The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-25
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Among the men. cigars and cigar
etfcs cause much trouble. TIE regu-
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fer bis own consumption affy cigars
Or thFee hundred cigarettes. TIE ruling
Of ths department being that for ems
toms purposes dfty eigars equal that
many cigarettes Travellers are al
ways arriving who DO not know the
regulations On who try 70 evade them.
Nine tines out Of ten the traveller st
once wants to make It q personal mat
ter with the inspector. and acts as IL
be thought thFaEhing the Official would
get his cigars ia free. Then be coOls
down little and Offers 20 pay the
duty on all over fifty and take them
all There be strikes new cause Of
rage. The smallest number OF cigars
that can be imported Is f44ree thousand.
All under that and over 6fty are seiz-
ed. The inspector endeaycrs to ex-
plain that he did not make the law.
and Is responsible only for its execn-
ton as be finds Il; but that seldom
works. and the traveller goes away
breathing Gre. and mad with desire
for vengeance.
A man came In from Havana re-
Gently with box Of cigars cut OF
which be had smoKed fifteen. There
were eighty-iiye left The inspector
who examined bis baggage told him
be could have only fifty. The man de-
clared that Il was an outrage. and I'm.
timated that he believed 1t to be per.
pefrated for the inspectors personal
amusement
~Who gets the restT" be demanded
.~They are seized for the govern
meRt,s was the reply.
Thereupon It was evident 70 tht
man that the outrage was for the ben
eft as well as the amusement Of ths
inspector.
4 don't suppose you smoker h
sneered.
..Not on duty suavely replied tn
inspector.
@well, you wont smoke these Of
duty" cried the man. and began L
break them UP.
Hold on" said the inspector. ''yol
mustn't do that"
why nots" demanded the man
They are my cigars"
'No. they are not" replied the in
spector; they belong 70 the govern
ment"
No words would at that situation
and the man went away. A little late
he charged into the once OF the lar
division. prepared 20 tear down tn
Custom House. He wanted 10 know
and he wanted his information quickly
mot my cigars. hehf Well. the
hadn't been brought in yet"
"oh. yes. they had. They were col
. Elderably inside the three-mile lin
when you had them on the pier"
A little argument cooled him Of
q and be nnaliy said:
; eweI. I'll take my ffty. and 70
e can have the rest"
y aYou haven't got fifty now" sai
r the oficial
> Haven't got aftyT' he screame
ard like to know why | haven't II
: have said all along could have iiffy
= "Yea. but you broke them up"
y II didn't do any such thing.
a broke up the extra thirty fve.~
J. -oh, no: those are Uncle Sans. II
were breaking up your own But
o. don't think yon destroyed them a
3 There are about fifteen sim left
- you"
And be had TO do the best he cou
TO seem content with fifteen. All
ar which shows again how foolish II is
Ie- kick against the pricks- Most men
OK It. however. and sometimes they be
ly Uncle sam out OF his cigars. The
Of have been instances where men
RE situated pitched the whole supply ov'
en- board In their rage.-Century.