Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-26
ONE DRINK TO EACH
AND THIS BARKEEPER ALLOWS
 NO SMOKING.
Queer Little Inn In London Which At.
 tracts Custom by Its Unusual Regula'
 tions-How Hypocrites Can Make Success by Utilizing Novelty. 9

Jnst eff busy Bishopgate. London. in smou and somewhat 'slummy"
 street, there stands a public house re-
 narkable for the fact that in it one is allowed te have only one drink-and no smoke. The proprietor of this quaint hostelry, obviously worthy citizen, seeing that he himself invented, so to speak, this original system of do- ing business, has been in tke occupa- ton of the house some twenty odd years. Thither go all sorts and condi- tions of men, from the silk-hatted city man to the railway porter. warehouse man, or mere messenger. All have just their one drink, and go out. Nor is it possible to trick the proprietor by or dering, say, bottle and calling it "one drink" No; his one drink means 2 certain measure of beer, wine, or spir- its, and that a moderate one. On the wall of the one bar, wherein all and sundry are served alike, hang the printed rules of the establishment in frame. They set forth how that the proprietor, deeming that he may con- duct his busiDsss as he thinks best, and having at heart the cause of temper ance. begs to call attention, etc. Then follow in numbered order the severai rules. Before a customer can have second drink he must go away and stop away for at least thirty or forty minutes. One result of the strictly en- forced rule against smoking is that the atmosphere of the bar is wonder fully clear and fresh. Of course, no person is served should he appear to be ever so slightly under the influence of alcohol. The result is perfect order and subdued quiet. The hours of closing. too, differ from those of other houses n the trade. Eleven o'clock sharp sees the house shut on five nights of the week. On Saturdays the hour is 12 and on Sundays, 10 To this house the chief rabbi grants his special per nit every Pentecost= to sell Kosher" rum to those of the Jewish community of the neighborhood Of course. over and above the regular customers, many people are attracted to this inn out of pure curiosity. The sightseeing and novelty American finds it out in his rambles. Should the curiosity monger, however, try to coax the men servers behind the bar into a breach of their stern laws he is courteous1y re- fused. They are never caught mapping, try them ever so often. The list of carefully compiled rules concludes with an intimation that such customers as do not care to conform thereto are "re- spectfully requested to transfer their custom tN some other establishment.
 a Newspaper zor Beggars.
 One of the queerest newspapers pub lished in Paris is a daily journal, got up especially for beggars. The mendi- cants of Paris have their labor union, and labor dues in the same way as an ordinary trade. Only a limited num- Der of hektograph copies of the jour- nal are issued, and these are distribut- ed among the various district head quarters of the metropolis. It con- tains tips for all sorts of mendicants. There are complete lists of the bap- tisms, weddings and funerals to take place each day, so that the began knows where to go if he wants to ply his trade successfully. For the advan- tage of begging letter writers, Fpc- cial column is set apart for noting the arrivals and departures of per- sons of known charitable tendencies. If the philanthropist millionaire should be surprised an returning to Paris that pleas for assistance at once begin to pour in upon him, he will be able to ascribe this phenomenon 10 the kind offices of the Beggara' Journal