The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-06-14
MEN AND TEINGS.

.-Elward S. Stokes is dabblng in tho
mining business on the Pacific coast. He is
mentioned in a Montana City, New, paper
as selling his interest in one mine for
SG5,000.
The Philadelphia Walnut street theatre
is the oldest theatre in the United States.
The owner is j. S. Clarke, the actor, who
lives most of the time in London.
Somebody stole $500 from Mrs. Ly-
man, of Dalton, Miss. She suspected her
youthful son, and whipped him until he
declared that he was the thief but investi-
CATION proved him innocent.
The Rev. James Burnham's marriage
in Pennington, n. Y, year or two ago,
caused comment because he was 81 years
old, while the bride was young. A child
was lately born to the pair, and its public
baptism was proud occasion for the aged
father.
Mrs. Judah, an aged California actress,
was to have q benefit performance on her
retirement from the stage. Shrewdly cal
culating on the inspiring effect of music,
she combined a free concert with the auc-
ton sale of seats, and the result was iinau-
cial success.
A young man who saw fellow fall on
the sidewalk of a western city, drunk and
insensible, concluded 10 make some obser.
yatious. lie accordingly stepped into dark
corner from which point he could see with
out being seen. lie declares that inside OF
fifteen minutes six dl llerent men passed
along and seeing the drunken man lying
on the sidewalk, stopped over and went
through his pockets.
-M-. Mil eame interested in HallecR,
a convict in the Ohio State prison, and by
earnest efforts obtained his pardon. Thai
was three months ago. Halleck found a
temporary home in the Miller family, aud
his reformation seemed complete. He has
now eloped with Miller's wife, and Miller
says that he was never 50 astonished in his
life. Mr.. Delane of New Orleans was
equally surprised by the elopement Of his
daughter, Eugene. lie forbade her To marry
young Baseot, and, lest she should disobey1
started 10 take her 10 Chicago, where he in
tended to leave her in charge of a vlgilant
aunt. He saw the girl bid Bascot farewell
on the levee, and put her aboard the steam
er, carefully locking her in stateroom.
When he was ready to g To bed he looked
ia 10 see il she WAS in much distress, but she
was not there at all, having escaped thr'ugh
the window, relomed her lover, aud got
married. The sight of a real gypsy, with
black hair and yellow skin, affected Jennie
Attu htuNlllFhltllNt hll'A WV N''fH '''''tf
who had strolled in Cazenovia, y. Y, with
his baud Of horse traders and fortune telleHs,
lost no time in wuoing her. Her father tried
to stop the nonsense, hut she was bound 10
elope, aud did. A young Indian was SINH
lariy successful with q white siri az Ava
lanche. MINI. She invested him with all
the romantic qualities of the noble red man
OF the books, aud eloped with him to his
wig wan.
The inventor Of shoes for walking on
the water gave AN exhibition IA Memphis
lie stepped boldly oil the levee, but the
bouyaucy Of the shoes was not equal tn cN-
pectation, and he Immediately sank into the
river. lie was so nearly drowned when res
eued that they rolled him on a barrel No
more success nj was the trial pl hyins ma
chine at san Francisco, Cal. Tue inventor
started from hguse-lup, hutrrsd briefly IN
the air, and tell into a stream where ne
apparatus nearly aiased bis death by s.nA-
log him