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Grand Jury, and demanded that the Government
reimburse him tor the money ho had spent In


HOW 70 WORE orr TIE CROOKED.
Ono OF tho vast sources OF weatth enjoyed By
those liatittsra who Aro fortunate enough to re-
jo4cs In Tho possession Of recAf5lng-housea In
connection with thclr stills. Is tho manufacture
Of gins, brandien, ''puro juice port WHO'D, and
cordlA1s. All distil1oriea which havo roctif5-
Ing attachment manufacture these high.toned
goods. At ercsy cross-road sAYoro will bo found
hung In tho most conspicuous place In the bar.
room highly colosed Autographs bearing tho
loEentls "t3nith'n Anchor G'n." "ahovel and
Pinch Gso." "ray A You Go Gin" "hy-wtl-
hgood-mY. .prico-is-J Juss.- ss.-1'll-s1cat-Jou-vc-hu
cannottrust. Gin."
This gin bu.ness, to tho d!sti1lcss who have
rectifying attach.nonse, affords tho monus Of did,
t,oaiug Of shcfr aurp1us crooked prodn:.lon. For
instance, "Bhovei It Pinch manufacture 1000
ga!lona Of proof sptttn per day. BY crossing ths
itching palm Of tho uudsrpnid Gauger, thoy ma
nspnlato him, 30 ~ to obtain permission to titl
tho bnrrols within ! gallons Of their capacity.
aro formally made out. HiXued aud sworn 70, and
depoH.tcd In the Office of tile Eolloctor Of Inter
nal Rovenuc: The goods arc then placed in tho
bonded warehouse. Each baEsel eontaina on an
urement. A. fow days later tho Storckcores, who
enioys tho sweet posHession Of tho keya 10 tho
oouded worehouse, is interviewed. For the mag
nifcout confederation Of
he allowH an employo Of tho Aforesaid firm OF
Shovel + Pinch" to wander gnioIessl1 through
tho m"fehonse, take out tue bunga and POUR
into each barrel an average Of four gallons. thus
filling u to It's capacity. Two or thsco weeks
lAtor IS Afessra. Shovel j. pinch." who haso ro-
ceiyed m order for = lot Of rectified goods, 60
to tho Collectors Office, taktug With Them
Hchedulo OF tho barrels measured by tho 0Auger,
md thereupon purchase stamps sufficient 10 pay
the tn1 on tue snount Of wines as Incasuroa by
tho Aforesaid Gauger. On tho atlixing Of tho
utampa the goods nro released from bond
and taken 70 tho recttfJing house Of
"ahovcl l. Pinch" d,atlleEs aud rccttaors,. and
arc thors dumped. An nccurasa account OF tho
goods SO dumped. according to Guagors mark.
il kent, The eum total thereof is duly rectlfed
aud shipped 1t diycrx aud sundry ltmas to the
various customers Of the firm.
IuR SURPLUS ( GALLONS
per barrel, On which no ta1 Las been paid. aud
or, tor that rnattor. On tho regular books Of Tho
ilrnl. ate quietly converted Into deodorized
| Hpirts. These arc taken to back room,
aud after undergoing = brief &C
1uainsauco with 1unlper-berries. color
loes slrup, loguood, burnt sugar, and other
material best known to '.shoTcI 4 p1nel," 70.
appear elegantly cncased 10 quart and pint
| bottles bea1ing tho auphonious icgcnds " Fuse
| Holland G!n,''- Old London Docs" '6unrlee
| uttc1s," "S. C.~-l870-$1, 200." and other rel
known brands Of morning sppesizoss. Each
| bottle bears tue regulation
| "PBopn1ETARr sTAMr,"
| The proprietary atamps Aggregate very much
were the goods run straight. md not surEeptt-
tloubly placed on the market via the "Qtapo-
VINO toute.@
How many thousands Of gallons Of crooked
! goods hayo been placed on tbs market In tbla
| city. thorc arc no means OF kuontpB-