The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-13
1.-THE GEORGIA WONDER"
a Great Lot of AbbevilIc GudseOns
Highly Entertained.

IsutcEt6lhPt.
Last Monday night Miss Fannie Hester
gave n performance In the Court Room TO q
fairly large audience. As we under .tand. this
performance was inte1ded TO show the un
known or mysterious power which eX listed In
her person and to give an ocular or potentIa
exhibition of the wonderful results of thai
possession. The personal conduct or behav
| iour of the young lady on the platform was
exceptionally good. Thoroughly modest and
seemingly entirely Innocent of any intention
to play joke on the gudgeons who came
to see her. she did her part well-fully as
well as could you or any other reader of the
Press and Banner have done.
We wouldn't expose publicly any of the
wonderful feats of the young lady, but we
don't mind taking you into our confidence.
Please give US your attention and we will
give you the program ami teach you how to
per form each of the tricks.
The show was opened by calling for half
dozen gentlemen In the audience to come for.
ward and occupy seats on the platform.
give exhibition Of her powers. Now, let the
reader assume the role OF performer. Let one
Or two or three of the amateur performers
who may be present take hold OF n walk ing
strength is in pushing the stick which is
held by the gentlemen. Now. let the per-
former push against the stick, and the gen.
tlemen who are holding 1t will be con fused
and will be readily pushed off the platform.
If you can push these gentlemen in this way
you have performed the first trick.
same stick with which the first trick was per-
formed. Let two or three entlemen try TO
hold IL upright and steady, while you try TO
shake it. You can shake II as we'll as did
Miss Hester.
Trick No 3.-Geta four foot post, set 1t down
on the floor and let all the men In the room
try TO hold 1t steady while you take the top
and shake it. You can do 1t, and prove there
by that you have as much magnetic power as
it is possible for the Georgia wonder TO have.
Trick No. flake O walking stick. set one
end on the floor. and let all the men In town
try to hold II down. When they have froze
to 1t, take hold OF the top end, give pull and
you will be surprised to note how easily you
can raise it.
Trick No. 5.-Seat gentleman in a split
bottom chair. Let him tilt 1t back so that all
the weight will be on the rear posts, and let
the front posts be from four to six inches off
the floor. Have the gentleman to brace his
feet rigidly against the flor. and have to take
seat OF the chair. This is done TO guard
against too great an electric shock to the gen.
teman. When everything is thus In rehdi-
ness, just give the back OF the chai little
push forward and you wi be as:onished TO
see the chair rise from the floor. You can
suddenly withdraw your touch Of the chair
and IT will resume It's former position with
emphasis.
Trick No. 6.-This Ia one of the most inter-
fstlDg parts of the program, and one In VIII ich
the expert must take the leading part. The
assista Mt is to stand at The back OF the lady.
L
tai position. The gentleman Is expected TO
lift the lady when she so wills 1t, and when
she does not will 1t, he can not do so. This
trick, like the others, is simple enough II you
stands off from the lady, without taking hold
of her roughly. The manager now an
nounces that the gentleman will lift @ her
twice. After which he cannot do so. The
gentleman lifts. The lady raises herself on
her toes, showing clearly that her heels are
Off the floor and the crowd applaud. Now II
is announced that the gentleman cannot lift
her. He tries as before, but she stands fiat
footed. A giant couldn't raise her or any
one else without her concurrence and assist
ance. Just try how simple trick this is.
Trick No. S.-This Is perhaps the most won-
derful trick in the world. 1t shows the pres.
ence of magnetism In the palm of the hand.
1t Is brought out by the use of silver dollar.
Let the magnetic person hold. out her hand,
and let some one else take silver dollar and
move all around the hand and touching IT
anywhere, until the palm Of the hand IL
touched and the magnetic effect Is made APP
parent by violent jerks. II you are not de-
formed In limb or muscle you can jerk your
hand just as well as Miss Hester.
Trick No. 9.-Ths Is something you may be
able to perform or may not be endowed win
the power 10 accomplish. 1t Is asserted that
the lady has powerful effect on the muscles
of the arm that they are constantly In mo-
tion. as il the forearm were thrown back and
forth. Well, now thi is really the only trick
your performing. Some people can move
those muscles without apparent effort and
others cannot. This Is all there Is in this
trick, and 1t is intended only TO show evil
deuce of the mysterious presence.
II you have followed US through this brief
outline you cab organize a show and take the
road
The astonishing part OF this performance
was the allegation that distinguished persons
in Georgia had coun tenanced and encour-
aged this exhibition.
W. r..
ting the Managers statements which were, In
some respects more wonderful and more myS-
teriOus than the acts OF the young lady.
The price Of seeing this show was forty
cents
There Is 20 little in this show that we might
consclentiously recommend II TO religious so
ceties as means OF realizing large profits
for SMALL outlay. The outfit need cost
nothing The tricks can be easily performed
by anybody, while the effect would be TO elec-
trify the audience.