3MK5TJ`E3:`-'_9'GAR7 uu-u . A CUSTOMS on`ICEn`s STORY. `,`I remember when! lu.st.('um0 back from Europe :1 lino young woman,`vxc<~<-dingly plump, whom everj'bmly mlxnirul. The young; follows on lmurul worn infatuated. vS}>0(.'itl]l_\r_` (I so who l'il;ul a stout, well ruuudod girl.K)\ll tho way over she wore the I n IUUHU Ill LlL'{' UIULIIU3. There tsV:no doubt that women arn better and more during smugglers than man, nor in there any doubt that women do more smug- gling than` men. There used to bo grt-at < quantities of expensive lace smug'gl'ed into New York by women--not by profxwonal smtlgglqrs, but by women of {wealth and standing. The most common way of doing `it. was by wrapping it rpuhd their legs In great ros. .0;ho1-s titcbal it on the inside of their dresses, imd it is snnlctilnes sowed on the inside of a but. A custom houso omoor, in talking about women smugglers rcontly, said: ' ......._...... ..___- ..__..\ . ..__._- infthcir iiotlicrs g-lued them in `tho g-illrof ` "their arms with pitch; and mey'i'nit themnr their mouths WI-Ii undergoing onnnlnttion. _It is curious h ` people `Who in everything else `are "strll'!.ly honest and vwnuld not'thiu'k of defreuding any individual, ,do not think It in the least wrong to defrnnii the govern- -ment. They consider it a very venial sin to swinglle,_.I1,ngl9_,,9,n;. And to do this they will do `any amount of perjury and euer humiliations which they would rofent-quickly enough `if under any other circumstances. Millionaires `even will do the pcttiest; thing: in order to escape the payment, of duty, and their wivw are far worse. The sketch here given shows a well known woman in New York's(x-iety. who; on returning from her tour in Europe lust autumn. and looking very much; eshiekttlmu she had when she went- awny, cgxcitexl he Iuspiclon 'ot- an inspectreaa when l)e`d,Qugh(:.her in triing smuggling before. The sketch explains itself. ` It suicoe to say `that over seoo worth of fine lures and other'dutia.ble articles were found in her clothes. ` `PI....... 1.. -...` ..l....|.; ALAL __.-_.,__ ...._ L..LL.._ JIUIFP {I ll ltfllu Ul (I10 `II II) nun: Iioar you`ro going noted the pond, Chuv- r IAMERICAN RUBLBERS Ge nts Toil&:_r_f<:i:VT9et Slippers [YOU WILL SAVE MONEY By Buying Your Dry Goods at the Great Retiring Sale of . % We know persuasion won'tsellit. Advertising slone cen`t move it We must use the lever which no buyer can resist. Low prices is the magnet which attracts the crowd and drawn the money. Thst together with en immense stock. which in its completeness is still unsurpassed by any in the city, will ensble us to do the work. We anticipate the next few weeks will be as busy ones with us as the preceding ones Oome quickly while the sssortment still remains unbroken. for you will want to come satin and bring your friends with you. Readers ofthe "British Whig" should remember that our entire stock, which is still a very large one, must be sold within the next few weeks. Onwtoni. Prlnoan street. will receive won` attention. .l'olenhono oommunludon` AFFORDS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WE ARE OFFERING .\`lJAl.E'l`TE, SEAL PLUSII. HEAVY CLOAKI.\'(l\,`, BLANKETS AND \\ INI`ER l)Rl-IS.\` GOODS AT LESS THAN WHOLESALI-I PRICES. Our Annual Winter 5 ale of Grey and White Cotton is now} going on. Low prices. R. 82 J. Gardin? E\iryThI`ng in our gtock marked [to clear. Bargains for everybody at V\ A MURRAY 8: TAYLOR S STAPLE AND FANCY All Wool Ulstertcloth. 60c. worth 90c. Black Matalasse, $1.1`$1.25. $1.50. V B.|.ack Ottoman C_ord,.85c. worth $1.25. . See our Prints at BC. worth I2 1-2`c. K Cashmeres, Silks-.-?and P|t.1sh:es, jJANUARY BARG AlNS! WOOD & GOAL YARD FOR THIS WEEK ONITYT DRY GOODS AT UNHEARD OF LOW PRICES. WINTER DRESS GOODS. SATIN MERVEL.L !EUX for 67.11}. worth 85c FIOIVO 051113. 53 . o. F. ARM8TRONG'8, 141 Pranceuscreeg. ]:_)RESS GOODS ' `A JOB LINE. RETIRING FROM THE RETAIL BUSINESS 176 PRINCESS STREET. TO PURCHASE ALL cusszs or s. DBERQDORFFER. A JOB%#LQ..,T AT a5 . moo PAIRS OF LADIK R. & J. GARDINER. WILL CONTINUE` THEIR SALEOF IN nu: F6i.Lo\vm`0 uoons; WALSH & STEACY. -IIl(.III\JZl. III ID 3. CRAWFORD & 00.. - Footof Qnoon at . .L_ 1\_--___ -4- -3 I- . In vuavv-vac - v--3 -vvv -- `-vv_ -_ N.B.-0ndon left. at the Grocery who at Ju. Prlnoau Street. will rooalvo ntompx nnanunn. ."l'olenhone communication `HARD AND SOFT WOOD. u trust an Drleu. Chenput Ind Bun B Mnplo And Bass. Cordwood. Oak. Birch AIb.~`E1lll or Hemlock ant-dwood Bowed or U: 1. . Ki'li.'dl:lin'or Oordwood awed U- nw . Or I! tKl Wood. L BMW 233` uzc:.:." No.nld1&'al. Bot! was-"nch tvvo-p vv--v - w - - --' -~--v~- , BEST IN THE MARKET. Yard No. l-0nt.u-to Street. ' I-Clnrenoe Street Wharf. " " 8-81.. Lnwrenoo Wharf. C'8t-cum dolivo bolero broke: woathu lot: In. Chic! oo-St. Lawrence Wharf. Bunch 0lllco-(`omer and Clu-moo 83.. 3121" *w...".:*" ..:.'.' .......u, a an ry vary 5 Coal under cover and well Ianonnd 'Tolophom Communlcnuon. JAMES SWIFT & O0. udnitlottcordwoodot nncqununyoa Iund. W solicited And nunhotiou YARD--Corner Ontu-lo and Wat Strata. : Q'0lIoo-Cluonno . and (hmo an-nu- Foot 0! Clarence Su-cot. HORDERS left at an Icons 0! Mr. Jana Roddou.Prlnoun Strooumd Mun-I. Mex voz &Blroh.BI-ooh Btroogwlllboptompdy nun. folophone Communication. Anna Black Dhmond L.ln9._ rolopnono Uolllll] L W. Bgk. Viiiivvwvi n runs N am? PURCHASERS. 3' The IM.nt."Innnlo. Ian. lolloo. Mano 'I Plano Rooms, I! Prlnnm Inna. Coal. Wholesale, Retail, -`-1-an .\v mun II A ntrirm BREOK an BOOTH Whu-ll Vaul , nan Wholeulonnd Raul] and W Dodo:-u. Goals of the baud und Jun Za !.a nI'oI verod." n'u.o. "".`:a Hu'd|.IIlBoltCoI'dwoodotnn.q tyon hAnd_ Immounn mcltad "'3 Z'___6oa_:1fC___5d6$f:d" ET: ngdvm L"un:c'dmt:'_uonr: 2.31 Princou Street, cor. Sydenham Str;t., K in ultnn " IF Y5fJ_w7AN'r TEE! 0/zeapestr BestFurmture .'Jxrz;t'tL'a T331}; ror'a.'6'HR'1'i'iE.L's' I `PDIDIIIGIJIXTFII WALSH- UrncI-ar.lhrnokuIl0nur|o8h. nnc A AVI\./In u1AV'nn Ul.` FANCY AND ODD CHAIRS, A AI, , l'IIL3_ __ B___ _ fI"TY\T&l'I'I`f A (V F. 0. MARSHALL, UPHOLSTEREI? & CABINET MA KER HAS A NICE LINE OF --gngun AA:-u as-\-\ Axnnnni-`tn Im111on'cA3mn?r DECORATIONS n:1!_m_A;_ a%nn1nwu_1~1_1_1goa I- )-.-_.L.-._l -. 'sonn' ' En 'doI1.'ne.' Bulls}; 'I__.I CfV--.I Illll 1'I,--.I 11---..- .\0X!_l`.l00l' w W . ul. Lnvuuuu. 1 uuuvuu nu. `Tinsmithin . Plnmbing.Stoam and Gas Fitting Steam an Hot Water Heating Engineers. Agunt for the Celebrated Spiral Radiator not Mr Furlmce manufactured oy_M. H. J A cubs. Syracuse. N.Y _-T-j:: B.H.CARNOVSKYN HALL, "-Pmoue, cob/(ma STOVES and RANGES, i ntnr A nlrnm AVI" VVILI. UUI `IIIL I...Hl|JLU|' UILLO M!` GRANI) l7.\'lVli.`l{:-IAL STOVES AND l!.?.\'G E: are the boat and cheapest. For sale n 1 an _ an -u-ulna`: uni- vs an-an--guvuv to select h-om. Alwyn the butulootod ml 'Inout utylhh afoot in our Ontario. Give us I all dad look ovur our nook; nnn-nunninn nv A v I nu nun nunnm m but 7. 'z'$'.'u'u':J nu (Flanagan. v \\'.IlL BUY A SQUARE PARLOUR - BASE - BxURNER.: III! Ill 7001' 01116!` IVlIl'I] lUl' `PAIN`FllNG - AND . PAPERING 1 napnioo up-don',t be a 1Ai'n-aud don wu tllluunutupdnnrushhon. - ` An HIIAAIIIIIIIIII All-unnlwlll uwo II! I QM um III)! DVD!` unr Iwul. aonmsows mm. mm nnpom ~_??Z3;*<'"? '9'? V ..:_-.:-_ T"3:y-do-auauuueown. ODII DOLLAR PIE DAY. H- 3RA'_V'5'$~ My ` ||-IDII UBO L-Illa-I5 Iva II \lA.AAv-A\JLal|A.u PRESENT. 241 PRINCESS STREET. OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. CALL AT ELLi?T%i$[R9:~A Next oor to W. M. 'Dro'nnnn. Pnoou St. ~ 1. ' , I'\I , ,._l _ (n--.. -._.I A... UK... MncuAuI.s'1 - Housexmgns n Ll` "rI1N`1:r"1:n"iAnn To own 281 PRINCESS ST. . `$23536 ; LARGEST SIZE. un-L-nu A I Q'I`n\.'|4`Q AN OOI. DAY AND RIDIAU STBIITII. nu U-I-1`.-uuw In. .I A I\II|\rn I111?` ._ _-._j_.:__. nmsoo aousn, mum, omT1u'6 X A ZXXQIEI I El Leadlngmtllndertaker and banner, -251 PRINCESS s'rRI:E'r,- ' Cor. sydenhun Street. ~ Telephone communication. EHENRY BRAME, -_ :1-.. 71.4.... .A.. ..-.A Mxsommgnnosl` ' U19ll'l`oIlIDnnRl'uuuIon. A LINE OFEANGINGS IAIUFLDTURID BY ' WOOD AND OOA1. $19. 50 \\'Ill Inn` A unI7AI.'l`. ' mum & \'lR1`UF.'S. mug Street. Band In your ofden clsnrly for` ITII I-KI.` l'IAl'!Cl _...;_.._. V :jURinTU1f'-.E.';c. Bottand oimpe-t mm. city. Foot of Clarence and Barrack Struts, ~ M. MALLEN. -CIllCA[`EST AT- iommnnlcauon. JAMES SWIFT 005, nor. 0 Kingston. lwm R- lloihrtlounuuhl IIIIU TIUUIIII, II PI-Inoou emu. no many were mo :11 unuu. I The tr-malo dlunoudu_nuu|urn had many othoI~c1ovcr1rlckl. than bid :80 diamond: ` .-.. ..-..............-.m-. 211227 nhoolcobwdocanminetl alter that, aid nuxzy were the gllttu-Ins nds. 'I"hn lnmnl.-u nilnnmmi -Inn-nlu-n had mnnv TTOWIHJJCDUDL LTWTIIIZIIIUTIHIUII Father foegeantlnghdrhlilllnncnyurotnd AL-mum: UGIKJI BID: The Inspector: of the In York canton homo were pznded. Thoy haw tint dlunondn was-o being snuggled Inmllow or otlnr. but for the Mo of tho: theyeanld nt discover -hmv. But one dly I may young woman, evidently a` novice at Inucgllnq. nttructnd ch Isttantloo of can of thotennlo lnlpootnnu owing to her narvouncu. and tho luipoctnu pulitel y requested an lnbrvlo with her in one of the marching rooms. she was completely urtppud (tn her trqnoudouo tudiguatlm) and every Article of bar apparel Wu ltricy Ox- Imlnod. Nothing was found. however, and the young woman, Vary lightly attired tn- tlend. rxmdo up and down an llcroulyno an Annaxnn-:-.r.rl. an tar as he! of dnpory Wu eocoo:-nod. looked Ilhone. Finally. honour, u-Impocrnrn c to an than, onlnlncd than -riuc::l!y, thorn. Ah! what In: tho 1'..l2fi0 H that mfmllci She looked at iom again. A llowltlel bur. -lb ul- Irrowtll Ibo tool. A Q91! 11 IKIIIGIH ll -5 L... A... ....M_nLL.l-I-ll.-A aqua g-natal all Ann unalu an: I THE`;BRY OIAEAPEST ISIQICES JOHN L. JOYCE. -|lIl8glls, HUD Ila LIJJUKIILV l"lLl'Ul'. In short. nearly all of the smuggling of this lsst quarter oi` the Nineteenth century is done in broad dsylight. And this in spite of` all the precautions .n.nd restrictions devised by one of the most inventive and thorough cus- tomsscrvicos in the vrorld. It is impouiblo to squelch smuggling. Bulky books of rules can be made and thrice the force of Inspec- tors and inspectrcsses be employed in the cus- toms, but the amount of smuggling can only be rcduccd, never altogether stopped. The professional smugglers slwsys seem to be able to outwit the customs oiccrs. E2~`p(`- cislly is this the ease with respect to the pro fesdensl jewelry smugglers The majority of these are French women. and the schemes they concoct to conceal diamonds about their permns are worthy the ingcnuity of Japanese puzzle inventors The place of con- cenling diamonds which was once more used than any other was in the high heel of s nstty French shoe. These shoes were made in Paris, Ind the heel could be screwed on and oil` st pleasure. The number of diamonds they would hold wsssnmrising, end for men y years the scheme we worked with great sucoen IIITIWII. .. l'huIrr-sthllttlolciudiauomnd. IIIII |l\'&I.3IUl.IlllI_y IIIXLT UI VVIIJU snuggling, but it becomes rarer. In nhnrf mam-Iv nll nf Hm crnnm IXIIL ULU ll.\U nun. 1\L\V. Coznparo that sort of smug~gling with the bluodlc.~rs but nevertheless scientic smuggligg of to-day! Goad your imagination to even a faint conception of the wond us evolution ` of smuggling, and behold! all nczrmnll rise up and call theo great! Paw nf sn zvnnocrlnrn nf fnnv urn nvnnl U11 xulu can LUIS) SIVUIIIJI . Few of the smugglers of todn_v are f` musclod, hairy breasted giants; (`ow woul ` know how to handle :1 weapon if necessity do ` mandod it; of dangerous night encounters few of them have any knowledge; of coast guards nmst of them are dons:-lylgnorant. Nearly all that sort of `thing has long ago parsed away. 0n the coast of New Jersey and lfninn not-'1-inn nf n fnw nmr afghan vnn prusen away. un we cuusl. ()1 new aeniey and Maine, rhaps of a few other states, you will occaslo ly hear 0! wine and clglr -nlnralincv hnf if. hrv-nvnna I-nrnr unrusly bulll| LHHU LIXUIU \'vUlH(| VUXHU l'LIH` ning mrrn all rliu-ctions tho im'311n-zxiontly nhSvI`\':1f mzmt g:uards-mon chosvn for their rn;;_';L-Ll I-.nnr~.t_v, and equally as follrloss and dvu~:'mim~:l us the srluurglurs. They would ml tlx:-n1: suI`I`0u21'J0'l, staring into the Im1.`.;:|(`snf mckvd guns. If thoy sxxluxxittcd g1-ncnfuH_v to tho inf'V'it&blc they would be quiot.l_v led nil to their punishment. But sometimes thoyvdid not look at the matter so I... .-..\ . ......I ......... .. -I..._.-__a.. .....I UUil!K'LllIl\'3 |llk'_) Vulll Uklt IUUK Illa llIU HllUl'l' DU pl:iln-.np!1i.~ally; and many a desperate and (loudly battle was fought, under the frowning I efuumvuf heaven. between H1090 unphiloso phivzal contrnbandists and the bmwny coast mnnrds K `J5 g? Ul LH'.1 lHKHlUll_y Hun. If the smugglers managed to land their casks of brandy. cigars or laces without bving 4 observed by the lynx oyod coast guards, whose duty it was to patrol tbovshore, up and down. tl:rul`._<.:`l1 the 1011': night, then all well and good. But if one of tho watchful guards caught them in tho act, as was very ofwn the case, it was a serious thing for them. rm... C"A\iI|1` .`.... .. .....I ..I.._..; -1 n-_., __.4 >f67~`.L e~.. w9.P- UM-`U, ID V` {L9 1| >Ul'lUU.\ [mug lU|' IHUHI. They would rue 0. rod shoot of flame and- dvnly shoot with a. hissing nniso iixtn the blu<*kni;:l1t uud drop into the sea It was tlu.\g1mrd`s signal. In what mc-med nmi."ac- uluusly short timo them wmxld mmo run- ninvr nun 11" (HI-nnfinna fhnilvrv-'Vn\'nVIinV1fl\' uulzu Iunuuwu I,uuu_y. Time was wh your genuine contraband- ist--one operating on the coast, of England, for inst;ancu-htul to be a man-`of unlimited nerve, great physical endurance, not over- muoh cznuscienco and the ability to use a sharp pair of eyes on a dark night. For in` ' -those: da_\'.~.x mnuggling was as dangerous as housobrcaking is now. A. suiuggiixxg vessel frunn France, in order to escape drsuizion, had to`])ut. in on a bare, wild part of t ' conqt of England withher contraband goods and run the risks of the not infrequent dangers of wind and wuvo. It was necessary to choose a dark l1i',`,'ht, p:=rl1ap9 a cloudy one, for a land- ing. and to the cautious smu,v.:,,ler of a bun- dnxi yozms ago the light of the full, round mnnn, n lrlessing and 11 protection to houoster sailors, was quite-as thwarting as the glare oi the noonduy `sun. If Hun mnnrnrinra umnnun-ml on In-ul f`unI'r The art of sznggllng has ourished on this ; green earth wJr<;3g that its origin and the Iduntlify of tho , smuggler are lost in ob- scurity. It would Be lnfefsting if from the records and traditgoua of the past cou_1d be gleaned sbme facts about the first contra.- bandist, and to compare his probably clumsy methods with the really admirable modw of action pursued by the thousands; of contra- band maniacs oghtoday. I Timn was wl vnur ovnnninn nnntrnhnnri. Women by All oaq. the Boat smuggle:-5.` How the Profoulornal Female Jewelry ' Smugglers Opot-its and Their Curious ` Schemes for Conoonllngv Dlunondn. Smu;Hhn'G0nraL ' ` '_ There Ar , Still More Smug- *gle r)s Than Are Dream} Of. % * WTRABANDISTS. 'r'nr}|I: wonx ts scuzxunc. mm BRITISH wma; TUESD Ail. JAN. 9 A. - ) t be A --..... .".:1.e:; `.2 ."""...:" !;'...n""'u.'.."u.'.'.a"7% tho solo ofmy shdotu-all the thlillthunwu to lt."-C|nc\nn | Enquire. WUIDIIUIIII VJVGA. Lac-U `lllllv : Hard Wood, Mill Wood. Verona T .l__- Iuuy, um |uIuu`nIIIlQI'uluuI. ' So you did; but he dldlkblno. Ho jut moral] unsold n.hu:g,Id Iht wan`: mo-mnlt.nowl may Mutual tolltnomochuhlyontho!l'ult|d.ot In- pnrt A rctpacttul com upon my uh:-I trcusglmtwluthodlddowutobohb trompiocodlnlr Ihnlhad growlhhlvn haowuvbonl Ho mlghtlnvokhudnphnu otkidukln-llkonlth did in thonnuroou ofouroperaholthootlaa-night. [in mud ed Illlld touched Eh I! zzcearllovvlolhnndmzzuon hnnk IIIUVEJT $01 OVBTUE Tlj No, bodids." VII thnply. and than wnaamnplclouotracntunbonuwu-. ` I thotrghl I an him." Innuua thoold Indy, "Ind! G 1 hard Mm." Rn vnn rIhI- II Inn nlldnh. lming II: Klan Without Thrh. Didwtthltfollow llrownldnyon In (D hllwuy when he want out! mind In `Joan: of her thugiur. u the oak? dour clouutl upon the ovoulngi caller and tho moths:-launedovorthohulunarahovc AHA |..Jl.l-M H --_- AL_1 -__I- -_J AL;-_ Yep. Several others of Charley`: friends will make the same request. and the result is that when Charley lands in New York be has ninety or a hundred pain of Poole`: trcuun distributed umong his trunks. and with I mull dour-our he get: them through tho cun- tom homo. Ho distribute: them among his .-who-warmly oongrntulato him upon his clevcrnelu, and (`barley fool: glcdully proud and irxzmenmly placed with Walt. [rain nun Irhn hnun nnvnr nnnnalal In [Jrlllll Illll IZ1llllEl|EIy pm WIIII UT". Even man who luvo novc umumzled In their llvca tryto mnko pnoplo haiku that they do. Enter I club smoking room. Now with what pride `our juvenile hmtoiyon 5 clgnrottu of uent I`nx-kid: tobacco. Tobacco, dear boy, he nyu, (ht would be cheap at ten dollars I pound." Butcun you sord Inch 1: pcof" Hush. In with pen, "I! codsumo only a dollar; Inuuhd, dear V boy-. snuggled." Ho In Inoktng native ` tobacco with a naval-ingot chaphwhnh or luvnllnn u'_). [ Yep." Well, just bring me over nine or td pairs of tram,-era from Poole, in London, will you!" u\`n vv LDC ILLIIJ III UILJU ll) KIVU II P. The young men who, returning from their summer's jaunt on the continent. do 0 little smuggling and are tremendously pleund over It, am as thick as leaves that Itnw the ` broolus of Valunbron. Before leaving for Europe a friend of one my: to him: "Nnnr vnn`I-on mninn at-I-n- Hun nnnrl (`ha-. lbl-IUJIIA7. The profmzsionnl female nnugglorn are nearly all comfortably well 011 . There in plenty of money in the business, and that are seven] who are quite rich. But few ol them eve-rlunvo off smuggling. There is I` sort of l'a.sciuat.ion in it,u:d nftpr I time they grow so enamored of the excitemenund danger incident to the life of I smuggler that they find it hard to give It up. 'l`hn vnnnn man whn I-nu-nina Iv-nun Qhnir In an nu-.n.unn \ nun v namr ll.l'L`!-lllllP (`lo-`li. tailor l'.l{`.(l`. It [lttod he-I, it possilo, just 0 little 1 it too well. Said I: `I can imagine 9. hello rigging hersel! like this when on parade at Newport. but for the deck of a Cunarder, it is a trie toochlc,` aid 1." What did you suspect .9" Suspect? Blal you, I didn't suspecto-l knew. At Quarantine, after the health of!!- oer came aboard, a boat pulled out from Fort Hamilton and wanted to take my charmer off. I touched her on the shoulder. `You on.n`t leave this veml said 1, `until we reach the Battery.` `Who are you 7 sho demanded. turnlngpale. `I m I cuuom house o!lloor.' said I. `nndusoon um land 1 shall have you scorched. She hadn't the heart to my much. Still pale, the at downfbiting her lips and looking round to use that nobody had hard ua `Otllcerfnhu said at length, `how much will make it aquaml` `Well. aid I. with a sly glance at her uliapely gure, `I don`t know how much it took to make it round; but I guess there is about 0541!] worth of lace and jewelry in the lining 0! thatdressof yours. And so it was When the women searchers had undresul her she looked liko u an-arocruw-old. Laggnnl. I regular skeleton. The haul just doubled my ndtimnfa " DRY MILL WOOD AND SLABS. `