, 1870-12-25

a futile cffosta to break through those two
bats, "a resistant eteol. It il said
10 could r1main tWo itys in this fAtigulng
7otition By thin mlneuver he deprived his
sdyersariea Of every chance, and forced them.
sxhauatcd with thc long struggle, to Leave him
Hith the victory reet:ng upon Liz sturdy aaaul-
der
He would then leave She arena, v1thoot
having given or received single blow.
He regarded with pity those Of his bret.,ren
who, after heavy and brutal pounding Of each
others faccs, weEc obliged to bo helped to
their hcrres bv others. and considered this
great Watte Of strength = proof Of actual
weakness.
Not TO pleasant but rather moro sensational
VIA Milo Of Clotoo. Ono Of his cheerful lit
tie fcais ooEsistsd in running mile with \
4-5ear OK upon lis shoulders, and then killing
the horned animal with blow OF his fist, and
eating the cascasa in one day. This same
geatlemaa, having. won six prizes at tns
Olympic games, ,was furtherfexarledb BY having
atatue prepared TO his memory, which statue
ha himself carried to tho market-plAco and
sol M in its proper position.
For fear. however, that We should be ln-
cGned to doubt bis se.ac1nus word, the eager
ch5onieleF OF thoee darH hAstens to assure US
th1t Milo WlR not AlWayB victorious, for he
was, Ne sre told, finally hammered nnmerci-
fully by ono Titotmus. mnuntaineer.
Tham1s TophAzn WAS ono OF tho most cele-
b1ate3 Of The 1atter-day athletes. He was born
IN London in ITO, and 1t An n.eatlyace gaveeyi-
detos Of bong = phenomenon Of physical
strength. Moat Of lia greater achievements
ate subatantiaied by the best OF proof, 80 that
there oan bo but little doubt as to their re-
liaoillty.
Ae il described as plain appearing msn,
about Eve feat ten inches In height, with
his afu,. pits and hams, which, hollow in tie
casta OF ordinary men, were with him full Of
museles aEd teadons." He HAS entirely ig-
noraut Of the art of making his poFe1s ap-
pear nore rnna1lAble than they really were,
but dspendod upon The Legitimate extent OF
bic wonderful strength zlona.
He proved, to tho kiisfaction Of Ill vho
tested him. that be WAS Is etropg AZ twtlye
men. He took bar Of iron, the two ends Of
which 10 held in his hands, placed tho middle
Of the rAt behind the n1pe OF hia neck, and
brought the o1remities forward. he then
nndid what he had done that ie, he made
the bar OF IRON straight again-An operstion
1uch more dlh:uls than the first. lie took
an iron spit from the mantel-pisce, and t1i=t-
ed it around hia neck llko handkerchief.
Ho had penchins for doubling up all tho
metallic kitchen fuEn ure that he came across,
aud 'noet Of his reiGhbora htocd in = pe.uli.r
fexr Of him On this account only. THO hou se-
wives hid from Ills noticc ali their pewter
plates and cups, lest he might take fAucy to
crack item in lis palm like an egg-sAe,l.. Tho
EDGliAh pApeTa Of tho middle OF tho cfg11-
teenth century are full OF anecdotes OF Top
hams doines, -ecos1ing, among other pranKA.
how ono night, finding watclman asleep. in
Lia boI, he picked up both the man aud liz
shelter and dumped them over tho wall Of nu
adjaoent churchsard.
But sias for poor TophAm! with all h:s
Eodliy poWe!a lie came at last to u aad end.
He WAS cursed with she-devil Of wife, TINT
drove him ut times to distraction. InsteAd OF
taking her between his terzible thumb aud
nngefa and squeI ling her into submission, ho
bore With her 1aiIingu until lifo became lnsup-
portable. and finally committed suicide.
Jossph l., Emperor Of Germany, was 4
u1erfy gentleman, and zB brave At heart II he
] was .tardy in biceps. He WAS bosom friend
whose bump Of reverence scarcely equksd
bis love for tho flesh Joseph wAa good
Catholic, md his friends or ins CnufSs.. we're
| In conttdt tabfo fear lest tho rakish Elecko1
| should lead him from tho true faith. TheY
tried almost eye1y device to bre1k tho com.
panionship between them, but ali to no pur.
pose.
Finally, zenlous Jesuit father Disguised
! himself in Satanic attire, aud silently on.
tered tho Em1cro1's chaubcr lhfe one Carl
Eight, c>anking Eeayy links Of chlins, aud,
placing himse.f. near tie bed, where the diu
Light from tue solitary taper could fall upon
LIS figure, tho mysterious figure began h...
4ueuinE, in sepulchral voice, tho sta,,les
Emrelor.
s. lscrouucc. O Emperor. thy intimacy wilt
tue Eleetor OF sasony, OF prepare fol otctna
| dan Dation."
The muscular m.snate, not caring to b.
torcsi With nuezrthly c,llers at such an IN
eeatonable hour, feared from his couch, and
catching mp in his arms lis phantom visitor
laurched lin ont OF tho wiadow, eaSinE
came+"
a broken thigh was his ghostehip,s reward
The story il well corroborated, althougb on,
narrator, the Baron Puelini.z, claims that /
e-as cot the Emperor, tuk his friend, th,
achieved the feAt.
In tho records Of tremendous physicsl pow
err, it Ii found that tho fair ecx have sevesa
| worthy representatives, One Of the mus
celebrated of these vac Mile. Gautlier,
French actress OF tho lsstcsntuEy.
To pick III one Of her eiescrs Of the stage
IN sudden tit Of anger, and toss her over th
foouiGhts into The auaienco, WAS not unsro
guent trick with this gentle creaturo, 1tile Il
throw aa insoleut tuitor down = flight o,
stairs VAS her Chief jug. She could roll up
rseoc OF silver plato ID her hugezs, aud, piac
ing thick hickory stick in the palm OF IL
hand, could grind tho hard shell into .ras
mcnts At a single grip.
Eho ii described II boins large and yer
! landscIne Eon1n, End ou3 to whom the nd
| vantages Of many charms were Leigbteucl b.
several OF shs higher feminine accomplish
ments, ss nhc was beautiful miniature raiut
Ct and fine oFganist.
A Disappointed love. aggravated no dou.
by tho sad fart thxt che Was unable to get lie
bands upon the laithless ewaiu and crack lj
skal), drove her into ccnyent.
The quaint Ffoissart re1ates aeyeral enter
taiE.ng s.osies Of the famous Ernoulton c
Spain, one OF ue strongest uoblsmen OF oldo
tlnes. ttna Christmas Day Ernonltou va
castle, ua company with many OF the notable
OF bis day, including Ftoissart. The embc,
in the fireplace Of ono Of the min apartment
weIe 4uite low aud the host remarked
What miserable i1e for this cold eeaaou
Etnoulton, herring the observation, bowe
; assent to the Count and strode down tt
siepa. - He wsa ! tall man," says tho 20!
, eiping chsonic1ct, 'ttig IN his limbs aud BY n
mans burdcncd with desh.~ Just outaic
the no.t #cre number Of donkeys who VIC,
being driven past, laden with heavy billet
Of wood. To eeizs the largest of thet
!. | auxdrupeds, burden and all, to swing the
,, lightly upon his shoulder, to mount II
stai1s. and, breaking through the crowd I
Knights that surrounded the fireplace.
, tumble into the hearth upon the h5e-dog
! both tho wood and the donkey. was L
,, Ernoulson hu, Tho work Of fcs seconds.
der. rhn about the field, armed With lar
h.tcl,et. ehoppiDs on tbs feet Of slo enem!
: etoutest soldiers.
Among tho nctatlo athletic performances
i, The present day arc foot raees for wome
: tenberG. They take place At one Of the lea
r ing towns in this p1incips'ity, but those 1t /
r little village Of Market G1oningen arc stat
. to bs the most attractive. This Was forme1
. t;;, m chief nsatket.placo ct she eountE
for the country was. however, the great evt
I: always, and it has coma at last to eupe1se
9 every olhct attraction.
y None but the moAt beautiful and ehzp
lsssee in the pguyirce are permitted to p
tlcipate, and As the prizes are usuhly tenn
10 ing in value, the display Of feminine char
!. IL generally very e1tensi1e.
y Tho girls. In order TO insure perfect II
dom In their movements, arc cltd only !
- solitary garment. fastened loo.cly 1t tho ne
y and reaching not quite to tho knees.
nazeheaded,. ba1efoosed, and bareleeg
h they await With inar&tihncc the signal for
~ start, which being received they bound I
" ward at the top OF their speed. Es
IL Of courHe, Is eager to win ths It,
u Rsize,s and = .:,,,r tncy = are sil permit
" obet1uct tho victorious cAreer Of their ais
y competitors the scene becomes r7the1 Ii
"a " ono. To trip up their companions, dis Ii
IA In tbs ribs to fozre them to lose breath.
40 Them On tbs ground heels orer head. and
~ ever possible strategy 10 deter thcm II
ey winning. is allowable to al. Occasions
n, when some buxom 1Assin Is caught On the
Of another contestant and sent living to
N. earth, tho general view is stated to 1ssum
nx pha+c nors startling and picturesque I
IL proper. and, in fast, tha entire stene appea
r. from al accounts, to 10 ono Of rare ftiakiI
or or fscm beginning TO end.
ma Tho art of leaping lls alwayn hell
We place in tho universal sciences Of Atlilei
c1- from the time Of lte ancient Egyptians to
prteent day. The oEientals sesn to
relates an occasion in which he himself