Its wearer suggested that pears and peaches might yet be naturalized in the New England climate.

First, let the concentration continue as now, let Morgan or his industrial successor trustify all the industries and make himself master of them all, then let prosperity continue till over-production becomes excessive, and let the inevitable panic devastate the land, and then the workers will arise, overthrow Morgan, take control of the industrines in the name of the people, and establish Socialism.

[Sapphires] of ten to fifteen rutties without a flaw are common, whereas a perfect ruby of that size is hardly ever seen.

In those days, as now, the Royal Naval Colleges as well as Sandhurst were well patronised by the squirearchy and the youths of the blue-blood who found in the training there a congenial calling, when they were not satisfied with military training as a hobby. … The attraction of military and naval life was enhanced by the fact that the Royal family patronised it.