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wandering words of dialect by mingling
with the settlers beyond the big river and
he made me laugh when / heard him speak
them in his cabin. l found, however, that
they were very handy and / soon caught
up with him in the use of them. 1 could
give you specimens of the dialect words
that were in vogue there taken from at
least five or six separate languages and all
wrought into the texture of the English
speech, but it would be. better that the
American Dialect Society, the president OF
which did not give me chance to speak
at the meeting, should grapple with. the
subject, and make particular study OF the
easy transfera bility of dialect. The field IS
rich and the thought is new.
LET me make another suggestion, Inc
largon speech which has been brought TO
this country within recent years is spoken
by nearly 100000 people in New 1oTR, OF
perhaps by more yet. There Is jumbo OF
dialect words, including many OF gypsy
origin, in the jargon; and you may NOT
know that some of these dialect words are
creeping into our own language, as 81 II Is
used upon the east side of the CITY, Ihey
are serviceable words for which there Is
not any exact equivalent in the English,
and it is possible that they may be per-
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and the University College, London. I'm
fortunately for the first theme there is as
yet but little to say, for the element has
only been discovered, and, like a new
found continent, it has to be explored and
its features traced one by one before the
world can properly understand it. Al
ready a swarm of sharp-witted investi-
gators are at work upon the gas. Indeed
Professor Ramsay has had so many appli
cations for samples" of the newly found
element that he has had to give whole
sale order to glassblower for suitable Sc
ceptacles to carry the gas to his fellow
workers in the corners of the earth.
Professor Ramsay was born in Glasgow
just forty-three years ago, and his parents
being well-to-do people were able to give
their son sound education. First in his
native city, where he attended the univer-
sity, and later at Tubiner, in Germany, he
pursued his studies with great industry
and intelligence. Returning to Glasgow
he was at once appointed as assistant to
Professor Ferguson and in that position he
labored for six years. However, the
authorities at Bristol University College
having marked Professor Ramsay as a
coming man, appointed him professor of
chemistry in their college, and before
twelve months had passed he was installed
principal of the college. In this position
he continued again for six years, and at
the end of that period he received from the
University College, London, an invitation
to take the chair of chemistry. So he
came into the London atmosphere in 1887
to discover argon.
1t came about in this way: Lord Ray
leigh took to weighing nitrogen, one of
the then-supposed two elements forming
air, and he noticed strange thing
Natural nitrogen-that is nitrogen ex-
tracted from the air-he found to weigh
perceptiblV heavier than manufactured
nitrogen. He puzzled over this seemingly
unwarranted discrepancy in the weights of
two examples of the same gas, but was
unable to account for the phenomena. At
last he communicated his ideas on the
matter to Professor Ramsay, and they
discussed the situation. Professor Ramsay
asked permission to investigate the dis
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05
The Revenge of a Cat.

Blossom is big gray cat. She has been
in the family for seven years, and her mis-
tress thinks she was fully 10 when she
came unlimited and took possession Her
charms made her welcome, and visitors,
as a rule, pet her to her heart satisfac-
ton. Still, she shows her loyalty to her
mistress by many feline felicities, says the
Boston Transcript.
One day young man came for a short
visit He was an inveterate tease. AS
there was no one else for victim, he took
Blossom in hand in spite of pleadings and
protestations. Her ears were greeted with
the strange terms, ''Old rascal, " "Scape
grace" Tramp" and kindred names.
until the astounded cat did not
know what had come to her, Her
pretty ways Disappeared she fed
from his approach and hid wherever she
could till he was out of the house. One
morning she was missing for some hours.
and was not to be found in any of her
hiding places. A loud cry from the cham
bermaid revealed her whereabouts. Bios
som had revenged herself on her VISITORS
night shirt, which lay in tatters on the
floor. Pussy was scolded and every one
was cautioned to keep the door shut. In
vain! The cat would find her way in and
hide till the chambermaid was through for
the day, and then the claws went to work.
first on the visitors own clothes if any
could be found, and then on the pillow
cases. The young man tried to soothe her
feelings, but she would have none of him,
and he was glad to cut short his visit.
Blossom quickly recovered her usual de-
meanor, and has never been known to de-
stroy anything from that day to this.
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I he Discoverer of Argon.
Professor RAMSAY IN HIS LABORATORY

LONDON, Eng, April IS, 1851 you
will walk in at the gates of the University
College, London, and take the first path to
the left, push open the huge oaken doors,
turn sharply to the right and open the first
door to the left you will find yourself in
the private laboratory of Professor William
Ramsay, one of the two authors of the re-
cent important discovery that in addition
TO the long familiar oxygen and nitrogen,
the atmosphere contains third element
which the discoveries have named ar
gon."
The large bottle that stands close to the
retort, with glass tube leading out of its
neck, is the one. The bottle is half-full of
water and half of argon. The argon is the
half that looks as though it contained
nothing. Any one can see for himself that
it is argon insomuch as he cannot see any
thing.
When l walked in l found the professor
in charge of photographer. The discov-
erer of argon was trying, in response to
many feryent appeals, to look pleasant.
The photographer had him up in a corner
of the laboratory securely ringed by the
most delicate glass tubes, bulbs and bot
ties, so that the slightest movement of pro-
and a professor OF chemistry looks upon
broken glass much as a mad dog does upon
water. Bottles? [ had never seen so
many good bottles put to base uses. There
was a total absence of that fine golden leaf
that caps a proper bottle with crown of
glory. Not even highland man in kits
with far-reaching background of loch
and mountain on one of them. They ali
show bilious blue, which is entirely
foreign to the nature OF a properly brought
up bottle. The professor was instructed
to look still, wink pleasantly and keep
natural-al of which he tried to do. 1t
was an ideal position in which to catch
subject for an interview.
Tall, 43 Che does not look more than 35),
Scot (speaks without trace of the land
OF his birth), black of hair and whiskers,
kindly eyes, frank, plain spoken, pains
taking, accommodating.
To be sure he is geniality itself, for all
his days have been spent with his bottles
and his pipes.
But there are only two subjects on which
the professor will talk. These are argon
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05
.LOUGHBOROUGH PAID It,
He Was Sentenced to a Fine
of $1,000 for Shooting
Two Men.
Close of a Case Which Originally
Excited Considerable
Interest.
r q. Loughborough walked out

| Alexander Il. Loughborough walked out
of court free man yesterday morning
| after paying fine of $1,000 for two convic-
tons of assault with a deadly weapon.
The last act in his well-known case was
played in Judge Belcher's courtroom. The
case has been often continued, but yester-
day the prisoner appeared ready for trial
The District Attorney read two informa-
tions charging him with assault to commit
murder. In one case the victim was Max
Resented and in the other Louis M. White
house.
On the evening of November %, 1898,
Loughborough was in a saloon on Suffer
street with several football-pIayers and
young bloods. The event of the day had
been an Intercollegiate football game, and
one of the participants in the game had
been Brick" Whitehouse Some trouble
arose among the young men and Lough-
borough drew a pistol and fired at large
Resented was only slightly wounded, but
it was thought Whitehouse would succumb
to his injuries. He, however recovered.
Loughborough was held to answer on
two charges of assault with a deadly wea-
pom, which the District Attorney afterward
changed in the Superior Court to assault
to murder.
When the matter came up yesterday the
defense offered to plead guilty to the two
charges to assault with deadly weapon.
Il accept the plea" said the court, land
order that the charges be reduced from
assault to murder to assault with deadly
weapon"
Loughborough then came up for SEN
tence and fine of $500 on each count was
imposed. The money was promptly paid
and Loughborough and his friends left the
courtroom.
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The Best of the Kennedy Bankrupt Stock
ing Of which he had learned during his

ing of which he had learned during his
years stay in the Kansas prairies.
"You must know that Missouri is one of
the best States in the Union for dialect on
account of the peculiar mixture of its
population and the circumstances of it's
settlement. There are words of the creole
dialect, such as can be seen in the stories
of George W. Gable, the French having
been the early traders and settlers in all
the regions from the Gulf of Mexico to the
furthest north. There are negro dialect
words, for the reason that the African race
has been scattered there for a hundred
years. There are few distorted Spanish
words that got into our language through
the Spanish Mexicans and Louisianians
who travelled upthere. There are Indian
words that became Missouri dialect through
the intercourse of the whites with the many
tribes who were the primitive inhabitants.
There are English, Scotch and Irish dialect
words, which were brought to this country
by the ancestors of the race now in the
ascendant, and there are also old Yankee
words of dialect kind which were carried
there after Jefferson's purchase, and have
been retained till this time.
my Vermont friend in Kansas had
taken ID perhaps fifty or hundred of these
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STUDY IN DIALECTS.
The Jargon Spoken by Two hundred
Thousand New Workers.

None of the speakers at the meeting OF
the new American Dialect Society at Co
lumbia College made any aluslon TO tne
easy transferability of dialect words. a
philologist who attended the meeting put
could not get chance to speak at 1t, MADE
some interesting remarks to- a New Y ork
Sun reporter upon the subject, after Its adj
journment.
at was about forty years ago, ne SAID,
thoughtfully, ''that / first noticed how
easily one may pick up novel dialect words.
While living up in Vermont, when was
young, had a friend of my own age who
struck out for the Western plains. About
year afterward / also went West to visit
my friend in his shebang in the Territory
OF Kansas, where there were few Yankees,
but plenty of Missourians and good many
darkies as well as Indians. | found very
soon that my Vermont friend used dozens
OF words that were new to me. the mean
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crepancy in weight between the natural
and the artificial, a permission which
Lord Rayleigh readily gave, and
the two celebrated chemists set to
work experimenting and analyzing. That
air consisted of two gases-oxygen and
nitrogen-was an axiom of chemical
knowledge But adopting the position
that one never can be too sure of being
sure, the researches were begun. This was
in April of last year. In July Professor
Ramsay sent Lord Rayleigh three ounces
of newly discovered gas-argon. As it
turned out, Lord Rayleigh himself had
the finding of argon, like many another
revolutionary discovery, was made by two
men simultaneously. That it works an
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true only in degree. Literature is emit
tied to large share of the credit of the
find, in so much as it was poet and gen.
eral literary genius who was pri-
marily instrumental in the founda-
ton of University College. London.
Away back in 1925, good, patriotic Thomas
Campbell, author of Eye Mariners of
England" "The Battle of the Baltic"
and scores of other stirring poems and
ballads, which the charming poets of the
present day have somehow failed to eclipse,
not having the fear of the School Board
before his eyes, communicated with GER
tain estlmable and influential gentlemen,
to wit: one Isaac Lyon Goldsmid latter
ward Sir Isaacl and one Mr.. Brougham
(afterward Lord Brougham), calling these
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world over by parcel post from the Iabora-
sure, viii only be done for short time, as
every one viii soon be able to catch his
own argon.
1t exists wherever the atmosphere exists.
Although it is fact that great discov-
cry reflects its light sharply upon its dis
coverer, still not inconsiderable ray of
the reflection strikes upon the institution
with which the discoverer is associated
and where he has pursued his investiga-
lions into the unknown. University Col
lege, London, the Westinghouse of Pro-
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epoch in science there can be no gainsay-
ing, although it does seem strange that
men should claim to have discovered that
which since the beginning of the world
has been in everybody's mouth.
But what is argon more than third
constituent of the atmosphere? What are
its uses, virtues, propensities? What part
does it perform in the economy of nature =?
Most of these questions have yet to be
answered.
That there is such an element in the at
mosphere; that it is not vague fraction
of the bulk of the whole, but as in 125 of
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the bulk of the air; that in every room
there are pounds of it, gallons of it, and
that it is monatomic is about all that is
known of the gas up to date. However,
now that it has been discovered and hun
dred scientific eyes are squirting at it and
as many scientific noses investigating its
parts any use that it may be put to and the
functions it performs will not long escape
detection.
Argon is now being sent to chemists the
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manently established in our devouring
I iIr5, more especially if the immigrants
who use them continue to pour into our
country as they have poured into it during
the last eight or ten years. There can be
no objection to the introduction of new
words from the dialect of any land, so long
as they are needed. Perhaps the Dialect
Society, while in the pursuit of knowledge,
can induce some of its members to take up
their quarters in our Ghetto for while, in
order to gather information. The subject
is fIlll of interest,"
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Furniture moved, stored, packed and
shipped at low rates by Morton Special
Delivery. Only experienced men en-
ployed; equipment first class. Offices, 81
Geary street and 408 Taylor street.
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n. Antikatzen Verein exists at Munster
in Westphalia, whose members are pledged
to kill all the stray cats they find. The
tails are brought as evidence to the So
ciety's rooms, and last year 1922 were
brought in. A proposal was made re.
Gently to extend the society's operations te
dogs, but it was voted down.
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The German Emperor's imperial train
cost $3.50, 900 and took three years to con-
struct. There are altogether twelve cars,
including two nursery carriages. The re-
ception saloon contains several pieces of
stasuary, and each of the sleeping-cars is
fitted with bath.
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Mexico produces anything that can be
raised in any other country. So varied is
the climate that in the same state can be
raised any product of the tropics and of
the polar region. Cotton, wheat, rye, sill
yer, silk, cocoanuts, bananas, rice, cocoa,
vanilla, logwood, mahogany, hides and
wine are the principal products.
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LADIES' WOOL MIXED VESTS,
II. y. L. s., jersey ribbed, coIors
white, gray and camel's hair S0C
heavy quality, drawers TO match W
these, Kennedy's price 75c, ours. Each
LADIES ALL-WOOL VESTS, H.
n. l.. s., Jersey ribbed, fine quail
Ity, drawers to match, pink or OOC
natural instead of Kennedy's ~
price, 81 so, we say .............. Each
LADIES' STANLEY WAISTS, Axe
Numbered collars and cuffs, colors tO
pink and blue, sale price. Each
LADIES' NAVY BLUE SATEEN
WAISTS, dots and stripes, nice TIC
front and sleeves, kennedy's ~
price 81 25, ours. ................ Each
LADIES FLANELETTE WRAP
PERS. heavy quality, fancy
braid trimming, cut in a new and q I 90
pleasing pattern, Kennedy's priceeD -
81 So Hale's price ............... Each
LADIES GOWNS, muslin or fine
cambria, ruf1ied, lace and embroi-
derry trimmed: the sewing is
straight and perfect, button-holes
well made; broken sizes of KEN Ge >. so
nedy's 81, So and Sc gowns, ourtD 4
price OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Each
LADIES' GINGHAM APRONS, 3S
inches long and yard wide: they
superior quality and have ole
borders; 100 dozen will be put on 1Z2
sale at go. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Each
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fessor Ramsay, is we'll entitled to the dis
tinction conferred upon it by It's famous
professor.
Scientific men, chemists and such like,
may venture to plume themselves on this
discovery and say to the world ''You see,
you went laundering on in ignorance,
swallowing gulps of argon twenty times a
minute, until one of us discovered the ma
ture of what you are inhaling." This is
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THERE is an article on this market seldom
equaled and never excelled-Jesse Moore Whis-
Ky. MeoOre, Hunt d Co. guarantees lisp urity.s
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at a time. The best was OF
course reserved until the last.
That's business. Now comes
some of the best lines offered
vet, and marked away below the
profit limit. Some of our own
most desirable lines have been
reduced to cost. These are our
birthday bargains for customers
who come this week. We have
never sold goods SO low before,
which means no one else has
either. Don't you want a slice
of our birthday cake =?
There will be a big rush for
these special offerings. If you
can possibly come between s and
10 O'Clock, do SO, to avoid disap-
pOintment.
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Cloaks to be Closed
Out, some as low as
ISC on the dollar.

You know we don't carry a stock of
cloaks ourselves. The reason is because
we have no room. Kennedy had quite
large stock, which we had to take with
the rest of the goods. We've sold about
One.haIf of them. But they are in the
way down in the Bazaar, so we bring
them upstairs Tomorrow, remark them
without considering the cost, and close
them out.
The most of them are old style, but they
are made of wool and are warm and ser-
yiceable. 1t cost more for the making
alone than our new scale of prices.
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Our Third Anniversary Tomorrow

GA
n are = < 1o f. so %s
to give away
souvenirs Tomorrow;
neither have we eD-
pIoyed a brass band;
nor does the cake in
dictate free lunch to
all Visitors-but the
cake does symbolic
the way in which we
inteD nd to commence
rate our business
birthday, and show
our appreciation of
your cordial sympa.
thy and support.
There was so much
of the K E INN EDY
BANKRUPT STOCK.
that only part of it
could be put on sale
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HEMMED SHEETS, ready for the
bed and large enough to "tuck
i'm all around. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
S1x90 inches worth 75c each. ............S5c
90x90 inches worth csc each. ....6Oc
CHENILLE TABLE COVERS, en-
tirely new patterns, twelve beau
tiful color effects to select from.
Sd size, Kennedy's price $1.50, Tor - 90
ga size, Kennedy's price 1925, for, LOO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-21
SlLc OF DECAYED TERIfELOyS

Thirty thousand watermelons In condition bor-
derIur on rottenncss, that had been upward OF
three weeks in transit from Georgia plantations
were sold Yesterday the pier of one OF the South
ern steamship lines These melons have been re-
fused by the persons to whom they were consigned
for the reason that they were stale" and that
there had been an unwarranted delay in their
transport The steamship company referred to
hourht m about 10000 melons. The majority of
tho consicnees refused either to accept the melons
or pay the freight. and consequently the COM
pany disposed OF them for whatever price was
offered Inquiries made among the wholesale fruit
dealers went TO show that this cargo OF water
,neions practically all OF which was sold to the
small dealers for any price they would give, would
he A great danger to health II eaten. IL Is toer-
ably safe to assume that this unhealthful fruit Is
destined for consumption among the poorer classes
Of Nrw-York and the surrounding districts. and
yet at no time during the sale. so far as could be
learned, was any officer of the Board or Health
present. At any rate, II IL certain that II any
representative OF the Board was present no steps
were taken either to prevent the sale or condemn
the decayed fruit.
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FEARS or FOTL PLAY.
4 NEw-YoRKER ABROAD WHOSE FRIENDS Arr
ANXIOUS.

4 NEw-YoRKER ABROAD WHOSE FRIENDS ARR;
ANXIOUS.
Paul ruhn. OF this city. who was sent 10 Nenez-
uela bv william Bartels an importer OF birds
and animals. AT No. leo Greenwich-st. on April J..
has not been heard OF for more than three months.
and grave fears are entertained TO his fate Luhn
left New York on board the steamship Caracas
bound for Cunlcao Dutch West Indies. on the way
10 Maracaibo and Coro. in Venezuela. to purchase
wild animals He was due in NewYork In May,
but has not heard from since the day he arrived IN
Curacao April H. I.uhn was supplied with a re-
turn ticket and $1,000 in gold Mr.. Bartes communi-
Gated with the United States Consul AT Curacao,
and last Wednesday received "A reply that an In
vcsiigation had been made. but nothing had been
learned OF Luhn's whereabouts since he landed at
Curacao .
1t is feared that Luhn has been waylaid. robbed
and Killed. Mr. Bartels has written TO the tnltel
States Consul at Maracaibo. and is awaiting a
reply.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-21
vOynRcra for Pleasure

business persons the point OF taking outing
land sen. yach,smen and tourists need and should
provided with preventive Of seasickness and
receive OF the occasional III effects OF unaccustomed air.
food and Many persons experience auaims
akin seasickness when travelling by rail- They. too
require medicinal safeguard The best in existence Is
Hos,et,srs Stomach Bters. which promptly relieves
nausea sick headache. biouaness cramps and collie &c
II business calls you locality where chills and
fever or bilious remtent Is prevalent don't fail to pro-
vide yourself with H. For constipation. rheumatism and
inactivity n the kidneys II Ia excellent remedy Emit
nent physicians commend It highly. Lay In supply be-
fore you start by boat. train. II v most
serviceabe travelling companion