The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-10-10

sn@s tno uootoFa portoImshces creetou
was equal 10 that Of the Berliners .
few years ago At Jorguery's fests. TIE
most wonderful OF these wrs known as
The trapeze feat. Tho Frenonnnan hung
suspended by bis legs from swinging
bar, and by sheer muscular strength
lifted heavy horse and its rider OF the
stage, ,suspending them several miputs.,
and then letting them down gradually
and - evenly NJ he raised them
Thompsod's achievement At Rochester,
n. Y, recently, was, however, In the
opioion Of eOmpesens judges, mere eur
pridng than this. Thompson lay face
downward on firmiy 6xed ladder, and
resisted The Efforts ofs team Of power
FOL horses TO pull him from that posi-
tion. A nevspaper writer, 10 review
Ing this wonderful performance, re-
marks that the little mention With
which II escaped could happen only 10
q nation where strong men were CON-.
mon.
The same feat IN 1875 gave William
Joy The name Of the Knglish Samson.
The medical faculty Of visnna thought
the ssrsegth OF Joaeph PospischilH
worthy Of discussion ct several special
meetings. This man hsld table sus.
pended by his tssth while three gypsiss
danced upon Il. He and ons Of bis
brothers bore upon their shoulders =
sort Of wooden bridge while . horse
drawing . cart full Of stones passed
over Il. POsPiscbillpa strength wss
thought 10 reside In bis back, and be
bones we're said 10 10 twice as large a.
the usual slse.
Fishing parties Aad explorers In the
wilds Of aorthsrn Wisconsin were Q
fsw years ego familiar With Peter Pan
quetse. the Samson Of the sssion. He
was . famous woodman, possessed Of
mighty snduranoe and musclsd Ike Iron.
Senator CLARK says: al have bad him
bare bis am 70 me, and crack hickory
nuts upon The musclss- IL vas like
cracking them on . stone. lie oeuid
take handful Of dried hickory nuts
and crush them to pieces by merely
sishtsnips bis Sat-" oa one occasion
while serving As guide for . party ol
explorers, yoke Of Gxen drawing th.
boat down the Fog gave out through
fatigue. Psnqagtss took their plae'
and hauled the host along. needing thI
strain lees thsn the beasts Sheppard
The wonder Of the Coventry volunteers
whose muscular development .ns~su
10 che description Of PAnquetts, lik'
the latter, wore his hair long Will
The hAlf-breed it waa Q custom derives
from his coPper-oOlor d ancestors, ba
With The ruddy E,sIisbm.n is was IL
obsdienos 70 bis bslief that ali hi
strength lay ia his srlIo~ aowing locks
Sheppard could lN . heavy man II
each hand and hold thsm &C arms
lsngth. H souid tois snnrmsus tables
hsrrsls sod hsSs II -four about. .
thJnsh they wsrs filled With Fathers
Hs could take pester pint po. AMI
tear IL 70 piece with his teeth, aud b
could MUNICH large oystsr-ahslIs &C Z
person would munoh biscuit. 5hsp
pard was the wonder Of the oountr.
} around. bat bis prosperous populari.
developed enemies, and some Of thsss
|. IL related, induced tbe strong man
drink deeply, and while sunk in
stupor cut OF his luxuriaut hair. shsP
) pard avoks, fsls bis bare poll, and
tones Of horror aAnounoed his strengt
. vas gons. Whsthsr because such W
ne case, or beeause he wished TO OK
cite supsrssiti6as OrsdaIisy, the strcu
nan from that moment was veal, ,timi
and heaissting until Ais hair grew Ion
again. a