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Slumgullion 
A kind of soupy stew or stewy soup, containing 
meat, vegetables, and the juices of same. Just what 
the ingredients consist of is beyond the knowledge of 
the writer. I think it must be a secret. 
Stand P 
A stand of timber means the trees standing on a giveri<*: 
area, collectively. : 
Sweater 
An interested onlooker at a poker game, who usually 
gets himself included in the orders for drinks, thereby 
maintaining the requisite degree of enthusiasm. 
Tarp 
A sheet of heavy canvas some eight feet wide and four- 
teen or sixteen feet long, used as a cover and outside 
spread for the blankets which make up the camp bed. 
Tin-Horn 
A gambler whose appearance or protestations of reck- 
lessness are out of all proportion to his ability to 
redeem them by actions. In the world of betting the 
phrase holds somewhat the same significance as does 
the ‘‘five dollar millionaire’’ of the Great White Way. 
A cheap sport. A four-flusher. 
Township 
In surveys of the public lands of the United States, a 
division of territory six miles square, containing thirty- 
six sections. 
Varmint 
A wild or vicious animal which should be avoided or 
slain. Opposed to ‘‘critter,’’ which signifies a harm- 
less or domesticated animal as the cow or the house cat. 
A burro may fall in either category according to cir- 
cumstances. 
Volume Tables 
Formule for determining at a glance the number of 
