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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-08-21
Our Nex York Letter.

Governor Throckmorton in New York
Theatres Churches-.-R Reconstruction
etc, etc.
New YORK, August |, 1869.
To the Editors Of the Dallas Herald:
In the memorable language OF
Scotland's beloved poet:
81 lang hae thought, my youthful Friend,
A something 10 have sent you,
Tho il should serve nae other end
Than just kind menentO."
For the last few days and rights
/ have been enjoying the compan-
ionship Of the de jUre Governor Of
Texas, J. w. Trockmorton, and as
he is a very sensible fellow, and his
ideas on different subjects might be
interesting ifnot calculated 10 bene-
ft our people, / viii try and tell
you some Of his sayings and doings
in this great city.
In the first place VIC went 10 the
theatre and beheid the prostitution
of The stage from its former high DO
sition Of instruction and public ben
eft, TO its present degraded and
cOntemptible performance Of lcg
pieces.
OF the stage be said
AThe grand object of theatrical
rcprcscutation shOuldtc b sLo'E the
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nealh hrtart. s.rnhen arn.I,,

f#a ftr AHrsa t.sf;r Aaa-
II berumcs oar naurnHll Luly T.
lAnn'glo l,e Passing away ofr"cul
lha oldest, ag. Wgsi ,siermu,i Of
ie.'uT viyi.nus,
Capiu'n stephen Crosby departed
.h's liio an lhursi ll, az L.s resi-
drneo in this city, al = u'rluyl. 4. d..
Mo feel il Impossible o. rru,l,r
that Justice lo lac drruscl whlrh
ho 30 we'll deserves, In iho limited
Space al q newspaper notice, und
shall therefore NJ. attempt even
sketch al h's lllt,
His nams has been a honsrholl
wosl In Texas fee many years
For near 81 u quarter ol q century hu
MAS la charge -, ,hc Land Titles ul
tho country, by vir,u, ur his pllcih
position Il, Commissioner ur Grn,r.
al Land ONlcc, aud while perform
Ing lhu 0nuruus dUiics uf that hi.h
anl responsible place In tho Gov,
crnmcni, lee became we'll known tn,
trusted Uul honorcd hy, tho pcuplo
of tho state anl thc'rr,pcalcd'rc q
lection al him to that o.llcc, testified
In thr most emphatic manner, their
s,isIuc,iun at the mode in which ho
discharged his duties. llo was ~,
sprctcl lhrcu chou, u long liir
wherever known, not only for hiI
fiiihiIl public services, but also for
his many private virtues.
lln WAS an ailcclinnatc father.
aud ho leaves largo number ur
children aud grand children, to
mOurnsiS loss.
Capt. Crosby was native of
South Carolina, but immigratcd To
Texas from the State of Alabama,
in the year 1910, and was, ut tho
time of his death, nearly seventy
years old.
Before his election to tho position
of Commissioner of the General
Land Office, he had bccn honorably
connected with tho public Depart
mcnt, in an official capacity for
some years, aud WAS at ona time
Chief Clork ofthc Land Office.
lie was citizen Of large heart
liberal mind and public spirit.
His many friends, in and out of tho
State, will learn with deep sorrow
aud sincere regret, the intelligence
Of his death.
Asa mark orrcSpcct to The mem.
Dry Of the doccscd, the stores and
other places oil business were closed
during The progress Of the funeral
ceremonies.
Tho Masonic FrAtcrnitity, of
which body he was II bright orna.
mcnt, attended his funeral, and ho
was buried with the honors Of that
venerable order.
The surviving members Of his
amily have the heart felt sympathy
)f the entire community.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-08-21

Ts2r Judge Wood, Of tho Tyler lnisE
sean, to have "soursl' On politics, aud
makes hight good talk in favor Of State
aud local improvements, That's right,
sir we're with you on that track, Let
Davis and flannagan 50 10 ll-ilalifAS,
shl stick TO your present text, aud amer
aSLils the people will forgive You for all
your urholling Of radical earpelbagger,
and sea l'aWaseFy,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-08-21

The question Of the navigability
ofthc Sabine river is being discussed
and attracts considerable attention.
Dallas Herald.
1t must be about Dallas, then, for
certainly no ono down here is so
poorly informed rs TO think of such
an absurdity, mu:h less engagc in
a discussion upon tho subject.
[Tyler Index.
Nevertheless, the good people Of San
Augustine do talk about it---vidc Red
Beacon. 1t seems Judge Wood never will
forgive the people of Dallas for being in
iolligcnt enough to dissipatc the old fogy
delusiOn that the Trinity could not be
nayigated.
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For the Dallas Herald
The JiInpsOn Weed.
DY e. @. BOWER.

DY Z. q. BOWER.
A Western lyrist left his own
10 tread the paths Of lands nfar-
lie longcd TO bend at tho 'Oricnt's throne,
Lurcd by The beam of its star:
But ere he reached the Morning Land,
lie fingered by Auld Scotias Tweed,
And retohing forth his poet hand,
lie plucked the bloom Of jimpson weed
Then on he wandered eastward going
Where blue Scamanders currents run,
Where the sweet Arabian wind is blowing
In the fragrant birth place of the sun
Where modern Queens Of Shcba came
His beautiful songs TO sing or read,
In homage to the name and fame
OF the bard whose crown is jimpson weed
Sweet flower of jimpson! bloom MS now
We see thy summer greenness here,
And deck each dark eyed beauty's brow
In the Orients distant spherel-
And where the Ghebcrs' idols flame,
Thy glorious odors oft will yield
An incense worthy of the name
OF thy lover, Samuel W. Field.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-08-21

Ea5 Miss Amanda Morton, one Of The
handsome young ladies of The city, has
sent our Junior bunch Of jlmpsOn flow.
srs very large and fragrant. Any thing
we'll cultivated in this part Of Gods gar.
Ien is pretty and sweet.
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I.O.C.E.
Odd Fellows Cemetery
NrETfE,

vI,uE FOLLOW "a resolutions was adopted nj
the regular meeting Of Dallas Lodge, No. ~,
100. F., August D. 1869.
RcspIr,d, That n committee Of ono hc appointed
IT, tnkc charge of the Odd Fellows Ccm"tcry, ana
permit no mtrrmcnt therein except Odd Fellows VI
their immn iiafc families.
Bro T.. W. HINT is appointed TO TAX" charge oi
III. Cemetery, and see that tins resolution is en-
forced
Ut. CAREY, n. e..
Attest: ]. X. =. RECORD Secretary.
Dallas, August 7, 1869 -l7:f
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Fine country, that Dallas. Noted
for its prolific productions.
[Tycr Index.
Notwithstanding his crotchcts, Judge
Wood sometimes hits the nail right on the
head, and says things nobody on earth can
dispute.
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r-~Thc Tvler Index has lowered

Hz5-Thc Tyler index has lowered
the Davis-Fianagan ticket. after fy
ing il at lis masthead for few
weeks. TIE ladex VIII not support
either Of the candidates for Cover
nor now 80 the field iHtimatiEg
that q tcu nomination Is likely 20
De made. AND rather expresses q
preference for Gcorec W. MhitmOrc
IS Tie coming mau.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-08-21

The New York Tribune of the 9Th
inst, in an editorial headed, "Old
Virginia" says;
@We protest against the action Of
the test oath, as meditatcd by Gen.
Candy. We want the leading Con
serYatiyes 10 take their seats in the
new Legislature, TO swear fidelity
10 the new Constitution, and ratify
the 18th amendment; aud We want
the State admitted thercupon 10 rep
rescntation in Congress, and TO all
The rights Of selfeovernment, and
50, we arc condfdent, do avery large
majority Of the Northern people.
What medicine does q man take
when be Las a ,TOss wilel ElIZT
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-08-21

A new Commission, ordered by
The Government for the trial of W.
E. Rose, and such other prisoners as
might be brought before it, organic
cd this morning, and will probably
procecd TO business tomorrow. The
following compose the members Of
the Court: Col. Conrad, President
Capt. Polloe. Capt. Wagner. Lieut..
Acincr. and Lieut.. Colby Captain
Boswell. Judge Advocate.
IIcferson gimIleeuie, CD inst.
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dallas 9ierald.
EDITORS
JOHN W, sWINDELLs,
VIRGIkIuS HufCHEN,
TeNns AInnnne for Isaa,

ARI EaigVan's Guide 10 Texas, for sale
ai the ilERALn Ohiee,
ALSO
Tie Texas Almanse for 1851 and for
lsCs both Of which eOnlaln great deal u
valuable information ia Tegarl 10 TeNas'
Wll he sold at reduced prices,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-08-21

& Northcrn paper having spoken
of Gen. Sherman Is the coming
nan. an editor down IN Georgia
SAYS hc hopes the General won't
come thfvagh that way
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-08-21
DALLAS CHAPTER, No. q,
ROYAL ARCH SiASoNS.

T. Yon aTr hereby summoned a. aiirn' -
innYas.iIon Of DallAs chapter! =" li "a N'n"',
.,.ning, June -, At eaTly candle lishilnf
H, command oiIhe ~, y. ", y.
~ " l.. MURPHY, SsSrvi H.
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MISCELLANEOUS CARDS.
A. M. Moore,
General Builder and Undertaken OF all
Kinds of Buildings,
NNMNs, Vc<os.

NAIOULD inform the citizens of Dallas
w and the surrounding country, that
he is prepared 10 do all kinds of work in
his line. Will undertake brick and frame
buildings, furnishing brick and oil mate
rial, and in fact, everything that is
necessary.
Window Sash and Window Blinds,
Furnished to order at all times, and at
lower prices than have here oforc been had
in this place.
Estimates furnished for any work, and
contracts made at best prices.
UNDERTAKING.
have good HEA RISE which furnish
for all funerals when collins are made at
my shop. A. M. MoohE.
Bay" Shop on North side of Main Street,
q few doors East of the Square.
Dallas, June 8, lS6o-38;l
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masonic CCIn1Story
NOTICE.

yu,uE FOLLOWING resolution va ls ei At ""
| STATED Cnnvocation 81 Tann,l'll l'dsr, No e!'
r. snd A. NJ February -, 4. u. lN.'.
Rs,oifs.i, That c"umniy. q" "'' " all'hhl.' W. '"
in,rru-nt therein except Of Mason 'r their imnrI''
ute families. IT'D.
Bi. A. NJ moore l. appointed a. 90" ehhtF' o' 'h'
CemeieTy ani 500 this rr-,lui u cat 81 CUT
By order the Ludsc; , ......,,,.s "A, a,
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f-l.-Gt1s Iimts
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ssJoa woRs 81 all siaa.Sa"ss''d
MASONIC.
DALLAS C0MMARDERY No q
KNIGHTS TEMPLhR,

.EHTs AZ the Nasnhil Halt o. lHi..H, . ma
nj year less, aI The iailuelnE Aa'Fat
Ta.s.iay nighi, June -, l'''-
Tuesday nisLt, Augusi ~, ~
Tuesday hisht, nsEstnlef - " .
sir KL JuliN e.. M',ul l.. e.
sif Kt w, l., hIgFuN, hr,uIdtH
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IODGg, No. y, '. a \. W.,

sNNNEuibh iVbuh, ''' .,
M..t. on tho last Saturday ~ each monih . the
Ms.onir Hall, T. T. ''"N"''f -
Nv. "a. Bowrn, scry.
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"The grand object of theatrical
roprcscutaiion shOuldbc b sLov the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-06-25
The FIiplappy Panier.

How queer to my sight are the fair prOmenaders,
When bright afternoons bring them out to my
view
The ribbons, the lounces, the tanglel-up dresses.
The Balmoral stocking anil heel-lifted shoe;
The high-towering chignon, the pot-hd hitchci
to it,
The baek-hair turned up where the waterfall
fell;
The cotton deyices-those things III not men
ton
And cen the plump panier that makes such
Inc e, wonderful panier, the dipaappy panier,
1he e1-oustle panier that makes such q swell
That tiltaTpy panier is queer beyond measure
IL makes ue IN think Of an anroa Of chips.
Slippel around, 20 be sure. AMI, 70 take of the
pressure,
He'll up by strap siIlled round FROM the
hips.
l wonder if Venus, ola sal'' Of the Gree.ans.
Once trottel around with a crook I'm her back
Like the enc this same fipalpTy panier eu-ial-
eth
This ex-Justle panicr that makes sucla pack
The wonderful panier, the aipaaqpy pluier,
The cx-bustle panier that makes such pack.
If so, IT'S all right, and wen dub # an ilal,
This elegant :. ..crookback" the fair sc- adore
Sc Great, great. We viii ery, Sis this Gr,c.au
Diana -
And as It grows greater Wen bawl iL the more
AMI when Nillml Fashion shall smash it in
pieces,
With onions and garlic We 2 mourn iorir vc-i,
And fouiy wen vote It's return to the heliHeH,
And list without envy their welcoming yell.
The wonderful pluier, the aipdlppy panier,
The ex-bus,lg pluier tlat makes such a swell
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-06-25

ing special counsel, the letter which he writes
reaches its destination; but whenever it does
the villanous bearer Of the missiye insists
upon a liberal % commission " before he viii
deliver the note, founding his claim upon the
pretence that he suggested the engagement.
these vultures, as a rule, get their commls-
sions, but occasionally they meet the wrong
man, in which case they are sometimes
kicked from an office. Tins is the manner
in which criminal business is transacted IN
this city, and these are some Of the causes
which have led to the complete banishment
Of respectable lawyers from our criminal
Courts.
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Fair HeieB.

7 wish 7 vsr, where Helen lies.
y ight ana day on nc y SI' 80
U that were "A1lv - -
On lliI hiTo1i-'-- '-'
Cr,yst ha tba heart that thought 'le '-'--"''
Ana cuTs' 'i-e -L--- l.-'-i- t,,,-l Helen drort,
When IN my arm il-...o- .-'-' me
And died u
% think M We lay heaiI N'-S s'--i' ..-.-.;.
When ny NV -, Nj r1eille care,
1neTe o..' t-=-..,,,,sII Lee.
un ''i
As went down the water SIDE,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-06-25

CHoATE's ACCOUNT B0aE-A good story usel
70 be told Of Choate by Mr.. Minns, used to De
told Of Choate by Mr. Minns, vino was stu
dent in bis Office. One day the former came in
o. the Office, and, seating himself before the Gre,
began scratching his head with unusual vio-
lonce. By-ani-by he said, in his most drama
Il; tones
% wonder what becomes Of all ny money,
Mr.. MINIS
Aiinus stopped his writing and looked up at
him. His face looked comical enough Finally
be yeutureI 20 make q suggestion.
"Why don't you buy a small book, Mr..
Choaie, and enter in It what you receive and
what you pay out and thea you VIII know
where your money goes,
Capital idea, Mr.. Niuns, capital iiea
Won't you be good enough to 60 cut and buy
me one .''
Minns bought him the book, and Choate sat
down and made two or three entries in It.
4 few months aferwari Minns had the
curi0sity-seeing the book lying upon Mr.
Choate's desk-io look in-0 it TO zee how il got
along with his accounts, when 10 there were
the entries he bad made On the day Of its pur-
chase, and all the rest was blank
Mr. Choate might have been a rich man, if he
had had any method in the keeping Of his ac-
counts After his association with his son-in-
law, Major Bell. lately deceased, his affairs we're
much imlsaved.-HarPer's Jhaga-iHe
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d" Ny soul has been wrapped up in you ever
since you came to Ia Napoule. How could
either hope or believe that You loved me ?
Are you not adored by every one in the will
ege?''
Why then, Colin did you avoid me on
all occasions, and show such decided pre-
ference for my oompanions?'
Oh. Narcotic whenever ! saw YOU
was overcome by fear, detection, grief and
love. had not courage to approach you;
and yet when | was not near you | was
misenble.' -
During the conversation Father jerome,
imagining that they We're quarrelling, put
his arm round both, and drawing them to-
gether, he said imploringly, Lilae ctilareH
tore one anottT!'
Thcreup0n Nlarriatte sunk upon Collins
breast. who cIaspel her in his arms, and
perfect bliss was depicted on their counten-
uccs. While Colin pressed his lips 90
Nar.otJe's pretty mouth, the priest the
whole wrld-wls forgotten. Indeed. 80 COM
IleteIv had they lost their recollection, that
they unc5usciously followed Fathec jerome
into the church and up 70 the alter.
" MaIriotJe sighed he.
" Colin =" sighed she.
There were many pious persons praying
in the church, who were much astonisAed
when they witnessed the marriage Of Colin
ana Maristto. Many departed before the
conclusion OF the ceremony. in order 70
announce lhe event 1T In Nauoule.
Father jerome LED the l.iic and bride
groom beck to his house, heartily reioico-
ing that they had made So litla opposition-
u O..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-06-25

GREAT IMPROVEMENT II TEGRAPHIEG.-
Only a very snail fraction Of the capacity Of the
telegraph wire is yet ayailed Of by any instru-
ment now in use The currents Of electricity
pass much more rapidly and frequently than
any present human means can employ in the
transmission Of signals But a new system has
been well nigh perfected, which multlplies to an
immense extent the present rate Of transmission,
and which is likely to work a great revolution
in the business Of telegmrhing. Already a rate
Of from 500 to 1000 letters a minute has been
attained: and IT is believed that this can be in
creased. by Improvements in the machinery, to
5000 letters per minute. If this is realized, and
there is no reason to suppose it may not be,-tAe
only question being that Of the power Of human
ingenuity to avail itself Of the capacity Of tie
electric current,-the telegraph companies VIII
be able to transmit dispatches for about the
same price that the post-oiice now charges for
hostage on letters. The real expense and delay
viii be simply in reducing the messages TO writ
g.-SyriHgfeld republican.
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elongated lozenge form, its longer diameter ex
tending many yards both up and down stream,
the pier itself being the center. Such obstruc-
tions, if formed by nature, either in the channel
or on it borders, would be deemed, as they are,
distractions, and demand removal. That they
are the result Of artificial erections does not re
move the objection to their formation. It lis Ger
tain that, from what cause soever these obstruc-
tons occur, they are inimical to navigation, AMI
to means Of intercommunicatton, and, therefore,
unworthy Of liberation. Our rivers should be
free, as free from artificial obstacles as from le-
gal exactions.- SeieRtifc Rmeric1H.
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On VIC went, however, selecting the boar to
ride At Power being well mounted, and by FIR
the ightest weight, was in front Strange and
myself about a couple Of horses length behind,
and Jackson nearly abreast Of Power, but well
10 his right, looking out for the boar to turn To-
wards him. We rode hard, but stl as the
ground was got over we hardly gained on the
beast. Presently Power liftcdhs horse forward,
and nearly came alongside Of the bar, speariHg
him slightly, but drawing blood, and giving hi1l
the right to sing out, as be di1, " first spear
Ahead Of US, about halfway across the plain,
there was batch Of reeds Of about two hum
dred yards in length. Here We could see some
Of those wonderful Indian village hufaloes that
always appear to belong TO nobody. ! ~ once
thought that these animals would turn the game
back again and wa quite prepared for tae boar
10 turn and charge But 10 my establishment,
as We approached this small oasis on the plain,
an immense s0uuler Of hog burst forth to our
right, not exactly making towards where Jack
sou was riding, but giving him an immense al
vantage over us in the start after these uev
oomcrs. / at once dyed towards jackson, leay-
ing Power and Strange to finish their boar, which
they did a minute or two later. As l got near
er the fresh game, an exclamation from Jackson
made me look more 10 the right, and there | saw
what felt certain must De the boar which Has
sein had told US about. Tie was quite gray in
color. and must have stood almost as high as
small pony His tushes were by flrthe largest
| had ever seen, nor had jackson, who, as I
said before, was an old hand at this sport, seen
larger. lie told me afterwards that he had new
er met with anything like him in al his expert
ence. As it presently proved, the brute was
well known t. many Of the cultiva;ors IN the
district, and was believed to be very old indeed.
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A PARISH PRusT oN SEBMoNs-Nlnya q SER
mon ths. Is condemned J believe Owes IT'S c.i-
demnation not SO much TO its intrinsic dement's
as TO the want of attention in the hearers. Not
that ] am going for a moment 10 contend that
sermons are anything like MS good as they ought
to be- And for this, too, think there are others
besides the writers OF sermons who are TO blame
For, in the first place. when the number IS con-
siderel of sermons which one ordinary parish
priest has to compose for his weekly concreca-
tion, is it not surprising that sermons are not
worse than we find them2 The SATURDAY. Re-
yicir not long ago took occasion TO make kind
Of census Of the immense number Of sermons
manufactured by the clergy of England, at the
rate Of lO4 each per annum. The result amused
it, and there was much truth in its rcmarks
If, then, a man has 10 write over 100 sermons
every year, in addition 10 attendin. to a large
parish, how is he TO bring them all up to the
mark2 l know that some persons consider
that there is no effort in writing a sermon; that
a sermon, which takes twenty minutes to preach
may be written in forty minutes or an hour al
the outside But leaving alone the mental effort,
let any person try how long it will take him to
fill twelve pages Of sermon paper, and he VIII
find that the mere mechanical labor Of writing
D sermon, supposing him to write continuously,
posing he wrtes his sermon in one evening,
when Is he to read it, Tt is true he takes VOW
at his ordination that lie viii " he diligent . .
in rea1ing Of the Holy Scriptures, and in such
studies as nelp 70 the knowledge Of the sane -
But when a curate or active incumbent Of a
toWrparish has done the literal fulflment Of
this vow, when is be to read the subjects of the
day? When he has diligently read his chapter
Of Greek Testament, and his portion Of his
Hooker, or his Pearson, or his devotional
readirc from Andrewes, or Jeremy Taylor, when
is be to read the " Essays and Reviews and it.
replies, the " Eirenicon," or " Ecce Homo !
And yet the ese are books which every man must
read if he ave to preach to an educated congre-
cation. / his morning be spent at the schools
at parish meetings, or writing parochial letters
(and how many such there are y, if his after
noon goes in parish visiting, and his evening il
mission 81 rvices, or night schools, or choir prac-
tees, Whe n is the time for the reading prepara-
tory to hi sermong This is ny apology for ser
mons; an if this paper seems, Ike too many O
his sermon IS, hurried, dull and uninteresting, i
is owing to the too abundant duties of parisl
priest who las a great deal to do besides writin,
sermons, all d writing about Sermons Church
mans JONI r,RGt.