The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-10-25
Wealthy PhiIanthrOpiSt
Heals ChiCaSO'S Poor.
City Is Excited Over The Remarkable
Cures Of a Mysterious Man Whose
ECceRirlCIiIeS are Startling.
Strange Stories are Told Of Quiet Stran-
ger who Distributes Great Quantities
Of Food and Clothing and Cures
Disease Without Pay.

Store is besieged with crowds of mel
and women eager 10 be cured Of thei
ills.
Cooper IS a quiet, gentlemanly per
son, with the appearance Of a student
rather than a business man. lie is ap
parently about thirty-One OF two year
Of age He first came into public motto,
by his philanthr0pic work among IN,
poor. The large fortune he possess
has made il possible for him 10 dis
! tribute many wagon loads Of food and
clothing among those in INDECENT cir
cumstances since his arrival in Chi
cago.
The first that was known Of Cooper 5
power over disease was when Mr.. John
Stauber, OF 1907 Broadway, Cincinnati.
Ohio, who was in this city on business,
dec.a that Cooper, the philanthrop-
ist, was the same person who saved his
life last March, after he had been given
up TO die by his physicians. Mr..
Stauber stated that last March the
doctors had told him he would moi live
until May, as he was in terrible con-
dition; every one said he had consump-
ton he had nasty cough, with fire.
quent hemOrrhages, dizzy spells, and
was so weak that the least eXertiOn or
excitement would completely pros
trate him; there were severe pains in
the stomach and back, and his kidneys
were i'm bad condition.
"After my physicians gave me up
said Mr.. Stauber, "Mr. Cooper heard
of my case and called to see me. He
left peculiar medicine which began
taking and | Immediately began TO im-
prove. My cough stopped, my stOm-
ach no longer distressed me, and my
kidneys were i'm perfect condition.
gained seventeen pounds in seven
weeks, and today | am as well as ]
ever was in my life"
a few days after this Mr.. r. l.. Sid
well, a justice Of the peace living at
3322 Dearborn street, reported that
Cooper had cured him of a severe case
Of stomach trouble with a few doses of
his peculiar medicine.
His trouble had been Of long stand
ing and he had tried many different
doctors and medicines without relief
From the first dose Of COOper's medi-
in apparently perfect health.
This was followed by the still more
remarkable cure Of Mr.. Thomas Web
ster, employed at the Omaha Packing
Company, and living at 52l0 South
Morgan street. Mr.. Webster had suf-
fered for years with pain in his stom-
ach, dizziness, palpitati0n o. heart,
backache, and all other troubles. lie
came to COOper's headquarters and
displayed an enormous tapewOrm,
which he said had passed from his
system after he had taken few doses
Of the Cooper medicine. Mr.. Webster
said all his suffering had left him as
II by magic, and he felt like new
being.
The report Of these remarkable cures
flew through the city like wild fire, and
the Public Drug Store, where Cooper
is making his headquarters, is besieged
by people suffering from all manner OF
The physicians Of the city are amaz-
ed at the work he is doing, and have
tried to shake the wonderful influence
he has over the people, even going so
far as to threaten prosecution, but as
he does not accept any money for his
services and does not give out any
himself, they have been
pOwerless 10 interfere.
Cooper created considerable amuse-
ment at the expense Of the doctors by
asking them why they did not write
their prescriptions in English 50 their
patients would know what they were
taking.
Since theinterest has become so wide
spread that Cooper cannot meet the
people personally, he is receiving an
enormous mail, and keeps a large force
of stenOgraphers employed I'm answer
ing il. In the meantime stories of
cures continue to pour in.
Mrs. G.. Fry, living at lS2 Oak street,
had suffered agony for months from
In telling about her case,
she said:
81 have had rheumatism for over
nine years. 1t has been getting worse
every year until have been almost a
cripple from it for the past eighteen
/ have been unable TO write
for over three years, as the knuckles
ofmy hands were so swollen ] could
not close my fingers enough 10 write.
Every joint in my body was in the
same shape, swollen and intensely
painful. The suffering has been too
great 10 describe. have seen doctor
every week for ten months and have
tried in every way to get well. -
Last week ! came here and bought
some Of the Cooper medicines. l was
told to come back in case | did not inn
prove. have come back anyway, just
to, express my thankfulness.
"You see my hands. The swelling
has almost gone. So has the pain. III
you will lend me a pencil | will show
YOU that | can writen Mrs. Fry here
took the pencil and used it readily. 81
told nelghbOr who has rheumatism,
about il, and she said maybe it isn't
the medicine; maybe it's something
else | told her that until ] knew
what the something else was / should
keep on taking the medicine and
advised her to do likewise"
Cooper claims to have received the
formulas OF the medicine he IS using
from an aged priest in sleepy Spanish
town in Old Mexico. The Mexicans
believe that holy water or some super
natural element entered into their COM
position.
Cooper receives an enormous daily
mail. Letters are coming from every
part Of the state, asking for advice.
The philanthropist reads every let
ter carefully, and replies to each one,
advising the remedy which is applica-
BILE To each individual case.
While his remarkable cures are the
Of conversation, many stories
are heard on the streets and In bust
ness places Of his goodness to the poor.
His gifts Of food, money and clothing
have relieved a great amount Of dis
tress, and have greatly endeared him
to the people.
He is beginning TO slow the great
strain he has been under the past two
weeks, and il is understood that he
will remain here only one more week.
Eight Days On ills Back
and cured with two applications Of Dixie Nerve