The herald., 1898-08-21
WAR TIME DRINKS
SOME OF THE INTERPRETING
BARTENDERs CoNCoCTIoNs
The "Dewey Dewdrop''-The "schley
Sling''-The Inoffensive "Samp-
son High Balp-Shell Game

black porter was busy shaving up enough
ice to last during the evening. The bar
tender was the perfect symbol of the Arc
| tics. His jacket was pure white, as was
his long apron. The shirt bosom glistened
as the very recent result Of the laundry
mans skill. His hair was carefully plas-
tered down over his forehead, and about
three inches beneath his chin there flashed
diamond the size of hazel nut.
| On the other side of the room a stranger
was passing his time in separating himself
from many nickels by inviting, at 5 cents a
bid, a dummy mocking bird to sing, or
watching small locomotive and fire engine
work. Near the end of the bar, in front of
the barkeeper, stood young man slipping
a mug of musty ale and telling that the
hottest day he ever saw was In st. Louis.
The stuffed hooking bird had just finished
singing the same tune for the sixth time
when the bartender remarked as he wiped
| a drop of water from the shining bar:
This war has been a great thing for in
ventions, hasn't It'll"
| YES" answered the stranger, as he took
a short pull at his ale. II suppose you
mean in guns and other appliances?"
Appliances nothin'. 1 mean in drinks"
"Drinks?"
"You must be hard of hearin. OF course.
| 1 said drinks. You see Dewey, Schley, Hob
son, Shafter and all the others are respon-
sible for it. They do things and then some
bright gent has got to invent a drink and
name 1t after one of EN-"
That's easy. isn't 1t? You can take any
old drink and name it, can't you?"
mot on your life."
lust then four mon "a ma and ordornd
refreshments. One placed a dollar on the
bar. The bartender rang up the purchase
and handed the wrong man the change.
The men went out and the bartender re-
turned to his discussion.
"As I was sayin'-your proposition don't
go. You've got to have your drink mean
somethin'. Now. take a Dewey dew drop"
"A what?"
Say, there certainly must be somethin'
the matter Of your ears. I said Dewey
dew drop" w.
'How's 1t nader"
IT'S made in layers, like pousse cafe,
in long-stem sherry glass. The layers are
apricotine, Yvetts and white anisette. The
apricotine Is red, Yvette blue and the other
white. Red, white and blue, see? Clever
idea, amt It? Patriotic. Kinder knocks
you, don't it?'
Yes; I'm inclined TO think it would
knock most anybody" answered the
stranger, with a peculiar smile.
The man on the other side of the room
was now standing in happy contenfment.
as the fire engine. hooking bird and loco
motive were all making their destructive
noises at the same time. The bartender
watched him for a moment and then almost
whispered:
Hes got little jag. Those machines
are great soothers. But. to come back to
earth. I told you about the Dewey oew
drop, didn't I? The 6chley sling is the boy.
It's just like the fellow It's named after
hot stuff. Here's how it's made: Take a
long glass and dash in five drops of tobasco
sauce and full jigger O. Maryland whis-
ky. ct must be Maryland. because that's
the old boys state). Squeeze in two lines.
add enough sugar and fill up with ice and
water. Shake thoroughly"
The stranger was speeches.. After a
pause he said:
you don't mean to tell me that you feed
that stun to any Of your customers? Why,
man, that would kill EN-"
'"rhat's what Schley done, didn't he? 1
told you them drinks speak for the men
they was named after. Now, take a Samp-
son high ball. That means somethin' too"
LET her go; I'm prepared for anything"
| remarked the stranger.
This is a Sampson high ball. Small glass
with lump of ice. Fill with ginger ale,
to which add, a dash Of orange bitters. It's
harmless"
you've got your hammer to work,
haven't your"
'It'a not me; It's the public. get my
| tips from the folks on the other side Of the
| bar and act accordin'.
The machine man came over to the bar.
| He was disturbed.
Say" he complained, 1--WE got kick
That weighing machine has made me lose
three pounds in the last five minutes
The bartender waved him aside, saying,
in tone generally used toward children:
TRY the bird. TIN sing another tune
| now"
| In a moment the same notes that had
| warbled all afternoon were filling the
| room. The man smiled and was satisfied.
He didn't know the difference.
| At that moment young man entered.
Gimme 13-inch SHE'LL" he said.
Eyes, sir" said the bartender, as he went
| to work, first looking knowingly at the
stranger with whom he had been talking.
In his left hand he took long shell glass
and poured in jgger of New England
gin. He then added a small portion OF
Spanish rum, and topped 1t OF with little
absinthe. The glass was then filled with
Ice and water and stirred in that graceful
manner known only to men Of his profess
sion. He inserted two Manila straws and
| showed it gravely toward the customer.
The man drank 1t without murmur, paid
| 20 cents and walked out.
what do you think of that for four
fiush?" proudly asked the barkeeper.
1.-The MANI"
Nav, the drink. I run a sandy on that
fellow, and IL he knew the difference he
hadn't the nerve to kick"
"How?"
well, it's this way: never heard of a
| 13-inch shell before, so I invented one as
went along. You see, it's the rule of all
bartenders never to acknowledge they're
up against It, If man comes in and asks
for drink never heard of before, any good
man behind the mahogany will mix I'D
simething. and do 1t just like he had mixed
| a million"
But what II your customer calls YOU
| DOWN."
That's easy. If he's a transient from
the hotel just say its the Kansas City way
and his hand is called. If he's a, Kansas