Show tim THE since the famous fets arid and lectures of oe dr NV or ern i pocket edition of sampson nearly every state in the union has come out with a strongest man or local champion orsome of some sort or other with ilith the rage of our people for conventions we ave shortly expect to hear of a convention or tournament of champions to see who shall stand as grand master blaster of this new order of physical nobility rival is horn from the 11 star of the east most down doan to 11 blue nos edoin a d his bis claims are thus alius aft t felt foith bv a colt coi correspondent respondent espo odthe of the boston bosten averl avei ring lg that he knows what bat he sty to be true mr air william ot of kennebunkport is in all probability the strongest man in fit tire the state of maine on one occasion there were v ere several men in the blacksmith shop of D S ward in myself self with the rest when ahen one of the be pa party asked a s the of an anvil annl that eat at on a block k 1 in n the shop the smith replied N 50 pounds ill 1111 bet says the interrogator ro that broo brooks k a will litt lift it by the hoin hoi n by one hand it bapp happened ened that mr brooks was just passing at the time so he be was avas just ca called I 1 din in and aelem if lie he could lift the anvil lie ile said aid he could arid and would I 1 lift it with the heaviest man dian in the crowd on it the heaviest man in tile the shop lid did noi no weigh but pounds and lie he got on when br brooks boks took hold of the horn of the anvil and raised it nearly dearly three thee inches cc I 1 have lave often seen him shoulder a barrel of flour with his bis feet tied together once I 1 saw him take a barrel of pork with nith tte heads in by the chimes with his hia teeth and lift it from the floor so that I 1 put a half bushel measure under it I 1 think such strength th is rarely seen in a man of lbs weight eil lt |