The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-01-26
Tricks of SsssssggLes's.

is made" said New York custom
house officer to a W'0rld reporter. |
have had seven women examined this
week, and every one of them had snug
gled goods concealed on their person.
A woman who was caught week or SO
ago had $4,000 worth of stuff about
her. How did we come to suspect
herr Why, you see. her movements
were suspicious to say the least. She
stepped on the gang plank with large
bundle in her hand and a heavy cloak
over her arm. Half way down she was
met by woman to whom she handed
the things. All this might, perhaps,
have been done without attracting the
attention of the officers had it not been
for a certain nervousness displayed
She was requested to step into room,
and Mrs. F., the inspectress, was
called in and asked to examine her.
eyes," remarked that talented lady,
1sard you have no idea Of The sNvae.--aAe
of goods took from her. In the first
place found the lining of the cloak
had been removed and between it and
the outside were sewed row after row of
the most exquisite lace. 1t was marked
I2o francs per yard. Next l found
concealed in her ample bosom lace
shawl several yards of lace and some
fancy trimming. She had basted on
an undergarment more lace, but you
should have seen her petticoat. 1t was
a marvellous construction. Pieces of
rich silk were folded into twice the
proper length and passed over heavy
cord which encircled her waist. There
were several pieces of silk put on in
this fashion, the edges being tackled
together, and more lace was sewed on
this. She made great fuss about be-
ing examined said it was outrageous
that her person should be SO violated.
Pretty smugglers always do this if they
have anything on them.
"This making the goods into skirt
is favorite way of disposing of them.
Diamonds and different articles of Jew
elry are easier to conceal. A woman
and her nurse and child were sent in to
me once. 1t was thought that their fig
ures were too we'll rounded-and, in
deed, the bodices of their dresses fell
in somewhat looser folds after l had
taken several watches, with chains,
pins and bracelets, from each ofthem.'
"Did you hear of that very funny case
we had," asked another of the officers,
"where the man had lot of diamonds
so cunningly hidden? l have forgotten
just how it was we came to suspect him,
but imagine it was because the gentle
man was so remarkably straight. At
all events, we had him searched and on
his back, right next to his skin, and
held on by porous plaster, we found
the stones. Another ingenious gentle
man had diamonds sewn into his liver
pad"
"Do you find women more clever at
smuggling than men?' asked the repor-
ter.
"Well, yes, 1 believe they are; but
some of the men are pretty smart. -
favori.e dodge with the women is to
sew lace on their soiled linen or to roll
it up in it. The Innings of their cloaks
is another hiding place. We found
woman the other day who had on no
less than four wraps with the edges so
neatly sewed together that the imposi-
tion was by no means easy to detect
The French women are the smarteSt,
l believe Many of them make their
living by getting goods through the
custom house. They seem to know
exactly what to do, and l am convinced
they are instructed before leaving
home"
s0 The symptoms of collie, one of
the most fatal diseases to horse, are
readily detected. The horse invariably
scrapes with his fore feet, kicks at the
stomach and shifts about, turns around,
smells the floor, lies down, rolls, remain
ing for a time on his back, and breathes
heavily throughout. At recent meet
ing of the London Farmers Club,
relief and sure cure was presented by
gentleman who has been all his life
among horses. When the horse shows
the symptoms of an attack of collie, ap-
ply at once coarse cloth or woolen rag,
wrung out of boiling water, to the
stomach and to the sides and cover
with another couple of cloths to retain
the heat. AS they cool, renew the
cloths as often as needful. A large
bran poultice, as hot as can be borne,
is equally effective, and retains the
heat longer.
Representative Bland had an in
terview with Mr.. Burchard, Director of
the Mint, in regard to the number of
trade dollars now in circulation. The
latter expressed the opinion that between
five and six millions of the coins were
out and in the hands of tradesmen and
the people generally, instead of being
in the hands of spectators. The re-
mainder of the thirty-fve million origi-
nally coined are thought to have been
exported oT Icncitcd. Mr-PlanA- says
, it is questionable whether the govern
ment, having issued the trade dollar
with the stamp of the government upon
: it, could not be required to take it for
government dues at its nominal value
-one dollar.
BP"Melinda, | don't like the looks
: of that lover of yours" "Why, papa,
dear p 81 don't think he's possessed
r of staying qualities. "Papa, then his
5 looks deceive you awfully. He'ssuper-
abundantly blessed with staying quail
: ties. Why, he'd stay to breakfast if I'd
4 let him."
B9The young milkman and his girl
. stood before the justice of the peace
"You take this milk-ahem this man
for butter or for worse? ?" the mighty
! ! man of the law inquired. The girl said
! it never a-curd to her before, but she
supposed she would if that was the only
: whey.
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