The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-13
ON THE MIDWAY PLAISANCE.
$4,000 PERSONS FOOLED BF THE BLAR-
EEY STONE

II was Limestone ravinE Rioek Deg Up
fror . Chiesgs street and Placed In =
Case Received fror, IreIsad-Custoun-
Omeers DeeeIveG-rhsy Collected n Duty
o. n 90 - vsiuat;e, OF $500 81 200 900
spent By the Pebble on the midway.
WASHINGTON. March 12--Collector Of Gus
toms Clark. at the port OF Chicago. has made
al interesting report to the Treasury Depart
mCnt to-day. one chapter OF which concerns
the Midway Plsisance oi the Worlds Fair.
This part OF the great exposition was under
the direct charge OF Deputy Collector J. l.
Ralph. who makes public some curious facts
as to how the people were fooled by the So
called "Dlarney stone" throws out warning
about the growth Of the hasheesh habit. and
Incidentally refers to various tricks OF this for
eiRn fakirs to draw cut the money OF the gull
nble Americans. MIR. Ralph says.
AT the opening Of the Irish village. there
was one essential thing lacking to make the
BlarneJ Castle a counterpart Of the original
structure In Ireland. and that was the Blar-
neys tone The manager. DESTROYS OF sndow-
ing the visitors with an opportunity for be-
coming famous spouters, took into his conf
dence James Riley. q contractor, and request
ed that he produce n Blarnsy stone Mr..
Riley secured the services Of Charles Thomp-
con. an employee OF the village. and these two
men. on dark night in June repaired to the cor
ner Of Fifty-seventh street and Portland avenue
in the city Of Chicago and there dug from the
street limestone paving block about 10
inches By . inches By 10 inches in dimensions.
They carried It to the village and placed II in
case which had been received that day in bond
Case No. o7. serial 4.099-addressed to
Thomas Baker. Irish Industrial Village. This
case contained model OF The Bells Of Shan
don Invitations were issued to tho repre-
ssntstives Of the Chicago papers and to Mayor
Harrison. the latter accepting the Invitation to
omciate at the opening OF the case containing
on ,ae gay SGT Asiae Ior the ceremonies
Mayor Harrison could not be present, and
TO oman the cs,a Tho in.nsctor s,r,ysd .i,h
~ op.n ,ne .as no i ne .rnyeo with
stated that the case contained a model Of the
Bells Of shandon.' valued At s2a He onsnad
the en- a. and found ,t chs ct A On. .,o,." Sno
After properly labelling both model and stone.
h. mad, hi. rs,urn on ths inyoics. .on. 80.
over. estimated value $780, This stone was
then placed In the walls Of the castle. whore it
renamed curing tne balance OF the Fair. and
was kissed by At least 2o.ooo people q fee
Close the pi fs. she ne
village desired to take the stone and exhibit it
a consum ption entry on same and paid tbe
duty. This WAS done, and on Nov. ~. 1853.
d delivered the stone ON a duty,paid pern,it
Both the in .pector In charge OF the village and
myself em ained in Ignorance OF the history OF
the Blarney stone until jan % 1854 beiiey-
Ing up to that time that 1t was Imported in |
Case No. 81. serial 4.Oqp,' The inyoioe on
which !e9nsumption entry was paid read as fol- |
wish to call the attention OF the depart
'basheesh' were brou ght into this conntry by |
dc EsYp.lahs, az least 400 pounds being con-
. I'm ed and distributed on the MidWay Imsda
= report OF this to tho special agents. but |
never heard the result OF their investigations.
promises to supplant opium. and is a narcotic
drug having the same effects as opium. IL is
made from an Indian hemp which Is culti.
waited in Asia Minor. 1t is used very extern
Bively in Asia and Turkey for the PURPOSE
Of producing q particular Kind OF inebriety
Its value being high only the aristocratic
rlass enjoy It In order to get an exact idea
Of the great consum ption OF 'hasheesh' in
Egypt IL Is only necessary TO Know that tha