Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 7, 1875, Winnipeg, Manitoba Balloons Ami the application of balloons to the Art of War presents great interest on account of remarkable Success with which thc3 were used by the parisians in the late siege of their City. As Early As 1793, an made to Send news by balloons across investing lines. During the wars of Tho French school of Aero statics was established and two companies of acro stiers were attached to the army. A Young officer of the balloon corps was sent with two balloons to a Distant division of the army. The general at first thought he was a Lunatic and threatened to shoot him but was soon convinced of the importance of the invention. Napoleon took balloons to Egypt but the British captured the filling apparatus. The americans used them with advantage to their civil War the signals being communicated to the Earth by Telegraph wires. Paris at the time of its investment contained several experienced aeronaut. One of them made 800 ascents. The government established a balloon Post and began the manufacture of a Large number of balloons at the railway stations. It was easier however to make the vessels than to find captains for experienced aeronaut Ai o Onipa Ritivoy rare and when once they had left Paris there was no re turning. A Large number of sailors were employed for this air voyaging. Our top sail is High said a tar to his Admiral and difficult to reef but to can sail All the same and please Goci Well the employment of some acrobats from the hippodrome was less fortunate As they made use of their skill when in difficulty to slip Down Tho guide rops to the Earth leaving Tho passengers and despatches to take care of themselves. From september to january sixty four balloons were sent off. Of these fifty seven fulfilled their Mission the despatches reach ing their destination. The. Total number of persons who left was 115, Tho weight of dispatches was nine tons and the number of letters a Speed of eighty Miles an hour was reached in a High wind. Gam Betta was fired at by the prussians and narrowly escaped capture. Several balloons were brought Down. The Uhland gave Chase whenever one came in sight and rifled Cannon were brought to Bear on them. Thenceforth the ascents were made at night which added greatly to their danger. The Ville d Orleans drifted out Over the sea. At Daybreak it was out of sight of land. To avoid falling into the water the aeronaut threw out their despatches. They studded rapidly North and approached land. It was covered with Snow and dense forests. The first living creatures they saw were three wolves. They found themselves in Norway. Two of the balloons drifted out Over Tho Atlantic and were never heard of More. It was comparatively easy to Send Mes sages out of Paris but How to get answers that was the question. Trusty foot messengers penetrated the prussian lines with despatches in cipher concealed in hollow coins in keys inserted beneath the skin or in a hollow tooth. A balloon took out some trained dogs but they never re appeared. An . Made to connect the broken ends of the Telegraph wires with almost invisible metallic threads but without Success. Divers and submarine boats wore tried on the Seine and Little globes of Brown Glass which it was impossible to distinguish from the bubbles on the water wore floated Down Tho Stream but the Frost set in and spoiled the surface of the Stream for this purpose. Tho difficulty was overcome by the use of Carrier pigeons. A Pigeon Post was organized with great Success. The charge for private despatches was about eight cents per word but the parisians were urged to Send their friends questions which could be answered by a single or Post cards for such answers were prepared and four were conveyed for a franc. These were collected printed on Large sheets and photographed Ono eight Hundredth of Tho Nal size on a thin film of collodion two inches Long and one and a Quarter inches wide weighing three fourths of a Grain wins Small Pellicle contained As much matter As eighty of the Largo print pages of this Magazine. Each Pigeon carried Twenty of these sheets carefully rolled up in a Quill and attached to the Tail feathers of the airy y much matter As pages of this Magazine and yet weighed Only fifteen grains. When the Pigeon arrived at his cot in Paris his pre Cious Burden was taken to the government office. The collodion films were placed in Glass plates and their enlarged thrown on a screen like the pictures Lagic lantern. They were then corned Lull Cut to destination. Some Rotthe great Domestic interest translate the following c h in in la. 1 i a is better she sends a kiss to Maclaine happily do fit boy am will you will find charcoal in the there orders movable to Ner colonial Empire Oft Ireat Britain. Or w e delivered a Long and interesting address before the philosophical institution at Edinburgh on the colonial Empire of great he believes that the Union with the colonies will not be no longer striving to colonies As dependencies where they become Strong enough to to Independent Britain will Welcome them As partners in a common and mighty Empire. There arc Many people who hold the opinion that ult ii mately such colonies As Canada Australia and new zealand will declare their Independence. If this idea is to to generally adopted England May As. Well give up the Hope of continuing to Girdle Tho world with her possessions and concentrate All her in Deavors in the attempt to appropriate new nations and to obtain from them Friendly consideration As one by one they assert their Independence or As it were take up their nationality. Than Forster considers the idea that England s colonies when str orig enough to to Independent will yet be stronger More Rich More intelligent Able to do better if still in Union with the Mother country and that their inhabitants May have All the advantages of a nationality without disowning. Their allegiance. The Cost of the colonies to the Empire was Small Small when compared with Tho pro fits accruing to great Britain from their Trade. As to the fear of their Embr oiling the Empire in War Africa and Australia were not Likely Ever to provoke a quarrel with any civilized Power and in no recent War had they been proved a source of weakness. Canada with her of inhabitants should be Able to stubbornly against the United states in Tho improbable contingency of a War. Or Forster believes in a federation of Tho Empire though to is not prepared with any precise proposition. In the Empire should continue All its different self governing communities must agree in maintaining allegiance to one monarchy in maintaining a common nationality so that each subject May find that he has the political rights and privileges of other subjects wheresoever May go in Tho realm and lastly must agree not Only in maintaining a Mutual Alliance in All relations with foreign Powers but apportioning among themselves the obligations imposed by such an Alliance. One Tariff for the whole Empire based on the policy of Cus Toms levied upon As few articles As possible with a corresponding excise or Forster confidently expects to see in Tho future. In conclusion he says if there be one fact More evident than another in that Page of the Story of humanity that is now being written it is Tho strength of what we May Call the National tendency the longing of men speaking one haying one com Mon nationality Why should we alone among Tho nation s set ourselves against that desire for nationality which is one of the most powerful ideas of the ago what right have we to entail on the men of our race the dangers and disadvantages of disunion by should we reject the gifts of science and neglect those possibilities of Union which steam and electricity afford Tho time is Como Whon All governments must without much delay do what their subjects wish. Can we. Not by the example of our peaceful Union tempt these subjects to in Duce their governments to y world. Poti dry. 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Together for weekly Globe subscribe now on Friday 7th january ,-1876, to appear in a totally new and i instead i eight Large pages As Nanji sixteen pages toll and form a yearly volume Orff the paper used will be of Boa greatly Superior to breach loading shot guns of which he has just received a Large Stock. Also a Large assortment of telescopes Fielt and opera and general sporting goods. Repairing promptly attended to. Opposite Grace Church main Street Winnipeg. 3afjgs. And provision it will be printed on two new Chr Ira v for Tho purpose finest press work and us t a to the Cut of the highest order when Noces sury to in the hands of our readers in of tar Glence me twill be sent news up to the latest hour the matter contained in the Weckl v i not be taken As heretofore from k Gic As it appeared in that edition 1 new books will has on hand a. Full Stock of be a new feature of ib70. Chess Cricket Lacrosse fishing and other Man v receive judicious attention. Ports Wile e users will try t and expect to one Recd in Makl Nithe of ii Kwh and in current topics of the Fay a it of anything yet the e subscription Price of the Wei cry Globe shall remain As heretofore two i Tollary num Ere Oore num. Dlf Forence Over it shall hereafter be delivered the subscribers. Heretofore the St. Opton is i Dick banking arc agents for c. H. Waterou3 co. Will be Happy Hall s Standard a full line of fire burglar proof safes and vault doors always in Stock. Big Ford Passmore agents. Largo two Story House Back plastered und noted up in Good rent very cheap for the Winter. Apply to jj7 you want first class work co to Hill i Tho jaok8on i 3 pc "2. Ii 3s Galon sign of Tho Diamond pole. Main Street. It. Paul Vesta treant v1 three and sixty Tutere pigeons sent out of Paris Only fim intense in a state of a t was delivered As a represents to p. Murray proprietor. G o. Co s 3 co m warm meals of 3 9 8 1 5 i 2 x 3 p o Cay o o o o g w p1 n will be Board on in every style. Diameter took up a feet in ten revolutions in a a Chinnov was draught Al Cau insolvent act or 1375. In the Mattel of Meloy Thatcher. Hotel keepers insolvent. Kort Garry 4th Sale. Auction Sale at Winnipeg of j town lots in Emerson 8 9 3 c. A o o a p n 1 h s o s o x m co pork Bacon died beef Laud defend Buffalo i Fiat Ploue xxx xxx Oats. Hyson Japan. Gunpowder. Con Gou Feo Schons and mixed teas in half chests and caddies crushed granulated Coffee and h Brown sugars. I tobacco Myrtle Navy Gold Block Long v or Kinia Black 10 Sci Gars and Cherooty. And Java Green and fresh ground. N the rate of six dollars per annul free Canada Farmer is sont to flirt Inion or unite d states one Dollar per annul free of r ordering the Dally ,rtftt1 1 Between and the 1st of shall one year s of rectus Sirc of the friends liter s lately secured for the with egg hundreds of. Subscribers and declares lil Sinfen n cares ill Fen Loii to make this one of Bis first duties in jigs present and every future hold of Laborn he Rice split peas currants raisins and figs dried apples peaches prunes canned fruits a vegetables Chollett s compressed vegetables biscuits confectionery. Powders and extracts Wiltshire cheese in loaves Canadian dial re cheese. The witness Imi each of the past three years culminating in w As Ceen cafe eco the ban of the roman Catho Lic Bishop of Montreal Al Phonph not otherwise desirable circumstances have.d6iie great Deal to concentrate and intensify the Zeal of the. Friends of Temperance and religious Liberty in indeed with the to t1 is Sites enjoyed and highly prize Del Lesus Persk some claim on the Liiri d offices of those offo Vic of Rel Slous belief. The Ircul Atlon of the 500 out of. Less than Lour per does not Aires tvs Pecunia Rily As we can still claim emulation Fini in u to int of in the rest of he by City press probably the majority of our lm9mun Catholic renders by Init such still. O1 p a in port Post news depot. 6 c. Bryant newspapers and Peri in Jho. United states Canada a Choice Stock of on whisk Moke Canadian Friday evening december to Fly at f o clock. D8.ll cigars fancy goods and stationery always on hand and the cheapest in Tho City. Call and see Bryant old Post Holce Block. Nl5m Bush but genuine j h. Bose Butcher. A by Frost proof Elbrage can be had. Diff in to a store on Jain Street. Whiskies Obi andies rum Champagne Claret Santerno White wines Bass ale and guineas Porter in bottles cd Rocha absinthe and Marisch no bitters assorted of Max Feu earnestly to the. Notice to Don end. We have determined u t Nom the usual course of allow Rise our ? themselves on their Nisi its alone inaugurate on. A Large scale a competitive Effort on the part of All our sub scribers to increase the subscription Tho arc not familiar with by i ? v we May say hint for Twenty Dino for the promotion of can for la suppression of the liquor Trai Iio. Our Floit is. To produce a Christian tem Perance newspaper unattached to and political to by inc truth ;