The silver lance., 1899-10-06
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They covered up her dainty shoes.
Shed blush at every saucy breeze
And downward glance, as i'll at ease
10 fear some vulgar eye might see
A vista Of her hosiery!
She soon discovered that her skirts
.lmpsded her in scorching spurts,
And. not without misgivings, she
Curtaiisd them quite observably
But svon then she seemed to feel
, Too awful "stuHy" for the wheel,
And soon the dear no longer tried
tn ankles Of her boots to hide.
Her modssty began to fade,
Her blushes 9, sw Of fainter grade,
And southern suburbs Of her skirts
Went northern no! by easy spurts.
Then to her chummies round about
She one day lot the secret out
That whom her coming birthday came
She WAS to have diamond frame!
Now. you can see her on the track
With parabolic curve Of back,
Her skirts . pair Of twin affairs
Curtaiied in their protecting cares.
The hosiery once sacred to
Her own angelic eyes Of blue
IL now exposed TO all that ilk
Who study curves in swollen silk!
/ once had hoped to call her mine,
gladly worshipped at her shrine.
And thought among all other girls
She was a modest pearl OF pearls;
But now il should we'd tho dear
I'd live in constant clinging fear
Shed want to take the third degree
And wear the family breeches. see!
adams Postscripts.
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During the history OF the Honduras
Republic but one President has been So
lected without tho aid OF revolution.
And yet it 10 the general understanding
that tho inhabitants OF Honduras give
the Filipinos cards and spades and still
Tar outclass thsm in playing tho game Of
civiiization.-Siour City Journal.
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A former citizen of New Haven, Conn.
Mr.. Wallace ]. Palmer, is travelling about
the world, especially in the Far East,
was particularly pleased with Siam.
Having had some experience in operat
ing Florida hotels, he opened one on q
small scale in Siam, The American
patronage made him prosper, and among
the visitors was the King of siam, who
after few visitctions liked the place so
well that he made Mr.. Palmer his chief
catsrsr. The relations between the two
grew quite cordial until the king at last
gsassossIy gave Mr.. Palmer large plot
OF land in the city Of Bangkok. on which
he Il TO crest 100000 hotel structure.
Land in Bangkok is said to be quite
expensive. This practical recognition by
the king Of American enterprise is anoth.
or example Of how American ideas arc
bong advanced IN foreign countries.-
Scientific American.
From nscessitv the prospector must be
venturesome. Some Of the richest mines
known offered 10 great Inducements on
the surface, and some none at all, other
than that there was bsre possibility
that ore might be found by tunnelling or
sinking. Capital seldom 10 willing to do
much exploratory work without some
previous showing, either upon the proper
~ they would explore or upon adjoining
territory. Capital Is timid, sometimes
too much 90, but at other times it bs-
comes too venturesome for tho good Of
legitimate mining. Disaster to large
capital in mining always has . reaction
ary effect. Many mines. abandoned by
tho original locators. arc tsken up by
Others, and in some instances there arc
several successive abandonments and re.
locations before tho property shows value
whsn it may eventually become . great
mine. Such is the history Of ono Of the
most prominent mines of Butte, Montana
Whom . prospector does make strike he
usually either asks q price so great that
he cannot dispose Of his mine to . bons
fide purchaser. or he sells at . price fai
below what it Is really worth. The lattsI
instance. however, Is rare. The discov
erer Of one Of Utahs greatest mines sole
out for . moderate fortune and were
secretly glad Of the opportunity, admit
ting that they feared the deposit woulc
not 60 down. The mine returned sever
al millions in dividends TO its purchaser
-Aaning d Scientific Press.