The silver lance., 1898-07-15
OUR SALTED PLACER.
Washed From the Rich Deposits on The Lance
Exchange Table.
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prophets, governors of intellectual geese,
philosophers Of fools and gilds infamy
! with supernatural glory. 1t wrecks al
tars OF innocence and pollutes the face
OF the people; breaks down the sword Of
justice and binds the Goddess Of Liberty
with chains Of gold. 1t is the lord of the
land, the uncrowned king of the COM
monwealth.-The late W. C. Brann.
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The new brigades are mighty fne-the
boys are brave an true,
An the gray is marchin' side by side
with them that wore the blue;
see 'em on the hilltops-they're drillin'
In the glades,
But we wont fergit the old boys who
made the old brigades.
We won't fergit the fellars that fought
on land on sea,
An follered "Stonewall" jackson an
charged with old Bob Lee!
An Grants an Sherman's fellers-their
mem'Iy never fades;
We won't fergit the old boys who made
the old brigades.
They're thinin' out-the old boys-they're
few now on the sod;
They're crossin'-crossin over to the
campin' grounds OF God;
l see the young boys marchin' on the
hills an fields an glades,
But we won't fergit the old bows who
mads the old brigades.
~ atlanta Constitution.
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l wandered to the circus, Tom, | sat
beneath the tent and saw the man from
Borneo, likewise the tatooed gent, l
heard the toothless lion growl, while men
in spangled clothes stepped fearlessly
into their dens and whacked them on
the nose. ! saw the sacred elephant
spout water through his trunk, the ala
mander eating lead and other metaled
junk; i heard the merry clown ..-~i
to know, when we we're boys together,
Tom, some twenty years ago. The SAME
Old horses waddled round the ring; the
same old comic vocalists proved that
they couldn't sing, the same old hippo
potamus was grunting in disgust, the
same old hump backed Persian OK was
kicking up the dust; the same rheumatic
acrobats crawled painfully around, and
ossified contortionists were rolling on the
ground; and ladies rode on bare backed
steed to music sad and slow-the same
old girls we used to see some twenty
years ago.-U-aH Mason. -
So
When you go to the city, gawk. Look
at the signs and read them. That's what
they are there for. II you sec something
| interesting, go up and stare at it as long
as you please. That's your privilege. II
, you want to ask questions about such
/ things, ask them. A tongue that makes
a practice of asking questions has more
wisdom that practices answering them.
II you hear anything that pleases you,
stop and listen Or, in other words, don't
be ashamed Of being rubber neck. The
eyes, nose and other senses we're intend
| ed to make a man rubber neck. The
mug that hasn't enough inquisitiveness
TO rubber-n neck will mover cut any ice in
this world Whiting, Kansas, Journal
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Admiral Cervera is prisoner, and
there seems to be conflict OF opinion as
to what to do with him; whether to nom-
inally confine him in some fortress, or let
him go on parole. Our thought is that
the President ought to send him IN invi-
tation to come to Washington and to tell
him or write him something like this:
"You have established your heroism, but
before that you established your manli-
ness and your generous nature by in
forming Admiral Sampson Of the safcty
of Lieut.. Hobson and his crew. though in
doing SO you gave US the first absolute
proof thot your squadron was in Santa
go harbor. 1t was an act which was an
act Of nobility which was a rift ol
sunshine through the clouds of war; il
was a reminder that there is brother.
hood in great souls which the passions
and hates Of war cannot change. You
are absolutely free. II you desire to re-
turn to Spain, the way is open to you. Ii
you should go, know as an honest mar
you will tell your Queen the truth about
the situation, hope you will be able to
tell her that the United States does not
like war, that it pursues it only as &
Decessity, and that her people believe
that when perfect enlightenment comes
the energies OF brave men will all be ex-
ercised in the walks of peace. II yor
prefer to remain with Us, you may g
where you please, do what you pleas
and your safety from either danger OF
discourtesy will be as secure as it woult
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