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The hydraulic press., 1860-03-31

The Sacramento Union has done the peo-
pie of this State valuable service, by its
full verbatim reports of Legislative proceed
ings for several years past. These have
enabled every intelligent person to see ex.
actly how our Lawmakers deport themselves,
and ought to have had the effect before now
of making conventions and electors choose
more experienced and sensible men. Some
exceptions have been taken, by bitter parti-
Zan sheets and small-minded legislators, to
the extreme faithfulness of these reports, but
whatever there is blameworthy in them
should be charged to their prime authors,
the members of the Legislature. John Con-
ness hit the nail on the head the other day,
when he said that "whateyer is not fit to be
reported is not fit to be spoken" If our
Sofons do not wish to be made ridiculous
through the press, let them cease to make
themselves so.
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Che Avdraulie gress.

CONG UP.-Theodore Green, ESQ.,, has
partially torn down the frame houses at tire
corner of Main and Flume streets, and com
menced excavating for the foundation of a
-two-story fire-proof brick edifice. The new
building will be the handsomest structure
in town. 1t will have frontage of twenty
nine feet, running back ffty-fve feet. The
ceilings of each story will be fourteen feet
high in the clear, and under the building
will be commodious basement. The num-
ber of rooms above the basement will be six,
two in the lower and four in the upper story
all but two of which are already leased.
The brick building of Mr.. B. Schwartz
was progressing rapidly before the storm.
The mason work will soon be completed.
Mr.. J. F. Clark is about to erect hand
some two-story frame building, in place of
his old Office, on the corner of Main and Re-
servoir street.
We hear other improvements talked about,
which will be mentioned hereafter In this
connection it may be remarked, as a fact 60
ing to show the rapid growth of the town,
that there is but one dwelling house for rent
in the place. If some of our carpenters
would purchase a number of cheap lots in
the suburbs and erect neat little cottages
upon them, they could get very good in
terest on their outlay and labor.
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There are now two wagon shops in town
Morgan L ellis, and that of Joy, Wey-
mouth l. Cross, where any kind of a vehicle
wanted can be had to order at reasonable
prices. Several homemade wagons are
rolling around the country now, and give
first rate satisfaction. Those in want of
light or heavy wagons should remember this
fact, and help themselves and the entire
community by patrenising home manufac-
lures.
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NEVADA TERRITORY The Washington cor

NEVADA TERRITORY The Washington cor
RESPONDENT of the Union writes as follows:
/ am confident that the territory of Ne
vada will be organized this session. wrote
you some time since to that effect, and the
Senate committee having confirmed the view
then expressed, by agreeing to report bill
for its organization, there seems to be no
doubt to the contrary. The advantages of
Nevada, as well as the necessities existing
for Territorial Government, have been ably
presented to the Committee by Judge Cra-
dlebaugh, of Utah, and if the bill gets fairly
before the Senate, it Will pass with bat little
opposition.
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nar24
COnStable'S Sale.

State Of CALIFORNIA, county OF NeUddd, So
7ownship Of Bloomfield.
1DY virtue of an execution to me delivered, issued
I'D from the court Of Eevi Ayres, Esq, acting
Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid
bearing date march 9th. 1860, in favor of j. Decker
Co. and against W Gundy and III. Martin, for the sum
of sixtyone dollars eightytwo cents, debt, interest,"
damages and costs of suit
have taken in execution and will sell to the high
est bidder for cash all of W. Gundy and III. Martins
right title and interest in and set of mining claims
situated in Little Grass Valley, Nevada county, Cali
fornia, and known Brunkherst, McGary Co.'S
claims, said interest supposed to be one undivided
fourth of said claims.
Said property VIII be sold at Columbia Hill in front
of Levi Ayres' Justice office Monday the 10th day
cf April 1860 between the hours of 10 O'Clock, A. NJ
and o'clock P. NJ. of said day.
Taken as the property of W. Gundy H. Martin to
satisfy the above demands and accruing costs.
This 10th March A. D. 1860.
JOHN McBROWN, Constable.
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Of Long John Wentworth it is said, that
ne has frequently attended prayer meeting
or religious school in the early part of the
evening, and after very earnest address to
the children, has gone to a German dance
house, and entered heartily into its sports,
and spent the small remainder of the night
with congenial spirits in a beer saloon
There's model politician for you'll
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Gustave Hansen announces that he will
have a gift entertainment q: the theater in
this place, on the l4th inst, or as soon
thereafter as all the tickets are sold. The
entertainment will be musical one of choice
character, and the gifts to be distributed
consist OF the finest articles of jewelry. The
latter are now on exhibition at his store,
next door to the theater. They proclaim
their own genuineness aud beauty, and are
put up at very reasonable prices.
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TRucKEE TURNPIKE Co.-An adjourned
meeting of this company will be held in the
Office of o. P. Stidger, Esq, at two o'clock
this afternoon. A full attendance of stock
holders is particularly requested, as business
of vital Importance to the success of the en-
terprise in hand will be introduced.
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Some wretch stole Pat Synon's wardrobe
while he was bathing in a reservoir lately,
and thus compelled him to shiver decently
in the cold water at the risk of his life, until
a passer by could procure him some new
clothes.
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Messrs. Warfeld and Winham have re-
ceived intelligence that the outcroppings of
the Dearborne silver lead, near Eagle Valley,
Utah, in which they own interests, assay
1926 to the ton. A tunnel is now being run
into the ledge.
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School TRUsTEEs.-An election for school
trustees will be held at the school house,
next Saturday evening, April 7th. Every
voter who cares for the welfare of the town
and State should attend.
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The tickets in Clifford & Luthef's gift en-
tertainment are going off like hot cakes, or
Washoe Adventures. To see how fast they
dispose of them, one would believe the cry
of hard times a mere sham. The entertain
ment comes off next Saturday.
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Mr.. & Mrs. Hawthorne, of Montezuma Hill,
will give party on the 9th of April, as a
compliment to some friends who are going
east.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
COnSfabIe'S Sale.


State Of California, County Of Necada, So
Township Of Bridgeport. !.
DY virtne of an execution to me delivered, issued
from the court of S. B. Caswell, Esq, an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid,
bearing date Feb 2lst, lS60 to satisfy ajudgment
rendered by s. B. Caswa the 1st day of February,
1850 in favor of }. s. Bowman and against Canute
Thompson for the of one hundred and eleven dol
lars, debt interest, damages and costs of. suit.
have taken in executions and will sell to the high
est bidder for cash lot of land situated in French
Corral and bounded on the south side by Folsom .&
Thompsons ground, under enclosure, the east by
Ensigns Ditch, the north by unoccupied land, on
between a lot. now occupied by said Thompson and
Ravine Sale to take place in front of b. Caswells
office on Monday the 9th day of April A. D. 1861 be.
tween the hours of 10 o'clock, and o'clock NJ.
of said day.
Taken as the property of Canute Thompson to sat
isfy the above demand and accrung cotss.
This I'D day of March, A. D. 1860.
GEO. w. PARSIIIEY,
MARIA Special Constable.
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A SHOOTING AFFAIR-At the dance house
became enraged at the hostess for some rea-
son, and struck her on the shoulder with the
fat side OF a big knife, while two Of his COM
panions began firing pistols at random. The
house was filled with men, mostly Ameri
cans, who made a grand rush for the door
when the cold lead began to fly, without
stopping to say good night. In front of the
house there is deep ditch containing water.
Into this the flying dancers tumbled, heels
over head and six deep. They enjoyed an
agreeable baptism of mud, and crawled out
dripping and bruised. The shooting hurt
nobody, but the ditch was severe.
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IMPROVING THE RoADs.-O. P. Stidger has
entered upon his duties as road overseer for
this district, with great energy. The new
road between this place and Sebastopol al
ready does him much credit. 1t winds around
a hillside, and the upper side of it he has
ditched deeply, grading the bitches SO that
they discharge the rain and sipage water
through covered sluices under the road and
down the hill. This arrangement will, after
the new road once gets packed by travel,
prevent it from becoming so muddy as it
formerly was during the winter season. 1t
is Mr.. Stidger's intention to put all the high
ways leading into town in better condition
than they ever have been. Under the new
law he will be able to make more thorough
collection of the road tax than was possible
before, and will thus have more funds at his
disposal for the Improvements contemplated.
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Thanks to Spencer, of Grass Valley, for
the Eclectic Magazine and English pictorials.
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San Francisco, February Is, 1860.


ENHE undersigned having associated themselves
IL together for the purpose OF carrying the bus-
ness of Assaying and Refining Gold and Silver, will be
prepared and after the LIST of March next to receive
deposits for assayng and refining and to make returns
in impaired bars, refined bars, United States Con
at the option of the depostors.
The charges will be as follows:
WHEN RETURNS ARE MADE IN UNPARTED
BARS, cnequarter of per cent the value of the
bars
WHEN RETURNS ARE MADEINREFINEDB BARS
ten cents per on the gross weight after netting and
onesxteenth of one per cent the value each bar
five thousand dollars; each bar under five thou
sand dollars ten cents per the gross weight after
melting, and oneeghth of per cent. the value
of the bar.
WHEN RETURNS ARE MADE IN UNITED STATES
COIN, ten cents per the gross weight after mel
ting and half of per cent after coinage being
four cents per less than the charge of the
United States Branch Mint here.
Silver contained in the gold will be accounted for to
the depostor in the and at the customary
at the u S. Branch Mint
Impaired bars win be delivered six hours after the
deposit of the Gold or Silver if desired.
Refined bars or United States coin will be delivered
four days notincudng sundays after the deposit of
the Gold or Silver, viz: returns of deposits of
Monday will be payable on Friday,
Tuesday Saturday,
Wednesday Monday
Thursday Tnesday
Friday "Wednesday.
Saturday Thursday
Persons desrous of seeing their gold and silver melt
ed do and the assay chips from each deposit will
be kept separate for three months at the disposition
of the depositor in order to afford every facility for
testing the correctness of the assay
Assays of Ores and Minerals made.
Gold and Silver Bars purchased
Mr. e. JUSTH will be Assayer and Refiner, and Mr..
ROBERT BURNETT Cashier and General Superinten-
dent of our establishment.
DUNCAN. SHERMAN & co.
of New York,
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Superior & Uniform Quality

has become so fully appreciated, that the de-
mand for it has largely increased, and the
quantity now sold is much greater than any
other brand of Whiskey on the Pacific Coast.
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Particular Notice
TO PURCHASERSO OF
EUREKA WHISKEY,

THIS WHISKEY has acquired reputation
far more enviable than any Whiskey ever Of
fered for sale in Barrels or Half Barrels in
California It's
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PURE QUICKSILVER.
ID LOCK FURTH Agents for the sale of
ID Quicksilver from the new
Enrfquita Mines.
The purity of the article they have for sale is certified
10 by b. B. Thayer. State Assayer marl7
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To l.. W Buell.. VIM. y. Buell., M, A. Day, Miller,
Mayhem Co., Jas. b. Bruce, VIM. Il Il. l.. Rud-
dick, State of Iowa for the use of the School
Fund, (Defen1snts):
N0u are hereby notified that on or before the
L 9th day Of Oct, 1860, there viii be on file in
the Clerks office of the District Court of Lee Co.
iowa, Mt TT. Madison, petition in equity by WIN
III. Williams, pra ying for the sale Of lots and q
block 1875, in keokuk, Iowa, under foreclosure Of
q mortgage thereon made 20 him by Mary A. Pol
ser dated 4th Of March, 1885, recorded May Goth
1856, in book 5, page 376 securing her two notes
OF same date, upon which is due $500; pray OF
also for the extingnishment of ali interest you
or any OF you may have acquired in said lots, ana
for ctsts AMI genera relief.
And you NUT appear and answer said petition bJ
noon OF the second dsy OF the next term Of safe
Court TO be held on the LIST Monday Of Dec ,Is60
decree wil bs had therein by default, as prayes
f1r. Ill. SCOTT HOWELL,
Oct. ~, 1S60-d Atty fer Petitioner.
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~
Judd on Disease of tho Liver.
- .. 80 Etomach.i
Bartlett on Fevers.
Barclays Medical Diagnosis
Churchill on Diseases Of Women.
System of Midwifery.
on Children.
Carpenters Principles of Comparative Physi.
Carpenters Elements Of Physiology.
Dunglison's Human "
. Therapeutics.
Medical Dictionary.
Dalton's Physiology.
Druett's Surgery
Erichsen's q ~ms
Towns Chemistry for Students.
Hamilton on Fractures aud Dislocatiops.
Jones 0pthalmc Medicine and Surgery.
Ludlow's Manual OF Chemical Examination.
Lawrence on the Eye.
Mckenzie q
Miller's Principles of Surgery.
- Practice /"
Msigs' Obstetrics.
Neil Smiths Compend.
Prizes System of Surgery.
Parrish Practical Pharmacy.
Ramsboth ans Obstetrics.
Ricord Hunter OF Venerial.
Smith a. III orner's Anatomical Atlas.
Toynbee on Disease of the Ear.
Turner's Chemistry for Students.
Tanners Clinical Medicine.
Woods Practice of Medicine.
/" Therapeutics
Wood l. Bache's Dispensatory.
Watson's Practice of Medicine
Wilson Human Anatomy.
Wilson on the skin.
Williams Principles or Medicine.
For sale by
M w. wEsTcoTT,
Cctis-d Main. u near 4th.
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LKAvKNwoRrH, Oct. 20.
The Convention at Topeka was divided by
the adoption Of the majority repors OF the
committee on credentials. Tbs Withdrawing
delegates embracing those from Rreckin-
ridge. Bourbon, Doniphan, Douglns, Usage,
Leav worth and Waubunsee counties, with
q portion OF those from Wyandotte, Riley
and Adams counties, representing two thirds
Of tho wealth and population of the Terri.
tory, organized a separate Convention, and
recommended, unanimously, the passage of
the bill which has been recommended by the
Committee on Public Lands in the House OF
Representatives.
Much feeling exists in the matter between
pRrtizans OF rival towns and localities.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
tynuTx AM SHOES.

HOOTS AM SHOES.
~ A. DUKE and w. n. BARNETT having
~. formed partnership in the shoe business
would ask share Of the public patron &c and a
continuance Of the old custom of the house.
We have concluded that in these hard times /. Is
disgrace to work, and both being practical work
mon, we will devote ourselves to the manufacture
Of custom work, thus guaranteeing good cts and
honest workmanship, AZ il IL eur interest TO max
both.
We shall keep constantly on hand a we'll select
I'd stock of Eastern work, which viii be cold very
low. DUKE BARRETT.
GctI9d
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Bosros, Oct 90.
At $3.50 this morning, the Prince and suite
left the Revere House under the escort of
the Lancsrs, and proceeded to the Eastern
Depot, where they took a special train, splen-
didly equipped, for Portland. Their depart
ure was made amid hearty cheers by the i'm
mense crowd present at the Depot. The
train started at $40, and was expected 10
run to Portland ia four hours. Very brief
stops will be made.
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900 Acres OF

= 900 Acres OF
L. IND OR y a H. E.
+ WISH to relt my farm on Montrose Bottom,
| Lee County, Iowa 1t consists Of 800 acres
$50 acres prairie and lao ser stimber.
NOuL.
The prairie part II all level alluvial, about 400
acres sandy, and $50 black loan. The timber land
broken.
NpROyETEnTN.
$40 acres under fence, including two good
pastures of near leo acres each; gond barn; fenr
cabins, on different parts of the farm, with good
well Il water at each.
ADVANTAGES.
A new road from IT. Madison 10 Keokuk Ia To-
eated through the centre of the tract the railroad
connecting the sans places is within I Of mi
the Mississippi river is within one mile, and the
town Of Montrose within two miles
As hole, a more desirable grain or stock far To
is seldom to be fvundbut 1t will be divided to suit
purchas re, ana can be divided Autobiography.
My tenant Vim. Colyin no r. sides on he III ice
will show its boundaries; or upon being notified a,
my home farm On the Mississippi Rapids, 5 miles
below Montrose, will attend ia person.
TERMS.
These will be made accommodating to purchas-
erE,--a small payment, with bonds bearing 10 PEI
cent, retainiDga lien, will be satisfactory.
PkODUGGHVEN EN = AND CROPS.
Purchasers will now find growing ON the prem
ises about 40 acres OF rye and 20 Of fall wheat
They will ALSO see standing on the sandy lean
about ~ bushels Of corn TO the acre, and abou
| ~ bushels TO the acre on ths black loan.
/ FRANK DALLINdER.
! Oct Ia lSGU.dAvtf
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New YoRK, Oct. 90.
The Times' Washington correspondent
telesraphs that tho Nlcarauguan Minister
notifies the State Department that plot ex-
lists 10 the Southern States to invade Central
America, for the purpose of extending
Slavery, under the auspices of powerful
combination, of which Walker was simply
an agent.
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New YoRK, Oct. 20.
The representatives OF the great Atlantic
and Western lines OF railroad have been in
session at the St. Nicholas Hotel for the past
few days. The meeting yesterday adopt
ed uniform tariff OF freights for the West
ern roads, which, it is believed, will prevent
competition in business between the various
lines.
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INV YoRx, Oct. 90.
The Vanderbilt and City OF Baltimore
sailed to day; the former taking Isl pas
sengers and 1851 900 in specie; the latter
265 passengers and no specie.
The City Of Manchester has arrived. Her
news is anticipated.
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Fire.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20.
Mr.. Scofeld's WOODEN Yarn Factory, on
Willow street was burned last night. Loss
$4,000.
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PiTrsDuou, Oct. 20.
River 81 feet and falling. Weather clear
and pleasant.
CgcTssAIT, Oct. 90.
River foet III inches. Weather cloudy
some rain this morning.
DUBrQuE, Oct. 90.
River stAtionary-3 feet 4 inches on the
bar. Westher clear.
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matt Market.

CINCiNsATi, Oct. 90.
II our very dull and nominal, with no de-
mand and no sales Of consequence. Wheat
dull and unchanged. Whisky dull, unsettled
and nominal.
There is fair demand for mess pork !;
market steady; sales 800 bbs. at SIT ST.
There 10 nothing doing in bacon: shoulders
are held at $50, sides llse.
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Bosros, Dot. 90
The three parties opposed to the Repub-
licona have united in the Fourth and Fifth
Congressional Districts, 90 Bigelow and Ap.
pston for Congress, against Kiee and Bur
lingane.
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A ANNOUNCEMENT

DAmELF MnLmR, Esqr, is an Independent can
dldate for the Office Of Supreme Judge Of Iowa.
d&w.
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Keokuk, Mt. Pleasant and Mus
catine, and Iowa Southern

1860. Fall Arrangement. 1860.
CHANGE OF TIMEy
To Take Effect an m @ n d n Oct. 22 n !.
LNR0M and after the above date, Trains will be
run rs follewss
FIRST TRAIN
Will leave Keokuk daily lSundays excepted nd
1880 o'clock and arrive at Fort Madison
at 300 q. m.
sEC0EDTRAIs
Wlll leave keokuk daily Sundays excepted) Mt
o'clock p. m, and arrive at Fl. Madison ut
4:3o p. IN.
FIRST TRAIN
Leaves Fort Madison daily tSnndays excepted at
10 a. ia, and arrives at keokak ~ 1880.
SECOND TRAIN
Will leave Fort Madison at $50 p. }, and arrive
atkeokuk at 700 p. m.
Trains leave Montross for 1T. Madison at s.tH
3, IN. aud a:45 p. m; and Moutrose for keok ak
at IO.45 a. IN. ard s:i5 r.
Freight Trains FROM Montrose have the gnt Of
road after Passenger Irntns have made their pass
sge, at the hours Of 1. d. D.. e.. and II .. la :,
and 1T Z. d. 7, and ~ p.
EH Fare by thisrout "A Low AS THE Low
EST, and passengers subjected t. AZ few changes
ny any other route.-04
THROUGH TICKETS over this line can be pro-
cured to slithc principal places East, West and
North Of j. IL. TEWkSBURf, Ticket Agent, op-
positethe Billings House, Msin-st., Keokuk.
JS0. ADATR MCDOWELL,
Oct ~, 90 diff superintendent
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The SLAvE OF HgR Own Sos.-The fol.
lowing memorandum 10 supplied to the Gen.
sus office by MIR. Moreno, who took the GEN.
sus OF portion Of Florida:
Among the slave inhabitants enumerated
have found but one in my district whose
age exceeds leo years. This person is q
negroes named Cornelia Leslie. She in.
forms me that che il lbs years OF age. She
wac born 10 the state Of Georgia, AZ q place
called Silver Bluff; has a distinct recollec
tion Of the war VI the Revolution, and re
members the seige OF Savannah in ITS
when that city was taken by the British
This woman, although so far advanced in
years, IL remarkably strong and healthy, and
walks half a mile regularly every Sunday to
attend church. She 10 the slave OF her own
son, who il a free negro.
T~The Official majority of Vallandigham
In the 81 Ohio district ia 1874.
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eT~The Official majority of Vallandigham
in the 81 Ohio district ia 1874.
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For Cierk Dssfrfet Court~~JAS. REYNOLDS.
County Sap't Com scbooh--n. HIT HAnD.