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Military Ball00ning.

it is the difficulty of securing suffi-
cheney of gas for imitation that at present
stands in the way Of employing balloons
N the field. The French balloons are all
large ones, for they were constructed,
most of them, for postal service during
the serge and, besides the mails and aer-
onaut sometimes carries three passengers.
With the exception of half a dozen, all
the balloons which left Paris had uni
form capacity of 2.C00 cubic metres, while
one, in which NJ. De Fonvielle and three
other persons travelled from Paris to
Louyain, measures 5000 metres. Such
bulky balloons as these are unsuited for
the field, where the problem is to send a
single observer aloft with the minimum
amount of time and trouble. The small
est balloon and the lightest gas for the
purpose are what the soldier seems to re-
quire, and it is toward these two points
that attention has lately been directed by
Capt. Templar and the other officers
who are Just now occupied in the
study of aerial navigation in this
country. Naturally enough, hydrogen
holds out the most promising features as
a lifting medium, and it is with this gas
that experiments are once more to be
made As our readers remember, the
weight Ct hydrogen is calculated TO be
ia grains per 100 cubic inches, while
air, Oh the other hand, weighs 81 grains
and IS the lifting power Is represented by
the difference between these numbers, it
stands TO reason that theoretically a bal
loon, if filed with hydrogen, need be of
but comparatively small dimentions. I'm
fortunately, in practical affair like bal
loning, a lot of accidental matter requires
to he takesr into consideration, and two
of these are the facts that it is difficult to
secure pure hydrogen, and more difficult
still to keep 1t In the balloon envelope
when secured. Capt. Templar is sangu-
inc that a 10000 cubic feet balloon is
quite capable of lifting an observer nigh
enough for recOnnoitring purposes. II
filed with hydrogen, and well-nigh
proved his case, the other day when
he overcome gravity, if he did not rise,
with tie aid Of light cal gas with
which this small balloon was filed. The
cosl-gas, specially manufactured for his
balloon, and had lifting power of so
pounds per loco feet, so that total Of
500 pounds was here at his disposal. As
we have said, this was insufficient for an
ascent, for, besides the weight of the
aeronaut, there are, il must be remem-
bered, envelope, car, tackle, cable, and
ballast to be taken into consideration
Instead of 500 pounds, hydrogen of the
same volume would have supplied lift.
power Of TOO pounds, and this Of course
would have been ample, and TO spare, fol
an ascent. But perhaps tie most inter
esting feature of the present ballooning
experiment will be the trial of compress
ed gas. As our readers know very well
compressed gases are now q eommeIcia
article N tins country, and you may pur'
chase cylinders Of oxygen or hynroger
at 20 atmospheres pressure. As our Roy
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-14

Arthur lngoldsby would value, as be had
done, toe priceless treasure of Lilias love.
He told himself he was glad things had
happeked as they had; but he knew, in
pite i it all. that he would have felt bet
ter pleased if Lily had pinned after him,
Just little All women are alike, and all
mem shaw there was no use in troub-
ling his brain further about the matter.
Uncle Peckham met him on the thresh-
old with a troubled look.
"Have you heard the rumor, Daylmanef
No. We'll, of course it can be nothing
/ but a rumor. The house of Esterbrook
& Esterbrook is TOO well established to
be shaken by mere fall OF French
stocks"
"What do you allude to, sir9' asked
Henry. scarcely comprehenolng his
uncle's meaning in the abstraction Of his
mind.
"Whv. people are whispering about that
the Fsterbrooks have failed"
And before the sun went down on
Change the whisper became trumpet
yoice-the rumor was a certainty. Ester
brook & Esterbrook had failed, and Mr.
Dalmayne was engaged to a Pennies
bride.
Henry Dalmayne, though week and
facilitating man, was no scoundrei. He
married Sarah Esterbrook, and lives with
ter now in Cover Street lodging house,
daily growing more and more weary of
his life, while in his heart he cherishes
the sweet memory of Lilias Raymond,
now another mans wife.
He had broken his plight, given up the
ienderest aspirations of his soul, and,
blighted his whole future, TO marry an
deiress-and he had missed the heiress
after all!
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Toms face got redder and redder. HI
tried to look serious, and then broke into
laugh.
"Oh that's your game, is its" he said
"Trying to beat me with my own weapons
are you little womanln
well, don't you like the plant" said
Nellie, demurely.
mo, by George, I ion'tl" said Tom.
"Well, then, I'll make bargain with
you. AS long as you will keep your
things in their places, I'll do the same
with mine; and whenever you don t.
"Oh. I wiIlln interrupted Tom.
"Come, Nellie, I'll confess like a man
you We best me this time. Only just put
things right in this awful room, and I'll
never throw anything down again. There
now, let's kiss and make it up, MS the
children say"
Nellie rose, and laughingly held up
her sweet mouth for the kiss OF peace.
Aud then, under the magic influence of
her deft fingers, confusion was suddenly
banished; and when Mr.. Granger came
round to spend the evening, he decided
that nobody had pieltie- wife or tidi-
er home than his friend Tom Carter.
Wise little Nellie having gained pos
session of the matrimonial field, took
good care to keep it until Tom was quite
cured of his careless habits. Sometimes
he seemed threatened with a relapse;
but Nellie, instead of scolding, only
had quietly to bring something of her
own and lay it beside whatever he had
tossed down, and it was sure to be put
away Immediately, for Tom seldom failed
to take the hint.
And If some other little women, tidy
and as wise as Nellie, takes hint also,
this little story will serve its purpose.
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al Engineers carry about with them in
the field such unwieldy things as pom
tens, they can hardly grumble at a wagon
load of hydrogen tubes, and with these 1t
is suggested to fill balloon just wherev-
er reconnaissance Is to be made. On
nearing the enemy the first convenient
spot will be chosen for the manufacture
of hydrogen, and this will be compressed
with the assistance of suitable apparatus,
into The tubes, to be drawn off again
when the ascent is to be made. In this
way there is always TO be gas at hand not
only to fill the balloon but 10 keep up
constant supply for limited period,
since hydrogen. under the most favorable
circumstances rapidly exudes from a
balloon envelope. A military balloon, II
appears to be decided, must be captive
one.-Nature.
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The Stranger.

The city was at its busiest. 1t was
twelve O'Clock quite, 1t might have been
half minute past, but that's secondary
consideration, when tall, handsome
man might have been seen-no, no;
think that been said before-when tall,
handsome man acds seen viewing the pub
lie buildings with feelings of wonder
ment. The stranger was not dressed in
in the ordinary acceptation of the term
of course he had clothes on, but
his appearance, like the weather,
was decidedly sloppy and his
bronzed face and long beard went far to
further the idea that he had JUST arrived
from some distant cIis;b.
So thought Mr. Fox Sharper, smart
looking man ABOUT forty, VINO had all the
appearance of a man about town; IN
fact, who looked like as we'll with very
mobile features. He had been cycling the
stranger for some time, and 81 length
spoke; he didn't speak at length. but
shortly remarked that she'd make q bet
that such buildings couldn't be matched
anywhere"
After this Mr.. Sharper volsnteered
much information as to the dangers OF
CITY life, pointing out how necessary il
was for any one unaccUs1omed to Its
WAYS to beware of swindlers, related how
be himself had become prey, and finally
proposed q visit to neighboring tavern
The stranger willingly assented, sever
81 glasses were drank, and paid for By
Mr.. Sharper. who insisted that the
stranger should be his guest fer the day,
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tlemen. She bore her prosecutions meek
ly, however, and the blacksmith in his
| shirt-sleeves said nothing.
| "'Where's your horse?" asked the con-
| fdent jockey, who was to drive his COM
petitor.
"'She'll be here in time, now. Don't go
to given yourself any extra trouble about
ner, now, cause you'll have your hands
full, I'm thinking, by-and-by. Void yer
give for that skillet you've got on yer
headf
"That's my riding cap, Sawney.'
'Edsactly. And them silk fixins !;
ar'n't them rayther costlyF'
Where's your horse? Times up
scout of the way with that old crow
bait shouted one Of the fast boys, haul
ing up at this moment, and seeking 10
get the place occupied by the blacksmith's
team.
"But there stood the mare, with her
head dropping almost to her feet. SEEM
ingly jaded and woe-begone, when the
blacksmith hoped into the gig, looked
at his watch, and said:
ERE VIC are, then, mister
"'But where's the horse that you are
going to trotg
"Here she is.'
"'Well, I don't trot with no such a
keleton as that, mind you,' said his OPP
ponent, not by "a long chalk
'And a furious roar of merriment went
up from the crowd, who were in ecstasies.
"The blacksmith insisted, however.
He'd trot his mare, or claim the money.
And the animals were duly called to the
start, mile heats from the crossing, best
two in three.
cat the word, away they went, the
horse fairly leading the way. The mare
kept behind up to the half-mile post, fell
away on the third quarter, and the horse
came into The post splendid winner, in
2.42-the mare barely saving her distance,
coming home at half gellop and half
trot, amid the yells of the crowd.
"The blacksmith had friend in the
congregation who had had "a pile OF the
ready To be sure. no ore knew this.
and he was evidently a rich man. He
took all the side bets he could muster,
AZ big odds against the mare. She blowed
badly at the stand, and the blacksmith
looked haggard and earnest. The crowd
roared again at tho second start, but this
tine the roar was brief
"'Now go, thirty ninep screamed the
blacksmith, as away they went on the
heat. And she did go. Instantly taking
the pole she stretched right along, passed
The half-nliIe mark, finished the third
quarter without misstep, and came home
five lengths ahead in 2 40.
''Money began to change hands again
But the horses came up for third heat,
and at the word, now go, "thirty-
the mare made an awful gap between
herself and her competitor. The mare
led the way-aye, every foot of It'll
from the start, and, diStaDcing her com
petitor, passed the winning post well in
hand, way down in the thirties. She
was good I'm, added our narrator.
"And what became of this beast?' was
asked.
"Oh he sold her for thousand dollars
before he LETT Boston. She went South,
but died soon afterward. She cost him
with a new set of shoes valued at one dol
lar, forty dollars. he called her Thirty
niue
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a sgugasm Fpeatfs.

There is something terrible IL the thought
of having our friends stricken Gown at our
side, without parting word OF endearment
or consolation-one moment at our side in the
flush of vigorous life, cheering our hearts with
their loving sympathy; the next at our feet,
pale with death, deaf to our cries and needless
Of our tears. Every excessively fat person 8
in instant danger of such death. Seven
tenths of the victims of obesity die Of heart
disease or apoplexy. Aliens Anti-Fat, the
only remedy for obesity, reduces the weight
by regulating the digestion and assimilation
of the food II is perfectly harmless, and its
use will insure, in every instance reduction
of weight from two to five pounds a week.
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The Forget-Me-Not.

Mark the forgetme-not by yon brookside,
Its roots the aud, its stems the waters hide;
Its blossoms seek the sky
So, though thy feet be rooted in earth's slime,
Raise thou thy head above the waves oftime-
Look up on high!
See how the blossoms, earthward bent awhile,
Turn as they ope to meet the suns bright
smile,
And, as they upward gaze,
First flush with pink, then n.irrew heavens
own blue,
And every flow'ret bears, of sunny hue,
crown OF rays.
o thou whose thoughts are fixed on this
worlds toys,
Look up to Him from whom are all the joys.
The beatifc sight
VIII change thee till the human grow divine,
And at the last upon thy brow shall shine
A crown oflight.
-Suaddu NaGaZf1e
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William Grace.

As general inquiry of "What is Grace's
Salve and who is its originator" may seem TO
be a question worthy Of being answered, we
have been induced to give the following brief,
vet truthful account of its history: This Salve
is vegetable preparation, invented in the sew
enteenth centuty by DR.. William Grace, Is no
WAS surgeon in King James army, and who
from that time always used it in his profess
sional practice, whenever soreness or inhama-
ton presented itself. As q medical agent foi
the cure of wounds it was followed with
great success, and thousands of the veterans
that were wounded in the campaign OF 1858
and 1859 owed TO this sol lie salvation OF
their lives. Col. Richar Grace, who was
King James chamberlain, introduced this
Salve into the royal palace, where it was used
with the greatest success, and highly es-
tepmed for its virtues in the cure of sores. At
the siege of Athloue, Col. Grace ordered 1t to
be administered to his compatriots who were
wounded during the memorable day OF the
battle: and it was used with such success
that the head surgeon of the army at Augh-
rim ordered DIR. Grace to manufacture l0o
gross, and distribute it among the hospitals
before the battle On the sad defeat at Augh-
rim after Ginllles army took possession ofthe
battle field, several ambulances, which had
been abandoned by the retreatng army, WGle
und to contain sealed cases OF the SalVe, L ne
English surgeons tested it upon their wounded
and ascertained its value, and thus were both
of the eontending armies befrlended by It,.
Both DR.. William Grace and Col. Richard
Grace died Ia the campaign OF l6al-the FORM
er OF di ease, the latter killed in the intrench-
ments of Athlone, with the flag OF his country
wrapped around him, cheering his men on 10
victory. After the death Of Dr. Grace, the
Salve was not used much outside the family,
until the rebellion OF 179S, when William
Grace, grandfather of the subscriber, anpled
its virtues. at the buttle of Ross TO his brave
comrades who fell wounded while fighting for
the rights Of their country. This salve was
quite extensively used in certain localities OF
ireland. boinr furnished gratultously by the
Subscribers parents until ls4S, when they left
the land of their nativity and came to this
country, bringing with them the secret OF the
Salve they received from their ancestors.
They continued TO make the Salve as before,
for their neighors free Of chage, until the fall
Of 1861, when the freouel calls for it, and the
serious cases cured by it, iafuced the sub
scrbsr to bring it into more general notice.
and 20 charge a small price for the article
that has received the recommendation OF pa
triots upon tue battle-ields of yore, as well IS
from persons of the present day.-Toronto
advertiser, Marcs G, 1878,
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Mountaineer's Prayer.

Grid ma with the strength Of Thy steadfa;
hillsl
The speed of Thy streams give me-
In the spirit that Gains, withthe life that thrills
/ would stand or run for thee.
Let me be Thy voice. or Thy silent power
As the cataract or the peak
An eternal thought in my earthly hour,
OF the living God to speak.
Clothe me in the rose-tints Of Thy skies
Upon morning SUBMITS laid;
Robe nae in the purple and gold that flies
Through Thy shuttles Of light and shade;
Let me rise and rejoice in Thy smile Alright
As mountains and forests do;
Let me welcome Thy twilight and Thy night
And wait for thy dawn anewl
Give me OF the brooks faith, joyously sung
Under clank of its icy chain!
Give me OF the patience that hides among
Thy hill-tops in mist and rain!
Lift me up from the clod; let me breathe Thy
breath;
Thy beauty and strength give me!
Let me lose both The name and the meaning
of death.
In the life that / share with Thee!
Lucy Ldrcom.
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Drinks were followed by dinner, dinner
by billiards, at which little game Mr.. S.
professed himself novice, and played
like one. After this they proceeded to
the theatre, Mr.. Sharper still insisting up
on paying tor everything. At last the
stranger thought he must be going. Mr..
s. pressed him to accept the hospitality
Of his roof, but in vain. Surely then he
would exchange cards; he had never met
SO delightful a companion before-he
must see him again. The stranger said
he should be most pleased, and, with
singularly significant smile, handed his
pasteboard. on which vas inscribed,
hHarry File, Detective Office, Central
Station" Sharper lost all interest.
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Burglars broke into the house of nor.
ribly ugly old maid, the other night, and
Just as they approached her couch, the
woman, who was dreaming she was being
proposed to by han !some young man
rose up in bed, and exclaimed, "Yes love
{ Will marry your The frightened bur.
glars sprang thirty feet through the win
dow.sash and never stopped until they
were hid under haystack fifteen miles
from town.-IohH. Chronicle Herald.
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Rhennatism q the Heart can Dc Be cured

Read this:
II have been very much troubled vi Heart Disease
for he eight years, not being abe 70 GO
ans lak0rious Hork for two years have been cot
stastly troubled wi pain about my hear pass
er uoaav without Kper enciag pain Dr.. T. q Moore
Of Concord and other nhyscians, called my dihicu Y
Rht uuletisn H Have been gregty troubled
10 yet 5is. tn at times and sinking sDels
accom- panyinQ dificulty Of breathing SO tn have
hec1 ia great DANCE Of immediate dsath. Have used
hnJ two bottles OF the HEART RE- ULAIOk and
tbous considering myself cured Gao say that %
isys work without sry difficulty. and think eVeutu-
aly shall tecoms almosr entirely vel have III
4 esd otaers to Z = the HEART REGULATOR, and
would graf fully mnsad Il TO al
JERE,6IAH bfTrs, Concord n. h
DR.. Graves, HEART REGULATOR is for
sale by druggists at 50 cents and 81 per bottle.
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Ease Attainabre b, the Rheumatic.

Yes, although they may despair of relief, it
is attainabIe by rheumatic sufferers, for there
is a remedy which carries off, by means of in
creased activity Of the kidneys--important
channels for blood purihcation-the acrid Gle
ment to which pathologsts the most eminent
attribute the painful symptoms-a theory
completely borne out by urinary analysis.
The name of this grant depurent is Hostel
ters Bitters, preparation likewise celebrat-
ed as a remedy for constipation, which causes
contamination Of the blood with the bile
and a certain means Of relief in dyspepsia,
fever and ague, aud nervous ailments. 1t is,
perhaps, the finest tonic eXtant ard is highly
recommended Us a medicinal stimulant by
distinguished physicians and analysts, who
pronounce it to be emmently pure and very
beneficial. The press also endorses it.
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To BE OF PERMANENT BENEFIT medicine
must reach the source OF the disease The
reason why ScovILE's Blood AND LIVER SYRUP
is so successful in overcoming scrofulous,
syphlitic and eruptiye complaints i that It
entirely roots out those impurities which
give rise to them. The cause OF the evil be
ing thus removed and the normal purity Of
the circulation restored, the skin resumes its
original elearness aud sores and pinples dis
appear. Sold by all Druggists.
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Familiarity with the writings Of the great
poets is a necessity TO eny one who wishes to
appear wen IN company. For i0c. We viii
send d book Of 100 selections from the bean
tiful melodies Of Moore, the grand poems Of
Byron, and the uuequsled songs Of Burns
50 popular songs. Desmond s. Co, 915 Race
ST. Pniia.
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Tested by Tame.-FOF Throat Diseases.
Colds. and Coughs, BROWNS BRONCHIAL
TRooHEsn have p1oped their efficacy by a test
Of many years 25eents q box.
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For upwards OF tnIrty wears Mrs. WINS
Lows SOOTHING SYRUP has been used
Tor children with never i,sfling- success. It
coirscst scIdity of the stomach, relieves wind
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Hon. G. r. Parsons. mayor of Rochester
was radically cured OF Brighps Disease by
Craig's Kidney Cure. Depot ~ University
Pl NY.
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To cleanse and whiten the teeth, to sweeten
the breath, use Browns Camphorated Sapona-
eeous Dentifrice. Twenty-Five cents u bottle.
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If any person would see the difference be-
tween real worth and real worthlessness let
him buy . small pack of Sheridan's horse and
cattle powders aud feed It out to his hens.
The increase of eggs will surprise you.
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Best organs rs a whole and best workman
ship in detail, u the conclusion reaeked at the
Paris Exposition as to the Mason q Hamln
Cabinet Organs. Organs from thirty best
pared by four juries-yiz., the Glass Jury,
G CUP Jury, Jury of Presidents and Supreme
jury who awarded to Mason q Hamlin two
highest awards.
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