs them.
So well developed is the navy's sys-
tenn Of fleet supply that on the memo
rable trip of the Atlantic feet Of six
teen battleships around the world in
1908 ample supplies of fresh provisions
for all hands were always provided.
From this it will be seen that whatever
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-01

in lieu thereof one quart Of beer per day
to each ration.
The last item is interesting in the
light Of present day regulations, which
strictly prohibit liquor in the navy for
drinking purposes. There were no ia
cilities for refrigeration aboard ships
in those days, and consequently fresh
provisions were a luxury. Icemak-
ing machines were then unheard Of,
and it would have taxed Aladdin's
magic lamp to the utmost to produce
a drink Of ice water on one of those
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-01

ships after she had been out to sea
for few days, whereas now every
battleshir is sufficient unto itself in
that respect and turns out each day
tons Of ice for refrigeration and drink
ing purposes.
In the navy of today fresh meats and
vegetables are issued every day, and.
no matter whether the ships are pa
trolling the coast of Mexico, at their
home ports or cruising in the Mediter-
ranean, a full ration of these articles is
always served. and when the stock of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-01
AT NEWPORT TRAINING STATION BEING INSTRUCTED
CONCERNING DIFFERENT CUTS OF MEAT. ETC

ways sure of getting as good fare as if
they were at their own home tables.
There is no occasion to have recourse
to dehydrated products or food substi-
tutes of any kind in lieu of the real
thing. The navy departments attitude
on the question of subsistence for the
enlisted personnel with regard to the
acceptance of food substitutes, such as
dehydrated potatoes, oleOmargarine,
etc, is best made clear by quoting an
excerpt from an intrabureau order
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-01

# ''the Little Corporal" had been
an admiral instead of the worlds
most famous general he would
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01
COULD RECOGNIZE NUISANCE
Judges Retort Set Courtroom Laugh
ing and Gave Lawyer Something
to Think About.

City Magistrate Krotel. who is noted
for characteristic brand of dry hu-
NOR. occasionally manifested in ut
terances from the bench, turned a
cruel shaft loose upon a pestiferous
young attorney this week, to the su-
preme enjoyment of a crowded court
room, says the New York correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Times-Star. The
young attorney was prosecuting in a
case where the maintaining of a nui-
sance was alleged. The rulings of
Magistrate Krotel did not please him.
His numerous objections became per
sistently controversial. If your honor
pieases," he said, II would not pre-.
sumo to instruct the honorable court
in question of law, but am impelled
to observe that doubt-in the pres
ent case only. of course-if the court
properly conceives of what constitutes
nuisance"
You are mistaken. SIR" was the re-
sponse from the bench. This court
has never had more clear or exem-
plary idea of what constitutes nui-
sance than in the present case at the
present time. And for that, In a
measurable way, the court thanks you.
sir"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01
MAKES PRISON LIFE EASY
Sheriff Provides Gymnasium and Wife
Puts Canaries in Jail to Divert
Minds of inmates.

Bellefontaine. GA gymnasium has
been provided in the Logan county
Jail for the pleasure of the prisoners.
Sheriff George Smith. feeling that the
men needed some other form OF recrea-
ton than reading, has put in the
equipment at his own expense.
Mrs. Smith, the sheriff's wife. has
placed two canary birds in the Jail 10
help divert the minds of the prison.
ers man who has been a prisoner
in the Jail for several months mas
phone, with him all of the time. and
daily concerts have been provided.
continuous programs being the rule.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01
Picked a Real American Name.

A somewhat unpatriotic little son OF
Italy. twelve years old, came to his
teacher in the public school and asked
If he could not have his name
changed.
why do you wish to change your
name?" the teacher asked
Il want to be an American, llye
in America now"
What American name would you
like to have?"
Il have 1t here" he said. handing
the teacher dirty scrap of paper on
which was written Patrick Dennis
McCarty."
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01
"WlLD MAN" IN POOR FARM
After Travelling for Years as Circus
Freak He Now Becomes County
Charge.

Evansville. Ind.-After travelling all
over the United States as the wild
man" in several circuses and carni
val companies. Joseph Reddig. age sew
enty-two, has been admitted to the
Vanderburg county infirEary.
He is broken in health and penni
less, although he has made good
money in his day. Reddig told the
township trustee. Sam Wurm. that
while he was acting the part of wild
man" with a circus for several years
the manager, in the presence OF the
crowds. would feed him great quanti-
ties of raw meat.
Il can eat more raw meat" said he,
than the biggest lion that ever lived.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01
Poor Father.

Ernest p. Bicknell, the national di-
rector of the American Red Cross, was
talking in New York about the splen-
did work that his organization is doing
in Belgium.
I'VE are supplying the Belgians." he
said, with s12.000,OOO worth of food
month. We are also supplying food
to the inhabitants of Poland. whom
Germany has taken over.
1--WE have a good deal to do. eh? We
are like the father who said;
"'At last. at last, I've got my five
daughters off my hands. Now to put
my five sons-in-law on their feet"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01
WIFE GONE; CALLS HIM SLOW
Husband of Departed Bride Says She
Declared He "Hueged the House
Too Much"

Paterson. N. J.-willian White OF
Van Houten street testified that he
was deserted by his wife because he
was too slow A" He was on the stand
in his suit for divorce.
we we're married in 1919 said
White. -Four months later my bride
told me hugged the house too
much She wanted life. dances. pic
MICS, parties and the like. The next
night / returned home to lind the house
empty Both my wife and the furni-
ture were gone to parts unknown. |
haven't seen or heard anything Of eith-
er since"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01

/ kept getting worse. My limbs from
my ankles TO my knees swelled apd
my eyes were 30 swollen that I
couldn't see. AS a last hope thought
would give. Dodd's Kidney Pills
trial. gradually improved and kept
on taking them and they cured me
thoroughly"
Dodd's Kidney Pills, SOC per box at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co.,
Buffalo. N. Y. DodTs Dyspepsia Tab
let's for Indigestion have been proved.
Soc per box.-Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01

to illustrate the point But the one
which particularly appeals to me IL
that OF John Davis. who recently
pleaded guilty In New Haven. Conn.
to making plates for counterfeit Ave
and the illustrative case which | have
in mind was one in which he was the
central figure years back 1t was
known as the Bank of England plot.
Davis had manufactured in London
and had planned there to lay down
counterfeit Ban, of England notes
representing a value in excess OF
s500.00o. His scheme was to have his
confederates in each of the great
money centers-London. Paris. Ber'
lin. Vienna, st. Petersburg and New
York. simultaneously exchange the
notes at foreign money exchange bro
kers' Offices.
The workmanship of the produci
was almost perfect. The notes were
the closest imitation to the Bank of
England notes that have ever been
discovered
Soon everything was In readiness
for the grand unloading--except ono
thing The conspirators had not triea
out the money to learn how readily 1t
might be accepted. Accordingly two
of the men assigned to the New York,
end of the plot went over to the State
bank on Grand street and offered
counterfeit notes representing a valus
of $3.50. The conspirators erred in
presenting so much foreign money for
exchange at one time to bank in that
neighborhood. The officials of the in
stitution compared the offered notes
with genuine notes of the Bank or
England. but could find no difference.
Still the officials were suspicious, bade
the conspirators wait a few minutes
and called up the secret service Office.
which hurried men to the bank
Inevitable Detail Overlooked.
A close examination of the offered
notes by the government agents
showed the color of the printing to be
true; the color. ply and size of the
paper to measure accurately with the
Bank of England requirements. and
the strong main features of the etch-
ing represented in the print were true
to shading.
Yet, as always. the detail was there
to prove the counterfeit work. The
watermark of the spurious notes was
more pronounced than the genuine
Further, and to me more wonderful
still. tiny guard. carefully placed on
the genuine note, was lacking in the
counterfeit. 1t was a little thorn
shaped protuberance extending from a
certain letter in the word denominat-
ing the value of the note. The tiny
little sentinel could be observed only
with the aid of fine magnifying
glass. 1t would be found only acct
dentally except by one knowing ex-
actly where to look for 1t.
The New York members of the con-
spiracy were arrested. but released
when they stood on the assertion
that they had found the notes in the
| street
However, that was not all for the
conspirators. Later. Davis was arrest
ed in London. He turned kings evi-
dence, received a suspended sentence
and reward. and came to this coun-
| try to try his hand. His confession
resulted in Is of the conspirators so.
ing to prison.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01
ONLY A FEW PIMPLEs
But Many More May Como II You
Neglect Them. Try Cuticura Free.

Cuticura Soap and Ointment are
most effective in clearing the skin of
pimples, blackheads, redness, rough
ness. itching and irritation as well as
freeing the scalp OF dandruff, dryness
and itching. besides satisfying every
want of the toilet and nursery.
Sample each free by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Y.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01
PitlIess.

Some men have no hearts, said
the tramp. I've been a-tellin that
feller l am so dead broke that | have
to sleep outdoors" -
Didn't that fetch him?" asked the
other. 80.
Nav. He told me he was a-dofn' the
same thing, and had to pay the doctor
for tellin' him to do it.'--ChristiaD
Register.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01
Easy Enouuh.

My father has to work awful hard.
He has to get up early every morn
ing to see that all the clerks are
there attending to their work." said
little Claire.
oh, my papa doesn't said her
chum. You see. he's one of the
clerks"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01
How Did She2

You can't tell me that woman be-
lievcd your story about being a gen
tleman in reduced circumstances" :"
said one weary hobo
Yes she did. She told me So"
How did she come to give you a
knife to eat your pie with them"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01

have been blessed
with good health ever
since my cure. When
the doctors pronom-
ced my case Bright's
Disease I was In such
a serious condition
that they could not
do ANYTHING for mo
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01

After all, the chief difference be
tween men and roosters is that men
do their growing during the day.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01
CURED OF sRIeHT's DISEASE.

Mrs. A. L. Crawford. Medfield.
Mass, writes: "Dodd's Kidney Pills
cured me of Bright's Disease. and 1
am healthy and strong to-day and
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01

Ten smiles for Michel. Always buy Red
Gross Bag Blue. have beautiful, clear
white clothes. ADV.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01

Time magnifies our good deeds and
diminishes most of our naughty ones.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01

Life is tiresome enough without Wis
iting your relatives.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01
The Proper Weapon,

I'D like to drive that old miser to
terms
Then why not use screwdriyer?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-10-01
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNSCItOoL
LESSON
Wy E. Q. SELLERS. Acting Director OF
tne sunday School Course, the Moody
blole Institute. Chicago)
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 8
ELIJAH IN NARoTH's VINEYARD

LESSON TEXT Kings 2i:li-eo.
GOLDEN TE&T-Be sure your sin wi
nnd you out-Num. 1928
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Ho, E.kimo Women Die.

On her first entrance TO her new hut
Of snow an Eskimo woman ID buoyed
by hope Of welcoming SON What or
her last incoming TO those narrow con-
finest She knows that the medicine
man has decided that her sickness IL
mortal when she Is laid upon her bed
Of snow. She gazes upon the feehly
burning lamp beside her. upon food
and drink set close at her hand She
sees her loved ones pass out OF the
doorway that needs no tunnel entrance
to keep chill airs away, for presently
the door Is sealed with snow. The chill
Of death pierces through her envelop-
ing furs. her tomb insures that no
long tarrytng win be hers The soul,
companioning with her. may refresh
itself with food; but, starving and
freezing, her feeble body viii witness
even that souls departure and know
that its hour has come to perish alone.
-HarperR