Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-14
A STRANGE WOMAN1
Wonderful feats ofstrength Peril,
ed Without Help.
From Whence Comes Sueh Marvel
Powers?
Will Not Science stoop to hye.,i,,

NeK1
Among the supernatural ~
tlons now exciting attention 1Aie
curious, the o-called eIac,1; among q
Georgia are not the least won5,. gult1 y
several days past one of .be La. u n
Dixie Haygood, has been - ,'u W IT.
giving exhibitions of her - -u'n III
porter of the Avalanche. nv 80, - n
the little lady assembled rr;' 't.'a'ion n
other gentlemen at the ,arlo.
Clarendon Hotel to test these -. "
manifestations, and discover If ra. d y
their source and secret. A ro''' n
gentlemen present were LawrsDa
Aeno Harris, Henry Walsh ana "a =
Others. 1t Is needless to say that 4, y
the determination of the eepilamaa II n
ent to detect, if possible, any trict.!
legerdemain that might be attemr..'4S \
Miss Haygood is of small statnta GU
pact mold, and apparently rsDscrl. "
yond most women, and weighs abon, 4
pounds. She has brown ba;~ ~ ~. Y
violet eyes, and pleasant evnres ~
countenance, but an air also of a.
and decision of character. The Gu.
tests, viz, drawing a geptlemar
around the room by applying her bspd
chair or an umbrella held bv HIM
the third test of holding a billiard an
her open palms at an angle of ~
rorty five degrees with such tirmpsss Il
strong man, or even two strong l.
could not force the point to the Z
were certainly remarkable in woman
small, but might have been acconnG. L
oy woman of very great pbysm
strength. Therefore the reports, b
disappointed to some extent, and ARC 4
with his companions that it was sit5 b
matter of slight of hand or else a ren,a
able Development of muscular power Il
But the next tests were different +
of the gentlemen present was reoue,
to lift the lady by her elbows, held 4
at the waist. This he did, but when n
to try it again utterly failed to raise
an inch. Two strong men then raj
her by holding her elbows on each Il
with the greatest ease, but on attempi
it again they could not raise her weiehf
particle from the floor. This was IA
and was tried several times, the psS
Offering many explanations, but none
all satisfactory. The fact remained l
explained that she could at will allow b;
self to be lifted as other people and Il
mediately thereafter bring into ID
such a force, without apparent ed
that two strong men could not move d
100 pounds of weight, try they ever
| hard.
The next test will be more ineIplcs5I
A chair was brought-an ordinary dinid
room chair-and gentleman weight
about 100 pounds was placed in it, 4
tride of his knees another gentleman
about 145 pounds weight was placed, a
between the two third gentleman Of
least $50 pounds was seated. All RAID
their feet from the floor as the chair VI
tilted back and held balanced. Ths
tie lady then approached the back Of 4
chair and placed her open palms sIOs
thy arms or stats supporting the chSil
! back.
Observing the reporter narrowly wsid
ing her, she requested him to place
hand between her hand and the chair
prove that no pressure was eIera
This was done, and only the lady'sthuml
touched the back OF the chair Ths
without an effort or the contraction Of
muscle, or the slightest pressure on
reporters hand, the chair and it's liyl
freight was raised about fourteen inch
from the floor. The weight incudll
the chair, was at least $50 pounds, a
John l.. Sullivan could not have perioFl
ed the feat so easily accomplished by
little woman.
This test was con vincing, but the NJ
was no less so. Miss Haygood stood
one foot, and holding billiard cue ~
izontally before her at half-arm's leng
three strong men essayed in vain to pu
her, by throwing their combined veg
against the cue, from her balance Oh o
foot or press her arms back to her cne'
The shapely, womaEly hends lifted
three great strapping fellows from I
floor by simply touching with open pau
his own hands placed upon the chair Os'
and he saw the dainty No. 2 4 boot ''Sn
ing upmoved on the floor with the oOI
bined weight of the same three henpn
gentlemen thrown powerfully ano y
sistently against the small hgure VI
owner. Explain it who can.
But in one respect, at least, the lOI'
little lady is like other mortals, sn'
woman's heart, and last night 81 :,
o'clock, in the parlor of the Claf'nO'
gave her hand confdingly TO the I Lnen
her choice, Thomas l.. Embry OF CiI0'
natl. The pair was quietly msfrleu -
Squire j. j. Barry, withon' prev.
notice even to the hotel clerk, ano !
minutes later went to the thester - :
the regular performance, Inc Dilu' :
richly dressed in velvet COSTUME,
and wore an exquisite corsage oou4us
white flowers without other otnsNe
The young husband has certainiy :
of tenerity to place himself II vac No. 90
of one so capable OF enforcing CON-
obedience, but seemed to be yer! H'f
man.
r Uu.oa tha - greater excess