* * * * * 6. Those smooth canteen idols Jack HIGGINS and DOUGLASS Spike In a screaming farce entitled SKIN'EM AND CHEAT'EM * * * * * 7. The Alexander Salvini of polite vaudeville L. C. BERTOLETTE The great emotional tragedian in the BALCONY SCENE FROM ROMEO & JULIET Positively pathetic, piercing and painful. The names of these officers of the campfire were printed on the back: "Roast Master," C. P. Snyder; "Libation Master," L. M. Overstreet; "Keeper of the Logs," F. M. Furlong; "Keeper of the Alarm Clock," A. B. Drum; "Bouncer," B. L. Canaga. If there is any man who can write verse or jingles he has to exercise his muse when any gala day comes. Here is what Mr. Connolly produced when the Vermont crossed the line: SUBPOENA. Vale of Seaweed, Hall of Atlantus. HEAR YE, HEAR YE. In this my sacred realm, where lively dolphins leap And beauteous mermaids round and round me sweep, In this fair sea where warm south trades Do toss the gentle ocean 'bove the whirling blades, Has come, I learn, a battleship first rate, And at her peak the flag of nation great great-- Her name Vermont, with many turret guns, Of twenty thousand horse-power and sixteen thousand tons. And learning this, I Neptunus, and of Ocean King, Do don my trident and my signet ring To mark which of her white clothed numerous crew Are known to me, which to my realm are new. Your name, strange sir, I find not on my roster-- A most disgraceful thing, and branding you imposter; Appear you, then, that this foul blackest stain By baptism be cleansed in our domain. All ye firemen, water tenders and greasy oilers, All ye mess lads, commissaries and chicken broilers, All ye boat destroyers and gun busters, All ye marines, signal boys and; jack-o'-dusters, All ye topsiders, warrants and enlisted men, No matter where ye shipped or when, All ye who are not of the slush anointed Appear, I say, before the Court appointed. Fail to appear and ever rue the day My kingly law you dared to disobey. Attest: OCTOPUS, Executus Officerius. January 4, 1908. There is always a good deal of serious conversation, especially as to naval matters. There was the everlasting discussion of the pay bill and its chances before Congress. Always there was talk of naval history, incidents of old cruises. Naval Academy reminiscences, and not a day passed without earnest shop talk, how to improve this or that thing, how to add to the fighting efficiency of the ship. All this talk is from a lofty and patriotic standpoint and the one thing that impresses the outsider is the intense loyalty to the flag.