the　south　by　Illinois；　Missouri；　Arkansas；　Texas；　and　Louisiana；
  they　went　to　the　southeast　by　Alabama　and　Florida；　going　up　by
  Georgia　and　the　Carolinas；　visiting　the　center　by　Tennessee；
  Kentucky；　Virginia；　and　Indiana；　and；　after　quitting　the
  Washington　station；　re…entered　Baltimore；　where　for　four　days
  one　would　have　thought　that　the　United　States　of　America　were
  seated　at　one　immense　banquet；　saluting　them　simultaneously　with
  the　same　hurrahs！　　The　apotheosis　was　worthy　of　these　three
  heroes　whom　fable　would　have　placed　in　the　rank　of　demigods。
  And　now　will　this　attempt；　unprecedented　in　the　annals　of
  travels；　lead　to　any　practical　result？　　Will　direct
  communication　with　the　moon　ever　be　established？　　Will　they
  ever　lay　the　foundation　of　a　traveling　service　through　the
  solar　world？　　Will　they　go　from　one　planet　to　another；　from
  Jupiter　to　Mercury；　and　after　awhile　from　one　star　to　another；
  from　the　Polar　to　Sirius？　　Will　this　means　of　locomotion　allow
  us　to　visit　those　suns　which　swarm　in　the　firmament？
  To　such　questions　no　answer　can　be　given。　　But　knowing　the　bold
  ingenuity　of　the　Anglo…Saxon　race；　no　one　would　be　astonished　if
  the　Americans　seek　to　make　some　use　of　President　Barbicane's　attempt。
  Thus；　some　time　after　the　return　of　the　travelers；　the　public
  received　with　marked　favor　the　announcement　of　a　company；
  limited；　with　a　capital　of　a　hundred　million　of　dollars；　divided
  into　a　hundred　thousand　shares　of　a　thousand　dollars　each；　under
  the　name　of　the　〃National　Company　of　Interstellary　Communication。〃
  President；　Barbicane；　vice…president；　Captain　Nicholl；　secretary；
  J。　T。　Maston；　director　of　movements；　Michel　Ardan。
  And　as　it　is　part　of　the　American　temperament　to　foresee
  everything　in　business；　even　failure；　the　Honorable　Harry
  Trolloppe；　judge　commissioner；　and　Francis　Drayton；　magistrate；
  were　nominated　beforehand！
  The　End