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The Washingtonian., 1845-08-09

U The EBENEzER STATION OF THE METH
oDlsr EPISCOPAL CHURCH, in the city Of Wash
ington, has concluded to hold Camp Meeting on
the ground of Mr.. Selby Skaggs, three miles from
thiscty on the opposite side of the Eastern Branch
Of the Potomac, about one mile from Benning's
BRIDGE within the line Of the District of Columbia,
to commence on Friday, the 5th September next.
The Camp Meeting Committee cordially and
respectfully invite the preachers and members OF
the Badensburg Circuit, as also the preachers and
members Of the several stations Of the District Of
Columbia, to unite with them during the meeting.
The ground is easy Of access, either by land or
water. Our friends of Georgetown and Alexan-
dria, who would prefer coming by water, can ap-
pr roach within hree-fourths of mile of the ground
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Professor Potter, who has recently been
elevated to the Bishopric of Pennsylvania, is
the open and uncompromising friend Of Tenn
perance.
The whole number of Divisions of the Sons
Of Temperance was, last week, 231-so says
the New York Organ.
After long deliberation, the full bench Of
the Supreme Court have decided that " the
fact of an old man, widower, wishing to
marry young wife, is not of itself evidence
of insanity" !" says the Newport Mercury.
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suffer. But, gentlemen, have one word Of
consolation for you and your numerous read
ers; that is, this stranger has signed the
Pledge Of Total Abstinence, and is now clothed
and in his right mind, and in few days, with
Gods blessing, he will tell you his own story,
in which know you will be much interested.
This case has many, very many interesting
circumstances connected with il, which can
not detail to yon at this time, but may at some
future day. This case is not alone; l know
Of many more ia this city of similar character,
all the work Of Rum and the Rum dealer.
Oh! ye rum venders, ye venders of misery,
wretchedness, and death, how long, oh how
long will ye continue TO blast the best hopes
Of parents--to make widows and orphans ?
How long will you continue to scatter fire.
brands, arrows, and death! How long will
you continue by your Internal traffic to depop-
ulate the earth and people hell, dare the frowns
of God, and set at defiance the laws and the
threatenings Of the Almighty? Stop! for the
sake Of poor suffering humanity, stop! for the
sake Of your own souls, stop! Remember
- No drunkard shall enter the Kingdom o
God;" and If no drunkard shall enter there
where, oh! where think you the drunkard
maker will be found, Once more | charge
you in the name Of the God of Heaven STOP
TIMOTHY.
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Dow and Fisk and the above parties, as COMMITTEE
of the Columbia Typographical Society produced IN
relation to violations Of tho rules OF SAID Society by
Dow a. Fisk, whereby all honorable printers would
be prevented from continuing in their employ, or seek
ing employment from them during the existence OF
such violations, was read The evidence produced in
support Of the charge was very ame in our opinion,
but urged with great vehemence by the prosecuting
COUNSEL as all sufficient to convict the accused OF
conspiracy. The case was adjourned TO Thursday
evening, in order to give the Justices time to make
their decision, when they held the parties to bail for
their appearance at the next term OF the CRIMINAL
COURT!
MILITARY AND CIVIC ExcuRsIoN.-If any Of our
readers wish to enjoy themselves for lew hours, we
advise them to make up their minds and take trip
with the " "MEcHANIcAL RlFLEMEN, next TUESDAY,
down the Potomac. This company OF citizen soldiers
intend making their excursion one OF the best which
can be got up this season. Lloyd Williams cotillion
music is engaged for the occasion, and the confecnons
and edbles will be of the best and at moderate prices
No imposition will be tolerated This company are
nearly all pledged to cold waters therefore ladies
need not fear that the Old King will be allowed to
interfere with the pleasures of the trip. See adver-
tlsement in another column.
IMPROV VEMENTS.
The paving ON Pennsylvania avenue is progressing
slowly; fear ii will not be completed before cold
weather sets in. We think Government job OF thu
magnitude might be pushed with some spirit.
The paving of Seventh street IA private affair is ad
mrably done, and goes on with energy on the part o.
the contractor. Mr. Crowley The work on this street
judges say, is far superior to that on the avenue.
The Odd Fellows Hall, on Seventh street, is raiset
TO the third story. This will be splendid building
1t is contemplated to have the Lodge rooms ready 10
meetings Of the Order by the first of October
The masonry for the foundation of Jackson Hall i
being completed, and the brick work, we learn, vii
be commenced forthwith s~.t..-e ."
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LACES, RIBBONS, EDGINGS,
&c. &c. &c.

TIME ORIGINAL AND GENUINE NEW
l. YORK CHEAP LACE STORE, known from
Maine to Georgia to be the only establishment I
where Lace Goods can be bought for half their
value. j. T.S c.. KING, Pennsylvania avenue,
betceer 10th and ll Streets invite the attention of
the Ladies to their new stock of RICH and FASH
IO.N:aBLE LACE and FANCY GOODS, which,
for variety, quality, and style far surpass any be-
fore offered in this market As our stock is too
large, and too varied, to specify every article, we
only say that we have now about
5000 ps. Of rich BONNET RIBBON, from 81
to 81 cents per yard. 8Eti
5000 ps CAP RIBBON, from 9 to l6 cents per
yard.
700 different patterns of RICH and MAGNIFI-
CENT NETS, for Shawls, Mantles, Capes, Caps,
SIC. &C., from 81 cents to $2 per yard fr..
9,999 patterns of LACES and EDGINGS, all
new style, and cheaper than at any other store in
i 10 boxes good KID GLOVES, only 81 cents
per pair, worth 62s. ~.t'S
Ladies and Misses Isle and SILK GLOVES
and M1TS, from 81 to SO cents. N, Yft ast3 lin
Best SOLID HEADED PINS, only S cents.
White and colored TARLATANDS, for dress
es, 2 yards wide, at SO and rs cents per yard.
.anderpected TOMORROW, per .ddans s. Co.'s i
Express
new and elegant lot Of French FIo,cers, S,ciss
Muslin, Thread Laces, Edg;ng Inserting, &c., French
Enbroideries, Sc. &c., which have just landed from
the last British Steamer from Europe.
| Also one small lot more Of those CHEAP
SHOES, which will be sold for 81 cents, in order
to close them up Immediately. And few more
left of those NICE BERAGE SHAWLS, only
| 81 87t and 90 25. 6i Hfar azHtl "
with such an extensive assortment of goods as
we now have, we feel that it will be our fault if
we do not make the place to buy the right ar
! ticle, and at the right price. s#a a&r saHfi
June tt J. T. & G. KING. j
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For the Washingtonian.
THE AMERICAN FLAG.

Proud Flag. say tell US where the land,
Thy stripes and stars have never seen;
Tell where the sen, on whose dark wave,
Thy stars and stripes have never been.
Hail, type Of Freedom Flag of stars!
Emblem Of all that's FREQ art thou;
Forever shine, thou glorious host, e..
Like those which deck nights azure brow.
From frozen climes, whose ice-girt strand,
Defiance gives the rolling sea-
To sunny lands Of vines and flowers,
There proudly wave. Flag Of the Free!
PALMYRA.
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For the Washingtonian.

was a stranger and We took me in; Hungry and
ye fed me; Sick and ye minstered unto me-"
MEssRs. EDITORS Never in all my life have
I seen these blessed words more perfectly or
literally fulfilled, than have during the past
week; those Washingtonians"-th United
Brothers of Temperament would seem, are
going about night and day, acting the part Of
the "Good Samaritan" even to the letter.
On last Saturday night one Of those untiring,
uncompromising soldiers Of the Teetotal Army,
discovered poor fellow mortal, perfect
stranger in our city, who had fallen among
thieves, (the rumselers,) and had been beaten
and robbed, and left worse than half dead; for
when found by Brother L. S. Beck, he had the
mania a potu, or delirium tremens, strongly,
and had been literally robbed of his money
anu clothes, and left to die on the highway.
Our brother took the poor man to his own
house, administered to his wants, and watched
by his bedside by day and by night, with the
care and solicitude of brother. Myself and
a number of other brethren, hearing Of the
case, repaired to the house of Brother Beck,
TO look upon more Of RUNS doings, and to
give such help as might be in our power. But
oh, my God! what did there behold man!
poor felow-mortal writhing, jumping, start
ing; calling on God, calling on man-madden-
ed by RUM. Oh! Messrs. Editors, to see a
young man like this, just in the prime Of life,
to be destroyed by the Internal rum traffic, is
beyond endurance. I have not been able to
learn much Of the history of this man, but |
understand he is many hundred miles from
home--that his father and friends are all
wealthy, and move in the first circle Of society,
little dreaming that this poor prodigal victim
ofthe rnmsellcr is now undergoing all the tor
ments, all the suffering that poor mortal can
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MIsCELLA ME Gus.
{" Variety is the spice Of life. "

LEAD THE wAY.-The s. G. Temperance
Advocate tells the story Of minister, almost
every male member Of whose church had be-
come sot. He "mourned over the desola-
lions of his vineyard" but unfortunately he
was one of that class who thinks F." little is
a good thing;;" in other words, he was not a
teetotaler. After pondering the subject in his
own mind, he at last came to the conclusion,
that if he would reform his congregation he
must lead the acay himself" Accordingly he
convened meeting OF the church, and in the
presence of his flock signed the total abstinence
pledge, and invited his people to follow his
example Many of them did so-the plague
was stayed, and he is now the pastor Of a
teetotal church, consisting Of four hundred
MEMBERS" If there is any minister similarly
situated, he is exhorted to ego and do like
wise -
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SILK DYING AND CLOTH DRESSING
ESTABLISHMENTS eH ss% .sa
South side of Pennsylvania avenue, east of Four
and.a-Half Street.
II CUDLIPP respectfully informs his friends
Il. and the public generally, that he continues
to carry on the above business in all its various
branches, where he DYES and DRESSES in the
best manner Ladies and Gentlemens' Garments
of every description; Cleans, Bleaches, and Curls
the Fringes Of Merino and Cashmere Shawls.
Leghorn and Straw Bonnets dyed and pressed.
Having recently made some improvements in
the art of Dying and Dressing Garments, Ladies'
can have Bombazine, Merino, Muslin, and Circas-
sian dresses dyed black and bue-black without rip
ping them. His prices will be as follows: %3
Coats Cleaned, IS cents; Goats Dyed, 81 90;
Dresses, 81 90. syua f4la
N. B. Merchants goods dyed and put up in the
original style, and cheap as they can be done in
any Of the Northern cities. a9 ".
June 20 0 4. avisse 3m A 81 /,
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SCRIVENERiS OFFICE.
~ = M r " ID A "

RESPECTFULLY informs his friends, and the pub
lie generally that he has opened an Office on Four
and-a-half street, between street and Louisiana
avenue, next door to Mr.. DENT's Law Office,
where he can at all times be found, prepared to
execute, with neatness and DESPATCH Posting Books
Copying Manuscripts, and all other writing apper.
tanning to that Of a ScRIyENER.
August 9 At 10
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CITY ia x E. s..
JOHN BRADBURN,

CABINET MAKER AND UNDERTAKEN,
H, BETWEEN 18th AND 18TH STREETS,
INFORMS the public that he keeps on hand, and
i makes TO order, all articles in the CABINET
LINE, at reduced prices, for cash.
FUNERALS attended to, and Carriages pro-
vided, at the shortest notice.
OLD FURNITURE repaired in the neatest
and most durable manner.
ISsFrom several years experience in the above
business he atters himself that he can give salts
faction to all who may favor him with their orders
July tt
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PORK, LAMB AND VEAL.
THE SUBSCRIBER informs his friends and
i the citizens generally, that they can obtain @
FRESH PORK, LAMB, AND VEAL,
OF the finest quality, every Market day, at his
stall, No 60, West Wing Centre Market. =
GEORGE BARBER.
July 26 ei sSa At t9
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EQUAL DIVISION, NO. Is,
SONS OF PGRAMGEo

The members of EQUAL DIVISION are requested
to meet at their room, on llth street, on Wednes-
day the 18th inst, at o'clock, for the purpose of
attending the MASS MEETING on the Island.
Punctual attendance is requested.
By order of the w. P.
JOHN RAUB, R. S.
AUGUST 5 -. --.-L. 1t lU .
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In this city, on Wednesday morning. the 9th
inst, after short illness, Mrs. ELLEN HUB
BARD NALLEY, wife Of WIN. II. NALLEY, aged
IS years, months, and l8 days.
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SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
.friral and departure Of the Washington and .alera,,-
dria Steamboats,.
Leave Alexandra. at 8, los, u, 81, and o'clk.
Leave Washington, at Q, III, q, Al, and o'clk.
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CHEAP TAILORING EST4B
LISHlNENT.

~ C. BEvERIDGE, Pennsylvania avenue,
~. between Al and 9th street, opposite Cole
mans Hotel. is prepared to make up clothing of
every description in the most approved style, and
at the shortest notice, in manner not surpassed
for workmanship by any establishment in the city.
The following prices have been adopted to suit
the times, viz:
Making and trimming Coats in the best style $9 90
Pants /" 90
Vests " Is
Making Coats without trimmings 90
Pants 25
Vests 1 25
| All work warranted to fit in superior style.
N. b. Gentlemen and children's clothing cut to
order in the most fashionable STYLE and arranged
that there can be no mistake in making them up.
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then cut terrible gashes in his own throat.
What a lesson to rum drinkers.
The ceremony Of tying the knot" says the
n. y. Organ, is very much simplified on the
western prairies, as the following scene will
show:
What is your name, sir
"John."
What is your name, Miss
Polly
John, do you love Polly7"
"Yes, sir, no mistake
Polly, do you love John ?"
Z" do, SIR"
"Well. then,
pronounce You man and wife,
All The days Of your life."
A Pittsburg paper states, that there are al
ready half dozen grog-shops opened in the
district recently burnt in that place. The
liquor traffic seems TO be the only subject about
which people will no, profit by experience.
The Grand Jury Of Wyando,t county, Ohio,
have indicted every tavern keeper but one in
the county, for selling liquor without license.
The court over which Judge Bower presides,
has agreed TO grant licenses 10 keep taverns,
only on condition that spirituous, vinous, and
malt liquors shall not be sold.
Now, that the churches have disposed Of
the question, Nav man marry his wife's
sister," we would like TO have them discuss
the following: Can runseilsr Be Chris.
fian,"
Governors Briggs. Of Massachusetts,, Slade,
Of Vermont, Wright, Of New York, Skunk, of
Pennsylvania, and Mcdowell. Of Virginia, are
teetotalers, and don't care who knows il.
The accounts from unhappy Ireland are sad
indeed. Her four and half millions Of pau
pers are in most deplorable and alarming
state Of want and criminal excitement. Dis
putes, assassinations, and murders in open day,
are among the reported incidents Of the times.
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IRON, COPPER, AND TIN

IRON, COPPER, AND TIN A4
WARE. #.laa@ ~EsF
JAMES SKIRVING, Southeast corner Of Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, STOVE, TIN,
SHEET IRON, s. COPPER MANUFACTORY.
Has always an assortment of
Kitchen Furniture, ssaa dr." Ht@i
Tin and Cast Iron Bathing Tubs, a ss.,, -.t
Summer Bakers, Sad Iron Heaters,
Portable Cauldron, for heating water, 1ta @'@
Roofing, Guttering, and Spouting, done in the
best manner. . s..E,4., . .sa.. z..
J. S. has the agency for FOX'S HOT AIR
FURNACES, for warming Public Buildings,
dwellings, sc.
Copper Ware, repaired. n.a fr
Aug. 2 At 9
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THIS DA Y!
ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY.
u S 35., ,294!!! n

4 35, ,2e4!!!H
CLASS 80, FOR l845.
To be drawn in Alexandria, d. c. on Saturday,
August 9, l845.
BRILLIANT SCHEME!!
prize of $35,294 prize of $4,000
SO do. 1000 so do. 400
SC. H.@. &c. &c. Sh5 sa
Tickets 1O-Halves $5- Quarters $2 50. n
Do. do. 26 half do. 65
Do. do. &c quarter do. 32z
For tickets and shares in the above lottery, call
at .A J.. RAYMOND'S,
Corner Of Penn. Avenue and 9Th st.
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DE AT II s .

"Thou hast all seasons for thine own, o! Death.
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DREADFuL.-The papers report dreadful
case that lately happened near Indianapolis,
(Ia.) A drunken German bought and took
home barrel Of whiskey; during the night
his wife drew the spile, and let all the whis.
key run out On learning this, the enraged
man cut his wite's head of with an axe, and
then cut terrible gashes in his own throat
What lesson 10 rum drinkers.
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"Who is mean enous tc sell liquor on Sun.
day?' inquired friend Of ours upon seeing a
man staggering through our village on Sabbath
last, and we replied, that ANY MAN who
will sell at all, is mean enough to sell it on
the Sabbath nay, more, we believe the man
who, at the present day, continues in this blood
thirsty traffic, has shut out from his heart-if,
indeed, he has any--every ray Of benevolence
and mercy, and that he would, for three red
cents, sell the victim Of appetite glass Of
whiskey, if he could foresee that he would go
right home and murder his innocent wife and
helpless children, and that their ghosts would
haunt him (the vender) all the rest of his
worthless life. The idea Of a rumseller having
any regard for the Sabbath, Notwithstanding
many Of them shut up the 'front.' doors OF
their shops, put on sanctimonious face, and,
perchance, take their " fashionable ladies" to
church, is preposperous in the extreme.
T Akron Roarer.
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A DIsoRDERLY SERGEANT.--"F Fa--fall-
(hic! fall in, n,-(hic!)-men fall in, men
(hic!)" said member of certain volunteer
corps recently, having three VS. on his arm
"fall in menu
"Lieul. Smith," said the captain, "put
Sergeant Drill instantly under arrest, for dis
orderly conduct on parade"
"No you don't hic! !)-Lientenant, said
the sergeant no you don't !"-making a
spadmodic effort at the same time 70 come to
the position of charge bayonets, his eyes rolling
about like cod in pot" no you don't !
say; am-(hicD--I am orderly sergeant OF
this company, and am not to be arrested for
disorderly conduct, by Jungo!"
The orderly sergeant was arrested for dis
orderly conduct however; and the captain
deeming his offence rank one, very properly
had him reduced to the ranks.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-02-21
CORRECTION.

Mr.. EDITOR by some mistake, the notice
of the death of VIM. HENRY the little son Of
+. S. and Grace A. Battelle, which appeared
in your last, was erroneous in nearly all its
particulars. You will doubtless be happy to
correc. the errors. He died on the 9th inst. Of
Congestion of the brain. His age was four
years and FIVE months.
Surely has death, in the present case. select
ed shining mark. Rarely has child Of his
age been more extensively known. and SO uni
versally beloved, as was little VIM. Henry.-
His disposition was Of a most amiabIe charac-
ter. From the parental casket has been taken
the fairest flower, the richest gem.
Hard indeed would it be 70: US to Weld cur
beloved children, one after another, TO the cold
embraces Of the hear.less grave, did not Reve-
,asion throw its cheering light across deaths
dark valley, and permit US TO behold those
dear departed ones safely moored. " where the
wicked cease from troubling, and the weary
are at rest"
This is the fourth child that Mr.. and Mrs.
B. have been called to follow to the grave,
within few years. Will not friendship,
haste TO pour forth and mingle her sympashi-
sing tears with the afflicted family.
Bloomington, l845. +. 5. Norris.
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:" Well, Charley, you are still opposed 70
the Constitution, i understand" Eyes -
/" Well, now, just give US good and sum
Client reason for opposing it, and ! will unite
with you.' Several reasons were assigned
all of which were pronounced unsatisfactory.
]" Come, you must assign better reasons than
those, or to be at all consistent, must support
the constitution" You seem to have lost
your reason. Come, tell me, now, are you
believer in the New Testament-in the i'm
mortality of the soul-in future rewards and
puuishments :" EYES," S Well, now, as
sign to me good and satisfactory reasons for
having so long led an ungodly life, or to be
at all consistent, you must Immediately en-
brace the christian religion. Come, out with
Them" Oh-I--youader goes fellow
wish 10 see," and sloped. As well might
they expect that every sinner can justify his
own course, by sound reasoning. as to expect
the opposers Of the constitution to present II
in light that shall satisfy all that it should
not be adopted.
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OREGON
LINN1oN, OREooN TER

LINN1oN, OREooN TER. 1914.
Dear Sir-In my letter Of of the 26sh
inst. l continued my account Of our trip
TO on, last encanpment upon the waters
Of Blue. On the 18Th day Of June we
crossed the main dividing ridge between
the waters of Kansas and the Great Plat.
We travelled 25 miles over the fines, road
imaginable. and our eyes first beheld the
wide and beautiful valley of the Great
Platte, just as the sun was going down
behind the bleak sand hills. We encamp>
ed in the bottom, about two miles from
the river, without fuel. Next morning
we started, without any breakfast. and
travelled few miles, where we found viii.
lows for fuel, and where we took hear
ty meal. We struck the river near the
head of Grand Island, which is rs miles
long, covered with timber, and several
miles wide, varying greatly in places as
to width; but what was strange, there was
not solitary tree on the south side of the
river where we we're. The river above
the island as far as the forks, is generally
about miles wide. Perhaps this is one
of the most remarkable rivers in the
world. Like the Nile, it runs hundreds
of miles through sandy desert. The
valley Of this stream is from Is to 20
miles wide, smooth level plain, and the
river generally runs in the middle of it,
from west to east. The course Of this
stream is more uniform than any / have
ever seen. II scarcely ever makes bend.
The Plat river was very high until after
we had passed Fort Larimer. This riv-
er has low sandy banks, with sandy bot
tom, and the wafer muddy like that of the
Missouri. The current is rapid. and the
river being very wide, Is very shallow,
and easily forded, except in high water
Il is full Of most beautiful islands of all
sizes, covered with beautiful trees, con-
trasling finely with the wild prairie plains
and bold sand hills on each side Of the
river. The plain OH each side of the riv-
or extends out to the sand hills, which are
about three miles through them, when
you ascend TO vide prairie plain of all
most in,erminable extent. Upon this plain
and sometimes in the sand hills, we found
the Euffalo, and numbers Of white wolves.
in the pains near the river we generally
found the antelope. When the season is
wet. as was the case this season, the buf.
falo resort 10 the plain beyond the sand
hills, where they find water in the ponds.
As the summer advances. and the ponds
dry up, they approach the river and are
found in the plain near il. You havs per.