Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-29
A MAN OF DESTINY IF
NOT OF FATE.
Miracles in the Sick Room.
AN EXCITING RIDE ON THE
PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED.

who said. There are just two classes OF
people in the word--the i've and the
ninety-five-the five represent the br9ins
OF the hundred, and will always rule
them" Brains viii always come To the
front. always dominate, always control.
| was recently riding with the Rev. r..
O. G!llctt. on the Pennsylvania limited,
from Philadelphia to Pittsburg. My atten-
ton was early attracted 10 gentleman
in the section opposite who was buslIy
engaged in giving dictation 20 steno-
grapher.
do you know that gentleman asked
Mr.. Gillott; Il do not" I replied. though
/ seem to be unable to keep my eyes of
Of him" II will tell you about him Gor
know him webb" said my clerical
friend, in the lowest tones. His history
is fhe most remarkable unwritten history
Of any living man. Some people think he
bears a charmed lfe-Otf ers. that he Is a
born man Of destiny. and that his doings
are the DEGREES of fate. while those who
know him best say his success and
triumphs are the result of his ability, ard
nothing else. But. leo this be as 1t may,
his life Is a success-in fact. success
sion of successes and the most brilliant
successes. He is the one man in the
world said Robert Grlswold the club
man of Toledo, on whom you can safely
bet. for he always wins. and has never
known a defeat.
who is he?" l asked. Il will tell you
after awhile. But. TO go on with my
story-in the first place, he is a physician
and. in my opinion, the most noted and
successful physician of this age. His
practice, in my judgment. will exceed iha'
Of any dozen physicians Of prominence
in the world He is largely and eX-
tensively interested in the business and
commercial world. He is one Of the
finest speakers and pleasing and fascinat-
ing orators on fhe American platform.
Personally. he is man Of quiet and
pleasing demeanor, easy to approach ana
attentive to the most humble pettohei'
But let him think he is unjustly I'M
posed upon he becomes the most terribIe
and urrelenting combatant. His methods
of warfare are silent. lie never mahes
a threat nor shows passion, and When
conflict Is over and his opponents have
fallen. EXCEPT for inside knowledge. you
would never know he had had n hand IN
their downfall He is man 'ho never
irierferes with other mems business, but
if they unjustly interfere with his, they
will never know in this life when his re-
taliation will cease.
1T is said by those who know him best
that he never says a word against any
one. not even his worst enemy. His life
is one OF action. rather than words: OF
deeds rather than pretensions.
some years ago HIS enemies secured
I'm a western State legislative enact
meme which interfered, as he beheVed'
uniustly and wrongly. with his business.
The following year the law was repealed,
though they spent thousands of dollars
"a maintain IL. This same thing has been
repeated. to my knowledge, in three other
states. That gentleman is DR.. X. {
Flower, of Boston"
"Dr. Flower" ! said, why. l have
known him as a physician for many
years; / had supposed he was very
much older man. | believe he Is A.,
though he seems TO grow younger, in
stead OF older
was it not DR.. r. 6. Flower who
was arrested in Chicago~last winter by
some one in Wisconsin, and in Peoria,
III. >"
yes: and | will tell you about 1t In
one case three arrests were made, upon
IxT A
blackmail purposes, who claimed that
Or. Flower had defrauded him out Of
$4,000. The Doctor promptly gave bail,
forced the cases to trial, knocked every
case out OF court without having TO in
troduce witness; the evidence OF his
traducer showed that, instead of Dr..
Flower wronging him odt Of $4,000, tina
he had defrauded the Doctor out of 500
90. and that the Doctor had spared him
from criminal prosecution only because
Of his age.
''In the other case six indictments
were brought against the Doctor on
similar charges. He promptly gave bail
forced every issue TO trial. and knocked
every one of the six cases out of court.
without having to introduce witness.
The facts showed that not only did the
Doctor not defraud his prosecutors, but
that he stood between them and inno-
cont bondholders and stockholders they
sought TO squeeze out Of the company.
and that for protecting and saving
these innocent bondholders, he excited
the anger Of his millionaire rivals, who
sought his ruin Not only was the Doc
tor INDICATED and praised for what he
had done in defending the helpless, but
every time he went into court he came
ont with the scalp OF an enemy at his
girdle.
Now. his traducers and prosecutors
have got 10 settle with him, and a
terrible settlement will they have TO
make.
II have 1t from his lawyers that
whether in or out OF their graves, they
shall have to settle and atone TO the ut.
most. -
pr Flower as lecturer Is one OF
the finest on the American platform. IL
Won ever have the opportunity. don't fail
TO hear him.
.'But when you come to Dr. Flowers
real life, II is that of a physician In
the treatment and cure Of chronic dis
eases he has no equal in this world. His
wonderful ability TO accurately diagnose
any disease without asking a question.
which he does with all his patients,
makes him sought after by the sick
everywhere, and makes him master of
disease"