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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-07

ROUSE WHERE FRANKIE FOLSOM WAS
BORN, no. 1873 EDWARD STREET, BUF-
EALO.
Intrigue, the glitter of real gems, not
tinseL She may see, if she pleases,
worthier object of admiration to-day
IN this land than she viii find in the
records Of king making; greater
power by the chair Of our chief magis-
trates than ever made its influence felt
upon the left hand Of a throne.
The women of Buffalo adore Mrs.
Cleveland. They consider her stin one
Of their own exclusive circle, although
She has left their city for many years,
perhaps forever. They pat Mrs. Cleve-
and on their souvenir spoons, paint
her face on their dishes, name their
babies after her, tell her history to
their daughters, maids and nurses;
show her autograph to their visitors
and friends, and beg of her mother the
privilege of a hand grasp or smile,
with word of remem brance for them
She next time Mrs. Folsom, who was,
calls at the white house to visit her es-
Unable daughter. In like manner the
women of Buffalo know bits of Miss Fol
SONS girlhood history, her early accom-
plishmcnts, ambitions and afnusements.
Yet ask one of these old associates for
a word or two of Miss Folsom's char
acteristics, and she win smile, shake
her head gently and politely decline to
answer. Nevertheless it was from
Mrs. Cleveland's girl friends that the
facts regarding her early iife-here
given for the first ti1ne-were for the
most part obtained. Bat first, here
are a few words from another author
lily. Prof. Henry =. Emerson is a IA
miliar figure in Buffalo school circles.
For many years now, man and boy, he
has been identified with its education
al development, his memories going
back TO the days when the town was
still young. To-day he is the superin-
tendent of education. Once, however,
he was less conspicuous. It is Of his
remembrances as tutor IN the Buffalo
Central school, when he had Miss Fol-
SOM as charge, that | solicited the
pleasure of few words.
well, said Prof. Emerson. reflect
lively, as we drew up before the cheer
Sui hearth in the coy rear parlor, L
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toes of the living, place it alongside of
my own Uranium and say cheerfully:
Now we may expect Mr. Jochum' =
skull to look like this after he is dead. "
This was quite grewsome. but | con
soled myself with the thought that
might be helping along medical science
After this lecture many surgeons
came to see me, travelling two or three
hundred miles for the purpose of study
ing my case. DR.. Van Buren,. at that
time celebrated surgeon of New York,
examined me, together with DR.. Mott
His experience with such surgical cases
had been long, but he expressed great
surprise at my recovery. ] remember
that at the time he called a small hand
full of sutures which united the two
bones had come out. and these We're
shown to him. The sutures had been
picked out by the surgeon until there
was quite a collection. They filled
tablespoon and looked like irregular.
Jagged pieces of ivory. They would
slip off and work out through the hole
in my head.
NV ease Is mentioned in the second
volume of the Medical and Surgical
History of the War, and the piece of
bone removed g 1-2 inches long by IL
inches wide) is in the Medical Museum
at Washington.
/ daily attend TO my regular business
and have been interested in mum Der
of pu bic enterprises.
! am proud to have been a mem Der of
the Fourteenth regiment, which went
to the war as Brooklyn regiment, re-
cruited as Brooklyn regiment, fought
as Brooklyn regiment. came home as
a Brooklyn regiment and IS Brooklyn
regiment to-day. But | am prouder
still of the record hold from the cap
tain of my company: There could he
no better soldier; always ready for
duty, brave and courageous
JOHN JOCHUM
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COPYRIGHT. 1891

Women who have shaped the des-
hnies of nations, who have ruled rulers
and upheld or cast down thrones, have
commanded in every age the interest
Of the historian, but rarely the admira-
bon of the moralist. A woman in
these DAYS. if she have an adventurous
spirit. may envy them the excitement
of their dark intrigues or the glitter Of
their questionable public honors, but
she can find little in their lives that
challenges respect. She must turn to
B later page of history and to a chap
ter in which thrones are not mentioned
IN order to find the power without the
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/ Taken when Miss Folsom was sixteen years OF
age, and never before published

age, and never before published
emember Miss Folsom as one Of nv
Latin pupils At that time she was
studying 'CDSars Commentaries l
cannot recall that she was pupil out
Of the ordinary run. She was not the
brightest member of the class. nor the
dullest. for that matter She was what
might be termed an average student.
I recall that she was a general favorite
with the whole school At recess it
was common sight to see Miss Fol-
som the central figure in a group of
her classmates. She was. as ! remem-
Der, 2 particular favCrite with the
young men. She used u wear-she
used to wear-well, blue dress
The professor said this with the air
If men who ventures On dangerous
ground. with a hall pe-plexed express
zion and quizzical smile.
BY the way" he continued, AZ have
some OF Miss Folsom's books. There
was q clearing up in the old Cen
tral school some time ago and these
souvenirs of Miss Folsom came by acct
dent to my hand. viii show them to
YOU"
For the next half hour we were both
busily engaged looking over Miss Fol-
SONS school books One Of the books
is "Nagil's French Reader" the other
''Fasqnelle's Reader and Fren.n Les
SONS" A close examination showed
that Miss Folsom dedicated the hy
Leaves ot nor books - sUn6ry obscure
marks, figures, ''criss crosses and the
usual hodge Podge forrd in volumes
used by public school pupils. No doubt
many Of these marks were made to fl
in idle moments, after TIE fashion OF
girls Here. fcr illustration, one finds
iAiS eniamatical eas.z,
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26 Mus As plus IS alne 60

&c plus 40 plus rs selss GO
Besides this there are unending
tokens, and in no wise is the book any
thing other than might be expected of
a schoolgirl. Miss Folsom, with minute
care, has again and again all through
each book interlined the translation
of the French lessons until in some
places the page looks quite black and
unsightly. Every student in the land
will know what this signifies. After
the girl had once looked up a word
she did not care to take any chances
at forgetting it at the supreme
moment when called on to recite in
the classroom. So, with commendable
forethought, she had carefully written
down in small letters the meaning of
the word in question. In one of the
books, too, | noticed her mothers
name written in black ink, with her
own in lead pencil near by. showing,
as I believed, that she had OBJ
tanned the volume from her parent.
Her own name she had written in one
of the books on the fly leaf in full,
round hand as follows:
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HIS BRAIN LAID BARE.
The Remarkable Experience Of a
Gettysburg Veteran
Alive With q Pierced Skull-Part of
John JOchuni's Head is in
Washington and Part is
in New York,

! Copyright, 1888, by Bachelor Johnston
Syndicatej
"a part of my head is in Washing
tom
When I made this statement the other
day in the course of conversation with
some friends, they looked at me very
closely, as if to see whether 1 was
really in my right mind The explana
ton which followed am sure convinced
them that the statement i made was
absolutely true, and at the request of a
newspaper man who was present, l re-
peat the story of my strange experience
during the war the resultof which was
to make my case one of the most re-
markable in the annals of surgery.
i was born in 1886 and have lived in
Brooklyn nearly all my life. enlisted
in 1862 in the Fourteenth regiment
of Brooklyn. The peculiar and re-
marka bic wound in my head was re-
ceived bout II o'clock of the first day
of the battle of Gettys burg, just as the
command was given to charge on Davis
Mississippi brigade along the railroad
cut l do not know whether a bullet
or shell struck me, but was proba-
bly, struck by 'sharpshooter in a
neigh boring barn who had mortally
wounded General Reynolds as he was
standing beside me moment before
The bullet or shell, entered my
head directly above the tenn
pie, taking circuitous course
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In reply to the statement concerning
her alleged inconsistent ownership OF
public houses, Lady Henry Somerset
writes TO the London Truth as follows:
y inherited my fathers estates ten
years ago, and since that time have
been enabled 10 close eight public
houses ! have during that time been
offered eonsidera bic sums OF money 10
extend leases before they fall in. but
have always refused I have never re-
newed the leases OF licensed house.
nor Go ! ever intend 10 do 80 All y ho
understand The management Of proper
II are aware that until lease falls
INFO the hands of the ground landlord
il Is net his property and he .~lno.
dea. with i q any way
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Hinton, and lasted over an hour. 1
sat in chair, resting my head in
my left hand while the doctors
worked. l refused to take an an
aesthetic, because | was so much inter
ested in my own case that wanted to
know exactly what they did Already
had for months suffered the most In
tense pain, and cannot say that the
surgeons knife added materially to my
misery: in fact it almost seemed to be
relief AS say, although previous
to the operation bad been we'll nour-
ished, l never slept except under OPT
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The Bride fexcitedIy, soto voice.
jack, papa 5 check Is missing.
The Bridegroom nonchalantlyI oh,
that's ali right, dear; sent Il out to b.
certified
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Consolation.

1.-The price of whisky has been raised
again" said Col Bludd OF Kentucky.
Well answered mis- neigh Dor
there Is one good thing; it cant coat
more than Il Is worth -
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e - .ss7s'a or q
HAPPY SCHOOLDAYS.
Mrs. Cleveland's Record as a Stu
dent in Buffalo.

She was Regarded Rather as Bright,
Prepossessins Girl Than Brilliant
Scholar - Some Portraits of Her
When She Was Miss Folsom.
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Copyright. 1888. by Bachelor & Johnston
Syndicate
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-06

100 pounds. Every year | had attacks Of
nervous prostraton shortness OF breath,
and loss Of appetite were not the least OF
my misfortunes, / tried numberless things
Nothing did me any good,
While employed in Boston, | was com
PEELED to resign my position on account of
i'll health. | consulted several eminent
physicians aud took their medicines. No
use--I grew worse day after day. They
told me | could not live. ! could not walk
alone in the street without falling or cling
ing to ratings. At times would shake
and twitch. Had spells OF falling down in
the office and on the street. In the house |
had to lie down or drop down. Several
times | believed | was at deaths door.
bad been commander OF three different
G. A. K. Posts and my comrades advised
me to try DR.. Greene's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy. | bought bottle aud when
l had taken twothrds of it | began to i'm
prove l kept on taking it, improving all
the time. l now weigh 1870 pounds and feel
like my old self again.
You can put it in your paper that | at
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| am perfectly satisfied that it saved my
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my recovery. Indeed, | am surprised my
self to be so well. ! advise everybody aillic-
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At this season Of the year when every
body needs and is using spring medicine
we advise tho use of this wonderful health
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nerves and restores a healthy action OF all
the organs.
DR.. Grsene's Nervura blood and nerve
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is purely vegetable. Ii sells at 81 per bot
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tents as it is not a patent medicine. 1t /,
the discovery OF that eminent specialist, DR..
Greene, who can be consulted personally oil
by letter, at "a Temple Place, Boston
Mass. at all times
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-06

Senator Morrill, recently complained to the
commissioners that the noise of the cable
cars at Thomas Circle was a great annoy
ance to him, and tho rumbing OF the wheels
distur bed his rest considerably. He thought
that IL the tracks were CREASED the noise
would be reduced TO a minimum. Commits
sioner Parker wrote letter to President
Hurt, asking if he could not do something in
the matter In letter to the commissioners
to-day David S. Carl, the engineer Of the
road, says he finds the noise is done away
with by greasing the walls of tine rail at a
slight expense, but after the rails are
creased it is almost impossible to stop on
the short tangents between the curves, and
the cars slip some distance, thereby making
accidents liable, for the grpman has no
control over the cars when the tracks are
creased. -
Tracy L. Jeffords of Wiliamstown, who
has been private secretary to Congressman
Grout and clerk to thu District of Columbia
committee of the House OF Representatives.,
has been appointed special s'stnnt
United States district attorney for the is
tri of olumbia. entered upon his
duties rl and they are such as to
leave h m TIM to take care of his practi o.
The salary is $1,000.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-06
COL. SILL0WAYE SPEAKS
What a Colonel of Gen,
McCle'lan's Staff Says,
He Saved President Lincoln
From Capture.
He Was tho Preserver Also of John
Jacob Aston.

Col. William A. II. Silowaye is 60 years
old. lie resides at Bellows Falls, Vt, and
is connected with the Bellows Falls Times.
He has something of the most vital interest
to say to his fellow soldiers of the &. a. r.,
and to his fellow men the world over.
In Grille Shots and Bullet Shells, y there
can be found sketch Of Col. Sillowaye,
wherein it is shown that he indirectly saved
the Union, when in 1868, he prevented the
capture of Lincoln by the Confederates.
He also saved John Jacob Aston from a
similar fate 10 1862, in the Peninsular cam
paign. Col Sillowaye served four years
and eight months in the army and navy
during the war; aud from April 1861. to
February 1853, he served his country with
out pay or reward of any kind.
He knew all the Union generals and Sec
rotary Stanton and MIR. Wslles. He was
lieutenant colonel on Gen. McClcilan's staff
in 1862. Col. Silowaye is a practical
printer, engineer, ard linguist. He has set
up works in Greek, French, Spanish, Latin
and Hebrew. He was employed during
five years at Oxford, Eng, on Homan's
Greek bible, and there in 1853 the degree
OF l. L. d. was conferred upon him His
first wife was daughter of Sir William
Blackie aud niece Of Sir Richard Hough-
ton. His present wife is a relative OF Hon.
WHlism 81. Evarts, and IA very gifted lady.
Col Sillowaye is a very modest man, and
only consented to talk to the writer after it
was SHOWN that it would ba criminal for
him to keep his knowledge to himself while
others suffered.
So here is his story MS it fell from his lips.
He saw it written out and he Endorsed every
word of it.
''On the 10Th of April, 1861, l enlisted in
the army OF the North. | weighed 1862
pounds. After serving four years and eight
months in the army aud navy, and suffering
from wounds and Rheumatism | was dig
, charged. l weighed the day was discharged
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-06
SPECULATION HIS RUIN.


One of Baths Most Honored Cttizens
Confesses Himsolf Deiaulter.
BATH, Me-, April 3.-William r. Shaw,
the aged and respected cashier of the Lin
colin National bank, is defaulter in a large
sum. The bank examiner on Friday dis
covered some Irregularities In his accounts,
and upon being confronted with the dis
crepancy he made confession OF wrong do
ing. The deputy marshal placed Mr. Shaw
under arrest Saturday. A thorough ex-
animation of the bank accounts is being
made. A shortage of $l2, 900 thus far APP
pears in the cash account and it is believed
there is upward OF $40, 900 more temporar-
ly covered up by charging sums to the
credit of Gepostors.
MIR. Shaw owns quite an amount of real
estate which has been alta hed 1t is sup
posed that speculation, dating back a con
siderable time, is responsible for his down
fall. He has been one OF the most promi-
nent men in the city and was regarded as a
paragon OF integrity. He has been the
candidate OF the prohibitionsts for senator
and other responsible positions After a
preliminary hearing he was released on
bail
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-06
KNOWN TO US LONG SINCE.
1t Was Ivan Petrofr who Garbled the
Eussian Documents.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The discovery
which seems by dispatches from London to
have reached the news editors of the London
Standard and the st. James Gazette for the
first time yesterday, in regard to false and
garbled TRANSACTIONS OF Russian documents in
the case as originally prepared for the
United States in the Boring sea controyer-
81, is old on this side of the water. A full
statement of the facts was published here
November Is last and on subsequent dates.
Our own state department discovered
that Ivan Petroff, special agent, en-
ployed to obtain data on this seal matter,
had been fabricating alleged facts and garb-
ling documents, and through the instru-
mentality of Mr.. Foster. now the United
States agent in Paris, he was dismissed from
the service and the garbed documents were
replaced by accurate translntions.
1t is said at the department that no part
of the argument of the United States is
founded upon the febrications thus cancelled
The argument of the United States was not
prepared until long after Petroff's forgeries
had been exposed.
There never has been any clue as to Pet
roff's motive in manufacturing evidence.
1t is supposed he is insane. After the dis
covery of his Qualifications he disappeared
and 1T is believed he committed suicide.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-06
VETERINARIANS HUsTLlNG.
Hog Cholera In Barre Causes Compsti-
ton Among Them.

BARRE, March 2S. -The hog cholera
causes rivalry between veterinary surgeons
OF this city and Montpelier. DR.. &. n.
Barber of this place has been treating mapy
cases for several months, and last week an
other veterinary from Barre and c. NJ.
Wakefield quarantined the hogs at MIR.
Bsrbor's farm. The latter claims that this
was done for business purposes and that no
cholera exists among his hogs.
Mr.. Barber has sent for Victor |. Spear
Of Braintree, chairman Of the State Agri-
cultural Board who is expected here to-
morrow, when the cases will be nvesti-
gated,
Remote Prospect of Granite Troubles.
There Is some anxiety among local granite
dealers and cutters over the prospe cts of a
strike at the quarres, which, il it occurs :,
will cause a heavy damage to all concerned,
as rough stock is very scarce ana all granite
firms have many large contracts for sum
mer work, which would give employment to
more men than in any former year. Sew
eral large stone sheds are being erected and
prospects appear bright for the year, but il
trouble at the querres occurs, there may
be another setback to already damaged
business.
The quarrymen were not included in the
strike settlement OF last year and they
demanded that the quarrymeu union be
given recognition by the dealers. Both
sides are awaiting developments.
To Mark Vormonts Southeast Corner.
CONCORD, n. H. March %. The Senate
this afternoon, passed bill authorizing the
establishment of boundary post at the
southeast corner OF Vermont.
sold to Burlington CAPITALISTS,
SWANToN March 30.-The Sunset Elec-
trio company Of this place today sold a
controlling interest in the corporation to a
delegation OF capitalists from Burlington,
who propose to operate an electric railroad
in Burlington, extending to the addition
| and 10 Queen City Park.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-06

WoBuRN, Mass. April 3-The house of
Timothy Began, better known as the Jacob
{. Whitcher house, on the corner Of Pros
pect and Mt. Pleasant streets, was burned
about 3 o'clock this morning. Mrs. limo
thy Began, about 50, lost her life in the
fire. Her son, Timothy, aged "a, aud her
daughter, Hannah, aged 20, were terribly
burned.
The house was large one and was occu-
pied by four families. The fire was discov
cred by Miss Nellie Bradley who,
with her three sisters and niece,
lived in the third story. She
gave the alarm, but the young women
found the stairway oil afire and the only
means of escape was through the dormer
windows in the roof. They rushed through
smoke and flames clad only in their night
clothes and reached the coping scorched and
blackenes. 1t was feared that in their ex-
element they would jump to the street be-
low, but fortunately they were induced to
remain in that position by the iiremen.
MIS- Began, when aroused by Miss
Bradlsy's cries, started to awaken her son
and daughter, who slept on the third floor.
When last seen she was at one OF the win
dows on the third floor. Some delay was
caused in getting ladder sufficiently long
and placed in position; but just as u fireman
reached the window the unfortunate woman
fell back into the burning room. When
taken out life was extinct, evidently from
suffocstion. The lower portion of her body
was badly burned and the upper part
Icorched.
When Timothy and Hannah Began were
awakened their rooms were oil atire and the
flames licking their hands and faces. They
CROPPED their way to the windows and were
taken down ladders by the firemen. Both
were terribly burned about their hands
arms, faces and necSs shreds of burned
flesh hanging from their hands. They were
taken to the Massachusetts, general hospital.
The other two families in the bouse es-
capped. Timothy Began, sr, aged 60, saved
his life by sliding down water spout The
origin of the fire is unknown Loss on
house, $500, insured. The Bradley girls
lose every thing, including their clothing
The tenants in the lower part OF the house
saved most of their furniture.