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Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
TWILIGHT.

Ii there is an hour of oil others that
sheds soothing and tranquilizing m
iiusnee over The spirits and feelings of
man, il is the soft, the beautiful, The mys-
tic hour of twilight, when all nature
seems !u!ilng 10 a sweet and gentle re
pose, and an almost inperceplible calm
ress gradually steals through The human
breast, disp!acing at leas, for the time,
the !umultuous passions that have agita-
ted ii during the more active pursuits
snd noisy scenes Of day. |. is an hour
which, of all others, seems mos, calcu-
lated TO awaken the retinements and sen.
slblilIies of our nature; to purify and
exalt the feelings, and 10 gently lead the
current OF our ihoughts 10 a communion
with the great source OF our being, and
magnificent designer of all The wondrous
works of creation with which we are
surrounded. Ii there be sentimep, IN
the soul, this hour must bring il forth; If
IiIere be slunberlng gratitude within the
secret recesses of the heart, it will be
awakened. If there be music within the
breast, the sweet harmony of this guile
less hour must strike upon lis symra-
thetc chords, and produce emotions of
the mos, delicate and enchanting pleas
ure ! not feelings that will burst forth
IN loud and rapturous expression, bus
those of pure and serene character
For who can look upon The delicate
plants and flowers gratefully bowing be-
meath ihe sof, and refreshing dcws OF ey-
ening, and listen TO the plain.iye and
melancholy notes Of the whipporwill, as
The ieathered tribe, ore by one, are seek
ing spot for the nights repose within
the shelering trees-who can lock upon
she calm face of all smiling nature, as
the mantle of darkness is slowly and
silently spreading around its ample folds,
The evening shades are covering
And darkling forests and the yerdant plains,
without being impressed with peace, The
solemnity, the holiness that rests over
this brief and beautiful hour Of life !! Is
it strange that the heart should then fesi.
sol.ened, and the mind call up thou
sand tender recollections of by gone years
-oi The joys. sorrows. hopes and fears
of early youth and tha. i: will often
dwell with sad pleasure upon the meue
ory of some long departed frieud--soins
cherished relative, between whom and
us the wide ocean OF past years now
forever rolls? Yet in this mystic hour
it would seem almost possible that the
bright spirits of another world should
hover around, aud minge with our own.
that they should be allowed to hold
shor. and sweet communion--:he i'm
mortal with The mor,al-in the bles! in.
tefval of time, when earth would seem
to borrow for a while, the reace. the hap.
piness of heaven.-Day Raos.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
A Sharp Wheeibarr0w Practice.

w ben was in the Island of Jamaica,
In the year 1850, rather ludcrous oc
cIrrence took place, which | may as
well note down for he benefit of some
OF your readers. | say some, because
few OF them, no doubt, will remember
the anecdo,e. A certain planter In ,ha,
part OF The world took it into his head
that the practice Of carving burdens
upon their heads, from making his ne,
groes round shouldered, unified Them
IN measure for the proper Performance
OF their dunes in The field, and therefore
ordered IRON the States a hundred " heel.
harrows, that thev might carry their
loads in q more Chrislian'lke manner.
After the expiration ofa couple of months
the vessel containing his goods arrived;
he dispatched his "people" to bring them
10 the plantation, bat just imagine his
surprise and disgust at seeing hundred
able-hoded ''niggets,' each with one OF
his cherished improvements upon his
head n. Y. Spiri. OF The Times.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
Elaacst!ea OF Young Men ana Women,


Antioch College, at Yellow Springs,
Ohio, over which Horace Man presldss,
it is understood, is open both 10 male and
female students. In his inaugural ad,
dress, he argues the proprleiy-nay, the
necessity of educating young men and
women in the same seminary, and under
the same regulated social compannnship.
After setting forth the true conditions OF
such education, and meeting the usual
rouEd Of objections thereto, Mr.. Mann
sums up OF this head as follows:
Beside and beyond all tins, believe
that the daily and thrice daily meet!n5s
Of the sexes, with occasional lntervie VS.
in social circles, will be mutually advan
iageous 10 them. 1t will work both NOR
al restraint and intellectual excitement.
That innate regard which each sex has
for the other sex, over and above what II
his for the same good qualitles IN It's
own--the difference between friendship
and love-ls too precious aRd- too pow
criul an agency 70 be thrown away IN
The education of either. | believe II IS
all agency which God meant we should
make use Of 10 promote the refinement,
the progress, anG The elevation Of them
bo,h. believe il may be made TO su-
persede many OF our coarse aud crude
instruments Of discipllne--the goads
aud bIuGgeons of punishment which are
now employed to rouse young men from
! the stupeiaction of idleness. or beat them
back from the gaieways of s!n.
'Aad what stale Of society Goes II
inyiucl5ly argue among parents, and in
the community al large, ii young men
and Young women cannot be brought
together 10 pursue .lhose ennobilng stu
dies, and 10 receive those apt instructions
which pre- eminen!ly fit them for the
higheslduli Of their common life, with
oul mutual peril And where, in reason
or divine commands, is there either war
rant or preiext for The doctrine that those
whom God minges together in the fainl-
ly by birth, and whom, through the sa,
cred ordinance Of marriage, he designs
for still closer relation in afles life;
here, ask. is there any authority, hn-
man or divine, for seiZing and violently
separating these same parties for four,
six, or ten of the middle years OF their
existence ?-,hose very years when they
can bes, prepare themselves, by the ele-
Vation of whatever is in them of good,
and the suppression of whatever is iu
them OF evil, foi n future companlenshiP
so intimate as to be los. in identity. -
Such separationis obviously unnatural;
and if it be necessary tor the preserva
lion Of sexual purity, il is time that the
whole community should take the alarm
and hasten 10 devise less mons,rous
Iremedu.'
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Estray Notice.

STATE OF IOWA, IS:
WArELLo County,,
TAKEN UP, before Hugh Con-
R E-JD nelly, Esq, Justice of the Peace
>T[-N in and for said County, on the 9th
N-A-a-Ee- day of MAY, A. ID. 1884, by John
III. Carter, of Pleasant Township, at his resi-
dence therein, Estray property of the following
description, to-wit A bay horse, about 10 years
old, saddle marked on either side of the back
blaze in the face--lame in the right forefoot--
some white hairs on both sides Of the neck
supposed that he wll not work--about fourteen
hands high, and appraised at forty-fiye dollars,
by Samuel Robertson and William \. Mace.
JOSEPH HAYNE, County Clerk,
Ottumwa, May 81, lS54.22m3 w. G. loa.
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DA sucking Nelson, of fourteen
writes home from the flee. to his Dear.
es, Cfuz" in the following terms: "You
remember, my darling, that when you
saw my sword lying on your drawing
room table, you made me promise that
the frs, Russian blood with which i!
was solled should be wiped upon my
handkerchief and sen, home. BY all
that's sacred. 10y dear, if can, | viii
keep my word. Every night | say my
prayers aud look atIec,iona,ely a, that
lit,lc piece of steel"
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03

fS' A shocking acclJen: occurred on
the Iowa City road, about one mile east
of town on Saturday last. Aboy aamed
Macenas Reed, aged | 5 years. was al
most instantly killed by being rub over
with wagon. lsappears that while he
was driving the team, the wagon tongue
either broke or slipped from its place, and.
IN his endeavors to get things right again.
ne fell out and and was very much man
gied by the wheels running over him.
He was boy highly respected by all
who knew him. and at the time was re-
siding with his friend Mr.. Violet. of this
place. His mother is resident of Lu.
cas- county in this State Oskaloosa
Herald.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
THE FIRST SESSION OF THE
ASHLAND SEMINARY

WILL commence ON Monday, July 2rd,
1851, for the Term Of aixteen. wccAs. ~
The Board Of Trustees have divided the year
into three equal sessions.
TcrHs.of Tuition per Session:
Spelling Reading s, Writing, - 50 %
Arithmetc, Geography and English
.. .igmmar, = 4 90
Observation-Disclosures Ian
s ,sGages, &C., ,&e.,. - - co
One half TO be paid oy The middle and the
i Aaaca at tlre expiration Of the term. .a
...- LEWIS DWIGHT, Principal.
ISRAEL YOUNG, Treasurer. ...s .
JOHN BUTLER, Secretary. .-. ..
THOMAS PING, Agent.
Ashland, Wapel!o Co, June -, IS5l.l 81
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A. D. Woon.
nsEs.gCAE. NoElCE.

E~F WE would respectfully inform tl,e IN
haD,tants of Ottumwa and vicinity that WOOD
& HAWKINS have formed aco-parinership III
the practice of medicine and Surgery-, and are
trepared TO atteud all calls in the line OF their
profession. punctual attendance &HG reasona-
rIe charges.
Oneor both may be found at their once, or at
tbcir residences y hen not absent on business
Or. Hawkins residence--.n the house formerly
d, WOOD s HAWKINS.
NorfInher 2t.h. 1883.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
Two Hundred Acres;

Eighty acres well fenced, good double log
house, barn, and other out houses, we'll of water,
a thrifty Peach Orchard, and a few apple trees.
The farm is on Village Creek, is well watere l.,
and lies 3 10 miles South Of Ottumwa. Per-
sons desiring bargain, will do well 10 call and
see it. For further particulars call on the cd
itor Of this paper.
Ottumwa, July 9th, 1854.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
D We learn ina, Nh. Clarke Wb;e

S We learn that MI. Clarke, Whig
Candidate for Congress, met his oppo-
nens Mr.. Hall, al For. Des Moines one
day last week, aud so completely refu,-
ed his fayori,e hobbies. that Halls own
friends acknowledged him beat. 10 use
the language of gentleman who was
there. "Mr. Clarke made clear, plain
and iorcible statement of the issues in
The present campaign, andal.hough Bates
and Hall had spoken three hours MIR.
Clarke spoke two hours longer. and MOI.
an individual leil .he house, and since the
speech several Democrats have declared
publicly that they cannot aud will not
support any man who is in favor OF such
a stcindfe, as the Nebraska Bill. ."-- Os-
kaioosa Herald.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
POETICAL.
TIE TRTE EXD OF BEING.

'.%oSr OF Us LIvETu TO TIsIsELF.'
Not TO myself live .....
The whispering sunbeam seems to say,
As from the gladdeHing fount OF day
ItswifilY wings SIS cheerful way;
Thisis my BEINGS great design
No selfish wills that light coRtRc,
But on the starry world | shine. ...
Not TO ourselves we live
The starry hosts inconcert sing; ,.
When shadowy eve begins to spring.
To others then we freely bring
The light that we receive.
And blending then the cheerfuiray,
We come at silent close Of day, --
To watch the hours Of night away.
. Not TO ourselves we live .-
The blooming flowers bring sweet reply,
To bless the earth Ike stars more n 'gh,
Than hose Chat cheer the distant sky.
-" Our life Of bloom we give.
To otaefs' ears, 10 others feet, r..
We brcathcto shed oar fragrance sweet,
That smiles of heaven and earth may meet
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03

~ Among The ancien, Germans, some
two thousand years ago, there was
tribe or nation call The Suevians, who
would no, suffer wine TO be brought into
their territory. because, said they. i,
enervales the mind and units the body
Tor exercise or labor. Yet those men
were classeG among the barbarians by
the Romans.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
ID. II. Gaylord
A u G. ITO N T. L K I,
oTlIIpNyh. IOWA,

Cgs WILL attend to making sale of personal
property or Real Estate, at auction at any time,
for reasonable compensation. tie may be
found in Ottumwa, unless absent on business.
May 10Th. 1881.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
Rgcs,Ey Es. sacms.crs,soat,
ATTORNEY AT Law,

orrUMwA, IOWA.
G1r5- WILL. attend TO business in the Courts
of ail the counties in Southern Iowa, and IN
the Supreme Court at Iowa City.
Persons wishing TO purchase or rent land or
town property are Informed thathe has the agen-
cy and management OF much good properly,
both in town aud country.
March 10th, lS54.-ly
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03

Some one called Richard Steele the
.syilest of mankind" He retoried, with
proud humility, "il would be glorious
world if were"
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
JoHN sauAB, photographer.
~ person recently returned frol

SA person recently returned from
Europe, told his friends he had been
presented at Court there. "Did you
see the Queen ,tbere!'' asked one.--
Wall, no didn't see her, zacily, bu. |
seed one of her friends--a Judge. Yer
sac. he continued. ..ihe Court | was
presented happened to be a Police
Court"
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
FOR SALE.

s--,..r-aas A FARM, LYING IN GREEN s6;ira3s s6srs3s
rFaiiH Township, near the State road, hRliiiI
l.-uu from Ottumwa to Bloomfield, IEsii....g ~
of
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03

There's a brandy smash as the
wag said when drunken man fell
through pane of glass.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
.y0ss PRINTING.

We have added 10 our Office g large supply
of Job Type Of the latest ani nsatest stylcs,
and arc now prepared to print Hatdbiilg, Or
culars, Blanks, and Business Cards, in the neat
est STYLE. and most expeditions manner.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
J. WILLIAMSON.
'saysor g. William SON,

G1g1 CO-PARTNERS in The practice of
led cine. Office and Residences on Second
treet. Cttumwa, Jan. 5th, 81.
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y. 81 j. DcvsIa,
ATTORN NE Y S A Il l. A w

R WILL practice in the Courts Of Wap-
clio. Jefferson, Van Buren, Davis, Appanoo5c,
Monroe Lucas. Marion and Mahaska.
Having the advantage Of long residence in
the valley they win give particular attention TO
Securing and collecting claims, sale OF War
rants, Entries of land on time, buying and sell
ing Real Estate, Settlement of Titles, payment
of Taxes, sc. February 10th 1854.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
a. Eg. SIS = . NJ !,

G.. HAVING permanently located
Ms in Ottumwa. offers his services 10
NIIIIYD the citizens Oh town and vicinity.
All work warranted. Ladies waited on at their
residences If desired Teeth inserted from one
TO an entire set, either by means of springs or
atmospheric pressure. lie may be found at the
UNION HoTEI, on the 1st Monday IN the month.
Decombei 18th, 1893. -...-... ..-......
A. D. Woon. y. LHAWhlAs.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
Business Cards.
Eg0Y ANYED

"A boy Of industrious and moral habits, who
Gan read and write well, and who IS from. lG
to IS years OF age, is wanted at this olIee, to
learn the Printing Business. Apply Immediate
ly, if You want q good situation. -.- s..
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
From tltc n. Y. Herald Of The nth.
JAPAN TREATY EXPEDITION.
WAsulNaroN, Ja.

The following is copy OF the Japan
treaty. communicated to the Senate, Ju
" 18Th:
Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
BLANK DEEDS,

: JUSTICES NOTICES, Constabl1's Sales,
and Blank Notes neatly printed, for sale at the
Courier Office. June 22d, 1888. !.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-09

The Anglo French feet LETT BaItschik on the llth,
ostensibly in search Of the Russians.
One bundled and eighty of the crew of the British
frigate Tiger were exchanged at Odessa, against a
Ike number Of Russian prisoners-leaving thirty
English yet in possession of the Russians
Tim French transport Pericles, with 1000, 900
france on board, for the French army in Turkey,
came In collision with steamer of Malaga, and
sunk, with the treasure.
In the White Sea the Englsh squadron, has cap
tured o small Russian war-schooner, named the
Wolga; also two or three ships laden with corn.
The French ships-of' war Besumanor ami Pschye
have arrived at the rendezvous at Hsmerfest.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-09
EFFECT OF THE EUROPEAN WAR ON THE
TRADE OF THE WORLD.

IRON Tue LonIon HINES, July
An srti, le in the st. Petersburg Journa indicate
Tie rataes desperate case to which the court is ne
ouoed IN its appeal to pubic opinion, such as Is is
IN that country. Is takes for its text tnrce figures
III the last return Of the revenue, viz: those which
sac dscsease under the heads Of customs, excise
a the crown lands. The exact decrease in each
see 10 NOT heie re esssFy TO rec All, but read
are aware that. with respect TO two heads out Of
T. thsce, II WAS very much less than rcasouabs
20 be expected FROM the recent reduction in the du
ne, upon tta, sugar ard many Other articles. and
fots the aboIitloa OF the excise upon SOAP The re-
t,srcs Of the crown lands arc mere ms tie of &C.
count. and less re.orn thau usual emily shows tina,
gsvernment has made more improvements or par
c ases t1an usual. To those VINO UNDERWOOD these
r, urns they conveyed the simple lesson thst not
Nnhstanctpg reduction Of taxes carried AZ the
opponenfa OF our government tell u.s. to the extreme
cf Iashnets, tie revenue Is still in excess Of the
ordinary expoDjit1rc, even without any u those
taxes which have jost been imposed, chiefly on the
wtsisbier classes 70 eet the extraordinary demands
OF var lhe 81. Petersburg journal however,
with SCOT Of incredulty borrowed from our pro.
tectieriH papers teats the reduction of duties upou
tea and other articles as excuses tmped I'D for the
occason. and appeals TO the figures themselves as
ticking their own tale. That figures always tell
their own tale IL a statement which deics not only
common sense. but degree Of understanding stiff
more universal. Tie Russian propounder OF this
wonderful doctrine himself dsregsds IT, FOR he Al.
temps to mako the 6sures tell bis tale viz the re-
sas drsin for the purposes othc Russan war la real
OF affected ignorance Of tbs very long interval at
which financial effects must follow their causes the
Rnesian cenmentAtor informs his readers that the
Fssilish popuIstiop have imported much less nom
abroad. ana made muoh less beer, spirits paper AMI
whak nst, u homo, in consequences Of the heavy de-
n&nAs "a eheer pursee for soldiors aud sailors. IL
L. enough 70 stale TIE fact. That isthe sort Of staG
whsrA 0e servnnts q fhs Russian government palm
OF es< on chs ignorant and jamaica, clsAses, but
-cA ts,e very seaccf reading class-the casss that
GAS newspapers wfi.tea Ia Psench, Aai costAla
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-09
MOVEMENTS OF THE FLEETS.

Twenty ships Of the alei Baltic feet were 70
Gently t%legrapheJ of the So ieram light, on the
Swedish coast. On tic Path seven English ships,
With French iroops on board. were In kioge Bay.
On the 25th the combined feess steered Tor tho
Alsnd Islands The imperial yacht Refine Horte nse,
with Cepeial Barsguay d Killers on board. had ar
siv,d at Ccpenhagtn. and called theace. Admiral
Cary rad lar ded at Copenhagen.
rom The Black Sea tbe Russian dpet Is reported
10 a..se jef. s. bsstopol
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AADRID, July 10, 1854.
The above, which was printed at San Sebastian,
bears the signature Of the alcalde Of that town.
II Is rally doubted here whether il will be nos.
sible even for Espartero to maintain the Queen on
the throne. He, / have no doubt win do his best,
and ne will be aided by the representatives. Of the
French and English governments But it ia difR-
lace against her Majesty. Il Is scarcely surpassed
BY that which Is felt against Maria Christina, the
Munozes, Sartorius, Salamanca, and Cordova. l
bave heard 1t stated by Spanards that the task of
EsrMtero win not only be difficult, but may b dan
eeious In the even. OF tie voluntary or forced alb
dcation Of the Queen the plan suggested ia TO esta
blish regency With Espartero at the head, or "a.
uer 10 make him sole Regent as in $780, and then
NJ Ike arrange ments for tho future government or.
in ether words. for the conerripg the GROWN on the
King of Portugal. and uniting the two countries
Under one common ruiz.
II is remarkable that the Ofleanists and fusion
lists are at this momept very active, and apparently
vey joyous because they hope to turn the situation
OF spain TO their own advantage. The former desire
to secure the regency for the Duke de Montpenser,
In The hoEe " his becoming King Of Spain before
long and Tie iusionis.s are equally active In their
Efforts to effect fusion between the Count Of Monte
mo!in and the Duke de Montpensier, In the same
fashion az the Orleans fausly and the Count Of
Chambord have been Jeconciled. Instructions are
said to have been communicated to their fiends and
organs 10 France to pursue that object, and some
are infatuated er ough 70 believe that the Spanish
people would accept at their hands either the one
or the other. person who is generally employed
IN such secret MISSIONS between the parties leaves
Paris t. morrow, or the syafser for London in or.
der, II is alleged to confer with the persons int
rested. Both have very little hope, indeed, that
Queen Isabella can preserve her throne ar thoy
aprear determined to tu,n her misfostunes, richly
deserved as they are, TO their own proHt.
The son OF Maria Christina has, am told, arrived
tpePnris. II Is believed that che is still in Madrid,
and that notw It'll stntipg the reports Of her escape,
sne has found It too dangerous TO empt travelling
through Spain.
What Immediately led 10 the sudden retrogrado
movement OF General Blaser is not positively stated
but in al probability the ssme incident OCCURRED ~
on the plains Of Torijon De A,dos IN lS43, between
the armies Of General Seoanc md NarvaeS name
~, . differentiation after hAh dozen shots were
exchanged. This IL what. I anticipated II = on
Aious that Il Is the Minister Of War, vhoss terror
are implied in his mana, srd not oDennell, VIM
tufts out to be flying In bot haste fsr shelton 4
Portugal. We were 20 cfs<s told that O Donneut
troops were wandering disconscrt<d. dishesrsenes
/. and niserAhe- deprived q lcsters md 0 couRs'!
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ing, In the celebrated discussion OF insioIsbiley-
Afterwards sinister and shameful in the menacs or
the coup d'&tG. At that time the present questiou
was placed on foot-a coup dttaf, conceived in u
stalls Of tie State brokers, arranged II conspraav
Of power, whose motive was cupidity, whose oheck
was SPOIL brought NO problem to tae naaion to scvs
but common crime 10 chastise.
The iniquity Of the beginning made necessary ne
hiqufty OF the consequences; and IL was naturdl
that oil legitimate imerests, laying aside politics.
opinions should Be- excitedthat ali should think ~
principles OF goodness and justice thrsatenedthnk
all Spapiards should become alarmed. and hasten -
the conflict, palpitating at once, With sorOw -
anger Unhappy conflict! in which men q In
maiality dare TO compromise the throne, the frs -
and the Queen. who receives fhsm her suhjecta ~
greatest proofs Of love ever gainsd by any moa.D:
ard in whose cradle the hon0red nation Of IsabsnA
the Catholic. and Bsrsngns,ss nsss placed . ~
cause power hes treated your patriotism With sssn,
your consancy with conteuPA, and has received
your cry Of suffering - applause, loyalty ~ ha.e-
tbs nscssxy q employing yoar arms or q yieldiag
your property which h threatened yoxx pAlitte6X
debn which are denied. your own digni&y ~ e.
honorable Dane Of your fathers, which aae pssss-
To Ne, Who give The sigual. who szst seized or
n me-, Il heloDgs to say and to show bow much VII
tue Sou have exercised thus far in being obedeuts
hoy much wickedIsss you have feund IL pewsr. =
yous mipAs may - fortified, aad that EurVxe. -
deceived, ana Afterwards the world, and inusst{rS
and seversr history, may do yeu justice. TheshuoG1
Of the coup d'Aa did NOT sound well: the 49,
wss struck With sorrow Ana fear, and whsn -
Minister Bravo Murlo wiAed 10 give Il hypeeritlU6
fosns Of legality, the assembled Oortes even =
msnded u. without hearing him; the nsst vote Z
le CONGRESS solemn anathema "A snticpssisA
Bnt that CcDgyess was dissolved Yeu rtcurrs1 r
tie urrs (the ballot boxss). and were d-ivea frsu
them ~ foyce ard cevrurtara. end II power chspsl
T. r0sff side sgsnsA 4 "a not rsSupS ~ =