The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-09-24

Ringtall-The same.
Hiher--A yag who frequents the roads
and pixies and eschews railroad travel
He Is often lover of nature.
Fink-A yag who betrays his fellow
yags. He often turns up missing" His
life is not worth much If his character
Is known.
Pogy-The county poor house or in
Urinary.
The good people-Sisters in hospitals
Yags are often injured and are familiar
with charitable institutions.
Lump-Food begged and handed out
by the giver. Also called chuck, poke
out, bundle, chewin', etc.
Square-A meal where the yag sits
down to table.
Con-The conductor of train.
Shack-The brakeman, classified as
hind" and head" according to his
position Of the freight train.
Ticket-A little board that is fitted
in the brake-rods under the freight
car and serves as seat for the yag
when travelling. They break sometimes
or the yag falls asleep. See daily pa
pers under heading Tramp Killed"
Other terms applied to parts Of cars
and engines are: Blind, the front plat
form on mail or express car, which has
no door; top, the roof Of car; pony,
the cowcatcher; icer, the ice-box Of re-
frigerator car; in the hay. the hay-box
of a cattle car; on the coal, in the ten
der of an engine. etc.
To grease the wheel-to throw a man
under car with intent to kill him. Not
uncommon among yags. Authorities
usually know only that tramp was
found dead near the tracks.
To go under-To ride on the brake
beam or rods or elsewhere under a car.
To put into rob, as a store. office or
house.
To cross lots-To leave line Of rail-
way and seek another. for fear Of de-
lection usually.
To ramble-To run or move quickly.
To throw ones feet-To beg food or
money.
By the way-Good-bye. An ordinary
term of farewell.
To rag up-To buy or beg clothes to
wear.
To slop up-To get drunk.
Outft-A camp or rendezvous of yags.
Air-llne-To hold UP. to commit high
way robbery. Used as an adjective,
noun or verb.
Holy Joe-A preacher.
Butch-A priest.
Gallway-The same.
knowledge box-A school-house. A
favorite place for yags to sleep in.
Cat or rod-A pistol.
Bindler-A peddler. To bindle is to
peddle.
Bug, peewee or jigger-A false sore or
assumed wound made to excite sym
pathy in persons whom the yag begs
from. Made by the use of acid or the
stopping Of the circulation of the blood.
Often very painful.
Jiggers-Also used as word of warn
ing, as "Jiggers, the bull is pipin',"
meaning, Beware, the policeman is
watching u.s."
To be sloughed in-Arrested.
To pipe-To look or observe
Javvy-Coffee.
There are hundreds of other words
and terms in use among tramps, but
space forbids their setting down The
word "hobo" Is never used among these
men. Its origin is said to be simple. An
ordinary salutation among tramps Is
'Ho beauw 1t is contraction Of Hell
10 beau" the latter word being a ia
miliar one for several centuries. Writ
ers, not knowing the derivation Of the
term, have spelled 1t hobo" and in this
form 1t has gained entrance to at least
one great dictionary.
Yags are lawless and cowardly. 1t Is
the exception to find one who has had
even a common school education. They
are the product of dirt and degradation.
A yag has no friends. He is entirely
selfish, but self-preservation compels
him to keep the secrets of his compan-
ions. The Ohio penitentiary holds hun
dreds of men who have been yags in
their time.