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The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

Like bell that's hung for FIRE; like a
ceaseless auction cricr; like, oft times, a
graceless liar, miscl'ief-'naking tattleis go !;
stopping you with quaking fear, whispering
rs you lend an ear" Mercy on us, did you
hear: Betsy Bean has got bean y,
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

1t is beautiful to behold ut a wcdiinc.
the sorrow stricken air of parent as ho
"gives the bride away" when you know
ti.at for tho last ten years l,o has been try
ing his best 10 get her of his hand,
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

a young lady at Rochester lately be.
came very i'll by over excrtjon in jumping
the rope. We have known several 10 in.
jure themselves seriously, by jumping a.
chances to get married. - x
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

is molasses good for cough I" iuquir.
ed Jones, who had taken slight cold, and
was barking with considerable energy. TT
ought to be-" said Brown, sit Is sold for
consunption."
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

A loafer Who had been fined severa,
weeksi in succession for getting drunk, coolly
proposed to the judge tl,at,he should take
lim by tie year at reduced rate.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

Why is twice ten like twice eleven -
Because twice ton Is twenty, aud twice Gle.
ven is twcnty-two.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

The man who thought lie could learn to
make boots by swallowing sl,ery coLLlers.
has just written work in which, lie attemps
to prove that by eating hoops you viii ac.
quire knowledge of dancing. ~"e' ses*
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

"Paddy," said a joker, "why don't you
get your ears cropped they are too long
for man."
And yours" replied Pat. sought to be
lengthened-tl,ey are too short for an asa y,
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

"May Le SO bold. Miss, as 10 INQUIRE
your age" "Certainly l am little past
sh'rty-two-most three years younger than
mother!''
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

Cnno'i'es have leon adopted by tho Ia
d!es with view Of acquiring the title,
hitherto engrossed by dandies of tho strou.
ger sex, of Great Swells." =
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

This book tells about tho ANGRY waves
OF the OCEAN Nov, Whist MAX astbs oess,,
angry ." because i has besn crossed "a
often." <% \
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

It is said that the early bird picks up the
worm; but ssiemen who smoke. and Ia
dies who daace. till three or four in The
morning, will do we'll 10 consider that the
worm also picks up the early bird.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
VOL. XIV...............NO. 20
WHAT JEW MAY DO AND WHAT A JEW
MAY NOT DO

Lyod's (London) Weekly sums it up
Ho may be magistrate, but le may no, 10
Il member.
lilo may help in administering the laws
ot the country, but he may not assist in ma.
king them.
Lie may bc received at court, but ho may
'ot be admitted into Parliament.
lie may serve on a jury, but lie may not
it OH Committee.
He may practice at the bar, but he may
ot appear, unless summoned rs witness,
the bar Of the House of Commons.
lie may vote to return representatives Of
'e Collective Wisdom, but lie may not,
ever and qualified us ho may be, be a
preventative Of that Collective Wisdom
inself.
lie may take an oath in any court oflaw,
d his oath is received and respected, but
may not take an oath such rs would nj.
v b'm to sit by the side ofSpooner, Bow.
or Drummond in the old hall of St. Ste.
ems.
lie may be the lord mayor of the wealth.
est city in the world, but he may not
C seat i'll the House OF Commons as the
rcsentative of the same place.
10 may lend the Government as manv
lions as it wants, but he may not, though,
elected, vote, under penalty of five
'drcd pounds, for each vote, on any com.
tee of supply.
lie may be made peer, but still he NAV
in the right and title of that neerace.
the Same house rs Christian lords.
nd lastly, granting (for the alsurdity
'e thing) the justice of the cry that the
If admitted, will unchristianizc Parli-
Mt, such an admission naturally resolve
into this:
Jew may uncl,ristianize the army. tho
H. the bar, the mayorality, tho vestry.
"r courts ofjustico, or prisons, our po-
officers, our pcnitentaries, our hospitals.
charities, our exchanges and our larges.
nercial companies; but-so please the
'etted pigs !--he may not so long As
and has reason to thank Heaven that
's House of Lords, uncl,ristianize the
sea Of Legislature!
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

Some young men, travelling on horse.
back, became inordinarially Thirsty, and
stopped for milk at house by the roadside.
They empticd every basin that was offered,
and still wanted more. The woman of the
house at lengil brought out an enormous
bowl Of milk, and sat It down on the table
saying, 8 One would thiuk, gentlemen, you
had never been weaned." ID,
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

One very cold night gentleman was
aroused from lis slumbers by loud knock
ing at bis door. After some hesitation, lie
went to the window and asked-Who's
tliere?" Friend" was the answer
" What do you wanta" "Want to stay
here all night" "Stay there two nights,
if you want" was the benevolent reply.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

Diseovery of The 'SRon9s Tree IN Cali.
tornia.-Aman, while bathing near Meigg's
Wharf, accidentally came across soft,
tbrous substance growing few Feet under
water, and was induced by curiosity to pull
it up by the roots to see what it was. He
brought it ashore, and on examination it
proved to be veritable, small.size sponge
tree. There are about a dozen pisces Of
sponge, averaging about six inches in di-
amcter each, growing from single stem,
which very much resembles a cabbage
stalk. The stem is about foot aud a half
high and perfectly straight, will, the spongy
substance formed in thick clusters around
it. This fact would seem to set at rest the
doubt which has long prevailed among
scientific men as to whether sponge was
an animal or vegetable production. Tho
root, stem and general formation of this
specimen has every appearance of the lat,
ter species, among which it might we'll be
cI;lsscd.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

contemporary remarks the people who
resolved to please always at all events,
'entIy oversloot the mark, and render
selves ridiculous by being too good,
as an Illustration, gives us the follow
Incident:
lady visiting fiiend's house, ono
" ing, ran to the cradle as usual to sce
finc boy" When she came in unfor-
ely, the cat hat the baby's place; but
~'v'e she could give herself time to see
er mistake, she, with uplifted eyes and
lands, cried out, "Oh what a subject eh;hl
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

A Dutchman speaking Of contrary mat.
tiers, gave his observations thus, touching
the rule of contraries "Some say that a
hog is dc contrariest ting in de world, but
l say dat chicken is; for de odder day |
try TO make ono set; make ono nest and
put some eggs in it; den I catch one chick
Ell and puts him down on tho eggs, lie
jump up agin den makes lectle box
and puts over him, and when slips up and
peeps in, he was sittin' standin' upr'
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

Pompy-" Now, Julius, want to know
if yous a-gwipc to pay me dat ar tree cents
you owe me T.
Julius-"You may take dis niggaL's
word for it, Pompya"
Pompy-"No, stree, 1 RAIDER hab DO
tree cents dan any niggal's word, more spe-
cially yourn SO you'd better keep your
word and give me my money
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

Finn, the celebrated comedian, once STUN.
bled over lot Of wooden ware in front of
a mans stole, whereupon the sl,opkeeper
cried out, "YoH came near kicking Tie
.buckst'tbis aae, inisterr' "Oh, no,n said
FinD, quite cOmplscentiy, II only turned i
little pale.n s5s,. ~ zrrgs
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

Packing ThougAk-Do not assume that,
because You have something important 10
communicate, it is necessary to write q long
article. A tremendous thought may be
packed into small compassionate as SOL
id as cannons- ball, and, like the projec.
tile, cut down all before it.
Short articles are generally more effec.
tire, ,fad more readers, and are more vide
Iy copied than long ones. Pack your
thoughts close together, and though, your
article. may be .brisf, ,sit will have weight,
,snd be morelikely. to make an impression.
< "Ye who write Tor this busy age" says
a Iats'writes, "speak quick, use short SEN
tences, .neyer stop Ale reader Will, a long or
,s,nbiguous swos5,, but let tie stream, ot
:theuat jAoy right on. and men will drink
IL Ike watss.ss ssss ~ +z-sx :ss. ~
that inA woman 4 called acuriosity,r ?
ina man:is grandiloqasntly magnified into
the esprit Of inquiry"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2S, 1857.
Very Sensitive.

The editor of the Enqu}rer is shocked thai
Mr.. Parvin shnnld have dcc!a cd in the
| Constitutional Convention that ''the strength
and power of the Democratic party is tonn.
dcd upon the ignorance of the masses OF The
people" We knew this was an unpalatebc
truth, but We bad supposed our neighbor
was too discreet to stir up an investigation
of its correctness. Has he forgotten all the
statistics he ever read? How do the Five
Ponts-ths most ignorant and degraded
portion of New York city-invariably vote ?
How does PoSey county, Indiana the ig-
norance of whose Inhabitants has become II
national proverb-vote How does North
Carolina the census of which shows the
greatest number of persons unable 10 read
in proportion to the number of inhabitants
of any State in the Union invariably east
its ballot? For TIE Democratic ticket and
noting else!
But to bring the question nearer home,
how do the foreigners in our midst usually
vote? They are necessarily, from not un-
derstanding our language, but little inform
cd as to political matters, and are easily
duped and deceived. Look at the city and
county of Dubuque, the census of which
shows a greater foreign than native born
population. 1t is TIE Democratic strong
hold of the State.
OF course, we do not mean that all mem
be:s OF the Democratic party are ignorant.
WliIe the leaders, though usually wel-in-
formed, are unprincipled and deceptive,
there are many who still cling to the party
merely from prejudice. Many foreigners
who were first captivated Ly the high
bat meaningless name OF the par
ty, are discovering their error and abandon
ing it. The remark that the "strcngth and
power of the party is founded on ignorance"
is proven correct both by statistics and ob-
servation.
The inquirer wonders ,chen Mr.. Parvin
discovered this fact. 1t makes but little
ditfere nee As to that. We are speaking OF
strength was founded ten or fifteen years
ago, We are not informed. The aims and
policy of the party were different then.-
But the fact we do know-that in this day
and generation whatever ihe leaders OF the
Democratic party choo;e t. tell ''tl!e rank
and file' is received by them law and gos-
pei. Ii the former declare that s'sl;tvery
exists i'll The Territories urder the Cunstitu-
ton Of the United States" w1hstanGing
.he declaration is monstrous AID uup'ccc-
dcuted, the latter swallow it i!huut an eli
fort. Ii the lead r, av " their i'll; cation to
remove all barriers to tie further spread OF
slavery, the ''rank"and tile' respond amen.
IL short 10 doc rine is too absurd or no
requirement too unreasonable for them
They follow their leadS with Il blind con
tidence, dstrustitg tL,ir own Judgments and
refusing to be undeceived.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03

friend and advocate OF this territorial poi
cy. IS summoned before the bar of publi
/ oln!on. by its opponents, to answer tn
u special charge CT having, by the Application
Of their policy ii the kunsas-Ncbrasiia bill
violated II solemn com pact between tn
Nt?t"S, that had remained intact for upward
Of thirty years, with the view and for th'
sole purpose Of carrying slavery into terri
/ tory hat WAS free. The utter falsity Of th'
! chrr,re, and the statement by presldan
| Huc,ltu1n. ''t!iat slavery existed at that pc
! rioi 1853 and still cxis in Kansas undc1
the Con stitution Of the United Sta'es ar,
so ccarl Y proven By the history Of the Mis-
| souri, Compromise itself, that but few
| facts need J." eahmittcG Cd to Gisabusc the can
| did mind nf Impressions. wh.cn Ignorance
their existence seemed TO Justify.
| First: let me Gay Il word rs to the ;ncep-
ton Of the MissoGi Compromise. There is
no greater mstakoy shan the statement daily
made that it WIS the consideration. for the
admission Of Miss ari as slave State. It's
history is briefly this: IN the session Of Con-
"rrsS OF lSi9-2l, an act was introduced au
thorlng Missouri to frame constitution to
be presented under which the question Of
her admission qr rejection would arsc.--
lhS was ut once opposed by q new party
headed by Rufus King, for thcepurposc Of,
super" celing the old issues Of DaIh5crat and
Fcd"rai!sts. The permission t. form con-
stltuiion was opposed, unless a clause was
introduced restricting the future State from
authorizing slavery within its limits. This
became the question Of debate during the
greater part Of the session. Towards its close
Mr. ho.nas, Of Illinois, offered the famous
"jg!ttt sec ion TO the bill, which was carried
hy small m1iority ty-Mr. Nonroes admin
istHation lending :ho wight Of it's support.
in the hope chat it would procure the admi,-
s.oa OF Missouri without further oppo.iti0n.
1t only al ctcd the passage Of the law au
thOrlzing Missouri to form her constitution.
preparatory to admission, leaving tho iuas-
ton of her admission still open. Hving
framed her constitution in June ii was pre-
s"nt"d fcr admission at the sns sion of Con-
grr&s OF lS2C-2l, and instead Of being ad-
mjttcd by virtue Of the eighth section. cx-
cludnG slavery north Of 36 deg. 81 ,nu,'
was opposed on tn" same ground rs before.
with the additional grounds that slavery was
recognized in her constitution. bv prohibit
ING emancipation without ccIapcnsati0n to
the owners an! on the further ground, that
free colo"ct people were forbidden to enter
the State, This opp0s ton to her admission
produced one % those powerful conflicts Of
orlniAn W:i;'H a! FREE governments are sub
yet 10 and Threatened the aEiiihilati, Of the
lar fabric OF our Union. then but an exper-
Iin'nt. Ihc question Of her admission was
at this session compromised through the
great personal InHHa! CO Of Henry Clay. in
the shape OF resolution adopted bv inint
committee Of the House and Scaate. which
provided for her admission. on condition.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03

Nor KICKED Our YET.-The slavery
party Of Dcs Moines county haze nominated
Hon. ". T. Coolbaugh for Senator Mr.
Coolbaugh is one of the identical gentlemen
that the Dubuque North. Vest and Dayen-
port Democrat have been endeavoring to
kick out of 'Ethe party" because they favor
ed the New Constitution. We should like
to know how Mr.. Coolbaugh regards the res
olutions of the State Convention of his par
ty which condemn the Constitution
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03
yhc GJlternntcrlnl CnndidRtess

Mr.. samucls spoke in Iowa City last Fri<
day night. For more than week previous5
he had been accompanied by Mr.. o. onnor,
but on this occasion, as We learn from the
Republican, he declined giving Mr.. O'Con.
nor an opportunity to reply, saying that he
did not wish to change the arrangement made
by the local committee. ':This wa, pail
try dodge" adds the Republican, "unwor--
thy alike of the Committee and of Mr. Sam
uels, and in striking contrast with the course
pursued by Judge Lowe and the Republican
canvassers generally" Mr.. O'Connor, how
ever, addressed the people of Iowa City on
Saturday night in reply to Mr.. Samuels.
Judge Lowe addressed the people Of Coun-
Gil Bluffs on Saturday week, (l9th,) and was
followed by Col. Gillaspy, the effect being
highly satisfactory and encouraging to the.
Republicans Of that region.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03

THE PoCK f>LAND BRIDGE CAsE-The ev-
iderce and plcadinss in This case, which
has been on trial in the U. :. Supreme Court
at Chicago the past four weeks, were sub
mitted to the jury on the oath inst, but
they were unable to agree-standing niuc
TO three-and were dismissed by the Court.
The Chicago Press says:
The result, though not final IN its effect. is
practically verdict for the defendants. The
bridre-that great link betwe cen the East and
the West-wil stand unmarried. The dam.
ges claimed by the owners Of the Effie AT.
ton, though not wholly lost, they have fs,lei
to recover. A new trial is anticipated, thcugl
when, it is impossible 50 determine.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03


KANsAs.--The proclamation of Governor
Walker in reference to the Kansas election
is very lengthy. The St. Louis Democrat
publishes it, with these sentiments:
sit will be perceived that Gov. Walker is
of the opinion that no one can vote at this
election except those who are qualified un
der the territorial law of the Goth OF Feb.
last, and, also, under this law, which pre-
scribes all the qualifications of an elector,
the prepayment of q territorial tax is not
required as qualification for voter. This
Ia ter. is in direct conflict with the opinion
of Judge Cato; and, we suppose, is against
the sentiment of the whole fire. eating South.
"The Governor, it seems, is also deter
mined to preserve the purity of the ballot
box. Atchison ard his border ruffians ore
to be held in check, by the United States
troops, if necessary. This looks like the fair
thing. Though the six months require
ment will disfranchise large number Vt the
free State party, they are yet str 'ng enough
to carry the territory, and from ali we can
gather, such seems to be their determination
aud Their confidence.
"The election takes place on the first
Monday ia October, the 5;h prox.'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03

C RN SUGAR AND MoLAssEs.-Mr. Studor,
of Austin, Texas, has made sugar, OF very
cane, also a very superior article of syrup.
Mr.. Baker, of Rochester Mills, Illinois, is
trying the experiment with tile new sugar
cane on large scale. He has twenty acres
growing on his farm, and is building a large
mill, and procuring large cast iron tanks to
be used in the manufacture of the sap into
mola>ses and sugar. Mr.. B. was quite sue
cessful in experiments with the cane last
year.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03

Discus, JON AT SIGoURNEY. .-Ml s>rs. SAM
UrLs and O'CoNNoR had 4 discussion at Sig
Quincy, keokHk cuuniy,-we are infrrtned,
-whch resulted very much to Re satsfac
ton of the. Republicans Of that county. 1t
was conducted, as all The discussions have
been, with marked prnpriety. But, the
rotten platform upon which Mr. Samueis has
placed himself, could not stand the rappings
of gallant Republican like O'Coanor. Keep
the ball rolling. Republicans court tor their
platform and their principles the fullest dis
cussion. Truth and justice are on their side,
and demagogues who turn aside to raise false
issues and appeal to base born prejudices
oay show the weakness of their own posi-
tion, which will not bear defence Iowo
City Republicans.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03
h EEH IT ssSEOEE TIE PEOPLE,,

That Ben. NJ. Samnel> while a member e.
the Iowa Legislature, vrt.A against the hiI
submitting the question oi constitutions.
amendment t" the people.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03
For the Journal.
ACnOsTIC.

Il ,hl.n sunb,sms play around thee;
Or thy pathway shed their light,
Dpnly fall Hf,'. shadows o'rr thee,
- thy future AWAY. bright.
sLuys, and joy, and peace, and pleasure,
ExG On thy footsteps wait,
Alnc>s never dim thy future
H4uws never be thy fate.
Then should troubles gather round thee
IIumhly bow to kiss the rod,
Ever upward look when tempted,
HScr pl acr thy trust in God.
WINNIE WILLOW.
CEDAR, Sept. l6:h, 1887.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03

RELIEF FOR THE SURvlv oRs OF TIE CENTRAL
AMERICAS PAssENeEEs.-At an adjourned
meeting in New York on Tuesday, for the
relief of the sufferers, $S,0S5 was collected.
This, added to $4,000 already collected at
Norfolk, makes $lO0S5. 1t is presumed
from the hearty response Of the public, that
the amount will not fall short of $4,000
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03

Ey Gov. Grimes was robbed Of his wallet
between Chicago and Blue Island, few
DAYS ago: 1t contained about one hundred
dollars, sundry railroad passes, 60.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03

UoG PLAcUE.-J. Crabill, of Harrison
county, Ind has lost number of hogs late
ly by disease unknown in that section,
and somewhat resembling the measles. The
hogs were covered with dark blush looking
spots, about the size of three or five cent
piece, and died very suddenly:
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03

Ono STATE FAIR.-The gross receipts OF
the Ohio State Fair was between twenty
swe and twenty-three thousand dollars
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03

The Des Mniues journal of Saturday last,
among other things says:-
"Wc need all cur united force and power
to meet the Republican party in the desper-
ate effort they will make to carry their S ate
ticket il October.-Every Democratic vote
is neednl''
Yes every Democratic vote is needed, and
Il few more. too. to beat our candidates
Lowe and Faville. Gentlemen, you can't
come in and there is no use in fonling away
your time and money. Your anti-hank,
anti everything that Will, nt-maEe. votes for
Mr.. Sanucs, cnndihateS will fad that so sure
as the New Constitution was adopted, so
sure will the Republicans be elected.
We admire your pluck and judgment, n
tIemeu, for insisting upon all hands working,
and if our Republican friends would only be-
come wiser by seeing you work as hard as
you do, there is many a defeat they would
have escaped. Work aye, it is that and
ONLY in that you have power. You never
cease working. AS soon as the polls have
closed one day you commence again to work
and keep on working until they open and
close again. Republicans do not work half
en"ngh they ,uy over and depend up, n the
truth OF their principles and the rightt ons-
ness OF their catse-and never half try to
make converts. or see that their friends arc
at the right place in tile right time. The
Democrats have been working ever since
General Jackson said ''by the eternal" and
they will work on to all eternity if tie party
exists SO i,,"g. Bat brother Republicans We
have work to dn, let us b. up ard del ny,
Ii you believe your princip Is are right pro-
claim them every where; srciid sO!se time,
work for your Country and pot only fr the
sake of Victory. Our public interests de-
mand cool, calm consideration; and We
should give it that, and work. hi.terse'
Madis0nian.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE

THat at lie Dubuque ''Democrltic' conN-
ty convention, Ben. NJ. Smuel> being pes.
ent and participating in It's action, the fol-
lowing resolution was passed:
"L',solrHd, Tat in tie opinion Of this
convention, II" lrah can he regarded a< a
sound aHd reliable Dvmncrat, who either
iavo's or Votes 1ur the adoption OF the new
cnMSi In.iAn -