The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-01-01

had finished his business he remarked to the
lady that he supposed "Gath" had been Civ
ing him-not to put too fine point on it
a fine character as a first class liar. "Mr.
Townsend has indeed given you a high
reputation in this respect" was the reply.
al am not surprised at this" continued the
redoubtable Tom, and must plead guilty |
to having ot certain times IN my life, and |
under circumstances Of a peculiarly painful
nature, made statements of facts where no
facts existed. In fact, prided myself as be-
ing -eminently the only liar in the United
Slater worthy the name. Now am obliged
to yield the palm to another. Madam,
assure you,on my word and honor as gen
tleman," placing his hand impressively on
his heart as he spoke, "that there are but
three liars in the whole country. 1, madam,
am one of them-and George Alfred Town
send is the other two I"
The other night,the barbarian who makes
love to Mary Ando. Son, in "Ingomar," made
funny transposition in his lines. Instead
of 1.-TWO souls with but single thought, two
hearts that beat as one" he startled the
audience by exclaiming, 1.-TWO hearts with
but single thought, two souls that beat as
one p
Mr.. Ballard Smith has resigned the man
asing editorship OF the Sun, 10 take effect
January /. He is considerably worn out by
overwork and conte mplates a tripto Europe.
Various reasons are given for his leaving the
paper The real one, believe, is the fact
that he is too enterprising and progressive
in his ideas 10 suit the old fogy notions Of
the stockholders, who are deadly opposed to
any expenditures for news which shall in
the slightest curtail the present rich divi
dends. Sun stock pays from 40 to so per
cent. per annum, in frequently declared in
stallments of from to 10 per cent There
are $50 shares par value 81 900 per share,
but the stock cannot be bought for $1,000.
Charles A. Dana is the largest owner and
controls majority of the stock. Marshall
o. Roberts is another large owner. Mr..
Weymsn, editor OF the weekly edition draws
salary OF 800 week. He is stockhold-
er-and it is notable fact that nearly all
the stock holders have fat salared positions
Amos Cummings, the best writer on the
paper, owns five shares of stock. He has
been mentioned as Mr.. Smiths successor but
; he has repeatedly refused to take the position
for any salary they would offer SO long as the
present financial policy prevails. Mr.. Cum
luings is man who would spend money
even more lavishly than Mr.. Smith; but he
would put every dollar of it where il would
do the most good and score a point every
time. The Suns Washington correspondent
is also spoken Of for the managing editor
ship.
Mr.. ]. Gilmer Speed, the Worlds young
managing editor, goe- West very shortly, SO
3, am told, TO be married TO a charming
young lady IN Lousvillsef Mr.. Speed is a
grand nephew IN the poet Keats, and his
5 introduction to New York journalism was
, obtained by the publication in the World Of
lot of letters written by his distinguished
literary relative From the World Mr.. Speed
|
return to the World is recent. In financial
matters Mr.. Speed IS as lucky as in his phe-
nomenal rise in journalism. While on the
staff of the World, sometime last year, he
I was detailed to go to Philadelphia and write
> up the Keely motor. Mr.. Speed had friends
here who held lot of the motor stock. Mr..
Speed gave the invention a glowing send
, oil, and the price of the stock went up with
allow his friends to unload. Mr.. Speeds
share of this neat little bit of Journalistic
T Jay Gould,sm was $l2, ,60O-not bad thing
Tor an impeeunious newspaper man. Mr.
Speed has made other investments in stocks
1 so il is said, which haye made him. hand.
: some returns. AT this rate it wont be long
e before he will be able to own daily, il his
, ambition runs in that direction.
Speaking of Jay Gould reminds Inc thai
he is buying up property on Park Row, op
posite the post office, which he designs as thu
: site of one of the largest and handsomes
~ buildings in the city. 1t IS 10 be occupies
:, on the first and upper floor by the American
= Union Telegraph Company. The othe
floors will be devoted to offices. Mr.. GoulC
. has already purchased all the property from
y the Ecen,ng, Express building north, with
" tho single exception Of the corner building
!" au old, tumble down rookey, the lowe
< f,or Of which is occupied by the Erenin
10 Mail business office.
Inwood, the site finally selected for th
Worlds Fair of 1853, is an admirable loca
, ton in every respect. As you may be airead.
~ aware, the land set apart for this use will b
II given by the heirs of the Dyckman estate %
which it is a part, rent free. 1t comprise
= one hundred and iftv-two acres, presents
broken surface, has Il noble growth of tree;
aud has the Hudson and Harlem rivers an
!? Spuyteu Dnyvil creek for water boundaries
It's surroundings are also picturesque, bein
d reclly opposite the Palisades. The locatiU
=, is within the city limts,on the Hudson Rive
+, Railway, about five or six miles from th
the elevated and horse railway lines,and b
bnats on both rivers. In published intel
view with Rufus Hatch,the banker,who ha
" heen actively identified with the project fror
~ the first, he expressed the opinion that Wi
" liam Henry Vanderbilt, whose road will
vastly benefited by the enterprise, shoul
subscribe from S2,OOO,OOO TO S5,OOO,OOO I
. help the thing along, and that his exampl
an would be SO surely and Immediately follow
ed by others as IA insure the financial SUI
=" cess at once. I accordingly called on NJ
80 Vanderbilt, at his office in the Grand Ger
tral Dcput, to see il he cared to make publ
his intentions. While he had no hesitane
in expressing warm sympathy with the ell
~ Ierprise-ss he may well afford to, for it wi
put millions into his pocket-he was nc
prepared to say what action he should TAX
% in the matter Of subscribing for stock. Whi
he dld ssy, however, left very strong in
preston on my mind that while he has L