Show SHREWD SCHEME IS WASTE man who beat the customs n spec specters tors might be excused for feeling a little annoyed the exacting regulations of the cus loins service bear heavily on the amer lean returning from a trip abroad the man or woman who cannot find more than the legal limit of to invest in trinkets presents and various personal arti articles clea of apparel is rare to be held up like a criminal fend end be forced to discuss with wath inquisitive custom inspectors spec tors the value of 0 every little article in ones baggage Is vexatious so people frequently resort to subterfuge A man mail nho ft ho had been in siberia on business had an all opportunity to buy there at very reasonable rates some beautiful sable skins skills lie he decided that it was too good a chance to make his uffe stife a x desirable gift to be overlook ed so out of 0 hundreds of skins skills he selected a dozen ot of great beauty on reaching new york lie he sought the cooperation of several men friends and each of them slipped a skin or two down the legs lega ot of his trousers tying them with twine to his sua penders to prevent them from dropping too far it was a very hot day arid and as they stood about on the pier waiting to be passed by the customs men the skins got warm and smelled villainously finally passed by the inspectors with their baggage they hastened to a place where in seclusion they could remove the sable skins and turn them over to the owner later the latter told the house that was vas to make them up of 0 his ruse and was considerably startled when the manager said that was a good deal of 0 trouble to take with an article that Is not dutiable the tha sunday magazine |