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Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-12

ID RoPosAIS FOR DREDGING.
URIrTD STATES KHaINEER OFFICE,
THIRD STORY, UNION BANK BUILDiHut
fAYETTE ST., NEAR CHARLES,
baltimore, ND, July Y, lsl9
Proposals are invited for dredging IN hcrtheAst
river, Maryland, near the town Of horlhoahe Pro
posAls 10 be sealed 10 duplicate lndoruod outalde
aud accompanied BY Uopy Of this Advertisement, will
be received until noon OF August T. 1879 aud will be
opaned In muutea thereafter. In presence Of such
blddeta "a may Nah 70 DO present,
The material Is easily iomoyad. There ID no rook.
The channel Il eIosod about eot In depth at
mean low water. Tho locality la shsltered. .
Bpeoihcauona, forms OF proposAa and any desired
lniamatlon to be hAd on application a this once.
me right 10 reject Any bid "a reserved.
WIN. p ORAIGIIlLL
is Major OF EnHine0rf, u, 4. A.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-12
Government Sales.
GOVERNMENT SALE.

A. oVRRNMENT SALE
ASSISTANT QuARTHRMAHTER'B OITICE,l
To- WABASH AVENUE, OHICAao, LII,
July 3, is7L
VIII be sold at public auction at u O'Clock noon,
ID day Of August, 1879 At the Government Stable
In rear OF 81 Wabash avenue, three 90 public horses
JAMES GlIIISS,
iyi Capt. and A. y. NJ, u. 4. A.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-12
PROPOSALS. FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF
TiIE HARROR AT BIO BoDUB, MY,
USiTED sTATGs tHanEEn otIioK,l

UHirED STATES HNdnHER OlIlcH,l
OBwKao, N. ", July I, lhia ! 4.
s.sd proposals wilt be received ~ this once untu
Il m SATURDAY, August 10, lbIa, for dredsioN the
ehanneI AZ big bodus, N. Y. aud for labor and ms;
tsTsls Tor the repair OF four hundTod and tweny )
feet more OF lees, Of the EAat BrSakNater Al that
hSrboT. The amount Of mAtsTtAl 70 be removed D!
Tei.inF IA tWeniy, nine thousand i've hundred and
nins slI tgg taD cubic yards measured 10 poaigon,
There will DO required for the repair Of ne East
RIo,L WAtSr about TWEEN y eight thousand (spl feot,
hand meA uTe, Of hsnlloek timber aud plank, tsO0l
eight thousand pounds Of iron, Two h1ndIed And
IWenty live tg9O colds Of atous, and the necessary
labor oF the repair Of folr hundred and tWonty tt2
w ms and spSelneattona can Be- obtained A this
0ni5e. .JOnN ~ MlhovM
tVti MAJOR OF hnGtn9era, ", D. Army,
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-12
Railroads.
RNLTIMORE ARR POTOMAC RAIL-
bEPbr OoRNEE s.Sth hyD b sTREETJ
NORTHWEST,

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DEPOT CORNER slkLn AND b BTREBTJ
rp,,v, tr,vI Hp pap ~. IT,, ,,prvr Ar
BAITiNOHE. wEsHiNGTOS.
Is y ~, BliimoTs Nan, Gsy o'''' '''''' ''"
IA asI w,.,,,r ~, ssS, E gs,s s;u' daily En-
g .s' d''1 Creep 'a'' Pres, ds, "'''.'' ~
cotamodaiiou. daily except SundsJ,
SSSTiG ; on0lnn'uh'pf'''' gS.i H. Accommodation
p. Gy sISspI saS ,I. dsy, sSSSpt sGS
u"' o,' ~
PSs ss Ssys ST b ssessSs e. G md sss
hotsls ard fesdsnoss 70 IN points North sod Wet.
rGsh 2 4, :. Gnfs. s , SSSS s.s1 Ss.
Sac sr.nsl,eo and all points North. Northwest West
~" '0O'""''" PERCY a. SMITH, Agent
puRSR si 5Sat sHf sd P5RfTsdRa venue
: !, .o ,.... Soo''s' t'',sD.', NsSa W"
w 1spGSS seRSdulS, T SsslpSlns pri ia "a" TO
s@Sa isssS EFT T'I sSa To-
70. ~, leenbnfg :" p = m hnn " 2. m. aqa ~
w. .s%i,pa Ti@ N .S % 2 sn1 ...Sa is
saS m, s sad Us rs = !. M M. SUI ''''' ~ "
tsia iren, iisniiioa, connect 4 nsHLIon ygiih
SiyiSs: B:.tyyIIis sad WigSsRIs.tsf AZ: VIZ VIZ
ieT AIDE and ma alddlssals. "l''l ''''' ''''.'
Az Geod,' PsF StsIm9er hhl,rosd o. lures "
M kis,s1d5i. siIi * forgar,isd ~ fsr a. Usmton
- n rhsrs. otbsT tbSn o5,T reanlaF taftn fstss
"p,nT N nan tiShsts ihTss ssots peT mile
AnonsI tieks ts eFl n M HAVFNFR.
myiRU Gensral Ticket Agent
nAITIMORR AND OHIO RAILROAD,
IL
WAEuHaToH Dee n. 1870,
Tr.ins bs,9ssn WARRINGTON and BAITIkORm
ioiloss, ~; w an n :
FOR BALTIMORE
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-12

pRoPosAIs ToR ARMY sUPPLiEs.


OFFICE OutIE QUARTERNAsrEn,l
FoRT LEAvENwoRTH, KAN, Juus ~, ts7a. !
Sealed proposals In duplicate will be received al
this ofhoe, and by the Post uusTteTmAstsF At Fort
Riley. until u O'Clock, a m July 10 ls72, for the de-
lrefy at - l-
HAYS CITY, KANSAS, OF
l,Bn.OOO pounds Corn,
B1nOO pounds Oats,
A,OO pounds HtAb,
In sacks.
Delivery to commence Withtu one week after notios
Of acceptance Of bid and 70 be continued At the rate
per ssk Of At least one tenth tuD Of ths quantity
Contracted tor b. each eontraotr until the contract
Government TO bur and charge contractor anY addl
tiogal cost Incurred.
Bidders will stale III or price nor hundred (Oul
pounds. WV W. WV
Proposals. will ba Fooslysd for any portion Of the
rrnin' " ~ " ' " "
No proposal will be entsFtAined unless the pAFty
mailing the same IL present At the opening Of the
bids OF represented 81 an agent or EttoTney or IL
known at this ofco to bs Responsible nor unless the
proposai Is guaranteed b. Two persons N Enovn 10
sponsibllity
The usual oondilInna which can hs ascartAlnsd at
this once will be imposed upon bidders and oontTae
tors and blank forms Of proposals will be fufniahsd
upon application,
BY authority Of the DepATtmeut Commander.
JAMES N MOORE,
/ MAJOR and QuaTlsTmaatsT, Aotlng Chief QuaTief.
| master, fell
$500; a -, -; +. =, : s;, iS,SIJi;TT
| OROPObAlS FOR DEAD LETTER EhNkL
Ofhs. ,,
POsT OFTICE DEPARTMENTAL
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-12
quo RIVER IMPROVEMENT REMOVAL
" OF BACON HOOK.
UNirED STATS kHdINEEh oIIloE,l

NO. FUbi.lQ LADlhoI Z
OnlCnJRATI, ONO, July l. lb2,
Sealed proposals. in duplicate, will bQ Teeelyed At
dag Of August, ls72, tor tho removal Of the Bacon
spssia cations SHd printed forms for proposals will
DO furnished on application, :. ....,
ba MajJT EnElnser and BTeyut Colonel.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-12

NAVY YARD KITTERY, MAINE,l
June ~, lh1l !
u O'Clock M, on Market Square, Portsmouth, n H.
one Grey Mare. On account pf appropriation "Uou.
unEenth BuroAu u Yards and Docks.
b. y. CHANDLER, Owl Engineer.
Approved. A. N. PENN0Ok,
ms. O0mmAndAnt
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-12

DTPOr QUARrEhMAsrEA'H OFTICHl
JEfFGhBONytIL.E, IND, July ,, lsll I
viii ba cold At public auction, on the ground, Au
gust L. lbf2, At 10 oolOot, = the frame buildings
the bank Of the ONO river, ab5Ve JessonIille In
diana.
There are thirty. Cq buildings 10 all, Of boards
placed uprghI and battinsd-ahinEls roofs Also,
one frame building, fOTmeFlY used q chapel. lbO
feet long % feet vide, % feet high about slI thou.
sand SBO) feet q picket tonoe, ton 0l feet high
window sash, Doors and about 100 900 feet Of lumber
And umbor.dn ooTTidorn and tank house
Alao, two (ll b0lloru, locomotive bald"
Printed lata containing dimensions Of buldlnRb,
40 can be had on application At this once.
Terms; Oasb, In United blAtes fundA
Buildings, DO 10 bo removed a. the expense OF tho
purchaser within thirty days Ator the date Of sale
By order Of the QuArtormAstor General
fyl p.,t.In,,a D.D.,, 49, -; ti ~
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-22

have used them. or if so, they could have
been traced back to me. | found, also,
that the numbers had been carefully ascer-
tanned OF all | had taken with me, and
thus another chance Of detection existed.
What an escape
Upon returning and entering the count
ing-room handed the surplus back to my
senior with feeling somewhat of pride,
but mixed upwith other feelings not easily
described.
My precaution of having the money
opened by the agent in my presence was
highly commended, and the probability OF
his Incorporating The undue amount
as very little personal knowledge of him
was possessed by the frm-was duly dis
cussed. What was said on this point
brought bushes to my cheeks.
In course OF time my senior accountant
was taken into the firm ] was put into
his position, and with his salary, ! saved
money, finally got into business on my own
account, and am now, as you know, rich
never forgot my farmer host and his
erandchild but at the death Of the farmer
| took charge OF the boy. He is now my
partner, and the husband of nay daughter
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-22
The Origin of an Old PrOyerb.

About the year 1000 B. G. there lived
in the country of Phrygia, in Asia Minor,
peasant by the name of Gordius, who,
while blowing IN his field one day,
noticed an eagle light upon his yoke OF
oxen, where it remained all day. Cor
dius became very much alarmed at this.
Others believed it to be prodigy, and
prevailed upon Gordius to consult the
soothsayer Of Telmessus, a city in Lydia,
which country in those days was famous
for the science of augury. As he came
into the city he was met by a very beau
tiful young woman. He related to hei
the cause of his coming to Lydia, upon
which she assured him that the prodigy
Indicated his elevation to Il throne. As
an evidence of her faith in her interpre.
tation of this extraordinary omen, she
offered to become his wife. Although
Gordius had doubts as to the verification
of the prediction, he very willingly EN-.
braced this opportunity, and they
became man and wife. Not long after
this occurrence sedition broke out
among his countrymen, who we're at the
time without ruler. They finally ap.
pealed to the oracles for a means to stop
this anarchy. The oracles advised them
to choose king. They were to note the
first man who passed the temple of Jupi.
ter, driving an ox-cart. This person,
the oracles assured them, was destined
to become their ruler. Accordingly, all
rushed to the temple Gordius shortly
after passed, driving his ox-cart. The
assemblage hailed him as their sovereign,
and he thus became King of Phrygia,
As absurd as this may appear at glance,
it has many parallels in history. The
popular caprice has frequently conferred
honor and powerupon persons of obscure
birth, from II motive more rational than
the one indicated above. During a Sc.
dition in Florence, in the middle ages, a
wool comber was made chief magistrate
of the republic, simply because he picked
up national flag aud waved it over the
heads of the multitude. TO commence
rate this remarkable elevation to throne
Gorlius dedicated his ox-cart in the TEN.
pie of Jupiter to regal majesty. He
fastened Il knot to the beam OF Il cart, sc
dexterously invoked and perpleXed that
the oracles promised the dominion Of
the world to the man who could unite it.
The mtying of it probably was impossi
bic, as both ends we're woven together
Great numbers tried to unte it, anC
failed. At length Alexander thc Grea
came, and after repeated and fruites'
efforts, drew his sword and cutit. Thus
resulted the saying, cutting the Gordial
knot"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-22
How IL Was Done.

The coniuror's explanation was great
lesson in spiritualism. " | next asked
him to elucidate the trick of writing on
the arm. On the occasion of my visit to
Mr.. Forster, when the raps indicated the
second pellet, he required the esprit"
present to write the initials on his bare
arm. Mr.. Forster placed his arm under
the table for a moment, then rested it in
front Of lamp burning on the table,
and quickly rolled up the sleeve of his
coat The skin was without stain or
mark. He passed his hand over it once
or twice, and the initials Of the names |
had written on the second pellet seemed
to grow on the arm in letters of crimson.
CTS a trick | do every night. 1t goes
with the audience like steain," said the
coniuor. Every simple. Well, sup
pose Il name. What name would you
like?" "Henry Clay" replied. Down
went the coniuror's arm under the table,
In few seconds he raised it and exposed
the bare forearm without mark upon it.
He doubled up his fist tightly so as to
bring the muscles of the arm to the sur
face, and rubbed the skin smartly with
his open hand. The letters H, c. u
soon appeared upon it in well-defned
writing of deep red color. "There
you have it gentlemen that's the blood
red writing Very simple All YOU
have to do is to take a lucifer-match, and
write on yolr arm with the wrongend of
it. If you moisten the skin with II little
salt water first, all the better. Then wet
the palm of the other hand, rub your
arm with it. Send mp the muscles and
the blood-red writing will come ont It
will fade away in less than no time, If
you look under the table, You will see
that havca ttlepiecc of pointed wood,
/ can move my arm under that and write
the letters without using the other hand,
But that's a trick which wants prac-
tice. Lor', how l had the Queen of
Madagascar with this experiment.
p. HingiOn'S Ge0iM Shommon
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-22

Thus it will be seen that the American
printers pay for their body type an aver
age of 63 cts. per pound, while the Can
adam printers pay an average Of Al cts.
per pound. That is, we pay fifty per
cent. more than we should
This enormous eXtOrtion cannot be
defended upon protection grounds, be-
cause it is Il well known theory of pro-
tectionists that the greater industrial in
forest shall have precedence. Thus
articles entering into the consumption
of great manufacturing interests shall he
admitted free
The annual production of printing in
the United States is S75,0OO,0O0, en-
ploying over 10000 skilled mechanics
while the annual production of type
founding is 81, 100000 employing about
1920 mechanics. If we add to the pro
duction of printers the advertising IN
come of the newspapers, the production
will amount to over 800, 600, 900 annual
ly.
Will this enormous business Longer
submit to be subsidized for the benefit
of a monopoly?
1t has been whispered that now that
the subject is agitated by the press Of
the country, the American founders will
come down in the price. If they dc
so much for so much. But let tho
press demand the removal of the duty
on type, and then no three men can gel
together and say how much the 10000
printers of the United States shall pay
for their tools to work with.-RoUd
d Co.'S Reporter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-22

ABOUT SCRAPrLE.-A New York physi-
elan thus speaks of the dish called
scrappe." | regard it as Il positive
luxury, throwing the Frenchman's pate
Ne .f,je gros entirely into the shade.
know of nothing more tempting to the
palate at the breakfast table, especially
to those who have become wearied of the
eternal round of steak, chop, and the
rest OF long chapter. You may eat
heartily Of it at breakfast, and yet itdocs
not seem 10 interfere with yOlu appetite
for a GOOD dinner at or , O'Clock 1t
is it Pennsylvania dish. originating
among the Germans, and is to he met
with in Philadelphia in private families,
but not in the hotels or restaurants, The
hest scrapploi is made by the farmers, who
bring it to the Philadelphia market two
days Of each week. Some people may
object to scNpple because it contains
pork, and yettacy will fill their stomochs
with unwhocsome dishes fried in hogs
lard, which is the worst form Of the
"'unclean animal" The use of lard i'll
cooking is an American pec1IiQrity, and
is doing much injury to our American
stomachs, causing more dyspepsia than
will ever be cured by thenosrums OF the
quacks, or the drugs Of the physicians.
Give me Scrapple every morning for
breakfast, in the season of it. and | care
not who may have the steak, and chop,
and sausage.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-22

Life il a rose, brier-burdened, vet sweet,
Blooming day,
FlInging its perfume like perfume to meet,
Wnd-blown Nwayl
Leaf after leaf spreads its blush to the air,
Kissed by the SUM-
Deoper-hued growing, as joy makes it fair,
Loves guerdon won.
Leaf after leaf shrivols up from the heart,
Leaving it bare;
Color and fragrance and joy all depart,
None lett TO care.
Nay, the divine IN it fingers there still,
Gods care in all;
Rose-leOycs Int drop at the beck Of His will
FCttors which thrall
Up from its trOmmcls the freed spirit wings,
Higher to soar;
Altar immortal pure essence ilings,
Sweet, cvCrmOre!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-22
Facts and Fancies.
The hunting soason-leap year.

The hunting season-leap year
The end of the world-to make money.
An extinct race-childlike children.
A lovers meter-meet her by noon
hight.
How man hates to be seen sitting
down on a slippery sidewalk.
Barley goes up as beer comes down,
and a man who ales is called malt treat
ed.
Strange but true-1872 will contain
only forty-six weeks, for the other six
will be Lent.
Some one describes philanthropist as
a man who loves all mankind and neg
lects his own family.
An industrious nosologist has estima-
ted that there are about 2.4OO disorders
incident to the human frame.
Douglas Jerrold once said to very
thin man: "Sir, You are like pin, but
without the head or the point"
There are periods in the life of man
mt which he is too wise to tell women the
exact truth-when he's in love, and when
he isn't.
The word estate" spelled backward is
"etats" in French 1t is not safe, how
ever, to learn French simply by going
back on your English.
1t is true saying that those against
whom our hearts harden most are not
those who have wronged us, but those
whom we have wronged.
A horse turned burglar, the other
night, mt New London, entered n house
and frightened the inmates badly They
considered him kind of night mare.
Judge Jeffrcys, pointing with his cane
at prisoner before him, observed,
"Thcre is great rogue at the end Of
this stick" The man replied, cat which
end, my lord ?"
London is q wonderful city Every
eight minutes, day and night, one person
dies every five minutes, one is born
100000 have been added to the pQpllla-
ton since 1851. 1t is a world in itself
A widow lady in Louisville has buried
five husbands, the last Of whom previous
to his death, had buried the same num-
Der of wives. The lady is now in the
prime of life, and quite good looking.
a Cincinnati woman, whose curiosity
led her to take peep into a smallpox
pcst-housc, caught the disease and was
so badly disfgured by it that her lover
broke off their engagement and she has
since died of grief,
When, in 1852, the Great Mogul came
to Hugely, there were 1000 souls crowded
for safety on board one Portuguese ship,
the captain of which blew it up, with all
ON board rather than fall into the hands
OF the Mahometans.
Mr.. Gladstone stated Il short time ago
that GlO0,OO0 was annually expended in
the Kingdom of Great Britain on strong
drink. Taking the population at 3S,-
100000, each individual spends nearly
e lbs, 7&d. year, Or nearly III. per
day.
The Chicago 7imcS says of the stringent
l0wrcccAtly enacted by the radical LegiS-
Iaturc of Illinois you can get drunk,
lariTlp your wife and knock smithcrecus
out OF the furniture, and then make the
man who sold you the virus pay all the
damage"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-22

There dwelt some years ago in BOur-
bon county, Kentucky, Il drunken, worth
less, one-eyed fellow named C, whose
chief occupations were getting tipsy and
fighting. There had Just been elected
Il new prosecuting attorney, who was
entitled to part of the fines which might
be imposed on the indicators of BOur
bon, and he determined to sqlclch old
C. He did not wait long for an op
portunity to have him arrested B,
the constable, said, as it WIS an impor-
tant case, he wanted about three days to
get an appropriateiury to try it, On the
third day the new attorney was informed
that things were ready at the courthouse
There was the Judge, and behind him was
the constable On side sat old one
eyed C; on the other a triangle,
each with Il plug of tobacco and Il jack
knife, the gift OF the constable, whit
fling away, and according to the order,
SDHtjOg 10 the centre. The astonished
prosecutor looked at the jury, and eX-
claimed:
Where did the constable get this
iury?'
The constable quietly replied, II
thought the prisoner WAS entitled to be
tried by a jury of his peers, and I've been
out three days hunting en- up. I've
got twelve here, but if you don't like
'em, I've twelve more 0utsiue waiting"
The prosecutor looked out and saw,
seated on the fence, twelve more dittos,
similarly equipped and employed. He
turned to the court i'll undisguised wrath,
and said
CYL dismiss this case ~
The constable wrote his return on the
warrant Tins, dismissed by the attor-
ncy on sight ofHe .jmN" and so it stands
recorded until to this day. The prison
or was discharged, and left the court
house rejoicing at having been deprived
of his unconstitutional right of being
tried by the previously mentioned citi-
Zcns.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-22

AIR CUSHION FOR THE FEET IN RAIL
WAY TRAvEL.-A writer in the Medical
Times and Gazette refers to the fatigue
of the limbs produced after long rail
way journey as due mainly to the trem.
bling motion of the floor under the feet,
and states that, having suffered consider
ably from this cause, he was induced to
try the experiment of using the we'll
known air-cushion as foot-stoOl. Thi,
answered SO well that he has never travel.
ed without using one on his way, and
has found the effect to be remarkable
Improvement.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-22

RIVALRY. Newspaper rivalry is at its
height in Osceola, so the editer of the
Osceola Democrat conceived of a plan
whereby he should utterly annihilate his
antagonist and secure an important item
for the exclusive use of the readers of
the Democrat He engaged man to at
tempt his assassination just before his
paper went topress, intending to make
some journalistic capital. But unfor-
tunately his accomplish did not aim bad
ly enough, and he gave the editor such a
dose of shot that lac was too much hurt
to write up the affair, aud so the oppo-
sition paper had the item, with "iull
particulars" exclusively. The wrong
man now "hangs his diminished head,
and, more yet, he has only himself to
blame.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-22

ENERGEr1c.-All the accounts that have
been received from the burned district,
of Wisconsin give proof of the remarka-
bic energy which is one Of the distin-
gushing characteristics of the people Of
that State. The village of Peshtigo, in
less than four months, has been raised
from it's ashes. To be sure, many of the
houses are not equal in style and finish
to the New York houses, but they are
comfortable enough to inspire their oc-
cupants with a sort of hopefulness which
no amount OF misfortunes can shake,
and this means good deal. An idea of
what these poor people have endured
may he formed from the fact tn the
water in the streams, flowing from the
burnt lumber districts, is so impregnated
with I've that it cannot be used. The
lumbermen are worse off still, for they
have been compelled, even where the
rivers are more than one hundred feet
wide, to melt snow in order to procure a
supply of water for cooking and drink
ing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-22
The Price of Type.

The tariff upon printing type is pro-
hibitory in its working, and hence the
Government receives no income of con-
sequence from The importation. or
course the price charged by American
founders is equivalent to the foreign
price aud the tariff added together,
In order that the printers and publish
ers of the country may know exactly
what they pay in the form of bounty to
the type founders of this country, We
subioin the price of type in Toronto and
New York: