The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
FROM ADVANCE SHEETS OF THE
NEW DICTIONARY.

nitions are taken at random from the
advance sheets of "a Thesaurus of
Really and Truly Modern language
which will not be issued at an early
date. We do not know who Prof Up
! todate is, but his dictionary would in
dictate that he knows what he is talk
| ing about at least for the area of New
York
Matrimonial, n. (from marriage and
money; common gender): An indi-
! vidual who thinks happiness can be
bought with money, and who marries,
or is willing to marry, for the price,
Indigenous to the entire country, and
to Europe. Also elsewhere.
! Carstrappery, n. pronounced as
spelled; derivation obvious): The
theory and practice of holding on to a
strap in street car when you have
paid for a seat which the seller fails to
deliver. ca A mild form of illegal
hanging.
Octo Pus, n. derivation unknown):
The pus formed in diseased money
bags from excessive distension.
| Jerolowmania, n. (F'rom Jerome and
| Low: A peculiar politicamoral
! principle Of being wet and dry at the
same time all week, and no drier on
Sunday. Of local application to New
/ York city. Unheard Of elsewhere ex-
cept in reform neighborhoods, and then
! by different names.
Observation-Disclosures adj (from
rooters and BASEBALL: The quality of
maintaining the most profound silence
among the bleachers when favorite
makes home run with three on bases,
or kills the umpire.
Nothing was ever known to be loud
About a rooterballorious crowd
Shakespeare; Hamlet to the players,
Act l.
Tommeljonsonry, n. derivation ma
tive American): A form of politics
prevalent in the Middle West. (2) A
peculiar combination of money and the
masses without being trust; Uto
plan consolidation of plunks and pow
erty. sI31 Buckeye bluff.
''Tommeljonsonry is the hope of the
!. people," w. j. BIS Book.
Billdeveryist, n. pronounced p. d.
tough; derivative, local New York
city,: A manipulation of municipal
politics who manipulates for graft. 90
A practical politician who must not
squeal when the goods are found on
him. co An official who is in for the
stuff, and out of obvious reasons; one
who spends much to get more. (G A
guardian of the public peace who must
be "seen" to be appreciated. 60 A
publicist whose morality is known by
the company he keeps, and how much
he can get for 1t.
81 am a bilIdeveryist.'
w. S. D., Ex-Best- Chief Police
New York Ever-Had.
Roosetrust, n. (from Roosevelt and
trust): An official of the government
who would like to bust the trusts if he
were sure the trusts wouldn't bust him.
Capilabor, n. (from capital and Ia
| Dor; pronounced ca-pil-abor): A COM.
bination which is much easier formed
into a word than it is formed into
relation which gives a fair division to
all concerned. Prevalent everywhere
except in uninhabited districts
Autosmithereens, n. derivation dis
puted): What is left of the automo
bile when the careless driver neglects
to have an officer of the law sitting on
the safety valve.
Observation-Disclosures, n.
derivation unknown): A publicist
who thinks that party politics is rot
ten to the core; reformer; mug
wump; an impossibility.
Trustilation, n. from trust and leg
islation): A well-known method of
lawmakers which protects a commune
ty of private interests for the public
| good, and is not a bad thing for the
| lawmaker-if he knows his business.
| Markannarifc, adj. derivation in
| doubt: The quality Of being ready
| for anything that may turn up; saw
| ing weod-buckeye wood. at present.
Golferunatic, n. (from golf and luna
| tic); common gender: A person who
is not in the lunatic asylum because
| there are no links there
Pulpisalaristic, adj. (fron pulpit and
salary: Being able to hear much
more distinctly call to work in the
Lords vineyard at $1,000 year than
| one at $700-W. J. hampton, in the
New York Herald.