The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-25
TABLOID BOOZE TIE LATEST.
In Maine They Carry Beer, Whiskey
and Mixed Drinks I'm Vest Pocket,

III N"iic Incy Saffy beer, WnlSkey
and Mixed Drinks I'm Vest Pocket.
A Maine sheriff might find a bar
but he can't find beer lozenge or
a cocktail tablet, and over that glad
fact the thirsty of this State are re-
jOicing now.
For the tabloid booze drummer
has come to Maine and is doing a
rushing business i'm condensed drinks
OF all kinds. from plain whiskey to
cocktails and from beer to gin fiz-
Zes, says the Bangor (Maine) cor
respondent Of the New York World
The drummer carries a considerable
stock of tablets with him for imme-
diate demands and arranges for fur
ther supplies by mail. Many bars in
selling tabloid drinks today, while q
Bangor, Lewiston and Portland are
great many men who just must have
their whiskey or beer when they
want it, have obtained their own sup
plies and make their liquor at home
while they wait-and the wait is not
long Nobody here knows anything
about the constituent elements of the
tablets, but nobody cares so long as
they produce something that looks
and tastes like liquor.
The tablets come in little paper
boxes or glass bottles Of a dozen
each, and the price varies. small
phial of one kind OF tablets, costing
13 cents, dissolved in a gallon of
water, with other ingredients, costs
80 cents, makes a gallon Of what
passes for 'whiskey-total cost 63
cents. 1t Is not whiskey that would
appeal To a connoisseur. for it burns
and bites all the way down. but it is
as near to whiskey as a good many
people are able to get i'm some parts
OF Maine, and 1t "goes."
Other tablets, costing each 35
cents. make half a pint Of whiskey
Of somewhat bettei quality. This
tablet requires only to be dissolved
In water. which takes nut few min
utes. IL the man is IN a hurry for
his drink he can hasten the process
by stirring. Cocktail tablets make
one drink each, being dissolved in
two-thirds of a glass of water. A
cocktail made in this way costs 20
cents. Beer tablets, costing 20
cents. make a pint of something that
looks like lager, with u high "col-
lar"
A good many tabloid drinks are
now coming in by mail and ,prohibi-
tion is up against another piece OF
tough luck. A great advantage OF
the tablets is that a man can con-
ceal morning eye opener in q COR
shoe.
testimony as to the efficacy of the
Webb law in keeping liquor out of
Maine is very conflicting 1t is
known that liquor has very lately
come into Bangor in large quantities,
one dealer having a few days, ago re-
ceived a full car load Of beer, which
was carted at night through the
streets of the city and across the
bridge to Brewer, where it was con-
.cealed. This beer has not as yet
been discovered by the raiders. al
though Is barrels Of beer belonging
to another Bangor dealer and con-
cealed in Brewer were seized a few
days ago.
From the Kennebec River comes
reports OF dozens of motor boats en-
gagged In bringing liquor up from
Bath to Gardiner. Hallowell and Au-
susta. 1t Is said that large quanti-
ties of whiskey and beer have been
brought to Maine ports in motor
craft. The sheriffs and their depu-
ties are now standing night watches
to capture them.
Ihe railroads and steamboat COM
panies announced some time ago that
they would deliver no liquors in
tended for illegal sale" but it is
Known that liquor Is still coming.
both by rail and boat, I'm large auan-
titles.