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VOLUME 3.
REYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBKR 31, 1891.
NUMBER 23.
Children's
Reefer Suits
Long Pants Suits
FOK
$3.50
Children's
SUITS
FOR
B.CX).
Boys' Knee
Pants Suits
with extra pair
pants
$3.00.
Boys'
Knoc
Pants
SUITS
FOR
$1.00.
Mens'
All-wool
SUITS
for
$6.50.
Menu1 Good
Business
SUITS
for
$8.00.
Mens' Good
Black Suits
for Dress
$10.00.
Remember we
have one of the
Finest
CUTTERS
in our Merchant
Tailor Depart
ment. Suits for
820.00 and up.
m or Blue
Men's, Boy's and
Children's
SUITS
Ajsnr - size - on - styli i
Single Breasted Sack Suits, sizes from 33 to 48,
Blue or Black.
Cutaway Frock Suits, Blue or Black.
Regent Cutaway Suits, full long style.
"We buy all our suits from the finest manufactory
of men's suits and if you find any of our clothing to
rip we ask you to bring the suit back and we give
you a new suit.
Match Us If You Can.
BRLL,
TIlP ONI V Glotfiler. flatter
MIC UNb and Furnlsner.
Mens'
Prince - Albert
SUITS
FOK
$15.00.
G. A. R.
Suit,
the Best in the
world, for
910.00.
Two sets buttons
Gents,
Call and ex
amine our
All-wool Pants
FOR
$J.OO.
Hats! Hats!
For tho Children,
Hats! Hats!
For the Men and
Hats! Hats! Hats!
For Everyone.
Make a
Base - Hit
and come to
Bell's
Our Fall
Stock of
Overcoats
are coming in
daily.
Undcr-
Price
Undcr-
Wcar,
75c. per suit.
STYLES
and PRICES
to suit the times.
We have them
for you.
Wed a Neck
tie to your Col
lar. We will tie
the knot for
25c.
COME IN!
Where?
TO THE
"Bee Hive" store.
WHERE
L. J. McEntire, & Co.,
The Grocery man, deals in all
kinds of
Groceries, Canned
Goods, Green Goods
Tobacco and CigarB, Flour
and Feed, Baled Hay and
Straw. FreBh goods always
on hand.
Country produce taken in
exchange for goods.
A share of your patronage
is respectfully solicited.
Very truly yours,
Lawrence J. McEntire & Co.,
Tb Grocery men.
J. S. MORROW.
DEALER IN
Dry Goods,
Notions,
Boots, and
Shoes,
Fresh Groceries
Flour and
Feed.
GOODS DELIVERED FREE.
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK
Reynoldsville, Pa.
Important to All !
To Save Money qo to tne
People's Bargain Store.
Cut price In every department.
Fine line children'! cotton underwear
from 10c. up; children's all-wool red
flannel underwear from 18o. up; heavy
quilted ladles' Jersey shirts at 25o.;
men's merino underwear 90o. per suit;
men's all-wool underwear tl.40 a suit;
big line top shirts from 45c. up; detdra
able line of men's fine punts from 85o.
up; every customer buying a suit of
boys' clothes will get a 50c. bat free;
fine assortment of shoes at reasonable
prioes; men's first-class gloves from 25c.
up; handsome table oil cloth at 17c. per
yard; big line hats and caps at prioes to
suit every customer.
Call and be oonvinced that We always
make quick sales and small profits.
A. KATZEN,
SLANG AND JARGON.
ORIGIN OF WORDS THAT BECOME A
PART OF OUR LANGUAGE.
Proprietor.
Some Are Kphcmrral, bnt Other Itrlnln
Their Popularity Various ( nil Inc. Con
tribute to Thin Wnrilinnklnc Rome Writ
Known UnmplM.
Slang. A new word thot has no just
renson for cxistouru; n popular bnt un
authorized word, phroso or mode of ex
pression; tho jargon of some particulot
calling or class in society. Webster.
In other word", anything in t ho way
of word or expression not in tho diction
nry is "slang. " When by reason of long
continued popularity nnd general usage
it is deemed worthy of n plaeo in the
textbook nnd authority of tho language,
it ceases to bo "slang. "
It is from tho jnrgon of pnrtienlar
callings or elapses in society that the
EngliNh lungnngo 1b slowly but steadily
enriched. Tho slang phrase first becomes
dignified with tho term idiom, nnd then
it creeps into tho new dictionary.
Not nil flang is destined to this
apotheosis. Much of it is ephemeral. A
great deal of it is meaningless, silly or
weak nnd dies in its childhood. Actor
folk are given to tho invention of new
phrases moro or less expressive, but short
lived. "Tho ghost wnlks" is ono of tho
fow instances of tho jnrgon of stageland.
The theatrical term of "makeup" is
now in general rise ns descriptive of
anything striking in personal adornment,
referring to the clothing nnd not to a
disgniso or enhancement of tho featnres
as originally. Bong nnd dance men,
acrobats, serio comics, sketch teoms and
the lower order of theatrical folk in
dulge in slang that renders their con
versation almost unintelligible. For in
stance, some knockout artist was struck
by the similarity of tho words pardon
and pudding, and to his bright mind
the transition to "tapioca" was not dif
ficult, bnt there is no probability thnt
the expression "Beg your tapioca" will
supplant "I beg yonr porden" in the
langnago of the polite world.
The song and dance mnu may be ex
cused in summer days of bankruptcy in
calling the man with monoy, willing to
spend it fcr refreshment, an "angel,"
and this expression may in timo creep
into the language but for the present
the ancient term of "sucker" will suf
fice. Circus slang was tho forerunner of
the jargon of tho variety stage, nnd in
the good days when the "gasiit city of
tents" was planted upon every village
green the cirens folk had a langunge al
most their own.
The roots of their vcmocular were tho
various parts of the tent and equipment
of the show. The boss of tho show was
called the "main guy," nnd this expres
sion has to a certain extent survived the
decline of tho circus, and tho "mnin
guy" is frequently hoard of in work
shops. The groat cattle ranges of the west
have given the world the term "round
np. " It originally referred to tho nu
uual gathering together of the cattle of
various owners that they might tie sepa
rated for shipment. Today in tho busi
ness world it indicates an inquiry into
tho aft airs of a firm or corporation and
has really the significance of stock tak
ing. Thieves have a gibberish so extensive
as to almost constitute a laugungo. It is
only understood among themselves nnd
by policemen, who are forced to acquire
the knowledge of its meaning. Many of
tho terms that have boon in nso for
yoars are really corruptions of tho Ho
brew and had their origin among tho
"fenoos" or depots for the reception of
stolen goods in London,. This jargon,
while oontinued for yearn, has never ob
tained outside of the police and criminal
classos.
"Lost his grip" Is terse, pathetio,
almost tragio term, conjuring up as it
does the story of wasted ambition,
blasted hopes, rnia and dospnir, in all
probability originated among lodge peo
ple. A man who had "lost his grip"
was temporarily in a dilemma.
From the mining camps of the for
west came "struck it rich, " which now
applies to any human anocess; "up the
flume, "signifying failure; "hard pan,"
which weans a solid paying basis; "pe
tered sat," which -suggests a gradual
declineand final suspension of resources;
"gmbstruck," for assistance given a
new business enterprise on condition of
a shore in perspective or possible profits.
Bonanza has been a good English word
for 30 years, and the Century dictionary
accepted it along with snob, words as
"boom," meaning to manufacture sup
port and enthusiasm, and "sqnoal, "
meaning to confess and betray compan
ions. From the railroad yards came
"switched, " with the meaning of di
verted ; "sidetracked," for temporary
failure and suspension, the result of out
side in t erf orenoe; "ditched, " as express
ing ruin and oollapse, and "wideopon"
oame from the locomotive, which re
ferred to the throttle and the extreme
of speed. Now it means in full swing,
reokloss and regardless of interference.
"Out of sight" is an anachronism, as
it means plainly In sight, and it is
growing more and more in favor every
day as a synonym for the superlative in
appearance, accomplishment or perform
ance. It was the balloon soaring toward
the sky that was first declared out of
sight, and then camo the adaptation of
this new form of expressing altitude
and exemption from competition. For
iustanoe, when Assemblyman Joseph.
Cnhill appears with his fearfully nnd
wonderfully plalded trousers, which ore
said to havo drowned tho roar of tho
surf at Manhattan Beach, his admiring
constituents cry out: "(Jet onto Cnhill's
pants! They nro cut of sight I"
Tho ra track has given ns "cinch,"
as meaning something settled beyond all
doubt or perndventnro. A cinch is a
saddlo girth, tightened by tho Spanish
method of a complicated knot that will
not comii nntied. Henco cinch, or sure
thing, cinched, or all settled beforo
hand, can't lose. Snbe? Exchnngo.
CHATS WITH GYPSIES.
A Few rhra.es With Which to llrrtik Down
tho Itotnnny Itrservr.
Tho gypsy is generally talkativo when
yon havo broken down tho barriers of
reserve For tho benefit of tho novice I
will, however, remark that, policemen
fprastranicngros) nnd hedgehogs (botch
iwichis) nro both good subjects for dis
cussion. The gypsy does nut break tho
law moro often than his neighbors, but
a policeman, ns tho embodiment of nil
that is orderly and conventional, is an
tipathetic to him. Ah for hedgehogs,
they nro cooked nnd eaten by tho Hoin
any, who nro wonderfully clever nt
tracking nnd capturing theso very shy
animals. Tho other day one of my gypsy
friends informed mo that as a euro for
deafness there was nothing to equal a
little melted hedgehog's fat applied to
tho ear.
Tho following few words and phrases,
spelled as phonetically as possible, may
bo useful to any one paying his first visit
to a Romany camp. By adroitly intro
ducing them into his conversation the
visitor may succocd in avoiding that ap
pearance of inexperience nnd greenness
which might tempt his hosts to receive
him ns an inquisitive gentile rather
thon ns a future "Romany Rai:"
Good day, brother Kooshto dlwns, pnl.
What Is your niimeT... Ho sen tootyn navt
1, you Mandy, touty.
Give mo Del nmndy.
To wo To dik,
A llttlo Wr A koosl levlnor.
To smoke n pipe. To toov a swegler.
Tent, cariivnn Tun, wnrdo.
Water Punnl.
Child I'havvi.
Yes, no Awn, kok.
Good luck to you I Kooshto Itok to toot y I
Pall Mall Budget
Crowing Wnlklng Stick.
The cultivation of material for walk
ing sticks is carried on in quite an ex
tensive senlo in some ports of Europe,
and special attention is often paid to
making tho roots grow into Bhnpely
forms for handles. Whilo in London last
year I went in to a manufacturing es
tablishment, tho floor spaco of wiiich
covers nearly an nere. This concorn has
storehouses filled with native and for
eign sticks, from which stock is drawn
as wanted for the shops. Tho sticks as
they grow nro often very crooked and
have to ho straightened. A heap of sand
is piled on tho top of a hot stove, into
which tho sticks nro plunged until they
become pliable. Tho workman takes the
crooked stick whilo it is yet hot nnd
inserts it in a notch cut in a stout board,
placed ot on angle inclined from him,
where ho bends and strains it. When it
has become perfectly straight, it is
thrown down to cool, after which it be
comes rigid nnd permanent in its lines.
Tho same power which makes a crooked
stick straight is applied to innko a
straight ono crooked. All tho various
kinds of sticks that uro required to bo
curled or twisted oro, by tho application
of heat, mndu to nssumo almost nuy
shnpo or form. St. Louis (1 lobe-Democrat.
What Khe Liked.
Young Mr. Hopkins went to the
World's fair at Chicago, and while
there met a charming American young
lady who proved to be his fato. After
a brief wooing they wore wed, and
yonng Hopkins sent to the old folks at
horns a glowing description of his
wealthy, handsome and accomplished
wifa A fow mouths later they returned
to England, and old Mr. Hopkins invit
ed a few friends to a quiet supper to
meet bis "oharming daughtor-in-law, "
as he termed tho lady.
The evening passed off splendidly till
supper, and then we were astounded.
The old gontlemon asked Mrs. Hopkins,
Jr., what she would take for supper,
saying, "I am afraid our homely Eng
lish dishes oannot compare with yonr
American delicacies. " ' 'Perhaps not, "
oame the unexpected reply, "but I'll tell
you what I'd like, and that is some of
that cold cabbage left from dinner. I'm
a Nebnohadnezzar for greens. "Lon
don Chronicle.
Stammering Children.
It is safe to say that, out of every
1,000 children in the Boston sohoola,
teven stutter or stammer. Of all boys
fa the schools 1.19 per cent are stutter
ers, while only .43 per oent of all girls
stutter. This is in aooord with observa
tions of European experts, who say tbut
three or four times as many boys as
girls stutter habitually. Boston schools
show a smaller proportion of stutterer
than German and Russian schools.
Boston Transcript.
Pnhlio executions in Paris prove very
profitable to the owners of houses com
manding the scene. Windows aro let
out for the occasion, the landlords
watching for tho first sign of the exe
cution and theu at ouoe sending word
to tho persons who have hired tho room.
Norwegians give cods' heads mixed
with marine plants to their cows to in
grease the yield of milk.
THE CONVERTED KINO.
On ro to a wicked king drew nigh,
On til Intent, a mousing spy,
Who sold, "I know a trnHKi old man '
Who cnlls yon nil thnt tnnllco can
A cruel tynnt, fired hy Imtc,
Who grinds the poor nnd Heed tho state."
The king was vexed, nnd In reply
IhH'lnred the plunderer should die,
But whi n 1 j ennie tiefore the king
H" answered "Yin" to everything
The spy had chargni. "Look round," snld he,
"On nil your work of misery.
No suhjert stirs h' Hps fmm fear,
And siwaklng truth Iws lu-uncut mo hero."
The king, on finding one so hold,
Confessed to nil tho truth ho told
And promised straightway to amend
And to his subject ho n friend,
Then gavo to him who darnl to dlo
Honors for his Ann bravery.
Joel Benlon In New York Ledger.
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
Ills fondness For t.lltln Children Oris film
Into Trouble.
"I nlwnya was fond of littlo chil
dren, "snid tho retired burglar, "end
onco I served it term on thnt ncnonnt. I
had gono into n house in tho western
part of tho stato and rummaged nbotit
down stairs, nnd finally got up nnd got
into a room whero there was a man nnd
his wifo nnd a littlo baby, nil asleep.
Tho bnby was in a eradlo that stood nt
tho foot of tho bed. Not far from tho
cradle, standing against tho wall, wns
tho bureau. I transferred whatever there
was of valno in tho bureau, and then I
turned to the bnby. I couldn't help it.
I turned my light on the kid to look at
him, nnd it woke him up. Ho stnred nt
me a littlo, and then he began to smilo
and double np his fists nt mc.
"Well, ho looked so fanny thnt I
chucked him nnder tho chin, and that
seemed to tickle him immensely. He
threw up his legs nnd his nrms and
laughed more'n ever and tried to say
something, but all he could sny was
'Ooo-o-o, ' bnt that was enough. Yon
hove heard of women so tired you could
not wake 'em np firing a cannon in the
next room that would wake up in a min
ute if the bnby turned in its cradle?
Well, when this baby said 'Uoo-o-o, ' its
mother not only woke np instantly, but
siie began to get up beforo she was fair
ly awake, and all the time she was look
ing toward the cradle, and she saw tho
light long before I could douso it. Theu
she screamed, nnd I made a great break
for the door.
"Bnt the mnu got there beforo I did,
and besidos being very quick he wns
very ablebodied and not tho least bit
afraid. In fact, he was a better man
than I was, and tho upshot of this busi
ness was that I got four years and six
months just for stopping to chuck n lit
tle shaver under the chin. "Now York
Snn.
Death of a Famous Cnchnrha Dancer.
Mrs. Lyuo-Stepliens, whose funeral
in England took plaeo recently, hud so
completely outlived her celebrity that
sho does not find n plaeo in "Men nnd
Women of tho Timo," yet when tho
century wns young tho namo of Mllo.
Duvernay was a household word, nnd
tho nnthor of the "Ingoldsby Legends"
puts into tho mouth of Lord Tomnoddy
when addressing, "TigerTim"thowordB:
Mallbran's dead,
Duvernay's fled,
Tngltont him not yet nrrtved In her stead.
Tiger Tim, come tell mo true,
Whnt may a nobleman find to do?
Dnvernny, tho dancer, dying nt 81,
has survived Mnlibrun, the singer, 08
years. The former married Mr. Lyne
Htephons, a wealthy man, who left her
a life interest in his seat in Norfolk nnd
also most of his property. Sho survived
him over 80 years. Mrs. Lyno-Stephens
also hnd a residence nt Rochnmptou,
whero sho took a doep interest in tho
oouveut
Self Command.
"Self command is tho mnin ole
ganoe;" "self control is the rule," says
Emerson. .
He is enforcing that rule of manners
which bids us avoid the exaggeration
that causes loss of power and heat that
makes our inferiors our superiors. He
quotes from tho austere, resorved, elo
quent St. Just, "Keep cool, and yon
oommand everybody," and from the
wily old Talleyrand, "Above all, gen
tlemen, no heat "
A Woman City Treasurer.
Miss Smiley, who has just been elect
ed oity treasurer of Montrose, Colo.,
resigns a plaoe as bead clerk in one of
the largest dry goods houses in the city
to aooopt the office. She received her
nomination through the efforts of the
Woman's Political club, indorsed, how
ever, by some of the leading business
men f the place.
Forest Air.
There is a general impression that the
humidity of the air is greater in the
woods than in the open fields. This is
contradicted, however, by the result of
observations recently made in Germany.
It was fonnd there that the humidity,
both relative and absolute, was slightly
greater iu the open than in the woods,
and this was true equally in the morn
ing and in the afternoon.
As to the tomperaturo of the air
among the trees, it was a tritio higher
than in tho opon In the morning, and in
a more marked degree in the afternoon.
Youth's Companion.
A Matter of Tut.
She But bow can yon think I'm
pretty when my nose turns np so?
Ho Well, all I have to soy is that
it shows mighty poor taste iu booking
away front, such a lovely mouth. Standard.