Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-04

| would stop long enough to listen to their
| conversation, would certainly think he had
| broken into Il strange country where the
| language was ono that never could be
learned by any one.
Whenever you hear man say that some
| one "took to the high brush " you will
| know that he means that man Is hiding
TO escape arrest. Any one who sis four
| flushing" is doing something under false
pretense, or, in other words, he is blulling.
II The Is throwing the bull con, )" he Is
| simply trying to convince another OF some.
thing to gain his confidence. Any one
| whose graft Is stronger than the nuts"
has n why Of making money dishonesty
where the chances are more In his favor
than tho three shell game, In which there
is no possible chance for the player town.
Any one who has been "thrown down"
went into n scheme with another, who ut
the last minute betrayed him. The same
thing happened to n man who was "dou-
bic crossed A man who throws his
mitt" Is u pickpockct and is now called
Johnny Runstorc" instead Of "dip."
woman Is known ms ~ mOll," and man
who picks her pocket Is called "a moll
buzzrr, F."
a man without money Is referred to rs
"a lobster" or "a dead one " while II man
with money Is known rs "a good guy
Any woman who has money, and who will
spend IT, is called ~ good fellow, "
mix, don't crack is II warming TO tho
one addressed not to- say anything, ms there
is u person In the crowd who should not
hear whnt they hnvo been talking about.
An officer Of the law Is called "an 81
bow, but "a copper Is known us II fCl-
low who furnishes the police with infor-
nation. They wcro formerly called
"snltchcs "
Confidence mon, who sold gold bricks
and used other means To swindlc old farm
Crs ont of big money, are called "bg mite
Inen.' strong arm guy" Is u highway
man or II footpnd who resorts to rolIghncss
to get money. To "stlck up u fellow" Ia
to stop him and take his money and ynlu-
nblcs when "hc's there" tho person ~.
fcrred to is addicted to smoking opium,
but when "ho's up against the needle no
Is n morphine hcnd. "A RATHER" Is u rail
road train, and IA ducnt" or "A broad Is
u ticket or anything that will admit ono
TO my place whore adm ission Is charged.
Any ono who "tippcd" To Ronny place had
to pny his money. To elbow u guy Is to
make him spend his money, but tho
elbow off, IL when The victim of u swim
dlcr has lost his last dollar or the time
when the swindlcr guns rOhhng the per.
son he has been working,
"a joint" IL II game Of any concern that
IL working under police protection. "A
right guy" Is u follow who cnn be trusted,
while n wrong guy" Is ono under susp-
zion. II n man "iS on the square" or 'on
the level, he IL honest In what no does or
snys "A meal ticket Is II woman who
makes money and gives It to her husband,
who IL II lonfcr, but IL known MS "a rat.
"1he main screw" the head of anything,
but any ono who Is "sorcwy" or "nutty"
IL crazy. Tho person with tho "bnd lamp"
has something tho matter with ono eye.
Chops means mouth. and "his nut" re-
fcrs to u mans head. To sizing him
means giving him money, and to touch
means to borrow. "Giving him II hot one
Is borrowing money In u hurry, while
giving him tho long story Is trying to
borrow money ON story OF hard luck.
When you get to u guy you mem That
you have succeeded in approaching him.
"A wise follow Is one who knows II thing
or two but u dead wise guy Is ono who
IL up to everything and could not ne swim
died at any game, And ON tho other hand
IN dummy" Is ono who Is not welt versed
IN tho ways of the world,
When IN split out" Is referred to, II Is
meant that somo ono was In trouble and
u friend stepped In and separated him from
the person he IL having trouble with 1T
mny In policeman or any one.
10 Ego up against hot one Is always
used when some fellow attempts to rob or
swindlo victim whom ho finds to hc
smart enough to prevent 1t, Whom such u
thing happens, the thief "lnmms, which
means got out of sight or escape. Johnny
Armstrong" Is applied sometimes to II
sandbaKgor "Willc Green" is used rs
convenient name to introduce u thief when
he docs not want his namc known. "Coln.
mel Fcrnorton" md Judge Fawnskin'
nre also used "A soft mark is ono easy
to viotimi2c and "a tough ga2nho" is
hard one. "A good thing with the paints"
Is fellow who can mark cards. THE
trough In u cheap restaurant, and "a
feed" Is u swell eating place,
When u man II "ncxt :" he knows what
Is taking place. The "chicf fatty is the
chief of police, and tho "mnin fly is the
chief of detectives \ thic"s ".]csus" is
his diamond stud and his suit Of clothes
Is his makeup, To get a thief out of
jail Is tn spring him. and to send him
to prison Is to lose the key ON him T" IL
hc IL n good man In push, " he Is fcl,
low who will fight his way out of crowd
when caught stealing, but u push also
means mob of pirkpockcts working to.
gcther In crowd Whom u man Is FIX
ed, : he has some weapon, but when he is
"clcnncr than turkish he has no wcap.
on of any kind When man Is dirty,
he has money, hut when he Is broke he IS
Clean - Then, again, when ono wins an
other mans money gambling he cleans
him 10 lose u guy" Is to get rid OF
him after he has been robbed, To "kipp"
Is to slccp, and "to peel" Is 60 eat, "A
cold stitf Is one who has money obtained
fraudulcntly, and who will not spend it
or loan II to II friend In case of need Tho
stir Is the pcnitcntiary, and "the BOBBY
house Is jail There are many others,
and new ones nre springing up every day.
No ono knows who originates them, but
they seem to be understood by those who
nso them and those addressed --Cincnnati
Enquirer
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