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WIT AND WISDOM.

Little grl-Mamma who is that young man on
the other side of the car?
Mammal don't know, dear, Why?
Little grille looks so queer. He has three
eyebrows.
Mamma-How do you make that out?
Little grille has one over each eye and one
over his mouth.
All disorders caused by bilious state
of the system can be cured by using Carter's Lit
tie Liver Pills. No pain, gripping or discomfort
attending their use. Try them.
Deacon-The collection, Mr. Goodman, this
morning was gratifyingly large.
Minister Yes. deacon, l noticed quite NUMBER
of strangers in the congregation
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Total visible supply . .....+.......t+n,S 81
- Feb H. 1887 1905
Eah ~ az


The Tea market is irmer. Fresh Beef is in good
supply and steady; sides quoted at 61sg71sc;
hind qurters at 81a d915c, tore quarters e9519c,
rounds and tanks at 7d71ae, rump lolns at 1oG
lie, rupps at 1cg 12c, lons at l1@l4c, rattles
4a41sc, backs 6aG1s, chucks 5g514c,s short ribs
I0aI2c. Mutton is quoted at s1s@9c and lambs
loa11o. In Dry Fish, large Bank Cod have adj
yanced to 4 5Od5 90. Turpentine lower at 44G
Sic, Eggs Hrmer. Potatoes higher.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-15

To Save Life

Frenuently requires prompt action. An
hours delay waiting for the doctor may
he attended with serious consequences,
especially in cases of Group, Pneumonia,
and other throat and lung troubles.
Hence. no family should be without a
hottie of Ayers Cherry PectoraI,
which has proved itself, in thousands of
cases. the best Emergency Medicine
ever discovered. 1t gives prompt relief
and prepares the way for a thorough
cure. which is certain to be effected by
its continued use.
8 III. Latimer, M. d., Mt. Vernon,
Ca saws: "I have found Ayers Cherry
Peetoral a perfect cure for Group in all
cases. | have known the worst cases
relieved in a very short time by its use;
and I advise all families to use it in sud-
den emergencies, for coughs, Group, &C."
A. ]. Edison, NJ. D., Middletown,
Tenn. saws I: 81 have used Ayers
Cherry Pectoral with the best effect in
NV practice. This wonderful prepara-
ton once saved my life. / had con-
slant cough, night sweats, was greatly
reduced in flesh, and given up by my
physician. One bottle ana nall OF the
Pectoral cured me.
81 cannot say enough IN praise OF
Aver,s Cherry Pectoral," writes K.
Rragdol. of Palestine, Texas, believ-
inc as do that, but for its use, should
long since have died"
Ayers Cherry PectoTaI,
PREPARED BY
Or. j. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, IS.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-15

Husband tgroaning)-The rheumatism in my
leg is coming ON again
Wife with sympathy Oh, l am so sorry, John.
] wanted to do some shopping to-day, and that is
a sure sign Of RANT
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In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, !
CITY OF PORTLAND.

CITY CLERKS OFFICE.(
February l, 1888. !
Notice Is hereby given in accordance with the
above Report and Order which are made part OF
this notice.
By order of the Mayor and Aldermen.
GEORGE G. BURGESS, City CLERK.
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For the week ending Feb. 10. 1888.
Efo,rp Grain.
Fish.


MalRe.... z COG 8 90
Cape Cod IL 00a12 90
Pea Beans. q 1903 90
Medium....2 45d2 so
German MAJ 25(a2 40
Yellow Eyes.2 40a2 60
rotatoesbush S5c995cl
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RumfOrd Falls G Buekfield Railroad.
Winter Arrangemeni-Hn Effect Jan. D.,
lSSS.

Leave Portland, via G.. T. Railway, SAB q. -.
Lewiston $50; Mechanic Falls mixed tralsl ~
so; arriving at w. Minot Ills; r.. Hebron II ,5O;
Buek1eld 1900; K. Sumner 1920; HARTFORD
12.40; Canton LOO p. m. -
Leave Portland 80 D. M; Lewiston 2.00b
Mechanic Falls 3.15; arriving a. w. Minot $685.
r. Hebron $40; Buckheld $50; Il. sumner 4.Osi
Hartford 412; Canton APT.
RETURNING-Leave Canton $50, 300 a. m
arriving at Portland 6.45 a. m, 1915 p. m.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
DAILY-From W. Minot $50 p. m for Hebron
and Turner; Canton APT D. m. arriving at Peru
$50; Dixneld 600; Mexico 100 p. M; also Tor
Brettun's Mills, LivermOre. Returning, leays
Mexico 600, Dx1eld 100 a. m. arriving a. FORT
Land 1915 D. m. i. l.. LINCOLN,supt.
r. G. BRADFORD. G. T. A. Janz5df
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dIt pei IUU 81 To, @V'UU OI~-IVOV'
NAMES. AREA. RATE AMT
GILMAN STREET SEWER.

Beginning at a point In the rear Of I9t No.
Gilman street, owned by David W. LeLacheuI,
said point being 500 feet northerly from the
northwesterly side line Of Arsenal street produced
and 15 feet easterly from the rear line Of said
LOT thence nOrtherly 81 feet TO point % feet
easterly from said rear line; thence northerly 40
feet to the northerly side line Of said lot and B
feet easterly from said line; thence n0rtherly
across the rear of lots fronting on Gilman street
and feet eastery from the rear lines thereof All
feet to the southerly side line OF street thence
with curve to left 80 feet TO manhole In A
street. Total length 522 feet e..
The sewer is of10in. cement pipe laid 30 feet
deep throughout
Sitv,S n,r.nortion. s169.62
go. 4 - 4 srnraad ..-....... 1892
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MARINE NEWS.
OF PORTLAND
WEDNESDAY, Feb. Is.
Cleared.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. Is.
Cleared.
Steamship EleanoIa, Bennett, New YORK d
Steamer Woodbury., u 81 Fenger, Eastport.
Tng Geo w Pride, from philadelphia, (will re-
turn with the barQue Guy Goss.)
Sch Norman, Smith, Baltimore-coal 10 kanaah
& McAllister. , "a,
SCH Henry, Falkingham, New York-coal to D s
Sch E P Newcomb, Allen, Boston.
Sch Cora Meader, Meader, BoothDay-super-
phosphate to Cumberland Bone Co.
Sch Mary Elizabeth, Dunton, Bootnbay.
OUTslDE-A deep brig, supposed the Harry
Stewart, from Baltimore.
Cleared.
Sch Emma Littlejohn, Matanzas-Geo Hunt
& Co. x,,,,, xyooa,. tIo,,
N Cram. ,r,. G. ,ohn MD
Gallagher & Co.
sAILED-schs Willard, Apphia s. Amelia.
Sch Maggie Chadwick. of Portland, 2S6 tons,
bnilt at Calais in 1867 has been sold TO Miller q
WOodman, of st John. NIB. =, -. .,,.
Sch Ouickstep. of Proyineetown, 70 Tons, puiit
at Essex i'm 1854 has been purchased py Capt
I * Buckminster of Cape Elizabeth, ior the iiihe
trade. - po.,tona An toms
90 wears old, has been sold TO new Hork parles
at $4,000.
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AGENTS WANTED.

a GENTS WANTED = Ladies and gentle
"A men to represent the @. +. Jewett Pub. Co.,
estes & Lauriat) of Boston, mall towns in Maine
and n. II. good pay and permanent employment:
Toiman Place, from $50 to 900 a. M, and from
70 80 to 2, and $50 to D. m. 23-4
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Apples.
stnA aasiffF1n12 M
Lemons.

Choice eafingl3 00G3 so
Common l 70G2 90
Fancy Baldns ta3 60
Eyaporatsd SyH12 q t3c
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BOSTON AND MAINE r. n.
In effees sunday, Oct. 23, isss.
WESTERN DIVISION.

Tor Boston 7.3o, $40 q. m, 1910 $50 .. m.
Boston for Portland 100. $50, a. m-i 90.
400 d. m. 600 D. m. arriving No. Berwick at
500 D. M, connecting with 9.35 D. m. train for
Portiand.) searoro Beach. PINE Point,
sneO, Biddeford 7.30. $40, 10 20 a. m, $50,
$3.50 CHS D. m. Old Orchard, 7.30. $40,
IO.25 a. m 1910, $50, $3.50, 6.lb p. IN. North
Berwick, Great Fails, Dovei 7.30, SAC am,
1910 3. 80, $3.50 D. m. Exeter, Haverhatl,
Lawrence, Lowell, 7.30, $40 a. m, 12.4O,
$50 D. m. Rochester, FurnainRton, AifoA
Bay, 40 a. M, 1910, $50 p. m. mnnehesaer
and Concord (via Lawrence) $40 q. M, (via so.
Newmarket Junction. $50 p. m.
via Eastern Div to Scarboro Crossings
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RaI1rnad Receipts.

PORTLAND.-Fe Is, 1887.
Received by Name Central hatlroad-For forl
eti + ears iis cellaneous merchandise; tof CON
orct,ne roads 115 cars miscellaneous mercnan
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Cleared.
FROM OUR ooRREsPoNDEN'

RoOTHBAY. Feb 14-Ar, schs Valette, st john
Nh for Boston; Luta Price, do for do; Nellie
Blanche, Kingport for do: O. ,o,,,, MD COR
Feb I3-Ar schs Carrie Maud, st John, NIB, ior
Nav Work :. Nellie Bruce, do for Boston.
In port, schs Jas Lowell, Reed, for Mashiing-
ton: Rebecca j Moulton, Studley, lor Washlus-
ton; L Il Nickerson, Kimball, for Boston.
wIsCAssET. Feb l4-Ar, sch Cock of the Walk
Feb 15-Sid. schs Hope Haynes, Sawyer, New
port; Raymond I Maui Smith, charleston
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E1ny.
resSed.. ....$l2,GS IA
iraxQ s. S(nS III


Hhhd shocks and hds-
Mol. city. i 50@1 rs
Sug. city,. 95@1 06
Sug. sd silk SOC &c
z ne sugar
Box shocks a. AZ
s agar heading
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-. Eggs.

/ Eastern eXIias ..22@23
Can & Western. .2lG22
LINED. ........ 1919
88.-Wheat-No l White
&c. Corn-No 2 at Sic.
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Barbadoes. Feb Quarantine has been remov-
ed from Guadalupe. but continues IN force
AGAINST Rio Colon Cuba, Jamaica, and Martin
iaae. The health of the island of Barbados Is
good.
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boston stock Markes.
New York stock and money narkey

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 1s8S.-Money on call
has been easy, ranging from to 212 per cent?
last loan at ga closing at 212 per cent. Prime pas
per at 5GS. Sterlinp Exchange dull and steady.
Government bonds dull and heavy. Railroad bends
quiet and firm. The stock market closed dull but
steady at best prices
4ue following are ro-day quofauons OF tAosern
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-15

Do not despair of curing your sick
headache when you can so easily obtain Carriers
Little Liver Pills. They will effect prompt and
permanent cure. Their action is mild and nat
ural.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-15

Florida -. 3 50R4 20,
Valencia 4 0O94 DO
Messina'and Pa
Palermo ashx.2 1908 90
DETROIT, Feb.l0, Is
at S6c; No 2 Red at 84A
Oats-No 2 at 33Ac.
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WANTED - Position as Stenographer and
w Typewriter, by young lady with practical
experience; also experienced In general once
work, and correct at figures. Address BOX 1885,
Cfty lOl
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MALE H HELP.

UTANTED-Situatlon in an office by. young
wv man with some experience; GOOD REFER
ences. d. r., Press Office. 81
WANTED = Situation in a retail grocery
w store, by young man who has mad ex,
perience in the business; Is good writer, ana
accurate accountant would take any decent posi-
tion: salary not so much an object as permanent
position; best of references. Address IF. A."
This Office. Il
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-15

When Baby was sick. we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-15

lemons
Palermo. .3ib0G4 90
! Messlna. .....3 1904 co
/ Malagers....
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Hew York aa.ning stosS-

s[By Telegraph
NKW WORK tFeh LIZ 1929. The foi.nN.rg Ire
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CONGRESS sT. STATION.
Limited Tickets, nrss and second class, fer
all points in the Provinces en- sale az re-
Aueeh wnsen.
PORTLAND, MT. DESERT & MACHIAS STBT Co.
steamer City of Richmond,
-..,,, x.yvu n nRNxUaON

win resume her regular trips on Tuesday, March
eth (weather permttlng), and thereafter until
further notice viii leave Portland Tuesdays and
FRIDAYS at II O'Clock D. m. Returning, leave Ma
ehiasport Mondays and Thursdays al o'clock a.
m. connecting at Portland with the 7.3o a. m.
train for Roston arriving at Boston at 10 a. m
PAYSON TUCKER, General Manager.
FE. BcOTHBY. Gen'l Pass. and Ticket AT.
PORTLAND. Feb. 10, 1888. octzldtik
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x cedar. IS 5U@3ss75
Clear cedar.3 DOGS 20
X No L.. 2 00G2 so
No l cedai L 25lGl 10
Spruce. IL 25Gl 80
Laths--
Spruce.... 2 OOG2 10
E.inse-Gemens.
Lime % cask.. 1 co
flQfnQpf no
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-15

For Boston atf2OO am, daily I 8 90 am, 90,
1000 p. m. BOSTON for Portland 7.3O, 300 ..
m, 1880 d. m. (ss7. 90 pm. daily. Cnpe Eliza
beth, 9.O0 a. m. (5.30 p. m. West. Lsv. PaSsl
saco 900 am, 100 pm. Biddcford 200, 300
am / 90, 800 D. m. Portsmouth, Newbury-
port, salem, Lynn 200, 900 a. M, 100, zoe
D. m. Amesbury 900 am. LOO, 600 p. m.
tConnects with Rail Lines for New York.
SConnects with Sound Lines for New York.
sAWest Divison-North Berwick TO Scarboro
Crossing.
Through Tickets to all points West and South
for sale at PoTsla0d station Ticket q Gee and
at nion Ticket Omee. 40 Exchange street.
JAS. T. FURBER, Gent Manager.
Boston.
ID, ). FLANDERS. teen. p. g 7. A.
M. L. WILLIAMS, Genl Agent,
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Foreign Ports.

Ar at vigo prev to 10th inst, Darque A Gould
Henrahan. New York.
Passed Scilly 18th inst ship Chesebrough, Eric
SON Cardiff for San Francisco.
Passed Tuskar 9th inst, ship Armenia, Carter
Liverpool for San Francisco.
Ar at Barbados Jan "a, sch Robt II kathDurn
Crowell, Portland; 27th, barque Mary Z Russell
Nichols Pernambuco for Halifax land sid 28th)
Ar at st Thomas 22d, sch Addie G Bryant, Ken
dali, Point-a-Pitre, land sailed 10Th Tor 81 DO
AT at Havana 18th inst, sch Robinson, Ho
gan, Pensacola. -,
Sid 18th, sch q Hopper, Watts, Cardenas.
bull, Antigua. ,.,.....
Bacon, for North OF Hatteras 29tn; ANTONIO oala
Richardson, and George Walker, Marshall. for
New York; Bertha Warner, Lathwaite, do; Clara
Leayltt, Lombord, for Philadelphia.
Al Matanzas Feb TIN, barque Alex Campbell
Bunker for North of Hatteras; brig Don Jacinto
Ha riman. do.
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when / began using Ely's Cream Balm my
catarrh was so bad had headache the whole
time and discharged large amount of filthy mat
ter. That has almost entirely disappeared and
have not had headache slnce.-J. II. Sommers,
Stephney, Conn.
thank God that you ever invented such a
medicine for cGtarrh. / have suffered for five
years so l could not lie down for weeks at time.
Since have been using Ey's Cream Balm can
rest-Frank p. Burleigh, Pennington, N. II.
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For Sale or To Let. in Boston, Mass.

TIME Estate 415IDorchester Avenue consisting
Il of about sc, 900 square feet OF land with a
frontage of 475 feet on Dorchester Avenue, only
one aud a quarter miles from State street. now
usedf or a Planning Mill and Lumber Yard no pet
ter standin Boston for the retail trade Inc
bindings are large and substantial, containing
about 20 900 feet of floor room and are fitted with
shafting; large and well fitted brick. dry house
which will contain loo, 600 feet OF lumber; nrst
CINE Of 40 horse power and one of 20 horse power,
SO arranged as to run together or separately; two
story counting room building; large lumber shed
which will contain 200, 600 feet of lumber; also
stable with stalls for 10 horses, wagon sheds, large
and roomy yards and piling grounds. The build
ings are all protected with Halls system Of per
forated pipes and sprinklers and could be readily
fitted for any manufacturing purpose. The en-
gines are now running and the property can De
examined by application to the subscriber;
SAMiL II. L. PIERCE.
ian24TTh&S1m Box "a, So. Boston, Mass.
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YES, Vanilla is expensive, and when one buys
an Extract at a low price, do not be disappointed
if it is poor or dsagreeabe in flavor For absolute
purity we recommend Burnett's Extract Of Va
nilla.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-13

THE postal telegraph bills will be taken
up soon by the Senate postoffice com.
mittee, and it will then be decided
whether or not persons interested in the
passage or defeat of the bill shall be al.
lowed to make arguments. The com.
mlttee has been studying the question
for number of years; and there are al
ready in print several volumes of evi.
dence taken in years past, bearing upon
the subject. Mr.. SAWYER says that he
does not know but that these reports
contained all the information that was
necessary for the committee 10 lave ex-
cept, perhaps, some recent figures as to
the cost OF operating and maintaining
government lines in Europe. He un.
derstood that in the last report of the
postoffice department of Great Britain,
II was shown that the telegraph service
was costing the people over g ,000, 00C
more than 1t earned, and that the def.
cheney was growing larger instead of de-
crsaalng every year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-13

THE Department of State has been
unolIicially advised that the owners of
the British vessels seized i'll Behring
Sea by American revenue cutters last
summer for alleged violation of the seal
fishery laws, have prepared claims
against this Government for damages
amounting to $5QO,OOO So far, however,
none of the claims have been fled at
the department. Efforts have been
made to secure the consideration 81!
these claims in conjunction with the
Canadian fisheries question now under
consideration by representatives of the
British and L. S. Governments. Secre-
tary Bayard, however, declined to con
sent to any such arrangement, basing
his objection on the ground that the
two questions were entirely distinct and
as slch should be considered separate
". II is understood tflffNAs siiStnber-
lain and the other representatives OF
Great Britain have expressed them
selves similarly on the question, so it Is
practically settled that the Canadian
fisheries question will be considered
without regard to the seizures in Behr-
ing Sea.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-13


THE comments of the Democratic pa.
pers upon the speech of Senator Sher.
man are unique. One says Sherman is
"a crank" another remarks that he is
crazy to be president" another says
the speech is ''tame;" fourth cries
"ElIza Pinkston." No where have we
seen an attempt to answer the argl-
ments set forth by the Ohio Senator.
Mr.. Sherman's speech was an able,
clear, plain-spoken statement of the
Republican position on the surplus and
tariff questions. Tie called no names,
treated the President very courteously,
and withal was very polite in his ar
raignment of the Democratic pretentions
in regard to finances and tariff. What
does he receive in response? Not argu
ment, nor refut&tiOns; not courteous re-
plies, nor plain stated objections to his
position. Only a torrent of personal
abuse mixed with references to matters
entirely irrelevant TO the matters in
hand. 1t is the usual Democratic game
of lodging and jayhawking.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-13
METHOD IN HIS MEAaNEss.

Clsyeland's motives in vetoing PEN
sion bills, withholding his approval of
bills passed for river aud harbor inn
provements and melting his Democratic
friends TO smother IN congress bills for
deficiencies Of the p. o. department. and
other necessary improvements which
would have reduced the actual surplus
TO about S25,0OO000, was not wholly
understood till he issued his famous
free trade speech misnamed, my An
nual Message" He knew that such a
thing as surplus in the treasury under
Democratic administration, since the
surplus which had accumulated in the
treasury under the revenue laws passed
during John Quincy Adams administra-
ton which after paying the National
debt was during Jackson's administra-
ton divided among the States, had not
occurred and would be great surprise
to the American people, and the larger
the surplus the greater would be their
astonishment. Without regard to cor
rectness he announces the existence of
a surplus that does not agree within
$50, OO0, 600 of the amount named and
more than twice the amount the actual
surplus will be and three times as much
as it would be but for his vetoes, neglect
to approve necessary improvements and
to keep honest government creditors
out of their just dues, that he. Grover,
may astonish the people with the great
cry that enormous sums are being taken
from their bard earnings and boarded
in the treasury of no use toanybody and
that lays the golden egg" by striking
down the system Of protection to Amer
lean industry, to show the gratitude of
the "solid" Democracy to the Golden
Club British manufacturers for the aid
given the rebels during their efforts to
destroy this nation. But it won't 90
down, Mr.. Grover; the Solid South and
The Copperheads of the North may
swallow the bait but the intelligent peo-
PIE of the North will not consent that
You shall strike down the laboring in
terests of the Nation by a system that
brings labor down to the level of the
Russian workman, or the man who
works in the harvest fields of Mime
sofa at - per day to the price PAID in
Germany hast season, 40 cents per day;
or that, whilo there is not fertilization
or city on the Atlantic, Pacific or lake
coasts that could not be knocked to
pieces or Hi! under contribution by a
single Briisi, iron clad war steamer and
a debt of 81, G0,0OO,O 600 hanging over our
heads caused by the rebellion ofthe Solid
South Demo1a'y and sympathized with
by he substitute broker. Copperheads
and Knights of Tic Golden Circle, you
shall divert the surplus already accrued
from the needs Of the Nation in fortifi-
cations, building navy, reducing the
debt, Internal improvements or by any
means reduce the revenues of the coun-
try TIL these great matters are at
tended TO.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-13

A WASHINGTON reporter describes the
opening prayer in the Senate "a being
delivered to almost an empty chamb-
err Prayers are generally delivered"
to the Almighty, but in the case of those
offered in the houses of Congress they
have become to be greatly ignored that
il is probable that the petitions do not
go much farther than the "empty cham
Der" A correspondent in speaking Of
this matter remarks that il is q very rare
thing for the presiding officer to call a
quorum to order, and frequently not
more than half dozen Senators are
present. Senators generally admit that
it is a reproach to the body to thus ig-
more the only religious services in con-
nection with the proceedings, and num-
erous quiet efforts have been made to
effect reform. In the last Congress
Senator Hoar offered resolution to re-
quire the presence of a quorum at the
prayer, hnt the second day after he
failed to put in an appearance in time.
When the prayer had been delivered,
Mr.. Hoar entered the Chamber wearing
somewhat an air of embarrassment. His
| delinquency was observed, and the re-
solution became dead letter. This ig.
noring of the prayer has grown TO be a
habit of the Senate. When Judge Davis,
of Illinois, was President pro tcmpore
! he entered the Chamber with tile Chap
lain one day, and the only Senator eisi.
/ ole was Mr.. Butler, of South Carolina
Judge Davis did not pause an instant
but with all the solemnity and gravity
usually observed by him Con such occa.
sions, he gave stroke with bis gavel
"The Senator from South Carolina viii
come to order" The summons was
treated as jest by the galleries and the
pages on the floor. 1t was not so in
tended. The presiding officer took tha
method of rebuking the Senate, and o
having the rebuke 90 into the record
There is a desire of some of the Senat
ors to procure prompt attendance, and
the subject has been canvassed to some
extent. There are Senators who hold
that it would be better to do away Will
the prayer altogether than to treat thi
religious formula with such apparen
disrespect. But, of course, no PROPOSE
ton to dispense with the chaplain woult
be seriously considered, and the ques
ton is how to prevail upon Senators Il
be on hand in time for the prayer. Thu
prevalent opinion is that it must be !
moral reformation, as past attempts t.
make prompt attendance binding by re
solution have failed.