The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
THEY STIR TIE BLOOD.

Patriotic American Phrases Voiced or
Historic Occasions.
| st. Louis Post Dispatch.
| There are number OF phrases which
punotuate and make living and vital the
history of the United States. Some OF
them are unidentified ms to the first sayef
OF them. like "bi. 10 or fight" which was
| the general American theory about tho
northern boundary OF the Republic al
| though no ono knows who It was that put
| the phrase into the mouths of the general,
| IL Nv certain that the signal Flight while
you float was nuttcred from the mast
head OF our flagship In the Algerlnc war.
other novel phrase should be In itself
enough to complete this Introduction. 1t
was In Mobile hay. when the lookout man
reported to the Quarterback one August
ragut, who heard the remark, WIS the
man who gave this peculiarly American
order, d the torpcdoes. 20 ahead!'
ments pithlly put which live In our his
tory:
II have not yot begun 10 night"
Scraps, who asked II the Bonhomme
! Richard had struck It's colors In i779.
II heard the bullets whistle, and be-
leve me there Is something charming In
! the sound
Washington TO his mother nftcr tho bat
tie OF Great Meadows. May 3, lTI.
we must all hang together or we viii
hang separately"
u remark of John Hancock while the dec
laration was being signed, July 4, i176.
Give me liberty or give me death"
Patrick Henry before the Virginia con-
vention. March. no
II only resret that have but one life
TO lose for my country"
Nathan Hale. executed by tho British az
Spy. September. i776, ON Long Island.
we must beat the red coats or Molly
Stnrks n widow"
General John Stark. at the battle Of
Remington. August 10. i77.
millions for defense: not cent for
Charlse cetesworth Pinckney. while
| minister TO France, 1895.
Don't give up tho ship"
Captain James Lawrence. while dying
on the Chesapeake, when In action With
| the shannon, on Boston, June 1, 1913 The
came order wes foated from the masthead
OF the Lawrence, Perry's flagship. at thu
battle OF Lake Erie.
I'VE have met the enemy and they arc
ours"
Commodore Perry's dispatch to General
September u. 1913
God rcgns and the government Mt
Warrington still lives"
James A. Garfield in his speech In the
merchants exchange OF New York, April
u. 1865. following the assassination OF Lin
coln.
"a little more grape. Captain Bragg"
General Taylor at the battle of Buena
Vista, Mexico. February %, 1871
I'VE Join ourselves to no party that does
not carry, the flag and keep step to the
music OF the Union"
Rufus Choate IN Boston In 1856.
"If any one attempts TO haul down tho
American nag. shoot him on the spot.
John a. Dix teiegraphed this order TO
New Orleans. January 20. 1896. from Wash
irGton.
II propose to move Immediately upon
Grants message to Buckner at Fort
Donelson, OH the Tennessee river. Febru-
AIRY 9. 1869
~ propose to fight It out on these lines
II It takes all summer
Grant before Richmond, May II, 1854.
Government OF the people. by the peo-
pie. for the people. shall not parish from
Lincoln at Gettysburg. November 10. 1863
NEW DEVICES TO ALLAY FEVER.
william q. Robinson, called the SAY
Tor OF Bablea." because OF his invention
Of the Incubator. " dying In Washington.
says tho New York Journal.
There Is being tested ir the New York
Hospital one OF his inventions which may
be Of far greater service to humanity than
err the temperature, and thereby save fever
patients. II has been very successful! IN
it's operation. II the dying man should ny
great good fortune recover his future
wealth would DO assured.
When Robinson went 10 New YORK
lie spitaI one day last Summer 70 yet one
sfitutlon he noticed fever patient IN
ono OF the wards. They were usiny the
oid-time. method 20 cool this paslcnt'..