Biographical Sketch of Millie Christine, the Carolina Twin

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Biographical Sketch of Millie Christine

THE LIGHTHOUSE OF PHAROS.

Pharos was an island off the coast of Egypt, near Alexandria. It was famous for its lighthouse, completed 280 B. C., built of fine white marble. Its light was visible more than 40 miles. It existed 1600 years. Destroyed by earthquake.

THE TEMPLE OF DIANA.

The Temple of Diana at Ephesus was 220 years in being built, was of imposing richness, was 425 feet long, 225 feet broad, and supported by 127 columns of the finest Parian marble, each column 60 feet high and weighing 150 tons--these columns furnished by 127 Kings.

STATUE OF JUPITER.

The Colossal Statue of Jupiter in the Temple of Olympia at Elis was of gold and ivory and sat enthroned 800 years, and was destroyed by fire about A. D. 475. An imitation of the head is preserved in the British Museum.

THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES.

This statue was 105 feet high, and hollow, with a winding staircase to its head. After standing 56 years, it was destroyed by an earthquake, 224 years B. C. It lay for nine centuries on the ground. It is said to have required 900 camels to remove the metal, hence it must have weighed over 700,000 pounds. It was erected to express the gratitude of the City of Rhodes to their allies under the King of Egypt against their enemy, the King of Macedon.

THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD.

=MILLIE CHRISTINA= =The Carolina Twin= =Born in Columbus Co.,= =North Carolina= =JULY 11th, 1851.=

THE MAUSOLEUM OF HALICARNASSUS.

This structure was erected by Artemisia, who was the sister, wife and successor of Mausolus, King of Caria, B. C. 353. It was a rectangular building, surrounded by an Ionic portico of 36 columns, and surmounted by a pyramid rising in 24 steps, upon the summit of which was a colossal marble quadriga, with a statue of Mausolus.

THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT.

These were 70 in number. They were constructed of blocks of red granite and of a very hard stone. These were of extraordinary size, and their transportation and adjustment indicates a surprising degree of mechanical skill. The Great Pyramid was supposed to have been erected about 3,800 years B. C., and is of the enormous size of 746 square feet at its base, covering about 12 acres of ground, and is over 450 feet high. It was probably erected as a burial place for the rulers of Egypt.

THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON.

These were built by Nebuchadnezzar to gratify his wife, Amytis, a native of Media, and who longed for something to remind her of her mountain home. They consisted of an artificial hill 400 feet square at the base, and rising in terraces to a height which overtopped the walls of the city. These terraces were filled with luxuriant vegetation of all kinds, even large trees, and were watered by a fountain at the summit, fed with water drawn from the Euphrates.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAILWAY COMPANY. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. H. G. THOMPSON, Gen’l Pass. Agt. H. K. GREGORY, Ass’t Gen’l Pass. Agt.

Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 30, 1895.

TO CONDUCTORS, Los Angeles to Santa Ana, San Bernardino via Orange, San Bernardino to Redlands, and Redlands to Los Angeles:

It is customary for Millie Christine, the dual woman, to require but one ticket. Please be governed accordingly when Millie Christine is making a trip over any of our lines as above indicated.

Yours truly, H. G. THOMPSON, G. P. A.

THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO. PHILA., WILMINGTON & BALT. R. R. CO. ALEXANDRIA & FREDERICKSBURG RAILWAY CO. CAMDEN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD CO. NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY CO. BALTIMORE & POTOMAC R. R. CO. WEST JERSEY RAILROAD CO. OFFICE, 233 SOUTH FOURTH STREET. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. J. R. WOOD, Gen’l Pass. Agent. GEO. W. BOYD, Asst. Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Philadelphia, June 10, 1894.

Subject: Refunding extra fare.

J. P. SMITH, Esq., Grand Central Hotel, New York City.

DEAR SIR:

Referring to your call at this office a few days since I enclose herewith order No. 25286 on our Treasurer for $4.71, covering refund of extra fare paid from Washington, D. C. to Philadelphia, June 4th, by Millie Christine, the dual woman, in connection with one first-class ticket between same points, which the conductor lifted on the ground that two fares were necessary to cover passage.

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Please sign and return enclosed form of receipt, and oblige,

Very truly, GEO. W. BOYD, A. G. P. A., Wash.

BALTIMORE & OHIO SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. CITY OFFICE, SOUTHEAST CORNER FOURTH AND VINE STREETS. O. P. MCCARTHY, General Passenger Agent.

CHAS. H. KOENIG, District Passenger Agent.

Cincinnati, O., April 13, 1892.

CONDUCTORS B. & O. S W. and connecting lines:

This is to certify that Manager Smith has purchased three (3) tickets, Cincinnati to New York, in connection with Millie Christine, the dual woman, this person being included. It is customary to require but one ticket for her passage. Kindly be governed accordingly.

CHAS. H. KOENIG, D. P. A., B. & O. S W.

TREASURER’S OFFICE, T. H. GIBBS, Treasurer. COLUMBIA, NEWBURG & LAURENS RAILROAD COMPANY.

Columbia, S. C., Sept. 8, 1893.

CONDUCTORS S. A. Line and connecting lines:

This is to certify that J. P. Smith, Esq., has purchased three (3) tickets from Columbia, S. C. to Lincoln, Nebraska, in connection with Millie Christine, the dual woman, this person being included. It is customary to require one ticket for her passage.

B. F. F. LEAPHART, Ticket Agent, C. N. & L. R. R.

BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS AND NORTHERN RAILWAY. LOCAL FREIGHT AND TICKET OFFICE. A. F. PILCHER, Agent.

Sioux Falls, So. Dak., Oct. 5, 1895.

TO CONDUCTORS:

It is customary to carry Millie Christine on one ticket.

Respectfully, A. F. PILCHER, Agt.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

MILLIE CHRISTINE,

THE CAROLINA TWIN,

SURNAMED

THE TWO-HEADED NIGHTINGALE,

AND THE

EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD.

“None like me since the days of Eve-- None such perhaps will ever live”--Except Christine Millie.

At each Levee MILLIE CHRISTINE will sing some of the songs and duets which will be found at the end of the book.

Hennegan & Co., Print. Cincinnati. O.

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SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Office of Division Passenger Agent. R. W. Hunt, D. P. A. S. H. Hardwick, G. P. A., Washington, D.C. W. H. Tayloe, A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga.

Charleston, S. C., December 13, 1902.

To Conductors:--It is customary for Millie Christine, the dual woman, to travel on one ticket. Please be governed accordingly when she is traveling over the Southern Railway.

Yours very truly, R. W. HUNT, D. P. A.

ATLANTIC COAST LINE, Traffic Department. T. H. Emerson, Traffic Mgr. H. M. Emerson, G. F. & P. A.

Wilmington, N. C., December 10, 1897.

To Conductors:--Millie Christine, the dual woman, is transported over these lines for one ticket, notwithstanding the fact that she has two heads.

Yours truly, H. M. EMERSON, G. P. A.

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD, Passenger Department. John K. Cowen and Oscar G. Murry, Receivers. S. B. Hege, D. P. A. H. R. Hoser, Ticket Ag’t, 619 Pennsylvania Ave.

Washington, D C., June 9, 1898.

Conductors B. & O. R. R.:--This is to certify that Manager Smith has purchased four tickets Washington, D. C. to Zanesville, Ohio, in connection with Millie Christine, the dual woman, this person being included. You will accept one ticket for the passage of Millie Christine.

Yours truly, Per S. B. H., D. P. A. J. M. SCHRYVER, G. P. A.

PLANT SYSTEM OF RAILWAYS. B. W. Wrenn, P. T. M.

Savannah, Ga., November 22, 1900.

To Conductors:--It is customary for Millie Christine, the two headed woman, to travel on one ticket. You will please govern yourselves accordingly.

Yours truly, B. W. WRENN, P. T. M.

SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY.

To Conductors:--It is customary for Millie Christine, the two headed woman, to travel on one ticket. You will please govern yourselves accordingly.

Yours truly, A. O. MACDONELL, A. G. P. A.

ATLANTIC VALDOSTA & WESTERN RAILWAY, Traffic Department. Smith D. Pickett, G. F. & P. A.

Jacksonville, Fla., November 30, 1900.

To the Conductors, A. V. W. Ry.:--It will only be necessary for Millie Christine, known as the Dual Woman, to present one ticket for her passage over our line.

S. D. PICKETT, G. P. A.

SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Office of Traveling Passenger Agent. W. A. Turk, G. P. A., Washington, D. C. C. A. Benscoter, A. G. P. A., Chattanooga, Tenn. John C. Lusk, T. P. A.

Selma, Ala., January 11, 1901.

To Southern Railway Conductors:--It is the custom for Millie Christine, the dual woman, to travel on one ticket. Please be governed accordingly.

Yours very truly, J. O. LUSK, T. P. A.

SKETCH OF THE LIFE

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Millie Christine; or Christine Millie,

THE CAROLINA TWIN.

The Two-Headed Lady, the Double-Tongued Nightingale, the Eighth Wonder of the World, the Puzzle of Science, the Despair of Doctors, the Dual Unity.

All of these names has she earned at various times, with the final title which we claim for her in defiance of any other or others:

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