Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-31

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elecio sone man. l went there to his Office
an. \ rather prejudiced against him. for had
-, seen published portrait which did not
'osn Do him justice
resent Mr.. Wilbur looks to be a little over
body. 30 perhaps, aud has steady clear eve.
IKE startled fawn. On examining the
IritI other and adjacent eye it viii be found
~. 70 very closely resemble the one have
=" ~ Just referred to. And yet this good look
'spPy ing and rather poetical looking young
'tancc man can with smile ON his face and
70 trust & yet slight air of earnestness and pro-
wrlve M 81 occupation. seize 10000 worth of ballet
~, ,,,,,,; costumes that have evaded the dnty and
carry them home in pillow case.
HWe do not want to annoy people, he
THE most csaid the other day. Eve do not care to
,udia,ion NJ pbe nuisance. and anybody who does
,,,,,c. o., hat in this department gets sharp re-
,-s - Duke or worse. We are here simply to
ways 90 see that the spirit of the law is carried
'ended up ont and placed in cool spot"
ority on sn2 We'll, suppose n case" said. .Now
psyneism et go abroad in June and see some
,o,, a., =. good cheap clothes in Peccadillo street
and buy ten or eleven suits, would
have any difficulty in bringing them ins
Would there be any duty
A - There would be, yes 1t would be
pa.- . stern duty, and would have the
u burden of it to perform. You have a.
right, and so has every one, to bring in
DC ea wearing apparel according to your sta
majority. Y ton in life. Mr. Vanderbilt could run
eainst him and small clothing store of course be-
prs M. own - the law has been Construed
90 "s o"n way. in his postion needs syocd ,,or,r
candidate. and les esnec;allv IL tbs sa.a -, =,
sire TO show thsre. But Won wonld 6nd Greet
liners movemen3culty in coming in bera nth
Ate WIN a;d aose lot of clothes which did not
''u your station in life nor .,,sth;ss
- .e''oo'a'' ssise for that matter pao,la ,rho
fecincfs know that one GOOD ,vorl-;rr sr,;t -
revailr clothes and then anotbar ono - a,
niirely rel chores in. have been abont vory s;1s
,ritv M Z would hardly permit Won to run ten or
~ ~, s,.,.u s,,;ts ~ 49, ~ :, -, - -
'ai fbearades into this ,sat -.
afts.ward gave them to your coach
ondit - man.
y, ,>,s,,.s, ''S'' '"eA'''oai COSTUMES ana
,re well Won can bring them IN, " thev
are your personal property. but Won can,
y not under the law furnish :, LARGE thea
reiy ire or stage a big opera that way The
,snis1 duty is placed on these tb;nos IN ori,ar
Had to protect American costume makers
,vho e,p,,l,v . cool ,r., $500,
:, Mr.. Wil5ur did NOT Commit h;,nsals
q On regarding tights Init am fold that a
su great many Of those risefuf ARTICLES are
en- q now brought in bv uon-professional neo
rms q n. and that if the rage continues 4 retti
, Il, ooo,t on unders]irt hano-;ng an tbe clnthos
. a. The at home will some siay arouse MOTH
- Ing bat derisiye laughter am rather
90 glad to notice what looks like sensible
CUMUR8 a for
ese .. women and trust that tina fine Il Gown
r.rt ing when the graceful and "a tbasrs 60
xnetrical tight win not h.. entirel, mo
nopohzed by the stage
O. t@' Smuggling according to the hest rec
yne' ane ords in the Office Of the special agent
, democi has peculiar fascination about it aside
nry cou, from the profits, which are largely out
II count, Of proportion TO the risk. Sometimes a
rr,d.- \, person weakens at the last moment, and
smiting his brow declares on What he
y, mas spent months IN trying to skip in
uue nee Win.
g occa wealthy New Yorker went to Berlin
the OF some other suburb OF his own town
n w ana bought about $50, 900 worth of dia-
monds He prepared everything SO that
''' uas on ms arrival IN the midst of his joyful
iuf saiutaaons' magazines and various goings
ng ON at the wharf he should slide the
, Jewels quietly into the possession Of his
mn wife and other female relatives. The
~ omcers got word of it and stood by the
9angpiank when 1t was hove to, think
'ei tney Cali u.
nd MI. o Alck, the returned tourist
o. with the pleasing diamonds. was first to
Q snoe giadiy down the plank. All was
=, - arranged, but at the last moment his
neart failed him. and he smote upon his
'eo breast and declared the Jewels
Al frequently employees on the European |
un steamers get scared, thinking they are |
ON o'scovered-as they frequently are-en |
!. route by an agent, and throw overheard |
variable goods rather than take chances |
% arrest Valuable silks have been put |
ult ~ tne furnaces under those circum- |
hat boz STANCES ana costly cigars prematurely |
, The r - sonsumsd sometimes. however, these |
i,v. extra nne cigars are put in rubber sacks
std hold to wait till the clonds roll Inv 40
g. But altogether we cannot but exc,air
q. with a poet. ..Indeed tba mo-, - III
a, transgressor is hard