Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-24
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B4eesee is Ianued ard .p1si'ej in
separate piles. ac -ordIng 10 the InItl IL
of the awners' nam J. the prDp-r lab,
having t-cu affixed OF the steanrr.
The piaces AT. design It'd ny hinge 1T
ters on the wall Of tue shed. Ii there
ar many SMITHS All art, tor In-tanc-,
there will nc a crowd. congregation "f
trunks aud owners about >. he tx-
amIuIu2 INSPECTORS are already draws
40 IN line acr,ss The dock. and noihing
t,4s- - them without due scrutiuv. He@-
rsesI tr1v-l rs, Who ran leave their mat
tiers IN the hands of friends, are relIev'
If further waiting, aut, after quick
s-arch of wraps aud v+lls =, are alloy d
g., depart in peace. Az zach IndIvidu Il :
baggage Il brought to1eih-r, he notifies
to. stiff officer and hands over his tick
Ct The officer selects tue correspond
ing declaration, writes the name OF An
uspe=tur-whO,n he calls from he line
upon II, and directs iipIE-diAi- rx t'u-
iuAlinu. Ibis Il u+Stlly sutflci-ntiv
thorough. Inspect throu II Ling
practiss., become INV ,lunt-ry -cip'-s
&c Lavat.r. and such expert C tiles III
human iiainr that they slin0-t luiui-
lively det, CT attempted fraud. Duiiablo
.rtIcli-s, nst d-cla ed A. sucu. are
| pr,u. ht out, valued nv the attend tnt
| apyrsls--r. entered. with value attached
81 the d-ci+ratI IL. and the owner l.
obliged Go pay the r'qnisIte dnty To 4
clerk IN attcud suco for the purp''se' II
recs iyiug II. Tue Inspector alsJ sigas
his nanIs rs the iecitrati11.
the eff Isucy aud courtesy OF the
| Deputy surveyor, aud ai-n of tue IN
-p-otnrs on the dock, together vita the
dsiicate discharge of their n & ptrtlsn-
i4rly pleasing dutl-s, are sortby at high
| praise. Exc, pII"Iis are few and far be-
lveen. lie Questions asked Rb' ut
| dresses. laces, cloak, etc. are not ILvt-
rIabl; met with precisely truthful re-
| iDinders. 10 cheat Uncle Sam IN r-vo
| uue matters Is regarded rs decidedly
veniai sin 10y most of his cLildr- n, IA
| tive or adopted. THIS notion l. d 'abt
less an uncun cIous remnant of the fre' .
| 30 ting ethics of forgotten ancestors.
| IL is slowly yielding To his her and better
ideas. Even the veaithlest are not ex-
empt from the smuggling mania. One
| gentleman, whose name IL synonymous
| With almost fabulous wealth, returning
from Europe IN company WI his ife,
was compelled to pay about $iSU IN
| duties on her enormous stock or woar
ing apparel. which he cJntended WAS
not dutlable. whether il had or had not
been worn. He appe lied to the Score
tary of the Treasur who decided
against hun. He then brought suit
within ninety dsys In the United States
Court. bis wife swore THAT 4 portion of
the whole had been worn In good faith.
| Tue duties psI I'd ON that potion We're re-
fuud q, whlle those ON tue reuialLd 81
were Retained.
Smuuglin is carried on in many ways,
and viii be car led On while human ma
ture continues Id he what IL IL. Forele II
retail traders arc adept instructors IN
the art of evading the payu ent of du
| ties h anS one who has b II ia the lace
establishme Il IF Drs MaretS aud uih.r
merchants at Brus-e Gan testify. L o
ingenuity of insprct RS IL taxed To I, T
uttermbst To defeat their soheim, Fe
male Inspectors are employed Ia b. a rct
| Dr. rsons If their own Sex who are sent
To them by the D-pIy Surv-ynr for
that purpose. Or these Insp-oIres'->
there are nine. La 1865 there were Only
| four. The iDsp+ctre-Ses D. rfufm taeli
duties, both at Caste u ,rIeu ~ d IA tn.
looks, III rooms set apart { r suob
searches. kecitrls uf tn, ir rxperieno-s
are AT once amusing aud humII sting I"
| neliev~Is IL the natural gosIn-sIOf men.
| German J-ws are more ddIcted To
suugplln than tier nation lilies bt
none are altngeth-r FREE from the we :.
hUdisreS and dressna kers are natural y
the most FIR, qu-nt and Il grant off II.
RS. Extra ppid watch i. lacrs, sliks,
linens, wuu d around the body or limb,
| humtL HAIR IN tuu JeeS, switches anu
Wigs, sewn into sklIt1, new dress 8
| stitched To old onts S, silks and lac =
| made up into 8 voral vnlumiuous skirt,
are among ordinary discoveries. Ga.
unlucky wight, suspected of onmplicit,
ia feminIue designs, WAS found To- hav
two sets ot point lace in tine crown 1T
his hst.-R. Mheatley, III Harp IS Nag
dsine for June.