| Show dRISH A IRISH DISTILL ur x LIQUOR Iii i. i il AMIDST CROPS H.- H. t Whisky hisky Is Republican el r Name Given Celebrated Cele lr b ety 1 r s Universal Un I n I Staff stuff Co Correspondent IL O DO Sept 6 Republican G. Whisky is s the newest name for tor f. f F Manufacture of ot the tho r I ish moonshine t the he Irish ca call 11 t t t. t 1 as the tho despite on In Ireland merrily of ot revenue Inspectors strenuous efforts tors ors to check it Its It's a more or organized Kentucky the Industry H than n dreamed of and the product products ers rs ever oyer them them- according to Irishmen t ls s sol sold Iy selves heg t throughout n. n rou hout the t th and andr r breadth of the Emerald isle industry Its It's a characteristic Irish That of ot making the same sarno in to Irish as asti 1 r the way a means in Kentucky 3 It Is ti docs does whisky because it I called Republican cx cx- cx V ays mys no Jut duty to tho imperial ct It Is made in tho the out of way way the places places places-In In th tho tto picturesque 4 i 1 and sequestered districts far farJ J off oCt the beaten path and practically unknown un- un And tourist known n to the average crage irU t is also made made right under the tho hose TSI d eyes of or the tho law lady aw in practically every I l' l province nee in Ireland Even In Ulster it is said to be a thriving loyal t and the tho its it's In tho the bogs But Zeal amidst the cra crags and the tho dells jar off oCt the track of C travel travels that most of a of or the Ir firewater is produced produce n Good Fighter military organization A young oun snakes and distributes the liquor for Cor the Scouts Scoots are arc posted to look out police pollee and tho the excise officers The inc general In command changes these tho the wards at regular intervals while pot pol Is on And it Is highly dangerous danger- danger i unarmed to arrest ous us its to go out 4 tho the for a breach of ot the Irish revenue la laws s. s a Islands In the middle of or a lake lako arc are for the erection and excellent spots operation o of stills Here none can DP- DP v wit bout giving warning andY and Y the tho still and all the tho evidence of or Illicit manufacture can easily bo be removed before before be be- fore tore discovery Not Nat Cute Enough t i On one occasion the police pollee suspected island contained an Illicit certain f fra a ra quantities Qu o of ofu that produced great u the hootch They made numerous Braids raids all card carefully lh pl planned ned Dead Dea o lid JId no good night nh with muffled oars hey simply weren't cute enough h to tot t patch CAtch the mouse w- w persisted in pla pla- pla the wiles Ues and strategy of or the tho cat cati 1 i j notwithstanding That still can only onh the he reached b by a secret ecret passageway i t known only onh to the distillers and so far ar hc have eluded all attempts at cap- cap re- re e. e I ture has a n kick hick In it worse the well known loon government go mule mulet I t when 19 when it it Is not properly matured It 1 sr WE ls 6 liquid fire with an a flavor fla- fla vor or but boy bor it stands t h up on tJ Us hind lc legs s and slaps one in the face ace tOne MOnc One glass class Is guaranteed to break up most moet affectionate home in the or That is except t among the boys bos who Who arc are brought up p on it makers are arc not content of or the wilh making small quantities Operations arc often orten conduct conduct- on a very cr large scale For Instance ct si i few fen weeks a ago o the police pollee seized GOO gallons gallons of wash In a west cs of or Ireland a. a Is distilled from Crom No to o Duty DutT Sell Sella Cb 1 i The high cost and of ot whis k iy y does not affect the population In those districts where is man- man a Moreover the distillers arc are arcI I t inow now believed to have a agents In vart arlI varl- varl t I. I k oust aUst parts of the country countr who offer oHer uJ i t ot-t to supply saloonkeepers saloonkeepers' with as much I rests s the they desire As there is no duty paid l it Is sold at very reasonable paid T prices considering V present profi- profi t charges Poth en varies In quality As It be distilled with the utmost rapidity rap- rap 4 o ln owing to the possibilities the of calls the It Is often otten very In- In stuff i Jo Some of or the tho manufacturers make it rom molasses or or- treacle and sugar sug I the Thc result Is a f fiery lery fiery crude liquor This I ss usually the case ulse In the small still T l But ut in districts where distilling Is 15 carried on practically without mo moles moles- J Matton Lion and where the risks of detection are slight the bh's Illicit manufacturers tm co o a a. malt mash and Imitate as s close- close J. J l as possible the methods metho 8 of or tho the poto pot- pot o distillers Somo of ot them indeed hav wash ash stills and low wine wino stills Th Th I spirits are often orten distilled twice over o This Is very valuable property provided it gets the chance chanc of or being properly matured r I Queer Hiding PID Places Place Curious hiding places are arc selected for forthe forthe the maturing periods It Is the tho usual nij to bury it In a n. bog bas o for tor torno o n about t six months Is is claimed that I riI P after ater this time In the earth rivals In taste and bouquet the most expensive V liqueur whiskies r r Last spring foresters cutting doWn down a a. tree in Connaught found round a a. keg of or secreted In a a. hollow portion por por- don tion of or the trunk Every cry oth other r week cek there thero are prosecutions prosecutions for Illicit distilling in Connaught police courts On one day there were I cloven cases eases dealt with In each instance in- in stance otance the maximum penalty of ot a was Imposed This Thin fine however waa wan commuted to 30 It was cheer cheer- fully paid for Cor the profits arc are so great that tho amount was considered tn lg- lg In Belfast Belfast- loyal Belfast loyal Belfast Belfast- there have bc been m several prosecutions for for the s sale e and manufacture of ot the II- II licit ii-licit In beverage one case a a. garage c which did a n roaring business In gas gasoline gasoline gas oline olinc was as raided Nearl Nearly COO gallons were found by the police In gasoline tins There Thero wasn't an automobile in the place |
