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The Empire County argus., 1856-05-31
CoIona sin the County Seat!

On Tuesday last, Judge Howell adjourned tho
District Court, and rendered the court room to the
Board of Supervisors, in which to canvass the
election returns At p. NJ. the Board commenced
eanvassing and at halfpast 5 the crowd came
yelling and shouting down the court house stairs
and down Piety Hill, and soon we could hear
" Coloma !" shouted from hundred throats. The
big gun out, and while it spoke to the hills
Of victory, the '' Stars and Stripes" were hosted
in every direction, and every one yelled with de-
Ight--no, not every one-for struggling amonst
that jubilant crowd trio SO of Placerville
people--an editor, lawyer and ~ man about
town'--who as soon as they could extrcate them
selves from the tide of rejoicing ycors, which was
fast Lurrying them along to where the guns roared
loudest and the flags waved brightest, left for the
balloon city
Gun after gun pealed forth the merry tidings,
and each report was greeted with huzzas from the
multitude. The miners heard the cannon talk, and
they left their claims and sluices to join in the
merry making. Those glorious Uniontown boys
every man of them host-were on the ground,
vieing with their Coloma friends in noise-making
All in all, Tuesday was of the days-IT was
Never was such a Saturnaia of joy witnessed in
Ell Dorado county. Diamond Springs Ell Dorado
Cold Springs, and Georgetown, joined in the exult
alton, and where the telegraph could not talk tc
the county, nor our cannon be heard, horsemen
were sent, and Greenwood Valley White Oak, Gar
den Valley and other important places in the
county also joined, and rent the air with shouts,
In the evening when the old gun whispered from
Murphys Hill, the Auburn people caught the con-
tagion of enthusiasm, and illuminated their stores
and dwellings.
For the third time has Placerville set herself up
an opposition to the county at large, and for the
third time is she vanqushed The Rayine City
was met and routed-barbecue and balloon
Our Plaeerville neighbors charge us with wilful
fbbing, when we told them week ago. that we
were beaten. Probably the cheapest way Of getting
out of this, is to confess the soft impeachment"
and put in a plea of cxtenuation. Our people
were assured that the polls in Placeryille would
never be entirely closed until we did give up beat
en-, and so the foxs skin was used--not to exc out
the lions, but to conceal portion of it, The vote
was largely enough in favor, but we needs
must feign despair, else Hangtown would have
kept open whisky shops and open ballot boxes for
week.
The election is over, the votes have been can
vassed, and Coloma is still the county seat of Ell
Dorado county. The contest was, Pacervlle
against the County: and the county came out a
little ahead-1,531
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ST,erifF's Sale.

EDY virtue of order of SALE issued out of the Clerks
Ed Office Of the Honorable District Court Of 1l Dorado
county, judgment rendered the 10th day Of May,
A. D. 1856 in favor of HENRY B. PIERCE and against
STEPHEN n NICHOLS, for the of four hundred
thrtynnc and 501o0th dollars with interest thereon at
the rate of four per cent per month from the 18th day of
May A. d. 1895, together with the sum of twenty-nine
and 501o0th dollars costs OF suit and accrung costs,
will expose to public SALE at Il Court House in Cooma
the 2lst day Of june A. d. 1885, at o'clock p M all
the right, title interest and claim, of the said Stephen N.
Nichols of in and to the following described morgaged
property lying and being in Cooma, Ell Dorado county,
and State Of California witt All that field parcel of
land adjoining ard lying n0rt-west of the Episcopal
Church, and joining lands of p. H. WINNER the south
east, and of George Duden, s. n. Nichols and George
Coddingon on the northeast side, and bounded on the
northwest side by vacant land and the southwest by
land claimed by H. H. Ranney and also all that other lot
or parcel of ground situated and lying in the town of Co
loma and county and State aforesaid and bounded by the
above described parcel of land and by the ground lots of
George Duden, H. NJ Millor and George Coddington to-
gether with the Improvements thereon.
Sherif's Office, Cooma May 20, 1856.
T. B. CARSON,
Sheriff of El Dorado County, Cal.
21-3 By NJ. r. ELSTNER, Under Sheriff.
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The Mountain Democrat, decidedly the ablest
Democratic paper in the County, makes a gross
missatemen in its issue of last week, when it says
that Since the organization of the Black Repub-
licans, the Know Nothings of Georgetown can
scarcely muster a cOrporals guard :" and the ac-
companying statement that " Three -fourths Of the
Order in that neighborhood sympathise with the
negroites and have signifed their willingness to CO.
operate with them," is also entirely unfounded
We refer the Democrat to the account given by our
Georgetown correspondent of the late Republican
effort in that quarter, and we then ask the editor
to compare the number of persons present at that
meeting with the American vote of Georgetown
last Fall, and whether three-ourths of the or
der in that quarter sympathise with the negroites
Our correspondents statements are strictly true we
are convinced as he is of the most reliable men
IN that quarter; and furthermore if his word need
corroboration, we have had it from various sources
also reliable. Perhaps our correspondent could
furnish US with the political antecedents of those
persons who participated in the aforesaid conven-
ton!
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GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENTS.
GEoRGETowN, May 27, 1856

GEoRGETowN May q, 1856.
EDITORS ARGUS Last Saturday was the day
for the meeting of the great "ngger worshiping
party in our quiet little town. and contrary to the
expectations, doubt, of its friends went off qui
city. There were seven delegates in attendance
who made the entire crowd in the daytime But
as notice was given that noted gentleman from
Sacramento would address the people in the even
ing, by the ringing of bells crowd of twenty eight
was brought out to hear the lecture, which, to be
short, was total fzzle. But not being willing to
give up the fight so meekly, the boss had posters
pasted around town for another trial tonight so at
night crer went around, and few, by way of
curiosity, went to the theater, which was kindly
rendered for the occasion. At the proper time
leader introduced the orator, Mr.. Grammar, who
tapped his wings and started. Oh how pathetic !;
he first gave detailed account of his coming all
the way here from Illinois, and pitching the first
tent (of course) here 'and rolling up in his ban-
kets and seeing the quiet stars peep out one by
one" and then building the first log cabin in this
town.
The above is a fair specimen Of his speech, and
will not bore you any further but will generalize
by saying the speaker is edition of grammar.
Indeed, the most critical eye no likeness to
Murray, Smith, Greenlef or Kirkham--in fact, he
did not even seem to be acquainted with Pike coun
ty ethics or logic. We hope next to have a little
philosophy, well grammar, in these rich treats.
should judge, from what I hear, that the
friends of the perfumed colored ladies and gentle
men are making but little progress in these dig
gings. Indeed the Republican coat don't seem to
fit the old abolition underground conductors. is
such scare-crow that the American party can't
bear to look at it, and the smell of niger is too
manifest for Democrats.
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A REMARKABLE Man. Arad Universal Remedu
for Disease This city is now the home Of one of
the most remarkable men of the age--a man who
has traversed the civilized globe and established in
almost every country which he has visited the sale
of his medicines for the relief of human suffering
and which are a certain cure for disease in all its
forms We allude to Professor Thomas Holloway
of London. 1t is now several years since this ben
efactor of the human race first proclaimed to the
world through the British press that he had, after
deep research, prepared a remedy that was sure to
eradicate disease. Years of patient investigation
into the laws of human physiology which control
our bodies in health and when diseased led to the
invention and preparation of the word-renowned
Holoway's Pills and Ointment. Nearly if not
quite one-half of the human race have taken his
medicines His name is as universally known over
the globe as that of Alexander Napoleon, or Wash
ington, when in the height of their ambitious ca
If they conquered nations in the field OF bat
tie, Professor Holloway has, with no weapons but
that of science conquered disease in all its forms
His meritorous career is bounded by no imaginary
lines of latitude and longitude short of those mark
ing the confines of civilization itself. No isolated
country or nation was sufficiently extensive for the
operation of his enterprisng and gigantic intellect
Wherever disease has residence, there he pene-
trated with his medicines, and left enviable and
enduring reputation, After enllghtenng Europe
his fame spread over Asia and the civilized portions
of Africa, and finally appeared in America. He
has translated the cures he has performed and the
virtues of his medicines into as many languages as
the missionaries have the Bible. Governments,
otherwise the most despotc, have been forced by
the great value of his medicines, and their popular
lty with the people, to antiquated and time
hoDored restrictions upon the introduction OF for
eign medicines and open their custom houses to
free introduction of the Pills and Ointment OF this
distinguished man. Empires and kingdoms remov.
ed the barriers of ages against the introduction and
sale of proprietary or patent medicines, and freely
permitted Hooway's medicines to become the ply
scian of the masses.--N. Y. Dispatch
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SiaerfHss Sale.

EpY virtue of order of Sae issued out of the Clerks
y Office of the Honorable District Court of El Dorado
County Judgment rendered the oath day of May
A. d. 1886, in favor of PERKINS STORUS and against
JOSEPH w. SEELEY, for the sum of one thousand nine
hundred seventytwo 3000th dollars and accruing COSTS
will expose to Public Sale at the Court House in Cooma,
on the 21st day ofJune A. d. 1856, at O'clock r. NJ all
the right, title interest and claim, of the said Stors
Seeey of in and to the following described property lying
and being in Cooma FL Dorado County, and State of Cali
fornia to witt certain house and lot, situated the
South side of Main street. and bounded follows Begin
ing at the northwest side Of Elkus' store house said
Main street. running thence south course, one hundred
feet more less, to Second street. thence west
along said street twenty-five feet to the southeast
of Tuchers lot thence following east line to said Main
street hundred feet, less thence east
along Main street twenty-five feet to the place of beginning,
together with the improvements thereon.
Sheriff S Office, Coloma, May 29th, 1850
Z. B. CARSON,
Sheriff of FL Dorado County, Cal.
27-3 By NJ. r. ELSTNER, Under Sheriff.
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GEN. CAss. The N. Y. Herald Of Dist ult. con-
tains extracts from an article in the Richmond
Enquirer, (dem.,) which discover disposition, on
the part of the Administration satellites, to shove
Gen. Cass, in the presidential figuring entirely by
the board The Enquirer says the old General is
entirely too Jealous, in protecting the national flag
from insult, and the national honor from stain
Goes on to say that he is swollen with plethora
of patriotism" and, all in all, quite too careful o
the American character not plant enough in di-
plomatic matters unfit to wear the presidsn-
tial ernine.
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NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that sealed proposals soli
~ cited for taking of the INDECENT Sick of Ell
Dorado county, the next ensuing twelve months,
mencng the goth june of the present year, and extending
to the Goth June, 1851 Proposals will be received up to
the 18th June next.
amount physicians will contract their medical attention
for the period above mentioned and any suggestions made
by the bidders all of which will be considered by the
Board of Supervisors the 18th June next and from the
different plans proposed the Board will select and award
the contract to the lowest responsible and competent pd
der in accordance with the statute made and provided for
the of the INDECENT Sick in the counties this State,
AKEX. IRVINE,
Chairman Board Supervisors.
ID. G. McKEYYEY, Clerk.
Coloma MAY H. 1856. % st.
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The Monterey Sentinel has arrived--Vol. l, No.
52--and the paper ceases with the volume. The
material is to be taken to Santa Cruz, where a
paper will be published, for circulation in Santa
Cruz and Monterey counties The Sentinel was
good friend to that portion of the State, having
labored zealously and continually to advance its
commercial and agricultural interests. We trust
that at Santa Cruz McElroy will make it proGta-
BILE paper for himself, as well as for his readers
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WELLS, FARGO & Co. have supplied us regularly
with San Francisco papers. They have our thanks,
too for Atlantic papers.
THE PACIFIC EXPRESS Co. have our thanks for
S, F papers and other favors.
CLARK & HENRY have delivered Sacramento pa
pers daily.
GEO VINCENT & Co. leave daily files of the Sac.
papers.
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THE CELEsT1ALs. These industrious people are
returning in large numbers to the mines The re-
duction in the rate of Foreign Miners Licenses
was among the best acts of the late Legislature.
Ground which is by other miners considered worth
less, is by these poor fellows taken up and worked
with rocker or tom and, however little must
be the yield of such dirt, they uncomplainingly
work on, steady as clocks, and seem satisfied
wrestling from deserted diggings the wherewith to
pay into the State Treasury very respectable
yearly aggregate of the snews Of war.
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NOTICE.

ANEMBERS of the " California Mining Company" are
I'VE hereby notified that assessment of thirty dollars
9th Assessment has been levied for the Oriental Claims.
saY- ATso-That the shares of all delinquents in the
location known Oriental Claims will be sold at Public
Auction Tuesday, the 18th day of June 1856 at o'clock
p. NJ in front ofhe Bottle Hill Hotel in the town Of Bottle
M for back assessments, if the same be not paid by that
time.
BY order of the Board of Directors,
ROBERT MARKS. Soc'y.
Bottle EIi May 18TH 1856 25-st
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GooD News FROM HOME! Among the many in
teresting and the few gratifying items Of news
brought by the last Atlantic papers, perhaps the
most welcome is that contained in the following
table, showing material decline in the price OF
-four. The table exhibits the market value of flour
per bb in New York on the 1st of Jan. and on the
18th April
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GONE Hon Jas w. Coffroth, the talented Tu-
olumne Senator, was married. during the recent
excitement at San Francisco.
In Marysyile, on the 2lst inst. Alfred Helm
zone of the editors of the Downievlle Citizen to
Miss Lydia S. Huxtable.
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THE WRONG MAN, AGAIN. John C. Fall, one of
the merchant princes of California, and one of
those noble and enterprisng spirits who do business
on the Marysyile Plaza, was elected by the
Republican State Convention at Sacramento, del
egate to the National Nominating Convention to
be held at Philadelphia. Mr.. Fall was at the time
absent from the State, but his partner by his re-
quest denies, through the Erpress that Mr.. F. has
any sympathy whatever, with the Republican par
ty, and requests that his name be stricken from
the list Of delegates
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THEATER. Mr.. and Mrs E. S Conner appeared
for the first time before a Coloma audience on
Tuesday evening last They had a good house,
and were greeted from time to time during the
evenings with hearty applause, They are excellent
players, and thoroughbred stagers. We hope to
see them again, before they have done with the
mines.
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PREMATURE MIGRATION. A friend writing from
that place, anticipating a removal of the county
seat on Monday last packed up his papers and
effects and precptately left for Placerville. 1t is
an excellent plan, always to wait I" till the back
counties have been heard from"
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The gentlemanly and obliging News and Express
men of town must accept this apology for our fail
ure to acknowledge the receipt of their plentiful
fayors during the past few weeks. We were over
with job work and election matters Shall
try to make amends
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New PAPER. The DAILY True Californian is the
title of morning paper just started at San Fran
cisco. 1t is edited and published by E. Conner
& Co.--viz; w. Fl. Rhodes, (Caxton,) w. Bartlett,
c. ]. Bartlett, and E. Conner The latter named
gentleman was formerly connected with the Aito,
and the Messrs. Bartlett were recently eds. and
pubs. Of the s. F EUening New,, now defunct 1t
is strong team. The Californian is the reputed
organ Of the Vigilance Committee
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THE SCHooLMAsTER ABROAD. One of the best
natured unutored fellows inside of seven countless
lives not hundred miles from here. He has be-
come tired of elections for county seat. He de-
clared the other day, that he'd vote for Pacervlle
once more, but if she ever irrigated this question
again, he'd remain nuisance
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FALSE. An article appeared in a Bay paper, a
vile paper, that in White Oak township steamer
list voted, at the late election The statement
is simply false.
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ADAMS & Co.'s CERTIFICATES. We are informed
by Capt. Naglee that many of the certificates of
deposit of Adams & Co., that bear date in 1854
should be 1855. The error may be detected from
the number of the certificate. That of the first
issued in 1855, being 1871 of course none of a
less number could have been issued in 1854. 4.-Aita.
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ANOTHER AMERICAN PAPER Ames has again
taken charge of the San Diego Herald, and has
run up the American flag, with Fillmore and Don
elson. Ames and the Herald supported Bigler,
in SO.
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THE KING FUND. The State Journal says that
$2,56G has already been collected in Sacramento,
and that the city is good for another thousand.
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The subscribers would inform their friends and the
public, that they have opened the above Saloon, where
at all times be found the choicest Wines Liquors and
Cigars. 27
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Yankee Sullivan, Billy Mulligan, and Martin
Gallagher, three illustrious Hitttes, on Mon
day last taken to the rooms of the S. F. Vigilance
Committee for examination.
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NATIONAL COURTESY. Lord Palmerston has des-
patched an expedition in search of the missing
American steamship Pacific No trace of her has
yet been discovered The British steamers Tartar
and Desperate have sailed in the direction of Hall
fax and northwesterly, in hope of gaining some
clue to her whereabouts or her fate
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HE VOTE. The total vote of the county, at
the late election was 13396-for Coloma, 1852
for Pacerville, 5,93l; Scattering, 3-majorty for
Coloma, 1881.
The vote is the largest ever polled in the county
We are satisfied with the result and willing now
to drop this question: and look after other interest
but if our neghbors of the Ravine City wish to
dip into the figures involved in this settlement,
we'll gye them figures to their hearts content.
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1t is said that Phalon, the barber of the St.
Nicholas HOTEL n Y, recently gave party which
cost $4,000.
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"LIBERAL JAKE" who runs between Coloma and
Georgetown, has laid under obligations for many
favors, this week Jake's stage is great convent
ence, and ought to be patronized.
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Stephens, on the 21st was $22S5, 1913. 700 pas
sengers.
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CoI.oMA H. & L. Co. At a meeting of the Co =,
on Monday evening" Goth May, the following off,
GERS were elected
Foreman, A. w MERRILL; Asst Gro VINCENT;
treasurer, GEO. SEARLE; Secy, II. B. PIERCE.
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FROM THE SOUTH. The following items of intel
lgence are from the Monterey Sentinel:
For three or four days during this week we have
had heavy showers of rain which will doubtless be
of great service in the potato fields and the gar
dens, but it too late to aid the pastures and
there is great scarcity of grass, it being very diff
fcult to find any fit to cut for hay
The weather is fine and warm, and the crops of
vegetables are taking good start
Justices Cout--C. J. Richards, j. Pm. Espi-
nosa, convicted of petit larceny, and sent to jail
six months.
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J. w. Sullivan, of S. F., has our thanks for
copies of the Irish Citizen, and other eastern pa
pers.
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The proprietors of the S. F. R. r. Hotel and
Restaurants, gave the receipts of their establish
ment on the 25th-$409 48-to the fund being
raised for the widow and children of Jas. King of
VIM
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Correspondence.

GEoRGETowN, May &C. 1856
c. B. FERGUSON, Foreman Mountaineer Hook and Ladder
Company.
SIR L am requested by Messrs Lee & Marshall. Pro.
pretors of the National Circus" tender to Won and
through you to the Hook and Ladder Company of eoron
town, a complimentary benefit on Saturday evening Nav
31st, at their canvass Pavilion, in Georgetown. " '
Very respectfully, your ob't servt
}. ALEXANDER, Agent.
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GEORGETOWN, May 26, 1856.

GEORGETOWN, May &C. 1856
MEssRs. LEE MARSHALL, Proprietors of the National
Circus
GENTLEMEN: Your kind favor, rendering through your
gentemany Agent, j. Alexander ESQ., to the Mountain
eer Hook and Ladder Company complimentary benefit
on Saturday evening" is at hand In behalf of the NJ H.
and L Co.. and citizens Of this place. permit to return
osy With wishes for your prosperity subscribe my
self Your obedient servant.
G. b EERGrsoN.
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The people of Honey Lake Valley, at the eastern
base of the Sierras, recently met and resolved to
organize new Territory to be called Natauqua
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Notiee.--Elders Stuart and Shearman, of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will preach in the
Court House Tomorrow (Sunday,) at o'clock P. NJ.
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GUILTY. J. F. Beeer charged with the murder
of Joseph Powers, near Spanish Camp, in February
last, tried in the District Court, on Wednesday
last, and found guilty. He will receive his SEN
fenced to-day
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AIsl sleItCGns

AGErs. J, A. Cunningham, News Dealer and
Stationer, Main street. Georgetown is agent for
the Argus.
Morris Flood News and Expressman, is our
agent for Garden Valley and Johntown.
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A DUEL. A hostile meeting is said to have taken
place on Friday week near the Preside, between
two Generals, one of whom was wounded in the
arm, and thus the matter was settled No names
are given.--.Ata.
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Notice.--The members of the Coloma Lyceum, and
others wishing join requested to meet at the School
House Monday evening next There will be an address
delivered by THos ROBERTSON Esq. full attendance is
desired there is business of Importance to be trans
acted.
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Coon PAY. The Bob Ridley Claim" on Live
Oak Bar is paying an ounce day to the man.