The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-28
DUTCH TREATING
MUCH DEPLORED
eddie" the Bartender, Takes
PesSimistic View of
New System.
WOULD CLOSE THE BARS
FOR IRIS IN THE TREATING hAe.
", He DECLARES, THAT 81.
LOON KEEPERS FIND THEIR
Big PROFITS.

st. Louis, Mo-, March 81
Says Eddie, the Mixer, a-wipin' his eye
Weepin' jiggerful. heaven sigh
We're on de toboggan, we're off OF
our feet:
Goodby to de joyful, American
treat.'
rs it as hard as that:'' asked the
man with his foot on the third rail.
Worse" moaned Eddie, whose
prOwess behind the bar is known of all
st. Louisans who sally forth after dark
and seek diversion in those great for
ests where the mahogany grows hori-
Gontally instead of straight up.
What's the occasion for this wild
Cutburst of grief?'
WELL" walled Eddie. they've got
me on the ropes now. Any time there's
one OF these human auctions in st.
Louis you'll find me up in the front
row and won't wear any mask on my
face to conceal my feelings, either"
Tell US the story. captain"
Its sad story, all right. All our
best friends have gone back on u.s.
"Who-the breweries?"
@Worse than that"
"Impossible!"
Yes: worse than that. The German
American Alliance-the national alli-
Ance, at that-has put the harpoon into
as
why, thought the alliance was
-FOUR best friend
For the Dutch Treat.
$50 did we But what do you think
It's gone and done now:"
couldn't guess"
ITS passed resolutions in favor of
Che Dutch treat
"And what's that:"
@Of course you don't know. You
Gere born and raised in st. Louis and
learn your saloon manners here. I'll
tell you about it, Louie and Adolph
and Henry and Mike come in. Does
Mike turn to the others with nice,
open face. eight day smile and say:
.Whatll you have boys:' Does Louie?
Does Adolph? Does Henry? Not on
-FOUR precarious existence. Adolph
orders beer, Louie orders Rhine Wine
and settler. Henry asks for a Scotch
Each digs down in his pocket and pays
Tor his own drink and they all turn
around and walk out"
But you get their money, don't
your
Get their money. Get their mon
cyl said Eddie. Say, suppose
there's great big cheese there that
books so good the mouse just can't
help sitting around looking at it. II
The grocer would just give him time
Mat mouse would make that cheese
hook like piece of laundry sap after
hard days washing.
Grocer Knows Better.
but the grocer's foxy boy He
N,st cuts off little piece Of the cheese
Ind no puts 1t In trap. When the gro
Der goes to the trap next morning the
mouse is inside and the little piece of
cheese is gone. The mouse raises
boiler aud the grocer says. .Aw. what
IRE you Kicking about: You got the
lheese. didn't you:''
II don't quite see the connection"
eaid the customer. changing feet on
Me rail.
Well it's like this:-The treating
tabit is the saloon keepers big cheese.
his one best bet. his monthly alimony.
He can't make his money selling just
Dne drink to one customer. No sir.
he's heavy stockholder in the Super
ouous Joy Trust and he draws his div
bends from Sociability preferred. one
Of the best paying stocks on the list"
Well. every man that comes in
here and buys a drink
.Oh yes he helps some. You've
Tot to know about these things to un-
lerstand them. A man went into
IN office building in Indianapolis and
isked the elevator boy ii the building
ras fireproof Sure. It is said the
10y. Mr.. Fairbanks has his office
tere.'
THAT man hadn't been in Indiana long
md he didn't know what the boy
heant. It's the same way with this