The daily tribune., 1907-01-12


est brother. George Sullivan Baker.
"a workman In Tilton wooden mill. I"
As matter Of fact. he wAe Joint
+pavtner with Alexander I'll lton. and
together they owned large manu-
factnring establishments in Tilton.
N. q. His military title Of Colo.
mel came from appointment on the
staff Of the Governor of New Hamp.
shire.
MY Oldest brother. Samuel D.
Baker. carried on large business In
Boston, Mass.
Regarding the allegation by Mo.
Cures Magazine that all the family.
'exoepting Albert. died Of cancer. I"
I will say that there Was never .
death In my fathers family reported
by physician or post mortem exnmi.
nation as oArssl by cancer.
McOlurs's Magazine says that "the
quarrels between Mary, . child ten
years old. and her father. . gray.
haired man Of fifty. frequently sss
the house in an uproAr and adds
that these ''6ts" were diagnosed by
DR.. Ladd As "bysteria mingled with
bad temper
Ny mother often presented my
disposition as exemplary for her other
children to initiate. saving, when
do you ever see Mary angry ?" When
the first edition of soienoe and Health
was published. DR.. Ladd said to
Alexander Tilton: Read it. for 1t
will do you good. II does not sur.
prise me, Il 80 resem bles the author. Z"
will relate the following In ,ident
which occurred later In life, a. illus.
trative of my disposition:
While I was living with DR.. Pat
terson at his country home in Rum.
ney. N. H.. . girl. totally blind.
knocked at the door and WAS ad.
mitted. She begged to be allowed to
remain with me. and my tenderness
and sympathy were such that l could
not refuse her. Shortly after. how.
ever. nv good housekeeper said to
me:
1T this blind girl stays with you.
1 shall have to leave; she troubles me
40 much"
II was not in my heart to turn ths
blind girl out. and 20 lost my house.
keeper.
Ny reply 10 the statement that the
clerks book shows that I joi- ed the
Tilton Congregational Church At the
age Of seventeen IL that my religious
experience seemed to culminate at
twelve years OF age. Hence = mistake
may have occurred ~ to the exact
date Of my first church mem mbership.
The facts regarding the Mcneil
co at of. arms sre - follows:
Fannie McNsil. President Pierce
niece. afterward Mrs. Judge Potter.
presented to me my cost. t.of.arms.
saving tnat IL WAS taken In connsc.
tion with her own family ooAt.of.
arms. never doubted the verAcity
Of her gift l have another coat.of.
arms. which Is Of my mothers Ances.
try. When / was last In Washington.
D. O., Mrs Judge Potter and myself
kuelt In silent prayer on the mound Of
her late father. General John No
Neil. the hero Of Lundy Lane.
Notwithstanding that MoCluIe''
Magazine says; Mary Baker com
pleted her education when she finish
ed Smiths grammar AMI reached Ions
division In arithmetic" WAS osllst
| by the Rev. r. 8. Rust. d. D.. Prin
oipAl Of The Methodist Oonfsrslo'
, Seminary at ssnbornton Bridge. Il
supply tho place Of his leading teach.
4 er during her temporary absence.
Regarding my first marriage aut
, tho tragic death Of my husband. No
. Ciure's Magazine says: HE (0sorg'
Washington Glover took his brid
h. to Wilmington. South Carolina. 40,
' iu Juno. 1874. six months after hi
= marriage. he died Of yellow fever
= He left his young bride In . missRabl
I. nlisht. 9Le WAS far from hom