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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30

on this trip nobody but those who TOOK
part ia Ii knows. and Tor obvious rea-
sons just now they are not telling.
What pranas were INDUCED IN and 10
what fantastic limits this money mad
woman went in order 20 shower luxury
upon the young girls only they them
selves krow This much. however. be-
came known when they returned to
Cleveland Mrs Chadwick went into
the private Office az the head Of the
Dig iewelry firm here and displayed Il
exquisite miniatures painted on porce-
Jain PSI one 81 the greatest Partisan art.
lists and had them framed in solid gold
Buys Store FAN Of Toys.
Just before Christmas several years
aFo. Mrs Chadwick walked into a
Cleveland -1y store and pulled out a
VIZ. Ten list that. according 10 the store
officials vas two Yards long Nothing
but toys was on the iist. and when Mrs.
CLadwick had finished buying. her bill
was la the neiEhhorhood 81 $500 Dolls
galore were bought Mrs Chadwick
saving that she wanted something like
1l1 The price 20 range from one 10
three dollars each. Personally sne
made no selections. leaving that 70 the
clerks who waited On her. but when
the bin was presented it was paid al
once The toys We're distributed among
the orphan asylums and the different
chi'dren's wards In he hospitals and
many a heart was gladdcned that
Christmas By the benevolence n the
unknown person. as Mrs Chadwick ex-
pressly stipulated In buying the goods
tina, the recipients must not know
where they came from.
Such. 10 IS said IS a brief history Of
the mysterious woman whose audacity
has staggered the whole financial
world The suit filed by Mr Newton
has led 10 the unfolding Of th- mystery.
and but fof 10 she might still be con-
unuing her operations
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30

In the history OF "treuzied finance
n this country. and in the entire
world FOR that matter. no case the
equal % that Of Mrs Chadwick has
ever been known. Recent disclosures
have s,artled fnanciers and business
men everywhere. How this woman.
apparently alone. oItwi,te5 shrewc
bankers and harl-healed business men
and borrowed fortunes on mythical Sc
curi-ies and bogus notes seems almost
beyond comprehension. bur ID seems
only too true
Untn the suit ot Herbert D. Newton.
OF Br0okiiua Mass Tor the recovery
OF loan of Sl9oSlo ana the failure
Of the Oberhn lOJ national bans. few
Of her victims suspected she was any
thing but what she represented her
self 10 be. an extremely wealthy
woman Then as the news OF her sew
eral transactions became public the
history Of her life gradually became
known. and a most strange and inter
esting story Il IS l. Is said she BE-
gan life or little Canadian farm h
Ontario as Elizabeth BiE.ey. In 1857
Afterwards she was known as Louise
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30

brotAer-ln-iaw forced her 90 leave his
house. Then she became acquainted
with Dr Wallace s. Sprlngsteen. and
the marriage cf the two took place on
December 3. 1859. and within II days
The doctor applied for a divorce DT
springsteen became suspicious OF her
and hired detectives 70 investigate her
stories concerning herself. and learned
for the first time that she had a sis
ter IN the city and the story Of her
difficulties with the money lenders
he also learned Of her birth IN East
wood. Ont. in 1857. and her trial for
forgery AZ Woodstock In 1879. OF which
charge she escaped conviction on the
plea OF Insanity Soon after the d.
vOrce was granted. which was asked
for on the grounds u iufuelity. Or
springsiesn received a letter from a
Buffalo attorney informing him that
Mrs. Springsteon was stopping at one
OF the best hotels there. and that she
had empowered him (the attoraey) to
draw $1,000 on Dr. Sprlngstetn On the
grounds that she had submitted 20 a
separation. The doctor Immediately
denounced her as an impostor.
Known as Nine. Rosa.
After her divorce from r.. Wallace
springsteen Elizabeth Bigley lived In
boarding house In Cleveland. This
boarding house was kept by Mrs
Hoover. Elizabeth Blglay was there
known as Nine. Rosa, and also as Mrs.
Scott In 1854 this strange woman was
at Eria Pa, stopping al hotel SIZE
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30
CAREER OF MRS. CHADWICK
Incidents in Early Life of the Famous
Woman

an organ from z. C. Thmoas. Of tia.
city. giving her note in part payment
When her note came due she did not
meet IL. but gave another note. made
by the late Reuben Kip. ID security.
This proved q forgery and landed her
in Jail Her trial took place az he
spring asslzes in 1879. She was de-
Tended by the late Ashton Fletcher.
q C.. and the plea o. insanity being
made. she was acquitted On that
ground She disappeared from Wood
stock then and was not seen again
there Sill 1859. when she came back 70
town. evidently prosperous
Goes 10 Cleveland.
After her disapP earance from Wood
stock. ia the summer of 1879. there is
no record ~ Elizabeth BigIey's where
abouts for several months. III 1850.
however. she was first know1 IL Cleve-
land. she took ~ her residence with
her sister. Mrs Alice IL York In
1852 her trouble with the money lend
ers % Cleveland began. Her scheme
was 70 borrow money OF Mrs Y0rks
furniture. she save them among other
names that q Alice NJ Bas,edo. Her
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30
HON0RS WITH HARDSHlPS
Trnppist Ecciesiastic Commissioncd
By Rome TO Organize Monastery
I'm south A.ricn.

Louisville. Ky, Dec ga singular
honor bearing with il at the same
time considerable hardship, has been
conferred on Rt Rev Edmond Obrecht.
o. c. r.. abbot Of the famous monas-
terry Of Trappist monks in Gethsem-
ane
iIc has just returned from Rome.
whittier he went some months ago to
attend the conclave for the election
u a new superior general OF the
Trappist order, and has announced
that the same conclave commissioned
him 70 superintend the formation Of
a new monastery in South Africa.
Many OF the monks who were ban
ishcd from France will become mem
bers % the new monastery
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30
MISTAKES TO AVOID.

Judging the wealth OF a woman hy
her apparel
Thinking that people are always GOV.
ertly criticising your actions.
Thinking that man does not notice
the details OF the toilet OF a woman in
whom he Is interested.
Criticislng an absent person with
out being sure that your listeners 90
not know the person TO whom you
allude
Imagining that passers-by are SUI
hciently interested in your appea raacs
TO notice that your hat or coat is out
OF date.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30
ALLEGED AND BONA FIDE CARNEGIE SIGNATURES.

Biglcy. then as Mrs G. l. Hoover.
Lizzie Hoover. Mary Hoover. Mime.
Rosa. Nine Devere. Mrs. Wallace 5.
6pringsteen. Nrs. J. r Scott. Lydia
Scott Lydia Clinsan. and last Of all
Mrs Leroy D. Chadwick
Begins Strange Career.
she was one Of eight children, six
OF whom were girls. Those who knew
her father say be was a plain. honest
man. who worked industriously and
supported bis family TO the best Of
his ability. There Is no record OF &C.
cenricity IN the gir.hood years O.
Elizabeth Bigley In ISIS. however.
she seemed TO have begun the strange
career of adventure which she has fol-
lowed ever since. Ii is recorded that
on Novembar 81. 1878. Elizabeth Big
ley called al a barber shop Ia Brant-
ford Ont and asked 10 have her hair.
which was hanging over her shoulders.
cut OF This having been done. she
asked FOR a false mustache When at
length she sought 70 raise money Oh a
gold watch the police were called in
Her father was communicated with
and she was taken home Her pecul-
iarities were soon made more manifest
II became known that she was IN the
habit 81 carrying a, card on which we're
the words Miss Blgley. heiress 70
$4,000" To support this role she made
many expensive purchases. She
bought $3.50 worth Of dry goods with
a note Endorsed By a wealthy farmer
near Brautford She also purchased
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30
TeIrphone compary.

Waterloo, H.. Dec. 2t-The Farm
crs' Fountain Telephone Co. has been
organized here, and will soon begin
the work Of constructing three lines
Of 20 telephones each an on one wire.
The farmers viii construct the line.
and then pro rata the expense.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30

Magnificent climate farmers piowine n their
shirt sleeves ia The middle Of Noyembcr.
eat arc bornd 20 he more than pleased with
ih~ FINAL results Of the past seasou harvcsta II
ErfrGf
Coal wood. water hav in abundance choois
churches. markets convenient.
Apnir for Information 20 SUPERINTENDENT o.
IMNls4ArIuN. Ottawa CANADA. ur ID
y s CRAWFORD i15 West 9th S. Kansas Grey. Va
q. J. BRorGuroy. NoQuiucy HOS Ch.caeo. IA
Autho-ret Canadian Government Agents
Pfelsf sls teaers yoi safe tkis advertisements
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30

Il wonder what he ever saw abou.
her that attracted him ?"
Perhaps the $4,000 worth OF dia-
monds and pearls with which her par
ents had decorated her"-Chicago
Record Herald
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30
Decreased Indinn Appropriation.

Washington, Dec 24.-The Indian
appropriation bill will carry about ST.
100000 less than the bill passed at
the last session. which carried $1,000
600 less than the bill of the preceding
session
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30

she would leave the store. carrying In
her nun enough Jewels 10 pay a years
rent OF Fifth avenue mansion. Mrs.
Chadwick was one 81 its customers at
piano store. one OF her small orders
one day took The form OF eight grand
pianos. sent 20 as many as eight diner
ent friends 81 hers. as q slight token ~
her esteem and regard. This bin was
sftfleh In cash
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30

What would you do IL you were
king" asked the man OF yault.ng am-
btiOn.
Il don't know" answered the MAI.
ter-of-fact person. Il suppose ia FOL-
low the fashion and wear a look o.
worry and a bullet-pgoof shirt
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30

Hisgins-Here's funny typograph
zeal error in this paper. II speaks ~
q mans 'mother-in-jaw
Virgins Well. isn't that all rlrht,
cant see anything wrong about n
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30
FAcETIoUs FLING5.
iuny-Ps. what is tactf

Pa-Its the art OF letting a person
know you know enough not to know
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30
Takes Twelve Girls to Europe.

There is a firm ~ jewelers. In Cleve-
land who do a business that would
make them rank with Tiffany, Of New
York They are NOT giving 70 telling
what they 80 f3r their customers. but
here Is a story Of Mrs. ChadwicAs
prodigaiity that is known 10 almost
every clerk in the store Some time
ago She took 10 young society girls on
a trip 10 Europe Just what happened
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30

He-If had never been in love be-
fore how would have known what
allied mel
Sbe-l would have told you.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30

Now. IL were only an Ostrich
began the mean man at the breahfas.
table. as he picked up one OF his w,fe's
biscuits. then"
Yes" interrupted the patient bet
ter-half. then might get a few
feathers for that old hat I've worn for
three winters"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30

was seized with what seemed TO be {
Y hemorrhags o. the lungs-a clever
Y counterfeit. however-but she succeed
Cd in enlistlng the sympathy OF /
number Os people she explained that
7 she vas wealthy woman returning
10 her home IN Cleveland. had becom,
Unexpectedly embarrassed and was
successful 10 obtaining number OF
small loans when the Erie people
wrote for the return of the money
they received a Qleerly written note
that the woman who had imposed
upon them was dead Ia 1855 Eliza
beth Bisiey appeared again 10 Cleye-
land under che name Of Nine. Ia
Rose She had j sign 10 her window
advertising herself as a clArvoy ant
Again she disappeared and il was
learned She had married farmer
named J r. Scott in Trumbuu coun-
~ she was divorced from Scott in
Few months ana Scott was minus bis
farm. ln 1850 She returned @ Cleve-
land tA.rd time il was In this year
thar -le boy now with Mrs Chadwick
ana known as Emil Hoover was born.
Her Career in Toledo.
There is q break OF TWO years IN The
hs-crs dur.ns which the woman lcit
Cieve.4r1 IL 1880 Sic turned up az
Toledo as Nine Devere AT Toledo
her career vas as dramatic as 1t was
spectacular Fifteen years ago she
was q familiar figure. She could be
seen il the finest Of carriages driving
abcu, The city. and her entertainments
were known as elaborate. the cost Of
flowers alone being high Her past
history was kept secret. yet by de-
srees i developed tha; she was born
n Woodstock. Can. and was the
daughter OF Mrs Mary Ann Bigley.
She began TO secure large sums Of
money from various men. IL is assert
ed that prominent doctor gave up all
and vas comp ie,sly under her control.
lie is to-day a physical wreck \
bank presi lent. since dead. was de-
cc.ved. ana hOw much he loaned her
VIII never t. learned TWO express
officials and 4 grain merchant are said
- -. - -.
IN Toledo was that Of her marriage
20 a wealthy gentleman near Manches-
Ter. England. who was killed shortly
after in a runaway. and from whose
~s''e~ - - : a. as = ~
- So
sPenos money LaEishIy'
For years AIRS Dr. Leroy S. Chad
wick's lavish expenditure cf money has
been the subject Of comment in Cleve-
land There Is not a store in Cleveland
q any pTomi-ence with Wlich Mrs.
Ca21"lcA has no- had dealings Al
some * ilem s-s has spent thousands
aa- thousands y cellars. and mas paid
spot cash she tried no tri-Aery with
them when SIZE wanted any hing no
person with u-.--ns az lis command
ever loleA- "i- more lavish hand
han did Nrs C---W.-E. a-- when she
bought she -a- me money 70 pay Tor
lt she -reg-e1 with no securities. gen
l.-aaA IT. " 4N-- a 4aaAA4s ITO A4aAa-L
g.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30

Miss Passay may sneer al NJ,
dogs. but they're faithful. ANYWAY
I'd rather kiss a good dog than some
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30
Mixed Farming, Wheat
Raising, Ranching.

Three great pursuits hsve
again shown wontrf full r.
salts on the FREE Home
stead Lands OF Western
Canada this year.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30

Mr. Sharpe Well well. some men
are born lucky.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30

Il Cures Colds Coughs. Sore Throat Group. Inin-
suKn. Whoor.ng Cough. Rr0nchlfls and A sthma-
A certain cure for Consumption In nrat stages. ard
a sure relief 10 advanced agcs. Use az once. lou
vii see the exec ent eject after takIrr tn. f-st
dose. sold BY dealers everywhere. large bottles
- cent? aud " cents. sample free. Address
KEMPs BAfsAM. LIE ROY. NJ.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-08

f. O. Fleetwood, secretary OF State,
is once more in his accustomed place
&C the State House, having been de-
tanned at his home in Worthwhile by
illness.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-08

The veterans of the civil war have
claim upon the nation such as no
other body of our citizens possess. The
pension bureau has never in Its history
been managed in a more satisfactory
manner than is now the case.
Consular Service.
Our consular system needs improve
ment. Salaries should be substituted
for fees, and the proper classification,
grading and transfer of consular of
ficers should be provided. / am not
prepared to say that competitive sys-
tenn of examinations for appointment
would work well, but by law 1t should
be provided that consuls should be-
familiar, according to places for which
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-03-04
TRAVELS OF a HALF DOLLAR.
In Course Of Nineteen Years a Marked
Coin Was Twice Heard From.

George Sizer, popular young man,
was run over by fire engine at
Harrodsburg, KY, in August, 1884,
aud received injuries that proved fat
al.
len years after his death letter ad-
dressed to him was turned over to his
mother, Mrs. Mary Sizer. 1t was writ
ten by man in New York. who stated
that he had come in possession of half
dollar, with the name George Sizer,
Harrodsburg, KY, stamped ON it, and
II 1t was of any value to him to send
fifty cents and he would return the
coin.
Mrs. Sizer was ill at the time and the
letter was never answered. The coin
is still in circulation, for, in Novem-
ber, 1903, another letter came here ad-
dressed to George Sizer. 1t was dated
Baltimore, Md. and was written by
Miss Irene orks. She stated that her
company was filling an engagement at
a threatre in that city and two nights
before some admirers had tossed sever
al coins on the stage, among them was
a fifty cent piece with his (Sizer's)
name on 1t; that If he desired she
would send the coin, Mrs. Mary Sizer
has sent fifty cents to Miss Yorks with
a request that she send her the coin.
Miss Y YOrk g letter was dated Nov
smber 9th. the nineteenth annivers-
ary of Mr.. SiZer's death.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-03-04

ALL SKIN AND BLOOD DISEASES CUR
Mrs. NJ. L Adams, FredOnia Ala,
took Botanic Blood Balm which effec-
tualIy cured and eating cancer of the
nose and face. The sores healed up
perfectly. Many doctors had given up
her case as hopeless, hundreds of cases
of cancer, eating sores, supperatlng
swellings, ETC., have been cured by
Blood BaIm- Among others, Mrs. b.
M. Guerney, Warrior Stand, Ala. Her
nose and lip were raw as beef, with of.
fensive discharge from the eating
sore. Doctors advised cutting, but it
failed. Blood Balm healed the sores,
and Mrs. Guerney is as we'll as ever.
Botanic Blood Balm also cures eczema.
itching humors, scabs and scales, bone
pains, ulcers, offensive pimples, blocd
poison. carbuncies. scrofula, risipgs
and bumps on the skin and all blood
troubles. Druggists. ST. per large
bottle. Sample of Botanic Blood Balm
free and prepaid by writing Blood
Balm Co.. Atlanta, Ga. Describe
trouble and special medical advice sent
in sealed letter. 1t Is certainly worth
while Investigating such remarkable
remedy. as Blood Balm cures the most
awful, worst and most deep-seated
blood diseases.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-03-04

Woman is often referred to by man as
doubling his joySa1u halving his Sorrows
That may be complimentary but it would
seem to be rather hard OH the woman. For
in plain terms it means that where things
are going well with the man his wife makes
them go better. But when things are going
i'll with him. he expects the wife to share
half his burden. And there's more truth
than poetry in this presentation Of maScul-
inc selfishness. Men don't appreciate the
fact that the strain OF motherhood alone is
burden bigger than all the loads that rest
upon male shoulders. They see the wife
grow thin, pale, nervous and worn without
thought that she is over-burdened.
Among the pleasant letters received by DR..
Pierce are those from husbands who have
walked up before it was too late to the crush
ing burdens laid upon the wife, and in the
search for help have found in Dr.. Pierce's
Favorlte Prescription a restorative which
has given back to the mother the health Of
the maiden and the maiden's happiness.
"Favorite Prescription" always helps, and
almost always cures. 1t has perfectly cured
ninety-eight out of every hundred women
who have used it when aff1icted with diseases
peculiar to women.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-03-04
More Riots.

Disturbances of strikers are not near
ly as grave as an individual disorder
of the sytem. OverwOrk, loss Of sleep,
nervous tension will be followed by
utter collapse, unless a reliable remedy
is Immediately employed. There's
nothing so efficient to cure disorders
of the Liver or Kidney as Electric Bit
tiers. It's a wonderful tonic, and ef-
fective nervine and the greatest all
around medicine for run down systems.
1t dispels Nervousness, Rheumatism
and Neuralgia and expels Malaria
germs. Only soc, and satisfaction
guaranteed by B. F. Hughes. druggist.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-03-04
Keep Clocks on Time.

The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany receives about 81, 100000 a year
for keeping 1000 clocks correct. charg-
ing for so doing SIS per year for each
clock. These are set at noon each
day and by an automatic arrange
ment in each electrical equipment,
which responds to the beat of the side
real clock in the naval observatory
when its hand point to twelve and let
the current go. A few minutes before
this hour business over the Western
Union wires is suspended, and opera
tors throughout the country put their
instruments in shape to form an un.
broken circuit from the observatory
to every place where ticks a clock to
be electrically influenced. There is a
hush over all the great telegraphic
systems. Then the time ball strikes.
and instantly the time messages flash
es over the wires.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-03-04
A Scheme.

Dear" said the politicians wife,
there's a handsome big policeman
whose beat embraces Mrs. Swellman's
house. Can't you get him transfer
red in this neighborhood ?''
"What for ?" demanded the hus-
band.
Mrs. Swellman has an excellent
cook and l want her. ''-Pphiladelphia
Press.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-03-04
virginia's Future as an Apple
GROWING State.

, In report on the Virginia crop O.
al p es, Mr.. Cyrus Fox, State Pomolo
gist of Pennsylvania, says:
Virginia possesses possibilities Of
becoming the greatest apple State il
the Union. The distinction is now
held by the State of New York, with
Pennsylvania as good second. But
Virginia is rapidly forging to the front,
and in a few years will have as many
bearing trees as either of the States
mentioned, with the advantages great
ly in her favor. The apple, being a
Northern fruit, requires equitable
temperature This condition may be
found in the mountain section of Vir-
ginia where Winters are mild and the
Snnlmers not too hot; but in fact,
there is delightful m.an the year
round.
I'm the great Appalachian belt,
from the Potomac River to the Tennes-
see line, will be found variety of soils
exceedingly we'll adapted to fruit cul
ture. The apple, especially, can be
grownin this district with great ad
vantage. There are elevated pIa-
teaus, from 1900 to 5000 feet above
sea-tide water, where the soil and eli
mate are particularly suited to the
raising Of this fruit, which is one of
the most important domestic or for
eign consumption. No other State in
the Union furnishes apples in finer ap.
pearance and quality than Virginia.
This was conceded this year by fruit
buyers all over the country, as thu
crop in the Old Dominion was also
heavy.
Never we're handsomer apples seen
anywhere than those which came to !
the commissioner merchants at Roa-
aoke, Stauuton, Lynchburg and other
Virginia cities during the months of
October and November, They were
packed in barrels in those cities for
shipment to all points North and West.
Much of the fruit is consigned to Nor
ok and other seaports for export.
Virginia having developed quite a
ruit trade with England in the past
ew years. Wagonloads of apples
we're delivered day after day for weeks
It all the stations of Norfolk and
Western and Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroads lying within the great Val
ey of Virginia. 4