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HOOSIER DIALECT.
SOME INTERESTING IRREGULARITIES OF
LANGUAGE IN INDIANA
MANY OF THE SAME WORDS ARE IN COMMON
USE IN EAST TENNEssEE-coNGLoM
ERATE SPEECH COLLECTED FROM
EASTERN AND SOUTH
ERIN STATES.
From The Indianapolis News.

From The Indianapolis News.
Particularly marked is the dissimarty hetween
and that OF the southern part Ths setteTs IN the
vania. New-YoTk and Northern Ohio and n con,
sequence there exists in the north strong Yankee
from VrEnia Maryland hs I Southern Ohio the Caro-
lnas KENTUCKY and Tennessee and the dialect
points OF similarity To- the negro and the poor
The expression fright smart as in the sentence
He has right smart chance OF corn, is an
used generally IN Central and southern Indiana
but is rarely met with further north 1t Is worth
is SO much used in the South as 70 be considered
by some writers Southern pr9ynSias% 5 Is as
have Il myself will wake right early 80,
Not only has folk speech never been uniform
throughout Indiana but exact geographical bounds
cannot be given the Hoosier dialect II does not
into into KentueEy ohie' Michigan and Illinois grad
gally becoming modified and shading of into other
dialects Much the same may be said IN regard 10
the other dialects extending into Indiana: Doubt
colonies Of ranspianted Hoosiers where the dialect
Is spoken in almost its original purity; Wnlie az.
bad become domieiied.
MIXED DIALECTS.
The fact is, it has always been true. and never
more so than in these days Of rapid communiea-
ton and shifting population. that in nothing Is the
signing geographical limits TO a word or phrase.
our local dialects from which we get many Oh our
folk words and phrases are pretty thoroughly
word which know did not originate in Indiana,
yet which has become a part Of Hooser dialect:
Most persons, IL questioned to the origin and
range OF this word would doubtless connect it with
the negro, and certain il is that the negro-espe,
ciaily the negro in dialect stOries-uses the word
freely AS a matter OF fact. however, the word was
in use In Virginia at least early as 1871 when
there were four times more white bond servants
than there were negroes There are old. aban-
doned post roads in Maine. where negroes were un-
known. that went by the name OF tote roads"
and furthermore, the word tote" was common
one In England during the seventeenth century.
The conclusion must therefore be that tote" is
not of African origin. is its confined to
localities where negroes found.
"Cantankerous' is another word often met with
In Hoosier dialect. but by means confined TO the
narrow bounds of our State. Thaekeray speaks of
d "cantankerous humor." Charles Egbert Craddock
Miss Murfree) in her story THE Casting Vote"
puts into the mouth Of the coroner the sentence,
He's eZ haFdheaded, an tyrannical, an perveFse
an eantankereus a critter lived" Even
Chaueer makes of the word "conteke" from
which "eantankerous' is probably derived
So wide, indeed is the geographical distribution OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

most folk words and phrases that. while taking the
Of 1ye ons san Sos' en To d
words q phrases that are confined to Single dia-
snectve that most proVincislisms have ceased to
be provincial The writer's Of this article are com
selves for so doing, that In spite OF considerable
vincaism which they would be willing to assert is
at present confined TO Indiana alone.
as the dog wants out'Hthat t. wants TO 80 oSs
Possibly So but the esion occurs in other phrases
e. g., they let me in for nickel, the hired man
use sns r probablY wides0read anu 'H~' It's
4 native o MsssscSusssts once asked one Of the
never heard it out Of aoosierdom The word is a
e Of an9 m
present meaning has come through successive
means confined to Indiana.
THE SENSE OF WORDS.
pressions as He moseyed OF down the crick has
~he sS Is e srs with IN e Ss
as regards its meaning According 20 them ~, y
70 hustle But in Central Indiana. at least. 1t means
to saunter along, TO walk slowly along as II with
me- aed IN h ~ BY h
Most accounts Of Its derivation are equally erro-
postmaster named Moses who left between two
name 1 and u" manner Of tight the word possibly
comes from the Spanish imperative verb, ',vamos.
derived, and which has some OF the meanings
ascribed TO "mOsey."
Probably some. il not all. of the following words
than elsewhere: Heap sight" as in more ground
by heap sight; 'juberous." as IN IT felt mighty
juberous about crossin' the river; tamboree," in
exhausted; .'sargiey l. e., awkward; Il mind
that" for 1T remember that; "bumfoozIsd." g..
to the whansdoodie to-nlght?'
But the individuality of dialect Is. In fact. far
than OF the possession OF expressions peculiar
TO itself As has just been pointed out. Indiana
has but few provincialisms that peculiarly her
own. But where else than in Indiana would one
words a ''sassers," "saft," ''passnips, ETC.? Or
where else would hear such sentence as II
sWum straight acrost the crick an kept a-goin
right ahead through the paster, an elm plum to
able tired like comm down other side. but at last
got to that air road" pronounced as citizen Of
"HOopOe kyounty. Injeanny, would have pro-
nounced It forty years ago?
ABBREVIATED WORDS
correct compared with correct speech consists
in the abbreviation contortion Of words. In
Indiana IL is common to hear FUR used for FAR,
further" for farthe, kin, for can, Sagare" for
for saw, kinder" for kind of. sheer for share
tuck for took. "sumpin" for somethiag, ole"
for old, 'biler' for boiler, aittle for kettle
"histed" for heisted. flint for joint, "ruinated
for ruined etc.
Persons who have lived in the rural districts OF
the State will recognise the following very common
expressions: "All-git-out as in ITS a-ratnn' to
beat all-git-eut (; "passel." as in They're tlst
your stumps. old woman and git me up snack
-fxins." as in pie an cake an chicken an
SIGH fxin's' (said TO be common In Pennsylvania1;
"hnieky." l. e.. anical; "siather" as in He just
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

There will be an extra series of games between
the two teams having the highest percentages
tn games OF the extra series will be PLAYED on
March T. and L. Harvard has a strong hockey
team. hut Ii has not yet obtained permission TO
join the intercollegiate League The Harvard team
viii meet the Yale team late I'm the season Many
other interesting games will be played especially
those between the hockey teams of the Inter
following schools: Cutler Berkeley Dwight Dris-
Ter, Columbia Institute and Columbia Grammar
On Saturday. December % this ST. Paul hockey
team will meet the Cutler School team
A movement is on foot TO form a military hockey
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

The coming season viii be its fourth. II is COM
posed OF teams from Brown Princeton, Pennsyl-
wanna, Yale and Columbia universities Yale has
the pennant OF the league since the association
was formed. The season OF the league does not
6egln until January r 1901, when the Brown and
princeton teams viii meet at the ST Nicholas
Skating Rink. The next game on the schedule
viii be played at the West Side Ice Palace on
January L. and viii be between the Brown and
fennsylvania teams. The schedule Of games OF
the intercollegiate Hockey League for the coming
season Is follows: - -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16
sEVEETY-FIRsr REGIMENT NEWS.

Brfgadler-GeneraI George Moore Smith Will re-
view the list Regiment on Friday evening" De-
oember 2s at the armory Company i, Captain
williams is very proud of the fact that the set OF
games which A. Is 10 hold on January 10 In con-
junction with the Star Athletic Ciub' VIII be the
first open games ever given in the armory Is
now the champion athletic company I'm the regi-
ment II has won the Tod trophy for the largest
number OF points scored in athletic contests for
the last four years. and expects TO win II again
this year although X is counted on TO give II
hard tight. Company II is arranging to give big
smoker toward the close Of January. In +, Louis
ReicheF and Jesse Pohalsh have passed for
porals In b. Second Lieutenant Johns has re-
ceiVed his commission
THE permanent organization OF the NoE-COmmfs-
stoned Onicers' Association was effected Tues
day evening wen the following officers were
chosen: President. sergeant-Major J. J. Adgate;
vice-Dresident First Sergeant Rogers of C.; sscre-
tsry Hospital Steward II. s. BiRckman; treasurer
CORPORAL Richard CHrd Daniel, OF e. Ths sssoeia-
ton will make its FIRST social venture on Wednes-
day next, when IL Will give dance I'm the armory
THE REAL THING
IN bareains may bs found ineths little advertise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16
cHILDRENS SUNDAYS IN FIFTH-AvE.
ORPHAN ASYLUM BOYS COMMENT ON BOARDING
SCHOOL GIRLS.


The sunday morning crowds in Fifth-aye vrould
not be complete without little parades from schools
of kind and another which are close TO the
famous avenue for number OF blocks below Cen
trail Park. There are dozen young women's semi
naries and schools, and one two educational es-
adjustments w-ich prepare boys for college. The
boarding school pupils go out in charge of teach
ers, and while they do-.not march exactly as do
the little ones from orphan asylums and deaf and
dumb Institutes there is not much difference
About II o'clock last Sunday a troop Of forty
boys from orphan asylum marched sedatey
through Fifty-ninth-st and turned down Fffth-ave.
The little youngsters enjoyed every minute Of their
weekly contact with the great world from which
they shut of By brick walls for six days in the
week. An attendant walked at their head and an
other followed behind, to see that lost
made escape.
A dozen more boarding school girls walking
with a teacher at their head. came up the other
side Of the street. They were going TO one of the
fashionable churches. and were in new fall suits.
One of the little orphans saw the procession. and.
after wondering at it for a moment. asked his
''sir will y'u tell me what orphan asylum them
girls across the street belong s0?"
from remaTking TO the chap with whom he was
marching: They must come from corker OF an
asylum"
They've got finer clothes than any orphans
ever seed" answered the other little fellow
Il through II al now said the nfst boy,
after thinking a moment. They're rich orphans,
that's what they are Their folks left them lots OF
money when they died. and they can buy all sorts
Of fine things"
the well secondhand suit which had been
allotted him from some charity box. He old not
think IL possible that the girls were not rom an
charge OF a keeper"
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Don't Fail TO Visit Our Tow DEBT,

HOOK AND L A ID ID e r
TRUCK, II. long-four sub
stantial. we'll made ladders
seat and gong-strong. well
made and finished; special holi-
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

league. II is thought that II will be composed of
teams representing some of the Brooklyn Fegi-
ments and those OF this borough, the Naval Bat
talon Reserve and SquadIons A and c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

For some time the various clubs which will
heet IN the struggle for the honors in the AmeTi-
cal amateur Hockey League have been practising.
@nu All or them are reported 10 be in fine fettle-
iheI preliminary efforts have been closely watched
~ wrongs Of lovers Of the game. and by many
p'her persons who have lately become interested
~ lhe sport. There many excellent hockey
eAots among the members OF the various clubs Of
ths league, and one o. the best Is considered TO be
= A. Howard. captain Of the New-Yofk Athletic
N'So team. His cleVerness with the stick is said
~ pe remarkable. He will be seen IN the opening
49,, llonsllp game. II is said that the American
sses1setelf Hockey League II working diligently
49, ne game National game. A step IN that d.
teleli IA The enlargement this the leagues
- ~, - mat Championship games VIII not only
80. 81 ne philadelphia clubs IL j. thought that
~ next move OF the league viii be TO have
1919 ~ members the four well known hockey
49, ot ilttsburg. These Plttsburg teams
g1ugnesne Athletic CLUB aud the Bankers Club.
,thete vii probably be games the coming season
-. ssh me winning teams OF the American ANA
49, hockey League and 81 the Western Pennsyl-
f..se 20 visit this city and cross sticks with the
esf teams ~ the amateur hockey leagues and
trs'7 eshpciatlons are the kictOrias, Of Mon
49, anQ the Montreal Hockey club. For more
Se..lne IN canada, and nearly all OF the towns ia
he.-.eeea AaNlnE pOpuiaf len OF several thousand
ts,ss, team M which tie people are greatly in
isl5 best teams have met defeat az the hands OF
80 teams Among the Canadian teams which
go neiehted ~ thss country by American
Erivs,ss,s.,s fhs otia"as and that OF the Meoili
- ns OF the most popular hockey associations IN
=" eoan'fy ts the intercollegiate Hockey LeaEus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

THE real. THING
in bargains be found ineths little ADVERTISE
merits Of the people In the nSfrow columns ss TO-
days paper.
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vii be between the Quaker and thegNew-York Ath-
leuc club teams. The schedule Of games OF The
league Tor the coming season is follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

This week at Proetor's Twenty-thrd Street The
atre. Billy Clifford and Maude HUH VIII be seem
and the Russell Brothers will offer THE irish Ser
want Girls" The other features include Walter LIE
Roy and Florence Clayton, Alice Pierce. Lew Sully
Genaro and Bailey. Fisher and Carroll, Conway and
Leland and John Donahue and Matte Nichols. To-
DAYS concert continuous from to 10 y. m, stars
Della Fox, John w. Albaugh, jr, and his company;
George Evans Les Dumonds. Louise Cunning, the
Review Comedy Four, Coakley and Huested, etc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

Della Fox will appear at Proctor's East Fifty
eighth-st Palace this week. John Kernel will
appear and among the others are the Olympia
Quartet Clarice Vance, Fake and Semon, CasweL
and Arnold Reeds aerObatic bull terriers ano
RAMA and Arno. To-days continuous concert,
from 2 TO 1915 p. m. lists Mcintyre and Heath
Mark Sullivan, Ed Latell, Elizabeth Murray, etc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

Jean MarcePs living pictures and bass-rellefs are
continued at Proetors Fifth Avenue Theatre The
vaudeville numbers include Ezra Kendall Staley
and Brbeck the Musical Biacksmiths Lottie Gil
SON Charles Grapewin and Anna Chance, the Jug
Cling Johnsons Les Dumonds, Horace Goldin, ma
Rscian. and others. To-days continuous concert,
from 10 lO:45 o. m features Marcers Living Pct
ures Milton and Dollie Mobiles. the Russell Broth
ers Alice Pierce, the three foscarys Lew Suiy,
the Juggling Johnsons, ETC.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

An attractive holiday programme will be offered
at the Eden Musee for the coming week 1t Will
be of special interest to children, well as to
crown people An extra feature will be James r.
Adams's Pantomime Company in ''Humpty Dump
ty' cinderella and the Glass Slipper" will be
shown in the moving pictures: other interesting
moving pictures will be shown hourly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

Peter f. Daley will present Hodge. Podgs & Co..
at the Madison Square Theatre for week longer.
and he will be followed there by George H. Broad
bursts farce. THE House that Jack Built"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

At Keiths this week the chief attractions are Jo-
seph Hart and Carrie De Mar, in "A Close Call'
Mcintyre and Heath. in THE Georgia Minstrels ;
Felix and Barry, Foy and Clark, in THE Spring of
Life; Leo DeFvalto and his spiral psraphernala
Buoman and Adele, in THE Door Key" and Clay
White. Marie Stuart and their company in their
sketch. "Dickie."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

This is the last week Of the present vaudeville
plan at the New-York Theatre Violet Friend. the
new English singer remains the leading feature of
the bill surrounded by a company OF vaudeville
performers including Ida Fuller, in her fire dances
Pat Rooney and Mayme Gehrue Emma Carus and
a dozen more. Next week the review, THE
Giddy Thr0ng," viii be produced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Only two weeks remain of the engagement OF
Miss Maud Adams In "L'Aiglon'' at the Kncker-
booker Theatre. She will be followed there on De-
eember 81 by Miss Ada Rehan. who will appear.
after long absence from the New-York stage, IN
Sweet Nell of Old Drury.' which she has been
playing for several weeks in other cities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

Charles Riehman, the leading man o. Miss Annie
Russelrs company, playing In "A Royal
Family" at the Lyceum Theatre, will join the EN-
pire Theatre Company to play a part In mrs.
Danes Defence" when the company opens al the
Empire Theatre December u.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

There Will be several weeks more of the engage
ment Of Miss Annie Russell. Mrs. @. H. Gilbert
Charles Richmond and their associates at the
Lyceum Theatre in "A Royal Family. They are
still attracting good audiences
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

William H. Crane who has been playing David
Harum" at the Garrick Theatre ever since the
first night OF the production to standing room audi
enees will tomorrow evening give the one hun
dredth performance of this play at that house
Souvenirs have been prepared and will be dis
tFtbuted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

Arizona" is half way through the fourth month
Of its run at the Herald Square Theatre, and stu
son. The original time, which would elapse at the
end of this week, has been extended. and Mr.;
Thomas's play win remain during Christmas ana
New Years weeks. The usual matinees Will be
given Christmas and New Years days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

Largest stock Morris Chairs TO he
found In this city ON exhibition In our
show rooms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

This week at Proctors One-hundred-a nd-twenty-
fifth Street Theatre the -Four Cohans will appear
in George NJ. Cohan's farce. The Governors
Son" Others are Yorke and Adams Sager Midg-
ley and Gertie Carlisle, Ethel Levey kt4eno, Carl
and Zeno aerialists; Mr.. and Mrs. Ausustin Neu-
vile and Charles b. Ward. To-day's concert, con-
tinuous from till 10:45 D. m. has Long and Cot
ton, Fisher and Carroll the three Lukens Brothers,
Horace Godin, the Musical Kleists, Adele Purvis
Onri, etc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

Miss Viola Allen Is TO present at the Theatre Re
public en- December 81 her play. In the Pal
ace OF the King" a Decentralization by f. LoTimer
Stoddard OF F. Marion CrawfoFd's romance. The
play has been presented In many OF the leading
cities of the country,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

Seymour Hicks and Miss Eiiane Terriss are at
the head OF a company which is to present Alice
in Wonderland" at the Vaudeville Theatre. Lon
don. The company VIII probably come 10 Ahletlea
later in the season.
1.-THE sprightly Romance OF Marsae will end its
run at the Theatre Republic on Saturday night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

The success which Kaiwes's ''Das Grobe Hemd.
with Gustav Won seyfrertitz in the leading part
made on Thursday his induced Mr.. Conreid to
keep It on the boards at the Irving Place Theatre
for the entire week In preparation Is Die
Strengen Herren," which will have its first produc-
ton In this country New Years Eve.