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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-08-25

RUTLAND, VERMONT,
We Offer Subject to Prior Sale FIVE
Or More Shares Of
First Nationsl Bank Fair Haven, vi.
Rutland County National Bank, Rutland, VI,
Klllington National Bank, Rutland, Vt.
Merchant National Bank, Rutland, Vt.
First National Bank, Brandon. Vt.
Brandon National Bank, Brandon, Vt.
Remington Co. Nat. Bank, Bennington, Vt
Black Kiver National Bank, prootorsvil Q. Vt.
Hard wick ssylngs Bank and Trust Co., Hard
wick, Vt.
First National Bank, st. Johnsbury, VI.
Merchants National Bank, 1T J0hnsbnry, VI.
Caledonia Nalio al Bank, DahYille, Vt.
Iirst National Bank Montpelier, VT
Mortified National Bank. Mortified Vt.
Mosley Il stoddafd Mig Co, Rutland, W.
Steam Stone Cutter Co RUTLAND, W.
National Car Co st. Adams VI
Peoples Gas Light Co, Rutland, VI.
Rutland Street Railway, Co, Rutland VI,
ALSO
per ct. Bonds Burlington Traction Co., Bur-
lingion, Vt.
per CT Bonds. Burlington, Vt,
per Ct Bonds Bennington. VI
per ct. Bonds Ii ndOnyille, Vt.
pc CT. Bonds Stowe, VI.
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we thall be pleased to receive your patronage
CoIrespondence rocited
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-08-25
WooD AtnE, ON THE FARM.

As q fertilizer wood ashes stand high,
and every farmer is more or less acqusint
ed with then, but wonder how many
employ them az a medicine for the farm
animals. For many years now ! have fed
them to stock, and / believe they have
done much toward preserving the invsris
BILE good health OF the swine, horses and
cattle. or courso there may be q differ
ence OF opinion on the subject and have
never yet found q veterinary surgeon who
would recommend wood asbes ss q medi
cine. Nevertheless, experience Is some
Ny plan is to keep wood ashps. charcoal
and salt mixed together constantly in thu
pen for the swi0e THREE parts OF wood
aches TO one part Of salt will not burt the
swine, and II the mixture is kept before
them oil the time. aud freah water is Civ
en- 10 them freely they will DOT eat TO
much 10 injnre their health. believe
such Q mixture is 3 good preventive OF
swine cholera and similar diseases Or
tainly the bet q ,isl A ct are gni 10 sppsf
ent.
Clesn wood ashes is bitter than oil the
condition powders Tor the farm horses
10 fact. many OF the so-csiied posders are
composed chiefly OF salt sud wood asher,
miIed probably with something else OF
minor importance This being the case.
| find 1t much cheaper and easier to I'D
minister the wood ashes direct The ash
o. can be given TO the horses twice . week
10 their osts ct The rate OF 81 even tea
spoonful each time. II given carefully
and regularly believe that 20 medicine
will have 10 be given to horses tbs, are
fairly treated sod cared for.
Every one familiar 1t oil viii farm mat
ten must have observed certsin tsbit
In msny horses ID cows TO enss wooden
posts. trees and similar Objects. Thi.
craving for something which they do no
get from their daily food is Statistic when
wood sshes are administered regularly to
them. I. lst ~ nstursl for the snimsls
10 desire this % for us 70 have 8 craving
for acids, salt and even pepper + 7 |
Smith 10 Wi.consio Agticui,urslist
S. -
-. A. - al
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-08-25
Take Notice.!

Take Notice!
4 Cans Sugar Corn 25c
3 Cans Best Tomatoes 25c
2l0 Cakes Good Soap &c
5 Pounds Jelly, Csc
2 Cans Best Peas Csc
| Pound Can Clipped Beef zoe
| Pound Good Baking Powder loo
| Gallon Good Cooking Molasses
and jug 35c
Short Clear Pork &c pound.
Coffee, all prices from l5c up.
Siscoes in Pals and Kegs.
100 Bushels Potatoes
Maple Syrup.
r ALL GOODS A SAME RATE.
Large Lot Of Fishing Tackle and
Base Ball Goods.
Don't forget am headquarters for all Patent
Medicines keptin
A First Glass Drug Store
And Prescriptions Carefully Compounded
Flour M Low az any House.
Give me your trade and will save
you money. Call and see.
A. N. PETTIBONE,
MANCHESTER DEPOT, VERMONT,
MAY 9TH 1898
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-08-25

Tie farming public lie not 9 convert 10
spraying. T.lk TO almost say msn whose
orchards fe nov stre~n With f.Iien sp
plies aud be will li.seo to nothin1 Of the
sort. writes John Chsnbsrisin 10 The
County Ge1ti.msp. He 10 bouod rot
10 be coaviucei that IT snouuts 70 say
thing. snd is usaslIy ready with report
Of some experiment Of the sori that failed
TO save the spplss. Let them seiec, o.
plant 10 conspicuous places orchsris Or
single trees bsst OF oil, trees that have
refused 10 bear OF ate -srd then, by
proper care Of them, raise good crops
alongside The ariruisial orchsfds that
hare bse1 left 10 themselves.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01
THE WASHINGTON VOLUNTEERS WILL STAY HERE
Their Services Win Be Required for Coast Defense Volunteers From Other
States Will Come Here.


oderedt to oakec
along h hcoasde deenses
Ad Gen. Cbin said
tina
visibility
leave Letters
dead letter office the
The publication oland
change OF plan talked Of but
and to bring the flee to-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01
CAMP THOMAS
IS THINNING OUT.
Many of the Troops Have Gone to
Tampa, Others Expect Orders.
4 Number Of Regular Army Onicera
Given Indefinite Leaves OF Alb
sence. in Order That They May
Accept the Commands Of Soiua-
teerS rendered by Governors
Gen. Dodge Declines q Command.

CHATTANOOGA, April 3a-~Expsctaney
In the situation at Chickamauga Park to-
day among the officers and men. every
regiment looking every moment almost to
airy and the Twenty-tourth infantry left
today and the Tenth cavalry and Twenty
nfih infantry are under order. 10 nove
and are packing tonight preparatory TO
having tomorrow or Monday. The feel
ing that there would come an order for all
to move was acceEsuated tonight. when
IL was stated THAI the Third and sixta
cavalry had also received orders 10 be
ready 10 move AT moments notice.
The Sixteenth Infantry from Fort Ssler-
man. Idaho. and Rainbow. Wash. reached
he,e today and went into camp On he Rel-
ley field Orders were received today from
tlse war department transferring this regi-
aent ana all ether troops Al the Park be-
psr,ments 30 The department Of the Lakes
Capt (. 4. Hardin. sevepth infantfy. Ma
granted an sBdeAal;e leave of absence to-
day 10 accept The eoioaeacy of q regiment
Of New York volunteers. First Lieut.. Al
bert Frost vas granted leave 10 sccept
the coloRelcy OF a South Dakota regiment
~ volunteers First f.leat. G. e. Ballou.
Twelfth infantry was ordered to spring
field. HI. for daty az she volunteer camp
Capt. Jack Pitcher. Troop A. First cavalry,
was thrown from a new horse. which he
was h4'eaklng 10 serviee. This afternoon.
and his lstt ieg was frsghtsuliy nashed and
spralnea. q-ae surgeons stase thai he win
Sc eonased far SIX wsaks
Az TIRE newspaper eoFTesponaents. az
army og which b&s been here for week
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01
HOUSE REJECTS
THE NAVAL BILL.
Refuses to Accept Conference Re-
port on Certain Amendments.
The Whole Fight Turned on "a Pro-
vision Inserted by the senate That
Naxni officers Whose Inventions
Were Used sy the Government
Court of Claims for Their Value.

WASHINGTON. April 5n-Today's ses-
sion OF the house was devoted chiefly TO
consideration Of the conference report
upon the naval appropriation blu, pre-
sented yesterday b. Chairman Bouteile
The report was rejected, after three
hours debate. Further conference Will
follow The ouiy ground Upon which the
fight against tie report Was made was
found in the senate amendment TO COM
psnsate naval officers for government uss
OF their inventions, and authorizing them
20 have their claims for such cofnpensa-
fsea adtldicaisd IN the court OF claims.
Bouie.e led the suplsart Of the amend
ment. and cannon and s@yres the oppo-
slton. \ resolution introduced by can
non. insisting ugon eliminating the amena-
tyent. was adopted, Us 30 -. and the naval
6ll. wag again sens 20 conference
Boa.eHe of Maine called up the confer
ence report oa the naval spprapr! sti5n s.u
In the house today. The speaker al-
nounced 5szt s1se house adjourned yester-
day pending ne disposition of a roEnt OF
order made BY Cannon ef Iiliross that tbs
confsrces had exceeded their Jurisdiction
by introducing .nto tie report matter
whicp was noa ia difference between the
,so ho6sss.
The speaker recognized Cannon. VINO said
his point was s'ss@f upon the provision in
serted by slse confereez providing fer ad-
d.IlonsI ofYIcers. rou-eomzalsszonea officers
and Lssl men ~ the marine corps
BoateAs sa.9 ae was anxioas 10 secure
;he earliest possible action upon sae bfgi. im
order - eQuig aad supper 10 tas uinozt
The forces 80 ts seat % NsF. - lhe erd
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01
Tn. Hattie Probably Fought.

NEW YORK. April ia dispatch to
The World from Singapore says.
The naval battle between the felted
States and spanish fleets may have been
fought off The Philippine isiands. ii Is
thought here
The deepest interest In the result Of II
Is felt In this British colony. Admiral
Montejo. the Spanish commander. has
only three e1eeiiye lighting ships among
tho large number under his command.
T7se~e are the sisgEe scrsw seeond-elass
cruiser Reiua Christina OF ; 30 tons, and
the single screw thiTi-ciass unprotected
cruisers Don Antonio DE- tiloa and boa
Juan Austria. OF I.5ao sons each. The res,
Of the fleet viii be Of little agh,lng value
in combat With The uaodern vessels % the
United States squadron.
The truth regarding the battle is not
likely to ne known until Commodore
Dewey. the American commander, gets
control of the cables at the pai.gppin4
siaaas. All the telegraph, messages from
there now ara vlgi.anily watched ana
vigorously censored hy sAe Spanish Of
lcials.
Commodore Dewey has with him or the
tiagship Olympia. for consultation, for
ner Philippine retpei general. jose Alex
sndf.no. THIS officer Is the son Of
wesltny and influential sugar planter OF
AYayaI. Parnaanga province The iataer
sas taken from his estate by the span.sh
ard departed. because he hsa sssa de-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01
TIE MN YORK
INDUCES N
GUN PRACTICE.
Scatters q Band Of Span
lisa Soldiers at
Cabanas.
THEY FIRED ON THE SHIP.
The Big Cruiser Responded With
Q Few of Her Four
Inch Shells.
THEY FIRED ON THE SHIP.

She Was Lyin6 Peacefully Two Miles
Oh shore when q Troop Of Dls-
mounted Cavalry Took . Netioa
10 Fire = Few vOlleys at Her.
Very Mach To the Amusement OF
OGcers and Men-Thcy Were Ad-
m0nished 1.hat . Cavalry Attack
On Warship Was . New Feature
and Cosla Not ne Permitted.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01
INTEREST Is
C[N|EP[D ON
THE PHILIPPINES.
No News Is Expected for
Some Days to
Come.
MAYBE FOUGHT ALREADY.
A Large Number Of New War
Vessels to Be Built
at Once.
MAYBE FOUGHT ALREADY.

More VIII De Under Construction IN
the Next Few Menths Than ~ Any
Time in the ff=sory of the Navy.
and Constructors Are Now Huav
an thc pians-Chtna Has Not De.
clarcd Neutrality, Which VIII Ne
Disttnct ADVANTAGE to This
Country ~ the Asimttc Fleet
should Fail to Capture Manila.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01
DEWEYS SHIPS
NON OFF MANILA.
Have on Board Some of the In
surgent Leaders.
VIII Try 10 Comm nieat~ With the
Insargent Forc~s, and Have Them
Cooperate With the Fleet In the
Attack ON MaaiIa-The Spanish
Keep strict Censorship over the
Cable te Prevent News Going Ont.

MADRID. April so.-is:so y. m.-lfp "a
tbs hour no news has been received from
Manila
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01
NO BATTLE AT MANILA YET.
Deweys Fleet Makes Four Captures of Considerable Value
Off the Coast

o the Pos tInelH
A no has Mnlav
bnt saeeh
a of toala
VI hour
Run0rs a Disastrous
o leencer
rmorr
is onirmed
Spanards Are Massacring Cinnamon in Manila
o the eFntIn ligenur
are N
ma draw him int tn conhrt
The Oregon Reaches Rio
o PostI ligener
from Ianero the
einide
for pernamhu
Of April nOandna
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-05-26
OUR ASlATlC BERMUDAS.
The Hawaiian Should Be to Us What
Great Britain Has Made Her
Islands.
Islands.

New York ''Mail and Express" (Rep.ll
What would England take for her Ber-
mudas She has been their owner for
300 years. Though numerous, they con-
tain only nineteen solid square miles,
Bermuda's commercial relations are al
most altogether with this country; her
exports to us are forty times as great as
to Great Britain, and her imports twice
as great. Financially she is not worth to
England one one-hundreth part Of the
money expended upon her, her exports
being in 1897 trife over 100000, and
her imports about the same. But Eng
land would not probably sell Bermuda for
S1oO,OOO,COO.
A glance at the map, or better yet,
globe, explains. These island are entirely
by themselves in the midst of the Atlantic.
No land is within 600 miles. A closer sur
vey will show that they are about equal
distant from Newfoundland, Nova Scotia,
Maine, New York, Virginia, Georgia the
Bahamas, Haiti and the Northern An
tilles-all of them from 600 to 700 miles
away. The map will show them to be the
center of circle. the western half Of which
is outlined by all these other islands and
the United States coast. In case of war
with Spain, France or Denmark, England
could swoop down on their West India
possessions in one-fourth the time they
would require to reach them. In war
with the United States she could be with
in the above distances of all our forts.
Now, what the Bermuda Islands are to
Great Britain the Hawaiian Islands are to
the United States in the Pacific They,
too, are a midocean group. They, too,
are isolated from all others. They, too,
form the center of full third of circle,
with a radius of 1000 miles, which reaches
the various ports of California, Oregon,
Washington, British America, Alaska, the
Aleutian Islands, Siberia and North Japan.
They are the center of this almost unis-
landed sea-. Then, South America, Korea,
China, India and the nearest of the Aus
tralasian islands are hardly twice that
distance from Hawaii. Geographically
she belongs to us, as well as redemptively,
through our early teaching of her chill
dren. British America is as near to her
almost as us, and England would undoubt-
edly find her desirable link to join her
Asiatic TO ,her American possessions.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-05-26
NURSERY PICTURE BOOKS.
A Pleasant and Profitable Pastime
for the Younger
Children.

Children may be amused and instruct
ed through many wet day by cutting
out the pictures from papers and mag
azines that are to be consigned to the
scrap basket. Little children soon learn
to cut papers, and lessons in neatness
and exactness may be learned if they
are required to cut the pictures out
nicely with tiny border of white about
each one. Books in which 10 paste them
may be made of strong manila paper.
For the book cover use two heavy pieces
of cardboard, covered with any kind Of
material, chintz, cretonne or cheese
cloth, which last is susceptible of adorn-
ment by pen or brush.
The child who is to do the FASTING
should be impressed with the necessity
of doing neat work. There is no neces-
sity for daubs of glue or paste to soil
the whole page, or even the child's face
and hands while he is at work. Divid-
ing the pictures into classes makes Il
game-the playing at picture FASTING
and involves another kind Of thought.
There may be several books or one or
two pages in the large book devoted to
each subject. "Play" would be one sub
icct, under which all pictures should
come in which children or animals are
at play. "Rest," Work" School"
Travel" etc., will occupy as many
books or pages as the little manufac-
turer pleases.-N. Y. Tribune.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-05-26
Consomme with Rice.

Thoroughly wash and drain a pint
andl a half of rice; put it in saucepan,
with a quart of beef broth, two cups of
tomato sauce and little salt. Mix,
boil cover tightly and cook for 20 min
utes; add six ounces of clarified butter,
boiling hot, stir quickly and vigorous
ly with q wooden spoon until thorough
ly mixed. Cover the dish tightly, put
ting a cloth inside of the cover, so as
to keep in the steam. 1t will absorb
the butter and become light and
creamy. Turn the rice into round.
deep dish, and send to the table with
two quarts of beef broth in soup tur
cen and plate of grated parmesan
cheese.-N. Y. T.-drnr.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-05-26
EUREKA !

They have found him The Democrats
of the Ninth district claim they have dis
covered man with such marvellous ability,
courage and character that they will GER
tainly beat Gen. Walker for Congress next
fall. Who is he? Why the wonderful w,
f. Rhea, of Bristol, From the way the
Democratic papers rave over him we might
be led tobelieve that he is anewly discover
ed ''gem of purest lay serene!" But he
is an old pawn upon the Democratic chess
board in the district. He wanted to be
nominated for Congress two years ago,
but the Democrats of the district thought
him of too light weight or too shady In
local politics to lead them that year, So
they put up Judge Williams as the man
who would certainly defeat Walker. The
candidacy of Rhea at the Wytheville con-
venton was treated with scorn. What
amazing things has he done in the last
two years that he is SO much elevated IN
the esteem of his party? Why is 1t her.
aided abroad that he is the only man IN
the district the Democrats can put up to
meet and defeat Walker? Why do they
turn their backs on Williams, Fudge, b.
F. Buchanan, Con and Dan Trigg, Bullltt
and others, and say there is but one bright
particular star that should be looked upon,
the star Rhea? Is he, in ability, charac-
ter and courage, SO much superior to the
other leading Democrats Of the Ninth dis
trict that the claims and aspirations OF
others are not to be considered, or is
the secret of Rhea's popularity the result
of organized effort on the part Of the Mar
tin machine that dominates the Demo
cratic patty in Virginia?
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-05-26
The Country Growing Accustomed to
War Possibilities.
THE KEY TO THE SITUATION.
is Prosperity in the West, Caused by
the Unprecedented Marketing of
Breadsiuf' s-Great Iron Output,
and Bessemer Higher.

r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review Of
Trade of last week said
Growing accustomed to war posslbill'
ties, which are mostly far from probabll-
ties of evil, and finding the nation moving
along steadily in its industries, people
are grasping the idea that it is throwing
away some months of active and protita-
bic life to wait until war clouds have
passed. Western prosperity has SO greatly
overbaanced 1imidity of Eastern capital
that actual business done increases; rail-
road earnings promise better for May than
a month ago for April, and payments
through clealings-houses for the week IN
May show gain Of &c per cent. over last
wear and rs per cent. over 1892, while
month ago the increase over last year was
81. G, and compared with 1892 there was a
decrease of 10 per cent. Several large
contracts kept back for some weeks be-
cause of hostilities have now been placed,
and instead of works closing or reducing
force. returns show the starting of some
works long idle and increase of force and
of hours at others. Government work &C.
cupies many establishments, but it counts
for little compared with other demands,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-05-26
Statistics from a Great State.
Baltimore Sun" Qnd' Dem.).

Baltimore ''Sun" Qnd' Dem.)-
Some statistics published by the Dallas
"News'' in regard to the growing wheat
crop in Texas indicate the wonderful
development in progress in that State.
Reports from the rich wheat area pene-
trated by Fort Worth and Denver Rail-
way show an acreage of at least 5000
acres. This is about one-half Of the
wheat acreage Of the State, showing that
where Texas farmers used to put about
200, 600 acres in wheat they now plant l.
ooo, 900. If the harvest makes present
prospects good, the Texas crop will be
about 2o,ooo, 900 bushels. Nothing is
better illustrative" says the 'tNews," "of
the imperial resources ofthe State than the
fact that when the Fort Worth and Denver
wheat acreage is 500, 900 acres there are
10, 600, 900 acres of the same quality Of
land in the same belt capable reproducing
in normal years 200, ooo, 900 bushels Of
wheat, while the eutire wheat land acreage
of the State is 10000, 900 acres, or suffi-
cient to produce more wheat than this
nation of rs, 900, 900 people consumes.
But this is only portion Of the great
producing capacity of Texas, for its cotton,
sugar, mineral and timber belts are of
immense entent and value. The "Lone
STAR, State is rapidly forging to the front
in wealth and population,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-05-26
BANKING AND CURRENCY BILL.

The Committee on Banking and Cur
rency has reported favorably to the Lower
House of Congress bill which proposes to
make necessary changes in the present
currency and banking laws. One Of the
chief aims of the bill is to maintain the
parity of all monies or currencies. In ac-
complshing that it does not fail to favor
silver as the larger change or market money
of the masses. 1t creates an Issue and Re-
demption Division of the Treasury, and
places the burden of the current redemp-
ton of the greenback currency upon the
national banks. 1t also restricts the re-ls-
sue of greenbacks that are redeemed by
the government, except in exchange for
gold, and provides for the cancellation OF
greenbacks by use of idle gold already in
the Treasury. A new form of currency,
called national reserve notes, is provided
for. They are intended for circulation as
currency and are made legal tender. These
notes are to be issued by any national
bank to any amount not exceeding its paid
up capital, upon its surrender to the
Treasury of an equal amount of greenbacks.
1t is claimed by the friends of the meas
ure that the circulating medium of the
country will not be reduced, as the national
reserve notes will take the place of the
greenbacks for which they are exchanged
and that gold coin will take the place of
the greenbacks which are redeemed di-
rectly by the government.
We have not seen the bill in full but
know that it contains additional features,
such as a "Bond-secured Circulation" "
"Currency Upon Commercial assets;'"'Tax
on Emergency Cuculation;" "Denomina-
ton ofNotes;""The Redemption of Notes"
and 1.-THE Bank-notes Guarantee Fund. "
There are also number of miscellaneous
provisions that are said to be well eonsid-
cred.
Whether the measure will receive any
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-05-26
PERSONAL MENTION.

Among the many honors suggested for
Admiral Dewey is the tender Of the pres-
dency of the international Peace Associa-
ton.
The Garfield residence, in Cleveland,
has been leased to the Tavern Club, new
social organization, made up of the young
er set of the city's wealthy men.
Pierre Lott, who has just been promoted
and made a officer in the Legion of Honor,
says that he will take long rest aud will
publish nothing during the coming year.
Stewart NJ. and w. K. Brice, former
Senator Brice's two stalwart sons, will
serve in the army, and are now on their
way to report at the posts to which they
have Just been appointed.
Johanna Martin Schleyer, famous as
the inventor of Volapuk, is now a retired
Catholic priest at Constance, Germany.
He is said to be more or less familiar with
fifty languages and is poet and a musi-
clan.
Commodore John G. Watson, now in
command of the blockading squadron off