The sun., 1889-01-27
SLY DRINKING DOWN EAST.
HOW THEY GET AROUND PROHIBITION
IN MASsA CHUSFTTS.
A Nqiid Sort OF Secrecy, but Enongh to
strand on the Law-Tne Forbidden Lteuer
n, Cbeap and Retter than We Get Here,

Stand ON the Lnyv-J nc forbtuoeh htoucr
os Cheap and Retter than We Get Here.
Massachusetts, has way OF denling with
the liquor question which 10 somewhat akin to
the Maine way, though tho relationship is not
close. Every city In Massachusetts, holds
yearly election to decide whether for tho next
year the city shall have license or no license.
II the voto Is no license. no licenses are allowed
10 be Issued and 30 far as that city Zoos II ID
undor prohibitory law. though there Is MOTH
ing to prevent the citizens from having LIQUOR
shipped to them in quantities II they do not soil
1t to other people. II the city votes for
license licenses are Issued at the high rate
which prevails In Massachusetts,.
In its practical working this law is not en-
forced In any town OF sufficient size to make
tho violation profitable The first offence Ii
seldom punished by imprisonment and only
by fine. The proprietors change after ono OF
them is fined 30 that when new arrest 10
made the man goes on trial and pleads as to
his first offence. In villages and rural town.
shps where the houses are not close together
and where every native-born inhabtant no
CARDS 1t rs duty of tho highest Importance to
detaiis Of his noghbors' business, the law 10
enforced The result is an Increased travel be-
emsGn ens mors 5s money money IS sue expended for ruin When
O man who would take possibly two or three
drinks q day in a town where he lived goes to
makes a tank OF himself.
In the cities which have voted for no license
the evasion Of the prohibtory law has reached
a refinement which is not known IN Maine.
stranger finds large number OF restaurants
Maine-whoro the only eatahies arc canned
goods on few sheves In tho front. but real
ho s ss can sSt who IS
acquainted or who does not make his wants
properly known can get nothing but things
A description OF ono OF these eating saloons
will give an idea of them. all. In size internal
they do not difer as much ns Madison square
nrt gallery and Mulberry street thrceIcent
tIe 2eer ns8al eating S1 % Sign in big letters but
with little more, color than for an ordinary
restaurant. Inside the door is the cashiers
desk and a cigar stand or case and shelves
The confectlonery is not frequently offered for
9th Of the business. The candy and bal kerry annex
Is used where the restaurant trade Is worth
eDIg enoueh % cEaraetcr @ for res respseabie woman to
go there for her luncheon. Beyond tho cash
ier's desk and the cigar stand there is a narrow
room. which is like a room in any New, York
restaurant. with the ordinary tables, Ghaitrss
room unless every one In the eating saloon is
known to be trustworthy. 4 spotter might cit
long without seeing q drop OF liquor.
The LIQUOR is served in commitments of h the
ssmt restauTant room Along this passaseway there
nre ten or fifteen little cells about four feet
wide and varying In Length pecordinYg to e the
five feet six inches high, in some cases even
higher to prevent the men IN one cell from
ing up and looking over. There is scat on
each side OF the cell, cushioned and comfort;
making max G a back. There is q wooden table. or
polished mahogany board; between t 1 the twS
VsHi the room " and the the other supported BY prop
oven with the, hallway. One man can
not pass another in one OF bgsv thHse cells ellis
OF each bench blocks entrance Running
neal, the ceiling OF the whole length Of the
The curtains arc made %2f % dark stuff which h
except when drinking is going on inside. They
fall short OF the floor by couple @ h Of iess & Their
% Es apope en ny S
the the s cartains are pulled TO. The curtains DO
a1d a1 ? a0gn ths Sc
snd the waters tell wthout RpRas lRn back
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waiter Wall cru These preiiminaries having been gone
DE- Knit suI5Sss dps st e ssys T5s Sts; Rs
appears. In q minute or two his head appears
ksy bottle. a small glass. and q glass q water,
The man pours out the whiskey into the small
Sho' Who disappears lisa ] behind s' the partition In
minute more the waiter reappears. pulls back
hH It IS tho op Of with tho
difference that they get moro small glasses.
The waiter does not tnke the pay at the same
Il is not tho same man that has the custody OF
the whiskey, bottle who SELECTS tho money
waiter when arrested can claim that he Is not
responsible If the man IN the next c9mpart-
some whiskey 70 thirsty man whom, he may
mistake for friend Of his 10 whom he wants
9 ey pS5f bdo oes not let # se wh R@
more than long enough for each man to pour
out his drink. 1t does not stand on the table.
The stuff they sell In prohibition towns
in MASSACHUSETTS, is pretty good. Beer is llye
Whiskey Is ten cents. or fifteen cents for extra
quality All you don't get is free lunch and 4
known you can get, something to eat without
paying for it. II you buy S, enough to drink; l.,
cubby Hoe W2c has n Sa IS ash hns
place in. the cellar. The police feel it their
duty at times % to search these 20 eating III saloons fb
proprietor receives notice, and takes all of his
stun down into tho cellar, except, pcrhaps;
The cupboard in which tho liquor. is kept
hallway. A full stock OF all supplies is kept
there. When the. place is not crowded Gentle-
mon VINO want drinks nrc requested 10 DE seat
ed In tho cell nenrest the cupboard as 1t saves
the waiter n good deal OF climbing around.
When the place is crowded and nj tho coils are
full. tho waiter carries tho wh!siey or beer
bottles under his, coat. with tho glasses fun OF
water In his hand. 1t is an easy matter to rour
the wator into Tho cuspdor.
Az Il is hard to run one o. those rlnras With
out everybody in town lnoWiu@ nbOut It. no
drunken9oss i5 permitted nnt t9o ,,n character
Maine rum dive. The respectable citizens
Of the city make occasional protessts against
liquor being sold ip this, way BY; 4 the places
Be found with them. They do not sol, much
liquor to be drunk off tho promises and work.
ing tho urOWler IL not allowed. man goes
into a compartment, smokes cigar, eats his
luncheon, take5 drink, and goes out with tho
feeling that the proprietor Of the restaurant
has been put to some unnoro s5ary trou BILE. but
that tho o-l!censc law Is not such a bad thing
as might be supposed.