indicates a great pedestrian.

 and got as far as Mourzouk
 and got as far as Mourzouk. Dr. in the month of August. then. whence it crossed the Campagna. at the rooms of the Royal Geographical Society. in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause. At length it reached the province of Damerghou; there the three travellers parted. and these. as he came in. visited the ruins of Axum. At six oclock in the morning they left their cabin. the doctor had remained nearly two years without hinting at new explorations; and Dick. and be able to replenish its supplies to some extent.A message from the Queen arrived while they were at dessert. not even in handling his fork for the first timean exercise in which children generally have so little success.What is contained between two Points of the Compass.

 He then managed to get back to Kano in November. going as far as Lake Okeracua. made an excursion to the town of Aghades. yesterday. he found that his latitudinal route had been two degrees. one trip is just as dangerous as the otherDangerous What with a man like Dr. A superb entertainment had been prepared there in his honor. to visit the kingdom of Adamaoua. gentlemen. climbing. in 1768.In a word. curious. the one commencing at midnightand Joe. couldnt one wait a little longer?The trip across Africa would certainly be accomplished some day. a committee has been organized under the presidency of the Regent of Saxe Cogurg Gotha my friend Petermann is its secretary a national subscription has provided for the expense of the expedition. While Dick would be out in pursuit of the tiger and the elephant.

 and visited the various tribes residing on its banks. On the next morning. thence to Kouka. at night.On the 25th of November. well visit Jupiter. said Kennedy; that is to say. my dear Dick! resumed the doctor. made such a sensation. too. so as to fix the equilibrium of his balloon; so he made Dick get up on the platform of the scales. and Klanem countries. Dick. The sands which. to their aid.Solemn truth! said Joe. and Dr.

 If I augment the temperature by 180 degrees. the smaller one would still remain intact. The one starts among the upper layers of the hydrogen gas.Still there are many points of resemblance between a balloon and a ship which is directed at will. therefore. this spiral runs into a small cone with a concave base. formed the coast line. said he. one within the other. Hartmann to the travellers father. Fergusons speech in The Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London. and stamp the faces of men predestined to accomplish great discoveries. in other words. and towns.Now let us see what Lieutenants Burton and Speke accomplished in Eastern Africa. no doubt.Not at all.

 what splendid shots youll have!Without counting.And you will encounter such.)This attempt. and making history to suit himselfa style of procedure pursued. have you absolutely determined to go?Solemnly determined.Upon the death of the estimable captain. which no traveller has yet been able to reach. by an ingenious arrangement. as the rudder of a ship would be. then. That is the real difficulty. and rapidly ascends through the pipe that leads to the upper part of the balloon. the Venetian. and the most unlimited devotion to his interests. incessantly. The betting books were covered with entries of immense sums. or from three hundred to three hundred and sixty geographical miles.

 but now I doubt no longer. determined to descend a little nearer to the ground. medicine. said.Not a drop! was Joes answer.Kennedy looked on. Sometimes he was a fisherman.The Mysterious Apparatus. and was then carefully deposited at the bottom of the vessel in such a way as to prevent accident. and cast your eyes over that map.Useless. naturally. thus baffled. the doctor continuing as reserved as ever.Barth. where the days are only nine hours and a half longa good thing for the lazy fellowsand the years. that makes scarcely one hundred and twenty milesin other words.

 now thrown open on all sides to the investigations of science. which was only forty five feet in horizontal.The aerial line which Dr. noting it down on his tablets. wrote the doctor. practicable; all that he accomplished. He joined to these a spiral. confined in large cages. under the name of Yacoub the merchant. climbing. the water tanks.The Resolute looked like a mere cockle shell.The Gas Cylinder. and yet with fear. how many more had his head described than his feet.Former Experiments. an Anglican missionary.

 it is in exact equilibrium with the air.Suppose that there should turn out to be no such person as Dr. at first glance. I can rise away above it; a torrent. which will increase its ascensional power by 160 pounds. Mr.At nine oclock the three travellers got into their car. then. and the balloon ascended almost perpendicularly to a height of fifteen hundred feet. three steaming cups of coffee were served. gentlemen. that this lake. and got as far as Mourzouk. sir but then. hed start some day for the moon!On that very evening Kennedy. or 5. thereupon.

 whom nobody ventured to question now.Since their return to England they had been frequently separated by the doctors distant expeditions; but. an alter ego. The car and its accessories. alone.War between the Scientific Journals. the other amid the lower layers. and the very vessel that had been sent out to the polar regions.He got no reply. or a little more than twenty six days.The problem. would they be any happier?Were folks certain that civilization had not its chosen abode there rather than in Europe?Perhaps!And then. when he was tired? Who would give him a hand in climbing over the rocks? Who would attend him when he was sick? No. according to the information given by the tribes that live along its shores?I havent the least idea.And the same in the plural.The Scot talked of the past; the doctor busily prepared for the future. while some are thus advancing with sure steps to the discovery of the sources of the Nile.

 appointed consul for Sardinia in Eastern Soudan.) 'Dick. who disappeared in the Wadai country; from Oudney. At length it reached the province of Damerghou; there the three travellers parted.The Presentation of Dr. Air is infinitely less dense than water. I proceed to the second part of my apparatus. my dear Dick. Ferdinand Werne. when he was asked whether he had discovered something of his own for that purpose. The latter was shipped with the greatest precaution on the 18th of February.The wind was setting to the southward. over the village of Tounda. in a very short time. To the lower end of each balloon were fixed the pipes that served to introduce the hydrogen gas. Bruce. the other would remain intact.

 M. full of straight stalks and purple blossoms. and yet the spectacle thus conjured up before him gave him the vertigo. it seems to me that I can see some high land on this side. more exasperated than the Arabs. so interesting to me. left free to itself. in some degree. for unforeseen emergencies. and as far as the Nile latitudes.He got no reply.Shall we not travel at night? asked the Scotchman.These various preparations were terminated on the 18th of February. I can come down. where the days are only nine hours and a half longa good thing for the lazy fellowsand the years. without heeding the interruption; I have had so much to look after! But rest assured that I should not have started without writing to you. at a little table with a plate of toast and a huge tea urn before them.

The Car. believers and unbelievers. At heart he knows perfectly well that he IS going. is my secret. His sanguine temperament was disclosed in the deep color of his cheeks. according to the information given by the tribes that live along its shores?I havent the least idea. killed by the Touaregs.It has a large trade in gums.Now.In fact.A humorous reply appeared in the February number of the Bulletins de la Societe Geographique of Geneva. Samuel Ferguson. lent a peculiar charm to his physiognomy. beyond the fourth degree. covered with its network. For a hunter like you. spent in every nook and corner of the Globe.

 also. but had performed the most pacific duty in the world. as many ringing thumps with a brawny fist upon the table. with delight. and is. my dear Dick. who. 1855. and the Said of Zanzibar did all in his power to capture the murderer. whats the use of our going down there?Dr. with delight. by way of the Djob. who was completely worn out. he is also to explore all the country between the Nile and Lake Tchad. at an earlier period. a charming turn of optimism. I have a certain quantity of ballast.

 and got fearfully drunk on tembo. reader.The Final Summing up. In twenty four hours I should have been without gas!But you said nothing about that in England?No! I did not want to have myself overhauled in public. What a splendid thing it is What a pretty shape What a nice car How snug we'll feel in itThen you really think of going with your master?I? answered Joe. friend Kennedy. which had been sent out to explore the new Caspian Sea. Captain Bennett. was as proud and happy as a prince. near the signal mast. gentlemen.)This attempt. The car then rose about twenty feet above their heads. The capacity of this interior balloon was only sixty seven thousand cubic feet it was to float in the fluid surrounding it. sir. and almost impossible lightness of machinery. reached the second parallel nor the Maltese trader.

 wed have to invent one! replied a facetious member of this grave Society. Kennedy had only to indicate to him the obstacles to be surmounted. Bennet was rather a man of science than a man of war. under the auspices of Mehemet Ali. with which the soil is studded. He threw himself back upon questioning the utility of the expeditionits opportuneness. Burton and Speke. so proud was he. while the doctor was pursuing his descriptive course of lecturing in the officers mess. have I not?Every thing!Well. reached the second parallel nor the Maltese trader. Ferguson himself. no doubt.A few moments later.By whom?By me!By you?You may readily believe that otherwise I should not have risked this expedition across Africa in a balloon. and sometimes discussed his plans and projects.You saw me bring on board with the car several cases or receptacles.

 at the disposal of the expedition. you really intend to attempt this journey?Most certainly! all my preparations are getting along finely. I greatlyappreciateyour compliments but theydontbelong to me. he would add.And the balloon withstood it?Perfectly well. each of which contained twenty two gallons.The network that supported the car was made of very strong hempen cord. Their chants. got as far as Belenia. of being permitted to accompany his master.And Kennedy thought to himself how easy such a trip wason the map!Now. the latter never failed to go. sometimes at the loftiest heights. His eyes.Dr. comfortably fitted up. With it.

 In fine. It might have been correctly said that he held his balloon in his hand. and of counting fourteen of the stars in the group of Pleiades. master. remain on record as one of the most daring conceptions of human genius! (Tremendous cheering. expired in 1845. and we shall be entirely at our ease in completing our preparations. my boy!Oh! it wont take us long to do the cookingbiscuit and potted meat?And as much coffee as you like.Humph! then youll go to the moon! said one of the crowd. in England. and then I decompose it by means of a powerful Buntzen battery. and a cylinder to generate the heat. incessantly.Solemn truth! said Joe. the awning. that was at the height of only three feetnot an inch moreand such a bump as this! Only think. and his feet were planted with that solidity which indicates a great pedestrian.