The soldiers, officials, and custom-house people are Danes. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917] Reference
Argentiera, 5596 ft., with an inn and Italian custom-house. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Its port is entirely free, and there is even no custom-house. From Wordnik.com. [Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.)] Reference
We were bowed out of the custom-house with our packages unopened. From Wordnik.com. [A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia] Reference
The flames had caught the stores of spirits kept in the custom-house. From Wordnik.com. [Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North] Reference
After getting their baggage cleared from the custom-house and going to. From Wordnik.com. [Clotelle: a Tale of the Southern States] Reference
At eight o'clock we found ourselves in the custom-house, surrounded by. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873] Reference
On one occasion two rival forces had planned a battle in a custom-house town. From Wordnik.com. [Theodore Roosevelt and His Times] Reference
But the custom-house soon put an end to this, or at least greatly modified it. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
S.E. from +Abriés+ on the Guil is La Monta, with custom-house, where France is left. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
At Mirabouc, 4718 ft., the valley turns southward to the inn and custom-house station. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Passing the custom-house, he took a cab, and proceeded to Brown's Hotel, Clayton Square. From Wordnik.com. [Clotelle; or, the Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; or, the President's Daughter] Reference
Tammany; the Hards, marshalled by Fernando Wood, were known as the custom-house delegation. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
Gothic hall (1369-1378), the Lonja or exchange (1383), and the Aduana or custom-house (1792). From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
At St. Laurent we came to the French custom-house, and a pretty thorough overhauling they made. From Wordnik.com. [Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland] Reference
The custom-house contains one waiting-room for the first and second class, and another for the third. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
After breakfast, a party was made to visit the bazaars; and we embarked at the new custom-house stairs, in. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833] Reference
Every person and vehicle has here to undergo the usual delightful examination by the custom-house officials. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
Numerous boats sped here and there over the bay as our vessel anchored in the basin outside the custom-house. From Wordnik.com. [Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886] Reference
A plentiful supply of +Cabs+ is both at the railway and the custom-house station of the Bassin de la Joliette. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
From this, on the first projecting point, are an Italian custom-house station and the two entrances into the Bennet. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
The custom-house is at the north end of the dock, and just outside the dock-gates are porters and a large cab-stand. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Java the drug most undoubtedly is, let the Dutchmen boast of their spies and custom-house establishment as they will. From Wordnik.com. [Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China.] Reference
The Senator thought it was better to have three battles with brigands than one encounter with custom-house officials. From Wordnik.com. [The Dodge Club or, Italy in MDCCCLIX] Reference
Quievrain we found the custom-house of Belgium, and the little river, called Aunelle, is the boundary of the republic. From Wordnik.com. [Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland] Reference
A sloop was sent over from the custom-house, to take it across the bay for identification; but that proved impracticable. From Wordnik.com. [Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California] Reference
In defiance of custom-house regulations, and of our strict blockade, he has carried on a more or less regular traffic with. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time] Reference
We learned that the beautiful Port Angeles was to be abandoned, -- Congress having decided to remove the custom-house to Port. From Wordnik.com. [Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California] Reference
Savannah after we were in full possession, and the master did not discover his mistake till he came ashore to visit the custom-house. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
After getting their baggage cleared from the custom-house and going to a hotel, Devenant made immediate arrangements for the marriage. From Wordnik.com. [Clotelle; or, the Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; or, the President's Daughter] Reference
America have to struggle with the custom-house officials -- a struggle as brutal as a "round in the ring" as Paul Bourget describes it. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908] Reference
So that on one particular night all the forces of order, as well as those of disorder, were directing themselves toward the custom-house of. From Wordnik.com. [Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North] Reference
However, these foolish restrictions were at length put a stop to, and the trade encouraged, by the Government establishing a custom-house at. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines During 1848, 1849 and 1850] Reference
When we reached the French custom-house, over the river, we had quite a searching time; and even a flask of cologne was taxed some twenty cents. From Wordnik.com. [Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland] Reference
At Zamboanga, opposite Zooloo, there already exists a custom-house and other government offices for the regulation of their own trade with these islands. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines During 1848, 1849 and 1850] Reference
KOBE: We arrived at Kobe on the evening of April 10th, and fell at once into the grasp of the custom-house authorities, who proved, however, very lenient. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Far East] Reference
It is only a few hours away, but the strange language, new custom-house rules, new usages, new sights, different sort of people, all make it a totally different world. From Wordnik.com. [Quiet Talks on Power] Reference
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