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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
HO THEY.ARE.
Biographical Sketches of the Latest
AppOintees.

WASHINGTON, May Is. - Solomon
Hirsch. of Oregon, who was to-day ap-
pointed Minister to Turkey, is prominent
business man of Portland, and is of Hebrew
parentage. He was a leading candidate
for Senator from Oregon at the last elec-
tion, finally giving way to Senator Mitchell
after long struggle.
Clark Carr, of Illinois, appointed to be
Minister to Denmark, is q leading Repub-
lican, about 55 years of age, living at
Galesburg, where he has been postmaster.
He was prominent in the last campaign
and on the incoming of the present admin
istratiOn he was strong candidate for the
Office of First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral.
Henry w. Severance, of California, who
is made Consul General to Honolulu, has
for years been identified with the Sand
wich Islands. His father was Minister to
Hawaii and his son has been Consul at San
Francisco for the Hawaiian government
John Garrett, who goes as Consul to
Birmingham, is well known from his long
connection with the steel and iron indus
tries He is secretary of one of the largest
association of metal workers in the United
States. He has been prominently before
the public as an earnest worker for protec-
tion.
Thomas H. Sherman, selected as Consul
at Liverpool, came originally from Maine.
He was private secretary to Mr.. Blaine
when the latter was speaker in 1869, and
he returned in the same connection during
Blaine's term in the Senate and his former
of the State Department.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
Helena, Montana. Thursday, May %, 1882
The End of the Shakers.

The private sale by the South family of
Shakers of their entire property in Enfield,
N. H., consisting of 900 acres of land and
all their buildings, is matter of consid
cradle importance. The purchasers are
John M. Corse, postmaster tf Boston. and
Walter C. Harrison, of Warner, N.
H., who represent q syndicate. The
price paid is 100000. The property
is intended for an extensive stock farm,
and is we'll adapted for that purpose. The
South family will now unite with the
First or Middle family, and, excepting two
or three aged men, consists of women and
children. This sale indicates the final ex
tinction of the Shakers in New Hampshire
at an early day. For many years they
have been gradually losing ground,
their numbers have been decreasing,
and they have been unfortunate
financially. Most of their farm
work has been carried on by hired labor
which has been expensive and without
profit A prominent Shaker recently ex-
pressed his opinion that, as all the socie
ties in the country are much in the same
position. unless they early remove to some
new section, they will soon be annihilated.
For many years the Shakers of Enfield and
Canterbury conducted large business, and
their influence has been important in
many directions
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
No. IS
Wood Type Invention.
ISan Francisco Chronicle, May l

ISan Francisco Chronicle, May TO-
A printer named Robert HOrnbeck of
San Diego has been showing our local type
founders and dealers a new trick in the
manufacture of wood type which they are
sorry they did not know long time ago.
Wood type, as is pretty generally known,
takes the place of metal type where large
letters, such as those used in posters are
required. These types must be cut in
wood and are quite expensive. At the
same time their faces are not so smooth as
metal and often make rough print. No
satisfactory way of employing metal in
making this class of type has ever been hit
upon until Mr.. Hornbeck set his fertile
mind at work. The metal has generally
been used in block and the size of the type
made it very costly when so cast. The
new idea is to make facing Of type metal
upon wooden block. The metal is cast
about the thickness of the ordinary stereo-
type plate, and is then dovetailed upon
the wood in the same manner as is some
times employed in ready set" matter and
cuts. Each letter is separately cast and
then fastened in the manner described upon
the wooden block The plan is found
to work to perfection, and the inventor,
having secured patent upon it, now ex-
poets to make fortune by revolutionizing
the wood type trade, as by his system the
type can be made better and cheaper than
by the old means.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
A Great Country.
fYanlnn TIA p,ka

"You have great country" said an Eng.
lishman to an American. 81 admit it. A
grand country, vast in its territory and Of
boundless resources, but your climate can
not compare with that of England fol
salubrity."
"It can't?"
Certainly not"
"Why. now, our climate is one of the
principal things we pride ourselves upon.
We have all kinds to suit-frigid, temper.
ate, torrid-and each possessed with q
salubriousness unequalled anywhere in
creation"
"But it is averred that Americans die
early"
Die early?"
"Yes, sir, and especially your business
men,"
"And don't you know the reason? Is it
to be found in the nature of our climate?
No, sir. The reason Americans die early
is because they know when they've got
enough Public spirited. patriotic and
unselfsh, they die early, sir, to make room
for the rising generation"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
FRANK w. PALMER
A Practical Man Appointed Public
Printer.

Frank w. Palmer. Public Printer, was
born at Manchester, Indiana, on October
IL, 1927. He received common school
education and learned the printers trade
at jamestown, N. Y. In 1848 he became
a newspaper proprietor at Jameston, and
in 1853 and 1854 he was elected to the
State Legislature. He removed to Iowa in
1853 and became editor and part proprietor
of paper at Dubuque. In 1860, 1862,
1864 and 1866 he was elected State printer.
From May, 1861, to December, 1866, he was
editor and proprietor of the Des Moines
State Register, and from December, 1866, to
June, 1868, he was editor-in-chief About
this time he sold his paper. He was Re-
publican member of Congress from March
4, 1869, to March 3, 1873. In the latter
year he removed to Chicago, and for some
time edited the Chicago Inter- Ocean. He
was member of the Postal Commission
created in 1876, and was made postmaster
of Chicago by President Hayes, holding
that Office until the Cleveland administra-
tion went into power. For the last two
years he has been connected with q trade
journal.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
HSmOker's Heart -
Cincinnati Dnquirer


If, as lleRed, it was too much smoking
which uptet Mr.. Edwin Booth ar Rochester
it is far from being she first case of the
kind in our history.
Within the past twenty years the med
ical faculty has come to clearly compre.
hend aud to accurately diagnose disease
which they now denominate as smokers
heart" Excessive smoking, whether by
pipe cigar, or cigarette, affects the action
of the heart and disturbs the circulation.
The pulse will intermit-not with any
neutrality-suspicious. one beat in four,
sometimes one in ten, sometimes two OF
three at time, and then comes trouble.
The brain, missing its regular pulsttions of
blood, wavers, the heart hutteas, and then
follows temporary collapse,
TtroDg cOrdials are indicated" Strong
coffee is good-strodg spirits better. But
the remedy, too often relied upon, is as bad
as the disease; and the subject grows slowly
worse. Angina ectoris is said to some
times result
One of the leading physicians of this city
relates case in point. A patient suffering
smokers heart" believed that he had a
chronic heart disease. and came for a care
ful examination early in the day-before
he had eateu his breakfast The stetho-
scope showed the heart to be sound as a
dot-he had not smoked for twelve hours.
Greatly relieved at the verdict he lighted
btg black cigar, and sat smoking, upon
an empty stomach, while he talked. In a
few minutes, as he rose to 90, his feet
failed him and he fell in a momentary
faint. The heart was futtering wildly
but Welded at once and resumed ita mr.
NAL aceion after q strong stimulent.
The mosal of the story is that, if you
smoke at all, you should smoke in moder-
alton and on well-flled stomach. 1t is
recklessnees that hurts.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
GRAND BANQUET.
Secretary Blaine and Other Noted
Persons Present.

BALTIMORE, May 15.-The members of
President Harrisons Cabinet and many
other prominent gentlemen from New
York and Philadelphia assembled this af-
ternoon at the country residence of General
Aguu, of the Baltimore american, to at
tend an informal dinner given by that gen.
tleman. When Secretary Blaine was in
troduced TO the guests he said: Il was
not advised that / was to make speech
nor did l expect to make one. In the
presence of 80 many Democrats I cannot
speak of party matters, but will say that
you have in the Presidential chair a man
who will administer this Government in
non partisan way. Before Democrats and
Republicans he will recognize that the
highest and most honorable career is to be
q good citizen of the United States. This is
an age of enlightenment The press, with its.
genius and literary ability, has done much
good. No man has been more successful in
making his guests feel at home than Gen.
Agnus. He is great Frenchman and
great American who came to this country
with zeal that made Lafayette's coming an
honor to the land. Do 7 interpret your
feelings when offer to you the name and
honor of Gen. Agnus. Several other
speeches were made.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
Indiana Officials Indicted.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 16.-For some time
past there has been more or less talk about
the irregularities in the Office of Township
Assessor Quill. The matter was brought
to the attention of the grand jury and that
body to-day returned indictments against
Assessor Quill and his Chief Deputy, Chas.
Tyler. The men are indicted jointly and
there are five counts against each, for con-
spiracy, grand larceny, obtaining money
under false pretenses, presenting false
claims to the county auditor and present.
ing false claims to the county commits
sioners The indictments are found on the
facts of dummies being placed on the
assessors pay roll. Both were released on
$4,000 bail.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
Pension Applications.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-Applications
for pensions are beginning to come in from
widows and dependent relatives of the
officers and men who lost their lives in the
recent naval disaster at Samoa. The
widow of Captain Schoonmaker filed
her claim few days ago, and it has been
submitted to the proper division for allow
ance Her pension will amount to $50 a
month. To-day colored woman, whose
son was employed on one of the lost ves-
sells, appeared at the pension Office and
filed her claim for pension.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23

NEW YORK, May 16-Allen Thorndyke
Rice. editor of the North american Reoiea0
and Minister to Russia, died here this
,oorning. He was suffering from sore
threat on Monday and his physician forbid
him starting until better. The disease
rapidly developed into malignant tonsilitis,
resulting ID his death, as stated. No serl-
GUS result had been anticipated up to last
night.
The attending physicians say the glottls
swelled suddenly and shut off his breath.
Death occurred at a. N.
Allen Thorndyke Rice was born in Boston
June 20, 1854. He spent several years
abroad, graduating at Oxford University IN
1875. On his return to New York City he
attended Columbia College Law school,
Mr.. Rice bought the North american Keuaeao
in 1876 and was editor Of that puDllca-
ton. In 1879 he organized the Charnay
expedition to investigate ancient clvlllza'
ton in Central America and Mexico. Since
1884 .Mr. Rice has owned the controlling
interest it LIE Matin, newspaper in Paris
He was nominated for Congress in 1856,
but was defeated. He was man OF broad
cultivation and superior literary ability.
He edited "Reminiscences OF Abraham
Lincoln" and contributed to Ancient
ties of the New World"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
JAMES ID. FISH.
Executive Clemency Cuts Short His
Term of imprisonment.

The Marine National Bank of New York
closed its doors in 1884, Immediately after
the great failure Of Grant & Ward. Bust
ness of the two concerns through the oper-
ations of Ward was interblended largely.
A few months after, in 1885, Mr.. Fish, ex-
President of the bank, was tried in q
United States Court, on the charge of hav-
ing violated the bank laws. He was found
guilty and sentenced to ten years impris-
onment. Mr.. Cleveland shortened the
term, which as changed expired last week.
Fish is seventy years old. He is native
of Connecticut but went to New York
when q boy. Being an able person he ad-
vanced himself in life. He was President
of the Marine Bank twenty-six years. The
old man had been q widower some years
when convicted. He has two sons. One
of them acted as Cashier in the bank. Fish
may have some m oney left of the fortune
of two million dollars which he is said to
have once possessed, but this outlook no
what is left to him of life is dreary one
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
United States Minister to Venezuela

William L. Scruggs was born in East
Tennessee fifty years ago. From his era.
die he was a scholar, and a ripe and
good one. He was admitted to the bar
upon attaining his majority, but never
practiced law. His first public appoint
ment was as Principal of Hamilton Male
Academy. He afterwards became jour
nalist. following that occupation in Geor-
gia. In 1866 he made Atlanta his resi-
dence, where he founded the first Republi-
can newspaper ever pu ublished in the South
He continued its successful production un-
til 1873, when he vas made Minister to
Colombia. He acted in 1875 as arbitrator
between Great Britain and Colombia in an
inter- ational controversy, with satisfaction
to both parties. In 1879 he was appointed
Consul at Ching Kiang, China, whence he
was transferred subsequently to Canton.
HIS next appointment was as Minister to
Bogota, United States of Colombia. where
he remained until President Cleveland ap-
pointed his successor in the mission.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
fBOston Tran script

Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Thrifty, an excellent and prosper
Gus widow woman" who keeps store in
famous and favorite Massachusetts town
has genius in language which would sci
a new Mrs. Partington up in business. She
used to come to Boston with great regu
larity to make her purchases. Now" sht
said not long ago to city visitor, there
amt much need of my goin' to Boston
with so many Of these drummers comm
around. And yet Pm goin' there soon t6
refurbish my stock of dittoes."
Your stock of what, Mrs. Thrifty?"
"Dittoee. All sorts Of things, you
know"
"Oh, yes!"
The visitor could imagine what "dittoes'
were. But it was the first time she had
heard them called by that name.
"Yes," Mrs. Thrifty went on, II like to
20 to Boston first-rate. When get there
the first thing do is to take one of them
ere hoodIums and drive all around town
The visitor was about to faint. The
spectacle of the excellent Mrs. Thrifty
driving around Boston with hoOdlum
was too much for her composure. And she
looked 80 much a. q loss to know what wa
meant that Mrs Thrifty exclaimed:
why l mean one of them new-fangled
one-horse cab carriages. want to know if
you don't know what hoodlum is !"
lob, Mrs Thrifty! you mean her
dicw
"A-a what? Why, when was there
they called 'em hoodlumsw
Useless to try and convince her, and no
doubt the next time she comes to Bosom to
buy dittoes she will stand in front of the
Old Colony Station and call for a hood
lum.
When her conversation with Mrs. Thrifty
had reached this point. the city visitor
thought best to change the subject, ond re-
lated her own experiences during her last
summers vacation. when she went up the
Hudson river and made tour through the
Adirondacks.
"And did you climb the cascades ?"
ssked Mrs Thrifty.
"I-I-oh, the cascades were very beau
tiful, Mrs. Thrifty-very beautiful"
The city visitor felt that she had got out
of the scrape with this evasive answer.
But size doesn't know to this day Just what
the excellent woman meant by climbing
the cascades"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
The British Samoan Representative
at Berlin.
~
$4,000 bail.

Malet is an illustrlous member of a
family skilled in diplomacy for genera
tions. He was born at The Hague in Oc-
tober, 1887. His preparatory studies were
carried on in Germany, at Geneva and
Eton public school, whence he proceeded
to the University Of Cambridge. He began
his diplomatic career under his father at
Frankfort, Germany, in 1854. after clerk
ship in the Foreign Office, London. After
four years at Frankfort he served continu-
ously as Secretary of Legation at Brus-
sells, Parana, Rio Janeiro, Washington.
Lisbon, Constantinople, Paris and Pekin.
He was sent as Plenipotentiary to Turkey
in 1878. to Egypt the following year. In
1881 he was knighted by Queen Victoria.
He was made Minister to Brussels in 1888
and TO Berlin in 1884. Sir Edward is a
son-in-law Of the Duke of Bedford.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
Beneficial Rain.

MINNEAPOLIS, May ia special to
the Tribune reports cold rains all over the
northern and central portions of the State.
Chinch bugs, wherever they exist, are GER
tain to be chilled to death or drowned
Farmers and loggers are jubilant. The
farmers claim that there is enough water
in the ground to last for six weeks or two
months. Crops everywhere are in fine
shape and promise grand harvest if there
is no bad luck from summer frosts.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
Cleaning House.
IChicago Herald

Mrs, Ripper-"well, John, Tam glad to
see you back. What q dreadful time you
must have had-sleeping out doors, going
hungry, being chased by Indians snot az
by COW boys and" r.
Mr.. Ripper Cooking among chaos OF
beddidg, beds, chairs and tables for MS
boots)-"Well, Jane, Oklahoma was pretty
tough, I'm sorry didn't stay there till you
were done cleaning house."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
Willing to Paw for His HOnOrs.

Willing to Pay for His Honors.
did you give that man money!" was
asked of citizen who had just parted with
man who walked with limp.
"Yes-a quarter"
He's a chronic beat"
"Well, perhaps"
But you should discourage sucn cnalac'
ters"
"Yes, know; but when a man comes
up to you and calls you Colonel, ana says
he was right behind You when you charged
that battery at Antietam, how can you go
back on him?'
But you were not at Antietam."
No"
'You were not Colonel?"
"No.n 80,
"You didn't even enlist in the late war;
mo, and do you supposed I'm going TO
own il M for the sake of saving quarter!
Not much! I've got half dollar for the
first man who calls me General"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
yOYAGED TO THE BEYOND.
Death of the American Minister to
Russia.

NEW YORK, May 16.-[Special. ]-Allen
Thorndyke Rice, Minister to Russia, whose
passage on the City of New York was en-
gagged, and who was to have sailed yester-
day, in company with Robert Lincoln,
Minister to Great Britain, died at en- early
hour this morning. He had been treated
for several days for a simple case of tonsil-
tits, his physician up to Tuesday evening
believing he would be sufficiently we'll to
depart on his ocean trip, for which every
preparation had been made. wednesday
morning unfavorable symptoms developed
and the case rapidly progressed to maiig
nant diphtheria, which all efforts OF the aoc'
tors failed to combat The funeral Will oc-
cur Saturday, and the remains conveyed to
Massachusetts, his native State, for burial.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
EDWARD s. LACEY.
The New Comptroller of the Curren

Mr.. Lacey has been Michigan banker
twenty-five years, and his appointment to
the important financial Office he holds un-
der the present administration is commend
ed universally.
He is in the prime of his active years.
In 1860 and again in 1862 he was elected
recorder of deeds for Eaton county. For
the six years 1874 1880 he was trustee of
the Michigan asylum for the insane.
Mr.. Lacey was a laborious and useful
member of the Forty seventh and Forty
eighth congresses From 1882 to 1884 he
was chairman of the Republican State Gen.
tral committee.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
The Party to a Controversy With Ad.
miral Porter.

Our portrait is of Benz. F. Butler, who
has recently figured in an unpleasant dis
pute with Admiral David D. Porter as to
certain matters of the war period. Butter
insinuates that Porter lacked nerve and
was over cautious in protecting himself
and feet from possible harm during the
bombardment at New Orleans. The Ad-
miral. (whose portrait appeared in the
HERALD's centennial number) retorts in
kind, and revives the Fort Fisher episode
of his assailant. Butler first saw the light
in New Hampshire IN 1918. He is gradu-
ate of Waterville College. and a lawyer by
profession. Lowell. Mass, has been his
place of residence since he began practice.
He was elected to the Massachusetts House
of Representatives in 1853, and to the
State Senate in 1859, Butler was dele
gate to the Democratic convention of 1850.
held at Charleston and Baltimore. He
fought in the war as Brigadier General and
Major General. In 1862 he assisted in the
capture of New Orleans, of which he was
made Military Governor. He was relieved
of his command in 1864. Butler was
elected to Congress in 1866, and subse-
quently several times. In 1882 he was
elected Governor of Massachusetts.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
WALKER BLAINE.
Examiner of Claims for the State De-
partment.

partment.
A portrait of Walker Blaine, successor to
Francis Wharton, as Examiner OF Claims
for the State Department, and who for some
time has acted as Assistant Secretary Of
State. has never before been issued, and is
especially interesting for this among other
reasons. Mr.. Blaine is the second son of
James G.iBlaine, Secretary of State, and is
about 35 years of age. He entered the
public service in 1881, when his father, then
Secretary of State under President
Garfield, appointed him Third Assistant
Secretary of State. In the winter of 1882
he was sent as a special commissioner Of
the United States to Chill and Peru. Up
on his return President Arthur appointed
him one of the Government Counsel before
the Court of Commissioners on Alabama
Claims In that capacity he served until
the life of the court expired in the early
spring of 1884. From that time until he
received the appointment he is now filling
he was engaged in the practice of law in
Chicago.
Mr. Blaine has legal and diplomatic tai
ents of the highest order. Few are his equal
in executive ability, none can excel him in
the dispatch of business, and no bureau of
the State Department is quite so neatly ar
ranged or methodically conducted as his.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-23
HUGH s. THOMPSON,
Southern Member of the Civil Service
Board.

Board.
Hugh S. Thompson was born in the year
1885, He took part in the Civil War, fight
ing on the secession side. At the close of
the struggle, from which he emerged Col.
Thompson, he entered with great hearth
ness into the work of repairing the dam
ages which it had wrought and was soon
recognized as leader in the New South" !"
In 1876 he was made State Superintendent
of Education. He held the officesix years,
to the great satisfaction of the progressive
people of his State and much to the gen.
eral welfare, his steady endeavor being to
elevate the condition of the poor nopula-
ton, whether white or ool0red. In 1882
he was elected Governor of South Carolina,
and again in 1885. He was serving his
second term as such when President Cleve-
land appointed him Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury at Washington. This office
he held until the close of the last admins
tration. He was recently appointed Civil
Service Commissioner by President Har-
riaOn