The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, July 06, 1915, Image 2
THE SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. CAUSES PIG 10 EVER! OFFICER 1 'AVAL SERVICE Use of Purloined Examination Papers at Annapolis Hits Traditions of Navy. CODE OF HONOR IS PECULIAR Rigid Discipline Develops Certain Pe culiar Customs Having and Use of Intoxicating Liquors Stamped Out To Succeed at An napolis Means Hard Work. Annapolis, Md. Tho rovolatlon of widespread uso of purloined examina tion papers by tho young men of tho United Statos Naval academy la caus ing n pane to every ofllccr In tho sorv Ice, for It hlta them In a quarter of which they aro very Jealous tholr honor. Tho traditions or tho mirvlco havo been ntalned thin graduates of ton and twenty yearn' standing admit. Tho situation Booms to bo that tho course of study In tho academy has been too novoro for tho material which It gotB. Tho prescribed studies aro fitted to turn an exceptional candidate into an exceptional naval commandor, and tho academy gotB only tho ordi nary run of young Americans. However, this Is not given hero aB a palliation. Tho naval code of hon or la n peculiar ono,' but It docB not in nny way cover up cheating to pasa "oxama." To succeed at Annapolis tho ordi nary young man has to work very bard. Ho has to make himself an au tomaton. The authorities do all they can to turn htm into a machine. Six days a week he has to Jump out of bed nt six o'clock; und on tho eoventh at seven. Ho has his allotted number of min utes for dressing and for breakfast; ho has hiB study hours and his reci tation hours all rigidly marked off, and at ten o'clock he must go to bed, wllly-nllly. Orderly Habits Taught Ho must keop his room in apple pio order, hang his bodclothes over tho footboard in n prescribed way ovory morning, nnd bo ready for an inspec tion of bis bureau drawera at all times. Even his dancing Is prescribed and forced down his throat, whether he In clines to the society of the fair sex or not. Under this rigid dlscipllno tho navnl cadotB havo dovolopcd certain pecullnr customs, Borne of which aro continued nftor they leave tho school. Thoy hnvo oven tholr peculiar language, which is largely unintelligible to nn outsider. Tho duel persisted in tho navy many years after It had died out In Ameri can society olBowhoro. Tho froquent serious and sometimes fatnl boxing matches nro a relic of tho old time encounters of pistol and sword. Navy dlsclpllno has troubled the halla of congress on numerous occa sions. Most ofton hazing was tho sub ject. Brutal and humiliating treat ment of lowor classmen long bo- smirched tho academy, as it did other Ainorlcan higher institutions of learn ing. Tho fatal Branch-Morlwothor boxing match In 1905 was tho cause of revela tions of peculiarities in tho ncadomy. Tho fight wbb hold In a room of Han- croft hall during supper timo one eve ning. Meriwether wna then a third class man and Branch a flrat-class man. To hold tho light at such a tlmo Involved tho consent and connivance of first-class mon, for under tho coCo such fights must bo roforocd by a first- class man; another senior class man must act as timokeepcr, und In this Instance it wns necessary for two company captains at least to fall to re port absent from Buppor formation tho principals, their seconds nnd tho time- koopors. It was also necessary for tho officer of tho deck (floor) upon which tho fight was held to fall to report what was taking place. Fist Fight Is Fatal. Many such flghta had boon held be- foro and everyone, Including tho sur goon, who had to patch up tho partlci pants, had wlnkod at tho practico But this tlmo Murlwother beenmo unconscious In tho twonty-socond round and later died without regain lng consciousness. A rigid luveatlga tlon was held nnd punishments wero meted out, but tho very superior of- fleers who imposod the penalties had little stomach for their work because they realized that overyono Involved bad simply followed tho codo. Indeed, to u landsrun It seems that tbo naval cadet will tell a falsehood to protect a brother ofllcer at any time. It Is a part of tho codo Hint no classmate shall report another for a violation of academy regulations un loss na a consoquenco of his fnlluro to make such a report ho hlmsolf will ha roportcd and for n inoro serious offeii6o than that of which Ills class mato Is guilty. Conditions havo Improved aotnowhat at tho acaderny of Into years. Socre tnry of the Navy Josophus Daniels has stamped out serious hazing by dismia sing a man guilty of violating un or der in this regard. Ho further threat nod to sentence hazera to one yenr'u YALE'S NEW Hoathouso Just completed at New annunl contest between Ynlo and Harvard crows takes placo on tho Thames at Now London. confinement. He said in transmitting an order on the subject: "I havo no sympathy with hazing. A hazcr Is essentially a bully and must ncccssnrily have in his nature a streak of tho samo innate cruelty pos sessed by brutes who torture dumb anlmala for tho pleaauro of watching their suffering." Betting Is Forbidden. Hotting is another forbidden de light to midshipmen. In the fall of 1912 half tho students or about 400 men wero Involved in a pool of $2,000 which was raised to he wagered against an equal amount collected at West Point on tho result of an Army Navy football game. Tho authorities havo stamped out the drinking of in toxicating liquors with an iron hand. Another practico moro than frowned upon is tho running of extravngant bills, especially for flpwers and for entertainment of guests. This is not the first time that acad emy examinations havo caused ruc tions. Tho entrance requirements ments havo been a fruitful source of trouble. The charge has been made on tho floor of tho house of repre sentatives that, the tests havo been mado in such a way that candidates wero forced to go to the preparatory schools which specialize in getting boys into tho academy. On soveral occasions, too, it has been reported that candidates havo had substitutes take the examination for them. Brilliant and unscrupulous youths have been found to palm thorn- -selvcB off as tho candidates In tho ex amination room with tho result that young mon deficient In preparation en torod Unclo Sam's freo school. Tho cadets have a lot of things to lenrn nowadays which wore unknown HO ycnrB ago. Much attention Ib paid to electricity. Tho modern battleship Is n groat machine shop. The success ful naval ofllccr Iiqb to ho n good me chanical engineer, as wireless, nutomo hlio, torpedoes, submarines and u thousand and one other things must bo digested by tho cadet today which Farragut know nothing of. FROZEN FISH SAFE' a Ptomaine Danner Unfounded. Says Agricultural Department. Composition Not Altered by the Proc ess of Preservation, Say the Ex perts Urge Moro Consump tion to Help the Business. Washington. "Recent investiga tions carried on by tho department of agriculture appear to lndlcato that tho prejudice against the eating of fish, especially frozen ilsh, because of tho alleged danger of ptomalno poisoning, is quite unfounded," says a statemout Issued by Secretury Houston. "A par- tiul decomposition of either fish or moat muy result In tho formation of certain substances that cause diges tlvo trouble. Theao substances are popularly known na ptomaine, nl though many of them havo not yet been fully atudied nnd their nature de termined. Tho wholo question is a very complex one, hut thoro is, how over, no ronaon for nasutnlng that there la any moro likelihood of pto malncs In fish than In meat, Now processes of preserving fish by freoz lng, glazing and cold storage make It as safo nn articlo as meat. "This popular prejudice has dono much to hinder tho dovolopniont of what might bo a inr greater Industry and has prevented tho people from obtaining a wholesome, economical und attractive BiibHtltuto for meat nt tho vory time when thu price of meat has been rising rapidly. "Many persons eat Ilsh only on 'fast days,' and especially on Fridays. The Idea that 'Friday is fish day' has com polled tho fish trado to do what amounts largely to a oue-duy-lu-the week business. This, of course, has tended to inulto prices higher than nocossnry. With tho Increased do mnnd the supply of fish would bo much inrgor, und if the consumption wero distributed ovonly throughout tho wcok tho waste would be much loss nnd tho prices should coiibo quontly ho lowor. "Both scientific research nnd prac ticnl experience havo shown that a fish properly frozen and kopt uudor proper conditions romalus perfectly good for a period of from one to ono nnd one-half years, This, of course Is much longer than there is any need of In practice, nnd permits of n margin BOATHOUSE London, Conn., for tho Ynlo crow. Tho Indeed, for many decades of its history our navy got along without a naval academy. Midshipmen went to sea from the first and learned how to use a big gun on the deck of a man-o'-war. Navigation wna learned from tho officers of the ship na they did the actual work. A senior offlcer might gather together the young men under Ills caro for n lecture now and then or he might not. It wns not until 1815, in the days of James K. Polk, when George Bancroft was secretory of tho navy, that the agitation for a naval school gained hondwny. Fomented priclpally by tho younger officers, who Baw as the navy Increased that tho requirements were multiplied, tho tide began to rise un til It brought tho first buildings to tho grounds of Fort Severn. Early Days In the Academy. The course under Commander Franklin Buchanan was fixed at five years of which only tho first and last wero to be apent nt the school. In January, 184 C, four months after the opening, the students consisted of 3G midshipmen of tho dnto of 1840, 13 of tho date of 1841, and seven acting middles appointed to the previous year. The first group was gradunted after their limited course of one year in 1846. In 1860 came the first reorgaizatlon, providing for a courso of seven years, tho first two nnd the last two to bo devoted to study and tho three Inter mediate years to be spent at sea. Next year a board of examiners dropped the three years of sea service In the mid dlo of tho course nnd the present four consecutive yeara of study was In augurated. Tho practice cruises of tho summer supplied tho place of the omitted sea service. The work of the academy was sad ly interrupted in tho Civil war. when part of tho students went to the front and tho rest wore moved for safety to Newport R. I. But It has since then followed tho development of our navy study until It gives today a moro thor ough technical training than any sim ilar Institution in the world. of safety which should hti sufficient for all purposes. It la essential, howover. that the fish bo frozen in their freshest state and Jacketed with a coating of thin Ico which excludes tho air. In prac tice, tho fish are now dressed by re moval of the ontruils' as soon ns they are caught, thoroughly washed, and laid In shallow paus. "These nans nro nlncod on the ion- covered pipes of tho freezer, which sunny is at a temperature a Uttl? lower than zero. After from twelve to twonty-four hours thu fish am frozen solid. They then form a largo :aito nold together by tho freezing of tho thin layer of water between ths 11811. This enke is removed from tho nan and dipped Into water, which Is as once frozen on tho Hah, forming a crystal glazo of Ico llko a transparent vnrnisn. Tins glazo hermetically senld them. No nir can reach them from tho outside nnd no moisture can evap orate from tho Inside. "Tho glazed fish are then kept at i temperature of from seven decree to fifteen degrees F. until needed for consumption. "Frozen fish is thus the only ilsh produce tho composition of which In not altered In somo way by the process of preservation. Cnnnine nmnL-ini salting or pickling all alter the tlavor of tho treated article. With frozen fish, however, the envelope of ico bus only to bo melted in order to give ur hack an articlo of food thut is prac tlcally Identical with that taken from tho sea. If it wore not for such a mothotl of preservation fish could not be depended upon as a constant sourcti or rood. "Another objection raised by tho many housewives Is tho fish odor which mukoa them undoslrnblo com pany for milk, butter nnd other nr tides commonly found In tho family refrigerator. Fish can bo kept In a refrigerator without affecting othor foods If It Is first put lu n tin vessel with a tightly fitting lid. As a matter of fact, howover. fish should he ontn ns soon as possible after thoy hnvo boon received from tho rotnllor. Thoy Should not ho allowed tn Hnnlt In water, as a certain amount of- tholr food mntorlnl is thus dissolved. In stead, thoy Bliould bo thawed alowlv in nn ico box nnd cooked aa soon ns this process la completed " The Shame of the Cross By REV. WM. WALLACE KETCHUM Director of the Pmtictl Work Count, Moody S Dible Initituts of Chicigo TEXT Me endured the cross, despising the shame. Hub. 12:2. The cross, which Christ endured and tho shamo of which ho despised, was not the Idealized and sentimental ized cross of which wo hear much today. It was a cross mado of r o u g h h own sticks of timber; an I n a t r u m cnt, like tho gallows, upon which crim inals wero exe cuted. And yet, Christ, we aro told, not withstanding this, despised Its shame. What shamo? Tho Bhnme of being put to death as a com mon criminal. For It was as such, you will recall, ho was condemned to death, and as such he died In the eyes of the law; though ho did nothing worthy of death, and Pilato his Judge found in him no fault at all. When wo apprehend that Jesus Christ, the Holy Ono of God, suffered the reproach, the dishonor, the con tempt, the Infamy and ignominy of a common criminal's execution, wo begin to know a little of the shame of the cross. We understand something of, what Paul means when, speaking of Christ becoming obedient unto death,' ho adds, "oven the death of tho cross." But there is a deeper shame than that of which wo have spoken. It Is the shame that came to him through dying; hia death identified him with the result of sin. for death is a conse quent of sin. "Wherefore, aB by one man sin entered Into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all havo sinned." So, while Christ suffered tho shamo of dying the death of a common criminal, It was greater shame for him, tho Son of God, in whom was no sin, to die at all. Tho teaching of the philosophers thnt death la natural to man, la not tho teaching of the Bible. The body is not tho prison-house of tho soul from which escapo is desirable. The body and soul united constitute tho com plete man. This docs not mean that when the dissolution of soul and body takes place, the soul does not survive tho body. The Scriptures teacli it does; but they also teach that man's complete personality consists In tho union of both soul and body, and that this will be realized at the resurrection of tho Just. Death then Is not natural, but unnatural. It Is tho resultant of sin, and so for Christ to die was a dia grace, a reproach, a shame. Death had no dominion over Christ; no claim up on him for ho was without eln. "No man," ha said, speaking of hia death, "taketh my life from me, but I lay It down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again." Ho alone of all men could aay this. Other men die because they must, tor "death has passed upon all men." Ho became obedient unto death; he yielded up his spirit; that is, ho al lowed death, the great conqueror of mankind, to overcome him. Ho suf fered its shame. But deep as this shamo was, tho shame of the cross was still deeper. It wa8 the shamo of our sin. For there on the cross, "Ho bore our sins In hia own body;' there, "the Lord laid on him tho Iniquity of us nil;" there, "ho suffered for our sin, the Just for the unjust, that ho might bring us to God;" there, the holy spotlesB lamb of God "died for the ungodly." Thus, "the ono who knew uo sin," became Identified, not only with tho result of sin by death, but with sin, being "mado aln for us." It was this, moro thun any thing else, that constituted the shamo of the cross of our Lord. Us baseness and dishonor was your sin and mine, which he there put put away by tho sacrifice of himself. Wns It for crimes that I have dono, Ho gronncd upon tlic tree. Amuzlng pity, grace unknown, And Love boyottd degree! 1 wish wo might cntch tho picture given us of our Lord In the two words "despised" und "endured." Tho first word showa him so far above tho shamo .of the cross that lie, as it were, looked down upon it. Literally, tho word means "to think down upon;" that is, to think lightly of It. What a wouderful Christ! Becauso of the joy sot before him. ho could think lightly of tho awful shame of tho cross. Truly, our master "came not to bo ministered unto, but to minister nnd to give his life a ransom for many." Tho other word, "endured," pictures him as voluntarily, patiently, suffering on tho accursed cross. Wo see him hold thoro, not by tho cruel nails that pler.ced his hands and feet, but by bis own indomitable will and supremo lovo for us. Human hands placed him there, but dlvlno lovo kopt him thoro Surely, his crucifixion from tho human side was murder, for with wicked hands they slew him, but on tho divine sldo it was sacrifice, God felving his eon to ho tho savior of the world nnd tho son giving hlmsolf that wo might havo life through him. ' t Pride In ono of tho seven deadly sins, but It i-imnot bo the prlilo of n mother In her children, for that Is a, compound of two cardinal virtues faith and hope. Dickens. HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. This Ib the season when wo rend of families with "mushroom appetites nnd toadstool J u d g m e n t." Most people speak of the unedlble mushroom ns a VtlH J lonusiooi, uui mere is no iijH such di&tinct,on- Mu8- rooms aro cuiuie nnu poi sonous; those which nro not edible arc nlso mush rooms. The so-called tests, blackening of a sil ver spoon, nnd similar tests aro absolutely unreliable. Tho only way to be sure of the kind of mushroom is to study it. No mush room which la not positively known should be used for food. Anybody with a very little training may learn to identify the field mushroom, which la one of tho most common and best fla vored vurletles. Tho Inky caps aro another which aro easily learned. Study them carefully and take no risks, for experts are often deceived in kinds not well known. Alcohol for cleaning mirrors is a great Baver of time. Moisten a cloth with water, shake over It a llttlo al cohol and rub over the mirror. It will clean very quickly and be well pol ished. Cook strongly flavored vegetables In an open dl8h, such ub cabbage, turnipB, onions and cauliflower. The odor will not scent the house as permanently and the vegetable will be most digest! blo. . When possible have a meal as often ns convenient on the porch or lawn. On a hot day there is nothing more restful thnn a meal out in tho open. It will not be too much work, the chil dren will think it Is fun to do their part. In the getting ready. In many homes In a screened-In porch mnkeB a fine breakfast room, which la being used more largely during the heated term. Orange Sherbet. Take ono egg, ono quart of milk, one pint of cream, tho Juice and grated rind of three orangea, the juice and grated rind of one lemon, nnd two and a half cupfula of sugar. Beat tho egg and add to tho milk; cook until the egg Is cooked, cool, add to the cream. Dissolve the sugar In the fruit juice and add to the other mixture. Freeze as usual. Fruit Cream. Take the juice of three oranges, three lemons and three bananas, mashed through a sieve, add a pint of sugar and a quart of thin cream, freeze. A dead fish will float down stream, but It takes a live ono to swim against tho current. It Is ensy enough to bo pleasant, When life goes by with a song, But the men worth while uro tho men with a smile. When everything goes dead wrong. -Ella W. Wilcox. SUMMER FRUITS. I'hero la no moro attractive way of. serving fruits than fresh and garnished with their own foliage. A basket of strawber ries, raspborrles, cur rants or blackberrieii with tho green leaves, maho a most attractive frntr illuli jUg I Fruit Salad. Slice to- Keuiui iwu UUIIilUUS, iwi oranges, and pour over tho juice of half a lemon. Heap on lettuce leaves and serve with French dressing. To make the dressing use one table spoonful of mild vinegar and three of olive oil. Beat well; add a half tea spoonful of powdered sugar, cayenne nnd salt to taste. A drop of tnbusco may be used Instead of the cayenne if one has it. Banana Trifle. A dainty dessert which Is easy to prepare is mado of half a cupful of peanuts, one cupful of mashed banana, and a half cupful of grated cocoanut. Arrange on a email plate and pour over orange juice. Cherry Ambrosia. Soak four table spoonfuls of pearl tnploen In a pint of water overnight. Tho next morn ing, stone enough cherries to make a pint of fruit; add to the tapioca the julco of the cherries mixed with a pint of water; let simmer 20 min utes; add sugar to sweeten, then the cherries nnd cook four minutes long er. Set on Ice and servo with whipped cream. Raspberry Whip. Crush a cupful of cherries, add a cupful of sugar and bent tnto tho whites of two eggs un til stiff. Servo in sherbet glasses with a few wholo berries on top. The Search for Beauty. 1'tilizlng the fnco mask na a means of beautifying tho complexion has been In vogue for many years. Henry III of Franco waa vain enough to affoct it in order to keep his skin fair. The face mask, again, was a part of thd beauty treatmont that Marguerite do Valols followed, and the celebrated Hamuli Empress Poppuea was another of Its votaries. It was smeared insldo with a benuty-glvlng cream and worn at night. Not every woman, however, cares to Bleep In a mask. I II It In n common remark, confirmed by history nnd experience, that great men rise with tho circumstances In which they uru placed. SEASONABLE DISHES. A pretty custard to servo as a com pany dish Is prepared thus: Use three PUP CSSB to a pint of rich milk, reserving one whito W2ffiM from the three. Into tho cup drop a small bit of Jelly, pour In tho custard and when baked garnish tho top with the white of egg and color with some of tho Jelly. oonec junxet. to a pint nnd a half of milk add a cupful ol strong coffeo Infusion. Sweeten to taste and add a Junket tablet dissolved In a tnblesponful of the coffee. Pour Into sherbet cups and serve with whipped cream when the Junket it firm. Veal Loaf. Boll a pound of lean veal lu water to cover. When done take out the meat and almmer tho atock until reduced to n hnlf cupful. Add thla, with salt, celery salt, grated peel of a lemon and Juice of hnlf, to the chopped veal and a tablespoonful of ham. Mold and place a weight on the dish. The next day It may bo turned out and sliced. Garnish with lemon nnd parsley. Pineapple Filling for Cake. To a can of grated pineapple add a half cup ful of flour, mixed with a llttlo water, one-hnlf cupful of sugar; If too Bweet, less sugar; cook until smooth and thick, and cool before using for fill ing. This mny bo made the day before using. Salmon Salad. To a can of salmon add ono cupful of cucumber pickles, ono and a half cupfuls of oyster crack ers, crushed fine; mix well and moisten with salad dressing. The pickles should be chopped. Prune Flip. Take thirty prunes, a half cupful of chopped nuts, the whites of four eggs, four tablespoon fuls of sugar. Stew the prunes until soft, chop with a half-cupful of wal nuts, add sugar and fold In the beaten whites. Bake in a buttered pan set in hot water. Servo with cream. Strawberry Shortcake. To a quart of flour add two teaspoonfuls of bak lng powder, a half tcaspoonful of salt two tablespoonfuls of sugar, and sift well. Cut in three tablesponfuls oi shortening and add milk to make a soft dough. Bake in two layers with butter between, then the cake can be easily split; add butter when baked and cover with crushed berries. Serve with whipped cream. Stainless worth Such as the eternal age of virtue saw Ripens meanwhile, all tlmo shall call It forth From' the low modest shade, to light and bless the earth. Bryant. COOKING MUSHROOMS. This delicious vegetable which maj be had in many localities just for the seeking, is so inviting, and wholesome when well prepared that it should be studied sc that tho common varie ties may be gathered, without danger of get ting tho poisonous va rieties. Tho caps of the mushrooms should be peeled and then throw them Into salted water, so that If there are any insects the water will draw them out. Then drain and wipe dry; put Into saucepan with but ter und stow them well covered so that the flavor will not bo lost. Broiled Mushrooms. Select large even-sized mushrooms, peel the caps, remove tho stems and place them gill side up on a broiler, put a bit of but ter in each cap and place over the heat. Cook until thoroughly done,, season with salt and pepper; servo hot. Mushroom and Veal Ragout. Take equal quantities of cold cooked veal and puff balls, mlnco all together; oth er kinds of mushrooms may be used, as well. Mince fine n small onion and add to the mushrooms and meat into a pan with somo cold meat gravy, and water enough for moisture. Add pep per, salt und butter to season, and cook until tender. Breakfast Bacon With Mushrooms. Tnko a dozen good-sized mush rooms, clean and lay aside; cook break fast bacon until crisp; remove the bacon to a hot platter and add the mushrooms; cook in the bacon fat until tender, season with salt and pep per and servo with bacon and but tered toast at breakfast. Diplomatic. Mrs. Owens "Mercy, John, there Isn't a thing in the house fit to cat." Owens "l know it, Knte; that's why I brought him home to dinner. I want him to see how frugally we live. He's my principal creditor." Boston Trau. script. A Profit-Sharing Millionaire. Hllns Dorby of Salem, Mass. who was the first millionaire In tho United States, practiced profit sharing with tho sailors of his merchant ships.