The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-29

and quar- sizzling
araugnts OF ginger ale, root beer or
oth llr harmless and very proper drinks
Ior the temperate, law-abiding citizen.
a look OF suppressed martyrdom ia
often noticed upon the faces of these
individuals and 1t Is easy to discover
the recently enrolled water wagon"
student from the individual who has
no hankering for past associations
with the thing that made Milwaukee
famous, but on the contrary enjoys
ginger ale and being called "a. piker,"
NOW a piker" may mean several,
things, but generally speaking, as the
Man understands it, 1t applies to the
person or persons who are cutters
IN anything undertaken, be 1t race
for the conquest of ladies heart.
leaving q social function too early or
overlooking q night of bachanalian
orgies where everyone stays the route
and only "pikers'' fall by the wayside
or sneak away to bed.
The man on the water wagon, even
II he Is "piker" may congratulate
himself these days, for the secrets of
the manufacture Of liquors from chem
tcals have been exposed, and he has
also learned what he has ESCAPED.
The exposure has made many tee
totallers. and there is said to be short
age in the supply Of blank pledges.
When man goes into many saloons
and asks for Scotch this, It is now
known, is what he gets: About nine
and q half parts Of the poorest alcohol
made, three or four drops Of Essence
Of Scotch whiskey,' supposed to con-.
tain creos0te, two drops of bead" oil,
tiny amount Of "cognac" and some
coloring stun made from coal tar. It
would not take large amount of any
one of the Ingredient to kill mule.
II he asks for Irish whiskey he gets
the Same mixture, without the .'cog-
mac. while II he thinks he Is buying
some choice twelve-year-old whiskey,
for which he pays extra, this Is what
he p0ur1 out: Proof alcohol, which
costs about 30 cents gallon, q drop Of
81 chemical called whiskey oil. less
than half q drop Of bead" oil, about
the same amount Of aging oil and
tw0SOr three drops OF caramel" COL
or6d with deadly coal tar dye.
Things are not always what they
seem and while rye high-ball or
\ schooner Of beer has individual merits,
there Is no particular reasons for the
formation Of an acquaintance with
glass Of soda being made with wry-
face and sigh for-days that are not.
He was an ornery. bob-tailed yellow
dog, cross between a bull and
tnastif. He frequented certain news
paper Office because of the fact that
his young master did likewise, but his
visits were not entirely pleasant ones
for certain Member of the editorial
stan disliked dogs and yellow ones
In particular. The boy who owned
him called him Jack. the newspaper
man called him other names not all
beginning with a g" at that. One day
the dog catcher happened in and made
inquiry as to the ownership of the yell
low canine. Jack was not bearing
the union label, at any event he was
not armed with the certificate of a
legal residence required by the law
and 1t looked as II a speedy trip across
the river Styx leading to the good
dogs hereafter was due Jack. The
boy was away, the newspaper man
gleefully Indifferent to the fate Of
his enemy and no one seemed to care.
But the dog catcher agreed to suspend
sentence until the boy could have an
opportunity 10 QuallIy lot JACK. me
Man had occasion to meet the little
chap soon after and told him of the
uncertain status Jack occupied as to
longevity. The boy looked serious
and Jack dolefully interested for from
certain vigorous demonstrations he
knew that he had been discussed
(and cussed) that morning.
Just now the Man looked out of the
window and behold! Jack, Respondent
In brand new collar bearing the
proper tax label and his owner smiling
the happy smile Of boy who has won
his point, just passed down the street,
two perfectly happy individuals II ap-
$pearances count. The newspaper man
referred to scowls as we tell him of
Jacks escape and The Man chuckles
to himself. Good luck to Lakeland his