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Show HAD LEGITIMATE USE FOR IT. Farmer Needed Intoxicant for "Me-chanlcal "Me-chanlcal Purposes." (a rural Mttlne, when ono has an especially hard or disagreeable task to p-form, ono "calls In the neighbors neigh-bors At such times the work performed per-formed la done without money nnd without price, except that the host must provide abundant refreshments, both notirlsh'ng and Intoxicating. At such times tho winter supply of firewood fire-wood Is cu-, tho limber felled nnd piled, tho frames of buildings raised. Often the host has trouble to find the Intoxicants, Maine being a droughty I state. I This was Clancy's dilemma when ho I entered the city agency nt Hangor. I Straight In front of hlra 11 Elgn hung: I "Liquor Sold for Use In illckness or I for Mechanical Purposes Only." "I want two gallons of old rum," : ho announced. , Tho ngent pointed wearily to the sign. "I saw rthot," said Clancy. "I'vo been reading It." "Are you sick?" "No." "Got n prescription?" "No." "Whnt do you want ft for?" queried tho agent. "Got to have It," replied Clancy, cheerfully, "for mechnnlcnl purposes. I'm going to rnlsco barn." |