The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

City Of Churches, and the very title i'm
plies that the people arc extra good Tre
events Of the past weck make me tear that
cur neighbors are going to the "dcmntiou
bow vows " Brother Fulton will Hold the
Fort n, longer in the Temple; it has been
bought by spcculaiur, and in a couple of
weeks it will be transformed into a proiane
skating rink. The Salvation Army has
been routed from its snug quarters among
the scented arislUcracy on the Hill, and
Captain Maria Jane and Major Matilda
Susan will fight the Devil and his allies at
the old quarters on Washington street /,
where they first planted their bannere.
They made themselves such nuisance that
the people on the hill clubbed together and
bought them or, so that the sound OF the
salvation tamborine aud the hslleluiah
banjo will no more call sinners to repen
tance on the Hill. Several churches IN
Brooklyn are serving for stables, no less
than three haye been turned into theatres,
SO that fear our nelghbors are falling from
grace, since the big bridge has brought
them in such close connection with this
wicked city.
A queer case is that Of Lillian Russell.
There is scarcely dude in New York who
has not been head over heels in lovo with
her, and who was not in despair when she
ran away with Teddy Solomon What
there was about Teddy to attract Tho hand
soonest woman in tie city, is something
"that no foluh can find out" but he did;
and it is said that two or three Of his form
or wives were just as handsome as pictures.
Well, Solomon himself is no beauty, but he
carried off the fair Lillian, on whom there
were several mortgages, the most important t
being that Of Dave Braham, the leader at
liarrigan & Harts, and the author Of the
Mulligan Guards march, and lots Of other
popular music which has made the fortune
of Harrigan ( Hart. Mr.. Braham holds a
marriage certificate and Mrs. Draham
Solomons holds bouncing baby only IL
few months; che has not seen Mr.. Bruham
use for the baby. HIS suit for divorce will
be a short one, as the proofs aie so Aagrant
that it will not toke FIVE minutes to decide
the case.
Tho terrible Polar wave completely
! paralyzei business and caused an amount
Of suffering almost inraculable, Ia the
station houses at the different police pre-
cincts thousands OF miserabls wretches are
sheltered each night who haYe no home.
They are permitted to lay down on the
floor, and are huddled together as thick as
they can possibly be stowoi. Many are
professional tramp9, dirty. ragged, and un
kompt, but there are hundreds who are un.
fortunate and homele ess. Early in tn,
morning, at six o'clock, all of them indis'
criminately are turned into the street. l
il terrible to see them turned out shiveriui
into the bitter frosty air. All Of them ar,
i'll clad not one has anything like an oyer
coat. Some have their summer clothing
that would be Indifferent covering ON
!
seems unable to cope with the poverty of
great city.
The German dynamite club held meet
ing Oh Thursday night, at which it was re
solved that 1t was the proper tbing to blo'
up anybody or anything you did not lik,
Those are not exactly the words but it
the substance. The German Consul cam
near being sent up through the roof Of hi
house, but fortunately discovered the con
tents OF mysterious box which was sch
Iaileu us InrouSh tAe week. Brother Ful
ton, who was sold out of the Rink las
week, is going to build new church onl
one block from the Old one, SO Brookly
will have one pastor at least who will Sc
to it that Monsisnor Capcl and the Pope d
not run away with the United States.
Yours truly
BROADBRIM