The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-05-05
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER

OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER
PHILADELPHIA Pa. April 80, 'SS
Sunday was a scorcher-s7 degrees in the
shade, April Goth. Phew! If this is indi-
catiye of what is to come or in store for us
we will all conclude to emigrate to regions
of greater frigidlty. The suddenness of the
change took everybody off their base.
Well, Brother Harvey B. Smith after
permitting 20 summers to pass over his head
has come TO Me conclusion ''to 60 and do
likewise" The likewise only differs in one
respect from the general run of such occur
rences and that is that the medium that
has swayed Harvey from his bacheloric
noorings is widow-handsome in all that
the idea of handsome conyeys-she is veal
thy IN all those attributes that make lady I;
she is endowed with fertility of sense, in
telligence and yiYacity that will cause that
feeling so complacent and pleasant which
makes one sigh at the loss of not having
met such one long ago. These are good
qualities, qualities that redown to the glory
of any one ;but still she has more-lots of
money; money, the stuff that will permit
one to revel in 'cloyer." Yuml yum! a
transcontinental trip, including. no doubt,
every notable incident, point and place Of
interest (beyond the waters) will be only
part of that surfeit including the wedding
| oI e..
ing of goodwill, and the hope that know
eth no vicissitudes, we congratulate thus
our brother in his heroic and justifiable
undertaking. Yea and aye, may he ever
be happy! And may there never be any
undulations in the sway of this happy
couples pathway through life, except those
that are natural comcomitant to the
sweet blessfulness produced by the mutual
ity of Il love you, and l know you love
me-" Peek-a-boo. The widow is from
New York city. Och!
In the heart of the city, up dingy alley
living, as 1t were, in rooms pitable as to
arrangements AMI accommodations, live
four Irishmen with their large families,
who have been toiling day in and day out
for 81. 10 per day in the Pennsylvania rub
Der works; living and supporting their fam
lilies on the scantiest of scanty things in
order to make ends meet. Yet with all
these obstacles these poor fellows, McCaf-
frey, Grigg, McClosky and Lynch had suf-
ficient confidence in the louisiana Lottery
Company, OF New Orleans, to invest their
dollar month, month after month. and as
a result their confidence in the ultimate has
been rewarded by striking the fortunate
number 12l65 which on April 10 drew the
capital prize. Their net gain is somewhere
about $1S700.
When Roscoe Conkling died it was as If
one of the ''tall cedars of Lebanon had
fallen" A great, grand man has gone to
his repose. What comment and shining
example is afforded by this illustrious
Americans life. "An honest man is
the nobless work of God;' and none are
so mean as not to accord this to him who.
in the midst Of corruption and the most de-
based period of our national existence, al
ways maintained that horesty and integ-
rity which is ever a shining mark to man
| Wonder whether these encomiums, so
worthy and SO prolific of the meritorious
Conkling, will be in store for that contem-
poraneous character Of the same period of
public life, who used to subscribe to his
epistles: "Burr this letters" Hardly!
Whom will history declare the greatest and
grandest of the twoP Roscoe Conkling.
A great and notable event, one that 10
great feather in the laurels OF the present
administration, took place al Crump's ship
yard on Saturday, April 2Sth. It was the
occasion of the launching of two war ships,
the Yorktown and Vesuvius, constructed
by this ship-buildlng firm for the Govern
ment. II was gala daW. Many eminent
and prominent citizens were present. FEEDER
al. State and municipal officials from all
over the country were at the launch of
what is the beginning, and which promises
to give US, a naval force of which Amer.
cans need not feel ashamed or abashed for
the time TO come. Thousands upon thous-
ands of people were present rejoicing like
loyal patriotic citizens over the beginning
OF that redemption Of cur country's stand
ing from one Of the pettiest to one of the
foremost upon the high seas. And well
tney hHo1 ieiOlSS Aot uAh eiOiy ~ Tue MOflQ
glory
Politics are brewing, fzzlng and citing
hot. The Republicans as far a. the State
is concerned are in martial array, for last
week the party's delegates congregated At
Harrisburg and ratified what the bosses
dished up for them; but on May 28rd
more lively time is expected because Demo-
cratic delegates will 60 there 10 make
nominations which will produce more fric-
tion than the simple ratification of bosses
dish. Mark the contrast: in Republican
bodies few bosses congregs'e in a parlor
and take snuff and the whole party sneezes: |:
while the Democratic delegates assemble
and do their own work and instruct their
leaders how TO proceed. The one repre-
sents despotism the other embodies genu-
Inc Democracy Which Is the preferablep
II is the Democratic spirit that makes
Cleveland so strong and popular and which
will produce his reconciliation upon the
strength Of his creditable administratlon.
The campaign, with that simple, honest
traightforward-man Cleyeland-
At the mast head Of Democratic standards
will be one Of the most bitterly and de-
termined contested poliiicsl battles known
In the annals Of American politics. Tha
great cause Of thil stubborn and determined
contest finds ita lodRment In the wise,
benencent and patriotic posltion OF ClevO.
! land upon the tarin queafion.