New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-17
LAST DAY OF THE MEETING At NEWPORT.

/ LAST DAY OF THE MEETING AT NEWPORT.
| CHANGES ~ ENGLISH Splitting MATCHES sd MS
TAKEN DICuuNAEITS- WORDS LIKE SCIENTI-I.
SPECIALIST. &C.-sHAKE -PFARi's YOUTH APPAR-
TNT IL H,NLI1-CiOeE or HE SESSIONS.
FROM AsrAFY CoRtE ToNptNT OF TIL THlBrNE.l
Newport, Julv l5.-Tho weather here ia
simply perfect Ii neither too hot too cold. too
moist noy too dry. Tbac s oloLG ana l,ic I, sI,Ane.
lut On rrugs only showers aLd Tie other Aoat thai il
constantly tempered b., cooling broc5e.
Ihe proceeding Of tho day Interrupted by a very
pleasant excursion to Euck5 Point by steamboat, and
clam bake az that brcczF locality. Il was clam bake
w!.h mod rciuclLcHt. ard appliances, Ia4is- ii SIM
py an excellent dinner cf fish, Ch0Hder and mo.isas.
1hc picnic feature wanting cuJ The luxury Of iai-
in5 out the hot clam, Hl Tie ln; rs oni benz burned
IA The attempt, also absent THO aiter-diuIer
speeches brilliant, ard the management 0f TIE
affair, under COL Ii s,rson, adm liable. I; lad he
rare xco,lcnco Of b.ugH total alstH ace" excursion,
aud cOnscq uonty was free ftom the pcssny Of dior
der Other eX,Wson part Cs met tie I'ilo07i..s at
Rocky Point end incfo were races AID Other aise-
un- w.icl July occupied the brief Bo.- ol roirrey.
All were agccG n tAalFHnt,. 20 the clulns Of Iew-
port who had pl.Hned and lad for tlo excursion.
Few OF the papers read during tie sessions were Of a
popular order. That Of Pref \. March OF Lafayette
College. DISSEMINATED GooinGtcns," certainly was
not. He this term 70 describe certain changes
which Wod, undergo THIS, summer becomes Slun-
Z II
"ullmncr." numbers; cucummeT," cucumber; "tni-
mor," timber: "eIumcr" cmbcr. Ia somc words the
process has been reversed; TINS "slaInbeg" became
stauIncr; "clHiby," chimney; lam" lamb; liin,"
limb; "crim." crllmb. Words having the coHsonaits
mint substitute for them mpt. Thus, "ehniy" becomes
empty. MINIS besomes mps, when Thomson il spelled
with p and samson change 10 sampson,
Lingual uasas show the same tendency. "T'unncr"
is nov thunder; spindle" spindle; sounn," sound
and tyfande yTant. 10 This class OF changes belong
droWnded' for drowned, ana "gowDd' for gown.
Among cultural nisais night gde" Lar become nistin-
a. among s'h!ants "mildlcs" il now midst, an1
intcIes" interest Prof March, by his clear vocal Ut
cIGncc made the progress Of these changes Lsa fest
while reading lhs paper.
DICTIONARIES MISLEADING SIZZLING MATCHES.
TIE word Ju>c" found in the dictionaries OF ef-
scr and Worcester Wa the subject OF paper by 81. w.
\. Goodwin, G. f., Of Portland Ne, which was read
~ Prof. J. Il. sewaH Of Bowdon College.
This paper was introduced. .ai Prof. Sewall. a
au5uich between heavier papers. "Juiso', is Old
English word used by GOwes. end Is now raised into
fame by its serceabnes in flooring candidates in spell
ug-ches il being found IN The dictionaries Of Worces
~ and Webster The pronunciation given III these dc
oares Is jus as If it Juice " the meaning being
usiice, Judgment. The paper OF Prof Goodwin showed
that This pronunciation far from being correct. To
prove this point he gave the following quotations:
Aud eY - nan shll e.. Il arise
lGower Conjesste A,aO.,s
And saAc unto her in this wise;
go b-.fI ~ hnlt, ia what jIise
Hast thou deserved for 10 doe" Ibid
Therefore axe deth and my Jcwlse
Bat 81 ny tclAw ~ tiic 'alla fise.
lChaucer, Canterbury T9los
TIN king commanded his consfable anon
peinc Of hanging ano o. d ga Jewise
TIL he no shuldo sOiIcil IA 40 WISE lloid
Their riql II tle1ewme BAT hem durs, ~, ikc
Jue0 uc i1-tire til jews a.. hem d,lno.'
lWngbts Edition Deposition Richard H.
II the LyrF Of that Kingdom
COlo IN tlai TYNE,
There ielO1h taOIe sholde
Uesth OF yOiief iiWi~'
Lave, HOiis no we've hym lyf
IL hc l0kyd GU hyln.
[AIighi's Edition Piers Ploughman.
After showing that in all these the Uord diss liable
Prof Goodwin declared that LIE could find Juice" ia
the word. aud concluded by the thought that would be
q Injury TO about among the letters OF words and
combine them az WILL the aboye-qu0tcd writers did
without fear OF being snapped by sehOoIboy fresh
nom speiugmotch.