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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1903-6-11, Page 2lealtf a4sKtSt <Chi Gel. V POST OF DUTY OR, THE WATERMAN'S SONS. CHAP. III.-(Cont'd). One ran round the corner to the engine house and "knocked up" the driver in passing. Tho other ran from door to door of the firemen's abodes, which were close at hand, and with a loud doublering sum- moned the sleepers. Before ho got back to help the first with the en- fline, one and another and another oor opened, and a man darted out, buttoning braces or coat as ho ran. Each went into the station, seized his helmet, belt, and ax from his own peg, and in another moment all were armed cap -a -pie. At the same instant that the engine appeared at the door a pair of horses were trot- ted up. Two men held them; two others fastened the traces; the driv- er sprang to his seat; the others leaped to their respective places. Each knew what to do, and did it at once. There was no hurry, no loss of time, no excitement; some of the men, even while acting with the utmost vigor and promptitude, were yawning away their drowsiness; and In less than ten minutes from the moment when the bell first rang, the tsihip cracked and the fire engine dashed away from the station amid the cheers of t'he crowd. It may bo as well to remark here, in passing., that the London Fire 'Brigade had, at the time of which we write, reached a high state of efllciency, although it could not stand comparison with the perfec- tion of system and unity of plan which mark the organization and conduct of the Brigade of the pres- ent day. Mr. Braidwood, the able superintendent, had for many years been training his men on a system, the original of which he had begun and proved in Edinburgh. Modify- ing his system to suit the peculiari- ties of the larger field to which he had been translated, he had brought the "Fire Engine Establishment" (which belonged at the time to sev- eral insurance companies) to a state of efficiency which rendered it a mo- del and a training school for tho rest of the world; and although he had not the advantage of the tele- graph or the powerful aid of the land steatn fire engine of tho pres- ent day, he had men of the same metal as those which compose the force now; indeed, many of the men who were alive in Mr. Braidwood's time are alive still and doing duty. The "Metropolitan Fire Brigade," as it now exists under the control of the Metropolitan Board of Works, has been carried by its present chief, Captain Eyre Massey Shaw, to a condition, of efficiency little if at all short of perfection, its only fault be- ing (if we may humbly venture a re- mark) that it is too small both in numbers of engines and man. Now, dear reader, if you have nev- er seen a London fire engine go to a fire, you have no conception of what it is; and even if you have seen ft, but have not gone with it, still you have no idea of what it is! To those accustomed to it, it may be tame enough — wo cannot tell; but to those who mount an engine for the first timo and drive through the crowded thoroughfares of Lon- don at a wild tearing gallop, it is probably the most exciting drive conceivable. It beats steeple -chas- ing. It feels like driving to de- struction—so wild and so reckless is it. And yet it is not reckless in tho strict sense of that word; for there is a stern need -be in the case. Every moment (hot to mention minutes or hours) is of the utmost importance in the progress of a. fire. Fire smolders and creeps at first, it may be, but when it has got the mastery, and burst into flames, it flashes to its work and completes it quickly. At such times, one moment of time lost may involve thousands of dol- lars — ay, and many human lives! This is well known to those whose profession it is to fight the flames. Renee the union of apparent mad desperation, with cool, quiet, self • possession in their proceedings. When firemen can work in silence they do so. No unnecessary word is utter- ed, no voice is needlessly raised. Like the movements of some beauti- ful steam engine, which, with oiled pistons, cranks, and lovers, dons its unobtrusive work in its own little chamber in comparative stillness, yet with a power that would tear and rend to pieces buildings and ma- chinery, so tho firemen sometimes bend to their work quietly, though with mind and muscles strung to the utmost point of tension. At other times, like the roaring locomotive crashing thirough a tunnel or past a station, their course is atumultuous rush, amid. a storm of shouting and gesticulation. So was it on the present occasion. Had the fire been distant, they would have had to commence their gallop somewhat leisurely, for fear of breaking down the horses; but it was not far o1 -.-not much more than a couple of miles—so they dashed round the corner of their own street at a brisk trot, and swept into Ox- ford street, Hero they broke into a gallop, and here the noise of their progress began, fur the great thor- oughfare was crowded with vehicles and pedestrians,. many of whom wore retiring from the theatres and mu- sic halls, and other places of enter- tainment. To pass through such a crowd without coming into collision with anything required not only the most dexterous driving, but rendered it necessary that some of tho men on the engine should stand up and shout, or rather roar incessantly, as they whirled along, clearing every- thing out of their way, and narrowly escaping innumerable crashes by a mere hairbreadth. The men, as we said before, hav- ing been sailors, seemed to shout with the memory of the boatswain strong upon them, for their tones were pitched in the deepest and gruf- fest bass key. Sometimes there was a lull for a moment, as a compara- tively clear space of a hundred yards or so lay before them; then their voices rose like the roaring of the gale as a stupid or deaf cabman got in their way, or a plethoric 'bus threatened to interrupt their furious passage. The cross streets were the points where the chief difficulties met them. There the cab and van drivers turn- ed into or crossed the groat thor- oughfare, all ignorant of the thun- derbolt hunderbolt that was rushing on like a fiery meteor, with his lamps casting a glare of light before, and the hel- mets of its stern charioteers flashing back the rays of street lamps, and windows; for, late though the hour was, all the gin palaces and tobac- conists' shops, and many of the res- taurants, were still open and bright- ly illuminated. At the corner of Wells street, the crowd of cabs and other vehicles was so great that the driver of the en- gine began to tighten his reins, and Jim Bassi/sore and Joe Corney raised their voices to a fierce shout. Cabs, 'buses, and pedestrians scattered right and left in a. marvelous man - nor; the driver slackened his reins, cracked his whip, and the horses stretched out again. In passing Berners street, a han- som cab swept round the corner, its dashing driver smoking a cigar in sublime salt -satisfaction, and look- ing carelessly right and left for a "fare." This exquisite almost ran into the engine! There was a ter- rific howl from all the firemen; tho cabby turned his smart horse with a bound to one side, and lost -his cigar in the act — in reference to which misfortune lie was heartily congratulated by a small member of the Shoe -black Brigade — while the engine went steadily and sternly on its way. "There, it shows a light," observ- ed one of the firemen to Dale, as he pointed to a luminous appearance in the sky away to the northeast. Dale was already looking in that direction, and made no reply. As they approached Tottenham Court Road the driver again checked the pace a little; yet even at the re- ducod speed they passed everything like a whirlwind. The traffic here was so great that it behooved them to be more cautious. 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Chase, the famous receipt book author, are on ewer3; box, - mooreneed that there was for eau- tion, the xuoro necessity was there for shouting; and the duty of Bax - more and Corney -- standing as they did in front of their comrades be- side the driver -- became severe, but they had good lungs, both of them. At the point whore Tottenham Court Road cuts Oxford street, the accumulation of vehicles of all sorts, from a hand barrow to a furniture- van, is usually very groat. To one unaccustomed to the powers of Lon- don drivers, it would have seemed nothing short of madness to drive full into the mass that blocked the streets at this point. But the fire- men. did. it. They reined up a little, it is true, just as , a hunter does in gathering his horse together for a rush at a stone wall, but there was nothing like an approach to stop- ping, "H'i! Rid! 11-1111" roared tho fire- men, Baxmore and Corney high above the rest. A 'bus lumbered to the left just in time; a hansom sprang to the right, not a moment too soon; a luggage -van bolted into Crown street; the pedestrians scat- tered right and left, and the way was clear — no, not quite clear! The engine had to turn at a right angle here into Tottenham Court Road.. Round it went on the two off - wheels, and cane full swing on a market gardener and a hot -coffee wo- man, who were wheeling their re- spective barrows leisurely side by side, and chatting as they went. The roar that burst from the fire- men was terrific. The driver at- tempted both to pull up and to turn aside The market gardener dropped his barrow and fled. The hot -coffee woL'an, being of a resolute natui'o, thrust her barrow by main force on the footpath, and so saved. her goods and herself by a hairbreadth, while the barrow of her friend was knocked in pieces, But the effort of the engine driver to avoid this had well-nigh resulted in serious con- sequences. In endeavoring to clear the market gardener he drew so near to the footpath that in another mo- ment a lamp post would have been carried away, and the wheels of the engine, in all probability, knocked off, had not Joe Corney observed the dan Ter. With a truly Irish yell, Joe seized the rein next him, and pulled the horses round almost at a right angle. The nave of the hind wheel just shaved the post as it flew by. The whole thing passed so swiftly that before the market gardener re- covered from his consternation the engine was only discernible in the distance by the sparks that flow from its wheels as it held on in its furious way. All along its course a momentary disturbance of London equanimity was created. Families not yet abed rushed to their front windows, and, looking out, exclaimed: "Ha! the firemen." Tipplers in gin palaces ran to the doors, and said: "There they go." "That's your sort," "Hurrah, my hearties!" or; "Go it, yo cripples!" according to the differ- ent' stages of inebriation at which they had arrived; and belated men of business stopped to gaze, and then resumed their way with thoughts and speculations on fire and fire insurance, more or loss deep and serious according to tempera- ment. But the disturbance was only temporary The families retired to their suppers or bods, the tipplers returned to their tipple, the belated speculators to their dreams, and in a few minutes (no doubt) forgot what they had seen, and forgot, perchance, that they had any personal interest in fire raising, or fire extinction, or fire prevention, or fire in any dan- gerous shape or form whatever, or indulged in the comforting belief, mayhap, that whatever disasters rnight attend the rest of the London community, they bad their houses being endued with the properties of the salamander, nothing in the shape of fire might, covid, would, or should kindle upon them. So true is it: that "all men think all 'mom mortal but themselves!" Do you doubt this, reader? If so, go poll your acquaintance, and tell us how many of them have got rope ladders, or even ropes, to escape from their houses should they take fire; lxow manyof them have got hand -pumps, or even buckets, placed so as to be handy in case of fire; and how many of them have got their houses and furniture insured against fire! Meanwhile, the fire engine held on its way, until it turned into Bever- ly Square, and pulled short up in front of the blazing mansion of James Aiuberly, Esquire. • Another engine was already at work there. It had come from a nearer station, of the existence of which Hopkins had been ignorant when he set out on his wild race for help. The men of this engine were already doing their work quietly, but with perceptible effect, pouring incessant streams of water in at the blazing windows, and watching for the slightest lull in the ferocity of tho smoke and flame to attack tho enemy at closer quarters. CHAPTI3$. IV. When the small boy — whose name, It may be'as well to mention; was William (alias Willie) Willders—saw the fire engine start, as has been al- ready described, his whole soul yearned to follow it, for, in the course of his short life, he had nev- er succeeded in being at the begin- ning of a fire, although he had often been at the middle and and of ono -- not a very difllcu]e thing in London, by the way, seeing that there are, on the average, between four and five fires every twenty-four hours! Willie Winders was of an inquiring disposition. I3o wanted to know how things were managed at a fire, from the beginning to the end, and ho found that the course of true inquiry, like another course we wot of, never did run smooth, Poor Willie's heart was with that engine, but his logs were not. They did their best, but they failed, strong and active though they were, to keep up with the horses. So Wil- lie heaved a bursting sigh and slack- ened his speed as he had often done before in similar circumstances ,-resolving to keep it In sight as long as ,he Could, and trust to his eyesight and to the flames "show- ing a light" for the rest. Just as he came to the magnani- mous resolve a strapping young gentleman called a passing cab, leap- ed in, ordered the driver to follow the engine, and offered double fare if he should keep it in view up to the Are. Willie, being sharp as a needle, at once stepped forward and made as though he would open the door for. the gentleman. The youth was al- ready . in and the door shut, but he smiled as ho shouted to the driver, ".All right," and'tossed a copper to Willie, with the remark, "There, you scamp." The copper fell in the mud, and there Willie left it, as ho doubled nimbly behind the vehicle and laid hold of it. The cabman did his best to earn his double fare, and thus it came to pass that Willie was in time to see the firemen commencing work. As the young man leaped from the cab he uttered a cry of surprise and alarm, and rushed toward the crowd of firemen nearest to the burning house without paying his faro. Wil- lie was a little astonished at this, but losing sight of the youth in the crowd, and seeing nothing' more of him at that time, he became engrossed in other matters. There were so many men on the ground, however — for just then a third engine dashed up to the scone of •the conflagration — that it was difficult for the excited boy to ap- preciate fully what he saw. He got as close to the engine, hoWevor, as tho policemen would allow hint, and observed that a fire -plug had been already opened, and over it had been placed a canvas cistern of about a yard long by eighteen inches broad, stretched on an iron frame. The cistern was filled with water to overflowing, and the first erfgino had placed its suction pipe in it,white from the front of the engine extond- ed the )eathern hose that conveyed the water to the burning house. Willie was deeply interested in this, and was endeavoring to solve certain knotty points in his own mind, when they were suddenly solv- ed for hitt by a communicative dustman who stood in the crowd close by, and thus expounded the matter to his inquisitive son. "You see, Tommy, the use o' the cistern is hobvious. See, here's ow it lies. If an ingin conies up an' screwges its suction on to the plug, all the other ingins as- conies after it has to stan' by an' do nuffin. But by puttin' the cistern over the plug an' lettin' it fill, another ingin, or may be two or more, can ram. in its suction and drink away till it's fit to burst, d'yo sec." - Willie drank in the information with avidity, and then turned his attention to the front of the engine, to which several lengths of hose, each forty feet long, had been at- tached. Baxm,ore and Corney were at the extreme end, scabwing on the "branch" or nozzle by which the stream of water is directed. and Dale was tumbling a half-drunk and riotous navvy head -over -heels into the crowd, in order to convince him that his services to pump were not wanted — a sufficient number hav- ing been procured. A couple of po-. licemen walked this navvy quietly from the scene, as Dale called out— "Down with her, boys!" "Pump away, lads!" said one of the firemen, interpreting. The volunteers bent their backs, and the white clouds of steam that issued from the burning house show- ed that the second engine was doing its Work well. Iins...ediately after, Dale and his men, with the exception of those re- quired to attend the engine and the "branch," were ordered to get out the ladders. He who gave this order was a tall, sinewy man, middle-aged apparent- ly, .and s of grave demeanor. His dress was similar to that of the oth- er firemen, but there was an air of quiet, unobtrusive authority about him which showed that he was' a• leader. "We might get on the roof now, Mr. Braidwood," suggested Dale, touching his helmet as he addressed the well-known chief of the London Fire Engine Establishment. "Not yet, Dale not yet," said Braidwood; "get inside and see if we cart touch the Are through tho draw- ing -room floor. It's just fatten in." Dale and his men at once entered the front door of the building, drag- ging the branch and hose along with them, and were lost in smoke. (To Be Continued). POST OFFICE GIANT. The tallest man in the British postal service is Peter Sinclair, postman to the islands of Pabbay, Mingallay, and Barra, off the West Coast of Scotland. Before entering the service of the Crown Peter had for two years been on exhibition through the country and at the Royal Aquarium as a "giant." He is 6 fret 11 inches in height. Throe years ago, at the age of thirty-seven he gave up exhibition life and re- turned to his native islands, ivhere he is now postman. MAGNET WEIGIPT-LIFTERS. The lifting of massive iron and steel plates, weighing four, six, and twelve tons, by magnetism is now done every work -day in a number of.. large steel works. The magnets aro suspended by chains from cranes, and pick up the plates by simple contact, and without the loss of time consequent to tho adjustment of chains and hooks in the older me- thod. It is also found that the metal plates can be lifted by the magnets while still so hotthat it would bo impossible for the xnen to handle them. .A magnet weighing 800 pounds will lift 4.5 tons. "I never waste words on a fool," said the Pompous Person. "That doesn't correspond with your wife's statement," replied a member of the sceptical faction. "What did my wite say ?" queried the P.P. "That you were inthe Wait of talking, to yourself," answered the other, " i.��•�k'r*�iC'e'�:'+'aP"'�';fF"e ?j:"°.�,o'�"a7j:'p� FOR FARMERS Sea.soisabie and Profitable flints for the Dully Tillers { et the Sell. 04E41E '*•••W . *° ?4E'*e*••*.*e'l ECONOMICAL' USE OF LIME. . In considering this question; ' the most economical method of using limo fertilizer, wo have come to the conclusion that composting is the most economical, writes Mr, R. W. Carson. Tho following aro a few of the methods of preparing lime for soil. 1. Some farmers have tho practice of putting lime out on the fields in small heaps, leaving it exposed to the weather for days, and it some- times is run into a solid mass by rain. In this condition it is spread on the land, lumps here and there. Thus a groat part of the land does not receive any. This I consider to be a very waste- ful way of applying limo to the land. 2. Others first put the lime out in small heaps, then, by going over tho field with a water cart, slake the lime, and cover with clay, It is allowed to remain thus, until the farmer finds time to spread it. In Ithis way it is injured by rain. After this it is spread unevenly over the land, and, as before stated, a largo part does not receive any benefit from the limo. 3. Others compost the limo with clay, or the scrapings of the barn- yard, by making a heap ten to fifteen yards in length. Through this heap they snake a trench with the plough. into the trench they then dump tho lime in eartloads. This they then cover with clay and leave the heap in this condition for a number of days, after which the work of mixing is carried. out. 4. I have made a practice of gath- ering clay as aforesaid, and mixing ono barrel of lime with one and one- half loads, more or less, of clay. First I put a small heap oflime, which I cover with 'a layer of clay, then alternate layers of limo and clay until finished. I allow the last layer of clay, on the top of the heap, to be from nine to twelve inches in depth. The top of the heaps is then trampled until it is hard, in order to throw off the rain. It is tramped as often as any openings in the clay appear, which aro, when tramped, filled up by tho slaked lime above, except the outer layer, on which if well tramped, the waste of ammonia will bo comparatively nothing, (the ammonia in each layer of lime per- meating the layer of clay above it.) By this method a body of fer- tilizer is made to suit any soil, es- pecially light soils having a gravelly sub -soil. On such soils, tho lime .must be kept as near the surface as possible. I have used this compost on land which had been limed twice in .tho course of twenty-five years, and have good results. Of course it was a heavy soil, I think lime should bo applied to the land in a 'powdery state, or as fine as possible. Great loss is sustained by not preparing the land in this manner. On soils limed twice in a course of ten or twenty-five years we use five barrels of lime to ton loads of clay to the acre. On heavy clay soils, not previously limed, we use nine to ten barrels of lime ; on light soils six or seven. CAUSE OF SOUR MILK. Too frequent cause of sour milk, in hot weather is poorly washed milk cans and pails. Too much pains cannot be taken in washing the dairy tinware iha hot weather, or at arty time. of year• for that matter. And really it is not so very much of a job to keep everything clean. It is as much in knowing how, how- ever, as in the work. Milk pails and cans, and all tin vessels used to hold milk, should be rinsed in cold water and every bit of milk removed. This is readily done if they are not left until tho milk drips on. After it has dried it is not as easily removed. As soon as the milking is done rinse the pails and strainer, also the strainer cloth, in cold water. Tho milk will all come off easily and quickly. The milkers should always do this even if the pails aro washed in the house, because it should be done at once and the men can do it readily. 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A., contain- ing details of sickness, will be answer- ed promptly and free advice as to treat- ment will be given, W3 I-4 to stand for a short time before they are washed and scalded. When the cans come from the fac- tory they should not bo allowed to stand in the sun until the milk dries on, for, as with the pails, it is then hard to remove. If they are at once emptied and rinsed in cold water the milk all comes oft easily. If it is not convenient it will do them no particular harm to stand a short time before being washed, but it is better to wash and scald them at once. The next water wants to be hot and a little sal soda should be added (never uso any soap around milk vessels). After they aro thor- oughly washed, both inside and out, they should be scalded with very hot water or steam. Now turn them bottom side up to drain for a mo- ment and then wipe them. dry. 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If the lamb is too weak to stand up and suck it should be held up' and some milk milked into its mouth, when it ,will soon take the teat and help itself, or the•ewo•.may:be gently laid upon,• her side and the lamb brought to' the teat on its knees or side, and helped as above indicated. NEW WAY OF MILKING. A new method of milking has been creating sone interest of late in Scandinavian circles. The main point of tho method consists in fol- lowing up tho regular milking by a series of manipulations of the udder at the time of milking. The ordin- ary method of stripping fails to re- move the portion, which is doubly valuable on account of its high fat contents. It is estimated that the increased yield of milk by this now method is about one to three pounds per day. Near Glasgow an old-fashioned Newcomen engine has been at work at a mine continuously since 1809. It develops 27 horse -power. • Jim Dumps a little girl possessed Whom loss of appetite distressed. "I dee isn't eat!" the chid vzould•., scream. Jim fixed a dish of "Force" with cream; She tasted it, then, joy for him!.. She befed for more from "Sunny 1m." The Raady'to.6erae Cereal a good fairy to all youngsters. Perfect Plod for Children. "Wheat is a outset 3' iUix sr ecrsal, duel efforts should be made to tames ohlldrotl to oat it." a a .1Ofl11E. X94 fit, in It(ow to Feed smildven.M WHEN KINGS V .SIT PAIS w a T I x� �,' 11� HT �mAR S NSI+! LIIi~ D AND DISLIKED, King Alfonso ,'ICiZ. Was Almost Mobbed— •4.}sit of the queen and Prince Albert. just on twenty years ago King Alfonso XII. of Spain went from Berlin to Paris. All the city was on top -too of expectation. blowers strewed the streets, bunting flaunted and fluttered aloft; guards of honor were everywhere; bands crashed wel- comes, and bugles blared. Every- thing pronr,ised a magnificent recep- tion. But, unfortunately, just prior to his entry, there cane flashing over the wires the news that he had been made, by the Emperor Wiilliam, a colonel of Uhians. It was a little thing; but it was enough. The Parisians, forgetful of the duties of hospitality, of interna— tional amity, of everything in fact but their blind hatred of all things German, met Alfonso's smiles with rovilings and hisses. But for the troops the King would undoubtedly have been mobbed, perhaps murder- ed. As it was, the affair was siuf- flciently alarming, and for a few weeks the question of peace or war trembled in the balance. In 1866, when the second great in- ternational exhibition •was held on the Champ de Mars, nineteen crown- ed heads were aseernbled there at one time. They included, among other lesser potentates, t'he Kings of Greoco, Belgium, Prussia and Swe- den, the Czar of Russia, the Khe- dive of Egypt, the Sultan of Tux - key, and the Emperor of Austria. The sceuo at their reception was one of unexampled splendor. Ten million of francs were spent by the xre nicipality in entertaining them. Unfortunately, however, the com.. plete success of the gathering was marred by the attempted assassina- tion of the Czar by one Berezowaki, A POLISK REFUGEE. Prior to this — in the summer of 1855 — another big erdhibition had been held, and had been visited by. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. It was a noteworthy event, if only. beca,uso no English sovereign had set foot in Paris for more than four centuries previously. Napoleon, too, conscious of tho insecurity of his tenure of the throne, and well aware of the importance to him of the recognition implied by the visit, did his very best for his royal guests. Balls of surpassing splen dor were given both in Paris and at Versailles, and there was also a grand review, when the Queen re- gretted that she had not been oat horseback, though the day was wot. With the Queen and the Prince Consort was the Prince of Wales, now, of course, King Edward VIII. The little lad, as he then was, wass hugely delighted with the gaiety and splendor of the French capital, and when the time came to go ho tried to persuade the Empress Eugenie to retain him and his sister, "Just a little while longer." "But that would never do," ob- jected the Empress, "your mother could not spare you." "Oh, yes, she could," promptly re- plied the Prince, "she has got six more at home." IN TETE SUMMER OF 1989 so many foreign sovereigns were gathered together in Paris that a special building, known as the "Ho- tel of the Emperors," was set apart for them. Externally this unique "hotel" was not especially preten- tious; but internally it was a dream of splendor and of beauty, the fur- nishing alone costing over £186.000, while £80,000 more of the city's money went in decorating it and in service. To it there carte the Shah of Persia, in honor of ,whom splen- did fetes wore organized, followed by European, kings, princes, grand dukes, and - •Annamite, Tantalum,. Moorish, and Egyptian potentates galore. Paris got something stailantial, however, in return for her expendi- ture in this connection. The Shah alono spent £4100,000 in three days' shopping; a record which, though, was easily 'beaten later on by the Czar, during his memorable visit to the city in the autumn of 1896. This latter was perhaps the most gorgeous as well as the most hilari- ous of all similar functions. Tho Franco-Russian Alliance was a new wine to the Parisian then, and they hastened to make thexnoelves drunk with it. For three days and nights —October 5th, 6bh and 7th — the city neither rested nor tired. Tho hours of ought -to -have -been darkness were as the hours of daylight, with open-air balls on every boulevard, and farandoles and orchestras at •- .. ALL THE STREET CORNERS. The Rue de la Pa.ix was decorated with ropes and sails, stretched across the street,like the rigging of a vast vessel, in honor of the Russian sailors. Nothing was to be seen anywhere save flags, scarves, cock- ades and• badges, and colors, of .rho two friendly nations. When all was pyer twenty tons of confetti „ were swept and carted away from a single main thoroughfare. What, a contrast. this to the visit of King David Kalakua, Sovcriegn of the Sandwich Islands, in 1583.' Hie arrived one morning unexpected- ly with a Gladstone' bag and £250 in gold, and the city was so ' im- mensely anvused and tickled that it treated hint to all sorts of mock royal honors, which he mistook for real, and sent hirer on his way re- joicing. Another coni+rast also, but a pa- thetie one, was afforded. by tyle visit, a year or two back, of the unhappy Ranavalona, ex -queen of Madagas- car. The president caused her ex permits to be paid at a second-rate hotel, and the Parisians subscribed ah'd bought her a new'dress. But int is doubtful if even those little court-� isles, kindly intended though • they doubtless were, quite atoned t o her for the loss of her queed:.'4om. rear - son's Weekly. ♦-�� Cfa In nCi[au' , Thoi'e aro • 4.4)7 r to'ifar: a tortes to pr4xt Briiratf►. 4 1