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Civility is a Fortuna

CW!l!ty Is Il fortune in itself, for a courtc.
. ous man always succeeds well in lite, anal
.hat even when persons of ability sometimes
fail. The famous Duke of Marlborough is Il
case III point. It was said of him bv one CO.
temporary, that his agTceaLly mauncrs often
converted an enemy into friend, and by
another, that it was more pleasing to be de-
med favor by his Grace, than 10 receive
one from other men. Tie gracious manner
o; Chnr!es James Fox preserved him from
personal dislike, even ut time when he
was politically the m">t unpopular man in
the kingdom. The history Of orr country
is full Of eymaples Of success obtained l,v
clvi'I'y. The experience Of every man fur
nl,lcs, if we but recall the past. frequent in
stances, where conciiatorv manner lave
'na''c the fortunes of physicians, lawyers,
d'v'n"s, politicians, merchants, and, indeed
individuals Of all pursuits.
In hcing introduced to q stranger; his
aiiahili'y, or the reverse, creates inslantanc-
onsIy Il pr"posScs:ion in his behalf, or awnk
ems uncon,ciousIv prejudice against him.
To men, rivi'ity is in fact, what beauty is
to woman; it is a general passport to ia
vor; Il letter Of recommendation written in
- language that every stranger understands.
The best Of men have often injured them
selves 10y irritabilty and consequent rude
ness, as the greatest scoumlreIs have fire.
qnently succeeded by their plausible man.
ners. @! two men equal in all other res
poets, the courteous one has twice the chance
tor fortune.-Phitodciphia Ledger.
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Aquafortis as a Beverage.

In the pretty village Of IIaddoaiielj, New
Jersey, some years ago, there resided an old
fellow WHO was faini'ia:ly known in the
! town and country around as "Oid joe"
lie had 10 particular occupation except do
ing chores, or crrandS, noi any particular To-
cation. lie ate where he could get bite,
and slept wherever he could find a lodging
place. Joe was regular old topper, and
Jersey Lightning had no more effect on his
( inside than i;'St SO mucl, water. lie ren-
orally made his headquarters 4. the lower
tavern, for there were two in the town.
lie would sleep and dove away the after
noon on IN OLD bench in one conner of the
har-r;om, Lnt was always awal" when there
WAS any drinking going on. When lie was
not asked to drink he would slip to the bar
AMI drain the g' of the few drops left
III them. One afternoon DIR. Bulus. the
village physician, was in the tavern mixing
up Il preparation. lie placed a tumblcr
halt full of aTnafo:tis on the bar. and turn
! ed round TO mix some other ingredients
a few moments after he had occasion to use
the poisonous drug, when he found to his
'il>inay that the tumbIcr had been drained
to the last drop.
-'''' " '-S'iSs 'AtItIIlttt lnG tIOtIOf, IN
albright, to the landlord, "what has bccome
Of the "4"utortis put on the bar a few
moments ago?'
Il don't know" replied the landlord, "un-
less old Joe slipped in and drank it,"
In this suspicion they were soon confirmed,
for the hnstlrr said he had seen Oh Joe
swallow the fatal draught. The Doctor.
Knowing that he must die after such u dose.
INSISTED Il search at once. After some hours
spent III lonkin" through the barns. out hous-
rs, woods, DC, for three or four miles ronnd
The village, Joe MRS abandoned to his fate.
IL was Il cold night; and us the village to-
prrs assembled around the blazing hickory
IRE III the l'ar-room nothing was thought of
or talked Of hut the unfortunate end of Door
Old Joe. Some four DAYS elapsed ami moth
ing having been heard from Old Joe, they all
'':',ue to the conclusion that he was 4 c,,uer
The Doctor, about this time, had occasion
to visit patient some eight miles distant.
hat WAS his surprise to see Old Joe in
front Of Il farmers house splitting wood.
"Wh,v. joe said The Doctor, riding np
{" the fence, Il thonyht You WIS dead aud
Hurried before tII:> ~
"Why, what made You think that, Doe
tor, said Joe, 'eauing OH hi, axe handle.
"l)id't you drink that dose left on old
Nigginss bar Il few DAYS sincc?"
YES replied Joe, half ashamed to own
"Do YOU know what it was?" asked the
Doctor.
No" returned Joe.
""hy. it WIS aq~yoriis-enougll to kill
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QUAKER MAnHIAcE.-A marriage tool,
place at Nantucket last week. in the Friends
Meeting House. The prescribed rrepara-
tory forms having been complied with, af:
ter pause the parties rose (b.iny seated
sl'!e, by sidc,) and took each other by tn.
light hand, when the bridegroom said.
"ln the presence Of this assembly. | tax.
this, my friend, S-B-, to he my
wife promising through Divine assisi,ancc,
to be unto her faithful and atf.ctionate
husband, until death shall seperate MS"
The bride then said :-"In the presence of
this assembly, | take this my friend, p
W.. t" be INV husband. promising
through Divine assistance 10 be unto him
faithful anil aff;ctionatc wife, until death
shall scperatc u.s."
They then unclaSpcd their hands and set
down. a document (exprcssivc of the
willingness of the parties to the union,) than
received their signatures which was attest
cd by two members of the meeting, of each
srx, being what might be called an invcs,i-
eating committee. The document was
then read aloud by the clerk which was
the completion of the simple and interest
ing marriage ceremony cf the Quakcrs.
NGHtucket kDyHirer.
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A Nut for the Doctors,

One OF the most eminent French phsicians
and psychologists says medicine is a great
humbug. Magendie, whose treatises are re-
garded as standard works The world over,
says he knows nothing about medicine, and
don't know any body that does know any
thing about it ! In one of his lectures Ire
asks: -. ..--
+ "Who can cure the gont, or disease of
the hearts Nobody. O! youtcIl e>the
doctors cure people. | grant You people
are cured. But how are they cured: Cen
tle'nen, nature docs great deal. Doctors do
deVIlIsll li'tle-when they don't do harm.
Let mo tell you, gentlemen, what l did
when, was the bead physician at the IIo.
.tol->Dieu. Some three or four thousand
patients passed through my bands every
year. j divided the patients into two clas-
ses with one followed the dispensary and
gave the usual medicines, without having an
idea Of the Why or wherefore; to tile other
l gave; bread pills and coIered water, with
ont, of course, letting them!know ANYTHING
fabont II, and ocrasionally,1 gentlemen, |
would create a, third division, TO whom
gave nothing whatever. These-lasE WOULD
fee! they were Neglected, (sicE people always
feel neglected, unles they are we'll sdrugged
tho foods and they would irtitata them.
selves until thsy.got sick, but patlre 'ihvar.
isbly came,to the rescue, and as1t persons il,
this third class got well. = There was little
Emottslity among those, who received bu,
;bssad Pits afid'coioned Sater, and the NOR.
I, tally Mas gfeahat among those who were
ssrefully dragged. .aerorans 10 tie dapen
sary. - .% ,f..s - -,
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grI, and the h"S, friend have in the world
II! tell you :.l about it. L"
80 don't Edward. Don't say any more
You really make ne blush. this declaration
is $" very unexpected aud SO i'll timed that
"Nhy, What are you talking Of Susan :
You really don't know that vou-"
Nay, cousin Edward" exclaimed Susan.
with fond lrseechn- look. and putting
her hand over his moull-"lhis is hardly
fair. as ii is leap year; it is not right to cheat
m" OF of privilege"
"l',ivi!cg". WLv Susan. verify believe
!yon are crasy; saw you in the garden, and
cam" here merely TO propose to you to-
"nh. stop Edward. The proposal, AS
IT is leap year, should proceed from the
lady, and not from the crntleman-anI AS
| see v"n arc bent on having our court,!ip
brought to close ] suppose | must 30
through with the odiors matter of form.
Therefore ]. Susan ask You, Edward. if Won
will take me 70, your bctrothcd? bclicve
that is I'LL that is Necessary, is i; not ?"
And she said this with an air of child
like simplicity and modc>tv, and gazcd upon
Edward with such tender and confiIinr
glance that he could not resist it. The
of the arttu Harriet were
forgotten, and he saw before him the beau
tiinl and flushing girl, who had almost
thrown herself into his arms
"Oh, Susan, said the almost E,thlcss
swain, can you indeed love me This is the
hapricst hour Of my life"
The contract was signed, if not sealed.
ilarrlet's cake was dough, and thanks to tie
presence o! mind of Susan, in keeping l!cr
.ou,in III the path, when he sccmci strange
y disrossl to wander from it, matters took
.hcir proper and natural turn-anh Edward
never had occasion to rcgrc, that leap year
gives t" the ladies the precious prvilcy. Of
popping the question
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The Sea Shell.

"]lmt is the roar Of the ocean that yn,
hcar," Said our hostess as we lifted from tho
cen!re-tabc beautiful shell and placed it
10 our ear. |: Is true there WAS a low nur.
mur, like the roar OF the far off seas, risu,,
and falling, as if bore upon waves of air 4:
now clear and distinct as the dash on the
beach. and again. low and ,remulons as tn,
lying winds. We closed our eyes and lis.
tened I" tn" murmnr Of the shell. a. We
listened W" dreamed We stood on the
beach as II stretched away. the restless
swell curling with t"an, and daShiny wear
ilv upon the sands. Solemn, almost sad
was IN" murmnrinc anthem which sobbc.!
on the still AIR. II is Il sublime sccnp--tle
ocean. The thr"bbing pulse of the mighty
element heats slowly at Your feet.
Ten thousand fleets have swept over thee.
III 'lln. tor as far rs the eve can sec there.
Is not track where th"ir kcels have been.
II is 4 ark'css waste. No. even n cross
Is seen to mark til" spot where crime has
been. There are no monuments whcr.
ih"n>anis have hcon laid down in the
yielding waves. Where are The gallant
sea! W!"r" lid the gloomy bllows open
to III" l-,tcd President!
There WAS the gallant Arctic, stcaminr
h"mewari under fall sail, and warm heart.
hra''nG faster under deck at the thought of
green hills. soon TO rise from the waters.
l'ut the shock came. and fast the rcmorse-
les wa'rr> rushed into the i'll i:.tc1 steam
"r. Slowly, like the march of fate, the.
lii=t hahrlc sank. One vail went up To
iod and downward went the Arctic with
her living freight, with sail set. Secur,
rom S"tin and decay, she is anchored he
meath the Snll"n waters Her sails are fill
ed by the dark green waves as they rhb
and il"w No smoke clirls from her
chimney top, for her great iron heart. has
ceased 10 tlr"b.-Unhisturhed. the dead ones
still rest upon the slippery deck. Holland
is still by the side Of his gun, match in
hand. The woman!v locks float out in the
waters, and the damp checks rests cold and
stu! IN the c!a>p.l hands. Manly faces
iooN "T strrnly a';"ug the shrouis. The
stripes and stars and the cross of St. George
lit wrarilv III the cbb and flow ofthc tide.
And wherever there is heart which longs
for The loved ones under the waves, the shcl !
will bring sohbinc 10 that heart.
Tkickly strcwn arc the dwcllcrs on the
ocean bed. Its steps and dcep"Lark glcns,
are all peop!cd. But they dwell in peace.
The march or fall of Empires is not heard.
fust has gathered on the blade ard in the
connon's mouth.-Thc inhabitants Of the
deep, and gambol n,harmed about the bat
tie craft, whose oakcn ribs have shiycrcd
with deadly broadsidcs:
No monuments on the ocean. Man has
piled the earth with the structure Of his
gcnious and ambition. Earth's greatness
is commcmoratcd in marble and upon canvas.
But the sea has no tale to tell. Fan down
and unseen are the monument builders, the
coral and the, waves, rs they throb to the
shore, bear no record Of the dead.
Neither has the shell word from the
ocean seepcrs. 1t murmirs only Of the
whispering winds and waves.
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The gentleman, sir. reminds me good
deal of the story of the old negro and the
priest. mean no offence to the gentleman.
This negro was fond Of his neighbours pigs,
turkeys and geese. The priest told him
that if lIc took any more without paying for
them, he would send him to the devil.
Sometime afterwards the negro went to tie
priest for confession ; the priest asked him :
'llave yon taken amy more geese q
mo, massa."
'Ilave You taken any more pigs?'
NO"
''llave you taken any more turkeys g.
NO"
"Well, you can 60, and will make the
matter all right for YOU"
AS he was going away, he congratulated
himself to his brother Sam, as follows "IIc
didn't ask me duck AIRY time, or would
have been sent right 10 the devil"
Now, sir, the proba,ions Of confession are
searching things, am told, and would
advise Democrats never to say sguattcr soy
crciynty in the hearing Of the honorable gen
tlcman from Kentucky. .
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FATrES1HG TrnKEY.-The alimcntarv
properties Of charchoal are very, great in
deed, it has been asserted that domestic
fowls may be fattened on it without any other
fool, and that, too, in n shorter time than
on the most nutrcons grains. In an cxper.
iment made to test the value Of the article.
four turkeys were taken and confined in n
pen, and fed on meal. boiled potatoes and
oats. Four others oftle same brood were
also con6ued at the same time, in another
pen, and fel daily on the same articles, bnt
with one pint Of very tinc pulvcrized char
coal mixed with the meal and potatoes {;
they had slso n. plentiful supply of broken
charcoal in their pen. The eight were kill
led on the same day, and there was n differ
ence of ono and a half pounds eacl, in favor
Of the fowls which had been supplied with
the charcoal, they-bcing mucli,he fatter, and
the meat greatly superior In point of ten
derness and flavor. This would appear TO
establish, beyond doubt, ,the benefit OF
charcoal for fattening purposes. ',.Ss...
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Come to Me in Dreams.


Come i'll beautiful dreams, love,
Oh eui;c e., me oft,
When the light wing of sleep
On my bosom lies soft;
Oh come when the sea,
In the moons gentle light,
Beats OH the enr
Like the pulse Of night
When the sky and the wave
Wear their lovclicst blue,
When the dcw's on the flower,
And the stars on the dew.
Come in beautiful dreams, love,
Oh! come and we'll stray
Where the whole year is crowned
With the blossoms of May.
Where each sound is as sweet
AS the coos Of dove.
And the gales are a. soft
AS the hrcailngS of love;
Where the beams Kiss the waves,
Aud the waves kiss the beach,
And our warm lips may catch
The sweet lessons they teach.
Com" in beautiful dreams, love,
Oh. come and We'll fly
Like two winged spirits
OF love through the sky;
With hand clasped in hand
On our drcan-wings we'll 60
Where the starlight and moon light
Are blending their glow
And on bright clouds we'll lingcr
OF purple and gold,
TILL love, angels envy
The bliss thc;. behold.
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IRIcEs OF NEGRoEs.-Wc attended the
sale OF the property belonging to the es-
tate of Smith bradley, deceased, on Tues
day last. Although the day was quite un-
favorable. large number uf persons were
present. The articles sold realized the
highest prices. Ten negroes were sold, at
an sverige Of $3.50. One ncgroe man
field l,alrl sold for 81 500 IA boy Is years
Old at $1,000 another at 500. Negro
women and girls bought as high as 5000.
Ofthc number sold there was one child two
years old and one 5 years old.
GrccRriie EnterDrise
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know great over grown, first rate man
III tins place, writes Il correspondent, Ell.
gagged IN the mercantile business, who is
much troubled TO recolIcct names, and who
one morning, with pencil in hand and quill
behind his car called out to his partner
BILLY, what is John Supplcbeam's first
natne" and he never discovered his mistake
till he began to write it, when he forgot the
last name and with the same unconscious
ness, sang out, "Excusc Inc, Billy, but |
have forgot John Supplebeam's last name
now : The roar of laughter which ensured
restored his memory.
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Punch on Encores

by what right, VIC beg to ask, does an
auditor cheat aud rob an artist by cncoring ?
a play bill promises that if You will
pay specific sum you shall have a
specific song. You pay the money (or 90
IN with IN order) and you de,naud twice the
music you have barganed for DO YOU
serve any body else 50, except an artist! If
you bay pair Of trousers, and they please
you, do you encore your trousers that is,
require the tailor to give you another pair /!
10 yon encore dozen OF oysters, asking
the second lot for nothing because the first
were sweet and succulent Do you encorc
II portrait, and because Il painter has sue
cer''cI admiralty in taking your likeness, do
You clap and stamp about his studio until
he paints You another copy for nothing
And yet why shoull Mr. Punch he wrath
with YOU Your fathers thought in the
sam" way about books, and wondered at the
authors lmpurivncc in calling mere words
by the sacred name of property. Aud the
n'oion is not quite extinct yet. There we
retract, we feei compassion for you, You old
creatures, not anger. lou may STAY. Bnt
mind this. You have no right to steal mu.
sic II your houSr-maid stole your snub
n"s"l Patlys dog'Scarcd copy of the Trou-
b"i"nr from the panoforte, YOU would call
that house-maid a thief, and send for 10.
llceman. What are you. that steal four
songs III one evening? Take that hint to
heart, and when next YOU are delighted
with an effort that it has cost an artist years
OF expensive and laborious study to bring to
the perfection that encllams Won, and YOU
tcrl disposed to cheat him ont of it again
remember sunb-nosed Patty and her dogs
cared music.
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PLEASANT TEIr.-A party of twenty
students Of Williams College, New York,
are to sail this week from tha, city in The
schooner Dew Drop, on natural history
voyage OF discovery as far as Florida, and
probably Cuba. Professor 7Chadbourne, of
tho COLLEGE, leads the party.
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The members of!Congress are certainly
up to snuff" It costs several Thousand
dollars a year'to supply them with the ar,
ticle. A box that holdsshalf peck stand!
ing by the clerk desk, ,sis illed fresh every
morning. We apprehepd that the snuff
which goes in, and out of the nostrils of a
considerable portion of the members costs
more than 'fhe value of the breath that per-
forms tic saihe.fanotions. - |F,' ,ss
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The NAVAL Court OF INor1RY.-Thc
Star learns that the first case to be taken up
by this tribunal is that of Lieut.. Law Ben
n'ngion, who stands at the head of the list
OF dropped officers of his grade. AS soon
as he may be ready to proceed, if he elects
to do so, his case will be disposed of. lie
is expected to reach Washington on Mon
dav.
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WEDDING IN WAsInSGrox.-On Tues.
day the National Observatory dwelling was
the scene of an unusually large and brilliant
social gathering, collected to greet the daugll-
ter OF the dis distinguished head of that in.
s.itntion, lLeut. Maury,) upon the occasion
OF her marriage to William Maury, ESQ.,, son
Of tie late Ialnentcd mayor Of Washington.
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An EAGLE KILLED Br A LADY.-.On Sun
day, the 9Th inst, Mrs. Mary Taylor, of
IIamshise countW Va, killed by blow Of
a club, an eagle which measured six feet or
a little more between the points of the wings,
when expanded. The eagle had attacked
the geese :; the gander, which was its intend
ed prey, resisted the attack and fought the
enemy brarcly I'LL Mrs. I. came to the res
cue; the eagle then prepared for battle with
her, whercupon she struck him blow with
the club that rendered the bird unable to
escape. by fligbt.-Riehmond Enquirer,
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llooDs ,SoNG OF THE SHIRr.-The origi,
nal MSS. OF this famous poem is in the pos,
session Of a gentleman iu New York. 1t
has the hole i'll the centre made by the "copy-
hook IN the Punch Office, and came to its
present; ;possrssor directly from Mark Lemon,
the editors
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p, PIcKISaA A BIsnor's pocKEr.-Bishop
Andrew, in retiring from sths Florida Con-
ference. met with the misfortune on the cars,
of having his pocket. book stolen, contain
ing someitwo or three hundred dollars.
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At the annual meeting of Plymouth
Church, brooklyn. a few evenings since,
the salary OF the pastor, Rev. Henry Ward
5eecher, was increased hyai.e sum, Of one
thousand dollars, making it now .fre Mou-
sand. f're- r' = ~'i
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Fractions Of Squares will be charged in pro.
portion to the above rates.
eB- business Cards for the term Of one
year. will be charged in proportion {" the
space they occupy, at O"c Uoiar per line
space.
cB For all advertisements set in d,nL'.. raj.
ann, Fifty per Cent. extra will be aided to the
above rates.
DAVIS & l!OLLINGSWOETiI,
Fnr Ban"cr;
LEE Il WILSON,
For Press
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Senator Summers started from. Boston,
Monday, for: Washington, to resume his
seat in the Senate Of the United States
He will proceed to Europe in the steamer
Fulton on the 7lh Of March.
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NoEAn FOR Mus1c.-"Do you hear that
music-that heavenly music.9'' said, An en-
thusiastic fox hunter to a rather green com
,panion, who rode beside, him, 10 the. pack
opened in full cry.
mo, I hear nothing said yer,lenEin-
clining, his ear, 81 cannot hear anything, for
the cussed noise made BY those dogs,R ): "
It may, be readily supposed that after this
Old Sport and Young Sport s6oHr< r;I,ai;td parted
comp9Dy.-Porter's SPIRIT - 20
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Mr. Crawford, the sculptor. writes from
Paris on the 4th'instant. that he WIS pro-
gressing f;lvorably, and hoped TO be soon
able to o're,uruto Roae and resume his Ia
hors }. ssst -.,sr - sg-~... b, :, .s. -
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sUIciDE or@A ChERdyMAs.ZEider Step.
hen Brow, a Baptist clergyman of Beaver.
), Dam, Wisconsin, recently Terminated, his
existence BY cutting his tirost With airas6rr!
He had just returned Eomer from avisiF to;
bis Eastern friends, and its;is thought thats
THE excitement and 'hatigde fof the Journey
fIsd unsettled bis mind. f@'i',g ~ = = ~
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There appears to besd]iite mania for
divorces III Pennsylvania this winter.t An
application was made; q few days since
gin the Legislature, by man who
wanted to be divorced.from his.wifs because
she was an intolerable slrow, after having
endured her persecution for thirty years.
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BY cosnting the knuclies .on the:fjapd
will, the spaces between lhemy all tl,e1hoStfjs
with thir,y-onesdays will fail. on, he kniSek:
les,~ ~ard those With thirsyedays orviessessiii
come IN thespaces " Jndaary, asst knackss !;
February, first space Msrciisecondk kuuck4
le; April secbhl spacss; .May third iknnck-
ile'; June thitd space July fourth kpselke !;
August frst knuckle iseptembSs frst shace
fOotober sseosd knoqkIs,k November sscobd
sl@ee 3sDecember third kuucklS. =. - :