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    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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Txi Comtn do Hnbrmi, rriHiiln nf I'runrli
cavalry, tnlim to IiIn iiunrKTM In ritUc by
lrnml ft iiirillivrlcNN lrlnh terrier pup, unit
nmi It I'ltqliuunn. lli ilium with tlio
MitroiiUe il'KtirllKiinc nml iwi'Ia MIim
Jullii lteillnmiil, Alum Into liHmw. whn
finite Tor lilin mi KiikHhIi Imlluii lluii
ItlHiTK In IiIh liiKiniiiy. Hiilirnti In uril'li'il
to AlKlvrx. lint In not nllnwril In I uUf
nnrvnnt or iIiikk. MIhh Iledmoiid nVm to
tnlin iiirn of thr i1ik iIiiiIiik lil iiuiHtnr'n
nlinniiue, but ritcliotintt, lionifnirk for lit
innatur. rutin iiwiiv rrnin Iiit TIh Mar-
itilnt pinna to marry Jullit to lh Dun tl
Treinont. Unknown to Nuliron. l'llcliotino
follow Mm to AIkIith
Diiu nml iiiHlrr
meet and Mnliron hvU mTmllui from
the war inlnlMtT to kirn his tlntf wiih lilm
Julia wrllcn lilin tlmt I'lli Ihiiimk him run
ftWHV from hitr Hit uilli'H Jullit of I'll
cliounn. Thn lltio tin Trnmiit IIihIn lli
Amurlrnti livlrrnn riiprlclnim A rifi'i
ltr rnport Unit Huliron In uiiioiik IIik iiiih
Ihk after mi tinKiiK'nnnt Willi lh iinti
niiini Jullit to I'onfrfiN lo luT wmit Unit
ah liivtm lilm. Mnliron. wotwilwl In mi n
trnKfiunnl. full Into tli ilrv Iwil of n
rlvnr. tuiif l with-heri over by IMU-Miiunn.
Aftir ii horrible iiIkIiI nml day I'lu-hgune
leave tit in, Jullit koin In itearoh of S
iron, rnpmlwl minMuit
CHAPTEIt XV.
Julia' Homnnec.
Prom hor Hloamor chair thu Mar
qulno d'KnullKimo atikod:
"Aro you abcorbod In your book,
Julia?"
MJhm Kodmoiid faintly hiiiIIuiI aa alio
laid It (town. SJlio waa ubNorbod In but
ono thtiiK, moruhiK, noon and nliilit,
wnkliiB or aloophiR: whon and whoro
nho ahould llud him; liowjio waa IimIiik
troalod Had ho boon tnkoti captlvo?
Ho wiih not iload, of tlmt alio waa auro.
"What In tho book, Julia?" '
"I.o ('onto d'un atmhl."
"Put It down mid lot mo iuoak to
you of lloliorl do Tromont."
Minn Itodmond, bolng hla KUoat nml
ludohtoil to htm for hor luxurious
traiiaporlntlon, could not In docouoy
rofuao tho" roquoat.
"Ho known nolhliiK whatovor of our
errand, Julln."
"Ah, thon, wlml iIooh liti.thlnk?" -
MIuh Hodmoml on tho mm of hot
Milo Boriso coal woro a band of whlto.
In Iho contor of wliloh loamed the
Hod Oi'ona. Tito umniuluo, wrmuivil In
it aablo rtiK, hold a nmall rt'Ulunno lm
iIok cuddlod under hor arm. and Imd
only tho aiiiiouimico of a Indy of tola
tiro hunt on a plouauio oxcuiVlou. Sho
did not iniKKUHt a roaculiiK party In tho
loaat. llor Jaunty hat n onvolopod
by ii dollcnto voir, hor hmula wcro In
ciuiod In Ioiir whlto Klovoa. Now that
r.lio had oncourauod hor cuorcotle uluco
and takou tlilu doclalvo atop, alio ro
laxed and found -what ploamiro alio
misfit In (ho voynco
"Whon wo caiuo on uoard hint night,
my doar, you romombor that I ant with
Robert In tho anion until . , . woll,
liitlah,"
'After mldnlRht?"
"lOHlblyi but 1 am titty mid ho Ih
thirty. Moroovor, I am hla godmother,
Ho la cnohnutluK, Julia, aplrltual mid
nympnthotlo 1 coufoas, my dear, that
I find myaolf rather at n hum an to
what to toll him."
MUh Itodmond listened politely. Hho
wnn nupromoly lndlfferoiit an to what '
had boon told to her boat. Thla waa
Tuesday; thoy ahould reach AlRlora
on Saturday ut tho latent. What nowtt '
would inuot them thoro? Sho hold In
her book tho livat dtapatch from tho
intnlatry f war. BuppoaliiK tho Cap-
tnln do Rrttii had been taken cuptlvo ,
by aomw miwaudliiK tribe and waa bi-
tsifr bold for n ruuaoui! ThU waa tho
Itomanco of n Hpahl, In which she watt
absorbed Taken cnptlvo! She could
nut lot hovaeir think what that mlRht
weat. .. 0
"HoberVs mother, you knuw, Is my
cloaeat friiid. Hla father wwa ono of
tho W'ltnostto ot my iiurrlne. 1 feci
that 1 bnvo brought tin Kobort . . w
It would havo. been o perfect." She
tdgUed,
"Mn tantol" warned Mlsa ItedmonJ,
with n noto of pain In her voice,
"Yea, yea," accepted tho marqulao,
"I Know, my dear. 1 know. Hut you
vihv v vpvvv ..i: j .'
in l IIIQOVMVV, lll II JVHI UUI V WIHUU
bo ono of Uobert'a llfebwta! You
must tot bo too formal with hlm.M
Hli tapped the noao of her I'eklneso
ilog. "Ho 8UU, Mlml, that man la only
k IIUMI 13 IIIJ
ft Bailor! mul It he woro not her ml
nv ilia out.) juu nuuiu u urvMMivu, juu
llttlo ooaet"
Tho I'oklneao doj; wna a uew nddl
Hon. Jullti tried not to dUUke hr; for
Julia, only l'ltohouue wiUted. She
could not touch Mlml without a tm
of disloyalty,
Tba boat cut tba iur water with
lt dvlteutu wblta body, the deck
IslWtened llha Rlaaa. The allor at
whom Mlml had barked passed out of
lht, Rud far vu lu the bow Tromont.
In whlto tlanneU, tiHd emoXlug.
"I bad to bo very elrvuuwpeot, wy
tlear Julia, whon ) talked with llobert.
lYou eo y arv not onKaReU to Mon
sieur da Sabrou." Tho strl eolorvd.
"Tho otlmeitl wvMuau In me, her
ruuI wont oi "baa rvainrndwl to oil
your fwtaleau but the praetlOMl wom
an In m pU w romauttc rhw "
AV broatbod MUa Uwtuwwd. ihmmv
liK her lKHk "ma tanto, lt mo rad "
"Noiene," ld the marnvile attw
tlwtfttely, Th wost litwtawt prt
ot the whola nffalr U tbat we aw faw
, j nnn - i' i "ii
ADDITION TO WAR'S HORRORS
V Mill "
American Ctlm to Have tnvtnUd a
Shtll Capable of Scattering
Mctltcu Stvet,
A new tiT irleMl which
would seaUM1 a wblte-hot wUlur ftt
vxoUvtt ttl vf tb Wt t attack
m at tbs tluw jnm?al l at
wcwplW W deadly s. which
wxjvtbl uafc tt luuvvwlbte for Or
fbAblrot to awwaeb, h & lxr
4 if Jobn Hay lUuuawid. Jr ac-
m
RAYW,TER5
Unit wo urn mi routu to Algiers, Ih It
not 7"
Thu girl oxlondud hor luiinl grnto
fully. "And tlinnk you! Toll mo, wluil tlltl
you miy to IilniT"
Thn niiininlHo hiiiiunoil n llttlo tunc
mill softly imllutl MIiiiI'h am,
"Jtomombor, my child, tlmt If wo II ml
Mntmlour do Habron, tho clrciiniHpoo
tlou will hnvo to ln ovon greater Htlll."
"U'livo tlmt to mo, inn tanto."
"You don't know," unit! tho de
termined ludy qtilto nwootly, "that ho
Iiiih tliu HllKhtimt doHlro to marry you
Julia."
Ml hi llodiiiond imt up In hor chair,
and ttamod.
"Ho you want to malio mo minor
alilo?" "1 liitond lo lot my worldly wlmlom
uiiuil IhlH omorgonoy, .lulla. I want
Itotiort, to havo no mitiplclon or tho
fuotH."
"How can wo prevent It, ma tanto?"
"Wo can do bo If you will ohoy mo."
Tho girl Htartod, and hor aunt, look.
Iiik un at tho Uuc do Tromont whoro
ho Htood In tho bow, mw that ho
showed hIkiih of llnliililiu; hla smoko
and if Joining thorn.
"Ma tun to," said tho girl quickly,
"havo you brought mo horo umlor
falHO colore? Havo you lot him
think . ." ' N
"lliiHh, Julia, you tiro Indebted to
him for accomplishing your own do
lro.A "Hut 1 would novor, novor . . ."
"Pollto notto," orlod tho marqulso,
"thou you would novor havo boon on
thlH yncht."
IntoiiHoly trouhlod and annoyed,
Julia ankod In a low tono:
"For lioavon'a boUo, mix tanto, toll
mo what tho Duo do Tromont thlukat"
I lor aunt IniiKhotl softly. "Tho In
U'Ikuo and runmuoo of It all ontitr
talnod hor. Sho had tho hoiihu of hav-
liiK mndo a vory iirotty coiicohbIoh to
hor nloeo, of ImvtiiK nccomiiiUUod a
vory iiKrooahlo liloaauro trln for hor
lf. Ah for youtiK Snbron, ho would
bo BUio to ho dtauovorod tit tho tlKht
moment, to bo lionised, docoratod tvnd
Mdvnucod Tho tonaon that alio had
no wtlnkloa on hor haudsomo chook
Waa boimueo li wont lightly thruuKli
llfo.
"Uo thlnko, my doaroat Klrl, that
you nro Hko all your country women:
a llttlo occoutilu and that you havo n
"You Mut Not Do Too Formal With
Him."
strong- mind. Hq thluka you one ot
the matt temler-henrtod and beuovo-
Umt of KtrU.M
"Mtv tante, ma tnotol"
"He thluka you are making a little
) mlrstou into AlRlora aiuous the alck
; mul tho woumied
He thinks you ar
Kolus to lir In the hopltals.M
"Hut," exclaimed tba Rlrl, "ho must
think mo mad."
Youns men don't enre how mildly
,. ,.,. ,-,,. ..... I..
juH."
"Nut, he will ttud out . . . he
will know."
".V aald tho inawulae, "that he
will not. Thavo attended to that Ho
will not leave hi boat during tho ex
cursion. Julia. Ho romalna, and we
go on ahoro w lib our ixK)pltv'
'ilow aplondld!" slshod Julia Ked
nunuL tvlloxed.
"I'm Rlail you think so," said her
aunt rather shortly. "Now l have a
favor to aak ot you, iy ehUd..
Julia trembled.
"Ma tauter
"While wo are ou board tba yaobt
you wilt treat Hobort oharmlnsly
"l aw always polite, to btta, aw l
notr
"You are""lk a, lrrttwtd sphinx
to bin, wy dwr. Yom wim be dtt-
twtwt.
"I tlwwsW wW the Rlrl l sub
vtod xulutv K wwKl b Mke tkte.
OU, 1 wWk I bad iMtiod oh any vwsol.
e a orj vl-
UxktS at hw sUi fc- at
eorxlluR to a statMUt awdo by feim.
ThU uw tttUilv b say, way h
awwwr Ih tbe Kxtrotwa wan
The "uUsU,. to dMlsu foe M m
aWfco kuu. a aa aM in liwtroylas
town and OtrtslUW Ulhxui. Mr.
UawuMMta mctriaUtod Own tk reJe
tU earrtd. an aliMatbrwtc mUv
litre whirb. tv swmU ur tbe jr
Mittte w fcturl. wtwaM tm Ue
tel UU tw wh,H-We mUUuw at
ix Uww&t (St tA 4frs Kahre
blt Vb tb vWiwtH bit tk tr
$xt tbo lavxjmcr aW. it esifu. c
jasL s& t.
an I (I: "Don't bo ildlculous. I only
wlah to protect you, my child. I think
I havo proved my friendship. Ho
momber, boforo tho world 'you aro
notlilriK to Ohnrlea do Habron. A
wonmn'H honrt, my doar. baa dolunlona
na wcdl aa pnnnloua."
Tho Klrl crlmaoncd mid bowod hor
charinliiR bond "Vou nro not called
upon to toll Itobnrt do Tromont that
you nro In love with a man who hut
not naked you to marry lilm, but you
aro hla RUeat, and nil I nak of you la
tlmt you mako tho voyaRii nn ngrco
able to lilm na you can, my dear."
Tromont 'wna comltiR toward thorn.
Julia rnlaod hor head and murmured:
"1 think you for ovorythlnR. I ahull
if!) what I can." And to horaolf alio
mild;
will
'That la, aa far an my honor
lot
mo."
CHAPTER XVI
. Tho Duko In Doubt.
Tho Bhort Journey to Africa over
a calm and perfocl acn, whono watora
woro volcoa at hor port to Bolaco hor,
and whoro tho atnra alono Rlowed
down llkn frlenda upon hor nnd
aeetnod to unikratnnd wna a torturo
to Julia Iteilmoiid, To horaolf alio
called hor aunt cruel, over nnd over
nRitln, and felt a prlBouor, n engml
croaturu.
Tromont found horchnrmliiR, thoiiRh
In tlilu role bf Klorenco NlRhtliiRalo,
alio puzzlod mid porploxod him. Sho
wiih novortheleaa ndorablo. Tho
youtiR mnn had tho Rood nouao to
mnko a dlacreot courtnhlp and undor
atood alio would not bo onsyy won.
Until they reached AlRlora, Indeed,
until the ulRlit before they illaom
barked, he had not anld ono word to
her which might not hnvo boon ahared
by hor aunt In Accordance with tho
French diatom, thoy novor were
nlono, Tho mnrqulao abut hor oyos
mid napped conaldornbly and gavo
them every opportunity alio could, but
alio waa nlwnya preaont.
The Due do Tromont had been often
in love during hla abort llfo. Ho vaa
n Latin mul thought that women nro
mndo to bo loved. It was part of hla
education to think thla and to (ell
thorn thla, nnd ho alao believed It 11
proof of hla good tanto to tell thum
thin aa booh aa poaalblo.
Ho wna a thoroughly
Somo or his rorerathora
and fallen In Agtucourt
been dukea ever alnce.
lino follow.
had fought
Thoy had
Thoro waa
aoiuethlng distinctly noble In tho
blond young man, nnd Julia discov
ered It. Toaalbly alio had felt It
from tho llrst.
rroin tho moment that tho old ilucb
oaa had aald lo llobert do Tromont:
"Julia Itodmond la a great catch,
my doar boy. I ahould llko to hnvo
you mayy her." hor son answered:
"Hlon, ma mere," with cheerful no
quloaconco, and linmodtately consid
ered It and wont to Tnraacon, to tho
Chateau d'Kacllgnnc. Whon his
mother had auggosted the visit ho
told hor that ho Intended making up
a party for the Mediterranean.
"Why don't you take your godmoth
er and the American girl? Mls Red
mond hna an Income of nearly mil
lion franca and they nay alio Is fell
bred." "Very good, ma more."
When ho saw Mis Hedmoiu h
found her lovely: not o lovely na mo
Comteaao do la Maine, whoso Invita
tion to dinner ho had refused on tho
day hla mother auggeated tho Chateau
d'Kacllgnac. Tho comtosao wob a
widow. It Is not vory, very comrao
11 (nut to marry a widow, In tho Fau
bourg at.-tionniUn. Mlsa Redmond's
beauty waa different. Sho was self
absorbed am) cold. Ho did not un
derstand her at nil. but that waa tho
American of hor.
Ono ot his frlenda had married an
American girl and found out after
ward that she chewed gum before
breakfast.' Jnuvro llaymond! Mlsa
Redmond did not suggest such posst
bllltles. Still she was very different
from a. French Jeune rtlle.
(TO UK CONTIKUKD.)
Hospital Barges.
Northern France Is rich in wate
ways, and hospital barges are already
running between Paris and the battle
front, under the auspices of the Union
des Wmmes do France. ,The hold la
enameled white and fltt'cd with 40
beds, and at the end is the nurse's
rcttrlniroom. The barge-master!
cabin is converted Into a llTtng-room
for two surgeons. Then? Is aa ops-at.
Inr.rrtont trw with wMnc af mm i
...Ux-tr! riant. ,, It; ,.' n,
heating. To convert a Seine barge
Into a gondola ot this kiad cojts a
bare $500, and the results are beyoad
praise especially to fracture cases,
to whom the Jo'.tlns road la stsony.
The wounded are hoisted In by
moans of small crane, and the barge
l then towed hy stft&m or motor
yaebts let by wealthy irsoos, vrho
are wore than clad not only to lead
...-.,.,. s ., ,. s-.i.w. -..--. u v i
their boats freo of charge. bt to navi
gate them la person, thus sharing In
the work of werey
The Old and the New.
Invention have a remarkable kaac
ot repvatta theavJve. Aatoas tho
more lHten.tUs pateau tor 1914 U
a speclticattoa for a whelles awtor
car, propulsion being by ateAas of
sktd. whtch are altratlT lowered
and raised, lu tho erly- days of loco
wotlvo history tuany Investors did net
bvUeto that su&uleat adhetsion w
to b attained by a smooth wheel
operating on a BMth rail, and weird
and wonderful wore the devices Jo t
overcoming thW supposed ereet. One
tnttioMd eRlnor went far as tt
design a eontrivanee ts whk Wte
uteMl bnre wvrked up and down oa
the ralb after the fashion ot a ker'l
less, and there serene to he a vertaia
atftnlty between thW device and the
motor er renrred to abot.
white-hot contents setting Ire to what
ever luUAWmnhW UMternO H strike.
To avoid the poelhUtty of nuenirhing
the ftAmos. Mr Hammond atd he had
equipped the proJeetUe with a onamber
ntled with hydrwynnte need, the rumen
of whieh are deadly.
The taveMtor to a son of the U
moos onteeor. John U&jr liammood.
Ue Invented wire eontrei ot sub
marine torpedo.
Keep $vvJ Kvaip-. nnd vim shall
v? . e st
'cvr$ -erierr
CAUSES PAN6 10
EVEHY OFFICER 11
L5
iCE
Uso of Purloined Examination
Papers at Annapolis Hits
Traditions of Navy.
CODE OF HONOR IS PECULIAR
Rigid Discipline Develops Certain Pe
culiar Customs Hazing and Use
of Intoxicating Liquors Stamped
Out To Succeed at An
napolis Means Hard
Work.
Annnpolla, Mil. Tho revolution of
wldeaproad ubo of purloined, examina
tion papora by tho young, men of tho
Unltod States Naval academy la caua
Iiir a pang to ovory oillcor In tho aorv
Ico, for It hits them In a quartor of
which they aro very Joaloua tholr
honor.
Tho trndltlona of tho aervlco havo
boon atntnod thla graduates of ten
it nil twenty yearn' standing admit.
Tho situation aeems to bo that tho
courao of atudy In tho aendomy has
boon too aovoro for tho material which
It gota, The prescribed studies nro
lit tod to turn nn exceptional candidate
Into au exceptional nnvnl commander,
and tho aendomy gota only tho ordi
nary run of young Americana.
However, thla la not given hore ns
a palliation. Tho naval codo of hon
or la a pocullar ono, but It docs not
In any way covor up cheating to paas
"exnina,"
To auccocd at Annapolis tho ordi
nary young man has to work vory
hard. Ho hna to mako himself nn au
tomaton. Tho nuthoritlea do all they
can to turn him Into a mnchlne.
Six dnys a week ho has to Jump
out of bed nt bIx o'clock; and on tho
aovonth at aoven.
Ho ban his nllottcd number of min
utes for dressing mid for brenkfnat;
ho haa his atudy hours and IiIb reci
tation hours all rigidly marked oft.
and at ton o'clock ho must go to bed,
wllly-nllly.
Orderly Habits Taught.
Ho must keop hla room In npplo plo
order, banc hla bedclothes ovor tho
footboard In a prescribed way overy
morning, nnd bo ready for an Inspec
tion of hla bureau drawers at all
times.
lCvun hla dancing la prescribed and
forcod down hla thront, whothor ho In
clines to tho socloty of tho fair sex or
not.
Under thla rigid dlsclpllno tho naval
cadets have dovolopod certain peculiar
customs, some of which aro continued
after they lenve tho school. Thoy havo
oven their peculiar langungo, which la
largely unintelligible to nn oulaldor
Tho duel persisted In tho navy many
years after It hnd died out In Amorl-
can society elsewhere. Tho frequent
Berloua. nnd somottmea fatal boxing
mutches arc n rolto of tlm old time
encounters of pistol and sword.
Nnvy dlsclpllno has troubled tho
halls of congress on numerous occa
sions. Moat often luulng was the sub
ject Ilrutnl nnd humiliating treat
ment of lower classmen long be
smirched the academy, aa It did other
Amorlcan higher" lnatltutlons of learn
ing. Tho fatal Hronch-Merlwethor boxing
match In 1905 was tho cnuso of revela
tions ot peculiarities In tho academy.
Tho tight was held In a room of Han-
croft hall during supper tltno one eve
ning. Meriwether wns then a third
class man and Hrnnch a tlrst-clasa
man. To hold the tight nt such a time
Involved tho consent and connlvnnco
ot first-class men, for under the coJo
such tights must bo referecd by a first
class man, another senior class man
must act as timekeeper, and In this
Instance It was necessary for two
company captains nt least to fall to re
port absent from supper formation the
principals, their second and tho time
keepers. It was also necessary for the
officer of tho deck (floor) upon which
I e Osht was held to fall to report
what was taking place.
Fitt Fight Is Fatal.
Many such tights had been held be
fore and everyone. Including the sur
geon, who had to patch up the partici
pants, had winked nt the practice.
Hot this tlmo Meriwether became
unconscious In the twenty-second
round and later died without regain
ing consciousness. A rigid investlga-
tloa was bold and punishments wero
meted out. but tho vory superior of
llcers who Imposed the penalties had
Utile stomach for their work because
tbey realUed that everyone involved
had simply followed the code.
Indeed, to a landsman It seems that
the naval eadet will tell a falsehood
to protect a brother oOcer at any
time. It u a part of the code that no
enuentate she.ll report another tor a
violation of academy resnlatlons un
leee as a consequence of his failure
to make uca a report he himself will
he retorted and for a more serious
oCene than that of which his oJas
te U puits.
Condi::e4u hve imprved somewhat
a.t the otiinmj of mte yenre. Secre
sij t ;h nry Jonhn Daniel hi
itiucfeu oet eHou hua hy dmnUs
UMC nuut cnttty of rioUttn an or
der tn thu reenrd. He further threat
evi .o Mnteewe !uur to one yenr's
IS OUT COWS ArlO MONEY
Pmu Man Sought Aoicwli From ,
State jd Nov Claims He Cot
the Worst f It.
R
I tnos ot tuoercntosbi.
Topekx Kn D G Andoreos of1 Tkv' board of control turned tfce
foot U lo hard hack Toe state ho " mono; into tho general food. Andor
Ke of his wnney and ho TirnnV sot eon asked to bo reimoorsod. Tho
It. Ulm full bo bought fow ow nt hoord coejMot sot too money oot of
a. au:e jole at tho OomwnnMnm aoy- ' too fund to return It to nbnv It aokod
ram. '' tho himtfe to appropriate tho
He ri:d 3 reol money for tbem incest o he cooM be pnht The le
Tie f j.k guaranteed ta stal '? MJd islature relied to Jo so
YALE'S NEW
Iloathouso Just completed at Now London, Conn., for tho Yalo crew. Tho
annual contest between Yalo and Harvard crows takes placo on tho Thames
at Now London.
confinement. Ho said In transmitting
nn order on tho subject:
"I havo no aympathy with hazing.
A hnzer Is essentially a bully and
must necessarily havo In IiIb nnture a
strcnk of tho same Innate cruelty pos
sessed by brutes who torturo dumb
animals for tho pleasure of watching
tholr suffering."
Betting Is Forbidden.
Hotting Is another forbidden do
light to mldshlpmon. In tho fall of
1912 half tho students or about 400
mon woro Involved In n pool of $2,000
which wns raised to bo wngorcd
against nn equal amount collected at
West Point on tho result of nn Army
Navy football game. Tho authorities
havo stamped out tho drinking of ln:
toxlcntlng liquors with nn Iron hand.
Another prnctlco moro than frowned
upon Is tho running ,of extravagant
bills, especially for flowers and for
entertainment of guests.
This Is not tho first time that acad
emy cxamlnntlons have caused ruc
tions. Tho entrnnco requirements
mouts havo beon a fruitful source of
trouble. The charge has beon mado
on tho floor of tho house of repre
sentatives that tho tests have been
made In such, a way that candidates
wero forced to go to tho preparatory
schools which speclnlizo In getting
boys into tho academy.
On several occasions, too, it has
boon reported that candidates have,
had substitutes tnko the examination
for them. Hrilllnnt and unscrupulous
youths have b(5en found to palm them
selves oft ns tho candidates In the ex
amination room with tho result that
young men deficient In preparation en
tered Undo Sam's freo school.
The cadets hnvo n lot of things to
lenrn nowadays which were unknown
30 years ago. Much attention Is paid
to oloctrlclty. The modern battleship
Is u great machine shop. Tho success
ful nnvnl ofllcor hns to bo n good mo
chanlcnl englnoer, as wireless, automo
bile torpedoes, submarines nnd a
thousand nnd ono other things must
bo digested by tho cadet today which
Fnrragut know nothing of.
FROZEN FISH SAFE
Ptomaine Danger Unfounded,
Says Agricultural Department.
Composition Not Altered by the Proc
ess of Preservation, Say the Ex
perts Uroe More Consump
tion to Help theBuslnest.
Washington. "Hecont investiga
tions carried on by tho department of
agriculture appear to Indicate that the
prejudice against tho enting of flsh,
especially froteu flsh, bocauso of the
alleged danger ot ptomaine poisoning.
Is qulto unfounded," says a statement
Issued by Secretary Houston "A par
tial decomposition of either flsh or
meat may result in tlio tormntton or
certain sufjstnnces that cause diges
tive trouble. These substances are
populnrly kuown ns ptomaine, al
though many of them havo not yet
been fully studied and their nature de
termined. The whole question Is a
very complex one, but thoro Is, how
ever, uo reasou tor assuming inni
there Is any more likelihood of pto
maines In flsh than lu meat. Now
processes of preserving flsh by freex
Ing, glaring nnd cold storage mnko It
as sate nn article as meat.
'This popular prejudice has done
much to hluder the development of
what tnlKht bo n tar greater Industry
and has prevented the people from
obtaining a wholesome, economical
and attractive substltuta tor meat at
the very time whon the price of moat
has been rising rapidly.
"Many pAroi;s eat flsh only ou 'fast
days, and especially ou Fridays The
Idea that 'Friday Is fish day' has com
pelled the flsh trade to do whnt
amounts largely to a one-day-lu-the-week
business. This, ot course, has
tended to make prices higher than
necessary. 'With tho Increased de
mand the supply of flsh would be
much larger, and It the consumption
were
distributed evenly throughout
Hn wwk
the waste would be much
le6 and the prices should conse
quent!) be lower.
"ltoth scientific research and prac
tical experience bnve shown tbat n
nth properly Irosen and kept under
proper conditions remains perfectty
good tor a period ot from one to one
nnAJane-feulf yenrs. This, of eom-e.
b moch toncer than there Is any need
of In prnctlco. and permits of a margin
Oo of tho cow died wnlte being
driven to Andereon's place and the
throe others whon shipped to market
were condemned by the federal ia
poctore. They were all In the mm
B0ATH0USE
Indeed, for many decades of its
history our navy got along without a
naval academy. Midshipmen went to
sen from tho first nnd learned how to
uso a big gun on tho deck of a mnn-o'-wnr.
Navigation was learned from
tho ofllcors of tho ship as they did the
nctunl work. A senior ofllcor might
gnthcr together tho young men under
his enro for a lecture now and then
or ho might not.
It wns not until 1845, In tho days ot
James K. Polk, when George Bancroft
was secretary of tho navy, that tho
agitntlon for a naval school gained
headway. Fomented prlclpally by tho
youngor ofllcors, who saw as tho navy
Increased that tho requirements wero
multiplied, the tldo began to rise un
til It brought tho first buildings to the
grounds of Fort Severn.
Early Days In the Academy.
Tho course under Commander
Franklin Duchanan wns fixed at five
years of which only the first and last
were to bo spent at the school. In
January, 1846, four months after the
opening, the students consisted of 36
midshipmen of tho date of 1840, 13
of tho date of 1841, and seven acting
middles appointed to tho previous
year. Tho first group was graduated
after their limited course of ono year
in 1840. ,
In 1850 came the first reorgalzatlon,
providing for a course of seven years,
the first two and tho last two to bo
devoted to study nnd tho three Inter
mediate years to be spent nt sea. Next
year a board of examiners dropped tho
three years of sea service In tho mid
dle of the course and the present four
consecutive years of study was In
augurated. Tho practice cruises ot
tho summer supplied tho place of tho
omitted sea service.
Tho work of tho academy was sad
ly Interrupted in tho Civil war, when
part of the students wont to tho front
nnd tho rest woro moved for safety to
Newport, H. 1. Hut It has since then
followed tho development of our navy
study until It gives today a moro thor
ough technlcnl training than any sim
ilar Institution In the world.
of safety which should be sufficient
for all purposes.
"It Is .essential, however, that the
flsh bo frozen In their freshest state
and Jacketed with a coatlug of thin
lea which excludes tho nlr. In prnc
tlco, tho flsh are now dressed by re
moval of the entrails as booh ns they
are caught, thoroughly washed, and
Inld In shallow pans.
"These pans are placed on tho Ice
covered pipes of tho freezer, which
usually is at n temperature a little
lower than zero. After from twelve
to twenty-four hours tho flsh are
frozen solid. They then form a large
:ako held together by tho freezing of
the thin layer of water between the
llsh.
"This cako Is removed from the pan
and dipped Into water, which Is at
once frozen on the flsh, forming a
crystal glaze of Ico llko a transparent
varnish. This glaro hermetically seals
them. No air can reach them from
the outsldo and no moisture can evap
orate from tho inside. v
"Tho glazed flsh are then kept at
i temperature of from sevon degrees
to fifteen degrees F. until ueeded for
consumption.
"Frozen flsh Is thus the only flsh
produce the comp6sltlon ot which is.
not altered in somo way by the process
of preservation. Cunning, ("making,
salting or pickling nil niter tho flavor
of the treated article. With frozen
flsh, however, tho euvolope of ice has
only to bo melted In order to give us
back nn article of food tbat Is prac
tically Identical with that taken from
the sea. If It wero not for such a
method of preservation fish could cot
be depended upon ns a constant sourue
of food.
"Auotherobjectlou raised by the
many housewives is the flsh odcr
which maked tbem undesirable com
pany for milk, butter and other ar
tides commouly found In the family
refrigerator. Flsh can be kept in
refrigerator without affecting other
foods If It is first put in a tin vessel
with a lightly rtttiag lid. As a matter
ot tnot, however. Ash should be eaten
as mmw as possible after thoy have
been received from too retailer. Tbey
should not be allowed ta soak In
nater. a a certain amcunS of theit
food material fa thus dissolved. In
stead, tbey should he thawed slowly
in an Ice box and cooked as soon si
this procea. is completed.'"
HW Gold In Garden. ,
Ooklaad. CuL Arletas from a hod
where he s soon to take hb hut
sleep, Frank Finn, seventy-two. a con
tractor, walked nxutondUy into the
yard at the renr of hto home a few
days ao. took a soovol and due in the
soft earth. He uncovered three eons,
took thorn back Into the boose with
him, covered tbem ovor in the bed
ami tho, hlnwotf. cttmoed book hnw
hod. FtTe mtmto later he wos dead.
In ench of the three coaj won So "
BOUNTIFUL PROMISE
Fl
Average Increase of Acreage in
Wheat Over 22 Per Cent.
Wheat Acreago
Province. Increase.
Saskatchewan 25 percent
Alberta 32 percent
Manitoba 15 percent
Average for prairies. ...22 per cent
Saskatchewan.
Tho growth of tho crop during tho
past week was very satisfactory. Rain
fell In many places during tho early
part of tho week, followed by warmer
weather, which has beon most bene
10M WESTERN CANADA
ficial to tho grain. Breaking nnd summer-fallowing
wero well under way,
and conditions generally were most
promising.
Tho following reports havo been re
ceived by tho department from tho
various centers: Denholm A llttlo
rain needed In the northern part to
start lato grain; remainder of district
plenty of moisture. Davidson Ideal
growing weather; .a fow farmers har
rowing grain to conserve moisture by
breaking crust formed since last rain.
North Battleford .to Prince Albert
Good growing weather; crops looking
well. Slight damago near North flat
tleford from cutworms; recent rains
beneficial. Klndersley Crops looking "
fine and prospects good; plenty of j
moisture, with prospects of more rain, t
Every .slough in this country Is full.
Prince Albert Crops In fair condition,
though cutworms and light frosts
havo dono damage in some sections.
Have hnd moderate quantity of rain.
Owing to prompt marketing of tlj "
harvest of 1914, tho farmers woro en
abled to devoto more time than usual
to cultivation in the autumn, under
Conditions which wero decidedly fa
vorable, and that, combined with tho
opportunities for soil preparation pre- i
jented by nn early spring this year,
nas resulted in the seeding of a wheat
irea estimated at twenty-five per cent
greater than last year. Areas sown
to oats and flax may bo less than last
year, because of the concentration
upon the cereal In greater demand for
export. Wheat seeding was completed
eight days earlier than the average, .
under almost ideal conditions.
Alberta.
"Prospects excellent. Abundant
moisture throughout the province, fol
lowing rain. Area thirty to thlrty-flvo
per cent greater. Crop generally tvo
weeks earlier."
Attention Is drawn to the fact that
the land has not been In such line con
dition to work for years; neither lism
there been as much moisture as theo
was last autumn. This was protected
during the winter by a little more than
the average snowfall, which remained
on tho laud, not being removed by tl.o
warm chlnook winds, as Is usually tl.o
case. There never has been a nico
optimistic feeling than exists today,
Judging by the information received
from various parts of the province, "o
feel Justified In saying that the crop
never went in under more favorable
circumstances; weather splendid and
land particularly well worked.
White It Is true that tho acreage will
be greatly increased, It is pleasing to
lenrn that despite the high price of
feed, tho receipts of milk and cream at
the dallies continue to keep up, and
that the output of the creameries has
Increased in auantlty.
Ono ot tbe most encouraging thlngt
In last year's work was the increase of
practically thirty per cent In the out
put ot cream and butter south of Cal
gary. Manitoba.
Owing to tho exceptionally early har
vest last year and favorable fall
weather, a much larger acreage of
land was prepared than usual, and
partly for the same reason and the
prospects ot high prices for all kinds ..
of grain, farmers took moro pains In
the preparation ot land, so that tbe
spring opened up with 1,235,000 acros
of fully prepared land above tho pre
vious year. Seeding was general by
the Tth ot April, some days In advance
of the average. Since that time the
weather has been exceptionally favor
able for tho sowing of wheat, and lb
farmers have taken full advantage of
It. Much of the crop Is now above tho
surface. There has been a very gen
eral and liberal rainfall; this will 4
hasten tho germination of the reccnMy
sown wheat, nnd will prevent the sil
from drifting off the later sown .
The area sown In wheat is fully 15 p?r
cent greater than last year.
To sum up the agricultural sltuatl-M
generally, the Department of Agricul
ture says: "The area Is larger thrp
usual, the land has been well prepare-,
and tho wheat has been sojwn at the
right time; not so early as .to run the
risk ot being killed off by frost, but
sufficiently early to insure its ripening
In the fall" Advertisement.
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