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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21

Norman knights who came into England
with William the Concueror pronounced 1t
''le puss." and ''puss" the rabbit and hare
are called in England to this day. From CALI
ing hare and rabbit ''puss" the name came
to be applied to cats, and SO it is used in i
this country and in England. So, when you |
call your house cat ''puss, puss." you are |
simply speaking decapitated Latin.
Go to Halifax" That town was place !.
Of special terror for rogues because of the !
first rude guillotine invented there by Man. |
naye for chopping of felons' heads. Hall |
fax law was that the criminal should be
condemned first and inquired upon after"
'spick and span' comes from the
'spikes" and ''spanners"-the hooks and
stretchers for stretching cloth new from
the loom.
To dun" a man for debt comes from the
| memory OF Joe Dun. bailln Of Lincoln.
who was SO keen a collector that his name
has become a proverb.
The expression Hes q brick, II irst
| found in Plutarch. The whole phrase is ex-
pressive OF every form Of admiration. The
| Spartans, quick-witted and noted for their
repartee. were early trained In both schools
They were men of few words, and fewer
laws, and embodied in short phrases their
admiration. dislike or appreciation. Lycur-
| gus was not only a man Of few words. but
quick action. On being asked, SHOULD
Sparta be inclosed?' an invasion of the
enemy being expected during the time OF
war, he replied. "A city 10 well fortified
| which has wall Of men instead of brick
very clever story IL told Of the diplo-
matte mission from the court of Epirus.
The Ambassador, being shown over the city
by the ning, expressed surprise that no
walls were built around Sparta for its de-
| Tense "Walls?" cried the King. Thou
canst not have looked carefully! To-mor-
row we will go together and will show
you the walls Of Sparta" On the following
day the King led his guest to where his
entire army was drawn up. Pointing with
great pride to the magnificent body Of men,
he exclaimed: There thou beholdest tho
walls Of Sparta, and every man q brickv'
When the Horse Guards parade In st.
Jamess Park. London. there IL always .
| iot VI UosS OH udiiQ 10 piaCh Tue DOOM OF
the soldiers or do other mental work. These
boys from their constant attendance about
the time Of guard mounting, were nick
named ''the black guards" hence the name
''blackguard.'
Deadhead, as denoting one who has free
entrance to places Of amusement. comes
|, from PompeH. where the checks for free
admission wer. small ivory deaths heads.
j Specimens of these are in the museum at
| Naples.
by hook and by crook" Is an allusion
to an ancient immortal custom, which per-
, mitted the neighboring poor to take all the
. wood that they could reach and pull down
from the forest trees. using only their shep-
herds crooks.
There was once upon q time an Egyp-
tan King, so 1t Is said, who built a pyra-
mid and died of melancholy. His name was
Dumops; yet there are probably few per-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21

tan's harem, who were put into sack and
thrown into the Bosphorus when he de-
sired to be rid of them.
We say person has 'just saved his ba-
con" with the strictly limited Specification
Of having barely escaped some loss or dam
ger. The origin Of the phrase Is probably
due to time-honored institution inaugu-
rated at Little Dunmow by Lord Fitzwalter
in Henry HIS reign. Any couple who. after
year and day Of married life, came to
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21

TO feel In apple-pie order" is q phrase
which dates back to Puritan times-to a
certain He9hxibah Merton. It seems that
every Saturday she was accustomed to bake
two or three dozen apple pies, which were
to last her family through the coming
week. These she placed carefully on her
pantry shelves. labeled for each day of the
week, 50 that Tuesdays pies might not be
confused with Thursdays, nor those pre-
sumably large or intended for washing and
sweeping days eaten when household labors
were lighter. Aunt Hephzibah's apple pie
ORDER was known throughout the entire
settlement. and originated tho well-known
saying.
II was once customary IN France, when
Q guest had outstayed his welcome. for the
host to serve Q cold shoulder Of mutton, in
stead OF . hot roast. This was the origin
Of the phrase. ITO give the cold shoulder"
None shall wear feather but he who
has killed Turk was an old Hungarian
saying. and the number of feathers in his
had killed. Hence the origin Of the saying
wan tCActGuS0 ~ = lSdlueE Al OHo cap.
In one OF the battles between the Rus
SLAMS and Tartars a private soldier Of the
former cried out: Captain. I've caught a
Tartarr' Bring him along. then" an
swered the oficer. IT can't, for he won't
let me-" was the response. Upon investi-
cation Il was apparent that the captured
had the captor by the arm, and would not
release him. So. ''ca hing Tartar" is ap-
/: plicable to one who has found an antagonist
too powerful for him.
That far from an elegant expression etc
kick the bucket" Is believed to have orig.
mated In the time OF Queen Elizabeth, wher
. shoemaker named Hawkins committed
suicide by placing a bucket on a table IL
order to raise himself high enough to reach
rafter above, then kicking away tn.
bucket on which he stood.
The popular idea OF the genesis of tn,
word news" Is that It is composed Of tn,
Initials of north. east, west and south
which the early newspapers printed as .
headline" to show that information wa
contained in the paper from the four cor
ners OF the earth. As a matter Of fact, tn
word appears first in old English as news
$ or ''newsy." the plural Of new. 1t is not ,
native English idiom. but a translation o
the French ''nouvelles"-news. Anothe
supposition Is that news represents tn
partitive genitive Of the Anglo-saxol
''hwaet niwes." but this is not borne GU
by old English examples.
Before you can say Jack Robinson" owe
y its origin to foolish John Robinson, who
when he called on his friends, always wa
In such . hurry that he would be or again
without giving his host more than time t
pronounce his name.
When the Spanish armada came to tn
coasts OF England, many of the ships wer
driven By the fierce attack of Drake an
Howard and the fury Of the elements mort
to the Helder River and south to the ske
der River-the Scheldt-hence the EXPIRE.
sion .helter SHELTER"
The Latin word Cor hare Il lepus. II
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21
IRREGULARITIES OF
AUSTRALIA.


There Is no continent which has 90 much
dry land a. Australia. 1t Is great DRY
heart. with few patches Of green abous
the edges On the east side facing the Pa
chic Is Q long range Of mountains. roughly
speaking running north and south. and the
most OF the good land lies between those
mountains and the sea. West Of the noun
tains vast plateaus begin and extend on and
on, spotted here and there by low rocky
ranges for more than 1000 mileA The land
falls slightly as It goes toward the west. but
at the end It Is still 1000 feet high. Il 10
ZOO feet high at the east. and in the Aus
tralian Alps or the Eastern range II rises
to more than 1000 feet. There Il general
slope toward the south In some places -
great that the continent falls to the lsvel
Of the see. but IN others It keeps an altitude
Of 90 and 60 feat, ending In cliffs At that
height. which line the Australian Blight fo1
hunAIo6o az miles - z = sfs;6s
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sons who know that they are perpetuating
the memory of his tragic history when they
remark that they are sin the dumps"
How many Of US who use or hear the
familiar expression. 1T was Hobson's
choice are acquainted with the real sort
of selection that Tobias Hobson offered his
guests? This is the genuine version Of the
tale: The said Tobias Hobson was Cam
bridge innkeeper. with forty horses in his
stables. some better. Of course. than others.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21

When a traveller came to request mount
he was obliged to take the steed that stood
nearest the door. although there were so
many others advertised as for hire. If the
traveller objected to that mount. all he could
do was to walt until some other traveller
had come for one. and so removed this,
and left its next-door neighbor nearest the
stable door.
To get the SACK is fate that some-
times overlook inmates OF certain Sui
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21

Of a man who loved comfort and knew how
to enjoy it. Big fireplaces drive away all
cold. just as the atmosphere Of the place
does care. The windows do not push up
and down, modern fashion. causing vexa-
ton and sometimes loss Of breath. but pull
inwards or push outwards, as one may will,
Just like blinds that work both ways
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21

These windows are big and square, letting
a flood of light into the rooms. and upon
the plain but thoroughly comfortable furni-
ture with which they are filled. On the
first floor are the living-room, library and
kitchen. Upstairs are the bedrooms, Mark
Twains own being the biggest. One OF the
windows Of this room casts an eye on twin
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21

home. double by reason of being two stories
high Birch, Pine and occasionally oak
trees surround the house, which looks as ii
enough land had been cleared to make room
for it. and the rest allowed to remain as
nature designed.
The interior Of the cottage is Just what
one would imagine to be the summer homo
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21

youngster trees. while second eye peers
into what looks like the wilderness. even If
1t Is not.
The author has been self-expatriated from
woodsy joys for so many summers that he
declares he is determined to revel in good
old forestry surroundings this year. There
are no very near neighbors
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Samuel Z. Clemens. with whom the world
ho0oobs - Mark Twain. has taken unto
himself quaint. curious and exceedingly
comfortable habitation near Saranac Lake.
In what used to be the Adirondack wilder
ness. A big double veranda is the distin-
gushing feature OF the front of the iva!
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
Fraternity News.

The Jr. o L 4 NJ of First district Install
eltcf flowing officers last week. Councillor,
Charles Flllingama; wee councillor, James
Johns; treasurer. Harry Grili-h financial
secretary, W. Spry; recording secretary,
Bavard Jones: assistant rec riding secretary,
Robert Johnston; chaplain, 7. II Johns con-
ductor Benjamin Boys; warden, W. II.
Snriver: inside sentinel, Frank Wilson; out
side sentinel. J. Johnston, Jr., trustees. Shall
eros, Edwards aud r w. Johnson; represcn-
t4tiye Frank Sylvester; alternate, r. W. john
ston,
Elkton Chapter Of Royal Arch Masons held
n meeting on Wednesday evening when the
following officers were elected: DR. S. Clau g
Sykes, Excellent High Priest; John II. KIM
Bile, Of Port Deposit, Excellent King: Il. NJ.
Hnines, Excellent Scribe; Charles B. Finley,
Secretary, and l.. O. Cameron, Treasurer.
Quite number of members were presrl
from distance. The ins allation was fol-
lowed by a supper at o. G. Giles.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
North East.

NORTH EAST. February /. 1901.
The "Cecu wing" is on safe each reek in
North East at Rey.oldS' Ne,0s Stand. 8
Ge,ets cory.
Mis- Mabel Tyson, of Bay View. spent
portion Of this week with Mis-, AIDA Abrams.
Presiding Elder Watt, Of Wilmington, was
i'll town on Tuesday.
Miss Ellzahcth Wright, Of Chestertown, is
the guest of DR. and Mrs s. L. Ford
Miss Nettie Lynch is sp nliIg the week
with her parents Mr. anu Mrs Wm. FL.
Lynch at Principle.
Mr. and Mrs t. E. Bennett, Of Havre de
Grace sprI the Il st OF the week with Mr..
and Mrs. W. s. Wilson,
Mr. aud Mr.. JOS, phi Summeril and two
children, of Woodbury., \. J. are the guest of
Mr., and Mr. Cha.. W Smpers.
Robert Ferguson has moved from Main
street TO JtthrU street OCCUPYING the Boulden
house.
o. Invitation North tst LDdge No 80, 1.
o o attended h" anniversary OF National
Lode OF Elkt0u Oh Friday even ng.
Mr.. e. T Day. aud daughter Mabel
epent few days II Chester, the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs | n B"njauIn.
An old time fox hunt was given by Ira
Wells proprietor of Ho'el Cecil lat MDL day.
Reynard was liberated mt p. m. The hunt
IL short one the fox beng holrd on the
farm Of John Roach a short distance from
town.
The grip is not so prevalent in our town,
al present.
The snow storm of Wednesday brought out
| the boys with their slrighs aud best nags.
G, G. BrOgan OF near Cherry Kim. has
| accepted Il position as boukk"rprr and stem
| ograhcr for the firm Of J II. Armstrong & Co.
| Il MI 4rln ypit
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02

has provided for each animal the foods best
suited to its requirements. IUSrinct guides IL
To- select only these foods it VIII take no
',n"r and in all wild animals the physical
development is perfect unlp-- sOuc accident
has occurred which hindn,s growth Every
ltr>t"ia,~ farmer knows how much the growth
OF MS horses, or stock depends on feeding,
aud that they develop best on natural foods,
which they themselves select The farmer
studies aud experiment, until he discovers
what these foods are, and tnrn IS most care
lul that only these are given. But what
about man with the advanced civilization of
to day, with its marvellous scientific discover
les, which are merely fading out by close
stu ly, natures wonderfully simple and yet
most mysterious way?
Although man has devoted much time to
the study Of natur@l law in almost every
other direction, comparatively little thought
mas been given to tn" undrrl ug principles
governing the building of the body, and tho
matrrial provided for lis proper develop
ment. The laws of nutrition, though simple,
must be strictly obeyed or the body will
surely suffer-
As we all know, the body i. Il complex
organism r quirnga large variety Of different
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
ICE PLANT FOR CLKT0N.

At a meeting of business men on
Tuesday at the Office Of John S.
Writ, Esq, a company was organ
lied for the purpose OF erecting a
plant in Elkton for the mauutaC-
turc Of ice Paper, are now being
prepared for the incorporation Of
the company. and ii is expected
that thc plant will he III operation
by June first. 1t will be erected at
the southwest corner of the fair
grounds owned by the E,Eton I'm
provement Company. and adjoining
the weave mill OF Dcibcrt x Wilson.
Among those Interested in the pro
iect are, George $. Woollcy, Q. {.
Giles G.. c. Strickland Henry Vim
singer, Frank ?. Price G. K. Ash,
DR.. ]. H. lamar and John ). Writ
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
Poor and Insane.

The Trustees of the Poor and Insane for
Cecil County were i'll regular session at the
Nmshousr on saturday; all the members Of
the Board being present The monthly re-
port OF secretary 4. }. M"arns was read and
approved.
Warrants were drawn on the County
treasurer to the amount of 5G2242.
tn" Ovcre""r reports three commitments
Ernest Nancourt, Henry Hugh"s Hiram
Mills and one death-Phlip Jordan, who
died January 25th.
II" superintendent reports on" COM
mitmcnt Martha Conner. jesse Hopkins
returned after being ont on trial.
The Board adjourned, to meet in special
session at tn" Almshousr on February l4th,
when appointments will h" mad" for next
year.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
Weddings.
Blake MCNtal

Nj Ella i. lIcNrai, daughter Of Mr.. aud
Ms. George VI n AL Of E,kton, was quietly
of the Ornhar-' Court $. Il. Blake. Oh Thurs
day. January -, at the NJ L. Church. Broad
and Jackson sire. +, Phi.adr pima, The c.tr-
mDuy was performed hy Rev. Charles Wesley
Straw Nli-= Lille Blake, sister If the groom
aud Mrs. Rira, cousin Of the bride attended
them Mr. aud Mrs. Blake will reside in
PEradeIphtn where tn" groom has position
with the Union Traction Company.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court of Cecil County mot
in special session on Tuesday last, all the
Judges being present. Sundy claims
against the estates of deceased persons were
Of real estate were finally ratified and con-
Grm"d: The farm Of the late Samuel rosh,
situate in the sixth district to James NJ.
ro-h for $1,000: the farm of the late Or. II
H. Mitchell situated near Elkton to Fenry
Lewis for 5000 six lots of land of the late
ui'hard Il. Thomas, Sr., situated in North
last. to Charles W. Simp"rs Philip A,
Hirard and Osmond Cameron for 5lil5
,oyeral orders apportainins to estates in
course of settlement were passed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
Sale of Paper Mill Properly.

The paper mill property on Ootoraro creek
near Rising Sun, Cecil county, owned by Jas.
B. Ramsey & Son, of Philadelphia, consisting
of GS acres of land, together with a stone pa
per mill andother buildings, was sold under Il
deed of trust The property was purchased
by Charles p. Eagan of Baltimore for SG,396.
The plant was known as the Cecil Paper Mills
md was built aud equipped a number Of
years ago at cost of 100000. L. NJ. Haines,
Of Elkton was one of the attorneys in the case
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
MRS. MARTHA E. REEDER.

Mrs. Martha Z. Rheder, for many years Il
resident OF Ceci county, died sunday morning
at 3,3O u'clock. at the residence of her son,
Charles Reeder, who resides at No 2l3 jeff
rey street Chester. Mrs Reedrr went to
Chester some weeks age to visit relatives,
She had been the guest Of her daughter. Mrs.
James MrKuue. Eighth street and EIgemont
avenue. and from there went to visit her son
in tn" lower section OF the city. Some days
ago she contracted the grip which developed
into pneumonia, and all that medical skill
could DO failed to save her life She was in
her list year.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02

The annual health report for Cecil county
has Just been completed by DR., Howard Brat
ton Of Ekton secretary of the Cecil County
b lard of Health, and forwarded by hIm to
DR.. John s. Fulton, secretary of the Mary
land State Board OF Health The report
shows that there were 81 deaths In the coun-
ty during the year ending December 81, 1900.
During the past fall EIkton experienced the
greatest outbreak of typhoid fever on record.
There were fully sixty cases at one time, but
only two deaths from the disease.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
Could Not Identify Him.

Deputy Sheriff Davis, and J. Lambert, OF
Kent county, were in Elkton Thursday for
the purpose of ascertaining if a colored man
recently arrested here giving his name as
Charles Harris was Schoned, who is wanted
in Kent county for an assault on Mrs. Good
win several years ago. While the negro an
swers to some extent to the description Of
Schofleld the Kent officer was unable to pos
lively Identify him,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
Barn Burned.

The barn on the farm occupied by George
W. Money, near Appleton. was entirely des-
troyed by fire on Thursday afternoon, of last
week The cause OF the fire is unknown. The
barn was insured, but the contents were not.
The only articles saved from the fire were a
binder, mower, and some harness.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
Jack Nilsson

On Wednesday evening January 30, 1901,
Walter d. Jack was married to Marguerite J
Nelson, daughter of James Nelson, at Central
Presbyterian Church. Wi mngtDp. The
couple are wei-known in EIktDu. The rere
mony was performed by Rev. u D. McCready
after which the bride and groom I,ft for atrip
south. They will reside in Wilmington on
their return.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
BlanChfield -Ow Ems.

Miss Flor owens and Mr.. John T. Blanch-
field W re- married at eight O'Clock on THURS
Mrs EIiZ lb.t tn Owens On Bow street, EIkton,
10y ths Rev. william Schouler. Theceremouy
was witnessed by only the Immediate fam
lily Of the bride. They viii spend their honey
moon in Buffalo. n. Y. Mr. BIanchnelu is
IinI Life Insurance Company.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
School House Fire.

A slight fire occurred during Thursday
night at the Union pull lie sch ool. near Apple
ION. When the teacher Miss Jennie R. Auder-
son opened the building yesterday the fire
was still snoldering having burned away
part Of the fooring and several iolsts The
ehimn ~ had thus been undermined and top
pied over
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
Jackson Mil er.

On Tuesday evening Mr.. Audrew NJ. Jack
Cherry Hin were married at the Cherry Hi
parsonage" Rev. J. Il. Geogbesan performed
the ceremony.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
Fata! Accident.

On sunday last while visiting the home of
his son Theodore, near Appleton, Edward II.
Brown fell down stairs and died shortly
after from the effects. The funeral was held
on Thursday. Intcrmcnt at Rosebank Gene
terry Calvert.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
NnRMAN i CLEMENTS.

Norman j., Clements the two wear Old son
Of samuel Clements, who is employed at the
Deihrrt Boatyard, tIed at bis HON" on Mafii
street. EIpton, on Friday January %. The
remains We're taken to Baltimore sunday Tor
intermenl.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
PROPERTY DEAL.
]. Frank Frazer Buys a Main Street Store

o. Monday ]. Frank Frazer, proprietor Of
the EureEa Drue Store purchased the brick
buI n. adjoining his prostn Mt store, from
Mis- Mary McIntire, for - 600. He intends
rep iog the front with plate lIass windows,
and r,rtine two story addition in the rear
to be used as Il stock room. Contractor Lew
o. Cimeron has charge OF the work, and eX-
poets to have it completed by the twenty-hith
Of March
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
CLARENCE N. RUTTER.

Clarence n. Ruttcr died on Tuesday at the
home of Edward Gather near West Noting
ham from consumption aged l5 years
Tho interment was in Hopewell Cemetery
on Friday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs Frank
Janney, of Newark. N. j., died on Wednes-
day, January 1G. The funeral services were
held on Saturday afternoon in Bayvlew
church.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
IntermentS.

The funeral of j, Harvey Clark of Calvert
took place Saturday afternoon. Rev. A. X.
Brown of Sylmar offlciated and Coleraine
Lodge, l. o. 0. F. performed their rites at
the grave.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-02
HONOR TO A HERO.
Soldiers Remains sent From the Philip
pines to His Parents Home in Cecil

The remains Of Ernest Robertson arrived
at Rising Sun on Friday, January 18th,
being Forwarded 10y the Government
from Manila, where he served in the Philip
pine war. He was the oldest son OF W. I. b.
Il. Robertson, and at one tim, was clerk for
Worthiugtou ~ Robertson, afterwards he went
west in the interest Of IA large glove manu-.
factory in Chicago. He went to the Phlhp-
pines in 1899, and died soon after The
funeral took place NJ pnday, January 2Sth
1901 Rev. II. A. Il WesternsId, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal Church Of Rising
sun oliiciatci.
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