Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-15
Similarity Of Proverbs.
THE SAME IDEA OF WISDOM FOUND IN SEVERAL
LANGUAGES.


THE SAME IDEA OF WISDOM FOUND IN SEVERAL
LANGUAGES
From the Examiner.
Examples or ideas which seem to be Indigenous
to all countries occur TO the mind In bewildering
redundancy. .'One swallow does not make 4
spring" we lind alike In English, German and Rus
sian. In the sunny South IL takes the form, zone
Flower does not make a garlInd." In Italy we
VINO embraces Too much nind sI nar =, das
own country, "Grasp all, lose all Our "Birds OF a
feather flock together" Is represented by The IUal-
cOmrade loves a comrade;" the French, sOui sc
rassemble, sasSembe." Plato declared more Inan
200 years ago that "A beginning Is hall OF all"
half DONE" and in the Italian "Who commences
well is AZ the half OF the task"
There Is a true Oriental ring about such proverbs
as "AmOng the sandal trees are deadly serDents."
"Rivers have iotuses, but also all1gutora" 1t is
needless to suggest the Western corretatives. "By
number OF straws twisted together elephants
can be bound" is again only the Indian form OF
the scotch, "Many little makes MCKEE"
The Greeks wishing 10 cast doubts upon mans
tail, which answers 70 "Wolf In sneeps cloth
Ing" and the French I'll fa1t Is bon apOIre.r The
translation into French and Russian. "Ails well
that ends well" bears q strong likeness TO the Ger.
man "Ende gut, Allies gut" There is q lengthy
pressed out straight. and swatned with bandages;
released after twelve years IT Will nevertheless
Ies ~ s Matufai shape easy 10 trace
silk purse out OF sow's ear" "Man proposes God
disposes." appears in the German, while IN Rus
crooked arrow straight" "ChariGy, begins at
home, In Russian assumes the more graphic and
suggestive form, zones own shirt Is nearest TO
We discourage carrying "Coals to Newcastle"
the French deprecate taking "Water TO the river"
French "Sleep on the bed as they have made II"
The old Armenian was as much concerned TO see
bull In the city as we are when that Quadruped APP
deep;" in Russia they 'Swarm with deytlsr-a
much more vigorous figure.
MILLS LACKING WHEAT TO GRrNn-A Minneapo-
LIS dispatch says: IL Is altogether probable that
most OF the mills will have 10 shut down for Want
Some sections Of the Northwest are, even ut this
early stage short of wheat, and are paying higher
relative prices at their mills than are paid at Min
neapOilS, now The highest OF any general market
In this country. The hundreds OF mills south and
east OF here, depending on the Minneapolis surplus
wheat ior STOCK, WIN 0e cut On at an cary date.
The block occupied by The post-oflice and West
ern Union telegraph Co. at Winona, MIMI, was
office were removed Loss $4,000.
Inc Depot Hotel at Las Vegas N. NJ, was burned
ali their clothing and baggage and barSly sSSins
their lives
the new Burg Theater at Vienna was opened
OF the Imperial family being present.
Micnael Flaherty, VINO klcked his mot her TO
hanged
Catherine Quinn, aged eighteen, threw herself
10 front OF q 3d-avenue elevated train, In New
YORK, Saturday, but rolled on the track out OF
DANGER She was arrested.
Dominica Rata, sailor, has been arrested In
New York for numbering First Mate Roaul OF the
steamer Colon, while on the voyage from Colon.
Prime Minister FloQuet, 0f France, declares That
ne Will resign the project for tho revision OF the
constitution Is rejected or mas 70 be adopted by
majority secured BY . coalition. He further de-
clares that no will only accept the vote OF repub
hcan majority adopting the project
neavy explosion OF gas occurred Saturday
morning In the Dorrance shaft at Wilkesbarre
large number or men were &C work but ali
escaped injury excepting Benjamin Markey. 4
by, VINO was fatally burned, and Thomas Benson