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Evening star., 1896-03-21

scatter in all directions. The soldiers do
not dare to loose their own dogs on them,
because of public opinion. 1t IS bad enough
when full-grown man smuggler is sho. or
MANNED The good people of the frontier
have tEeir sympathies. The children thus
escape by their superior feetness But
their employment in the business is looked
on dangerous, because they are so easily
tempted to hetray the cause.
With adult smugglers there is always
question Of lighting when the pursuit grows
not Trey will stab and shoot the guard
guardians are forbidden to use firearms ex-
cept to defend their lives The hand-to-
hand struggle is, therefore. an UNEQUAL one
and the customs soldiers must be picked
men to hold their own Their usual weapon
Is a knocking-out stick. which they use
with great dexterity. The struggle is al
ways unequal, ard the law is always suf-
fering defeat. fhe running of the from
tier by night is no figurative expression
ard many bands get through by mere fleet
ness OF foot after being perceived.
Afoot and With Teams.
This smuggling afoot by night Is the
favorite practice, because 1t presents the
most chances of success. In case of de-
lection and chase, escape may often be ac-
cornplished at the price Of abandoning the
merchandise. And when captures are made,
there Is less material evidence to incrimi
late the real principals. A more bare
faced and dangerous form of breaking the
frontier Is that of fighting through with a
team. The team approaches the customs
house on lonely local road. 1t is fuIl
daytime, and there Is nothing Suspicious
looking. The team slackens it's speed. as If
about to stop: the guardians come cut
ready to make their examinations. Rut
Just at the critical moment two or three
OF them receive dose of pepper i'm the
eyes. the team starts off at a breakneck
pace, and the remaining guardians find
themselves covered with revolvers. Imnu-
dent and open violence of this kind could
never he successful except among a popu-
iatlon In half sympathy or whole connly-
ance with law breaking. Indeed. If 10
known that farmers lend their carts for
this purpose, and in return have the ,,se of
the smugglers' horses put to board" viii
them. Will
There is no doubt that smusplinp 10
looked on leniently by the great mass of
the population of the frontier. They arene
to themselves that there Is something ex-
ceptional in their position. They are al
ways the first and heaviest sufferers in
case of war-therefore they should profit
by their situation in time of peace. as ;s
only just Here in Roubaix contraband RI
garS, tobacco, matches and playing cards
are almost openly sold in the streets and
saloons. Many Of the saloon keepers are
poiitfcians-municipal councillors, prefects.
mayors, and even deputies, from time to
time. And the saloon business is the NAT
Evening star., 1896-03-21
NO TINE WASTED,
A Kansas Widow Who Liked Men
Who Knew Their Own Minds.

Who Knew Their own Minds.
From the Detroit Free Press.
A COW and a mule were harnessed TO-
gether and hitched to a plow. and a wo-
man was holding the plow and ripping the
soil Of Kansas up the back at a great rate
as rode along the highway. 1 halted to
watch the novel sight, and the woman
stopped her team and came striding across
the burrows to say:
Hello, stranger! Did We stop at the
shanty?''
Yes, stopped for a drink"
''Was the children all right"
Il saw seven or eight playing on the grass
and having a good time. Where's the old
MANI"
''Pegged ont last fall"
''Do you mean he died?"
"Didn't do nuthin' else fur about three
months, and finally got there. Yes. he's
gone to a better land, and I'm working to
pay off his dcbts.''
'"Then you are widow of course?"
"Sartinly. Coin to settle out here?"
Possibly
'tMarried?'
'No."
want me?"
Stranger, shaker she exclaimed as she
came nearer and extended her hand. you
ar critter as knows your gait, you ar,
and it does me good to meet you. Lands
alive, but the men who come along here
don't know 'nuff to pound sand, and /
waste about three days a week on 'em! 1
want a critter to say yes or no right off
the handle and hev done with it. So you
don't want me and the young 'uns and the
mule and the cow and the claim?"
mo, ma am"
"'Nuff sed-so long-gee up thar. you
critters, and git around the field afore
another feller comes along!"
Evening star., 1896-03-21


cities of the north do
not look F r e n C h .
Their populations of
qCarrelsome, ] o IL d
hard-drink.ng work
inSmen a p p c a r to
have another way of
living. Strange names
are read on shop
signs: strange food is
eaten in the restau-
rants, and a foreign
manner m ar X S the
eople. Here the
Evening star., 1896-03-21

ill-paid French soldiers promoted to this
special service, where a duty which often
forces them to sleep out twenty nights
hand running is rewarded by a pittance of
50 cents a day. with food and clothing. The
non-commisSioned officers get scarcely more
-sergeants ~ cents day and brIgad:ers
40 cents. The service unites all the incon-
ven.ence Of police work and military dis
cipline
In time of war the gabelou is the first to
receive fire. HIS corps is charged. imn,e
diately on the opening of hostilities, with
the defense of bridges and tunnels, with
the blowing up of the same in case ef need,
with the surveillance of telegraph lines and
the maintenance of communications. In
1870 il was a customs soldier like this, a
certain Jean Mouty, who fired the first shot
against the enemy, at SchreckliHg, near
Thionvilie, the very morning after the
declaration of war: and he was the first
Frenchman to fail under Prussian fire. In
time OF peace these guardians OF the from
tier work 4U out of the 40 hours COM
prised in a month.
On the Watch.
They pass their days and nights in am
bush, on expeditions in the fields and
woods. In groups of twos and three, ac-
oompanied by their dogs. they will camp
uEder the stars night after night Night
falls and the men sleep. Bur one of their
dogs is always on the alert Attention.
The subtle senses of the beast perceive an
odor or a. distant mufmur. The intelligent
animal proceeds to srowl. lie pushes his
nose against his masters cheek to wake
him. The sentinel awakes he questions
the dark country round. Out of the lark
ness there loom four shadows, marching
Indian file. or in the form of a triangle
They are smugglers, and the soldier
Stealthily wakenS his companion. It is
oEiy question now whether the smug,ier
dogs Will be equal to the far more difficult
task of locating the ambushed guardians
in time fer warning and escape.
Sometimes the smugglers turn Oh. to be
band of fifteen or twenty boys of ten or
thirteen years old At the first warming
from their dogs they break ranks and
Evening star., 1896-03-21

might have. saved
President Garield's
life"
This statement has
been frequently made
within the past two
weeks. 1t is said
that the new pho
Biography could have
located the bullet,
that 1t could have
been taken out, and
that Garfield could
have gotten well.
Evening star., 1896-03-21
Terrors of Smuggling in the Franco
Belgian Border.
POLICE Digs And OUTLAW dogs
The Result of Belgian Free Trade
and French Protection.
LAW-EVADING POPULATION

Special Corre, ,pondence of The Evening Star.
R0UBAIX, France. March 10, 1896.
Evening star., 1896-03-21

smokers unbiased In their opinion pronounce
sweet Moments cigarettes best
Evening star., 1896-03-21
TRACING. "A BULLET
Alexander Graham Bell Tells How
It May Be Done.
WHAT HAPPENED IN GARFIELDS Case
Ben Butteweoth's Conversations
With Garfield and Sherman.
G CON.V TON OF 1880

copyrighted. 1896, by Frank G. carpenter.)
Evening star., 1896-03-21

ural friend Of smuggling. It Ia almost as
cheap for q travelling Parisian to stop on
at q frontier city like this and supply him.
self with Havana cigars as to buy them up
in free trade Belgium and run the risk Of
smuggling them across himself. All the
commercial travellers and buyers who rem
devious in Roubaix feel the temptation to
take away with them at least cigars and
IL ces in good quantity. The great trade,
nevertheless. consists in reshipping the
merchandis in bulk tO Paris
Evening star., 1896-03-21

Il DE-
''Was Garfield true to Sherman when he
got there?'' l asked.
Il think he wanted to be-" replied Mai
Butterworth, but what can you do in such
situations? We had several conversations
about the matter at Chicago. One was on
the steps Of the Grand Pacific Hotel the
night before the convention met Garfield
said he didn't like the talk that his friends
were making as to his availability. He said
that he could not afford to accept the pres-
1dency in any way that would leave a stain
upon his personal honor. He said he wish
ed the situation was otherwise than it was
and that he did not know what to do.
think he felt very much the same during
| the convention. 1 sat just behind him. and
when they began to vote for him 1 could
see that he was much frightened He turn
ed around to me and asked me what he
should do. Said he:
=" If l ask them not to vote for me- 1t will
appear though I were calling attention
to myself, and my refusal will be kind of
a bid for them to vote for me. On the 9th
er hand, If 1 remain silent 1t seems to me
as though will be false to Sherman What
shall I do? What would you do, If you
were II
81 then said that If I were in his Mace 7
| would state that under no circum-
stances could I accept a nomination A
moment later Garfield got up and made a
speech of this kind-at least he told his
friends In the convention that he did not
| want them to vote for him. 1t was of no
avail, however, and the stampede soon oc-
CURED which made him the nominee
Devoted to His Mother.
'You were there at the time" continued
Maj. Butterworth, 'and you doubtless
have q vivid remembrance Of that wonder
full scene. There were many things how
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-05-06
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VICTORIA AND VANcoUvER--Bank of Mont
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Transact General Banking and Exchange Business
Term and Ordinary Deposits Received.
Loans made on Approved Security. Com
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COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY ACCOUNTED For
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-05-06
THE sisEORETARY PLOw :"
An Exhibition of ITS Great Powers
Givcn YcsterhnY Afternoon.

An Exhibition of ITS Great Powers
Given Yesterday Afternoon.
Moline, Illinois, is town about
the size of Honolulu and notable
on account of there being more
plows manufactured there than
any other place in the world.
The John Deere company are the
largest firm there and one of the
best plows they make is n combin-
alton implement known as the
Secretary"
One of these plows was tested
out on Beretania street, just be-
yond the tram car stables, yester-
day and its work was astonishing
for its thoroughness and capacity.
The implement has a disc nearly
two feet in diameter attached and
a very strong but comparatively
light frame. The glound plowed
yesterday had an extremely hard
crust, baked, in fact. Three
horses were attached to the pillow
and started off with it with
perfect ease, although a furrow
from IA to 18 inches deep and
over a foot in width was being
cut. The disc, as the great
masses OF sod rose, cut through
and smashed them up SO tho
roughly that one might suppose
the ground to have been gone
over twice with an ordinary pillow
and then fairly well narrowed.
All who were present concurred
in the opinion that the ~Secreta-
ny" accomplished more than any
implement they had ever seen ano
that it is unequalled as labor
and time saver. The Pacific
Hardware Company are agents
for the Hawaiian Islands, and tn,
exhibition was given under tn
direction of Mr.. Spencer, manage
of that company. Joseph Mars
den, H. NJ. Whitney, Hon. Geo
n. Wilcox and j. j. Egan wer,
among those present.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-05-06

Be on to yourself and ask for
Seattle beer on draft and in bottles
at the Criterion Saloon.
Mechanics Home, corner Hotel
and Nuuanu streets, lodging by
day, week or month. Terms: 25
and 90 cents per night 81, and
ST .25 ner week.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-05-06
To Let or Lease.

THE RESIDENCE OF MRS. A, LONG,
one mile from postofice. Large house with
furniture. Four bed rooms, parlor, large
dining room, pantry, kitchen, bath rooms,
hot and cold water, with patent closets,
servant houses, stables, horse paddock,
garden and trees. A charming location.
Apply to ALFRED MAGO0N.
If Merchant ST., next Postoffice:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18
THE PENSION BILL PASSED
BUT NO NEW AMENDMENTS TO
1T WERE ALLOWED.
The Blind Chaplain's Fervent Prayer
for Struggling Cuba Heartily
Applauded.

Washington, Jan. 17.-There was a
most unusual demonstration at the
opening of the session of the House
to-day. The blind Chaplain, whose
ardent Americanism has occasioned re-
mark, prayed fervently to-day for
struggling Cuba" and the success OF
her battle for independence" When
he had concluded the sentiments
which he had expressed were given a
hearty round of applause.
The House passed the Pension Ap-
preparation bill, to the consideration
of which it has devoted the entire week,
and then adjourned until Monday.
Mr. Bartlett Dem, New York;,
raised points of order against all new
legislation proposed in the way of
amendments, such as that looking to
making a pension a vested right, y
etc, and Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, who
was in the chair, sustained them. In
this way, the clause in the bill chang
ing existing laws so as to allow wild
ows to obtain pensions under the act
of 1890, whose net incomes did not ex-
coed $500 per annum, was stricken out.
Mr.. Bartlett, however, did not raise
the point against the provisions MAX
iected, suspended or dismissed and af-
forwards allowed 80 cato nom their
first application.
IT. was announced ~ the debate to-
day that bills covering theamendments
ruled out would be reported from the
Invalid Pensions Committee. The
pension bill as passed, carries S141,325.-
$50. about $4,000 less than the esti-
mate. The bill was passed fifty days
ahead of any previous pension appro-
priation bill.
\ special message was read
from the President urging the
necessity for immediate legis-
lation to extend the limit Of
time allowed the Government in which
to bring suits to annuI grants of public
lands. The message was referred to
the committee on Public Lands
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18

Ihc position OF cllief of fire depart
ment ia a big city like Minneapolis
with It's acfrs OF valuable building
property, crossed by numerous rail
road lines and dotted with factories
where the fires are never banked" is
one OF the utmost responsibility, and
can be entrusted only to a man Of un-
questioned character and ability.
What such Il man as this has to say
can scarcely fail to carry weight with
it:
with the hope tha5 'hat ! say may
in some way be brought 10 tho atten-
ton Of others who, like myself, have
suffered without any apparent cause.
feel constrained to racite a brief tale
regarding an experience which | trust
may never be repeated in my "dSe.
~ few months ago. owing doubtless
to the eXacting nature Of my duties as
head Of the fire department, | began
to feel sort of languor and listleSs-
ness, to disguise which ] was compel
ed to bring into play all the strength
of will could command. The feeling
grew upon me, however, and in a short
time it took such possession of me that
it affected my appetite and caused in
somnia. / approached my meals with
a feeling amounting almost to nausea.
and my bed with horror ut the restless
night which | was almost certain was
before be- Matters became so serious
with me that / could no longer keep
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18
a DARK HORSE MAY COME IN
Maryland Legislature Still Wrestling
With the Senatorial Question.

annapolis, Nd, Jan. 17.-The joint
session to-day lasted but a few mo-
ments, and but one ballot for United
States Senator was taken with no
result and no material change in the
situation. 1t is said that the friendly
relations heretofore existing between
Messrs. Wellington and Goldsborough
have become very much strained and
the probability of Wellington's votes
going to Goldsborough in case We'll
Iington cannot win is not SO great as
it has been. 1t is thought that James
A. Gary viii he brought out as a dark
horse tomorrow or Monday The bal
lot resulted as follows:
Republicans-Ge l.. Wellington, 30:
Charles r. Wescott, j.; Phillip Colds
borough, %; James r. AIillikin, $; j..
r. Dixon, !; Sidney Il. Mudd, l.
Democrats John Walter Smith 10;
Henry Page, s; John s. West, T.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18

silent about myself, and speaking OF
it to one of my friends ono doy, he
suggested that / Try Paine's Celery
Compound. | purchased a bottle and
before / had taken dozen doses I knew
that the suggestion was a good one.
felt an improvement. / continued to
use it, and felt restored. My appetite
is good, and | sleep well, and instead
of an irksome grind my business is
again a pleasure to me. I attribute
this happy state of affairs to Pajne's
Celery Compound
As in the case of Fire Chiee Runge,
the beginning of poor health is very
apt to rob one of the will power to
start Immediately about getting cut
of danger. 1t is this inertia of poor
health that makes an ordinary ran
down" bodily condition so dangerous,
and so likely to go on to something
worse. Every day it is clearly shown
that it won't do to live tired-out, and
on the verge of breaking down. The
languor and the lack of strength are
sure to increase.
Now is the time to throw of disease.
As the new year begins there are few
est hindrances to getting back
strength and sturdy health. The brac-
ing weather arouses n longing fSr
health Paine's Celery Compound, tax
EN- now. does its best service toward
driving out disease and establishing
firm health.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18

The recent dismissal of dozen stu
dents from the University for hazing
will have salutary effect. President
Winston announced to the students
that he would let them govern them
selves if they would do SO wisely.
They adopted resolutions against haz-
ing, and for several years matters have
moved along with little or no friction.
Latterly the spirit of hazing has been
revived, and the University authorities
have acted wisely in dismissing the
students who engaged in it. 1T is all
well enough for COW boys and toughs
to engage in the practice of cowardly
maltreating new students. A place on
a cattle ranch, and not at a University,
is the proper place for such young
men.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18
TWO RECORDS COMPARED.

III his recent speech at Philadelphia,
Secretary Hoke Smith compared the
records of the Democratic and Repub-
lican administrations saying:
Democrats can afford to compare the
two administrations of President
Cleveland with the administration of
President Harrison. From March J.,
1885, to March 4.18S9, government
bonds were paid off amounting to over
S341 900, 900. a surplus, in addition to
the gold reserve, was left in the Treas
ury amounting to $230,000,00o.
At the end of the Republican admin
istration on March 4, 1893. the surplus
left in the Treasury by the Democratic
administration had been exhausted.
The bond payments during that time
amounted to $23S, 100000; but as the
Democratic surplus practically paid
them. the Democratic administration
is entitled to credit for the settlement
Of bonds during the Republican admin
istration amounting TO 230,o0D.oO0.
While the present adm, 3@tration. on
account of the dislocation of the eur
rency and extravaganza Of the preced-
ing Republican administration, will
coon have haan oo,npatIc1 70 issue n
aooh ll. I'D oco coo 10 Inr9, - viii
also have reduced the demand notes Of
the government $50. 900, 900
II a. tbnrafara sa fe to saw that at the
end of fbis min:atratio1 the follow
, r ~ ,..,, le n,aie het,,nen
the two admn strations of President
Cleveland and the one administration
of President HARRISON:
NJ f,l,,,.,lo, \ ,,i,,,;,;e+ra
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18

In the main the New York papers
have been most unjust TO Mr.. Roose-
welt for the enforcement of the Sunday
liquor law, but they are eternally
right in denouncing the employment
of young children to act as spies.
1T is better to let the law be violated
than thus debauch the youth of the
city. At this distance it is not easy
TO understand the excise situation in
New York when DR.. Parkhurst, a
Presby preacher, fayors open
ing the saloons half the day on Sun
days. Shades of John Calvin. What
is the world coming to IN its obsery-
ance Of the Sabbath?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18

The bond issue will be "A success" is
the subject of editorials congratulate
ing the government upon the demand
for bonds. In about three months
there viii be another successful bond
issue and so on adj infinitum. The peo-
pie will have to foot the bills.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18

That is a sensible Arson county girl
who kicked her lover because he came
home drunk from town where he had
gone to procure a marriage license.
She will make some man who is worthy
of her "A good wife. The drunken
lover, without sense of shame, is offer
ing to sell the license for half price
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18

The Durham Suns list includes the
500 by Durham Presbyterians; II. n.
Dukes S., and @. Z. Rawls's s..
The list will be kept standing a
few days, and all additional contribu-
tions will be added from day to day.
tions added from day to day. 1t is to
be hoped that this appeal will be
promptly responded to by every reader
of this paper.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18

Judge Pryor recently refused TO ma
turalize nine applicants because they
had never heard of the Declaration Of
Independence and could not read and
write the English language. There
are whole townships in the West where
the English language IS not spoken,
but all the inhabitants are naturalized.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18
BUCKLEN's ARNICA sALvE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Cbilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
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pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refund
ed. Price rs cents per box. For Sale
by John Y. MacRae.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18

Allusion has been made to the inter
esting report recently issued by the
State Commissioner Of Labor 1t
ought TO have wide circulation. I'm
der the law, Mr.. Lacy must send it to
all who make application for copy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18

AS for myself" says Gen. Alger,
81 am candidate for no Office. A man
who is not candidate is in far bet
ter position than one who is. He can
eat where he wants to and go to bed
where he wants to. He can talk as he
pleases. He can travel where he
pleases, and no one has any right to
question him if he can pay his way.
He feels freer and better than 4 can
didate.''
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18

Mr.. Merrimon, gentleman who has
had large experience in hens and who
all this time has been keeping tab on
them in the interest of trade and com
merce, writes to the Utica On. W
Press to say that the annual net profit
in a hen of average industry is $4.33 Is.