Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-28
A MYSTERIOUS FORCE.
REMARKABLE POWER OVER MEN
POSSESSED BY A WOMAN

Does Not Understand Her GIFT.
A few days since CHANGED to be where
that remarkable woman Mrs. Lulu Alb
bott $50 have heard her called, didn't
notice the BILLS was exhibiting her won
derful powers. | went to see her public ex-
hibitions, had a private interview with her
and must truly say that nonplused
me, as she did every one thai wv her.
At one exhibition where | saw her there
were six or seven gentlemen on the stage
with her-gentlemen who represented the
business intelligence and acumen of the
place, a clergyman and several physicians
who represent the highest attachments and
skill in their line. These were invited
there to examine, critcise and try by every
means in their power and knowledge to
find out what was the source of the re
markahle powers Of this little woman.
Mrs. Abbott is a small and pretty wom-
an. Her normal weight is from ninety-five
to ninety-eight pounds She is Of delicate
complexion and of the simple ingenious
manners Of child. She is about IS years
old, and she finds herself possessed of "A
most remarkable power TO overcome any
physical life or animal power that may be
brought To bear against her. She knows
nothing of what this power is. She is not
aware that she makes any effort Of will
concentration Of thought, certainly not of
muscular thought, to perform the wonder
full feats Of what we call strength that she
performed by the dozen before audiences
made up from the best. wisest and best ed
ucated people Of the place.
LIFTING SIX MEN.
For instance, half a dozen of the gentle
men ON the stage piled one upon another
on oue-again upon two chairs that were
on the stage, and she. standing behind the
chair and touching lightly the wood of the
back of the chair, would instantly lift the
chair and all those men from the floor
She barely touches the chair passes her
hand and fingers along the upright posts
as a musician runs his fingers lightly over
the keys Of piano or guitar 10 see II it be
in tune or to find the dominant tone or
chord I'm the piece he Is about 20 play; or.
il seemed 20 me the most like this OF any
thing. that she was seeking the dominant
seventh
Again. six men took billiard cue, and
standing il upright on the floor. with their
hands cIaspiug 10 tightly near the top. an
other man, the heaviest and strong per
haps Of an on the stage, with Mrs. Abbott,
mounted 10 the top aud sat upon the top,
the hands of the six other holders Of the
cue forming kind Of seat for him 70 sit
upon. The cue began 10 bend As though it
would break. when she touched il lightly
with her delicate fingers, passing them
liz fly over 10 As along the strings of a
guitar. when it at once strui ghtened, and
clasping it in the most light and deli
cate manner. and apparently putting forth
not the least effort or 81 rength, she lifted
the cue half foot from the floor against
all the force these six men and one on the
top could exert 70 keep il down
Again, standing upon one foot on the
floor, not the force Of the strongest man or
any two men could pull or push her from
her position.
Calling little boy from the audience
she passed her hands lightly over his hands
and arms moment, ard he was firmly set
against the power Of ali these men as she
had been. Twisting a handkerchief that
some one handed her into a kind Of ring
she and the little boy both took hold Of it
with no apparent strength except merely
TO hold it, and the little boy stood as i'm
movable rs a mountain against all the at
tempts Of one or two or more men las many
as could reach the child to move him from
the floor
SHE MAKES No EFFORT
SO standing with her hands pressed 50
lightly against the door casing, that she
held an egg under the palm Of each hand
and did not crush it all the strength Of as
many men a. could reach her could not
pull her from her position. This feat she
tried many times, and sometimes placing
her hands over the hands of Of the gen
tlemen. who himself held the egg under
his hands, and one Of these gentlemen who
Assisted La fbf- hos L..
felt but the slightest touch Of her hand
upon his and no pressure whatever to indi-
cate any effort put forth on her part
Indeed she makes no effort She says
she j. not conscious Of putting forth any
will power or aiming at any concentration
of thoughts. The effort does not tire her
in the least. Again. she took the cue ia
her hands. 50 lightly holding tit really
lying on one Of her hands rather than her
clasping it-one, two, three and even six
men together tried to wrest this from oil
her hands rather than in them, and they
were as powerless to do this AS would be
fly lighting upon the rod The power
would seem to be a current that in passing
through her is arrested for this applicable ion
in some way that she as little understands
as any one else. Normally she Is very deli
cate, and can lift only very light weights
This power" she said, does not help in
the least TO do my work about the house;
wish it did, for she can with it only lift
or move things that have animal life in
them.
She found herself possessed Of this pow
er when she was a child, when annoying
her father In playing about his chair. He
told her II she did not stop he would put
her away from him. She said IL came to
her to say TO him. you can't put me
away" He tried to lift and carry her of
and found himself powerless to lift the
child. Ar older brother then tried to put
this child, only years old, out the door.
and could not stir her from her standing
place on the floor She is conscious OF no
peculiar feeling except kind Of tremor
passing through her arms. Holding glass
tumbier between her hands one may hear
a loud musical whirring and every second
or so click like that Of telegraphing In
conversation nothing Ia more apparent
than that she is entirely sincere and sim
pie as child. She would like As we'll as
any one TO know what this strange power
Is and whence il comes to her.-Cor De-