The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-11-12

CALCULATIONS Tor the future the big Sena-
tor from Illinois must be counted as
against them. Several of the Democrat
10 Senators said on Saturday last that
they would sooner have straight ont
Republican in the chair than Judge
Davis, and if the Republicans brought In
q motion in December to elect one OF
their own number they would make no
opposition. But with the vote of Judge
Davis secured, the Republicans have no
incentive to attempt o change, and they
have plainly indicated this view. SO far
as the officers OF the Senate are concern
ed the Democratic incumbents have
some reason to feel easy, for Judge
Davis has repeatedly expressed himself
as opposed to turning men out OF Office
unless for cause. He dined with the
President just before he left for home.
When he comes back be will make the
appointment of keeper of the Senate
cookshop, for which nearly all the restaur-
ant keepers in town have been running
after him.
The session of the Woman's National
Temperance Union just concluded here,
was an interesting one and fruitful of
pleasant Incidents. The most prominent
and widest known figure in il was Miss.
Susan b. Anthony, who is to-day scarce
ly year older in appearance than she
was twenty years ago. Her hair is slight
ly tinged with gray, but time seems to
work changes very slowly upoa her
calm intelligent face. She appeared on
the platform dressed i'll black and wear
ing the gold spectacles which have be-
come SO familiar in caricature. Next to
Miss Anthony Miss Frances +. Willard,
the President of the Union, is perhaps the
best known over the country. She is
also next in point of ability, and pro-
badly first in womanly qualities Miss
Clara Barton, who will be remembered
for her services in the Army as nurse,
and Mrs. Woodbridge, of Ohio, the Sec
retary, we're among the other prominent
ladies in attendance. The most thrill
ing scene Of the session was when Miss
Willard took the hand of her mother,
who had been brought there unknown to
her, and in trembling accents introduced
her to the audience as "the dear heart
that never failed me-" She paid au e!o-
quent tribute to the aged mother who
stood beside her. The scene in the
church was remarkable; not an eye was
dry and many ladies actually cried aloud.
The old lady thanked the Convention
and tlen kissed her daughter where
upon there was a fresh outburst of emo
ton.
Speaking of kissing, one would hard
ly expect to hear much of that sort of
thing in Convention of rather strong
minded women. Yet there was good
deal of it going on. At one of the ses-
sions Mrs. Morrison, delicate looking
lady from Indiana, rose to "a question Of
privilege and ascending the platform
said she wanted to kiss Miss Anthony in
the presence of the American flag and of
the picture of Gen. Garfield, who in the
proudest moment of his life turned aside
to kiss his wife and mother. Suiting. the
action to the word she gave Susan n
''smack" that could be heard all over the
church. Evidently the action was .ep-
proved as nobody objected TO the .ques-
ton OF privilege" What a pity that SO
many Of these old girls are limited to
kissing each other The ladies did not
leave any body in the daik as to the OBJ.
jects of their organization, They .occu-
pied our pulpits and halls On Sunday
with pleas for temperance and resoluted
most emphatically against saloons. They
went down to Mt. Vernon and undertook
to close the bar of the steamboat on which
they made the trip. One of them was
very enthusiastic over President Arthur
"Our President" she said, "knows how
to do the proper thing so handsomely,
and We all love him" After that how can
he refuse their request to adopt the "no
wine" policy during his stay in the White
House. DON PEDRO.