Evening journal., 1913-05-27

rus SurHtA NouhNN nitH lAQuoi nae udN
harmful effects on many. Those lack
ing money, he states. are driven to es-
sence of lemon. nostrums that contain
alcohol, bay rum and hair tonics.
Three colored men have paid with
their lives the toll of drinking shellsc.
anC Kent county authorities say an
equal number of this race has died in
Dover as the result of imbibing wood
alcohol and dope" whiskey.
Because of the convenience of the
Maryland railroad towns, Delawareans
practically have abandoned having
shipments Of liquor made TO their own
stations. Also they have passed into
the discard scores OF ruses, highly sue
cessful in the past. such as hiding
half-pint TASKS In kits of mackerel,
and larger sized bottles in stoves, con-
signments Of furniture and boxes and
barrels stenciled groceries"
These practices we're routed by State
Detective Thomas, of Dagsboro. He
has made a number Of arrests.
Residents Of Seaford still cling TO
one form, although some residents
now invade fredericksburg, Md. Their
most popular plan is to order liquor
shipped by boat from Baltimore, and
then line the shore Of the Nanticoke
river, just over the Delaware boun-
dary, TO await the coming of the craft
Three blasts of the boats siren,
echoing from behind a bend in the
stream, notify the watchers that their
expectations are to be realized. The
steamer does not reduce its speed, or
make ready for a landing. Deckhands
throw overheard casks, which float on
the white-crested waves, left behind
by the paddle wheels. When the boat
passes out of sight the consignees put
out in rowboats and batteauX. On
each keg is waterproof card, on
which, in indelible ink, are the names.
"I've got your stuff" shouts a boat
man. who hooks up a receptacle
Here's yours, BILL" answers an
other.
1t takes about an hour for the vari-
GUS kegs to be sorted, but these odds
are easily surmountable-quite Will
ingly, too, argue the boatmen. From
the line there Is a procession Of men
wheeling loaded barrows to 5eaford.
Wagons are used also, but the recip-
tents prefer the alleys, which will not
permit passage of vehicles.
That territory extending from
Georgetown 10 the boundary CO the
line OF the Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia railroad, has It's haven in
Bishop. This hamlet is situated three
quarters OF a mile In Maryland. II
consists Of a depot, two houses and
two storage houses. The last census
gave the population Is 20.
Train known as "Rum Special
Big and little earthen jugs and
crates Of beer accumulate there during
the week Saturday Is the day for
their . distribution. The Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia train that
leaves Georgetown shortly before noon
Is known to natives as the Rum Spe-
cial"
Boisterous greetings are acclaimed
as men Chamber into the smoking
coach at Georgetown, the number be-
ing regularly increased as Stokley,
Mflsboro, Dagsboro, Frankford and
Seibyville are reached.
"Going to Bishop?" inquiries a wit.
well, you must be a mind-reader,
is the retort. II have a relative sick
there"
A man about 90 years old, who
gazed In dismay at potato fields on
either side Of the onspeeding train
and sighed plaintively that there will
be the worst crop of "round potatoes
for years. and that money for these
trips to Bishop will be scarce next
falA explained the system.
"They call me a runner, and | am,
hs said to a companion In the seat
ffr tn "a
and Georgetown men order more. The
whiskey is always there, for the deal
ers never forget an order. ! can get
nv stuff on demand but ! generally
get orders for the other jugs. II
don't get a written order, then I wink
nj the agent. Sometimes II works and
sometimes Il don't We have to take
our chances in this business"
Another runner was colored
man. He has been tried three times
In court, but not convicted. This man
Is q Democrat The Democrats are In
control Of the county. Moreover, he is
one Of the few colored Democrats In
lower Delaware.
why -. where are you going ??
asked John H. Layton. Of Frankford,
brother Of ex-Secretary Of State
Caleb R. Layton, in mock surprise.
well. my wife has job picking
strawberries down there. and II has
been raining so hard I couldn't work
so I thought l would go and see ter'
was the grave answer.
The colored Democrats wife was
not visible. He made the twentieth
man to go TO Bishop on Saturday.
The Rum Special" hiss a schedule
which fits the upbound train. Those
who go to Bishop on the errands have
but a lay-over Of a half-hour. The
return trip is gay. and the runners
congregate In the "Jim Grow" car
race distinction, decreed by Maryland
law. expiring as soon as the coach
enters Delaware ground.
A 14-mile trip to Cape May and re
turn doesn't daunt Lewes men They
set out for the New Jersey resort IN
motor boats.
Hickman. a railroad station on the
Queen Annes. is keeping people mys
tilted The station has been shifting
its moorings. II formerly was II
Delaware by margin of a hundre;
yards until the passage of the Haze
law. Then Hickman, Del, became
Hickman, Md. But the station had no
been carried far enough. surveyors
learned after comforting about Stat'
boundary etiquette. Another shift wa