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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-06

fINRUSTEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE real,
estate IN the city OF Roanoke, Vain pur-
suhhce o, an order of the board OF directors of
me Lynchburg Perpetual Building and Loan
T ,Ss ,h made on the nh day of September
lS.', inc undcrsigncd trustees. in decd OF trust
GGXecutca by Katherine Didicr and Edmund
Dlulcr, hcr husband on the DIST OF Scutcmhrr
1872 10 secure the said company, will proceed TO
s SCI az proic auction. on the premises, ON
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 1873 Ar 3 O'CI'OCE
=. NJ. n desirable house and lot In the eli, M
Roanoke Va.,and described as follows: ' w
bcginhing on the north side OF Shenandoah
u a AZ point y feet west OF the line OF
moSersI fairlaN and llouston's addition thence
erly direction between parallel lines about III z
icct 10 ten-ioot alley, lying between the lot
conveyed ny the parties of the first part to ID. w
LEES on The cast and to C. NJ. Butler on tho west,
Lucy NJ. Kent. This is really good property
INC lot Is handsome and the house is comfort.
able modern dwelling and in good repair.
TERMS: The purchaser can pay about SIS5 II
ia Sash ana assume me obligations OF Katie rnc
Didicr and Edmund Dioicr to the IynchbnrT
Perpetual building and Loan Company 10 nav
the sum Sl5i2 on the second Monday of Novcm.
oer, lS;i3, and S15.42 per month for the next
succeeding thirty-foIr months on the second
Monday In each month subject to all the condi
tions contained in the bond and deed of trnst
executed by katherine Didier and Edmund
Didler, her husband, OH the 2lst day OF Septcm
Der, 1888, to the trustees OF said company and
any sum over about S7i2 81 that the PROPERTY
nounccd at sale and secured by deed of trust on
the property. The amount of any accrued taxes
or insurance premiums s to he added to the cash
payments the city and State taxes for the wear
1893 are 10 be paid By the purchaser.
SAM'L TYREE,
j. L. THOMPSON. if"s'ecs'
92S10147S1O.
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DY VIRTUE OF A CERTAIN DEED OF
- trust executed on the 18th day OF February
In the year 1893, and recorded in the clerks Office
OF the city OF Roanoke, in deed book So page a.
from Pal Brickey and Katie Brickey, his wife
To George w. Thomas trustee, for the PURPOSE
OF securing to the National Savings and Loan
Association, q corporation incor Grated under
the laws OF tho State OF New York the payment
of the sum OF 81 ,2oJ to become due In monihlv
instruments OF $20l0 each and quarterly install.
mcnts OF 80 each, ana default having been made
ny the said grantors in the payments OF tho said
monthly instalmcnts and quarterly instruments
and the trustee in this deco having declined to
act and the undersigned having been appointed
IN his place by the Hastings Court for the civ of
Roanoke. Va, nj the September term after due
notice TO all parties, and being required so to do
by the hoard Of directors OF said National Saw
Tugs and Loan Association. will on the premises
On SATURDAY, TIE liTil DAY OF UCTO.
BBR, 1923 AT O'CLOCK L. NJ, orrcr for sale
Mt public auction, to the highest bidder, the
following described property situated In the city
OF Roanoke and described as follows:
beginning Mt point on the south side or
Earnest avenue about 2S5 feet west OF Roanoke
street and fronting 80 feet on said avenue and
running back in depth IS feet. more or less, il
being a portion OF the lands purchased by j. s
Trent and husband from +. Rorer by deed ,late1
November eti, 1888 and recorded iu the clerk =
office OF the county court OF Roanoke county.
virginia, In deed book l. page 6ts and now occi,.
pied IA n residence by Pal Hrickey
TERMS OF SALE Cash sufficient to psy the
costs and expenses OF this sale and the sum of
$l42.n, being the sum now In default To said as.
ISOLATION. and the sum of 5000 additions al
which will he the amount OF September dues
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-06

TRUSTEES ISALE OF REAL ESTATE IN
Roanoke city. Vain pursuance of an order
OF the Board OF directors of the Lynchburg Per
petual Building and Loan Company made on
inc iitn uay OF september, 1888 the und ensign, d
trustees, In deed of trust executed by j. l..
Burchctt, on the 18th day OF August $500 to
secure the said company the payments under the
above deed OF trust. having been assumed nv
pnnc auction on the premises ON TUESDAY
OCTOBER THE 10TH, 1898, AT O'CLOCK. p.
NJ, house and lot in City OF Roanoke, va.
located as follows: $50
Beginning at a point on the north side of the
"Moorman Road" at the southeast corner OF
Thos. Oney's lot. thence north IL degrees IS
minutes east 100 feet to point, thence south n
degrees ~ minutes east 40 feet to a point thence
sonth II degrees 30 minutes west los feet to n
point on the north side OF said road thence with
same north 4S degrees 30 minutes west B feet TO the
place OF beginning. On this lot IL Il comfortable
frame dwelling house. and the property is close
and convenient 10 the business centres OF the
city
TERMS: The purchaser can pay about sllS In
each and assume the obligations OF Edmund
Didier under the j. L. Burchctt deed OF trust to
the Lynchburg Perpetual Building and Loan
company TO pay the sum OF $l0.2s on the second
Monday of November 1893. and Sl02G per
month for the next succeeding (.) nine months
on the second Monday of each month subject to
all the conditions contained in the bond and
deed or trust executed by j. L. Burchctt on the
18th day or August. $50, to the trustee OF said
company, and any sum over abont Sa2l &
thht the property may bring is 10 he on such
credit as Will he announced Mt sale and secured
by deed OF trust on the property. The amonnt
OF any accrued taxes or insurance premium is 10
be added TO the cash payment. The eity and
state taxes for the year 1893, arc to he Maid hy
the purchaser.
SAMUEL TYREE,
JAS. II. GILLIAN, Trustees.
0 % 10 1i4s10.
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TRUSTEEa. SALES

rsspectiyeiy after date at the CommcrcIai
National Bank. of Roanoke, Va, and defsnit
n nosI ts HsSn made in the Of tho said
OF, and being required to do by the snid bsn
T TT,ts IN Is said deed shall ON SATURDAY, oC
4; EN- =, 1873, AT II O'CLOCK NJ, of said dav
noke o@ V OF s snH courthouse in the city of Roa-
6 6idder the parcel OF land conveyed to me in said
uosa oi r .rast, lying and being in the city of Koa
,oII es,nning a. point on the south side OF Nor
t ,I.h avenue ls3 feet cast of Holiday street
InEmSe WITH Norfolk avenue south 90 degrees 81
degrees ~ Iov aeet 10 point, thence south -
1ncnee north degrees east 1l22 feet to the be-
ginning; containing 1929 square feet. more or
said TnS osing the game land conveyed to the
September 10th, 1892 49, A''''' uatco
CERMS: There will be required cash epoue h
to pay all cost OF executing this trust and t6c
saio note OF s., 800, due September 10th 1S,3 and
, ,no from date, and the balance, II any In
.wo eIual tnstalments OF twelve and eighteen
months respectively from date OF sale deferred
payments to bear interest from date OF sale and
purchaser secured by deed OF trust on the
"a, ~. ROY b. SMITH,
- Jus Trustee
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-06
THE HORSEMAN.

Nelson takes his own horseshoer with
him.
Saladin pulled a 10 pound sulky when he
went in 2:052l.
The United States is the most populous
mule territory.
There are more horses than people in the
Argentine Republic.
horse that cannot beat eco this year is
not in it for the purses.
The United States has horse popula-
ton gilmore than 100000.
Tom i,gcGregor, 2:20, is said to be the ONLY
PAGER sired by Robert McGregor.
California has produced three out of the
five fastest side wheelers in the world.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland has only about 1000, 600 horses.
The most populous horse country in the
world is Russia. 1t has 2O,0 DOC, 600 of horses
Mary Osborne and Palo Alto were the
only two animals foaled mt his farm that
Leland Stanford ever named.
Spain has only few more than 300, 900
horses, or about one horse to every 60 peo-
pie Most of the cavaliers" ride on don
keys.
Italy, with human population of more
than 3p,0O0,000, has only 72O, 900 horses, but
1t has almost twice as many mules and don.
keys as horses.
Charles Marvin has driven horses to world
records 80 times; Budd Doble, 10 times; Ed
Blther, II times; G. w. Williams times;
W. w. Bair of Maud S. fame, Z times.
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Produce and Merchandise.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Flour market
more active, easier. Winter wheat, low
grades, 2.05@2.45: fair to fancy, 2.45@
8.45;patents, 50@4.0 Minnesota clear,
5O93.O0; patents. 4.1O@4 go; Southern
flour dull, easy; common TO fair extra,
2.lO@3.10; good to choice, 315@4.I5;
wheat spot dull, easier; No. red, store
and elevator, 7o% ahoat 7O4; opened
weak and fell so u, huctuated within
an hour and closed weak at $50 &c un-
der yesterday. Trading mod erately ac-
tive; closing October, 10; Novem Der,
7116; December, 731s.
Corn, spots dull, easy; No. 2, 4s%
elevator, 4s1@4sSl afloat; options dull,
closed weak at 3s@% decline, October,
as 4; Novem Der, 1925; Deem Der, 491s
Oats, spots dull, easier; options dull,
weaker; October, 341s; November, "a 4;
Decem Der, 34h; No. white, October,
70 Is @3GA; November, 36%@3G%; spot
No. 2, 3411; No. white, 364; mixed
Western, 34@a6; white do, 36@3s.
Wool fairly active, steady; domestic,
fleece, >0@2s. Beef firm; family,
~ oo@i4 so; extra mess, 10 5O@l1. 90;
beef hams, dull at 16 00@16. so; tierced
beef quiet; city extra India mess.
22@23; picked bellies, 12%@l2%;
shoulders, III; hams, 1U1M1l; middles
nominal
Lard better demand, higher; Western
steam closed at 10; city at 25@5O; Oc-
tober, 10 05; November, 9.55; refined
firm; continent, 10 so; South America,
1915; compound, 50. Pork modera to
demand, firm; new mess, 1s.75@l9.Oo.
Butter quiet, steady; State dairy, 10@27;
creamery, 10000; Western dairy, 1880
%; creamery, 2o@3o; Elgin, 30; imita-
ton creamery, l0@24. Cotton-seed oil
quiet, firm; crude. 34@a6; yellow, 40.
Petroleum firm, quiet Washington bar
rels, $50; bulk, 800; refined New York,
5.15; Philadelphia and Baltimore, $40;
bulk, 2.60@265.
Coffee, options STEADY at 5@15 points
advance; October, 16.95@17. 90; Deem
Der, 16.oO@16 O5; February, Is IS; April,
15.4o@l5 As; spot No. z, 1S4. Sugar,
raw firm, quiet; fair refining, 3%; con-
trifuRals. 90 test, az; refined steady,
fairly active; No, o, 1905 1916; stand
ard A, 3-16; cut loaf. 5%@5 1916;
granulated, . 16@54; cubes. 57.16@
5Ss. Freights to Liverpool dull. nom1-
nal; cotton steam, I'd; grain steam, ed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-06

RuSTEE'S sALE-BY VIRTUE DEED
- or irnst dated July6, 1871, and recorded in
the clerks office of the corporation court for the
CITY OF Roanoke, Va, in deed nook 66. page 13O,
from a. Il. koiner and wife and w t. Baker
anu wifc to nc undersigned trustee default hay
ing becn made in the terms thereof, and being re-
qnrcd so to by the beneficiary therein secured.
VIII on the 18th day OF October, lS3, at ii O'Clock
a; m, on inc premises, In the city OF Roanoke
va, oner for sale the following described parcel
OF land with the improvements theccon, consist.
ing OF large double dwelling house:
beginning At corner to the property form orly
owned by Geo. p. Tayoc on the north side OF
salem avenue: thence north INK feet to an alley
thence eastwith said alley 80 feet to the lot OF =
F.nan Miller, thence with Van Millcrslinc south
lI'n feet to Salem avcnuc, thence with salem
a.. avenue west so feet to the beginning.
III Ems OF SALE: Cash as to the costs OF
sale ana as to the sum of 81, Ass ~ and as to tho
sum or 70 .sN,M upon n credit to become due in
monthly instalmcnte of $92. % each. without In.
tercst, on the fourth Monday in October lsi3
ana each succeeding month thereafter, ana tho
residue, II any, upon credit of one and two
years with interest, deferred payments to he &C.
cured by deed of trust upon said property
o,o WIN. +. WINCH,
s-io tus Trustee.
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THE CRITIC.

Miss Edna Lyall is Mt work upon n new
novel of Irish rural life, having paid a visit
TO Ireland to give it local color
Rider Haggard began life as a barrister
but after his hit with king Solomon's
Mines" became briefess-from choice. of
course.
William Black became journalist some
= three years before he wrote his first novel,
which brought him prominently into no
tice. Previous to entering journalism it is
said that his ambition was to become nm
artist
Mrs. Henry Woods EAST Lynne" is in
1tstwo hundred and scventy-fifth thousand.
and her "Channings' is in it's one hun.
dredth thousand Her other books taper
down the list from the sixtieth thousand to
nothing less than 10000.
j. NJ. Barrie, the famous short story
writer novelist and playwright, after tax
ing his NJ. y. degree at Edinburgh in 1882.
Became :. journalist, and his brilliant arti-
Giles on Scottish life and manners first
brought him into notice.
Mr.. Burne-Jones, the English artist. ia
engaged upon the interesting task of paint
ing portrait of Mr.. Gladstone's Youngest
granddaughter, Dorothy Drew. This little
blue eyed maiden of years is said to re-
semble the grandfather startlingly.
One of the deepest regrets of Ibsen is
ehat he does not speak English, and there
fore feels that it is useless for him to visit
England or America. "What interests
and fascinates me-" he said recently, lis
the heart of the people. To get at that one
must understand the language of the conn
try
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RY VIRTUE OF A CERTAIN DEED on

Rl VIRTUE OF A CERTAIN DEED OF
~ trust dated the Sd day OF February. $50. and
pec9facn In the clerk office OF the Hastings Court
OF OH. inc city OF Roanoke in deed book 81 page a2S.
IRON fn Geo. Nell Gish to the undersigned trustee
ior nc purpose OF securing to the Roanoke Build-
ing Association and live .tment Company the nav
meht or the sum OF $3,6i9.5 80 vito Interest evil
uenccu ny ninety negotiable notes OF even date
WIN said deed OF trust, each In the sum or
SiUoo 10 become due mt intervals OF ono month
uciAult having been made in the pa, ment OF
cleyeh OF said notes and having been REQUIRED an
10 10 by the beneficiary, | will ON TIL 18TH
DAt oF OCTOBER. 1893, in front OF the cDurt-
mousse III The city OF Roanoke at ~ O'Clock noon
oHcr Tor sale at public auction TO the highest
bidder, the following described parcel OF land
situated In the city OF Roanoke:
=, beginning ~ point OF the north side of
Mountain street ll5 feet east or franklin road
thcncc north degree - minutes cast 1850 feet to
an alley thence with said alley north IS degrees
10 minutes cast 90 feet to point, thence south
degree 70 minutes east $50 feet TO Mountain
street. thence with Mountain street south d dr
grccs 10 minutes wcst so feet to the beclnnino
TENNIS OF SALE: Cash as to the sum OF
Soil.V' oelng the amount OF the eleven past due
notes NOT together with the interest npon the same,
anu as 10 Inc sum OF Sl,yc5S5 upon credit TO be.
come que In monthly instamcnts OF $40 So with
interest upon each from tho the 3d day OF
feornary, 1870, and the remainder, IL any. upon
Il creuit or one and two years from day OF sale
aIi uelerred payments 10 be sccut cd by deed of
trust on the premises "
ois tus LUCIAN X. COOKE, Trustee
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
New York atock Market.

New YORK, Oct. 5.-The international
yacht race engaged the attention of the
few stock brokers who were present at
the board to-day to the exclusion OF
everything else. The transactions
were only $4,000 shares and less than
half dozen stocks figured for 10000
shares and over. OF these Reading was
most active, $4,000 shares changing
hands, The stock was strengthened by
the announcement that the company
paid the Speyer syndicate the in.erest t
due up to October /.
General Electric was also irmer for a
time and rose to 1895. The ftuctuation
in the usually active list called for no
| special comment. National Lead, Louis
| Vile, Atchison and Union Pacific were
com paratively weak, but there was no
| special pressure to sell. The Cordage
stock was heavy, the common declining
2& to %, and the preferred to SO; the
com 10 on subsequently, rallied to 23E
1t was stated that the report to be sub
| mitted by the receivers would not be as
favorable as the street expected. Moth.
| ing definite was known about the report
up 10 the close OF the stock exchange.
- An"t oo' ioi ou quiet anu Steauy.
Sub-treasury balances: Coin, $50, 1885,
COO; currency, S4,365. 900.
Money on call has been easy, ranging
| from 2 to ~, last loan at 2, and closing
the day at per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 1908 per cont Bar silver, 1885.
Mexican dollars, 5SH. Sterling ex-
change is frmer, with actual business in
! bankers bills at 483s4 for sixty days,
and 4S5@4S54 for demand. Posted
| rates, 4s4@4sG. Commercial bills sixty
| days. aSlh@4S2, and demand 4s3%@
| 4s44. Government bonds strong. State
+ bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm. Silver
at the stock exchange today was neg
lected
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RY nv ri, e, OF THREE RI, DEEDS OF TRUs'

Ply VIRTUE OF THREE DEEDS OF TRUST
~ the first dated the 9th day OF April, 1889 and
recorded In the clerks Office OF the corporation
court for the city of Roanoke, Va in deed book
iS.U, and recorded in same clerks office in deed
book 81, page 26l, aid the third dated the 18th
dny or July, 1871, and recorded In same clerks
ONCE In deed book 6G, page ell, from w. ID. Myers
and wife, to the undersigned trustee default hay
ing been made In the terms thereof, and being re-
CURED so to do by the beneficiary therein secured
will ON THE nth DAY OF OCTOBER 1Sg3
AT 1l::W O'CLOCK A. NJ. on the premises In the
city or Roanoke, Va, oirer for sale the following
described parcels or land with the improvements
thereon, consisting OF dwelling house etc
First. Beginning ut tho northwest corner OF
Earnest avenue and Twenty third street thence
along said avenue north rs degrees 10 minutes
west oO feet TO point, thence north II degrees
said alley south ~ degrees IS minutes east 90 ii
rect 10 Twcnty-third street. thence with said
street sonth IL degrees IS minutes west 81 feet To-
the beginning.
Second. Beginning Mt the southwest corner of
jackson avenue and Twcnty-third street thence
along said jackson avenue north 10 degrees 10
minutes west 50.b6 feet to point, thence sonth
II degrees 81 minutes west 100 IS feet to a point
on an alley; thence with SAID alley south ~ de-
grces SIS minutes cast 5O.iI feet to Twenty bird
street, thence along Twenty-third street north II
degrees 90 minutes east 81 feet to the beginning
Known as lots and III, section 10, as shown on
map OF Webb addition to the city OF Roanoke
Va.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash ne to the costs Of sale
AID rs to the sum OF 1881 &C, and to the sum of
Sl,1Gi 81 upon credit to become due in monthly
instamcnts OF SG2.2I each, without interest on
the fourth Monday in October, 1873. and each sue.
cceding month thereafter and the residue, IL any
upon credit OF one and two years with interest
deferred payments to be secured by deed OF lrnst
npon said property. VIM F. WINCH
Is ids Trustee
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9-13 ids

RYa .,o yI ,sI u OF DEED OF TRUST
IN the clerks office of the corporation court for
1ne city OF Roanoke. Va, In deed book "a, page
NV, executed by a. u. Koner and Lizzie 3.
koiner, his wife, to the undersigned, In trust to
secure to the Traders Loan, Trust and eposit
GG omrppa the payment OF the sum of $780, evil
notes OF even date with said deed, each I'm the
sum OF ITO made by a. Il. Koincr and payable
TO the said Traders Loan, Trust and Dcposit
Company or order. in ., a. s, q $. ., 10 ii.
~, IL, land Is months respectively after date MT
the Traders .oan, Trust and Deposit Company,
OF Roanoke, Va, and default having occurred in
thc payment OF the last four OF said notes ami nj
The request OF the holder thereof, will, on
SATURDAY. OCTOBER III, 1898 All -
0 or, NJ. IN front OF the courthouse in the
city OF Ronnokc, Va, proceed to sell at public
auction to the highest bidder. all that certain Iot
or parcel OF land situated in the city OF Roanoke,
va, ana described az follows, to-wit: Bcpinninr
At a point on the north side or TazewclI street
lIU22 feet west of jefferson street. and running
north degree, 30 minutes, east ~ feet to nj
alley, thence south 50 degrees IL minutes west
90 feet to point, thence south degree 30 min.
utcs west ~ feet To Tazcwcll street thence with
same north IS degrees II minutes, cast 20 feet To
the beginning. w
TERM OF SALE: CASH
0-lo-tds L. Z. COLE, Trustee
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pY VIRruE oE A nEEn nr mpns

Rf VIRTUE OF DEED OF TRusT
- Gatea the 18th day or September, 1891 in
Whlch W. q. Baughman conveyed to the under
I,sneo trustee certain real estate in the city OF
nonnose' D.. therein described In trust to secure
70 a. a. Meacham the payment OF the sum of
S'oV, evidenced by three negotiable notes therein
sst OUT. ana whereas default has been made In
me payment OF the last two notes therein men.
TONED. and being requested so 10 do nv the
noioe r thereof. shall On MONDAY, THE 9Ta
OF oCIOBER, 1893 in front OF the courthouse
III tne CITY OF Roanoke, Va. at IL o'clock M, pro-
cceu TO cell mt public aucti IN, to the highest
oiuuer all OF that certain lot or parcel OF land de.
scrioed in the said deed OF trust as follows:
bcSinnlng mt point on the south side OF Taze.
wei street l'6 feet west OF Wheat street. thence
south III degrees 1T minutes cast $50 rs feet to an
aley, thence along said alley south n degrees IL
minutes west 3lo feet to point on same thence
notth 10 degrees Is minutes west 1870 feet to
Inzewe' street. thence with Tazeweil street
north a degrees Is minutes east A feet 10 the
place OF beginning. 49,
This lot has on 1t Il comfortable ak room
uSw wv, IN good repair, and s located within
works and in desirable neighborhood Tbis
property VIII be sold subject to q nrior lien Of
Sl,iO, evidenced by forty eight notes of Sa,soch
, MIN interest ON each note from December /,
le'm' uh'li PAID, nrst OF which notes became due
aud pa, able on tho first day OF April. 1888. and
one OF SAID notes maturing on the first day OF
each month thereafter for forty seven consecu.
W rr lnonths, me same being executed by Geo. Il.
Moore 10 the virginia Heal Estate and Investment
company ana secured by n deed OF trust ON the
property above described from g. n Moore 10
a. trustee, and OF record in the clerks
once, Hastings Court. city OF Roanoke
i EHMS: Cash as 10 the sum or 1859 CO. and
cot of executing this trust and the obligation
ny the purchaser TO pay off and discharge the said
prior lienof 3iii0 and interest. and tho balance,
OF sale with interest from date and secured by
deed OF trust on the property sold.
9stds VIII. TINSlEY Trustee.
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THE ADMIRAL.

The annual cvolutions of the German
army were this year on an unusually grand
scale.
There are 43 veterans living in Prussia
who took part in the expedition against
Napoleon SO years 9go The oldest of them
is 107.
The new magazine rifle for our navy is to
have even smaller bore than the Kirag
Jorgensen, which is to be given the army.
Secretary Herbert will adopt the smallest
caliber in use by any foreign power-that
is 1884 inch
The most singular ship in the world is
the Polyphemus of the British navy. 1t is
simply long steel tube deeply buried in
the water, the deck rising only four feet
above the sea. 1t carries no mast or sails
and is used as ram and torpedo boat.