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MANU- ACTU ling.
DAvnNPORT D CLAY

DAVENPORT B. CLAY
<fA Would respectfully inform their
s5is5SSRSS patrons and the public general
s;as1fsY y, that they continue to receive
s1aA-lk-- w OOL
At the establishment Of the blddlebury
Manufacturing Company, to Manufacture in.
to different kinds OF Cloths, such rs
CLO7HS, CASSf.NERES, DOESKINS,
TWEEDS, FANCY GOODS,
And all kinds Of
RIgBHD Goons WnlTLAHn COi'nFLANNEIs
VI permanent colors and mixes to suit lhe
taste, on shares or by the yard; AT the option
OF the owner
Having been TO great expense in unrchae.
ing looms suited TO weaving
FANCY CHICKS,
And using nothing but pure wool for the fab.
rio, we feel warranted in saying that oui
goods. as to style and quality cannot be sur.
passed in the country.
They will keepa large assortment on hand
o. he variou. kinds OF their manufacture so
as to accommodate those Of their patrons
who may want their cloth in advance.
Tho subscribers would say that they have
been encouraged TO venture this large outlay
IN machinery, from The fact that they have
hardly been able, by the utmost effort on
th'ir part, to supply the home demand for
thclr cloths for the last two years.
Encouraged by the favor with which their
goods have met thus far, they hope by str let
personal attention TO business and the inter.
ests of their patrons, to receive 4 liberal
share OF patronage.
WOOL CARDING.
We would announce to the public that we
have also purchased a new set Of machinery
suitable for carding wool into rolls for Gus
toners, lat short notice and a. tho usual prices
zFTernls 10 reasonable rs AT any estab.
lishment In the vicinity.
JASON DAVENPORT
VALENTINE V,CLhT.
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lfiisrclio
EARN FOR SAFE.

VNuE Fam belonging to the estate Of r. 2.
IL BSonAM, now occupied by orzo L.
bingham, s offered for sale. Said Fam is very
desnably located in West Cornwall, has thereon
IL gool jwt Hing house and ut-buldings, contains
about one hundred und ninety. ihroo acres. For
terms apply to MERRILL BINGHAM,
1:tf. Administrator.
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very Town Officer

~ Id have Kiusman's Vermont
~ Townsman, compilation Of the law
81 Vermont in relation to the powers dut;ss
nd O., liabilities Of Town Officers and Towns :,
with Forms Directions and Legal Decisions
adapted to the Statutes of the State Ry
bIrnnam Ainsman. Counsellor at Law. just
paohshed and for sale by A. H COPELAND.
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tROCKERY aud Glass Ware, and a genera.
" assessment Of Groseries. at
CHAPMAN & BARBOUR'S
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NEW GOODS
AT
CHAPMAN 81 BARBOUR'S

Eugenie Pieids, Nalencias, Blk and Fancy
silks, DeLanes, Prints, Plain and Printed Elan.
nels, Brocha, Stella and Bay State Shawls, Cash
mere and Chenille Scarf Ladies puster ana
Cloak Cloths.
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Drugs 81 MEDICINES.
ID r Y--G obs,

CROOk ERI ROGER les, &c.
We solicit your patronage, which we trust
you viii find to yonr advantage Our motto
is cash down. email pronts--qnici sales,
and no trust. live us cal and see for
yourselves, an b. assured that we are hound
to please both IN price, and quality.
s & W. s. MOODY
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1 IN BBLS. high grade FAMILY FLOUR,
L ~ in store and on the road. for casn by
Oct IL. e, VALLETTE.
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New Io
Tripe. Tripe.

few Barrels and Halves Of Superior fiipe
ms dny recy and for sale by Z. VALLETTE.
Nov 2lst.
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INDIAN MEDICAL INSTITUTE

IWUIHN HEUIUHL mo IIIUIL
No. 80 BRoMFIELD ST., BOSTON,
WAS established supply puec with gcnuins Indian Rene
dies or ell diseales
DR. GREENE, experimenting Physician, acqnlr-
"a knowleds this system, by experience with the Ind-
ans ard understands System q Medicine Inv'd' and
persons interested In tho Indian System Of des 'hoaa
send and get a copy ofth=
"INDIAN ARCASA,'
pevsparsr edited by Rev GtoRos HtscRoTr vfach viii
ve s Of the rrpcrs Indian Remedies their Prices and uses,
Jn Of ha merits q Che p'ach'e ana also oihe
lmu5inn which carried preendlI7 copy the paper
viii be irss ofchsrgs any
Consulisu oas personally, by letter fTce Of charge
Address, DIR. GREENE, 10 Bromiisld ST. Boston
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-10-29
NarxnY Rerre.entatire. arnin.

flour nciehhor Of the Norway Advertiser
rally .lrro.c' we 'halI engage with hin in
controversy, making the issue whether
Major Millcit or Luther +. Pike was elect.
ed representative from the Norway District,
he /. greatly mistaken We are no, 80 bel.
liscrcn; ., to desire a contest whore there !,
noii,rr 70 frlf.
lie proposes TO ~ a long string Of cues.
,ions, hut none Of them have any relation
70 the question started hy the sorc.beadcd
democrats respecting Maj Millc,,'. election.
Base your Interroeatories upon tho fats in
the case, and then II Their, is anything to he
answered. We will give them all the cou.ii.
Grafton they deserve. From good and rcliA.
Die Information in our possession. We believe
the story pat in circulation by our poor die.
appointed. chop.lallen democratic friends.
stands entirely upon a sheer fabrication.
But .upposine the facts are all just y. they
have hccn reported by Mr.. Pixies friends
in tha, case they do not give him the ica'i
'ia1s,r Of dam u a seat As Representative
from hi. District.
II a., ic,omp,on democrats Of Norway
or OIr,rl or Greenwood. think they can ct
Ln,hcr +. Pike into the representatives,
Hall up through the "lubher hole. when
they ,hcm.-lys admit 1clI,d majority Of
hs kro' rois, an, crsi1I h,n, they can try
the experiment and when they g, through,
they will probably h. little wiser than
they now are. II they wan, to try the cI.
pertinent, We have no objection; but one
thing We would susces, to our old friend
Pike, that II he gccs down TO Augusta mex,
winter 20 contest Mapr Millc,t's seat. he
may As well make up hi, mind to pay the
bills, fer rcecnt legislature established the
principle that unless conlc.tan, has rea.
srnable grounds TO sustain bic right agains,
the person holding tie certificates Of elec.
,iJn, be should not be paid from the State
Treasury. We are well aware that Pike is
amply allie TO DO all this. but the question
is ,sh,fier II ,riH ray. We repeat whA, We
said in former number, that the friends Of
Mr. Pike. (for We understand he don't
trouble him.el, about the matt-r.l would
appear to much better advantage now. after
they have been fairly beaten, to own M like
men. by par.uing their present course
they are making themselves laughing
stocks " with sensible men Of all parties.
However much good sense these disap-
pointed. mortified politicians may exhibit
upon other subjects, 50 far as their course
upon this matter is concerned, they bctay
a remarkable degree Of stupidity, ignorance
and lmbeelliiy.
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The late Charles Stone, Esq.

The Publisher in the last number Of the
Democra, paid a brist tribute to the memo.
~ Of our deceased friend, whose early and
sudden death has filed the hearts Of 50 ma.
ny surviving friend. with sorrow. Our in
innate relations with the deceased, render IL
proper we should make few remarks in
addition.
Charles was a native Of Waterford, in this
County. His parents were respectable but
not wealthy; hence he was lett like many
other young men. to rely comparatively up
on his own oxertions for an education.
Having received good Academical educa-
ton. he commenced the study Of law in the
ONCE Of N. b. BARTLETT, E.q., in his native
town. Our acquaintance with Mr.. Stone
commenced In 1855, when he entered our
law Office, where he remained with the ex-
caption Of about six months spent in the
ofiee Of Mr.. Eyeleth at WindhAm. and a
few months engaged in teaching, until his
removal to South Paris. where he opened an
Office in the spring Of 1858.
During our absence in Washington he had
the charge OF our business, which he attend.
ed to with great iai,bfulness and fidelity.
lie was n young man Of much promise. lie
possessed an even, we'll balanced mind, re-
fineI by good education. A thorough
course Of study had made him familiar with
the elementary principles Of bis profession.
Charles possessed great moral worth-was
frank and con6iing, and mos, scrnpulously
honest in everything. Modest and unassum-
ing, kind hearted aud genilemanl.. he drew
around him a hos; OF friends wherever be
was known. Could he have been spared, no
doub, bs would have made his mark in the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-10-29
The Ignorance Of the Countrywide
way does IL got

Facts are stubborn thing. and while we
can with apparent ease explain away ,heo-
ri,.. We end il extremely difheul, to over
throw facts. /, will generally be admitted
that ignorance and supa atoH 80 together
and travel hanl in hand for the history Of
the worli proves this hypothesis. This fac;
i. no more susceptible Of proof than auoth-
er-that modern democracy draws after il
tho rrca, mass Of ignorance throughout the
whole country The democracy OF the
present. day Gouri.he- bOst on slave terrific
~, in those states where i is a crime, a
re,iten,iary oaense to teach men, women
and children to read the Bible, or to read
or write. Slavery bcgsts ignorance Of the
srus,est kind, and democracy follows in It's
train. For tins reason the democratic par
" i, in the ascendency in South Carolina,
Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas, and other
,lave States. Ia the free States where tie
people have churches and sehool-housss,
where they are intelligent and we'll inform
"a, democracy ,rit' and - n siekly plant.
Toe reason j. obvious. Slavery and intelli-
gence are incompatible with each other,
nd cannot in the nature Of things exist to-
ge,her.
Go step further. Look at the so-ealled
democratic party in the FREE States. what is
It's composItion' IL carries with IL at least
thrVe-iourlh- Of the ignorance Of the couu-
try. You can scarcely find a man in tie
r~publican party who eauno, :sa4 or write,
while in the democratic party nothing is
more common. The Irish population to a
very great extent, are without education.
A few Of their number are exceptions TO the
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general rule, and they are In majority Of
instances republicans. The Io'c Irish, who
in point Of political intelligence are elevated
but little above the brute creation, are near
ly all modern democrats. Among native
Americans. the more isnoran, We find a
man. the moro likely be is to be a simon
pure democrat. Does any man want proof
Of these thingsf Look at the votes In Ar
oOstook County, IN the Madawaska settle.
men,s. II is in these bcnighted regions tina,
;ecomp,on dcmagogues look for votes. Bion
Bradbury presumed on the ignorance Of the
MADAM aska Frcnchmen IN elect him t. Con-
cress. Where did he get his majOrities :
Wa. 1t among the Intelligent population OF
Hancock and Washington COun,ic-. or
among the hGlf civilized, priest.riddcn,
catholic fanatics, transferred to Us by treaty
from the mother country lie, the returns
now in the secrctary's Office a, Augusta an.
swcr these questions.
L., US be understood. We do not assume
that every man who belongs to the black
democracy Is an ignorant man, far from IL,
Tor there are many men Of intelligence and
education IN that political organization ;
bu, we do say, that a very great majority
Of the ignorant and uncducatcd uniformly
act with that party. We can prove this
frcm the official census returns. from a
great variety Of other statistical calculations,
and from other facts within the knowledge
Of almost every intelliscn, man in the coun-
try.
We feel proud Of the republican party,
no, only brcause il. principles are right, hut
because /, is composed Of intelligent, think
ing men; men sufficiently informed to read
and investigate Tor themselves. While the
in,elligen, rally around the ballo,-bo1 aud
act from conscientious conviction Of duty,
the leaders Of the slave democracy at every
election lead M to the polls an ignoran,
horde. a drunken. miserable rabblc. who
vote as they are hidden by their masters,
and go away ignoran, OF every thing Ave
the stipulated liquor ra,ion'. OF the paltry
bride received in exchange for their votes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-10-29

ATLANTIC MONTHLY. No. IL, for Nov,
Of this popular Magazine is a: hand, fresh.
genial, aud substantial as ever. Notice is
given by the publishers. that the Autocrai
will continue to contribute for its pages.
The following is tho table Of contents Of the
number now before Us:
Railway.engineering in the United States;
Her Grace, the Drummer's Daughter; Work
and Rest; Colin Clout and the Faery Queen;
Miss wimple's Hoop Nature and the Phi
losopher: Thomas jefferson A Prisoner OF
War; The washing OF the Feet" on Holy
Thursday in St. Peters; Physical Courage;
November A Visit to the Autocrat's Land
lady; The Great Event Of the Century ;
The Last Look A Sample ef Consistency ;
Editorial Notices.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-10-29
The People vs. the pOughtaecs.

One Of the mos, hopeful Indications Of the
p,rmancncy Of our free institutions, is to be
found in the independence Of the sovereign
people in yiudica,ing their rights, and pun.
ishinr thosc who have wan.only betrayed
them, at the bllloi.boI. The rcccn, Con-
rrc..ional elections in the Western and Mid
de S,atrs are - many unmisiAkclble proofs
that popular vengeance j. sure to he visited
upon the guilty heads Of Northern dough
faces. These POLITICAL Jui,ses NAV hctray
their constituent, in the halls Of Congress,
and .,Il their little miserable soul. for EH.
c-uit,e favor and hi army contracts for
,le.r relatives AMI fr.srd. but the ju',
wrath or au irsult'd constituency is sure 90
o,,r,ass them. Look a; the members Of
ths lower house ~ Congress from Ohio, In
dian, and Pennsylvania, who voted fur the
LccumIt.u sNinile. and then went home
and ask,l their constituents 60 raii'y their
perGlelus ,rsachsry by giving them re-
election. wtsr, arc they now let tie
rlori.u. new. that IA. recently gone out 70
the country frln thcsc threc States, carry.
ins uy11 90. glad wings the splendid tri-
umrts q tie reorl- over The 'illiani's Of
co., .l,vr democracy, answer. The people,
ave. tie in-airupuhls mas.'-, have driven
%, dlushhcgs into disgraoeful political
o',curiy. and iau:h, them lesson they
vii, Mt soon forget, The people have
placed tie mark Of Cain upon Tho forehead.
Of the political traitors. and driven them
away Q, hc hated and desP,sei by all de-
cent men.
T,r Iract'c, which 'a' - extensively pro-
vailed among ia1sh.cc democrats at the
N.-th 10 b.,ray.rs their con.tiiu .nts under
che Influence % executive threats Or trih--,
b.. au a.lraI4r ai'. uul can ouly hc correct.
- by ths seminary action 70! thosc whose
right, aud interests have BEN bart5rsd
away. p1ashncci,n mus, D. st,rnly -
bul.l OF, home, and every man held TO a
strict account ir his official acts. How
proudly stand, ,ho old Keystone State, az
Ter lie msdc her own s1n President, and
sent a majority OF his r''.a. irieuas to
.usirir t'-, 60 ~ Rouse. NV .'.rr .1c
IA. ben .s ..,n ir.ult.i aui betrayed,
turn. rouul ana rar'. Bop iron hrsl upon
the necks Of hsg .rrur Fa'Hr .arv %,
and deal, out 10 them 'rl.w-.s l,m-a
traitor. reward. All homo. OH. end.
ants OF William Penn. a.. >,AErEs
HAVE voTED
we repeat, our only safety As people,
a. a rcpub.,c, consists in a strict, rigid ac.
coun,ab..ity Of the rerre.,nuuSe to his
- pie. II be truly rrprssen,s them, and
truly reflect. their sentiments and opinions,
they should Sustain him II he b,irays than,
che sane power that made him should place
his neck upon the block Of the sIecl,ioner,
The people must learn TO punish treason in
their representatives That they are learn
ing thi. importan, lesson, the 'signs OF the
timc." clearly indicate. Lot them make a
ysbIc srampls Of every man who shall be-
tray them, aud then and not until then will
the miserable, contemplate race Of North
ern douchf,ces become eI,crminated.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-10-29
Wonders will never Cease !

MAINE EDIroRs TO mn PEssioSTp, We
have looked Tor the Millennium ever since
receiving an invitation to wit the Aroos.
took that land OF milk aud honey
without money and without price but the
following petition. which has just fallen in.
n our hands, shows conclusively that we
the glorious era is closo at hand. just
think Of il! We poor fellows. who have
been toilins early and late, dige.iing by
hard labor our awdust buildings, to receive
ONE HUNDRED ACRES each, Of fertile
land. in the garden OF Marie Pass around
the petitions. say we. and well bid solemn
farewell to delinquent subscribers, leaving
them to 90 to their own placc,-and throw
the quill to the dogs, at once. Wen no.
even turn our face back. lest tho vision dis
appear' won'i We have jolly colony
One change. however, is desirable that
Gen. Webster b. instructed to keep outsid.
ers away from our township, les, they nigh,
destroy themselves. from sheer envy.
To TIE Honorable Governor and Council Of
MairS, assembled
Whereas. the editors Of this State have
left the older portions Of the State. for a
week past, thereby leaving the citizens
thereof to enjoy degree Of quie, not before
known for many years, the undersigned
humbly petition your honorable body to
ins,ruc, the Land Agent to select lot Of
no, more than one hundred acres, for each
editor in the State, which he shall he oblig.
ed to settle. 10 the County Of Aroostook ;
and furthermore. tina, the Adju,an, General
be authorized to forbid any editor from
leaving said County for a longer period than
one week a, time. Believing that by 30
doing the peace and harmony Of the State
would be much increased; Tor this, We, the
reader. Of all the newspapers in Maine, do
humbly pray.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-10-29

How u IT. Our brethren. who compo'.
,ho Aroostook party, tell some queer 'toric.
about each other. thus.-A nice string Of
trout. caught BY BRO Hanson Of the Ban.
ncr, and ordered to be cooked tor his break,
fast. DISAPPEARED while he was taking an
early look at the Grand Falls. The eating
seems 10 lie between Bro. Lyndc. and Bro
Tenncy Bartlett, Of the JrGcrsoniAn says
he pA..sl Cowan Of the Journal. jus, as he
had his third shot at partridge, tina, sat
quietly. no, four lengths OF, wi,hon, n
feather rualed. Bro. Pike tells OF passing
RoWell and Ilawc- wi no had frel nine shots.
one Eve and the other four, at partridge,
when the bird got sick Of the noise and few
away Divers other incidents are chroni.
cled. "our own correspondent keeps
silent upon these points, mayhap from fear
OF an exposure Of hi. own frats, or defeats
We notice. however. tha, he is denomlua-
ted " sensible" by the Age. and " pleasant
by the Transcript, from which we conclude
that he confined his attention. while on the
route, to " collecting facts and statistics. Z"
in manner pleasing To the Age, and after
his arrival de1o,ing himself exclusively to
delicate attention to the grntlcr ser. with
whom would certainly be found the repre-.
sentative of the Transcript. A. NIL events.
we are satisfied that the Democrat was we'll
represented, and tina, our readers can gain
FROM It's reports, pretty good idea Of wha,
is 10 be seen on the route ,raver.ed by the
party.
We would beg them, however, to bear in
mind the fact, tina, we have in Oxford Co. D.,
.syern, townships Of excellent land, which
the Commissioners are now taking measures
TO open. which are nearly as fertile, nearer
TO market, will soon be open to an cI,cn.
siye travel 10 and from the Canadian settle
men,., and IN many other respects more de-
.irabls for present occupation, by our ciii.
rens, than the Aroos,oOk region will be,
until opened by rail road. A farmer from
Mesalloway assures ~ that he can make
mnre money raising grass seed, than he
could in the West. growing wheat. We
shall endeavor TO present some facts con-
eerning this region, at future time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-10-29

A. many a block, the hundrCdih part Of
which would have been more than sufficient
o. crush him to atoms, rolled close by his
head lie managed, however to escape
them AL. and when on the morning OF the
next day he stood berar, Don toner, an
nouneirs bis complete success the man was
a. sound AMI as cool a. ever.
On the two following DAYS the dogs were
heard barking In their usual manner, and
the pillar Of smoke vas It'll seen wbrling
from The top o., the platform upwards TO
n. Say. Ga ,b' morning II che thirl day
however. TIE AZ VIZ. s.l,u, and even with
hsa-l 'a uo.tl.s i4l srygassCs, {,
yves rf eil.' Oh ds.sry The slightest 'isn
.Tr re platform
cor t. aing Of that sane day, 'her'ly
ate '. sting in o! the neaP'iie' the
b. VET, hsarl all at once barking
met ar,ys,y. Almo.t az the same time,
tls s-uta,i u,arsst % thc shore gave the
aasu.
Wen the whole party came up in bur
~ ,la.s.rnn VIA, wa, The matter, they
were Ha, a li,,.s surprised at the unsIreS-
ia uu which zoe AFFAIR SEEMED to take.
TIC Masroo- we're in the s,l' They
struggled against the tar, of the mighty
brts.7. they were .tu,.n. with 40 their
evenly sa gain rocky Nly not v.ry Tar
fr.r t...r abandoned Iiaga 90 shelter.
tuumh1 Ttl-e lJ', mas, De mad
exclaimed ihe mate.
As.ri.k was beard. sudden. aal horrible
another Sc more .rsb;fal pisrced thc thun.
der o, 'lc breaker, the ssl-vassr became
purTls.
1.e.. unhappy vr,tchc' bad made their
caa.eg .siso,u a., SPiniarls aud the ground
shark.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-10-29

T,r AUSTRIAN Prime Minister, II be has
any Gee. ..r l1mor. may smile, while o.
-tys o. clancy Jones. &c Al, Monsieur
J. Au....4isur, / perceive you owe your
opp1i.is DO here O. your uui1rti nate di'op-
po,a,s 90 hlac' You come from a
s,r,as. country. where. iatausea country
kics' g.H, Jhs slysruueu, eicyair' you 10
hi.' ra.'. They ay. ga fact, that b-caus,
yolr asn Ee,sab1rs. 100 know YOU we'll,
thi0s y1l guli - Represent ti1n in Con.
gre.., yll are ja's 1t % r.lre,sni your aa.
nol ia .oryisu court" tgsrnsy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-10-29

world. Bu, the ways Of Providence are
past finding out. Our departed TREND was
cut down In the morning OF life, in the hey
day Of youth, when buoyant hope and
youthful ambition poin, away to life Of
usefulness and happiness. But he has gone.
And while .he au,umnal winds are signing
their mournful dirgcs over his now.made
grave, We will try and initiate his goodness,
cherish his virtues aud bless Is memory.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-10-29

When j. W. Farmer Of New York, last
winter opened free dining saloon, where
any one might get dinner. and refused all
assistance. we thought something might be
discovered behind the scenes. lie now turns
up rs democrats candidate for Congress
man, in New York city. Benevolence. how
ever, is quite new thing upon which to
build political reputation in that city.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-10-29
One OF the Oxford Trou,s f!

Mr. Samuel c. Wardwell of Oxford, on
the 2lst inst, while fishing on Thompson's
pond. in that town, caught black, spotted
trout, weighing SEVENTEEN PouSps AND
SEvS OUNCES. We should like to become
acquainted with the boy who can tell s,o-
~ equal to this, without departing from
the facts.