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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
CAREER OF MRS. CHADWICK
Incidents in EarEy Life OF The Famous
Woman

In the history Of 'frenzied finance"
In this country, and in the entire
world for that matter, no case the
equal OF that of Mrs. Chadwick has
ever been known. Recent disclosures
have startled fnanciers and business
men everywhere. How this woman,
apparently alone. outwitted shrewd
bankers and hard-headed business men
and borrowed fortunes on mythical Sc
curities and bogus notes seems almost
beyond comprehension, but it seems
only too true.
Until the suit of Herbert D. Newton.
OF Brookline, Mass, for the recovery
Of loan of $19O,SOO, and the failure
OF the Oberlin CO., national bank, few
OF her victims suspected she was any
thing but what she represented her
self TO 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 most strange and inter-
esting story 1t is. 1t is said she be-
gan life on little Canadian farm in
Ontario. as Elizabeth Bigley, in 1857.
Afterwards she was known as Louise
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04

an organ from E. G. Thmoas, of that
city, giving her note in part payment.
When her note came due she did not
meet it, but gave another note, made
by the late Reuben Kipp, in security.
This proved a forgery and landed her
in Jail. Her trial took place at the
spring assizes in 1879. She was de-
Tended by the late Ashton Fletcher,
Q. c., and the plea Of insanity being
made, she was acquitted on that
ground. She disappeared from Wood
stock then and was not seen again
there till 1889, when she came back to
town, evidently prosperous.
Goes to Cleveland
After her disappearance from Wood
stock, in the summer of 1879 there is
no record of Elizabeth Bigleys where
abouts for several months. In 1880,
however, she was first known in Cleve-
land. She took up her residence with
her sister, Mrs. Alice M. York. In
1882 her trouble with the money lend
ers of Cleveland began. Her scheme
was to borrow money On Mrs York
furniture. She gave them among other
names that of Alice NJ Bestedo. Her
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
CARING FOR THE HAIR.
# Done systematically It Is by No
Means Laborious Task for
the Woman.

When you have finished your house.
work and are ready to sit down at your
sewing or darning, or perhaps to scan
the magazine, you very naturally do
not want to waste the precious and
pleasant moments of the day struggling
oyeryour appearance. You haven't time
Tor everything, you argue. and you
must get the mending done or you must
read and improve your mind a little,
or you must finish piece Of fancy
work. Well, do it; do any or all of the
things you want to 90 or ought to do.
but first choose sunny corner, by an
open window, and, sitting there with
the sunlight filtering in on your back.
let down your locks to the winds. Let
them blow and play about your shcul-
ders. Give them chance at the air and
sunlight, just as you would give your
flowers that chance to breathe and to
draw in life. The divine Sarah Bern
hardt never confines her locks when
she is in private. All day long when
she is at home they fly to the sun and
winds and are untouched by hairpin
or ribbon. That is why, even as grand
mother. she still has golden iresses in
stead OF iron gray wisps of hair
Nothing is so good for the scalp and
the hair itself as a daily sun and air
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04

on this trip nobody but those who took
part in it knows, ard for obvious rea-
sons just now they are not telling.
what FRANKS were INDUCED in and to
What fantastic limits this money mad
woman went in order to shower luxury
upon the young girls only they them
selves know. This much, however, be-
came known when they returned to
cleveland. Mrs. Chadwick went into
the private Office of the head of the
big jewelry firm here and displayed II
exquisite miniatures painted on porce-
lain by one of the greatest Partisan art.
lists and had them framed in solid gold
Buys Store Full of Toys.
Just before Christmas several years
ago, Mrs. Chadwick walked into a
Cleveland toy store and pulled out
written list that, according to the store
officials, was two yards long. Nothing
but toys was on the list, and when Mrs.
Chadwick had finished buying, her bill
was in the neighborhood of $500. Dolls
galore were bought, Mrs Chadwick
saying that she wanted something like
wv, eiAO ~ lCC " lduSS lTOIu one 10
three dollars each. Personally she
made no selections, leaving that to the
clerks who waited on her, but when
the bill was presented it was paid at
once. The toys were distributed among
the orphan asylums and the different
children's wards in the hospitals and
many heart was gladdened that
Christmas by the benevolence of the
unknown person, as Mrs. Chadwick ex-
pressly stipulated in buying the goods
that the recipients must not know
where they came from.
Such, it is said, is brief history of
the mysterious woman whose audacity
has staggered the whole financial
world. The suit filed by Mr.. Newton
has led to the unfolding of the mystery,
and but for it she might still be con-
tinuing her operations.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
LOVE AS A COSMETIC.

Love is the greatest beautifier. The
reason is easy to see. Love itself is
beautiful, and, if we give unselfish love
lodgment with us, it is constantly
exerting a moulding influence upon us.
Love always appears at its best.
When it goes wooing, it always
chooses the most becoming attire and
the most captivating adornmeiits. So
love. when it gets possession of hui
man body, proceeds to mould the face
of that body into the most attractive
form, for love always seeks to clothe
itself in the most attractive garb.
There is no masseur like love to
work miracles in a homely face. There
is no facial specialist who can begin
to do as much to make a plain young
man or woman attractive, to over
come deformity or hide blemishes. as
the magician Love can do.-Christian
Endeavor World.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
KITCHEN DoN,rs.

Don't use knives for scraping thu
table and pots.
Don't crumple up your dish towels
Rinse and hang them in the sun.
Don't black a stove while it is hot.
1t takes more backing and less polish.
Don't put damp towels and napkins
in the hamper. Dry them first or they
will mildew.
Don't put egg dishes into hot water
1t makes the egg adhere. Soak the
dishes first in cold water.
Don't put tir pans on the stove tn
dry. They become heated, the solder
loosens and they soon leak.
Don't pour boiling water over china
packed in pan. 1t will crack by the
sudden contraction and expansion.
Don't put a greasy spoon on the
table. 1t leaves stain which re-
Quires time to erase. Put it in a
saucer.
Don't litter up the kitchen when,
getting a meal, because it will take,
hours to clean up after the meal L.
over.
Don't pour boiling water and soap
on greasy spots. Moisten the spots
first with cold saturated solution OF
soda, then scrub them with the grain,
Of the wood. using cold soapsudk
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04

DRYING THE HAIR IN THE SUN.
bath, and nothing is so comforting or
less trouble.
Usually the little housekeeper is too
poor or too frugal to patronize the hair
dresser, or to indulge in shampoo at a
dollar or half dollar at one of the hair
dressing establishments. And so, in an
irregular, off hand sort of way, she
washes" her hair when it is dirty" or
sticky" For this wash" she uses any
soap that may happen to be about the
house, rinses quickly and dries her hair
over the radiator. Such treatment will
kill the finest hair in few years.
You should decide upon regular in
terval for shampooing your hair, and
you should shampoo" it. If you have
very dry hair. do not wash it oftener
than every three weeks, and you might
let it go for four weeks with prudence.
If your hair is oily you may indulge in
shampoo every two weeks, but not
oftener. Some girls, during the rage
for fluffy hair, were in the habit of wash
ing their hair, once a week or oftener,
a process which took all the natural life
and oil out of the finest locks and left
them dry, hard, dead, and ready to fall
out at the first sign of i'll health. Use
for your shampoo good tar soap or a
plain CASTLE soap-nOthing else except
warm water. Do not make the bath
too hot, and do not put ammonia in it.
To attempt to burn your hair out in this
way is fatal mistake. Scrub thorough
ly, rubbing the scalp well and washing
the hair as you would piece of cloth.
Above all, rinse the hair thoroughly in
warm water, and be sure that every
particle Of the soap is removed, so that
the pores are free to breathe. Dry the
hair in the air and the sun. Fan it. IL
you like, and rub it with the towel, but
avoid the life-killing, hot air from the
radiator or the gas stove, if you do not
want to rot and ruin the best part OF your
locks.
Nearly half of your life is spent in
bed, and thus nearly half of your life
your hair is in tight pigtails and curl
papers This is unfortunate for many
reasons. First of all, it keeps the scalp
from the air and is not good for the
roots of the hair. Secondly, it would
drive the most devoted man to the other
woman or the uttermost parts of the
earth. Take quite as much pains as
you would for party. Do not attempt
to put it up conventionally, but dress it
picturesquely. One of the prettiest night
arrangements is the Marguerite fashion
of two plaits down the back, loosely
woven and gracefully parted.
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MANNlsH WAYS A MISTAKE.
Women Will Never Win Alteration
from Men by Adopting
Them.

women are never more largely and
gorgeously mistaken than when they
think that they make winning with
men Dy trying to make imitation men
o1 themselves. The fallacy that mer
pine tCr women to be little brothers 10
them has gained ground of late and
found many a0herents among women
who affect masculine sports, discuss
risque subjects, and endeavor to wipe
out the sex line. Never was greater
folly. 1t is woman's uniikeness 10 man.
the difference of her point of view. that
makes all her charms and LENDS pi-
quancy to her society. If man wanted
the Ideas OF another man ON a subject,
ne would seek one who had been bern
10 the masculine estate, rot one who
mas merely understuGied the role.
Men like what We call the olG-fash-
Toned virtues in women, says the Chi
cago Tribune. 1t is the fashion now for
women to be blase and cynical, but there
is no man so hardened that he does not
snudder away from a hard woman. He
may never put his foot inside Of a
church, but he wants woman to be
plous. He may disbelieve in everything
IN heaven and earth, but he wants a
woman to have childlike faith in every
thing, and no matter how much he laughs
at her for her credulity, he loves her the
better for it. He may judge the world
mercllessly, but he wants a woman to
De full of tender and unreasoning SYM
pathy and pity. No man ever loved a
woman who did not cry, or who was not
tenoer to little children, orwho would not
give to a beggar and investigate his
needs afterwards. The girl who thinks
1t smart to sheer at domesticity and de-
clares that she will never debase her tai
ents by learning to cook or sew, who
mates children and mocks at religion, no
matter how brilliant or beautiful she is.
does not attract men.
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brother-in-law forced her to leave his
house. Then she became acquainted
with DR.. Wallace S. Springsteen, and
the marriage of the two took place on
December 3, 1888, and within II days
the doctor applied for a divorce. Dr.
Springsteen became suspicious of her
and hired detectives to 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 at Woodstock in 1879, of which
charge she escaped conviction on the
plea OF insanity. Soon after the di-
yorce was granted, which was asked
for on the grounds of infiuelity, Dr.
Spr1ngsteen received a letter from a.
Buffalo attorney informing him that
Mrs Springsteen was stopping at one
OF the best hotels there, and that she
had empowered him (the attorney to
draw $4,000 on DR.. Springsteen on the
grounds that she had submitted to a
separation. The doctor Immediately
denounced her as an impostor.
Known as Mime. Rosa.
After her divorce from DR.. Wallace
Springsteen Elizabeth Bigley lived in
boarding house in Cleveland. This
boarding house was kept by a Mrs.
hoover Elizabeth Bigley was there
known as Nine. Rosa, and also as Mrs.
Scott In 1884 this strange woman was
at Erie, Pa, stopping at hotel. She
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04

Bigley, then as Mrs. C. L. Hoover,
Lizzie Hoover. Mary Hoover, Nine.
Rosa, Nine. Devere, Mrs. Wallace S.
Springsteen, Mrs. ]. R. Scott, Lydia
Scott, Lydia Clingan, 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 he was a plain, honest
man, who worked industriously ard
supported his family to the best of
his ability. There is no record of &C.
centricity in the girlhood years of
Elizabeth Bigley. In 1878, however,
she seemed to have begun the strange
career of adventure which she has fol-
lowed ever since 1t is recorded that
on November 81, 1873, Elizabeth Big
ley called at barber shop in Brant-
ford, Ont, and asked to have her hair,
which was hanging over her shoulders,
cut off. This having been done, she
asked for false mustache When at
length she sought to raise money on
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.
1t became known that she was in the
habit of carrying a card on which were
the words: Miss Bigley, heiress to
$4,000" To support this role she made
many expensive purchases. She
bought $3.50 worth of dry goods with
n note Endorsed by a wealthy farmor
near Brantford. She also purchased
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
USEFUL UMBRELLA CASE.
A Very Handy and Economical Ar
ticle for Every Traveller
to Have

An umbrella will last twice as long
If used with care and properly treat
ed. Although it of course looks much
neater TO carry when folded, when put
aside it should be undone to prevent
the folds from cracking. When trav-
cling, however, both parasols and UNI
brellas should be rolled up and packed
in case to prevent their getting
rubbed or soiled. Our illustration
shows one which is designed to be
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04

made from cloth or waterproof mate
rial from 45 to SO inches wide. About
three-quarters yard would be needed.
one-half yard of which forms the
foundation, which must be turned in
all around and machine stitched. The
remainder is employed to make the
receptacles for the umbrellas. These
also should be stitched after having
been carefully tackled in position, and
should be placed so as to leave enough
of the foundation to turn over and
protect the handles. The whole is
tied up with two lengths of ribbon
which should be sewn neatly to the
back of the foundation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Nothing Alarming

Minister'S Wife-Wake up! There
are burglars in the house, John.
Minister-Well. what Of it? Let
them find out their mistake them
selves-Smith's Weekly.
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she would leave the store. carrying In
her mum enough jewels to pay years
rent OF a Fifth avenue mansion. Ma
Chadwick was one of it's customers n
a piano store. One of her small orders
one day took the form of eight grand
pianos, sent to as many as eight differ
emf friends OF hers. as slight token of
her esteem and regard This bill was
settled in cash.
Takes Twelve Girls to Europe.
There is firm Of jewelers. in Cleve-
land who DO business that would
make them rank with Tiffany, of New
YORK. They are not giving to telling
what they do for their customers. but
mere Is a story of Mrs. Chadwick's
prodigality that is known to almost
every clerk in the store Some time
ago she took II young society girls on
trip to Europe. Just what happened
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-04
Football Men Start
Practice In East

Philadelphia Sept. 23.-The candl.
dates for the University of Pennsylva-
mia football team had their first scrim-
mage today when two teams were pitt
ted against each other for a short
game. Lubey. the quarterback on the
second team, was again used in drop
ping goals from the field. and was very
successful. Several new men reported
today, bringing the squad well up above
the sixty mark.
Princeton. n. j.. September pa
large squad OF candidates put in an
appearance on the football field here
today. the time being devoted TO sig
nal practice, catching punts, passing
and falling on the ball, etc. After
ward a scrub game was played. the
men showing up well.
New Haven, Conn, September 3D.
Yale's first football scrimmage was TAX
On today, but owing to the hot weather
only few minutes Of hard play was
INDUCED In.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-04
GOLF

The next tourney on the local links
will be held on Sunday at Manoa to
see who will make the trip to Haleiws
to enter the match to be held there
on the 18th day Of this month. Manag-
or Bidgood will again offer free trans
portation and found to the eight high
men in the play of Sunday. This will
be an incentive for the boys to play
their best and get In the fun on the
18th. The last tournament of this ma.
ture saw about fifty entries and was
highly successful.
The most important match of the
season will be played off Sunday after
noon between Giffard and Woods az
Manoa. This will decide the finals O!
the tourney that has been in play fol
the last two months. Two handsome
prizes have been offered and the win.
ner will lift handsome silver cup.
On Sunday at Manoa some very good
golf was played. A new mark in four
some competition was set by Woods
and Ross, who played is holes In 81
strokes, 80 out and Al in. This is tho
best that has ever been made at Manoa
Geo Angus and DR.. High beat Woodi
and Ross in an exciting game.
| Amongst the new players coming tc
the front are Cooper, Spalding, vii
| hanson and White.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-04
PROPOSED YACHT RACE

The proposition OF T. w. Hebron,
member of the Hawaii Yacht Club,
70 hold an ocean race next season from
this city to Honolulu, has set the
tongues Of the local tars wagging and
will give them food for thought for
some time to come. Anything that
will stir up the interest in yachting on
this coast Is good for the sport, and
surely the proposed long-distance
event, II Il comes to an issue, will be
4 great boom. The race will also create
q tendency to the building of larger
and more modern type of boats and
will introduce many of the sea lubbers
to ocean sailing, which on the trip be-
tween San Francisco and the islands
during the summer months Is most
pleasant.
There are any number of fine yachts
on this coast capable of negotiating
The 2090 miles between this city and
Honolulu without any difficulty.
Among them may be mentioned the
I.urline, formerly John ID. Spreckels
yacht, but now owned by IL. III. Sin
clair of Pasadena, commodore OF the
South Coast Yacht Club; the Ramona,
owned by Douglas White, also a resi-
dent In Southern California;; the Speed
well, owned by Thomas Jennings, COM
modore Of the Corinthian Yacht Club;
Gus Newell's Lady Ada, ]. r. Hanify's
Martha, the schooner Aggie, property
Of James V. Coleman; the Mike. Full
ton Berry's speedy 44-footer; the lola
the flagship of the California Yacht
Club, and the White Wings, owned by
g. II. Morrell Of the San Francisco
Yacht Club.
1t is intended to hold the deep sea
race about next June. The Hawaii
Promotion Committee has offered three
magnificent trophies for the contest
which is expected to create unusual
interest among the yachtsmen all ovel
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-04
PASSING COMMENT

Dan Renear writes Jess Woods that
for the present he has Joined the ranks
OF the has beens." He will go tc
school In Philadelphia and when he
gets right make another try for the
championship.
Punahou will enter team in the
football league.
First game of football will be be
tween Males and Infantry on Thanks
giving Day.
Golf tournament at Manoa on Sun.
day. Eight high men go to HaleIWs
free.
Jim Melville, the golf professional
was on the Alameda with Clint. Hut
chins.
Giffard and Woods meet in the Ma
noa Club finals Sunday afternoon.
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Next tourney at Haleiwa on 0cto
Der 18th.
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There will soon be an Auto Club
Moore should be elected president al
he has the largest accident to his ere
dit.
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The coming football season PROMISE
to be the best. in years.
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Local boxers have taken to thu
woods.
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At meeting Of the football men DR.
Hobby was chosen to referee all games
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The Y. NJ. c. A. is booming, tn,
gym is full and Haley is boosting Al
sorts of athletic sports.
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Rife shooting Is becoming quite 1
fad here. At present there are two
galleries, one on Hotel street and out
on Fort.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-04
PUNAHOU ENTERS TEAM

Two weeks ago 1t appeared that the
football season OF 1905 would be dead
issue on the Islands. 1t was claimed
that the Punahous, sho had hereto
fore been the life OF the sport have
failed to enter team In the league.
Without Punahou there would be little
interest as they have a large following
amongst the long-haired fraternity.
John Marcallino and Fred Alexander
have had matters In charge the last few
days and as a result they have list
OF enough men to form two strong
elevens. From the material In sight
Punahou should enter championship
team. Dickson, Hatch, Campbell
Crabbe, johnson and Pa are few OF
the old men that will again don the
moleskln. They will be handled by
Reed, who now has the college team
in hand and from all reports he GER
tainly understands his business. The
team will turn out for preliminary
practice in the near future.
The Infantry team under the able
guidance of Capt. Schoffle and Major
Van Vliet has already started the ball
rolling and are now taking the neces.
sary stunts to turn fat to Drawn. The
lads in blue will soon get down to hard
graft" and with four officers In their
| lineup they will certainly he in fine
fettle TO buck the Males on Thanks
giving Day. History shows that IN
years gone by the teams representing
the army have been weak. This year
Is sure to prove an exception for never
before has a team promised so good.
Any one who knows Percy Benson,
who has the Males in charge, will
agree with all that he Is a hustler
Benson has a fine bunch of material
together and il they do not make a
good showing 1t will not be his fault,
Last year Benson put winning team
In the field and had the satisfaction OF
seeing his team take every game. He
will have many Of the old time play
ers back again and In all probabili-
Ties the green and gold will be just az
strong as they were in 1904. 1t ID
claimed that Ben Clark, their last
years captain, has Joined with Puma.
hou. but the truth is as yet not known
as Clark Is on the Coast.
| All the teams will soon be down Ia
active practice and bruised muscles
land scratched faces and hands will
soon be in order.