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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28
The accounts of denquonts are settled in the Depart

The accounts OF delnquents are setoa III Tue DoPart
Tho Total amount OF water rates received since April II
has been 81 690e07. During 1862 il2 100 were received
The Bureau OF Lamps and Gas has charge Of 1880 pub
c lamps, extending from the Battery 70 klngsDrage'
Each lamp burns hours and 20 minutes per annum
and each burner three cubic feet OF gas per
The total cost OF ghtingthe city Is about N,i"o
per annrm .-. ,.,. 49,,
been made since the nth OF last April, l,7B OF which
were by citizens and ll2G by the police I'm I3 casesthc
obstr,ictOns were taken to some convenient place ana
sed for filing In ga cases, they taken to the cor
porston yards In GJS cases, no proper GROUNDS Ior
complaint could be found In 1859 cases, the obstruc
tons removed by those on the premises. NO per
m granted by this Bureau for the use OF the thor
oughfares.
The Bureau OF Repairs and Supplies has under ts care
the markets. CourtH House. ana Oil munlcal DuiiulDsS
and has expended since last April about 100000.
The Pavement Bureau reports; since April III, 81 con
tracts for Belgian pavement, OF which there have been
1862 square yards laid new bridge stone Tor cross
walks 956si square feet laid; old bridge stone 1877
square feet reaid The contracts for other payements
have been: 1 Hamer wood, finished; III Nicolson,
Magongal Seely concrete, Stow foundation, Stat
ford, and Robbins preserved wood. Most OF the con
tracts filed and the work under the others IL In
progress. There were in the city, Dec. l, 1l 1863
lineal feet or 273 lilo miles, and 3,612 receiving
basins for surface drainage. during 1869, ~
contracts awarded for 88C1 lnea feet or 10 7l0
miles OF and during the same PERIOD POI neal
feet and lac receiving basins constructed During
1870 contracts for sewers have been made The total
length OF these Will DO 76098 nea feet or 20
miles Number OF feet OF culVerts contracted for this
year. 3O5 basins 15O The total length OF sewers OF all
sizes constructed since April H. is $685. linea feet
Ill miles In the same time 200 basins have been COM
pleted and 1000 lineal feet of culverts.
The whole number of employees OF all kinds on the roll
OF the Department at the present time Is about 700 IL
do not include employees on the contracts made under
the authority OF this Department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF NEw-YORK....

PORT OF NETWORK a.
CLEARED.
Seam,hips-Russa Lott Lyrrpoo Neya CIRQUE, Lverpcc.
Thurpgs Ehlers Hamburg; Leo Dearborn savannah. McsI
Leonard. Charleston; Pants. DOsne Philadelphia
Ship-Sbshpore. Lisbon, Liverpool
Bns.-viueO Cook Gbrsar for orders; Aeriner Scse. R.e
brook p R. Don QlXo Count haySna hossis hoV,
Cienfuegos; Nsisd, Eve Cenfuegos
Schr.-C. s. Z. Brooks, Brooks, Galveston
Steamship Ocean Queen Maury AsPuSi Dec H. treasure ise
Steamship Louis. Moore salyear. Nesbeu n c.
Steamship Huntsville, Crosel. savannah mise and piss
steam.t Manhattan WoOhul Charleston. mise sud
steamship Niagara Brakeman Richmond City Point aud SorfOu,
BARK sarah r. Kinssbury Perry Hong July ~ 'ndse
Bark Hemod Hansen, Newcastle. Bng, . iays, coal
Clarendon Lavender BGeuos Ays Oct p hes ~
Brig Montrose Peterson, Sew.Orlesns 81 day, Sugar
Brig Alfsretts Bsset Carlisle Bay, Jam u iays cgsooL
Schr James X. Lawrence TOrrcy hAysguI ~ days hnt
Sehr Condova, Eddy, Savannah 10 DAYS. lumber
DOMESTIC PORTS.
Appoh silks. from New Orleans Arrived b,s.
Philadelphia Nereas. Newfoh
NKw ORLEANS Dec &AriVei steamship George Ionset tss
New.iork.
san FM,scrsco 2The German bark Stella BOresst
coming n
FOREIGN PORTS.
QUEENSTOWN Dec 26rhe steamship Aeppo rom Mes York foe
Abssna Newiork tor Liverpool. arrived At Sandsy 18th.
aud proceeded The steamship CITY Of Baltimore RON hesl
Halifax touched at TO-DAY MONDAY aud proceesi
Dee 2oThe Hamburg s,eanshp Siless iron
.Yorka arrived out at Q o'clock m. SATURDAY.
2The General Transatlantic Compsnys steamship
Peere from New YORK. arrived this port thus headA iereooa al
3oclock
Dee 26The schr w.na hunseV from New YORK Nov
To- for Bboa, has put into fsyal With loss OF sails
KY WEST Fla, Dec, E-rhe steamship mns'on from TIA.
Galveston her propeller during the ngb OF the lh ~
Tougss and back Bar under sail she
owed ino last night by the steam cutter Nineymond
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28
RTsINESs STTPIDITY.

Daniel Stoll brings an action against Julius
somborn in the Special Term Of the Kings County SUI
preme Court to have mortgage OF $4,000 executed by
plaintiff to defendant declared null and void Plaintin
alleges before signing the mortgage he did not read
H. and supposed il was executed for $4,000 and that the
agreement under which he signed 1t was corrupt and
usurious He says he made application to defendant Tor
u loan of $4,000, and told he could have 1t for
bonus of 500 Aferward he says that defendant told
him would not be lawful and that the difficulty could be
surmounted by plaintiff buying some liquors Tor 1920
which defendant would buy back, or find some one who
would at a SUN which would make up the bonus OF
$500 plaintiff says be agreed to that proposition and
shortly aferwaTd quantity Of wines and liquors were
him, together with $4,000 cash; defendant rem
dered him bill of 81 s 90 for the liquors but has refused
take any them back plaintiff further alleges that
he has recently discovered that the mortgage for
$4,000 instead of $4,000 he had supposed and that the
wines and liquors were only worth s37l2 10, instead Of
S9iS7 SO.
The defendant claims that the mortgage was a bona
fde transactions and that the money advanced at
the request Of the plaintiff who wished to avoid
having prior mortgage fOrecOsed. II alleged that
there agreement stated by plaintiff aud that
the sale OF the liquor was also bona hde transaction
'aSest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28

Sssl,n ana 'eysrely kicked Francis Campbell held for
dSAurensst.; Joseph DAVIS OF Newburgh held on .
soIge OF oDanng 1924 - from William ~ GOdfrev of
NO. ~ Ccdar-st, by false representations "
AT the Yorkville Police Court, Charles Brown
tailor, was yesterday committed for stealing a watch
and clothing, value s5i from George Hamlet with whom
ne roomed ~ No 7o6 Nnh-ave. . The examination IN
,ae Ease OF me dry goods clerks, Walsh Mullen and
MenaDe charged with breaking the plate glass ~inSow
~ me hry goods store OF j. McCanD on Thirdaye near
p pphg cKhtn 81, was concluded yesterday Justice
biAoy VIII give his decision IN few days
III the Court OF General Sessions, yesterday.
Deiofe Recorder Iackett, James Robinson was found
guity Of attempted burglary at No. S2l Eat Twenty
tonrtst oct 10. lso, and sentenced to ten year. a,
haIn aO"f in me state Prison.. Mary Miller pleaded
guilty TO nm attempt nc grand larceny and Wa A.
sbhrgeo on her own rec0gnizance but warned that /,
iJupu III tbs state after week she would be sent to
me Stste Prison for two years VIM Keller charged
wlth seailhE 1900 worth OF property from Martin o.
Bonn ~ c0 NO. S1 Greenwlcb-st Aug 90 1870 was AZ.
4lued Inc Recorder, Ia discharging him. sand thai Al
though the evidence had not been sufficient 10 convct
him IN this case he knew MIN to one Of the worst bnr
glars in the Thomas Mccarthy Indicted Tor man
slaughter, was acquitted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28
TIE EXPERIENCE or ONE WHO HAS BEEN
INSANE,

To the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: | was walking in one of the busiest
streets Of this village bright afternoon the Winter
OF 1885, when, at the very moment while OF my
quaintances were cOngratulsting improvement
in health and condition IN life after four five years Of
misfortune and calamity, there came instantaneOusy
upon me strange sensation Of intenses horror that
uncomfortable, and yet could not and would not be
shaken Of From that moment was insane, II anybody
ever was and within a few weeks from that day was
taken to the Home Of the Insane. When arrived at the
State Lunatic Asylum 1t near night on a cold and
gloomy day In February. 1 at once taken
10 the second hall, q long and narrow room,
called by many the second best" in the whole
building There wac locked In with Is or 30 men aud
boys In every stage Of diocy, insanity, and madness
Age and youth, decreptude and yigor. idiots and
bacs the nearly recovered the Sick the diseased and
the nbece, In this building live together eat together
steep together and are frequently carried out the dead
mouse together At o'clock that evening T. for the first
uine' heard the words, "Bed-time, gcnts!" Then we
Ne al 'ock91 u our r00s In many Instances the most
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
OPERATIONS AND EXPENDITURES SINCE ITS Or
CANIZATIoN

GANIZAllON.
All the bureaus comprising the Department
OF Public Works, except that Of Pipes, yesterday fur
nshed statements which show that the extent OF the
public works authorized since the 18th OF last April
when the Department organized, has immensely
ceeded anything OF the kind since the city ncorpo-
rated The contracts for work In progress
10 about 100000. not including 62 special contracts
most OF which will he completed within the next ten
days These for fencing crosswalks curbs CUTTERS
and tagging Fifyeight contracts for regulating and
grading have been given out since the organization Of
the Department, when there were 40 contracts under
way, IA Of W bitch have been completed
The Bureau OF Streets reports the Eighth-aye drive
equal 10 any In Central Park" The Ia also said
OF Harlem Lane and the Kings Bridgs Road. All the
streets nersectng these have been thoroughly repaired
They have been covered with gravel lime stone chips
and sand ana were sprinked twice every day during
the Summer.
The Bureau OF Collection OF Assessments IL connected
with the Department Of Public Works 10 has collected
since the nth Of last April about tbO0OO. The Collector
holds the lists Ia months at the expiration OF which time
lac retuIpA them " the Department VI Public Works.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28
DECISIONS


Supreme C0Vrf Cbdmbers-By Judge Ingrahan,
10 re- Charles LembeThe application the is of he r,s,,
must he ceaet Cans Hshe.-MJton graute Whit -,
Dspsn-h for counsel Lpppsn at Hsrssme orr "a ia
ApPmsn sgt Hart. Same SameMOtoH granted payment N
Z 10 costs IluTbe sgt ApopniMoton denied plaintiff. coat. "a
aode event Lofu, HarMotoa denied a ,re 10 rne oa
other papfs 81 40 Josephine
Motrohhoon o counsel Of tiOo granted Tor aImony
deneh Doan sg WaeMoiion gfsuei the sipustoa
without casts Dyckmsn agt FshentNo0a zntsj A. IA
allow the defendant Lsnd 20 appear AMI answer The gznat
an AL subsequent proceeiings o stand. &c
by Judge Bsnsr sgt Preemoa-No01 iei SlO
costs Jews't sgt Frsz-Moon denied Sou agt Joan.oa no
ton granted ~
Supreme Coarf-Specidl Term-By Judge Barnard
0ConReT sgt. BrSnsn.-D,cree settled
superior toWf-Speciat Term-By JUDGE MoneI-
PRISON sgt Beskmso-Ouer o. Reference Gsoar at D.gs
Weeks sgt Love Baron ag sEkins and Graz sg F -Oner.
granted ComsOet sgi. Rnckney.-MoiIoa grsu..L
Common PIeas-Specidl Term - By Judge IArre-
noreILon, sgt Buring-Moscu granted Ko',er Hrm,n
PrceednNs referred TO Thomas Ianlc- Lesae Ssm-Lks
order Vln Ne' a Van NeCause fefrreL SenNay AZ Bus
Rsilsay CO.-Ju3yment ordered
Marine CODt-PdH by Judge GrOss.-Hal agt.
WAdourhe TO Jan o. 1871. Rainfall ag Brewster hak at
RossG,ien, Finney Az Hunt, Cook agt CarAe-D'mssL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28
DEPARTURE or FOREIGN MAILS.
WEDNESDAY. DEc. q.

WEDNESDAY. DEC q
Mails FOR Europe Queenstown and Liverpool .isamshS
Nevada from Pier No. 10 n. r., close the Post-Ohc IN.
Supplementary Mail paid letters only up g.
1880 All letters deposited in Supplementary hs
must be prepaid with double postage
THURSDAY. DEC %
Mails Europe via Queenstown aud Liverpool steamship
PALMYRA Dock jersey City close at the Post 0hce st
Supplementary paid only made Dock Jers-r
City nd closed 1880 Au letters deposited 10 Supplementary
Mails must be prepaid with double postage
Mails Nassau and the West l0des steamship More
Castle from Pier No. " R., close at Seanso sus a. N
Mails for Havana per steamship Cleooat IRON Per No II T. N
close 81 the Post-0hce at IN.
Mails Porto Plata San Domingo Samsna, SC, Steamship
Tybee, close at the Post-0nce at I.
FRIDAY. Dc. %.
Mail for Isy per steamship NorScd close al The PosOAe At
O'Clock p.
Mails for Honolulu Australia and Eewleiasd will be scot from Sss
Francisco the 18th OF each month All N matter mus be prpt
letters 10 half papers each books &C. @n1
FrGcscO AMI New
about oh 70 III VI earh month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28
THE COURTS.

THE w. 8. DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE-GOv
ERNMENT BUSINESS IN 1870.
The following are the officers at present en-
ployed in the United States District Attorneys Onco
Noah Davis United States Attorney; II. T.. Davies, Jr
Thomas Simons, Ambrose II. Purdy. and Luther w. Elmer
son. Assistant United States Attorneys; sidney DE Kay,
William Blake, Law Clerks; Henry Dome, George s..
sedgwick, Nicholas Z. Hays, and Charles T.. Msrsso,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28

Several important cases came up during the year Col
W. Ryan, for violation OF the Neutrality laws, was
arrested in August last, indicted and held 70 1ali IN
$4,000 Edward J. Oakley, cashier OF the Merchants
National Bank. charged with embezzng 100000 belong
ing the bank is also out ON bail the case not having
vet been tried. Wm Quincy noted cOunterfelter was
also tried for endeavOrng to circulate 5000 IN counter
felt $40 bills of the most important arrests was hat
OF WIN E BrOekway for cOunterfeitlng the 80 bonds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28

PROSECUTION OF COLLECTORS sURETIEs.
The suit instituted by Assistant District
Attorney Emerson against the sureties on the bond
given by exCoector Morgan L. Harris for the faithful
performance OF his duties while Collector OF the With
District will be tried. 1t is alleged that the Gov
eminent has lost about 100000 by the Collectors
cepting "straw" b0ndsmen for the release OF seized
whisky,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
72i Sun 40 Mooa sets....,... u
Sandy Hook IL SO Cows Island. :t3 Hell Gate Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28
Ueooins CARDS. &c.

AT WIN. EVERDELL" SONS, No. 104 Full
~ tsasL-wEDDIso CARDS and FINK STATIONERY tks.s
ishsd 1851
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28

The following is o detailed statement OF the criminal
business which has been ably conducted during the year
by Assistant Attorney Ambrose II; Purdy:
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-09-22
Another Murder.

A terrible affair, which took place
about two miles west of Mansfield on
the farm of II. Hall, resulted in the
instant death of Edward Mccullough,
at the hands of Charles Hall, son of the
owner of the farm. Mccullough was a
hired hand on the place, and in COM
pany with young Hall, Edward Town.
send his brother-in-law and wife, Mrs.
Townsend, had gone to town to attend a
circus. After the show was over they
went to get their team at the livery
stable, and it seems they did not see
Charley Hall there and drove off with
out him. This enraged him, being in
toxicated, and he ordered a horse and
buggy and drove after them. Coming
up to them near their home, he said to
Townsend that he wished to speak to
him. After getting out, he came up to
Townsend and asked him why he had
not waited for him. They said they did
not see him and did not know he was
there. After much hard language, young
Hall drew a revolver and shot his broth
er-in-law through the wrist. McCul-
Tough then stepped in between them
and seized him, during the scuffie which
ensued, the pistol was discharged, and
the ball passed through McCullough's
brain killing him instantly. Hall is now
in Jail.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-09-22
Trial Of McCurdy.

The trial of Abraham F. McCurdy
for the murder of his son, closed last
week in Mt. Gilead. This man killed
his son on the 25th of last November in
a manner which caused the greatest in
dignation among the citizens of Card
ington where it occurred. There had
been some difficulty in the family, and
the father had ordered the son never to
speak to him again. The son afterwards
went to the store where his father was
to procure some clothes that were there,
when the father shot him dead. The oc-
currance at the time caused the greatest
excitement, and it was with difficulty
the man escaped being lynched Oh the
spot. After somewhat lengthy trial, the
Jury, to the utter astonishment of all,
returned verdict of @not guilty"
This puts us in mind of what we heard
a preacher once say, "that if there is
any one thing that God Almighty don't
know, it is what the verdict of q petit
Jury will be-"
McCurdy was in Millersburg few
days since. The Mt. Gilead Sentinel
makes the following comment on the
trial:
@The case throughout excited an in
tense interest in this county, and the
court room was densely crowded every
day, with the men and women of the
town and country. Never in the his
tory of the county, has such feeling
pervaded our comm unity. Public SEN
timent 1cds almost unanimously for con-
viction, differing merely as to whether it
should be murder in the first, or second
degree OF manslaughter.
The case was fully and carefully pre-
pared and thoroughly tried on both sides.
The arguments of Counsel evinced dill
gent preparation and great ability.
Every citizen felt that the Attorneys for
the State discharged their duty in a
highly creditable manner. The charge
of the court by Judge Geddes occupied
over one hour in delivery, and was ac-
knowIedged by all to be clear, thorough
and impartial. The charge of the Court
was perfectly satisfactory to the prose-
cution, and after it was delivered the al
most unirersal sentiment was that the
case was made too plain for any Jury to
err, and vet to the utter dstonishment and
morti fcation of the community the de-
fendant ,cas acquitted. 1t is reproach
to the law and weakens the public con-
fidence in trial by jury.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-09-22
A Brave, Pure Book.


THE PHYSICAL LIFE OF WOMAN: Ad-
vice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother.
By George H. Napheys, A. M. M. D.,
Chief of Clinic of jefferson Medical Col
lege, Philadelphia; Author of" Compend-
ium of Modern Therapeutics" etc., etc
Cincinnati; E. Hannaford & Co., Pub
fishers of First Class Subscription Books.
This is really excellent work, scien-
tific and yet eminently practical, in re-
gard to a most important class Of sub
jects, which, unfortunately, it has hither-
to been left almost entirely to the quack,
the empiric, or the sensationalist, to
"write up'' for the million. 1t treats of
the hygiene of woman, in her various
relations of maiden, wife and mother,
and of the married state in general.
Difficult as it may appear, these sub
jects are handled with such precision
and tirmness. and yet so delicately, that
the work has received the hearty en-
dorsement of many of the most distin-
guished physicians, clergymen, and
philanthropists ofthe country. Among
the number are Ex-Surgeon General
Hammond, Henry Ward Beecher, Rev.
Horace Bushnell, d. D., DR.. R. Shell
ton Mackenzie, Rev. DIR. Mark Hop
kins. President of Williams College,
with many other names equally emin-
ent.
The work is sold through local or
travelling agents entirely, and, in our
judgment. offers an extraordinary op-
portunity for securing very lucrative
business. The address of the publish
ers is as above given.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-09-22
Republican County Convention.

Elsewhere in to-day's paper will be
found the call for Convention to NOM
inaie county ticket to be voted for at
the coming Octoberelection.
Republicans, are you fully alive to the
importance of this step? Do you real
ize the necessity for prompt and vigilant
action, necessary to retrieve the politi-
cal fortunes of Holmes County? Let us
come together on that day and nomi-
nate ticket that will challenge the sup
port of every good citizen regardless of
former party ties. Then with united
determination on the part of all good
citizens, if success will not follow, we
will at least have performed our duty.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-09-22

Little Holmes which has been so long
left out in the cold, is now being exam
ined by Mr.. Reed, Assistant State Geolo-
gist, who pronounces her mineral wealth
very large, as far as he has gone. He is
now in Washington township making
examinations, and expects to work this
way. From indications of ore found in
different parts of the county we have no
hesitancy in saying that Holmes county
will yet stand among the first counties
of the State in mineral resources, and
that before the next ten years pass, her
valleys will be lined with furnaces.
Judge Saunders showed us some speci-
mems of ore taken from his mines west
of town, which are very rich. Mr.. New
bury, chief of staff of Geological Sur
vey, pronounced them from sixty to sew
enty per cent. iron. Mr.. Saunders says
the vein, at the cropping out, is about
two feet thick. Mr.. Reed desires that
those who have any appearance of min
erals of any kind, to get them into shape
so that he may be able to make a
thorough examination. We hope that
our farmers will take great interest in
this matter, as it may be, of great bene-
fit to them.
To have a rich mine lying buried I'M
der farm is very nice thing, but to
have it opened out and in running order
bringing in the dollars, is another and
much better thing.
There can be no doubt there is vast
amount of wealth stored away in thest
hills. If so, an effort should be made tc
have it brought forth. The coal field
which are now being opened are exten'
ded and of rich quality. As the ex
aminations 60 on, We shall from time t.
time give our readers the results.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-09-22

Mrs. Mozer, an old lady living in
Oxford, died Saturday evening and her
remains were taken to Napoleon for
interment on Sunday morning.
Il. B. Bird has just come from the
east with nice Stock of Clothing. 1t
Mr.. McAfee, who lives about two
miles west of town, had a horse die
some days ago from eating green corn.
"A Mrs. Mckee, quite an aged lady,
living some distance out of town, was
buried last Friday.
M. Bird & Son sells cheaper than
any one in town for money. lw
Some man took a notion to stack
a load of hay on the corner of Wash
ington and Adams streets, but conclu-
ding, after unloading it, that it was not
a very good place for hay, reloaded it
and drove off to some more desirable
place.
Remember the Fair commences
next Tuesday. Get your articles for
exhibition ready.
The STEAM MILL STORE.-John
Spencer & Sons, have just filled their
store room, at Paint Valley, with fresh
stock Of goods from the east, consisting
of dry goods, s,groceries, hardware, queens
ware, boots, shoes and gaiters,which they
are offering cheap. Read their adver-
tisement.
We are requested to say that where
there is no competition no premiums
viii be awarded at the Fair.
The Howe Sewing Machine will
be on exhibition at the Fair where all
can have a chance ito see it. work.