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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-11
Ghe NrMlorrat-S Star
SLANG E.i OUR LANGUAGE

Boston Traveller.
American slang has a slronp i,
Cal flavor, as "DO You catch on D,
from a habit Amencans have If
running alter railroad train
and lie gets there" also rom IN,
railroad. The also talk of lLa
"slar boarder' aud The star lovs
MATCH evidently from The an.
you'll gel lett" Is "a railroad sim
lie, and real estate "bo0mn aud
Harrison is booming" comes from
The noise oI a bllzzlard 90 of canntn
ball booming through HE air. ..It.
won hands down" is The fact that =
prize fighter drops his hands when
beaten. painting the town REDS
Is from "t)Oriolanus." Ii is also
found in England in old Milton
days. Puck had some lines last
spring as follows:
TN a gray nswk that's crested, I'm;
I'm a blizzard that's tested. an,
And when 1 swoop dowc,
I'm the boss ct the town,
I'm a daisy, al, la, /. m.
There is slang in every word al.
mes. Boss is from The old Dutch
basS-a master.
"A diunken man is said To be
''oaded Tor BEAR a very heavy
charge, aud it IA mal has u murder.
Gus inlehl he Is jumping on your
neck lIe." As in the old sample Of
Amelcan nunioT, Of The man vino
was so tall he had 10 20 ~ a lad
der to shaye hin se.f-all American
hun or is full Of esaggeration, etc.
Like U'hei dialects, slang Increases
us Store "a word Uy formation N
home and adoption from abroad.
Looking all philologically we NUS
adnln thai English, already a most
coplous language, is 1T a freely
SOWING SLATE are capable OF add
Irg 10 Itself by al most any process
found ia any language OF the whole
void, old or new. The abbreyia.
ton or contraction of wnrls-a
most effective agent in the ,ieyeI-
opment OF words-is seen at lis
best in slang. "Cab; and "bus'
aud mob from Mobile, The fickle
crowd. Il mob, was originally slang
formations.
Slangis delicious in the month Of
a Very refined person, and they ieil
a good sto OF Mrs. Julia WaId
Howe, who a. asked by a LADY 10
say SO netting beautiful ab0at her
piazza. "Well,' said The lady vii,
| think il is IA bully piaz"-which
had the full element of wit in il
that ii was unexpected. Olber
phrases might be mentioned Which
have a real meaning. Thus, the
devil TO pay and no pitch hot
comes from te tam seam in IA
vessel VIII .ch the sailors call The
devil" and which they have 10
ill in. From its awkwardness 10
caulk occur The phrase. Boxing
The compass comes rom The
Spanish b0.ear. Ia turn around.
"A cocE and bull sorry" a term
now applied 10 9ny iamblnng tale,
Illustrates The Ohtempt felt bv
The learned or the ancient beast
fables, which we"e The delight Of
mankind IN The lower grades of
civilization through The middle
ages. Many worJs OF Ibis class,
bad not their origin beea noted
down. would have remained IN the
language as undecipl,erable mls-
teiIeS. Bat We caunut find The
etymOloey Of everything.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-11

A boom is predicted III The pur-
chase or Southern pine lands. The
competition OF The lumber inter
esls of The Northwest with those
Of Canada for the trade of the
West, and the action Of the Cana
didr government recently in pla-
cling d heavier duty on logs ex-
ported from Canada, will, it Is SAID,
stimulate capitalists 10 make in
vestmehts in the pine lands of the
South.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-11

Sam Jones, in his talk at Glen's
Falls on Friday evening, said that
The reasOn he did not settle down
TO a congregation of about 1000 or
more and a salary OF 5000 ia some
city, was that he could travel aud
preach 10 hundreds OF thousands
aud earn $4,000 a year
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-11
TH.5 LATEST tOVE CJGE.

New York Tribrle.
a great popular want existing
from lime im'aemorial is for soMe
thing THAI will cure q lover OF 1;
hopeless passion for n girl who SAYS
il can never be. No end OF rene
dies have been suggested, such a
travel, study, autograph hunting.
lecluring, base ball, hose racing,
Wall street, chess, reiaphvsics.
The hen-add-a-hall pu. zlo. Lut,
like the cures for sea sickness,
these devices Lave failed signallv
TO give satisfaction. Are We 20
conclude, then, that il is impossible
To relieve the panss OF desplseG
love?
Well, no, moi il il corIesEorlen;
of The st. Louis Globe Democrat
bears trde virtues. lie reports
that m eminent Surgeon o. tins
city once relieved d man OF love
for a fair enslavel-a love fnr
which he bad M use-by cutting 9
hole in the poor fellows skull j4st
over The lump Of amaliveness end
allowing a leech To relieve that
pat of the brain Of its excess VI
blood. A gratifying cure was Ell.
fected. Temporarily ''the fires Of
love were Iuenched." After a time,
however, the latent had a relapse
he began to love The girl again.
The leech was recalled and Once
more he iOund himself not caring
Il p~icdyune for ''anOther," or, at all
events, merely lOvin. her like a
sister. Several other attacks OF
the girl followed, but with con-
stantly diminishing acuieness until
al leng,h The man was permanent
ly cured of her. This remedy has
the merit Of simplicity. Any young
gentleman who finds himself in
possession ola small but significant
mittea al an expense of not over ii
dollar a provide himself with An
auger an J Il good working leech.
A manual OF phrenology, which
will leach him where his bu up OF
amAtiveness is, will cost him %
cents more. Thus Tor the cOmpar-
stlvely small sum Of $1.o5 he eau
CleaJse the 5t-ffd BOSOM Ga The peTiloIs
girl
Who WEIGHS rpOl Jis iearJ.
Ii is hardly necessary to point
out that great care should be exel.
cised IN using The anger and in
working the leech. IL the auger
shoald be inserted over the wrong
bump, or If starting right II should
slip aud bore ciOOkedle, or il The
~lrecll, instead OF being kepi strict
~ within the lines o. The bump,
should be Suffered 10 wander al
will around The BRAN, the conse-
quehces might be unpleasant
might be worse than the mitten.
However. the invention will
doubtless be perfected lefore be-
ing formally placed on The mar.:ei.
II remains for Tue lawyers 10 de-
eide whether It is nOt a palpable
infringement upon a paient. The
world was long ago informed That
by means Of a surgical operation
similar 10 the one IN question, a
certain race of men not given 10
humOr were induced TO take a joke.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-11

An editor of an Iowa paper, be-
ing asked "Do hogs pay 2" says that
4 good many DO not that they take
The paper for several years and
then have the postmaster send 1t
back marked Refused" "GOne
West" elc.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-11

Congressman Crane, Of Texas,
says: "The Democratic party is
like a coon. It's no gOOd on it's
leei, bat can fight lille HI when
on it's back
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-11

"C0urt the fresh air dav and
night says a medical exchange.
That's good adaice for the girls, but
IT yOu are a young man you had
better court The fresh heiress,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-11

"Well. my little man, aren't you
barefooled rather early this sea-
son y said .. benevolent gentleman
10 u yOurg>ter, one cold morning.
"Guess rot. Wuz born barefoot
ed.n
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-06

WASHINGTON, D. O., July 5.-secre.
tary Window and Assistant Secretary
Tichenor had a conference this morning
on important questions pending before
the Treasury Department, the result OF
which is that Col. Tichenor will leave
Washington this afternoon for visit to
New York, Boston mud Portland. lIe
will spend q few days in each Of the
cities named for consultation with the
Custom Officers, and may possibly OK.
tend his visit to other cities. He will
probably be gone about two weeks. 1t
is impossible to learn anything ut the
Treasury Department in regard to the
object Of his trip beyond the fact that
II is on important official business.
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ALMOST A DISASTER.


Hundreds OF Hcurslo lists Narrowly Escape
AN Awful Fate.
WINNIPEG, MAN, July ia great
crowd Of people here celebrated the
Fourth Of July in true American style.
The city was packed with people and
the streets wore a gala appearance.
Among the many methods of celebra.
tion was an excursion. The steamer,
laden with 400 people, left the city for
atrip on the Red river, which was to oc-
Cupy several hours. A high wind pre-
vailed at the time and as II increased in
intensity the crew found 1t impossible
to manage the steamer and she was
driven upon the rocks with terrific
crash. The greatest CONSIDERATION fol-
lowed. Many women and children were
included in the party, and in the wild
excitement succeeding the shock they
were crowded and crushed by the throng
about them, struggling to reach n place
OF safety. Through the heroism OF o
few men number Of small boats from
this city were finally brought into use
and the work OF transporting the panic.
stricken eXCurslonists TO the shore was
begun. 1t was u labor OF hours, but was
at last accomplished in safety, and the
last passenger was deposited unframed
on the land.
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""'.zas..PRl5s m~
'.'h'IAKE KIIlAIN.

sassaa9at9NNh NAhlANl"t
lFrom photograph before shaving for the llght'l
Jake Kilrain's right name is John
Joseph EiIIion, and he was born at
Grccnpor, Columbia county, New York,
on February o, 1859. When q youth he
worked in Il rolling mill in SOmervllle,
Mass, where he won several fights with
hisiclOw.workmcn. lie took TO rowing
for amusement. The fall Of 1888 XII
rain developed into professional pugil'
ist and obtained the position Of assistant
to Tim Mccarthy At tho Boston Crib
Clnb. lie had many glove encounters
there, among them being with Harry
Allen and George Godfrey, ColOrcdi
which he won; then ho fought Jim
GOOdC draw, that being In 1884, aitel
which Charley Mitchell wanted Il chance
ut kilran, and the two CamO together
mud fought ionr rounds, also draw,
The same may bO said Of Mike Cleary,
thoueh kirain felt that hO should have
hal the verdict In the latter case. Jack
Burkt aud Jake agreed TO fight live
rounds, aud the battle was commenced
when the lIoIicc stopped 1t. All these
these conlcsts were In boston and with
gloves.
Kilajn rested as lille md then went
70 Bangor, Me, where he defeated Jerry
Murphy, In 1855, ut CAT; h;bridgG, Mass.
!Milm,n defeated William Eheriti, th'
russian Subsequently hO hSd nghu
WIN George Fryer, the English pustIist
jim MrHlynn, Frank Herald, Jack AbH
ION ION Long island, Joe Lannon and
Others. In England hu gave sparfinI
exhibitions with Mitchell aud fought II
adnw with Jcm Smith.
hlIrain has been very successful IL
ins IsllIng. lie has never been dc
lralcd aud lis drawn battles have beef
with eminent pngilisls.
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FELL PROM THE CLOUDS.
A New balloon Bursts at GrCnt HeigI,
RronRut Aliens Experience. =

A New Balloon Bursts at n GrCat Height.
RronRut Aliens Experience.
Providence, R. l., July 5.-One Of
the most irightiul experiences ever had
by an eronaut, was that Of Prof. Wal.
borne Allen, yesterday afternoon.
Allen actually dropped from the
clouds, distance OF 1900 feet, but he
lives 10 tell the tale OF his fall. His air
ship, What Cheer, new balloon, proved
to be q treacherous carrier.
The ascension was made about 4 $50
o'clock. The balloon rose 800 feet, when
II was caught In a current OF air going
directly opposite from the way in which
1t had set out. Suddenly the balloon
yeered again and set of to the north.
Then, reaching an altitude ofabout 200
feet, a current OF air from the west swept
the balloon towards East Providence
and over towards the big Wilkesbarre
pier. For a moment the air shin seemed
70 stand still and waver, and then sud.
denly collapsed. 1t reeled and turned
bottom up, then 1t rolled around once
moro and began 10 fall rapidly.
The terrified spectators saw form
gambler up In the ropes and towards tho
Mgletters which made the words, "What
Cheer" The form was that OF the
youthful professor. Only for a second
did the bottom stand erect. 1t rolled
completely over again, and the
drug rope made u complete cir.
cult Of the airship and was
whipped about violently. Whipping out
his knife, Allen made d rent In the can.
vas and the balloon spread out like a
parachute, shot downward like a dis.
abled bird and landed In a lot. The con.
cussion threw the aronaut out. He was
picked up upsemi.unCohscious, badly shak.
on up and very pale, but was not SO.
riously injured.
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THE CONDITION Op TRADE.
Dun's Weekly Review of the Bu.In oss sltuA.
tIon Encouraging.

NEW York, July Or. O. Dun & Co. g
weekly review OF trade says: Business
has been fairly maintained in volume
aud is usually improving in prospect.
June has been month OF exceptionally
large transactions. Prices OF commodi.
ties in spite Of raising markets, have on
the whole during the month, about 2
per cent, and are now hardly /! per cent
above the lowest average ever recorded.
But there are signs Of substantial i'm.
provement In the most branches OF in
dustry. The monetary situation remains
undiSturbed.
Reports from interior points are gon.
orally favorable; collections are nowhere
seriously disturbing. The markets have
not changed greatly during the broken
week. Wheat is about &c higher, owing
to accounts OF injury from prolonged
drouth and heat In Dakota aud Mime.
sofa, where heavy rains have lust i'm.
proved the outlook considerably. Other
crop prospects continue favorable. Pork
products are weaker, and dairy products
are coming forward in immense Quantity,
so that prices are depressed.
Leather does not change, but the re-.
yised quotations OF wool for the first OF
July show an average advance OF about
one cent per pound, and II Is becoming
a serious question whether the hopes Of
Improvement in the manufacture may
not be defeated by advance In the nate
IrlASl, which may keep many Of the mills
The iron market remains strong in
tone. Southern iron Is still offered in
large quantity at SIC 80 for No. /, and
tho demand for manufactured iron Is
loss active. Sales Of about $4,000 tons
Of steel rails appear 10 have been on a
basis OF $2S at eastern mills.
The business failures number 202 as
compared with total OF 2l6 last week
and 900 the week previous. For the
corresponding week OF last year The
figures were 2l4.
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,rfoma photograph before shaving for the fight.
Mr.. sullivan, the pride Of Boston, has
n reputation second to no pugilist that
ever lived, but it rests, 50 far, on only
two battle. IIo has made n great deal
OF money by exhibitions Of his skill In
Spnrring, with particulars Of which the
papws have oyerilowGd. The Boston
rianl has been described MS n "hatd"
citizen. His alleged CruGltiGs 10 histrue
aud lawful vile and his occasional inc
brirty are remembered against him, but
hc il popular'fcllow notwithstanding.
John l.. was born at Boston, In 1858.
The beginning Of his great reputation
was made on February 7, 1882, when he
fought Paddy Ryan, champion OF Amer.
lea, in front Of Barnes Hotel, Mississippi
CITY, Mississippi. After nine rounds,
lasting eleven minutes, Sullivan was de.
clared tlc victor, and the winner OF
$500, which was the amount OF the
stakes. On March 10, 1883, Sullivan
fought Charles Mitchell, at Apremont,
France The fight, which was for five
thousand dollars, ended in 4 draw. ..s-a
Sulliyan's defeat Of Ryan was OF a man
who had beaten Joe Goss, the champion
Of England, and is the corner stone OF
lisrcputation. lie will fight Kilrain for
ten thousand dollars and the champion
shin the world.
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INTERESTING news
Contained in the First News
paper Issued in Johnstown,
FULL WARNING WAS GIVEN
That the Dam was liable to Burst,
but the People Paid no Attention
to It,,.six More BODIES Re-
covered from the Ruins,

TouNsTowN Pa Julv b-ThiR has
ets mi
peen latheF y qu'es uay' 4ne WorAnieu
are still tugglng away at their endless
task and the hot weather Is beginning IA
tall nm tha surronndinos tha stspob In
S "" w Wv ...,.' sI.'eNAe,AsI ~ Ss n H. -
p,A'es peovutak unpesuple' py 'ue
liberal application Of disiniectants, how
ever, the air is kept remarkably pure.
Sly more d.ad hodies were taker N the
y'N ." '-e't a Nsss ,a S'Ss my. W. 'SIsA r W 'HN
uloFsue .o'uAy' tney were al unlecog-
nizable, four females, one child, and the
other man supposed to be james
Young The bodies that are found now
es-e' ,,, W yS4ss 'na' -, 1'O '0SIr ~"
are IN q hoErlDle condltion and unuer-
taker Henderson suggested to-day that
It would be better to cremate the dead
that ara fopnd now Than N hurv tbom
Ts T, N ps1 .SN tG'', ~" '."N " W. sNeA'
Inc board o. inquiry mere has about
completed thelr WORK anu report VIII
Dc prepared and presented TO the com:
mlsslon az lts setung AZ Sfesson next
Iuesasy. Ihe work OF the board Will
SoMptlse uata upon Thlch a basis tor
dlstrlpuEIGn Of the relief fund can be
maus: tne Ieport WIZ also embrace a
specine Recommendation providing tor
!he immedlate distribution OF S500OOO
IN ~ an equiapie manner,
a.. Inc o,S Sonnstowh a.oN DelaoeraE issued It's
hrst paper since the Hood to-day,
IN audltlon 70 complete list Of the
aead 70 this date, the paper contains In
tneresnnG information relating to the
loou; regarding tho mooted question
whether warning had been given OF the
reservoir breaking, this statement Is
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A COSTLY CELEBRATION.
Ten Blocks Burned in EIIensburg,
Washington Territory
100 FAMILIES ARE HOMELESS,
All the Result Of a Fourth ofSJuly
Display of FIreworks-The Loss
Cannot be Estimatcd-Valua-
bIe Buildings Destroyed,

ELLENsBuRa, W, II, July 5.-Teu
blocks of the best portion of this city are
in ashes, Nearly 100 families aro home
less and what was yesterday thriving
and imposing business center is now a
mass OF ashes and burning cinders,
Owing to the excitement and confusion
that prevails at this hour 1t is impossible
to ascertain how the fire originated, but
1t Is presumed that it was a result OF the
celebration OF the national holiday, us 1t
was started soon after the inauguration
OF the display OF FIRE works last evening,
While 1t Is impossible to form close
idea OF the amount OF loss 1t Is estimated
that the sun will run up to many hum
dreds OF thousands ol dollars, All OF
the leading hotels, the handsome Nash
Opera House block, the City Hall, the
Board Of Trade, building, Snipe 4 Com.
pany's bank; In fact all OF the business
blocks on Pine and Pearl, and Fourth
and Filth streets are consumed except
ing only the First National Bank build.
ing and a few stores. The number OF
residences destroyed cannot now be
estimated, but 1t is known that over one
hundred families are homeless, penni-
less and with nothing left save the few
sCant clothes with which they escaped,
in flying from the advancing flames.
iLATER,-ln last nights fire two hun
dred houses were totally destroyed and
the space burned over is ten blocks.
The loss as now estimated Is about
$2,0O0,0O0, three.quarters Of million in
buildings and million and n quarter in
goods, The only stores left are four.
There is not a restaurant, hotel or board
ing house loft, and there are about one
hundred and fifty people destitute.
Mayor AbUms has called meeting OF
citizens to take action for relief. While
the loss is terrible the citizens maintain
cheerful disposition and are determin-
ed to build more substantially than ever.
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The Work OF Organizing the New State OF
North DnkOtn-ChnIrmnn IsIrctrh.

Tho Work OF Organizing ths New State Of
North DakOta-ChalrmRn Elected.
BISMARCK, N. D., July 5.-The Con-
stitutional Convention convened at 1O.45
this morning. The report of the CON.
mittee on credentials was read, and a
short recess was taken to secure some
correction in the report, which was then
adopted. The election OF permanent
chairman was the next order OF bust.
ness. Mr.. Campbell, OF Stutzman, pre-.
sentCd the name Of +. B. FanCher, the
Republican caucus nominee, and II was
seconded. W. L. Purcell, OF Wahpeton,
presented the name OF John L. Garland,
Of Bismarck, as the Democratic nominee.
The oath was taken by the delegates
before further proceedings. Fancller
was elected on the first ballot, getting
81 votes; Garland, II; not voting O |;
total, rs. Garland asked that the eiec.
ton be made unanimous, and his mo.
ton prevailed, FanCher made little
speech. A committee OF seven on rules
was appointed, and the convention ad-
ourned till 2 p. III. tomorrow.
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KILRAIN lNpIGNANT.
Tie story About Him Drinking Teu Glasses
of lIeer . Mehn Lilo.


CiSciSNArI, o., July G.-Kilrain and
his party left this morning on the regu.
lar train for New Orleans on tho Queen
4 Crescent route. A goodly party as
Sembled ut the passenger station to sec
them oil. Kilrain arrived early and was
very animated In lila talk conCCraing the
report printed In a morning paper that
he had yesterday indulgpd in DinO or
Ian rounds Of beer with his party At u
saloon and never decreased tho slEO OF
hiS glass, lie said II was u mean lie, In
tended 10 injure him In tho estimation
Of NE friends IN tho east. He declared
that no was In excellent condition that
he had not boon fairly treated ~ this
Sullivan town, but that they would Al
hurrah for him after he whipped Sulli'
van, as he proposed 10 do. 0thUr MEM
beFa Of th6 party denied tho drinking
story except that on tho assurance oI
DR., WaInfight that u would do him
good, Kilrain did drink one glass o
beer. ,,.
Tho party was much troubled TILT
morning by tho appearance 10 the car o
a somewhat well known Ohio detective
Tho notion seized them that he was 90
lnp 10 ride with them 10 Mississippi Rnt
there mako an arrest In the hope Of got
linr a reward. They questioned Hin
aud found him prelepdihg ignofence o
the presence OithO Kilraih party, but u
afterwards said hO was only going Y
| Lexington TO arrest q man, Tho party
CheUfGd Justify az the train moved out
and faint response came from th'
4 RnpniniDfH,
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Thleye. on tlle south sIde.

Thieves entered tho cellars OF six or
seven houses on South EofF street Thurs.
day night, and stole quantities of eat
ables. The kitchen ofWilliam Shields
house, on Twenty.seventh street, was
also robbed. A family named Barnhart
was also visited. In ono house the rob.
bers failed to find anything they cared
lor, and wantonly killed a canary bird.
Mr.. Keller, the EoG street baker, had
bucket Of cherries and some other fruit
stolen. Louis Colmar, OF the Slaat. Zei-
lung, was another victim. Prof. Hart.
mann, on Eolr street, also lost little
provender. Mrs. Stencil, on Jacob
street, CHANGED to be up at an early hour
and saw thief at work on her cellar
door, and frightened him away.
From the extent OF the operations Of
the burglars, It Is evident that a large
part Of the night was spent in the work,