The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28


such a scandal that he was compelled to
deed Il back; however he succeeded in get
ting her to deed It to him again. There is
no doubt the Courts will declare the deed
invalid on account of fraud and undue in
fuence. This week she was suddenly seized
with hemorrhage, and before anything
could be done for her she was dead. And
so ends the record of colossal fortune and
a stormy life. Mr.. Valentine did what
thousands have done before him and what
thousands more are doing to-day. He was
a close, hard-fisted, hard headed man; he
grubbed away through sixty years-stuck
to business night and day. He had no
sympathy for the poor fools who fritter
away their time in pleasure; this life is not
made for pleasure, said Mr.. Valentine; it's
made for work-I work and other people
should work-and he did work, and his
dollars rolled up to hundreds of thousands
Then he married the widow and after four
years of superlalive miseryhe died broken
hearted man. But what of the money he
left9-"Ay there's the rub" well, it ruined
the widow and killed her, she died more
miserably than Valentine; for she was de-
serted by every friend she had on earth,
except the doctor, and he was so terrified
as he stood by her bedside that he sent out
for four physicians and the coroner, to bear
witness that he had not murdered her. But
he left two boys, surely they will enjoy il?
Perhaps. The younger boy inherited from
his aged father a miserable constitution,
and from his mother temper and qualities
that may curse his life if he lives. The
other fell desperately in love with the
daughter Of poor country parson and mar
ried her. 1t was not long till this dowdy
country girl, blossomed into a fine fashion
able lady, and camels-hair shawls, sealskin
sacques, diamonds, pearls and rubies galore,
proclaimed her wealth to the world. Then
she made the grand tour of Europe, and
while abroad made the acquaintance of
Adelaide Nelson the actress; she lavished
presents on her which the actress was not
10th TO receive and followed her from place
to place like a poodle dog, till Miss Nelson
died on a Paris Boulevard. Then Mrs
Valentine imagined herself possessed of the
spirit of Adelaide Nelson and forthwith
prepared for the stage; she called herself
Adelaide Moore, and at the present time
is wandering somewhere about the world
trying to act, and no doubt is rapidly dis
sipating the last remnant of Old Valentines
fortune. What moral for mere money
getters. The man who accumulated this
fortune, now scattered to the winds, IN his
life measured every man by the length Of
his bank account. If he had no financial
backing, though he had the virtues of the
Angel Gabriel, and the talents of Plato,
Demosthenes and Homer combined, with
Mr.. Valentine he was of no account. Yet
he made money, piled his gold in stacks,
and died broken hearted wreck.
Mayor Herwitt is a thorn in the sides of
official evil doers, and ever since he has
been in office has been stirring the different
commissions up with very long pole, Our
charities department is just now being keel
hauled, and the revelations are anything
but savory. Waste, extravaganza, theft
and cruelty, are the offenses which demand
investigation and reform. God help the
poor that are compelled to claim its aid.
An old acquaintance turned up this week
Mrs. Tom Ri Jon, who used to sell the
Volcano opposite st. Paurs some years
ago. Like DR.. Mary Walker she preferred
pants to skirts and sack coat to corsets
and waist. She was arrested this week
for peddlingsperfumery and fined ten dol
lars, but when it was discovered that il was
her own manufacture she was discharged.
She is not altogether lovely to look upon,
and yet haYe always felt great deal of
sympathy for her for the braye manner in
which she has fought the battle of life.
She has worked for her husband and her
children as not one woman in hundred
thousand has Gone. Through poverty and
contumely she has struggled on for years,
and'those exposed and tempted by penury
and suffering as few women ever have been,
no breath of scandal has ever touched her,
and that is more than thousands of fine
ladies can say whose husbands have sur
rounded them with every luxury that money
could buy.
Why is it that, the moment man is
proved to be murderer and a ruffian and
is sentenced to the gallows, such desperate
efforts are made to save his worthless neck.
Here is Dan Driscoll, the chief of the Whyo
Gang, man whose life from childhood to
the gallows has been one long record of
infamy. In attempting 20 assassinate
another ruffian of his own stripe, he shot
his paramour Beezy Garrahan. He was
tried, convicted and sentenced to be hung.
While in prison he planned and almost
succeeded in escaping, and latter laid a
plan to assassinate the warden. No sooner
is this known than the Governor is appeal.
ed to, to save him.
In this city there are thousands of people
suffering from cold and hunger while 1
write. II one half OF the effort was made
for them that is made to save this murder
GUS ruflian, it might alleviate much misery
in hundreds OF homes which have never
been stained by crime.
Harry Hill, who keeps the thieves resor::
on Bleecker street, and who came to grief
with the Excise Board because he would
not allow a policeman to blackmail him.
has forsaken whlskey and other deuding
drinks, and now keeps dairy on the old
spot right under the nose of the Police
Board. There are sacred concerts an Sun
day night-somewhat different from those
of the Y. NJ. c. A, but, nevertheless, high
ly relished by the audience, and are fully
equal to the best performances of the Sal
yation Harmy.
Plymouth Church settled Doctor Abbotts
salary at $4,000, This is something of a
drop from the $25, 900 paid Mr.. Beecher-
but Doctor A Abbott Is satisfied plvuouth