The leader., 1904-04-30
ANNIE MAY ABBOTT.
The Wonderful Little Georgia Magnet
Creates Sensation In Vicksbure.
Coming to BroOkhaven.

A4OW al UL1O WIZ III QOCS OuC OO
it?' a hundred or more tongues
were asking of as many hearers
last night in the Southlon' ar
mory. The query was the nat
ural sequence of the performance
or succession of tests given by
Miss Annie May Abbott, the lit
tie Georgia magnet, at a benefit
for the Woodmen of the World.
Whatever the motive that lmpell-
ed the many to 60 and patronlze
the event, or the ideas they held
prior to going, the fact was dem
onstrated that they had paid their
admission to see a wonder.
Miss Abbott is only a medium
size, brown haired, mild eyed,
demure looking little lady, but
she is vested with certain pow
er, inexplicabIe as it is interest
ing, which enables her to handle
and sway strong men singly and
collectively as a school girl would
a quantity of brownies
/ Miss Abbott has travelled in all
parts of the world and has given
exhibitions of her extraordinary
power before kings, potentates
and governors, and everywhere
has excited admiration and inter
est, and particularly the students
of mysticism, psychology, hyp-
motto influence and suggestive
science generally. That which
has mystified and interested
others, had the same effect on her
audience at the armory last night.
M. R. N. Abbey, her manager,
in a brief address introduced Miss
Abbott to the company and point
ed out that she is rather under
the average size, a fact self-evi-
dent, that her weight is 1O3
pounds, that she is a native of
Georgia and the youngest of
thirteen children. He further
more stated that she herself dis
covered the strange power with
which she is endowed by chance
or accident.
He then requested number of
wellknown gentlemen to take seats
up front and serve as a committee
and the following complied: Doc
tors R. O'Leary, r. A. Quin,
B. /. Hicks, q. Y. Hicks, j. P.
IO'Leary, E. c. Hunt, Rev. j. L.
Carter, Rev. I. B. Holloman,
Messrs. 7. II. Allen, Pat Henry,
M. j. Fousse, W. B. Banks, G. E.
Armstrong, I. J. Haynes, F. E.
IO'Neill, 7. M. Foulkes, George
Panke, L. r. Pinkston, Fred
Smith.
By request DR.. Quin tested the
lady's pulse and temperature to
find the former 1870 beats and the
latter 904, or about the normal.
These preliminaries being settled,
and expectation of the audience
on the keen edge, the tests were
begun, the first being with a
chair, held aloft by one of the
gentlemen, which Miss Abbott
laid both open palms upon, the
effect of the contact being sur
prising, as pull, struggle and
1grimace as he might the chair
holder could not tear that chair
away from the lady, though there
we're some amusing antics brought
out by the attempt. This was
succeeded by dozen others, each
test being more wonderful than
its predecessor. One, for instance,
was an attempt by such athletes
as Messrs. Fousse, Flowerree,
lO'Neil, Banks, Doctors Yerger
and Iverson Hicks, I. H. Allen,
Lyn Pinkston, and Rev. Mr.. Car
ter, all striving by their united
exertions to lift Miss Abbott from
the floor in a standing position,
only to give up the attempt, after
squirming, spluttering and strain
ing every nerve. There were
others equally as conclusive and
convincing that there was no trick
or collusion but all the result of
some inexplicable gift or power
iof the modest, brieht-eyed little
woman.
/ TO-DAY, MATINEE AND NIGHT.
| At the suggestion of a number
who we're present last night and
in order to permit as many as
possible to witness Miss A bbott's S
very extraordinary powers Mr..
Abbey announced in closing that
there will be two exhibitions to-
day. matinee at 2:30, and tonight
at $50, in the armory hall. The
pupil can rest assured of a genuine
treat.
i Ifany are Indifferent or hesitant
the following voluntary testimo-
NAL signed by every member of
the committee after the exhibi-
ltion, should suffice to reassule
them:
HIGH ENDORSEMENT.
Ito Hon. j. W. Collier:
Thanking you for the privilege
of acting upon Miss Annie May
/ Abbott's committee of investiga
tion, we are constrained as sim
pie act of justice to the little lady
and yourself, as well as informa-
tion to our friends, to say that
we watched her through the most
crucial and thorough tests that
our intelligence and Judgment
lcould suggest, and that every
privilege and opportunity for in
Yestigation was afforded US. The
u half has not been told and In