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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-24
EeOX LIQUORS-

pOX LIQUORS
800 boxes Wines Whisky Brandy and Coo tails
40 baskets Champagne krug and lleidseck.
40 boxes Scheidam Schnaps.
90 casks Porter and Ale, pnts and quarts.
80 boxes - -
20 Champagne Cider.
50 Bitters Boxer, Goula, 1Iostetter, brakes
Plantation, Stoughton Gray Jacket, Helps and East
India. Sole agents for Red Jacket Bitters Curacao
Anisette, Absnth and Peppermint. For sale by
$50 if E. L. B. JACOBS.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-24

A large stock of all qualities and Gentlemens Fur
nishing Goods. On hand and for sale r.
$50 If D. { i. JACOBS.
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mug Ir'E
o'clock the next morning. having remained ever night
at way station.
Turkey has forty million inhabitants and an army
OF nearly six hundred thousand. Greece has only ii
million and half CT population and has army Of
Twelve thousand.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-12-21
HI WE KNEW.

If we knew the woe and heart-ache
Waiting for us down the road,
If our lips could taste the worm-wood,
If our backs could feel the load,
Would we waste the day in wishing
For q time that ne'er can be?
Would we wait in such impatience
For our ships to come from Sea?
If we knew the baby fingers
Pressed against the window pane,
Would be cold and stiff tomorrow
Never trouble us again
Would the bright eyes of our darling
Catch the frown upon our brows?
Would the points of rosy fingers
Vex us then as they do now?
All, these little ice-cold fingers,
How they point our memories back
To the hasty words and actions
Shewn along our backward track!
How those little hands remind US,
As in snowy grace they lie,
Not to scatter thorns-but roses
For our reaping by and by!
Strange we never prize the music
Till the sweet, voiced bird has flown;
Strange that we should slight the violets
Till the lovely flowers are gone;
Strange that summer skies and sunshine
Never seem one-half so fair,
As when winters snowy pinions
Shake ,h1 white down in the air!
Lips from which the seal of silence
None but God can roll away,
Never blossoms in such beauty
As adorns the mouth to-day;
And sweet words that freight our memory
With their beautiful perfume,
Come to us in sweeter accents
Through the portals of The tomb.
Let us gather up the sunbeans
Lying all around our path;
Let us keep the wheat and roses,
Casting out the thorns and chaff;
Let us find our sweetest comfort
In the blessings Of to-day,
With patient hand removing
All the briars from our way.
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y o { t + y
A MOTlaER's THOUGHT.
BY FRANCES DANA GAGE.

Silent and alone, silent and alone.
Where, tell me where, arc my little ones gont
That used to be playing about my knee,
With their noisy mirth, and bosterolis glee?
Who lifted the carpets, misplaced the chairs,
And scattered their playthings all rnawares;
Who called for their suppels with eager shout
And while they were getting ran Ii and out;
Who kept all the apples and nuts from spelling
And never saved jackets or pants from soiling;
Had ever a want, and ever will
That added care to my heart, until
L sometimes sighed for the time to come
When they'd all be big, and so out from home
Silent and lone, silent and lone.
Where, tell ME where, are my little ones gone
There are no little faces to wash tonight,
| No little troubles for mother to right,
No little blue eyes to sing to sleep,
No little playthings to put up to keep,
No little garments to hang on the rack,
No little tales to tell, no nuts to crack,
Calling for mamma to settle the frolic,
No little soft lips to press me with kisses
(Oh, such a sad, lonely evening as this is9
No little voices to shout with delight
Good night, dearest mamma, good night, good
night"
Silent the house is; no little ones here,
To startle smile or to chase back tear.
Silent and lone, silent and lone!
Where, tell me where, are my little ones gone:
1t seems but yesterday since they were young;
Now they're all scattered the worlds paths
among,
Out where the great rolling trade-strcam i,
flowing;
Out where new flresidcs with love-lights art
glowing;
Out where the graves of their lifc-hopes arc
sleeping,
Not to be comforted-wooping, still weeping;
Out where the high hills of science arc Blend
ing
Up mil the cloudrifts, up still ascending;
Seeking the sunshine that rests on the noun
tain,
Drinking and thirsting still at the fountain;
Out in lifc's thoroughfares, all of them moi!ing;
Out in the wide, wide world, striving and toll
ing.
Little ones loving ones, playful ones, all,
That went when bade, and came at my call,
Havo We deserted 1ne? VIII you not come
Back to your mothers arms--back to the Home?
Silent and lone, silent and lone!
Where, tell me where, are MY little ones gone?
Useless my cry is Why do complain?
They'll be my little ones never again!
Can the great oaks to acornS return?
The broad rolling stream flow back to the burn?
The mother call childhood again to her knee,
That in manhood went forth, the strong and
the free?
Nay! nay! no true mother would ask for them
back,
Her work nobly done, their firm tramp on life 5
track,
VIII come like an organ note, lofty and clear,
To lift up her soul and her spirit to cheer!
And though her tears fall, when she's silent and
lone,
She'll know it is lest they are scattered and
gone!
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Singular.

An exchange gives the following:
Once upon a time 4 gentleman found
in his henroost simple minded soul o.
the vicinity, who lived without means Of
support.
"What are you doing here, you rascal
Stealing my chickens =
No sir was the response, II aim
thought of doin' nuthin' of the kind"
1t unfortunately happened that the
simple minded individual wore a high
straw hat, of the dimensions OF bee.
five, and the crown thereof was dilapl
dated to Il serious extent. Just as he
put in his denial tho head Of half grown
pullet was seen to rrotrude from the
aperture.
See there" said the gentleman, "how
did the chicken get into your hat p
"Wcll! !" exclaimed the simple minded
individual, with an air of honest surprise
and embarrassment, That's the Stran9
est thing that ever happened to mic.
'spose the burned thing must have crawl
ed up my trousers leg"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-12-21

that our teamsters still Cling td the old
track, with scarcely 10 inducement but
the natural surface of the ground? The
answer is self-evident; in the first in
stance the hill up Fish pot will more than
balance the difference in distance between
the two roads; besides this, several other
hills equally as steep, though not so long,
to be asccnded will still increase the pref
erence in favor of the creek road.
In the second plaoe tie Hutd Run
road still shows greater difference in
favor of the creek road; although the
latter is something over mile longer
than the former, the creek road as to
time is at least two miles the shortest
compared with .tlie Hurd Run hill alone,
without taking into Consideration other
accents equally as steep though not So
long.
These are not mere isolated cases, but
many others might be adduced with equal
force. These demonstrations are not
mere conjcctures, but are based upon
scientific principles and actual expert
ments.
These principles so patent should not
be overlooked by those who expend the
public money upon our roads; even the
horse, by instinct, seems to have a knowl-
edge of the difference between level
and q steep road
Some years ago, the writer going to
Cameron on horseback, by way of the
Conger hill road, rcturningzlate in the
afternoon Of a hot summer day, while
riding up the creek pondering over which
road to take, the creek road or tile Con
ger hill road, the latter being much
shorter, approaching the forks of the
road still undecided, giving the horse
the reins to make his own choice, as he
came to the diverging point he slacken-
ed his pace, pricked up his ears, looked
up the hill, and then turned his head,
dropped his ears, and rapidly paced of
up the creek, seemingly rejoiccd at the
choice he had made.
ENTERPRISE.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-12-21
Female Suffrage in New J JerSeya-li
Lively Campaign Proposed.

New YORK, December 10.-At the Wo-
mans Suffrage Convention at Newark,
New Jersey, yesterday, resolutions were
adopted that the right Of women to vote
in New Jersey has never been legally
cancelled, that a Woman's Suffrage AS,
sociation be formed i'll every Congress-
ional District of the State to promote
this object and secure the election of
members Of Congress and the Legisla-
ture who will advocate political equality
to Tumen. Officers were elected, and
the Convention adjourned sine die.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-12-21
COnlln0rlInaS,

Why is the sea q better housekeepel
than the earth? Because it is more
tidy.
When is a fowls neck like a bell
When it is rung for dinner,
What is the difference between sol
dier and bombshell? Why, one goes
to wars and the other goes to pieces.
What public singer draws best? The
mosquito.
Why is law like an eel trap? Because
it is very easy to get into but very diff
cult to get out of.
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The Enfalibility Question--P0si-
tiOn Of France.

PARIS, December 1.-THE French
government has made known to the
Ecumenical Council that infalibility is an
inopportune question from a religious
view, and politically places France 9th
erwise than according to the Concordat,
and releases Her from the obligations
then accepted.
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Spain and the Council.

MADRID, December 9.--At the sitting
of the Cortes to-day the Minister OF
State alluded to the assembling of the
Council ofthe Church at Rome ,and made
4 speech foreshadowiHg the policy of the
Government. He intimated that the
Government would not hesitate to take
strong steps for the protection of Spain
in case the Council should adopt meas
ures hostile to her interests.
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I L L L G r A p II | c
The ECumenicaI Council Tempo.
rariIy Adjourned.

ROME, December 1.-THE sessions of
the Ecumenical Council have been adj
journed until after Epiphany. Much op-
position is expected on the reassembling
of the body, but his holiness is said to
be sure Of the cooperation of the Amer
ican bishops.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-12-21

Prentice advises, if time passes tedi-
ously with you, provoke some big fellow
TO knock you into the middle of next
week. :.l
When Mr. Guzzlc says he ''wou't take
a single drop" he means so every time;
lie wants drops enough to half fill tum-
bier. ,.'.i
According to a recent decision, board
ing house keepers who serve hash are
Obliged to take out license as manufac.
turerS f
A man in Cincinnati advertises for
situation: Work not SO much ali object
as good wages" '&.!,;,' ',!lai
Church music is often so soothing that
members of the congregation goto sleep
under it. SO they sometimes do under
the preaching that follows it. =.
Burke, the condemned murderer, in
Queens County, New York, wcpt frofhi
disappointment when told that he would
be imprisoned and not hanscd.I
Joe Howard says that Swinton has
approached Greeley's beard, swing, coat
and style so closely that he is in danger
Of being arrested for wiltul appropria'
ton of the Tribune trademark. e.,
The New York Evening Post says.
"Mr. Richardson left 70 will He was
worth about $4,000 His interest iii
the Tribune alone was valued at S40,-
1000. i,ir
The South Carolina House of Repre-
scntativcs recently voted down resoii
luton to raise the United States flag ON
the capitol. Are the darkeys WHO '',les
islate'' for the Palmetto State think
ING OF It new secession on their own ac-
count -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-12-21

ST. PETERSBURG, December C.-Em-
peror Alexander has conferred the Grand
Cross of the Order OF St. George upon
King William Of Prussia, as proof of
the cordial relations existing between
Russia and Prussia.
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w''Grandps, did you know tina. the
United States has been in the habit of
encouraging and acknowledging tories p
what kind of tories ?" "Territories
Now give me some peanuts, or I'll catch
the mcaaels, ,and make YOU pay for them. .
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-12-21

E%"Fanny, don't you think Mr.. Bold
is u handsome man =
"Oh, no! | can't endure his looks
He is homely enough"
"Well, he's fortunate, at all events, for
an old aunt has just died, and left him
twenty thousand dollars"
Indeed IS it true? Well now, since
| come to recollect, there is certain
noble air about him; and he has fine
eye that cant be denied
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-12-21

Ey A Reporter. IN an article on the
de ,ptutc poor, spoke Of the great mum
her OF persons reduced to poverty by
tue ''mystefiohs DEGREES of Providence.
His astonislimcut may beiniagined when
he saw the printer had altered it to sthe
mysterious decrease of provisions"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-12-21

EN-At = crowded lecture, the other
evening, yonug lady standing at the
door of the hall was addressed by an
honest lIlheruian, who was in attendance
on the occasion
"lndadc. MISS, l should be glad TO
give YOU safe, but the empty ones are.
all full" M
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Silent and lone, silent and lone!
Thy will, o Father. not my will be done!
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NUMBER AZ

: \ few moments later he ceased his
e operations, and it was evident that yra2
e denberg had reached the bottom of the
, pit Bob, the man at the top, seated
) himself on stone, lighted his pipe, and
[ awaited the signal from his master
| knew had but little chance against
, two Of them, aud l determined upon d
course of action which, / felt sure, would
succeed. With quick, stealthy tread, 4
approached the man, whose back wss
: toward me, and, with one powerful blow
from the butt lend of my revolver. knock
ed him senseless upon the groand.
A short time elapsed, and then / heard
the signal from Vradenberg below. tt
REQUIRED some strength to raise the tub
and its occupant; bht few moments STIFF
feed to bring it to level With the earth
avetted my head as he stepped once
more on the ground, so that he should
not discover my identity
j 1--WE must cut, now, Bob. for the cops
~ ID be watching me, and if the box
were found in my possession, 1t might
lead to unpleasant relations. 1t was a
good idea Of mine-secreting the bonds
down there" He spoke in a iubilant
tone. "Here. hold it for a moment. till
/ adjust my collar snd he handed ,Ut~
the object of all my search and trouble
Boyle Fradenberg, you are my pris
oner." | said dropping the box, and
pointing a revolver ut his head land
one word, or show Of resistance, and /
will send"
He was taken by surprise, but he was
too cool-headed and desperate to lose
his presence Of tiiiid l.; the next momerS
, the pistol was struck from my hand, and
he had caught me by the throat with
grip of ron.
clutched at him wildly, scarcely
knowing what did, in the intense ex-
citcmcnt of the moment Then my foot r
slipped, and VIC both fell to the ground
lie released his hold as we fell. hut was
on his feet in moment again had
arisen on one knee. and was on the very
verge Of the pit With tremendous
effort, he attempted to force me over the
height; the moidy earth crumbled he
meath his feet; he lost his footing, par
TALLY relaxed his grasp on me, .lfrn fctl
downward over the edge of the pit, ,drag
giug me after him.
AS we fell, caught at the rim Of the
bucket, while be vent whirling down
through the darkness into tie depths be-
low. rs,
1t was with no little effort that | once
more regained a footing on the Garth
When did, however, l was not long in
securing the box, and the pal of Vraden-
berg, whom l tied hand and foot; and
then moving, as speedily as my bruised.
condition would allow of, to where IL
horse stood, 1 rode rapidly forward to
L, and reported the occurrence at
headquarters.
The detachment Of police that were
sent out to the coal-pit returned the next
morning with only the dead body Of
Boyle Nra1euherg, his pal having, by
some unknown means, managed to es-
cape '.'5,}
| am growing too old now to atten.s.
to cases Hhcre sharp professional tactis
necessary, But my eldest boy, Harry
Reynolds Leeds, will not be long in gain
ing a high standing anioug his fellow
detectives. ...i
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11

PINAnCIAI AND co1MaRcIAE.

Advioss from New Yeek Nv tAs osesy
narhst there to b vssy astiv~ asa Tie s'''sc
mont i sndssvoring. through To parshass o
bsads, 70 give greater ssss - ~ Money nsssses
h ecasr 10 help the movement = sssasss - -
stnahts priesa n
Chicago l. still sending out large sasae,os =
currency to the country. in pay tor the peesess
now being shipped. which togsshee VIA ~
expectancy q IN early call for saesnesA
makes money rather Gloss. 1
Business In Ottawa hes besa ratAsr active daR.
ing the past week. and ooosidsfahls amount II
corn has come to market but Ne And that many
Of the farmers ar, holding their corn. expecting
frost and anticipating rise - soon - It somsa
Itisrtrus that . good shsrs Of the growing essa
Of the country il still green, and would b nasA
injured BY frost, but still very shoet tine win
put most of the fields out Of Danger a ~ Aosts.
and we are afraid that many Of those holding
on will take . less price in two weeks from now
than is now offered them.
Gold during the fore part Of the present wssk
took Shsrp turn upwards, aad run up 70 ia,
but for the last few days il has fallen o6, and i
now quoted in New York At 1854.
foreign drafts are worth abest forty Pr ssat
premium, being pound sterling drafts ct 600
currency per pound.
Government bonds are slowly declining from
the high figures that have ruled during the IN.
mer, and are now quoted BY F. A. Sherwood d
Co. as follows:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11

Schenck's Rulmonle yruP,
SsawseA Teuc and Mandrake Pills will cure consumption
liver esupint and dyspepsia, taksa according T. the d
rscoas They Ill three to be taken at the time
They cleanse the stonash relax the liver, and put 4
work. then The appetite becomes good the food Ggs and
makes good blood the patient begins 70 grow h ah II,
dssassd matter peus in the lungs and the patient out
Fo~s the disease and gets we'll TAs b The only way T.
cure esnsanyeioa.
phia owes hs unvaed In tie treatment Of psl
bid matter In the lungs throws Il a. and the patient
has rest aad ths lungs begin to heal.
70 do - IL esswseed Tonic and Mandrake Pills must
10 freely ussa g cleanse tho stomach and liver, that
<he Pulneue Syrsp and tho food will make good blood
echsssks Araks Pills oct upon he liver, removing oil
obstuoons relax the dscts Of the gall bladder, the bile
starts esy md fhe liver relieved; the stools wn
shov wAaE IL % do nothing has been invented
except saso + dssdy prison which very dangerous IA
uss unisa M rAas oarsl that viii unlock e gall blsdd
and se - seossons Of The liver Ike esheneks Mandrake
Pins
Liver ssasaaat 4 ons 4 IL most 1soulnent causes d
eonsunS1oa. rCn"
echsscks Sssweed Tonic gentle smulant sad altera.
tvs and ~ akanan the ssawsed whi 0 preparation 4
sds a. a ths asmach 70 throw out the gastric Juice 70
Aisovs ~ ld With The p.i.osie syrsp ssd 4 nads
so soe1 ssed without fsrmsssoa sOazag the stomach
The great reast n~hy physaas Il ~ saFs consumption
T. tA ~ b se<s nuch thsv give sdieias 10 stop the
d b Msat hsctn tsvsr, end - doing they
efsns - whole digestive powera leck,ng ~ the
asus ,aad ssen&uall8 the patient auks snA d..
D. Schsae In bid treatment dsss oostzy stop cough
I. Il ~ :. I -. ss'. :ooo !. o.. an !. cured
osasumpuoa, uvW eSapaint, dyspepsa, satarrh, enk&
sso:ssssd sfsst sass the Liver and sss.seh ere .sd
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11
No. 10. FOR SAVE OR TRADE.
To Consuniptlves.

The advertiser having been restored TO health IN fv
weeks BY very simple remedy after having suffered several
years with lnne affection, and that dread disease
Consumption 10 anxious TO make known his ia
ere the means Of ours
10 all who desire It, he will send copy Of the preseri
ton used Tree Of charged with the directions for prepNrnk
and using The same, which they will find suas CuRn SoS
CoNsuNPTioN ASgHKA. BRoHcRrfs The object Of the
advertiser In sending the Prescription IN bcue Al the ac.
ted and spread information which he concevy W be nvs
uabls and he hopes every sufferer will try his remedy u
will cost them nothing, and may prove 6lcssiue.
Hartes wishing The prescription will please address
RRv EDWARD 4. WILSON,
Dy29-ly-ep williamsburg, Kings County, New York,
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Delss1ls ~ New OcAeel Syseea q AsAleane.
enlsshg ssWy asdsen reform and improvement In The
0e9oal NJ IsDoncas Mineral remedee dspeoee4 with
Mo- po Ov0 lay ~ 6undatsn Tor future III health
easeao ~ 1T hsk Children are not dsssd With
80 ae ~ 40 nsvsr On b. veil Afterwards. All
0nseal pss0 ~ aliks Injurious The greatest modern
apcovesot n nsAns osnaigts n containing IL actve
ns0oal pgnc1pass q reo sad plants In oeaosaeratsd
I'm. Tksy sse Adsaie Remedies end were lsvsr before
equis4 \ ~ trsaaasnt q dease When judioaly d.
1niAsesA ~ 49, Assass vjth wondsefal esrtaisv.
sfgsa DR. OLlN Of Ottawa
aapessa obsat reform IN medicine and viii attsad per
sonay upoa a ens q dssasA either acetA chcane
surgical WAa Assd violsut diseased dpthega, cAessA
sSaN Avss, &c. ere very saccesafaly ersatsd b
osaanS e.s esoceitaonsS; they scarcely long any
WAs \ ~ sAgss sasss they no>sd everywhere. fhey
ars aU0s es1 spsn repair the mischief pro4aoed b.
oehe phy2e6nap With thsir skill o. cure" -smsdesL
CsssN u = 10 ysazs sandias catarrh, WITH he Do
aF0oa q - 6suss End sc Tissues - the nese. Con.
sue1sa ~ partial Iess Of lungs; eyphil M foul
uacea ~ 6oss q parts; Hip dlssase With insity b
VAN; 00slsas essasss Of every variety and severity
De, eso = . yrass continuance; RAeumafsaa, With
ENLARGED - aaeAyieee1 joints Spermatoshsa, With dsmen
u; tsssa = II kye, &C., b. have been cured and oil
q Wth ~ - 0os happy veerred to for the benefit d
eAoss dnfaeiy actsd He warrants care In I'll
Fewer ~ ASeA
Diseases anl Children specially treated Medicine
end surgical asunents Of every variety expressly adapted
= thsss vagisO complaints. Consult him. dec. s1spH
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Ottawa, 8eQk 10, 49,.
The farmers have svailed themselves II Tie
pleasant weather, good roads and eompaEatiss
leisure to bring their grain TO market, and sce
the last week or two Ottawa has presented vsay
bustling appearance Prices, however, are week.
er than month ego, and the tendency Of graia
Ia slo Wv downward. .
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r OST!-6 REwARD!-On Saturday nirht. from ~
v Tss GSr q II q RSc u East 0ays alage slsd
small mark Of old ie ear No collar on and "a
other distinctive marks. win 70 the name OF fstoS
Any person finding the above dog and returning hin
y the store Of Messrs Black Bennett alve win receive ~
above reward rom We owner. OsDV
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-11

Under an immense rush Of grain 20 maRkst ct
all tho leading points, prices have shown some
weakness, and both wheat and corn have sulEersl
slight decline duriag the weak. Oats have
nearly held their own. Provisions and oAttls
have been dull.
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y,6s: sAEBi

Top and Open Bugges With and two seats, made \
0he most approved styles All warranted Also, repairing
Cone promptly Painting, Trimming. wood ard iron WORK.
q lS4 Main g., Ot>avA Illinois.
M iS-Aa L ". JOND