The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-15

| 'Ao1o uhnopAllotlCateu CCuuLSuhuce Qefe
appeared behind the iootligh!s Of Wallack'
theatre. \ ml.t p,.r did
she lie, however, able to do most extra
ordinary things. She upsets things will
all the grace OF r gen.lewoman united will
tue tiecllve force Of an angry termagant
In the hiatus in affairs incidental to tn,
general absorption Of interest by the Chi
csgo Convention che attracts the bicpea
men in town. Ex Senator Conkliny wa
one OF the interested spectators last night
The physicians and ecientis.s are much
perplexed by her powers.
Her iace IS round and plump, her brown
eyes are large and expressive, and when
she laughs there are dilnples on hcr cheeks
and she shows white regular teeth. She
save she is only lG years old, and weighe
l37 pounds. Oae would be likely to guess
ner weight OF $50 or lGD. She comes iron,
Cedartown, Polk county, Ga, and has
already from her earnings paid cff a mort.
gage Of $1,000 on her fathers farm.
When The curtain 10 lifted in Wallack'e
theatre, it shows q drawing room scene,
with some wooden chairs scattered around.
me properties in sight comprise in addi.
ton 10 thesa chairs few billiard cues and
some umbrellas, although the manager Of
the girl prefers 70 borrow an un1 orclis from
the audience. lie agrees to replaces it IL it
Is broken. The news that the girl had
lifted Hubert 0. Thompson from chair
by putting her bands against the sidea Of
the chair, raised much curiosity about her,
particularly, 81 it was added in tbs story
hat Thompson had just dincd. Thompson,
Is the leader OF the county Democracy and
weighs about 800 pounds. d " 90
The frat part Of the performance is the
scene witnS n UMBRELLA, and it is 'ssid that
her power never fails to appear when ehe
stands under al um areila. She faces the
spectator who goes on the etsga and lifts
tho umbrella, aud then she puts the hol-
low Of her lelt hand ssaiRe: the um brelIa
stick near the top each with her fingers
extended and her thumb inside the hand,
| also extended. In an instant the umbrella
uegins TO Try to get away. 1t bobs up and
pulls its holder about. Mics Hurst keeps
her hand against 1t until the man who
holds tho umbrella is tipped over, or the
umbrella ia wrecked. On Tuesday nigh,
the biggest man on the stage was invited to
come out and hold an umbrella over the
young lady's head. Hs did so. He was
then told 10 hold one hand in front of his
lace, go that the umbrella wouldn't hi,
him. That he also did. Then the
wonder put the palm of her hand
sgains: the umbrella, and the slim man
told the big man not to let the umbrella
move. But it did move, and 30 did the
big man and the wonder. When whirl.
wind OF evolutions around the stage had
Gained down the umbrella was turned in.
side out otherwise wrecked, and the biz
man and tho Georgia wonder were both
very red in the face and peYspiring freely.
The big man was satisfied, and went away.
while Others tried the powers OF the won
der, one alter anosher, all with the same
result. None could hold the uNbrella
still, but all when they retired to the rear
Of the stage agreed that there Was no mac.
ne,ism about the wonder, but that there
vas great deal OF music. The spectators
didn't hear these Remarks, however, and
stamped. whistled and c!apped in token OF
very great delight. 4 s y
Tins umblella pert Of the performance ia
mcst entertaining. Nearly every time the
umbrella Ia wrecked. Those who believe
10 the Georgia wonder call attention to the
fact that three times out Of Eve she p!aces
only the lit palm Of her hand against tho
stick. These who favor the idea OF still
more mysterious muscular power, insisted
that tho other two times she held the stick
in the crotch between her rigid thumb and
the palm. At all event, it Is great fun ior
the spectators to see the men brscs them.
selves, set their teeth and hold on like
grim death, and then to $40 the umbrella
70 to flinders as il it were Georgia tor.
nado instead Of a big-boned connlry Girl
that had touched it, Theirlegs flaw about,
they pumped the air with their arms, and
they fell back puzzled, hot and short OF
breath, while the girl looked on calmly
with bovine midnet in her eyes.
"Mas Hurst" said the lecturer, "will
now push you and thu chairaround.h
Ala snorted the man. "she will, eh.
Hap tn as ~.
The girl laughed sweetly. and put her
hand t. her forehead q momant. Then ahe
put her right hand en- the chair, and occa.
sionglly touched the chair with the 6nges
Of her left hand. Suddenly the chair
bounded upward two feet, jerking the man
sidewaya, He gritied his teeth and bis
arms trembled as he chung to the chair.
His iaco grew violently red, and beads Of
perspirat,on gathered on his forehead and
trickied remoraelessly down his nose. He
struggled manlully, but thegirl kept touch.
ing the chair, and presently tko man was
scrambling backward. The crowd on the
stage scattered, and, The chairs vera knock.
ed about. Then the large man fell with @
resembling thulnp on The stage and lay
there. 4. He released his grip on the chair,
, nd it whirled upaganst the scenery under
tas Ii auepca OF Miss Eurat's hands until
caught by Mr.. A'kineon. G,9y, M
Miss Huts. does many other fests by put.
ting her hands over those Of the men who
ere testing her. Nevertheless she appears
to fxsrt no pressure. The audiences was
much interested on Monday night when
Prof. ]. NJ. Latin, professional athlete,
who is as strong 80 on OK, stepped on the
slsga. He walked with q hall con!em ptonp
smiic toward the iootlights anu they gave
him a billiard cue which he was to en-.
deavor to hold in one position. Mr.. Latin
rubbed tho cue with bis handkerchief
pripped it with both hands, and held II
horizontally ia front Of him. His elbows
we're pressed against bis sides, bis chin was
ttiuH. forward, and bis s,a!wars lees ware
brsced far apart. The girl looked small
md bit timid rs she placed the palm a
her hand gently against tho cue nnG
chuckled half slyly. There was death
like stiffness. Then the veins in Mr.
ILaAin's neck swelled, the sweat stooe