Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 January 1887 — Page 9

FUN SPICED WITH RISK.

COASTING ONE OF THE OLDEST OF WINTER SPORTS.

The Fung and Hand Sleds—Coasting on Single Sleds—The Modern "Bobs"—Dangers of the Sport—The Fascination

Overbalances It.

In the days and tho places when the writer enjoyed the exciting sport now known as coasting they used to call it "riding down hill." Perhaps this wasn't so good a name as that applied now, but there used to bo just

Tillage iu

THE MODERN "BOB." was always a matter

as

much fun in it all the same. The hill down which the young people of Blankville used to go spinning at tho speed of a limited express train afforded a ride of more than a mile, and tho village was about two-thirds dowa. Beyond the

the valley there

was

a

"flat" and a mill pond, and if the road was good the ride could be considerably lengthened. Most of the ^riding" was done on moonlight nights, when everybody who could possibly turn out would do so.

THE OLD TL3TE WAT.

Everybody went up tho hill together, and it was a jolly spectacle to see a hundred people, more or less, toiling up the long hill, dragging their sleds after them. The majority of the party would always be boys and girls, of course, but middlo aged men were not at all unusual, and there would occasionally be a lady who was

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the shady side of

life's meridian. But, of course, the older ones did not always walk up with the rest they more often took comfortable seats in a sleigh drawn by horses, and so rode both ways. But if any of the youngsters had avoided the toil of the sport in that way ey would certainly have been seat to Coven y.

The styles of sleds varied. "L-ore" sleds were at a discount. Most were made by the village wagonmaker, and great pains were insisted upon that the turn of the runner's curve shorn be of just the proper bend. For therein—all other things being equal—it was allowed lay the speed of the sled, and a slow dad was worse than none.

Sometimes a tax mer's long sleigh would be pressed into service. A score of sturdy lads would push and pull it up the hill, and then rosy maidens, staid matrons, bright young rural sparks, and even grave, middle aged villagers would "pile in" and all go down together to the music of ringing laughter and snow crumbling beneath the big sleigh runners. It of nerve and delicacy to steer one of these ponderous craft down the long hill, and this work was always Intrusted to the two coolest headed young fellows in the party. They would lash their two sleds together at the end of the pole, and each .seating himself on one leg would tun the other as a rudder on tljte way down. Accidents were rare, for all went down at the same time, so as not to meet any one coming up. And people who were driving that way very discreetly waited till the party came down before continuing on their way up the hill. Sometimes a farmer'3 sleigh would be taken without the owner's knowledge or con-

THE NEW WAY.

sent, and there would be trouble If h« wanted to go home before it was returned. But the trouble was generally of short duration.

But the real fun of riding down hill was had by those who rode on single sleds. If you have never experienced tho excitement this sport affords, try to fancy yourself seated on a piece of plank 2 by 3 feet in size, furnished with runners. You are ready to start, you push off. It seems almost as if you were falling, if the hill be a steep one, so swift is your descent. The snow blinds your eyes. If you lose your head for on instant you may

Bwerve

from the track or upset. Then the fellow who is just behind you yelling like a wild man o' the woods for you to keep out of his way will overtake you and you will both be hurt. The village flies past you before you have nioro than thought about it.

The flats are reached and your 4eigh stops. It is just a minute and ten seconds and you have covered a plump mil*. The tension has been

A SISOLK SLED. great and there has

been danger but you try It again, ana urooriously begin at onpe to climb the hill for half an hour just to have another exciting rid* of a one little minute.

Coasting, by whatever name it goes, will always be popular—some like it much better than tobogganing. It always affords delightful opportunities for love making, and has become very popular in many cities, where coasting stubs are regularly formed and maintained and "bobs" of great cost are used. Coasting in oikies is very dangerous sometimes, and the list of deaths and accidents accruing from carelessness by coasters in ao«e towns is appaHing. But it has eomo te stay.

MRS. LUCY F. BARBER,

The 'Woman of Alfred, IT. Y., Who Dared to Present Hfer Tote. The little villago of Alfred, Alleghany county, JT. Y., was thrown into a state of considerable excitement on Nov. S by the action of Mrs. Lncy P. Barber, who presented hersolf at the polls, and demanded, when her vote was challenged, that she be allowed to swear it in. This the inspectors of election, Isaac M. Langworthy, Albert W. Langworthy and Frank B. Goodwin, after a long con sultation, concluded to do, Mid Mrs. Barber had tho satisfaction of knowing that at least one woman in the Empire state had exercised the same rights of franchise as are accorded to men. Mrs. Barber was afterward arrested. The matter is of particular interest, since, upon tho outcome of this case, to a great extent, depends the progress of the woman suffrage movement in New York state.

Mrs. Barber's face, as shown in the picture here presented, is that of a bright, sensible and withal a determined woman. Her hair is short.

Mrs. Barber was born in Alfred, and her maiden name was Sweet. Her husband is a farmer. She was married to him quite young, is the mother of eleven children, six of whom are living. Four died in infancy, oad one was crushed to death while coupling cars. Twenty-five years since she was baptized by Rev. N. V. Hull into the Seventh Day Baptist church in Alfred, of which she is still a member. She is also a member of the Women's Christian Temperance union.

She says that she was led te offer her vote by tho circular issued by Mr. Hamilton Willcox, stating that the provisions of law which formerly forbade women to vote in this state have been repealed, declaring it the inspectors' duty to receive the vote of any woman who has the legal qualifications, especially if she take the "voter's oath," and giving the opinion of leading lawyers eoncurring.

Tho cose of Mrs. Barber naturally brings ID mind that of Miss Susan B. Anthony, Of Rochester, N. Y., the leader of the woman's suffrage causo in the Empire state.

Failing to obtain national or state legislation that* would help along the cause, it was determined in 1872 by a lot of determined women to try the plan of voting under the laws as they at present exist Miss Anthony tells of her voting and her

HRS. BARBER. subsequent trial and conviction for the same in nn interview with a Rochester reporter printed soma years ago. Her recital will be of interest at this time: "For many years we have bean at work in Washington^ In 1860 we protested against inserting the word 'male' in tho second section of the fourteenth amendment. Up to that time there had been nothing in the constitution which discriminated against women. We failed in our protest. We subsequently demanded that in the fifteenth amendment the word 'sex' should be inserted after 'race or color.' That was refused. Then we demanded a sixteenth amendment, prohibiting the states from disenfranchising on account of sex. In 1S70 Francis Miner, of St. Louis, sent to our convention at Washington a series of resolutions claiming the right of the women to vote under tho fourteenth amendment. These resolutions were accepted by us. We worked on that basis and demanded that congress should pass a declaratory law authorizing women to vote in accordance with that amendment. A petition with 40,000 to 50,000 signatures was sent to congress asking for the passage of such a law. The committee to whom the question was referred brought in a majority report against the proposed law, and this report was adopted. Gen. Butler was a member of the committee, and ho brought in a minority report favorable to our cause. This was Butler's first move to show that he sympathized with us. In 1872 women all over the country attempted to vote. I and eight others registered in tho Eighth ward in Rochester and voted. Mine was made a test case for illegal voting. I was tried, found guilty and fined $100. In 1875 the supreme court decided that women could not vote under the provisions of tho constitution. From that timo we have continued our efforts to secure an amendment to tho constitution. We have annually sent to congress petitions with 100,000 signatures. We have had hearings before different committees of the house and senate. We, however, in the meantime demanded special committees. In 1882 both houses granted us a special committee and each committee presented a favorable report to the Forty-seventh oongress. The present senate reappointed the select committee which made an admirable report. The house, however, refur.fxi to give us a committee, and our petitions were thrown into the hands of the judiciary committee. A two hours' hearing was given us but a majority report was brought in against us and a minority report in our favor.

The decision of New York's attorney goneral, referred to by Miss Anthony, that a constitutional amendment i1? necessary before women may legally voto iu New York, was rendered May 10, i882, and any amendment to the constitution, whether made by the legislature or a constitutional convention, must be sanctioned by a popular vote.

The lava beds in Idaho are swarming with deer and other gamo, which was driven out of the mountans by the storms.

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TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27,1887.—TWO PARTS —PART SECOND

PARIS ART STUDENTS.

LIFE IN THE ATELIERS OF THE FRENCH CAPITAL.

Quiet and Stadlons When tho Master Is Present—Somewhat Boisterous at Other Times—Characteristic Fun.

There is no life like that of the Paris art student. It is unrestrained by conventionality and is full of temptations, but tho young follows who are living it, while they train themselves to be the Millets and tho Turners and the Doree of the future, seem to like it amazingly.

Art teaching, as the uninitiated would understand it, is not. The student who goes to Paris to learn to paint is not coached from the first brush marks on his canvases till the last. Ho must have enough «f the artist within him to render this unnecessary before he will be permitted to study art there at all. But, once he shows that, his teaching doesn't cost him anything—the French govemmont takes care of that, and the only expense he has to bear is that of actual living.

A PICTURE IW THE AIR.

Of «surse he attaches himself to some atelier, and together with a mob of other students paints there daily. Once a day the master comes in and inspects the work of the students. As he passes down the room he examinee the unfinished pictures. To this one'he gives a word of advice, the next

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ho may compliment, though praise is rarely accorded, and the next one may be shown where he has made a glaring error. Then perhaps the master will vouchsafe? a few words of instruction to everybody and then he is gone.

Everything has been decorous while the master was present and the students have given close attention to all he has had to say. But they have hardly gotten back 'to their easels after the. little talk which wound up his visit, before a yell of amazement is heard from a spectacled youth, who is covering his canvas with his impressions of some bit of nature in hazy tints. Everybody gives at-

EXPIATION.

tention to the cry, when it is seen that the young impressionist's half finished picture, easel and all, has started in flight toward the ceiling.

Away over in the corner there one may see the cause of the victim's discomfort. Some mischievous comrades have rigged up a rope and block and have played on the youngster a very practical joke indeed.

Over in another part of the great room one may perhaps find a student expiating some infraction of the rules of the place by serving as a model for the rest. Or ho may have assumed the position as the result of lot casting. At all events, the young man whose pose is here sketched by the artist cannot be in 4 very comfortable position, but while he endures the rest are painting, and he may have the satisfaction of seeing the counterfeit of his body in bondage in a picture hung upon the line at the next salon.

By and by a commotion ensues over a friendly dispute that has risen between two

CHROMATIC DVXU

young brush wielders and everybody flocks about them. It is soon evideat that the disputants will never agree and some one proposes a duel with brushes and paints. A fair hit will of course be a very palpable one and very shortly after the men have stripped and mounted a high improvised platform for the fight, the body of each is marked with chromatic evidences of his opponent's skill.

And so atelier life wags merrily on for the Paris art student. The jokes are sometimes practical to the verge of endurance and the jollity of the place may be seasoned with too much coarseness sometimes, but no great harm is doco.

But woe to the sensitive sou) who cannot bear the horssplay of the place, for he will surely live to be sorry for his delicacy.

GEN. W. B. HAZEN.

fh« Chief Signal Officer's Death on Snnajr, Jan. 16. Sen. W. B. Hazen, who died of diabetic coma on Sunday night, has been suffering from diabetes for some years hut his death was not expected by oven his most intimate friends until very shortly before it occurred. Ho contracted a severe eold at the reception to the diplomatic corps given by President Cleveland a few days previous, and though at one time ho rallied, he soon found that he must succumb.

TUB LATE GEN. HAZES.

Qen. Hazen was born Sept. 27, 1830, at West Hertford, Windsor county, Vt. While still a boy ho went to Ohio with his parents, and was afterward sent to the West Point Military academy from that state. His graduation occurred in Juno, 1855, and iu the ensuing year he served with credit in tho Indian war in Oregon. After the close of that war, and until 1860, he was stationed in Texas, with the rank of second lieutenant, acquitting himself honorably. In 1800 he was made assistant professor of infantry tactics at West Point, but resigned that position on tho breaking out of the civil war. He ffrsfc took command of the Forty-fcocend regiment of Ohio volunteers, and served with credit during the rebellion, distinguishing himself in tho battles of Stone River, Chicamauga, Mission Ridge, Stottsboro, and during tho entire Georgia campaign. In the meantime he had risen, first, to the rank of brigadier general, and afterward to that of major general. At tho close of the war ho was given command, of the Fifteenth army corps by the president of the United States in recognition of his services during the contest. After the war Gen. Hazen was moclo colonel of the Thirty-eighth Infantry, and was later transferred to the Sixth.

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THE SIGNAL OFFICE IN WASHINGTON.

In 1870-71 he visited the seat of tho Rus-•o-Turkish war, and on his return he wrote a book on the French and German armies. In 1877 he was sent to Vienna by President Hayes a9 an attache of the American legation. Between these two trips abroad he was stationed with his regiment at Fort Buford, D. T., and his investigations there led to the revealing of many fraudulent practices and to the disgrace which later fell upon Secretary Belknap.

Gen. Hazen was the author of several books, and, especially in his younger days, wrote quite voluminously for the newspapers. He was appointed chief signal officer in 1880 to succeed Gen. Myers. It was claimed that the appointment

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largely due to social in­

fluences, and there was some feeling because he, then occupying the rank of colonel, should succeed one who was. a majorgeneral. During his incumbency tho efficiency of tho weather bureau was much increased. He introduced the "cold wave" signals, and 1 he weather predictions became much more accurate under his direction.

He was a rigid disciplinarian, and this led to much bad feeling. When Lieut. Greely was lost in the frozen seas of the north, Gen. Hazen requested Secretary of War Lincoln to send a sealing vessel to the lieutenant's rescue. This the secretary refused to do, and Gen. Hazen was not slow to criticise his superior. This led to a court martial, which was held in 1886, and resulted in the general being reprimanded.

Gen. Hazen has for some time intended to retire from the service, and it was generally understood that Col. Greely would succeed him.

Gen. Hazen was marriod about fifteen years ago to Miss Mildred McLean, a daughter of Washington McLean, of Cincinnati Mrs. Hazen and their only son are now in Paris, where they have been for some months.

Beware of premature conclusions when you see a man sit down hurriedly on the sidewalk at this time of year. Don't conclude that he is drunk simply because he lias taken a drop.—Lowell Citizen.

ILLINOIS' SENATOR.

HON. CHARLES B. FARWELL NAMED TO SUCCEED LOGAN.

Brief mention of the Other Illinois Candidates for the Nomination—Portrait of the Winning Man—Sketch of His

Life—The Birthplace of Logan.

Hon. Charles B. Farwell, of Illinois, who has been chosen by tho Republicans of that state to servo »fc the unexpired term of tho late Gen. John A. Logan in the United States senate, is a well known and wealthy merchant of Chicago. IIo was born at Painted Post, N. Y., Juiy 1, l'23, and was educated at tho Bhuira frco academy. At the age of 15 be removed to Illinois, where he was engaged for several years in farming. an 1 government. surveying. In 1!H1 ho opened a real estate office in the city of Chicago,and also did a small banking business. Ho was olected uh-eriff of Cook county iu 1853,atui was ro-electod foui p, years later. He 0 represented his.dis trict in tho lower house of the Fortysocond, Forty-third and Forty-fourth congresses, although his seat in the latter was successfully contested by Mr. Le Moyne, who was seated after a period of one year.

CHARLES B. FARWELL.

Mr. Farwell had quarreled with the late Senator Logan, but when the latter was nominated in 1884 he buried all personal feeling and worked like a beaver to secure the election of the Republican ticket. Subsequently, in 18S5, when Gen. Logan was a candidate for re-election to the United States senate, and when it was thought that Farwell's friends would bo able to bring about the defeat of the general, Mr. Farwell refused to permit the use of his name. Thi3 is thought to have greatly influenced the friends of the dead senator to givo Mr. Farwell their united support. 'Mr. Farwell and Gea. Logan had had a complete reconciliation prior to the l.itt»r's death.

Mr. Farweli's victory is the more notable from tho number of strong contestants that wero in the fleld for Logan's placy. Be6ide tho Hon. Milton Hay, who, it was at one time supposed would be named by the governor for the place, there were tho Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, Hon. Lewis E. Payson, Hon. Horatio G. Burchard, Hon. Thomas J. Henderson and Hon. Clark It!. Carr.

Mr. Cannon is a resident of Danville, Ills., and has been a member of congress for fourteen years, so that he is already pretty well known. He is a southerner by birth, having first seen the light at Greensboro, N. C., in 1838. Ho has always given a great deal of attention to postal matters. Mr. Cannon is not so good a speaker as some of the other candidates. He is dapper in appearance and not large physically.

Judge Payson is a native of Rhode Island and received the title of judge when he was elected judge of the Livingston county (Ills.) court in 1869. Eleven years later he was elected to congress and has served continuously since. He has always fought the cattle kings of the west, and has been a warm advocate of the Hennepin canal scheme. Mr. Payson was a warm friend of Gen. Logan.

Hon. Horatio C. Burchard, of Freeport, was born ac Marshall, Oneida county, N. Y. He settled in Illinois when quite young. As director of the mint, which position he held for soma timo, and as member of congress, he commended himself to the country generally.

Thoiras J. Henderson is a native of Brownville, Turn. Ho served during the war for the Union and has held various legislative positions, among them being member of congress.

Colonel Clark E. Carr, of G-alesburg, is a native of Boston, and was one of the most outspoken candidates for General Logan's seat. He was in the war, was a warm friend of Logan and has not held any legislative offices.

Theso wen?" tho men who sought to succeed Logan, and, though but one could be successful, the high level of their aspirations may account for the space given them here.

While upon the subject of Logan's successor, it may not be out of place to present a picture of the house in which the general was born. That interesting event took plaee Feb. 0,1820, in a low roofed house in Murphysboro, Ills. Murphysboro is in that port of Illinois known us Egypt, and the house where the future successful soldier and legislator first saw tho light is a characteristic ene.

IjOOAN'S

BIRTHPLACE.

Logan's early educational Advantages were exceedingly limited, and it was not until after he was 14 years of age that he was enabled to begin attending school.

His first military experience was in the Mexican war and his first taste of political life was had in 1852, when he was made prosecuting attorney of his native comity.

A correspondent of London Truth suggests t'rnt a panorama of tho shop windows, with an intelligent lecturer to explain their wonders, might be useful in the count'ry districts. Tho inference to be drawn from this is that the country shopper cannot read, for a well written advertisement would be quite as useful as a panorama to any one who could read, and would consume much less time telling its story—Boston Transcript-

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REV. A. CLEVELAND COXE.

The Episcopal Bishop of Western MM York and Hi» Pronounced Views. The Rev. Arthur Cleveland Coxe, Episcopal bishop of western New York, is a maa ef strong conservative views and of intense devotion to his church, and he never loses aa opportunity to protest against that which.ho does not believe to be right. So when it, wa® proposed to erect a crematorium in Buffalo be was first in the field to oppose it That fa» did not succeed in his efforts to prevent its building fe not because he is not a good fighter. His views on tho question of cremation were set forth at length in an article entitled "Vulcan on Mother Earth," which appeared in a recent number of The Forum. This h"* attracted wide spread attention.

Bishop Coxe has always been prominanfc fa bis controversies with those of the Romas Catholic

faith.

In

1880 he published an open letter to Pius IX answering his brief convoking the

Vatican

coun­

cil. In 1872 the bishop published in Paris "I.' pat de'l Q&ident," a summary of the history of the English church, with refutations of the Romanists' attacks. In 1"7Z,

REV" COXK"

with Bishop Wi"ierforce, he issued a nrial publication in defense of Anglo Catholicity as against either .extrema. Ho was in. synuvilhy with the Oxford movement, so far as that movement was within the bounds bf Anglo Catholicity, but when Newman went over to the Romanists, Cqxe broke* from his Oxford association* Within the last few months he has been engaged in a spirited controversy with tba Roman CathoiL: clergy of Buffalo. He asserted that h's could show from Jesuitical writings that that sect upheld and believed is the doctrine that "the end justifies the meaaa* The fathers of Caninus college in several newspaper articles denied tho bishop's asnr* tion, and one oITercd the bishop $1,000 if h» would produce bis Jesuit authority. Hill th» bishop has not yet done, and the controvenjr is practically dropped for the present

Arthur Cleveland Coxe was born in Morri* county, N. J., May 10, 1818. His parents removed to New York city two years later. When he was 20 years old ho was graduated from the University of the City of New York. He received bis theological training at the general theological seminary at Bt Paul's chapel in New York and was madsrector of the Episcopal church in Morrisnnin, N. Y., in 184L After this ho went to Hartford, Conn., and in 1851 he made an extended European tour.. He visited Rome twice during the reign of Pope Pius IX and at tb« request of the bishop of Oxford, Bishop Wilberforce, prepared and published in Oxford that authors "Proposals for aNew Reformation," fore tolling the old Catbotic movement as at hand. After his return from Europe he was given a church at Baltimore, where he resided during tho first two years of ttw civil war. He visited the battlefields, giving comfort and consolation to the wounded ana dying Union soldiers. In 1865 he was made second bishop of the diocese of western New York, succeeding Bishop DeLancy, senior bishop, upon bis deaf i•. in I860.

A year or two ago .' was proposed by a~ number of wealthy co..miunicarits in the diocese of western New York to present Bishop Coxe with a pastoral staff, but he declined, the honor, although he expressed his appreciation of tho motive of the would-be donors^.

JOHN W. DANIEL.

Vne Senator Who Will Take the Place of Mulione. The retirement of Mahoneon the 4th day of March will bring to tho United States senate John W. Daniel, who has for many years been prominent in Virginia politics. Mr. Daniel was born in the Lynchburg district^ the great tobaccfr producing section of irginia, in 1842-

preme court during

Ho is tall, slender and handsome, with high, broad foreead, surmounted by black curly hair. Ho was a soldier in the Confederate army, and is a trifle lame from «a wound received at the battle of

Gettysburg. On of his ancestors was a justice of thfr United States saVau Buren's admin­

JOHS W. DANIEL.

istration, and another was a member of congress from Virginia while Andrew Jackson was president. Mr. Daniel is said to be a very fine lawyer, and enjoys a large and lucrative practice. Ho is the author of several law books, which are regarded as excellent authorities by th» the legal profession. He is married to a lady Of wealth and oulture. Mr. Daniel delivered the address at the ceremonies attending the.*ftmpletion of the Vv ashington monuments

New Yorkers Sure of a Job. Omaha Man—I think you New Yorkers ought to bo ashamed of yourselves.

New York Man—Ashamed! Sir, you must be crazy. "Not a bit of it: Your own papers admit that over 7,000 children in New York can't go to school for want of accommodations. "Well, that's so." "Just think of the future of those children, forced to grow up in ignorance." "Don't worry about that. That's tho great beauty of our institutions. They will always be sure of steady employment and good pay, too." "Steady employment? What at?" "Sitting on juries."—Omaha World.

Frcnch Frivolities.

"Would you believe it, dearest, that on the eve of our marriage I have a terrible dread about this step we are going to take?" "Really?" "I love the city, the world, the noise and activity, while you, on the contrary, do not care for any of these things. Will we be able to agree?" "Certainly. We shall see so little of each tfcher!"—I\ew York Graphic.