Evening star., 1902-09-13

was ushered to the room he was amazed to
iind totally dinerent-looking individual
from the acrobat moaning on the pillow
and telling his nurse of how the "accident''
had happened. This let the cat out of the
bag. The settling agent exposed the game,
ana then the returns began to come In from
the other cities. The contortionist and a
number of his pals were arrested and The
ringleader Of the game is in a fair way TO
go up the state al the states expense. TIE
sord1d ditiiculties which beset the path II
mere are occasionally discouraging.
Girl Bartenders Fail to Attract.
The possession Of a common Language
does not by any means bridge the Inherent
diferences between the Euglishman and
the American. couple of months ago a
New Yorker who had spent some years in
England thought that he had a great idea
tie htted up an elaborate saloon down In
the financial district. Instead OF putting
male harkeepers behind the bars he en-
pioyed pretty girls to tend bar" after
having having had them drilled by a professional
mixer IN the art of concocting alcoholic
De' tfSSes of the mixed variety The man
VINO inaugurated the scheme thought that
ne was going to introduce the British bar
maid idea over here. elevate the Tone of
saloons. as he fondly expressed the matter
and do a huge business from the jump.
ne uiun DO any business at all and the
place mas been closed for a fortnight He
couldh drag the men down I'm the financial
district into his ornate cafe with a larIat
strangers passing down that way and feel
ing the need of stimulants would push omen
lhe uooIs OF the place. espy the pretty girls
waiting expectantly behind the hars-and
wheel about and get away from the scene
at jog trot. There is undoubtedly same
thlng IN the makeup Of the American which
causes nam TO feel more or less cheap when
ne flnlS his ha rd lint,hr 1,.t-
him by women ~
one or the roof gardens here this wear
trled the experiment of employing fidv-
ns ,,,as SoTns women as walters instead
ot men. Inc management quickly found
OUT that the patrons of the roof resented
e ane innovation, and il was abandoned
here are plenty of neat cigar stores over
mere now in which none but Dretty oir,s ~
employed as clerks. and these nlaces nros
per Inc man on the street doesn't pind
dropping into one OF these places for a
otioks ohnons ana word or so of chat with
cheertul girl possessing attractive hair ana
teeth' besides other marks OF the Winning
personality. but II has been tborougbi1
proven that the barmaid scheme is n b,nn,
less frost. " ""Pe-
Inc "Got-to-Be- e-Identified" Rule.
one night last week a well-educated and
well-dressed young man from the soutb a.
Piled at one of the downtown poIfca s,a-
tions for shelter for the night He was hun
gry' not having had anything to eat for
twenty-four hours, and the police cantain
kindly man, fed him and took care Of him
after nearing his story w
The young southerner had oo,oo - NJ
i orh on visit. and, having spent ali az
ms money. he had written home 10 HE
aolhs' well-to-do people, for more money
1hey sent him money order for sloo ,rba
young man had the money ordar a. ~
pocket when he applied to the polica for a
i nisnl lodging. He had tried Intellectually
an an uay TO get the money order cashed Tho
money order Office told him thar ba u-o,,id
positively have to be identifad H. S,,'
Know soul in New York and Therefore q,
was utterly impossible for him to he Idan,i
i .eu' ne nad pocket full of letters show
ing VINO he was and where he ma -,
from. but that didn't make ann, disfr.
re couIuh get his hundred, nor any frar
,loh thereof. So he had to walk the straats
,.t y an day, with piece of paper
worth 300 in his pocket and when nirst
ieil ne mad no means of getting updar 80.
without applying to a police station J,ba
poIIce contrlNed to get the Young mans
rnohey oruer cashed on the next day. bur
tape. vi 'ioupie ana red
Ihat you ve-got-to- identified" u;tir,o-
.um OF the money order clerk in New yor,,
~ SOU Sou ueai OF positive nuisance. Just
why That system should prevail over bcre
anu not elsewhere is a puzzler
Beat the Excise Laws.
'hS ago coppers We're placed on
podru the Coney Island boats on SUNDAYS
10 enforce the excise law. With the police
men ABOARD the passengers on the boats
hdd some difficulty in getting the necessary,
quantity OF alcohol to render their holIdsx-s
really enjoyable. They got the Iio,,or =,
course policemen or no policemen hut tba
trouble which they encountered Induced tba
managers OF the boats TO think nm son,s
PIan whereby the policemen could be dafiad
with impunfty ~ 'e ueiieu
me new scheme was put into operation
with tremendous success on Sunday las,
Each or the Coney Island boats was nro
Niued with regular drug store UcenSa
Whlcn, or course. permitted the holder ~
lne license to dispense alcoholic louors on
@ @bns siclahs prescriptions. Each of the
poats. likewise, was provided with a req
ulariy licensed physician in the employ Of
the company. That made IL all as easy as
throwing a rock at a duck
W no wants the handsome doctorp" the
waiter would bawl. and the man who fait
that he required the services of the nbYsi
clan summoned the waiter
hey' SEND that sawbones over this wav
BILL got tn leg ache the man d.sirous
OF drink would say to the walter. and I'm
ABOUT nall minute the ships medical man
would make his appearance The doctor
would examine the patient with wink
ana write the little prescription for a mini
or hard liquor for him on a regular and
legal prescription blank. The doctor would
decline to charge any fee, of course and
with a broad grin. the man with the Ie,
ache would lightly trip down the ladder 10
the dfspensary" and get the medicine
called for by the prescription. The system
worked without hitch. with all OF It's
beautiful simplicity. The authorities are
said to be trying to find some way to break
the game up, but there are good lawyers
who maintain that it can't be broken up.
c. L. c.