The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, March 10, 1909, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
( TriE "YEGG" VERNACULAR.
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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.
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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 ?.'?''>
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;.: ;.
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
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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
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^ 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^
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