Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-03-23

hrldge between them The towns
exchange goods with little re-
gard 10 the revenue officials, You
NAV walk over that bridge pay the
toll. and unless you are carrying a
trunk you pass uRquestiOned so,
too many a man drives a decreplt,
worn out horse across TO the Canadian
side and returns, after proper lin
yering. with quite Il different animal
The officer at the gate has forgotten
the identity II no remembers II. he
cannot swear 10 IL, probably and cred
It's the vast improvement IN the horse
10 the bracing quality Of Canadian air.
The inhabitants OF the island aud be-
low, Ut Passport Lubec and campo
bCllo, the last summer resort ~ grow
ing popularity enjoy free trade Ia Ike
fashion III they are so Inclined, and
many OF them are.
Further up the country whore the
railroads cross at at NancFbarut Me,
all baggage Il inspected OF Is Supp0s
ed 10 he, yet you might as we'll wager
THAT you could carry what sou likci
in diamonds silks or opium out ~ or
iutO Canada aud stand - WIZ \
revenue man opens your grip peers
into IT, digs down into IL, perhaps, aud
OYertrrns few % the articles u con
tainS, then marks II with a Bit Or
chalk and Is done What son or the
ordinary immigrant has iu his pUck
cts, or in his hat his shoes OK Ills
his padded garment n Uuiy diSgOy
cred when the traveller does sonie-
thing which would urOtis, suspicion
anywhere under heaven
Of course, IL you begin o. carry
great quantities Or dutiable goods
across the border, they VIII h. u0tic-
I'd ana promptly sriz,'d hul 40 Uiir
attempts amy such thing The Traveller
smuggleS In small way in most ln
stances only one who IL accustomed
10 make the Journey BY rail can regt
ize how rArricai IL the examination ne
the border
TIA the wilder runntry which lies
where the border is mere survey line,
one does as one pl,-usFN there. An -.
ample Il THE Mrguurtr region n here
Morrison the Meghntir outlaw So
long drtivt thr authorities To cover
sIEu trrrlrury WUuil M,,t~4sitatr abs
employ lu~Ht VI Hu army u ta NOT
worth WHllr, - sic snif1sIrF ,los.s "a
he likes. because neither government
can afford "a "a ~ 1unF expense 80
stop fh,. lrN6s whieh arr tr.tins DO yhr
aggregate,
LIttir frIrG Mith DfaHohds.
Even TIA lits,-~ h-rt. auapigiou las
hrru aroused their are many MAPS 10
ourWltting tine authorities II was u1H
long agD that 4 Maiivu lame JrW rlrr
suspected III smuggling lpWvlry tutD
N" nltrd states from Parts through
Canada, WAS wulrurl lua nnBtiy fWl
lowed Ills lbusa h1d a t'arta branch
aud It Mas Thought ttlr operations
we're extensive Diamonds IT,, atluiJ
TED 10 Canada frrc VI d4ty HuH ahrn
rhr reyrufrr detective had followed
hts man NJ Montreal tnd h1d t.4tvRra
81 thar ~ received large packages
ut precious STONES through Ihr Mon
trral pusfyt'tcr rrufn the continent. b.
scented q big capture ii- waited um
ttl the jrWrirr started gpr Nrw YuFk
Hul boarded thr same train Nhth
they rrussrd the border tla htd d
sleeper ali ~ themselves. und lhr IL
tevtlyn Dnsr ~ ! uttpyl States soil al
rH-ed tHW merchant Auh t,.uHutirtl
the eight tu search htu .fte ,lHli.r
wits Indignant T7Hr ,ls.tpt F.sr Insist
wd Tine dullrr rr.i4trd Ih" tlrtuyM
tive wins fun GiE.rr pf fAr fwn nuA
overcoming hta ulu bt Ultu rarw
hn ulAlr snaru 1HI FAHut nothing
dutnhtr llr 1t4 prutra. iu EyIa luntp.
rlre nnJ M. merchant Nhu might
Hlsp tuldg Hp sud ut smuIH usur fAv
affair consented ~ l,- myIlH.d Thry
heanr trrrJly hnt Ihs ttetrrftrr
@fIl wondered tbgut thpar diamonds
lie ,ild unt forget thgm either. ana
yrar later . spw ill trpp.ury agent
IN N"w Nurk discovered that the
crafty man FROM Maiden Lame
instead IN attempting Us rtr
nv tltn srlrhinfa nEur thr line
himself hHl uirly shipped
them frpm Montreal A. trusty ais
10 WlHd-ar Ontario wllu "arrakrd
them ucru-s tEs river 1ud forwarded
thmm NJ Nrw iprs whore fhry vrrr
hHly rlarptl ~ thn mHrhri
So IL Il tlint .pur ryrW newer worry
over The tHFiiT