Freeiancl Tribune Established 1883. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY, BY THE TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY, Llmitsfi OFFICE: MAIS STREET ABOVE CENTRE. FREELAND, PA. SUBSCRIPTION KATES: One Year $1.50 Six Months 75 Four Months 50 Two Mouths 25 Tho date which the subscription is paid to Is on tuo address labd of each paper, the change of which to a subsequent date be comes a receipt for remittance. Keep the figures in advance of the present (late, lie port promptly to this office whenever paper Is not received. Arrearages must be paid when subscription is discontinued. Ma' e all nu my orders, checks, etc,,payable to the Tribun Printiny Company, Limited. The new Hessian special taxes on bachelors and bicycles looks like wan ton discrimination against two of the principal amusements of young wom en. The United States can furnish ex cellent counsel ou the disarmament question and also excellent battleships if Europe insists ou more war mate* rial. French Canadiau papers and men are still lamenting the exodus of mem bers of their race from the Province t- Quebec, aud they say that unless checked it means death to French- Canadian iutluence in the Dominion. The automobile, with its big pneu matic tires, is a road builder, and not a road destroyer, like the heavy, nar row steel tired vehicle. The more automobiles there are the better will it be for our roads. From every point of view they should be encouraged. The story of the heroism of Mine Dreyfus is one of the brightest pages in the history of the century, and the age may well rejoice iu the belief that hers is not an exceptional case, but that the world is rich in having millions of wives as faithful, as devoted uml as heroic as she. A Baltimorean who has been a close student of household economics has recutly made a comparison of the weight of paper with the weight of food supplies purchased. Iu one day's purchase it is said that the paper wrapping amounted to about ton per cent, of the total. In a list of sup plies costing about SI.DO, he found that the paper which was weighed with the provisions cost 11 3-1 cents. He claimed that this was altogether out of proportion. Tho growth of the Christian En deavor societies, whose eighteenth in ternational convention has beeu held in Detroit, is without precedent in the history of church work. In 1831 the few societies thou n existcm- ■ had LSI members, aud n 1383 the n . lber en rolled had advanced to 2K . Then the memli i hip in-Tensed f • • BJOS in 1381 t 11. >0 1 1 I.SS", to .. , );)0 in 1880, to 110,0 0 in ISB7, to . )<V).)O in 3SSB, to 1)00,003 iu 138 \to ■ 5,000 in 1890, until now it has 55,813 societies and a total membership of more than 3,500,000. These figures prove < on clusively that this movement has been directed by masters of organization and leadership, that its purposes have appealed to the poj ular heart with ir resistible force, and that i is destined to a still greater growth and larger usefulness. Original measures have been taken in Charleston, S. C., to protect tire men from the danger of contact with live electric-wire*. By the terms of an ordinance on the s'lbje t each com pany having tho right to string elec tric wires must connect its station with the fire-alarm system, and on the occasion of each fire-alarm must send an emergency wagon and one or more competent men, with necessary ap paratus aud tools, to tho locality of tiie tire, where they must act under the direction of the officers of the lire department. In addition, a special signal has been arranged, in obedi ence to which the electric companies must turn off the electric-current iu the district of the lire. Heavy pen alties are provided for neglect to com ply with the ordinance, and they are cumulative for each day of neglect. Latent In Life lielts. M. Janet, a Frenchman of Bauvals, finds that, four toy india rubber bal loons attached to a yard of whipcord make a swimming belt or life buoy. The balloons should only be half full in order to resist the waves better. This life belt can easily be carried in the pocket and Inflated at need. Kept Ilnsy Digging Cellars. "I ain't only got but one objection to beln' moved about, house an' all, by these 'ere cyclones," remarked the*vet eran farmer. "What is that?" asked the eastern tourist. "Why. I've got t* dig a new cellar under my house about ever' two mouths." —Ohio State Jour nal. THE LADDIE WHO WAS ALWAYS GOING TO DO!" There lfvod long ago, in a town I oneo knew, A laddio who always was "going to do"— borne act of great /alor, some deed of re nown. Some glorious feat that would win him I Fame's crown, nis hopes.they were manv, his doubts wore : but few, This bravo Utile lad who was "going to do." Out alas! While he dreamed, while he fashioned vvith care The wonderful castles ho built in the air, llis tasks were neglected, his lessons un learned, Life's homelier duties and pleasures wore spurned. rrom childhood to youth and to manhood | ho grew, Still boasting of all lie was "going to do." The wealth he hud hoped would bo bis to command. Was granted to others, who worked while he planned. The honors for which in his fancy he schemed, Were showered on others, who dared while he dreamed. So many bright chances had passed him, that few Were left for the lad who was "going to do." At last ho awoke from his visions so bold, To Had himself friendless end choerless and old! No mighty achievement had blazoned his name, He never had mounted tho ladder of Fame. Not one of tho wonderful dreams hud come true That woro dreamed by the lad who was "going to do." —lda Goldsmith Morris. C0000023C;OGOOCOC02000J30000 § THE BOY THAT DARED. § By Warren McVelcli. 8 OG-OOCODODCOOCOCOjOODGOOOOO i j 111 ,it i- —- VERY street ur 7iV /J/ m chin knows that ii 'MI 0 UP on New ifi, [Hi I lork ' B great MftwSwL'k.' I East Side, at 1!' • ::>Ti H I th e fo oto f Mi®, QjTrr,\ Eighty-sixth (1.1 IJh street, is a va- I•" in cant sand lot. v Ss J The lot is trian- I• I S u,ar in shape. a alß i olle eni i of ■ v II ft V\) it jut", noselike, • \st '-"A A/'I/'V ' out into the East !v P-Y Kiver. This <vl>] l.iif I little noseof the sand lot is called "The Beaeh" on the upper East Side,and every afternoon in the summer time there gather here hun dreds of boys, who, clothed only in short trunks, spend hour after hour in the water, drying themselves after the swim iu the hot sun, or in front of an improvised lire. It was here that The Boy That Dared wa3 to bo found on a certain very hot afternoon not so long ago. James Jackson was his name, but January was what they all called him; why, no body—not even January—knew. If January were to be pitied, he cer tainly did not know of it. His life was comparatively comfortable. Iu the summer ho loafed and slept in the open air. Iu the winter he did about the same thing, only he slept in stables audhall doors. Two nightmares he had: the police and ths Children's Society. Brass buttons were the emblem of both nightmares, and January hated brass buttons. January was the leader of a "gang." That is the proud eminence to which every little wharf-rat aspires. To be a leader of a gang one has to swim better, light better and excel one's fel lows iu all other branches of athletics and art, and January so excelled. And above all things, January never "took a dare." Dots of boys will tell you they never took one, but there are mighty few who can say so truthfully. January was the one boy who never had backed out of any task set for him by his comrades, and so they looked up to him and thought him the finest leader a gang bad over had. A gang, it should be said, is not the horrible thing the world makes it out to be. It is simply a little clan of boys who stand by each other when there's a snowball battle going on, and who treat each other when there are any pennies iu the exchequer. It was a hot afternoon, then, and January and his friends were dress ing themselves—or undressing them selves, rather for a swim. There were about twenty hoys in the party, and a great overgrown mongrel cur to watch the clothes while the boys were in swimming. Pedro was very warm himself, and would have liked nothing better than a dip in the water, but a heavy fog lay down over the river and the beach, and Pedro knew that if he but, left the clothes for one instvut somebody might creep up in the fog and steal them. So at the Word of command from January, be threw himself down on the hot sand ami put one great paw on top of the little pile of old trousers aud shirts that did duty as clothing for his two-legged friends. All undressed, the boys were about to make a dash for the water, when off iu the fog they heard the tooting of a steamboat. A few seconds later the strains of a brass band came over the water. The boys stopped and listened. They could plainly hear the churning of the steamboat's paddle-wheels, and the strains of the 1 .ml, and the laughter of thoso on board. Pedro, who didn't like music, howled. "What's dat?" asked a very young member of the party. "Picnic," said one of his elders, and then, whooping and howliug, they ran down th > beach. Suddenly a pierc ing shriek enme through the fog. The boys stopped short again and looked at each other. Again the shriek came over the water to them. By this time the excursion boat was very near to them. Tho shrieks of a woman plainly told all they wanted to know. "It's a kid," cried January. "You dasßn't," exclaimed ahoy near him, and January and all the rest of 1 tho crowd locked at him, "Don't do it, January," said half a dozen of bis friends, but the leader of the gang was on bis mettle now. "I dassn't, oh?" be chuckled, and then with one leap be was in deep water and going with the side-stroke like a youg seal in the direction of the excursion boat. Ail this bad taken but a second, and the next moment the half-hearted crowd on the beach saw Pedro dart by them and go head first into the water after his friend and master, for the dog had scented tho danger. January swam with all his strength, and pretty noon he made out on tho t">p of tho water a little bundle of clothes bobbing around. Tho boy knew then that the child had, by some miracle, taken kindly to the water and escaped so far with its little lungs empty. Two or three strokes brought him to its side, and he grabbed it with one hand and turned over on his back and began to Uoat. He placed the lit tle one on his breast, aud looking into its pretty blue eyes began to pet it with tho few homely words his untu tored soul suggested to him. A moment later something cold touched the side of his face, and turning his head he saw his dog. "Hello, Pedro," he chuckled; "look at the kid. Ain't it pretty?" Pedro snorted and then swam around, ready to render any assistance that might be needed. Then the boy heard tho dipping of oars, and he knew that tne steamer had lowered a small boat, so be beld on to tho baby firmly, aad called out to the men in tho boat with all his might. A few minutes later I the small boat came alongside of him, and he aud the child were hauled into j it. January reached tho deck of the steamboat, and a woman threw herself upon him and began to cry. Another woman, evidently the child's mother, had the little baby in her arms, hug ging it to her heart to warm it a lit tle. Men flocked about January, and one of them handed him a dollar bill. "T'anka," said January, and he thrust the dollar bill underneath hi 9 trunks. "My brave lad " began another man. January scented a speech. "What you giving us?" he snorted, and then he went over and patted the baby's wet clieek. The little one looked up at hioi and smiled from ear to ear. * r zo long," cried January, and be fore anyone could stop him, he quickly mounted the railing and plunged into the river. When he came to the sur face again he was quite a distance from tho steamboat, and Pedro was there waiting for him. "Come on, old Pedro," cried January, and so they swam back to the beach. "Well," said January, as he pro duced the do'lar bill aud showed it to the admiring gang, "I dassn't, didn't IV" Through the fog came three shrill whistles from the steamboat. It was saluting January, and the leader of the gang aud all the rest of the gang gave three cheers in answer. Then January and his friends finished their swim, and that night they spent January's riches at the outdoor circus. —Saturday Evening Post. rxAHijilei of Old-Fuflltiouod Dentistry. Dentistry, like other usefel arts,has progressed with the times. There was a time when aching teeth were be lieved to be inhabited by devils iu durance vile, and all sorts of charms were used to drive out the trouble some demons. Even to this day those who suffer tho tortures of toothache wonder if the old theory is not cor rect. A certain Thomas Lupton in 1G27 gave the following directions for tooth extracting: "To draw out a tooth, fill an earthen pot with emets or ants and their eggs, and set the same pot in hot embers so long until all be burned into akhes; and when any doth ake, which you would draw forth without pain, then take of the same powder, and touch the tooth therewith, aud it will fall out." It is told that Dr. Tushmako, of Boston, inveuted an instrument for pulling teeth that lost him all his friends. It was "a combination of the lever, pulley, wheel and axle, iucliutjl plane, wedge and screw. A child of three years could, by a single turn of the screw, raise a stone weighing twenty-three tons," says 'John Phcenix. That was in the days when men wore cumbersome metal plates supporting false teeth in their mouths. General George Washington was noted for a gold toothplate of this sort, which was rather large aud puffed out his lips and cheeks noticeably.—Chi cago Record. Photographs Lightning Flushes. "Scientists," says the Philadelphia Record, "are much interested in a fad which NV. N. Jennings, of Philadel phia, has been indulging in for the last eighteen years, and which, they say, has proven of much value to tliem. No thunderstorm of any moment passes over tho city, no matter whether it is day or night, that does not find Mr. Jennings, arrayed in a specially con- I structed rubber suit, on top of his house, photographing the lightning flashes. When the enthusiastic pho tographer first started this amuse ment with his highly sensitized plates he spoiled hundreds of them before he could obti in any satisfactory re sults. Finally, after two years of fu tile effort, he discovered the right plau, aud now his success is wonder ful. This work is considered so im portant that Kelvin, the world re nowned scientist, has placed himself in communication with Mr. Jennings ! in order to secure the earliest news of any discovery which the Philadelphia | scientist may make." In Norway the average length of life ! is greater than iu any other country > on the globe. Simplicity of Tacnl Women. The natives of the Philippine Islands—that is the pure bred natives or aborigines—are called Tagals. They are of the Malay race and are about as wild and unsophisticated as any of tho savage peoples of the world. They are not an ill-favored race, and some of the women are very pretty. iKIk m//nk l\ \ I )wM TAGAL PEASANT GIKI.. Tho illustration is made from a photo graph of a native Tagal peasant girl, ller family evidently has had the bene fit of contact with civilization, as her dress indicates. Some of the Tagal women dress elaborately, but in the country places, it is said, they are wholly unconscious of the feeling of modesty as applied to dress so com mon with the women of Europe. Fight Between Ctimelg. Two camels were brought into the grounds at the back of the palace and made to face each other. They were male animals, whose vicious tenden cies had made it necessary for them to be kept from the rest of the cattle and who had been carefully fed in the chieftain's fighting stock as being especially powerful animals. At a signal from the prince tho creatures were let loose and shambled toward each other. At first they mere ly feinted and skirmished about in clumsy fashion, their loug, awkward legs an irresistibly ludicrous sight. Presently they began to foam at the mouth, their faces became contorted with fury, and a sort of fencing match took place. Their heads darted from side to side, and they strove to seize each other with their teeth. They groaned and roared furiously, and the specta tors were soon worked up to a high pitch of excitement. At length one camel seized his enemy by the leg, while the other, a large, long-haired animal, retaliated by laying hold of his opponent's ear. Blood flowed freely, and opinion was divided as to which camel would be the vic tor. At last the long-haired camel, whose grip on his adversary's ear was not very firm, suddenly let go, but the other continued to hold oil to his an tagonist's leg and even to drag him about, roaring with pain. Tho prince eventually gavo the or der to separate the combatants, but it required the efforts of nearly a dozen men with ropes, chains and cudgels to put an end to the affray. Even theu the wound on the leg of the van quished camel was so serious that 1 believo tho poor creature was crippled for months.—London Globe. Goetho'ft Mlgnon Found. The Goethe Society, of Vienna, has just discovered the real story that lies back of Goethe's beautiful creation of "Mignon," which has passed into so uiauy songs and even into an opera. This story runs that in 17(5-1 an Ital ian equilibrist, named Caratta, went to Goettiugci: with his troupe. In his company was a child, evidently of good family,who took her part with marked reluctance. The report soon spread that the child hail been kidnapped by Caratta, but lie fled, and escaped ull inquiry. The fate of the eleven-year-old Po trouella, as she was called, caused a great sensation in Goettingen. Young poets of the town wrote on the theme, and Daniel Schiebler, one of the uni versity students, collected these poems into a volume. Soon after Schiebler went to Leipsic, where he was thrown much with Goethe, aud told him the sad tale of little Potronella. A decade later this Petrouella became one of the most charming of poetic creations. —Goetbe's "Mignon." A Strange Spring. Perhaps the most extraordinary •pring in tlio world is that which gushes up from the trunk of an oak tree at Ouchy, Switzerland. The tree is an old ouo aud of immense size, and it is a mystery just how tho water ever forced its way up through tho trunk from u hole through which the little stream of clear, cool water, babbles out as from a faucet. The villagers regard this tree as endowed with miraculous properties and many visitors come to Ouchy to see the strange sight. j NEW YORK FASHIONS. | Is || Designs For Costumes That Have Be- | come Popular iri the Metropolis. NEW YORK C:TV (Special). Checked tweed iu brown aud beige made this stylish skirt, which may form part of a cycling or golf suit, or be used for general outing or rainy day wear. The skirt comprises four gores aud displays the sheath effect at the top with a pretty flare from the kuees to the lower edge. The front gore is of narrow width at the top and joins to wide circular side gores shaped with uuderlaps, over which the front goro closes with double buttons aud loops, as shown, or with buttons and buttonholes, if so FOUR GORED BICYCLE SKIRT. preferred. The centre back gore is gathered closely at the top, the ful ness being invisible under tho deeply laid plaits that meet closely in back. This arrangement gives necessary saddle room when mounted and a be coming flare when off the wheel. A deep underfacing of the material held in place with rows of stitching about an inob apart finishes the lower edge of skirt. A smooth interlining of haircloth is recommended to insure both safety and style. To make this skirt will require three and one-fourth yards of material forty-four iuches wide or two aud one- MISSES' WAIST. half yards of fifty-four-iuch material for short length, and two and three fourth yards of forty-four or two and one-eighth yards of fifty-four-iuch material for full length. A Chamlnj; Waist. Mauve drap d'ete, velvet of a darker shade, white corded taffeta and irregu lar insertion are stylishly united in the charming waist illustrated iu the large engraving. The pretty bodice decoration of velvet is finished separ ately and applied over the completed waist. It may be used as au acces sory, for other waists may be worn with low pompadour neck and short sleeves for evening dress. The full fronts are supported by fitted linings that close iu center back, the square yoke of corded or tucked tafi'eta being applied over the lining. The collar is of taffeta to inntch the yoke facing. The two-seamed sleeves have becom >ug fulness at the top and are ar ranged over fitted linings, the wrists being decoratod with bauds of velvet and insertion to match the bretclles. The mode presents opportunity for the introduction of three contrasting ma terials, which is ofttimes desirable when remodeling misses' waistß. The bretelles may be of some material dec orated with braid, ribbon or passemen terie, the yoke and oollar facing being all-over lace underlaid with satin in white or some becoming color. To make this waist for a miss four teen years of age will require one and one-half yards of material forty-four inches wide. The Correct Thing to Wear. Shepherds' plaid woolen materials in black and white, petunia and white and gendarme blue and white are the very height of fashion just now for making up into skirts, and the correct thing is to wear a short jacket or coat made of satin-face amazoue cloth to match the color of the check material of which the skirt is made. The fancy ' shape rovers and collar are faced with I the shephe-ds' plaid. White crystal [ buttons nre used to decorate double- breasted and open-fronted coats, and certainly look more stylish than or dinary bone buttons. Lisle Thread Gloves. Thread gloves, having for years been the joy of the simple aud sen sible, have recently been taken up with a rush by the fashionable and rather freakish element. This is chiefly because with their capital suede lisle gloves the manufacturers have achieved a cotton hand covering that fits exactly and smartly. Thread gloves in a variety of soft tones,are very preferable to silk, and women with pretty, plump hands aud arms wear elbow sleeved muslins in the afternoon with flesh, pink or lilao suede lisle gloves reaching to the crook of the arm and end of the sleeve. One potent argument in favor of these hand covering is that not only are they cool, perfect protec tors against sunburn, but they wash just like lisle thread stockings. Foulard as Popular an Ever. The craze for foulards has by no means abated. Iu fact, as the season advances so are more patterns sprung upon the market. They are all of the very softest, satiny order, very differ ent from the hard combination of silk and surah of yore. The most popular colors are a mixture of blues and white, but pink and black, and even mauves, have been in great demand. A Huge In Jewelry. The butterfly is becoming the rage for everything, just as the bowknot was a while ago. When enamelled in natural colors it makes a pretty pin for stocks and the hair. As brooches set with precious gems they are be wilderingly lovely, and add to the fineness and daintiness of lace. A Novelty In Comltß. Pompadour combs, in real or even imitation shell, are considered the best taste by many. If set with semi precious stones or genuine jewels they are prettier iu dark hair than the plain shell. Saftliet ot CI i lit on and Silk. Wide sashes of crepe de Chine, chiffon, hemstitched taffeta aud soft Liberty silks in eveuiug shades or in bright Roman stripes are telling items of dress. They fasten with a rosette and a second rosette catches the ends together a few inches below the waist. On the Wearing of Veil*. White veils are becoming only to brunettes, to women with very large eyes or a brilliant complexion. Black veils with big dots should be worn by women with large features. A plain inesh is the most genteel in appear ance. Child'. Frock. White dimity is here daintily as sociated with fine tucking and lace in sertion which is sold all ready for yok ing. The fashionable square yoke forms the upper portion from which depends the full front aud back, that haugs in graceful folds from gathers at the top. A deep frill of valeucienne9 lace edging outlines the yoke, stand ing out stylishly at the shoulders over the moderately full sleeves. Th CHILD'S FBOCK. sleeves ore gathered on the upper and lower edges aud completed at the wrists with bands of insertion and frills of narrow laee edging. A nar row frill to match finishes the neck. It is a verv popular stvle. A-BRINGIN' HOME THD COWS. It ain't no fun a-hoclng corn— The sun it's b'illn' hot, And pa he keeps a feller just A-KOIU' at u trot. You bet I'm glad to sen the sun A-shinln' through the boughs, 'Cos then It's time for mo to bo A-bringln' home the cows. Sometimes I finish out my row, But mostly, Uncle Bill" He says, "Just drop your hoe, my son, I guess you've got your fill; t'll take your row 011 out from hero. You whistle for old Towse And go and have a little fun A-hriniu' homo the cows." And when the cows Is 'cross the crlet I strip and swim across And drive 'ein In the swimin' hole Aud theu I ketb old Boss Right by tier tail aud hang on tight— Gee! how the old girl plows Right through the water—lots of fun! A-brlngin' home the cows. Then when I got up to the barn Pa he picks up a stick And says, "Young man, I've told you'nougb To keep out of the ciick!" And then I say, "Why, pa, they wont Across the crick t) browse, Ami 1 jest had to swim across A-briuglu' home the cows." ft ain't no fun In winter time— You git ketched in the dark Aud hear the big owls iiootlu' and Them big red foxes b irk; The snow's a-falllu' and the wind's A-howlin' through the bough*— It's lots of fun in summer, though— A-brlngin' home the cows! —Harry Douglas Robins, in Pack. PITH AND POINT. "She doesn't seem to know her own mind." "That's because she can't locate it." "Golightly boasts that he never changed his mind." "He can't; no one will swap with him." "What does the forecast bulle" tin say?" "Threatening weather.'* "Threatening what—sunstrokes or chilblains?" —Chicago Record. "The first writing was done on 'stone," remarked the wise man, at dinner. "Great gracious! Thiuk of the postage!" involuntarily exclaimed the rising poet. "My daughter," said the father, "has always been accustomed to all the luxuries of wealth." "Yoes," re plied the count, bristling up. "Zat ees what I am." Depositor (breathles ly)— "Is the cashier iu?" Rank Examiner—"No, he's out. Are you a depositor?" "Yes." "Well, you're out, too."— New York Weekly. Her Father—"No, young man, my daughter can never be yours." Iler Adorer—"My dear sir, I don't waut ber to be my daughter—l waut her to be my wife."—Tit-Bits. Doctor (to the ruffiau) —"Your eye is hopelessly smashed. I shall have to insert a glass eye." "No glass eye for me. It would be broken to-mor row."—Fliegeudo Blaetter. Mae—"Both George aud Harry are very attentive to Bess. I wonder which of the two she will accept." Ethel—"lf I knew which would pro pose first I could tell you." "I'd like to look over some of your collars," said the young man iu the haberdasher's. "Oh! then you waut to see some of the low styles," re plied the dealer.—Youkers Statesman. "When 1 rejected Dick he didn t seem a bit put out. I cau't under stand it." "Well, I cau. Dick is used to it. He used to writo poetry, and get a dozeu rejections every week." "Excuse ins, but it seems to IUO that I must have met you before. Are you not a brother or a near rela tive of Major Gibbs?" "No; lam Major Gibbs myself." "Ah, iudeedl That explaius the remarkable resem blance." "Mr. Spoonamoro, will you please tell me what you came to see me for?" "I will, Miss McCurdy. I came to ask you to marry me." "Well, I cer tainly won't. Let us now enjoy the evening. Do yon play chess, Mr. Spoouamore?"—Roxbury Gazette. Chinese Telegraphy. In an interesting article published iu the Electrical World and Engineer, Professor Francis B. Crocker tolls of the curious methods of the Chiuese iu Rending telegraphic messages and of the serious opposition of the natives in many parts of the Empire to the modern convenience. So opposed to innovations are the natives iu some districts that they cut the wires and chopped down the poles. As they have discovered,how ever, that the poles cau be used for fuel and the copper wire is valuable, their active antagonism may not be wholly due to fanaticism. But the most curious part of the Chinaman's connection with telegraphy is his method of sending messages. As the Chinese language has no alpha bet, but in its written form is com posed of an infinite number of sym bols, each of which represent a word, it can be seen that an exteusive code is necessary. This difficulty was en compassed by means of numbers, as Professor Crocker explains. Hhootiug at a llalloon. At Meuilon, uear Paris, a captive balloon was recently allowed to rise to a height of 150 metres aud then shot at with a Lebel rifle. Most of the shots passed through tho lower hall of tho balloon, and somo pierced the upper halt The effect on the balloon was hardly percoptible, as six hours elapsed before, iu a vory gentle descent, it reached the earth. It is evident that the light gas did not escape through the holes made in the lower part of the balloou, aud to make holes effectively iu the upper half would require a gun of greater calibre and firing perhaps shrapnel. It would not, however, be an easy matter to hit with shot from a large guu, a balloon traveling at a cousider ablo distance from the ground.—Lou tlun Time*,
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