The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-02-11

'ssoOO w. ssevS wv SssUsSc 49,
lllSved to chin tie zane and take .
ssek or tes- day, on the hlsck list.
Ksowing oaes viii not clsin these
articles Whso they cannot b proven
y theirs, but viii let the property 60
to auction rather than b black listed.
Auction Il held from time to time
for the sale Of unclaimed goods found
10 the ''lucky Bag" when the owners
may bid On the lost articles without
the fear Of being black-listed. A
gentleman Of this city, whose patriot
ism got the best Of him during the
war. enlisted in the navy. and. BY
some misfortune. Was reported for IN
infringement q the laws, was placed
on the black list. and, after securing
and polishing until he Was wearied
out. We ordered to 90 over the eide
and take physical exercise on the
copper. He told the executive
officer be should beach and polish the
ships bottom. which would be . great
to her. For this breach
Of discipline he just escaped q
summary court martial, but was con-
demned to . confinement of FIVE days
in double irons. on . diet Of bread and
water. Owing to his friendship with
the master-at-arms the diet business
was modified 90 - he received more
than full rations. This little act on
the part Of the master alarms cemen-
tel . lasting friendship which has
never yet been broken.
MAsT-HEADING
Is another :nethod Of punishment
largely dealt in. During pleasant
weather this punishment Is rather
agreeable, but, in rough weather,
horrible. 1t almost turns q man
inside out. and the physical strength
required TO enable Q man to retain his
footing is very great. The rigging is
clutched 90 tightly. it Is said. that the
tar - sometimes squeezed out Of the
ropes. Mastheading Is the punishment
served out to the gentlemanlv mid
shipmen who happen to transgress any
Of the laws.
SPREAD EAGLE
Is the patriotic mode Of Furnishing 3
Law breaker. but Is not 90 much used
~ in the past. The feet and arms are
spread far apart. representing an eagle
with bis wings spread. This style OF
initiating the noble bird is done while
triced in the rigging on the ships
side. 1t is not q graceful way Of dis
playing ones form. but is very ex-
haustive to the victim. A little Of it
answers all purposes. and is, | think.
now one Of the lost arts.
HOLY STONE
Duty 10 the sentence Of some Of the
wrong doers. This exercise consists
Of . block Of brown stone, with eyes
10 each end for ropes. and an iudenta-
ton on top for . guide pole. The
mode Of working the sacred stone
(made 20 by the numerous prayers
ssid BY the sailors over its head is rs
follows: The deck is irrt vet down
and then sanded. The stone Is set at
work with two men at each end. who
pull it to and fro, while another
guides It with . ''sqMlyee" handle.
This nonotonous labor is kept up for
several hours, day in and day out.
until the decks are a smooth and rs
white q the sand itself. 1t Is the
boast Of IN American man.oi. var
that you may roll around it, decks in
''clean, white mastering clothes.
without soiling them, and this boast is
not IN idle one. There is more clean
illness upon some vessels than godli-
nese.
ExPECTORATlNG ON THE DECK
Il IN act punished with much severity.
and Is correct; a. nearly all the ship
company use tobacco. and II they did
- Phiness Fletcher in "Uncle Toms
Cabin" Is represented n doing. il
would require pontoons to navigate
the decks. The eagle eye Of the deck
officers lights on . victim who has
just delivered . copious volume Of the
juice Of the weed upon the white
deck-caught in the act. there Is no
denial. He Is harneseed tn . huge
swab Of ppe yarn, weighing probably
twenty pounds. with which he cleans
up the spot and carries the swab until
some one u detected splitting. who will
relieve him. At times bis punish.
me"' will last for days, - those who
wG, Be likely tn forget themselves
are put on guard By the presence Of
the sentinel armed With the swab,
ready to pounce upon the next to
transgres the laws Of cleanliness.
TO STOP A SAILORS GROG
Was The most horrible of oil punish
msnt that could Be inflicted upon
him, in HE estimation, and he was
almost inconsolable. He would rather
undergo any kind Of punish
ment % - his grog vas not stopped.
TO b deprived Of his tot Of corn
Juice morning and noon. and when
The "main-brace was spliced,' was
he could barely endure. II
sas amusing to see the men in single
Gle - they approach the sreg tub.
md to see With what care the lot was
lifted % - not to spill . drop Of the
precious fluid, and to look at the
sager eyes. as With . steady hand il
vss carried to the lips. and. With the
hsad thrown we'll back. the tot was
Trained almost % dry - il wiped out
Nth cloth. Il required considerable
vigilance on the part Of the officer Of
be deck. paymaster's stewards and
Cack.ofths Duet. ito keep the
from doubling the tub" 1t
sas . sorrovful day when, through
b inAuence Of Admiral Foote, their
,rog was stopped. bot . glorious one
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