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The Cid Oaken Bucket.

fresh interest has recently been impartcd
to The Old Oakcn Bucket, written by sam.
uel Woodwork. through the circunlst;,lice
,i, anat Il personal friend of the poet, jerome
lloinpson, has painted picture with his fi,-
niliar lite: IL is, in fact, Il view fro life VI
the poets birthplace, at Sciuate, Massucbu-
sets, with the well in the foreground. aud the
oucket-,'Ile old oahen bucket, the iron bunlld
o,,,he' n nv, , ane moss covered bucket '-po.ed up
on the curb Of it, and the boy Woodworth, u,s
eonpahled tby Il sister younger than himself,
drinking from Il. Ike following is the beauti-
ini Wen known song:
How dear to my he.. are the scenes OF nv
childhood,
When fond reecolleetions present them to
view
he orchard. the meadow, the dccp-tanglcd
wildwood,
And every loved spot which my infancy
The wide spreading pond, ana the mill that
The bridge, and the rock where the cataract
fell;
The cot Of my father. the ,lairy-house niah it,
And cen the rude bucket which hung in the
we'll.
The old oaken bucket-the iron.bound buc;.
The moss-coyercd bucket which hung in the
well.
The moss-coycre. vessel hail ms a treasure
For often, at noon, when returned from the
field.
found 1t the source of IN exquisite pleasure.
lhe purcst and sweetest that nature can Weld.
low ardent seized it, With hand, that were.
glowing,
Aid quick TO the White pebblcd bottom it fell
Then soon, with the emblem OF truth vycr1;ow-
ing,
And dripping with cooIncss, it rose from the
well.
The old oaken bucket--the iron-bound buck-
ct,
The moss-coyered bucket arose from the well.
How sweet from the green mossy brm to re-
eeive it,
When poised on the curb, it inclined to nv
lips! NY
Not full, blushing goblet could tempt me TO
leave it.
Though flied with the nectar that Jupiter
sips.
And now far removed from that loved situa-
ton.
l hc tear Of regret intrusively swell,
As iahcy reverts to my fathers plantation,
Ana signs Tor the bucket which hangs III the
/ lie o'd oakcn buckct-thc iron-bound buck
ct,
Inc hioss-co1ered bucket which hangs in the
well.
nder the inspiration, probably, of the was
yer which still overi!ows the messy brim of the !
bucket, Barry Gray has written the following !
Inns
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-05

THE subscriber hereby gives public notice TO all
concerned that he has been duly appointed
and has taken upon himself the trust OF an adinr,
of the estate OF
Enoch Lurvcy Jr. late of fremont,
in the county Of Hancock, deceased by giving
bond rs the law directs; he therefore requests all
persons who are indebted to the SAID doeeased's
e-taie 10 make Immediate payment and those who
nave any demands thereon 10 exhibit the same for
settlement.
HENRY II. G ARK.
Anr GOTH 1858. 3W Is
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SrYATclI 5 sALE.--at Manufacturers and Import
w tfs prices. A chance 10 buy new watches
al half price. Everybody shonld send for circular
and price ,ist, giving full particulars, which will
I've sent free on application to sAvoir CO.. Is
Hanover street, Boston, Mas. I'm Is
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Pickles. &., &c,
&C.. &c. &c. &C., &C., &c.
Just received, per Express, new supply of the
most popular Patent Medicines, among which are
Complaint, Coughs, dyspepsia, Female Diseases
and re generation of Man Weeks Magic Com
pound Whitcomb's remedy for Asthma; Rurnet's
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.iei!re's Antidoe brakes Benzoine, for relnoy-
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Copeland sure cure IoT Bed Bugs,
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Btsam: Ciarke's Cough syrup; Baehelor
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Dead short for Bed Bugs and ali other articles
usually Kept i'll Il Drug Ssore.
PHvssc,aa'S Prescriptions carefu,lVcOm-
pounded.
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EGGS for H1TCHING I!

EGGS-trom ruRE BLOOD wHITE-FAcED BLACK
sPANISi,--GoLDES PHEASANT, and WHITE LEG
HORN HENS, can lie obtainad by applying TO Geo.
A. dyer, Ellsworth, Maine.
as- Soae Of the above varieties ever incline to
set.
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STATE OF MAINE.

THE subscriber hereby gives public notice TO al
cancefut, th Ut ste has been uGiy appointed
and Has ialeh upon heiaef The trust OF an Ad x.
OF the cstite Of Henry i,oilias, late o Ellsworth
l.. t.ic county ui tl1ncock deceased.
ty gv.is Bo.d IS tie law directs; sh. therefore
requests ali persons who indebted / Tie sad
t.t- .sc,t's e, tate to make Iameaiate pay lnSh
and .use W!.o have any demands theItoii, ca
hIoIs same ior settlement.
FRANCES II. RoLII&S.
AnriI ~. s s. Nv Is
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THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all
concerned that lie HIS been Gully appointed
and has taken upon himself the trust OF an admr'
of the estate OF
Jai.u5 Dunbar, late of fenobscot,
IN the county of Hancock deceased by giving bond
the law directs he therefore requests all per-
sons who are indicted te The said dcecascd'S es.
tate TO make immediate pay mcnt, and those W 10
nave any demands thereon To exhibit the same for
settlement.
ALBERT II. DUNBAR.
April 29th, lsis. 3w Is
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Caution,

Whereas Lucy T., my wife, has lett my bed ant
board without just cause or pTovocation, ami has
abandoned the home l have provided for her,
therefore all persons forbid to harb or or trust
her on my count, as shall pay no debts of hel
contracting nj ei this date.
AMBROSE +. NILES.
Attest Trott.
land Ape. 6s. 9wl7
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-05

fiiE subscriber he"ebY gives pubic notice l. al.
coAcerIed, tildf e has ute.i euly appnihted, ihsi
as ttnen tui l!.lsti ne trust oi al ENcs III
lie iyst III am. testament OF James Moore, lates
i.iti.tiu il tlip CoultA Oh I.a.cock deceased
~ : Wing bontt the Ill ccts lie therefore
>,..ests Ii persons Wao ;tfe ineDttd 10 the ss,li
it1cc.isea's csIdtr 10 ii!InetIate payment,
ss.u IIuae MO have any demands thereon, To
diUit It a.tis.t tof 81, 5,tI1It4.t.
AMoGy OTIS.
Aprll 18th Is 8. ;jH IS
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-05

OF tAe county Il lianc@ck:
.l ltinitasl4ll.i rtaI I4ettGtlY represent, that il
/ Weai .sfg;3tl, q ytae the public travel n
vi, d. property holders II t.ie immediate Vi .iAlly
10 nave a III -h9FIy t3id oHt by yUur hoAort ia
,,oir,,, 81 Ia. c"rr,u, OF n mock and Feaebse'i'
d NJ: 10 t nincac' I'll II Pei.ft II road nov
liti ct and ere mar ftts iIse res4-
lie SO IA the toxin uf Oh, III the county Of i!aG-
eots., tAtHeh running }3tisyesEHE7 10 tad aero =
IA. if,t Ulv5t!lps t.4c cuuat4es OF ionuhs.pt ana
ii tlso X. ly ,tI,s urlr ~!tiy,; Puni Nart0Ws, SO
ca ted, lIIon, III the Cout OF PcnoD,c't, t.
Il l,I.i on the hif 1.A,e Stage foti, called, liz
stl tiituu, about one NILE East vi Etst EaiIHg
son, III icnubarot ecu s;y Iht sad inSH"aV
yV0tl.a IN MI be tEu five mics in ieiSt, aud ii
the tounjy uf iiaHcnrk acuut tNp ni!cS. and rdn
hc e caly eunslrtticd That such Il h,S"Wiy
Hu}!td 7}Ne It dlstaHNe t'} IL road nov travelled ol
ab 5tl thee Hlilc>, and ivoits difficult hnf
t.itt slIch Il h.gaway woud particularly coht cac,
be. .l!.s 4il1 Auilic TWO saN. mills. iuur SliA% G.
niiiiz tssn ciai5bja d-nlils an 4 tannerF; thai
.Al Il = IIghW ay surveyed so.ue fifteen year,
~ , l.a nul layd cat; Wljcetulc the under, lGbe'.
e,It.eu our honorable board to cause such hish-
W = L. lie li,l uitt, a,sd 10 take snch proceedings
~ gc p!tI.l3ac, the law reidtth5 taefeto le-
la!. es. AID Nil ever lisGy-
i!ESI;y Joi.DAN, Hnt thirty-nine others.
April luth, ISIS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-05
HEALTHY! HAPPY!!
AND
HUNGRY I!

Well, reader don't you think that pretty m
Portable sort Of feeling! Now you keep on read
ing and you will find out what it is that will bring
these three blessings straight into your life, and
whcn you once get them, cont blame our remedy
ii YOU don't keep them there.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-05
What is the Use

OF standing before some beautiful object of art
and the mind fills with admiration with its pleas
ing beauties, you feel some ccnfounded pain in
your head. or somewhere else; which sends You
away hcart-sici and disgusted with yourself and
every body else.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-05

Speeches Of Nessrs. Bout,reh and Pike
Responses et General Grant end Speak.
er C0itar.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-05
Ap.i. eth, ISIS. Sw

I!ils subscriber hereby give pull,e notice TO all
ca.Icernet that SIZE has beea duly appaintcl
tnd la, idA1n Upon nerseii tA trust OF i II adm
u l.t estate ui
,'os p, Dcla!ttre, late Of Ellsworth,
IN Ike Cou5 ~ oi Iidncuck, deceased, by giving
the law d.esI; shr the4 2:Jte ru aeato al
i,4>Dns Nh ,src indebted to said dtec:le eds es-
10 immediate pa! ilIe ain! tho-c Win
.i.,yc any demands thereon TO ,NiiiDit tIe saiis
sof stsIsIl.eni,
SAIlIE L DELAiTrEE.
Aptii .ith, lsJS. aw il
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-05
81 EAATH q |:

Good health What is life wo,t!, without it p
How 1t sWeetens every joy and doubles every
Ply. 4 good dige tion is what You must have be.
fore you can enjoy anything.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-05
ge9al Notires.
STATE of MAINE.

HANCOCK, ss.-At the court of County Commits
sioners, b gun and held at ELL
worth, within and for the county of
Hancock, on the fourth Tuesday of
Ami A IL
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-05
s'aacass and
'si,ompsogsia:, Medicines

nc StHH5Ht AVHFV7 I.7t>V7 '-7OIS'
Fig Candies, Washing Powders, Soap, Dye stufS
Supporters, Spices Of all kinds, Cisron Cur
ants Raisins, Tamarinds, Irish Moss,
Pickles. g., &c,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-05
Pass l. Around.

Give L to you. y ise. deal it ont to yeur children,
seni III to the re!ehhors, and take it down 10
yesi, olee. 1t wont hurt yeiI. /: viii rot intoXi-
s.;c ana mu,.dlc your hea. There is but very lit.
itc siii in It, 10 more than there Is III any pure
l3st;ty1 Nine.
Tie rl.fl,s and roots with which it is btercd
haze !. NnsHEEFJL l. WEit to make you Hun
CRY an tit combination forms n,ed al effect
ttli Wo.tsS ike
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-05
How can you be Happy

What sense is there in sitting down day after day
to a good dinner that your " lie has worked hard
all the forenoon 10 get up for you and finding that
while the spirits willing The flesh IS miserably
weak and tagged ont, that you had rather 50 t.
sleep than to Try to eat anything!
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-05

And yau til haye done just the right thing, and
y.u will find it on. yourself. They viii drive
away all those lan-tid, heavy. dull feelings, and
make II new man oI ycu. Then don't save it all
for youIscI bat
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-05
TIL: FACT IS,

Are rather mixed up. You tancy how you have
got to 20 TO the Doctor and get lot OF medicine,
and stay in the iio,lsc long enough - let half your
notes lay over AMI hrve general sort of Il two-
story sickness. You need not do anything OF the
kind a ~
, 1868-05-01
Shipping intelligence.
ENTERED AT CHRIsTIANsTED +:

ENTERED AT CHRGsTIANsTED
April 2S,-Prussian brigantine Anna Magda-
lena, H. p. Christofersen, FIcns-
burg, Provisions & Estate Supplies.
e" American do. L. TOwner, J. Rice,
New Haven, Provisions & Estate
Supplies.
" 29,-Ditto barque Antelope, B. J. White,
New York, Provisions, Estate Sup
plies & Mules.
CLEARED AT C~HRIsTGANsrED
April 24,-Danish barque Jacob, G. p. Schou,
Copenhagen, Sugar and Rum.
4" 28,-American brigantine George, n. f.
Perkins, West End, Molasses and
Sugar, part of import cargo.
ENTERED AT FREDERIKsTED
April 20,-Danish schooner Grasmere, Krag,
Christiansted, Sugar, Rum and Mo
lasses.
" 21,-American do. Alcyone, Brown, Cir
mana Oil.
CLEARED AT FREDERIKsTED
April 22,-English brig Texian, Patton, Puerto
rico, Ballast.
&" 24,-American schooner Alcyone, Brown,
st. Eustatius, imported Cargo.
" 25,-Danish brigantine Katie, Jayne, New
York, Sugar, Rum and Molasses.
" DO. do Grasmere, Krag, New York,
Sugar, Rum and Molasses
" DC. barque Malvina, Larsen, Copen-
hagen, Sugar and Rnm.
, 1868-05-01

OLONIALR AL I
FOR ST. CROIX.
FOR ST. CROIX.

Mandagen den CITE April 1865, Middag
KI. -, holdt CoIonialraadet ct ordentligt
Mode.
Medlemmerne ware tilstede med india
gelse af 3die Medlem for Christiansteds
Landdistrict damn, 1ste MedIem for Ere
deriksteds BY (Sarauw), der havde meldt
Sygdomsforfald 1ste Medlem for Frederik-
steds Landdistrict (3Ioore) og 3die Medlem
for Frederiksteds Landdistrict (Hinckson)
havde indfundet sig, men paa Grund at
, 1868-05-01

lIiitC ONt 4 OICOiiIilllSb
verelset irden M6dets B~egyndelse.
Protokollen fra forrige Mode blew opIast.
Fernandez anmeldte at have modtaget
en- Skriyelse fra Gouverneuren angaaende
Cooliernes Tilbagesendelse, 90 udbad Raa-
diets ~Samtykke til at denne Sag opt0rjes
sidst paa Dagsordenen og discuteredes /
n9ryerende Mode, hvilket vedtoges uden
Atstemning.
Derefter meddeelte Fernandez, at han,
da han tandt at Adyarsler til Udgiveren at
st. CrOiX Avis I'm at optage Raadets For
hamburger bIeye upaaagtede, hayde skritt-
ligt anmodet Gonyernementct ON at tage
Skridt til at tvingc Udgiveren til at opfylde
hans Forpligtelse den Henseendc, it0lge
den al ham indgaaede Contract, og til den
Ende at Vile tiIbaaeholde den ham for Ind
rykkelse at disse ForhandIinger tiIstaaede
maancdligc Detailing, indtiI han cfterkom-
mer sin Deel af Contractor paa en- tyldest-
gi0rendc Made. Gouyernementet haydc
herpaa %syaret, at Diet hayde taeet saaqaEne
Skridt, og ioruden at have standset Beta
Iingen til Udgivercn for atyigtc Marts, til
lige hayde opsagt Contractor angaaende
allie oientlige Publicationer til Oph0r den
30te jun f6rstkommcnde, cfter hviIken
Datum det t~idIigere bestaaende Forhold
treder / Kraft igjen, hyoretter Udgiyeren
har uden Detailing at publicere hvad Oyrig-
heden finder forn0dent, 90 uden Betaling at
leverc ct visit Autal EXempIarer al Ayisen
til de kongclige Comforter. Denne Til
kiendcgivcIsc havdc Udgiyeren under 3die
dennes besvaret med en- SkriYelSe til Gou-
yerncmentet, hyori han crkl9rcr at han
straX fra nu at hRVcr sin Contract 90 vii
sags0ge G0uvernementct for COntractsbrud
og til Detailing etter en- anden Norm end
Contractor. Denne hans Skriyelse blew
opl9st for Raadct.
Gouyerneuren bemGrkcde, at den fra
Bogtrykkeriet udgaaende Avis den senere
lid var bleven redigeret paa en- Made, og
med Tilsidesettelse af al olfentIig S0mme-
lighed, som giorde Diet umuligt for Gou-
vernementet at vedbliVe at staae nOget
ContractsforhoId med dens nuvnrcnde Be-
s~tyrelse, og dette var Grunden hyortor han
havde ladet Contractor opsige med Diet /
samme f~astsatte Varsel af , Maaneder.
Der var imidlertid Grund til at antage, at
der ON faa Dage Wide indtr@de en- saadan
Forandring / Bogtrykkeriets Bestyrelse, at
Contractsforholdet Wide kunne fornyes.
If6Ige Dagsordenen foretoges
1, 2den Demanding at F%orslag til Tillegs-
bevilIing til Budgettet for 1667-68 Post
T. Bygnings- og andre ubestemte I'd
glitter.
AT Diet nedsatte Udvalg var afgivet Be-
tenkning dateret 25de Marts Il. A., hvori
de ~forskjelIige foreslaaede Arbeider ware
gjennemgaaede med Apgivelse at de Re-
s~ultater, hvortil Udvalget var kommet.
1ste Medlem for Christiansteds By (Clin-
dinen), som Ordf0rer for Udvalget, foredrog
Betenkningen og fremsatte yderIigere Be-
~markninger we'd forskjellige Punkter af
samme.
Gouverneuren ~anf6rte, at enkeIte af de
foreslaaede Arbeider have paa Grund af
, 1868-05-01
NEW
Bekjendtgjorelse

IF6LGE oficiel Meddelelse til Gouverne-
mentet er Pasfrihed for Den Cuba indtiI
videre hevet, og vii som Folge heraf fore
!obigen Ingen blive admitteret der paa
Den uden Pas.
Hvilket herved b~ekjendtgj6res,
Gouvernementets 1ste Secretariat, st.
Croix den 24de April 1868.
ROSENSTAND.
, 1868-05-01
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TABLE OF THE FALL OF RAIN
during the week from 22nd to 2Sth April.
ChriStiansted. Frederiksted. Kings Hill.
Lines. Lines. Lines.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-05-29
THE Niger AND THEHENRo

THE Niger AND THE HENROOST.-
\ friend who had accompanied me had
heard Of bargain in real estate on the
hilltop above Jackson City, and we
went up to look at it. There were six
acres offine land ,and two and a halfsto-
ry house, habitable, ,butmodest, for$1 900
cash. For $4,000 more an entire fort,
we'll preserved, could be purchased,
adjoining the property. Around the
house some lusty silver poplars and ma
pies grew. \ good well, a garden, and
an unsurpassed view Of the Capital Ci-
ty, were among the advantages. Part
of the land, freshly ploWed, showed
rich and black at the base of the fort.
It certainly was a cheap property, on
Arlington Heights, and only mile
from Washington.
We asked the tenant il the negroes
of the neighboring village troubled
him. ''The sight of 'em trobles me-"
said this Last Family. "Dogon 'em !;
1 hate free niger! AS to stealing,
if that's what you mean, they steal
nothing but the chickens"
'Then they do take poultry ?"
cts my belief" said the solitary
tenant, "that there'll have to be chick
ings in future state for the nigger.
Heaven will be no heaven to him
without hen-cOops. Pears to me the
chickens know him. They never
cackle where a niger comes. They
roost low on his night. It's nigh this
pint, gentlemen, that in the State of
Virginia nobody but niger can af-
ford to eat choking in five years. The
animal will be his speciality and mo-
nopoly. Clicking will be to a white
family what pork is to Jew"
"But why do the negroes confine
their depradations to pOultry?"
''The niger amt got enterprise to
steal anything bigger; he'd no more
steal COW than he'd steal the Capitol
yonder. He's fond of stews. The
choking just fits into his gipsey-pot.
The grease of it lies his jints. He loves
it because he stole it. He eats it out
of pure affection. He cooks it at night
time, and biIes it with the feathers on.
He hopes the feathers will evaporate
with the billing; but if they don't he
goes the whole fowl, quills and all. &.
Gentlemen if there's any sincere hap
piness in this world, it's niger eating
billed choking on the sly !'-C0r.
| Cincinnati Commercial.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-05-29
Senator Grimes Argument L.

The argument OF Senator Grimes, in
the secret session of the United States
Senate, against the conviction of Presi-
dent Johnson, was powerful and unan-
sWerable, and no wonder it has caused
such CONSERVATION among the Impeach-
ers. We have room but for the conclu
ding portion, which was as follows:
l am wholly unable from these des-
patches, to deduce any criminal intent.
They manifest a diversity of political
views between the President and Con-
gress. The case contains ample evil
dence outside of these dispatches of
that diversity ofopinion. do not per-
ceive that these dispatches change the
nature of that we'll known and in my
opinion much to be deplored diversi-
ty. I have thus as briefly as possible
stated my views in this case. | have
expressed no views upon any of the
questions upon which the President
has been arraigned at the bar of public
opinion outside of the charges. have
no right to travel out of the record
Mr.. Johnson's character as a statesman,
his relation to political parties, his con-
duct as a citizen, his efforts at recon-
struction, the exercise of his pardon
ing power, the character of his appoint
ments, and the influence under which
they were made, are not before us on
any charges and are not impugned by
anv testimony. Nor can | suffer my
Judgment Of the law governing this case
to be influenced by political considera-
tions. l cannot agree to destroy the
harmonious working of the constitu-
ton for the sake of getting rid of an
unacceptable President. Whatever
may be my opinion of the incumbent,
| cannot consent to trif1e with the
high office he holds. l can do nothing
which by implication may be constru-
ed into an approval of impeachment
as a part of future political machinery.
However widely, therefore, l may diff
fer with the President respecting his
nolitical views and measures, and how
ever deeply have regretted and do re-
gret the differences between himSelfand
the Congress of the United States, l
am not able to record my vote that he is
guilty of high crimes and misdemean-
ors by reason of those differences.
am acting in judicial capacity, under
conditions whose binding obligations
can hardly be exceeded, and l must
act according to the best of my ability
and judgment, and as they require.
If, according to their dictates, the Pres
ident is guilty, 'must" say so; if ac-
cording to their dictates, the President
is not guilty, "must" say so. In my
opinion the President has not been
guilty Of an impeachable offence by
reason of anything alleged in either OF
the articles preferred against him al
the bar of the Senate by the House Of
Representatives.