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CoMMERCIAL.
ROCK ISLAND MARKET,

Rock IsLAHp, Feb Is.
The current valae Of the articles named below
10 subject to changes bat the following quotations
are correct for the date Of this report:
Flour-Johnston's Spring Double Extra, in bbls
$7,4e, at Wholesale, and 81 80 At retail. Sacks
$500 at Wholesale, and "a SO At retail. Loose
81, 80 At wholesale, and 81, 80 At retail.
Whsat-No. l, 1886. -. No: :, 5oea70c; Re
jseted 25a40c.
Csrn-25c for 10 lbs.
Oats-l4al6c for So lbs.
Rys-40e.
Barlsy-No. |. CSC. mo. a,..s5a5e4.
Beans-50a75c.
Oniens-25c per bus.
Potatoss--20a25c.
kggs-25c dos.
Butter Very choice lots. for recalling, will
bring 20c.
Sorghum-50a75c-
Salt-$3, 25a3, 30 per bar.
Kerosene Wholesale, barrels included, soc;
retail 81 90
Hlghwines-$2,25.
Poultry-Live chickens, 81, 00a3, 90 per dos
Dressed, SC per h.. Turteys, lac per ID.
Pork.-For live hogs, s3asac; Dressed 9Aa.lo
Beehive weight, common 3,O0a4,50. For
prime shipping S, 00a6, 90 per hundred lbs.
Hides-Green country, DC; green salted, &c
dry sailed, Sc; dry flint, 10e; green calf, Zoe;
cut, damaged & gruby price; sheep pelts, 90
Hay-Prairie, $5aSper ton; Timothy, $SaI0
Wood-Oak 81 90 20 500 a cord.
Cosl.--At the Coal Valley yard, the Levee,
coal sold at I6 cents the cost of delivering to
be added
From teams, in Marketsquars, at ISa20 cts.
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49, .,oDvmous call is published in the
-. so- 3 meeting of the negro equality
o".O'' ., the court house, tomorrow evening,
r. nominate candidates to be beaten at the
x, city election.
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Go TO THE BEsT.-Go to Bryant, stratson & Mer-
ribs Davenport Commercial College, to get thor
ough practical business education, or to become a
good sound telegraph operator. For circulars
address (enclosing stamps) Byrant, Stratton &
Merrill, Davenport, Iowa. dwtf.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-13

Col. DANroRTH-We would respectfully but
emphatically announce to the etize 10 OF Rock
Island, the name OF William Eggleston ,Esq., as a
candidate for mayor at the ensuing city election.
febl3 MANY CITIZENS.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-13

THE New JERUsALEM.-The Rev. J. r. Hib-
bard, of Chicago, gave the first of a series of lee
lures on the New Jerusalem or Swedenborgian
Church, last evening, in the East Room, at LIE
Claire Hall, Davenport. He will give six lectures
more, at the same place, as follows;
Friday Evening, Feb'y 9th-on the Sacred
Scriptures.
Saturday Evening, Feb'y 10th-on Mans Spirit
ual Body and the Resurrection.
Sabbath Morning, Feb'y lith,-on the Lord
Jesus Christ, the only God.
Sabbath Evening degeneration or the New
Birth.
Monday Evening, Feb'y 12th,-If ye would en-
ter into life keep the Commandments.
Tuesday Evening, Feb'y l3th,-Necromancy or
Spiritualism.
Lectures free. feb9dtd.
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Receipt of Hogs o-day, live and dressed, foot
up $3.50 head.
Dressed hogs-10, 90all,0
Mess pork-$26.25
Bulk meats-l3lc.
Lard-l64c for kettle
Green Mests-l64c.
Sweet picked hams-l5s.
Shoulders- l2c.
Green hams-l5
Dry sailed shoulders-l04
Clear pork-25, so.
Beet hams-33.
Flour quiet.
Wheat-No spring sold at l,l7al,l7a; No 2
rs! aS2; rejected 90
Corn-No 81, No 2 "a.
Oats-22s for No /, and 1873 for No ?.
Rye-50 for No
Barley-nothing doing.
Highwines-2,lS.
Clover Seed-7,30
Tiuothy-3,l5
Flax-2,45
Beet Catte--fair steers 5a6; extra cows asia
400.
Live Hogs 5oas, 80 for extra; s,6Oas, so tor
fair.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-13
LOCAL COLUMN.
CITY ELECTION
Tuesday, March 9Th.
FOR MAYOE

Bailey Davenport will be candidate for re-
election to the Office of mayor of the city OF Rock
Island.
febl2dwtd.
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CITY 1T E NJ $

n. proe the champion skater, IS engsg
id to give grand exhibition at the islan'
Civ Park, tomorrow afternoon See aoSef'
tissment.
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Odd Fellows

Rock ISLAND LODGE No. IS, I. o. o. F.-Meets
every Monday Evening at Odd Fellows Hall,
southeast corner of Illinois and Eagle streets, at
seven O'Clock, p. m.
c. B. KNOX, r. s. ERNEST kRELL, n. G.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-13

CoTroN GooDs DowN-Prices Down.-A new
and splendid assortment of early spring goods and
at reduced prices lust received The quality and
styles are unriyslled both for beauty, texture and
sheapness.
Bargains can und oubtedly be had at Mayo's,
and the people this vicinity will find it to their
true interest to call and examine before purchas
ing elsewhere.
Call and try it, at MAyo's,
Gimbel's Old Stand,
Illinois Street.
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Monday morning, and had very indiscreetly said
so in public. 1t is to be hoped clue may be
had to the rogues, and their arrest and punish
ment soon follow. #AA#
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BATCHELOR,s HAIR DYE:

A Household Necessity exists for the Use of
DURNO'S CATARRH SNUFF.
Which, in the first stages of a cold, acts like
magic. Headache, Hoarseness, Diptheria, and
Bronchitis, Sore Eyes, reainess, Bad Taste and
Smell, being the result OF Catarrh. This snuff re-
moves and prevents all these, and insures heal
thy Head. Its effects are pleasant and safe, even
for infants who suffer from Snuffies.
1t has the highest professional testimonials.
Sold by all Druggists, sent by mail to all parts
of the U. s., for 80 cents for one box, or 81 for
four boxes. Address,
JAS. DURNO, P. o. Box 1885,
New York.
Wholesale, by D. BARNES SEQ, 81 Park
Row, n. Y. nov25dwly.
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PUBLIC SALE of HORSES.

WILL SELL forty head of three, four
| and five year old horses at public sale at my
residence miles north OF Aledo, on Tuesday,
Feb'v Goth. Most of them are mares, many of
them are mares with foal and all in excellent con-
dition for work. / will also sell my Mammoth
Warrior Jack, years old and Is hands high,
heavy set and sure foal-getter. credit of nine
months on the horses, and longer time, if de-
sired, on the Jack.
GRAHAM LEE.
Hamlet. Feb'y LIST 1866. feb5dwtd.
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NEW YORK MARKET.

Telegraphed to the Argus.
New York, February Is.
Cotton-quiet 40
Flour-quiet. $7,S0ss,lG extra state; s,5Oas,95
r. II. O..
Wheat--qulet without decided change Lisa
10 in store for choice new Amber Mil.
Rye-99
Barley-more active
Comic lower 74a76 unsound; 77as0 sound
mixed western.
Osts-dull. 39a42 for unsound 54a55 sound
western
Pork-heavy. % ,564a2s 81 new mess, closing
q, 80 cash rs, 00a2s, 90 old, closing at $500
cash.
Beef-heavy
Cut Mest-frmer
Lard-steady i54alSs
Dressed Hogs-dull I23al2f
Whsky-dull 2, 20a2,23
Butter-dull, 25a3S Ohio.
Cheess-quiet l4al9
Eggs-dun
sugar-quiet
Petrolsum--ouiet, 81 crude; SO refined. bond;
73a74 free.
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JOHNSON'S AMBRIC AN.

CORNER ILLINOIS Is WASHINGTON
STREETS, ROCK ISLAND.
HAVING purchased this hotel and fitted
II it up in good style, 1 respectfully solicit a
share of public patronage. The house il located
in the very centre OF business, the ferry land
ing and not far from the railroad depots.
few boarders can be supplied with good
rooms and board.
@a-I have fine large stable, good safe wagon
yard and plenty Of room for farmers teams, and
respectfully solicl, the patronage OF the farmers
and of all others who wish to stop at good hotel
N. B.-Agood barber's saloon connected with
the house CHARLES HERMANN,
Proprietor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-11-16
The Expected Meteoric Shower

Astronomers sometimes niscalculate. Such
was the opinion many formed on the 18th,
and nth inst. when after INDUCING in
slccple>s vigil. they failed to see the pre-
dictcd nctcoric shower. The great expect
alton which the public has INDUCED of be-
holding 4 grand display Of Natures pyro-
technics on Tuesday or Wednesday last was
ba .cd on the dict,tm of Prof. Newton of
Yale College. Doubtless the Professor to-
gciher with other astronomers in Europe
and America spent several .leepless nights
with their telescopes directed to the star
Gamma in the constellation Leo. but. we
have yet TO learn that they saw any unusu-
al display of mcteors In that direction.
Oilers the Astronomer, fixes the real pc.
iiod Of the grand metcoric shower to be
thirty four years instead of thirty three,
and if he be correct we will have to wait
till Nov. 1867 before We shall witness the
temperance Of the display which was seen
in 1893. and 1888.
The month OF Noyemberis noted for me-
teoric eXhibitions-but the probability is
that we shall have to wait another year be-
fore we shall see repetition Of the mag
ni!iccnt spectacle witnessed 80 years ago
l.,
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THr ONE Observation-Disclosures is one draw
back in the series of brilliant Victories won by
the union party in the October and November
elections. that Of the defeat Of the party in Mary
land which ensures the return Of q c0ppcry
politician to the United States Senate in place Of
Hon. John 4. j. Creeswcll. The nation will re-.
greet the result of this break in the series Of splen
die victories just accomplished, because the sen :
ate will be deprived of one its most trusted
members. Senator Creeswell has been true 10
his honest convictions, the nation and the par
" Of which he was an honored member all
through the trying period ofthe past. lie might
have followedin the same path OF DoolittIe and
Cowan, and sustained himself at home, but i,e
preferred honor TO position-to he right rather
than successful, and therefore he wifi not be re-
turned for the present, but will give place to the
scheming and srtful Swami. Lctus hope that
he will enter the contest in that state anew, act.
ua'ed by the same lofty principle which has char
acterizcd him in the past, and impellcd by the
earnest love Of true liberty which led the late
Hon. Henry Winter Davis to triumph over all
obstacles and plant the standard of freedom in
the heart of"My MarylanE.
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A HUMBUG

HOw OFTEN WE HEAR THIS EXPRESSION
III from persons reading advertisements offat-
tnt Medicines, and in nine ont of ten they may BE-
right. 1t is over - years since. introduced my
medicine the VENETIAN LISIMENr, to the publc
had money TO advertise il. 20 lett it for sale
with n few druggists and storek-epers through n
small section of the country, many taking It with
great reluctance ; but toll them to let any one
have ii, and il 1t did not do all stated my PAM
phlet, no need pay for It, In some stores two
or three bottles were lske2 on trial by persons
present. ! was NY many. thought crazy, and that
would be the last they would see ofme. but knew
my medicine was no humbug. In about two months
began to receive ai,iers fer more Lininent, some
calling it nay valuable Lniln.ut who had refused to
sign n receipt when lett II II their store. Now my
sales are millions OF bottles yearly, and all iorlca.h
warrant it superior to any o,hsr me ioIne for the
sSre Ct Croap Diarrhiea nyseut.ry, Collie, Vomiting
spnsns aud >easicsWass, As an Internal remedy. IL
Is perfectly innocent 10 take internally oath
company ing each bottr.-and externally for thro.
mic kheunati.n. Headache. Mumps, Frosted Feet.
Bruises, Sp aims Old sores, swelling, sore Throats
&C.. Sc Sold by all the Druggists. Depot. IS Cor
tlandt street, New York. 1w36
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'.Prarie-Dog Rattlesnake GEO.

Mr.. Greeley in his Overland Journey
notes ncasion. tlierem1rka,.s associations
al fact. after lsIviag once dchied It's being
4 fact. that the Prarie-Dos. the Rattle
snake, aud thc- Owl. .dea together On tn,
praries OF the great West. This /, a N 81
remarkable firm, aud one is at a loss TO IN
derstantthe reason for such a coparfne,'
ship. The first member of the firm /. de
scribed 40 follows: The Prairie Dig Is a
funny fellow. ffi>,Sy himself and source
of amusement to others. lie deus in vii
lagos or towns. on any dry grass ground,
usually on the dfycst of the high prairie,
and his hole is specifically very large
ant-hi,l with the necessary ori:i &C i'll the
centre. On this ant-iiill sits the pr"pric-
tor. n chunky little fellow. in size between
q gray Squirrel and a rabbit, say ahoG
half veodcliuek. When one approaches ne
he raises cry of tlanger-no bark at ALL
bnt something be:weea the piping OF Il irog
on a wa-m spria. evening and the morse
OF very Young puppy-tiien drops into
his hol,.:,nd ssileat and Invisible. Ihc
Owl the third member Of the burrowlng
family Is. says the same writer. ''ot small
browti-blcaed wiiite-faee1 Species The
Rattlesnake. every one understands. Sut
how three such creatures could share tic
same lodging is passing strange. No woh-
der the matter-of-fact philus Dpher of the
Tribune refused to believe the story un,il
facts.-stubborn ones, compelled him to
give in to the we'll authenticated s,ory.
The Philadelphia firm of August last was
composed of just such an homogeneous set,
and hardly any one would have supposed
the firm would occupy the same lodgings
until after the November elections. The
Western hunter when he wants TO clear
tine der cfthe Praric-Dog of its contents
peurs in water until the inmates hasten IL
to daylight. SO the voters of the free state.
have been trying the experiment OF drown
Jag out the Philadelphia firm. and have
,iog, the wise owl. and the spcckle.l and
deadly rattlesnake are all ont HOW. I'll,
latter has the H:p,t force and character
and finally is tie only member that render
ed the partnership a source Of solicitutl,
to the people. Thc. owl and dog areharnl
less. We do not intend to run 4 parallel
between the members of the Philadelphia;
firm and that named by Mr.. Greeley. al
we desire 10 call attention to is the fact tina
such AN experiment la been tried by vha
are termed sane men. aud that the only in
stance Of such an odd combination Of char
acters that we Ea,e c. me :cress i'll o,tr lin
lied reading is the one related at the com
menccment of this. No doubt if the com
mons had been short during the cXistcnc
of the copartner>hlp. that the ratfiesnak
would have had his own way in dividin
the spells.
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HENRY A. CARTER.
The Secretary Again.
wIscAssEr Nov. 18th. 1866.

DEAR AMERICAN.
Your amiable CORE spondcnt. ~. Populi''
does 10, quite fairly refute the argument
urged in Flint's favor. The stale cry OF
usage" WAS not invoked to aid him. l SIM
plv said Perry.s friends used this argument.
now so vehcmentlv pushed by ". Poiuii
in Col. Smiths favor-l added ''usageH
would not displacc Flint" ". Populi'' is
correct in his history that Morrill,. wash
burne and Cony had anew secretary. But
can he honestly stop here: These Govern
ors had each had large experience in Leg
islation and were practically familiar with
the routine and duties Of the Council Cham
Dor. Not 80 with Gov. Chamberlain, hei>
AS green rs a school girl, So far As the office
duties are concerned. and it is no disre-
spcct to him to say so-Thc great demands
of the state he fully comprchends with the
details Of his Office he knows nothing abs
luteIy nothing, and hencel say the Legisla-
turr could hardly do him greater disfayor
than to make the proposed change urged by
". Popali.' Ii q ch IN - be al. do not put
in Flnt's place man who knows as little
and less than the one he goes in to assist.
General Ch2mbcrlain.s friendsa re res1ons-
ible to great extent. for the success ofhi'
Administration. Let them see to it that
his Bureaus are not filled by men who can
not aid him aad nould not ,fthey could.
find In this section some interest felt fol
Burlae for President Of the Senate. Report
/ says lIersey will not run against Porter. i
this be so. a triang ular fight, with Jersey
left ont. will result in an easy victory fol
Woodman-lf ilerscy runs he wins-not
withstanding the almost unanimous con
cession ofthe Spcakership to Barker of tn,
same County. TO day the ticket stands Her
scy, Barker, Flint, Shepley for the contest
ed places. OsIEao r..
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~ ~ 1854 ~ $780,
STATES, Rep. Dem. Rep. Dem and & IN


.ofih2>c elected in 1854 n, Republicans. eight
lNoril, Mo. Latham and Whalcy, :sWc>t Va. D.;
Raymond. \, T.; smith, Rousseau and Randall
KY; Phelps. Md acted this year an the most
important questions with the President and the
Democrats, against the majority Of Congress.
making the relation Of parties for the remainder
of the XNNlNth Congress, 122 Radical Rep
ublicans against II Democrats and Con>crvat.
ives.
From this statement II will be seen that In the
new issue which j. now before the country, we
have thus far gained six members. We shall
probably lose one or two members In the election
for members Of Congress to lc held in 1857 !; hut
in ease Colorado aud Nebraska should Ia add,
iaittcd. this loss would I've balanced by the
members elect from these two States. Ii may
therefore be regarded ~ certain that tho Xl.th
Congrcs>will I've better than the XXXlXth.
Several of the districts carries, by the Dem.
ocrats lXllth Pennsylvania. XIIlih Ohio, iii
and lNth lmliana, lid and lid Mary land1 arr
likely 10 he contested by Republican, ON account
II large number offrauduicnt or Illegal vote,
having been east. and thus the Radical ranks in
Congress may gain few additional mem.
bcrs TriLnae.
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many countries as a medicine orindispensable nee,
c-.itv. In Great Britain, France. aud Germany
where medical science has reached Its highest per,
fccicn IL IL prescribed in domestic practice, and
constantly used In the armies. in hospitals aud 9th
ar public institutions, where Is regarded by the
attending ply sicians the most speedy and agree,
able rctnc'iy that can bc employed, Scarcely any
nc,rhborhood can bc found where well known
eases Of diseased lungs, VIII oh had lalle'i the eff
or,s ~ the mos, skitui and experienced doctors,
have iccn permanently cured by IT, These results
are the most convincing proofs Of tho superior
curative prooertios of this preparation and them
the authors poiu, with peculiar satisfaction. while
il Is most pow crfnl az sinst confirmed diseases. It 10
extremely gentle a medicine in infancy and youth
being quite harmless TO even the youngest when
administered judieiously.
Thi. heaiiircstorer accamplis,es even morn by
rrcvcn ion than cure. II taken IN season It heals
all irritatons OF tho throat aud lungs, whether
arising from Colds ~ Coughs, or other causes. and
thus prevent thu long train OF painful and hcrr.
able diseases, which would arise from the neglect
ni them. Hence no family should be without il.
Influenza Grnup, IIoarseness. Whooring Cough
Pieur.y. Iucipient Consumption ami other affect,
ion. of the breathing organs give Way before this
pre-c,nineni cpmbination OF pelirai virtues.
Prepared by DIR. J, G.. AVER h Co. Lhwell.
Mass and sold by al Druggists and dealer. in
medicine e.erV where. For sale n tWiggin Parch,
er and [, 4. Peek. Ellsworth. Me. Noy&DeG
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Slipping Ncps.
PORT OF ELLSWORTH.

ARRIVED.
Thursday. Nov. sth.
Sch Andrew Peters. Murch from New York
=" James 1'ilden, Davis. from Portland.
CtEtgrp.
Forester. Rcmick, for Portland.
Friday. Nov, 9th.
Sch. Councillor. Wood. far Boston.
:" Fair Dealer. Young. for Portland.
Davis. Siddlcr. for Portland.
ARRIVED.
saturday, Nov, 10th.
Sch. Agenoria. Means. from Boston.
Elizabeth, Jordan, from Boston.
3" Edward. Millikcn. nom Bbs'on.
80 Rattan. Curtis. from Bosian.
" senator. Bunscy. from Boston,
" Dolphin Davis. from Boston.
Cercsco. Bouscy. from Bosfan.
Oliver Branch, Young. from Boston,
Mary Elizabeth. Eaton. from Boston,
CLEARED.
s~ Saturday, Nov, 18Th.
S,hr. James Til,len. Davis, for Boston.
Delaware. Wood. for Boston.
Emily. Grant. for Gloucester.
Andrew Peters. Murch. for New York.
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Loss of Capt. Taylor and Crew,

Mr.. EDITOR The following is COP,
Of letter from Henry A. Carter, write,
f, to his mother, which tells its own story.
S. WATSON.
LIVERPOOL. ENGLAND, Oc., -. 1896
DEAR MOTHER
Ii is with pleasure. write these few
lines to let you know that | am well
Mother you will be surprised when yo,
receive this. and will thank God for saving
my life. and will cause others to shed tears.
and will mourn Tor their lost ones.
1t was on the 25d. of September when
the little schr. Bride was run down by the
ship Chancellor, belonging to England.
and Your son Henry WAS the only one left
to tell the tale. yes mother, the rest Of her
crew went to the bottom of the sea. When
she was struck she sunk like 20 much iron.
| will try and tell you how was saved.
1t was halfrast four in the afternoon and
the fog was as thick as 1t could be, when
Richard Gray said "hark. thought
heard horn The Capt. blew the horn.
then we heard the horn from the ship. The
first sign of the ship was something look
ing like shadow. when the mate rung the
bell; but it was too late. for the ship was
OF, us. The Capt. said put out the boat. :"
but it was too late for our vessel was sink
ing. Our mainmast in falling stove the
boat to peices Tho ship threw ropes over.
ore of which caught and held OH to. till the
ship hove to. when they threw another
line with slip-knot into which put my
arms. and they pulled me on board of the
ship. Other lines were thrown and every
thing was done to save the mems lives. but
the fog was so thick, there was none TO be
seen amer got on board. ] was in the
water about five minutes. After my arri-
vm here the American Consul gave me
clothes and will send me in ship to Bos-
ton. Tell father to have 1t put in the pa
pcrs. The names of the men were. Henry
Taylor, Capt; Samuel Merrill jr. Mate;
Richard Gray. John Leach. Joseph Will
sou. Frank rreworgy of Snrry. and jaime 5
Thurman. William Thorn OF Buck3port.
and Reuben Gray and myself of Ellsw ORTIZ
From your son.
HENRY A. CARTER.
.rrhe Sc,,o ". was owned in Snr-
~ and was on fishing cruise. MOST I"
the crew it will be seen were from Surry
The first tilings the owners had OF the III
fate of their vessel. and the first of course
which the friends of the lost crew had OF
their sad loss was communicated to them
hy this letter from Mr.. Csrter-ED. AN.