| Show JL P TRY proceeding the imposition af customs duties Is occasion n ally pushed to a contemptible such at least will be the popular verdict in alcade in san arall casco ful st decided against the g 0 vern mant A gentleman of business connections ld become impressed with the adaptability of call corniaa forni aA climate for growing the cork oak tree at uio request of a state commission lie consented some seed and after many m ill much labor and expense in getting one hundred pounds of acorns shipped from spain when they arrived at the port of san r ranc leco they were entered by the first as inedible is edible nuts on tile Is two cents per pound rhey were permitted to lie in tile custom housa tar three months be fare tile consignee was notified when at last he beard of their they had become rotten and le re fused to pay the exorbitant charge suit was brought although the united litotes attorney al torney protested against me steps the result of the hearing was that the jury decided against the gov without leaving the box the amount involved was twenty dollars |
