The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-11-17

He is very popular with the owners of
the line on account of the care he takes
OF bis ship. Duritg q voyage lie fairly |
lives on the bridge. With passengers,
however, male as well as female, he is |
very unpopular, on account Of his stern, |
ungracious and repelling ways. The |
captain of certain steamer of the 4
White Star Line is a great fevorite I
among men, while ladies are inclined TO |
think poorly Of him because he pays lit |
tie or DO attention to them. He is very
fond of game o! poker and of Il social |
glass. and hence is always welcome
figure in the smoking room. His socia- |
bility is not unremunerative, for he is an
expert poker player, and generally wins
the money from his opponents.
The Red Star Line has strict rule
forbidding masters of their vessels to
take their wives with them on a voyage,
either as passengers or guests. One of
the captains was married some months
ago, and desired to give his wife we'd
ding trip across the ocean. On arriving
in port, he went TO the company's Office
and asked permission to take his wife
across. Certainly, captain" was the
reply. He then went to Philadelphia
where he was domiciled, and returning
the day before the ship was to sail, came
on board. Meeting a steward, be gave
him some order, when to his amazement
that official tipped his cop and remarked:
81 beg pardon, sir; you're not in COM
mand OF the ship. sir; Captain - is in
command SIR" Our friend at once post
ed to the Secretary's Office "Did you
not give me permission to take my wife
aboardp" he asked. Eyes, SIR" blandly
replied the official, 'and to save you all
trouble and make the voyage as pleasant
as possible, we have reserved the two
best staterooms for you and Mrs. -
and ordered Captain - to take the
ship across. The instant she touches
Antwerp you will take command of her
again" The young wife remained in
Europe for some months and returned
on her husbands ship taking her sister
with her and registeIingin maiden name.
The captain never met them except at
meal times, and in fact was never in the
saloon except on these occasions. When
he met them on the deck he just touched
his cap to them. When the ship made
this port he reported what he did at the
company's Office. II wished to show
them, he said, THAT man can and will
do his entire duty even though he has his
wife aboard"
Some weeks ago the Appleton's pub
lished little book called "Don't," con-
slsting of II series of precepts as to what
violations, of good form, or good taste or
good manners one is to avoid in poll te
society. One of the members of the
firm told me the other day that the book
had really an enormous sale. The first
edition of $4,000 had already been ex-
haused, and in fact orders were coming
in so fast that there was some difficulty
in filling them. "Strange to say he
added, most of the books have gone 10
Boston, and the demand now is from the
West, from such cities as St. Louis, Gin
cinnati and Chicago" This would seem
to show that although each of the above
cities seems to think that the Sun ought
10 rise where it Is located, they are vet
anxious to rub of the rough edges which
make Western people noticeable when
ever and wherever he they get into the
more p )lishod society of the East
The Seaside hotel business in the
vicinity of New York will probably be
completely revolutionized by next season
The fate of Mr.. Charles E. Leland who |
last year had the Hotel Brighton at
u
to other adventurous hotel mon, and the |
railroad company which owns the entire |
property will never be able to make such |
contract again as they had with him |
Mr.. Leland is a member of the celebrated |
family of hotsl keepers who at one time
had practical monoptlJ of transit |
trade, and who certainly are experienced
enough to conduct the business in the |
~, x.,ht htoh ~ L
Yet during the past summer his losses |
averaged close on $500 day, and when |
the season closed be was laboring under |
a debt of $40, GOO. He might haye pulled |
through very nearly even, had his COM
tract not compelled him to hand over to |
the road Is per cent. of the gross receipts |
every day, no matter how much tie |
earnings we're exceeded by the costs of |
running the hotel. Mr.. Leland has now |
compromised with some of his creditors |
nt twenty-five cents on The dollar. But |
there will be no more Coney Island for
him.
Anybody acquainted with the manner
the Temperance question is being
handled by the associations in this city, |
cannot but be surprised to see as thor
ough and honest an editor as Major
Bundy bring the "Mail and EXpr IS" to
the support of the Cooper Union Branch
of the Association. The prime mover
and leading spirit in this concern is a
man named Gibbs. a tall, thin, sallow-
complexioned. black barred and bearded
Yankee, who has all the shrewdness with
which the members of his race are hab-
itually credited. This man conducts
dairy restaurant in Nassau Street, where
nothing stronger than coffee is sold. and
where an oatmeal and milk diet is religi- |
ously encouraged. HE connection with |
the Association Is understood to have
helped him enormously in his bus ness.
Unfortunately for him, there was anoth-
er shining light in the association who
was also a dairy restaurateNr.
This worthy after a while came to the
conclusion that Gibbs was getting all the
cream of the Temperance business and
that by the time Gibbs was through with
the milk jug, and it reached him, there
was very little skinned milk left. Thus,
he seeded, formed an Association of his
own and runs meetings every Sunday at
Chickering Hall. OF course all this is
very amusing to people who know the
way such things are conducted, and
hence the surprise of seeing paper of
the standing of the "AIail and Express
used as an organ for a catchpenny affair.
Major Bundy eau scarcely be we'll in.
formed as to the real influence and inn
portance OF the Temperance Association