Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-08-08
STYLES OF THE -MoKERS.
Every One Takes a Whit in a DIFF
ferent Manner.


Since the discovery of America.
when for the first time the members of
the Caucasian race beheld man max
ing chimney of his head, the peculI-
arities of smokers have been as pro-
nounced and varied almost as the
smokers themselves. The devotees OF
nicotiana tobacum run away up into
the millions in this country alone at
this time. Smoking Is to-day more
prevalent throughout all parts of the
world than 1t has ever been before, and
In more different forms is ii INDUCED
in.
There was a time when it was
thought helnous thing for a boy to
smoke, and if he was caught at it un-
der Is or 20 years of age, he was gen.
orally treated to disagreeable dose of
temporary physical torture. But to-
day there may be seen on every street
boys of all ages who are constant users
of the weed. There are more people
who smoke to-day IN this country than
those who read chapter in the Bible
once year.
''How did you ever come to be smok-
ing cigarets?" asked stylish looking
z
year-old gamin, who had Just solicited
him for ''butts" of perfumed Turkish
cigaret. The gentleman was seated in
a high platform chair in an alcove of
the sidewalk. The chair was operated
by a ''gemman OBJ cullah." who put on
"paten' feathers" for cents. The
gamin was sort of attache OF the
chair and "gemman of cullah," in that
he occasionally ran errands, and then
stood by and saw that A good job of
shining was done the bllance OF the
time.
In reply to the gentleman's question,
the gamin looked up and said: "Why,
say, Gully, l learned de same way you
did. 1 stole of and learned how, dye
see?" The gentleman was much
amused. He handed his half-finished
75 cent-a-dozen cigaret to the applicant
and watched him smoke.
The gamin carefully pinched off that
part of the cigaret which had been
pressed by the gentleman's lips. This
action probably came from force of
habit The gamin WAS a hard smoker,
and he scrupled not to pick up 'stumps'
in the street. The dust or dirt gener-
orally was found adhering to the damp
portion of these. Therefore that END
was generally pinched off, and the
habit thus gained clung to the gamin.
The end off, the small boy first care
fully placed the stump between his
second and index fingers, turned the
palm of his hand toward his mouth,
and drew a whiff of the fragrant smoke
far down into his youthful lungs. He
held it there for a moment, and then
sent forth a sharp, slender, clear line of
white smoke, which in shape might
have been the air from a whistle, of a
lighter color than the surrounding at
mosphere. a look of deep-set satisfac-
tion came over the child's face, whose
teeth1were scarcely formed, and whose
lips knew not how to speak with hall
distinctness yet.
The gentleman had become the grand
mogul of the assemblage, and was sur
rounded by half dozen urchins, who
were watching the shining operation.
He reached into the breast pocket of
his Prince Albert coat and drew forth
a package OF the imported cigarets.
Taking one out OF the package he re-
turned the latter to his pocket and pro-
ceeded in his elegant way TO drown
woes and reflect ON the "swiftnesS" of
the present generation and the rising
one by himself indulging in a pipe"
as some of the swells and dudes call
their cigaretS.
His mode of procedure was some
what different from the gamin's. First
he laid the cigaret in the palm OF one
hand and then laid the other palm upon
it Then he gave 1t Just eight short
rolls and pinched the tobacco of one
end. Taking the cigaret by the center
and between the tips and thumb, fore
nf IA of
( hand, he placed it between his teeth,
drawing back his lips as he did SO.
Slowly the lips descended on the Gig
aret, a match flashed and pretty cloud
of smoke went skyward.
Il While the polish was being applied
to his shoes he sat there and amused
himself and the urchins by putting out
little rings and big rings of smoke. As
he started off down the street the
gamin who had been given the stump
of the other cigaret started with
him.
where are you going nowp" asked
| the gentleman of him.
"I'm goin' to stay wild you, colonel,
an git de butts every time you git frew
smoking a Gig Dey are boss" re-
piled this very young monster.
II The gentleman was not pleased with
the idea of having this appendage en-
tailed on him, SO he said, "Wlll you
stay back If l give you whole oner''
This was a tempting offer. and the deal
was made right then and there.
At this moment pompous looking
old gentleman took a seat in the
chair, and after stretching himself and
telling the bootblack to rub easy over
his corns, proceeded to delve into the
left hand top vest pocket and to bring
out long wheeling stoga." He did
not seem inclined to light this cheap
affair in its normal state, for fear of
attracting ridiculle. SO lie took out
his knife and cut 1t in two pieces. One
of these was returned TO the vest
pocket, while the other was conveyed
with bold hand to his mouth. Then
he felt for a match, and. as Is very fire.
quently the case, found none. a light
was borrowed from the gamin's cigarei
stump, and the smoke from the I'm
ported Oriental tobacco and the West
Virginia leaf mingle IN the upward
path.