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Show French Customs Absurdltls. New Yotk la not the only plac wlieie people have ruilom bullae trouhlea. Two turn went in sWt lately late-ly from Hilly to intend a luticrnl, and took with them a wreath of Powers to which was fastened a silk ribbon, hearing an Inscription. They sr Informed In-formed at their destination that they would have to pay a duty equivalent to :'5. Tho mounter protested, say I tig thut the wreath was made of natural nat-ural flowers, on which there waa no duty; but they were Informed that the dutiable part waa the silk, and that according to tho tariff law duty must be collected on the groaa weight of Ih memorial emblem. Then th men agreed to throw the ribbon away, but this could not be done on I-rench soli, and so they Journeyed back to the frontier, where they disposed of the ribbon, hoarded a train fur NIc with the rihhunlea wreath, and arrived ar-rived too lute for the funeral. New York 8un. |