The sun., 1901-04-28
THE BOTTLES NEW SLAVES.
THKY SEEK PRIZES IN TIE DUSTY LAIR
or THE RAGMAN.



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AZ inc diversion OF collecting bottles is
comparatively new. the bottle field IL as
yet far from exhausted; and the bottle hunter
IKE all other collectors. secretive. under
handed person-seneraly starts out on the
pursuit with eager eyes and breast full OF
nope' "hen ne. or she. Tor a few women
are graspins bottle lovers. TOO. finds good
quarry u becomes at once vaguely located
TO an unsympathetic or soeptical world.
"here do you IND those old bottle shops'-
asks some half-interested acquaintance.
on. down town. or out on back street,
OF way over IN BROOKLYN answers the
evasive bottle hunter,
The expert bottle lover goes forth laden
WIN bundle OF newspapers and some strong
twine, ior most oottie shops 10 a wholesale
business IN boxes ana barrels and seldom
nave paper ana string on hand, ana the bottle
lover returns. when the quest Is over, not
only with an enormous bundle and full
POCKETS ont oiten also carrying nve-cent
chp basket, whicn ne mas nad 10 ouy TO con-
vey his bottle treasures safely home In
ooiecung oottles ancient, curious or oeaut-
rui. one article OF faith must DO firmly
grounded: BUY tho interesting pottie when
you hnd II. REORGANIZATION Is the thief or
arusuo )oyance. The oottle may oe gone
the next ume you 20. or the dealer may
nsVe oiscernod its value ana raised the price
In every nrst-class bottle hunting ground
There 10 the old bottleshop and the old bottle
shops backyard Inc ODD bottles which are
OF value TO the collector TOT their araceful
lines or lovely COLOR, their ancient design or
unique Idea, are TO he FOUND IN all Sorts OF
odd places sometimes At the very bottom
OF an old barrelfui. whose contents seemed
10 De all alike again IN confused mass oI
ootues on the moor just Drought IN ny rag
man often only the neck OF an oid historic
mask VIII peer at the oonie huhter from pe-
hihd many common bottles on TOP smell OF
its heaVy, old, rough green glass base VIII
shine out from dusty drawer near the moor
NOW ana then the bottle washer In second
hahd bottle shop VIII have choice old bottle
on the shelf behind his hot water tanks ~
may bear this warning label in big letters,
Poison" but he will generally sell It Tor
small sum. soon 20 be invested. no doubt,
In similar exhilarating poison
The old bottle dealer who has been visited
by bottle hunters generally keeps several
barrels set aside for what he calls odds Into
these his patrons may dive, bringing forth
acquisitions Here. for instance. is golden
amber log cabin bottle with 1850" blown in
the glass. though there are yet older ones
That pale green glass pyramid OF bubbles Is
a Bordeaux bottle These curious characters
are blown in dark green Russian bottle,
and that s an old city drug store bottle with
clear print Of four-story building on one
Of its four-cornered sides
This curious little hat-sded flask must
he an English baby bottle, appropriately
bearing the words Nav h Co. London,
and that squat Holland bottle has pretty
old inn scene painted on the glass small
brown amber bottle bears on white china
label the word "StOughton.' but no one IN
the bottle shop can interpret its meaning
An old New England household phrase ran
Don't sit there like a Stouahton bottle and
NOT sar word I'm, tho bo,tI. shon man
ho' say "otu' pu' thp oott'e shop man
knows only that the little old bottle is an
mad. 80 ,ho old ho,,,a wash.- u,os. r'ddv
"'"uo W tne o'N oo'''e ""s"e,' "noee 'uuuy'
ancient iace LOOKS as II nc knew all about
all possible contents Of all possible bottles
"Was .stouyhton' nm old -f,sbioncd liouor,"
~ ''
you ask 10 you kho" anytmhg ABOUT w
"Lor', ladies'. the old bottle washer
=, ,
u"h hno" hoIhIh pout drinks never
glts nothln 7 drink 'Cept whlskey an beer"
"Stoughton. YOU afterward learn, was
- 50. -, ,..d - a,..L -.
once popular prahd oI stomach oH'er''
nut The connection between the Stou9hton
bottle and STUPIDITY is vet unfathomcd The
old ho,,I. ,yo.b.r. ir,.ros, oor,ir,,,
"'N oo'"' ""H"e' interest 'o"''h"'''
however He peers AZ his customers with
"ts Won Two ladies bur,ir. ho,tls. ,oorsa
- you 'No 'a,"cN nu",'n oo'''es cause
yer gttln' ready = start a bar?
In discaiming such intention his visitors
ni. -, ,i
MS bottle "aShlng, commenting
Well, | knowed n lady at run bar onct
nv sbc ,rode , be,n ~ ,ro,sv n, I, ,o,
- - -, -, ,''',.. =, ~,
inc po'"e mum u no moan 8cropat among
his bottles. be IT understood He can step
nm n b,rrel ~ Il hotties wttbout un.et,irg or
breakage GIc walks ON tho IONS "a, nniiles
pa acked Standing in boxes Ha stands a" thn
nnIgss or hnt,Ir drawers mi cli,nh, oIon,,
on tho sent rim Of hottie .haIyn.' wirn''ss iIlos
u,.,Ip
Vas hotiIc. soon, brittle bo a,reas
"bui ,hey really iin't i's hard work ~
hre,, % bo'tl, pfcr man yefs used 70 bnnd,
lipg ri,.n Tl. .pI,. ,r,, IN hronk a -
~, IA iLr,I, n ~ ,,nntber hottie apd ,ban
y,u n,,,. bronx fine, ,fher bo,,Ie ~ "'N '"V''
nyt n.,r. ,gr,.rastfpg tban no old b,,,Io
.l.,r, f- rLr ,I,I I,til.-shot'. ba,Evurd H.
the riudr,d- of bottles m tbe hoy"s harreis
bt-.i.' ,... ,r3f., of Tho bottls sb"n ,r,
"a. u....Lrrad nv iba tbouaapds az Ijar
H',.i,. .r .I,,,nr al, ,ur,,nJ n', ;n, u@iur' @
n.ri r,,pr',-,ilI .na,a 'rh. al a." V%Ii r.
Ini /. nnnn io itn ,JInp Bo,tIes sre 90 corp ,ro
n,, II, ,l. rn,.,LInrL,,d ,b,t mo- ,,,D -, ~,
% s,., ,. , ,'' no one ever
~ '',r " ,u' I.,,,. l.,
.ond. Ln,es I'm ha.Esi. barroIs 80, "iy aIyt