The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-06-27

excursions tlCKetS Will be sold, part OF
the proceeds will go for the payment
OF the new church just completed at
Elk Park. Speeches will be made by
Rev. Dr. E. E, Hoss, of Emory, and
Others and basket dinner will be
prepared for all who attend Get
ready to spend the glorious 4th at
Elk Park. You will not regret it.
Lulu Hurst performed at Jobe's OPP
era House last Saturday night. She
placed a chair in DR.. Geo. Berry's
arms and then took hold of the chair
with her hand, and the gallant doctor
went with her all over the stage. Joe
Wade then tried his hand, but before
he had fairly touched the chair he was
sent whirling across the stage as if he
he had been shot out of a cannon. An
umbrella was raised and placed in w.
A. Dickinson's hand with instructions
to hold it still-Lulu took hold and
the umbrella started to the ceiling,
and William, after tussling with it
short time, said he was sick and start
ed to his seat. Esq. ]. w. Crumley
then stepped into the ring, but the
round was short one and the squire
threw up the sponge and retired to
his corner. Bob Taylor grabbed
billiard cue and rushed upon the stage
Miss Hurst touched the cue with
her thumbs and Robert came to judy
ment and pranced over the stage to
the great delight OF the audience.
Vennor, not the weather prophet, but
the lumber man, was called up, and
taking hold of the cue at once pro-
ceeded to dance the can can back and
forth over the stage in the most APP
proved manner Bill Johnson and
Rod Webb, two heavy weights were
then seated, and the Georgia wonder
placed her hands on the back of the
chair, but the spirits all seemed to be
with Rod and Bill, and chair wouldn't
move. She then tried lighter whights
with better success. The last week
has heard a great deal said as to the
character Of erperformances. There
seems to be great difference of opin-
ion. Most of those who saw her, say
it is something wonderful they don't
know what. Others say it is electrici-
ty. We heard one man say it was
spiritualism. We think it is muscle.
A leading physian Of Boston has
asked the authorities at Washington
to appoint committee of five scien-
lists to investigate the "mind and
faith cure" that has recently been
talked about a good deal. Some Of
the leading young ladies of this city
are believers in the "faith cure" and
have organized a band of workers in
, that line Last fall this same Boston
physician requested a committee o.
scientists to investigate the strange q,
power Of Lulu Hurst, the "electrict'
3 Georgia girl. The committee investi
q gated, and decided that Lulu was 6
r very stout girl-nothing else. But
faith cures" spirtualism, and The
e like, will have their adherents as Ions
as there are fools in the world.-Nation
al Review.
The July Eclectic is embelishet
:, with beautiful steel engraving Of thu
Neapolitan Girl which is alone wortl
the price of the number. The tabl,
b Of contents is isteresting and varied
S The opening paper by Mr.. Williams
J. Soudan correspondent of a great Lon
e don journal, makes a serious charg
= against high military official, tina
J Gordon's death was owing entirely t.
a his disobedience Of orders. Primo
e Outisky's paper on Prince Bismarck i
y one Of great interest and acumer
g Among the other powerful time art
% cles are those on Egypt and the Sou
dam the "Coning Wal" and tn
r"Advance Of Russia toward Centrs
: Asia" Special attention map be cal
:. ed to the purely literary articles
among which are Border Ballads,
= "The Kalewala," "Mary Wollstont
: craft Goodwin" and "Swinburn's Poe
= ry." The miscellaneous papers are a
- bright and readible and the magazin
in its entirely highly entertainin
> number. AS this number begins
= new volume it affords an excellent o.
portunity for the be ginning OF ne
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= Published by E. r. Pelton, 25 Bon
st, New York.
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