Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-10

hAoHc Joos CAdStly Whdb OF
anything is actually used. especially the
wine.
I'm the kitchen two bottles out of each
case are turned bottom up in the case at
once, which means that they are enpty.
They are clear gain. Then you know
walters are instructed to keep the glasses
full, so even the host does not know how
many glasses are actually consumed at
the table, for glasses half and two-thirds
full are filled up as well as those that are
empty. Many guests do not drink or
smoke. Their wine and cigars of course
become the property of the waiter.
At the big balls, like the Arion, the
walters, if on good terms with the head
waiter, tip him little and get desirable
boxes to wait on. boxes occupied by
wealthy and liberal people. With two
such boxes, and if he is able to ''put up"
for two he will, of course, for thus he
can serve wine in way 10 make each
box pay for the same bottle. With such
a chance, say, the waiter easily makes
twenty-five to fifty dollars in one even
ing, and then before the dance is over
takes off his badge and dances with one
of the society girls, chastely swinging
her two times on the corner with great
Difference and aplomb.
THE waiter also eats the titbits, the
best pieces of the steak, the liver and
tenderloin of the terrapin and the eggs
and fins of the green turtle.
"A waiter friend of mine at Coney
Island made eight dollars in one day
with bone"
How was thaty'
well, he had sirloin steak bone and
used it on all his sirloin customers. He
would get cheap forty cent steak in
the kitchen and insert this bone under
meath it en- route, then he would ask if
the guest would have it carved, and of
course the guest would. Then he would
bring the sirloin steak as ordered, with
the bone apparently cut out and laid on
one side. After the guest was through,
Mr.. Waiter again took possession of the
bone, which he kept under his Jacket
ready for another two dollar sirloin
steak victim"
Walters are often, l am afraid, some.
what given to this sort of thing, espe.
cially at the seaside resorts. So also are
the proprietors. am glad if the walters
get even with some of the robbers roosts
in which they are employed.
Once | thought | would like a clam.
bake at Long Branch. | had done well
the previous winter playing to standing
room only, and so said to two or three
friends: Let US make merry. Behold
the clam is white for the harvest We
will go even unto Pleasure bayand we
will open watermelon.
And we went forth We had quart
of unshucked CLANS with drawn butter
1t was drawn by an amateur artist from
Throgg's Neck. We also had water,
melon. That was all. In New England
this meal would have been seventy-fve
cents or one dollar perhaps.
Our bill was twenty-three dollars,
without wine. Ever since then | take
my dinner with me when go to Long
Branch.
Yesterday we saw a house at Lancaster
in which natural gas had been used to
excess. One winter day Mr.. Natural
Gas sprung aleak under the street, and
as there was no method of egress except
to follow the pipe along to this gentle
mans house, 1T did so. and thus filed his
cellar full of nice new gas that had never
been used before. By and by the hired
man was heard to scratch a match
briskly against himself, and in an in
slant there was not brick left on top of
another brick. The house was literally
demolished and wiped out of existence.
There were seven people in the house,
and, strange to say, not one of them was
killed. Some of course were injured,
but all recovered. and some were hardly
hurt at all. You would not believe it to
look at the house.
Lancaster is also supplied with a
Drunkards' retreat. 1t is not one of the
Kelley brand, but a sort of independent
institution, using similar means, but re-
fusing to pay tribute to the great mo-
nopoly at Dwight. visited the institl-
ton, and can now say that am well
man, returned to my family and friends
with no more desire to touch alcoholic
liquors than anything.
The place is pleasantly located in the
residence portion of town. visited it
at the hour when the patient receives his
jab in the arm. There is no mystery to
it except the liquid given. That is not
known to the average citizen. All we
know is that the patient has his circula-
ton brought up to a bichloride of gold
standard and he is given full value
among other men.
1T is insanity" said graduate of the
Leavenworth institution. 1t was IN
my case at least alcoholic insanity. No
sane man would have done as | did
Practically was not right sober man
for two years. Finally had chance
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