St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-12
NEVER FAILED!
Gen. Hamilton, Scholar and
Soldier,
Is a Grandson Of the Great
Alexander Hamilton
Proud Record in the War for
the Union,
Now Living and Writing at Tar
rytown, N. Y.
The Author Of "CromweIl" is strong
The Author Of "Cromwell" is stron.
and Active.

Mai. Gen. Alexander Hamilton, the
friend of Lincoln and Grant, is living in
we'll earned retirement at Tarrytown-on-
Hudson.
Proud of his family, torhe is the grand
son of the great patriot whose name he
bears, and proud of his war record, for
he was fighting artillery officer and
was wounded at the front, he was al
ways popular with the government at
Washington. 1t has been well said that
his clear sense of duty was never known
to fail him.
Gen. Hamilton was educated at Col
umbia college, and also studied for a
while under Captain Kingsley at West
Point At an early age he was left the
care OF his family estate in New York
city. At the breaking out OF the war
he was actively employed in organizing
and forwarding troops to the front. In
May, 1861. Gen. Scott assigned him to
duty at Arlington House, Va. In Octo-
Der of that year, after a vigorous service
in various fields, having recruited sever
al brgades Of volunteers in New York
city, he was appointed Brigadier- Gener-
al OF Volunteers by the president, at
Gen. SCOTS request, and was ordered to
command in the regular artillery. He
was appointed Maj General at Fal-
mouth, Pa, by the president, in 1868,
having served continually until that
time, and was thereafter in special ser
vice until the close Of the war. He was
one Of the guard of honor to Lincon's
remains.
Since the close of the war, although he
has always been interested in Grand
Army affairs, and is Past Commander
of Post 1872, Department of New York,
he has devoted much of his time to
church and literary work \ volume of
his dramas and poems was published in
1887 and attracted great attention in
literary circles OF these, Cromwell is
the most famous. "A noble work, " to
quote the Boston Traveller, and nobly
written and planned
W iiS u ttSNhN' uOuldS dlDNNhCL,
the able reviewer of the New York Her
aid says: The nature Of the subject the
chaste and beautiful manner in which it
is presented, commend it to favor with
| all who appreciate artistic literature OF
this description. And it is certainly one
of the best dramatic productions OF
American origin.
Gen. Hamilton is a gentleman of fine
scholarly instincts, patriot of the old
school, and his recent recommendation
of Paine's celery compound, the remedy
that makes people well, is as frank and
to the point as any action of his life
Writing an unsolicited letter from Tar.
rytown to the Wells & Richardson Co.
he says:
"Paine's celery compound has been a
blessing to my family. 1t relieved Mrs
Hamilton, who after suffering from a
severe attack of the grip, suffered from
excessive nervousness and great prostra
ton. And our daughter of 16, who also
suffered from the grip and measles, was
Cured by this remedy in the same man
ner.
II have dear friend who was kckec
in the abdomen by horse and was al
most helpless. Excessive nervousness
ensued and the physicians ascribed it tc
the injury. He is now, after using two
bottles of Paines celery compound, abb,
to travel in the city and take long ride.
and to attend to his business on tn,
farm.
81 have, for many years, suffered from
wounds received during the late war
there being one over my left lung anC
heart, and have carried round a muske
ball for twenty years. But after using
Pane's celery compound for the pas
year or two, | am vigorous and well
and free from the great nervousness anc
hemorrhage from which suffered as tn,
effect of the ball over my heart.
My family would not be without
Palne's celery compound in the house
1t builds up the system, and is the bes
medicine that we ever used"