The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-17

She docs not mind the money so much
but she did enjoy "sbpakin her moind
about milady in open coort an before
his Honor the Joodge."
st. Patrick's Day is coming on apace.
Next Saturday, st. Patrick who was
"gintleman," will come up smiling in
the morning aud take possession of old
Gotham rs be hss done for years, aud
the shamrock and the harp that once
twanged Tara's halls will float triumph
antly above the stars and stripes. Still
the day will be celebrated much more
quietly than in former years. The suf-
ferings of the relatives and friends on
the green isle have caused the money
which would otherwise hRye been spent
for sashes and potheen to be sent abroad.
The representative Irish organization St.
Patrick's Alliance, will have it's usual
dinner in the evening, and other associ-
ations will have entertainments OF one
kind or another, nearly all for the benefit
of the sufferers at home. .,
Easter cards and Easter flowers are
what interest everybody now. The fash
ion has been set that churches on Christ
mas and Easter must be decorated SUI
perbly with cut fl overs, and every church
no matter how poor it may be spends
from hundreds to thousands on them.
These decorations will be very expensive
this year, as the prolonged cold weather
makes the price of flowers come very
high. Violets and other spring flowers
have seldom been so expensive as they
are now, and as regards fine and rara
roses they are worth from twenty. five
cents to dollar a piece. As regards
Easter cnrds the stationors have given us
a number of new and tasteful designs
and the styles of execution are in many
cases marvellously beautiful. Christ
mas and Easter cards have all but driven
valentines out of fashion, and when one
remembers to what base uses the valen.
tine has frequently come to, one eau
hardly regret it. Hand painted cards.
little plates of ivory, wooden and metal
plaques, beautifully colored with spring
flowers and the cross make handsome
presents, and may be had at prices rang
ing all the way from one to fifty and sew
enty-five dollars.
A determined effort is to be made by
the police to close the opium dens in thu
city, which have been increasing at 9
really alarming rate. Captain Williams
of the Twenty-ninth Police Precinc
raided one last week and captured tn,
Chinese proprietor and one of his guests
This however is only forerunner o
what is to come. There are about eight,
we'll known and regularly patronizec
dens in operation and they are tbrongeC
nightly and to great extent daily too
Most of them are situated far dowi
town in the regions along the river front
They are most extensively patronized b!
abandoned men and women of the lowe
walks of lite, but persons of both sexe
from the best classes frequent them al
we'll, because they believe th at there the,
are freer from discovery than in NOR
select places up town. The other even
ing as came home from Brooklyn me
we'll known detective who took me t,
an opium den in n side street leading of
from ChAtam Street. The place consist
: ing of two small rooms was packed.
divan ran along the walls, and for ever,
two smokers there was a. peculiar it'll
kerosene lamp, with chimney shaped
like an inverted cup, with small hol
on top. At this the smokers lighted tn,
opium before they placed it on the pam
of their pipes which from distanc,
looked like iv Dry mounted clarionets.
What was my horror to find lyinC
alongside of a sailor, an actress who no
so many years ago was popular favor
, ite. She was insensible. She was rich
ly dressed and though her face wa
ghastly, pallid, the traces of forme
+ beauty could still be marked. The del
wss filed with smoke arising from TWEEN
ty odd pipes. and it was 80 dense as II
almost obscure the light from the littl
I lamps. Through the gloom could b
, seen the demoniac face of the Chinamai
presiding over the orgie. His brigh
little eyes cleaned like Goals from tn
mist. and his long bony hands Tight,
, grasped his money drawer. have seei
2 revolving pictures, but this was the worst
: Whsn came out in the fresh air wa
E all in tremor, but perhaps this Wa
caused by the opium fumes which hat
, inhaled.
Poor Virgins. There is not a frien,
here to speak well of him. The pilot
, and captains OF tug. boats who refraine'
. going out to sen for fear lest his predic
/ tion would GENE true, are swearing at tn
: pecuniary loss which has accrued {,
them. On Long Island several peopl
had built huts on elevated places in or
= der 70 retire TO them when the food
r should make their advent. All this i
: now so much fears labor lost, and Wig
gins Is held responsible for it. Forum
ate it is for him that he is not wealth,
man, otherwise his heirs would have hIn
l committed to lunatic asylum.
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