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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29
THE GAZETTE: FT WORTH TEXAS SUNDAY JANUARY 29 1882

measured and with time keepers who
We're not provided with the modefn stop
watches or anything resembling them.
When a man has skated mile Ia
thtee minutes he can make uu his mind
thnt very few people are going 10 skate
away from him.
Even today, with all the safeguards
ahd precautions which have been taken
10y the various national associations Go
Insure accuracy and fairness. u Is not
easy To classify the great skaters OF the
world according TO their relative speed.
The conditions which are involved
change so constantly and vary to such
an extent Ia the different countries that
II Is not possible to say absolutely
now living are the best mon. Very
much depends upon the course over
which the races are 90 be slated. IN
England the old fashioned parallel
courses are still used. each skater TAX
ing one side Ut the start and crossing
over To the other &C the turn, In Can-
Oda small Kinks are generally used.
covered SO as Co keen of the snow. and
there is no division between the COM
petitOrs. who are sometimes started
from opposite Sides Ia the United
Stutos an the skaters are started to-
gcthcr and skate over courses with
straight sides and curved ends The
hf.tN ~ 'At'iA ~ IAhNWNiA iilf ANitNNs AN
which the courses are arranged with
straight sides. big curved ends and divi-
slons, SO that each skater has a separate
track Then. TO euuulize differences he
tween The inside and outside courses,
the skaters change tracks M the end Of
encl round.
These differences IN the skating
courses IN various cities often seriously
embarross skaters who have gone
| abroad for international tournaments.
| This was true to such un extent in the
| tournament nc Ippuwurdcu. Zoe Holland,
/ n few yours ago, that ANvl pnulscu aud
! Carl Icmor. Norwegians although
! they had entered for the contest aud
! had arrived from Norway the night br.
! fore. refused To- take part on account OF
! the sharpness ui the turn The English
men who competed including Gcorg,
| Smart and 'lphhutt were easily defeated
| by the DutChmcu possibly for the sam,
| reason. The Russian skater A. vof
PNnschln, however IN the tournament
ut Amsterdam, pot the best of all com
| pcutorS hy applying a sort OF step uVcl
| step action At the turn, which carrie,
him to the front rapidly and was seen {,
hc decided advantage. Hugh Meteor
mick has also got a wonderful kuaCk n
skating round sharp curve. at q higl
rate uf spCed.
This mntter Of getting around shor
turns only Illustrates the fact that Their
are many tricks Ia fast skating az II
other things One Of these is the "gc
or ut the start. and In this the Dutcl
have shown themselves uncxcrlled /
Is wonderful 60 see them dash OH II
their Ia yard races, They seem 10 ~
lp terrific speed iu nu Instant. strikiu
back violently ut the end Of each strok
md not trusting too much To the FOR
ward impetus to get hold on the ice
Some skaters dig hole iu the icc for IN
heel of the blade, Int experts think TAI
of little value Tho Fcumcu of Bingham
gct on Ia a lcisurely plcgmatic way, u
It ,hey took but an Indifferent interest j
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

reckoned with. and young Martin King.
ma the Dutch expert.
.et us now look more closely at some
of those great skaters ana their recorls.
Take joe Donoghuc TO begin WITH ns tue
pride OF America and the marvel OF the
skating world Joe was born on the
banks Of the Hudson Feb. H. ISL lie
stands , feet . IL inches aud weighs
1lG pounds. As viii be seen from the
sketch of him, which ACCOMPANIES this
article. he Is n beautifully built young
fellow, as 1.-THE and graceful as q deer
and possessed of what the picture does
not show. n keen grit that knows no
baking. Joe began his skating career
at the age of = aud has never gone back
wnrd. Tie won his first race w 1887 ut
Albany for the state championship
against fifteen competitors In the ono
mile race and the same day won the five
mile race from nine experienced skaters.
Since then he has won races ana medals
beyond counting, and the best men from
the famous skating countries ot the
world have been pitted against him vain
~.
one Of Donoghuc's strong points Is his
unilinching nerve aud GOODNESS. This was
well illustrated w his FIRST trip 10 Europe
in the winter of 1SSS-S0. He went 10
Holland expecting so have q long pc
Rod for training before the tournament
/
/ nntcly u was an omen season anu Ior
had only four DAYS of good ice w which
to prepare himself His chief opponent
Alexander Won pnnschln of St Peters
burg. had on the other baud been iu
steady training Tor thrce months md ar
[ rived nc Amsterdam I'm perfect condition.
/ IN the FIRST race of halt mile llouoghur
/ struck q post aud fell; he also was beaten
hy the Russian iu the mile event This
was surely discournging enough az a
/ commencement. hut those who were pres
cnt say that Joe was ns "cool Ms Gu.
/ cumhpr' and lid not scciu IN the lcNst
degree ratified Whom they were called
for the twO-milc race he turned 10 a
friend and smiling said
III don't win this time the old man
will bc sending for me to come home
Then the word was given aud Tho
dozen skaters were off amid ronrs of
applause. Twelve thousand people
waved their hands and shouted ms they
passed the halfway mark side 10y side
ice swinging along With eyru, steady
stroke. bis legs moving with the prccis
ion vt piston rods, and the Russian be
side him. with urmt swinging Dnd face
down as VI ne were unable 90 rculia,
that thc yOunrstcr at his side WIS nctu
ally gaining ,r him. Won lun"'hiu ny
pcNrrd 10 he straining every nerve aU,
muscle, while Joe. with his arms folded
behind his back. might have been ont fol
pleasure stroll for any effort be- scpmc,
to make Down the homC-strctch thel
came. and Joe drew away from his fU
nous rival inch 10y inch until there was {
distucp of two yards between them. Jos
never lost his lead and won 10y Z seconds
making the fastest time on reCurl,
minutes. aud ~ seconds.
Later m the same season Donoghu
was hpptcn ut Vienna by the lussiul
, NV mile race. coming VA onc-litth of
second behind and ut once challenged
, Won panschu to race him two miles
The later refused, whcroupon Joe, la th
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

led 10 believe that the president would
recover During ull this time General Ar
thur was never out OF cnll On the eve
Mug Of Sept 10 hc went ON with
some friends tO set some oysters Nt n
restaurant which was popular with men
Of wealth, He seemed sud, depressed
and WIS not. ns was usually The case
with him, Che life of any party of which
hp WIS member Tie returned home
nhout midnight and had been there but
% frw moments when a telegram came
from Mr. Blaine announcing liurHelds
death Arthur had made 49, lia mind
Wlnt 10 do iu raW be- received report of
the preAdonts death no believed 10
bis duty in take the oath without delay,
aud messenger WAS sent 90 the house
of Judge I0hn r. Brndy. who was q
ifsiOnE fripnd o0Gpnoml Arthur's. ln q
icw mumcuts Judge Brady came io
General Arihnr's purl0r aud then IN the
presence Oi oulA one uihrr person cA.
cpptug ArhurH son Alan, the Onth WAS
administered Aa soon ns Arthur re,
ppiypd 4. be- turned to hi HOn and rm'
bracpd him, and both men were cOu-
vulsm wifhs0ba General Arthur after
wards tnbll The oath publicly in the cap.
itnl M Washington, Chief Justice Waite
administering li 70 has been thr inn
precision thnl . WAS necessary that NE
presidential oath ho administered 10y the
Que competent to administer Am oath can
swear W q preadent,
Precedent HAYES took the oath twice,
once Nd private ns n matter ni pTecNu-
tion aincr the 4th OF March az that
limo fol upon Sunday nud tho public
ceremony was not 10 take place until
Monday. There hua always been q tra-
diNon dat Samuel j. Tilden, nlso M q
matter Of precnutlon took the oath in
private. moi because he intended to de-
unnd lie office OF president, but so that
n ever dispute arose h could moi be said
thnt he had through his own negligence
wniyod bis rights.
IA has been the habit Of the presidents
elppt since the time Of Lincoln 20 leave
thsir homes Tor Washington some time
in February. Mr. Lincoln loft Spring
Geli early M February, for q long trip
Was planned for him. lie was expected
to make the journey 10 Washington by
way OF New York stopping for n few
moments Va every considerable city, aud
M sonic places for a dny or TWO Ihn
| curiosity 10 see him was very great, ana
| aa Il was known that he would SPEAK
| from the car platform, he being really
| ne originator Of tliig custom, the n9Wa.
] papprs sent cOrrcHuOndenis 20 accom-
| bnny him with insirnci0ns 20 ipppii every
word that he said. Ie ilie lmhuelans
/ ~ 40 parties thiH trip was ga eFrnl
| III great importance. since 4 Wne efiNrleu
| fbat Sir. Lincoln would say in soine u
| his speeches something thaf would RiY,
Il cluo % his policy, The eAelienlrnl
| h, me country was intense in view 81
| fhe fact thRt some 81 the Southern Stnte,
1 Ind lust paased Uriiuances Oi eere9eion
ana The country was anxious 10 know
what Lincoln would do " he immef
geney'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

dress. whether regarded as n specimen
Of literature or public sentiment
Grant, Cleveland Garfield and HART
son were accompanied on The occasion
Of their inauguration by unusual milf
tary display In Gorhcld's case u Is
said hy. thoso, who lave seen many m
augurations that this displny was the
most brilliant Of all The military dis
play Of March 4, 1873, on the occasion Of
Grants second inaugural, would have
been very brilliant but for the fact that
II was day Of bitter cold. suggesting IN
some Of It's features The famous bliz1ar
which paralyacd business on the Allan.
tic coast ia the spring Of lSSo' some Of
the soldiers nearly persisted with the
cold
There have been four presidents whose
inuugurutions have been private, and NC
time Of sorrow When word WITS scut
20 loln Tyler that President Harrison
was dcUd, hn was 40 his home he Rich.
mOud He Immediately took the oath of
oihcc aud went To Washington entprrd
the White House and assumed not o0ly
thu functions hut the character of picsi'
dent. There had been dispute FOR many
wars about the nntuN uf the relations
| which the Nice-nrcsident would bear to
the presidential office In ease he was
called upun hy virtue of the c0nstitu-
ton 60 exercise its functions. Some az
| the ahcst lawyers had claimed that ull
| that the vicc-prcsduut could do would
| hr 10 exercise these functions while stil
| retaining his capacity rs icV.prcsidcnL
| The opportunity did not come 60 test this
| matter until the death ct President llur'
risun. President Tyler held the view
/ that hc NOT only exercised the funciioua
/ of the office. but he became in fact prpsi
! dent. and 10y that act the yicc.presidential
| office WAS vacated The prccVdent thus
! established has never been questioned.
| Mr. Fillmore received the oath Of oihc'
! within a few hours after the death 90
General Taylor taking IL Ia thp rooms
| of hts hotel. After some weeks llc went
to the White House 10 live.
Among those gathered around the
| dying bed Of President Lincoln wis
| Audrpw Johnson, who had escaped Nt-
| tempted assassination because hp was
not at the rooms of his hotel ON tho
| evening Of that fatal 18th of April. 1888.
| Upon his return as the hotel, hearing
uf the assassination of Lincoln. hp went
! Immediately Go the little house ON Tenth
| street uiNoeip 10 Fod's thrnter 81
which the dying president had h,uu
carried, and therc with the members of
Mr LiucOln's cabinet Chief IuNic,
Chase and Mn. Lincon's family, hc ~
muiuCd until the president expired. Al
hour or two later MIR johnson. In hii
room with one on two friends ns wit
ncssps. received the onth from Chief
Justice NhnHc, aud ug soon as MIR Lin
coins family quilted the White House.
entered " ns unccrcmouiously az though
he had gouci There to pny cull.
pcrhups the most pathetic of nll those
sud nnugurgls wns that of GpucrniArthui
lie bad remained pt his house nt -,
Lexington avenue, New York City, fol
fomc weeks, having boon privately MS
surcd that General GdrGcld's wound WA,
mortal, although the country had btcl
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

erred by some critics too good 20 be true.
Various other records are: Chrstianu,
Feb ~. iSll2. In the worlds champl-
Oushp between Smart aud llagan, the
latter won both the half milo and tho
two mile contests; Hagen skated two
miles In 3 m 43 los, Smart doing it In
8 IN 40 Sos
40 81. Johns, \. r.. Charles Gillespie,
the American backward skater, retired
last year. having skatcd thirty-iivC races
aud won them an.
At SAN Francisco. March - 1891,
jacobs, an American amateur, broke thc
wofld's rccord for threc miles on an
eight lap track in . m 80 2.6s
In London April ., tSJ2, Snowdcn. the
American champion wan the six day roll
Ter race for the worlds championship,
covering S0l miles
The long distance records between 10
aud loo miles lies between AXcl Puulscn
OF Norway. 4. w. Craft, y. s Montgoiu-
cry. secretary Of the American n ). a.
nnd the famous Tcbbuu brothers of
England
CtEVELA1D MOFFETE
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He made some forty speeches and
when he Finished bis series Of addresses
There was not q politician IN the country
who knew amy more about Mr. lincolna
purpose than WINS known when he be-
gan the trip lie simply made u uppar
Ont that IL WIS his purpose to be true
TO the Union az OH hazards. but he had
always announced that as his purpose.
Mt Lincoln WIS officially received In
New York city by che legislature az
Trenton. IN Philadelphia and at Old
Liberty hill. and at Harrisburg. IN
the government, being convinced that q
plot existed IN Baltimore ~ nssassinato
Lincoln changed the iuitcrry and
took the preedcnt-olcct 20 Washington.
So that on the following morning the
country was startled 10 hear that Mr.
Lincoln was already snfe ia his hotel at
the capital
General Grant was living IN Washing
ton at The time OF his inauguration and
therefore 10 preparations were made for
n Journey. Governor Hayes left Column
bus, @" only two or thrce day before
the inaugural. The decision Ia this dis.
puted election ease was 50 late that he
had only two on three days To prepare
himself for the Journey. lie had, how
ever nlrc0dy decided upon his cabinet,
in ease the decision was Ia favor OF
the party he represented.
General Garheld expected 10 20 60
Washington about the middle of Feb
ruary. spcciul train was ut his com
in0ud for some ten days. but he was
$50 embarrassed In the formation OF hia
cabinet that he delayed his departure
until less than a week before naugurA.
ton, lie took rooms with his family at
the ltiEgs house, aud for three or four
nights scarcely slept. IL was impossible
for him TO construct inst thu cabinct
4tNt lt.s .1s.
coming troubles with Ills administration
rwlCd upon him even then, and u was
really not until the night before the In
uuguration TINT hr was able To put the
finishing touches upon his Inauguration
nddress tie had turned his address
over in bis mind from the time Of his
election. hut the nctual composition IT 10
was the work Of ouly a few hours. ms
was the case with Mr. Cloyelnuds in
augural
After MIR Clcvolond's election ne closed
NJ his current business nR governor of
| New York ns soon az possible resigned
| the Olhcc aud took apartments in u little
house Va Albany. where he remained
| cabinet making un0 the latter part "
| February lie wont through 10 Washing.
| tom by uu evening trim, and became tlp
| guest of the Arlington hotel. The fol.
lowing day be- and President Arthur
exchanged calls, and he also dinod with
| General Arthur. who had known him
| inirY well before hc was prominent IN
politics. Aitcr the dinner President
| Arthur showed him all over the White
| House. aud recommended to him bis
sleeping room, saying that II was tht
| uuitcW one w the house. Arthur's cour
trsy was perfect, Rud Mr. Cleveland m
| yltcd him tO rcmun at the White Hous,
| us his guest for while. But when thea
returned from tho capital General Arthur
left him at the door of the White llous,
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axArl

'w as Americans call him, Is
seiS q s,lipling of ~ there h no
~, WhFGel be may accomplish
~ neAl Few years or what records
,H.'uQs 20 note the differences In
M, Iohe among Tho great skat-
uiNrtht countries Each has
'NA'lahul aud national pecu-
|A,.SN hanyng diagram viii illus
aN'y 20 those who ,ndersfDnd Tho
i n,s fundamental differences be-
N t,isi'v varieties OF stroke most
4 ma mat D. the English, tho
IN st,l w Ampri3an. The English
'basns" Tor TIE speediest skaters
die 1fe iuuua IN the Zen dis.
vhs from the American STYLE
nv fhoFter stroke. Tie heel leay-
~ s,.l hearly tho same tme AS
nss, zoe striking skate beinv M
more upnrlg M S,i,t
we Hue Of a1ysn., NV.
hlic6 4 Ntiish skater advances the
. mmlli y ihe air with the sole al
itv, u NE lce anh the too
~ arms Another difference il
~ ins,ssf freely used In the Fen
aek a. ~ bring pressed h,,hind
Axa psl We custom of nanophtte
lAN ~. s, EnFlishmea main
aua ~, 'bals have distinct funo.
Npa hsg,.ey bending their bodies
siih e.,, me arms from side IA
ag NOS ssfeke they succeed h
yearly Ia a straight line
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29
FAST SKATERS.
!. Born and Not Made
\ and Generally
|. rs fathers WHO WERE
s.,,,, on The Ice Than the Aver
'', y. psoissn, The Great Norws'
~ s.,,o,-A fayorlio Feat Of
t,,l ssallto in Holland

aoys when The crunch i 9i
W are W and Jingle of sleigh b'lls
De- snow -" youthful mind Visions
" y I'M. and hours of delight on
pogih i,s Of some Of the fast
90 tbe world, ne young d n,vu,
" y rarely over 30. VINO CONT ''
~ W.. al great tourna I.n,shls on
y us,v themselves with Rlor!.
y ,heir comtrymen proud OF
Ianhs Thp population OF tue
\ rMOt' J5UOuO.UuO. and 81
q W. hmm a score can bc called
4 ny NV n pdnt of speed winch
,Gat ,he accomplishment % II '"''
rs that tbc fast skators OF
n n" ~, lnrn and not made ana
a XIV ~, afp born of fathers who
ll ~. fasipr ou the Ice than
wv. ME doctrine Of hcrediiy
" nlsr strong pare IN thr lhatl Yer
w. Donnehuc, for instance the
~ ,,hfm champion of the world.
America and Nrwbure may
,D ,rnnd His father "Old NAN
y n.posbae was for twenty years
i,.rgtei skating champion 90 the
.nl mly sucrumhcd to the Prov
M u. sops AN four of whom becamr
sIotars and the four girls, %
Wnled out as good as the
n man N-..,.,,,,,
,sss barn Of "a father who for
,aor was recognized us one oi
iGsa and surc.t strokes IN IBIS
g'aolry and one OF The greatest
l",t ns 1873 we lind William
~ smnrt aud "Grtm Pcrrhu
ms n England with sixteen of th,
stoters ~ the day, the number
n Turkey Smurts nephew
ersl" Smart aud "jiutiU
IN ION. George Src two Sounl
AZ ist'ned 10 become more famous
~ wears than their seniors To-day
ymari another nephew Is un
ais tle greatest professional fast
n England.
one find. IN every country tina
Of fast skating seems 70 descent
miles With increasing glory from
fraliOn 10 another
gsry rare thut one finds u mani IN
Mo able 10 keep up Lhe Errn
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

ana himself became guest az the house
Of his secretary Of state MIR Freling
hvyscn. Tint night MIR Cleveland went
20 The ball which bored him greatly
returned 70 The White House, sat up until
O'Clock finishing some correspondence,
went 20 bed and, ns he RHid himself.
slept Ike u top aud was up M half pnst
Z with hpnrty appetite for breakfast
Al - o'clock hc was at his desk. 40.
p0rrntly ns familiar with IL M though
ho was 10 his old office az Albany.
II. JAY EDWARDS
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Of Ma youth and retain the cham
|lp as q fast skater. The cham
am generally at their best about
'AniNlarly those who develop the
steady stroke which has brought
mm as Dunorhue and the Nor
4 % N0rseng 20 the front rank still
4 b deal depends upon a skaters
pnl q man who has I'm his younger
Inasirred the right stroke can hold
At ~ aud hp considered hrstClass
4egber only the other day seeing
'lenge issued boy an old man un
island over 20 years Old Offering
tpele with any sEatr I'm the world
SllW . side Ia writing ou the Ice.
one thinks that Joe Douoghuc,
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ArHlNG OF BEAUTY.
a Handsome Ornament and Useful Article
Cali al the Gazette Office and See H.

The lndiea Of Fort Worth are invited
20 call nt Tho Gazette business office
and examine The Gazettes Cabinet
premium sewing machine
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

Prince poinAt0wsld who Is 10 marry
Miss inir Is said 10 bee brother Of
the prince Of the same name who mar
ried a sister Of Colonel Ely Goddard,
of Vermont
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

Fran Wagner has given her consent to
the production at the Berlin opera house
OF tic yersi0n of Renal which MAS
rewritten by Wagner late Ia life.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

Sir Archibald Alison, one Of The British
generals soon 10 be retired, y son Of
the historian. lie has \ creditabie CO
feer, covering nearly half q century
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

Ia the issue Of one Of the prominent
mn 4azinos for tsie current mouth Is
printed story Which Was accepted iwen.
Is years ago, To-day 4 secs the hght
aud rs author Is dead.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

Dispatches from Berlin. Vienna aud
Rome show that the dailies ~ All three
cities approve Of Great bfiialns course
IA EgypL
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-05-05
Pat Conner.
PAGER.
PAGER.

Dark chestnut Stallion foaed beautiful con-
formation Sired by "New Eng land" DAM Lambert Mad 4year-
old record @ by Ben Frankn far and the
full son of Daniel Lambe second dam by Ethan Allen b.
things considered the stations
by all impartial
England
wonderful
exceeds
intention train him his
Progressive breeders realize that important patone stations
wealthy gentlemen who wish
shall
What
England awarded Addison
1894 for foals of that S5
fore claim the privilege
regular breeder,
fol
No business done Sunday New England limited approved
mares. Pat Conner limited to 10 approved
rEpNc New England sl3 in foal.
~ Pat Conner $40 to in foal
discount will be when colts raised
year Yours for the improvement of horses in Vermont.
Weybridge VT. E. G. RYDER.