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the officer!
When the cheers died away
Friday, June 6, Annapolis had
uassed through one of the
most brilliant weeks since the Hon.
George Bancroft, secretary of the
navy under James K. Polk, founded
the Naval Academy in 1845.
Friday terminated the cadet week
of work and play. When the cadets
were lined up, glistening like dia
monds In the afternoon sun in their
dress uniforms, to receive their di
plomas and listen to the address of
the Hon. Josephus Daniels, secretary
of the, navy, It was the last dress
parade on the old grounds for many,
for on the morrow the uniform of the
commissioned officers replaced the
garb of the cadet. The day marked
an epoch in tne lives or inese Doys
who have spent four long years of
study, a day the pleasant memories
of which will come back to them in
the cold dim watch of the midnight
hour.
This year was the second in the an
nals of the academy that the cadets
graduated as commissioned officers.
Official Reception.
At 10 o'clock the board of visitors
arrived and the entire morning was
devoted to an official reception. At
4 o'clock in the afternoon the board
of visitors gathered at the superin
tendent's quarters, where another re
ception was tendered them. Then the
cadets were drawn up, resplendent in
their dress uniforms, to go through
the evolutions of dress parade. After
the parade the awards were made.
The professional prizes, open to any
member of the graduating class, last
year went to Midshipman Howard E.
Saunders. They are: Class of 1871
sword for practical and theoretical
gunnery, cup offered by National So
ciety Sons of Revolution for excel
lence in practical gunnery, cup offered
by Col. Robert M. Thompson of New
York and graduate of class of 1868 for
practical navigation.
On Monday night the Masqueraders,
an organization made up of midship
men, presented their annual play.
On Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
there was a street riot and skirmish
drill by the first battalion. At 10:45
an artillery drill by the second bat
talion. At 2:30 the board of visitors
inspected the buildings and grounds.
At 6 o'clock dress parade. At 8 o'lock
the superintendent gave a dinner to
the board of visitors, and another per
formance by the Masqueraders was
held at 8 o'clock.
Wednesday morning at 9:15 the ca
dets took part In a competitive artil
lery drill, and in the afternoon at 2:30
in another competitive drill in sea
manship. At 6 o'clock the cadets
formed for dress parade. At night
the cadets gathered their mothers,
sisters, sweethearts and friends at a
garden party given to the . members
of the graduating v class by the super
intendent. On Thursday a competitive infantry
drill was held In the morning at 9:15,
torpedo and gun drills and exercises
in practical engineering at 2:30 and
4:30 in the afternoon. After the dress
parade at 6 o'clock the presentation
of colors for general excellence took
place. The right to carry those colors
ic an honor which is keenly fought for
by the cadets. The annual alumni
dinner was held at 8:30 on Thursday
night and from 9 to 1 the members
of the first class again gathered their
friends at their german.
On Friday graduation exercises took
place, and Josephus Daniels, secretary
of the navy, addressed the cadets.
The farewell ball started at 9:30 and
at 12:30 the farewells were Bald.
Society Stars There.
The social gayety of the week is
one of its biggest features. For
months the belles of all the big cities
in the east and many in the west live
in anticipation of the joys awaiting
them during "June week" at the fa
mous training school. Her fair fem
ininity holds court for fire days. Along
the promenades of the romantic
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grounds and in the ballroom she is in
absolute command. The poor "clt"
who acts as her escort while the mid
shipman Is at drills or attending his
many other duties fades Into the back
ground when "the boy of the sea"
sails into view and relieves him of his
precious charge. 1
On Saturday the cadets embark for
the yearly cruise for practice, while
the graduate dons his "cit's" suit and
leaves for a short visit to his home
before he goes to sea under orders
to begin his real life work for Uncle
Sam.
TOO BUSY FOR LONG TITLES
Germans Sensibly Abbreviate Names
Which They Realize Cause Much
Waste of Time.
Long-winded German names are
something of a trial to the world at
large, but the Germans themselves ap
pear to have found the remedy, says
the Scientific American. In 1909 an
international aeronautical exposition
was organized at Frankfort-on-the-Main.
Its full name in German was
"Internationale Luftschiffahrt-Ausstel-lung."
After being abbreblated to "I.
L. A" this ultimately became "Ila;"
and as the "Ila" the exposition has
since been universally known. In like
manner the "Allgemeine Luftfahrtzeug
Ausstellung" held last, year in Berlin
was known ae the "Ala;" and now we
hear of the "Damnu," which, to the
busy man, is a happy substitute for
"Deutsche Ausschuss fur den mathe
matischen und naturwlssenschaft
lichen Unterrlcht" "Imuk," which sig
nifies Internationale mathematische
Unterrichts-Kommisslon and "Datech,"
a condensation of Deutsche Ausschuss
fur technische Schulen.
Of course, this method of syncopa
tion has its limits! since many combi
nations of initials are unpronouncable,
while others might be too grotesque
to be palatable. On the other hand, it
seems likely that in future the names
of many expositions, societies and the
like will be deliberately selected with
reference to such abbreviation.
Mental Originality.
Anatoie France has coined a phrase
which may have the breath of life in it.
"What Is madness, after all," he says,
"but a sort of mental originality." He
writes that Charles Dickens always
liked madmen, and cities among the
madmen good Mr. Dick, in "David Cop
perfleld," whose innocence is described
with such tender grace. "I believe,"
writes the great Frenchman of letters,
"that Dickens had more feeling than
any other writer. I believe that his
novels are as beautiful as the love and
pity that inspired them. I regard
'David Copperfleld' as a new gospel. I
believe, lastly, that Mr. Dick is a 'sen
sible' madman, because the only rea
son left to him is the reasoning of the
heart, and that Is hardly ever re
ceived. What matter if he does fly
kites on which he has written some
reflections concerning the death of
King Charles I.? He is benevolent,
he wishes ill to no one; and that is a
piece of wisdom to which many sane
men do not so easily attain as he."
Quinine Made Her Deaf.
In an earlier day it was by no
means an unusual thing during the
fever and ague season in Indiana to
meet persons who apologized for tem
porary deafness by saying that they
had been taking quinine. The New
York Medical ournal reports a case
where a girl sixteen years old in the
course of 15 minutes took 30 grains of
quinine. Following this heroic treat
ment she complained two hours later
of Intense headache asd severe ringing
In the ears. By the following morning
perception of all sounds was lost Aft
er a careful examination it was Jeter
mined by aurlsts that she was deaf be
yond hope of recovery.
Vacation of a Godets.
The Venus of Mllo explained:
"Took 'em off to squeeze Into a
summer hotel room," shs said simply.
ADA
WORK LATE POTATOES
Eternal Vigilance Is, Price of Sub
stantial Yield.
Imperatively Necessary" to Maintain
Dirt or Dust Mulch to Prevent
Needless Waste of Moisture
by Evaporation.
(By W. M. KELLEY.)
During July and August the right
kind of work must be given the late
potatoes regularly, for eternal vigi
lance in the potato patch is the price
of a good yield of tubers. If they
are properly looked after they will
clean in the rows, with hardly a
weed in hills.
As soon as the plants show in rows
across a field start tho cultivator and
set the teeth to run four or five
inches deep the first time over the
ground. This loosens up the com
pacted soil and gives the tiny rootlets
a better chance to penetrate between
the soil particles.
From then maintain a dirt or dust
mulch In between the rows and
around the hills. This is imperative
ly necessary to prevent the needless
waste of moisture by evaporation. To
check this the dirt mulch acts as a
blanket by cutting off the multitudes
of little holes which appear through
the crust and through which the sun
pumps the water out very rapidly.
It 13 a puzzle sometimes to know
just what Is the best tool to use at
all times In cultivating potatoes
through the growing season. The
horse weeder is one that may be used
at certain times in the potato field
to alternate with the spring-toothed
cultivator, especially when the pota
toes are planted in drills.
It levels the ground and destroys
a multitude of weeds. Then for a few
days the cultivator takes hold and
does better work than it would if the
teeth followed right in the same
teeth tracks as before. .
The weeder sometimes does more
damage than good, if used improperly.
I like to use it in the afternoon as it
does less injury in breaking off tender
plants.
I keep the cultivator going very fre
quently over the same ground be
tween the rows, working as close to
the hills as possible. But if the sea
son Is wet I get out my old shovel
plow and corugate the surface quite
deep.
This Is for the purpose of exposing
a much larger portion of the surface
soil and thus hasted the evaporation
of the excess of moisture therein. A
moderate drought during the growing
season does not do as much injury as
too much' moisture.
HANDLE VERY FINE DRY HAY
Difficulty of Unloading Obviated by
Use of Rig Shown in Illustration
Material Needed.
Where the hay is very dry and fine
it is difficult to unload It with a horse
fork, as so much of it slips off the
load, writes Henry S. Arnold of Min
nesota, in the Farm and Home. Here
is a rig we used with great satisfac
tion. To fix up this rig you will need
a piece of .chain about six feet long,
three clevises, two double harpoon
forks and a piece of wood about three
inches in diameter and four feet long.
Sharpen down the ends of the Btick
Original Hay Fork Hitch.
so they go through a link in the chain.
Leave enough slack .in the chain so
that the middle is about one and a
half feet from the middle of the stick.
Fasten a fork to each end of the chain.
The forks should be set crosswise to
the spreader stick when set in the
load. Set the forks opposite each oth
er on the back end of the load and
then on the front end. The advant
ages of this rig are that It will take
a big forkful of hay and take it up
clean. We use a sling on the bottom
because it cleans the hay off so nice.
Man Without a System.
The man who is always behind in
his work and frets and worries be
cause he has so much to do is work
ing without a system. No use trying
to do more than one thing at a time
and if one will adhere to this rule and
have a time for doing everything day
after day and month after month, the
kinks will soon straighten out and he
could do his work easily and without
friction.
Feeding Place.
Pigs should never be fed on the
ground In a yard or pen where their
own excrement abounds. Changing
from place to place in the pasture
does very well in the summer, but in
the winter a good feeding floor should
be provided.
Keep on Studying.
What do you know about the things
that grow on your farm besides the
ones you make money out of? Good
plan to study these things a bit now
and then.
PROPERLY-MADE FLOOD GATE
Device Saves Many Fences From Be
ing Put Out of Commission Dur
ing the Rainy Seasons.
Now that the season of heavy rains
is at hand the farmers whose fields
are traversed by creeks and ravines
will be subjected to the annoyance of
having their fences washed out. Flood
gates save many fences from being
put out of commission, but unless they
are properly made and hung they are
apt to come to disaster during some
violent flood when the streams are
running swift and carrying wreckage,
trees limbs, etc. The flood gate should
be built for strength and should ba
made long enough to reach out a good
distance on each side of the creek or
ravine. The timber used In its con
struction should be heavy unfinished
boards are the best. The fraase
should be made of 2x8. The other
lumber the boards which go across
the frame should be one Inch thick
and twelve wide. Use spikes and ten
penny nails. The best way is to bolt
Good Flood Gate.
the frame pieces together, says the
Iowa Homestead. After the gate is
made it should be hung securely. If
there are no trees in line with the
fence, or near enough to make their
use permissible, poles must be set. A
good, heavy pole should b6 selected.
Set it as deep as possible. To be of
any service it should be set in. con
crete. Two poles so set are sufficient
to swing a gate. If dirt is stamped
around the poles the lapping water
will soften it and the pole will soQn
fall over or be washed out. Brace the
poles well with wires which should be
attached to the top, then tied to sev
eral surrounding trees. If there are
no trees the wires can be pegged
down. The gate is suspended by iron
hasps to a wire cable stretched be
tween the two posts. A dozen strands
of heavy telephone wire twisted to
gether makes a good one. When it is
desirable to fence against hogs light
lumber can be nailed to the bottom
of the gate to fill up the opening at
the bottom if there should be one.
SPEEDY REMEDY FOR BLOAT
Many Good Animals Are Lost Because
Owner Did Not Know How to
Treat Case Properly.
(By E. S. HANING.) ,
As long as green clover pasture
lasts bloat will cause the death of
many a good animal simply because
the owner did not know how to treat
the case to effect a speedy remedy.
Tapping, as every one knows, will
usually give relief, but aside from be
ing a particular piece of work it has
the disadvantage of leaving a wound
that cuts the animal down in flesh,
and it must be protected from the
flies during the healing process. Here
is a treatment that I have used
in a dozen cases. It has never failed,
although in some instances the ani
mals were down on their knees. As
soon as the animal is known to be
affected get a pail of cold water and
pour it slowly over the distended
sides of the animal and along the
backbone. Repeat a few minutes
later.
Bloat is caused by a moist steam or
vapor generated from the green, wet
stuff In the animals paunch, aided
by the natural heat of the animal's
body. The cold water quickly lowers
the temperature, causing the steam
to condense and form water, which
then passes off by way of the bowels.
Disposal of Manure.
The most important part of the sta
ble sanitation from the other fellow's
standpoint is the disposal of the ma
nure. The liquid manure should be ab
sorbed by the bedding and the bedding
changed every day. The solid ma
nure should be cleaned up morning
and evening and thrown in a flyproof
box or vault. If possible have It
hauled away daily.
Calf Disorders.
Bowel troubles In calves are some
times caused by milk that is exces
sively rich. Milk that Is moderate or
low in butter fat is usually better for
young calves. Indigestion in older
calves is usually due to unclean milk
or feed, unclean vessels, close con
finement in dark, unsanity stalls,
and irregular or excessive feeding. In
some cases it appears to be due
mainly to sheer weakness and in
ability to digest.
Care of Milk Utensils.
Milk cans or utensils should never
be allowed to set around the stable,
as many careless men w11 thought
lessly do. Milk Is very susceptible to
germs and odors, and the greatest
care should always be exercised In
handling. Clean utensils are import
ant essentials in dairying.
Breeding Place for Files.
Remember that house flies breed In
horse manure in preference to any
other place, and the only way to keep
them down Is to keep them away
from the breeding place.
Market for Drafters.
The autotruck will not materially
affect the market for draft horses.
,oaal ams
Idea for Cotton Wedding.
The first year of wedded life brings
the "cotton" celebration and the occa
sion may be made a regular frolic if
only a congenial few are bidden to
make merry. Make the invitation spool
shape, a good slxed one. Then deco
rate with cotton batting sifted over
with diamond dust; mass it on the
window sills, mantel, on the piano and
everywhere that it will be effective.
The host may wear a cotton suit for
this occasion and it will be easy for
the hostess to wear a cotton gown. If
a suit cannot be managed for the
bridegroom, he can wear a cotton shirt
and necktie. Perhaps it will be pos
sible to get real cotton plants with
the bursting cotton pods which may be
used in lieu of flowers. Here is a
laughable stunt with which to start
the evening's fun. Have narrow white
cotton tape arranged as for an old
fashioned spider web, wind it in and
out, over and under furniture, but in
stead of having all the guests play at
once ask one person at a time and al
low three minutes to see how much
tape he can entangle and roll up in
that time. When the umpire calls,
"Time's up," the piece of tape is cut
off, and after ajl have had a chance,
each piece of tape is measured and the
one having the longest piece is award
ed a prize, which should be of cotton
fabric. In the instance where this was
done the reward was a cotton batting
doll candy box filled with candy. We
have all seen the cotton Santa Claus
figures and the little doll Christmas
tree ornaments? Well, these would be
just the thing for favors at an affair of
this kind.
Another pastime would be to pass a
basket filled with different colors and
lengths of cotton tape with knots tied
in them and the trick is to see who
can untie the greatest number of knots
in the time set. A prize may be of
fered for this. In the south little bales
of cotton may be obtained, which
would be appropriate souvenirs for
Ihia celebration.
Novel Hard Times Party;
Here is a new version of a "hard
times" or "poverty" party. The invi
tations were written on brown paper
such as butchers use for wrapping
meat, and the lettering was done with
a heavy lead pencil. At the top of the
sheet was this nursery rhyme:
Hark hark; the dogs do bark;
The beggars are coming to town
Some in rags, and some in tags, ,
And some in a silken gown,
followed by the request to dress "in
gladdest rags" and come to the ad
dress on the day, date and hour given.
Masks to be removed at 10:30. The
hostess handed each "beggar" a dance
program number as high as the num
ber of her guests, and as each entered
the large living-room, which had been
cleared for dancing, a number was
pinned upon the back so votes could
be registered as to "who was who,"
for the best (or worst) costume. One
may imagine the fun such a party
would make. Prizes were awarded and
card tables were provided for those
who did not care to dance. Refresh
PRETTY SHAMROCK ALPHABET
Three lltt: 'leave of Irlah greaa
United on one ittm
On Irish soil are ftlwayi en.
They form a magic (em.
The dainty woman's belongings may he made daintier by using letter.
Vith this emblem of pretty sentiment embroidered on them.
ments .were served after the unmask
ing. Some of the beggars represented
were the typical tramp with his en
tire worldly goods done up in a ban
danna handkerchief, which he. carried'
on a stick over his shoulder; the wan
daring band of gypsies, in gaudy .colors
and many heads and gew-gaws; an old
organ grinder . with a life-sized toy
mojikey, which was a mechanical toy
and performed most natural stunts,
and the little flower girl with her twin
sister, the:"match" girl. ,
Alphabet Contest.
Perhaps some of you can devise a
better name for this pastime, but I am
sure every one who knows their "A, B,
C's" can play it.
The answers to all the queries are
made by simply using letters, and it
will be well for the hostess to give
several examples before beginning the
contest:
1. Containing nothing. M T (empty).
2. Statement of indebtedness. I O
U (I owe you).
3. Part of a house. i (ell).
4. An insect. B (bee).
i 6. To behold. C (see).
6. A famous poem. LEG (elegy).
7. A tent T P (tepee).
8. A number. A T (eighty).
9. Unit of measure used in printing.
M (em).
10. All right. OK.
11. Slang expressions. G or O G or
O IT (gee oh gee oh you).
12. A foe. N M E (enemy).
13. Indefinite quantity. N E (any).-
14. A vegetable. P (pea).
15. Intemperance. X S (excess).
16. An Image. F E G (effigy).
17. Poorly dressed. C D. (seedy)-
18. Two of a kind. W (double u).
19. To covet N V (envy).
20. A bird. J (jay).
21. A verb. R (are) or B (be) or O
(6ee).
22. A common beverage. T (tea).
23. A girl's name. L C (Elsie).
24. Another one Li N (Ellen).
25 Yet another, F E. (Effle).
26 Still another. K T (Katie).
27. A literary effort S A (essay). .
Bible Contest.
Some days ago a correspondent re
quested a Bible guessing contest to
use when she entertained her Sunday
chool class. Here are a few questions
and may be helpful, and I have no
doubt others may be added to make it
longer. The answers are not given,
for it will be much more instructive If
they are looked up, with the aid of a
concordance:
Give the first and last words of the
Bible. . ..
Whose three, daughters were the
fairest in all the land?
How old was Methuselah when he
died?
Who was called "a ready scribe la
the law of Moses?"
Give the names of the three persons
who were put in the fiery furnace.
Who was the author of the expres
sion, "What hath God wrought?"
Who was Moses' brother?
Who went down into a pit on a
snowy day and slew a Hon?
Who said: "The harvest is past
the summer is ended, and we are not
saved?"
Who was the mother of Samuel?
MADAME MERR1.
Vaporous Blouses.
Summer blouses of chiffon or net,
as delicate as the stuff that dreams
are made of, had an irresistible appeal
even when they were first shown in
the chilly days of spring. Their own
intrinsic charm won immediate popu
larity for them then. But now, with
the days of mounting mercury at hand
this diaphanous quality is to be the
supreme touch of elegance of the sea
son. It characterizes entire toilettes
composed of layers of net, chiffon and .
filmy matrials.
One leaf I truth and valor won.
The other one is love;
These three little leaves are blest
By dewdrops from above.