The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-02-18
CHICKENS LAY "SHERRY AND EGG -
Coffee At Dollar A Pint Gives That
forming After Taste.

don't believe 1t, ask the Java toperS
who contributed $500 to a former mem
Der of the John Barleycorn" frater-
nifty, who unloaded 200 pints of coffee
at one dollar per, at Clarksburg Monday
evening.
Tuesday morning, 1.-The morning after
the night before, was even worse for
most of the thirsty souls than the after
effects of regular celebration. They
walked the streets with their tongues
Tagging out-and, yes, they had dark
brown taste in their mouths, chats
the color of coffee you know, and their
eyes were green-not from the effects
of Barleycorn, but madness. They
were looking for the fellow who put
oyer the job.
Some refused to tell how the scheme
had been worked, but from what little
could be learned, it is said that the
bootlegger, as usual, sent a message
from Oakland, telling all who wished to
have their thirst quenched might get
their supply from him at one dollar per
pint. ''This was a bargain-why we
have been.paying the bootleggers' union
one-ffty for the same brand" was
whispered about among the crowd.
When the train arrived at the Clarks-
burg station the reception committee
was there to meet the welcome guest
and get theirs" He stepped from
the train smiling, and after he had un-
loaded his luggage, he cautioned his
customers not to unwrap the bottles
until he had again boarded the train,
for fear that the sleuths might ar
rest him. In less than five minutes the
"bootlegger" had peddled 200 pints of
the precious wet goods and had collect
ed 5000 as his share OF the receipts.
The train whistled and he was on his
way.
The final scene was enacted in dark
alleys and places of seclusion. Corks
popped from scores of bottles and
mouths watered for taste of the pre-
clous contents. Then some one was
heard to say. Something's wrong
with this bottle-this doesn't taste
right; there must be a mistake" And
every bottle was the same. "Why the
crook has sold us coffee" snarled an
indignant gentleman. who had begun
to froth at the mouth, for want of a
stlmulant.
Further investigation revealed that
every one of the 200 bottles contained
nothing more than a few grains cf COT
| fee mixed with hot v alter. From con-
| sentative estimates the Java peddler'
made just 1888. The coffee for the
'whiskey" cost him about two dollars.
Although a number of sleuths were
said to be trailing the reddler, his
whereabouts are unknown. 1t is said
that the Clarksburg coffee topers have
wired their friends in other cities to be
on the lookout for him.
Members Of the Fairmont bottleg-
gers union refused to give out any in
tervew concerning the Clarksburg in
cident, furthur than to intimate that
their plans in that city had been foiled.
1t is stated that the bootleggers IN all
the cities were to work the coffee game
all the same time. The Clarksburg
peddler violated the rules and every
member of his fraternity was made to
suffer
Secret meetings Of the peddlers of
John Barleycorn are on this week IS
program, according to rumor on Fair
mont streets. 1t appears that the state
| prohibition commissioner is having
such stringent laws passed at the legis-
lature that the organization may go in
to the hands of the receivers, and if
something is not done soon, so that the
members may be able to get their
goods into the state that the union will
| most likely ue dissolved.
Sunday the New York World, in
cartoon, showed the various ways that
are used in getting intoxicants into dry
territory. The pumpkin" scheme.
worked by an Ohio farmer, who inject
ed the tire-water INTO a number of
squashes and sold them at a fancy
price; the reinforced peanuts filled
with squirrel whiskey; the water
mellon plan as used in Kansas; the hot
dogs" filled with Wurtzburger: and
and the hen that was fed with cherries
and sent to a dry state laid cherry
and egg, " were all cleverly depicted.
The aerOplane scheme as proposed for
Wheeling was described. The only
thing overlooked was the way some
foreigners living in West Virf lula got
their beer from Ohio by floating the
Kegs across the Ohio river and the
coffee plan as worked at Clarksburg,
it can readily be seen that every secret
of the organization has been found out.
1t is even limited that after the hall
gallon limit law goes into effect that
the prohibition sleuths will be armed
with stomach pumps, and in case of an
emergency, when they have reason to
believe that some persons may be carry
ing few drops over half gallon, that