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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
HOW PHRASES ORIGINATED.
Curious Expressions That Have Beeom
Household Words.

Curious Expressions That Have Become
Household Words.
The origin of the phrase. II can't see
it, is traced to Lord Nelson. who at
the battle of Copenhagen was told that
a signal was given to ce ase firing and
the direction pointed out to him. Seiz-
ing telescope he applied it to his blind
eye and exclaimed: Il can't see it
Hauling over the Goals dates six or
seven centuries back, when feudal
barons often used harsh methods of ex-
tracing gold from the rich Jews by
suspending their victims above slow
fires until they paid ransoms or died.
There was scene Of this sort in Ivan
hoe" in which the Front de Boeuf en-.
deavors to extort money from Isaac Of
York, father of Rebecca.
The term 'blue stocking" was origi-
nally used in Venice about the year 400
to designate literary classes by colors-
In Mills History of Chivalry" we are
told that memb ers of the various acade-
mics were distinguished by the color of
their stockings, blue being the prevail
ing color. The application of the term
| to women originated with Miss Hannah
More's admirable description of a
Corporations have no souls is a
| much older expression than most peo-
| pie imagine. 1t originated with Sir
Edward Coke, who, in the sixteenth
century, was considered one of the best
legal writer's of the age. He says in
| one of his treatises: Corporations can
| not commit trespass, nor be outlawed,
| nor communicated, for they have no
souls
The phrase 81 acknowledge the
corn originated with slave. He was
charged with stealing corn found in his
possession. Having a sack with him he
was also charged with stealing that.
His reply was: mo, sar; knowledge
de corn, but 1 amt gwine to 'knowl-
edge to de sack
Amy color SO it's red originated
among the class of characters called
Jakeys in the local drama. One Of
them being on a committee appointed
to procure a new fire engine was asked
what color the company desired the ap-
paratus painted. He replied: why,
any color so it's red
Drowning the miller originated
from the following fact: If the mill
stopped the water is pounded back and
the mill becomes what the millers call
tailed" There is too much water, the
mill will not work and the miller is
said to be drowned out" Hence when
too much of any one article is put into
a mixture it is called drowning the
miller"
Better late than never" was used
over three hundred years ago by
Thomas Tucker in his Five Hundred
Points of Good Husbandry." Later on
Bunyan used it in his ''Pilgrim's Prog
I'ess."
Not few of the phrases in use at
this day originated with Lyly and are
found in his Euphues, a popular book
published in 1880. Among them might
be mentioned caught mapping "a
crooked stick or none, "brown study"
catching birds by putting salt on their
tails" etc.
When people do not particularly like
each other it is sometimes said there
is no love lost between them" The
phrase occurs in the old ballad, 1.-THE
Babes of the Wood" and in a tale of the
days of Shakespeare entitled ''Mont-
chensey Chicago News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28


So low if you cut across the medder
You can make it
The young girl drew her waterproof
about her, shivering apprehensively.
snow. if I were in Boston, l should
have only to step on to the car and be
set down at the schoolhouse door. But
all of this ccrnes from listening to
the doctors fine theories about invig
Grating walks and country air, she
added. complainingly.
Il s'pose, too, they give right smart
more pay in Boston,"
Yes. but it costs more to live there.
Six dollars a week for board"
six dollars a week." removing her
hands from the bread she was knead-
ing Land o love. 1 reckon there
amt many that'd pay it"
II think there We're sixteen at our
boarding house last winter"
six times six is thirty-six, six ones
is six an three is nine"-then aloud:
'Why. that's well onto hundred dol
lars week"
20, yes, with the transient boarders,
it amounted to quite that"
.'She laid up considerable at them
rates. 1 s'pose?" Nancy kalometer's
eyes had grown very sharp, and there
was an eager note in her voice as she
asked the question.
ION the contrary, l don't think the
poor woman even made living" Miss
Hall reioined. as she raised her UNI
brella and stepped out into the pelting
rain.
Mrs Kalometer stood watching the
little school maam as she picked her
way daintily across the lot
a hundred dollars a week. she
muttered. drawing her breath sharply
"a shiftless, good-for-nothin creetur
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
THAT Boy

His name is not Solomon. There are
many things he does not know. Re-
member that he is only a boy. You
We're one once. Call to mind what you
thought, and how you felt Give that
boy chance. Keep near to him in
sympathy. Be his chun. Do not make
too many cast-iron laws. Rule with a
velvet hand. Help him have "a good
time" Answer his foolish questions.
Be patient with his FRANKS Laugh at
his jokes Sweat over his conundrums.
Timber up your dignity with game OF
ball or half-day's fishing. You can
win his heart utterly. And hold him
steady in the path that leads higher up.
That boy has soul, and a destiny
reaching high above the mountain
peaks He is worth a million times his
weight in gold.-The Standard.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

up, in the same way you've done tor
Harrys-"
The two children here few into each
others arms, and clasped each other in
long embrace of subdued joy. while
Judge Reynolds shook and swayed with
uncontrolled emotion. He and his lit
tie daughter were that night the guests
of Col Wallace.
The following day the remains OF
Harry Reynolds were placed in cas-
ket and started north with Judge Rey-
nolds and Col Wallace accompanying
them. The children sat with arms en-
twined during most Of the journey.
Three days later, Col Wallace, in gray
regimentals, gave the command Fire"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

Il love all that is beautiful in art and
nature, She was saying to her aesthetic
admirer. i revel in the green fields,
the babbling brooks and the little way
side flowers. 1 feast on the beauties of
earth and sky and air; they are my
daily life and food, and"
''Maudie." cried out the mother from
kitchen, not knowing that her daugh-
ter's bean was in the parlor. .'Maudie,
what made you go and eat that big dish
of potatoes that was left over from din
ner? l told you we wanted them
warmed for supper. l declare, if your
appetite isn't enough to bankrupt your
pan,-Philadelphia Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
4 SoCiable Horse.

Some horses have such sociabl dis
positions as to be restless when left
alone. Gilbert White, the famous nat
uralist, had such horse. 1t would not
stay by itself when at home, nor re-
main in a strange stable without
struggling impatiently to break the
rack and manger with its fore feet
More than once it leaped out at a win
dow through which manure was usual
" thrown in search of company. Yet
under other circumstances the creature
was rem arkably quiet-School and
Home
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

right IF Il wuz you
wouldn't car much either way;
But when you know you're goin' TO leave
Some one behind TO fret n grieve
N live lonaIy widda"'
He had her pictur'-jes' a girl.
4 pleasant young thing-weu enough;
But Andy lowed she were the pearl:
The best tip-topest kind Of stuff.
He used to look n look n smile
N say: 'Old boy, she amt the style
Now, is she, fer widdap'
N my! I got that pictur yet.
I KEEP il kinder for his sake
When fetched home his things n met
His folks 'n'-her he'd to break
The news. n mighty hard to do,
Seem I'd brung poor Andy, too,
Home TO his little widda.
Hard work, I tell ye, boys. that's so.
M sakes! ye'd oughter heard her cry!
Be good n glad You didn't though;
But-well, she cal med down by n by,
N then he'd to tell about
Jes' how the whole blame scrape come out
To that inQui-in' widda.
N so on Decoration day
git his grave up extra fine.
Or-Car line does. l hev to stay
Most OF the time in marchin' line
A-dlin' here, salutin' there
Us vetterns got 10 do our share
Fer every soldiers widda.
But Andy, poor old boy. his grave
W tend to that, or-Car'line does:
NJ then. of course. she likes to have
Her little quiet CRY. becuz-
Well jes' becuz-'twixt you n me
It's on Qatur1I-fo- Won sac
married Andy's wiGda-
N so it's kinder comforting
When Decoration day comes round
With the remem berries II bring
OF them old comrades underground,
It's really comforting 10 drink
Poor Andy's health 'n'-well, to think
HIS wife amt left widda.
Madeline S. Bridges, in Judge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

to the company of union soldiers as
they fired the military salute over the
last grave OF Harry Reynolds
Three days still later, Charley Wal
lace was laid in his new grave at Bar
rett- Cora wrote a description of the
funeral to Lila, who said, as she fin
ished the letter:
He got home to Tennessee at last"
Mrs. j. Byrde, in American Rural
Home
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
A BUSINESS VENTURE.
Nancy Kalometer's Experience in
a Boston Boarding House.

DON'T see how
I'm to get to
[ h e s ch ool-
house.
NJ i 5 5 II all
stepped to the
door and gazed
dismally down
the tawn.y, yell
low road. 1t
wa 5 raining,
and the mass of
slush and mud
out in the road
was suggestive
of anything but
terra TRINA.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

The telegraph operator rapidly. ran
his pencil over the message handed him
by the lady:
Dearest John, l got here safely.
Send me fifty dollars and kiss
Nine cents more. madam he said.
There are three words too many
Then leave out the last three" re-
piled the lady, promptly. - Chicago
Tribune
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
ON SOLDIERS GRAVES.
a Pathetic Story of Two Kind
Little Girl Decorators.

A Re me back to
mother S id
the pallid lips
of a bronzed
young face, as
it gaz e d b e
seemingly from
one to another
of the bystand-
erS. Take me
back to old Ten
nessee, and the
entreaty in face
and form moved
t h e pc o p l e
a b O Il ( b j m
strangely, 2 /
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

She Overdressed the Part-Mrs-
Rryde-''Iou used to cali me your
angel, John, but you never do now. -
Mr. Bryde-"No. The size of your
millinery bills have convinced me of
my mistake. Saturday Evening Her
aid
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

-Ball-Room Conversation.-s'M dear
madam, why is it that we so seldom
meet at the battle-ground? Is it be-
cause do not go, or because you do
not?"-FiegendeB Batter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

MIR Whitegoods s. Really. Mrs
Goldman, your table seems to be get
ting poorer every day. Now, this
chicken IS quite spoiled" Mrs. Cold
ham-''Never mind, my dear sir, you
can have twice as much of it on that
account America
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
-NDYS WIDDA.
/ E allus fix his grave

E allus fix his grave
up good
Car'line n me
at lie a 4 she
does.
Poor Andy. When
he fell I stood
Right by him-So
as If il wuz
Me b { re hi N
there. I broke
his fall
With a quick grab.
but that wuz
ali
he left his wife q
Wid5a-
M that wuZ what
he dreaded, too.
From frs to las =,
He used 10 say:
oh, YOU re all
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

white. Then she had the painter TO place
upon it the inscription:
Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-01

at least throughout the south, west an q
northwest, feel that any paltering upon
this issue would be practically treach-
cry to great and noble idea. to the un-
daunted American miner and to their
own souls.
Believing, as we do, thus, we think
that the issues in the coming campaign
are dual. The party ought neither to
confne itself to one man nor to one is
sue. Much of the insistence upon max
ing the tariff the sole issue in the next
presidential election emanates from men
who may think they have the interests
of the Democratic party at heart, but
who are under the absolute domination
of Wall street. If the silver issue and
that OF an abundant circulating medium
are ignored the gratifying strength
which the party has lately developed in
the west would be in danger OF dissolv-
ing into thin air. Nothing is clearer
than that the masses are fully alive to
the financial issue.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-01
THE CHIEF OF THE POLITICAL PIRATES.

We are sorry to note that our esteemed
contemporary, the San Francisco Exam
iner, has taken hand in the senatorial
as against Foraker. 1t takes substan-
TALLY the position that Sherman is a
statesman, while Foraker is dema-
gogue. The HERALD's position in this
matter, and we think it ought to have
been that of our metropolitan contempo-
rary, may be borrowed from Mercutio,
and it would read, "a plague o. both
your houses" If we were compelled to
abandon neutrality, however, we should
fervently hope that Foraker and not
Sherman should be elected to the senate
of the United States. Foraker, we
shrewdly suspect, is a "blowhard" and
not statesman. Still we desire to file
caveat to the Examiners proposition
that "John Sherman belongs to the ma
ton and Foraker to-Ohio." In spite
of sensibillties that we may shock we
believe that John Sherman belongs to
the penitentiary, and nowhere else.
The fact that he is hard, old and ugly, in
no whit alters our judgment. In our
opinion he il the most malefc public
man that ever figured in the United
States. He has been the instrument
ality, through his pliability to the die
tates of Wall street, OF wringing the
heart-strings of debtor millions. He is
a millionaire, and he has unquestion-
ably stolen the millions in which he
riots. He could not possibly have
made them on his modest salary of
$4,000 a year, which was only once
raised to $4,000 per annum, which latter
sum he received as a member of Hayes's
cabinet. He received it because he
earned it by prostituting his manhood
as an accomplice to the Louisiana
infamy which cheated Mr.. Tilden out of
the seat to which the people had elected
him. OF all the dirty scoundrels who
were engaged in that work, John
Sherman was the dirtiest and the
slickest. The true inwardness OF his
dealings with the Third National bank
of New York no human being will ever
know. They extend, however, into the
factors which converted John Sherman,
from having been an impecunious Office
hunter and occupant OF office, into a
millionaire. We hope our San Francisco
contemporary has not entered into the
Sherman white-washing business Let
him slide.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-01

class is every day growing more fixed
and hopeless; while the few men at the
head, the scattered directors who repre-
sent the capital employed, are as far re-
moved from them as to having any pity
for them or personal knowledge of them,
as if they were inhabitants of another
planet. This state OF things cannot 20
on without the most serious danger to the
community. We are coming, in many
ways to exactly the conditions Mr.. Depew
refers to. 1t is not unlikely that he, the
representative OF vast capitalized inter-
ests, has had warnings that give his
words great significance. There is a
condition OF slavery in the land today
which will grow in dangerous possibili-
ties, and the greed OF capital, unleav-
ened by human sympathy or natural
Justice, must be held mainly response
BILE for it. Will not the rich and pros
porous seasonably see and save them
selves and the community from the only
real source of danger, from Socialism
that exists amongst us today? Let
capital be justly rewarded; let labor be
decently paid; let riches not be hateful
in manifestations, and there can be no
danger from Socialism in the land.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-01

WHO is the California member of
congress, or who is the member of con-
gress from any quarter. who will for
ever endear himself to the people of
Southern California, by introducing into
congress, and pressing to passage, a bill
which will forever prevent the plaster
ing OF French labels on California
wines? He will not only be the idol OF
the people of this state, but he will be a
benefactor of his kind. Why not give
the honest wine interests of this state a
fair show? 1t is a movement in the
interest of an enlightened temperance,
for who ever heard of wine-drinking
nation that was not a temperate people
The production of good, sound, honest
light wines is the surest guarantee Of
that ''sound mind in sound body''
which embodied both an aphorism and
an enlightened hygienic delivery, that
reaches us from hoar antiquity.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

The benefit to the Columbia Opera
company at the Los Angeles theater last
night was more enjoyable to the audi
ence than profitable to the beneficial
ries. The patrons were few, but the en-
tertainment was most enjoyable.
The programme was as follows:
Oyerture-William Tell ...........Ro Rogsini
BY Orchestra.
PRAYER scene from Cavalieria Rusticana. .......
Nine. Garso-Dely, Miss Bertini, and Chorus.
William Foran.
Great aria from Tannhauser. r. Wagner
Nine. Garso- -Dely.
no,.., fa) Rhapsodie. ....... List
fiaho Heci'ai' -. (b) Polonaise ..... Chopin
Mrs. T. Masac,
Aria from the Magic Flute te.................. $50.
Aria from Bohemian Girl -. Balfe
Mr.. Joseph Rubo.
Grand Quatuor from Rigolleto Verdi
Nine GarsO-Dely and Nina Bertini;
Messrs. William Foran and Sig. Perrotti.
Intermezzo from Cavallerla Rusticana .........
Orchestra.
Aria (Una Vocel-Barbier de Seville Rossini
Miss Mini Bertini
Sig. Perrotti.
Tannhauser March. ...............- r. Wagner
Aria-Swiss Echo Song .........................
Miss Ellen Beach Yaw.
All the numbers were well rendered.
Nine. Garso-Dely, in the aria from
Tannhauser, perhaps, did the finest
work of the evening. Her execution is
something marvellous, and her powers
of expression extraordinary.
Miss Yaw's number was delightfully."-
rendered. She is possessed of a flexible,
though not forcible voice, which is
capable of remarkable effect in pianis-
simo passages, and in those intricate
vocal evolutions which may be termed
voice gymnastics. AS an encore she
sang Within Mile O. Edinboro' Toon
most charmingly.
Miss Bertini in her singing OF Una
Voce. was delightful. Every note was
clear and true, and the finale, with the
flute obligato, was the perfection of
deIicacy, accuracy and sweetness.
Mr.. Joseph Rubo rendered his two
difficult arias with great effect, as did
Signor Perrotti his Sancta Maria. Mrs.
Masac as accompanist, and in her piano
solos displayed her well known power.
The company, or what is left of it will
probably manage to get to San Fran
cisco, where they will have opportuni-
ties Of getting engagements. Manager
Harry Wyatt has been the means Of
saving many OF them from absolute
want. He has expended and donated
in the neighborhood of $400 in the help
he has extended to them. 1t is but just
that this should be recorded, as it is,
without his knowledge.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-01
ORANGE SHIPMENTS.
New York Cuts But a Very Small
Figure.

There is a decided misapprehension
in the eastern press about New York
City being center for the California
orange trade.
Scipio Craig in the last number of the
Citrograph prints the following Asso-
ciated Press dispatch from New York
dated November 18th, with comments
"a great crop of Florida oranges has
begun to flow into New York. The last
steamer brought $4,000 boxes and today
the price touched $1.15 a box in the
Wholesale market. Strictly first class
fruit is higher. Splendid Florida Or
anges sell at retail at 25 cents
dozen, and before Christmas doubtless
will sell at cent apiece.
'Foreign fruit stands no show what
ever and the Florida fruit, besides being
sweeter and more highly priced product
than the Sicilian or Spanish orange, is
this year better packed and more at
tractively presented than before. In
this respect Florida growers have
learned lesson from Californians.
with Florida sending us 100000
boxes of oranges this year. said Secre-
tary Rhodes of the fruit exchange, and
California shipping us 100000 boxes,
this city will have 100000 boxes, or
about double what it can eat. You can
see where the price is going to under
these circumstances, but the public will
certainly not suffer. Either the new
tariff or the Florida orange crop have
done the business this year. AS for the
Valencia orange of Spain, do not be-
lieve we will import 5000 boxes this
season, where we imported 100000 be-
fore last season.
Summing the thing all up we can
easily see there is big undercurrent
somewhere that is steadily setting to-
ward the buyers side of the question.
Observe that the New York dispatch
says that with Florida sending us g.
100000 boxes and California shipping us
1900, 900 boxes this city will have 5,000,-
600 boxes, or about double what it can
eat.
"While New York is a big distribut-
ing point for fruit, yet it is manifestly
the height OF absurdity for that place to
claim that this city, will get all the
crops of both-or elther-state. Chicago
and Philadelphia are both big distribut-
ing points, and New York will not get
more than one-half the crop, and, ac-
cording to the dispatch itself, she can
dispose of that"
A HERALD reporter secured yesterday
from railroad authority the following
statement of last years shipments to
points east of Pittsburg, which shows
that out of 153 carloads New York re-
ceived but eleven: