Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 8 July 1886 — Page 9

AT HOT SPRINGS, ARK.

PICTURESQUE VIEWS OF OUR AMERICAN BADEN-BADEN. v"^

Hot Water from Nature's Subterranean Boilers—Sumptuous Baths for the Rich, "Mad Hole** for the Poor, but the

Bath Good—"Corn Hole."

One of nature's most tremendous chemical laboratories is that at Hot Springs, Ark. Herd are mountains, and waters, and rocks, and mud, and beat The springs appear to be the venting holes of subterranean mineral factories and machine shops. The heat comes from away down deep somewhere, heaven knows where.

Tbe -springs are reached by the Missouri Pacific* railway. Iron Mountain route. It is the only line to the springs. Nearly all traveler* para through St Louis on the way thither. In that city the Iron Mountain route's courteous and accomplished passenger agent is Mr. H. C. Townsend. He will give ample information to invalids and others seeking the healing watera

The Arkansas hot spring* may be properly considered the Baden-Baden of America. Rheumatism, gout and skin diseases are cured here. The waters do injury to those who have heart-disease or consumption. Baden-Baden in the old world prides itself on its ant quity. The ancient Romans themselves used to visit the .springs, there to be cured of their high-nosed ailments, and in a museum of antiquities at the plate the relics of those distinguished visitors are preserved and shown.

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The Hot Springs were known to and used by the Indians ages ago, long before the white man ever entered the ugly but picturesque valley in which they are situated. The land upon which they flow belongs to the United States government TheySjjfee at the foot of Hot Springs mountain, WaSpl

The town of Hot Springs is a long, straggling settlement on both sides of the ravine at the foot of two mountains. The springs are on the east side. On the east is Hot Springs mountain, on the west West mountain. Government has expended a large amount of money on the creek formed by the outflow of the springs. Once it was walled in and arched over, but burst forth where it was not wanted, and made another large hot spring, and the work had to be undertaken over again.

The resident population ot the town of Hot Springs is about 7,000. The visiting and invalid population includes members of congress, doctors of divinity, gamblers, lawyers and ladies, a great mixture.

New springs occasionally burst up anf bubble over. There are now seventy-one of them known. The water of the hottest wif cook an egg in fifteen minutes. The government authorities have built two great tanks which together ho.'d 50,Q00 gallons of water. The water from the springs is led into these tanks. Th-y fill at night and tbeir contents are i«ady for use next day. It is from these tanks that the baths are supplied.

ARMY AND NAVY HOSPITAL.

The ground is leased from the government hereabouts, and upon it hotel keepers and bath managers erect such improvements as are desirable for their business. The springs are open the year around. February is is said to be an undesirable month to visit them, on account of the rainy season. It

Yet*so powerful is it tnat it is said if an old drunkard who is pickled through and through in alcohol be put into a bath and kept a few minutes, and then taken out, the water will be quite black with the impurities that have been soaked out of him.

Besides the springs that are leased, there is one very large one, called "Mud Hole," which is fine to the public. Black, white and mulatto get into the muddy water together, and remain as lqpg as they like, ft is the resort of the poor, who here. for once in their lives, get a bath. ji

Another peculiar spring is called "Corn Hole." Here ladies and gentlemen of the highest walks of society in separate compartments sit about with their feet in the hot mud and water for the very unpoetical purpose of soaking their corns off. The process is remarkably successful. Bathing in the Hot Springs waters induces profuse perspiration. Liver and kidney trouble? are alleviated. The sick man seems of ten to be made over new.

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Closing Days of a Romantic antl Remarkable Life. A strange yet strikingly attractive career is th$t of brave old Frarus Liszt. His life is full of romance and up* and downs, yet on the whole it is a pleasant story. One remarkable feature of his character is the affection he inspired in all his pupils and friends. No musician of his time hias been so generally loved. Woman and young ladies, especially, adored him, and he returned their enthusiasm for. him with.chivalrous regard. During his long career he, has known all sides of life. If the object of existence here be varied experience tor the development of the individual, then Liszt fulfilled it He has been commoner, noble, husband, father, monk and famous musician.

Frai.z Liszu is a Hungarian by birth, though his far as a pianist has made him a cit'zrn of the world. In 1811 he was born on the estate of the famous Prince Esterhazy, at Raiding.

From his father he inherit' musical talent*. His father heldfom# position on the Esterhazy estates.' He cultivated the little Franz' .musical powers so assiduously that when he

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hot, too, in midsummer. Hotel accommodations are good and constantly

improving

The government is building a handsome and costly new hospital here for sick army and navy men. It is not yet completed. A better spot for a United States hospital could not have been selected, for the Hot Springs constitute the most famous health-giving waters in the United States. There is something yery peculiar about the waters. They are not strongly impregnated with minerals. Some lime, silica, a very little iron, carbonic acid and salts of soda, potash and magnesia, very email quanties of each are found on analysi?. The fluid is mostly a pure hot water.

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was only 0 years old he played at a public concert in Presburg and astonished his audience. He attracted attention from high and low.

Two Hungarian tioblemen played fairy godmother to the rising genius, and paid for his musical education. Such things do not happen often in our time to young geniuses, musical or otherwise. The fairy godmothers seem to have no more money than they want for themselves.

Lifsb studied in Vienna, and afterwards in Paris, where, when only 18, he became the darling of the nobility and gentry. His father remained with him constantly, and 'While he lived kept the marvelous, beautiful boy from being spoiled. But he died when Franz was 16, and thence the musician became his own master. His was the gorgeous, impressionable, artistic temperament, giving way with wild abandon to whatever impulse happened to be on top. Young Liszt plunged alternately into mad dissipation and fervid religious mysticism His friends feared that it was all day with his musical career. But one day, when he was 20, he heard Paganini, the violinist play, it nnlocked his prisoned gifts and fired all his soul with ambition. "I will be the Paganini of the piano," said young Li-zt to himself.

He kept his word. From that time on till, old and full of honors, he is waiting for the summons to the "choir invisible," Liszt ha* been the Paganini of the piano. H» has 'plcyed before ail the crowned heads of Europe, and has received a title of nobility and decorations without number. Up to 1847 his life was a series ot' triumphs. Then he suddenly tired ot' wandering and went to Rome and took orders as a priest in the chapel ot' the vatiisan.

For many years Abbe Liszt has lived quietly at Vie una. His native country granted him a pension of $3,000 annually, many years aga Besides being the greatest piano player of the century, heis also an admirable musical composer.

For Governor of Alabama.

THOMAS SEAT.

The result of the recent exciting convention of the Democrats of Alabama was the nomination, on the thirty-first ballot, of Thomas Seay for governor.

Thomas Seay is a native of Alabama and just 40 years of age. His father was wealthy and endeavored to give his son the best education money could buy, but the war broke- in. on his school hours and the youthful Seay dropped his books to take a musket. He fought through the war, after which he resumed his studies and was graduated from the Southern university at the head of the class of '67. He studied law and has been a succsssful practitioner since. In 1876 he was elected state senator and has been continuously r©-elected, being at present the president of that body.

Cattle from Arizona now pass through New Mexico with through bills of lading, without inspection.

CARDINAL GIBBONS.

THE CEREMONY OF RECEIVING THE HAT IN THE OLD CATHEDRAL j*

America's New Cardinal—The Successor of Bishop Carroll in the See of Baltlmore The Historic Cathedral The

Member of the Pope's Noble Guards

BALTIMORE, June 80.—The long-heralde^ ceremony of imposing the cardinal's berretta on Archbishop Gibbons took place to-day, with all the solemnity and grandeiir of a Roman Catholic church ceremony. The marvel on an occasion o* this kind is how the aged prelates endure these long ceremonials in their weighty robes and in a warm and crowded church. A further marvel is where do all the people come from and how deeply interested they appaar to be in all this pomp and pageant It was expected the deep love in which Archbishop Gibbons is held by all clashes of citizens would bring a tremendous crowd to the old cathedral, to witness his reception of fresh honors, but the number of the people was beyond anticipation

The see of Baltimore takes precedence of any in America since 1784, when the Rev. John Carroll, a relative of the celebrated one of Carroll ton, was chosen superior of th^ priests of the Eo-j man Catholic' church in America. Cardinal Gil*. bona is the succ?ssor of Father Carroll, and now more than ever the ambassador of Rome in America. He is a busy churchman, a hard worker and a close student He is now one of the youngest members of the college of cardinals. His rise in the'church has been remarkable. Born in Baltimore July 28, 1834, ordained a priest June 30, 1861, appointed vicar apostolic of North Carolina in 1863, installed as bishop of Richmond in 1873, promoted a^ coadjutor archbishop of Baltimore in 1877, assuming the full archbishopric upon the death of Archbishop Bayley, he has reached the crowning honor of his life, being the second American who has reached the height of the cardinalate. As the first cardinal came from the north, it is peculiarly fitting that the second should be the head of the province which includes so many southern states. Archbishop Gibbons* priestly career began with the war, and few men have done more to aid the south in har onward progress since the return of peace. In personal appearance the archbishop is slender and rather delicate. His features are clear cut, and his kindly blue eyes and gentle manners make stanch friends for him everywhere. His ability' is of a high order as a writer, and as a speaker he is always clear in argument and simple in style, but it is principally as an administrator that he has won hit highest reputation. i,*

THE BALTIMORE CATHEDRAL

The grand old cathedral in which the ceremony took place dates from 1806l The site had been the camping ground of a portion of the French troops under Count Rochambeau, who, after the surrender of Yorktown, remained here until the close of the war. The cathedral was fifteen years building It and the archiepiscopal residence, with the grounds attached, occupy one-half of the large square bounded by Cathedral, Franklin and Mulberry streets and Charles avenue. Cathedral and Charles streets are the two most fashionable thoroughfares in the city. There is an ancient appearance about the great granite walls of the cathedral, and the general architecture of the massive structure is unlike any other church in the country. It will seat more people than any other church in Baltimore. With its old paintings and magnificent marble altars, this edifice is one of the special objects of interest to strangers.

Two grand organs, one in the sanctuary and the other, a mammoth one, in a gallery, supply the accompaniments to the regular choir and the choristers who chant the Gregorian music for the masses. The sanctuary extending in front of the three altars is very large, and needs to be, as on an occasion like the one of to-day, when there were hundreds of church dignitaries present There are three galleries, one of which is occupied by the choir, and the other by Sisters of Charity and the orphans from St. Mary's asylum.

After the impressive pontifical high mass, in which a sermon was preached by the eloquent Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, the ceremony of conferring the red berretta took place.

TERRB HAUTE INDIANA, THURSDAY. JUIiX 8 1886 TWO PAR'l 8: PART SECOND

Mgr. Straniero, in whose keeping the berretta was intrusted by the pope, was standing guard near it, and holding his credentials bearing the impress of the Fisherman's ring. After reading aloud the efficial paper containing the authority, the monsign or handed the berretta to Archbishop Kendrick, of St Louis, who, after making a short ad--dress, placed the berretta on th«

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head of the cardinal. Tnen the cardinal* rose and spoke to the assembly but this addrees, like those preceding it, were all in Latin. Then he faced the congregation and spoke to them in English.

There are three hats which a cardinal reCOiVOs. The

first

a red skull cap, called a

zuchetta, which he received at his house from the hands of Count Mucciola. The count appeared also at the mass in his uniform of the pope's Noble guard. The second hat is the berretta conferred to-day, and the third is the cardinal's hat which be must receive from the hands of the pope in Rome.. This hat is usod but twice once when it is conferred, and then when it re3ts on his catafalque after his death. When the cardinal is buried his cardinaVs hat will be suspended from the dome of the cathedral in which he now officiates, as the codfish does from ihe dome of Boston's state house.

FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY.

A Candidate That Is Liable to Be On* of the Surprises In Politics. The sensation in politics this year is the canvas of C.inton B. Fisk as the Prohibition candidate for governor of Naw Jersey.

CARDINAL GIBBONS.

OEN. CLINTON B. FISK.

Gen. Clinton B. Fisk was horn in York, Livingston county, state of New York. The family emigrated to the west In his infancy, in 1830. He had all the advantages incident to a home in the wilderness in Lenawee county, Mich. Fatherless at 4 years of age, apprenticed to a farmer at 9/ graduated in the country schoolhouse after three months' schooling each year for four years worked his way into Albion seminary, Mich., where he prepared for Michigan university, but, failing in hoalth, abandoned study for commercial pursuits became a merchant, miller and banker, at Coldwater, Mich. removed to St Louis, Ma, in 1859 was early in the war for the Union became colonel of the Thirty-third Missouri Infantry volunteers served upon the staff of Maj. Gen. Custer promoted to brigadier general, volunteers, in 1862 commanded tiie Thirteehth division of the Thirteenth army corps in the army of Tennessee was in the Vazoo Pass expedition against Fort Pembleton, in the siege of Vicksbur* ordered to Missouri in 1863, where he commanded successively the districts qf south east Missouri,' St Louis and north mi^ouri was in command of the forces at Jefferson City, Mo., when Price was successfully resisted in his attempt to seise the capital of the state promoted to brevet major general of volunteers, 1865. At the close of the war was ordered to Nashville, Tenn., as assistant commissioner under Gen. Howard in the work of the Freed mnns' bureau, south. More than 2,000,000 freedmen were aided by him in getting established in their pew relations. Visk university, Nashville, Tenn., conducted under the auspices of the American Missionary association, ranks among the best of the institutions of learning of this class. "f

THE MASCOTTE

Who, It Is Claimed, Brings Good Luck to the Chicajfos. Of all the professions that have their little superstition?, base ball players are probably the only ones frank enough to acknowledge ihem. One player may wear a snake skin around his wrist, another put a pebble under the base bag he is guarding, and so on, but all these talismans are told about and the press spreads the story. So it is about Willie Hahn, the "mascotte" of the Chicago club.

Few followers of this club's career among newspaper readers have not read of him. He is now 7 years of aga, and this is his second season with the club. Last summer he came into prominence when in the close

contest for the championship he was always on hand cheering the home nine. He was dubbed the "mascotte" because the boys began to believe that through him came their good fortune. His acquaintance with the club began in t*ae summer, when he used to sit for hours watching the game. His bright, wistful face, as he stood watching the players as they went in and out of the gate when the grounds were opened for practice, attracted the attention of Williamson and Kelly, who invited him in one morning out of kindness to satisfy his curiosity. He has never missed a game sinoe he was accepted as an indispensable adjunct to the success of the club, and in the recent battle with the Detroits his club carried him witfx them to that city, and in their opinion it was his charmed presence that brought them victory.

So More Swearing.

"You say the trout weighed ten poundsf "Yes, sir it was the biggest trout I ever saw." 'fj "And it got away from you?"

"Yes." "Will you take an oath to that?" "I'll take no more oaths I swore enough about it when it got away.Yonkers Statesman.

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE.,

WHAT IS TO BE SEEN AT THIS ^.LOVELY SUMMERING PLACE.

Marvelous Growth of the CftatttSUqua Summer Sohool Aaiembly—"C. 8. C."—The Hall of Philosophy—Fishing

SDd Flirting for Sinners.

One of the loveliest spots in America is Lake tauqnaauditsneighborhoad. It is a gem Iset in the rim of northern New York.

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It is twenty miles long md two tc five miles wide.. Here,

when the resO of the world sweltering tropical heat, the nights are cool enough for blankets, and in the evening a cozy fire is often comfortable. The fish in 7 in the lake and its tributaries is unsurpassed. Muskallongej bass and sunflsh are caught easily. In the fall there is good duck shooting. The dueks hover about Chautauqua's woods and. waters on their way south for the winter.

It is the Sunday school people who have made Chautauqua. They discovered it about twelve years ago and they took possession of it In 1874 the Chautauqua Summer School and Assembly was organized. It has met there in July and August every year since. The organization was originally what might be called a Sunday School institute. Those who established it were largely Methodists, but other denominations are well represented in the society. A corps of instructors were appointed and lectures and instructions given, mostly on, sacred history. ,Ti

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TBeiafgb building of the assembly, seen in the picture, contains an amphitheatre which holds 6,000 people. Another hall seats 8,000. A complete model of the Holy Land hks been built upon the lake shore, for use of Bible students. For the occasion th3y "play" .that Chautauqua lake is. the Mediterranean sea. A model of Solomon's Temple, of Jerusalem, and of the great pyramid, are among the attractions. These are of great siz and strikingly illustrate the lectures on subjects pertaining to them A museum of sacred and general antiquities is also found in the assembly's collection. The grounds include 139 acres of beautiful shaded landscape. They are laid out in walks, drives, and parks, and the whole is lighted by ele^tr iciiy.

There ar numerous other buildings of interest. One of them is the Hall of Philosophy, as it is called.

HALL OF PHILOSOPHY

The Chautauqua assembly soon found it had more upon its hands than it had bargained for. There were so many personyoung and old, thai wan tod to learn so many things at once—some of tbe even outside the direct Sunday school field.

OUJ of the crying evils of the day was the vile dime literature, whica was poisoning children's minds. Could not the association do something to stop it? They thought they couli. Dr. J. H. Vincent, the Chautauqua instructor, shouldered the task. He, in connection with aole assistants, organized what grew to be the now famous C. L. S. G. That means the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific circle. It became a new organization, now regularly chartered as the Chautanqua university.

It is composed of pupils all over America, who study various branches of science and literature at home, in local circles, under directions by letter from headquarters. It nas done immense good. In the summer there are meetings for those who can attend them in the unique ''Hall of Philosophy." which you sea in the pic Cur It carries the thought back to the classic, •beautiful days when Socrates and the other Greek philosophers taught in the porches and in the open air.

The Circle now has a regular course of instruction, and the students graduate at the end of four years. Anybody—black, white, young or old, male or female—may belong to the university, for the education is got at home in spare moments. Examinations are carried on by letter.

BETA THETA PI CLUB HOUSE.

Most college graduates belong to one of tbs Greek letter secret societies. The Beta Theta Pi is one of the strongest of these. Its members have "chipped in" and built a handsome club house on the shore of Chautauqua lake, whither so much else srravitatfH The clnh

house Is called"Wooglln," wnicn is doubtless some weird name of mystic and terrible significance.

The club scheme was started by a party of Betas at the Saratoga convention of 1888L The object being to establish a summer resort for a picked company of congenial alumni members and their families and friends. A resort where tbe members might spend theuvacations surrounded by all tha attractions of the general resorts, but free from their objectionable features, and at about home rates of expense. The enter* prise met with favor from the start

Thituer go in summer the old college boys, gray haired and dark haired, with their families, and enjoy a delightful season, liT ing the old days over. Tne club house is a hoiel for members and tbeir families. By co-operation they are enabled to secure excellent living cheaply. Many persons are building cottages in the vicinity, and Woo®Im already the attractive nuleu. of anew settlement /v

A CERTIFICATE WANTED.

-4M Quad" Runt Acroas a "Blooming Chump" on a Railroad Train. I just do like to run across an Englishman who is fresh to this country and determined to combat American ideas. He is a good deal better company than an American would be in Europe, Such a chap rode with us from Vicks! urg over to Jackson. "Excuse me, ye know," he began as the oonductor came along, "but I'd like a compartment to myself."

There was no place to put him except in the baggage car, and when this was ascertained he replied: "Ah, well, I'm no bloomin' chump, ye know? Is this a h'air line railroad?' "Never heard that it was," said -the conductor. "Then why didn't they direct me to Hi* h'air line? What's the use, ye know, in a fellow creeping and twisting all over tha country to fetch up at some place which ia on a h'air line?"

We ha no sooner "Jfot him quieted down on that thin he began to find fault with the scenery along the road.

"It's devJish awkward, ye know, to be gaa-*' ing at nothing but a pine forest," he broke out. "If there are no mountains, cliffs, valleys or pretty villages, why not go to work and provile them? They can't expect a fellow to put up with such as this and go ova* the route another time,"

We rubbed, him down gently, and had restored his good nature when we side-tracked for ten minutes for the other train to pass. "I'm no bloomin' chump, ye know," he be» gan at the end of two minutes ''but I cei tain.y protest against tnii delay. If there is only one track, who is to blame for it? Is my valuable time to be taken up in waiting here, because the other train is not on time? In the first place, there is no h'air line then there are no compartments then the scenery sets one crazy then we must switch off and submit to delay. Gents, observe that I protest."

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"Vm no bloomin! ch temp, ye know." We patted him on the back and lulled? tbe storm, but it broke out again as soon as we reached Jackson. He didn't like the sitftat:on of the hotel nor any of the rooms in it, nor Le way the porter talked back at him, and he flung him^e'.f into a chair and exclaimed: "I'm no bloomin* chump, ye know, but I can't go this—really, I can't"

While he had been fussing around we had put up a little job on him, and now informed him that there was a carriage at the door to drive him to a fine hotel in thesuburbs—a place we had not time to visit "That's jolly, and I won't forget thefavor, ye know," he said as he tossed his bags into the hack and drove on.

The driver was directed to take him out to the insane asylum, and tj^e order was. faithfully carried out "I'm a bloomin' chump if it isn't a fine building*, though I can't say much for the scenery," said the man as they drove up.

He alighted with all his baggage and entered the superintendendent's office. Iiu about an hour he returned to the hotel, and. bursting into the office where we sat smoking he hotly announced: "First, there is no h'air line then no compartment then no scenery then no double track then I arrive at the tavern to find it only a third-rate club house then I'm sent knocking about to a suburban hotel, and when I reach it what does the bald-headed old cock-a-coodle of a landlord inform me? Why, gents, that I've got to have a certificate of insanity to be admitted! I'm a bloomin' chump if your blarsted country isn't enough to drive one wild!"—M. Quad in Detroit Free Press.

Old Txve letters Like Cold Soup. Old love letters are .much like cold soup. A love letter that telegraphs a delightful tingle to the tip ends of the fingers and toes^ makes the heart thump fast and even warm* up the stomach when first written, if read after the flame which inspired it had died, possesses all the flatness, staleness and nauseating qualities that are in a porky bean broth that has laid in the refrigerator since yesterday. Soup has this advantage—it can be warmed over, while the letters cannot— Lewist,on (Me.) Journal. |j

She of the Strong Mind.

She sings of the good that will come to th* world When all women have their say Sut she won't dress up in a low-neck waist,

Because she's not built that way. —Life.*