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The subject OF the Asiatic cholera Is exert
ing considerable attention in Europe, where
it has appeared in several places. 1t Is a
nreyailing opinion that though local iniiu-
enccs. such a. miasma from foul residences
and neglected sewerage. promote iis spread
and increase it, viIuience when once IT has
started. it's beginning is often owing to
introduction from an infected locality. The
attention of Governors Of States on the sea-
toard has been directed hv NJ. Seward. the
Secretary Of State, TO the Importance OF OBJ
serving proper sanitary regulations. The
NJ Conmercai AdreTiiser rays the cholera
was long a familiar pestilence in the marshes
of the Cages. and in 1854. destroyed
80 600 liycs IN u?Pcr IIindostan. 1t began it-
march around Ihe world in 1917, when
Overlapping ITS customary limits, 1t sPpeartd
! m Calcutta. extending thence TO Naples IN
the North. and Ceylon and Madras IN the
South. 10 1920, Bombay was invaded. and
{ $50 ,Ouu lives we're tdken. III 10 '"S -
thence following up the navigable rivers and
the Travelled roads. appeared IN Persia and
/ Asia Minor. Here it halted for time. In
500 it appeared in Southern Il ls'rl- an
he next wear at Moscow. In 1881 it broke
out in Central Europe, and in January ,lSS2
it was in Great Britain. On the sth o.
June 1t appeared in Quebec, and thirteen
days later in New York. Thence 1t spread
over all the country, first appearing along
the great lines of travel. In 1884, the ehol-
era revisited the United States, and slnee
that time it has often made Its appearance
here. In 1919, this disease came to this
country as part of grand tour OF the world
similar to that noted above. lts arayage
were less fearful than in 1882, and the dis
ease was everywhere more manageable. fo
several successive years the cholera aPpeart'
here and there in the country, becoming II
some placcs almost en- acclimated disease.
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TEnGRaPHIc. - Our tovnsman o. a.
DODGE. who la. 50 lJng and 50 capably filled
the position Of Superintendent OF the
Northern District Of the American Tele-
graph Co.. has bc,n relieved by orders from
the headquarters Of the Company, and il
succeeded by GEo. b PzEsc,Tr. E-q. Mr.
Prescott is a veteran telcgrapher, the asthor
OF one or two valuable bjlks onitelegrapl S
and the telcsraphie art, and las been for
many years the Superintendent Of the four
or i've liner Of the Am. Co. between Boston
and :icw York and Albany. with their con-
nect,ns in the uousatonic Valley, &c His
iIstric; under the new arrangement will cx-
tend from New York to Montreal, with
headquarters probably at Troy.
MIR Prescott Is in town to-day, on his first
j,urney Of inspection over the Troy and
Canada line
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lcorrespondence of the Free Pressl
The New York Democratic State Con.
s--..t ALBANY. Sept 7,-l2 VI.

Dear FIRE.. Pres:
The Democratic State CoDven-
,;on NJ the State Of New York. which has been
holding it. sessions in Tweidle Hall OF this city
for the last two days. has just adjourned sine
die The proceedings have been strangely in
,ontr.s, with the proceedings Of previous con-
,s,,;cns of the same name. held in the same
placs. during the last four years Yesterday
and to-day. the triumph of the Union arms, the
restoration Of peace and consolidated govern
,,, hsxe been the themes which have pro-
voked the eloauence of champions Of the Demo
cratic marty. They have insisted upon the sup.
nor, of the President Of the United States, With
rs much emphasis. Is il this were a distinctive
principle CT their policy. Upon this occasiop.
not an echo even has been heard, OF those start
ling Lamentations and carefully prepared wall
ipes over the .Iauchte,ed citizens cf the Empire
State, ard the distracted condition OF the ooun-
try, aud the dismal prospects Of the adninisftra-
tiep. with which in former days the leaders q
the democracy were wont to entertain their dis
I ciple.. Ths. great master spirit, rhoee sk'i
could give substantially to gloom. whose yls'o
1 word pictures Of scenee OF blood and carnage
were deemed works Of high srt. whose despair
vas the rebers hope, has been ccnvenieutiy Ae'
sent on this occasion from the platform u vher'
! he has 30 osten perfornsds Nh, - EscGev
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SxroGLERs OyERHAuLED.-A correspondent
sends us the following account of little af.
fray with smugglers
"Custom Officer. VI. F. Chase. Of 81. Albsns,
k.d q spirited encounter with the notorious Tom
Carpenter. near Rieh's Lime Kiln in srantOn,
between three and four O'Clock yesterday morn
ing Tom and a man named Mckinney were
coming down with two horse team laden with
Gin Chase met them and ordered them 10 halt,
whereupCn Carpenter applied the whip and tr1ed
to escape. Finding himself too closely pursued.
he commenced to tighten hi. load, and for =
short time gin went down at a imGshin1 rate.
Chase finally osme up with him and seized his
team, and Carpenter dres his revolver and
threatened to fire. but very wisely did not exc
cute his threat. By the mere force Of numbers.
as Chase was alone, and could get no one to help
him, Carpenter and his accomplice finally suc-
creded in getting away. but not without an st-
tempt on the part Of the oficer to cripple their
team by pistol ball in or about the head Of enc
Of the horses.
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lI,s1oHr or THE BATTLE OF GrTrrsrrRca

HIsroKY or THE BATTLE OF GETrYsBuRGH.
Col. Jro Il. Bachelor, the publisher of
the celebrated "isometrical view" of the
Battlc6, II of Gettysburgh, to which We havo
repeatedly referred in these columns. is now.
as we are glad to learn, pr' piring detailed
History Of the battle. lie has already ac-
cumulated an immense amount Of material
for such work, and in order to verify state
ments, he will spend the month Of October
next at Gettysburgh, where be will be glad
to meet any and all participants IN the bat
tile. who will take the trouble 10 be there. to
learn from them on the spot, the facts they
have to give. We trust there will be good
number of the Vermont soldiers who took so
honorable share in the battle, who will
comply with this invitation. His History,
We doubt not. will be a thorough and Jair
one, made without fear or favor. and most
valuable contribution to the Literature Of
the War, ae..l. sfeI .llJ
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NUMBER fEfEvEN. :

sAiisg-s-si ,s.-sq Il moii SssE sdi 10 sEsn 81
ihe.sy Iiss rpsans Aplansa ana ipesrs. apps,
| and peaches; Of clear rlls winch pour iovnthe
hillsides to the fsrmeris door Of the district
school houses, where young Ambition climbs
his little lsider. ard 10Y ih Genius pIames his
haE Eaedge,i Wings" 0s % ssiv-~sf.o .r9resb
At one dwelling, an infant grizzly bear. ngel
10 weeks. and weighing 250 pounds, Is tel TO
| q stake Checking, him with q caff-whip uhen
too play fu. the owner frslies fearlessly with
young Bruin. When Lola Montez resided ia
California. she also kept grizzly as 4 househoil
pet. 'i'i'--lf q u J" 3 q" '1-
At Jacksonviiie. jackson County. we learn
that n fortunate miner has taken ont SOS with
in the last "a hours. The placer digginss OF
this County yield $50, 900 monthly.
yoiAt Rock Point, We cross Rogue River npoa
an excellent wooden toll bridge. A rival bridge
owner. three miles below, made bis structure
free, and for = time took all the travel. Dattts
original jacob bought the land on Evans Greek,
six miles to the eastward and running parallel
with the river, at its only friabie point; fenccl
up the ford and then bridged the creek, charging
toll there for both streams. Disccmi,ed by this
shrevd maneuyer,s the rival retired from the
contest --
Local histories and traditions abound We
ride all isy upon an oil military road construct
ed by Fighting Joe Hooker" when a captain
in the army; eross yump-ofs- Joe Greek, where.
during the Indisn war Of 1854, Joe Lane was
pursued. in ride for life, by a ssvage. when
bis men shouting. slump on joe" be Obeyed ard
was saved; pass Six bit Ranche.' whose
owner mounted the scaffold where an Indian was
about to be hanged. and dunnsd the victim for
SIX bits. (75 cents). Leland Eos t0fice, jose
phine County, and Grave Creek, all eommemo-
rate Josephine Leland, whose 5Ody the Indians
disinterrei and mutilatel Seven Of the sayaees
who did il we're afterwards killed and buried
near the outraged grave. --0 '-- --'- '-i
At midnight, pass the farm Of Ex-senator Jo.
Lane. whose disloyalty has made him the dead
lest Of politicians. 10 Douglas County, self
invited gue.ts. we breakfasted with Jesse Apple
gate, an old MN and entGr arising pioneer, vio
came here in lS4S. Upon his farm. and the al
iscent ones % his ehiljren, efnbraeirig 3 .DOO
scres. Mr.. Applegste suosists 100 cattle. and
!, 900 sheep. lie has sold $4,000 worth Of
oeeyes in single year. His ricKs contains 12O
tons Of bay, already kept three years for his
'asep, through winters SO mild as not to require
- 70 ? Lr5f.riI-rVf 81. r-.-f....--A - -
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Brig Gen.l Alon1o Alden. U. s. Vols,
Bierstadt, the artist, and Capt. P. I. Davis,
of Bcston. formerly of Lake ChamplaiD,
were among the arrivals at the a Lake House
fast evening.
Mr.. Leonard Love of IIinesburgh, for ten
wears clerk at the LIMITED States" Sarato-
ga. is now chief clerk of the American
Hotel Of this city.
The burglar who wa, shot in Middlebury
the other night, while breaking into store,
was young man from weybridgc, named
Warner.
Ex-Treasurer of Vt. Henry M. Bates died
at his residence IN Mortified on Wednesday
OF last week lie was State Treasurer from
81 to '6l.
DR.. p. O. NJ. Elson, late Surgeon Of the
Is, VI. Cavalry and 18th Vt. has resumed
the practice of medicine in Chester.
On Saturday, August 26;h, the Rev,
Thomas Ilalpin was ordained Deacon hy 1t.
Rev. Bishop De GOesbriand. IN 81. Mary's
Cathedral IN this city.
The parisbioners of Rev. Father Carroll.
the Young Catholic priest at Richmond and
UnderhIll. have recently presented him with
fine horse and buggy costing some three
hundred and fifty dollars.
Mrs. Lucy Barber. widow Of the late
Edward u. Barber Of Middlebury, nee VAIN
wright, died suddenly. Aug. l7th Of cholera
morbus at the the Louse of her son in law,
Capt 4. K. Sabin, in Chicago.
Ia view OF the approaching departure Of
Preeinent Labaree and wife, from Middle
bury. the ladies' of that town and vicinity
have presented Mrs Labaree with $500, as a
token Of regard and appreciation ''of the
interest which she has manifested in the
social and religious welfare Of the eommun-
ity.'' -.-.. .-...-r
The friends Of the gallant Lieut.. James
NJ. Read, 10th VI Vol, who was mortally
wounded before Persrsburgh. April %,
have received the official notification Of the
War Department appointing Lieut.. Read,
for gallant and meritorious services before
Petersburgh. Va. Captain OF Volunteers
by brevet, in the service Of the United
Sfa,es, TO rank from the % of April, 1850
Lieut.. Read died of his wounds before this
ufhcial recognition OF his gailantry eOunid
reach him. r al l--... .al s.-i %
DR.. Marston, of South Dedham, Mass. /,
whose shocking murder by an insane wife'
has lately been announced. was from Con-
cord, in this State, and received his medical
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CITY Council.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

..r BOARD OF ALDERMEN r. III
MoSDAr, Sept. 4th-
Present Aldermen Appleton, Barnes, BlOds
EFT. Dodge Flanagan and TAFT
Mayor CatlIn in the Chair.
The following resolution was adopted
p Re,orre9, &C., That the Claims Of L. Barnes
for cash paid for lsmp-posts andpipe, and erert-
ing them, be referred to the committeeOn Sire,t
Lamps, and said Committee are directed to report
: to the City Council, whether said claim should
be allowed. r T'lf
The following joint resolution was read. and
ordered to lie -sr.l'.. s.-.
4 Resoired, &C., That when any Ordinance or
Bylaw -hsll have been psssed and signed. the
same shall be publisned in --- Newspaper
publisbed in this city, for the period prOvidea By
the Charter ---- ---I
On motion Of Alderman Dodge, the joint resO-
luton leasing q room in City Hall to C. 3. tham.
was rescindsd.
The following joint resolution was adopted:
Resolred, &c, That the sum ef $500 be ap-
prOpristed to extend the sewer empying into or
near Pine Street, and be expended under the d.
rection of the Street Commissioners.
The petition Of C. J. Alger. for certain persons
claiming bounties, was read and ordered to lie
On motion Of Alderman Dodge, jOint resolu-
ton authorizing the purchase Of a site for pub
lie market for sum not exceeding 800. was
adopted.
The Bosri adjourned. to meet Monday Sept
IL, at t7P.M = 81 ..tV -fl
i Touching the resolution reported above rs
pending, tu have the City Ordinances and
Bylaws published in some one newspaper,
we take the liberty Of limiting to the City
Council. that the object Of the publication
required bY law, r., that the people may haYo
a full and fair chance TO know what Oriin-
snces and Bylaws have been passed. To
limit the publication to any one psper, frus-
trates in great measure the object Of The
publication. Ii ought to be made in all thfec
of the papers. The additional expense to
each Ia, payer would be trife, the benefit
TO the community would be very great.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-09-15

Inv IL Vt. IlEAvY ARriLLsY. The Troy
Times OF the jth inst. publishes the follow
ing card from the officers of the Regimen, ;
To the Citi:eas Of Troy
Unprovokei assaults were
committed upon some Of your number on the
2gth Of August last, at the depot. by some mem
bers Of the battalion, First Vermont Artillery.
while under the influence Of lquor furnished 10
them in the yicinage OF the depot We. the ofii-
GERS Of the battslion, take this opportunity TO
express our heartfelt regret at the commission
Of those assaults. aud our sense Of the obligation
:or the kind hospitality shown to the ofhcers and
men By the citizens OF Troy in providing enter
rainment for them At the depot while en route to
Burlington.
Signed by MAJOR Sanford. and me line off,
GERS Of fie 0GffaiioR.
Colonel Ludlow's report Of the result OF
his investigation into the disturbance a:
Troy. i e2pcc,ed daily, and we trust will be
sucA ~ to acrccably relieve the suspense Of
the officers, 10 in numbe-, whose pay is de-
layed, in consequence of this affair.
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T.
/, THg FATGrs OF PREsIDESr JOHNSON
Fiity-three yearsago the following obituary
notice OF President johnson father iJsnua-
~ 10, 1912 appeared in tho Raleigh
(N. E.) Ssr.sdi g si.Ts 81 -h5TiaosI 3 .1-
{ ..Bied in this city, on Saturday list.
Jacob johnson, who bad for many years oc.
cupied humble but useful station in
society, lie Was city constable, sexton. and
porter to the State bank. Ia. his last Illness
be was visited BY the principal iHhabiiapts
Of the city, by all Vt whom he was esteemed
for his honesty. sobriety, industry. and
humane friendly disposition. Among all
10 whom be was know n and esteemed ncnc
lament him more J(except. perhaps his rela-
tivee) than the publisher o. this paper, Tor
he owned Bis life Cd q particular occasion to
the boldness and humanity Of johnson. 90
The North Carolina Standard thus ex-
plains the concluding lines in the above
obituary notice
al Thomss Henderson was upsct in canoe,
/ and wss % near being drowned thai his was
nearly extinct when be was recovered.
jacob johnson was On the bank, safe and
secure. But be saw his friend drowning be-
;fur his face ; Thoughtiess of life, he plunged
in at she hazard Of his own l,fe. He fnelly
succeeded in saving bis friend, bit both
were nearly exhassted when they reached the
.hore ll-lt lial
pe'".s Is,tsbooW .il551sd s8uEL .neH
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CusTax HousE ArPOISIxEST.-W. II II.
cAllister has been appointed Deputy Col
cc;or at St. Albaps. Mr. McAllistcr left
the Universiry here. in bis Junior year. 70
enter the army, was sergeant of Co 6. Of
the Fourth Vt, lost leg shattered by a cap-
non shot ct the storming Of Marye's heights
at the hrst Fredericksburg, and bore sick
ncss and confinement OF over year. succeed
ing smputation, with a cheerful endurance
beyond praise. lie is one of the maimed
I heroes who should receive such appointments,
and we are glad to note such recognition Of
his sacrihces and worth. .,--,V s,,-f-
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ernor Horatio Seymour. who wa. expected to be
Chairman of this important Convention, been
absent Why did be leave the convention az
ter making bis appearance here as delegate ,
Could he not be patriotic and hopeful It
would seem not. No political skin or leSerde-
main Except that Of the New York HERALD
would be equal to turning 80 sudden SUMNER
set gracefully. As politician, Horato Sey-
mour seems dead, His influence is but ghost.
Such I seem to see him.
In my minds eye, Horatio.''
Dean Richmond, Peter Cagger, and the war
democrats are in the ascendant. They have wo-
ven their web these two days past, in the form
Of patriotic resolutions. and they hope therein to
entangle the voters Of the Empire State. They
have nominated candidates for the State ticket,
more Republican than Democrat, with the same
end in view
The democrats rely upon the history OF their
party, upon their ticket lat the head OF which
stands General Slocum as candidate for Secre-
tsry Of Sta,e,) and upon managerial wile'' for
success. They also speak in their platform,
abou, the rights Of States, and the supremacy
of civil over military authority. win these
things save them ; AZ to the history Of the
party, the people will look at the record Of the
last four years. viii any sudden assumption of
virtue wipe out that record It is impossible I
that it can be so regarded.
The democrats of New York have tried to
meet the demands of the people in this conven- |
tion. They have sacrificed nearly all that gave /
them any distinctive character as party. But .
they have not yet gone far enough. The name |
under which the worst traitors have been shel- 4
terei. will not now be trusted. The democratic 4
party must vote itself out of existence-if tina;
Is what is mesnt--not simply in effect and inii-
directly. but directly and by name, Il its sup
porters would meet the demands of the loyal
people, and stand equal with the members Of
that party, the triumph Of whose principles has
oeen the ,alvation Of the country, AMI = tri-
.mph Tor freedom throughout the world.
Yours, truly, T.
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dience assembled at tho First Calvinistit
I Congregational Church on the 9th. upon
his invitation, and received a rare treat. The
pieces played were mainly of Mr.. Hopkins
own composition OF arrangement, and CON-
7 prised tender and beautiful " Serenade;" 8
c,llection of :" Sugar Plums'' from Faust and
Lucia; "Oft in the Silly Night" with
striking and original variations; a Fantasia on
the - Summer Nigh,' from Don Pasquale.
which was exquisitciy beautiful: and a mag
nifcent Fantasia on themes from Wagner s
Tannhauscr. Mr.. Hopkins il, withoutSx-
ceptiOn, the most brilliant performer on the
organ we have ever heard The organ, as
all know, is a comparatively slow instrument;
yet Mr.. Hopkins makes it answer to his touch
in cadenzas, trills and ehromatic runs Of a
rapidIty and brilliancy. which it takes good
player to equal ON the piano. The most
striking characteristic of his playing, per-
haps. is this proiuse and brilliant Ornamental
tion. Possibly with IN organ in better tune
through all the stops, he would have varied
his perform ance wsth more OF the massive
chords and stately fugues for which the or
gan is specially adapted The only fault
finding criticism on the entertainment, how
ever. that We have heard or can make. is
the universal one, involving the highest
praise. that It was 100 short; bu; the propri-
etics Of the sacred house did not admit OF APP
Tlause and encores. and the audience had |
to leave, very much obliged to
Mr.. Hopkins Tor what he had gwen them.
and wishing there was more OF it.
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Fanny FERS has beea spending the sum-
mer at Brattieboro. and expatis,es as follows
in one of her recent pieces IN the New York
Ledger si-e4 1aai0 La q sI0d sd ~ =
The sunsets Vermont gets up are after the,
pattern Of the Rsselations. Gssss 20 gold. pill
lars Of crystal, galls Of amethystI One nerds &
new dictionary "a, translate their glory, and sll
the breathing :space. vermont can give. not 70
feel oppressed ohy thdr rsplendrs akdea't Non-
der veruopssFs fought Nsll si9 tbe lsts, ,var.-
and every sv.uiSstas sI bssssSs soc delicious,
brasing Al. y Isaid sAsHeasl& snsAEs apppfryfal
TO produce heroes How ooqh they help dghk;
ing hercely And righteously f6r sd1S honies ~
these 2 1 look &C the nnmssoD1iffb Amy feuts
peacefully resting under the tres 10 the yards Of
the cid homesteads, serving now for mimic gen
erals and Heuteranfs, and little fairy q fadgh.
tiers Of the regiment. p With their dolls and .'ra-
TONS" and l devoutly thank God that we can
say, the late war. Every lesfy home among
these m, untains has its hero. Manned he may
be, butwhen loving basds snd wiling feet are
sll about one, lie besssns arg sssy % bsar.- =
Apderpenvills snd Libby sem tos hIn9 Aow like
dresifal .riehtnarss, from which a 10 4anoke TO
lths sxeet hughssf bis childpss uths soa3 af the
bird, end the esol lcseliness o. Dc cd gnFied
tres, uuder vhichihis father played before him.
His facs 10 as ,piacd % If il had never ben ID
the spoke Of battle, unless ycu suggest the pos.
sible pardon Of JET Davis 7Aes, fndsfd
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TnE COMMERCIAL CoLLTeE.-We learn that
Mr.. j. 5. Corbln. Of Bridgeport, has be-
come Associate Principal of Bryant, STRAIT
ton S Co.'S Commercial College here, and
will have charge Of the institution in the alb
scnce Of Nj. loyt. Mr.. Corbin has been
for some time connected with the Commercial
College at Bridgeport, and has, therefore,
experience in his profession. His brother,
Prof. \. COIbin, will be remembered by
many as formerly Professor of Penmanship
here. The institution has now 80 pupils with
prospect OF very large increase this fall ;
and will. no doubt. receive now additional
impetus IN its career.
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TIE NEw ENGLAND FAIR, At CONCORD, Y


TEE NEw ENGLAND FAIR, At CoScORD, n
H.-This Exhibition opened on the 5th inst,
and appears to be grand success. The
show of sheep it is ssid, surpasses any yet
made in New England. Among them are
very large contributions from VIM. r, San
ford Of Orwell. VI, and 8. w. Allen Of e.
gin Springs. vergepnes, Vt. The Messrs.
Allen also show fifty-one varieties OF f.wls.
The Premium in the second tros, Tuesday
afternoon. was won by Black Warrior, j. P
Willard & Co., Fairhaven, VT. in 2.464.
The big OK "Gen. Grant," which weighs
1000 lbs, and COW valued at $1,000. are
among the cattle on the grounds.
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Jtrolrsr.-oue Colchester, cooosroring

JucoLrsY.-Ore Colchesce-, couosruing
who.e exhibition as a spiri,ualist medium.
&C.. there was trial at Rochester. n Y. a
short time ngo. resulting in declaration
that hi. operstion- properly came under the
denomination Of JuggIery. took ou; 8 license
at Buffalo, on Saturday last, a. a .'iuggler. :"
paying $40 therefor, by the terms OF which
he Is allowed to practice until May next
The application was made for license as a
"spiritual medium hy some people called
jugglery." but the Assessor would nor con-
sent. and the license was issued for ..iug-
glery.'' l-'''