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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-12-23

Annapolis, Md.-The recent revela-
lions of fstic encounters among the
mldshipmen of the United States
naval academy here growing out of
the death of Midshipman Branch
after a finish fight with lower class
man named Meriwether are Of most
sensational character. The curtain OF
secrecy has been raised, revealing
state of affairs In the inner life OF the
academy little dreamed OF by the cit
fzens Of the country.
Judging by the reports. the chief
business OF the midshipmen Is pun
melting each other in accordance with
the liberal Interpretation Of the Mar
quis OF Queensberry rules. Part OF
the equipment of every man is EVIL.
IDENTIFY the belligerent chip. And he
wears II in such reckless manner
that It flops off at the slightest touch
of the aggressive code.
The "code?" What is It? Nobody
seems to know. They say It is not
written. SO that 1t Is not in docu-
mentary form. And nobody seems to
be able to explain just how this much
honored "Sir Code acquired a resi-
dence in the academy, or just how he
attained such an ascendancy over the
young men being trained there for
Uncle Sans navy. But certain 1t Is
that he Is there, and that he just
<lotes on fights which are sometimes
more than bloody, as was the case
when Branch went down and out All
lights are to a finish, and that word
finish frequently means more than
was intended or expected when the
quarrel was in the making, and the
challenge was being sent.
Years ago there used to be occasion
al fights among the midshipmen on
tho spur of the moment. and once In
awhile formal bout arranged for the
settlement of somo wrong. real OF
fancied. But there were no recog
nIzed rules governing or creating such
affairs, and there was no regularity OF
their occurrence. But with the pas
sage of the years the present honor
system grew up, and with the inven
ton OF this flight factory" for such
1t Ia, pure and simple. the fistic en-
counters became more frequent. II
. is SAID that the officers Of the academy
DO not recognize the existence OF this
code OF honor, even though they may
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-12-23

martial against the surviving prin-
cipal in a pistol duel. That was In 1880,
and the code Of dueIing In vogue In
that day has to all intents and pur-
poses descended upon the present day
and generation. about the only ap-
preciable difference being that fists
instead of pistols are used, although
the former are in some cases appar-
emily as deadly to-day as the more
dangerous weapon used to be.
The story of Midshipman Charles
G. Hunter is peculiar and in some
respects sad one. The affair of
honor into which he was drawn and
which resulted in his killing his man,
followed him all his days, like an
evil nemesis, and ne died with the
words on his lips: my life has been
embittered. and all my happiness
wrecked by the sight Of that man
lying dead on the bank of that little
creek In Delaware--killed by my pis-
toll shetland man I had met only
twice before we stood facing each
other on that fateful Sunday morn
Ing"
The Trivial Beginning.
The duel grew out of q trivial In
cident, and the men who finally met
each other on the field Of honor were
not the original principals in the az
fair. Henry Wharton Grinith and r.
Dillon Drake, two society men Of
Philadelphia, In company with some
friends sauntered into q billiard par
lor at Third and Chestnut streets on
the afternoon Of Friday, February IL.
1880, and Drake, angered by an Inn.
piled imputation upon his skill with
the cue. struck Grifnth in the face.
Before friends could interfere Drake
had severely whipped his companion.
That evening message wa. sent to
New York to Passed Midshipman
Charles H. Duryee. Of the United
States navy, asking him to come I'M
mediately to Philadelphia. Duryee
arrived ON the following Tuesday and
| the next day carried . challenge from
Grlmtu to Drake, who refused to en-
tsrtain any messsgs.
Il win have no af|air or intercourse
with . person OF his reputation" was
brakes contemptuous retort. Tell
him he Is beneath the notice OF gen.
flenan."
"Is that your answer" demanded
Duryee.
1T is.'' replied Drake. Take your
letter back to him"
Burning with indignation Duryee
strobe out and at once sought Com
mander Philip #. voorhees,, Of the
navy. who sent him back to Drake
with insistsnce that satisfaction be
given to Grimth for the insult.
Il refuse q accord : needing y :
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-12-23
Why Pugilisrn Is Rampant in
the Annapolis Naval
Academy "
REVELATIONS OF BRANCH-MERIWETaER AFFAIR
What the Code Is and the Finish Fights Which
1t Constantly Gives Rise to-Hazine the
Most Fruitful of Primary Causes
Stories of Some Of the Fights
Duel of Former Years.

and fierce that the most strenuous
mill between professional prize light
ers Is but tame in comparison. The
finish comes when one Of the CON-
batants fails to respond to the call
Of time after the lapse of the inter-
val between rounds. No one at the
academy can recall single fight
which has not been finish affair, for
It would never do for man to stop
until It was finished. To stop short
OF that would disgrace man In the
eyes Of his fellow classmen, and he
could never look them in the face
again.
How One Fight Came About.
Here is the story of how one fight
was brought on. and is illustrative Of
the rough-and-ready style Of the mid
shipmen and their eagerness for the
fray. third classman had accosted
a "plebe," or fourth classman with
tho admonition: Hold up your
head" Indignant at this attempt to
run" him-for graduation day was
near at hand. and both were prepar-
ing to step up class, and this pro-
motion would. under the customs. of
the academy, take the "plebe" out of
the grade Of the hazed and relegate
the Office OF hazer to the succeeding
'.youngster" or third class-he replied,
defiantly: Mind your own business!"
The third classman stood aghast be-
fore such audacity on the part Of a
''plebe," and as soon as he had re-
covered sufficiently from hts astonish-
ment to speak, he demanded:
you want to fight. do you?"
-'Yes." replied the "plebe," who re-
allied that there was no other way
Of settlement than in accordance with
the recognized code Of honor, although
in comparison with the upper class
man he was veritable Zaccheus In
stature. But Midshipman McEntee,
the "plebe," was no coward, in fact
there is no room for the man who
shows the white feather In the acad-
envy. and he began to strip for the
fray, and right then and there in the
open daylight, in a secluded spot of
/ the academy grounds, the two mid
shipmen went at II. There was no
referee and no seconds. but 1t was a
fight to a finish nevertheless, and
while -the clever fists. of the little
"plebe found landing places on the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-12-23
GOOD PIE RECIPES.
Excellent Advice on the Way to Avoid
Soggy Pastry Arising from the
Filling Soaking In.

Lemon Pie.-Make good crust and
spread over the bottom of the pie tin,
prick with fork; bake-until slightly
brown. then remove to plate. This
Is the best way to bake the crust,
where the filling is cooked separately.
as 1t retains its shape. For one pie, TO
the juice and grated rind Of one lemon
add one cupful of sugar, two level table
spoonfuls -four, the beaten yolk OF oEe
egg and one cupful water. Cook on tho
stove until thick. stirring all the time.
Pour this prepared filling into the crust,
spread the frothed and sweetened " hite
Of egg over the pie. brown slightly in the
oven. This Is delicious pie.
Vinegar Pie.-Bake the crust as abcyo,
and make the filling as for lemon pie,
substituting one cup of good vinegar In
place OF the lemon juice. Flavor with
nutmeg.
Sugar Pie.-Into the prepared crust
pour a filling made as follows: One
cupful sugar, two tablespoonfuls -four,
one teaspoonful butter, one large cup
Flavor with nutmeg.
Squash Pie.-To one cupful cooked
mashed squash add one teaspoonful but
ter, the beaten yolk of one egg. one tea
spoonful flour, one-half cupful sugar
and one cupful sweet milk. Flavor with
nutmeg. like to cook this custard on
top OF the stove, stirring carefully, then.
when done, pour 1t into the prepared
crust, cover with the frothed white OF the
egg, and brown slightly. II eggs ara
plenty, two to a pie will make richer
pie.
When pies are made in this way. the
crust is never soggy, as the filing
doesn't soak into It. and they are mora
quickly made Custard, cream and
pumpkin pies are all nice made this way.
ohio Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-12-23

stupor-and only one who knows the
full meaning Of rate" among mid
shipmen can have correct apprecia-
tion OF what that announcement from
a "plebe" to an upper classman car
ried-the rating" demanded: Mid
shipman, do you want to fghtr'
That's what I'm looking for" was
the bold reply. The fight was ar
ranged, and then followed series Of
humiliating defeats for upper class
men, and there Is no telling Just
where the affair might have ended IL
the academy authorities had not got
wind of what was in progress. and
put stop to further encounters in
that particular series. But 1t is said
that the .plebe" boldly informed the
officials that he "could whip the whole
upper class
Hazing and the Code.
Most of the encounters In the acad.
envy come from hazing the "plebes, :
although the unknown lady" and
other things often figure as the casus
belli. An upper classman resents a
lower classman being too attentive to
his best girl" and any "galliness, ("
or forwardness in q lower classman
Is sure to bring the offender to issue
with the offended upper mIdshipman.
Midshipmen have been known to fight
their way through the academy with
out submitting to hazing. Any re-
sistance to an unauthorized order
that an upper clsssman gives a
''plebe" results in q fight.
But the code does not always brina
the results that the midshipmen de
sire or expect, a. was the case q
dozen years ago when Midshipman
Craig proved much more than . match
for the customs Of the code. Two
midshipmen Of the graduating class
along toward the end Of the year en-
tered the quarters Of the "plebes'' "a
give them . touch Of hasing. because
the 'plsbeg were not getting enough
Of II" They attacked Midshipmau
Craig and his roommate in = vigorous
naanner. when Craig. who had jusi
como In frUm sslEating and ha4 his
skates swinging from strap On his
shonldsr. unlimbersd and brought the
|ak1ai1g bits Of steel down upon the
heads Of HE sssailants with such tell.
ine erect - to leave deep naflrs
there. Il dAsed ths upper ciassmsu
whsn thsy ee11pnplated the situation
"a 'plebe" Daring to leave . mark
A.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-12-23

It's largest field OF operation. The
personal encounter between two mid.
dies as the result OF an Insult or 9th
er affront which leads to challenge
being sent and the two meeting In the
ring to settle the AFFAIR IL one thing.
and the resistance Of . ''plebe" when
being hazed is quite another. and calls
Into operation different rule of the
code. This is what Is known as the
'-class light"
The Offending ''piebe'' must night
the man the upper class picks out.
To BE- sure. It Will give tho "plebe" Q
man Of his own size, but good care b
taken by the third classmen that the
chances are all on their side by
choosing for their champion one OF
their strongest and cleverest pugilists.
AS a rule. of course, the underclass-
man is badly punished. and after is
or 20 fierce and bloody rounds fails
to come to the scratch, but sometimes
the tables are turned and the upper
classman is the one who gets groggy
and at last Is unable to respond to the
call of time by the referee. and Is
counted out. Then the victorious
''plebe" has to fight another Of the
youngsters" and SO on until he Is
himself whipped.
A "Plebe" Who Wasn't Whipped.
Years ago. It Is said, that "piebe"
practically cleaned out an entire
class Of youngsters" and It was then
discovered that he had been prize
tighter Tbefore his admission to the
academy. 1t seems he went to one
Of the upper classmen and said:
"See here, I don't like the way my
class is being treated" The upper
classman was nearly surprised out Of
his wits, but recovered from his
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-12-23

| the autocrats Of the academy. for
Craig would then have the eye Of au-
thority upon the whole transaction
SO one day after dinner, as the
corps emerged from the mess hall into
the corridor Craig was seized and an
attempt made to carry him bodily
upstairs to make him night. But
Craig made such determined resist
ancc that the attention Of the ofhcer
In charge was attracted by tho dis
turbance. and following the investi-
CATION which was made came court
martial and dismissal for the two Of
tending upper classmen on the charge
of hazing-
It has been said that fights never
occur because one midshipman In the
line Of duty reports another, but this
would not seem to have been true In
the case Of the Branch Meriwethe
fight, for 1t appears that incidents
leading up to that encounter were the
official inspection OF Meriwethcr's
room by Branch and the expected re-
port ON the same. Merlwether called
Branch q sneak and coward because
Branch had opened the wardrobe OF
Meriwether. and finding there cit
liens suit, took It out and laid II on
Meriwether's bed This kind of In.
spection is considered extra oficial.
and is said to have led Meriwether to
use the insulting language attributed
to him.
A Pertinent Page from History.
A singular coincidence in connec-
ton with affairs of honor between
midshipmen of the academy and re-
sultant fatalities is that an ancestor
of Midshipman Branch, in his oflicial
capacity as secretary OF the navy once
confirmed the judgment Of court
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-12-23

know Of it presence and many wink
At IT'S operation.
Operation Of the Code.
Here = the way the code operates:
some oNeDge has been committed.
eencvally by an under ciassman. and
q Or suflcient grnvity In the estima-
ffon Of the midshipmen to come with
II lie scoops Of the code, and chal-
lenes followa The president Of the
cIAso NAMES the time. the seconds arc
apooinfo6, and n the place appointed
at ~ proDent time generally one Of
xhs worlrOoms OF the midshipmen--
me combalants strip 70 tho bur and
go hf1sr 10 mort approved form Of
= 16r& I'D y eeneraIly - bloody
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-12-23
Flowers on Hats.

Flowers are as much in evidence on
the more elaborate winter hats as they
were on the hats of last summer.
'Camellias are very smart and are seen
on many expensive models. An odd
but effective hat was Of white moire
in the popular low-crowned s-tior
shape. 1t was set on high bandeau
of white tulle ruches. and had an am
pie scarf Of tulle around the crown
Directly in front, near the edge Of the
brim, were set two exquisite camellias,
one of white kid and the other pink
muslin. There were green leaves to
set the blossoms on, and from them
extended long Paradise plume, white.
touched with yellow.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-12-23

one cupful Of cold boiled rice. one cup
ful white Indian cornfneal, one cupful
wheat 0our, one tea6popnful baking
p0v6or. tWo eess, half teospoonful salt,
one tablo6poonfnI inoltod bukter. ono
cupful milk. Nh 10 an i1xfpdIenfu.
od1 beoten en- mixed VIM milk and
~ melts1 bo(kcf, rour mo ~.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-12-23

This is ! pale gray season and pale
gray wells are immsnssly popular.
They are thin a. gauxe and are nm
ished with awide hand Of elk around
the edge. That II one style Of vsiIs
another Is the pale gray chiffon veil.
with silk dots embroidered all over It,
and the third h the gray pattern veil
With Lace. towers Get In and . very
elaborate finish around TIE edge. This
ven Il expensive. but the others, which
are often quite q effective, can be
bought 1t very moderate sum- The
thinner the veil the better, for It 10
intsnded only - tribe to Get on the
complexion rather than to shade II.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-12-07

Atty. c. D. Sterling and bride,
of Redfeld, spent Sunday with MIR.
and Mrs. R. P. LOOMS. Mr..
Sterling is a son of Dean Sterling,
of the law department of the state
university, and he and his bride
were on their way home from Yer.
million where they visited his par
ents.
Chas. Branch of Olivet was
thrown from his buggy while drlv-
ing along n of the streets of Scot
land last Monday, cutting his head
quite badly. He was taken to Dr..
Seagley's office where his wounds
were dressed, and he was able, with
some assistance, to return home
that night.
Mrs. j. F. Doescher, who has
been visiting friends in Hutchin-
son county for the past month,
departed on Tuesday morning for
Mobile, Ala, where her husband
has a position IN an abstract Of
flee. Her sister, Mrs. G.. P. Har-
ben Of Platte, came over to have a
farewell visit with her before ller
departure.
Mr.. Martin Schamber and daugh-
ter, Miss Otelia, returned on We'd
nesday from Eureka, where they
were called by the death of Mrs.
julius Schamber two weeks ago.
Julius, who was sick for several
days after the death Of his wife is
again able to attend to his business
affairs. Mr.. Schamber says they
had one of the heaviest snow storms
up there that he ever saw n week
ago last Monday, and the g,onnd
is still covered with about a foot
Of snow. He was surprised to find
bare ground when lie reached Scot
land.
Tyndall Tribune: Mr.. and Mrs
}. NJ. Dunmire of Scotland took ir
the Farmers Institute here on Fri
day. Mr.. Dunmire is president oil
the Bon Homme County Agricul.
tural Association.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-12-07
I sell Groceries. Ed Fallon.

I sell Groceries.-Ed Fallon.
Mrs. Walter Collinge left on
Wednesday for Missouri to visit
her parents.
Mrs. May Binder of Yankton has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Jan
da, this week.
Mrs. Claggett of Memo was the
guest of Mrs. Barker and Mrs.
Birkinbine Monday.
For fresh bulk oysters go to John
Cisar's.
Jacob Stackerl of Sioux City is
looking after his farming interests
in this vicinity this week.
Mrs. Libbie Allen, of Wisconsin,
is here visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jos. Henderson.
Every thing in tie way OF
gents furnishings from head
to foot at John Schmierer q
Sons.
Dr.. Koobs went to Yankton Mon
day to attend a meeting of the
Southern Dakota district medical
association.
ATTY. Landmann and DR.. Land
mann and wife of Parkston spent
Thanksgiving day with their par
ents in this city.
Call up Phone No. rs for best
meat and groceries.
The stores are beginning to take
ON their holiday attire, and are a
delight to everybody except the
man who carries the pocket book.
IT you need a pair OF shoes
act DreW=SeIby Co, Shoes
at F, Beeker's.
j, w. Schenberger will sell hi
property at public auction Deem
Der 18th. He has been offered {
good position in the car shops a
Freeport, ILL.,, and will move to tina
place after the sale.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-12-07
CA
nrs the The Kind You Have Always Bought
nature f. NH22NzzM

Let T.. T. L. Flower Mission Su-
pcrintendents and Penal and Re
formatory superintendent call on
Mrs. King rs soon as possible,
there is work to be done,
Miss Ethel Davis Of Parkston
stopped off here last Thursday and
visited her aunt, Mrs. Robt. Brown,
until Monday when she went to
Lincoln, Neb., to attend school.
Did you ever try some Of
Schlnierer's cream lotion for chap
ped hands ? Its fine. -Central Phar-
macy.
Rev. Mr.. Kroeger went to Les
terville last Tuesday to perform the
wedding ceremony for a Mr..
Schortzmann and Miss Mary Ortiz,
daughter of Philip Orth. The we'd
ding was at the home of the brides
parents near Lesterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Downs and ba.
by arrived from Canton Wednes.
day to visit her parents, Mr.. xano
Mrs. Henry Baisch. Mrs. Downs
and the baby expect to remain un'
til after the holidays. Mr.. Downs
informs us that he and his partne e.
have sold their drug business in
Canton and are putting their entire
time to the manufacture of paten
medicines. They now have three
men on the road selling their rem
edies and expect to have two O
three more out in a few days.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-12-07
School and Education.

School and Education.
SIN the long run the one vital
factor in the permanent prosperity
of the country is the high individ-
ual character of the average Amer
lean worker, the average citizen,
no matter whether bis work be
mental or manual, whether he be
farmer or wage-worker, business
man or professional From
Presidents message.
We quote the above in our school
column to let you know that we
have done u duty in regard to
the Presidents message. Every
American pupil old enough to un-
d%erstand, should have his attention
called to the affairs concerning our
national welfare. It is we'll known
that American children are better
informed about their nation than
any other children. This stand
ard can be maintained and raised.
Miss Janda was obliged to be alb
sent one day on account of illness.
Happily it was not the humps.
Miss Heating taught tor Miss Jan
da and the humps which we're
meant for Miss Janda have been
kindly (?) accepted by Miss Keat-
ing.
, We are glad to see Mrs. Miller at
school again.
Ottelia Schamber has been oblig-
ed to be absent for several weeks.
The H. S. Literary for next Fri
day will consist of exercises in es-
say, debate, and defamation. This
work is not for amusement. It is
strictly educative. Each pupil will
serve his turn on the program in
some line of work. In most schools
this work is compulsory and it will
be made SO here.
It is very true that many a man
and woman is unable, when called
upon, to say a few words "appro-
pirate to the OCCASION" or even
present their thoughts upon paper
in a comprehensive way. They
may know about it, but can't tell
it. Indeed some possess natural
ability, but most Of us need train
ing in the presentation to others OF
what we know. The purpose OF
this literary work in the Fl. S. So
ciety is to train pupils in some de.
gree for those things mentioned
above.
Scotland Camp, No. 977, M. w.
of A., held its annual meeting fol
the election of officers Tuesday
evening. The officers elected were
as follows: P. 0. Stonebraker, Y
c.; ]. F. Janda, w. A.; J. P. Res
ner, E. B.; P. A. Bliss, clerk T
Voy, w.; John McAthie, s.; Rob
ert Brown, E.; DR.. Fl. j. Il. Koob
and DR.. P. 0. Stonebraker, physi
clans; T. j. Marchant, manager
The installation of these officer
will be held at the next regula
meeting Of the camp, which will b
the first Tuesday evening in Jan
uary.
) Chas. Boehl closed out his per
sonal property at auction yester
r day and will move to North Dakc
ia where he has a homestead.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-12-07

DR.. Stonebreaker went to Sioux
City Monday with a patient who
lives near Memo, whom he took
to the hospital for treatment.
You are in need Of Ana paSs. Of
shoes get the same at John schmierer
g. Son.
Chas. Collinge and his mother
left on Wednesday for Port Huron
and other points in Canada, where
they will spend about two months
visiting relatives.
Hugh G.. Gum moved his family
into town this week, and now occu-
pies the residence property on Main
street purchased last summer of
Grant Eccarius.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-28
GOEUMN

Loveland, Iowa, Dec. 81, 'O5.
To Whom it May Concern: |
had a partial loss on my dwell
ing and household goods on De-
cember 10, 1905, which were
insured in the Hawkeye lnsur-
ance company of Des Moines.
Iowa. Today l.. L. Sample,
agent for said company, called,
being only eight days after loss
and settled to my entire salts
faction. | cancelled my policy
in the County Mutual l3 months
ago and had Mr.. Sample write
me in the Hawkeye, because
when | had a loss with the Mu-
tual, it took me about 40 days
to get my money.
The OLD RELIABLE HAWKEYE
is certainly the company for
any farmer to carry their in
surance in this community, be-
csnre Mr.. Sample always gives
hi, ioses PROMPT AND PERSONAL
ATTENTION. M. Mace.