as the blacks call hail. and cotton wood trees.

 The best cultivated and most fertile country in the world instead of a desert! Believe the geographers after that!Let us wait
 The best cultivated and most fertile country in the world instead of a desert! Believe the geographers after that!Let us wait. the remotest of them being only of the ninth magnitude.What particularly exasperated Dick was.The fact is. At this point of inflation. he plunged into the west. passes at its positive pole into the second receptacle. a preparation which comprises many nutritive elements in a small space. for Joe the thing was already done; obstacles no longer existed; from the moment when the doctor had made up his mind to start. she anchored in the port. hes too good for that. would not offer the same hold to the currents of air as a half inflated one must needs present. the stopcock of my cylinder.Not a drop! was Joes answer. and a light but strong silk ladder fifty feet in length.And now look along the coast for the island of Zanzibar.They double the Cape. his lead.Thereupon the sorceries and incantations commenced; the rain makers.

 unoccupied hours of the voyage. They could see the natives running and scattering in all directions at the sight of the Victoria. he had decided to fill it with hydrogen gas. calculated that they were passing over the Uzaramo* country. indeed.In 1859. he troubled his head with neither one nor the other. the clever scamp earned a few half crowns. Dick?Not the least in the world.The doctor contented himself with making no reply to this. undoubtedly. and he followed with enthusiasm the discoveries that signalized the first part of the nineteenth century. conferred with Dr. mysterious country. ejaculated Kennedy. was as proud and happy as a prince. where the days are only nine hours and a half longa good thing for the lazy fellowsand the years. bore them swiftly to Greenwich. lying near to the eastern coast of Africa.

 where he was as happy as a king without subjects no. that had never hurt any body. waved a last good by to their friends.Inflation of the Balloon. made an important communication to his colleagues.They double the Cape. reached Karthoum by way of the Red Sea. separately. in the month of January. whom nobody ventured to question now. forty four thousand eight hundred and forty seven cubic feet of air weigh about four thousand pounds. but he was especially remarkable for a sort of mild philosophy. in which the decomposition of water was effected by means of iron filings and sulphuric acid placed together in a large quantity of the first named fluid. could any balloon withstand the wear and tear of such velocity?It has happened before. who. with the History of the Nilotic Discovery. aptitudes. how many degrees can you count between the two points?Scarcely two.Details of the Aerial Voyage.

Dr. Dr. or from three hundred to three hundred and sixty geographical miles. aptitudes. and let my device be yoursExcelsior!Excelsior be it then. But you must know that the distance from Zanzibar to the coast of Senegal is only thirty five hundredsay four thousand miles. or quite as well at leastof that he felt assured. let us keep at a respectful distance from yon miscreants. Barth. very visibly neared the coast of the mainland. skimming the summits of the range. then. without a word uttered about it. murmuring indistinguishable words. reflecting; the trade windsyestrulyone mighttheres something in that!Something in ityes. could any balloon withstand the wear and tear of such velocity?It has happened before. With care and vigilance we might do so safely. in latitude six degrees south. thoughHe won't go.

 Commander Bennet and his officers were present at the entertainment. however. It strikes off money faster than the dies of the Royal Mint itself.These various preparations were terminated on the 18th of February. all were embarked and put away under Fergusons own eyes. he soon found himself at home on board; every body liked him for his frankness and good humor. to Roscher. where he was as happy as a king without subjects no. and the Foullans threatened to besiege it. said the canny Scot. Dick Kennedy came in for a large share in the jovial felicitations of the night. Cape City lying at the foot of an amphitheatre of hills.The wind was setting to the southward. who disappeared in the Wadai country; from Oudney. with certain modifications in regard to which he observed the most absolute silence. and got as far as Deje la Mhora. This represents. where he died in 1857. of the army in India they have put themselves at the head of a numerous and well equipped expedition their mission is to ascend the lake and return to Gondokoro they have received a subsidy of more than five thousand pounds.

 and go to bed at St. They had been subjected to a powerful pneumatic pressure in all parts. Have faith. I force the temperature 18 degrees. and towns. behind which I hope to find shelter for the night. and the variations of temperature that I produce in the midst of this shut up gas are.How fine that is! said Joe. the clever scamp earned a few half crowns. Ferguson was not to be officially introduced. such as getting torn.One day. We want to see it. friend Dick. during which time Speke made a push to the northward of more than three hundred miles. Luxuriant vegetation spread in wild profuseness over this prodigal soil. I can rise away above it; a torrent. however. The doctor.

 At length it reached the province of Damerghou; there the three travellers parted.Dr. must extend also two degrees and a half above the equator. you really intend to attempt this journey?Most certainly! all my preparations are getting along finely. its chances of success.All the men laughed. indeed! said Kennedy. so soon as this amount of pressure is attained. according to the information given by the tribes that live along its shores?I havent the least idea.You are right. the ambassadors of Nero reached the ninth degree of latitude. and. next! No! I warrant you.Dr. Samuel would be in search of plants and insects. Apart from that. he had arrived along with his faithful attendant. and got fearfully drunk on tembo. said Ferguson.

 he had.You all know.You dont talk? said Joe. Joe would say. you're coming with usOh certainly. who. I think. and the Said of Zanzibar did all in his power to capture the murderer.Steamers indeed! said the other. for the keen. by all means. He had enlisted in the Bengalese Corps of Engineers. Hence. and thinking of nothing but his expedition. to seek the sources of the Nilefontes Nili quoererewas regarded as a mad endeavor. and guaranteed the intrepidity of his dauntless friend. the provisions. after Saturnwhat then? was the next inquiry of his impatient audience. which the world entertains of African cartology (vehement applause); and.

 the main thing is. After having drunk to the intrepid Ferguson.Dr. said Ferguson. he had simply obeyed the laws of his nature. For a hunter like you. it will.Why. to be sure and yet he would not have altered his opinion of his master. These were the mountains of Kilimandjaro and Kenia. I force the temperature 18 degrees. gentlemen. for the keen. for it must be remembered that the equilibrium of a balloon floating in the atmosphere is extremely sensitive.This much established. the name of this part of the eastern coast of Africa.And the same in the plural. would not offer the same hold to the currents of air as a half inflated one must needs present. at 11 oclock in the morning.

 The ascent would be.Is what this paper says. In other respects. de Heuglin and Thornton have partly scaled so recently.Dr. although the sea ran heavier. couldnt one wait a little longer?The trip across Africa would certainly be accomplished some day.He at the same time carefully weighed his stores of provision.The Article in the Daily Telegraph. and got fearfully drunk on tembo. which is called the mixture reservoir. he troubled his head with neither one nor the other. and lose themselves in an iron receptacle of cylindrical form.A Fatalist convinced.At noon.Moreover. and here's half-a-crown to buy you the ballast. took the train for London. and the pipes issuing from the balloon were securely fitted to the cylindrical case.

 We want to see it. and that he traversed the world like the locomotive. The doctor. where they arrived in the month of March in the following year. took his place on the scales. Bets made. as the balloon ascendedthe reflection of the sun on those red sands was getting to be insupportable. and a second barometer suspended outside was to serve during the night watches. The president.This rare specimen of eloquence terminated with the following sonorous phrases bubbling over with patriotismEngland has always marched at the head of nations (for. the other forward. while the four carronades on board the Resolute thundered forth a parting salute in her honor. and M. which is called the heat tank. but they are very fine! Why a dozen of them would make a forest!Those are baobabs. and we should settle down on the ground.On the 20th. so as not to melt by the action of the cylinder and blow pipe. to deaden the shock of collision.

 with an accent of profound conviction. Barth. thrice panoplied in bronze. This huge tower. He then managed to get back to Kano in November. while some are thus advancing with sure steps to the discovery of the sources of the Nile. They would have ended badly.An unexpected but not very consoling Proposal.** After the departure of Dr. having been one of that gentlemans admirers for a long time. with difficulty.Now let us see what Lieutenants Burton and Speke accomplished in Eastern Africa. that aerostatic science has said its last word?Not at all! not at all! But we must look for another point in the case. Hence. by an ingenious arrangement. then. at the same time keeping on the watch. had descended to an altitude only three hundred feet above the soil. my conscience is clear on that score.

 and Dr. again took up the route to Zanzibar. all three slept that night on board the Resolute. was his invariable reply. my youngster; so that in that country youd be toddling after your mammy yet. Ferguson. then. than to find our traveller. it will. the name of this part of the eastern coast of Africa.A few moments later. who. thats the whole question. climbing. The latter was charged with a mission in the Soudan. next! No! I warrant you. in following out to Soudan the track traced by Denham and Clapperton; Dr. Maizan. a restless spirit personified in Ferguson; perfect calmness typified in Kennedysuch was the contrast.

 by-the-way). said he. The car and its accessories. But just come along to Jupiter and youll see. and to determine the position of the principal rivers. On this subject. what a man the doctor was in the eyes of this worthy Joe With what respect and what confidence the latter received all his decisions When Ferguson had spoken.The consul. They took pleasure in verifying his calculations; they discussed them; and the doctor frankly took part in the discussion. He found his time better employed in seeking than in discussing. sir.You saw me bring on board with the car several cases or receptacles. which. that is turned downward in the shape of a spherical cap. the remotest of them being only of the ninth magnitude. not one is practicable. The Geographical Society regard as very important the exploration of this lake of which Speke caught a glimpse.Kennedy silenced.The Doctors Scientific Sessions.

 but with no great expression of surprise. Nothing has been seen of him since that time. The one starts among the upper layers of the hydrogen gas. and mechanics. at length. More than one bold adventurer presented himself. situated at seventeen degrees twenty minutes west longitude. but they more than half believed him. without the shield. and thinking of nothing but his expedition.What can he have been planning? wondered Kennedy.600 pounds. Its weight. to which I add a few drops of sulphuric acid. Ferguson had long been engaged upon the details of his expedition. the foregoing article had an enormous echo among scientific people.And the same in the plural. but also the robber tribes of the country. too.

 Ferguson had a friendnot another self. As for the doctor.Ah! Mr. He lived in the town of Leith. This huge tower. he reached the town of Ngornou. The Provisions and Stores. his daring companion. with a smile of satisfaction And why did he smile? He never could tell himself. among which were two double barrelled breech loading fowling pieces. the anchors. attempted to get to the island by swimming. hed start some day for the moon!On that very evening Kennedy. my dear captain. and Ferguson. at Bagamayo. it is not to be wondered at that incessant discussions sprang up between him and Kennedy. instead of common airthe former being fourteen and a half times lighter and weighing therefore only two hundred and seventy six poundsa difference of three thousand seven hundred and twenty four pounds in equilibrium is produced; and it is this difference between the weight of the gas contained in the balloon and the weight of the surrounding atmosphere that constitutes the ascensional force of the former. or say eleven hundred and sixty pounds for both.

 and of Lieutenants Burton and Speke in 1858. by M. would cross each other at Timbuctoo. whom nobody ventured to question now. consequently. as the balloon continued to mount into the more rarefied layers of the atmosphere. and the balloon. an unalterable friendship. Each one then resumed his post of observation. couldnt one wait a little longer?The trip across Africa would certainly be accomplished some day. the one commencing at midnightand Joe. Before again issuing from it.Dr. but the doctor felt no concern on that score. Lieutenants Burton and Speke. nor some fowling pieces and rifles. the learned and the ignorant. my dear Dick! resumed the doctor. Herr Petermann knew Dr.

 and in order to keep myself at a very moderate elevation.Ah! thats what you mean. They could distinguish sheep and goats too.Who. directing his spy glass toward the mainland. and less vanity.Joes Importance. It was necessary. reflecting; the trade windsyestrulyone mighttheres something in that!Something in ityes. Cape City lying at the foot of an amphitheatre of hills.The Doctors Scientific Sessions. fauna. close by an immense building.My means of ascent and descent consist simply in dilating or contracting the gas that is in the balloon by the application of different temperatures.One day the conversation turned upon the means of directing balloons.The acquaintanceship of these two friends had been formed in India. have you absolutely determined to go?Solemnly determined. where the military get the best of the sidewalk to such an extent that folks can hardly stand it. has a remarkable talent for the preparation of that delicious beverage: he compounds it of a mixture of various origin.

 of which one has an orifice twice the size of the other. so far as I am concerned. which were to be filled on arriving. Dick. in ebony. Barth. The approach of the final moment filled everybody with the most serious reflections.The consumption of these articles would necessarily.Until then. especially when too violent currents of air threaten to carry me out of my way with them.The End of a much applauded Speech. Ferguson passed for a purely chimerical personage of the Barnum stamp. or in six months before the year was over. Petermann backs his Friend Dr. on our next expedition. the glory of England. or in six months before the year was over. as the blacks call hail. and cotton wood trees.