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that the landlord is to share so much
of the expense of fencing, but if a
crop could be raised without ai y
fencing could he not concede to the
tenant whatever he has allowed be
fore to keep it up. d he result to
him would be the same. \\ ould not
competition iorce him to do this ?
LULU HURST.
Lulu Hurst was greeted on Tues
day night of last week by one of the
largest audiences ever assembled
the Col'ege chapel. Her fame had
preceded hep and curiosity was r jfe
to see the “Electric Girl.” the “Geor
gia Wonder,” who has been mystify r.
ing audiences for more than a year
by her strange power.
Paul Atkinson, the handsome man
ager, whose gentlemanly bearing gives
an air of gentility to the whole per
formance, made his usual speech.
He said that Miss Hurst’s power had
been attributed to various sources,
such as magnetism, electricity, will
power, spiritualism, etc., and that
she had puzzled the most noted scien¬
tists of the United States. He claim
ed that he could offer no explanation
of the force employed, and as the au
dience expected none from gentle¬
manly Paul they were resolved to
watch the tests closely. The fair
Lulu made her appearance in com¬
pany with her mother, and both were
introduced to the audience.
A dozen or more prominent men
whose names were called advanced
to the stage, and a little laicr the fun
began.
Several tried successively the
trick, and each danced a hornpipe all
over the stage amid uprorious laugh¬
ter and cries of “hold on.” Hold cn
was impossible while Miss Hurst
grasped the chair. She will permit
the chair held only in one position
with the back planted firmly aga ; nst
the chest of the individual testing
her power. This prevents the full
play of his muscles, and whatevei
force she employs, whether mu. c cular
electric, magnetic, o~ all combined,
operates fully aga : nst his person.
Some who held it, say that her hands
lay perfectly passive on the chair,and
that there was no apparent exertion
on her part to shove them over the
stage.
An open umbrella was brought
forth, which Miss Lulu’s mag e touch
converted into an unmanageable
weapon that kept the holder and Miss
Hurst dying in wild confusion over
the stage, It was not turned wrong
side out, but in the melee was ren
tiered unfit for future use.
A billiard cue was next produced,
and the number v ho tried It found
equally as impossible to hold it, and
keep stih. In tne test one gent.e
man tooi - hold of the stick with one
hand, a touch from Miss Hurst’s
thumb caused it to fly up, and strike
him in the face. He dropped the
cue and took his seat.
Another gentleman, who had been
sitting qu eily in the audience watch
ing the performance, rose to his feet
and said he was a scientist and would
never die satisfied until he had tried
it. The manager invited him on the
stage and he grasped the stick with
desperate determination. Miss Hurst
advanced with a confident smile and
placed her thumbs on it as usual.
Science did not aid him in his tussle
with the fair Lulu. In double quick
time he was dancing a wild war
dance over the stage, while the audi
ence went into ecstacies of laughter.
She relinquished her hold, and pant¬
ing and breathless he waved his hand
to the crowd to signify that he was
satisfied, and took his seat.
After this another was seated in a
chalr an<1 instructed to keep his feet
on the flooi while Miss Hurt lifted it j
This was tried several times, and
then ten men made a united effort
to put a chair to the floor which she
held, but without avail. This closed
the performance, which, for teal fun
was well worth the price of admission. *
Miss Hurs is a pleasant looking,
rather pretty girl, a little above me¬
dium height, with the bright bloom
of early womanhood. She is not
cultured, but tier manner is simple
and unaffected.
She is a fine woman, physically,
and many believe that the secret of
her power is attributable to well
trained muscles,with the advantage
ot ievcra § c - When a solution is
found it may be so simple that we
will all be ready to exclaim, “what
-fools we mortals be.”
LOCAL POINTS.
Since the advent of spring we have
had very little of its ethereal mild
ness,
An unusually large number cl peo¬
ple were in town on Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week.
° ur ma,ltle of chari <>' wiU not hii!c
mlr own unchristian spirit, when it is
no * hroad enough to voter our neigh
bors faults.
The Vindicator says he sat down
to dinner at the Hamilton Ho¬
tel with one hundred and
guests.
There is no better hotel of its
in the state than the Hamilton
| tel. It has a good patronage,
deserves a larger.
Kind words arc like balm to a suf
fer.ng spirit. Their value can
j be computed until the secrets of
hearts shall be revealed.
We have had some sickness in
town resulting from colds since the
beginning of the spring season, but
the health of the town is again good.
Our little mountain city appears to
the be.-t advantage when the trees
take on their spring attire. It is a
pretty town, and as healthy as any in
the state.
The legal fraternity have been
hard at work in getting through with
the numerous cases to be disposed
during the present term of court.
It is said that Wind Tom has
, j(jea of (he va | ue of money if given
j a do , Ur he wjll , w j t |, ; t
and finally drop it as a child would
a toy of which it had become tired.
The next event afrer court of deep
interest to the town will be the dis¬
trict conference which will convene
here on the Wednesday before the
fifth Sunday in May.
Brother Revill, of the Vindicator,
expresses himself well pleased wiih
Hamilton except the jail. The pros¬
pects are that it will be some time
before we are wholly in his good
graces.
The delegates to the YV. C. T. U.
Convention to be held in Columbus
on ... May 7th and 8th are to be given
a reduction of one cent per mile
return . tickets. •*. -t _ The Hamilton
on _
Union proposes to elect delegates to
the convention at their next meeting.