Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-24

and of will. and so they went in.
Mrs. Van Voscelin recognized them at once.
although Mrs. 0rme would tain have glided
past her unobserved.
ooh, it's you, is it," she cried. putting her
| eyeglasses exultantly up. well. really it's
quite providental that met you just now
Indeed" said Mrs. Orme. shyly.
81 only want you TO understand" went on the
stout matron in theValley Cashmere shawl. what
a very exorbitant rate you put upon those old
things of yours up in the backwOods. when
have been buying real treasures. imported. no
doubt from the wainscoted halls of some old
English manor house. of this excellent and dis
eliminating person." with movement of her
gloyed hand toward the proprietor of the estab-
lishment.
"At madame's YER hon'ble sairveece," said NJ
Mantini, with profound Obeisance.
They were sent home over half an hour ago. y
| added Mrs. Van Voscelin. land have just set
tied my bill" CAT which words NJ. Mantini
gave a second series of salaams) "But if YOU
will call at my house No. Al Paragon Park,
l shall be glad to have my houseKeeper show
them to you. Perhaps it may be lesson to
you not to be quite SO grasping in the future "
And she hustled off to her carriage
"Humph," said Rebecca. looking after her
with curious elevation of the eyebrows Il
guess We haven't time to 60 to Paragon Park
to-day. Wa'al. Mr.. Mantini" turning sud
denly to the dapper little proprietor of the EN-
pOrium, ''hev you sold them there articles O.
Vertue that sent up from Grexbury Hollow?''
Il have. ma couSiRe, answered the smiling
Frenchman. Every ar-r-tcle."
"Eh?" cried Rebecca. ITO the same person.
Wa'al. that l1ds a stroke O. luck"
"Vrdin,ent," bowed Mantini ''to re YER ele-
giant miladi who has Just made herself to depart
in Eat coupe of re most rduisSdnt-to Madame
NOsce-leen, for fur hundred and twenty-five
dollaires, of which. wiz your leave. sail keep
re twenty-five pour ld commission"
"FOur hundred and twenty-five dollars?''
cried Mrs Orme with little gasp of mingled
ecstasy and doubt as she clutched at Rebecca's
arm. But that can't be possible Didn't YOU
hear her? She said that they were treasures
from an old English manor housed"
The Frenchman shrugged his shoulders as
only Frenchman can.
las for treasures. c'est ca" said he :.As for
re old Inglais nldison de manor it was what
madame herself made of remark | said noz-
zing-nozzing at ALL Was it pour moi to inter-
ruDt LADY,"
''Rebeeca. I don't understand" said Mrs.
Orme. Does N. Mantini mean to say that Mrs
Van NOscelin has paid hin, four hundred and
| twenty-five dollars for the very things that she
would not pay me forty dollars for six weeks
ago?"
80 far as l can see that's Just the long and
the short oft said Rebecca shrewdly And
she thinks she's got bargain. because they
came from Mantlnis. Good gracious me. the
folly that fashionable woman is capable ot!''
Il never heard of sIlch a thing In my life,''
Nor l." said Rebecca.
And the two women went home rejoicing to
carry the good tidings to Clara.
I'VE can go on with the music lessons now.
and not feel extravaganza" said Mrs. Orme, ex-
ultantly.
''Oh. mamma. but if any one had got the dear
old chairs but that Van VOscelin woman" said
Clara
What does it natter said Rebecca. 'sThe
money viii pay years rent for she was of a
calculating nature. and was already reducing
things to q financial basis. Yes. yes HOuqht
could manage"
while all Mrs. Van Voscelin's friends lifted
Their hands as they viewed the new possession
in Paragon Park, and cried out: Dear. dear!
What exquisite things. And so cheap!"
Smuggling Across the Niagara River.
From the Buffalo Courier
$50 what extent is smuggling now carried on
across Niagara river. If at all?'
There is always more or less of it going on ,
replied the officer. ut is practised largely by
private individuals, who intend the smuggled
goods for their own USE The majority of people
seem to think there is no harm in smuggling SO
long as the property is not sold. If caught in
the act. they are surprised and even indignant
when Informed that duty must be paid on the
goods cOnfiscatcd There is a good deal OF
smuggling carried on by agents employed by
Canadian merchants. Canadian farmers often
bring butter and garden truck to this side TO ey-
change for groceries. There is no duty on errs
but they always try to avoid paying the entry
fee. There is also considerable smuggling from
this side into Carada.
''Women generally conceal articles such as
| laces in their clothing. and as there are now no
women inspectors along the Canadian frontier
have no doubt great deal is slnug@led in this
way. Women Who are the soul OF honor in
every other respect seem to take particular de-
light in smuggling. The majority OF them would
endure any amount of trouble and worry to
cheat the government out of duty on some
tritilng article. Only the other day lady
showed me q lot OF wearing apparel which she
had smuggled. She related her experience with
great animation and pride little dreaming that
She Was talking TO an officer who could hand
her over to the authorities at a moments notice
Another women from Maryland smungled laces
and underwear into Canada STAYED three
months visiting friends. and then returned ia
the states without being detected.
Butter eggs and produce are often brought
over concealed in loads of hay. Duty is paid
on the hay, but the other articles are overlooked
The smuggling by merchants agents is gener.
ally carried on lower down the river from towns
| of the size of st. GATHERINGS. People often pC
to Canada from Youngstown and Lewiston and
| other intermediate places to buy silks and the
like, because they can get them cheaper in the
/
goods on this side. He employs man and
pays him certain per cent of the profits. TAX
ing care that the amount paid does not equal
the duty on the goods. There are miles OF
| river front unmatched and the agent has abund-
ant opportunities to carry out his design with
out fear OF detection A dark night is chosen
and the goods are brought over in a small boat
Some OF these agents doubtless make good
| living. There is little use to make an arrest
unless there is positive proof of guilt for strange
as 1t may seem. it Is almost impossible to find a
| jury that will convict man on the charge OF
smuggling Their sympathies are generally
with the prisoner
THE goods Struggled from this country into
Canada consist largely of Kerosene oil and lager
beer. The barrels or kegs containing these
liquids are weighed SO that only the head of the
cask appears above water. They are then
attached by rope to a rowboat and taken over
| at night. If the smugglers are pursued nothing
is easier than to cut the rope and let the barrels
go down the river. This sort of smuggling
used to be carried on largely between Lewiston
and Youngstown. the goods being taken to st.
GATHERINGS and other places along the Canadian
| frontier"
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