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r rHEPoETs, CORNER


4xe Ffen Arthur's hoane Gazette.
WAF TO HONOR AND HAPPINESS
es ~ N MRS. ?. FARMER.
'Wouid'st thou rise to honorsd greatness
Truth and labor point the way,
Write thy mesto-Pesseveranee;
Hope viii evet be thy stay.
Firm resolve snd uoble action
Level mountains 20 plain
Shculd thy earliest effort fail thee
Ns'ss despair. but "tfy again."
When misfortune overtake thee,
Bow TO her enthusiastically
Lower To the earth she'll crush thee
Spun ksE-she win bow 10 thee.
Waste no time in vain repining
Ger thy fate, however hard;
gfaf be thy lot to labor,
e Labor brings sure reward.
Wflsen above thy task thou'rt bending,
Blush not for thy humble birth;
Uwight principles maintaining,
Dhms 10 mere than conqueror's worth.
BE it;ia the 6eld OF forum,
In fhs vlorkahsp or the mill,
Cass not-eisher great or lowly,
il win bring thee honor still.
f02oetQ CoA4esHHkt Win JeWclSu AIlScIg
Rcint at thine, with labor stained.
Stand erect. her false pride scorning,
Inshine honest pride sustained.
Bis&A 10 but an empty casket,
Worth the brilliant gem il bore;
Wealth descended may bring honor,
SeaEearned competence brings more.
Whea we view the clouds Of even,
IiLe proud banners all unrolrd
Coda armorial upon them,
Wrought with purple, edged with gold;
AHa each planetary system,
Fixed or moved BY Heavens laws,
Weour samirstion give them
9 Reverenes searcheEh out the cause.
Greataess is alone dependent
On its Belfsuaesining powers, A
Comes TO ~, frsn none descendant,
Eone ean e'er inherit enrs.
Ma, on ancestors reliant
For his wealth or noble name,
L.ike the bird in borrowed plumage,
Has at best doubtful fame.
Yet ne more Of earthly treasure
Seek than modest wants demand
when the wind on gold is centered,
Then il ceases to expand.
AID . surplus weight, though giided,
Clogs the wing that fain would soar
Earn noble Independence;
Be content nor wish for more.
Nsv IBERIA, dag. 1852.
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Carriage Mandatory & Repairing.

The subscriber has removed his
>E@o shop to the new building on Main
88& street, nearly opposite the saw mill Of
Capt. Gates, where he viii at all times be pre-
pared to execute with neatness and despatch all
work instrusted to him. -
His stock of materials is complete and well
selected, and he has in his employ workmen Of
experience in the several branches Of the bust
ness.
Thankful for the liberal patronage heretofors
subscriber hopes, by diligent attention to his
business, good workmanship and very moderate
charges, to merit its continuance. sss.
THOMAS MARTIN.
Franklin, july 10, 1852.
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JOHN B, LEA,

TTORNEY FLAW,
DRACTISES in the Courts of the Fourteenth
l. Judicial District Office on Main street,
opposite the Court House, Franklin.
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R, NJ, MCMILLAN,

TTORNEY At La W.
Office on Willow street, opposite the residence
of Thomas Maskell, Esq.
OJ He will also attend to all business con-
fided to him as NOTARY PUBLIC IN any part
Of the parish Of st. Mary
Franklin Nov. s, 1851.
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TlLOUGHS.-Just received an extensive lot
I Of Nos. and Trash Ploughs, also Crooked
Beam Carey Ploughs, new article. All Of
which will be sold on reasonable terms BIZ
40 SIMEON SMITH.
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Mail Stage Arrangement.

SMIa The Mail Stage leaves
EE Donaldsonville every Mon
- - = = day, Thursday and Saturday
morning, at o'clock. -, Arrives at Opelousas
on the evenings Of Tuesday, Friday and Sunday,
at 2 o'clock.
Leaves Opelousas on the mornings Of Mon
day, Thursday and Saturday, at o'clock 49,.
Arrives at Donaldsonville on the evenings Of
Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, at o'clock. =
80 CARROLL nj. VINSON Contract.r
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A. F. McLAIN,
DENTAL SURGE ON,
ERANKLIN. La

FRANKLIN, Lid.
- Still cpptinuesthe practice Of
HS9Si his profession as Dentist in all
o1O1Yp the branches pertaining to the
art, at the same place which he has occupied for
some time past, on Main street, next door to Mrs
Requerand's dress-making establishment.
All operations on the Teeth performed skill
fully and with the utmost care.
10 Persons in the country requiring dental
aid can secure his services by dropping a note at
his office or by post.
Franklin, April 8, 1882.
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MISCELL NE O U s
lFrom the Ladies' National Magazine.
Cousin Mercy's Curl.
ELLA RoDMAN

Aad why should not | have Les
Larmssn ss we'll as Miss Blanche
Amosy, of Pendennis memory? AL
fhouSh mine are not bound in blue
velvet, with gilt lock-" but only in
plain calf-skin, with memory for clasp,
they more truly merit the title than all
those fictitious woes that were so lite-
rally poured forth upon Laura Bell
for they are the real, genuine article.
But alas! where am TO begin? For
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PROFESSIONAL
8. II. M'GILB.

AL.TucKER, S.H.M'GILL.
TUCKER 81 McGILL, attorneys and
J. Counsellors at Laac, will practice their pro-
fession in the several Parishes of the Fourteenth
Judicial District.
~ Office on the Cd floor Of Odd Fellows
Hall, in Franklin. SO.
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They gather
See how fast they gather"

/ have it! Childhood is proyerbially a
privileged period; Sc, shade of Cousin
Mercy! remember that ayou'd scarce
expect one of my age that is, the
age claimed then-to find out Master
Cupid when he chose TO wander so far
from his proper orbit.
u So, some years ago, when was lit
tie imp of girl, it wssmy unlucky
fate 10 come between, not exactly two
lovers, but two who might have been
such but for my untimely interfsrence'
Miserable child that / was! thus to ex-
singuish the faint blue fame that was
lust struggling into life! How tenderly
/ ao,c would fan 10 into q blaze-how
enxionslY watch it as it wreathed SLOW
ly but surely upward!
And yet I clumsily destroyed all the
frostwork of thai dawning love passage,
iuss as. q bear might be supposed to en-
fangle himself 10 q silkeu network
littje. knowing, and perhaps little heed
inp. the mischief ] accomplished, Had
Il been any one else-one whose youth
was some foundation for the assurance
that "lhere are as good fish in the sea
as ever were caught tn-but Cousin
Mercy. who was like a summer flower
in autumn time, felt the cruel blow
most keenly. ,a
II IS not much wonder, either, thai
the idea Of placing " Bfother Brittles
in the light of suitor never once en-
tered nv head, and that when they
told me. he came 10 see Aunt Starr
shouIsf implicitly believe them; fol
Cousin Mercy had various little en-
Hearing pecnliatities that stamped bel
as an old maid.
i enc niahs shared her couch (the
first and The last time, by the way) and
<Iarier the anioyulentIof this felicity,
ssaEched her performances with con.
s;s,esshae interest. The first change in
tsss auusaranee TINT struck me passion.
laslv was Ahe total disappearance oi
auns very Eichslookiag curls, and the
Subssiaafion efsa ReTy singular night
4aps seeure1y' 6eden the top Of her
had. II Efa s. rt5 af5.4l > Is
Being &C rathsr . tender age, / pnz-
x.ad osarthe curls with . troubled
ra,fin. bnt every aconclasion at,which
/ arrived failsa d safisfy ms. AT first,
/ thonght that shs might have burned
then ~ s. tie candle; but then her
renaaiaina hair didsn0 look singed-so
\ rava tket 40. she might hare brushed
tkena sui and puk them up il papers-
brt no uspsrs we're visible and ] re-
named yery snnch puzzled, with eyes
FsrFs & q "a - es = = ~ MfefsYa Frssffssz
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The undersigned underwriters, having conf
dence in the Bridgewater Paint, for the covering
of single roofs and frame buildings. will at all
times give those fire risks preference where
the Bridgewater paint is used.
L. MATTHEWS, Ag't Sun Mutual Ins. Go.
THos. A. ADAMS, Pres. Crescent Mut1"
EDw. OGDEN, Agent General Mutual
A BROTHER, Pres Home Mut'l Ins. g.
john PEMBERToN, Pres. Merchant i"
j. M. LAPREYRE, Pres. N. o. ms. 4"
CHAs. BRIeGs, Ag't L pool IL London IS
SAM'L F. ASHTON, Ag't Del. Mutual g
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In addition. to the testimonials, (which are
sufficient to convince the most ineredulous Of its
superior protective qualites) the Agents have
in their possession numerous certificates fcni
parties at the North, which may be seen on
application at their office among which are those
Of Brevet Lier- Col. G. H. Talcott, New YORK
master, U. s. Military Academy, West Point 4;
Oliver H. Lee, late superintendent (now Secrr
tary) of the Hudson River Rail Road Company
d. C. Cullom, Assistant Engineer; New York
and Erie Railroad, &C., &c. IS
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Carts, Wagons, Wheel I-BarTows, &c

III The undersigned tAgent for Bus
49, by Il Little, Of Wheeling, Va.)
g6 viii receive, as soon as navigation
is practicable an assortment of plantation Carts,
Wagons, Wheel-Barrows, and other articles of
their manufacture. Orders are respectfully So
licited, and viii be promptly attended to.
JOHN BARNARD.
Jeanneretts, Sept. 25, 1852.
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Certificate of John F. Miller, of Attakapas
In July last was induced to apply the Bridge
every respect il has escesdedmy expectations,
and the representations made by the Agents,
Messrs. G. c. Robert& Co I cheerfulfy add
my testimony to the namerogs ones embraced
in the Agents circular, and recommend tina
same to planters and others, as the best fire and
water protector have ever known. Where l
have applied it, it has been exposed to the sun
since last July, and has neither blistered nor
cracked, and has formed solid metallic surface,
which has proved entirely imperviouE. sal
JohN F. MILLER.
New Iberia, Attakapas, March l6, 1852.
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Certificate Of Joseph Benson, Painter.
have used the Bridgewater Paint for the past
five months on brick and plastered buildings,
and on tin, shingle and canvass roofs, and in
every instance it has given the fullest satisfae-
ton. From tests and experiments made under
my immediate direction, | can testify to its being
proof against effects of sparks and cinders, and
protection against leaks. | consider it far supe
rior to any mineral paint | have ever seen, and
invaluable for all outdoor purposes-possessing
qualities that particularly recommend it for use
in southern climate. JOSEPH BENSON.
New Orleans, Feb. 6, 1852.
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The attention of the public is particularly d.
rected to the following recommendations OF sourr
of our most prominent and extensive commercial
firms. The interest of the cotton and sugar far
tor is SO clearly identified with that of ii y
planter, that it would be superauous to more
than point to the annexed cornrnendation:
We, the undersigned Cotton Factors and Con :
mission Merchants, do cheerfully recommend
the Bridgewater Paint for the purposes set forth
in the Agents Circular; and believe we ar"
serving the interests of Planters by calling their
attention to its peculiar enduring and protecslse
qualities. -sa.-
WRIGHT, WILLIAMS & Co. -'-
PAYNE M HARRISON. 1ls
WATT & DEsAULLEs.
GEO. M. P1NcKARD & Co.
HILL, MCLEAN l. Co.
WARD & JONAS. Fl
BUCHANAN, CARROLL & Co. =
M. GREENWOOD & Co.
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DECEIVED from New York, per schr.
IL Charger, 100 kegs ASSORTED Nails and
Spikes, and for sale BY NJ. WALKER.
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MINERAL PAINT.
Bridgewater Paint Company.

/ HAVE been appointed Agent for the county
l of Attakapas, for the sale of the above Paint.
1t can be had of me in any quantities, either dry
or in oil, at Pattersonville Of William P. Allen,
Franklin or Of John Devalcourt, New Iberia.
C. B. G.. WHELDEE.
Pattersonville, Sept. 10, 1852.
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Certificate of tile Managers and Agents Of
LonisianG Dry Dock Company.
Having had the Louisiana Dry Dock painted
with the Bridgewater. Paint, and its merits
thoroughly tested, we fully concur in opinion
with Capt. Thomasson.- of the Magnolia, and
Capt. Brown Of the Porpoise. We cheerfully
recommend said paint as superior article.
HuGHEs, VALLETT u TuoMAs. L. D. D.
J.P. WHITNEY & Co, Agents. 'a
New Orleans, Feb. 4, 1852. e C-Hl
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=, of the steamer Mag1sofsa TT
Having painted the hurricane deck of the
passenger steamer Magnolia" under my COM
mand, with the Bridgewater Paint, cheerfully
recommend it for its impervious qualities, and
have no hesitation in pronouncing it superior. in
my Judgment to any mineral paint before the
public, and believe il to be certain protection
against the effects of sparks and cinders. ] has
also proved entirely waterproof on my decks
after three months use. ST G. THoMAssoN.
New Orleans, Dec. 2. 1851
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Certificate Of Capt. WiUiaDs Brovas, Of The
Tow6oas Pmpotse.
have used the Bridgewater Paint. for which
Messrs. G. C. Robert & Co., are agents, on the
hurricane deck of the towboat " "Porpoise. "E
The pant has been on about three rnonths, and
had no effect whatever. In about four weeks It
became perfect slate, and | am satisfied Of It's
possessing all the qualities necessary to insure it
a certain protection against the effects of sparks
and cinders | confidently recommend the
Bridgewater paint for the purpose set forth in
the Agents circular. WM. Brown. 49,,
New Orleans, Feb. 4, 1852. ada
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Tnder,nrfters, Certificate.

New Iberia, Attakapas, March is, 1852.
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Certificate Of Capt. st. CAltr TAonsassos
:, of the steamer M0o7lofIo --
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Coral Nous s. Noiitcs.
Notices of Applications to the
next LEGISLATURE.

Anonymous, for plank road from Brattleboro'
Through Dummorston, Newiane, and Townshenj
to Jamaica, or for sepcrlte charters for plan,
roads between the several places mentioned.
orc. p. Chandler and others, to extend the
Woodstock Railroad Company from Rutland To-
Castleton and thence through Fairhaven to Lake
Champain.
OF Ilyren Henry, to extend the time of tho
Ascutney Railroad Company.
OF Daniel Taft, lr., and others, to annex small
portions Of Hartland and Hartford, tnear Tans.
yille,) to Woodstock
Of Dudley p. Hall and others, for authority to
remove distractions and make improvements in
Passumpsic river.
Of A o Adds and others. for a Bank at St
Adams, with a capital Of Sl5O,OOO
Anonymous to have Orange County divided
into two countless to have additions made to the
new county thus formed by towns set thereto
from Windsor, Washington, and Caledonia coun-
ties.
Also to have two Shire Towns established in
Orange County, as at present constituted, having
one located at Bradford. and The other at West
Randolph' as it is highly oppressive to the pco-
pie Of said County to be obliged to do all their
business at Chelsea.
Anonymous; for an &C, Of Incorporation for an
Acqueduct Company in Rutland.
Anonymous; for charter Incorporating IIo-
tel Company in the town Of Fuirhaven
Anonymous for a charter for Plank Road
from West Rutland to East Rutland, with
branches to Mendon, Chittenden, Piustord and
Clarendon Springs, as may be desired.
Anonymous for a Railroad or for branch
the Rutland & Washington Railroad from Poult
ney or Castleton to the est line Of the State IN
the towns Of Fairhaven or Westhaven, or Ben
son, and also to intersect the Rutland and Bur.
hngton Railroad in Brandon or Whiting, or north
Of there.
Also for branch Of the Rutland and Wash.
ngton Reilroad to the West Rutland Marble
Quarries
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rick on-Sur, Kilkenny cite them against the
Union"
In the same speech, IN recounting the wrongs
ireland had endured at the hands of the British
Government, he said:
"Thus it is that the grant in aid of your linen
manufacture has been withdrawn; thus il is that
the grant IN aid Of the deep sea fisheries has
been withdrawn; thus it is that THE PRO
TECTIVE DUTIES HAVE BEEN REPEAL
ED, IN SPITE OF THE REMONSTRANCE
OF THE PRINCIPAL MANUFACTURERS
OF IRELAND"
H. England desires to make this country what
she has made ireland IN erciisiueiy agricuit,,-
raj country This she can only do through the
agency of Free Trade. Hence the zeal of the
London Times, for the election of Franklin
Pierce, who is pledge to iasten upon America
the policy which has crushed ireland
Is. Irishmeu In America are expected to be-
come the principal agents m increasing British
,ceqlh, and in paying of The National Dot in
ciUycd IN The icas upon Irish Liberty, Industry
and Enterprise. The process is thus stated by
the London FINES:
"When the Cclt has crossed the Atlantic. he
begins for the first time in his life to CONSUME
THE MANUFACTURES OF THIS COUN-
TRY, and indirectly CONTRIBUTE TO IT'S
CUSTOMS. We may possible live to see the
day when the chief product of ireland will be
cattle, and English and Scotch the majority Of
her population. The nine or ten millions Of
Irish, who by that time viii have settled in the
United States, cannot be less friendly to Eng
land, and Will certainly be much better custom
ers to her than they now aie.'
49, All Irishmen who wish to " CONTRIB
UTE TO THE CUSTOMS OF ENGLAND,r
should support Franklin Pierce for the Prasidcu-
.cy. lie is the "PRACTlCAL ALLY OF
BRITISH INTERES $ 2"
This pamphlet, the reading Of which cannot
fail to thrill the warm blood of every true Cet
should be generally circulated. We have but
glanced at its leading points. Let 1t be placed
in the hands OF every man, whether native or a.
dopted, WHO PREFERS AMERICAN TO
BRITISH INTERESTS, and who wishes the
United States to continue great glorious and
free
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] .lirfiL C0stt,tff, S..
/ cd Tho c,naa.. 80" io"'g La4os Droan-
Buffalo nanors On Fr,l.,. eo,'''iun'Ga'ed TO the
/ fror rraJania ~ ,'u'y evening 10y telegraph
"As pic nc party. capsis,in, -
( Der Of Young ladies' and q,on,i,,,,., aise hu.-
town OF Stockton. were cr,,ssin,, Cs,'1 ''''' las
yesterday, about IA o'clock p n ,r' 49, i.-Ae
skfi, owing 10 the breakipr ~ ~ ,a' u.n
skiff the ladies' became frobfons'i ..i 20 'u -'a
Those in the scow seeing ne occi5- ., W
came panic stricken and rnsba5 ~ ~, l..
setting IT, and all were thrown int, 49,. up.
! The boats were some forty rods FROM ,bo ~.
shore No other boats were ~ bard :. 'sli.
and the lake was quite rough Tbsro Va a's.''
persons In tho sl.tr ,u 81 ueie were n's
Of 10 in the scow. youn, aJie. go s,q 'l.el ''
with the boatnan. who. amer rescn'r, '. . '..
49,. .ti l.. i N'~' 'N7'"iHs 'tlot..
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No. 55.--.in net for The preserpo,;o, -.
1t Is hereby enacted by the General AZ f'sh.
tne state OF Vermont, as follows; N0y Of
III any person or persons shall be-o.o
XIII or destroy any trout or lunge IN an,' wk0
pond or stream of water in this Stato ;g mkes
or way or by any other means tina, b,a au{ 9th
line or destroy any trout or lunpe IN noON and
manner, between the fifteenth day of Sy @ay o.
and the LIST day of December. in anv ,',i'v'HDer
person or persons shall forfeit and 49, sucn
treasurer OF the town in which such "A. ue
committed tne sum OF one dollar for eacb =. h
or iunge 50 taken, KILLED or DESTROYED ono ' ~.
lor the oeneht OF such town, and the other bo,eel
the benefit of the complainant, IN ho NJ, na.i io'
IN an action founded upon this statn,o ',eo'eiel
with full costs of suit "selher
Approved Nov. 10 1851
IL Is wei known fact that the from, l..
been Tor the last few years decreasng !, il's
numbers ana size. until il has become o,S
mat unless something like the above c..
enforced, they will be entirely clear ro,a 'e
streams One reason for this. is he f'., yui
/ they who have not enough of the tn,s ~. ga'
walton IN them to go out with rod and . '' ~
land to give them fair chance for tbo,r h. w
wait al after this time, when the trout have
menced spawning, and having become stnn;S
It were, anu collected together on the snb,g, a'
''"s' "hu theh win nets, grabs, snures &c sn..,
OUT 1' night' ana wherever they can find sn,g..
ing bed. do not hesitate 10 clear on, eve, l'l-
/ If possible. 1.-THE law can be enforced 10y s
years our trout fishing can be preserved and M
true sportsmen should endcayor 10 SEQ tb,,
DONE and look for their reward another sss.
/ ~ larger trout and more OF them. The owra,,
9l saw nili ponds can do great service by oo.
hlollhg all persons from fishing on their nre.o,
ses during the spawning tirnn NJ ,be go.
nave run down into ;he ponds for the astvear r,
TWO so as to almost entirely SPOIL the hook fsb
ing. Mhl Rufus" look to this over the noor
tain ana at Pico? Shrewsbury pond has be.,
and would IN few years again be- one If M.
oesl trout ponds IN the State. Hundred. of
nets. W Ill those in that vicinity rc,nen,lo e ~.
they promised last fall. and keep them inrs,Di
Things out Of the water for year ortwo at l.'..
""u oOHse MANY FisHrnwry
ofNe Old S1Loot
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The whole hoard consists Of 81. The Whigi
have elected II, and the Democrats Z, witt
Franklin to come in. The Democrats carrying
their Senator in Franklin, the Wings have ma.
iori,y of six. 1.-THE Wings carry the Franklin
Senator they have majority of eight.
We have returns of n Wings and II Loco,
to the House. rs is a majority of the whole
The House is, therefore, democratic, but proba-
bly, not by majority sufficient to neutralze the
Wing majority in the Senate, on joint ballot
Whichever party has the majority on joint ballot
at the meeting of the Legislature, will increase
it by filling the vacancies IN the Senate.
The Congressional election is the only true
index of the real party strength, and this shows
oonclusively brilliant Wing victory, holding
out bright promise that Maine will vote for Scott
and Graham, in November. The following Ia
bic exhibits the Congressional vote in nearly
three hundred towns. They show Wing ma
jority of over thousand, and net Wing gam
of over SIX THOUSAND;