Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-02

MRS. NJ. H. CHYNOWETH.
ner the new incarnation of Christ. But for
all this Mrs Chynoweth seems to care very
little. Il cannot help it," she says. that my
followers regard me as they do. There is
no sacrilege in my thought, and l intend
none in my speech or action, for l know
that of myself l am nothing and can do
nothing. Here in our home we live the
right life, my family and l."
Wealth and Business Capacity.
Mrs Chynoweth is a very rich woman. A
moderate estimate of her wealth puts it at
$5,OOO,O0O. And each of her two sons, f.
and j. Hayes, who live with her, is worth
as much more. And all of these Sl5,0O0,0OO
have been piled up, she firmly believes,
through the guiding power of the Holy
Ghost.
She is about IS years old, is tall and thin
in person and wears rich and elegant cloth
ing, with Il very little jewelry. She has
small, bright, piercing brown eyes, brown
hair slightly streaked with gray, and sal
low, tanned complexion. The expression
of her face is a strange and striking mix
ture of gentleness, love and tenderness and
shrewd, hard business capacity.
This influence which directs my life, "
Mrs. Chynoweth said, land which l be
lltNc ~ bt lLC IlOIN OLlOSUs las DStll III
Constant guide for nearly 40 years. Before
it came upon me was a skeptic-I did not
believe in the Christian religion, nor in the
Immortality of the soul, nor the Bible. But
the first time that it came upon me strong
enough so that l preached without know
ing what l spoke l quoted texts from the
Bible which | had never read. Now l am
a Christian
Her Mental Atmosphere.
Years ago, when | was a young girl in
my old home in Wisconsin, and before any
one except my own family knew of this in
fiuence that was always about me, there
came to our house some people who were
deeply troubled. They slept in my room,
and the next morning the woman said.
There is sOmeth hing strange about that
room. What is it? The moment l entered
it deep peace fellupon me, l slept sound
ly, and this morning l awakened feeling
happy and content, with my troubles ali
gone And that is only one of many SINH
lar experiences which people have had who
have entered my room or been much in my
presence 1t is the mental atmosphere in
which constantly live"
Then Mrs. Chynoweth told how she made
the iron mine discovery which formed the
beginning of her wealth. 1t was while she
was a widow after the death of her first
husband. Her two sons were prosperous
lawyers in Ashland, Wis, and had been in
vesting their money in pine lands. neday
the influence came upon her and made her
go to their office and tell them to invest in
iron mines instead of timber land. She
did so, and at once all three of them, the
mother still subject to the strange influence
and leading the party set forth and went
to Hurley, some 80 or 40 miles away. A
number of companies had been long work
ing there, spending much money on test
pits, but with no success.
Better Than the Divining Rod.
Mrs. ChynOweth and her sons walked
over the fields until, without any volition
of her own and entirely in subsection to the
mysterious power which was directing her
actions, she came to sudden stop. She
told Il mining man of long experience who
was with them that she would make her
location there. He laughed at her, said
there was no possibility of one in that place
and strongly advised another location. But
she ordered u shaft to be sunk without the
usual preliminary of a test pit. A good
grade of beSSemer iron ore was found, the
lode being shaped like the roof of a house,
the apex directly under the point at which
she stood. They called this mine the Ash
land, and she and her sons still own the
whole of it. They also own a half interest
in the Germania, situated near by, and
which was another of her locations.
Other people came to ask her assistance
when her wonderful success became known,
and she never failed to lead them to the
right spot, even though she walked over
several feet of snow in making the location.
One of her sons was made superintendent
of the mine, although he was entirely with
out experience But she guided all of his
actions through the power which influenced
1,lls l..
sell their mine products, what firms -
though she had never heard their names
before-he should deal with and what prices
he should ask
Mrs. Chynoweth's Home.
Six years ago Mrs. Chynoweth her sons
and their families came to California, sup
posing that they We're merely taking a
pleasure trip. But on the way it was re-
vealed to her that they must make their
home in this state. Acting under the di-
rections of the guiding spirit, they travelled
all over the state and finally bought 700
acres of land near San JOSE on the road to
Monterey.
Even considering nothing but the out
ward appearance of the ranch, it is not
strange that Mrs. Chynoweth should say,
Our home is heaven to us" Orchards Of
prunes, peaches, apricots and many other
hlnuS OF IfulC, vineyards ana wneatrelQS
stretch away from the house; magnificent
grove of fine old live oaks, with huge
spreading, gnarled limbs, covers the half
mile slope from the house to the road, and
Il splendid lawn, with clumps and masses
and borders of flowers and shrubs, surrounds
the house and extends almost to the high
way. The house contains over 100 rooms,
though the family numbers less than 10
members, children and all. She built it I'M
der the directions of her spirit guide, and
herself, while under the spirit influence,
designed the entire building from front
steps to lightning rod and bought all the
furnishings. In its architecture the house
is somewhat of tumble, rather imposing
because of its mass, and from some points
really beautiful, but lacking in harmony
and simplicity. 1t is furnished throughout
with elegance and considerable taste Mrs.
Chynoweth's expenditures upon her ranch
foot up to almost three-quarters of a mil
lion dollars.
Healing the Sick.
On two days of the week the mistress Of
this place receives those who are ailing in
body and cures them of their infirmities-
that is, she says she does, and those who
visit her say they have been cured. Some
times as many as hundred people seek her
help in single day. The patient does not
have to tell her where his pain is. She
looks at him and at once feels in her own
body the same pain which fortunes him.
She laws hands uDop hs;x. nfS fiinaaa Ii