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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-18
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LoSDoS, November I7.-Geo. Thomas
Doc. the renowned engraver, is dead. at
the age Of So.
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Helena, Montana, Thursday, September 9, 1886.

made him. In Arthur's term German came
to the White House, and asked to see the
president and Gen. Logan. He said he was
the original Jonah who had been swallowed
by the whale, and had bill which he wanted
congress to pass for bis benefit, He was
handed over to the police, but the doctors
found him harmless, and he was sent home
with the idea that his bill would be passed.
Some years ago crank came to the execu-
tive mansion with a great bundle OF manu-
script under his arm. He appeared to be all
right at first and looked like an office seeker.
But he fell into conversation with the door
keeper and had not uttered ten words before
be said that he had a new Bible to give to the
American people and he wanted the presi.
dent to introduce it
Whenever cranks become noisy or danger
Gus at the White House they are sent if pos
sible to the police station under some pre-
text. And if they ask to see President Cleve-
land for some crazy purpose they are directed
to a certain street and a certain number
where they are told that it is possible the
president will be by and by. A note is some
times given them to the pretended owner of
the house They go, present the note, and
when they attempt to leave the room in which
they are waiting for the president they find
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-09
A TELEPHONE MUDDLE.

Ehe stood beside the telephone and turned the
little crank evaporation in her tone and rage
in every ''yank"
sponsve knave? VIII some old fossil please
connect this business with the grave?
Snow then, old corpse just hold your breath,
while time the chance affords. I've nearly
tired myself to death and snapped my vocal
= chords
"Please give me Doctor Liver Pad-Oh, Doctor, is
that your My little boy is feeling bad; please
tell me what to do.
"He ate cucumbers, apples too, a most uncom-
mon lot. and now he's turned bilious hue,
and doubled in knot
"Beside"-Just then the central iend, switched
10 another wire, and then the tale that inter-
vened filed all her mind with ire.
at must have been some barrel man, with leak
ing casks to mend; here's what she heard as
he began upon the other end:
"Hammer the head until it's tight; tighten the
middle band; water will swell it up all right,
il it is left 10 stand.
"Apply a coat of pitch without and whenit starts
to swell, you needn't have the slightest doubt
but twill do very well.'
You should have seen the doctor when the wires
once more ran right, and madame got her
wits again and riddled him with spite.
"You nasty, nasty, horid BEAST Paint Johnny
up with pitchi You're either mad or tight, at
least; cannot tell just which"
He stood aghast and wondering said: "Well did
you ever, now2 woman is the blamedest
thing that's living anyhow"
&. Charles NJ. Snyder, in New York World.
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COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT.

He could lombard any jury with warm pathos
and great fury, and convince them that his
client wasn't guilty of the charge;
He could cabbage retainer, making sure OF the
remainder when his client was acquitted,
and twas usually large.
He could manage a venire with a challenge that
was fiery, or ss-question any witness in q
manner that was cross;
He could show the judge that his ruling showed a
lack of legal schooling and refer him to the
statute in the late amended laws.
he could sass the opposition till they wished him
in perdition, and could sling them cutting
answers at a most illegal rate,
For his case always surest, and his client was
the purest, and seemed always in his glory
when he bucked against the state.
He was handy with capias, or writ Of corpus
habeas, could get change of venue il
stern justice looked too sure
He could quote from Coke and Chitty, with his
own additions, witty, till the judge would
use his malet and the room be in a roar.
But the sheriff. Death, has called him. and in his
last case installed him (rosewood), and him
self is suppliant at the Bar of Last Resort;
And unto the great evangel he will swear he was
an angel; plead his own case with great
fervor there before higher court.
Those who knew him quite sure he will con-
found the high born jury till he causes di-
vision on the question, rs he washedr'
And by force of all his pleadings, get stay In the
proceedings till the prosecution wearies and
the old indictments quashed
A. w. Belew in The Detroit Free PresA
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-09

THE HALLWAY AT MOUNT VERNON.
Stepping over the white fiagstones with
which this piazza is paved, stones, by the
way, which were imported from the Isle Of
Wight, as it was not supposed that this coun-
try possessed any, we cross the threshold into
the great broad hallway. In glass case,
shown in the picture on the left wall, is the
great rusty key of the French Bastile, which
was presented Washington by Lafayette
when the prison was destroyed in 11S9. In a
frame is Hartford newspaper, announcing
the sad intelligence of the death of the great
chief. Its closing lines refer to Mount YER
non as follows:
There were the groves, the spacious
avenues, the beautiful and sublime scenes,
the noble mansion; but, alasl the august in
habitant was now no more! That great soul
was gone His mortal part was there, in-
deed but, ah, how affecting, how awful the
spectacle of such worth and greatness tins
To mortal eyes fallen! Yes, fallen, fallenl.
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No. AZ

the fashion, but it cannot be said to be really
ornamental. When the fashion goes by, the
patchwork woodwork will not seem a thing
of beauty.
Also there is no closet room in the dining
room. This, too, may be the fashion, but 1T
Is not convenient. There never will be any
thing prettier than the fine porcelain and
glassware which one caught glmpses of III
old-time china closets in the dining room.
Every American must rejoice at the i'm
proved architecture for homes, which the new
time IS bringing us. The possibilities of orna-
mentation in tiling and brick work from our
many-colored American clays are only begin
ming to be understood. We have brown, red
and yellow and pale cream brick in exquisite
;ints, all from the naturally colored clays.
Pale cream walls, with red facings and trim
mings, or the opposite, would make d beauti-
full and arsistic heme So would brown and
cream tints together.
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tion A striking looking house it is, with its
brick walls and Roman tower. If one might
venture a criticism, it would be that the
tower would have been much more effective
if it had been carried story higher, and the
gaunt, factory like chimney beside it been
put inside instead of outside. Still it is pic
turesque as it is with its hint of Rhine castles
and dungeon keeps.
A unique feature and the most attractive
of all is the round dining room on the ground
floor of the tower. 1t suggests great round
table in the center. like King Arthur's, and
romance and legend without end The win
dows in this tower dining room command
views from three points of the compass
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-09

the pension agent RoBEHf J.. TAYLOR
at Knoxville, in that state. 1t was ON this
account that he was unable to attend the con-
vention that nominated him, as he received a
dispatch from Washington which read:
In pursuance to the instructions
OF the honorable the secretary of the inte-
rior it is better for you not to attend the NOM
mating convention" "Bob" is one of six
brothers. He studied law, and has a natural
vein OF humor which he can use to good ad-
vantage either before jury or on the stump.
In 1876 he made his memorable canvass in
which he beat his able opponent, Pettibone,
for congress with fiddle. In Tennessee it is
customary for the rival candidates to stump
the state together. On this occasion Mai.
Pettibone would first address the audience in
one OF his grandiloquent speeches. Taylor,
ON rising to reply, would say: Ladies and
gentlemen, you have heard enough hifalutin
speechifying for one occasion. Supposing
give you a tune on the iddle" And fiddle
away he would until the audience would be
"jigging" and singing and bowling with en-
thusiasm sufficient to grant him anything. In
this way he "fiddled" himself into congress
Back Of Mr.. Taylor's love of humor he pos
sesses solid requirements that will enable him
to ill any position within the gift Of his state
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-09
MOUNT VERNON.
A SHRINE WHICH is VISITED BY
MANY PILGRIMS.

The River Steamers Tolling Bell-The
House in Which Washington Lived and
Died-Some of the Interesting Features
of it's Interior.
A pilgrimage that will never cease, while
Columbia survives, is that which daily makes
Mount Vernon its mecca. The trip is made
in a steamboat from Washington, and the
distance is a long sixteen miles, The scenery
is charming on this portion of the Potomac.
Every moving object, from the darky fisher
man to the throbbing steamboat, seems to
move i'll drowsy, Gstless way which IS pos
itively soothing to the nerves of the visitor
from the rushing, restless city.
At last Mount Vernon is reached. This is
announced by the tolling of the steamboats,
bell and the dipping of her coloIs The bells
tolling is but a trifiing token of respect to the
dead, yet it makes wonderful impression on
the visitor when heard for the first time.
When it is considered that all steamboats,
passing up or down the river in all seasons;
and possibly for all time, shall honor with a
tolling bell the beloved remains they pass the
thought overwlIelms one.
Mount Vernon has been for the last quar-
ter century in the possession of an association,
whose object is its preservation forever to the
American people, who regard it as their most
historic treasure. The association paid for
the estate 500, 900, which sum was contrib
uted by the people of all the states. The state
of Virginia has the supervision of the whole,
though each state has charge of one room
The mansion in which Washington lived
from the time he was 81 years old, when he
inherited it, until his death, is a wooden
structure, ninety-six feet long and thirty feet
deep. 1t comprises two stories and an attic.
The picture of its exterior, with its long row
of columns supporting the portico roof, is
familiar
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sailor of the dude order. You always see
him about the book auctions, and find that
he has one of the finest libraries in Washing
ton. He knows all about books and seems to
have plenty of money! His family is, l un-
derstand, rich, and he is given big allow
ance annually to use as he pleases.
These are but specimens of the many cranks
in Washington. Any night, about the hotels,
you may strike long-haired man,
and on the streets you will see daily short
haired women. Men with hobbies congre-
gate here, and there are always plenty of
street preachers, infidels and men with
striking ideas ready to harangue any crowd
they can get together. At the Capitol the
crank thrives and multiplies as the years go,
and the man who stripped himself the other
day and stood naked in the rotunda at mid
day, pretending to think himself statue, has
had his counterparts in times past though as
vet no ones crankneSS has taken just tba
same direction.
FRANK GEORGE CARPENTER
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-09

Another one of these suburban homes is
In the new aesthetics, any house built of wood
in fantastic shape is cottage.
This house contains seven large rooms on
the first and second floors. The third story
rooms are pleasant and commodiOus. The
total cost Of the house is 81, 800 This includes
the building of cistern where it is called for.
The cellar walls are of solid stone all the way
up, and its floor is thoroughly cemented.
The first floor varies little from the old
plan, in that, in addition to the three rooms
so often mentioned, it has a reception hall as
one enters off the piazza. In a house where
many persons are coming and going this will
be convenience.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-09

THE CRANK WHO OWNED THE WHITE HOUSE.
1t is Sergt. Dinsmore who has charge of
all such men at the White House, and it
would be a crazy man indeed who would
assault Dinsmore. He is over six feet in
height, and is almost perfectly proportioned,
with strong, well developed muscles and
blue eye which shows that he will not hest
tate to use them. Still Dinsmore never uses
force when diplomacy will do just as well,
and it is often curious how he gets rid of
dangerous characters. Not long ago man
came here who really thought he owned the
White House. He had walked from his
homo somewhere in Pennsylvania, and he
came Oh the great portico Of the presidents
mansion with his boots covered with dust.
1t was seen at first glance that he was a
crank, and Sergt. Dinsmore told him that it
would be inconvenient for the president to
move just now, and he would oblige them
greatly If he would go off and call again.
Several months after this the man came
back and said he was sorry to disturb the
president, but that he could wait no longer.
He was out OF money and he must have his
property. Upon being told that it was i'm
possible to oblige him he went off threatening
to bring the law to bear against the presi-
dent, and started toward the attorney
generals Office
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-09

But it is to the largest bedroom up stairs
that the greatest interest centers. 1t was here
that Washington died. The arrangements of
the bed hangings and other furnishings of the
room are as nearly as possible just as they
were the night he died. Here he slept every
night from the time he retired from the pres
idency on March 4, 1897, until it became his
deathbed ON the night Of Dec. IA l799 He
died of acute laryngtis, assisted it is claimed
since by the physicians who, on finding that
their patient had sore throat. bled him no
less than four times. The old fashioned ma
hogany bedstead, six feet square, is the iden.
tical one in which be died. Here also is the
'"''' oval medicine stand. the secretary, the
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-09

THE PARLOR AT MOUNT VERNON.
In this state parlor, SO called, is a beautiful
mantel of variegated Sienna marble. On its
panels are sculptured artistically in bas re-
lief subjects of husbandry and agriculture.
1t is about the only thing left in the room
which Washington once owned. The furni-
ture of the house was unfortunately sold by
the heirs after the death of Martha Wash
ington, and but little has been returned,
though efforts are being made constantly to
secure what is at present scattered as relics
in all directions Much Of tho furniture are
careful reproductions of the original pieces.
On the first floor are six rooms used as
museum for curiosities of century ago.
Back of the house carved colonnades lead to
the family and state kitchens. To the rear Of
these are the servants quarters, consisting Of
small brick houses, and also brick barn.
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1874 and studied medicine in New York city.
He continued his studies in the Charity hos
pital, New Orleans, and in English hospitals.
After two years more of scientific study in
Paris he returned to this country in 1880 and
engaged with his father in commercial pur-
suits until the death Of the latter through
railroad accident on railroad of which he
was vice president.
Chivalrous Sonth-How do you folks feel
about foreign war? Practical North-If
one becomes necessary we are ready. Chiv-
alrous South-Shakel If you can raise the
privates, we'll guarantee to furnish the
colOnels-Omaha World
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-09
MEASURING THE BABY.

We measure the rotous baby
Against the cottage wall
A lily grew at the threshold,
And the baby was just as tall.
A royal tiger lily,
With spots of purple and gold,
And the heart of a jeweled chalice
The fragrant dew to hold
Without the buebirds whstled
High up in the old roof trees,
And TO and fro at the window
The red rose rocked her bees
And the wee pink fists of the baby
Were never moment still,
Swapping at shine and shadow
That danced at the lattice sill.
Her ewes were wide as bluebells,
He mouth like flower unblown
Two little bare feet, lik e funny white mice,
Peeped out from his snowy gown;
And we thought with thrill of rapture,
That yet h ad a touch of pain,
When June rolls around with her roses
Wen measure the boy again.
All me! in a darkened chamber,
With the sunshine shut away.
Through tears that fell like a bitter rain
We measured the boy to-day;
And the little bare feet that were dimpled
And sweet as a budding rose
Lay side by side together,
In the hush of long repose.
Up from the dainty pillow,
White as the risen dawn,
The fair liule face lay smiling,
With the light of heaven thereon
And the dear little hands like rose leaves
Dropped from a rose, lay still,
Never TO catch the sunshine
That crept to the shrouded sill.
We measured the sleeping baby
With ribbons white as snow,
For the shining rosewood casket
That waited him below;
And out of the darkened chamber
We went with childless moan;
To the height of the sinless angels
Our little one had grown.
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gress of the con-
federation of 106
years ago, which
directed that a
monument should
be erected to him
bearing this epi-
taph:
Sacred to tn e
memory of the Baron
De Kalb, knight of
the Royal Order of
Military Merit, Briga-
dier of the Armies of
France, and Major
General in the service
of the United States
Of America. Having
served with honor
and reputation for
three years, he gave
q last and glorious
proof of his attach
ment to the liberties
of mankind and the
cause of America in
a
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little table with the cracked shaving glass,
the snuff and match box, the fender and fire
irons, all in their old-time places.
The very atmosphere about the place in
spires one with reverence. This is evidenced
by the care with which men keep their heads
uncovered while in this sacred room, while
no one thinks of speaking above the faintest
whisper, as if the father of his country was
simply sleeping instead Of resting in the tomb
three hundred yards away.
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FRANK GEORGE CARPENTER.
FOUNDER or THE LAND LEAGUE.

The Magnetic Michael Davitt-How He
Became a Leader.
The man who moved his people most at the
recent convention of the Irish National league,
held at Chicago, was undoubtedly Michael
Davitt. He was there not as a delegate, but
coming to this country on a mission for the
relief of the destitute fishermen on the west
coast of Ireland. He stopped at the Chicago
convention, and the reception he received
could be equaled only by Parnell, the ''un-
crowned king of Ireland"
Davitts career is a wonderful one. He is
an Irishman born, and but 40 years old. When
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signed the post soon
after reaching Te-
heran and making
the grand salaam
to the shah. DIR.
Pratt is a native of
Alabama and but
35 years of age.
The greatest por-
ton of his life has
been spent in Eu-
rope, where he was
taken when but 81
years of old. Afteri
receiving a literaryS
and scientific train-S
ing III French col
leges he returned to
the United StateSin
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GROUND PLAN.

Above the dining room, upon the second
floor, is beautiful round tower bedroom.
On the second floor there are four rooms and
a hall, while the attic furnishes still further
accommodations. For handsome house,
built of superior material, the cost of this
mansion is not so great, being s., 400. Black
mortar is used in the walls. By way of ring
ing changes within the narrow limits of
kitchen, dining room and parlor, this de-
signer has done well.
The original building in New Jersey has
brown brick walls mottled through and
through with fecks of black. The clay used
in making them conta ined an overplus of
iron in streaks When they came out Of the
kiln they were brown mottled with black
spots. "They will never do, said the brick
maker, and threw them aside as useless. But
an architect, with an eye to effects in color,
by chance saw them, grasped their possible
ties Immediately and made most artistic
house wall of them.
The part of New Jersey next to New York
city is dotted all over with beautiful resi-
dences. Rich New York men have fled over
the border with their money and built them
homes, in defiance of musquitos. Musqui-
tos are not so bad as city taxes and enormous
prices for land.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-09

Soibo iOi SO'pihOi.
Robert L.. Taylor,
was chosen by the
Democrats as their
candidate, and it is
now thought that
their father may
accept the nomina-
ton of the Prohi-
bitionists, so that
the governorship is
not likely to escape
the Taylor family.
this year. Bob
Taylor, as he is
familiarly known,
throughout I e n :
nessee, is at present
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-09

released on a ticket-of-lea to be again i'm
prisoned in 1880 for urging just the measures
which Gladstone advocated recently. When
he was again released he was taken up by tue
people as hero, and his career as an agitator
for land reform began, though he had organ
lied the first national land league in 1879. This.
is Mr.. Davitts second visit to America. He
considers the battle for home rule as prac-
tically won. He thinks the policy for Parnell
to follow now is to agitate among the Eng
ish, Scotch and Welsh peasantry the neces-
sity of land reform, and when these people
make demand the greater injustices TO Ire
land will be removed.
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est of American
plate glass manu-
facturers. How
ever that may be,
he will be longest
known as the great
patron Of the In
diana Asbury uni
versity at a time
when it was in dire
necessity. This uni
.versity was found
ed in 1887, and for
.forty-seven years
thereafter it re-
manned but a uni
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a child he was put
to work in a mill,
where he lost his
arm. At the age of
26 he was arrested
in London as a sus-
pect, tried and SELL
fenced to fifteen
ye ars' imprison-
nent. Not being
able to perform the
hard labor assigned
to him, owing to the
loss Of his arm, he
was often punished
Sc V ere ly. After
s. a.
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den, South CarHna,
on the the 10th OF August, $780, where, Leading op
the troops of the Maryland and Delaware lines
against superior numbers and animating them by
his example to deeds of valor, he was pierced with
many wounds; and on the 10th following expired
i'll the 4Sth year of his age. The Congress Of the
United States of America in gratitude to his zeal,
service, and merit, have erected this monument"
The sculptor, Mr.. Keyser, of Baltimore,
has represented De Kalb waving a sword
above his head, as if in the act of rallying the
American troops against the enemy.