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An Aernaut's Account of his Voyage Across the English Channe . “ \Ve started from Hastings," says Mr. Simmons, “under somewhat unfavorable auspices, the wind being northeasterly at fine time. A crowd of some forty thousand persons had gathered to w1tness our depar. mre, and as we ascended they gave us a tie- mendous cheer. My fellow passenger, Mr. Small, a photographn‘, was so lost in ad- miration of the magnificent panorama of Hastings lying below us that I had to warn him that he must be quick if he wished to ebtain a. photograph, and we just got the apparatus ready“ as we passed over the beach, the balloon being at that moment git-.25) at an altitude of 3,000 feet. At 3:30 we had along range of coast line, Eastbourne pier being exceedingly distinct. I thought we were a trifle too near Beachy Head ever 70 made any point of land on this side of the Atlantic, but when we at‘ained an altitude of 7,500 fact we soothed a trifle more. Ap. pearances were, however, much against our ever reaching land, and I must acknowledge that I was sorely tempted to come down off Beachy Heae and get picked up. But this would have been rather too ignominious, and }' decided to keep on our course. We had the satis'action, a, few minutes later, to find Beachv Head receding north of us, and we quickly settled our minds to make anight of it if necessary. ,,.:1_- W”; .1..._.J an n. uvvw mu, . “At 4:20 we were overa magnificent (laud scene ; here and there patches of the coast line could be discried far away to the west, while at a vast distance there was a gap through which we got a. patch of sea, with three or four ships very distinct. A mo- ment later and the great curtain or clouds had shut out our lastlandmark. Mr. Small got his apparatus ready to secure a cloud effect, but his shutter missed lire two or three times, and this suggested some little improvements for such experiments in fu- tures From 4:30 to nearly sunset (to the people on earth) our altitude ranged between 59,000 and 9,000 teet. During this interval We got peeps at the sea. many times, but no hnd was seen. We could see the sun’s rays two hours after he had withdrawn from earth and sea. The shadow of the Balloon on a cloud looked very much like a. uhuttleeoek, the ear forming the butt end, nd the balloon and cords forming the ieathers. The transition from day to night was very slow and gradual, and as daylight departed the moon’s rays from dead gold gradually changed to bright silver. Mr. Small said, ‘ Did you see that shooting stall" sion. auuuu mun, nuu ’vu uuv “New. “"5 "w, I said, ‘ Wait a mmutc and I will show you another.’ The balloon had commenced to revolve, and this motion made it appear as though a bright star was dartlng through the aux It was, of coursa, an optical illu- on”... “ A remarkable appearance was caused by the reflection of the balloon in the foetlssing screen of the camera. When we surround- ed with a black cloth the frame round the glass we could see sky, sun, moon, and stars inverted. and the balloon clsaving its head- fiong ‘downward’ course through lllimitable space, the cll'ect being most extraordinary. Soon after ’7 o’clock we hogan to get cold, and set to work to don flannels, &e. Our large wranper got tightly jammed in the rig- ging, hut the hard pulling necessary to get it loose soon made us Ieel warm, and, hav1ng once got up a good circulation, we did not, during the entire voyage, again feel cold. The cork jackets which were supplied by Mr. Cornish contributed greatly to warmth. During the night for more than an hour our altitude did not vary ‘20 feet. This was ex- ceedingly encouraging, for upon our power of poising so nicely depended our chance of floating aloft all night. When the holloon did take a. slight downward turn I carefully noted how much ballast it would take to ‘ stop her.’ The temperature of the air was very regular, and 1 iound that sevenpouuds or eight pounds was sullic out. At 10:15 we saw a vessel almost under us, and came down low enough to hail her, This we did as lustily as We could, but at first got no response, only a remarka‘tle distinct echo from our own voices. At last a voice was heard on deck,‘ Voila. balloon, balloon 1’ ‘Are you English ‘3’ No reply. ‘ l’arlrzz ‘I’ous Franeaise ?” ‘Hui, oui,’ was replied, but with all our French we could not ascer- tain our whereabouts, and whether we were over the English Channel or the Atlantic. “At l0:225 something slightly darker than the normal horizon could be faintly discern- ed. “’0 kept ourselves absolutely motion- less, and, listening intently, we seemed to hear in the same direction a sound as of a far-distant rolling surf. I looked long and eagerly, until I exclaimed. ‘ It’s nothing 7 a'.».n~,. 5L... fnum ‘“Fs"“_7y --‘--~ - “w n V but a. mist,’ for it seemed to change its form, and at last to vanish into ‘ thin air.’ I passed nearly another hour intently watch- ing for lights until a similar dark portion of horizon was brought under view. We could not possibly bring ourselves to believe it was land, because no lights ould be seen up to this time, but at last t are was an unmis. tunable flicker in the exact direction where I was gazing. ‘Look along my finger as a telescope. What do you call that ‘3’ ‘A lighthouse,’ exclaimed Mr. Small. I said, ' I believe that dark strip before us is land, with sea. just beyond it again. If it turns out to be so, be prompt in doing everything I tell you, for it will be sharp work to land (in that strip.’ _ a .» ,,_.__ .__.».’NL..I- uu ullwv “any. “The sound of surf was now unmistak- able, and in about the same time as I am tak- ing to tell this the line of coast was presented distinctly to our view, every minute getting more distinct. The sea now began to ripple up sharply. Ten minutes longer and we were passing the coast line, and sharply lei“ ing toward the other sea. beyond. ‘ What an] t of ground are we coming down on ‘2' said Mr. Small, ‘ Rugged rooks and stone wells, { bdieve,’ I said. ‘ Hold on firm. ()ut goes the grappling iron.’ At first it would not hold, but soon it got wedged into a crevice in the rocks, giving us just tether enough to pass over the precipice and down on to the neach. There was just room for us between the receding tide and the rocks, and none to spare. Had we gone ten yards further and half a second longer we should have been in Hie see. v z \ no N," “ We heard whispering near us. In a few moments a. man and a. woman appeared, but would not at first approach us, fearing. I suppose, we were some monsfrcs. By and by they gained confidence, and then they told us we were on Cape de 11. Hague, the ex treme north-West point of France. \Ve then found that our informants were M. Auguste Lavem of Canton de Beaumont, Arron- UP IN A BALLOON. dissement Manche, and hi! Wife. They most kindly helped us tr empty the balloon of its contents, and ;avc us supper and shelter for the night. Next morning. at 7 o‘clock, we went toview the scene of our df‘scent, and Mr. small photographed it. We afterward proofsded to Cherbourg, and M. Galippe shtes, in the Jmu'nalde Phar- macic, that capper exists normally in all plants, and epecially in wheat. It may, therefore, be detected in bread without its having been raudulentl y introduced. Luminouypaint which contains as a. basis sulphide ofcalcium is rapidly becoming ap- preciated .or special uses. flVhen properly painted, ijects are Visible in the darkest nights wth E pale white light. Life-buoys and lifesaving apparatus are conveniently illumiued, and, perhaps, a most common ex- ample, hatch boxes are doubly useful when painted with the luminous paint. ; In 1. lecture on school-hygiene Professor Cohn Brealau made the remurk that in the use ofphe ordinary slate a. chil 1 who woull sec orJinary ink-writing quite distinctly at a distance of twelve inches must approxi- mate his eye to eight inches from the date to obtain the same distinctnese. He con- siders that slates should be banished from schools; and he recommended dull white tablets of artificial stone, supplied by Prie- batsch, in Breslan, which are written on with a special kind of panel. Mr. John Burns, of Castle \Vemyss, has recently had provided for him by the British post-oilice telephone communication between his cllice in Jamaica street. Glasgow, snl his house in \Vemyss bay, 3 distance of thirty-two miles. This new feature of telephonic science is said to be the longest private wire in the woxldQ It ia what in Known as a. metallic circuit-~that is to say, it consists ot two wires, through which the curmit of (lectricity passes round and round, up one Wire and down the other, al- ways in the same direction. and the two wires are “ twisted.” Ordinary tele- phone and (lectric wires consmts only of one Wire. thence home. ” li‘ew are aware of the present extensive utilization of the various refuse matters dis- carded by tanners and curriers, and known as “paste rounllings, shoulder splits and skivings," for the heels and soles of all kinds of boots and shoea. These materials are cleaned, damped, out by dies, pasted into moulds, compressed in a powerful press, and dried, the refuse in this process being, in turn, manufactured 1nto what is known as He must have been from the \Vest. He was idling about 01d Burling Slip, when he took a tumble and brpught up ix} fine rive-r. hand threw hiEfi a piank to sustain himself, and he was soon hauled out.~ _ “lumen, auu no flue uvvu "um-m. V“... “ Gentlemen,” he said, as he gave himself a shake, “ what’s your time worth per hour?" " I’m getting twenty-five cents per hour,” replied one. “And you were about nine minutes fool- ing with my case. About nine, but We’ll call is ten. Your charge should be about tour cents, about four, but we‘ll call it five. I haven't anything smaller than a. dime, but one of you em run across the way and get it; changed 1" “ We don't want pay,” remarked one. “You don't? But you must; accept of something. Here, boy, run over and buy me a cqufile of pears hhx‘Chased and p1 wed in his hands, and as he put one pear in his pocket and bu into the other one he renlmjked: H “ And if you ever come within fifty miles of where my uncle lives, he’ll be glad to have you stop all night with him. H e keeps a hotel, and his charges won’t be over $13 1’ The following paragraph, entitled “ The Dimensions If Heaven,” is from ‘Lewis’ l’enny Readings ;”â€"-“ ‘And he measured the city with a reed, twelve thousand fur- longs. The length and the breadth, and the height of it are equalWâ€"Rev. XXL, JG. Twelve thousand furlongs equal 7,920,000 feet, which, being cubed, is 496,703,088,- 000,000,000,000 cubic feet. Reserving half VUU,qu,vvv,uvv v .......... __ of this space for the Throne and GOSH] of Heaven, and half the balance for streets, we have the remainder of 124,198 2'2,000,000.- 000,000 cubic feet. Divide this by 4,006. the cubical feet in a. room sixteen feet Square, and there wiil be 30,321,843,750,- 000,000 rooms. We will now suppose the world always did and always will contain 999,000,000 inhabitants. and that a genera- tion 113125 for 33 1 3 years, making in all 2,970,000,000,000 every century; and that the world will stand 100,000,000 years or 1.500 centuries, making in all 2,970,000,- 000,000 inhabitants. ’lhen suppose there was one hundred worlds equal to this in number of inhabitants and duration of years, making a total of 2,997,000,000,000,000 per- sons ; and there would be more than a bun- dred rooms Sixteen feet square for each per- One of the greatest little witches that ever lived was the 3 year-old girl of a certain Methodist D. D., L.L. D.,~promincut alike for vigorous preaching and stern practice, but whoae ideas of duty does not extend to the restraining of his children nor the holding up of his wife’s weary arms. Hence when his little “thorn of his flesh” became too troublesome and troubleons, he would with- draw to his study leaving herto the mother, and she, often with an audible prayer for strength, would persevere. One day Gracie was left alone for a moment all prepared to make a visit with her mamma, dressed in pure White. In a few moments she was J _r__AL ,0.“ “NHL. missed from the room and search was made. Up stairs. down stairs, and in “ my lady’s chamber," passed the weary mother. At last she entered the kitchen and saw the child playing in some 8001;, and black as the substance itself. When she saw her mother in the door looking at her more in sorrow than in anger, quick as a flash the little one dropped on her knees, clasped her grimy hands, and lisped, “ O Lord dive us patience !" No jest wasit or family speech, only the prayer that had often been the plea. from a weary, true mother’s hawkâ€"Boston Travel ’m‘. Three-Year-Old‘s Prayer for Patience. The Dimens ans 0" Heaven. He was Gratefui. I,,<..v>o¢ acumen. In 1881, 4,000,000 acres of land were un- der cultivation and the production of Wheat was over 31,000,000 bushel =. In 1882 the trade of the Whole of Australia exceeded £115,000,000 atg. Victoria, Australia, excel; in big trees, a. fine specimen of the Eucalyptus Amygdalina. has been found recently winh an altitude of 430 feet. Trees are found there with a cir- cumference of 86 feet. Irelcmd sends out yearly 19 800 men and boys to garner the harvest of the seas ; they secure annually 26,959 tons. Scotland sends out 48,100 fishermen, who catch 216‘le tens each year. Each Scot therefore catches 4; tons annually, wh 1e each son of Erin catches but 11; tons. One of the machines userl in a. watch fic- tory will out screws with 589 threads to an inch. These threads are invisible to the naked eye, and it takes 144,000 of the screws to make a. pound. A pound of them is worth a pound of pure gold. Lay one of them upon a. piece of white paper and it looks like a. tiny steel filing. The population of Egypt in 6,798,230, of which 3,393,918 are males, and 3,404,312 fe- males, Cairo has 368,108 inhabitants: Alex- nnrdia, with its suburbs, 208,775: Port Said, 16,560 ; Suez, 10,913; Tantah. 91.725 3 Dtmiâ€" etm, 34 046 ; Rosetta, 16,67]. ; Mansourah, 26,784;Z1gaxig, 19,046. The quantities of coals, cinders, and pat- ent fuel exported from the United Kingdom to foreign countries and British settlemnnts abroad during 1881 wareâ€"Coals, 18,759,981 tons: Cinders, 415,762 tons: patent fuel, 412,310 tons; total, 19,587,063 tons. The quantity brought into London amounted to 10,574,807 tons. In 34 cities of the United States from 50 to 82 per cent. of children of school-age are not enrolled. In 86 cities the average at tendance is only about two-thirds of the en- rolment, or one-third of the population of school-age. These 86 cities contain over 8,000000 inhabitants, or nearly one-sixth of the total population of the country; but more than a. third of their population of school-age never enter the schoclroom at all. Minister Young, at L’ekin, says he learns from Ofl‘icial sources that the census of China, as taken last year for the purpose of taxa- tion, shows n. total population of 255,000,- 000. This does not include the Mongolian or other out-lying dependencies of the em- pire, but only the eighteen p~ovinces of China proper; nor does it embrace various aboriginal tribes. Including these, it is pro« bahle that the populiiion really exceeds 3,000,000 In 1810, Australia exported only 13,000 lbs weight of wool, in 1882 the total export of Australia. was over 414,000 0001b. weight. In 1816 the value of the wool exported was $521,000,000, Then in 1882 the whole col- onies exported 125,000 tons of tallow. In 1861 there was no boiling-down establish- ments, and consequently there was no tanlow. In 1882, 10,000 pounds of meat were exported to Great Britain. In 1788 the live stock of Australia censisted of one bull, five cows, and a. call, about seven horses, seventy-four pigs, and 300 head of poultry. Today in Australia there are 75,000,0000 sheep and 0‘000,000 cattle. A great sensation has been caused at St. John, N. B , by a case of wife-abduction. About three years ago Miss Lena Robinson, a handsome young lady whose father occu- pies a prominent position in connection with the Government Savings Bank in that city, was secretly married at Amherst, N. Y.. to De Blavier Carritte, a son of Dr. Carritte, of that place, contrary to the wishes of her parents, who had a more eligible partner in view. The couple separated immediately after the ceremony, the lady retnrning to her parents and Carritte going to New York. When the secret leaked out there was great indignation in the Robinson household, and it was determined that a dirorce should be procured. For this purpose, it is said. the young lady resided in one of the Eastern States for some time, but Carritte was de- terminedly opposed to any such proceeding, and the lady was brought home. Carritte returned to St. John this vear and establish- ed himself in business. He was not allowed to approach his wife, About 10 o'clock on a recent Saturday night, accompanied by his friends, he followed Mr. Robinson and his daughter towards their home, and when in a dark street assaulted Robinson and seized the young lady, and putting her in a coach on hand for the purpose drove off. Three days later Carritte and his wife were found in a. hotel where they had arrived about 2 a.m., after a drive around some country roads. Carritte was arrested on a warrant for assault, information having been laid against him by Mr. Robinson. The young husband acted on legal advice, and it is believed that the young lady was privy to the abduction. The parties move in the best social circles. ” I have just let the contract for the swill of n y house for the next season at $500,” said the manager of a large summer hotel to a Journal reporter this morning. “ The price is very low, and there seems to be no reason why the contractor should not make $1,000 clear out of the deal.” “How can he treble his money '1" “ Because, the swill itself is Worth at least $1,000, and then the dishes he picks out. be- sides the marked ones, are good for $500 more. ‘Vhy, do you know that at one of the Coney Island hotels, where I was for- merly employed, a man was hired for the express purpose of sorting over the swill, and picking out the dishes?” “ You should get into the kitchen of a large hotel when a rush comes. Everything goesâ€"spoons, forks, knives and dishes. Generally the silverware is marked, and so is returned by the contractor. The waiters are very indiiferent. 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