The Forrest City times., 1907-10-25
Wealthy Philanthropist
 Heals ChiCa9o's Poor
City IS Excited Over the Remarkable Cures ofa Mysterious Man Whose
 ECCentricities are Startling.
Strange Stories Told of Quiet Stranger Who Distributes Great Quan titles of Food and Clothing and Cures
 Disease Without Pay

oAlcago, oct Zi.-Speclal.-Ihe peo- pie of this city are greatly excited over number of remarkable cures which have been effected by wealthy philanthsopist by the name of Cooper. His headquarters at the Public Drug Store is besieged with crowds of men and women eager to be cured of their ills.
 Cooper is a quiet gentlemanly look ing person, with the appearance of a student rather than business man. He is apparently about thiry-one or two years of age. He first came into public notice by his philanthropic work among the poor. The large for tune he possesses has made it possible for him to distribute many wagon loads of food and clothing among those i'll indigent circumstances since his arrival in Chicago.
 The first that was known of Cooper's power over disease was when Mr. John Stauber, of 1067 Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio, who was in this city on busi- ness, declared that Cooper. the phi lanthropist, was the same person who had saved his life last March, after he had been given up to die by his phy- sicians. MT. Stauber stated that last March the doctors had toNl him he would not live until May, as he was in terrible condition; every one said he had consumption: he had nasty cough, with frequent hemorrhages, dizzy spells, and was so weak that the least exertion or excitement would completely prostrate him; there were severe pains in the stomach and back, and his kidneys were in bad condi-. tiOn.
 After my physicians gave me up,' said MT, Stauber, MT. Cooper heard of my case and called to see me. He left peculiar medicine which 1 be- gan taking and I immediately began to improve. My cough stopped, my stomach no longer distressed me, and my kidneys were in perfect condition. l gained seventeen pounds in seven weeks, and today I am as we'll as I ever was in my life."
 A few days after this MT. R. L. Sid we'll, justice of the peace, living at 3322 Dearborn street, reported that Cooper had cured him of severe case of stomach trouble with few doses of his peculiar medicine.
 His trouble had been of long stand ing and he had tried many doctors and medicines without relief From the first dose of Cooper's medicine he be- gan to improve, and is today in ap- parently 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. Mir. Webster had Suf- fered for years with pain in his stom- ach, dizziness, palpitation of the heart, backache and all other troubles He came to Cooper's headquarters and displayed an enormous tapeworm, which he said had passed from his system after he had taken a few doses of the Cooper medicine MT. Webster said all his suffering had left him as if 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