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CARRIED ACROSS’ NIAGARA| ts. ‘itsutinatiy ent te one Yas een on londin stoppe and his pole went ‘eee * ids {fort to e in WHAT THE MAN SAYS WHO CROSSED | ion side to side in vie ooo e! a tahadcorhoas tae , enable him to secure ‘his bal At | despa ON BLONDIN’S BACK. © one ‘cao ls Bole was up and Papen shored off the Me Tells About His First Trip Saerk the Niagara Gorge ou a Tight blers Tried to Shake Them a Bet. ‘The papers recently announced the @eath ‘in Ealing, a suburb of London, PAN, of the famous tight-rope walker, Em-|and in safety reached the point ers | . s rae 7 ile Blondin, who was a ‘native of | t : France, bora about 1990. and whose cen abare, Tes 60 ‘oe father was also a gysinast, the ined Te but the gay snapped. and uted Boston Herald. Blondin's ioturibly in } with a dash of speed he yan swiftly wied this country was achieved principally by Trmntyfive of el = : ; i Sere term ood out on i al bacpdl b> . Pr time, he formed the more astonishing | MZ TOPE. dene eects oe a end by ot Se on bs |Sad enc Se aati itboat | ainda, fe shoulders. This man Mr, Harry Peat Toward the Colcord, an artist, iy is is still living, and sixes this account of this account of ‘the perilous affai “It was oS ae ‘roa came on in’ the year 1858, and while [could never be nccompishens ctionary | about three-fourths on end for Shee Iwas a mere boy, that I became | feeling of fear. for tthe seco f sail pe atid came to see, many thousai f_dol- ans. look of something to do kee oo eet aa eae sof 'Blon- i least twenty 3 on. shore. aie after my arrival e Gapiality, See ay a ae a ‘ this city I made + e “Then came the consre undies and | dy, second in command, Blondin, the tight-rope walker, rid pains ‘of pluck and the rest, of it, so +ing success until the beginning of Feb- ruary, 1860 when ‘the troupe reached ON: HIS BACK. ‘At first I thought he was Soking, but, ome is assuring Lip emis consented to ae and fouatan we started for : Senare to complete arrangements for the pro- posed fea “We Selina no little oon in rope “from ‘Terrapin tower and across to panes Hotel, which would have led us over the Ho: Falls, through the mist Pes spray of the great catar- ed the rope from ‘ White's Pleasure round,’ across to Clifton House ‘The rope was 2,000 feet long: It was ‘of manilla, three inches in diameter, made in a New York ropewalk in two pieces. “Blondin joined them with a ng pound sandbag to of the way of Blondin’s balance pole, an in putting them up the Iker crossed the span a score of times. “at last, we were ready to make the perilot y, and it having verse criticisms. Indeed, I was ready to _ out of my agreement, when Blon- to taunt me to such am ex tent that I finally decided Uae oth muld deter me from making =Ystcantime Say had coached me as ‘to what I should do. I was to put ight on his shoulders only with pay acne clasp his body a But I could not put my weigh on his legs, as that would en: thi Ail may weight ON HIS SHOULDERS. “In July, 1500, overything being rea- dy, I took m on Blondin’s back, gaa we starte to enone the To] oe nehs Can- D We b began the de adian side of the re, and by reasot of the fact that I had to bear ight myself, fre: que ny. 1 tol ts id Gadin when L I wanted t 2) Soe and then dropped down the ith one dropped, dovF ad until my arms were : bon T-would spring up again, Zelieret arms to lift and hold myself forgot. every’ iter. targa ge Sacer |e a Having some natural artisti ctal-|tablean, which the 100,000 people pre- z ads muel and st towar 4 Blondin "stopped, fearing they push each other over the bank. “When the cro still again Blondin ore and with oe aha Pops 8 aa spre ang to. the Laer under the Steg Par wee weheery is Pyeailt in fn the world.” THE BRAVEST MAN SIR eae be jwements. I had to end found out that y feet further and is a S EB ae a “Tt was how er, "aati we land- coal and va eciated what bad been ber. patting: hey clean in tw o ae sop occurred to rel ante the hee and 1! - we was vl ig ulled the guy line was thins ee Fines 23 had bet fat the feat | Reed had reloaded th Jangri ‘hat in my Froolish, poet elation I soon mn came to the end tulated we. a purse se of 8100. 1 woulda not othe journey now for all THE DEEDS OF A HERO CHADS BERS CAME ACROSS. that we have ever had. ,3Our methods practic =| AGRICULTURA adc epee SHARING ON THE. FARM aa eamaea in the three thoughts is what shall ‘iters recommend ig bend, t ame -s re en- round a ‘wo large proas wel iy Fope came fovhimeel?, Blom. | countered fully manned and armed, an nd } 2 sl kg outcome both of ae and paces. er, et cope wuats be the oo sufficient sat quantities & and pale ing. Exploits ofa, Wandering American Seaman | the Named Reed. as Seen by 0 ees Navat with Oficer — Maudie! smana Fight rat Sir Henry Chads, 2 well-known Eng- lish naval “Dtficer of the oe part os the century, was wont to ee thirty years had been a series of hard fights, dangerous expeditions, and ex~ citing events, the bra an Amer- roe sailor named Reed. pads used to distinguish between eae ‘and bravery, holding that offe was a mental and the other a physical Characteristic, and he credited Reed with the physical quality. It ae be asserted that be was ae, to judge, ie ales himself 2 man of undaun' = opens as well as a winning 0! f the Constitution may recollect t] her Captain was Killed Chads, then the hopelessness of the 8 made his crew and bims: ae to “Chads by bi SUPERB PHY! me AL COURAGE, to take dyes ae of Mala; of See ph the| The Straits at that time swarmed on was safe, and attacks upon and loot- ing of small trading settlements on the There over and [ ee mainland were not uncommon. ee Admiralt, nae that "the. og at the et swing ing a length of 40 feet betwee: v US, 250 feet, roared the ri a over it | Penang “The was caused by oo foe tortpecty and was no y Court at Singapore, Slae to side. and all eas tas regarding the Straits We a terward Secor shat the rope set nagar aa ton ite orca at that we syung from sie rs de. Still mov- | sarily Seta in the main of ing on steadily Blondin never trem- called the ae Lebeau ome eet feet mal ‘first recboat expedition was eae mateons “guitare the outer guy line. of a pinnae emperament and coat fight a toe GLEANINGS. ‘Those who are familiar with the Mistry ees the aa of Hog ee it men wb fight between that vessel and the Ja- on) rears tra Lieutenant, fought her and oie |e coast a hi tleman as he was a abe and oe mt ioe Chads and mented him on the quarter deck of the Coristitution, on the ee de- | fore. § aia comme him | fig! ting at Chat; fell to ae Tot, ° the unknow had been, it appears, a gunner on board f the Constit tion during’ the- fight with the Java. Some years after he turn was then stat sees in command of a British frigate, the Andromache. How Reed came to ve on board the Andro- To nit ¢ are meh things necessary, writes C. “Why does madam wait? Is she so | Reyn way. is evident, for when Chads was designated by the Indian Government of mn agai eed “Somebody has stolen | gry, healthy. cee With = one that time infested the Busits of Mal- my ok ea by adjacent waters, Reed held Fa Ber chair and all, fnto the mid- phere was a great crowd present.but | the rank of totenn's mate and was one consequi i free band. When Chads arrived at he laid bis plans, which ae spaitions starting ae a point on ie ro eutters very well is and ‘were princip- wonder how « raise a flock such means. Hard-boiled eggs may do very hes for some one who is for fun, but will scarcely. ere worke elgta jater ai the ae were She to ie ihe. range. es ive feeds ul would tak- a aesree uns ae joer a! lib- ve about a y feet ds and to toads ei psore kills Ener rinking hon cholera, roup and halt it is a good plan ‘of we in next spring’s cul- be secured by may arly, wavictios in doe, soil, followed by: thorough We We about oo ae cants Sunflower seed is worth acventy Ie cents a bushel, and there is considerable re be ie poultry tana, and wen is fed to the ee ‘a much greater return could be had i Prof. Saaericed, of Cornett Uae the statemeni ento- sthe plebiscite campaign in Quebec. oe ae is melee a in aS leat le of Paris a ie ‘ted #0 each for caer Sane post ‘The of the late Treasurer C: ead ‘ampbell of Brant orms have soaked the west ern phi alb on block at Ottawa which was recently damaged by fire. Or is chi eri be tendered a banquet pre- real. ent will exbii of ¢ Candia lan taco and the Kingston School of Mining is now crushing ore from different places night Works pee been notified that the sur- vey of the aser river, in British Col- The tive ‘Works for the constraotion ot tw ‘vo Mr. ae ea pies storey balcony his in pulley for. a clothesline, and was killed. dir- Eee esting that hereafter cae women atrest- Son t some Tongth of Ontatiovea a Bult oh growing Ld anode be cabled to Calcutt Jee. A number of committees were ap- adieu was delivered in Montrea the ent dil w-note coke, in whit was i Prohibit usury: he had to iy Tnont for the fall amount, 7° tue ‘Mr. Fielding, Minister of Finance in ue . ©. M. Copeland of Wines A. alty, of 31,000 ree the Michigan ean eae. The Queen's gifts to the Ma ere fund (es aie famine suller re conferred =a Combi red on his track. a brides mietiriny | to find him, he being! ‘traced to a dis- or, ‘and upon putable peta ig get , i all ire only advanced fous | S%204 ee and Shp thick seatit seol, Tae eee cel ‘Devon dosk ease, numbering ne alt work overtime ening the com- etion etpaperen Pipe ek eee actee and cases, of eesti, ain, Wwotber of the Int Jeniés @. Blain, in dead et Waslington, Bassa Seats dt oe declared, quarterly dividend TMS SHEL |= VE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. Sor Items About Our Own Country, citain, «i Parts of the Assorted for CANADA. A new 12,000 Baptist church has been opened at Petri Manitoba's contributions to the In- dia famine fund amount to $13,000. ‘An earthquake shock was felt at Hamilton on Friday mornin; Prohibitionists are organizing for Ald. Hall has. been ap cant? Assess~ ment Commissioner of milton. A new railway from ‘Winnipeg to otal ‘hortage, in thé accounts ORS is nearly $25, Tt is said the €.T.R. will transfer most ol their vgs re to the Port Huron a of the ti send’ a small wood oy Scat the International Exhibjtion at ‘The stamp mill in connection with he Dominion Department of Public umbia, has commenced. tender of the Kingston Loc ‘red Pichette of Montreal fell of adjusting a ne: Premier Laurier to Englan Raa Craig, Gcredenate Horticultur- in the course of a lecture a Otta- Thursday night, adian Indian Famine fund of An order has been issued from th ‘lit ment calling in all the id rifles and sid as pepe ‘are in. the new ‘Tee Enfield will be issued 40 the different ison Smith presided over a sage a and i aliuental meeting of Mont- pear Eee iovarranae 5 the "details of the A. for violating the alien is was forty-six | i finde at whos the Gassing ator 166 per cent, i mf Febeaaey. aud belong age had been’ ecld:y; The acteber mployees oe io Wee st » the United States, and Condensed and saffrage: | The Socialists were badly ees in ae bur a a igh social position is changed. with a large amount: sid than git thee. une hypnotic suggestions to commit suicide. 1s occupying the town ssa. West is considering the question of expelli them by fore eas President in his address to the eee endorsed the Baus orem in Hawana was search- i zd ce ‘but. n0 nothing. ‘was discovered. Up- ing the duty on coal the United States | 92 complaint, the chief of police who or- F 158 a ‘The Robbery of a Toronto Lady in Cleve- jand. Fe eet minutes before she ‘had a “|sampile of the cold ame man- Mexboi Yorkshire, last ner in which ei named John Tait sold veer guests. In fact, Pit, ae not left the for half a gallon of beer. i i he di: Prof. Henry Drummond, the autho! init a of. Magural La a aw “iz a. eae or| that her satchel, containing all her 51 i - bles toa policeman, who in turn notifi- amounts to ae fund has| ed the d ive, who is always at the 1,000. such cases. ‘The Queen is taki af pert in eha the po ip shaping the policy So Sgat she did aid ix the Carmen crisis, sis fourteen ‘sessions will soon i Swine kind of Ce ie ‘aid you sats stan Fi d to the embezz! ment of $7,500. ‘Herbert Fuller, ba ‘has tees a of c > va bill ae Be eats nis Saaeqe tao! ve last of this m: ake ncational tour cous ary. m out on strike fos weel ning Sak disp on of Lee Weller, who is wanted i ae ona chas Seat in different lines of industry. ‘ices, and increased railway c : is experienced in shoes, headwegr, an clothing 6 s ‘GENERAL. rok is suffering from neuralgia and cannot. sleep. In the Bombay Presidency up to date 204 sib sat 9 oe ar recor: yok Weyler ‘has issued an order ed in Cuba who ar of aiding the sti ‘shall "he tl ao by court- Be i aited that Gaul Werler tha ce ceived ed positive orders from Spain to ae n by goin: eal phe | extent af, lok the island ee pele SEidoeass elections to the Austrian’Reichs- ae were held on ‘ha ‘uesday, and were held for the first 4 time under universal Gceupy ins inst is _ wife's life for A French force; under, beard officers, sphere, and the British Mt iger ‘Company y the Spanish police during his ab- e search was FELL AMONG. THIEVES. A ees tron Cleveland, Ohio, on being threatened. with imprison ment, confessed the crime, and told the subsequently restored to the own- FOR KNOWLEDGE. ‘y Belle—I ‘hope your stay im our city will not be ‘short, Mr. De Science. Mr. De Science (mem! itbological—about birds,. you per €. ‘Barnings of the Nu Y. Central Rail- yes. Haw stupid of me! Do Re Seer ial |, cate inlet they wail be worn much next ‘season # It is expected that the revised United Slates tariff will increase the duty on s from 40 cents to 75 a teller in the Mer- chasis’ National Bank at Newburyport, confesse: mate of the bark be hanged af Bostous bp Ja Tune 18 for the marder ‘apt. ape Sects pewernras Pa ublished in New York The one cen ae of ure : af tas, Bade heal a p and 44 per- of ‘Ube oat: crop is is stil in farmers Baroness Bertha Von Bulow, | of Eqdeaster ee pm serie in the ‘The 800 employes of, the Globe Ship- building Company, Cleveland, who have haye Ess eee ‘od pork. caste Secre' 4 (Bhs day sere. ee ithe caer ates the delivery to. the Australian offi- Busi in the United States con- tii ie = auch according to the reports a fair, and to sdme extent increasing igs have increased confidence in | menters started in upon their inquir- i 5 ‘ he satistactory outlook for in the early future. ection ady the spring = wi by Dr. Adrian creel, but Bas apy development of i toward dete all F te asa ot the Bansac and South ‘Agricultural implements are being enquired for. ite some de- creases, Drives are eee rou main- eas Pe eed ‘ollege,"in Lon- The 14,856 cases of bubonic cre and 12, slog Be poidieeaerdia mreratiee Phere is i only a bill to that effect before of the natural object are produced with a wonderful similarity in ae pute graph. Sir H. Trueman Wi is stated in Berlin that Vice-Ad- cardi ee Hollmann, Secretary of the Navy, has tendered his resignation, ut enables ptance is refused by the Em- Diodes in natural colors would n« ject of photographing in colors has act- ual ined.” Villedien-Chassagne insists at pres- ent on four solutions he’employs; but this sec- the perfection, of the recording of pets ipo eacislavauuties! ot Bie eae prepared by treatment with of his solutic ‘This is developed ri in the ordinary manner. It she 10 brace of color. Fro it a print is taken on r, the plate or paper being fie td pri . y treatment with O- ction. _ ‘The traneparency of the paper print then was ith the Three colored solutions’ prepared by (Villedietu-Chassagne, of blue oes he is red, an ap- propriate - colors tn ee parts, Peele ud calms iN packs babieot ‘anion utmost ination. colors in such a subject can the be readily understood. Photographs | hoped ag pork of Giaeeae pees nen omniene oped soe day oot tet) en ‘ine films, but the inventor treated with complete suc: scribed as looking like ordinary silver prints, ined with gold. Yery.good Hue, all in solution and pre ay, calls 8 mordant, in the sha ale a colorless liquit i all and salt ‘The last liguid is rushed d copiously ite ee eal tue tie ave sprite time. It was declared that COLORED PHOTOGRAPHY |: PRACTICALLY SOLVED. “Colors of the Rainbow. According ie aE Ee pS which a come to this céumtry, the problem o: photagrapby. which Bad been (20 me experimented with, and which has been declared solved so many times, only to discover that fhe announcement was phate ine has been at last solved by M. Villedien-Chassagne, of Paris. n x aaa bas a s been at jous solutions for a long ie It will a remembered that pre- vious efforts to secure chromatic photo- oat mre been made with prepara- tions it ‘der form and on the nega- tive M. Villedieu-Chaseagne overthrows both of these principles and uses solu- tions instead of powders and operates =e the positive instead of the nega- ww rithin the last fortnight experi- Capti D’Arcey, asi a wiew ta febting? ‘Ville. dic process While bah of the English experi- theory bebin as ‘The demonstration took place in a tary of the Society of Arts the colors PRACTICALLY ee “To ees that Villediew-Chassagne’s photographs to & perhaps be strictly tmue, since coring keeping secret the nature of the ‘A negative is taken on a gela- d the print takes uy three colors givi their vari- me, the interesting tes iecioa re] with the A. denpatch The action is certainly ‘previdusly un: ‘un- | ange Free sate ay says: pa rei Kru- known, and it will as certainly repay | ger, of the Transvaai Republic, has ar- scientific investigati i ‘in ‘The English investigators declined to be convinced by the mere inspection ¥ that oc- we casion was extremely bad, the sky be-|fended ber pant Som na he the some paper positives he hi Paris. Thess are de- in describing the beyoey with some other ingr water. ere ts the coloring mist take place in good Phisharepresead in onnciirane thaesin igi ‘For instance, a china vase will take the blue tint, and the face or hands oe e THE GREAT PROBLEM HAS BEEN Tet a ee Frouhiian Dupeveced ino isco xe | 5 periments by Euglish Experts — seeatreene can bs oti All the is it the saga Seal Gok onthe caer Expense of the Different Sorts of Artificial Lights. The director ot the Biseiog’ compan} made a comparis ost of a ies in * differen it hccaities tine “bas tak- |p, en ot éoa Gens ar yee nae cor Ae al ae at thinly © ans enon nate ah fit aga f e fi thost expensive ordinary Tight to be that “| from, the mn. iene tae igi aut 20 per agora iors ic wee Seal ary coal oll ines give Fient each amount of of iluamnation 08 as incandescent g ee na foe nthe only. The very latest’ craze in many of ing of birth-month stones; and, strange he yes aetna, Spit wearing the guardian charm of month in which they were born oie Gear's a dislike to loud talking is a matter which is somewhat fexitare July—Ri taken friendship, pee ‘polson rea) NS Serene organ: vhaitity : woes ‘December—Turquoise ; prosperity. President bier A songstress _sigh’d to ee A star, divine of ‘singing. master: Her departed, Homeward, at last, the sil went ; Forlorn and broken Lee gee she 4 foeeg had nm babes i overcast, an dunfavorable atmos- | had told pheric conditions prevail Notwith- standing this, pase dhe never had idea of the Pres \ALL WEDDINGS ON ONE DAY. BAD DOMESIEO NEWS.) 18 |HEALTH OF THE RULERS ILLNESS OF ROYALTY IN FOUR Cap a OF EUROPE. Speculating ay ae ae os hes Keane Man of N erm: the feeble: health which afflicts the Czar, two heirs to the Aus- trian crown, the Prince of Naples and the Emperor of Germany. Any of these personages is Halls to the sudden grip of the dread e1 ‘As for the fee Wis tha “trvaine ta .|consumption, and a long life for him assassin'in Japan, but by the unfor- e iliness which came a few'weeks ago to the Empress and frustrated tl hoy , and the crown devolve upon his: iene! daughter, she and the Em- regicide’s bullet or bomb. Russia would never submit to the regency of a Ger- princess. THE, FAULT IS IN MARRIAGE. ‘The health of the young Prince of Naples has not been ee by his recent marriage to tl enegro. As for the Saas Wil- , «he is never entirely free and it is now stated that the ul- pagers of the ear is gradually extend- eee backed tn and that “must mean eithe ea, Tetons of this general of. affairs in so many royal he strongly p1 loa of consanguinity. A NERVOUS CZAR. pNatarally, the perding of the spect 6 what, pen in cans Te eae not oved the Czar's ee “he leks malas makes him be irritable that no salutes and, unless you stand very close yo im, a difficulty in the case jesty succeeded unwitti ke riers ears e of aunt, the vain to have conversations with ‘him, Her Royal s unfortunately very deaf, even for Her, ‘Finally conversation be- came impossible, and th tocontent herself with si with the young Em Ned in her own. ee err ee THE SINGING MASTER. Nhe nought, bright ‘allver ning: saw a hermit, ‘ Me) hut behind the hills did oe one could scarce discern it. * Har in ana fin ial oe fe tee He breath’d of song a shower ; That through her heart did swell and roll be dreamy spell and power. Me cae ca eS Her silv’ry i pird-like ease And Jett ber smiling on shill. | ‘Dhe ‘world capture. “Dear master, stay, for what you'ye of |. 1’ gold and silver borr i| “For Jove I teach and Fie lone ied singing-master Sorrow! Daughter—Bridget has , become re- on |markably attemtive to her duties late- 4 Mother (sidly)—I have noticed it. she has stopped slighting her