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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

IS ccrta1n!y re1i1esr naple, 1nasmucn as the
body of this bonnet which hold in my
hand Is composed of a ,lady's under vest,
wn11e the trimming IS mace rrom pair
of stockings
Just at present the smuggling Of drugs
is a popular mode of cheating the revenue,
some medicinal preparations being
charged with high duty. A curious
question arose recently with regard to
the importation Of cells at; Buffalo. the
claim being made that the particular vari-
ETY. of eels brought into that port were
@fresh-water fish from landlocked waters,
and as such duty-free.
1T was decided that cells can only be
regarded as migratory fishes, dutiable- as
such at the rate Of three-quarters of a
cent a pound. Home fishes must be pro-
tected at all costs, from competition by
those which spend all or part of their
time in alien waters. OF course, as a
matter of act, eels never: breed elsewhere
than in the ocean
The present tariff law puts a duty of
$1:S5 a pound on wrapper tobacco and IS
zcentsSia pound on filler tobacco Hence
1t pays to conceal wrapper material in
bales of filler imported, and this Is often
done. Cigars are being Struggled all the
time in quantities. Some time ago an in
vestigation was made of abuses in the
importation of cigars as ships stores by
United States ports.
It was provided that these vessels were
bringing in something like 100000 cigars
annually, on which no duty was paid
Most of them were noted on the mani
tests as belonging to the crews and were
undoubtedly struggled ashore for sale.
A revenue tug took one batch of $4,000
fine cigars which had been thrown over
board at quarantine in rubber bags, with
floats attached, to be picked up later
Many cigars are Struggled across from
Mexico, the chief center Of such OPERA
.tions being the town, Of -Nogales The
main street of the town comedies with the
boundary between Mexico and the United
States, and some of the shoos have a
back door in one country and a front DOR
In the other There are similar cline
stores along the Canadian border,
through which a good deal of smuggling
is accomplished.
Smugglers like to see duties go up, par
tfcularly on articles of small bulk and
concentrated value, which for obvious rea-s
sons are most easily sInuggled. Opium
affords asgood illustration. In 1883 the
tariff on refined opium for smoking was
raised from S. to SO pound, ana as q
consequence imports dropped immediate..
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

emplleo OF rllenr precious contents, were
| thrown away. The government inspectors
end 4 few of them floating on the water
| anu a. casual examination sufficed-To re-
veal the purpose for which they had been
employed.
On one occasion three customs officers
dressed themselves up as fishermen, and
taking with them some herring nets went
out on a. voyage of discovery In Puget
sound They were after opium, smugglers.
A big storm came, upset their boat, and
cast them away upon the shore or san
Juan island, where they were most hos;
pttably treated by the fisher folk. Not
hesitatlng to take a rather unfair adj
vantage of the circumstances they HVed
for while on the island, which. proved
to be a veritable nest Of smugglers OF
opium and whisky. AS a result, "a NUM-
Der Of the hospitable fisher people were
arrested and put into jail.
One of the most important and protit-
able branches of the smuggling business
! relates to human dise-namely,
Chinese laborers, who are imported into
the country secretly and in disregard OF
the law. 1t is alleged that on occasions
crews Of vessels employed in this 1ndus-
try have thrown Cinnamon overheard for
the purpose Of destroying evidence against
themselves.
/ a few Years ago some Cinnamon were
hiduen under the boilers of a steamer
bound from Vancouver to San Francisco.
They We're literally roasted, and their
cries attracted the inspectors attention,
who came on board at Port Townsend.
Some Of them died afterward.
Another time a pig-tatled immigrant
, climbed into the paddlebox' of a steamer
at Vancouver, where he found Just
enough space to curl up in. It was.
in the month of February, and he was
defuged with icy water at every revolu-.
item Of the wheel When taken out ne
was insensible, and on recovering he was
promptly shipped back to Vancouver.
There. is a story Of carload Of hay
that was sealed and passed across the
Canada border. When it arrived on this
side, a trap door in the bottom of the
car opened and twenty three Chinese lab
orers dropped out They got away.
All theatrical costumes, properties and
scenery, which would be otherwise dltt-
able are admitted free when brought over
by theatrical MANAGERS as tools OF
trade. ''ss$5s s5. z
This is a neat evasion, though In ac-
cord ance with the decisions of the courts.
"A manager who wants to produce spec
tacular play, in which the gorgeous and
sxDensive costumes are sDecial feature
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

" from zgo,UU pcunds TO less 1nan 4v.ttU
pounds per .annum. This did not mean
that less opium was brought into the
country, but merely that more OF 1t was
6muggled. ssss3ts rs 5
The inducen ent to smugglers was made
so great that syndicates OF capitalists
won't into the business, and. It was reck-
oned by Secretary of the Treasury Folger
that one Of these gangs cheated the gov.
eminent out of something like 900, 900
+ Nevertheless, the duty was raised again
in 1889 to $12 pound, putting an addi-
tional 81 into the pockets OF the revenue
robbers for every poundsof the narcotic
drug that they could convey secretly
into the United States. 81
At length the futility Of this policy was
perceived, and the duty on opium has
been reduced to six dollars. AS result.
Uncle Sam collects a good share OF the
duties to which he is entitled, while the
profits of the smugglers have been SO far
reduced as to seriously cripple their in
dustry. Immense capital .eShas. been en-
plDyed in the business ofsbringing opium
into the United States flpm the British
possession S, $500
. Quantities of the drNg also were
brought over in the trans-Paciflc steam
ships. Firemen and stokers hid it in the
coal on board, where It was practically
impossible to find it. Cans filled with the
stuff were placed In the hollow iron
masts lowered into the pump with strings
and placed between the walls Of state
rooms and the skin OF the ship.
On entering port the cans were dropped
overheard, with sinkers land floats at
tached, to be picked up later dby boats.
Another scheme was. to conceal the drug
in double-bottomed pails,4 which were
carried ashore by sailors. Allied with odds
and ends. This latter plan worked for a
long time before 1t was discovered.
Planks were bored lengthwise with anger
holes and filled with opium, or the stuff
was hidden in sticks of firewood followed
out. %E&4
Large quantities of opium were imported
by way Of Puget sound insbig timber logs
which were %cut in two lengthwise, hol-
lowed out, and made seemingly whole
again by means of woodenfpins. "A single:
log thus treated would hold several thou
sand dollars worth OF the article: A few
OF them included in q cargo of timber
would be pretty safe from detection.
1 1t is probable that thes device would
have remained unsus.sssaegd had it not
been that some Of the lois, after being
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
QUEER ADVERTISEME

Some Awkwardly Worded Notices
Found in Newspapers.
mo person." wrote an imaginative UNI
dertaker, lever having tried one Of these
air-tight collins of ours will ever use any
other"
This is supplemented by the. truthful
but Encouraging advertisement Of dem
tist: '"Teeth extracted with great palms."
A Western farmer adverttses for a wo-
man to wash, iron and milk two cows"
An advertisement once appeared in q
Washington paper for "a room for a.
young man 10 by 49, -.
This is an advertisement from the col
sumns Of an English court Journal: "Blan-
kets! Blankets! Blankets! For dones-
tic and charitable purr oses Of every de-
scription, quality. size and weight
The following advertisement is from an
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
Is able to erect large saving in this

~ $50 oO SsSV AAAo 40 .eAAAs
way. ( d;
Animals imported for breeding purposes
are on the free list, and bees of foreign
strains are allowed to enter under this
head. The elephant Jumbo, when brought
over by Barnum, was entered as imported
for breeding purposes, thus saving about
600 to his owner.
It IS recorded that certain customs
inspector let in lot Of smules as ..in-
tended for breeding purposes" and q
week after his discharge from the service
he was still wondering what could have
been the cause Of his dismissal.
Cine half Of the dutiable goods taken on
q captured ship in war belong to the otti-
GERS and crew of the captor, but must
pay duty at regular rates when brought
into the country. The other half is the
property Of the United States govern
ment.
When vessel has been sunk IN any
harbor or river OF this country for Two
years, and has been abandoned by the
owner, the person who raises it is per-
mitted to bring in free of duty I'll n.er-
chandise of every description that may
be found on board M
1t is worth mentioning that amo 1g the
articles on the free list under the present
tariff law are turtles, snails, fish skins,
fossils, insects eggs, fish eggs, joss sticks,
dried blood punk and leeches Natural
teeth come in free, though artificial ones
are taxed. Skeletons, Of which about l.
500 are imported annually from Paris
are free of duty.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
SOlfd Alcohol

One Of the most useful o. recent do
nestle inventions is the process whereby
alcohol is hardened and made into small
cylindrical pieces. which are packed in
patent tin cases, and used for cooking,
lighting, heating and the various pur-
poses of everyday life This process has
been patented by a German chemist 1t
absolutely removes the danger of explo-
sion, and the little tin package contain
ing the stick of alcohol Is Invaluable in
.he kitchen or the bed room, as it is al
ways ready for use. On the road or in.
the field it is equally Of service, and can
he also used as night lamp, or in any
where temporary light
Is needed. It burns without stick 1t
can be blown out after use and within a
single minute after being extinguished It
is as hard as ever.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
Chean Juafice.

Baltimore Sun: Taking advantage Of the
new constitution OF Louisiana, the police jury
of Union parish, in that state has abolished
all fees by the justice of the peace and allowed
each one a salary OF $3.50 per annum The
constables are not allowed to collect any fees,
but are allowed SIS per annum. This only APP
plies to criminal business, and the officers
will have to depend almost exclusively on the
civil business for their cash. This causes the
New Orleans Picayune to remark: 1--WE al
ways realized that many justices and cor
stables In the country parishes were small
potatoes, and few in a hill, BUT We thought
{ieD9 were worth more than that
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
Mare nnd Hnr.a.

81 Boston Herald: That must have been an AZ
fecting scene when Star Pointer was knocked
down at auction, while his old owner cried iiks
q child. It shows that even horsemen havs
tear ducts on tap, ss - -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
ROMANCE OF MODERN SMUGGLING
FORM OF swINDLING NOT PROPER
LIZ REGARDED "A SIN.

among the Most Chronic SmuEg1ers
Are Fashionable Dressmakers
and Milliners New York and
other Large Cities-YQung Won
en- Employees Who Go Abroad and
Return as Richly 4Appareled
Ladies-SeveraI Instances of Very
Ingenious Devices to Defraud the
Customs. ss&r
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
WILL SOON BE DEEMED "A NECEs.
SITY, AT ALL ELECTIONS.

The Australian Ballot System a-Good
One, Yet It Is Not Capable Of Pre-
venting Fraud-This Is Effective.
ly Done by the Voting Machine
1t Can BE Used With Equal Ger
tainty by the Ignorant and by
the Intelligent Voter.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

Bnreheaded Spaniards. 81
There are parts Of Spain where the hat n
unknown except in pictures The men, when
they need a covering, tie up their heads ana
the women use flowers.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
The BnbyIoniOn Empire.

lowing as to the fact which the Tel ell Amarna
tablets have made clear. The language and
writing of the Babylonians were 20 firmly
rooted throughout Western Asia that when the
Egyptians founded their Asiatic empire they
were obliged to communicate in them to their
'AsiaticS subjects and neighbors. This means
that the influence Of Babylonian culture, Of
which the language and literature were an
integral part. must have long since made its
way to the shores Of the Mediterranean and
have obtained a profound hold on the people
Of Syria. and Canaan. And discoveries recently
made In Babylonia itself show that such was
5Aikad established a Babylonian empire which
extended to the Mediterranean, and appointed
governor over :. the land Of the Amorites,',
as Palestine was then called. Already at that
remote period Babylonian civilization was
highly advanced. Art had already reached its
perfection, and an organized postal system
existed. which carried public and private letters
9along the principal roads.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

Australian piper: -wanreu, a youns wo-
man (tle palmer the better) to help a
small eenteel family In their domestic
matters; one Without ringiets preLerred.
An American paper. published in Paris
recently contained the following unique
advertisement: "a young man of agree
able presence, and DESTROYS Of getting
married, would like to make the ac-
.quaintance of an aged and experienced
gentleman who could dissuade him from
taking the fatal STEP
Here is a specimen Of domestic adver-
Using from the columns of the London
Times: Mrs. George Ashton, 5 Victoria
street, Westminster, takes this oppor-
tunity of thanking her numerous friends
for their kind letters Of sympa thy on tho
dissolution of her marriage"
Y The court Of Schleswig -Holstein once is.
sued the following curious notice: ''At
the request of Herr Peter Lehman OF
Altoona, the seaman Dietrich Lehman.
who was bornsin Kirchmoor in November,
1913, and was drowned on the journey
from Stockton to Hamburg while sailing
in the ship Bertha Jenny, is hereby called
upon to appear before this court and re-
port himself on or before Friday, Jan.
20. 1893, at II o'clock p. M, under pain
of being declared dead"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04

ley and Mill Creek" says the Wilkes
Barre Record.
Another addition will be an S-inch
main, starting at the Stanton mine,
near Halle street. 1t will run over En-
pire street to Northampton, Northamp-
ton to Hillside, Hillside to Market
along Market to Grant, Grant to Bal
timore No. 2 colliery. where connec-
tions will be made with the mains Of
the Delaware and Hudson Coal COM
pany. This new line will be 10000 feet
long and will be supplied from Crystal
Lake.
"The total length Of this main is ten
miles and is used exclusively to supply
the boilers and shops Of all the collier
les Of the Lehigh and Wilkes Barre
Coal company and Delaware and Hud-
son Coal company between Ashley and
Mill Creek. The engines of the Central
railroad, Ashley shops and boiler
houses on the Ashley planes are also
supplied from this source.
THE object of this line is to save the
good drinking water for domestic use
and when all the connections are made
there will he a gain Of over 1000, 600
gallons daily for the mains supplying
this city.
"On the West Side the colleries are
supplied by special main from Hunts
vile dam and the territory extends
from Plymouth to Forty Fort Plans
are now being prepared to extend this
branch to PittstOn"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
CHIEF HICKEY EXPLAINS.
Snys the Hose Returned by Hayward
&Co. Was Miidcwed.

Members of councils were told yes
terday that the 600 feet of hose return
ed by Hayward & company and lying
in the Delaware, Lackawanna ana
Western freight house, and concerning
which Selecr Councilman McAndreW
had charged Chief Hickey with negll-
ecnce, was mildewed before it was re-
turned to the company. That was
their reason for returning it to the city.
Chief Hickey says the hose was eX-
amined by experts who pronounced IT
mildewed. When it was returned to
the company from whom it was pur-
chased there was no certainty that 1t
would be replaced. The company had
agreed to replace only such hose as
failed to stand service; they could not
he held responsible for hose that mad
rotted on account of poor care.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
GRAMMER A EXAMINATIONS.
Will Probably BE in High School
Building the I4th, 18th. 10th.

A meeting to arrange for the exam
nations of Grammar A pupils was
held by the principals and Superin-
tendent Howell yesterday afternon. 1t
was decided to ask the board of con-
trolls permission to use the High school
building for that purpose during the
afternoons of the 14th, 18th and 10th.
on the mornings Of those days the
High school will be in session.
There are 379 pupils to be examined.
Those who pass may enter the High
school next year The same eXamina-
tions are to be given all the pupils.
This accounts for the necessity of three
days, as no teacher will be allowed to
examine his or her own pupils, and
extra time will be required to carry
out this arrangement.
The examinations will be of five
branches, arithmetic history, geog-
raphy, grammar and spelling,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
BIG AMERICAN FLAG.
This Afternoon 1t viii he Raised AT
ID. l., n W. ShOps.

The patriotic ferVor which since the
war began has pervaded the several
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
shops and led to the raising of flags
at each, will reach it's climax this af-
ternoon at o'clock, when an immense
flag 2OX36 will be unfurled from a pole
10 feet high. Topping off the pole is
large globe, surmounted by the figure
of an eagle with wings outspread The
eagle and globe are gilded The rails
ing is the outcome of a general action
on the part of all the shop employees,
and the pole is located on Washington
avenue, facing the main shop.
The unfurling will be attended with
appropriate exercises. Robert +. Nc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04

Kenna will preside, Rev. ]. J. Lans-
ing. Hon. II. NJ. Edwards and A. j.
Colborn, esq, will deliver addresses.
A double quartette. under the direc-
tion Of Prof. J. T. watkins, will sing
and several selections will be given by
Bauers band. A firing squad will be
present from Ezra Griffin camp, No. s,
Sons of Veterans. An immense plat
form has been erected and the planked
approaches to the shops form an ad-
mrable spot for the patriotic outburst
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
Vote OF Thanks.

Our most heartfelt thanks TO all
who have contributed towards the
success of the Fifth General assem-
bly, Of the state Union or the German
Catholic Beneficial societies of Penn
sylvania. In particular we feel in
debted 10 His Eminence, Bishop Hob
an, of this city, for his expression of
esteem and encouragement on the oc-
casion of the celebration Of a pom
tihcial high mass, to the municipal au-
thorities for their words Of welcome
and friendship, to the clergy of our
German congregations, to the several
committees, to the singers, and to al
citizens who either by their presence
or their tasteful decorations manifest
ed a spirit Of good fellowship, and ap.
preciated our efforts in the cause of
religion and patriotism.
- The Committee.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
BIGGEST FLAG IN THE VALLEY
viii BE Raised Mt the Diamond Mine
Next Week.

The biggest flag in the valley is that
which will be raised next week at the
Diamond mine, of which w. $. Lang
staff is superintendent. The flag is 36
by 80 feet and is the largest one that
could be found in the stock of New
York and Philadelphia flag manufac-
turers.
For so large a flag it has been nee
essary to provide a pole of correspond
ing dimensions. one 1l5 feet and 6
inches in heighth has with some diff
Getty been provided by splicing. The
pCle is furnished by Superintendent
Langstaff; the employees at the mine
purchased the flag.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04

See our windows for the greatest bar
gains in pantaloons ever offered in
this city. The cost of the garments
range in price from $3.50 to $500 and
we offer them, the cheapest at $l.50
and the best at $500 in order to clear
them out. This is your opportunity
for a bargain. All the garments are
marked in plain figures, so that he
that runs may read" Horan & Mer-
i'll, 3l6 and 31S Lacka. avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
BIG CONVENTION
OF NEXT WEEK
Two Boards OF Ancient Order OF filber-
mans Of State Will Be United.

n rs ENIECTED THAT $50 DELE
GATES WILL ATTEND TIE CON
NENrION or THE HGBERNIANs
AND 1875 LADIES WILL BE PRESENT
AT THE SESSION or THE DAUGll-
TIERS or ERIN WHO WILL MEET
HERE AT THE SAME T1ME-FIRSr
DELEGArES ARRIVE TONIGHT.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
ANOTHER LEGAL
SNARL APPEARS
II Cropped Out at Yesterdays Hearing
In Election Contest

CONTESTANT MAINTAIN THAT
THEY HAVE a RIGHT TO EXAM
INE CERTAIN MEN WHOSE NAMES
DO NOT APPEAR IN THE BILL or
PARTICULARS %. COURT WILL BE
ASKED TO GIVE A RCLING-LACN-
AwANNA TOWNSHIP VOTERS EX-
AHMED.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
THE EAST INDIAN WONDER.
He viii Give nm Exhibition at Dun-
more This Afternoon.

At the Keystone hotel on Blakely
street, Dunmore. this afternoon, Henry
Allen Howard, known as the East In
dian wonder, will give an exhibition
before medical men and other interest
ed persons.
Howard seems utterly insensible to
pain and allows hat pins to be run
through his arms and cheeks and
nails to be driven into his hands and
feet.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
FIVE DOLLARS FOR
WRITING A letter

In order to introduce
my new line of Kimball
Pianos and organs I will
pay FIVE DOLLARS to
any one who will send
me the name of any par
ty who will buy a piano
or organ of me.
This will be paid when
first payment is made on
the instrument and to
the first one who sends
me the name. If ouy
know of a neighbor who
talks of getting one send
the name in.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
EXTENDING WATER MAINS.
Improvements That are Being Made
Bv Spring Brook Water Company.

''The Spring Brook Water company
has begun new Improvement to its
lines in this city to equalize the pres
sure and give better service. 1t con-
sists OF the laying Of n A-inch main
through the westerly section Of Wilkes
Barre and new addition to the line
supplying the collieriss between Ash
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
See NORTON'S

See N0RT0N'S
New Wall Decorations,
Novelties aud odd things;
Burlaps, plain and decorated.
Crepe Silk Fibre lngrains,
Boston Specialties in
Very Choice Paper Hangngs.
Lin crusta, Gmitation carved wood,
for halls, dlni ng rooms and libraries.
Anyglypta, English pressed
paper pulp).
We make specially of finest
and best Wal Decorations
and can supply them at about half
the prices same goods are .-
sold for in New York.
Room MOuldings, all sorts and sizes.
Window Shades, ready made,
and to order
We furnish good decorators,
when desired.
We invite examination and comparison
M. NORTON,
322 Lack. Ave, Scranton.
3, S. Main St, Wilkes. Barre.