Daily Kennebec journal., 1891-07-20

Wocdssfui Powsss Possessed by o.
car r. whitman OF Lswistoo.

.AuBukE, July le.-The Gazette says;
wondsYs never cease, Brown the
Aroostook marvel 10 now completely left
in the shade. Perhaps it is not gen.
efAily knorn, but in the city OF Lew
listen lives . man who il possessed
Of ms sgnetic or some kind Of wonderful
power which is truly miraculous. Oscar
r. Whitman, the man in question. II SO
years old and live. with his wife and little
daughter in cosy house at IS College
street. The other eveniDg . party consist
ing Of Mr.. Edward Wood. the we'll known
Maine Central station agent Of this city,
Mr.. X. S. Bradbury, the livery man. Mr..
A. ii. Linscos,, the shoe man, Mr..
William TAR. assistant Maine Cen
trsl road master. and = Gazette reporter.
called on Mr.. Whitman and received = cor
dial reception. Mr.. Whitman in 3 man
aeou, the average height with = pair OF
broad shoulders and deep chest. He is in
every sense sn athletic and healthy appear
ing specimen of humanity, and his face,
III lugh at times it appears stern, lie in itself
. picture Of benevolxncs and kindness.
After brief conversation the party sd-
jeurned from the psrler to the kitchen and
Mr.. whitman proceeded TO give an exoibi-
ton Of his power.
Seating himself at the head of large
table in the middle Of the room Mr.. Whit
man held bis hands out At an angle
OF about As degrees. In = short
time colvulsive expression seemed
to cree p over his face, AID placing his fn.
gvr tip- on the table he raised it up and
held il in the air IS If IL we're no'hir but
sheet Of paper. The reporter, win Mr.
WhiimKn's consent, then took \ seat st the
op pesite end Of the table and tried 10 hold
il, but the magic finger tips were too much
snd he WAS pulled over, chair and all. Now
Mr.. Bradbury prides himself on being
= pretty siroDg man, so with snile
on bis face he changed his seat for the
one At the end Of the table. Grasping the
table legs firmly he bracad his feet and the
look that stole over his face plainly said !:
Nov friend spirits or whatever you are,
I've got YOU He didn't have them
thong h and ,he 2l5 pounds of bunsn flesh.
chair aud tsble followed the dicta.ion Of
the wonderful finger tips over the room in
3 manner which made everyone else laugh.
Mr.. Linscotf, during these proceeding,
had been rubbing up tis muscles aud pre-
pairing for grip With the supernatural. He
took the seat, calmly got a coed hold ard an
nounced that he was ready. Hewss read too.
for bi, muscles stood out like whipcord, but
still he wasn't ''in II" and like the
Others yielded to the inevitable.
Messrs. Mari and Wood concluded II
WAS no use for them to try it and so this
part of the proceedings came to an end
Nov some think that Mr.. Whitman 10
walking eis eric plsnt. but such is not the
case. for he plsced pane Of glass on the
table aud placing his fingers on it lifted it
lust as if the non conductor was not there.
How my.terious it really is, Why, the
door p,ned from on adj )ining room. prob
al tly through the agency OF draft
from some window. and everyone
looked a. Mr.. Whitman as much
as 10 say. Lord, how did you do i?"
But Whitman does not claim TO be
srirituaiist. or an el,c rician. When he
wants TO use his latest power be holds his
hands out as stated above. at an angle Of
i5 de, ees, and the current sfsrts from his
shoulders and runs TO his finger tips,
and when he is done using it he
dips bis fingers in cold water, sprinkles
a few drops on his forehead and holding
both hands in the air allows it to run back
to its receptacle in his shoulders. at
seems" SAID MIR. Whitman, s'as il there
was hollow in my bones through which
this pow,r r is transmitted
This power Was noticed in Mr.. Whitman
when he was small bov. Sometimes when
playing with other children he would place
bis fingers on char and for bis amusement
pull the o, her children around the room hang
irg to it. Mr.. Whitman grew up the same rs
other boys and being Of rather reserved
disposition said little xbout his powers.
Ho has been working aud is employed now
As cutter with The firm Of Gay. Woodmsn
Co., although lately he has not worked
more than half Of the fme.
,cA.ionaily through life Mr.. Whitman
has improved the use of his Strange power
in relieving some Of his friends from At
,acks of rheums. sm and various
complaints. This news soon spread ard a
few months sgo many sick people began to
call on him for assistance. Mr.. Whitman
h.. proved so successful that bis patients
are daily increasing aud be expects soon to
give up shop work altogether.
What subrls power is it that is stored In
Mr.. Wbitman's shoulders.