The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-01-11

the whole race rush bindly after. Mrs.
Jones and Mrs. Brown "receives" and
therefore Mrs. Smith, (whose husband
has lately acquired fortune In pork or
oil, must do likewise and Of course it
would never do for Mrs Hardpp (whose
unpaid bills and bankrupt husband de-
mand that the keep up appearances, Z"
rs upon that her position depends,l to
be benind IN any matter of display.
The family may live on pork and beans
for weeks beforehand, but the tables
upon New Years must groan under a
burden Of the daiutlpst and cOstliest.
In Washington there are various class.
es who make calls, aside from ones &C
quaintapces. There are politicians with
axes to grind, lobbyists who never neg.
lect an Opportunity the lille and Curl
GUS who simply want a peep at great
ness the aspiring Of lower strata who
are perpetuRlly striving to get into so
called good society :" and an army OF
fOrtune.hunters, and adventuiers, who
glory in the custom, as it gives them the
rare felicity OF a full stomach.
There Is no stamping out of the Ang.
lo-Saxon blood the love of feats OF
strength and endurance by the human
| frame divlne--nOn of the Latin races
have ever cared for the exhibitions, as
examplified in their own proper persons.
| The cumbats of the Roman arena were
sustained by captives trained as gladia.
tors, and the amphitheatres of Spain
are crowded 10 witness the tOTtuTeS of
wild bulls Dy agile picadors and mata-
yhf, ra c.,li In Il lg nj
injury. Our prize tighs, baseball
matches, horse. races, boating contests,
etc, are just now (and very Oppropti-
ately for the season., overshadOwed by
pedestrian mania. In nearly every
prominent city of the Loul try walking
matches are in progress or IN conten-
| plation, and the strangvst part of the
matter is that large crow $ of peopl,
OF both sexes are willing 10 pay to wit.
ness these trials OF physical endurance.
When one, at distance, reads OF the
enthusiasm created by the completion
Of SO many laps on a saw-duSt track, in
given time, by professional walkist,
wonder crGeps in bat ii man will
only turn upon himself the eye of in
tror pcction, he will acknowledge that,
as have above stated, the "gaudia Ger.
taminis" has AS firm hold OF his feel.
ings as of those Of his countrymen at
large. Our capitol ely has escaped the
prevailing rage, but l understand that
next V Q X q wall g bout of twenty
seven hours, for purse of $3.50, has
teen arranged between William C-aw
fCTd, the champion pedestrian of the
District, and Miss Mary Marshall, OF
Chicago, who has defeated Be- tina Won
lIillern on several occasions and male
pedestrians in various sections of the
county. The only objections have
to these athletic contests by profession
ale is, that with many vi them, it is a
mere matter OF business, aud that often
matches are thrown" for q satisfactory
pecuniaay consideration. knowledge vi
this fact takes away all the deliciUl,
glamour that doubt of the issue cast;
over the spirit. lconsider horse racing
the gran dest sport in the world, but
wouldn't give much to witness a dasl
between the most noted racers, il sus-
pected the victory had been arranged
beforehand.
Not since the Attn of March, 1873, thu
day General Grant was inaugurated tht
second time, have we had such q spell
of cold weather as the one that has beer
passing over US the last few days. Til,
4th Of March referred to was only {
single day of intense cold; but every
body who was here then will never for
get 1t nor the incidents that occurred
Then oficers and men in the procession
had their extremities frozen. The in
auguraton ball took place that night il
temporary frame building erected il
Judiciary Square. 1t was impossi.
BILE to warm it. Gentlemen DANCED il
their overcoats, and poured cOpiou
draughts of brandy down their throat
to keep warm. The ladies in their full
dress (undress) suffered most terribly
aud there were not a few Of them VIII,
went to their graves in consequence
The scenes along tile Avenue during
the progress of the procession from TIL
White House to the Capitol were NOR
like some of those We read of on gala
/ days among the russians, and the pres
ent spell reca Is them with fresh inter
the guage of the Thermometer is YER
de :idediy lower just now the same in
dicatiOn covers a much wider range U
e the county than 1t did on the occasio
: referred to. The whole nothern poi
/, ton of the continent, between the tw
u. oceans is suffering more or less frOI
L the intense cold, blOckadesj of snow
e frozen rivers, and general interrup
a tion with travel and river navigation.
. AUGU>T