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Extfaordinary PHYSICAL strength.

The strength and dexterity of the
'ehamals" Of Constantinople in carry
ing enormous burdens, are, says the
Levant Herald, proverbial, and it is
surprising to see one of these, poor east
eri porters quietly piodding his way up
or down some hilly street with perfect
mountein of material piled eupon his
back Frhe loads they carry are most
miscellaneous, but even old residents,
blases on this point, were astonished
recently to see hhmal staggering along
the Grand Rue de Pera with large
four-wheeled carriage, ali complete ex-
cept the horses, lashed on his1porter's
knot. It would be interesting to- know
what are the habits and diet of this
powerful hamal. Is he an early riser ?
Is he tetotallerP Does he smoke 4
and how did he bring himself into such
a condition that he can carry a carriage
instead OF requiring carriage to
carry him His muscular power
must far exceed not only that of Milo.
but even that OF the celebrated English
athletic, Thomas Topham OF Ellington,
who, on the 21st of April, 1893, adver-
tised himself to perform several feats of
strength at the Nag's Head, Gateshead,
en- the Odd of the month, namely " He
bends an iron poker, three inches in cif-
cumference, over his arm, and one of
two inches anda quarter rotfnd his neck
he breaks a rope that will bear two
thousand weight, and WITH his finger
rolls up a pewter dish Of seven pounds
hard metal I; he lays the back part ofhis
head on one chair and his heels on aHz
other. and suffering fonr men to stand
on his body. he moves them mp and
down at pleasure he lifts tube six
feet in length with his teeth, with half
a hundred weight hanging at the fur
ther end OF il : and lastly, to.oblige the
public he viii lift butt fun Of water.i'
Topham, however, did not, like the ha-
NAL of Constantinople, carry four
wheeled carriage on his back, nor did
his extraordinary strength conduce to
the equanimity Of his temper OF to his
peace Of mind, If we Judge from his END,
for in the obituary notices Of last centu-
~ it is stated that on August 10, l74a.
"died Thomas Tophsm. known by the
name of the Strong Man, master Of a
publick- house in Shoredisch, London.
IN a fit Of jealousy he stabbed his wife,
then cut bis own throat and stabbed
himself, after which he lived two days. .
GEoReE WAsHNeroS's nurses have,
at length, all passed in their checks,
but his private memorandum book is
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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10
TIRED MOTHERS.

A little elbow leans upon your knee,
Your tired knee, that has much to bear
child's dear eyes are looking lovingly
Prom underneath thatoh OF tangled hair,
Perhaps You do not heed the velvet touch
OF warm, moist fingers, folding yours 20 tight
fol do not prize this blessing oFer-Fnuch
fon almost are too tired to pray tonight 3
But Il is biessednessl year ego
did not see Il as do today
We are 50 dun and thankless and too slow
To catch the sunshine till Il Slips away.
And now 81 seems HIIrpassiug strange to me,
That, while ware badge Of matherhood,
did not kiss more Oft. and tenderly,
The little child that brought only good.
ARd II. some night when you sit Gown to rest
You miss this elbow from your tired knae-
This restless, curling head from on your breast
This hspinF tongue that chatters constantly:
II from your own the dimped hands had slipped.
And ne'er would nestle IN your palm again
IT the white feet into the grave had tripped,
could not blame you for your heaEtache, then
wonder 50 that mothers ever fret
AZ little children olinging to their gown:
Or that the footprints, when the dave are wet
Are eyer black enough to make them frown
II could md q httle muddy boot
Or cap, or Jacket, on my chamber floor:
II couid KISS rosy, restless foot
And hear its patter in my home once MORE
II I could mend broken cart TO-DAY.
To-morrow make kite, 70. reach fhe sky
Thare is no woman in Gods world could saw
She was more blissfully content than T.
But ala the dainty pillow next my own
Is never rumpled By shining head
Ny singing birdling from its nest Is flown,
The little boy used to kiss is deadi
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph (thasl mean that ycur sub
scriptior is out or unpaid. aud that
you are requested to pay mp once.
We would take great pleasure in extend
ing credit to our friends aud patrons.
but cash alone via pay expenses. and
We are forced to adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you VIII comprehend
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SE We enter no new names on our
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esiyed this morning, been dsqfeatd,

ceived this morning, been deefeatd,
losing ten thousand prisoners.
" AeHson9e ! impossible I' cried NJ
But he concluded that it would be
wise, under all tie circulastalces, to
follow the advice Of his friend the
nlaire. Immediately on his return
from his sixth compulsory trip to s.
he gave his consent to his daughters
betrothal with the hated, Prpssiap, and
from that time he received no more or
ders from the German headquarters to
ride on an open locomotive.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

BKrnKw, the English reader, at
dinner given him in Ottawa. some
weeks since, promised to speak q good
word for Canada, when he returned 20
England, 70 those intending TO emigrate.
In a recent speech at Liverpool he
counseled his hearers 70 give Canada
the preference ever the United States,
strongly recommending emisranta 70
the Dominion.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

Ak ArzAsrk doctor advises persons
afraid Of cholera 10 stand on their heads
for one minute three times 8 day He
argues that this arrests abdominal de-
preston, and would be a healthful
gymnastic exercise at any time.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10
The ACTION Of the Brain.

The brain, the organ of the highest
manifestations of life, performs its ae-
tions like the spinal cord, and an elabo-
rate network of blood-vessels distrib-
utes the nutritive fluid throughout all
its parts. Yet the mass of brain does
not keep its functional activity con
stantiy at work The whole organism
rests after the days labor is over the
brain, when not working, preserves
only its life of nutrition therefore the
religions of ancient Greece, not without
reason. regarded sleep as the brother of
death. The quality Of blood transfused
into that organ during these two condi-
tions, 50 different, of sleep and wake
fulness, is not the same. DR. Pierquin
had the opportunity Of making obseIva-
bions upon a woman IN whom disease
had destroyed large part of the bones
of the skull, and deprived the brain Of
its membranous covering; the nerve
mass, quite exposed, shown with thst
brilliant luster observed IN ali living
tissue. While at rest in sleep, the sub
stance Of the brain was pink, almost
pale; Il vas depressed, not protuding
beyond its bony case. AT once, when
all the organs were quiet, the patient
uttered a few words In a low voice, she
was dreaming, and Ia few seconds the
appearances Of the brain completely
changed the nerve-mass was lifted, and
prominent externally the blood-yessels,
grown turgid. were doubled IN size !;
the whitish tinge no longer prevails !;
the eye sees an intensely red surface.
The tide 81 blocd Increases or lessons IN
its how, according to the Viyidness Of
the dream. When the whole organism
returns TO quiet, the lively colors Of the
infused blood fade away by degrees,
and the former paleness Of tha organ IS
observed aRain. 1nesnccessiono 81 these
phenomena permitted the conclusion
that increasing action of the cerebral
cells attracts a considerable quantity Of
ble0d to them Popular Science
Afouthllt
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

A MEueAE was recently eauRht steal
ing lumber from q church ct Browns
vile, Texas. His captora we're Pioua,
God fearing men, and. contrary 70 the
Texas custom, allowed the poor wretch
few minutes for prayer and reflection
before assessing damages.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

A LADY Of a very economical turn Of
mind not long ago illuminated with her
presence a Rhode Island calm bake.
with her came sizsyear old son. who
Likewise illuminated the occasion by
marvellous and transceBdsnt power Of
absorption Of Gains. The saltiness Of
this delicious food naturally aroused in
this young gentleman sn urgent thirst,
Ehieh, as the Marehionsss phrases Il, be
proceeded 10 - esqueneh with ice-water.
No mother animaled By the instinct Of
economy. eoald. Of course. endure for q
moment this wicked waste. With in
dignity in her port. wrath flaming in
her eye, she intimated loudly 70 that
degenerate boy that having paid Cor bis
dinner 81 claims she was not n-going 70
have him oocapy aYailslsie space with
ioe-water. When one reflects what an
iuvalnasle congrossmen tins noble We
man WoHld make. her inteligibility 70
that ofice seems almost more than one
can bear calmly.-Nelg York Tribune.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

JUDAH p. BESyANS. formerly of
Isouisiana and the Confederate eause. is
earning SOS, 600 year as a lawyer in
London.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

IaAxeuAaz is the amber IN which a
thousand precious and subtle thoughts
have been safely eT8hsddea and preeerF-.
ed. Il has arrested ten thousand light
ming flashes Of genius, which, unless
sixed and arrested. might have been as
bright, but would hGve also been IS
quickly passing and perishiug IS the
lightning. Trench
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

come,
Q weary, weary feet +!
That stili must wander ter and fro,
Relief and resi- Fere ssyeet- ss-1-ss-.
But stid the pal1l-f. rang, cedselcss moan
efs Breaks from the breast
- And st5II tlle mother strives to soothe
~ ILs ElIsf ring child to rest.
10, st tlls door = giant form
Stands sulen, grand and vast
Over that broad brow every storm
Iife's clouds can send has passed.
Those features of heroic mould
r. stt can walEeu awe or fear; tl.~e.
Those eyes have known Otheno's serowi
The maniac glare OF Isesr.
The deep, full voice, whose tones can sweeI
In thunder to the ear,
Has learned such softness that the babe
Can only smile to hear
The strong arms fold the little form
Upon tie massive breast.
50 Go, mother, sgill watch your child"
He whispers; sgo and rest y
All night long the giant form
Treads gently to and fre;
All night long the deep voice speaks
In murmured soothing low,
Until the roseight CT the morn
Flushes the far-of skies,
In slunber sweet on Forests breast
At last the baby lies.
o Savior, Thou didst bid one day
The children come to The!
He Wsao has served Thy little ones
Hath he not, too, served TheeR
Low Hes the sctor now al rest
Beueath the summer Hght
Sweet be his sleep as that he gave
The suff'ring child that night
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

NKw YozK has over 100 centenarians,
one-third Of whom are negroes.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

JAzIEs RUssKI.I LowEz.L suggests that
Noah shsuld be canonized as the patron
saint Of newEuapeE correspondents
ssbeing the only man who ever had the
very latest authentic information from
everywhere.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

WHrs whisper farbidden IN polite
socisty? Because it isnt eiond.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

GEoRGE WAsHNeroN's nurses have,
at length, all passed in their checks,
but his private memorandum book is
beginning TO crop out in southern items.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10
a rRuE mcIpErr.
By LUCY B. HOOPER.

Al ErielIt Ionf. tla baby voice
j - Eased Flitiful and losE
Az nig1t 1cng the mother paced
YEARLY 10 and fros
Striving to WOO TO those dim eyes
Health-giving slumbers deep;
Striving to stay the hutt'ring life
With heavenly balm OF sleep.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

..AfR. spzAkEH, % exclaimed member
of the Arkansas legislature, 8 my col
leagae tapnts me with desire for fame.
/ scorn the imputation, sir. Fame, sir
What IS fsme2 tits a shaved pig with
a creased tai. which slips through the
hands Of thousands, and then is acci-
dentally caught by some fellow that
happens to hold on 10 it. / let this
greassd-tailed quadruped &c by me
without any effort to clutch it, sir"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

TERz are forty eranges, with a mem
bership Of over ] 900, in Bourbon coun-
ty, Kan, and their association hss al
ready resulted In procuring agricultu-
Eal simplsnneatss at half the former
prices, shd general supplies 1t an aver
age Of . per cent. less. They are pre-
pairing to build a mill to grind their
own grain, and contemplate the ineor-
pofation og q company 10 mAnufacture
their own implements.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

sFAeE. -. amo. amo. - . -
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-11-15
The New York City Labor Market.

The New York World, in a review OF
the labor market and the progressive
shrinkage of values, says:
The Typographical Union will use its
influence to persuade all employers
throughout the city not to discharge
their operatives, but rather to reduce
the wages of all, or put them on short
time. This plan, they think, would
prevent much suffering which can in no
other way be avoided. The same men
will advise. all their confreres to assist
the employers by willingly working g
little longer for the old wages or ac-
cept a reduction of pay. This is nc
time, they think, for employers and en-
ployed to be at war. The panic is ca,
lamity to all, the rich as we'll as the
poor, and they contend that all ought
to help one another to weather il
through.
The coopers are the only workingmer
on strike at the present time. A large
number of that very numerous class
have taken exception to the course pur.
sued by the firm of Havemeyer 4 Elder,
aad are trying to make them yield to
the demands of the workingmen by
uniting on strike. Thus far the firm
have stood their ground, keeping theil
shop in working order by importing
coopers from the country.
About 200 parasol-makers, girls, are
at present idle in consequence of g
strike. The employers recently reduced
the prices from and II cents apiece te
5 and 10 cents.
At one book printing company and
binding establishment in Williamsburg
the largest in the vicinity of New York
the operatives have been put on nine
hours time. In the various job Offices
the expenses of running have been cut
down to the lowest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-11-15
AU-HallOWeen.

The night of November LIST was ALL
Halloween, an anniversary hallowed by
memories of joyful feastings and inno-
cent revelries. The origin of this fes-
tival is unknown, but it undoubtedly
was instituted in the period of paganism.
Some historians, however, have been
content to derive its observance from
the Church festival of All Saints, which
occurred Oh the LIST of November. The
ideas that were associated in the past
with ALL Halloween have continued to
meet the sentiment of its observance
even to the present day. Virgins have
looked upon it as time for divination,
and many are the methods they have
used, and yet employ, to evolve man
from obscurity and nothingness. Old
housewives of the Celtic stock recite to
youthful feminine auditors how maidens
have had their spells to work harm to
them, instead of being a means to
satisfy their curiosity in regard to their
matrimonial fates. Yet afterward the
traditional practices will be followed.
Jenny ate her apple at the glass, hope
full to view over her shoulder the face OF
the coming spouse and, from the
queer formations of melted lead dropped
into water, Jennie, Maggie, and the
rest of the girls augured the pursuits
of their future husbands. Afterward
the bevy of females focked out, each
with her mouth filed with water, and
one of her hands filled with salt, to run
around a square. Then when man is
seen, there was a general sputtering
screech, mutual clutching of dresses
for support, and finally the retreat oi
the party in noisy mirth, the man who
caused the commotion being left tC
wonder at it. These are the closing OBJ
servances of the evening, meet only fol
maturing maidens. Before them the
children "ducked for apples" and
burned their noses and creased theil
faces at "snap apple )" and lovers au.
cured much about the steadiness OF
"burning passion from the action oi
fire upon nuts. Altogether, the festive
observances of All-Halloween are harm.
less and pleasing, and partly of thai
same poetic kind that lend a mystery tc
st. Agnes Eve, when Gas Keats muse
tells us)
Young virgins might have visions of delight,
And soft adorings from their loves receive,
Upon the honeyed middle of the night,
Ii ceremonies due they did Alright.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-11-15
A Municipal Gem.

The City of Birmingham, England,
suffers from an emborrdS deS richeSses.
A gentleman recently deceased, who
seems to have possessed more money
than brains, bequeathed a valuable dia-
mond to the corporation, and the mem
bers of the Town Council have been
puzzling their brains to decide what
they should do with the legacy. One
of the Aldermen suggested that the gem
should be placed il the art gallery, but
it was objected that it would not be safe
there, and would be altogether too
tempting" The Mayor thought it
would probably "be better in public
hail." while one of the Council express
ed the hope "that it would not go forth
to the town that the Free Libraries
Committee were afraid to trust the dia-
mond in the art gallery" After much
discussion it was decided that the dia-
mond should be placed on exhibition in
the art gallery, but that His Honor the
Mayor should have the privilege of
wearing it on such occasions as he may
desire" The importance of the Brum-
magem civic functionary will doubtless
be much enhanced by his appearance
under the shelter of the corporation
gem.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-11-15
Beecher Among "BuIlsY and +" Bears. !,

Beecher Among "BuIls" and "Bears. -
Mr.. Beecher in a Friday lecture re-
lated his experience at the Stock Ex-
change:
"One day Che said) I stood in the
Exchange to hear the maniacs holler,
and to try to learn, if possible, what
their hubbub meant. 1t seemed that
each one stood barefooted on hot iron,
and that it hurt SO they were forced to
dance and yell. 1 said to the Vice.
President or Secretary, who was at my
side, DO You understand what they
sayP Perfectly said he, I can't see
how you do said 1. Suppose, said he,
there are fifty or sixty mothers at an
evening party, all chattering and laugh
ing and having jolly time. One of
them has baby in an adjoining room.
1t strikes up plaintive wall. Do you
think that all the sounds in that Babel
of noise can drown the voice of that
child-can keep the sad notes of that
cry from reaching the mothers carp
No. said I. Just So continued he.
6 In all this din I sort out the different
sounds. I catch those that are signif-
cant, for interest has made it necessary
and training has made it easy.
Thus, he reasoned, men do things
that seem impossible, and to carry the
analogy higher:
"Our High Priest looking down upon
us hears our plants. He feels for us
as we feel for those who are dear to us,
and He answers us. believe that God
sometimes smiles at the childishness of
our whines, just as / do when my baby
tumbles and cries because it thinks i
has been hurt. do not smile because
l do not feel, but because | appreciate
the ludicrousness of the younster's po-
sition. Mirth and affection are a part
of devotion"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-11-15
In the Scums.

Eugene Sue, the French novelist,
used to visit in portions of Paris. In
ragged and dirty apparel, he wended
his way city-ward, to localities where
even a cleanly mechanic would have at
tracted unpleasant attention. Into these
horrid resorts, the Ratcliffe Highway
and Seven Dials of Paris, differing only
from their London parallels in that the
degraded types of humanity in Paris
have larger share of the demoniac
element in their composition, the
ci-deUant dandy found his way, trusting
to his plausibility and good nature to
keep him out of harm, and to his pre-
eminent muscular force to extricate
him should he become entangled in a
row, or, as the denizens of Ratcliffe
Highway would term it, tabernacle
fight" Here, in some low tavern, he
would shake hands, and be hail-fellow-
well-met with the scum of humanity,
the assassin, the forger, the thief, the
chiffonnier, the pseudo-maimed, and
the mendicant. Here he would assist
at wretched festivities, when bad
liquids would mock the miserable be-
ings who partook of them with some
maddening imitation of joviality. Here
Sue was able at last to see life as it was,
without any of the lacquer which had
seemed so wearisome in the gilded
saloons of fashion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-11-15
Wetting Coal,

People who prefer wetting the winters
store of coal to lay the dust on putting
it into their cellers, do not generally
know that they are laying up for them
selves store of sore throats and other
evils consequent upon the practice.
Even the fire-damp, says an exchange,
which escapes from the coal mines,
arises from the slow decomposition of
coal at temperatures of but little above
that of the atmosphere, but under aug
mented pressure. BY wetting q mass
of freshly broken coal and putting it
into cellar, the mass is heated to such
degree that carbureted and sulphu-
retted hydrogen are given off for long
periods of time and pervade the whole
house. The liability of wet coal to
mischievous results under such circum-
stances may be appreciated from the
fact that there are several instances on
record of spontaneous combustion of
coal when slowed into the bunkers on
holds of vessels. And from this cause,
doubtless, many missing coal vessels
have perished.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-11-15
A Startling Query.


Gerald Massey, the English poet and
lecturer, appeared on Sunday evening
in New York before large audience,
his subject being the words of Robin
son Crusoe's man Friday: eff that
God SO strong why He not kill that
devil ?" The lecturer stated that in
this passage of De Foes there was
more food for thought than in any other
he had ever written, and the expecta-
tions of the audience were great when
he started out in very intelligent
manner. Before going far, according
to New York papers, the lecturer
plunged into sea of mythology, He
braic and Egyptian, from which he did
not return even at the end of the lee
ture, leaving his audienceso completely
bewildered that nobody had any idea
what he was talking about. A city
paper says "Mr. Masseys learning
will claim him recognition as a lecturer;
but if his other lectures are as mystical
as Why Does not God Kill the Devil p
very few of his auditors will under
stand, although they may admire him. u