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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-10

In the free port of Gibraltar English
merchandise of various kinds can be
bought about three times as cheap as in
the neighboring cities of Malaga and
Seville. The result is an irrepressible
contraband traffic, carried on by land
and by sea, by night and by day, but es-
pecially in winter, when sea fogs and
long nights favor the smugglers. Fish
ing smacks hover in sight of the harbor
and manage to approach northbound
steamers at the first peep of dawn, when
nine out ten passengers are fast asleep
and no indiscreet eyes are apt to notice
such little private transactions as the
picking up of ''hoat"-a package,
varying in weight from twenty to hun
dred pounds, wrapped up in a water
proof oiloloth and buoyed up by means
of cork strips. Half dozen such floats
can be dropped in an unobtrusive way
after an exchange of preconcerted sig
nails, aud few hours after the crew of
the smack will transfer the consignment
to accomplices awaiting their arrival in
some unfrequented cove. Revenue cut
ters have found by experience that there
is no use in overhauling suspected YES.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-10

strategic erudition of our best military
academies would be a match against the
tricks of border outla ws, whose skill in
outwitting the vigilance of their adver-
saries has often been perfected by the
constant practice of many years.
The plan of employing the soldiers of
the regular army in the service of the
Revenue Department was repeatedly
tried by the French Government in the
smuggler districts of the Pyrenees, but
had at last to be abandoned as a sheer
waste of time and trouble.
In the more dangerous localities line
Of picket posts has often been extended
for miles on both sides of the headquar-
ter camp, the interval between the sem
tries being so close that they could COM
municate without an extraordinary vocal
effort, and in order to test their vigil
ance il had been made rule that the
hours and half hours of the night must
be called out by the corporal of each de-
tachment, and repeated from post to
post all along the line.
About 2:45 A. NJ, in a specially dark
night, the sentries near st. Sauveur, in
the Department of Haute PyIenees,
shouted out "1hree o'clock" with n dis
tlnctness that awakened hundreds of re-
sponses and brought out half dozen
non. commissioned officers at double
quick TO ascertain the cause of the UNI
timely vociferations. Angry discussions
followed, and few minutes later gang
of shadowy forms pasted the line within
few steps of poor recruit who had
been ieprimanded out of his wits and
would not have ventured to run the risk
of another false alarm II the whole force
of Don Carlos had passed by with all
their field guns and ammunition wagons
The smugglers themselves had set the
sentries a.shoutiug, for the double
purpose of profiting by the ensuing con
fusion aud Of ascertaining the exac'
position of each picket post.
On another occasion troop o
mounted strangers challenged sentry
in good French and warned him to giv'
the countersign more promptly in future
and, after ordering him to repeat his in
structlons, trotted off, leaving the be
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-10

wildered conscript under the impression
that his cross examiner must have been
the commander of a cavalry patrol from
some neighboring military post.
The French Government derives a
large share of its internal revenue from
the duty on tobacco, and it has been
estimated that an average of $500, 900
pounds year are smusgled across the
Spanish and Belgian border in some way
or other. Tobacco, cut up in narrow
strips and rolled up with bundles OF
NV, was for years carried across the
Iournay canal bridges on hay wagons
in broad daylight before the douaniers
suspected the trick, though in pursuance
of regulations they had always taken the
precaution of prodding each load of hay
with long -pronged forks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-10

edy for the poisonous bite of rabid dog
he will certainly be entitled to the
thanks of all humankind. 1t is said that
few persons bitten by dogs, and who die
in spasms, are really victims of rabies,
but of imagination. BE this rs it may,
the death of person who imagincs all
he sees aud who is evidently suffering all
the torments OF the damned, is most
terrible one. OF all the alleged cures
for hydrophobia the maidstone, SO called,
is the most noted.
There is certainly a remarkable mad
stone in the possession of Thomas Orton,
pioneer farmer living in the little town
of Denver, Hancock County, Ill. Mr..
Orton is a pioneer of "Ole Kaintuck,s
and came to Illinois along in the thirties.
lie brought with him the Orton mad
stone, which has been in the possession
of his family for many years. The stone
has history. II was found in an Indian
mound in a Southern State many years
ago by voudoo Indian doctor, and by
him given to a negress, who, as SAID,
paid the penalty of its use in curing
snake and dog bites with her life, as she
was regarded as witch. The stone
fell into the possession of minister
named Hoagland, who was neighbor
of the Ortons in Kentucky. Hoagland's
boy was schoolmatc of one of the Or
ton boys and traded the stone to Orton's
father. then lad, for iacknife.
While this stone remained in Kentucky
it was used in curing innumerable cases
of snake and dog bite. Since 1t has been
in the possession of Mr.. Thomas Orton,
at Denver, fully 100 men, women and
children have tested its virtues, and it is
a matter of record that in one instance
only did the stone fail to prevent the oc-
currence of the horrible disease. The
case in question was that of farmer liv-
ing in Fulton County, ILL.,, who had neg.
lected to have the wound properly at
| tended to, as stated. lie was in the in
cipient throes of the horrible msady
when the stone was applied. Two others
bitten by the same dog, who applied the
maidstone at once, suffered no inconveni-
ence from their wounds. 1t is known that
in Majority of the cases treated the VIC
tins had been bitten by dogs afflicted
with rabies. The accompanying illus
trations are from photographs Of both
sides of the Orton maidstone.
Before applying the stone physician
scarifes the wourd. The stone is then
boiled for some time in milk and water,
aud becomes soft and spongy. The
smooth side of the stone is then applied.
In every instance it adhcres instantly,
and remains clinging to the wound for
several hours. Often the green, Shiny
blood and water drawn from the wound
soaks through the stone, running out
upon the floor through the little pores,
or honeycombs, shown on one side of the
stone. All patients speak of experience
ing drawing sensation when the stone
is applied. New York Advertiser.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-10

rels along the platform, and I thought
just as a venture that would ask him
if dead man having letter ad.
dressed to q woman had been found
near the railroad on the spring after
that terrible winter. When l went
up to him lie was just taking off his
hat to dry with his handkerchief his
dripping brow. lie was a fnc-look-
ing, sturdy young man with curling
dark hair and fresh color in his
smooth cheek.
"'Excuse me- I said-and then ]
gave a loud shout; l couldn't help it,
for though l never should have known
the man, there was no mistaking that
smile.
:" Il got through, you sce,' he said,
squeezing my hand. Il was sick for
awhile, but not until l had seen that
letter in a postal car. got Will
hats my brother, you know he
added modestly, down here where
we could nurse him, and | went to
work for the road, for we hadn't a
dollar left in the world aud he
laughed light-heartcdly. Then l sent
him home, where woman got him
well again. He's working for tho
road in Denver now, and next spring
we are going into partnership again
in the cattle business, as we have
about saved enough to make another
start. BY the way he said, pulling
out BIT Of pencil and scribbling of
a note on piece Of paper, 'call on
him when you get to Denver. You'll
like him. He's the finest fellow in
the world, and his wife--she's an
angel he added with that wonderful
smile of his.-TNew York Tribune.
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nnd fastened in thc way that in stress OF

and fastened in the way that In stress Of
circumstances the four-footed messenger
could dash through the tangled under
brush without losing his cargo. Dogs
selected for that sort Of work had nc
companied their masters on many prev
ious expeditions and came to understand
the danger of the road SO we'll that
they would now and then retrace their
steps and hide in the thickcts till the
evening twilight enabled them to resume
their journey with better chance of
safety. Frontier guards who had acci
dentally come across these four-legged
contrabandists reported that they would
avoid the public roads as much as posi-
bic, and at sight of a stranger would stop
to reconnoiter, and at the first suspicious
symptom would turn aside and disappear
like wolves in the gloom Of the forest.
Brussels lqces were smuggled in on n
similar plan. A few lean sheep were
wrapped round and round with rolls of
valuable dry goods and then covered
with an artificial fleece so cunningly ad-
justed that the trick could not be easily
detected il the woolly contrabands were
driven along with herd OF stall-fed
wcthers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-10

sells of that sort. No truce of compro-
missing article can ever be discovered,
the contraband has been slowed away IN
double walls, or otherwise concealed in
manner to defy a committee OF ferrets,
and as last resort the smugglers
would not hesitate to consign their car
go to the sea after weighting it sufficient
ly to insure its instant disappearance.
BY land, too, the Illicit traffic is
carried on with an activity that has made
the custom-h house officials suspect every
stranger of smuggling till an exhaustive
search shall have proved either his inno-
cence or his scrutiny-proof cunning.
Respectfully dressed and by no means
rpulent-looking travellers were caught
with hundred yards of costly ribbons
under their waistcoats; logs of dye-wood
dragged by sluggish steers, with sleepy
looking driver, turned out to be hollow
and full of proof spirits; innocent geese
were found to have been nodded with
jcwelry in quantities sufficient to cause
their death before the end of the day.
The Greek. Albanian border is another
classic haunt of the contrabandist
The Turkish Government levies land
taxes with rigor, but manufacturing
interests are too Insignificant to repay
the trouble of assessment, and such home
produce as shawls and brandy are
cheap enough to be sold in modern
Greece with considerable profit.
Mctakesphts, or thief-takers. range the
border in strong patrols and fire upon
every suspect who fails to stop at
the word of command, but the
smugglers are equal TO such emergencies.
With their contraband hidden jus, out of
sight and their horses ready saddled they
will bivouac for days ON the safe side of
the frontier, watching the movements OF
the guards, and ready to improve favor
able opportunity at minutes notice. II
their chance comes they will snatch up
load Of concealed sundries, strap thom up
In cspacious saddle bags and run the
blockade at tearing gallop, but withal
making their hours run xigzag to con.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-10
After All.

Grief is strong, but joy is stronger;
Night is long, but day is longer
When hfe's riddle solves and clears,
And the angels in our ears
Whisper the sweet answer low
CAnswcr full Of love and blessngl,
How our wondorment will grow,
And the blindness of our guessing
All the hard things we recall
Made 50 easy, after all.
Earth Is sweet, but heaven Is sweetcr;
1--we complete, but faith competer;
Close beside our wandering ways,
Through dark nights and weary days,
Stand the angels with bright eyes,
And the shadow of the cross
Fails upon and sanciiiics
All our pains and all our loss
Though we stumble, though we fall,
God is helping, after all.
Sigh, then soul but sirg in signing,
To the happier things replying;
Dry the tears that dim thy seeing,
Give glad thoughts for life and being;
Time is but the little entry
To etcrnity's large dwelling,
And the heavenly guards keep sentry,
Urging, guiding, half compelling;
Til, the puzzlng way quite past,
Thou shalt enter in, at last
-lSusan Coolidge, in the Week.,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-10

A still more ingenious stratagem was
tried in the Ardennes between Philippe.
vile and Rocroy. Finding that many
of their matadors were personally known
to the French gendarmes, band of
Belgian smugglers conceived the idea Of
training dogs for tho purpose of crossing
the line in moonlight, or even in day
time, during the prevalence OF noun
tain fog. With little practice stout
dog could manage to trot and gallop with
lead Of twenty pounds, distributed
evenly IN small, pack saddle. like bags,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-10
Receptions n, the White House.

Receptions nj the White House.
The evening receptions at the White
House are now card receptions. There
are four Of these each winter that
may be described as regular. These
are to the diplomatic corps, to the ju-
dietary, to the officers of the army
and navy, and to the Congress. OF
course there are other receptions.
Sometimes a scientific, commercial,
or medical congress Is held in WASH
ington, and the President deems it to
DO his duty to invite the delegates to
view the President and few of his
friends. But the great. regular, social
events at the White House, aside from
the formal state dinner parties, are the
| four that have been named.
Everybody goes TO them. the par
ticular guests at one being the general
guests at the others. At their own re-
ception the members of the diplo-
matte corps wear their uniforms, and
there is much complaint on the part
OF some of the guests that they do not
also wear them at the other recep-
tions. The officers of the army and
navy are necessarily in uniform at
each of the four.
The crowd is invariably enormous.
The line of carriages cf arriving
guests reaches from the White House
porch down the long circular drive
way of the grounds, out of the gate.
down Pennsylvania avenue, past the
treasury, around the corner, and down
Fifteenth street towards the Washing
ton Monument. A late arrival will
easily consume an hour in crawling
from one end of the line to the porch.
Then when the door is reached, and
the wearied but cxpectant burdens of
the carriage are discharged, they find
themselves in pack Of human beings
that is almost terrifying. 1t seems
impossible that this good-natured
crowd should be able TO make its way
through the single door into the White
House. Sometimes the police make
way for belated distinguished guest; !;
sometimes a window is opened, and
ladies are handed into receiving hands.
The crowd inside the door is as great
as that outside, and the progress from
the porch across the vestibule, up the
stairway, and down again is so slow
that sometimes the receiving party ID
no longer receiving when the last
corners enter the Blue Room,
and is SO painful that the at
tempt TO get in is often abandoned
and is never repeated except by those
who must and by those who have nc
glimpse of any of the glories of social
life except in these receptions. As
the crowd moves Oh il chats and jokes.
The ripping and tearing of garments
are heard. The carefully arranged
hair of the women is tumblcd. The
crowd has occasionally to make way
for fainting woman. Twice as
many people go to these receptions as
are asked. A man or woman who IL
bound to to White House recep.
ion has no modesty or conscience, sc
that intruders are many. Tho heat II
-uffocating, and usually the crowd II
expected to pour into aud out Of thii
huge humming hive Of torment
through one doorway. Any one wht
gets into the rooms, however, will
find that comfort increases as thu
crowded ways Of ingress and egres
are left behind, for the White House
is an ample building, and can hold I
small army on Its lower floors. Il Har
pcr's Weekly &,
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fuse the aim OF possible sharpshooter.
A ten minutes start makes pursuit
hopeless. The country abounds with
pathless pine jungles, and the Greek rus
tics rival the Siciians in their readiness
to espouse the cause of daring outlaw.
Indeed, in almost all Europeon countries
the sympathies Of the common people are
with the lawbrcakcrs. l.. Oswald, in
San Francisco Chronicle.
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A Neat Tumbler Trick.

To lift glass of water by making the
glass adhere to the palm of the open
hand is easy when you know how 20
do it.
This is the way it is done: Place the
glass on the table and lay the palm of
the hand over its mouth, bending down
the four fingers at right angle, as shown
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-10
ART OF SMUGGLING.
1T is EXTENSIVELY CARRIED
ON IN EUROPE.
Ingenious STRAIT gems of Contra
Notwithstanding tho Soldiers
Four-Footcd Smugglcrs-Con-
traband Traffic on the Sea,

ARIBALDl, during
his exile on the ISL
and ot Caprera,
often used to say
{ h at there would
have been no great
difficulty in pro-
tracting his guer-
rilla campaigns for
years il he had
chosen to recruit his
troops among the
smugglers Of th @
Calabrian highlands.
1t might, indeed,
be doubted If in
practical warfare the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-10

in the lower figure Of the illustration ~.
This done, If, still resting the palm Of
the hand on the edge of the glass, you
quickly raise the four fingers so as to
have the hand outspread, as in the upper
figure, you will have produced beneath
your hand a partial vacuum sufficient to
enable the atmospheric pressure to over
come the force OF gravity, and the tum-
bier of water will remain attached like
cupping glass to your hand. To insure
success repeated experiments will be
necessary at first until tho experimenter
has ascsrtained the desired proportion Of
size between tho. hand and glass, etc. :.
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A Maidstone.

Is there a cure for hydrophobiai 1t
is said thai Pastcur has discovered one,
and II this celebrated Paris physician
has really succeeded in providing a rem
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-30

tho streot is unroofed, tho back walls
aro out Of many OF them and tho win.
dow glasses aro generally smashed. Tho
Opera House Is a wreck and tho Phil
lips,Hotel n complete ruin. Tho house
proved TO DO tho most fatal trap, for
hall n dozen bodies Or moro will DO
taken from Its ruins. nan {
Tho old court house, n solid two-story
stone structure, was completely demol.
ished, while ono little framo Office by its
sidc that n pair OF donkcys could drag
from Its foundations was left standing
intact. s :. i5 ! s.N,1 N "
Tho most appalling accno was TINT at
tho Phillips House, whore q ball wha in
progress whom tho cyclone burst. Tho
danccra were glven little opportunity 10
escape from the toppllns structure.
y. SCENES OF DEATH IN a sI,ALi-RooM. !,
As tho building began ewaying In tho
terrific gale, tho people In the crowded
ballroom made 4 frantic rush for the
doors. Tho stnirways and halls we're
Immediately tlllcd by tho crnzad men
and Women, who tore nt caoh othcr In
their n,nd rish for tho opon air. With
the ctash' Of tho wall hbout and over
them, there arose n great vail Of despair
from tho imprisoned and doomed puo.
plc. AS tho timber crushed down upon
tho struggling mcrry.inakcrs their cries
wofc throttled by the weight OF tho
mass OF timbers above thom. Then
camo tho silonce OF death. Is
A meeting Of tile Salvation Army was
In progress in hall near tho Robinson
block. Tho falling walls Of the building
crushed tho hall, md IL Is known that
two woro killed. 1t 10 probable when
the wreck has bcen cleared away 1t will
be found that many moro perishod.
:. Fifteen dead ut Wellington, scven at
Harper and five at Orgona compose tho
list Of victims In the towns, while from
the country districts comes tho report OF
six killed, making q total OF thirty-threc
dead. Tho list In Tho next day or two
will probably be largely added to, as tho
complete details ure LEARNED. 10 add
TO the havoc n water-spout claimed It's
share Of tho general wreck, and devas-
tated the nortl,prn part OF Harper
county, while lightning added its lircs.
}r.t i.,.t FIRE ADDS TO riIE ROLL or DEATH.
Tile ruins OF tho Alliance Exchange
building, Under which many victims
wcro pinioncd, ignitcd and burned
tiercely. Noluntcer nrcmen fought Tie
flames like Trojans 10 rescnc several
women from cremation, their own
clothes even catching fire. t5af
The live women were Mrs. Sasler and
her sister, Miss Kate Strain. They
cried piteously for aid, and their scream
ing so lnaddcned Mr.. sashcr, the yo,ii,s
husband, that he made ali effort to jump
into the flames to die beside the woman
who was his bride only four months
ago. When ho heard that. the scorched
bodies OF his wife and sister-in-law were
at last taken from tho tuins his mind
became unbalanced. and at last accounts
he was absolutely mad. AZ
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-30

Nkw Yonk, May 2o.-Tho Hauld, In
order, rs it says, "to make light tho
dark places" has sent to every delegate.
a..largc to tho Minneapolis convention
atclegrum as follows. ~.
"Will you kindly wire how'your dele.
CATION stands for choice for President;
whether In favor OF restricted or unre.
ssrlctcd coinage, for high or low tariff7'
Replies TO the above, printed by tho
Herald show that Mr.. Harrison will
havo 800 delegates, Mr.. Blaine 2O5, Mr..
Algcr %, with ono original Mckinley
man from Montana. This leaves In the
doubtful list 23S delegates, and It Is
from these that Mr.. Harrison must got
the 81, or Mr.. Blaino tho 1s5 votes
which are necessary to secure the much
coveted prize. On questions OF plat.
form there seems to be an almost unani-
nous opinion. Not a 5delcgats ap-
parently opposes tho Republican doc
trinc Of high tariff, while tho unlimited
coinage OF silver men arc able to muster
only scvcn.y.thrcc delegates out Of tho
SOS Of which the convention Is com.
nosed. ..5t= i' /, fE s