The Mineral argus., 1883-10-04

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Stuart Cum erland, the English mind
reader who appeared in this country
last winter, has recently given an X
hibition al the Ocean House. Newport.
The most notable performance was TO
tell the date Of a coin which +. w. Van
derbilt took from his pocket. Mr.. Cum
berland fixed Il piece Of paper on the
wall and asked the holder Of the coin TO
concentrate his mind firmly on the date,
and then Mr.. Cumberland traced out
the date on the blank sheet OF paper,
and it was correct.
In a private letter, addressed 10 the
editor of a Paris ne newspaper, Nine. de
la Grange, the well-known instructor in
singing, makes this mention OF that an
fortunate young American, the late Miss
Marie Litta: "She was favorite pupil of
mine, and always 80 studious and atten-
tive, and so anxious to develop her great
musical talent, that a most brilliant
future was certainly before her. i set
her up as a model for all young ladies'
TO copy from, and we're she still among
us, and in full enjoyment of health, she
would now be one OF the brightest orna
ments Of the lyric stage"
Simon Ferguson, an illiterate negro
coal miner at the Campbell Creek mines,
West Virginia, told Mrs. Williams that
she was possessed Of devils and that he
was the only man in the country who
could cast them out. As she had been
"daunsy' for some time, b believed
him. He then prescribed p%okeroot,
smart weed, and ironweed, to which ie
added grassboppers, angle. worms, grub
-~ A.. .vA arhnW aneaafa ThIC
being mixed, was placed in a quart bot
lie. set IN hot water, and stepped for
some time. The quantity taken WAS a
~wineglassful every four hours. She was
TO nave a teaspoOniul of tobacco snur
htoWn IN her nose with a pipe three
times a day, while her diet was to be
nothing but raw salt mackerel fresh
from the brine and unwashed. She
took several doses Of the mixture, which
stirred the devils up TO such an extent
that she had TO send for another doctor
10 settle them.
1t was the old story at Americas. Ga. f,
Of a beautiful daughter infatuated with a
u drunkard, who wanted to marry
her for drink money. They met near a
graveyard a few nights and were arrang-
ing an elopement. Suddenly, while the
IHUOW WhE III Ln6 mANNh Vi al GAb4uNnk
plea, a hollow groan anne from among
the graves, and a white figure moved
slowly toward them, the eyes blazed and
glistening bones clanking 80 it advanced
"Begone," it warned the youth; You
would ruin this girls happiness after
getting her money" The trembling
wretch knelt, prayed for mercy and then
ran away. Meanwhile the girl had
tainted. Her father, throwing aside a
sheet rubbed with PHOSPHORUS and
some coW-bones, carried mis- daughter
home, where she remains as quiet as q
dove. He never told her his masquer-
ade and she has never mentioned her
fright.
Tom Thumb died comparatively young
| for q dwarf. Richard Gibson. miniature
painter and court dwarf to Charles l.,
lived TO be seventy-hve, and his dwarf
wife, Ann shepard, 70 De e~ignty-uve'
/ Sir GeOffery Hudson dwarf and di-
plomatist to Charles H., expired at sixty
| three, and the little ~gentleman's span Of
life was shortened by his incarce ration
on suspicion of eonnivance IL the Popist
plot. in the gate-house at Westminster
where he died. The far.famed Polish
! dwarf. Count Borulawski, for whom
George ", provided, died also at In ad.
vanced age. Dwarfs are better eonsti-
tuted than giants, both mentally anc
physically. e
Justice Bowen, who accompanies th'
Lord Chiefjustiee Of England, now Ell
route for Americas the youngest JudgC
on the English Bench. He was educa,
ted at the Blackheath proprietary schoo
where he rose 10 the top Of the sixth
form. From Blackbeath ne went Z
Rugby, where be took the irst prize II
mathematics and in football. There
were two brothers, Big Bowen" (th'
iudge) and Baby" Bowen, his brother
who afterward went into the church
Their only sister died early and was bu
ried in Lee Churchysrd. Both the iudgI
and his brother owe much Of their sue
cess in life 10 the careful training the,
received from their father, an evangel-
ical clergyman Of high character.
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