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New-York tribune., 1870-08-25
MONMOUTH PARK 1ROTTING

Horses are arriving daily. at Monmouth
Park near Long Branch, for the coming races Wllam
Smith black stallion Thomas Jefferson Tor the 2oo
purse Henry Harvey enters the chestnut colt Larry
Tor the Gentleman's Cup race.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-25
HOME NEWS.
THE WEATHER.

THE WEATHER
EEv-yoRx. Hour Ther Bar. Wind. Hour Ther Bar Wind
Aug 24-7 12o RGR rae 9G L..
II 400 3o05 Z. 76o 30O6 X.
. 300 30.05 sR IL 7fo 3O4 Z 8 E.
REMARKs-Yesterday, the oath, was somewhat close
but free from the oppressive sutrness August
The sky was overcast from midnight 10 D. m except
Ing very cloudy period in the early afternoon. Rain
fell at times from $50 TO 140 and at $3.50 p air
smoky from midnight to 10 a. IN. Note-23d, from 10
p to H. overcast, smoky From June or 49, TO Aug
0 the mercury IN the thermometer has been at above
$50 us times uas year, 23. The lowest points
June 6so H. 660; Aug 10, 6o0 the highest point, on
New-York tribune., 1870-08-25
THE JUNIOR TOURNAMENT
CRICKET,

To-day the Manhattan and New-York Clubs
play match together, with first eleyens AS it is
day match, play will begin early.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-25

three straight hea,s time rs4 1896 as1 inc T'nnsr anto
ma ;n Sohn Ioycts hands, Is steadily % "a
ing wSh h Mr. Wallace Of NewYork whe gave szooO ior
hun. .rxx.uy
pvnsz No q 2 ospd a. 500, third ssooI ioursh e7'o
.;.ss sss. M I'VE ws.sn
Ssia b.Ss fi's''41 4n:s, .:.s: ~, as:'ss5
,s Je es1cr 0rd oted better and for which the en-
tiles were j. L. Lashers br e. lAsner ,nis Mare. j III
NJ Lady Irwin j. X. Woods .. m r,sa Ma Selden,s b m
Berho Rss GIaSe was drawn and the others
% as was the fayorite against the Held sne won
the first heat by two engs In aiot hcc tha second
ond and Lady Irwin Rce Graves in al2 the latter
winning the third heat IN G,it oy aSoe inst after
mare In the fourth heat Mills Mare cast Iv INST man.
the start and cut her quartef rayes winning by two
es%sbs from Iasher n 5f The gray stallion % now Dy
came great fayorite for 1t was tnoughs % hut ancIiy
was out Of the she got Daa them and came
nome ai easy winner by ten lengths siasnss "0
cray by neck for second place. Iime' rnot m ne
This terminated mee,lhg Wnaon,. tho xssociatfon
r ,bose auspices it was held deserved 70 De was
one OF the best managed and most enoyaple
unions OF the season. At the termlnaon t V ,t @ and
made on the track during the afternoon wero v s
nr having been struck out Of the race before tne o
trotng commenced. This decision gave genera M e
faction as indicative OF desire ON tno part VI so 1S
citation to protect the public.
pr. No ssoo-ror horses that trOted better than 2aa
j. X Wood Montgomery, names b. m NILS Mare. '''''5
r pep Is.beg Rondout names
Geo n He'll Mddeovn names b. m Lady Irwin. dist
cha Ssi'H Tsrse3 & aa%s: s q. s n s'ss sh '~
New-York tribune., 1870-08-25

Ist "a 3D. stS 5th 9Th 7th 9Th. 9th Total.
k%'si',;i;:;:ii fes. sig:... 3 9 ! I q 9 o--Es
Umpire, Mr. Chapman.
ls. "a. 81. 4th. 5th 9Th. 7th. 9Th. 9th. Total
fosi fa1ait CITY. ;i;..:: . Q : : Q "a
Frs. base BY errors-Mutuals nesi Forest City, tines
To-day the Forest City play the Pastimes at
Baltimore and the Mutuals go TO fremont ~ play the
Union.
THE JUNIOR TOURNAMENT.
SYRACUSE, Aug 4.-The Junior Baseball
Tournament began here to-day. The first game
played in the forenoon between the Muta OF Syracuse
and the Rochesters OF Rochester The latter by
OF 81 TO 21. The second game played In the
afternoon between the Exceors of Buffalo and Stars OF
Syracuse. The Stars victorious by score Of
l6 The tournament continues tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-25

THE MIDDLETOwN, ORANGE COUNTY, TRoTTING
MEETING-SECOND DAY tom SAVER WINS
THE ETHREE-YEAR-OLD SWEEPSTAKES, HENRY,
THE GREAT PURSE, AND MILLs's MARE, THE
0.2S pIrRsp
New-York tribune., 1870-08-25
A Choice Security.
MIDLAND BONDS.
SEVEN PER CENT GOLD,
FREE OF GOVERNMENT TAX.

The great railroad which these securities based making eod
progress miles embraced its entire length from he eio
the City Of 0wego intending the Aabun branch $50 miles
already completed fully equipped and In profitable operation Worn
being vigorously pushed other portions Of the Hne and ne
Company have least 100 miles operation te
fore tie close Of the present
The portion Of this road operation constituting is nortsD
section extends from the city Of oswego Sidney Plains shee inter
Albany and susqhsnna Railroad Its local business already
and the Company h concluded contract With t Delaware
Csna Co. transporting the coal Of that large and wealthy
corporation northern sections Of the State This will add largely
the profits that section Of the road that the Company
confident that earnings without the aid Of through business
per s entire cost which 100 per cent IN
excess OF interest Bonds For mu be borne mind that tho
issue strictly limited $50 900 nile Of finished road
They security Of the bonds Of Oldest Anc beat
roads completed will constitute Of the great trunk
lines connecting City Ne~York with Canada and the West ~
shorter erng and as It's entire course tEough
fertile populous Districts It cannot fail Of the most
portsns and bestps ying roads in the Union
BEHIND THESE BONDS IS PAID-uP CAPITAL oP NEARLY
A. 900 OOO which ample guaranty Of the financial sngb
Of the Company
The popularity these bonds perfectly safe security bearing he
highest rate authorized BY the laws Of SeSYo payable IN
Gold Coin free has kept the supply nearly erbaasd
but the early future completion Of additional sections v oF
time furnish supply which respectfully invite The aieni"O
Onvso confident belief that better security can be found W
the market
Price par and interest currency! Governments and oler
current securities taken In exchange.
GEORGE OPDYKE & CO.,
Tarkers 3S wassau-st,
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-29
The Indicted Cnnaressmnn

A Washington special, in speaking
ofthe indictment of OfCOngressman Bow
en- of South Carolina, for bigamy, says
He was married here OH the 18th day
of last August, and about a week after
Louisville paper published an alb
stract from the records of the Court
there, showing an application for
divorce on the part of II person claim
ing to be his wife. It appears that
Bowen was married to Miss Tabitha
Parks in January, 1850, in Vakulla
county FlOrida, and lived with her
some years. On the 4th of February
last, Mrs Bowen, then residing in
Louisville, filed pet ton for. di-
vUrce, which is still pending. In Au-
gust last he visited her in Louisville
Il is said, aud on the 18th of t nat
month the records Ofan Indiana COuIt [
show that a petition was filed in the
name of Tabitha Bowen against Mr..
Bowen, aud an answer was filed on
the same day, and in thirteen days
Ifterward he was married to MrS.
Petti"rue, on the 3lst Of August. It
would appear the marriage took place
prior 10 the decree Of divorce. In this
Indiana case the petitioner charges
the husband with cruel treatment,
and failure to provide for her sup
port
It Is further alleged that the first
Mrs. BIwen asserts that Bowen en-
plOyed the counsel Of both sides on
this Indiana case, and tIat she did
not sign or swear TO the petition, and
further that the decree In this case
was passed on testimony taken. prior
20 tile filing Of the bill. On behalf OF
Mr.. Bowen it is alleged that this
whole charge Of bigamy is the work
Of political maliee, ami comes from
interested motives. 1t is asserted in
mis- behalf that the records Of the In
diana court will show that he was
legally divorced before his mOrriage
with Mrs. Pettigrue, and that the
documents To prove the fact are on
the way to this city.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-29
Pumpkin Pies.

This is the compliment my husband
usually pays me during the reason Of
pumpkin pies, viz "My wife makes
tle 6est pumpkin pies eat any
where"
Aud this is my recipe for making
them:
Cut the pumpkin in nalf, put it in a
dripping pan skin side down latter
the seeds are remOvedl, in slow Ov-
Ell; bake until all the good can b.
easily scraped from the rind with a
spoon; if it is as brown as nicely bak-
ed bread, all the better; mash finely,
and to one quart add quarter of d
pound of butter while hot, when cool
sweeten to the tIst-; one pint of milk
or cream (if cream be used three eggs
will be sufficient, If milk four will be
better), beat them separately; stir in
the yOiks, two tsaspUunfuls of cinBa-
mon, one of nutmegs. wine glass Of
wine or brandy; lastly, add the white
of the eggs, It rring but little after
they are addict to the mixture; bake
in a quick oven.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-29

We are glad to note that the decency
Of New York 50 far prevailed over is
pruriency that Surratt was attended
by an audience not large enough to de-
fray his expenses. The object which
he TRANQUILITY acknowledges himself IN
have in view in his ''lecture" is there
fore defeated mere, as is to be hoped il
may be everywhere else. A convict
Ell thief once put in TO the judge plea
of The same SOFT as Surratt's. "Well,
your Honor, must live;;"tO whom the
C ear headed jurist responded: 'I see
no necessity for that" 1t does not
seem even to have occurred to Sur
ratt that between dying and living by
such means as he proposes to himself
the former is clearly preferable. OF
the two alternatives let US commend
suicide to him as being much more
creditable to him and immeasurably
more edifying to his fellOw-citizens.-
Judas IscariOt had tie grace to hang
himself even after he got lis money.
We STE no reason why Surratt, who
has not got his money, which he has
made himself an abOminatiOn for,
should not emulate the example.-N
y. World.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-29
Smart EOIkS.

There is a great deal said about GER
tIin persons being smait, but do not
Oelieve two individuals can be found
who you'd give the same definition
Of the term.
If "a baby has teeth a little sooner,
or prattles "Ba, ba," when a little
younger tIan some other mUt'Ier's
baby did, why it's 'smart baby"
If Il child is bright and childlike, il
is called "smart; if it is shy and sober
that is a sure sign that it is "smart. 8"
hut if it is bold and impudent. it is
Every smart'in the eyes Of some peO-
pie.
If boys and girls are studious, they
are styled "smart; if they work well,
they are "smaIt." but if they are full
of the very spirit of mischief, they are
''smaIt" also.
Ifa young lady is dressy, smiles be-
witchingly, and pratIles funny little
nOthings, sne is ''SmaIt t." but II she Is
>taid and grave, or talks fluently OF
nebule, crustacea, cotyledUns, she is
''smaIt" too.
If fshe plays the pianOfOrte, she is
supposed to be 'smalt;" but if with
| out Knowing nat from sharp, sue
wields the rolling pin and broom, OF
course she is smart"
Ifa man is learned and wise, he is
"smart;" but il he is witty and funny,
even though lie don't know a vert
| from fraction, he is ''snlaIt, also.
If he makes speeches, of course he
is ''smaIt;" but If he does not, you
will surely be told that he is 600
smart t. tell all he knows"
II he employs his superabundant
brains on other peoples affairs, he i
every smart" but If he has sense
enough to mind his own business, he
is "UncOmmOnly smart"
Ifa boy supports his widowed mc tn
er, he is ''guod, smart clever lad;'i
but if he bullies his little sisters, runs
I in deb, and breaks his mothers heaIt
he may still be spoken of as q "smart
/ young rascal after all"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-29
FafalIsm Illustrated.

A minister, living somewhere on
the frontiers CT Missouri, was in tho
habit of saying t. mis- family and Il
his church: "Frieuds, you need not
take any unusual care about your
lives; the moment of your death was
writ before the foundation of the
world, and you cannot alter it," His
wife observed when he lett on Satur-
day t. meet one of his frontier mis-
siOnary engagements, that he dressed
the flint of his rifle with unusual care
put in dry powder, fresh t)w, and
Iok every pains t. make sure that
the gun would 90 Offin case he came
upon an Indian.
It t uck her one day as she saw
him in the saddle, his rifle on hIs
shoulder, that his conduct eOntradiet-
ed his teachings, aud she said t. him:
my dear, why do you ttke this rifle
VITA YOU? If it was writ before the
foundation of the world that you
were { be killed during this trip by
an Indian, tlat rifle won't prevent it
and If you are not y be killed, O
course the rifle is unnecessary; so
why take it with you at all?"
"YeS," ne replied, ''to be sure, my
dear, OF course you are all right, anC
that is a very proper view; but, SET
here, my dear-now-really-but
then, you SEQ, my dear-suppOse
should meet an Indian while I an
gone, and his time had come, and
hadn't my rifle with me what would
he do? Yes, my dear, we must al
e,,t,t -ff,4tfa ot1r mart Z yard fhe fulfill
meIl Of the DEGREES of Providence"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-29
- sElnnFr,s So Keddlne.

tt being Just twenty-five years since
my first wife died. / thought / could
MT betteT celebrate tine event than by
having a grand silver wedding. Alas.
twenty-five brief summers, and il
seems but day before yest srtlay since
I returned from her funeral an altered
man, aud iid the undeit ,ker 10 call
around for his pay in the fall.
The great trouble in silver weddings
Is that yUu are apt t. get two or three
presents alike; but l fiatter myself
iat l fixed EN- there. In the first
place, Mrs. Skinner and l looked over
our It jck of siiveTwaTe [ D see what We
were out OF, and found that we c,,uld
take abuut twenty-five square pres
ents without becOming bilious: and
then We invited few children, in re-
fe~-uce to nut-Crackers, buit-r-knives,
ant dtler small fry. l issued nv iH-
vitatiOns two weeks beforehand, "a
give everybody chance to buy a
present, and in addition limited in a
very delicate manner what | should
like each one to bring.
So the Invitations read very much
like this:
MRS. CHARITY PHLEABOTTOM AND
HUSBAND,
You are both asked.
To Mr.. AND Mrs. NOSE SKISNER's SILVER
WEDDISG,
January 18th.
Please bring silver castor, with extra mus
tard jug
MRS. JOANN BEEZUM AND HER HUs-
BAND.
You qre both asked
To Mr.. AND MIS-. NOSE SKISSER's SILVER
January 18th.
- We cherish fond hopes in your direction
IN reference to silver teapot
On the back of each invitation was
a neat gold scroll, inelOsing the words:
'Please avoid dollar stores"
To say the affair was a success
would be defraudiug the dictionary. !
have looked that venerable pamphlet
through, hut fail to find word that
meets the case. Nothing short of
seven syllables and a French roof will
do, so 1 give it up.
On the arrival of the guests, I took
charge Of the presents with as much
emotion as the value of the present
called for. A silver penknife Ireceiv-
ed with a husky tremOr in my voice,
while an elegant silver teapot caused
me to entirely break down with emo
tiOD; but 1 recovered, and went
through the trying ordeal with un-
dinchins bravery. Those that didn't
bring presents were told that we were
not at home, which, of course, made
the gathering more select. We re-
'ceived some very fine presents, in
cludlng a share in silver mine, a
lock Of gray hair stTe1ked with silver,
some silver tones from maidem's
voice, n silvery beam from the moon,
and some castor oil made from u silv-
er castor.
Then my wife and I stood up and
received the silver-tOngued cOngratu-
latinns of our guests on our happy
married life. But l didn't need 'em.
No. / should say not. When see a
man utterly crushed in spirit and
baldheaded at the premature age of 80,
with black eye constantly on hand,
and a wife who is ready to furnish
him with more black eyes at the low
est market price, l pause ere ! con
graduate him on matrimonial bliss.
Not that I would inSinuate that Mrs.
Skinner is not as gentle as a dove in
the olive branch business. Not ut all.
| simply say that in a case like this,
should probably pause to the extent OF
two semi-cOlOns and a comma, ere /
congratulated him.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-29
VOLUME 23-NUMBER II
The Great and Crying Evil OF Local
Taxation.

The evils and burdens Of local taxa
ton in Ohio are becoming enormous.
For example il appears from tables
collstpd in the Cincinnati Gazette.
from which we quote, that in the city
OF Canton, StarK county, the local
taxes are a small fraction short Of 4
per cent; but as Canton has been re-
Gently constructing water works she
may he excused. In Toledo, however
the rate exceeds 81 per cent; and how
Toledo can possibly flourish or grow
under such a load IS one of the un-
sIived prublems of political economy.
I That Ie can not continue so TO do
and that, unless in some mode her
people ind relief, this wonderfully
energetic and ambitious city will be
checked in her career toward great
ness, Is as certain as that any legit-
innate effect will follow its cause.
In Steubenville the local levy
amounts to 80 mills, and no other eH-
PLANTATION is nee,led of the fact that
Steubenville, with great natural ad-
vantages, has come almost to halt.
Vigorous little Fremont has been
struggling hard for recognition as one
Of tile leading cities of Ohio, but she
will never obtain such under a local
taxation of 81 mills.
The burden of 80 mills imposed up
on the property of Sandusk Y acc Iuuts
largely for the fact that although she
ought to sit like queen upon her
beautiful bay, full of population,
wealth and power, she is barely able
to Out-cOunt, in the number of her in
habitants, the youthful city Of Spring
field, which while Sandgsky was as
piring to rival Cleveland, was still an
unknown village. But Springfield,
whose growth and pluck and energy
astOnishes the State, has imposed up
un her for local parpOses levy Of on
~ % mills.
The furnishing little city of Paines-
vile suffers least of any in the State,
and sets brilliant example to therest,
her local levies amounting t. but
Il l-lO mills. Piqua, whose solid pros
perity begins to attract general atten-
ton, cUmes next on the beneficeut
side of the scale, the local taxes reach
ing only II $40 mills. Pretty Mount
Vernon invites the prosperity which
s setting toward her, in spite of her
seemingly isolated situation, by keep
ing the local levies down to IS mills.
In UrbaBa they amount to but 1915
mills; and, although the growth o.
Urhana has not been astOnishingly
rapid, it is certain that had she been
subjected to the same impOsts as some
other cities she would not have grown
at all.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-29
THE MIDNIGHT sun.
THE SCENERY OF NORWAY.

A letter dated at Hammerfest, Nor
way, July u, is published in the Evan
gelist. The writer, who is Rev. Daniel
March, says:
''It is midnight by my watch, mid
night By the watches Of my travelling
com paniOns, midnight by the ships
chFUnOmt ter, midnight by our reck-
/ Oning of time on our voyage, and vet
the sun Is shining directly in the
NOItl, full orbed and as full Of light
when within an hour of setting in u
clear sky in America. look down a
| beautiful Fiord, between two walls o.
dark mountains and a calm bright
/ sea, and in-the utmost limit of tine
view is the great orb of the day. pour
/ ing a flood of golden light up0u the
water, kindling the fleeing clouds
above him with all the hues of the
| rainbow, crOwning the dark ridges Of
the mountains with rosy Iints, and
covering the whole face of the land
and sea with a calm, sacred, awful
beauty, such as / never beheld in any
other region of the earth. Itseems u
if had climbed so high up the ridge
of the runnd world that could see the
secret chambers where the King Of
| Day retires t his golden rest. / feel
almost afraid to look at the awful
monarch while he is putting on his
robes of brightness aud preparing to
20 forth and shine upon the subject
world. 1t seems as il | had intruded
with rude aud impertinant curiosity
/ into the secret places of the King OF
/ Light, and that he might punish the
intrusion by shifting me with blind
ness. Never could this strange sight
of the midnight sun be seen t , greater
advantage. The ship entered this
henut fnl FiOrd just in time to
give Us tie best possible position for
behOlding the two things which once
seen are never fOrgOtten-the sun nj
midnight, and the sun directly in
the North.
"The town Of Hammerfest is the
most nOrtherly tIwn in all the world.
[ have been up a mOuntain tnis alter
noon aud looked over the NOItl Cape
into the Arctic Sea. am now with
in nineteen degrees of the Moth Pole.
The scenery all the way from BOdO,
and indeed all the way from Thrnud-
/ jem, has been most wonderful in vari-
! ETY. and beauty. The steamer does
+! MT go out To sea at all but passes from
| FiOrd to FiOrd, and from island t.
island, always bringing US within
view of bold headlands and jagged
peaks, and quiet and green banks and
meadows, aud silver cascades leaping
down to the mount ain sides, and
snowy peaks and blue glaciers, all
mingled, changing and multiplied in
endless variety and succession. 1t il
as if Lake WinniPissOgee, and Lake
George, Killarney, and Como,
and Geneva, and Lucerne, and
MaggiOre, and twenty Others, were all
c0nnected, aud twisted and linked
and braided into eqery possible form,
and a steamer should take Us through
them all. The LafOdOn are especially
beautiful beyond all power descrip-
tiOu.U
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-29
Discovery of MasOn:c Emblrms.
The Newark Adcertiser says

lie view dIh -1uCCTLEScf SAYS
Some interest has been created in
Sussex equity during the excavation
for the Midland railroad by tia dis
cOvery of some relics of former times
in the form of two silver Masonic
badges, Ornamcnted wit square and
compass, moon aud sun, in accordance
with the masonic emblems of the
present day, which were found five
ieet below the hard earth excavations
of the Midland railroad. How the
badges ever got there is a mystery,
as no human remains were connect
ed with them, and the soil is a COM
pact slate. Victor NJ. Drake, of the
Newt IN Herald, says that it is well
known Iat masonic emblens We're
worn both by the pioneers az Indians
OF Ie country as a means OF self pre-
~eTvuti0n against the incursiOn of
Tories and robbers. who in the early
sett ement Of the count y held alnO-t
undiSput "a sway on bot sides Of le
st T. line. TRe fact is well est iblish-
Ell, tlat as early "a lT76, Major Wood
Of GDsheu. who was in commend at
the MinsiUk bate, fought opposite
the LackawaXen, wmen being over
powered by the Indians, and tIkeu
prisoner, saved his life by signaling
Brandt win the grand mailing Ma
sonic sign of di-t-esS; and Masonic
bidges were in general use at the
time, butl in the Delaware and Sus-
quehanua valleys, as one Of the
measures for prut -ct.On against the
bloody Indian incursiOus t. which the
frontier set. .ements were at all times
liable.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-29

WALLAAM NOAEA = o0Ns
ESANUFACTURERS OF Blank Books ant
WI Book Binders. Bindery between Pl
Sswald's corner and Lemp'S Cabinet shop
Washington street. Tlfhn, z.
Sept =, ls70-n1s-tL
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-29
Quiz

This curious mOnOsyllable to which
so many meanings are attached has
been a puzzle to photographers
Webster traces it 10 the Norman word
quiz, meaning Sought" from the
same root as question, but Smart tells
the following story Of its origin: When
Daily was the manager Of a Dublin
theatre he passed certain Saturday
evening in company with the wits
and men Of fashion Of the day. Bet
ting was introduced, and the mana
ger st iked large sum that a word
having no meaning and derived from
no language should be the common
talk and puzzle of the city in tweuty-
four hours. DAILY went tO the theatre
and sent all the servants aud super
numeraries to chalk the letters, q. O..
l. r., on every door and shop window
in the city. The next day being Sun
day the shops were closed, and all
who went t. church saw the strange
word. Every one who saw it repeat
ell il t. his neighbOr, and thus the
word ''quiZ,' was heard throughout
Dublin. It had no meaning, neither
was it derived from any known Ian
guage. The wager was fairly won.
The word has taken its place in the
language, and although the dict Ona-
ries call it "cOllOquial and low, " when
ever a person asks a question win
pretended seriousness, in order u
make the subject ridiculous, il draws
fOltA the expressiOn-"YOu are quiz
Zing me-"