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The EasleyMMessnger, * rutid, likte a 1or7h1.T/, ir more it's sho h, il shinesip. VOL. 1.] EASLEY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FPJDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1884. [NO. IK A WONDERFUL GIRL. Is it magnetism, Spiritua:kn-9r What Is It I .Near Cedartown, Gecorgia, lives au vears old, who is the greatest won der of the age. The ( corgia news papers for several weeks past have c(ontained accounts of her marvel onis feats, and hi u ndreds of people hae gone 96 many miles fo witnes her performances. The Atlanta Constittion " 41 seit a miemiiber (Af it:s staff to investigate and make a full report and from this report, ; blisfie( inl the 'Ciomstitu1tion ' of 1h1c '70h insta."nt, wve lake thle follow my.1 ext racts-;: Th is is w hat: M i I l a1:1 tohd me a0 out the beg i 1ing of the nIus Ste ne ial* t$4wo luti ll i tr I*() ( i . e M l re rM , %10 Co"slCep, when -Iuddely the bed se 1t. u a crackl, aml pop pm , the like of which I never heard bfore. The erneking was ill all lml(ther seobtld me f6r malking! a noil. but I w a i n nofnt . I k New nithKinj of it. Thie nloi.<,howvr eesed., A we went, to slee . inl the saIme bedl whhIl mv cous:in, .I"4)ii lmI , et hI \v 1 . s n I great er f orCk. v c n IzI I e u m cth r m I i th r oom au- 11. N we I~'5 i t . I (" it~ l l( w h I im ()!f the bed. Wev cNxaminekd 1th-1m eurwi l Co\'I tlad 1")t hillg Ithe caus d h eet ricitwl~-1 \Nv , but I tof to experiment and soon decided that there was no limit to it,as five men coul not 1o(h a chair upon which I sinply laidi my handls. I'he following stoy is told th3 fuiiy a 1 Mr.1 ur t,.. 11I1l I*i vouched for by people who are readv to make the most ir-oin bound allidavits as to its truth MiSs I'llla folIild C' i a;i IlIpIv 1 In! 1e'~ N14011(}On tlile foo! ()f lilt bed it, Wol(I roll arPOullI I( I 0 1o1. One liig llt it Wv .4 s1, ig)Ill Nw ith in ~9 1 ito el'tic U l 1(1 ra pRT IXI S\\ W ilul.-l lv said: ' I.,i . (ul I i l 11k1e. this 1o ) ; I n lere IoIl I W lI t I (oN . (.'ommafv e 1: n I it to) pop at thet hef'(lnibIadl rI > W NN. I I li lI : ll ir . k il tl' (r(ler Wa- gIvtl- fo>r the )f V 0'~ 1' . Itl tllo !Ih\' '. v'l l euov e til l tit i ) V t .t Ii . t 111 un,,1 1n theII i t , 1 ,"ar the i ~II ill a ll - : 4i. 'I 'h I - iv h nI t t. I.Ie 1 'Il : I 'I int ( It p lat1 . I II a d' n i t h I a-i s I t nIt l 1 e 111 t10 S eil th'>w 1h us lil)eI lt' \ight bef o COninntle(I w -% il )vc tal d14(, (Jheyed Ilwr c( 1ul.l ii id n 11< (I il: vc( I I thl*W . I 1 n IuuI her I t'! her IIe el.f: I '' 3 i e) h~i': I W i r( Ial UV. t W ln iA t-S ili .Mr. IIurst laid an ordinary chair upon the floor on it., back. ''Il put your handl on it,' sait e TheIM younlig hdy stooped down, "a t 'he t ipA of two of her Afigeri t o uk of ~tie.h i aCIi.-i ately the piece' of furnitiur'e !ean to back aroun1d the room at a live Iv rate as; if 4lid along b V S01ome Thie ebir H'w~s theni '1teo !p and Ir. I er :l~l I wre a *<-( to 1T1 I. Ijil c, .U 111) rOV 10 w i l hold it n i Hw thl),'. Poin er toomk n i a I too thel ot Ih r.I \\ ,'( p~t (ur hih' n at wr k to kee i t S-t ilI. AM in I 1or., pla IIo h a of~I be r I n tI o , I Ic k io) the IQI. c aloir I s cam ing:Ad l it.'it.1 ihtr..r te t eok the (bair :uul~ ihl(aced herl i~ i shnd ude he I I I I I1 pIfae botto wit he Ir p n I St titi S)pes. Sh'eo took o h?'- f t.l I k Irvai m t,; , ig t hav I t r I w i r o I. T u t 1 : If Ih Ihair were Ih u I h e IfeetO 1 0 . i b t i'air i w ou'otI ow 1I ca , ' t1a ri\v In t I rI wit eaIh iid !r. ( '.-!I!Il nr t, a I tan nehhine n: a r, 200 poundsi, t henl g)Ot up into) thec chair mal -,:t there ,1as Call.,)v a.- if he wore a b , it tingo on ag te po t. 'lhns Misls Il rs Su1ppo)rted th - cominiled weighst of I he thu I upoe on thve pahnsI 'I dIot, kniow anyth ing ahilt F 1. t.)ok aheavy tick orywkiI Jt!.1I N. id mo; 4. W. hao. C"O'l u4id~ Ine J.llm W. Holi OK' OI sk!O"lltint 1))(& 1a too Oth(Al i Fac c i (oup~0le f1,acedl the hx th 1'. We1 he. )It~ withra Ith' 8 C11 I ll l' h i. Tomt(CI1 (I1 \i-0111 t-1I.I u p l~toe( it, ry hi~h < han a'iI'b1 tocheta Own t~e her fti.r to t ( .:al 1111~' of liJ~k a. Il .1ha Inwleave fo I o Ieen I~t if Iv 'j Ii 'I:1 10 1 iv cot1' tWO) llF 111 til tho i I-t"IlMt. thay olg gI~t)~1 il 1)vr simply A111 in l1 t ile e' of tht .l1) Aicg. (ith F 11 ( I ha isiia;. V hvat ~V t l' ies Iiiiit a h Jt -i c I I)11.i Jli'Lv& Io b ~iig n iI Ial a' I I~~~ ~~ rlV Il~ Ii~il Ij I~i V Iet )'II n..................ly 11. fi- -Agi'e l. -t f(,I-% !-ia e is Selhi ns fit frll t 1iviAwice.