Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-22
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1SOQAI9 personal.
coNDucrnD by MISS OLIVE orTIc.l

Mn- festivities, which be
NIA gin June 10th, with
A@ religious service al
E,W6Ez5 Windsor, beguile an
%" immense current OF
travellers from the United States. In the
throng there are many who visit Europe
at the end OF the winter season here, and
after a short soiourn at the now fashion :
able Bermudas. These faddists rush from
shores hat o~utrtval the Rhine, vie with
the Alps n ofrsr as good Endorsement Is I r
recuperatiou, Sightseeing or spors, as any
land. In the east. the forests an rivers
Of Maine, the mountains Of v-rm mt and
New Ham pshire. the beautiful resorts OF
Massachusetts, fashionable Rhode Island,
the empire state with its Hudson river,
Long Island Sound. Lake George, Mohawk
valley, Adirondack mountains and
Niagara Falls. Further down the Allan.
tic seaboard there is the Virginia Beach,
the famous French broad river of North
Carolina, the mineral ~nrings that teen
from the upper Georgia In the Blue Ridge
region, and beautiful Florida with it's
orange groves and banana shrubs and its
sail along the st. Johns. 1t would be inn
possible to do justice to the beauties Of
every Section. But how many of the
aforesaid tourists have seen the Great
Divide, separating the Atlantic from the
Pacific slops Of waters. or have lost hem
selves in the reservation of Yellow Stone
park outside OF views from Tom Mason's
pictures, or have explored the wonders Of
California!
This European exodus is not ia keeping
with our republican sentiments. 1t proves
t he ruin of many industries. the perfection
OF which has been obtained by large out
lays to meet the demands of last such
classes that travel to Europe with good
American dollars exchanged for commodi-
ties, the Investment for which, in America,
would keep moneys that are accumulated
b re, in circulation here.
We cannot secure too high a tariff upou
such actions.
II was in Georgia. TIE young lady was
pretty and had a merry twinkle in her
eye. Her escort saw nothing else. Time
was when she could order from a French
bill of fare at some swell restaurant. In
her new environment among the pines and
where the watermelons grew. she forgot
her French and the English of the dishes
that were indicated on the menu which the
waiter handle her.
Her despair was overcome and fun came
to the rescue.
II see nothing here that | would like.
Waiter, please bring some isas' tong ues
on toast.n
George Washington HE'D himself to the
k .tchen as fast as he could, but came back
with a disappointed
'Miss, there is no ieas' tongues; but
c ok says there's plenty of goose
tongues"
No! Well, bring some fried ice.r
He brought the laughing proprietor. The
truth Of this is vouched for.
In pursuance Of the d Iscussion OF a wife's
| urse, a question arises regarding the
necessity of a wife's knowledge of the
state OF her husbands business
t If ,irs.
Ah1J ~ - Ms l
areer that temporarily preclude the reg
mode of hfe aud require retrench-
ment in his business and In his home. This
can only be achieved by a faithful report,
necessitating the difference, to the wife.
with hold an explanation from her,
prevents any material aid from the home
after. There Is ofts the possibility, |
--.-. "a 49, t.A;oAfo, 80 xo.,oh l
cartailmant to the dstrimeat of the sur.
s'antisls of lie on a wife's part, but tn
antidote is the insistence of q smaller
bill.
The very many examples of a woman's
nelplessness in the demise OF her husband,
pe4ks for itself the necessity of an in
;ighc to a husbands financial condition, in
.. der that she may be equipped to di.-
D ,se of matters left for her good judg-
m INT to decide upon. Failure ia this may
result disastrously.
Firth srmore, it Is we'll to be possessed
W ith information of tie various fluctuations
as there may be a prospect, in case OF
succe ,s, of a jewel or two for a Inner rims,
or a nice new gown for Mrs. Nobody's
deception.
A movement to introduce impartial
Of the civil war 10 being agitated
10 the east, the special objection being t.
the term rebel
Mrs.Jefferson Davis is very much concern
ed about The elimination Of any expression
to the survivors or participants
Of the rebellion of the south.
Would terms South erner, q COME ~ierate,
while softer, alter the context of authentic
OF the motive OF secession and
subsequ ant encounters?
The sentiment OF ill-will CT ated by
'ormer histories lis 10 the imagination.
The s'Southerner" Is sensed In these days
Of harmony as Is the "weste rner. But is
there not a danger Of producing a cause for
alarm for thoughts of the southern youth,
upon beholding the heroic statue in con-
of the leader of the confederate
.fvrcss, not excepting the one already 10
existence and those OF honored otherss
1t is presumed that Miss Phoebe COUSINS
feels easier, now that she has relieved her
through printers ink. Wa can enter
Into the great sacrifice. or had she nothing
TO loser II IL wiser. IL NOT so soothing, 70
rest on one's ~laurels; for il there Is a repu-
tation to fall back on, that fright ~
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