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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-12-19


waltz at private dancing school, when
the man Of the mace rushed in upon
them and waltzed them away TO the bar
Of the house. there TO make their expla-
nation
When a member is called before the
bar TO give reasons for his absence he is
not sworn 10 tell the truth. 1t would be
exceedingly awkward at times if this ex-
action were made Of him, for statesmen
have been taken ont OF professional gam
bling dens and worse places by the I'M
relenting but happily secret keeping
officials The man of the mace must
! have discretion as well as zeal, for it
would not do TO take an intoxicated
statesman into the presence OF the house.
! That would offend the dignity of the
body, and be decidedly uncomfortable
/ for the member. In such cases the officer
/ discreetly reports mot to be found"
| More than one statesman Of renown
owes his fair fame to the reticence and
discretion of n sergesnt-at-arms or his
assistant. 1t is matter OF general con-
graduation. however, that drunkenness,
gambling and worse vices are much less
frequent now among public men than
they were in the old days There are
no public gambling houses in Washing
ton. and the members who often get
| drunk could be counted on ones fingers.
Some strange stories are told by as
sistant sergcants-at-arms concerning
their experiences with junkets and flu
nerals 1t is the duty Of these officials to
act AZ funeral masters when member of
the house dies. and TO make all arrange
ments for Transporting the corpse to the
place Of interment. accompanied by a
committee of congressman. AS rule, of
late years these funeral excursions are
managed with dignity and solemnity,
though it would be contrary to human
nature if few small jugs and limited
number of bottles Of wine and boxes of
cigars were not included in the para
phernalia of woe. Many funeral scandals
have come to light through publication
of the items Of expense, but one story
has down TO this time escaped the chron-
iclers of the press. II was told the other
day by an ex-sergeant-at-arms.
81 was managing funeral trip once"
said this gentleman, land the journey
was long and tedious one. The COM
mittee insisted that should lay in sup
ply of whisky and wine, and l did so.
But there was no place to store the goods
and no place in which 10 keep ice and
the other articles which help to make
those things go off smoothly. So we
went into the baggage car and there
fixed up little bar of our own. And
what do you suppose it was we put our
bottles on and took our drinks FRONT
Why, the pine box, in which lay the re-
mains of our deceased member"
WALTER WELLMAN.
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mystery. They see, standing upon n
round marble block. at the right of the
speakers chair contrivance which
looks like bundle OF sticks, surmount-
ed by ball and a bird. No one pays
attention 10 this queer device, IL is 40
seldom used and 80 often seen standing
habitues of the hall appear to be un-
mindful of its existence. The stranger,
however. rarely fails 10 ask what it ia
Lucky, indeed. is the visitor who sees
the mace in action The mace is mighty
when stirred 10 movement
IL could not exert a more potent charm
IL 1t were heather idol and the occu-
pants Of the floor its devoteeS When
the mace is taken down from its pedestal
and carried upon the floor the visitor
may feel sure there IL n crisis. There Is
extraordinary disorder, a tisticuH or a
riot As rule. the mace IL not used
more often than once a year, but ITS every
appearance creates \ sensation There
was never yet 10 man 50 bold as 10 dis
pute night Of way with the mace. All
beads are bowed before 1t; all tongues
L
royal insignia IN this government IL is
tho most potential instrument OF cere-
mony or ensign OF authority on this con
tinent The mace represents the maj
esty of the American house Of commons,
and that means the people. The adj
miral of the navy may have his flag and
the general Of the army his star, but
what are they il the body the mace rules
does not support theml
All honor. therefore. 10 the mace, and
do not sneer at it because at first glance
il appears relic Of ancient mummery.
a meaningless, decorated stick. The
pages lounge and play about its pedestal
rs If It were piece OF furniture. but il
is really the one potential wand in this
country. the one inanimate object which
typifiee actual power.
Compared 10 the mace the gavel is
nothing The gavel appeals for order.
The mace enforces it. The gavel is a
mere mallet. sounding instrument
which may roar and pound and rattle
in vain The mace is q silent. majestic
force which has but TO DO seen and 1t is
obeyed a member may disregard the
speaker and express contempt for his
gayel. bat the man who failed TO bow
before the mace would endanger his
right To sit in the house. He might
even insult the speaker, for he is but an
officer Of the house. its creature, The
mace invariably commands his respect.
for il is the house itself
When the American congress first met
it was perceived that it should have, in
some form. a symbol which all men
would hold in awe and reverence. and
so a mace was fashioned Of ebony, bound
with silver. and surmounted by silver
globe and an eagle of solid gold. 1t was
baptized crowned and enthroned, and
reigned supreme till the British soldiers
came along in 1914 and burned the Capt.
toll Then the mace was destroyed. The
solid gold eagle disappeared. and no
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-12-19

more, is of as sterling worth as the first
of its line.
The mace has its high priest in the
person of the scrgeantat-arms. Every
day at high noon, when the house meets,
this official enters the hall. bearing the
symbol in his hands. and places it upon
its pedestal When the house adjourns
or takes recess he carries it away to its
coister. Sometimes ne takes it away
when the house continues in session, or
appears 10 do so, and this Is something
which the visitor cannot understand.
The explanation il simple one. Nearly
every day the house resolves itself into
committee Of the whole house on the
state Of the Union Usually on such &C.
casions the speaker retires after calling
a member 10 the chair, though he may
preside il he wishes to do 30. The com
mittee Of the whole is not the house Of
representatives. but what its name in
dicates. a simple committee of which
every member Of the house Is a member,
and consequently tho mace has no proper
place ~ silent guardian of its delib-
erationS
When so ordered by the speaker the
high priest Of the mace lifts the ancient
symbol from it's place and carries it,
held aloft. upon the floor among the
members. II there is disturbance there
you may be sure it will quickly disap-
pear.
This high priest OF the mace is also a
sort of father confessor 10 the statesmen
of the house. All, il his secrets were I'M
yelled what sensations there would be
IN the landl The sergeant-at-arms has
many delicate duties to perform besides
that Of polishing up the gold eagle.
Once in a session or so it happens that a
call Of the roll failing 10 disclose the
presence OF u quorum, the sergeant-at-
arms is ordered 10 spprehend absent
members and bring them before the bar
of the house. Tho sergeant-at-arms is
supposed to know just where these de-
| hnquents are 10 DO found. and he and
/ his assistants generally do know. A
drinking saloon not far from the Capt.
toll is usually drawn on for a limited
/ number of statesmen.
\ few doors down New Jersey ave-
nue.. almo.t on the site of the first
msnor house erected in the Capital City,
I select poker coterie ia occasionally in
! terrupted by the knocking at the door OF
/ the sergeant-at- arms. In tho immediate
neighborhood are two or three other
dens in which jack pots are once in a
while broken up by the appearance OF
/ the officers Of the house. Not many
years ago three young statesmen were
/ caught in house on this same avenue
in an undignifed but not reprehensible
/ plight. They We're Willing away the
dull hours OF an afternoon learning to
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-12-19
The Gsrnerins Tfne.

Fair IL the world now euturuls wearing.
And the sluegarl sun ber bong sbcd;
Sweet are lie days now winters nearing.
And al winds fesgn thai the wind h dead.
Dunss y ~ ls,dse where tbe<rshe bang yellow,
Brgtst - the b.ossoas - the spring;
Dumb n In ck.se whree the pesrs erow mellow,
And aossc hsa lie sssatlss reabres~s sing.
Fair vas taae spetng. t-it asniass his srscning
Gray were uAe aAys Of The hidden gin;
Fair was tive summer, bat ova~eening,
So Boon lAts o'erswees days were done.
Come then. love. for paece - upon US,
Far od - feillng. snd fsS \ fear:
Here where tbs rc.t Ia .As end hath won us
In the gnTBerlAx lte q the happy year.
Come FROM tas gray old ho'lse by The water,
Where far from ths lips q tls~ hungry sea
Green groweth the graz Ger the Geld Of the
slaughter.
And all NJ q talo for thee and me.
w llsun Morris IA Engll-h Illustrated Magazine
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-12-19
The Pulpit and the Stage.

Rev. r. NJ. Shrout, Pastor United States Breth
rem Church, Blue Mound, Kan. says: 81 ieel n
my duty to tell what wonders DR.. King Nes Dis
coyery has done for me My lungs were badly
diseased, and my parishioners thought could
live only few weeks. took five bottles Of Dr.
Kings New Discovery and am sound and well
agining 40 pounds in weight.
Arthur Love, Manager Loves Funny Folk :
Combipation writes: after thorough trial
and convincing evidence, am confident that DR.
Kings New Discovery tor Consumption beats en-
all, and cures when everything else fails. The
greatest Kindness can do my many thousano
6ends is to urge them to try it." Free trial bot
ties at A r. Pennys Drug Store. Regular sizes
20 cts and Sion.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-12-19
Snecimen Cases.

:. H Clifford New Ca,sell, Wis, was troubled
with neuralgia and rheumatism, his stomach was
disordcred his liver was affected TO an alar ming
duced IN flesh and strength. Three bottles oil
Electric Bitters cured him.
Howard shepherd, Harrisburg. ILL.,, had run,
ntng sore on his leg OF eight years standing Used
three bottles Of Electric Bitters and seven boxes
of Bucklen's Arnica Salve and his leg is sound
and we'll. John Speaker, Cata~ba. OHIO, hao
five large fever sores on his leg doctors sara nc
was ineurable One hottie Electric Bi tiers and
one b. \ Bucklens Arnica Salve cur him enure
" Sold at A. X. Penny's drug store
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May Thank Her stars.

The barrow escape OF Mrs ID. NJ Searles, OF
Elkhart, Ind, from a premature death ~ won
derful She statos that tor twenty years nv
heart troubled n- greatly. I became worse.
Had smot heriny spells, short breath hutIering;
coule ro' sleep on my lett si.io hhd much Pain
in Gresat, shoulder and stomach Ankles
s~elird. lid much headache and dizziness.
Treatment did nc 40 good until I trlod Or.
Miles Ncw Heat Cure and Restorative Nery-
tue. The first botile helped ire, and was soon
yir VA ~ cured For sale at \. X Penny :
drug store fine book on the hEARr and
Nh f..e
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doubt was carried away by some vandal
soldier and sacrificed to cupidity and
the melting pot Unhappy fate Of
Mace |!
When the house next convened there
was much CONSERVATION at the absence
Of the godhead of parliamentary author.
ity. To meet the exigency new god
was quickly created, false god COM
pared to the thing of royal worth and
beauty which had preceded it. Mace III
was nothing but piece of common pine
wood, painted and stained in imitation
of ebony. This one reigned till there
was time to procure another of more en-
during material. and Mace III, which we
now see in the house, and which has
been there for seventy-ive years or
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-12-19
General Passenger and Ticket Ager

The records show that from July a,
1776, to June 80, 1856, the Indians cost
the government s929, 239, 900, or about 81
900 for every buck, squaw and papoose
in the country at the time OF the first
white settlement.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-12-19
Especial Correspondence.l

WASHINGTON, Dec IL. - Only once
since this congress convened, more than
n y,'af 40, has the mace been called into
use ara that was when the member
froia New Jersey reached for the nose Of
the member from Washington with his
energetic fist. To most visitors to the
house Of representatives the mace is a
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-12-19
Rucklen's ArniCa SaIYe

The beet saive in the world for cuts. bruises,
Sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores, letter, chap
ped hands, chilblains, corns and all skin erup
lions and positively cures piles, no pay requir
ed. IL is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or mouey refunded Price 7s cents per box.
For sale Ey A. X. Penny, Stanford, Ky.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-12-19
Mue., -ser~s .lnsi Liver Pills.

An ,u,rnri 80. d SC, very. rh"g "ot on me
i've, sfo,i.s, "a. low.i> thrnugh tho nerves
A n-s pr &C 10 rhry specify cure nillous
ton Nplrs ~ ri.-n ~crl'~u a"1 cnlurch
Sm.t. 4 N ,i.ai ,..r'-t, 3 do-er iof cents
Sauplra res a. \ Il Posny Stanford
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-12-19
The Uo-l-1'- r7ir.

The eNcitcmc. cauec1 hr nj, great event Is
s arcrlv cQiiaI ed hy tia, . odic-d nv The rreai
q scoVcrv o. DR. Mhc.-ihc Ere or ttre NrrO ~
II speed IL cures acr, Gus o~tration change OF
lifc, pam dUlincss ard con uSlon IN head, fits,
slcepits ness. tho blues aeurl gin papita-
ton. uiOlf palns, etc G.. ~ Snow Co. ri
Syracuse. y y r. no ani Moss of Greens
bur,s. lad and 4 W N.cSbirn, OF Wooste r.
o, say thai ~, G Nerv me- sells better than
any thing We ever sold, aud gives universal
~ isiaCtIcu.' DR. Miles new illustrated treat
ise on the n rscs and elrI aud trial bottle
free ut A II. Penn = -ug ~tOra
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The Finest on sFarth

The Cincinnati, Hamilton 4 Dayton r r. is
the only line running Pullman's Perfected Safety
Vestibuled Trains, with Chair, Parlor. Sleeping
md Dining Car service between Cincinnati, In
dianapolis and Chicago and is the only line run
ing Through Reclining Chair Cars between Gin
c matt, keokuk and Springfield, Ill. and Sleeping
AZ CinclnnatI 10 Mackinaw. and the
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-12-19
Only Direct Line

Between Cincinnati Dayton. Lima. Toledo, De
troit the Lake Regions aud Canada.
The road is one Of the oldest in the State OF
Ohio and the only line entering Cincinnati over %
miles of double track, and from its past record can
more than assure its patrons speed, comfort and
safety.
Tickets on sale everywhere, and see that they
read { n. 4 D., either IN or out Of Cincinnati
indianapolis Toledo. -
4. O. MCCORMICK,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung 70 Castoria-
When she had Chill 'ren, she gave them Castoria
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-12-19

Santa Claus is getting ready to go into
thr children's hosiery business.
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The tedious speaker always makes his
best point when he comes to a stop.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-12-19

Limited vesubuled Express runs daily and as
Pullman vestibued Buffet Sleepers between Lou
isvile, Lexington, Washington, New York ani
Old Point Comfort. This train is made part of the
celebrated
+. r. v.
East Of Huntington on the c. q. Route.
Fast NJ AL Trains daily except sunday be-
tween Lexington and Huntington. Make direct
connection at Huntington With c. n O. at Ash
land wnh s. v. r.; at Winchester with X. c.
n north and south bound, and at Lexington with
L IN, L. s. and c., N. q. a L. =. Railroads.
Lexington and Olive Hill Accommodation daily.
Connects at Winchester 10 and from h; q points
and AZ IexingtoL with l.. $ K. r. for Louisville,
For full information IN regard TO rates, routes.
&c asply to any agent Of this or connecting lines
or to -....,,o,, G r IA N,opcr
v p. and g. NJ, u. r. A.
Cincinnati, Ohio
C w BARNEY, W. 5. haRRlSoN
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-12-19
THE MACE OF THE HOUSE
IT IS NOT OFTEN USED. BUT 1T Is A
VERY POTENT AFFAIR.

The One symbol of Absolute Power In
the United st,tes--Its History and Uses.
Its Keeper. the ssrgeant-at-Arms, and
Some OF his Duties.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
IN THE VINEYARD SOUND.
BY WALTER MITCHELL.

BY WALTER MITCHELL.
Like a phantom pale the Gay Head light
'Gainst the blackening cloud of the squat
STANDS out
The rote Of the surf on Menimsha Blight
Murmurs its warming of Ready! About!
Over the woods of far Naushawn
Gathers the veil of the driving rain
And frightened coasters, with tOpmaStS gone,
Are steering Tarpaulin Cove to gain
Out footed out-pointed. he rest of the fleet
OF the yachts, close hauled on the starbOard
tack.
In a long-drawn line make their weary beat,
And the forty foorers are turning back.
Through the rifted cloud-rack broad abeam
The sun rays tighten the beach grass brown,
And the dipping buoy, with its red, wet CLEAN,
Still marks the reef where the wreck went
down.
Then across the wave sweeps the storm clouds
pail,
Headland and height are hid in it's gloom;
The hiss of the rain and the roar of the squall
Blend with the thunder's muttering boom.
In the eye of the wind shakes fast each sail
AS the sharp command comes Hard alec.
The foam leaps up DER the weather rail,
The downhauls are manned and the halyards
free
Then, with all made snug aloft and allow,
Save a stay sails head for an instant shown,
The mainsails we furl and the jibs we stow,
AS into the mist we drive alone.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
A SPY'S TALL TALE.
Sending Messages by Fishes Across
From the Washington Post.

Sending Messages by Fishes Across the
From the Washington Post.
eyes, was spy during the war, and,
if I do say it. / reckon | was the most
successful one that went uncaptured,"
said small, inoffensive, commonplace
looking man in the Sherman House to-
day. II was in the rebel service and
so was my brother. When Porter was
Smelling New Orleans [ was with his
fleet as spy. And thanks to a game
my brother and | used to play before
the war, | was able to send accounts
from the fleet to my brother in New
Orleans of everything that was going on.
Porter knew from the way IN which be
was frequently forestalled that there
was a spy IN the fleet, and he
tried hard to catch him, but never sue
ceeded. And kept right along until
New Orleans surrendered, and my
brother was taken prisoner. How did
/ send my accounts across? BY fishes.
You see, when Bob and [ were boys
we were both under 20 when the war
broke out-we used to train fish to
carry messages across the river. We
took brook trout--they are the most in
telligent-whent they were young, tanned
them, and by smearing fly or a piece
of meat with asafetida we could catch
them whenever we wanted to. Other
kinds of flies smeared with a certain
kind of oil we gave them, but that
made them sick, and after while they
wouldn't touch anything but flies with
asafetida on. We taught them that
by swimming straight ahead in
any direction we turned them
they would find a fine fly at the
other side of the tub; then we tried
them in a pond, and then the river.
They swan with the accuracy of bull
let, never deviating q hairs breadth,
and in thin little tube, fastened to the
under part of the fish with two copper
wire rings, we were able to send mes
sages to one another. You see one of
us would fix fish, set him in the river
carefully pointed to the spot across the
river where the other was, and let him
go. Of he would swim like flash.
would signal to my brother and he
would drop line with favored fly or
meat on the end into the water, and in
few moments he would feel bite and
up he would pull our fnny messenger.
My brother would cut the string in the
fish's mouth, read the message, answer
it, and put the fish back in water and
steer it for me. By that way we had
lots of fun. You catch the idea? Well,
when / was with Porter that's the way
| did He saw me fishing, as did his
officers. But he saw nothing suspicious
in that Would VOu?"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
A TRAMP POSTAL CARD.
It's Record in Collaborating from Eng
land East to California.

land East to California.
from the San Francisco Call.
Via the steamship China, which ar
rived on Tuesday, came addressed to
to the postoffice in this city a postal
card en- route around the world. |
was started at South kensington, Eng
land on July 3 last, and reached several
ports as follows: Gibraltar, July s;
Port Said. July IS; SueZ, on the follow
ing day: Alden, July IA; Calcutta,
August s; Hong Kong, August %; Shang-
hal, September 5; Yokohama, Septem-
Der IL, and San Francisco, September
80.
Assistant Postmaster John c. Quinn
stated to representative that the post
al card had lost about twelve days by
being addressed to Shanghai. Itshould,
he said, have been sent from Hong Kong
to Yokohama direct. This would have
made the entire trip around the world
in about ninety days.
About one month ago the local office
received a postal card from O. L..
Schmidt, the sender asking as a special
favor that this postal be forwarded
across to the United States. Perhaps
he knew from the postmaster at South
Kensington that some such communi-
United States do not permit of the for
wording of such tramp" letters with
out an American stamp on it.
This is only meant on the part Of the
Government to curb useless and often
foolish desire on the part of the senders
to have something that had passed
around the globe. Besides, as a bus
mess proposition, the custom of send
ing such missives is to be deprecated.
The card in question was sent from
South Kensington during the jubilee
Cornerstone, and is for scientific pur-
poses It will be received next at
Montreal, whittier it was sent last night.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
Losses in Ice Speculation.

From the Augusta (Me) journal
In conversation with a gentleman
who is great autho rity on ice matters
we were informed that it was surprising
how many parties on the Kennebec
would be heavy losers on the ice which
they put up last winter. 1t is stated
that there has been but one sale of ice
made in this section for six weeks, and
that at heavy loss to the seller. 1t is
also an assured fact that ice will not be
cent higher than it is at the present
time "Why," said a prominent ice
man Tuesday, 81 wouldn't give so
cents ton for all the stack ice | could
buy. If | had it on my hands [ don't
know of a single place where [ could
sell it without losing money, and, in
fact, | don't think could dispose of it
at any rate" 1t has developed that
there has been more ice put up on Lake
Champlain and the other Vermont
lakes than people in Maine had any
idea or conception of. TO this reason
is attributed the present state of the ice
market. Hotels in large cities are
putting in machines that will make ice
enough for their own daily use, and
this is also making a big difference in
the sale. "The man who sold his ice
early in the season for 81 ton was a
winner, but the man who kept his ice
for larger price is the loser, and will
do we'll if he can get his ice carried off
free ofall further expense" said another
ice authority. This saying will take in
the whole case in nutshell.