The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-12-11

Hersey nearly two years; that there
are now no less than tour places where
it is sold; that it is sold by the drink
sold by the bottle, and sold by the jug.
But, l snquired, how does it get 10
hsref I should think people would
fad it out .Oh," said he '.that's easy
enough How sos swell I give you
the recipe Take small key Of
old rye, keg of cognac brandy, key Of
gin. keg of cherry, then take one square
dry goods box, put lnye, of saw dust
in the bottom three inches deep, set
your kegs in the box pack Saw dust
between them and put some on the
top. nail up the box carefully. direct
to some one at Hersey, and mark
''sundries" on each corner and it will
come through all straight especially If
that careful firm of Smith d Pit.
wholesale and retail dealers at t.vart,
send it to you; and there is another
recipe eau give you. Take u common
barrel, put Into it 16 gallon keg Of
Kentucky whisky carefully packed in
straw, direct to Herscy and mark
"appies, Seek no farthers," and the
railroad boys will unders, and it aud it
will come through all safe, and no one
the wiser, until you get it in your
cellar; and there is still another good
thing. You want case Of oysters
from Detroit, well understand they
put up little % be joyful that way,
too, So you just write for and order
your oysters, &c and they COME On
aud one-half OF the case are genuine
blvalvcs and the other half Odd Tom,"
dc, &c. Pretty sharp Well yes,
quite 80, but it isn't any sharper than
it is for We temperance pconle to claim
We have u strictly tie mperance town
The man had such an air of shrewd
caidor about him that | believed,
and owing to my young legal friend
Watching me from the steps Of u store,
on the opposite side of the street u
little down, | became mad Of a sudden,
nd If it were not beneath quiet,
elderly. refined, christian uan to use
such an expression, | sh uld say that
| went for him." He looked inno-
cent as a newborn babe. ] stated by
degrees what my information just re-
celved amounted to, but his prompt,
and ready answers were 81 indicative
of. truth aud 50 convincing that | was
non p.ussed. Yes" lie said "no doubt
liquor may have sometimes been
shipped that WY in barrels and boxes
marked ''sundrics' and "dpples," but
that did not prore lawyers always
want you to prove everyth;ng) that
any had ever been sent to Jersey in
that way. As for the oyster cans. all
that he had ever opened had oysters
in them. He knew that, for he had
quietly proceeded to season aid swal-
low the oysters he had. and he fit.
tered himself he could tell the differ
ence between oysters and whisky, he
did, there was more 6Uiy to one than
there was to the other. and u lett,
did, couldn't stand such fire Of
words and logic and facts as that, it
was worse than grape and canister,
it came too thick and fast and SD |
went away rcassurel. | felt quite re.
assured, bot since then l have grown
uneasy again, and ate. mature rehac-
tion think it best t. suggest, that
you cab Il citizens, meeting and that
VIC should meet en- n1dsse, and while
am suggesting, let me suggest corps
Of officers aud series of prcambles
aud resolutions us follows:
Presilcnt-Nuah Lane.
Vice President -Isaac Kinney
Sccret0ry-R +. Lewis
Cor Sec. anil Tre,ls,-Jack Easy
PREAMBLEs AND RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, st. We believe in temperance,
We propose to stand by temperance, and
We expect to live by temperance and fru-
gality, and
WHEREAS. We desire to maintain strictly
that high reputation Soe uoinperanee which
Acrsey h,sa,wsys enjoyed, and moye par
ticularly enjoyed during the past few
months, and
WHEREAS, 1t occurs to US, the citizens Of
this place that we might be suspected, by
reason of drunken persons visiting us from
our wicked sister villages of Evart and
Reed City, Of selling intoxicating drinks
here while claiming to be temperance
town, and
WHEREAS. We fear that liquor might be
surreptitiously brought into our place and
sold by those who have not the good Of
the place at heart, therefore be il
Pcsoired, That we in common with all men,
women and children of Hersey not now here
present are strictly temperate.