Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-11

After this those who wish to run up
against the custom house with S57 worth
OF integrity may do so. l will never
again have anything about me that Is
dutiable. Duty done is said 10 oe the
souls fireside, but the United States OF
America will hereafter have to beg from
door to door if they depend on me and
my little old S57 borrowed money to
keep the wolf from the door.
In the first place, did not have
thing on which paid duty that | could
not have bought at home and In some
instances been better pleased. More
over, could have bought on time.
There is pretty strict ruling now, l
find, at the custom house, however, re-
garding what one is permitted TO lana
with, as clothing, etc, suitable to ones
station in life" In the station | occupy,
for instance, / am entitled to q piano
and other delicacies, bat the customs
officers will not permit me to travel
with all the things to which my station
entities me. Strictly, at present and
under the late rulings on these matters,
Que is permitted to carry only such
things as q journey of a certain length
of time would require.
This involves very fine legal techni-
calities and sometimes the counting OF
linen, for the examiner has right TO
say, "You certainly have with You
more linen than person need wear In
so many weeks" or he may say: why
don't you wear flannel shirts while
abroad just as an EngliShman would II
visiting American Linen is Il luxury,
and so you must pay duty on it,"
Then again arises the question OF
what station in life one occupies. Can
a new examiner and perfect stranger
assign me at glance TO a station be-
meath me? I trow not How does he
know whether at home l am beloved
and respected by all who know me or
not?
There is nothing about my general
appearance to impress stranger. l
admit that myself.
Ny carriage is extremely democratic
sort OF democratic wagon, one might
say. / do not have the bearing OF one
who has breathed the air Of courts, and
even if were to occupy a throne for
fifteen minutes l would carry off the
tidy on my shoulder, for in the pioneer
ing that have done in order to open up
a new world and make way for liberty
in the crude west, SO that the poor serf
from despotic Europe may fad peace
aud home, l have had to oeny myself
the all refining influences OF nobility
and steam heat,
WHY, therefore, should 2 customs eX-
aminer OF maager attachments become
the arbiter of these great questions and
tell me at glance where / belong,
when that power is vested only In ON
nipotence aud omniscience Shall poor,
weak, feeble man with brief authority
vested in him by fleeting administra-
ton assume the right to say at glance
whether my mental and moral status
entities me to visit Europe with nine
teen trunks or simply package done
up in a red bandanna?
Nay, nay!
But / will not murmur or repine.
Take my little offering OF S57, Mr.. Car
Isle. Use il as II it had been honestly
received Instead OF being wrung from
trembling and unwilling hands. Use It
wisely, and | will not whimper over it,.
Relieve suffering with it. Pay mileage
10 worn aud weary Congressman who
travel on passes. Buy Sc pocketknlves
for overworked Senators TO cut
their names on their desks at the
Capitol in order 10 rescue them
selves from oblivion. Use 1t for
deepening the harbors OF Alaska and
sending psmegranate seeds TO Dakota.
So that it goes to relieve distress or
make men better / reck not raw wet
clam what is done with IL. Let Come
easv, go easy" be the fatal watchwords,
while nations rise. flourish and decay.
but do not depend upon remIttsnces
from me. Be warned 10 time and pro-
vide some other means for making up
deficiencies, as shall never again hold
myself ready 10 come TO the rescue Of q
reckless aud improvident republic.
D.