The Populist. (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1895 Page: 3 of 8
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Ik Grandfather, • Revolutionary Sol.
dlrr, and Hla Father, notb Died of
FaralyaU, Yet the Third Gener.
•tlon b Cured —The Method.
(From the Herald, Boston. Mans )
Like a thunderbolt frcm a clear sky
«stroke of paralysis came to Mr Frank
T. Ware, the well known Hoston auc-
tioneer and appraiser, at 235 Washing-
ton street. He went to bed one night
about ill years ago seemingly in robust
Jiealth. W hen he awoke bis left side
was stiffened by the deadening of the
nerves. The Interviewer sought out Mr
Ware to get the facts. He gave the ln-
Particulars In IiIh own way:
"The first Hhock camp very suddenly
while I was anlppp, but It was not last-
ing In Its effects, and In a few weeks I
was &ble to be about. A few months
after, when exhausted by work and
drenched with rain I went home In a
very nervous state. The tpbuU was a
•econd and more severe shock, after
which my left arm and leg were prac-
tically helpless,
"My grandfather, who was a soldier
!n the Revolutionary War. and lost an
Arm In the struKKlc for American Inde-
pendence, died finally of paralysis. My
WAS IN THREE WARS.
OEM. VAN VLEET RELATES
SOMfc REMINISCENCES.
Tear. Ago II. W.lked th„ C|mlk
-•">• With Grant and Other, at We.t
Point Friend of Thomas and Lin-
coln.
MAN WHO IS
hale and hearty at
80 Ik always an In-
teresting figure,but
when a man has
!) reached that age
after a life passed
In his country's
service, when In
him are preserved
the traditions and
realities of three
great wars, his personality Is doubly
Interesting. The other afternoon the
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rather also died of paralysis, although writer was driven from the railway sta-
It waa complicated with other troubles, tlon at Red Uank N J several mllea
and so I had some knowledge of the fa- in„„ ,k„ , / , ' He%erJl mlleB
(al character of the disease which la he- g the ®aple-shaded country road
redltary In our family. After the sec- i UD ,0 'he broad porch of a charm-
1 look warning, for, In all i "«K country house, which stood In the
. " ■ I I I I I I (J , I'M , HI III
probability, a third would carry me oft.
Almost everything under the sun was
recommended to me and I tried all the
remedies that icemcd likely to do any
good, electricity, massage and special-
ists, but to no t fTect.
"The only thin* I found that helppd
me was Dr. Williams' I'lnk Plll , and I
▼erlly believe that If It hadn't been for
those pllla I would have been dead
years a*o.
^ ***• 1 **111 have a slight reminder of
tne last attack six years ago. My left
arm Is not as strong as the other and my
J*1' r°ot ''rafW a little, as the paralysis
had the effect of dpadenlng the nerves.
Iiut I can still walk a good distance,
talk as easily as ever, and my general
health Is splpndM | am really ovpr w-v-
enty years old, although I am generally
..^2 ? twenty years younger.
' ''Ink rills ke« p my blood In good
condition, and 1 belle* e that la why I
am so well.
Mr. ^are has every appearance of a
perfectly healthy man, and arrives at
hla oftloe promptly at eight o'clock ev-
ery morning, although ha has reached
an age when many men retire fr -m
actlva Hfp He says that in his
opinion both his father and grandfather
could have Wn saved If I'lnk Mill bad
teen obtainable at that lime
Pr. William"' FMnk 1*111* for Tale Peo-
p.e contain all the el^menta ntcesnary to
rive new life and rlehnf* to the blood
and r.- tnre shatter. <j nerve*. They mar
be bad of all drug>-;-ta or direct by mull
from the nr. Williams' Medl.-lne Co
Schenectady. N V at W cents p. r box'
or ilx Loses fur |:.S0.
Cheyenne f.r llelilnd.
Among the Indians the ghoit dstK r
frequently asuumes prophetic attri-
butes, bewildering the tribe with his \ at-
Iclniulona and causing no end of dis-
order and confusion. Among the Chey-
tnnes of Northern Montana, two of
these recently appeared, one bearing
the n.vne of I'orrupine and the other of
Howling Wolf, both claiming to be la-
spired by the divine spirit, and distrib-
uting their clamorous and disorderly
proclamations among their people with
u much profusion aa the one animal
might distribute lis quills and the other
lu ululatlons. But neither of them
possessed the prophetic obstinacy of
Mahomet, and the level-headed army
offlcer In charge of the reservation
found little difficulty In weaning tt.em
from their delusions and persuading
them to go to work at day wages, an
oc ipatlon much more useful to them-
MlVM and their people. The Chey-
enne! have made little progress In In-
dustry and civilization, though they are
not without aptitude In these direc-
tions, which proper supervision will de-
velop, a result which the squelching of
their tribe Messiahs will not tend to re-
tard.
Middle of well-kept groundB. On the
Peranda waa a ruddy-faced old gentle-
tnan, seated In an old-fashioned rocker
built Bolely for comfort.
General Stewart Van Vleet advanced
to greet the reporter with a step almost
a* martini as when, over half a century
ago. he marched at the head of the
cadet corps at West Point. And yet
only a month ago he celebrated the
eightieth anniversary of his birth.
fought tm Iwelw days before the city
was surrendered.
"At Vera Cruz poor Vinton was
killed. We were In command of a mor-
tar battery, which, placed at an angle
of forty-five degrees, was firing ten-
Inch shells Into the city. We were
only a few hundred yards from the
Mexican fortifications. So near were
we, In fact, that we could hear our
"hells force their way through the roofs
and floors of the houses and explode In
the cellars. The Mexicans had fifteen-
Inch mortars, and, while Vinton and X
were talking, separated by a distance
of only a few feet, one of theBe fifteen-
Inch shells passed between us, but di<l
not explode. Vinton fell to the ground
•lead; the concussion had killed him,
I had the shell transported to Newport,
where it still rests on the top of Capt.
Vinton's grave. When the shell was
opened 320 musket balls were found In
It. After my service in Mexico I was
made quartermaster, with headquarters
at Denver.
"Time has passed since then, and all
of my old comrades have gone. Gen.
Getty and I are the only ones left of
that class of '42. and we, too,
must soon answer the roll call with
them."
"Who was the greatest general of the
war?" asked the reporter.
'I would not dare say," answered the
old soldier. "There were many great
men. McClellan was one of the great-
est of our generals^but he had to sufTer
because he was required to take a dis-
membered and disheartened body of
raw, undisciplined men and turn them
Into trained troops. But he was suc-
Htgheit of all in Learning Power.- ' 'est U. S. Gov't Report
baking
Powder
Absolutely pure,
Catalogue of Earthquake*.
A catalogue of 2,400 earthquake^
which have occurred from 596 B. C. to
1887 A. D. In 560 different localities, la
flven in the memoirs of the Russian
Geographical society. Of these, 710
took place In China, 549 In East Siberia,
86 In West Siberia, 202 In Central Asia
MO In Caucasia, 121 In Asia Minor and
North Persia, and 188 In European Rus-
sia. In Siberia and Central Asia
earthquakes are more frequent in au-
tumn and winter than In spring and
summer, while in China and Caucasia
the opposite Is the case.
A Baby Worth Having.
A Paris shoplifter, recently convict-
ed, carried a bogus baby with her dur-
ing her predatory excursions. The in-
fant had a wax face and a hollow leath-
er body. It was the thief's custom to
dexterously transfer purloined articles,
such as gloves, laces and the like, to the
spacious baby, which usually gained you die "
much in weight during these little ex
eurslons
Young Man (in Park Row coffee-and-
cake saloon)—Waiter, I want a beef*
steak, unpeeled potatoes, and a couple
of eggs fried on one side only.
Waiter (vociferously)—Slaughter la
the pan, a Murphy with his coat on,
an' two white wings with the sunny
side upt
He—Why did you ask me to be sure
not to upset the boat? Are you afraM
of the water?
She—No; but I've heard that when
a man rescues a girl from drowning he
is sure to marry her.
Why is a sailor never a sailor? Be-
cause he is ahvays a-board or a-shore.
"Some people do their best work in
the winter. Now, I can do the clear-
est and most brilliant thinking when
the weather is hot."
How very brilliant you will be when
GEN. STEWART VAN VLEET.
J. C. SIMPSON, Marquess, W. Va. say at
Why is a dog's tail a threat noveltv? i Cure cured me of a very
.... i bad case of catarrh." Druggists sell it, 76a
It was in 1S36 when young Van Vleet I cessful in this, and gave over to the
left bis home at Hsbklll, N. Y., and I nited States one of the finest armies
entered the military academy; and of in the world, every man In it a seasoned
the class of '42. wlilrh was graduated ! veteran. C.rant was a great man He
fifty-five years ago Inst June, only Gen- had an Indomitable will, unflinching
•ral George Getty of Washington and courage and an unvieldlng determlna-
he survive. Stewart Van Vleet was re- | tlon. He was also a master tactitian
Honolulu's Dallies.
That Honolulu has a large number of
newtpapers for a city of lu size Is at-
tested by a correspondent, who says In
• recent letter: "We have four English
dallies and two In Hawaiian: besides
these there are two Hawaiian weeklies,
two Japanese and two In Chinese." 11«
relates a peculiar Incident connected
with the burial of a native, which re-
sulted In a libel sull against one of tho
papers which printed an account of the
funeral. Two doctors had attended the
deceased, and while one had pro-
nounced him dead the other said ho was
In a cataleptic state and would recover.
The relatives were divided Into two
factions, one of which Insisted on his
burial while the other objected At
the end of ten days certain symptoms
indicated that the spirit must have fled,
out tho antlburlal faction still refused
to yield A compromise was finally ef-
fected. the native being Interred In a
•Ittlng posture, with his head above
(round.
)
An r^inimt,
News, news, news! It's enough to
I'Te a man the blues. Nobody married
and nobody dead; nobody broken nn
or a lioad; nobody come In to talk
of tho "crnp;" no one got booiy and
started a scrnp; no ono got run In for
taking a horn; nobody burled and no-
body born. Oh! for a racket, a riot,
fuss! Homo one to come In and kick
UP • muss; some one to itlr up tho
Pcacs-laden air; somebody's comment
to live us a scare. Homebody thumped
within an Inch of his II ; somebody
run off with another nisu's wife; some ,
one come In and pay up hie duee; any. D,n>r B- - ---. - ,
— i jon commanding. Wo were In the final
ueault on the fortifications. We then
•I . ■" r"/ "r •«'■ «M e( muj -
"ln«, anything. Just so It'a news.—Co-
•<ua (Cal.) Herald.
tired from the army twelve years ago,
after he had reached the age of sixty-
eight. with the rank of brigadier-gen-
eral. For forty years his life was filled
with adventures. He passed safely
through five wars, was repeatedly hon-
ored by his country was a companion
of Sherman, Grant and Thomas; was
also greatly esteemed by Lincoln, and
Is now highly valued as a friend by
President Cleveland.
"You want to know some facts of my
military experience?" asked General
Van Vleet. "Well, It's a dry subject
at the best but 1 am always ready to
oblige my friends, the newspaper men,
only 1 don't want you to make what I
say too personal.
"I was born," he began, "In Addison
county, Vt, on July 21, 1815. When I
was a boy my father removed to Flsh-
k 1II. N. Y.. and at the age of twenty-
one—In I entered West Point.
"General I'lysses S. Grant entered
the school three years afterward." he
continued, "and for a year he, as well
as General George H. Thomas and Gen-
eral W. T. Sherman, were comrades of
mine. I was successively first corporal,
first sergeant and during the year with
Grant first captain of tho cadet corps.
Years afterward President Grant used
to say to me: 'Oeneril, during my cadet
dnys I didn't know which was the great-
est mnn-Napoleon, Wellington, or old
Van Vleet.' " The general leaned back
In hla chair and luughed heartily at
tho recollection,
"At the end of tho Seminole war I
was stationed at Savannah, -it when
the Mexican war began my lompany
was ordered to Monterey, wh>ire Gen.
Taylor was In commnnd. I was In com-
Third artillery, Captain Vln-
Sherman and Thomas were two others
of our greatest leaders."
The "Nitrate King."
The fortune of Colonel John T. North,
the "nitrate king" of Peru, and prob-
ably the wealthiest man in England,
exceeds one hundred millions of dol-
lars. He Is 51 years old, and he was
a humble Yorkshire mechanic when he
went out to the little town of Iluasco,
Joined Qeneral Scott it Vera Crai, and
COL. JOHN T. NORTH.
In Peru. 28 years ago, to find employ-
ment at laborer's wages. His fortune
has found nn entrance for him Into the
charmed circle of the Prince of Wales,
and his magnificent luviBhuess of ex-
penditure made hitn the most talked*
about rich man In the kingdom.
'Tla distance lends enchantment to the
view.
And clothes the mountain In Ita aaure
hue.
—Campbell.
Because no one ever saw it before.
Tak«Firkfr'i(ilni«r Tonic homo with
Fou« You will find It to exceed your expectations !
In Abating cold«, and many lilt, aches and weaknesses.
When is a pane of glass not a pane !
What is placed on a table, often ouV
but never eaten? A pack of cards.
_ r Piso's Cure for Consumption rehevee
of ylass? When it is smashed to pieces. ,he most obstinate coughs.—Rev. D.
Bcchmcellek, Lexington, Mo., Feb. 24, '94
Pain la not conduct re to pl#atore
••reclalljr wben occasioned by corns. Hln<lercorna
WU1 please you, for It removea them perfectly
Why is a hungry boy looking at a
pudding like a wild horse? Because
, , . . ... puuaing like a wild horse? JJecat
Why is an industrious tailor neyer f ,. . „ ,, . „ ., t , ,
.• T, , . , 'he would be all the better if he had
at home? Because he is always cut- , ... , , . ,
ting out j b,t in hls mouth'
Why is dancing like new milk? Be-
cause it strengthens the calves.
_ FITS—All Fit*stopped fivsbyDr.RllBc'sGml
Nerve Kestorer. So Fits after the tim day's u*%
HarvHoubcures. Treatise an<l $21rial bottle free W
HtcitMt. ocud t*y L r.Klm*'.U31 ArcLSt.,l'iaia.,i*a
When does a man have to keep hit
" ti uLiau u«s>o bu HCCJ
Giles—He threatened to commit su- ... . .
. .. , . .. „ „ word? \\ hen no one will take it
iciae, but it was all talk,
Merritt —So he merely shot off his
mouth.
"Hanson's Magic Corn S&Ito."
Warranted to cu:« or money refunded.
drufftfitft for it. brlce 15 cents.
Why is Ireland like a bottle of wine?
What is the difference between a "Vlreland llko a hot
pound of meat and a drummer boy? B«ca^e n has a Cork m it.
One weighs a pound and the other
pounds away.
What did the spider do when he came
out of the ark? lie took a fly and
went home.
11/OMEN':
TT —like fl<
SFACESPI
flowers, fade
and wither witu time;
the bloom of the rose
is only known to the
healthy woman's
cheeks. The nerv-
ous strain caused by
the ailments and
pains peculiar to the
sex, and the labor
and worry of rearing
. - a family, can often
De traced by the lines in the woman's face.
... wuiau s iai-C.
Dull ejrep, the sallow or wrinkled face and
; 'feelings of weakness" have their
thOSe U4,C LUCir
rise in the derangements and irregularities
peculiar to women. The functional de-
rangements, painful disorders, and chronic
weaknesses of women, can be cured with
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. For the
young girl just entering womanhood, for
the mother and those about to become
mothers, and later in "the change of life "
the ''Prescription " is just what they need:
it aids nature in preparing the system for
these events. It's a medicine prescribed
for thirty years, by Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief
cons"i"«" • .- .— —
and
isultinp physician to the Invalids' Hotel
1 Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y.
'
„ HAIR BALSAM
ntaree* and beaatifiM the hair.
roniotM a luxuriant growth.
Waver ral la to fieatore Gray
■ Hair to ita Youthful Color.
Curta ecalp disaa*** A hair failinf.
^fVjand^LOPi^Drugli^^^^
PATENTS,TRADEMARKS
Examination and Adrice as to Patentability of la
▼antlou. Bond for "Inventors* Qutde, or How to Get A
Patant. PATRICK O'FAlUUlLL, Washington, P. O.
, AV tJ ro+*u Cough Hal Mam
Is th« oldest an.l l e t. It will break up a Gold quick*
than anything else. It Is alwajs reliable Try 1U
Who was the best dead-beat? Cain;
he dead-beat his brother AbeL
Why is your nose in the middle of
your face? Because it is the scenter.
MetiL
Wheel
for your
Wagon
In r slse yon
want, «0 to &e
Inches h ! p h.
Tires 1 to • in-
ches wlde-
hubs to ft any
axl*. Kavee
Coat many
timealn a sea-
son to have *et
ef low wheels
to fltyoar wairon
forhaullni
grain, fodder, man-
ure. hogs, Ac. Ko.
resetting of ttree
Catl g frn. Addresa
Katplrslff. Co..
P. O. Boatt, yuincj 111,
WELL MACHINERY
ninstimted eataloeim shoving Wlu
ATTOCRS, BOCK DRILLS, HVDIUtJLlO
AND JETTING UACII1NERY, cto.
b**T Fan. H t. been Mstod and
all irami*f«d«
Rowell ft Chase Machinery Co.
1414 Went 11th Street,
KASHAS CITY, UMSUIIIL
W. N. l\,-WICHITA-VOL. 8, NO. 38.
Whan Anawtrlng ArtTrrtlaoineoM FImm
Mention This Piper,
Your
Neighbor's
Wife
^ Likes
Cuirette Soap.
iya it Mvaa time—saves mnnev—tn o v Av.m,ntir ., „
S ys it aavts time saves money—makes overwork nnnrrrs
■a*y. Tell your wife about It. Your grocer wlls it.
Mad* only by
The N. K. Falrbank Company, St. Louie.
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Walker, Leroy E. The Populist. (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1895, newspaper, September 26, 1895; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc122694/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.