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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27
WAYS OF sKlMMNG MILK.
The Four Methods Explained by Prof,
harrington, Of wisconsin
Dairy School. T.. I

Prof. Farringtop of the WISCONSIN
dairy school. suns up the different
methods of slzinming in ting following,
brief manner ~
"These Methods are .<the shallow
pans, the Aeep setting 9f cans Of milk
in cold 1*ater, the water or aquatic
separator and the centrifugal sep:
srator. ,: 4.
THE water separator is 50 interior
D method that lit is not used BY the
best dairymen at the present time;l
the other three methods are still in
use, but the centrifugal separator No
the rn6st efficient of them all. Tho
losses OF butter-fat in the skioa-milk
aref greatest when milk is set in shat
low pans. Deep setting in cold water
1k little better, but the centrifugal
separator may be run SO as to leave
only one-tenth per cent, buttcr-fat In
the skim-milk. -
ut has been estimated that the
losses Of butter-fat : by tho different
methods of skimming the milk OF 20
cows in year amount to 1920
by the shallow pan setting, $50 by the
deep setting and SIS by centrifugal
separator. This is based on \ .prfca
OF 20 cents per pound for. butter and
an average loss Of fat in the skins-n,ilk
by each method + =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27

AuOW OIL us presence ana many wink
at it's operation.
Operation of the Code.
Here is the way the code operates:
Some o1ense has been committed,
generally by an under classman, and
is Of sufficient gravity in the estima.
ton Of the midshipmen to come with
in the scope Of the code, and chal-
lenge follows. The president of the
class names the time, the seconds are
appointed, and in the place appointed
at the present time generally one of
the wardr00ms Of the midshipmen-
the .combatants strip to the bun and
Z fight after the most approved form of
the prize ring. It Is always a fight to
. finish, and is generally so bloody
and fierce that the most strenuous
mill between professional prize Tight
ers fs but tame in comparison. The
nnish comes when one Of the COM
batanls fails to respond to the call
OF tine after the lapse of the inter.
val between rounds. No one at the
academy can recall q single fight
which has not been q finish affair, for
IT would never do for a man to stop
~ until 1t 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. i {. l.. 3. sS
How One Fight Came About.
Here is the story Of how one tight
= vas brought 81. and ii illustrative Of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27

acceptance OF brakes challenge, but
that acion OF society retorted that an
adversary who had waited to screw
his courage to the sticking point
would not be- accorded the honor Of q
meeting with gentleman. s&. j.
Miller quickly took up Hunters
challenge and sent his acceptance by
Lieut.. Edmund Byrne, an Intimate
friend, and Westcott was deputized
to arrange with: Byrne the time and
place of the meeting. It was agreed
that the duel should take place. In
Delaware a short distance below the
boundary on the morning Of the next
day, and that, besides, the seconds,
each duellist should be represented
by one friend. sg ,s%szs-5 >, >
The Duel to the Death.
The parties to the affair were on
hand at the appointed time and place
and after the distance had been paced
OFF and Instructions given as to the
method Of firing, the principals took
their places. Not word had passed
between them.
Gentlemen. are you ready?" came
the question.
Each duellist +assented.
"Fire-one-two-"
The last word of the count was lost
in the report Of the pistols, which
were fired so nearly together that the
separate reports could scarcely be dis.
tinguished.
Miller turned toward his seconds;
his face was deadly pale; his pistol
dropped from his hand; he placed one
hand over his breast, then fell heav-
lily to the ground. "
Hunter advanced toward the fall
en- man, and in a loud voice that was
filled with emotion, cried: Gentle
men, I assure you that had no en-.
nifty toward that man. His blood
must rest upon the heads of others
who have dragged him into their quar-
rels. Is he badly wounded, doctor?"
he asked, with evident trepidation.
"He will not live five minutes was
the reply. ''You put the bullet
squarely into his breast" Kneeling
about the dying man the little group
filed with varying emotions, watched
the life of the young lawyer quickly
flow out.
II would give my life If could
restore that man to life,'' cried Hun
ter, as he saw the dying gasp Of his
victim. 49,
Agitation and Reform.
The report Of the duel, when it was
published sent thrill of excitement
over the country, and created SEN
timent SO strong as to practically
strike the deathknell of the honor
code I'M this country. And it is not
at all unlikely that the present agi-
tation growing out of the Branch
Meriwether affair of "honor" may op-
crate in a similar way and rid the
naval academy of the operation of this
baneful system.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27
Why Pugilism Is Rampant IL,
the Annapolis Naval
Academy
REVELATIONS OF BRANCH MERIWETHER AFFAIR
What the Code Is and the Finish Fights Which
1t Constantly Gives Rise to-Hazin6 the
Most Fruitful of Primary Causes
Stories of Some of the Fights
A Duel of Former Years.

Annapolis, Md.-The recent revela-
tions of tistic encounters among the
midshipmen 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 a most
sensational character. The curtain Of
secrecy has been raised, revealing a
state of affairs in the inner life OF the
academy little dreamed of by the cit
liens 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 it in such reckless manner
that it 1ops 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 it is not in docu-
mentary form. And nobody seems to
be able to explain just how this much
honored "Sir Code" acquired 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
dotes on fights which are sometimes
more than bloody, as was the case
when Branch went down and out. All
fights 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
nj fights among the midshipmen on
the spur of the moment, and once in
awhile formal bout arranged for the
settlement of some wrong, real or
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 fight factory" for such
it is, pure and simple, the fistic en-.
counters became more frequent. It
is said that the officers of the academy
do not recognize the existence of this
code of honor, even though they may
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27
We Are Prosperous.

Although the bill fretted householder
is not able to- rid himself entirely of
the thought that the butcher, the baker
and the grocer are absorbing more
than their per capita of the general
prosperity; although there is more
point than ever to the quip that, while
it may not cost more to live, says the
New York Globe it costs, more to make
people believe you are living; never
theless If man, ceasing to search for
the fly in the ointment and dismissing
from consideration ills that may be
peculiar to himself, will look abroad
over society, he will find ample excuse
for, indulging in all the rejoicing of
which he is temperamentally capable.
The lot of the vast majority Of the
people of this country and this city
was never as happy as now. We
grumble and complain and get sad sat-
isfaction from the expression of dis
content; but the righteousness is only
on the surface. OF green gaze, indeed,
must be the vision that does not see
that things are better and becoming
richer, but so are the poor. There are
more wants in the world to-day than
yesterday, but, what is more to the
purpose, more wants, although appe-
tite grows with feeding, are satisfied.
Material prosperity has so leaked down
that it: floods an ever increasing per-
centage OF the population. Luxuries
once confined to princes are now with
in the reach of everybody. The COM
fort Of yesterday is regarded as the
necessity of to-day. Rags and tatters
have practically disappeared from our
streets. Drunkenness is decreasing.
The chronic repiner doubtless has his
uses. and the existing order is far from
perfect, but as we throw out the log
we have reason to be pleased at the
rapidity with which the old ship is
TRAVELLING
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27
Wounds on Fruit Trees.

An eastern fruit grower says::'i
Wounds Of any considerable size
should be given coating Of paint or
some other durable substance. A.
suitable dressing must possess two
distinct properties. 1t must check tho
weathering Of the wound and prevent
the growth of bacteria and fungi. and
it must be of such nature as not to
injure the surrounding bark. Tho
dressing is of no value In tho healing
OF the wound, except rs It prevents
decay. For general purposes. . white
lead paint is most satisfactory. It .
IN antiseptic, and it adheres closely
to the wood. Wax, slellao, tallow.
etc, are lacking In both respects.
Bordeaux mixture would Is q aanairs.
able material for this purpose = &
wero more du,ab l1S1ness' -,
N11. =.ss..ssszHss#
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27

the rough-and-ready style of the mid
shipmen and their eagerness for the
fray. A third classman had accosted
a "plebe,'' or fourth classman with
the 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 classic 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 his astonish-
ment to speak, he demandeac.
"You want to fight, do you?"
EYES," 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 secluded spot of
the academy grounds, the two mid
shipmen went at it. There was no
referee and no seconds, but it was a
fight to a finish nevertheless, and
! while the clever fists Of the little
''plebe found landing places on the
face Of his antagonist and he colored
his optics a beautiful dark blue shade,
still he was worsted in the encounter,
in fact so badly was he punished that
he had to go to sick quarters. cry.
sipelas set in in the battered face,
and he nearly crossed the river. Be.
fore he went to the hospital, the com.
mandant Of midshipmen observed his
face and wanted to know what was
the matter. Matter replied the
plucky ''plebe," testify, there's moth.
ing the matter with me-
The Glass Fights.
But the majority Of fights in the
academy are of more formal charac.
ter than the one described above. It
is in the class fight where the code has
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27

pump will be required, and l weuld
not use anything smaller than OneS
inch piping, and galvanized at that
The cost will depend On the n,ills
pump, piping and tank, which can bo
obtained from any of the agents. I
have used a windmill for three years.
and it has given perfect satisfaction:
II a check valve is used, as shown I'M
the accompanying sketch, the pipe can
be tapped anywhere between checiS
and supply tank to water other buildY
ings or stock at barn or anywhere
desired - {
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27

their way through the academy with
out submitting to hazing. Any re-
sistance to an unauthorized order
That an upper classman gives a
''plebe" results in a fight.
But the code does not always bring
the results that the midshipmen de.
sire or expect, as was the case a
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'' to
give them a touch of hazing, because
the 'plebes' were not getting enough
of it." They attacked Midshipman
Craig and his roommate in vigorous
manner, when Craig, who had just
come in from skating and had his
skates swinging from a strap on his
shoulder, numbered and brought the
shining bits Of steel down upon the
heads Of his assailants with such tell
ing effect as to leave deep marks
there. It dazed the upper classmen
when they contemplated the situation
"a "plebe" daring to leave a mark
of weapon upon the sacred brow
of first classman. Craig was sent a
challenge to fight He knew what
this meant-shut up in room of one
of the upper classmen with a giant
to maui him to pieces. Craig re-
turned answer that he would fight,
but in the open. This did not suit
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 fight. But
Craig made such determined resist
ance that the attention of the officer
in charge was attracted by the 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.
1t 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 ch-Meriwether
fight, for it appears that incidents
leading up to that encounter were the
Official inspection Of MeriwethAr's
room by Branch and the expected re-
port on the same. Meriwether called
Branch sneak and q coward because
Branch had opened the wardrobe of
Meriwether, and finding there a cit.
liens suit, took it out and laid it on
Meriwether's bed. This kind of in
spection Is considered extra ohicial,
and is said to have led Meriwether to
use the insulting language attributed
to him. -: r..
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 Official
capacity as secretary Of the navy once
confirmed tho judgment Of court
martial against the surviving prin-
cipal in = pistol duel. That was in 1880,
and the code Of due]ing in vogue ID
that day has to all intents and pur.
poses descended uponHtl present day
and only ap.
N =. - that f,sts
although
lll llI 8 . & { q : 81 = appar.
800 - - he more
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27
impress Loves Flowers.

Isl An, dowager empress Of China,
has such extravagant fondness Of llow-
ers ass seems to be incompatible with the
general idea that she is 4 bloodthirsty
old woman. IN her private apartments
shei always has masses Of the most beau
tifull flowers and the same is true of her
thfoneroom, her logo Ct the theater and
eNten the great audience chamber when
shlle trAnsacts affairs Of state. Her
nhajesty's passion In this regard % %
we'll known that courtiers, princes and
high omcials daily send her the ch',tcest
I hiferip1s Of plants and flowers. !.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27
TIE OUTLOOK GOOD.
Education Of the Times Is Towards
the Farn-akore Scientific
Fsr3ers.

Reports from all tn leading agricui-
tural colleges show an increase in atT
tendance and larger %1d (ortion CT asri4
cultural students than eys before. The
statement is often made tA6tN griculr
ture is, at present. enjoying bed p and
the growth in numbers OF college,
trained farmers is pointed to as p120E
of the statement. It is true that at
time has agriculture presented SO bro
q range of possibilities as it does tod:
1t may be true that few men are 10
tracted to the work merely because o,
its increasing popularity. A vastly
larger number are learning to realize
the Importance and possibilities Of tho
profession in the development and;
growth of the country. Too long has.
agriculture been looked upon as an cccu<.
patton of the hands and not the head:
AS such it had NO attractions fer tbs
progressive student whose ambition
was to win standingsin the higher.
branches Of learning. For this reason:
the farmers SONS have been turning
their attention to other -professiOns,s
such as law, medicine, literature, etc
Every year the universities of the c0un-..
try have been graduating large numbers
of these professional men, many Of
wHOm w1pUess Uuc ucphrruIC CT meIrs
boyish dreams while waiting for their
first client or patient. In the meantima
the technical institutions have been de<
veloping the less attractive sciences
The agricultural colleges have MAIDS.
rapid progress and the result is a gene
eral awakening Of interest in the pro6.I
ucts of the farm. The. business scope OF
the farm has broadened. The develops
meat Of agricultural science has given
the farmer commercial standing. Thu
improvement Of plants and fruits; new.
discoveries in the betterment Of the soil
ALI have opened up a new field for tho;
investigator and excited the curiosity
of those who formerly regarded fzrming
as mere drudgery- The tendeneyi is row
toward technical education. The oppor-
tunities are abundant for the we'll.
equipped man, and with more scientific
farmers in the field the profession will
become established as the most i'm
port&nt contributor to the nation pros
perit:@.: Agriculture is not booming; It
is developing. i
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27
! s E;Si||II|:;Il|Iig!I'illjg|ijl'j!9|zEa9
,SS.t9j{SS{}ErllS
WATER BY WINDMILL.
Best Arrangement for Pumping and
Piping to the Various
BUILDINGS.

A correspondent in the/ F,arn,o,,
Advocate OF Canada waits to kno,s
the cheapest and best way to s,,n,,...
water from well II rods distant.
from the house. A Grey ct5,-,t,.g
(Ontario) farmer, in reply, says
Il would advise the use Of an eIgiltl,
foot windmill erected over well, pip{
Ing being run to buildings. A forced.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27

Grlmtn to Drake, who refused to en-.
terrain any message.
II will have no affair or intercourse
with person of his reputation" was
brakes contemptuous retort. "Tell
him he is beneath the notice of gen.
tleman."
lis that your answer" demanded
Duryee.
1T u.s." replied Drake. Take your
letter back to him."
Burning with indignation Duryee
strobe out and at once sought Com.
mander Philip F. voorhees,, of the
navy, who sent him back to Drake
with insistence that satisfaction be
given to Gr1mth for the insult
II refuse to accord a meeting to q
man who has placed himself beyond
the pale of recognition" retorted
Drake, haughtily.
But you were the assailant," as
serted the officer with some warmth.
VERY true; but I hit him not be.
cause of the billiard game, but be-
cause he wrote letter to my brother,
DR.. Drake, that was derogatory to his
fiancee, and that on the very day Of
his marriage"
Duryee left in hot anger, declaring
that he would post Drake as coward
and that brought the young lawyer,
Miller, into the quarrel. The follow
ing day the attorney carried chal-
lenge from Drake to Duryee, but
Lieut.. Hampton Westcott, of Duryee's
vessel, refused to permit the midship-
man to accept until Drake had given
satisfaction to Griffith. ... ,
II shall never put myself on a. level
with that degraded individual until he
makes apology for the wrong done my
brother, the doctor, and his BRIDE"
was brakes ultimatum.
Miller Dragged In. 49,.
News Of the controversy had spread
among the naval officers at New York
and Philadelphia, and there was sharp
criticism of Duryee because he had
not accepted brakes challenge, de-
spite the hair.splitting ruling of
Lieut.. Hampton Westcott. So, to
clear Duryee of the imputation of
cowardice, some friends in New
Brunswick, N J., wrote to Miller, the
attorney, asking that the whole mat
ter be referred to a committee whose
decision should be final. To this
Miller responded that, as Duryee had
not accepted the challenge to fight,
for reasons best known to himself,
he antAse looked upon the Incl
dent as closed.
The affair would doubtless have
ended there had it not been for the
entrance of Midshipman Hunter into
the dispute. On March 10 he visited
Miller, demanded the letter written
from New Brunswick and went away
In hot anger, because Of the refusal
Of the lawyer to hand it over.
A few days later the New Bruins
wick letter was printed, and Hunter
demanded immediate satisfaction.
Miller disclaimed any responsibility
for the publication Of the letter, but
the explanation was not accepted, and
on March II Lieut.. Westcott bore q
cartel to Miller. The attorney again
insisted that he had no connection
with the publication Of private cor.
respondence and declined to accept
the challenge. IA. 55# .ss..
Three days later Hunter posted
Miller % .. coward, concluding 4 bid
declaration with the gratuitous asser.
ton that the Philadelphia lawyer. VA
9 liar q we'll @ s. poltroon. This
rapid flre oratorical bombast stirred
] Duryee to action. and he. sent "a
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27
Hollow Ground Raz6rs.

"People often wonder why German
hollow ground is the boast of American
razor makers" said slcutlery salesman.
"They want to know why we can't grind
our own razors here. We have the men
and the implements and we can grind
as keen an edge. but we can't get the
white, silvery color of the German grind
Ing. There is no trade secret about it.
1t is Just seine peculiar quality in the
water used {to wet the stones that gives
the blade its clean whiteness. In real
German hollow-ground razor that
Wilderness lasts as long as the blade"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27

Readers of this paper are at liberty to
write for information on subjects per-
tanning to health. All communications
should be addressed to DR.. David H.
Reeder, Laporte, Ind. and ,n'lst contain
name and address in fuN, and at least
four cents in postage No attention will
be paid to letters not fully signed shd
giving address.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27
Preferable.

Mr.. Nervous What's all that noise?
Mrs. Nervous Noise! That's Edith
playing the piano. She's IN the par
lor with Mr.. 6ophtly. Al long @ We.
hear the piano we may b assured
that he isn't holding her hands and
Mr.. Nervous-For goodness sake!
let him hold them. Stray Stories. =.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27

cold water and placed over the entire
chest. Keep repeating this until the
fever Is entirely under, control and the
pulse is about normal. But be sure that
the hot applications to the limbs and feet
are kept quite hot as long as you con.
tinue to apply the cold to the chess.