The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

a Bet. The papers recently announced the death in Ealing, a suburb of London. of the famous tight-rope walker, Em- ile 'Blond'm, who was a native of Golcord, an artist, who is still living. and gives this account of the perilous “It was in the year 1858, and while I was still a. more boy. that I became tizred of. sailor life and came to Bos- ton to look for something to do on shore. Shortly after my arrival in this city I made. the acquaintance of Blondin. the tight-irope walker, who was a member of the Francona troupe,which included Martinetti and the famous Ra- vels. Having some natural artisti ctalâ€" cut. I became through the influence of Blondin, their scenic painter, and we travelled about the country with vary- “ It was then that Blondin. who had seen and been greatly impressed with the beauties of Niagara, conceived the idea of crossing the great cataract on ing success until the beginning of Feb- ruary, 1860 when the troupe reached Cincinnati and disbanded. “ At first I thought he was joking. but. on his assuring me that he was in earnest, I consented to accompany him, and together we started for Niagara to complete arrangements for the pro- posed feat. “ We experienced no little trouble in obtaining the necessary permits to ex- tend the rope. But finally we succeed- a tight trope. _He asked me what I thought of making the journey across the falls ed in getting them for a man named Porter. on the American side. and went to work. Blondi-n wanted to carry the rope from Terrapin tower and across to David's Hotel, which would have led us over the Horseshoe Falls, through the mist and spray of the great catar- act . “ These arrangements were strongly condemned, because people said the spray would keep the rope damp and Blondin was sure to fall. So we stretch- ed the rope from ‘ \thte’s Pleasure Ground,’ 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 long splice, which, when the rope was extended, was in the centre of the span. It took us nearly five months to stretch the rope and get the guy lines in place. “ The rope was 250 feet above water at its lowest point. There were 75,000 feet of guy line attached to the rope. Each guy was weighted with a 10- pound sandbag to drop them out of the way of. BlondLn's balance pole, and in putting them up the ropemalker crowed the span a score of times. “ At last. we were ready to make the perilous journey, and it having been advertised through the newspapers that I was to ride on Blondin’s back. I be- came the subject. of all kinds of ad- veme criticisms. Indeed, I was ready to back out of my agreement, when Blon- di-n began to taunt me to such an ex- tent that I finally decidedothat nothing could deter me from making the Jourâ€" ney. “VJ â€" . “ Meantime Blondin had coached me as to what I should do. I was to put my weight on ’his shoulders only with my arms, and clasp his body about with my legs. But I could not put my weight on his legs, as that would en- cumber his movements. I had to keep all my weight ‘ ON HIS SHOULDERS. “ In J uly. 1860. everything being rea- dy, I took my place on Blondin’s back, and we started to cross the rope. “ VAL “Avuunu u "â€"v â€"_ use my arms to support myself. fre- quent rests were necessary. I told Blondin when I wanted to rest and then dropped down on the rope with one foot and waited until my arms were relieved. when I would spring up again. using my arms to lift and 'hold myself “u“ I ”V“- 'v \Ve began the descent from the Can‘- adian side of the rope. and by reason of the fact that I had to bear my weight on Blond'm’s shoulders and could oply m r-WV~V There was a great crowd present.but. I did not see it at first. From my place on Blondin's back 1 could look out .to the American side and see below the stunted pines. thrusting their sharp points up from the edge of the foam-l ing. roaring Waters. ready to split usi in two if we fell. I remember that I was anxious to get over and I recall. too. that the great rope before us swung alarmingly from side to side. We afterward ascertained that the rope had been swinging 40 feet at the cen- tre. “The swing was caused by there be- ing a length of 40 feet between the guys on one side and those on the oth- er. It was the middle span. Below us. 250 feet. roared the river. and over it we swung from side to side.. Still mov- ing on steadily Blondin never trem- bled, - “'When he had gone about ten feet. an this middle some one on the American side 1) pet! the outer guy line. in p'laoe'. ON HIS BACK. from side to sule m 3. enable him to one time his pole was up and down On the right side. at another up and down on the left, and I recall now wnth won- der that I was only curmue to liflva' 0 ed to run across Cheer after cheer then went up, and I was seized in the arms of a man wh lifted me high in the air, saying. ‘ Thank God, this terrible feat is over!’ ” “ Would you have crossed again 3” “ I crossed again, twice, the last time under the patronage of the Prince of Wales. He congratulated us, and gave us each a purse of $100. I would not make the same journey now for all the wealth in the world.” . THE BRAVEST MAN SIR HENRY CHADS EVER CAME ACROSS. Exploits of a “'amlering Annerieau Seaman Named Reed. as Seen by a Brltlsh Naval omcer -â€" ,llaml-to-llzmd ~ Fights with Pirates. . Sir Henry Chads, a well-known Eng- lish naval officer of the early part of the century, was wont to say that, of all the many brave men he had met in the course of a career which for thirty years had been a series of hard fights, dangerous expeditions, and ex- citing events, the bravest was an Amer- ican sailo-r named Reed. Chads used to distinguish between] courage and bravery, holding that one ‘ was a mental and the other a physical characteristic, and be credited Reed with the physical quality. It may be asserted that he was qualified to judge. for he was himself a man of undaunt- ed temperament and could fight a los- ing battle as well as a winning one. Those who are familiar with the history of the Constitution may recollect the fight between that vessel and the Jaâ€" va. The Java was the inferior in weight of metal and tonnage to the extent of about one-fourth, and when her Captain was killed Chads, them a Lieutenant, fought her bravely, despite the hopelessness of the attempt, un- til she was a helpless log. Commodore Bainbridge, who was as gallant a gen- itleman as he was a brave and skill- ful seaman, returned to Chads the sword just surrendered, and compli- mented him on the quarter deck of the Constitution, on the magnificent de- fence made his crew and himself. Reed, the man who commended him- self to Chads by his SUPERB PHYSICAL COURAGE. . had been, it appears, a gunner on board of the Constitution during the fight with the Java. Some years after he turn- ed up in the East Indies where Chads was then stationed in command of a British frigate. the Andromache. How Reed came to be on board the Andro- mache is not exactly pla.in., but that he must have signalized himself in some way is evident, for when Chads was designated by the Indian Government to take~charge of an expedition against the swarms of Malay pirates who at that time infested the Straits of Mal- acca and the adjacent waters, Reed held the rank of bo’sun’s mate; and was one of Chad’s crew. The Straits at that time swarmed with pirates. No unconvoyed vessel was safe, and attacks upon and loot- ing of small trading settlements on the mainland were not uncommon. There was no Admiralty Court at Singapore, and all legislation regarding the Straits Settlements had to emanate from the Bengal Government, at that time no- toriously and shamefully inefficient; consequently piracy had practically a free hand. \Vhen Chads arrived at Penang he laid his plans, which neces- sarily consisted in the main of boat expeditions starting from a point on the mainland called the Ding-dings. . ‘ The first-boat expedition was madé'up of a. pinnace and. two cutters very well .ld THE DEEDS OF A HERD DURHAM CHRONICLE, Mar. 25, 1897. . . ‘ - - , am a second,much 1115 first egpedltlcgl-up a; the first, was , the mdromache an- despatched fillienArma Islands, and it was here that isn_a 51108831011 of . -v-r" TNT“ TTmC‘ of the most despeq can saxlpr earned L-uu Hana-'â€" The pi'nnace had cutters and ‘the1jc a small creek which pnw outlet save the one by w nace entered. A short W: round a bend, two larg+ p countered fully mannedai a sharp fire of grape ani : uted the pimnace. The f; bowled Gore, in comna knocked Reed's cap of; the two proas swept dino1 pinnaoe with the intenfim Reed held his fire till : t ed unavoidable. But '11 time, just when the gu1 ( foremost proa end by] 81d, by which the pin- nace entered. A short way up stream, round a bend, two largi proas were en- countered fully mannedand armed, and a sharp fire of grape ani langridge gal- uted the pinnace. The first dlschal‘ge bowled Gore, in command. over and ' nocked Reed's cap of; but although the two proas swept dll‘ffl’tly towardthe pinnace with the intenton 0t hoarding, Reed held his fire till f colliSionseem- ed unavoidable. But n the nick of time, just when the gu1 could rake the foremost proa end by aid. the cool sail- or trained and fired. The slaughter was tremendous. TIE proa slewed around and the pinnate. crashed into her, cutting her clear In two amid- ships, and the water was alive Wlth her crew, With astonuhing .rapidity, for the second proa passed so at least twenty Malays were. able to leap aboard the pinnace The fight was short and sharp. O’Calaghan, a mid- dy, second in command. reported after- ward that Reed had smved hlS life by intercepting a kriss-thmst meant for him while himself hotly engaged with a Malay. Evidently the American was not satisfied with one antagonist. This first boarding attack ripelled, the proa was boarded, and here occurred one in- stance of Reed’s, singular bravery. A Malay, as he jumped overboard, grap- pled a seaman whose name is unre- corded and dragged him over with him. Now a’ Malay is as much at home in the ‘water, as a shark and every whit as CRUEL AND DESPERATE. Reed heard the sailor’s yell, and in two steps was over after the pair, 0’- Callaghan's account is as follows:. _ ‘]____‘ VWLLWI “w“ ~ w- _ v __ “ The three were separate on reaching ' the surface, and the Malay made for the man he had dragged over. But Reed was close by, with no weapon but his clasp knife, which was as yet unopened. Raising himself in the wa- ter, Reed dealt the savage a blow with his fist that turned the man over. Fol- lowing up his advantage, he grappled him around the body With his left arm, pinioning the Malay’s right arm and kriss, and got a death. hold on the throat with the right hand. Then ensu- ed a short but awful struggle, during which the Malay was slowly but surely choked to death. It was a strange combat, but thrilling beyond words. It was white pluck and strength against sagage desperation, and the Malay went u-n. er.” The scene when Reed got back to the vessel was enthusiastic enough. Reed’ s name was slated for special men- tion in the despatch sent to Calcutta announcing the first encounter with the pirates, and a purse was given him by the Deputy Commissioner accompany- ing the force. From this onward through the four months that the ex- pedition lasted Reed’s name occurs constantly in Chads’ s and O Callaghan' 5 letters. In attacking three proas, in a boat expedition, and being forced to land in pursuit of the panleemahs or Captain of the piratical craft, he is re- ported to have pcaptured one of them alive in a hand-to-hand fight. \Vhen asked why he risked his life in endeav- orinp,r to take the desperado alive inâ€" stead of cutting him down his answer was as follows: “I saw the fellow stuffing a lot of things into his loin cloth as we board- ed the third proa. and I noticed the peculiar shape of his kriss and A BROAD GOLD BANGLE, and taking him to be a chief, Iguass- ed he'd be more valuable alive than dead.” To the credit of Reed‘s perspicacity it must be said that commissions from the Rajahs, of Rhio, J ohore, and Salangore were found in the waistband of this chief, thus proving to the satisfaction of the Calcutta authorities that the na- tive ra'a-hs were accessories before the deed 0 all the piratical acts that had for years made trading along the Sing- 3P93‘e coast a hazardous occupation. The last thing that can be learned of Reed is that on the pay-off and dis- charge of the Andromeche’s crew he wandered northwest. C‘hads would have taken him home as body‘servant, but, apparently, such a life was too mild for his spirit. W'hat became of him, Where he laid his bones, or what fresh deeds of valor fell to his lot be- fore joiming his fellow Bzerperkers 1’:n Valhalla cannot be recorded, but if ever a fair share of fighting, and magnificent fighting at that, fell to one man’s lot, is £311 to the share of the unknown ee . FROM THE FIRST. The French-Canadian in Quebec finds matrimony expensive at the very be- ginning, Whatever it may be afterward. On the evening of the wedding day there is a supper and a dance at the bride’s new home. When the guests rise from the table the bride keeps her seat, and some one asks, with great dignity: “Why does madam wait? Is she So soon in bad grace? She replies; “Somebody has stolen my slipper; I cannot walk.” They car- ry her, chair and all, into the mid- dle of the room, while a loud knocking announces a grotesque, ragged vendor of boots and shoes. He kneels before the slipperless bride and tries on a long succession of old boots and shoes of every variety and size, until at last he fi1_1__ds her missing shoe The groom reieems . it for a good price, which is spent 1n treatmg the company. All this is accordlng to the regular programme. Bu't 11f the groom be not watchful they steal the bride’s hat and cloak, which the must redeem in the same way, and. they have been known to steal the brlde, for which there must be liberal pay._ The church forbids roulnd dances, so they content themselves with contra dances. The event of. the evening is the jig, in which a guest volumteers to outdance the bride. If successful the visitor demands a Prize from the groom-u r '1 , , _ . HANDJ desperate fund the Ameri- arned Chal’s eulogium; :8 had separated from the the jollybcat and <mtered 50H AND FIGHTS Wrapped l'p in Flannels and with Clothing and All It “'elghs (Duly 2% Pounds. Kansas city has the honor of being the birth place of what is probably the smallest baby in the world. With all of its clothing on and wrapped in a thick flannel blanket it only weighs born a week ago. The baby, small as it is, seems to be as healthy and well- developed as the noisiest of. ten-pound affairs. - The infant is the daughtqer of Mr. and Mrs. W’illis Chandler. They have when Mrs. Chandler gave birth to trip- lets. They averaged a little over four pounds each. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. ' Chandler can understand why it is that . this child is so small when all of the other children, save the triplets, weigh- ed from eight to ten pounds. It is a mystery which neither will attempt to explain. There was consternation in the Chan- dler household on the night when Dr. B. F. O'Datniel brought this tiny young lady into the world. It was so puny than; he did not think such an insig- nificant bit of flesh and blood could pogsjbly ‘_‘ make a live of it.” The baby, in a weak, plaintive voice, protested its right to a living, and care was taken of it accordingly. It was fed for three days on catnip tea, but now it receives its mother’s milk from a doll’s play spoon, the mouth being so small that it cannot take nourish- ment in the old-fashioned way. Dolls’ clothes have been bought, and a pil- low is the cradle. The physician hopes to bring the child up to be as large as any girl wants to be. The arms and legs are hardly three inches long and are about the-Size of a slate pencil. Irresistible Proof That There is a Cure for Diabetes. The following sworn statement is the best proof that diabetes is not incurable, and that there is a remedy which will cure it. Ontario, County of Carleton, to wit: I, Charles Moss, of the City of Ottawa, in the County of Carleton, Blacksmith, do hereby solemnly declare as follows: 1. I reside at 180 Bell Street, in the said City of Ottawa. 2. Forthe past fifteen years I have been a great sufferer from' kidney disease; among the prominent symptoms of which were severe pains in my back, hot flashes extending from the base of the spine up between my shoulders, dizziness, headaches, etc. I was in a bad state generally and, suffered great agony at times. The intense pain prevented my sleeping, and I seemed to get worse continually. The doctors ho were called in pronounced my disease 'abetes, but their treatment did no good, and they held out but slight hape of my recovery. I was then so far gone with the disease that I could not turn in bed without help. My urine was of a dark wine color, and full of sediment. 3. I took all kinds of medicine. but without permanent relief. 4. Heari of Dean's Kidney Pills I got a box at H. F. acCarthy’s store, but having been so often disappomted had no faith in them. However. I started takmg them, and they struck the right spot at once, and I com- menced to get better. From that time on improvement was continuous until I am now. after five weeks use of Doan's Kidney Pills. entirely free from pain of any kind. The urine is natural, and I am now working right along every day in my shap. 6. It is a great source of pleasure for me to testify to the world 01 the curative yowers of Dean 3 Kidney Pills, and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true, and knowing that 1t 18 of the same force and effect as if made under oath and by virtue of the Canada Evidence Act. Bgd. CHARLES H088, ~ Declared before me at the City of Ottawa, in the County of Carleton, this 4th day of April, we. . - sea. JOHN E. ojMnABA. _ A n_____ A REAL LIVE DOLL BABY. Here in Ottawa mans Ti A Commissioié}. oh. "W1 2}. medicine. The D. L. quision FROST G: WOOD, WILKINSON, MA XWBLL, Is invaluable, if you are run down,__a§ it. is a food as well as Will build you up if your general health is impaired. The D. 8:. L. Emulsiqn Is the best and niost palatable preparation of Cod Liver Oil, agreeing with the mostdeliâ€" cate stomachs. The D. 8: L. Emfuleion” Is a marvellous flesh producer and will give you an appetite. 50c. . $1 per Bottle Be sure yéu get DAVIS LAWRENCE 00., no. the gendne MONTREAL MW AA “HMO ttuu WA £4.43- and other well-know n manufacturers. ALSO Buggies, Road Darts. Waggons, Stoves, and Musical nstruments All kinds of Challes McKinnnn, UPPER Town, Home Hides, Cow Hides, Dog Canada. The D. a L. Emulsign County of Grey. including a valuable W ower. Brick dwelling. and many ORWe u d' 5 lots. will be sold in one or mo 9. 1 lg No. 60, Con. 2, W. G. R., Townsh of Dengixick, 100 acres, adjoining Town 9 ot. or am. Mortgages taken for part; purchase money Apply to J AMES EDGE, Oct. 2nd. Edge Hill, P.0. Durham Tannery. The “Chronicle” is the only Iz-Page Local Newspaper In Western Ontario.» ' SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Do withmt Implements, becaube they can‘t saw or reap profitably as cheaply as possible. This in Wyeomany dealwlth uml’m‘m buy for cash and sell at a‘mndest profit. We keep in stock in on: Big Waxerooms in Upper Town. all kinds of Farm Implements. in- cluding the makes of. SKINS, Etc., Tanned Suitable for ROBES and COATS by the new process, which for Finish and Sofbness can’t. be beat. m m TOWN or numum, i'ibgd-byâ€" the leading physicians of IMPLEMENT AGENT, Robe Tanning. BE SURE AND GALL. EDGE PROPERTY THOS. SMITH. r03 BALD Repairs kept on hand and will give DURHAM discovery am for future generations that, n deliberate chOioe bel ween an foot, “to the natural Maw v abandon all the .oondi't ions tion and throw off its repr ' luck to th and manners; go the savage state and retriev that belongs to the. mLura ally that the census proof 0f th‘t’ great , declared Revert ." 1 slated 333““ ert.” be 911013 ,\ Off its rem. go back to th be and retriev ,0 1118 Timura the German .111 game, his 50