The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-04-27

out dragnet the day before and scoop Ia
all the loose criminals that could be found
on the streets and hold them till after the
celebration was over. We did this success
fully at the funeral of General Grant, VIXEN
we had an influx Of over one hundred
Thousand strangers But II is impossible TO
prevent loss entirely In such a vast crowd
as we expect In our three days celebration
Of the Washington Centennial. IL Is alto
gether probable that there will not be less
than four hundred thousand people present,
which In itself Is the population Of a Nigh
" city. But New York ard BROOKLYN can
take care of them all. NV advice is, Don't
wear much jewelry; II you have diamond
rings, studs or earrings, don't try to para
lize the New Yorkers by wearing them
leave them at home with Aunt Maria or
Cousin Susan, or If you do bring them
along don't carry them in a satchel or in a
pockeibook carried in vour hand don't put
them in your pocket, but place them secure
ly somewhere where the thieves can only
get at them by tearing all the clothes off
your back, and / might add Youl front.
Don't carry anp large sum of money about
you, and what YOU have, scatter in three or
four different places, so that If the thieves
get at one place you will still have enough
left TO pay YOUR way home. Be little
chary about making new and pleasant &C
quaintances in the street, especially when
you are looking at the procession, and TO
gentlemen would say, If you meet anv
pleasant young fellow who calls you by
name and knows everybody in YOUR town,
and is a son of the brother of the president
| of your county bank,-if tnat fellow offers
to make you a nice present of set of books
| or picture tell him you are very busy just
| then and that you have an engagement with
| Inspector Burns. and TO call on YOU just
after the 4th of July, and that fellow won't
trouble YOU any more.
We are evidently on the verge of new
era of ocean travel, and this week has been
marked by the arrival of one of those ocean
greyhounds, the City of Paris. Wlile 1t is
true that several shorter passages have been
made by a few hours, yet no first pass
age by any steamer afloat has ever beaten
her record, or If so by the smallest possible
margin. The fact that she made in run
of twenty-four hours near y FIVE hundred
miles, Of itself shows the tremendous posi-
bilties of the future, and it is not at all
| improbable that, If all the circumstances
were favorable for the entire run, this new
ocean racer may yet beat all records and
make the passage from the Mersev TO Sandy
| Hook in five da 8.
When the country was startled BY the
news of Edwin Booths sudden illness be
was Immediately brought to New York.
where he was very sick man at the Play
| er's Club which he founded and dedicated
lily few weeks ago, Mr.. Booth retained a
suite of apartments for himself when he
presented the house and all in 1t to the cor
poration known as the Players Club. The
name was considered an admirable selection,
| but it in no sense indicates the genera
character of the Club. An ordinary mem
her of the dramatic profession, no matter
how respectable, has no more business there
| than bootback. III enry Irving, Charles
| Wyndham or Salvin would no doubt be-
received and made welcome, also General
sherman, Whitelaw Reid, editor of the
| New York "Tribune" and our present min
lister to France. or gentlemen of that ilk,
but the doors of the Plaver's Club are barr
ed 10 the members OF the profession gener.
ally, who must view it as Moses did the
Promised Land, dimly and afar off. Tc
those who know Mr. Booth the sudden
collapse was not altogether unexpected
1t is only couple of years ago since be fell
on the stage while playing with Salvin In
this city. and other warnings he has mad
all pointing to fatal termination. Will
good care he has pulled through and resum
ed his profession, but whether he will eyer
again be The actor that he was, Is problem
that time alone can solve.
One of our most popular annual fairs has
been running for a week, the proceed:
being for the benefit of the Hahnemanr
Homeopathic Hospital. If any one wants
TO understand what hold homeopathy
has on this community he should attenC
one of these fairs. The secure for then
success some of the very best families il
the city. and ladies can be found attending
the booths there who are seldom seen out
side of their own drawing rooms, except It
drive in the Park attended by liveried ser
wants. The crowd has been immense an(
the receipts corIespondingly large. One o
the grand prizes which Is being eagerl,
, battled for is huge silver punch bowl
manu- actured by Tiffany, and which is I,
|. be awarded to the most popular club, tn
question to be decided bv the votes of th
visitors to the fair, for the privilege o
: which they pay one dollar each. Tn
Leiderkranz, the Arion, the Manhattan
, and dozens of other clubs are all strugglin,
for the Prize, but whichever club gets
will have to pay dearly for the honor.
One daY last week Mrs. Charles d. Keep
the wife of the erratic editor of the "Wal
Street News" who died over a year ago
turned up in the crowd dressed in black an,
so closely yelled that not living soul coult
tell who she was. At last the manage
told her that she must unveil or go out, an
II then transpired that she was taking note
for society paper, and as she expected L
give some of the ladies rats she did no
want her personality known. Wonderful
are the ways of your female reporter, bu
of her more anon. BROADBRIM.
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