Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-08
Measuring the Drinks.

AhC DoASo WIN dPfeiSit ASAlsiAs
Measuring the Drinks.
To an American the bar Is q novel fea-
ture on British steamship. In the City
of Rome it is On lower deck. 1t is SO
small that only one person can be served
at time. The bartender rarely wore a
coat. If he had been greasing the ma
chinery his shirt could hardly have been
diruer. Davy Crockett would have
called him anything but gentleman, for
he invariably poured out the drinks for
his patrons. If you asked for whiskey
no bottle was placed before you. The
drink was measured IN a pewter cup and
then poured INTO tumDler and placed be-
fore you. The horn was invariably stif
one. more than any desirable drinker
would desire. 1t was the same with
brandy snd other liquors. If you called
for pony brandy, you got the same mea-
sure. This measuring Of drinks IS univer-
sal on all English steamships. With
preponderance Of American passengers the
saloon keeper would probably increase
his gains by allowing his patrona 10 guage
their own drinks. On the Alaska many
Americans ordered glass of brandy and
two pony tumblers. By dividing the
liquor they got two ponies for the price OF
one. Some specusted in whiskey in the
same manner. The loss to the bar was
apparent. What would be made by al
lowing the American the privilege of the
bottle, however, would be more tnan
counterbalsnced by the greed of English
men. AN old steamship BARTENDER told
me that he had tried the American system
to his hearts content, ard was satisfied
that it was losing system ''lf you al
low one man to pour out his drink, you
must allow all to DO So" he said. "foC
can't make a distinction on the ground Of
nationality. An Englishman IS q natural
hog. He will always Ill his glass to the
brim. As soon as the officers of the YES
sci learned that my bar was being run Cd
American principles, they trebled their
patronage, and doubled the size of their
drinks. found myself gong to the dogs,
and was forced TO shut down." English
men seldom go to the bar for drink.
They order what they want by q steward
and it is brought to them, whether they
are on deck, in the smoking room, the
ladies cabin, or IN the barbershop. The
prlce of all strong drinks was a sixpence,
or twelve cents of our money. Wines,
however, are much cheaper than in New
York. The still wines were excellent,
but there were complaints about the cham
payne. Indeed some passengers shipped
their own champagne and cOrdIals. An
old European traveller on the City Of Rome
took with him two barrels OF oysters, a
half barrel of celery, several hampers of
mince and pumT kin pies, six baskets OF
champagne and dozen bottles of klmmel.
lie lived like a fighting cock, and cele-
brated his birthday on board SO success
fully that himself and three-quarters of
his friends turned in with their boots on.
The Ra1or-Bsek Hog.
Tc the traveller through Texas one Of
the strsngest and most peculiar features
of the landscape is the razor-tack hog.
He is of the Swiss cottage style of archI-
lecture His physical outline is angular
10 degree unknown outside of text
book on the science of geometry. HIS
ears--or the few rags and tatters of tnem
that the dogs have left-are curled bsck
with a knowing vagabondish air. HIS
tail has no curl in it-but it hangs aft, |
limp as q wet Gish-rag hung out of a back |
window to dry. The highest peak of his |
back is six inches above the |
level of the root Of his tail. lie does not |
walk with the slow and stately step OF the |
pstr;cian Berkshire, but usually goes on
lively trot He leaves the impression that |
be was late starting in the morning and Is |
making up for lost time, or that he Is in |
doubt about the payment of that check,
and is hurrying 10 get II cashed before the |
bank closes.
The country razor-back prowls around |
IN the woods and lives on acorns. pecan |
nuts and roots; when he can spare time |
le climbs under his owners fence and |
assists IN harvesting The corn crop. !
In this respect he Is neighborly TO fault,
and when his duty to his owners crops |
will allow, he will readily turn In and as
sist the neighbors, even working at night |
-ather than see the crop spoil for want of
attention.
He does not know the luxury of a sty. |
he never gets fat, and from the day of
lis birth, sometimes two years roll into
,.ernity before he Is big enough to kill.
Crossing the razor-back with blue
flooded stock makes but little improve
nent. The only effective way to improve
lin is to cross HIM with q railroad tram.
lie then becomes an imported Berkshire
II Poland China hog, and if he does not
mock the train off the track the railroaS
ompaHy pays for him at about the rate
f one dollar q pound, for which they are
llowed the mou-nful privilege of shovel
ng the remains of the track. ii
The ham of a country razor-back is
nore JUICY than the hind leg of an iron
re-dog. but not quite so fat as a pine
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