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( TriE "YEGG" VERNACULAR. J_L The following letter is unique and entirely characteristic of the yeggs, containing as i: does their vernacular, and Bhould be rend with Interest by those who are not familiar with the terms used by this '?profession": Obpy of a letter found on a "yegg, man" recently arrested in New York State. Louisville and Nashville Rattler. 201 $6, Tuesday, Dee. ist. N. ;.: Biloxl, Miss. Dear Shorty: Wei!, v. a ? in the laiid of Oranges and "Lemons," heading for New Orleans and Texas to beat the chilly blasts! of I ? North. My sldo-klcker ' . . a st: ?; . ..? course. Dropped Into j .. T< I lo. < r.tou I Louisville.. Sean men und stick-ups are scarce, i see the Western drum an iffer; ur> ttsln* bU'/.x-wagoiiS to make lr " viol ;: letl >r from the Bowery and hear But: Portland Patty, late of Kings! ;.. fell again from a Canuck You know about that Shortsville Jug way back in Dug;, don't von? \\ hllo oar private rattler is side ditched In the Jungles here. 1 will tell y< u what happened to them. ?\ rich old guy has u Jug In Shorts ville, York state. The bunch ;-? I u;> tigln i: and humped it with soup for over six thousand plunks ami a In of Lehigh Valley k. R, ducats. Before they pushed In the Jug, they camped with an old Manchester CSuiu itie sole and heel merchant and fence, about four miles from the trick, so thai no bulls or coppers could get hip. The light they gits the jug. they hike it 10 Shortsville. Two soup men gel in on the inside to shoot the box. Pour strong-arm guys wait on the Streets for a rumble. After the first shot, you'd think an earthquake hit the tillage. Them boosters came to the windows with their cannons, hut the four strong-armed guys stood them oil and sent them to cover under the b< d . and after that it was plain sailin. no foreign interference, so to speak, an Mien they hikes it hack to the (l lituiics where they stayed under cove for two or three days, when the mob gets this jug gaycatted, they make the mistake of not getting hip that Its :? bankers' nsoclsasun hank. While th.-yre working on the harn esses koister, they use tor a light, a tallow candle in a shoe box frotn the guinuic's dump. which. like the chumps lhey were, they left behind. Well, the echo cf the explosion was hardly over, when Shortsville and the surrounding ditches and jungles was ,11 of Pinks; a fat one picks Up the sloe box with the candle, dopes it thai Its from the gulnnle's, who. for hla bit, goi some of the coin and a bun: ; of railroad pay ducats, but be can't stand prosperity, goes down to Rochester with his wife lo himself a neu benny, and hands the Ylddlsher clothing dealer oik* of them. The \ idtsher thinks the ducats aim real coin, calls in the Rochester bulls, pinches him: the. Banker's Assoclat ii n rap i ? lilhi as Tony Rotoudio, of y,i.n.-h'. ster. the "Yegg's" friend: raid hi. dump, uit a lot of the Collal and enough swag to send the bunch to prison for '!:<? rest of their lives. The hulls put screws oti Antonio, but. noble Roma!: i'aat In- was. he refused 10 snitch, tibi they kepi oh and on i n *h ? babbling brook, cid the ?"Al lowing will have Christmas turkey at Cn-it'e Silent. Auburn, ht tito etipenso id . a . ? Kid Broderlck, brought all th > way h tin CnlifOrnhi, got n ii\ sr. \utonhi Rotiihdio <:?:,?'?? I ho tuonnch ? ? V*1 r".:si: Connors, half dippy, i:i tue mouidih ? shop for a liver, : ! Wit! ? io cllma ;o W< si ? i ? - i to ihm bankers' < . ni y. \\.? are goin to s.etr. I) II from : . .. to v.mnd see If that Sign is lit i:. in 'ore wo do any box sutilllu. ,,,c hoar the old chu.chu hearing i. it Licit*, and am afraid the bumps w i11? ? ito,-fere vvltli wrllln nn> further. i y ihn way. did you see that sigh thai meant? the Pinks will go nftei yoit i' you snuff one of their JtlgS It is made of (lluinlunm, If you please, j i ii Is over the payin teller's window. Says Member. American Hankers' ,\SK0< atlon." an then IhOl'OS a b?t of little println on tho other side of i'. You'll know what it no- ms If yotl lilt of their jiwts. You'll have it l)h itogrnpliod In your mind all tho time yoU arc dolll your bit. With kind regards lo everybody In and i ;t. Write me to General Dellv* ?>ry. Dallas. Texas. "Slltn." The Pinkertons. New York, submit the following definitions of the vernac ular contained in the above let tor. Penny. .Overcoat. Bit. . A sentence. Box. .Sate. Bulls. . Detectives. Buzz-wagon. .Automobile. Cannons. .Revolvers. Castle Silent. .A prison. Chu-c hu.. Locomot ive. ('oin.. Money. Collat.. Jewelry and valuables. Con.. To arrest. ? Coppers . Policemen, i lope..To dedtic t. Drum- snuffers.. Van'.; atid safe burglars; Ducats. .Tickets or checks. Dump. .Saloon or lodging-houso fre quented by yes sttu ii. Pell. .Arrested. day.i i. .A :? ? ater.. t ntikeo observations of the surround Out'.mie.. Italian. Harnessed kclster.. Rxt. . steel bar protection. 11 ike.. To walk. ; lip. .To discover. 11oosler. .Countryman. .lu^i..Bank. Jungles.. Woods. Pen.. Penitentiary. Pinks.. Plnkertou men. Pipe the monaoher..Note the name. Plunks. .Money: dollar.-.. Putting the screws on..A severe cross-exuminnl Ion. Rap. .To Identify. Rattler.. freight car. Bumble. .Possible discovery. Shooting the box..Opening a safe with explosives. Side-ditched.. .Switched Into a sid Ing. Slde-klcker.. Associate. Soup-men.. Handlers of explosives. Stick-ups. .Hold-Up men. Stlrology.. Penal Institution. Strong-armed guys. .Heavily built, fearless men. Swag.. Proceeds of burglary. Viddlsher. .A Hebrew. It costs .Money fo Paint. It costs mote |f you don't. Your house wears out it not painted. Then it cost money to repair it and money to paint ir. It don't cost much money to paint with the \t, & M. paint, he eause i gallons of the I.. & M. and :: gallons of Linseed Oil makes 7 gallons of roady-for-use paint at only $1.20 per gallon. Thirty-live years use in every part of the Pulled States has proven it. Sold by .1. 11. & M. I,. Nash, I,aureus .1. w. Copeland .v- Co. Clinton. Citation for betters of Administration. The State of South Carolina. County of I.aureus. By o. O. Thompson. Probate Judge: Whereas. .1. 11. Balentine made suit to me. to grant him betters of Admin istration of the estate and effects of Dr. w. .1. Balentine; These .tie therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Dr. \V. .1. Balentine. deceased, that they be ami appear before me. in the Courl of Pro bate, to be held at Laurens C. ii.. s. ('.. on the |;Hh day of March. 1009. next, after publication hereof, at n o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause. If any they have, why the .-ail Ad minstratloh should not be granted. (liven under my hand this day of February, Anno Domini l;H>{?, O. ('.. THOMPSON. Sl-2t .lit'dgo Probate L; c. "roper Peed Per < n-.vs. \:\ order that cows may produce lilt) most milk and do it economically, they hiust have feed suitable In char act ?r and sullleleni in quantity. Tiki ct mtnott practice of buying feeil i- ex travagant, when all rough feed ami al leasi part of the grain et n !><' grown. firet u feed Is Import int. and this can be provided In the winter by a silo. This rind the added a iv till age, of the long past tire season are two very valuable features which arc not being fully taklm advantage of, The Dairy Division of the Bui an of Animal Industry will furnish, free .. for the SlhY NecK. ?. ? ? : ol . ? ? , . ? ? . inplisl i .auiv us l ?r?g Coriipr ny. n."> announced ii etil (it i>t"lces of .??.teei and slot k generally have dro ?>? d In prices, fearing nil unsettled condition. \n Ideal Copuii Medicine. " \s an ideal cough medleili; I r??? gard Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in a Class by Itself," savs Dr.P.. a. Wilt shire, of (Iwynnevill". Ind. "I take grenl pleasure in testifying 16 th" re sults of eb imbcria<n's Cough Medi cine, In fact, I know of no other preparation that meets so fully the expectations of th<? most exacting in c ases of croup and COUgllS of Children As it contains no opium, chloroform or morphine :t certainly makes i nios" s.'tfe. pleasant and efficacious remedy for the ills It Is intended." for sal ' by Laurens Drug Company. SCHOOL BOOKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES Pencils, Inks, Pencil Tablets, Ink Tablets Writing Pens, Rulers, j Erasers, Sponge, etc. | 0 If you want a school 1 1 book come here for it. ?j I A nice line of Box Pa- 8 $ A $ ner and Envelopes. I Choice line of Cold 1 I Cream, Perfumery and ? Toilet Soaps. \ Posey's The Old Reliable. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature oi Merchants of Laurens County We arc glad tobe able to say that we were perfectly delighted with the amount of business that you gave us during the month just past and we are eq-ually pleased to have so many of you say th ?t you were satisfied with your purchases from us. But Listen! We havt tun ie heavy purchases for February delivery, h'ttd have got everything bought at Kock Hottotti prices b fore ihc recent advances^ and We want i" strongly hrge that you Call on us for commodity what-so-evet you may heed. We positively kn?>w that weeatisave you tu ney ou anything in our line. As foj quality-you know yourself that we handle nothing but the verv best. (Quality is long remem bered after price is forgotten. Remember that. i v??rs lra5>' J. S. Machen & Co. Notice! I have for Sale S or 1 - Kegis terd Jersey Cows, soon to be fresh in milk, they are of the vSt. Lambert and Golden Lad j Blood, any one in need of a good Cow will do well to see them as ' I mean t<> sell. Milton B. McCuen I Princeton. S. C. <;.". acres of land, with dwelling, good barn and out-buildlngs, near Owings. Price $3,500; terms made easy. 100 acres of land, with five room dwelling. 3-l'OOlU tenant house, good out buildings, near Hickory Tavern, Sullivan township. Price $i.">.i'n per acre. 3Vfi acres of land tn town of Pan ford, with live-room dwelling. Price $1,500. 59 acres of land in town of Lnnford, with tenant hous, at $50.00 per acre. acres of land in town of Gray Court, dwelling and outbuildings. Price $50 per acre 80 acres of land in ore mile of tbo town of Gray Conn, with two dwell ing... Price .*.p> per acre. :"!s acres of land near Rnbun Creek church, S-rooin dwelling* three tenant houses. Price $32.50 per acre. 211 acres of laud In Hunter town ship, hounded by lamb Of RttfUs Dun. lap. Rebecca Christian and Goo. Craw ford! Ii four room Crollages, need out buildings. Sine bottom lands, well lim bered: ;<n acte., in. cultivation, only $20 per acre. l os acres of land lit Greenvill ? coun ty, (hitler township, bounded by lands of Mary Show, had Taylor ahd Creigh toh plac< ' known a- the Thotuas lien* nett place. oil Kuoree river: six i'oonl dwelling, -' good ; 'Uriht houses and lands i ' Pink '. I oil ins. Inidy Dolt I' 12d acres land 2' j rhlies from Barks ? iii" Station with dwelling and but* with dwell in;;. :'. tenement '.lOUSt * atid fiootl outbuildings, Price $2 i pi r acre. ? acres land and nine rootti rhvelHhfr, servant's house, in town of Gray Court. I 'rice ->"J*i 1 '. 810 acre- |ri Lattrens township, botirtdj od by lands of VV, A. Mills, W. A. Simpson Ludy Mills and others, nice dwellings, well supplied with tenant houses. This farm will bo divided Into 50 acre lots if so desired, ranging I vi price from $25 lo $50 per acre or will sell the whole for $32.000.00 ::i acres land bounded l>y lands of w. K. Cheek, Jno. Smith, 1>. Woods and others: has good, dwelling and Out build ings. Price ?>'.."-"'. 11? acres of land Did's township, known as the old Wham's homestead, with dwelling1 and out*buildings. Price per acre. 200 acres of land one mile of Dial's church; 5 tenant houses $30 per acre. Terms math' easy. 2uf> acres in Fairview township Green ville COUnty, near Cedar Falls, bounded by .lohn Terry, Clyde Willis, John Pod en and Others, three dwellings (dose to church and tine school. Price $13.00 per acre. 7 lots suitable for building purposes, in the town of Simpsonville; price made ri. h I. 1J7 acres land in Sullivan township, t* room dwelling, good out buildings; 1 tenant house. Price $30 per acre. ""acres lata' hounded by lands of Thomas Armstrong hud .lohn Prnytu n. iHvciling ahd outbuildings; price ?.'?''> , ;.: ;. Budget I farm, .1. <>. c. Pieming. VV. i. Copolnnd, one dwelling ami oat-buikl* lug. "Price >;l.'_'?". <.<??? ?"''. acres at Gray I <?:;?-'. |-roi :ti i ottso and out bttil iirtg, bounde . by lands of F. T. Sheij and M. H. P inline. price ."??'" per to re. Sevoa room I'.o.i ;e ahd two acre I"' it. 50O acres of land within sin n ill i ol ? at ; iltivatiot ? land. Terms made easvat $2 'per acre. lior ? I ? ... It room dvVellingi two tomtit housesj good barn. Price $2.2*?i . 255 acres Of land in Waterloo town* shi;>, known as the John V. Iloyd place With dwelling and out-buildings. Price $1,700. 51? acres lard l miles of Laurens, hounded by lands Mrs. '.'?.irgeSS, Bolt Brown, Jno, Mndden an I others; ton* ant houses; 7 Purse farm in cultivation. Will he cut into lota of l 11 acres each. Price $20 per acre. J. N. Leak Real Estate, Stocks and Bonds. Gray Court, S. C. New Arrival in Spring Goods AT lon'si Suits New Giutihams ifess < .< ?> iit? Silks t J. E. Minier & Bro osbbbebbm Seed Time! We have a full line of the very best Seeds-=Seeds that we can re commend to our customers. We have them in papers and in bulk. Let us fill your seed orders. Palmetto Drug Co. jp S? Specials for This Week Simmons i O. B>. Simmons ca Son. f ^?5 OOOOOCGOOOOOOOOOOOOO*^. ^ We arc located In Greenwood to manufacture^^ ? and sell Marble and Granite Monuments, and all ^ !*% kinds of cemetery work. It will be to your inter- X ' est to sec us before placing your order. q Owen BrotHers Q MARBLE COMPANY Jj, Greenwood, S. C. jj^ ^OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCO^