Milford chronicle., 1883-03-02
ELDER NOSE KITE.
His Hair-Breadth Escapes from Seen and
Unseen Foes.


Unseen Foes.
Troy KansGs Chief, January IS, 1855.
Most of our older citizens well remember
Nose Kite (who lived in Petersburg Bot
TOM, the hero of our States early political
1 history, who was of stalwart build and pow
/ erful physique; who in 1858 led a colony OF
! our people TO Pixies Peak; who fought the
/ Indians on the plains and was shot through
/ the body; who on his return here after the
/ rebellion was converted and baptized by
Elder Henshall, of the Christian Church at
/ Petersburg Bottom, and became revival
! preacher of celebrity all through this sec
ton. They will also recall the feet that. at
tackled with consumption and reduced to
skeleton, he was obliged to remove 10 the
Rockies in the hope OF saving his life. None
thought he would succeed. Last fall, how
ever the editor Of this paper met him at the
head of the Republican river, bigger and
more robust than ever. Why, thought
you had died of consumption long, long ago,
Elder!"
"Me I never had consumption, man
though people thought that was what allied
me, and l thought so myself But the doc
tors had sent me on a wild goose chase after
a dozen other diseases, Just as fatal, and this
was the widest one of ALL"
The good Elder then recOunted to us, IN
charming vein, his many adventures IN the
rough and ready life he had led, but" he
said, remarkable as you may think my war
like life has been, have a much more inter
esting story TO tell you.
e" You know what rough, noisy fellow /
used to be and l could stand any hardship.
Why, on a wager, have knocked down an
OK and a mule with my fist l have fought
rutians, border outlaws and Indians bat l
vas
DOGGED FOR YEARS
by more dangerous unseen enemy that was
ever getting me more completely in his
clutches. / was shot b. an Indian in a fight
ON theiplains but that wound healed readily
and gave me but little trouble. After l re-
turned to Kansas and commenced preaching,
l first began to give way. had dull feeling,
accompanied with pain in the right side.
DR.. Butler, our familyphyscian, said my liver
was out of order. caused by the malaria of
the bottoms. / had always had an appetite
like an ostrich, but my d.ge tion became
impaired. While on the circuit
l consulted a doctor, who said /
had dyspepsia. After that, distressing pal
pitation of the heart followed, and the physi-
clan said this was caused by my indigestion
and diseased liver, which would probably
terminate fatally. Sometimes l had a ra-
enOus appetite, at others none at all. / was
feverish and then chilly. My food seemed |
20 do me no good. A specialist tGld me ]
had a tape worm! Then / was troubled with
unusual quantities of water aud n frequent
desire to urinate, which was done with diff
Guilty and great pain. The specialist said l |
lad a touch Of the gravel, caused by the use /
If the alkaline water Of the plains. l then /
began TO suffer severe pains in the loins and |
he small of the back. accompanied with |
ud5en attacks of dizziness, during which I |
lad to sit or lie down, to avoid falling. / .
vas forced to abandon
TRAVELLING AND PREACHING,
because ! could no longer ride on horseback,
n trust myself out alone. I began to be
eriously alarmed, and sought the advice Of
he most noted physic al within reach. He
aid that my frequent ho.scb b }c6 riding had
olted and Jared me until the old Indian
wound, which had injured my kidneys, had
lecome inhamed. He treated me with
medicines and electricity also, bat gave me
10 permanent benefit. My painful symptoms |
II returned. / began to cough, got very
hin and my legs were disagreeably numb.
began to despair, At each attempt 10 care,
ny ailments became worse, with new symp-
oms. | next consulted a celebrated physi-
ian from the East who. after humping and
me, stated that | was in an
dvancod stage of consumption and threat
ned with diabetes and paralysis He thought
might possibly pr5long my life for year
r two. by seeking higher and drior climate.
his was nay condition when tie people III
our part of the country last saw me.
Then l started for the Rockies but liked
MS country, and settled here At first the
hange helped me, but about three years ago
le benefit ceased Then / failed so rapidly
nat l could be out of bed only part of each
ay. All my old symptoms returned. At
lis crisis, party of Eastern gentlemen,
on A BUFFALO HUNT,
lade my house their headquarters. In the
arty was a DIR. Wakefi I'D, who informed me
iat had a bad case of iucurable Bugh.'s
lse9se, and gave me a preparation which
light, he said, ease me for few weeks or
onths, but that WIS the best that could be
one. Around the bottle was a newspaper.
ow newspaper va S q rarity in oar home,
I'd at in my chair looking it over when
y eye proyidentialy fell upon an ari lie
lating a most wonderful care of BIIht's
sease-the very niaiady that was Eillingme
by the use of Warmers Safe Kidney and
iver Cure (of Rochester, n. ". Convinced
at further delay would be fatal, and every ;
ing else failing, tie next morning 1 dis
,tched one of my boys to the nearest rail
ad station, 'cGpy miles distant, to obtaina
title Of the Safe Cure. The druggist said
g demand fOi the Care was so great he
II not keep it n stock, and lie had 10 send
Kansas City foc more. 1t was more than
week before it arrived, and was daily cel-
lg weaker. But il came ri last, and | az
zee began 70 tale it, When 1 told Dr..
akehcla wE-t v's taking, lie gave me
Ok, half Of Sc IN ..alf Of pity, IS much as
say,
POOR FELLOW
is putting his trust in a humbug. Never !
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