, 1889-06-20
THE RAMBLER

THE RAMBLER
Prominent society women are credited |
with precious stones, mostly dIawuI is, |
as follows: Mrs. Baldwin Sherman.
100000; Mrs. Parau Stevens, &S0.0G3;
Mrs. A. j. DrexeI. $2JQ,GO0; Mrs. Cor
neiius Vanderbilt, $500, 900; Mrs, Hicks
Lord, $3.50, 030; Mrs. He.ty Green, Sl50.
600; Mrs. STAFFORD, - 2C0J,UUO; Mrs.
Msekey,. 100000; Mrs. John Jacob
Astor, S500,OO0; MiuU!e Palmer, the
actress, S225,OOO. Here are ten women,
who among them, own diamonds and
other Jewels valued at Si,S55O00; and
hundreds of people with whom they
come in daily contact are IN absolute
need of twenty five cents for square
meal.
1 begrudge no man, woman OF child
all the money they possess, SD far as
they can make any possible civilized
use of it; but when any man, woman or
child so far iorgets the demands Of SO
ciety and the wants and sufleuDEs OF
humanity as TO tie up millions of dollars
in precious stones, which have no prac-
tica! value, | do emphatically bcgrudge
them their wealth. The world is full Of
sueh people; it is even crowded with sell
fitness, and the Peabodys and the Non
tIfoires are scarce indeed.
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1t is said that oil and water Will not
mix, yet the stock of the Standard oil
trust has been repeatedly watered.
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1t cannot be denied that half hour
sermon is much more effective than a
discourse of an hours length. But
there is something singular about tbs.
Men declare they cannot sit still! so
long. They get tired and nervous; the
sermon after becoming tedious, gets IT.
ritatIng, etc. But these same men, and
women, too, by the by, who cannot en-
dure more than half an hour of preach
ing, sit for three hours on the hard side
OF board at q circus, horse race, or
game Of base ball, and complain because
the show is so brief.
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Morality is one of the things we must
have in homeopathic doses-one pellet
every week. But when it comes to
sports We can stand them in large doses,
and very often.
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The best discescription we have ever
heard ot slow man was, that he was
too slow to get ont Of his own way. And
there are quantities of such men right
here in our beautiful city. Men who
stand in their own light and fail to
make the most of to day, because they
have still got part of yesterdays task to
complete.
President Harrison is said to be a
"er of the national game. He adver-
Is all Office seekers TO play, "short
)" AID stop put short of the capital.
a Goodly number are advised to play
''left field" to which remark is added the
suggestion, that the sooner they left the
neld the better for all concerned. Those
who seek without hope are advised to
to make "home runs" He insinuates
that he dislikes little pitchers" for
they generally have big ears. and though
1T may be doing them base injustice
and be may be guilty of foul
slander, hO thinks the '.fiy" young men
lack judgement"
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Consumption OF beer and whiskey is
rapidly increasing in India" The fore
going is quoted from religious journal.
1t imprerses upon me the great work be-
ing done by our missionaries.
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The Hading veil seems to be expected
to atone for a multitude of sins In
rambling about the other day noticed
many women dressed very shabbily. but
with their faces bagged in a Hading
veil. That seemed to be all that was
necessary to make them feel dressed up.
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JEFF Davis was eighty one years OF
age last Monday. We forgot to cele-
brate the event up this way.