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Americus Recorder.
W. L.ULK8KSIKK. F.riltor.
Official Oreim of Sumter fount).
Official Uriruii of Webster l omit).
WEDNESDAY. 41*1111. I. ’S.V
1.1 1,1 III ItsT.
Ilrr Wonder* Explained
Mr. Editor: East Friday night
marvellous Georgia Wonder, her
innocent rural father, and the big
end of the show, Mr. , who acts
ns ring master. Suppose we ought
year old cltdd in a chair the way
she takes hold of it. Should this
article meet the eyes ot askcp'ici
in a city where Miss Hurst is ex
to handle the subject in a more j hibiting, sit in the chair ana keep
scientific way, but it is too absurd, your feet off the Hour, no matter
We know that there are thousands 1 what the stage manager says; if
who believe, as the Tribune says, you are one of the two whom she
that Miss Lulu Hurst succeeded in tries to lift at once, be sure you are
proving to her audience that the the bottom man; keep your feet up
number of things the world cannot and sec that the top man, if a slran-
understand is increasing quite as ger, does not raise himself off your
rapidly as the area oi its scientific lap, and our word for it, she’will
knowledge. We have had no con- never lift, you.
versation with any one who ever i Now get your billiard cue again
tried Miss Lulu's odic force, but for the “pressing to the floor act.''
have proved the whole pro< codings 1 o you remember how thi hi id i ?
by reasoning and experiment, just Small end up under the arm pit, j
as we are going to prove it to you. ' with the palm of the hand turned |
If, as we asked before, you did ; out, and close dow n to the butt
see Miss Hurst on the above date, end, so close that one gentleman i
please step this way to this part of had to ask her to give him room to :
the room whcie the green carpet is take hold, which she did very re- :
drawn tightly, as the foothold is luctantly. Now, having the cue
not.so good tor the man from the under your arm, make your assist-
week Miss Lulu Hurst exhibited in
the Opera House. A number of
gentlemen, I among them, were in
vited on the stage; 1 complied with
the request, the more readily be
cause my wife had specially re
quested that I should do so if called
upon and learn all 1 eouid about
her strange power. l>r. Uyals had
told us that he and the other Pro- audience; then he wilfbe somewhat! ant spread his hands as far apart
fessors of Mereer University had nervous anyhow, ns the perferm-1 as lie can, giving him barely room
witnessed her feats and that they ance ‘ s a novel one to even an old to lay hold of the lower end; then
stager. Now let your assistant tell hjm to push it to the ground;
hold the chair just as you saw it, the harder he pushes the more eo-
done: mind, he is to hold the chair hesion there is to your hand, and
and himself still. Have you got by pressing the arin hard to the
on your rubbers so you won’t slip body it will be found almost impos-
on the carpel? Now put your left sible to get it to the floor; yet, on
hand on the seat of the chair and \ this night, one gentleman did so
your right hand oil the fl it middle ( twice, and then Lu.just laughed,
round of the bacK. Let the ball of j tel he! Did you hear the whistle of
your thumb press hard on top of ! the cue as it slipped over her open
this round. Don’t take any stock 1 hand showing the heavy leverage
in the "laying on lightly business.” i and pressure she was exerting?
Bosh! now push, don't pull, as you ! Now for forcing the chair to the
can't pull without grasping, but i fljor act, and that will close the
push with both hands in a strong I performance, but we must have
spasmodic way as Lulu did, and j more than the one man or two you
when you get your man started you j have been following our test with,
can defy a giant to hold the cnair , as this w ill have to have a confed-
still. He is using his strength on erale, and the more we get around
hair, and Ihe more confusion,
Jas. Fricker & Bro.
JEWELERS,
AND DEALERS IN j£ ;
PIANOS
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
Barlow Block,
ORGAN'S,
- - - - Americus, Ga.
were really wondeiful.
When Miss Lulu hustled me
about the stage much to the amuse
ment of tlie audience, 1 too, in
common with tbe public, felt that
her power was wonderful. While
on tbe stage Mr. Darker Invited my
attention to the position of her
right hand when she lifted Maj
Hudson, it indicated physical force
oil her part, and yet not enough to
have lifted so much avoirdupois.
When I left the hall that night
the power exercised by Miss Lulu
seemed mystic, and yet I had come
to question whether there was not
deception on bei part. The next
day I commenced testing the sev
eral (cats which she performed
Soon I ascertained that the lever
age which she had on my person in
the use of both the umbrella and
chair enabled her to whirl me about
on the stage and worry me no little.
Mr. Clay and I readily discovered
the secret of her resisling pressure
on one foot. When Messrs. Clay
and Baglcy were exerting them
selves to press the billiard cue to
tbe stage floor 1 noticed that the
cue rested in the palm of her band
while the back of her liana rested
on ber knee.
The secret slight by which she
kept the chair from the floor
against tbe pressure of many strong
men puzzled me. 1 felt inclined to
expose her tricks, but this being n
mystery I hesitated. In the mean
time I was called to Lumpkin early
last week and while there met Col.
Lowe, of Buena Vista, who had
seen her exhibit the night before
her performance at Americus. 1
was endeavoring to explain some
of ber feats to him and some other
gentlemen and while doing so it
occurred to me, for the first lime,
that Miss Lulu cculd easily prevent
one side of the chair from being
pressed to tbe floor by bolding the
rim of tbe chair bottom in the
palms of ber light hand while the
back of the wrist of the same hand
rested on her knee, the left hand at
the same time holding as a lever
one of the tall posts of a chair,
which was about the position of her
hands. It will be remembered,
too, that the manager admitted tbat
the chair could be forced to the
floor in spite of Miss Lulu, if forced
sidewise.
lilii.l-,
T i* powder
Hri-njftli an l '
than the or<lii
.^Run-'o:
in can*. liOYAI IUKING TOWfiKi:
Wall ri»reet. New York. «!•
We desire t<* call ihe attention of the public to the fact that we Lave at last ro
settled in our new store on the l’ULLIC SQUARE and have on hand a largo and
handsome stock ot every thing in out linp. Our stock consists partly of
wphnto
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, of All Kinds!
SOLID SILVER AND PLATED WAllE,
TABLE AND P( < KET CUTLERY,
COLD PENS. PENCILS AND TOOTHPICKS,
WALKING CANES, OPERA CLASSES,
GOLD AND AND SILVER THIMBLES, ETC.
Infantile Skin Beautifiers—Ap
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F Olt Cle*n*injr .tho Skin and Scalp of Birth
tin mops, for aliay inir Itching,
tlaniinat ion. for curing the firwt symptom*
z**ma. PaoriaHis, Milk i rust, Scall II. ad, Scrofula
and other inherit* >1 -.kin and hi nod disease*,
We arc Headquarters for
Spectacles and Eye-Glasses!
Rubber Frames. We are Sole Agents for KING’S CELEBRATED PATENT COM-
! BINATION SPECTACLES—the best in the world. SVc sell tbe
. Blood I'tinfier, i
Davis and Williams Singer Sewing Machines!
tlit»slipj»(;ry carpet i<» lioll the* cimir
firm: you sire using yours with the
leverage anil sure footing. Hold
your aim and hand still in any
way you can fix it so a child can’t
move it—it is imposible; it is the
same principle.
Now take your billiard cue.grasp
it in the middle t lingers up and
hands about eight inches apart.
the less dunce of your audience ,
gelling away with you. Was there |
a citizen of Chicago at that exhi- j
bitio.i who knew the young man
that Lu. always got away with, the
one in whose hand fclie broke the 1
umbrella stick, ami who sat in a
chair on the extreme left of the
age, and who in this chair act at
ri.irTED."
LLifi*. Belch.'rlown.
* a - t.Ti Liy afflicted
l h.tv ■ constantly on hind N* edits, O
■ have tho best equipped shop for the
1 'fii 14 for nil M .
which grndiiHlIv <
Repair of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
employ none but first-class workmen nn<l guarantee
in this section of tne Slat
all our work.
Hol.l your elbows down and press j one time when the chair was being
hard against your sides. Stand on ! forced 10 the floor, got almost under
PIANO AND ORGAN DEPARTMENT.
1 ni.ni nr.vo to
one foot, as Lulu did. Let who-jit? Don't you know that the stage
ever is assisting you take bold of j manager called for more men to
tlie one as he likes, but see that he
spreads his bands out at least twelve
inches from yours. Do you re
member what the young man said !
to the audience? “If you get Miss
Hurst’s hands above ber bead she J
loses her power.” Now if you have ]
the cue just as we have describe.I,
pull the chair down? Do you sup
pose that tlie young lellow who ,
took that tunning jump and landed
on the backs of the gentlemen who j
were at the chair would have darcu
to do such a thing bad he not been
in tbe troupe? Again, as Miss j
Hurst’s feats are tricks, there were
Charle* Kayr.- Ilitik'. .1 r
writ.-*: ".My -on. n hi.I of tv
E lelt lj cured of h terrible r
i ncPEA Ri mi dif> i :
tothe Hole" of hut foot \»a-
Every other remedy and j»h>
L**I>M."
i tried
clean«mir the blood and ■
tJen and e*|»*lli!ur the * *t
j This branch of our bnsiness is steadily increasing and all we nsk id that p.ri ei
j who expect to buy a Piano or Organ v ill call and examine our stock and get our
prices before they buy. It we cannot do as well or better lor you than you can do
; for yourselves we do not ask your patronage. The fact that we have sold Pianos and
Organs to dozens of the btHt business men in Americus shows plainly that we s< II as
low ns any one, and vhen you buy from us you have no freight to pay’ and save the
l ,,> * , tronble of unboxing the instrument, ns we place it in your house and wive you a
rfciM bb*win'It* FIVE YEAR’S guarantee. Wo also li..ve on hand a large stock of small Musical In-
Tited 'impart- j struments, consisting of Violins, Guitars, Banjos, Tambourines. Aecordeons and
,,nR * 1 Harmonicas, and also k«ep Strings of the very best quality. Violin Bows, Tail piece,
j Bridges, Rosin and all kind of Musical Instrument Trimmings.
let your assistant push with-all his ' many ways it could have been done,
might, and if you find that he is j Take any two gentlemen who are
too much lor you let your hands known to each other, no more, and
go above your head. But without I see if Miss Lulu can prevent them
he is a very strong man it, will be j from forcing tbe chair down,
impossible to push you ofl the one ( In conclusion, pay no attention
legged centre of gravity. You may to tbat little ghost story the old
say that Lulu did not appear lo man tells about tho Georgia experi-
lean forward, but she did, though. I cnee at home. Why don’t she do
Her dress being of heavy stuff it j so now? If you buy that crowd
swung as a pendulum and gave tbe j for a simple plain, unassuming
.STAPLES
The Office of the Southern Express Company
is in oar stc.ro anil theirlAgent. Mr. S. C. COOPER is in our employ a:
and Salesman and will be glad to serve all who are needing anything
Sold *»T*»rywh*r
Rkxg.vi nt. £! '*
Rorik.lt Dul l. AN
Tor “ Ho
CALL AMI SVC i n ]_\ our m;u STOIIK!
JAS. FRiCKER & BRO
n UDV 1 * Ht l«*nru Nmi|», nil **I«J
DAD I P*rfume«l Nit I n ItfiMiilller.
Tilt: KI IEM OF LIFE.
end.
appearance ot standing erect.
Now get the umbrella, open i:,
give it to your assistant, let him
grasp the slick with liis left Iitii.I
close up to the stay rills, bring l.is
right hand down to the lowest point
of the slick. Now lie must ho! I
the umbrella and him elf still,
nothing more. Liy your right
hand tightly, as it were, on the cen
tre of the stick, just as Lu. did,but
be sure you lay your band on so
tbat the flexor of the first-joint
of the thumb can be put on
where it will do the most good
when you begin to exert your
strength in the lea.t expected d.r.e-
tion. Again, as with the chair,
don’t attempt to pull, always push
sideways. Do you remember the
man who was nearly run over the
foot lights, how he was pushed
sideways and backward '! Then, if sened thereby
your assistant won't push as you
want him to, why, break the slick
country people,you put your money
in a “stone blind pool.” We have I
not written this in a scientific or
metaphysical strain,because science
electricity, metaphysics or an un- j
known force has nothing to do with i
it;ib is trickery, fraud, practice anil
newspaper gush from beginning to |
Times are Hard. Money is Scarce.
y. M .HYoELF,.
\ (iroal lUdical Murk mi Manliuml.
ritsll.T, N.'rrmi. an,I 1'hjclcl D,»
APPRECIATING ITIKSi: TWO LAMENTABLE K.U T-
Gcorgia is coming to the front.
Among the nominations made by
the President on Monday were A.
R. Lawton, r \ Savannah, as Minis
ter to Russia, and Col. Evan I*.
Howell, editor of the Atlanta Con
stitution, as consul to Manchester,
England. The only trouble with
these appointments is that the
chances of lire other fellows are les-
Returning from Lumpkin last | or let your hand slip up among the
Saturday morning, Dr. Brooks
handed me nn expose of Miss
Lulu's performances by a Chicago
editor, which he had clipped from
a New York paper last week, which
I now hand you with the request
that you publish it with this com
munication. It is evident to mv
mind that Miss Lulu is a fraud,
almost equal to the Davenport
Brothers. N. H. II.
ribs and break them—the odic force
must escape somewhere.
Now for the heavy act, lilting
man and chair clear of the floor
excepting his feel. Do you remem
ber the kind of chair that act was
done with—a cane bottom with
straight legs and bark perfectly
plain? You must nave that special
shaped chair or you will fail in
this; let your assistant seat him
self, and, as the stage manager’
directed, “set well bank and brace
yourself to keep from tailing on
yeur face;” now place your hands
aa Lu. did, t.ut don't attempt to j
raise him bodily but push tbe chair *
from you as though you were try
ing to throw him on bis fie.; at the
same time lift as tbough you weie
going to throw the chair over your
The Macon Tel graph say s a le!e-
gram has been received in that city
announcing that the President has
decided to send to the Senate tlie
name of lion. Lucius M. Lamar, of
Hawkinsville, for the appointment
of I'nitsd States marshal for the
Southern district of Georgia.
The appointment of Editor Evan
1*. Howell 'o a foreign consulship
is a graceful acknowledgement of
the influence of the Constitution,
Georgia's favorite joui nal.
L.B.BOSWORTH
-IS OFFERING THE
Largest and Finest Stock of Groceries
IN AMERICUS,
AT TIIE VI3HY EOWEHT
Spot Cash Prices!
TOR TUI'. MONEY. Ills STOCK COMPRISES THE
BEST BRANDS FLOUR,
sugars. TEAS, COFFEE. SPICES, DRIED FRUITS. CHEESE.
AND THE USUAL STANDARD GROCERS, Wl I II
A I*. ISITiYELP FINE LINE OF
Gen. Grant is reported to be dy-
! and Sec ns at Hart’s Old Slant
The American Markctuiin is a
weekly paper published in Chicago
in the interest of the canning,pack
ing and grocery tr.de, and is most
ably edited by Mr. J. W. Lynch.
One of the marked features of the ■ , , , . . ,
| head, but don t g.a-p the chair, as ¥ ri TgMT-J MG P. r'FS
paper is what is best known as the audience would see that and *1* VV lOOilsO OC LU,
"horse sense.” A fair specimen of j there is no need of i*; the flexor of, W| KK> .. , , XF0K
this is the following practical ex- the lost joint of the thumb is all [
pose of the Georgia Wonder hum- J 0 ', 1 wa nt to use in pushing forward (IROCEKIUS OF Ml Kill IN.
! , , and upward; your assistant s feel- ’
bug, Which we condense: . acl . l4 ' t l.c fulcrum of a lever. Now kin. v ,o„ sr.u-i.r.
1.1'I.U III’BST. | let another assistant sit across his
legs lace to face, and, strange as it
may seem, the chair may be lifted
with less trouble than when the one
mail was in It. I)o you remember
that on flic Monday night we are
MITCHELL’S
LYE-SALVE
Canned Goods!
WHICH ARE OF FULL WEIGHT AMI THE BEST QUALITY.
HE Al.-tl KEEPS
Son 1 . Weak i liiflaiikd yes,
TTJItlTIFS, CABBAGES, POTATOES,
f l.ttllf/-.N*'//*/e**lW»*.<iitiii
if / t /if* N ii/Ii t i>i I hr iihl,
mi i>i:«»rs, on
AND OTHER VEGETABLES IN THEIR SEASON
BRAN AND MEAL
AT I. 1 'WEST PRICE
HE WOULD U.sot ALL ATTENTION
To Ills STOCK OF
Ever since the above young lady
gave ber first exhibition at Crn.ral
Music Hall, we liave been trying to
get time to write !o'r up, or rather
down. Why so many have been
puzxied at her wouderlcas decep
tion is to us o mystery. True, ihis
ia out of our line of business, and
only take it up on account of the
miserable failure by tbe daily press
and ccientiata. We sL<«ll add:ess
enr talk to those who have seen tl.e
Fine HliiJi and Wines a S|m riafiy. -
S a\ h BAB connected
itsitiehS wheie ^ents ivii
<1 iiievery best Whis
ky, Beer, etc.
$100 Pw
whip.)
:w.&rd.
ft.ll line of
speaking of Lu. made a complete : We now have on hau.l
failure ill trying to bit Mr. Arthur - n j t> . co.
Cation, because he insisted on keep-1 Dry oOOuS. JjOOtSj CuOGSj
mg his leetolf the fl >or, and would HATS ETC.
nollrac' back in .he chair? Miss
Hurst can't, as Strang as she is, | . Giv. us a call un.l we * ill surprise yen
and she is no kitten, lift a fourj
ne liiindreil doll r-s reward
ho Mill lines?, an 1 furnish
icc HitiicirLt t«> convict, th- p< r*on
ons who tin-d my l> irn < n March 17.
2i.!12t ‘ li C. BLACK.
Liquors and Beer,
WHICH ARK OF TIIE REST QUALITY AM) PARTICULARLY
ADAPTED To FAMILY USE.
TAX NOTICE.
, in prices. Yoais rest ectfullv,
1 m<M I m! I. H WIGGINS *fc CO.
My Look* will lx* o.
e«*mnif tbe T*x He ?
kU'e anil IJofiUl)’, oi
foon I at the to it ho
buoka, uule » ai sent t
your return* o
•wtf
H ' l for I'd- pjqK»ae of i<*.
rn* • f >u ti* county for
April 'inti, IHvi l ran be
e every tl*y li t l clOae of
.*kln*r n yiotmle. Fl id
nr y *■ r.o**ibl«.
bifrlEL. R. T. R S 0
[Nyf (jive him a call,
will find hint on
his goods and prifps.
Y.u
JACKSON STIIFLT, ONE UOttlt HAST OF POST OFFICE.
AMEHICTT3, GA.
March 7. IWh*.
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