The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

Auo uho % biAn8 - 9pre4dinH olAfu1-
ingiy In all clAsses OF London society.
Even at the best at homes the re-
grcttable practice Ia morp noticsabie
than ever. Slang has one. and only
one. advsntase. II often conveys TO
the mind . clearer and more distinct
sense Of vhat 10 meant than would
moro ciAssic language. says the Lon
don Mall
"High-faiutin' is much in evidence
tist now as o slangism. Il means
putting airs on." being stuck up."
showing off" and such-like human
failinsA Come now, none o. yer
hish-faiutin'.- when expressed in an
angry voice By q big man. 70 q solemn
warning to tho other man not 70 ap-
pear what he Il not. neither 70 "uhov
on" nor initiate the swell or the
fancy"
Tho vernacuiar is particularly rich
in slang synonyms for money" many
Of which arc remarkable In their ap-
propriateness. In scores Of why's ono
may speak OF our coin. among them
being "the actual" ''the needful." or
the vherevithal;" ''tin." brass"
blunt" "chips," ''dibs" OF "pieces;"
dust -chink." shot" ''shskeis' OF
''spondulics;" ''stamps," "feathers" or
''pAim-soii" which last is such an OBJ
viousiy applicable word for u that
"shin-piaster~ seems feeble BY COM
These spfthets. however. are not
more curious than the technical and
trsde siang which wAs brought TO the
notice Of the royal commission on Ia
Dor. Among the quaint terms. a. set
forth In the report OF the evidsnce.
arc these: "Beii-horse." -caunched."
"fudd." "munss." "siop-dash work"
-spriSger." ''tingiss~ and "siusger."
Booze" has become familiar
through . song, Come Where the
Booze 10 Cheaper" In this connection
. story. said 70 be authentic, 10 told.
On the terrace. beneath the vindovs
of the royal Apartments al windsof
cAstie. the 0uards band was piayins
. lively air which immenssty pleased
the queen. She ssnt . gentleman to
and out the title Of the music. He
returned with hesitaney. trying bis ut
most to avoid telling her majesty the
name Of the piece.
He, however. was forced 70 report.
and the sovereign was told that the
tune was Como Where the Booze ia
Cheaper"
Universities are happy hunting
grounds for hangisms. A student al
ways goes up" 70 the varsity"
Little so' and "snailr" arc tho names
given respectively At Cambridge and
oxford to . students first examination.
The fnai cram, o. which degrees are
obtained. is called greats" at Oxford
and the -grsss so~ as Cambridge
When Q man" failed Il an exam.
be used 20 say that hs was ''piucked."
Nov, however. such an event is more
frsqusntiy rssssrsd 10 - being
"plowed." The greatest calamity that
can befail q student is to be "rusu-
Gated" that II, sent down from the
university for term or for good.
A genius fuv quaint metaphor and
q natural picturesque use Of language
makes American slang humorous.
Sometimes Il 10 even tinged with po-
stYy. Here arc Q few American sisns-
isms which are becoming ct homo on
this side oe the Atlantic: ''Tangie-
foot vhich has almost the ring Of
poetry sbout It. as name for ardent
spirfts, 10 happy thought Tho pa
tient labor Of the gold washes and the
inaiity Of It's results is very graph
icaIiy expressed By pan out" which
In also used to denote . climax. What
a concrete image IL conveyed 70 the
mind by the designation push buggy"
a. compared with our meaningless
equivalent. 'perambulsaor."
To ''bave Q hard row to hoe" 10 said
Of . person who has . difacuit under
tahtne IN hand England has become
tsmiliarfsed with coon" q contrAc-
lion Of .-rsecoon'D and - gone COON"
the iatfss signifying one in such an
awful AZ" - 10 be absolutely past
prayins Tor"
Its origin Il traced 70 the American
civil vrr, IN which . spy drsssed IN q
raecooo skin hid himself up . tree.
A soldier came upon him. and think
ing be was . rsal coon. prepared 10
are n him With his Fi1e
This vas too much for Mr.. Spy.
vno shoutsdf Don't shoot; I'll come
down: I know I'm . gone coon"
fhsrsupou be came TO earth. which
- II we're % ~nummuxsd" his would
b destroyer Inst ths latter al once
made tracks" from the scene.
ssrsv Hsrss shsss In Jspss.
The japanese shoe their horses with
strav. Even the clumsfest OF cart