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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-04
JUDGE kIMBALL's CASES.
An Array Of Offenders Before Him fin
Court Today

court Today.
Before Judge Kimball in the Police Cour,
this morning there was the usual consre-
cation and a fair representation of the
offenders. Among the cases called were
the following:
Charles Sutton was charged with destroy
ing private property, kicking a door open.
and was fined s..
Edward Stafford, who was yesterday fined
for profanity. was up again for a like Of
Tense last evening. and he was fined g.
Thomas E. Francis was fined SO for dis
orderly conduct in Kernan's last night by
screaming and yelling
Thomas q. Walker, a colored bow was
charged with vagrancy. He was yesterday
afternoon arrested in company of JIM. Har-
ris. stranger. in the northeats section of
the city. who he was showing around. the
officer seeing his hands in his pocket.
Walker denied that he was a vasrant ana
called on some of the officers to give him
a good character. This was not done 10
the satisfaction of the court, and he was
sent down for fifteen days.
There were two VIM. Thomases in the
line. the colored one being called first. and
charged with profanity. 1t was testified
that he got to cursing this morning. inter-
rupting his fellow tenant in his prayers.
A fine of $ was imposed, and he plead for
time. saying he had been trusted for his
hne before and time was given.
The white VIM. Thomas was charged
with profanity. and was fined s..
Sarah Johnson, Ernestine Mars Edward
Smith and Maurice Johnson for profanity.
were each fined sa. Fl. Morton and Jas.
Curran were Aned s. each, and Henry Nor
ton $40 for disorderly conduct John Chany,
George Raglan, Thomas McKenny and Geo.
Wiliams, Tor vagrancy, were sent down.
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DIED.

BRADY; On Tuesday. January 2. 1894. at a q. n.
JOHN j.. the only son Of James and Catheriss
Funeral on Friday morning Jn1n1rv z fra,n ma.
late residence. l0li I'd street northeast. thence
TO ST. Aloysiu Church. where mas viii he said
for the repcse OF his soul O'Clock An
friends and relatives invited 10 attsnd. 20
BROWN. On "Wednesday. January g. 1894 nj eos
An. MAGGIE g. beloved wife of Vim. II.
Brown and daughter Of Thomas and Hannah
May she rest in peace. Amen.
Funeral from her late residence. zoos 9th street
northwest. Friday morning O'Clock Re
QUEEN mass at chureh Of Immaculate Ccnsep-
fully invited to sttend.
pm, MARY. widow OF the late John Cherry.
9i3 18th street northwest.
Union Chapel, 10th street near Peansyivs MIA
avenue northwest. :s
LEE. On "Wednesday. January 3, 1894. at a m.
FANNY. widow Of the late VIM. Lee.
at so pm. Friends and relatives are re-
spectfully invited TO attend e
LUDWIG. On Wednesday. January 3. 1884. as
1880 am. sussANA LUDWIG. aged sixty
Funeral from her late residence. Rock creek rad.
l.: g on Friday. January 8. at s;ss IN;
O'Clock Relatives and friends sre respect
fully invited to attend. Utica y. Y. ps2es
please copy.D
RAIN. ON January 1894. at 2:is a.m.. NARY
LEWIS RAIN, wife Of Geo. A. Rahm.
Funeral on Friday. January ). az N .. m. 81 the
residence OF her sister, Mrs. Fannie l. Stf<on.
us North Carolina avenue southeast.
SIMMS Suddenly. "Wednesday. January 3, s9&.
at her residence. 1875 street ARANIS1A
SlMMS. beloved mother Of Mary +. Evans.
Gone. but not forgotten
Funeral Friday January 3. from the Vermont
Avenue Baptist Church AT pm Relatives
and friends respectfully invited
THOMPSON. On January 3. 1924. at her resi-
dence. 2os street southeast. at Is y m.
Mrs. EMILY y. TIioMisSlN. relict Of the late
Capt. Egbert Tholansnn. L. :. navy.
Funeral saturday. January q. at 10 an. Inter
lnent private.
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of Landing Certificate.

ActiI Secretary Curtis has requested
Secretary Gresham to inform the United
States consul at Havre, France. that the
veriGcation of landing certificates by the
agents of exporting vessels as provided for
in department circular of February, 1888,
applies only to cases of expectation under
internal revenue laws: while all landing
certificates required for the cancellation of
bonds given for any mercha ndise exported
from the United States for dra back or re-
bate of customs duties must be verified by
the oath of the master and mate Of the
exporting vessel, or when this Is impossible
confirmed by certificate from the cCs-
toms house a0oae foreign port.
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First Floor

At Of the
table, On of
reduced
Two hundred lengths Of tOc
rade
No. will be crowded
gains secured from Mess Lord Of
nd
of Exquisite Iaces. In
the AISLE
reduced follows: EACH
and
2c each soc
AMI to each
SETS, for
On the table
so pairs Of ST. % Mousauer
of
decided reduce which is 500
4buton English le
the red pair Suede
Kid Mouslneares reduced 81 White
Kid Gloves reduced
n n, Fan,
at reduced CSC ard
Ostrich
on the price marked Fans
aisle Ribbons
to inch wide &c yard for
rand all silk and
walk toward
lied Iron Clocks of the celebrated
striking hours and half bronze
ornament Included
improved for
the Lfesize Baby Doll All Dolls
a 10 educedp rices
Mems Night Shirts
Soc that
that the coored trimming pocket collar
can be guaranteed fast coOrs Neck IA
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Had a Revolver.

John Mcintosh on Tuesday got into diff
Guilty with F. Tubbins of 2oll l. street. from
whom he wanted to purchase some oysters.
A dispute arose as to the measure and Nc
lntosh left. Mr. Tubbins followed to Nc
Intosh's employer to refute any imputa-
ton on him, and the dispute was renewed,
when Tubbins drew a revolver and demand
ed that he should repeat what had been
said Correctly. The result was Tubbins
was charged with having a concealed
weapon and threats before Judge Miller
today. and he was fined 500 for the pistol
and required to give bonds in $500.
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Sale

OF DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS CLOAKs.
NOTIONS, &c.
PROBABLY NO SALE IN RECENT
YEARS HAS ATTRACTED SO WIDE A
PUBLICITY AS DID OUR GREAT COST
PRICE SALE, But DURING OUR CON
SOIIDAT1ON SALE" WHICH BEGINS To-
MORROW MORNING, YOU'LL BE OFFERED
GREATER BARGAINS THAN YOU EVER
SAW BEFORE, EVEN BY U.s.
THE SHOPPING PUBLIC OF WASHING
TON WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT A RARE
OPPORTUNITY Is HERE OFFERED TO
SECURE FIRST-CLASS GOODS AT PIE
NOMENAL LOW PRICES. WE MENTION
FEW ARTICLES AMONG THE MANY
REDUCTIONS WE'VE MADE. EVERY
THING IN OUR STORE WILL BE SOLD
AT THIS PROPORTION:
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Basement Floor

Note that from three to FIVE dollars Knocked
Pictures that $3.50 and Skates
and
amusement to boys and eano
the Real China
$1s instead 81 with
white rubber roersG ac for the 81 quality
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Took n Horse.

Yesterday John Peters took a horse from
a stable and was overhauled by Officer
Breen, and this morning Judge Miller sent
the case to the grand jury. bonds of SJO1
being required. The horse belonged TO
John Ollinger, and the value was about
S95
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-04
Second Floor

The long counter opposite
Goods
Note
WORTHY
Millinery Parlo Hats
OF Table Linens clearing
sets with Cloths 2x3 yards s46o
damask with
Damas
o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-04

An artistic eye and deft fingers with a
piece of drapery can produce effects the
makers haven't dreamed of, We have got
the ''stuffs'-apply your talent
4s-ineh NOTIFIED CHENILLE for Por-
there's and Table and Couch Covers-42,kc.
yard That isn't all 1t Is worth BY a
good deal.
5O-inch SATIN Russo. in Old Rose. Old
Blue. Sage and Tan-55c. yard. That is
favor" price. too.
DOC. yard is cheap for the sort of
COTTON DAMASK We will show you. ALI
tints. 80 inches wide.
80 is s5c. little enough for our 5O-inch
TAPESTRIES. Lots Of coiors-lots of pat
terns-and plenty of heft to the weaving!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-04

We are parting with some Portieres for
a song
5O-inch PORTIERES-with heavy fringe
and dado. top and bottom-that have been
$50. So and $6.5O-go at $3.50 a pair
number Of single pair PORTIERES-
handsome patterns and rich colorlngs-that
have been 81, $3.50. IS, 50 and s1O-,o at
So a pair.
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A Climax i'm Curtains
At
PERRY'S.
has been a fortunate season for our
III UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT. One

mas pceh u IOrtundte season Tor our
UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT. One
opportunity has succeeded another as
fast as the days come almost. Until now
1t Is time for us to look to a general dis
solution of the entire stock That lays
the prices low again.
You viii want to haul down the old lace
curtains and drape these new ones of ours
In their stead when you see the patterns
appreciate the Qualities-and realize how
near to nothing you are asked for them.
We shall make short work of the NOT
TINGHAMS that are let So they are
marked One-third less than former prices.
Some IRISH POINT CURTAINS-3 and
3h yards long and unusually heavily pat
terned-that have been 1915 and $4-yo at
s. a pair.
Another lot-Sh to yards long-that
have been IS, $3.50. So and $65O-go at
$4.2o a pair.
third lot, same lengths, and from IS
to 60 inches wide-that have been 81.
$1.25. $50 and $50 at 1925 a pair
And a fourth lot of IRISH POINTs-3h
TO yards long and from 4s to 90 inches
wide-that have been 50. $3.50. SO and
Sligo at IS a pair.
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IF YOU SEE TT IN OUR Ap.. IRIS so"
johnson
luttrell.
7l3 MARKET SPACE.
When Our Great
Cost Price Sale
7l3 MARKET SPACE.

WAS BEGUN. SIXTY DAYS AGO, IT WAS
OUR INTENTION TO CONSOLIDATE THE
STOCKS OF OUR TWO STORES ON JANU-
AIRY 4, AND, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE
DISPOSED OF VAST QUANTITY OF
GOODS, WE HAVEN'T MADE SUFFICIENT
ROOM TO CARRY OUT OUR INTENTION
NOW, THEREFORE,, IN ORDER TO
MAKE ROOM FOR OUR TWO GREAT
STOCKS UNDER ONE ROOF, WE WILL
INACCURATE TOMORROW MORNING A
GREAT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-04

Those 9xl2 SINGLE HEAD RESTS are
with hand-painted or Figured China Silk
and finished of with silk tassels Don't
you want one:
The DOUBLE HEAD RESTS gx12-eov-
cred with fancy silk and trimmed with
silk tassels- are 42c.
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Blankets.

10 PAIRS OF GOOD lO-4 WOODEN
BLANKETS AT 1925 A PAIR. WORTH
S.
BETTER GRADES OF BLANKETS. s.
To SO.
ALSO GREAT BARGAINS IN BLACK
AND COLORED DRESS GOODS SILKS,
vELvETS, UNDERWEAR HOSIERY,
GLOVES, TABLE LINENS AND TOWELS,
LACE CURTAINS, &c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-04

42-inch DOTTED MUSLIN-any color-is
only zoe. a yard
Sc. for 36-inch SILKALINE-art colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-04

You have to catch these special times
as they occur. But it will pay you to tear
up the house little for the sake of set
thing over again with such handsome hang
ings as these We are sending out without
thought of what they cost-or what our
loss will be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-04
CaOakS.

WE ARE OFFERING LADIES, MISSES
AND CIiIIDRENS COATS AT PRICES
THAT IN MANY INSTANCES WOULD
NOT BUY THE MATERIAL THEY ARE
MADE OF
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Third Floor

Fird Floor
a the circulars
Cndrgarmens S5c
Is annualsp
shortly, arr to besho
Goa m Boys lothng
to Ne a educedp
S5O p. D. sets n and
$3.50 a pair the W. B. Cosets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-04

MISCELLANEOUS BARGAINS.
g.. INSTEAD OF Sc. FOR THE BEST
CALICO PRINTS, INCLUDING THE IN
D1GO BLUES, &c.
1Oc. INSTEAD OF 12kc. FOR ''TOIE
DU NORD' DRESS GINGHAMS, WAR
RANTED FAST COLORS.
Ice. INSTEAD OF 2Oc. FOR GOOD 1914
BI.EACHED SHEETING.
Soc. INSTEAD OF 81 EACH FOR La
DIES ALI-WOOL RIBBED VESTS.
s5c. INSTEAD OF 81 FOR 26-INCH
GLORIA UMBRELLAS
$2.25 INSTEAD OF s. FOR LADIES
CLOTH-FACED MACINTOSHES.
$1.9S INSTEAD OF 81 A YARD FOR
THE CHOICE OF A LOT OF 5O-INCH
MOHAIR CLOAKINGS.
81 INSTEAD OF So A YARD FOR a.
INCH BEAVER CLOAKING CLOTHS.
Toe. A PAIR FOR MEMS REGULAR
MADE HALF HOSE. WORTH 20c.
25c. EACH FOR THE CHOICE OF LOT
OF LADIES EMBROIDERED SILK HAND
KERCHIEFS THAT WERE 49c., Soc. AND
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Real Estate.
Masonic Hall.

The stockholders OF the Masonic Hall
Association have convened and elected the
following directors: Messrs. John l. Mitch
ell. Samuel &. Palmer. Thos. knowles, r.
H. Barbarin, j. q. Waters. W. NordIinger,
r. l.. Cropiey. Thomas bowling and Isaac
Birch. Later the board OF directors elected
Mr.. Mitchell. president; Mr.. II. W. Barrett
secretary, and Mr. j. q. Waters, treasurer
declared
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Fourth Floor

Tambour Curtains
rom % from and to fous
to from from
Chenille Curtains
a
Chairs and Carpets.
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@8o7 3

FOR THE CHOICE OF LOT OF
LADIES' AND CHH.DREN'S COATS THAT
WERE Sc, 81 AND s..
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81 so

FOR THE CHOICE OF LOT OF LADIES'
AND MISSES COATS THAT WERE Sl3,
SIS AND SIS
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First Floor.
ST. for $3.50 Quality Vests.

No made The admixture with
lected Australian
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soc for SH.25 to SH.z5 Underwear.

Pure Lambs Wool and Finest Cashmere Vests Pants,
ping blue. red 81 % s1.75
sizes at the Palais Royal only
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$3.50

FOR THE CHOICE OF A LOT OF LADIES'
AND MISSES COATS THAT WERE -.
$40 AND S12.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-25

I~mpecunious ~aristocrats know the
value Of a good name and are not averse
to making a practical use of it. Not
long ago the following advertisement
appeared in a French paper:
1.-THE owner Of a historical name,
and belonging to a royal family, wishes,
in consequence Of pecuniary losses, to
place his name at the disposal of a joint
stock company or some other great com
mercial or financial enterprise in return
for adequate remuneration"
Another impecunious aristocrat thus
makes his plea: GA nobleman, married
to a lady who is a member Of a royal
family, desires to meet with an appoint
ment for himself and wife in one and
the same house. He would prefer the
post of manager of some estate or of a
manufacturing concern, though the cou-
pie would not object to the situation of
tutor and governess in a German fam
lily"
Still another is this: ga young, hand
some German prince, of very ancient
family, and related to several reigning
houses and possessing no debts, desires
to marry a lady Of very good personal
appearance, American most preferred,
but who must have a dot worthy of the
princely rank of the advertiser. Anony-
nous letters will not be answered. -
London Tit-Bits.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-25
A Pious Wish.

The emperor once stood before the
magnificent tomb of the Duke Rudolph
of Swabia. Some of his courtiers were
of the opinion that he ought not to al
low his mortal enemy to have so SPLEEN
did a monument, but that he should
have his body exhumed and buried else
where.
"Oh, let him lie where he is, said
the emperor. II only wish all my en-
emies were as splendidly buried. ALE
Zeiten und Landen.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-25
HOW GREEK LADIES DRESSED.
IL Is Surprising TO Learn That They Laced
md Wore Flonnced skirts.


Women ii Homer embroider gar
ments, and many Of these are brought
from Sidon. They wear wells, but on
the whole their dress, long smock and
girdle, was apparently much like that
of later Greece. This is odd, for on a
gold ring from Myceng. very old, we
see women with exuberant busts. tight
waists and pettiooats heavily befounoed.
The same costume appears or a Myce-
mean ring picked up by ~Furtwangler
in a curiosity shop. Two ladies are Ca
rousing out Of champagne glasses. They
are very tightly laced A lady on a My
cenean gem from Vapheio is laced to x
tinction and has seven founces. The
British museum owns a lentoid gem,
where Leto wear only a crinoline, with
no petticoat over it. Dipylon vases dis
play both men and ome with tiny
waists. Men, in Mycenaan art, wear
little but very short drawers and shields.
In Homer the chiefs, summoned on a
night alarm, come out in dressing
gowns, some of them in skins.
The historical dress for ladies was a
large piece of cloth a foot longer than
the wearer was tall and as wide as her
arms could stretch. When put on by a
fair Briton, it usually falls off again. A
belt partly kept it up, and safety pins
We're used in very early times. By TAX
ing a bath towel-a good, big one-and
trying what she can make Of it as her
full costume, a modern nymph may
partly understand the toilet of her an
cient sisters. When once she has got it
on, she stands with extended arms, and
another lay fastens q girdle round her
wai.1. tlul she pulls up the superAuous
length trough the girdle and let's it
hang over. and there She is. But how
long she Will remain tEzs Is an extreme
" G-Ic1ta Question. straps, like braces,
We're so.ne-lnes worn and crossed over
the breast. being I-s-red to the girdle.
Ladies had no bonnets-they mufied
their heads in q fold Of their cloaks or
wore fat hats. They were al very beau
tiful and charming, as we see in the
Tanagr& terra Gotta. 1t must have been
delightful 30 live i'll Tanagra. 1t ap-
pears, on the whole, that we cannot hope
to revive Greek dress. The dress was de-
signed for a warm climate and for a
beautiful, shapely grace. 1t had its adj
vantages in the matter of health, as
there was 10 tight lacing after the Ny
cenean age. The style was not extrava-
giant or costly, but it is impossible. Hs-
theticism cannot bring it back. An es-
thete in a chiffon and sandals on a cold
and rainy day would be an ~unlovely OBJ
ject. He would be wrapped in a blanket,
thrust into q four wheeler and sent to a
hospital Net for all the glory that was
pair of stockings and a pair of trousers.
New York World.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-25
Paving For Their Keep.

The proprietor Of a chemical works
received from his shoemaker a pair of
water tight boots, which he was, now
ever, unable to wear, as they were a
trif1e too small. He therefore gave them
to one of his workmen to Wear for a
few days and stretch them to the re-
CURED dimensions. Several weeks passed
over, and the employer had forgotten all
about the boots when he was suddenly
reminded Of them in a curious fashion:
On a certain pay day the workman in
question, after drawing his wages, lin
gered at the desk as if waiting for some
thing. The Manufacturer then said:
We'll, Kruger, what is it,"
Il want more money, was the reply.
"Wha-what? Haven't you got your
full wages?"
"Oh, ayeY' answered Kruger, after
ward adding. with the greatest ON
posure: But you've still got to pay me
IS. Cd. for getting your boots soled-
They've been out of repair, you know!'
-Humoristische Blatter.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-25
Storms On the Sun.

The velocity with which solar storms
move is very great, and they sometimes
extend over a space several times as
large as the whole of the earth's sur
face. In common parlance they are
called ''sun spots, but as they are
known to have a rotary motion exactly
similar to terrestrial cyclones they may
be regarded as true solar storms. It has
been computed by eminent astronomers
that these sun storms move with the
astonishing velocity of 100 miles per
second, and we can best form an ade-
quate conception of what the force of
such a storm must be by comparing it
to an earth storm moving at 100 miles
an hour, which is indeed a terrible hur-
ricane. Darlington and Hodgson, the
English astronomers, describe a sun
storm which travelled IS, 900 miles in
five minutes, and in 1871 Professor
Young Of Cincinnati witnessed one that
Travelled 166 miles per second for As
minutes and constantly threw sheets of
flame and fiery matter to a height of
not less than 200, 900 miles above the
SUMS disturbed surface!-St. Louis Re
public.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-25
Plants and Animals.

The reasons why a plant should al
ways be called a plant, and an animal
an animal, are not always very appar-
emit. An animal is a conscious being. !
mean that it knows how to discriminate
between this and that, reasons about
what is good for it, rejects what expe-
rience has informed it is not good for it
and has special senses. 1t is a conscious
being-indeed reasons, discriminates.
Here is a great gulf between the ami
NAL and the planti Most of us are ready
to acknowledge such simple truths, and
we are all wrong, for the differences
when sifted r only those of a greater
and lesser degree. Some plants like
shade; some like light. Why? Well, why
do we under some circumstances prefer
dark and under others light? When we
are healthy, we can digest meat and re-
Ject with good reason a meal of sticks
and stones Acarnivorous plant receives
and digests a proportionate meat meal,
but feed it with pebbles and bits of stick,
and it refuses to receive such dainties.
We bend beneath a blow, we protect
ourselves from further injuries that we
judge may follow-so do the sensitive
plants.
With the aid of a specialist in this
class of work I I'M trying to demonstrate
the presence of nervous tissue in plants.
So far we have not been successful, but
the circumstantial evidence is so strong
that we may feel quite certain that bet
ter methods Of demonstration will give
ocular evidence of what we seek. The
proofs of the struggle for existence in
both animal and plant life have been
prettily told by Taylor.
Magazine.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-25
Slang. Cant and Arrot.

Mr.. Hayward said that we must be
careful III dealing with Elizabethan
slang not to judge it entirely by present
day standards. Much of it is now recog-
nized English, while much of our mod
ern slang was good Elizabethan English.
The word Slang" is of comparatively
modern origin. The older word, which
slang to some extent replaces, is
cant, the name given to the secret
language of thieves, rogues and vaga-
bonds, introduced into England by the
gypsies in the reign of Henry VIII. Har-
rison, in his description of E~lizabethan
England, records that the first deviser
Of "Canting'' or ''Peddler's French
was hanged by the neck.
The ''cant" language was a strange
medley of Hebrew, Latin, Sanskrit,
Greek, Wallachian, Spanish, Flemish,
Dutch, Celtic and bastard Italian. The
practice Of such speech is worldwide.
We have the French "argot," the Span
ISL "Germania," the Italian ''gergo,"
and even the vagabonds among the Hot
tentots have their secret language,
known as "curze cat. The first lexicog-
rapher to recognize the word slang
in its present sense was Grose, in 1885.
Thomas Harman, in his "Caveat or
Warning to Common Cursitors'' (1566),
describes 23 varieties Of rogues and vag-
abonds and gives Il list of can't words
and their neutrality-suspicious.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-25
The Line.

The straightest thing in nature or art
is a ray of light when passing through
a medium of uniform density. Hence
the eye is enabled to test the straight
ness of an edge or tube by holding it as
nearly as possible coincident with a ray
Of light, such part as departs from
straightness then intercepting the ray
and causing a shade to be cast upon 9TH
er parts. 1t is not known at what early
period in the history Of mankind the
discovery was made that straightness
could be thus determined. It is certain
that thousands of mechanics use the
method daily without being able to give
a rational explanation of it. This print
tive mode of testing straightness, on &C.
count of its great convenience and &C
curacy, is likely to continue in use to
the end of the world. - Engineering
Mechanics