Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-01-25
DAILY INDEPENDENT.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
City Items.

Some wise man, SO the story goes,
once said that life is full of regret, but
it was so very long ago that it is doubt
1nl if the fact prevails to-day. at least
in the fullest meaning; life may COLI
,un some regrets, but hardly be full of
them. The present year is certain 20
add one more regret to the lives of
good many. Why, you ask, don't you
know it is leap year, and many loving
heart beats responsive yearning?
Many good catch is anxiou'l. hope
Iul'y looking for n chance to embark
upon the sea of life with partner.
If there is any one given up to refec-
tons it is a bachelor and hence the
above preamble about regrets. The
Leap year purity in Elko list night has
cen the cause, for by the INDEPENDENT
l saw the names of many ladies know,
and yet not one of them has deigned
to send me an invitation. But the Year
has only commenced and it is rather
ealy to commence regrettihg; who can
Ii what year may bring forth?
There are many eligible widows in this
city and a poor devil may get taken in
(chIrge of II r. ady-made family if he
only puts hims, II in conspicuous places
1t has not been learned that any of the
Nevada colony in this city has received
an invitation to the Elko dance; what
grave error your tdies have made. One
of the finest catches Of the Pucitic slope,
IL resident of Elko county, is now ut the
Baldwin, Col. Jerry - Well, never
mind who he is, the Elko girls have
sighted him and he will never forget it.;
the Bruneau cnttleman too, he seems to
fave been forgotten. We'll, day OF
letr.bution is coming.
In looking over the great dailies of q
ci,y the absence of originality in ex-
preston is a noticeable featnre. There
Is sctrccly IN orlinury expression but
TINT can be traced to some old or even
ancient writer, and the only safe thug
for person to do Nowadays when
writing letter is to commence and
close the whole business with quotation
marks.
Just think that "Snug as o bug in
rus" had its origin in IL private letter of
BENZ. Franklin who wrote Miss ehipley
this:
Here skugg
Lies snngs
As n bug
In rug.
The Hon. Win. L. Marcy IN a speech
in the United States Senate in 1882 said:
They see nothing wrong in the rule
that to the victors belong the spoils Of
the enemy" and ev ryone is familiar
with tho present contraction Of tn t
phrase.
Life is but an empty dream" was
first written by an old German songster,
Int became popular after having been
emboli, in verse by the poet Long
fellow.
"All ID not gold that glitters" had it's
origin rs far back Oh the 18th century.
Shakespeare in the Merchant of Venice
S'ys "all that glstens il not gold. "
Middleton writes, in A Fair Quarrel,
al! is not g. Id that glisteneth," and
Chnncer says:
"All thing, which that shineth as the
gold
Ne is no gold, rs have heard it told"
"nl Spencer in the Fairie Queen writ.
Gold oil is not that doth golden SEEM"
and there are several other origins Of
this fayorite EXPRESSION all written CEN
turtles ago.
"Chip OF the old block every tub
must stand upn its own bottom"
Ozark as pitch;'' "Hnil fellow we'll
met" GLOW we apples SWIM" "smell
o RAJ "Spiok md span new," and