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COFFIN FOR A TRUNK.
A MnssnchuAetts NonaRrnarlnn TraN
els with queer nhE-
nnHe HoN.

Anthony Simpkins. nunngrnarian
of Lanesboro, Mass, started one day
lately Tor Hopkins station, Mich, The
nearest railway station 10 t.anesboru
is in rittsfield, aud when ANTHONY aI.
rived in that city, with his blooming
wife of 25 years, he created sensation
OF considerable magnitude. II waF
neither the nonngenHrian nor his wife,
however. that WIS the real cnuse of the
excitement, hut peculiar article OF
baggage which the aged Traveller had
with him.
When the haggagemaster came 10
look over the travelling equipment
which Mr. Simpkins unloaded from a
wagon and offered for transportation
he was somewhat surprised 90 see, In
the midst of bandboNes and carpetinRs,
coffin. with all the usual funcrenl
adorument The coffin apparently con.
tanned body. for the sturdy old mnn
handled II az II IL were heavy. and with
the greatest care, The baERagemaster
Mt once asked for the death crrtiii.
| cate
II guess don't need nome" said
MIR. Simp>ins, grinuing.
we cant take the body unless You
show a certificate Of death" said the
hnggaEcmastrr. firmly.
Simpkins Rriunrd again. "Therc amt
no corpse in there" said he. "fhcrc's
jest some of nay wife's dresses and
some chiny and tuwnrc. and the big
Iftl.l Of I
| don't need no ecrtitikit for them, do
r. I'D jest ns soon show yer what they
he"
The bagEugemnn admitted that he
would like to look into the coffin, and
straIRhiwny Anthony unfnstened the
lid and exposed the articles which he
Lad mentioned, and many others an
we'll.
The controversy had attracted the
attention of the people who were
waiting IN the station, aud by the time
the owner had raised the lid of the
coffin he was surrounded by large and
curious crowd Somebody asked the
old man how II happened that he used
n coffin M his trunk. and hc explained
the matter In this way:
Three years ago | had mn idea that
] want goin' 10 last much longer, 80
thought I'd better make sure ~ good
coffin while / had money 60 buy n. |
bought this coffin then. but l ain't had
no chance 10 use II until day fore yes.
terday. Then Mary told me there
want room enough In the trunk foi
alI the things we wanted to take out
west. so I said that coffin would make
a good trunk, I wanted to take II
along anyhow"
Despite Mr. Smpkins' plausible ex
planation, the railroad officers refused
to accept his coffin trunk, aud with
good deal of RrumblinR be and bis
wife Transferred the contents Ia dry
goods box. N. v Tribuoq
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24
MAN NEVER WEARS A HAT.
rhr Eccentric Freak aI Joseph Diets
IINInR NJ Iine HIun,
Arkansas.

Joseph Dictg, of Pine liluff, Ark, ia
probably the only living American
who hns not given morhidly Gu
rious public occasion to make frequent
inquiries of "Where did you get thai
hat2"
Dietf has gone bareheadcd for 30
ycnrs. lie is now 80 years old, having
come tu this country from GefmahS
when he Nas hoy. Rarely does a
day pass but that some person with
kind intentions offers net2 hat, mis-.
| taking his condition for one of pnN-
Crty. nictK is wagon maker of great
skill Al present he IL with the Saw
yer & Austin Lumber company plant
near this city II is probable that he
will remain with them Ia the position
at wagon maker.
Dietz wears heavy suit OF hnir the
year round When he arises In the
morning. regardless of the condition
of the weather, Uietz thoroughly
dampens his hair In summer IL
quiclsl, dries, IN winter, II freezes te
his head, and, according to DirtH
keeps ~ quite comfortable, Thirty
years ago Dictz suffered intensely frou
neuralgia. lie discovered that by lcav
ing of his hat his heHu became much
more comfortable, and the pain ceased
Neither the SHOWS of winter nor tbs
torrid sun Of summer have any effect
on Dictk. He refuses tn wear u pair OF
gloves or an nvercuht, His work com
pels him 10 spend most of his time
in the open air, and despite this bis
complexion Is quite fair. 0f temper
ate habits. Dieiz enjoys exceptionally y
good health.
Throughout the vicinity Of Cedar
Rapids, h.. where Dietk lived before
coming here, he was widely known for
his eccentrieiiy. Al one time bat few
theatrical entertainments passed
through the city without making some
joculnr remarks about pIeihs failure
10 wear hat, AZ various times he
WAS presented with hat by actors.
and on one occasion, when dc Wolf
Hopper made bis appearance In the
town, he addressed some lines 10
Dle,z from the stage - Chicago Inter
Ocean.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

ZJohnny-"faw, is problem
novel Father-"oue of the kind
that sou can read clear through with.
eutttuding Zwhatit's= =ahout."-San
Francisco Call.
Editor "Ah,here's# a contribution
from poet Of the right stamp" As
slstant-''tood stu. eh s9'''Z'sNa; but
he =ineleses return postage. ."-Ralti.
more American.
flease, papa, give me a quarter to
see the big snake in the menagerie =
Morris, my dear. nere's the nlaEnify.
ing glass. tio look at an angle worm. :"
-tliegen,ie= =Rlaetter.
1T is a pity 81 many children look
30 #stupid, n'tit - eS,.itZis. :"
Just see that one aeross# he road -
Hold on.That may be one of mine" :"
cleveland #plain#neaiera
No SuhStitute@The Missionary
why do You drink this awful liquor?'
Hungry Ned-"liy gosh, parson. IL :
the only ljeker in the eamp. have
to.-l'hiladelphia North American
t'tsi r 80 NV hittttAN To lA AissttitFi -
4 II give YOU another 'Magis.
trate.tto same person next moruiugl
what are you here fer?" Fcarly
Sam ~ specs Use here to get dat
uddcr trial. l."~-Grren Rag.
My visit, sir, may be little Ill.
timed" remarked the poet, but |
trust you will hear me out" "Oi
course | will" replied the editor.
graeiousiy; ''in fact. you can I've sure
of 1t II you just bang the door little
as you - Philadelphia Record
le@'lIere's "a collar | bought for
the dog Isn't it IA beauty? Only cost
ST 80" She" What! for that worth
less eur? | thought you wanted "a
get rid OF the beast" He-"rhat's y
my idea. Somebody will be sure to
steal him now with this collar ou
him y O. Times Democrat
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Search for Extinct Monsters.

The party Of geologists, paleontoIo-
gists and botanists who were invited
last summer by the Union Pacific Rail.
road company to visit and explore the
fossil fields of Wyoming. spent 40 days
in the rocky wilderness. Within 70
days their number had dwindled from
Sc to II men, the aiority having given
up the undertaking en- route. About
six tons of the fossil remains Of ancient
animals were collected and shipped
eastward. bnt no complete skeleton Of
a dinosaur = discovered Much of
the exploration was ip q rough conn
try resembling the Pad Lands OF Da.
kota- The bones were found cracked
into innumerable pieces, and had TO be
bandaged and set in plaster before re-
moval.
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THE OLD STORY.

stand beside the wihdoW mere
Ara gaze at John and May.
a hand in hand, uEheeding aught,
they wsnd their wooing way
.ns oh. 1t brings me back the days.
Ere age had changed my yiews
.r8 every tale / heard or told
still believed was new.
"a on, go on. my happy boy,
Ard read your brief romance:
ysg,h Is the time for love and rhyme.
50 do not lose your chance.
rEe toys that blessed my early days
i would not keep from you:
For soon you'll find the happy tale
Won't always seem SO new.
We used to stroll. long years ago.
About the same old way:
You were blushing maiden then,
And a lover gay.
told you how my heart was yours,
Ard that I'd prove it true,
Twas an old, cid tale told you. Kate,
But ah, We thought twas new.
And as stand and watch them here
It all comes back to me;
The shady walks. the loving talks.
In days that used 10 be.
There they 60 walking slow. absorbed,
Just as we used to do;
It's an old. old tale he's telling. Kate,
But. ah. they think it rev.
But can 1t be that am wrong.
Have / groNn grabbed with age?
Let me turn back nfe's closing book.
And view that older page.
I'm partly wrong, I'm partly right,
Loves story's old. It's true;
But though twas born in earth's first
morn,
Loves self is ever new.
Paul Laurence Dunbar, in Good House
keeping.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

stammering is practically unlSnown
among uneisilizcd people.
The animal that first suceumbs to
extreme eold is the horse.
Stammcring men are four times as
numerous as stammeripg women.
For calliug another man liar
through the telephone, a citizen of
Boone county, Ia. had to pay fine
of two dollars
Architects of he#hig steel frame
traction or expansion by cold or heat.
The metal frame In not exposed to
the outside variations in temperature.
as the columns are entirely brieked
In. Therefore, their temperature
practically never changes,
Enchanting smiles frightened the
face of u Divorced woman in kansas
City when she WIS able to renew the
acquaintance of her former husband,
from Whom she had been separated
two years. lie wooed her arlently for
few #montha, and then abruptly
ANttat'tt tiiE ' tsai =FAAfN tH -
him Tor breach of promise,
An agricultural expert ventures 20
prophecy that before the twentieth
century reaches middle age farming
in England will hc mostly carried on
by syudieates. His conclusion Is that
the lahorer's dislike 10 the soil is root
eel and permanent. aud that the only
way 10 get ON will be by cultiNating
large areas and making free use
of machinery,
The smell of pure prussie acid Ia al
ways fatal. the diseoverer OF the pois'
ON himself having been instantly
killed hy one Whit of il. II kills the
instant il enters the lungs us gns
Pure prussic acid is never sold not
handled Atropiue, though II has not
harmful odor IN so deadly that as
much Of IL nR will adhere "a the end
Of II moistened forc-tiuRer will in
Naut1V cause death Nitric Rcih will
burn wood; eat through iron plates;
in fact IL will destroy whatever II
touches.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24

and the methods employed in develop
ing them. England, with her enor-
nous marine interests, naturally
comes first in a consideration of the
subject. The combined steam and
sailing tonnage of England is 1851
904, or more than one-half of all the
tonnage of the marine interests of
the world, while In addition to this
her colonies have a net tonnage of
1917, ,40s tons under the British flag
While in point of tonnage the Amer
lean marine comes second to that of
Great Britain, yet the difference is SO
great as to scarcely be of value as
a comparison. We have a net tonnage
of 2.44s.677 tons in steamers and sail
ing vessels combined. When consid-
ering steam vessels only Germany
beats us by about 10000 tons; but
Germany has comparatively few sail
ing vessels I'm her merchant marine.
her entire tonnage of both sailing and
steam vessels being but 2,ll3,esl.
Norway is fourth In the list in point
of tonnage, her merchant marine hav-
ing a net tonnage of i,643,227, and
France is next with a net tonnage of
1,179.5l5 tons. Spain has a tonnage
of 621, ,i43 tons, Russia has 594.434 tons,
Italy has s55.4Ts tons. Sweden has
$50, ,7s9 tons. Holland has 444, ,450 tons.
Denmark has 4a2. .ss6 tons, Austria
Hungary has 349.sl4. and the remain
der of the nearly 10000. 900 tons made
up by nations that fall so far be-
low these figures that a comparison
is practically worthless.
While tonnage is the most impor-
tant factor in considering the mari
time interests of a nation, and while
in that point we are so far behind
England as to make a comparison
odious, yet 1t Is a satisfaction, at
least. TO know that in point of num-
Der of ships we can make a much bet
ter showing. and that. aside from
Great Britain, nearly 900 more ships
are sailing the seas under the protect
ing folds of ''old glory" than can be
found under the flag Of any other ma
tion.
In this list as in the tonnage ac-
count England is far in advance of
all other nations with :I,o43 vessels
sailing under the union jack. This
country has $3.50 vessels carrying the
stars and stripes; under the Nor
wegian flag there are 1868 vessels:
under the German flag 1904; under
the Italian flag i,ie2. under the Rus
sian flag i,i59; under the French
flag t,15l. and under the Swedish flag
1873.
The policy of the various govern
ments of Europe towards the national
merchant marine varies considerably.
Taking them alphabetically the fol-
towing facts are found
Austria exempts ship owners from
taxation on the vessels flying the
Austrian flag which were owned by
citizens of the country prior 70 JAN
uary /, 1894, and on all vessels built
Ia Austrian shipyarda since that time.
In addition TO that bounties for long
voyages are paid either Ia the form
Of an annual state bounty. or ton
nage and distance premium for each
tong voyage. Subsidies are paid by
the government % steamers for mall
carriage TO the extent Of 81 ,a0o. .b5e.
Belgium cannot be said To have q
marine policy. and nothing In the way
of encouragement In offered the ma
rine interests Of the country.
The merchant marine Of Denmark
consists principally OF old vessels and
but little pabIic interest ia taken In
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24
MERINGUEs AND cUsTARDS
Most Approved aud PaiatR~
bile MaV.

IL seems hardly necessary 20 repeat
that all dishes containing chiefly the
white Of eggs should he slowly and
steadily cooked. II requires 20 min.
uteA' cooking ln an oven So slow" that
at the end of that time the mcrinRus
will he only delicntely brown. 20 bring
IL To perfection. II will then be risen
10 nearly double its original bulk. II II
rises slowly in this way IL will be firm
and tender and viii not shrink back
II the meriBgue iK cooked rapidly, as
meringuea usually are. In a few mo
fneniA" the mefinRas will rise aud fall
after il ia taken from the oven. Some
people consider this To be the leRiti-
mate way tn have A msrinRus, and do
not apparently know that sneh
fHeringue ia as much "a culinary blum.
der as heavy cake or "wheyed" eus
fnrd. custard "wheya" for the same
reason that msrinRue falls too great
heat The only way 90 bake a etstHrd
successfully In to put II In sarthen
cuIA and set tbem In a pan Of hot
water which reaches nearly up Ia the
depth OF the euRtHrd IN the cups. II
the FIRE In quite hot the water will pre-.
vent the eHstard from separating or
forming whey when boiled efstHrd
"wheys" IL ia because II has been
cooked too long The egg separates
from the milk aud hardena as IL does
when the egg IL boiled in the she'll MOI
only does boiled enntard whey" II IL
In cooked too long, but IL "shsys" N IL
ia not stirred all the time II is boil
ing and after taking n up until u has
cooled a little. In a few moments II
will '-Set" by cooling. so that the eggs
cannot separate,~N. Y. Tribune.
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the purpose Of promoting the inter-
ests of its merchant marine, and IL Is
hard TO find a reason for the suprem-
acy of English ships on all oceans.
Encouragement Is given a certain
class Of vessels in the form of sub.
ventions paid for their use as armed
cruisers In case of war, and large
amounts are paid for carrying Eng.
lish mails. Very close to s250,00o a
year is paid in the form of subven-
tions TO these vessels belonging 10
the auxiliary navy OF Great Britain.
and for ocean carriage Of mails the
government expends between $5,-
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mammoth feet is neees-

"IHAT mammoth feet is neces-
3" sary to carry the worlds COM
merce ON the oceans. More
than 10000 sea-going vessels, exelu-
sive of the smaller ones engaged in
the eoasting and fishing trade, are en-
gagged in il. Figuring from general
average of the length of an ocean
going vessel, and this mammoth fleet
would make line that would stretch
from New York to San Francisco. or
more than from Liverpool TO New
lork.5In net tonnage this mammoth
feet reaches total of more than co.
600 600.
To be more exact the total number
of vessels reported by the marine
agencies are 4o,5o3. of which number
11.I55 are steamers and 29,34s are
sailing vessels. The steamers have a
net tonnage capacity of IL, ,76i, C25 and
the sailing vessels 9.135560.
While our own Legislators are dis
cussing the subject of maritime
bounty, it is interesting to study the
marine interests of other countries
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~WoulsIn't IL be lovely. George dear. =
murmurcd the romantic maid. As the
sleigh started off aud he tucked the
fobe0 shout her. "if ws could only 20
through life 10 the end in this man.
neF r.
sI'm not 10 sure about that. {" replied
the nBsiter.of fact young man. 'It
wouIdn't cost as much for feoal. but
juat think of the livery bin. Chicago
Evening AewS.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24
STATS or ONO, Cry or ToLEpo, :.
=. - g

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he in the
senior partner OF the firm OF +. j, Cheney
4 To-, doing business in the city Of Toledo.
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay tho sum of One Hundred Dol.
lars for each and every case of eatArrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. re.ZF FRANK j, CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day OF December, A. ID.
laSd. w. GLEASON,
seal Notary Public
Hall 3 Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acta directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system, send for testimonials.
frce. +, j; CHENEY 4 co, Toledo, o.
sold by druggists, Use,
Halls Family Pills are the beat.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24

Writing on the decline of the French
language. NJ. Jean Finot points out
that at the end of the last century
French was the language spoken by
the greatest number of civilized peo.
pie, whereas now IL stands fourth.
English Is spoken by 1fs.e00. 600. Rus.
sian by 5000. 600. German by $1,000
900 and French by IS 600 900.
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new rs. for wlreie.. r.,.r..,av.

Wireless teleglaphy has had new demon.
ktration for. usefulness by the captain of
lightship, who used il after ordinary signals
had failed to notify the shore authorities OF
danger. In like manner Hostetter's Ston.
aeh Ritters, the famous dyspepsia cure. acts
when all other medicines fail. Its SUPERIOR.
lty is quickly felt in the renewal of strength.
II regulates the bowels, improves the appe.
tiie, and cures indigestion. Try il.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24
A Probable Result.

:. Askit-What will be the result Of these
kansas cditora and preachers changing
places3
Tcllit-The people will nut pumpkins in
the contribution plates and pay suhscrip.
American
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24
whore a Pail Counted.

''Those two dentists have had con.
test 20 see which one extracted tile
most teeth in month.
How did il come ont7'
"Oh. IT was q draw."--Phiiadeipbia
HufIeffu
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24
Went Go sl.ep quickly.

The mother Of little three year.od had
return asked
And how did my little girl get TO sleep
last night without mamma "
Oh, she replied. papa twied TO sing to
me like 'ou does an dis went TO sleep veal
twiek so | teuldn't hear him - Cincinnati
Epouirpr
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24
Yeu Can act A,,en,. ro.a. en.r FREE.

Write to-dag tn Allen \ Olmsted, Leroy,
n Y, for FREE sample OF Aliens Foot.
Ease, powder 10 shake into your shoes Ii
cures chllblains, sweating, damp, swollen,
aching feet, IL makes New or tight shoes
easy. A certain cure for Curua aud hun
Ions, All druggists aud shoe stores sell IT, 25c.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24

There are some women who always use
The same kind Of Judgment in allowing
poor s'oeN 70 pF passed on on thetn lhat they
Atehison Globe.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24

aOf course you take cream In your
ceysYse7s aid Mlss KnieksFl9ock 10 her
visitor from Colorado.
sYea. Afiss Rnieksrissck: prefer ms
coffee erenaaei. replied ahs fair west
srner.~~Jndgs
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24

Mrs. Plait fsngrily oh. you think
you know lot. don. your
Mr.. Platt (eaImiyJ Well. ought TO.
my dear. I've been Ia The real estate
business nearly 30 yssn.-Chicago
Daily News.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24

Each package ofpUTNAM's FADELESs
DYES ooors mere goods than any other
dye and eolors them better too. Sold by all
druggists.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24

He How is Il. / eordtr. that women
aiwaya hav. the isat word2
ghe-I don't know. I'm kure-uniess
IL In because men usually have the frat
one.-~Aily sloper.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24

Cure your cough with Iiale's Honey Of
Horrhound aud Tar
rtke'a 1oothaehe Drops Cure in one minute
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24

Some people Of fair intelligence are 40
stubborn that they refuse to acquire prap.
teal sensc.-=Atehlson Globe.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24

salary Of SlS per week and expenses viii
be paid 10 man with one or two horse rig to
Introduce our Poultry Compound aud lice
Killer among Farmera Address with
stamp, Acme Mig. Co. Dcs Moincs. Iowa.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24

Humauity's desire for revenge IL Illus
treled In making tho goat butt Of rdieule.
Chicago Dispatch,
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24

For Whooping Cough. Piso's curg is a
successful remedy. Nj l.. Dieter. 81 Throop
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24

The measure Of mans learning ia
the amount Of his voluntary ignoT sncs
-Tkorean
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24
MlhhlAI lllaIllIy
A COMPAHTBON or THE bsEAM
FLEETS OF THE WORLD

FLFsEIb OF TIE WUHIAUl
600 600 and $4,000 900 each year, and
always to English vessels.
Vessels flying the English flag are
10 be found all over the world, en-.
gagged In the trade Of all nations.
Asia. Africa and South America give
employment to hundreds Of English
vessels that while sailing under the
union jack never enter English poris.
BERNHARD BRfBTOL4
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Dealer Here sir. is a very superior bird.
II will mimic anythiuRl
Purchaser Polly, want a crackcr9
Yes I'm a hollow mackeryi"-N. Y.
Press
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24
To Cure n cold Ia one ma,

T'Hhc Laxative llr0mo QtiiBiue Tablets, All
druggists refund money lfit fails to cure. 2Ae.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24
Spring Humors
of the Blood

Come TO a certain percentage OF all the
people. Probably 75 per cent Of these
people are cured every year by liood'a
sarsapnrilln. and We hope by this adj
vertisement TO get the other 90 per
cent. to take HOODS SarsapnrilIa. IL
hus made more people well. effected
more wonderful cures than any other
medicine In the world. It's strength
ms n blood purifier IL demonstrated by
its marvellous cures of
0oFofuia Salt Rhoum
8oald Head Boils, piulplea
All kinds OF HunoV Psoriasis
Blood Poisoning RhoumatIsn1
CatarFh Malaria, Etc.
All of which are prevalent at this sea.
non.
You need Hoods SarsapariIla now.
IL will do you wonderful good.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24

In Americas Greateat Hood Medicine.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-24
Watching a Troop of
Elephants by Moonlight
By &. Vaughn Kirby. .

aS' az az S ~ az AZ 7aGS AZ aVS Q
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-15
INFORMATION WANTED
AS TO GERMAN COLONIES.
suIs to Secure Data ns to Condi-
tions in Spanish America.

WASHINGTON. May 4.-In view of
the significant references to the enforce
ment of the Monroe doctrine by Secretary
Root, Senator Lodge and other prominent
men, the state department has taken steps
to secure data on the subject. The bur-
den of these speeches has been the start
ling increase of the German colonies in
South and Central America. which have
been regarded as menacing the Monroe
doctrine. II has also been asserted that
these German colonists maintain their
home customs in the new land, deal al
most exclusively with Germany. use only
the German language, have almost au-
tonomous governments within the limits
of American republics and are, in fact, lit
tie Germanys wherever located.
The state department has addressed an
instruction to every minister and consul
in South and Central America to inform
the department fully on all points to
which reference has been made. OF course
Germany is not referred to by name, for
such a direction might naturally give
umbrage to the German government. The
circular applies TO colonists of all nation
aities. though II is of course expected
that the consuls, In compiling their re-
ports, will differentiate the colonists.