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WAR REPORTS MISLEADING.
WHAT LAND AND TIMBER BAT
TERIES CAN WITHSTAND.
Silencing a Fort or q Battery is
Not Taking It by Any
Means.

Your readers are likely to be misled
by the navy reports that such and such
an earth fort or battery has been 81
fenced or that some old constructed
stone or brick fort has been utterly
ruined by bombardment. In reading
these reports it will be we'll to relnem-
Der that we'll constructed earth fort,
if vigorously defended, is almost i'm
pregnable against a mere naval atta@F
Such forts may be bombarded by ma
val force SO as to be eIfectually silenced
while the firing is kept up. but unless
it's guns are rendered unserviceable,
which is not likely for many of them,
the moment the bombardment ceases
the forts may be very efficient, both for
offenSe and defense. While this may
not be true of the old masonry con-
structed forts, yet these in the hands
of enterprising commanders may be
rapidly repaired so as to give their
broken down walls great capacity for
resistance. Fort Sumter, in the har-
bor of Charleston, s. c., withstOod a
most powerful land and naval DOM
bardment that demolished it's brick and
mortar walls so as to reduce them to
a shapeless ruin, yet it kept away adj
corners that dared attempt to take it for
many months. It's broken down walls
were readily converted into a sort Of
earthWork fort SO strong as to enable
it to obstruct the harbor against the
attacks of our ironclads until Sher-
mans advance early in 1865 on
Charleston from the land side made it
idle to hold it longer, when it was vol
unfairly abandoned by its defenders. A
fort may be silenced or it's walls knock
ed down and the garrison driven off
for the time being, but unless the ad-
vantage is followed up Immediately .he
attacking party may wake up next day
to find most formidable works in place
of apparent ruins.
The distorted vision of two or three
miles gives wonderful wings 10 fancy
and may furnish great range for aston
ishing headlines in the newspapers, but
gives little reliable information.
An active bombardment by The navy
alone that will effectually silence for
titled place cannot be kept up long and
if occupation is the objective, there
must be an adequate cooperative force
on land or the work may all be lost un-
less actual occupation is secured.
AS to the demolition of earth forts
by naval attack the history of Fort
McAllister below Savannah. Ca; Wag-
ner and Gregg, ON Morris Island, and
Fisher, near Wilmington. N. c.. demon
strates that it is a most unwise policy
to waste efforts on such works unless
the object is to silence them to facili-
tate some other enterprise which can
not be accomplished without silencing
their guns: nor can any mere naval at
tack prevent an active enemy from
throwing up and arning earth forts
and batteries on the shore line. While
the navy may obstruct and temporar-
lily prevent working parties from pro-
crossing with their work. yet they will
grow up and become formidable under
the stress Of the heaviest fire from the
water.
Forts Wagner and Fisher furnish
splendid examples Of what earth struct-
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CERvERA WENT TO HIS DOOM
Obeyed Instructions From Spain
in Leaving Santiago Harbor.

NEW YORK, July IA dispatch to
the World from Madrid says:
When the Madrid Government heard
of the results of the battling before
Santiago July 1st it cabled to General
Linares, General Blanco and Admiral
Cervera, for the real state of affairs
Then, Immediately on ascertaining that
reinforcements could not arrive in time
to relieve the Spanish fortunes of war,
the Government cabled Saturday ask
ing the advice Of Admiral Cervera. He
demanded carte blanche to follow his
judgment and to destroy his vessels in
the bay of Santiago rather than let
them fall into the hands of the enemy
The council of Ministers thereupon
instructed the Ministers of Marine and
of War to cable to Admiral Cervera
to make a sortie along the coast even
at the risk of the destruction of his
fleet, because it was necessary to pre-
vent disaster in the Bay Of Santiago,
for political dynastic reasons.
Admiral Cervera cabled in reply l
will obey and go to my doom Sunday
morning"
When the news of the sortie of the
fleet reached Madrid the Minister of
Foreign Affairs told several of the En-
bassadorsI that the Government had or
dered Cervera to go out.
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Trimmed Hats and Flowers.
Lot III.--FIOWerS.

LOT llI.--FlOWerS.
The flowers from the Seavey stock are un-
usually choice first, because they were fine care
fully selected goods to begin with, and secondly
because MIR. Seavey kept them in stock boxes and
they as bright and as fresh as when new In
deed, some OF the boxes bear evidence of hardly
having been opened. We won't attempt to tell
you OF the beauty and value of these fowers-you
can only obtain proper idea by examining them
ITEM bouquets of vioets with leaves, &c );
larger with velvet leaves, SC; apple blossoms
SC; clusters of roses and buds, Sc velvet panses
SC; foliage SC; velvet geraniums, with leaves, sc;
beautiful natural roses, with leaves large size 7c
corn flowers, carnations, with foliage, e.
Sale Prices, lc to 7c.
ITEM II-Beautiful foliage flowers large
size, with berries, silk poppes geraniums and extra
fine roses. Some of these sold by Seavey as high
$I.OO
Our Sale Price, lie.
ITEM III.-Mornng glory sprays, Ioc
herr orH
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the fort continued to be occupied by its
defenders-enough men to successfully
defy any naval attempt made to take
it, until January, 1860.
Rear Admiral Dahlgren, not to be
outdone by Gilmore, on the morning of
September Sth, with a naval force, just
before daylight made an assault on
Sumter On the day before, with rig
orouS regard to courtesy he demanded
the surrender of the fort. General
Beauregard kindly replied that "he
could have Sumter when he could take
and hold it," Unfortunately for Dahl
gren, Sumter was able to take care Of
itself, and he scored a bloody repulse.
Admiral Sampson would do we'll to
study the naval operations before
Charleston, Savannah and Wilmington.
On the 18th of July, when the great
guns sent their shot and shell into
Wagner and caused to it such apparent
havoc we thought we We're doing great
things-tEat we had ruined the fort
and overwhelmed a panic-stricken gar
rison, but when we acted upon this the
ory we found that the other fellows
were getting their work in on us with
vengeance. Now when we read the
wonderful exploits of our navy at Porto
Rico, Matanzas, Cardenas, Cienfeuegos,
Santiago and other places along the
coast of Cuba, we should not be too
elated at the apparent results. The
fact that the enemy does not reply or
that we have torn their forts to pieces,
apparently, by no means implies that
we have made great progress A care
full study of the naval operations before
Charleston and Wilmington ought to
"a n off
dia squadron that it is bad policy to
waste their efforts until they are well
supported by the army and are able to
take and hold the places attacked
A reconnaissance in force may prop
erly be made to develop the force of the
enemy, or a serious demonstration made
to cover some other enterprise, but
these experimental efforts should not
De estimated as great victories unless
we secure adequate results for the force
expended. 1t must be admitted that so
far the navy has little to boast of in
American waters.
The unfortunate condition of Spain
may make our tentative efforts on this
side of the Atlantic effective so far as
Spain is concerned, but they certainly
subject US to criticisms from abroad not
satisfactory to our pride. Don't be
disappointed because silencng the guns
of fort or sending its garrison to
cover, or knocking to pieces old case
ments do not in the end count for a de-
cisives svictory.
Dewey's inability to reap the advan-
tage of his great victory at Manila for
want of adequate army cooperation
illustrates the writer's idea. and ought
to afford practical lesson for the West
Indian MISUNDERSTANDING Plain
Dealer.
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ships, especially the Brooklyn, New
York and Oregon.

ships. especially the Brooklyn, New
York and Oregon.
The Spaniards say that if the Amer
leans had pressed the land forces much
longer the Spaniards would have been
compelled to surrender as the troops
We're completely worn out.
When the Spanish fleet left Santiago
de Cuba it was with the intention to
make for CienfuegoS, the nearest port
to secure coal and provisions. All the
ships were very short of coal, the Girls
tobal Colon having only two days sup
ply, which she had secured at Santiago.
The Spaniards concentrated their fire
on the Brooklyn. hoping to disable
that vessel, which they considered the
fastest of the American warships, and
thus give an opportunity at least for
once or two Of the Spanish boats to es-
cape The Brooklyn was hit forty five
times.
The Spaniards estimate the force be-
hind the Notifications at Santiago at
about IL ,ND0 including the 4SOO re-
Inducements brought by General Pan
do, which are known to be in Santiago.
The forces, besides General Pando'S
regulars and 2G00 volunteers, are not
to be depended on. Eleven hundred
marines and sailors We're withdrawn
from the city when the Spanish fleet
made its Inflated sortie.
The body Of G. II. Ellis, chief yeoman
of the United States cruiser Brooklyn,
who was killed in the engagement with
the Spanish fleet yesterday. was
brought here yesterday with the Brook
lyn, and was buried at dusk on the side
of the hill on which the marines are
intrenched, and near where the bodies
of the three marines killed at the battle
of Cusco Mountain are lying. Ellis
lived at Peoria, Ill.
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ADMIRAL CERVERA.
The Spanish Being Treated With
Every Consideration.

copyrighted 1898. by Associated Press. ]
HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL
SHAFTER, Tuesday, July D, by the
Associated Press dispatch boat Dandy,
via Port Antonio and Kingston, ia
maica, July q, > p. m.-Admiral Ger
vera, who was transferred from the
Gloucester to the battleship Iowa. is
being treated with every consideration.
In brief interviews to-day he stated
that he was ordered to leave the har-
bor but refused to say from whom the
orders came.
To-day's estimate on the Spanish loss
in the naval battle is placed at 1,StD
killed and 100 captured, against
which stands an American loss of one
killed and two wounded.
Dr. Guiteras has a large number of
cases in his fever hospital, but there is
not the slightest indication of yellow
fever most cases being malaria, ty-
phoid and measles.
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MERRIMAC
PRISONERS
LIBERATED.

CONTINUED from First Page.)
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SINKING OF THE ALFONSO XIII
The Spanish Version That She Was
Purpose1y Run Ashore.

MADRID, July Z, IL a. m.-The Span
ish version CT the sinking of the war
ship Alfonso XIII. is that she was
chased by three American warships
while attempting to enter the port OF
Mariel, and that her commander pur-
posely ran her ashore, in order to avoid
capture.
The official reports add that the
Americans fired 600 shells at the AL
fonso Kill, and that the ship is a
complete loss 1t is further stated that
the crew of the cruiser and part of
the cargo were saved.
A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba
says 140 of the sailors who belonged
to Admiral Cervera's squadron have
reached Santiago de Cuba.
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OUR CASUALTIES.
Dead and Wounded in Battles
About Santiago.

Copyrighted. 1898, by Associated Press.
BEFORE SANTIAGO DE CUBA,
July D. p. m, per the Associated
Press dispatch boat Dandy. via Kings
ton. July q, q p. m.-The following is a
recapitulation of the casualties of the
United States forces before Santiago:
General Lawton's division-Officers-
Killed 1, wounded II. Men-Killed "a,
wounded 311, missing L
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General Bates independent brigade,
consisting of the Third Infantry, Twen-
tieth Infantry and Signal Corps: Third
Infantry-Men-Kille 4, wounded IA.
missing 2.
Twentieth Infantry - Twenty men
killed, two officers and enlisted men
wounded, three men missing.
Signal Corps-One man killed.
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A RUMOR AT MADRID.
Reported That the Bombardment
Of Santiago Has Commenced.

MADRID, July Z, 10 a. ma rumor
is current here to the effect that the
bombardment of Santiago de Cuba has
commenced. The Spanish batteries are
said to be replying vigorously.
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Harry" said Mrs. Tredway to her
husband at the breakfast table, Il am
quite out of money and l want to
spend the day shopping. Let me have
sixty cents
What do you want sixty cents for?'
Ten cents for care fare and fifty
cents for luncheon. ."-Harper's Bazaar.
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To Give the Government a Warship

Albert Lieber of this city has issued an
appeal to the GermanAmericans of
the United States to present the Gov
ernment with a modern upto-date YES
sci to be named the Teutonic. Chicago,
New York, Indianapolis, Milwaukee
and ST. Louis are named as suitable
POINTS to organize this patriotic work.
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TO-DAY IS TIE DAY OF DAYS.
For Millinery Buyers.


uet ocat3 1910 ne ~ tina means
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Something Extra For Millinery Buyers.

stock
the goods from stock certainy
y a pc sales Blu
and quit sure that those who's atend
these sales will be W the Offer yannoun below
and
The 6r..p will
uiuclud
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NO CURE-NO PAY.

That is the way all druggists sell GROVES
TASTELESS CHILL TONIC for Malaria, Chils
and Fever. 1t is simply Iron and Quinine in q
tasteless form. Children love 1t. Adults prefer It
t0,bitter nauseating ToncsL Price. SOC
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Lot I.-Trimmed Hats.

The trimmed hats are mostly new creations
for this seasons trade There is, however, quite
quantity of winter hats which Seavey carried over
from last season-good shapes, including num-
Der Of velvet and fine felt hats, all tastefully
trimmed These we shall place sale at prices
that need no further comments-5oc, 75c, ST and
SI.5o for carefully trimmed hats!
AS before stated, the trimmed hats consist
mainly of desirable creations for summer wear
fashionable shapes, such dropping shepherd
esses airy leghorns and tubular roll edge short
back sailors in white burnt orange new blue, and
other swell colorngs, well dressy turbans,
pretty bonnets. dainty shapes for children and
novelty shapes in elegant made hats. We have
priced these for Fridays sale as follows
ITEM Assorted shapes in trimmed hats,
dren and misses Seavey's prices, 81, S. and So.
Our Sale Prices. ST and SI.25
ITEM I-Trmmed hats, such as sold by
Seavey at So, 81 and So.
Our Sale Prices, Sl.05 and $2.45.
ITEM III.-The finest trimmed hats from
Seavey's stock, marked by him at $I2.5o to SIS
and SI8.
Our Sale Price, So.
Lot II.-Sailor Hats, 15c.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

among the lawyers and the Judge finally inter
posed with:
We'll gentlemen. let get 10 the merits Of
;he case. l suppose that all that either party
desires is an honest count"
At these words a wild, strange figure familiar
both to the courts and TO the footlights, rose
and bowing. with its hand upon its heart. said
in solemn tones
May it please the Court. ecce homo
it was the Count Joannes." Jones was in the
habit of signing his letters George the Count
Jcaunes," to which ne sometimes added of the
New-YOrk Supreme Court"
After some years absence from the stage he
appeared in April. 1876, at the New-York Acad-
omy OF Music as Hamlet. He wore black cot
ton gloves and shaky little coronet and with
his old wrinkled face and dyed mustache pre-
serted a ludicrous yet pathetic spectacle He
met storms Of ridicule from the audience, which
had assembled solely for that purpose He
played occasionally thereafter. tut kept sinking
constantly lower and finally died in poverty at
the West Side Hotel on December 80 1879 His
funeral was on January ;. 1850. at The Lit
tie Church Around the Corner and his body
was laid in Maple Grove Cemetery, the authOri-
ties Of which offered plot for the burial
Miss Avonia Fairbanks. a young actress and
his pupil and prottsae, the only sincere
mourner at IL. funeral Thus ended the vari-
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
IN The Kansas City Journal
4 CLEVER RiCCOON.

From The Chicago Chronicle
Omaha is believed t. shelter th" sinartrSt
,conn that has ever been discovered The amman
is q member Of tn Eiv"ryirw Park collection.
When Mr.. Coon was installed as Il y i'l''..''s ~
,,,.rnr..r - th. Eiycr,iew Park family th"r" was
a lack q adeluate accommodations. As 'el"
porarv cNpedi,nt he was hitched 20 one e"d "
e,nrt chain Nhu. the oth-r was orntm"htef
.,.,,b , -t.-l ring VIII n was slipped over me
,,, - a stout sf.tk. As IN" stak" was h"aTt
~ f,.f hirh and firmly imbedd.d In the Erouhl
il wa. believed that this was a ~uiil'ieh' pre-
caution - insure his detention ,...
a. - turned out Mr Coon had not the SllSht-
49,, intention of deserving But beginning I'M
rnediat-lv thor after IN ~ Wer" '"l'lhudl C''a
,lafnts from neighboring residents mat som. 'I
- takiur liberties with their hen roostS ENciS
nirht some one missed nice rat pulle' anu III
eri,,.. of every effort to discover the IhNa'e' III
remained unsuspectcd ,f.,
The first suspicion attached L. MS '''i, "a %
go. i,,e o,,o when tho keeper discovered a few
s,ray chicken feathers sticking in his fur But
ms was dismissed rs rank injustice l" ,l''
'ennr as his ring was still attached 10 the stahe
PM m. next day the feathers were AGAIN III
evidence. and it began to he apparent that ihere
was some connection between the ."'n am IN ~
,,,,o...s 4 watch MS kept. Win IN" loN'",
inc rrs,,lt. Thr coon slum5'red quietly unt'l
innp after midnight. But toward " r"'k Nle
animal stretched hims II and quietly h'Ed" L"
shin M, the pole. When he got 10 the '"P ~,
,,,.,,a.,rd 10 wrisglc the ring off the stake anu
vas free Ten minutes aftcrWard iher' NaS q
clearly audible cackirg and CONFUSION III nv nv
direction Of the nearest h"ny ara. ana III i''''l W
b.ur Nr coon return Il. licking his chops and
.,.,tf-ru. feathers rs b. hustled back 10 ms 'iI
stand Th.n he Skinned up the pole dr'prru
I'm. rim over and slid back 10 his pIacr me
stake has been discarded. and the coon IS no" =
Disguised inmat" IF a wire cage.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

the Rio Grande may boast oi tneT -" o,har
heir Parisian- made trousers b"il's u 80
lands of their golden ircsses ana ctaiiI - T.,
.,sli,i... but no other nation equals the stately
,igrity # Mexican courtesy. >. ,.,,
II II is Il great luxury to be taught no" 10 10"
ord ,ybot 10 do under all circumstances pg q
,-,i,,ar ,vho knows these things because u"
belongs 10 the European aris'"cracS anu ''@S %
h.hiud him "A line of ancestors VINO peha'cu a.
v..I as th..v could in such matters. IL II SuTpiiS
ing 10 observe in a whole nation, eV1h III rie
nunll,s, classes. courtesy not produced ~ aru-
fetal means. but gracefully ana renneu'Y ~
ticed as a special endowment ol Hd1uiv. .,
Persons in other countries are rarely Utd'cu
., such scenes as those We have attempted 10
describe and to many they might appear eXas
gerated but let those that doubt come ana Judge
sii cit. Jew authentic experiences in Illus
tration OF the subject ,,..
An American young lady was once taking
ih an o,d N.,ican gentleman. and she laugh
inpIv said something about having some literary
work TO DO -, ,,.,,.,s ,r,,ressi,.
manner and air Of perfect sincerity a. ne eX-
1Work, Miss such lips as yours should never
mention work. You should be- a queen ahu Wal wal
nnarls AS beautiful those incased IN your
,n5tbrr Young woman was overheard to say in
English to her mother in the thraie. ,,,.. ,,-o
Look at that Mexican girl DO you IKE h'r
mink her nose il too long and her features are
Whcreupon the Mexican girl SAID IN her most
arJ.ariug tone in broken English
Miss as God bestowed on you an inc at'lto-
,t.s ~ nerfect beauty, very little Was leit l"r
/ ,,a Relieve me YOU are the sweetest creature
! ~. I,id nv ives on. and never get tired ~
/ looking at your charming face ,,
man who happened to be accidentally
-,rrcl in one Of his eyes 10y a pretty sixteen
y.ar-old damsel with her parasol said appeai-
irgIv while the hl1od flowed from ~" W'uhl -
'',.It, ,n.. h. not cruel seeing thAt cruelty
a,d haauty cannot dwell tog-th"r'
N,uherr VIII the stranger find m"rc genuine
civilitv and kinln-ss than among IN" M"Ni'auS
~, houses their families. their horses.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
MEXICAN COURTESY.
CANT EXPRESSIONS OF ORDI-
NARY POLITENESS.

The principal characteristic Of the Mexican Is
undoubtedly his innate and unchanging cour-
tesy.
oh. how dcliciousy polite," is a phrase we
hear every day from the lips Of foreign ladies'
when they enjoy the not unusual sight OF TWO
natives ragged beyond description, perhaps. who
stop a horsecai in the street and keep II standing
While each insists with elegant bows and flow
ing compliments that the other precede him In
going up the steps
After you.sir"
":Iot at all l am unworthy Of such high
honor"
i dare not take precedence. sir"
1t is only what is due Your superiority. Walk
up please"
Not for all the world. You are entitled to
that preference"
This goes on for some time until the car be-
gins 10 move ana both fling themselves at once
on the steps. smashing the cOrns Of another man
standing Oh the platform, an acCldent that gives
rise TO new illusions Of good breeding.
"Oh. sir how sorry | am - have trOd on
your feet; I sincerely entreat you 10 excuse my
oversight"
Never mind" says the victim. gritting his
teeth and with tears in his eyes; it Is an honor
To be trOd Oh by YOU"
Thanks for your kindness
Il am myself in duty bound to thank you
In fact. dudes from over the sea Or from across
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
4 REMARKABLE DIVER.

From The Hawaiian Gazette.
4 native living in Nawiwil, district Of Lihue,
or the Island Of Kauai. whom every one Knows
as Johnny but whose family name is kual"ha!'
is a pe .uiar character .
Johnny is a remarkably good swimmer, anu IL
l. said was at one time very much addicted 10
no habit Of stealing ducks rom various poo
III. His method was very simple He would
hide in the bulrushes along the edges OF lh@
duck kponds and would. from time TO time dINe
out where the du Ks happened TO be snatch one
or two from the surface. push them INTO Il pas
swim back again to the rushes. there TO take
breath for another sally. In this way ne sue
c.cd-d in making quite comfortable living.
However. he has given up his crooked ways
and now. resides like peaceably inclined citi-
IN relying on work that Is given 10 MN from
time 10 time ..
When out on a hunting or fishing expedition,
,b. -. is no better man the Island OF Kauai
man this same Johnny. BarefOoted, NJ VIII
clirrh All over the dangerous palls mat ran
away abruptly and md thousands Of feet Deio"
in the s,a The festive goat Itself Is not more
active and when hunting for this KIND OF game'
he is an Invaluable man 70 chase the ahlWdis
round to point Of vantage.
Ae 4 diver there are few natives even VINO
can beat him IN diving after lopsters ne haS
tho very uncomfortable habit Of swimming a
great distance into the caves that nave no open.
ing above the water Beneath the rocks OF
these places he Will feel around. never lAiIlhs
10 come to the top bringing with MN something
t. make glad the hearts Of the housewives.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
THE GENEALOGICAL TREE.

4 KANSAS MAN Is TRYING u PICK PoSToFFIcE
OFF IT'S BRANCHES.
From The Kansas City Journal
Uncle Billy Moore is the name OF Wel-knowh
citizen OF Garden CITY who lately mas been
tracing his ancestry back into the aim ana ior-
gotten past He finds that one Of his forefatherS'
Uos an attendant upon the Emperor Barbarossa
in 100. and died with the Emperor whiie
both we're engaged IN the crusadeS To the HOY
Land Another fOrefather Was me hllHld''
t~Ia,d ~ Martin Luther and sat in the Diet Of
Worms His great grandfather was an oftcer
in n. Revolutionary Wal. and serve al2nsSlur
the grandfather Of President VI NIul.y
,bich ,osf1fiicr fact is said 10 be highly graft
fying TO Uncle Billy.