Show XO VIOLATION OF LAW One day last week Patrick OFlnnerty an itinerant cigar vender was arrested and brought before Commissioner Shields for selling his wares from a box that did not bear a revenue stamp When the revenue officer had finished his testimony OTinnerty crossexamined him Can you swear that those were cigars that I was felling he asked Certainly wasthe reply What Is a rrigar askedO Finnerty Why tobacco of cours6 done into a roll for smoking purposes Well then youve made out a mighty weak case against me exclaimed OFin nerty for the rolls that I was selling were made of cabbage leaves One of the alleged cigars was thereupon I cut open and an expert who vas called in to examine it declared that while he was not sure whether it was made of cabbage he felt justified in swearing that It Was not tobacco 1 OFlnnerty had given away a small pic ture with each cigar In discharging him from custody Commissioned Shields said You are a bright young fellow OFin nerty but I think you are not consistent in throwing in a picture with each cigar Corned beef would be more appropriate Tobacco ° 1 |