Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-29
Origin OF Familiar Proverbs.


Truth is stranger than fiction was
invented by an editor as a headline
to a twenty line lie so monstrously !
extravagant, that he knew nobody |
would believe ten words Of it. The
original use of this proverb is continued |
unto this day. Whenever you see that |
line in a newspaper don't belleve a
word you read under it.
'I'll make q spoon or spoil q horn,'
was the thought of a man who never
made spoon in all his life, and who
knew perfectly we'll that he couldn't
make one, and only took a mean mans
malicious delight in spelling a horn.
P. S.-For man who likes to take his
horn straight the introduction OF a
spoon always spoils it.
"A wink is as good as a nod to a
blind horse" was said by a man with
a stiff neck, who wanted to nod,
but couldn't; although why any sane
man should wish either to wink or nod
at blind horse no man can tell.
"A little more sleep and a little more
slumber, commonly attributed to the
sluggard, was stolen by him from the
night watchman, who invented it in
dreams.
Fast bind, fast find," was remarked
by a police Justice when he bound the
tough over to keep the peace and fined
him $15.85.
"All's we'll that ends well,' was said
by a murderer who killed adude. The
name OF the murderer is suppressed lest
he should be overr,1n with more orders
than he could fill, and thus be COM
PEELED to hire clerk, who would event
ually run off with all the money.
"AlPs fare in love and war; was the
inspired thought of railroad con-
ductor.
zone swallow does not make a sum-
mer," was the brilliant remark Of a
man who was trying to see how many
swallows do make a summer. Nota
Bene-If the thermometer got half SO
high as the experimenter did, the dog
days came right along on the heels of
Christmas that year. The record of
the swallows, however, was lost in the
dim mists of Oblivion, the great Irish
swallower.
Dead men tell no tales was the
Joyous exclamation of the first editor
who slew q man who came in with Il
continued story of sixty-five chapters.
It was this same editor who, upon re-
ceiving demand for 10 cents from a
poet for an epic poem upon which he
had labored twelveyears, said: Write
makes smite" And then he smote
him, that he died.
Going to Marry His Schoolmistress.
Mr.. r. Seabrook Albert, of Balti-
more, Md, sailed from New York last
Wednesday on the steamer GalIia, for
Liverpool. He is en- route for Paris to
marry Mrs. Merillat, widow Of DR.. J
G. NJ. Merillat, who is now in that city
She has been abroad nearly a year
staying with g. count, a relative OF he,
, late husband. Mr.. Albert is about &c
years of age, and his affianced is Sc
Years of age. Mr.. Albert first met he1
when, AZ q boy of IL years OF age, ht
entered the school at Govanstowr
kept by DR.. MeriIlat, and, it is said
has loved her since that time. He was
a rather delicate boy, and Mrs. MerilIa'
7 was very kind to him. He first court
ed her about three years age, A twelve
month after the death of her husband
Mrs Merillat declined on account Q
1 their disparity in age, and Mr.. Albert 7
9 father also objected, which objection
=. has only been recently overcome
y Mrs. Merillat is An accomplished WON
y an, OF fine mind, and very hand
t some. She WAS q Miss Eskridge, Q
Staunton, Va. Her husband wa
we'll known all over Maryland an
Virginia, and in other sections OF tn
country. At one time he Was princ
3 pal OF the blind asylum at Stanton
9 Va, The marriage of Mrs: Merilla
T and Mr. Albert is expected to tax
. place shortly.
r A Castle in Spain.