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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-22
DAYS OF THE GOLD DIGGINGs.

We take the following from the
Mobile Register: A savage street duel
was fought in Virginia City, Nevada,
in which both combatants we're killed.
And this reminds us Of a story told with
great gusto by how departed friend,
ir his life time the proprietor of
well-known "saloon" on Royal street.
There had been lively skirmish in
front of his saloon between TWO young
bloods, who, as is often the case, had
missed each other, but greatly jeopar-
died the lives of the innocent by
ISLANDERS, one or two shots having pass.
ed through our friends saloon in very
dangerous proximity to his person. A
few hours afterward we met him on the
sidewalk; he was elated, he was hap.
py, he was grand; and we inquired
into the cause of such an exuberance
of spirits.
"Oh" he replied, 81 feel SO good !!
so good that little affair this morn
ing was delightful! L felt quite. hap
py-It reminded me of home-sweet
hOmo when | was digging for gold at
Los Angeles in fact twas just like
the good old days"
"Why," we inquired, did they ever
have such passes at arms in 'Califor-
MIA ?"
Oh, yes oh, yes often l remem-
ber one day Just such day as this
two gentlemen high-toned, sensitive,
punctilltnus gentlemen, happened to
have little misunderstanding and
met at the Postofice just when it was
crowded, and deliberately went to
work, drawing their revolvers, and
commenced right there in the midst
of the crowd, firing at each other.
Oh twas lovely such excellent, ac.
curate firing, teo -
"And did they hit each otherf" we
askel.
"Well-nO-not at first, but they
killed outright three bystanders aud
wounded four or five more. Such nice
shootingl in fact elegant--elegant! y
But" we insisted, "dld they hit each
other?"
"Ob, yes, oh, yes; they did once
each at least !"
"And were their wounds severe .
did they die Of them?"
"Oh, no, no-they didn't die of theil
wounds - but - the vigilsntes came
around and hanged them both %
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-22
THE COSTUMES OF sHoDDY.

The debasement of quality which,
under the pressure Of competition, has
gradually extended of late years to
almost every article used by man, is
notorious. Yet, as few persons except
the initiated realize the immense loss
to society from this source, and illus
trative experience of my own may
here be welcome. When my father
left ME manager of the New Lanark
cotton mills, in the winter of 1824-25,
certain Mr.. Bartholomew, who had
/ long been a customer of ours to the
extent of S25, 900 to 100000 a year,
came to me one day asking if / could
make him lot of yarn suitable for
ordinary shirting at such price, NAM
ing it. ave have but one price," l
said, "and you know well we sell such
yarn 20 per cent. above the rate you
propose"
II know that" he replied, "but you
could make it so as to be sold at my
price"
eyes, by using waste and mixing in
weak, short-stapled cotton"
"Aud it would look almost as we'll ?"
Perhaps"
"Then I'll risk it,"
"My fathers instructions" l replied,
"are not to lower the quality of the
goods. I'm sorry; but can't fill your
order"
He went off in a huff but returned
two days later. "See here" said he,
don't be quixotic, can have the yarn
| asked you about spun elsewhere.
whats the use of driving good Gus
toner from you? shall get the stuff
want, and use it all the same"
at would iDjure the character OF
our mill?'
Not if you leave Off your trade
mark. What do / care about the pic.
ture? Mark as you will"
/ hesitated, but fnaDly-not much
to my credit-agreed to make the yarn
for him. / had it marked with a large
B. at will stand either for Bartholo.
NEW or for bad" l said to him when
he came to look at it. "I'm ashamed
to turn such an article out Of oul
mill"
But three weeks after again. "Just
the thing" he said, and he gave me Q
second order thlice as large as tht
first.
The B yarn became popular art:
Gle in the market; the shirting tha
was made from it looking smooth, ant
being sold at some 10 per cent. les
tnan that made from our usual quality
Yet to my certain knowledge-for
tried it-it did not last half so lonl
as the other.
That transaction sits somewhat heav
lily on my conscience still. Yet it help
ed to teach me great lesson. 1t i
my firm belief that, at the presen
time, purchasers of cotton, woolen
linen and silk goods, of furniture
hardware, leather goods, and all othe
manufactured staples, lose on th
average because OF inferior quality
more than half of all the money the,
pay out. And / doubt whether, excep
by co operation, this crying evil cal
be remedied.-R. ID. Owen in atlantic
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-22
A REMARKABLE STORY.

Here is something remarkable from
the Danbury News: A woman in
New Haven was recently bereft of her
scalp by the idosyncracies of shaft
and belt. The doctors saw that to
remedy the evil they would have to
recourse to transplanting, and so they
actually succeeded in getting a suffi-
GENTLY number of pieces from other
peoples heads to give this unfortunate
woman a scalp. We hope those New
Haven doctors used more discretion
than did he who attended a man
named Finley, who met with similar
accident in Oliskany, N. Y, some
thirteen years ago. Bits of seal lp from
seventy persons were secured by the
doctor and adroitly stitched to the
head of Mr.. Finley. When it was
done, people came miles to see Finley's
head, and Finley himself, with his
checker.board Uranium, was the hap
piest man in O.iskany. But when the
capillary glands got in working order,
and the hair commenced to grow, the
top of the mans head presented the
most extraordinary spectacle on rec
ord. The doctor who, was about halt
the time in liquor, had consulted ex-
pediency rather than judgement, and
secured that new scalp without any
reference to future developments. We
never saw anything like it. Here was
a tuft of yellow hair, and next to it a
bit Of black, and then flame of red
and little like silk, and more like
tow, with brown hair and gray hair
and sandy hair, and cream colored
hair scattered over his entire skull
And what mad man Finley was, and
no body could blame him. He would
stand up against the barn for an hour
at time and sob and swear. 1t was
very fortunate that the doctor was
dead. He went off two weeks before
with blue ague, which is mild sorl
of disease. Finley kept his hair
cut short, but that made no difference
Then he tried dyes, but they only
made matters worse. Then he got a
wig, and this covered up the deformi
| ty; but some times at church he would
get asleep, and the wig would fall off
and make the children cry. Once al
the country fair he fell asleep, and tht
committee on domestic goods, wheI
they came around, stood in front o
Finley's head for some five minutes il
wrapt delight. They then immediate
ly decided that it was the most in
genious patchwork in the list, anC
never Seen the mistake until they at
tempted to pin the premium card to it
At that Finley awoke, and knocked
down the chairman of the committe,
and chased the others out of the build
ing. We hope the New Haven doctor
have been more particular, as 1t is no
a subject to trifle with.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-22

"Olive Harper" writes to the St.
Louis. Globe from Vienna that she is
fast imbibing the custom of the coun.
try"-that is beer drinking. She says
they tell her that "no person can be
well in Germany who does not drink
beer" AS proof of the theory that
beer is harmless she cites a case of a
young girl who belongs in Vienna,
who is delicate as lily in appearance
and who takes her eight glasses of
beer regularly every day. Olive who
has had California experience with
Aeas, says the German feas excel Cali
fornia feas, in "pure cussedness,' a
thousand fold. They bother one all the
time, hut they are fearful in their
wickedness in public "where they
know you cannot hunt them" A wo-
man with flea ON her in public is a
helpless object and is to be commiser-
ated, for while a man can scratch and
dig with impunity-if not with per-
feet propriety--a woman must sir and
take it without even squirming, to say
nothing of scratching,
Mr.. Cough tells a good story illus
trative of quaint Scottish humor: Two
sparks from London once came upon
a decent looking shepherd in Argyle.
shire, aud accosted him with: "You
have a very fue view here you can
see great way" "Ah! you can see
America here, suppose" "Farrer
than that" "How is that?" "Yu jist
wait tule the mists gang away, and
you'll see tho moon"
James Jenkins" said a school mas
ter to his pupil, what is an average ??
"A thing that hens lay eggs on. >
"Why do you say that you silly boy 2
replied the pedagogue. Because
said the youth, ii heard gentleman
say the other day as a hen would lay
on average, hundred and twenty
eggs year"
Phil. Sheridan cultivates an enor
nous moustache, and thinks he viii
never marry, as he is getting bald
headed fast enough now.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-22
THE UNLUcKy LOVERS.

Fanny Foo-Foo was Japanese girl,
A child of the great Tycoon;
She wore her head bald, and her clothes
were made
Half petticoat, half pantaloon;
Her face was the color of a lemon peel,
j. And the shape of tablespoon.
A handsome young chap was Johnny
Hill,
And he wore paper-muslin clothes;
His glossy black hair Oh the top of his
head
In the form of a shoc-brush rose;
His eyes slanted downward, as if some
chap
Had savagely pulled his nose.
Fanny Eoo-Foo loved Johnny Hill,
And when in tho usual style,
He popped, she blushed such deep or
ange tinge,
You'd have thought I'd too much bile,
If it hadn't been for her slant-eyed glance
And her charming, wide -mouthed smile.
And oft in the bliss of their newborn
love,
Did these little Pagans stray
All around in spots, enjoying themselves
In a strictly Japanese way;
She bowling a song to the one-stringed
Lutte,
On which she thought she could play.
Tho course of true love, even in Japan,
Often runs extremely rough;
and the fierce Tycoon, when he heard Of
this,
Used japanese oaths so tough
| That his courtiers' hair would have stood
on end,
If only they'd had enough.
So the Tycoon buckled on both his swords,
In his pistol placed a wad,
| And went out to hunt the truant pair,
With his nerves braced by tod.
IIo found them enjoying their guileless
selves
On the top of lightning rod.
Sternly he ordered the gentle Foo-Foo
To "come down out of that therer'
And he told Hi Hi TO go to a place
! won't say precisely where,
Then he dragged off his child, whose
spasms evinced
Unusually wild despair.
But the Tycoon, alas was badly fooled,
Despite his paternal pains;
For John, with tooth-pick, let all the
blood
Out of his jugular veins
While. with back sommors lult OH the
hodN
Foo-Foo battered out her brains.
They buried them both in the Tycoon's
lot,
Right under dogwood tree,
Where they could list to the nightingale
and
The buzz of the bumble-bee.
And where the mosquitoes sorrowful
chant
Maddens the restless hea.
And often at night, when the Tycoon's
wife
Slumbered as sound as post,
His almond-shaped eye-balls looked on a
sight
That scared him to death, almost,
Twas bald-headed spectre fitting about
With paper-muslin ghost.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-22

A man from Illinois went over to,
Fort Madison the other day with sweet
potatoes to sell. His early education
had been somewhat defective in arith.
metic, for he offered to sell his entire
wagon load at sixty cents per half
bushel, or two dollars per bushel.
Baskets and sacks were begged and
borrowed, and every one was buying
potatoes at sixty cents per half bushel.
The man did not see it until the last
half bushel was sold. He wanted so
a bushel for the load. One man offer.
ed him 81 so per bushel. He persist.
ed in selling at sixty cents per half
bushel, thinking doubtless there wero
four half bushels in bushel. Anoth.
er said he would take three half bush.
els. A third took two half bushels.
Before the man commenced the retail
business grocer bought two bushels
for his own use at 50 bushel. He
offered S1.90 bushel for the whole
load, in order to sell again, but was
refused. When the man saw his blum.
der, he held up both hands, and ex.
claimed, ooh! thunder"
Mr.. w. c., a snob, was so fond Of
fine clothes that he reveled in them by
day and dreamed of them by night.
One evening he visited u lady, and re-
moved his overceat, etc, in the hall,
preparatory to entering the parlor,
when the lady heard him utter the fol-
lowing sensible words: Taking his
overcoat and hanging it up, he said,
"Hang there you fifty dollar over.
eoatw Pulling off his gloves and put.
ting them on the table, Lay there,
you five dollar gloves % Placing his
hat on the rack, "Hang there you ten
dollar hatr Putting his cane in cor
uer, "Stand there you fifteen dollar
camel % Then entering the parlor, ho
was about to sit down when the lady
showed him chair, and as she left
room, said: "Sit there, you ten cent
fool |" He has not been around that
house since.
A gentleman who had tarried lato
at wine supper, found his wife in Il
high state of nervousness, waiting his
return. She said: Here I've been
waiting and rocking in the chair, till
my head spins round like a top jess
so, wife, where I've BEEN responded
he. It's in the atmosphere
An old chap whose wife is as ugly
as sin, was recently reading an elope-
ment case which seemed to affect him.
Said he: Il should be tempted to
shoot Il man, if he was after my wife. "
"Well," said hearer, "a man ought
to be shot, if he ran off with your
wife,"
A western man who had been sit
ting on a wasp, and the wasp had just
noticed it, arose partly to his feet and
with pathetic tenderness remarked,
"Ouchp just at the time when tho
lecturer intended to have the people
laugh.
Boston papers tell this A lady
called at drug store and breathless-
ly remarked, There have serenaded
all the way down here to get receipt
prescribed and disremember the COM
/ bustibles,"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-22
FOR EST HOUSE,

D BLACK PROPRIETOR. Opposite
IL. Court House, Tionesta, Pa. Just
opened. Everything new and clean and
fresh. The best of liquors kept constantly
on hand. a portion of the public patron
age is respectfully solicited. 4-l7-ly
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-22
DR.. j. L. AcoInb,

DR.. j. l.. Acomb,
physician AND SURGEON who has
l lad fifteen years experience in a large
and successful practice, will attend all
Professional Calls. Office in his Drug and
Grocery Store, located in Tidioute, near
ridioute House.
IN.IIIS STORE WILL BE FOUND
A full assortment of Medicines, Liquors
Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery, Glass, Paints,
Oils Cutlery, all of the best quality, and
will be sold at reasonable rates.
Dir. CHAS. o. DAY, an experienced
Physician and Drug ist from New York,
has charge of the Store. All prescriptions
put up accurately.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-22
]. II. Heivly,
Lawrence House,

TIONESTA, PA, @. q. BUTrER
L FIELD, PRoPnIEToH. Tits hous"
IL centrally located. Evcrytif-lr now and
well furnished Superior ,Wpnmoda-
tions and strict attention giyt5 ~ guests.
Vegetables and Fruits of AL kinds served
in their season. Sample room fnr Com
merciai Agents.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-22
Tlonesla House.

M ITrEL. Proprietor, Elm st. Tio-
lNl. nesta, Pa, Mt the mouth of the creek,
lIr. Title has thoroughly renovated the
Tionesta House, and re-furnishcd it COM
sletely. All who patronize him will be
well entertained at reasonable rates. 20 ly
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-22
National Hotel,

rT,IDIoUTE, PA, BENZ. Elliott, ,proprio-
i tor. This house has been newly furn-
ishod and is kept in good style. Guests
will be made comfortable hose at reasona-
lle rates. Oily.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-22

"Give the devil his due, Pat, and
where would you be ?" "Alone your
Hcuor."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-22
Scott House.

EAGUNDUS, PAA L. A. Roberts, Pro-
L prietor. This hotel has been recently
re-furuished and now offers superior ac-
eommodations to guess. 25-ly.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-06-24

feSt AT Memphis the difference heiwet n
the highest and lowest water for The
month ha- been shout nine feet having
teen highesi Oh tie ed snd lowest on Tie
2Sfh. a very raj 81 rsc occurrsd on Inc
Cumberland al Nashville from the Isl 70
tie 4ih. aNer Which the water grad uaiiA
sabSided uniil tbc 2lst. rising a. AIN uniil
me 9TH and tlen again falling until The
SIS.
The Ohio was affected BY great swell
which Travelled from PittSblrg on the
sfh 70 Evansville on The l4ths since
then IL has fallen almost uninterrupted
". The difference between the highest
and lowest water has been faeeh feei al
Plttsburg. nineteen feet az Hanella,
twCnty-;hree q. Cincinnati, seven ane
one-hslf al Louisville and sixteen and
one-h2lf 81 Evansville
The Indications are that the Missouri
ana is tributaries WI continue - T4se-
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-06-24

gammi. Michigan, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. Over
two hundred houses were burned
The loss Of property Is immense.
Eight lives were lost
At SPTRR MILL
MARQTETTE June ga fire Ia
the woods swept down on Us yes
terday and burned two harms and
all the log houses in the place. The
mining companv's old ONCE and
new house house were saved The
fire here Is now under control
NEAR LANSING.
The woods near the City Of Ian
SIM west Of the fair grounds, are
on fire. and are now FRIDAY, 2.
M burning with great rapidly
Woods east OF the city are on fire.
burning a large amount Of stove
wood and fences and extending
into his meadow and burning q
large portion Of IL Thirty men
left work TO 20 and fight fire
Everything dry as finder, and II
needs but a spark 10 set even grass
il a blaze.
"Wednesday last large tract OF
woodland near 0kemos cancht IRE
iron q passing engine on the rall-
road. ana il spite Of the onaeaTors
Of a large gang Of section men
about one hundred cords Of wood
burned.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-06-24
state ItculS.

JoiDer's steam saE-nil al Chase
Lake County, was burned recently.
a large quantity Of lumber and
shingles were burned. The total
loss j. about $4,000
John Knight, eighty years OF
age. and II old resident OF halaul-
szoo. died suddenly on the 18th
inst. He had been Ill fer some
time. hat that day had felt better
and was sitting in a neighborins
grocery store, and when he arose 70
go home he fell dead upon reach
ING the door.
The first frame structure ever
built il Shiawassee County was de-
stroved by fire recently.
John Hammond, CT Owosso. Shi-
avassee County. fell from his wagon
a few DAYS since, and sustained in
iuiies which resulted fatally two
days thereafter.
The steam factory Of Wm. Hay
den. OF Tecumseh. LenaWee NOuu-
". was destroyed by fire on the
10th inst. The loss was mainly on
the stock and about fifteen hun
dred barrels. which were al con-
suned. amounting in value 10 about
$4,000. The property was insured
for $1,000.
While John D. Drew was moving
al old building AZ Schoolcraft on
Wednesday. the 18th inst. pair Of
mules he was using in the opera
ton SET upon him. getting him
down under their feet and tramp
lisg him very severely.
The woods are on fire between
Biz Cedar and Escanaba, Northern
Michigan, along the line Of the
railroad. and trains are prevented
from passing.
The necessary $1,000 has been
raised. and transit over the Pearl
street bridge over Grand River at
Grand Rapids Is henceforth 70 be
free.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-06-24

AT MIcH1eANNi-
ArIEArKrE June sH.--Als III
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-06-24
Great Fires.

Ar expensive fire broke out Il
East Saginaw last Friday noon and
DESTROYED considerable property.
The following is part Of the losses
and insurance.
About one o'clock fire broke
out in the planning mill Of Mead.
Lee & Co, corner Of Hayden and
Franklin streets. and before II
could be suppressed destroyed the
plaininr mill. Te0,009 feet Of lum-
Der. belonging TO this firm, ware
houses, dry-kiln, etc, fifteen dwell
ing houses, mostly tenement hous-
rs. and damaged six or seven resi-
dences of a better character q
buildings on Washington street to
Greater or less extent. The burnt
district is bounded by Washington
street ON the west, Cass on th'
e.st William on the north anC
HAYDEN on the south. This should
exclude The residences on Washing
ton street. which sustained ont,
partial damage. and should includ'
dwelling houses, warehouses anC
lumber piles on the blocks south
Mead. Lee & Co.'S loss is about 600
600: insured for $4,000 r. q
Horr. who owned Eve Of the build
inrs burned, lost $1,000; insured
for $500. Alice l. Coates owne'
four buildings; total loss, s2,0co
insured for 81, 400. The total loss
Is viii aggregate about Sew 80,
With an Insurance Of s52,OV0 o.
the property destroyed som !,
treutv families are left homeless p
this fre.
AT MIcH1GANNL
ArIEArKrI. June sH.-Mi' IA
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-06-24
News Items.

The Connecticut Senate has pass
ed unsury law fixing at : per
cert.
Nashville lad 20 deaths Of ne
groes and four whites from chOlora
Oh Thursday.
The wet weather in Arkansas
has been unfavorable 10 the crops.
The estimated yield Of The Cali
fornis wheat crop as l3,00l,oc0 cen
tals.
Thursday was tie hottest day q
the season at Chicago. One case
Of sunstroke was reported.
A. Z. DrouiIlsrd. Of Pot mouth,
4 O.. was shot on Thursday, y b6low-
ing into The nuzzle Of a gun dur
IN. q hunting excursion.
Henry Probasco coutemplates
another gift 70 Cincinnati. consist
ing Of massive court hall 400 feet
long. surrounded by an arboretum
Of 80 acres.
A fire at Grammes & FlaDckels
wholesale wine and liquor house Ak
Chicago. on Thursday evening, did
$4,000 worth Of damage. Insured.
/, Another fire in the afternoon de-
r stroyed the wellings 797 and 199
e Madison avenue. LOGS s. ,0Oo; in-
y sured $3.50.
|. An outlaw named Hagan, arrest
. ed at Owingsville, Ky, has confess
d ed TO belonging TO band Of des-
D peradoes, and gives the names q
50 members, and says the band ex-
: tends through Kentucky and Viz
D. GINA and into North Carolina.
In Ninety-nine Chinese strikers
D. from Beavers Falls, passed thiDugl
= Pittsburg Wednesday night par
;, bound for San FraDeiseo and par
be for New Orleans.
Is The assets q TIE banking firm
- Of 5. Il. Mclean < Co, 81 PTrie
:. burgh, who suspended recently az
e. IN excess Of il liabilities and a,
nmieable settleme1f WI be mao
II an early day.
.tb Rev. Lampe, q Wheeling. Jsas
q tor q lions Church and 1eache
a. q the German language n ia
"a pubiie schools q fhat t;ltr, was a.
res rested Wednesday Oh fae eiiGrge {
III attempted rape OIL TDuug "a
ri twelve yessz u tEs- IS uense
-, tie el2-ge GD6 ggrs DGi 10 Ia
ra- appearance
ne A collision oeeu1asl 81 the Ma
nd sour. Kcusas 4 Tezas .t.aitroa
- near Kansas u fstztrJssr wee
re- by which fOur engines Nsa lead
in injured ao5 for e-la-ti,sse-fs fsee'.r.e
.rlE The loss Is estEulatsl a. s-s.JJt
A suit 70 rssOref alsuaFes Vi y
count Of the s4Bsgsc tspsVtultuls
lin Of the troftiDg 1nsss Nmlsupei.
lay Springfield. Masssea1fisssris a,
~. IL resulted IN fsTur - Fis J)isfnfii
try the damages being lad a. Ssvt
Icy Secretary Of wEr 5arr1EG "a
Wei returned 10 Washington.
EN- en- The Cincinnati COllegs # J6si
ois. cine and Surgery graduated tEeIr
.on, eight students at couneDceiDe
' ana Thursday night.
nah, A young man named Or1an
rom Harris was drowned at Clevela1
tics Thursday, while endeavoIing
save the life Of little boy who b
how fallen into the water.
nv, Mr.. Delome, Of the firm Of ]
,,s - lone & Quinton, Of Milwauk
nsas was accidentally killed at Schlr
Esd, ingervillc, Wisconsin, Thursday,
The the careless handling a. pistol.
sc", Toledo mourns the death OF II
/. at acc Il. Clark.
and The stave drying house a.
ann Standard Oil Company, at Che
~. ~ land, was burned Friday moEni
teen Loss $500 10 sla.e00.