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kind minister took Emma to many
places Of interest. He pointed out to
her the beautiful buildings in Notre
Dame and st. James Streets, showed
her the city squares, and finally took
her up into the great high tower of
the Cathedral Of 10 Notre Dame,
where she had a most lovely view Of
the city and the St. Lawrence, and OF
tawa Rivers. At about 4 in the after
noon she went to the Boston train. She
shook hands with the clergyman and the
conductor, and thanked them for all
they had done for her. The latter in
troduced her to the conductor Of the
Boston train, a tall man, with sandy
side whiskers, who in a most pleasant
voice said he would take the best care
Of her, and would wake her at least half
an hour before reaching Concord. N On
this train good fortune continued to fol-
low her, for a kind lady, who learned
Emma's history, told her that she was
acquainted with her father, who went to
school with her when he was q boy.
Ats o'clock the next morning Emma
Rand stepped from the Pullman-sleeper
at Concord, where her Aunt Nellie
clasped her in her arms. She had tray
eled over ,1,10O miles, 1apd had shown
what 'as brave little girEeould do who
wanted to go to her grandfather's to
Christmas. has oilaI L at2cyqI
A Balloon Voyage to the North
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An Englishman has lately been illus
trating his ideas of a balloonsvoyage to
the North Pole ia the London Graphic.
His plan proposes three balloons sub
stantially connected together, capable
of carrying six men, beside three tons
weight Of gear, boat-cars,, stores, provi-
sions, tents, sledges, dogs, compressed
gas and ballast. The triangular frame
work connecting the balloons would be
fitted with ropes, so that the occupants
could go from one balloon to another in
the same manner as sailors lie out, upon
the yardslo of a. ship, and the balloons
would be equipoised by means of bags
of ballast suspended from this frame
work, and hauled to the required posi-
tionby ropes. Trail ropes would be at
tached to the balloons, SO as to prevent
their ascent above "a certain height
(about 500 feet) at which elevation they
would be balanced in the air, the spare
ends of the ropes trailing over the ice.
The boat-cars would be housed in for
warmth, and telegraphic communica-
ton kept up with the ships by means OF
wire uncoiled from large wheel
as the balloons moved onward.
This wire, being marked at every five
miles, would also serve to keep record
of the distance traversed. Commander
Cheyne proposes that the balloons start
about the end of May, on the curve OF a
wind circle, of known diameter, ascer-
tanned approximately by meteorological
observations conducted on board the
vessel, and at two observatories some
80 miles distant in opposite directions
It Is estimated that, with q knowledge
of the diameter of the wind circle, and
the known distance from the Pole, the
balloons would u be landed within al
least twenty miles of the long wished
for goal. There the balloons could be
securely moored; and when the neces
sary observations at the Pole had beer
carried out, a return wind, could be Sc
cured for their return, the requisite full
initiation having been madeaby means o.
the surplus gas taken out in com
pressed condition. The returning voy
ayers would arrest their course to the
southwark on the parallel of latitude OIL
which they had left their ship, and thu
remainder of their journey, east or west
would be performed by means of TIM
dogs and sledges conveyed in the bal
looms. -'
The Russian Trophies at Kars
The Russian trophies in Kars are be