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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-05-21

Buffalo Tenlons have called su indigns-
,ion meeting because German is not Ato be
taught 10 the public schools.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-05-21

Boston has been Overriding the theatre
business and now it is fomd expedent to
cut down the number of eta ablisbment.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-05-21

1t 10 the general opinion that the pfsiii
ferrous potato bug succumbed to last winters
!riyidity
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-05-21

Z The tiees are beginning to dou g coat OF
green.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-05-21
AnnOuncemenls.
COUNTY TREAsUEER

COUNTI TkEASUEER
EDITOR DAILY REcoRp: FlD BISHOP
will he a Candidate Tor the ONCE Of C,OiIN.
TY TREASURER, subject to the RenrhI,
Gao Primary Election Nay 3lst 1879
EDrToR DAILY RECORD -Plssae ammonia.
the name OF MAJOR J. F. MACKEY. =,
Franklin. "a csudi a. ste fes Couutv T,ss,. !.
urer, subjecs TO The 10 sges Of the Republ.
con party.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
Ed. RECORD announce the nam.
OF G. W. PORTER, OF Rayn,ilton, % q e,n.
didsie for Comfy Commissioner. euhjee, i.
tbs. Republican ussees, st the Pfim,r,
Eleciion, oIbs held Saturday. Nay sls,
1873.
-.fA- AAxY REPUBLICAN,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
Farmers Rights.

We repeat that when the cry of
FARMERS rights is raised, nobody
can be found to oppose it. You can
not build a distinct, well-deined ,en-
during political organization on that
foundation, because there will be no.
body to question it or take place
on the other side. The practical at
tainment of these rights, and the re-
dress of grievances may, Indeed, bea
work of legislation, and may thus be
connected with political action; but
it is nevertheless question of detail
which does not belong to the issue
of parties and politics. Just here IS
where we say farmers may exercise
their influence upon political parties
in securing needed legislation at their
hands but there is no occasion or
warrant for distinct and independent
political organization. The farmers
themselves recognise this. The
oranges disclaim political character.
Their design is to unite the farmers
aud consolidate their strength so as
to command such legislation as they
need. They have already secured
new railway law which the Republic
can Legislature of Illinois passed in
response to their call. That fact i'll
Illustrates their true method of action,
and show their true friends. Secu-
ring such results through the Repub-
lican party, they have seen no neces-
sity or warrant for organizing new
party. Some Democratic demogo-
CUES, knowing we'll the desperate
straits of the Democratic party, have
sought to turn this movement TO its
account, but they have no encour-
agement from the farmers.-AIbdny
Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY AUGUST IA 1873

very able manner. The following
facts were brought out. The length
OF u degree OF latitude in this place
is little more than so miles. 1t ID
best to have pupils spell all proper
names.
After this an exercise on Gram.
mar by Mr.. Holford.
After recess Mr.. Parker conducted
an exercise on U. S. History,
the subject being the French
claims. In connection with this,
the conductor discussed arbitrary
methods of remembering dates.
Some good practical reasons were
given for the study of History.
Mr.. HoIford then gave a lecture
on school government. Mr.. Parker
followed him with some remarks on
that excellent book "Good Morals
and General Manners"
Mics HOLSTER read some useful
points for the consideration of teach
ers.
Mr.. Parker and Mr.. Holford both
discussed the subject of Devotional
Exercises in the school room! 1t is
a question which the District Board
must decide.
Mr.. Parker read the remarks of
some physicians on influence of
school work on health.
The Institute then adjourned.
Continued on second pdge.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
s9-The brains of idiots have us.

s@-The brains of idiots have u.s.
ually, been found quite small-often
less than halt the ordinary weight,
and in some instances less than a
fourth. But in list of crania con-
tanned in a recent work by DR. Flint,
one idiot is shown to have had a
brain that weighed 54.33 ounces ;
two Others had brains weighing a
little more than As ounces the brain
of another, of "the lowest degree of
intelligence" 1886, and that OF one
"below the condition Of a brute, :"
3. or less than four ounces below
the moral weight of the human brain
The cranial cavity was measured by
Morton in 623 instanc es. The larg-
est, ia cubic inches, was that of q
German the smallest that of an
Australian, only SO cubic inches.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14

GERRIT SMITH ON PROHIBITIONS
Hon. Gerrit Smith has addressed q
letter to the gentleman who compos.
ed the two State Temperance Com
ventions in Now York, in which.
while admitting, of course, that in
temperance is gigantic evil, he ex.
presses grave doubts whether legis.
lation is the best way to attempt to
abate it. He urges that the pro-
vince of government is the protec-
ton of person and property, as by
the suppression of dram-shops, gam
bling saloons, etc, but other end
comfortable evils" must remain to be
dealt with by moral influence in.
stead of coercion. Summing up he
says: 81 confess that / am Jealous
OF government, and dread its tenden-
cy to invade individual and family
rights | will also confess that /
have great confidence in the people,
and believe it to be derogatory to
their dignity to be held in the lead,
ing strings of the government, and
destructive to their manhood to
hamper them with sumptuary laws
or follow them with any dog-at.the.
heels laws. The people can do their
own work. All that they require at
the hands of the government is to be
protected while doing it,"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14

S@-A man out in Montana, a short
time ago, squatted on another per-
sons land built small frame shantv.
When requested to remove he posi-
lively refused to do so so, one
night, squad Of men came around
after the squatter and his wife were
asleep, and lifting the whole concern,
shanty and all, with deliberate care
carried it to the river aud set it on
small raft. Then they pushed the
raft out into the stream and let her
go. When the squatter got up in
the morning to go out, he was SUR
prised to find himself about sixty
miles down stream, and making
good time in a nine-knot current.
This is all we shall say about that
man. 1t would be extremely i'm.
proper to report bis remarks in full
in this paper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
si hdH VOL. 26, NO. II.

the surface of the earth, alarm bells
VIII ring, and the watching aero
nauts will DO warned to throw ont
more ballast. Wet and dry bulb
thermometers, hydrometers, hygro.
meters, marine glasses, telescopes,
eompasses, instruments for Calculate
ing the posi- ion of the balloon astro.
nomically, mathematical tables and
everything that science can suggest
VIII be furnished of the most approv.
30 styles and manufacture. The oc.
cupants of the car will be supplied
with air mattresses, camp.stools. a
small writing table, limestone for
making coffee and boiling eggs, and
such necessary toilet furniture as
they may desire.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14


E@ We are afraid that American
geography is not one Of the studies
TO which foreign authors devote
themselves with any great amount
OF enthusiasm or devotion, or else
that our biographies are not as re-
liable as we have the right to de-
mand they should be. Here is Lady
Georgina Fullerton, in her novel.
"Too Strange to be True" mixing
up things fearfully. In this book
Charlotte of Brunswic, early in the
last century, settle upon the Lower
Mississippi, where the Rocky noun
tains are visible from her window.
and where, amid the gambolings OF
monkeys and the tumbling of buff
faloes, she gathers the lotus flowers
from out of the tropical luxur lance.
and in the twilight rows her canoe
in the falls of the Minnehaha, mar.
rowly escaping the aligators, but re-
turning in time for tea, and to amuse
herself quoting Longfellow's songs
"Hiawatha," which she had heard
the Indians chanting in their forest
palaces. Now, if the Rocky noun
tains are visible from the Lower
Mississippi, and monkeys and lotus
flowers are produced of that locality,
we should like TO know it; and, if the
fals of the Minnehaha are to be
reached by canoe from the same
neighborhood, it is only fair that
the route should be set down on our
maps, and that our class books should
say SO. 1t is humiliating TO us to
have foreigner put us right off
these points. unless, indeed, Lady
Fullerton, in order to be consistent
with the title of her novel, purposely
intended to tell US things too strange
to be true Boston Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
a-In a recent number of Serb

H@-ln q recent number of Scrib-
ner's Monthly occures a statement
of some interest, as showing the in.
creasing demand among the reading
classes for scientific works. In the
year 1865 the calls for this kind of
books amounted to 1884; for litera.
ry, 27;070. In 1871 the calls were
33.428 for scientific and 1886 for
literary works. In 1872 there was
falling off in the literary call,
which were only 1853, and a gain
of more than 10000 in the scientific
calls. which were 55, $50.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
British Hollow Union Hotel.

VOuN Il. STEVENS, Of British Hollow, having now
" purchased, hxed aud newly furnished tho above
hotel, is now prepared 10 accommodate guests with
we'll furnished rooms, good aired beds aud table well
provided which cannot be surpassed Ladies' and gen
tlemen will meet with every accommodation and at
tentOn, combined with moderate charges Good
stablng attached, and attentive hOatlers al ways at
hand Tho POtosi aud Lancaster stage daily TO meet
trains at spoch's Ferry for all parts.
JOHN II. STEVENS, Proprietor.
british Hollow Oct. 20, 1872. eff
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
THE BANK OF BOSCOBEL
Is prepared to do general
BANKING AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS

DUYand sell GOLD and SILVER and Government Bonds
ID Discount Notes receive Deposits and transact all
business entrusted to its Drafts and Letters OF
Credit furnished all the principal Banks and Bank
Of Europe and the orient. Agency for the Ma
TfonAL LINE STEAMSHIPS 70 and from Europe
Through tickets from
Liverpool, Queenstown London to Boscobel, Wiseon.
sin, eteerage sol AZ
From Hamburg Antwerp and Havre &c Boscobel SO 40
From Bremen, Norway, Sweden Paris " 90 40
Children under II years, half fare.
Infants under one year, 50.
4itf T. MosPADEN. Ag't-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14

s@-A mortgage for s799, upon
which eighteen months interest had
accumulated, was declared null and
void at Lyons, N. Y, recently on
the ground that s25 paid for services
in procuring the money for which
the mortgage was given constituted
usury.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14

IL y. PHELPS proprietor, Lancaster Wis Having
furnished the three story brick hotel on the
old hotel corner am prepared 10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
reasonably. Rooms well furnished and table well
provided. Ample stable accommodations. 22-3O
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14

II L. LOOMS, proprietor Tho travelling public
ID. Will take notice that am prepared TO accom-
MEDIATE them with board and lodging, attentive host.
or and good stabling. l7u
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
RInnMINaT0N HnTEI,.

NJ ARK HADLEY, proprietor, (succossor TO Slime
vi Woodhouse) Bloomington, Wis. Every atten-
ION paid 70 guests Rooms in good order, and staelinl
ttached 1880
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
CHANDLER HOUSE, "
WingVilIe, Grant County, Wis.

IIANINu purchased tiu Hotel la uis pi0oo former
III IL owned by John Stevens, have thoroughly
furnished and reconstructed the entire premises and
fully prepared, with a welfurnished table,
good, clean and comfortable beds, warm and commo-
dious stahng. careful. obligng and attentive hos
tier cheeruy provide for the comfort Of the trav'
cling public.
Ny motto is "to please all aud secure the comfort
Of my guests stop and see me.
Moutfort, May 2sth, 1879. 62U
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14

BLOOMINGTON, WISCONSIN
DUY AND SELL GOLD AND GOVERNMENT
ID Bonds and Eastern Exchange. Prompt atten-
ton given TO collections at all points and the pay
mcnt OF taxes Deposits received and loans negotia-
ted. Advances made upon approved securities. In
terest allowed on special deposits at best current
ates $780,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
IANCASTFR HOUSE.

LISHERNEss successor 70 Q. j. HYDE, pro-
Il. prietor, Lancaster, Wis. This house has beOn
ro-furnshed throughout. No pains spared for the &C
commodation Of guests Table vol provided stabling
attacked and attentive hoatlers. 1922
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
A. y. THOMPSON

A. ?. Thompson, Attorney and Counselor, will prac-
tce law In any Court draw cOnyeyanees contracts and
any other instruments, N desired. viii be found NJ
tho Court House or at the Lancaster House.
Lancaster, Wis, April 8, 1873.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
RYLAND & HOLLOWAY,
Rg BANKER -6a
And Dealers in Exchange,
IANCAsrER WIsCONsIN.

ID Wy and sell Eastern Exchange, Gold and Silver
ID and Government Bonds. We also draw Foreign
Exchange in Is, Francs and Thaers, on Britain,
franceand Germany Also, particular attention given
to the payment Of Taxes; collections made and pro-
eeeds promptly remitted. Revenue stamps ofall dc.
nominations for sale. 1880
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14

~ ENERAL COLLECTING AGENT and CONVEY
VI ANGER, Bloomington, Wis Titlesinyestigatedant
perfected. Collection promptly attended TO- Refer
sncos given whom desired. 22-oO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14

JOHN 2. HALE-Dispatches day
or two ago contained notice of an
accident to ex-senator John 2. Hale,
of New Hampture, and this morning
a report is received that the INJURIES
are likely to prove fatal. Mr.. Hale
is the last survivor of the original
band of anti-slavery men, who did
so much to fashion public sentiment
in opposition to the peculiar institu-
ton. Seward, Chase, Giddings,
Lovejoy are all gone: Only Sumner
and Hale remain. Mr.. Hale was
first elected to the Senate in 1916.
In 1852 he was the free soil candi-
date for the Presidency. Presid Mt
Lincoln appointed him Minister eto
Spain. from which country be re-
turned some three years ago, and
has since remained in retirement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
PLATTEVILLE HOTEL,
KEY CITY HOUSE,

DY O, D. sTREETER, corner ofAIneralaR Second
ID streets, Plattevile, Wis Good stabling and at
entiyo hostlers. sample rooms attached.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14

NOTARY PUBLIC, Claim Agent, aud Agent for sew
~ oral Of the best Life and Fire Insurance Com
2auies In tho country. Also Licensed Aucti0neer. Al
business entrusted 70 him viii be promptly attended
20. az Csssyilie. Wis. 2l-F
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
Discovery of Gold in Alaska.

1t is announced that valuable gold
deposits have been discovered in
Alaska. When the polar region was
annexed to the UnitedStates through
the diplomacy of Secretary Seward,
the acquisition was laughed at by
short sighted statesmen as merely
an addition of polar bears and ice-
bergs to our national resources. Val.
liable coal deposits have since been
discovered, and now to that if we
may add deposits of gold, Alaska
will prove all that Secretary Sew
ards fertile i'm agination hoped from
its future development.
The gold crop of the United States
is becoming scantier every year.
The product has fallen from $780,
900, 900 to S40,000,00U. On the con-
trary, the silver supply in Arizona,
Nevada, Utah, and California is
yearly growing larger. This will
depreciate silver relatively to gold.
Unless more gold deposits are found
gold will kite high above silver and
thus oOmplicate the relations OF
these two circulating mediums.
Now if Alaska should prove to be a
productive gold bearing country, the
equilibrium would be restored. Oh
course it will hasten the settlement
of the country, and Alaska, like Cal
ifornia, will receive large accessions
of population. 1t is a curious TEA.
ture that though the Russians held
Alaska for more than one hundred
years they have neither discovered
coal nor goId.-MiltoGukee WiScon-
sin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
un A Prussian amazon has a

rR-A Prussian amazon has APP
peared in Spain. A Valencia paper
says: owe have had the pleasure OF
seeing the Prussian heroine announc-
ed who will, it is said, command a
battaline of volunteers against the
Carlists She is well-grown, hardl y
twenty-five years old, has a rather
pretty face and blonde hair. She
wore a long upper garment, long
riding trowsers and a Phrygian cap,
and carried calvary sword.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
sMALLEY HOUSE,
PHELPS HOUSE.

John 8. sMALLEY, Proprietor, Muscoda, Wis
Near the Depot. Express once and Livery stable
ttachod. Meals atall hours 1888
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
JAM Es A. DAVIS.
j. Ia. sNEOLopE,

GENERAL COLLECTING AGENT AND CONVEY
VI ANGER, Patch Grove, Wis. Collections promptly
attended 10. References given when desired, soft
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14

Transacta General Banking Business; buy and sell
Government Securities Gold, Silver, Bullion, &c
Draws direct on all the principal cities Of Germany,
England Ireland Scotland, Scandinavia France Italy
the Orient and Australia. Special attention given TO
the collection Of monies and legaces In foreign coun
tries. Passenger Tickets for Inman and Guy.
on Lines. Z3-5O
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
DENNISTEN HOUSE.

E ". G. FORBES Proprietor, Cassville, Wis. Hay
IL. ing leased the above premises have thorough
Is renovated and fafttel them for the accommodation
the travelling pablo, hope by strict attention 20 the
wants Of guests 70 merit liberal share CT public pat
rOnago. Good stablng attached lu
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
w. BRADLEY CLARKE,

trrORNEY and COUNSELLOR at Law and Notary
l Public Bloomington, Wis. All legal business
promptly attended 70. Collections made and loans
negotiated. %9-oO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
MT. HOPE HOTEL,

w W. PINE, proprietor. corner 81 Main and Thir
w . streets, DUBUQUE, IOWA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
WAKE NOTICE, FARMERS.

All those wishing to purchase good clean, and very
hardy Winter Wheat and very early choice White
Spring Wheat for seed, will 20 well TO secure the
same soon. Having sold out here, will move away
BY the middle Of September. will also offer my late
Rose for seed which give better satisfaction
in all respects than any others ever raised Also
few Poland China Hogs for sale
lows DANIEL GERMANN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14

VITANTED-Homes In wcll.to-do Christian fami-
w lies fer two little girls aged respectively six
years aud one year and eight months. Both have
blue eyes, light hair and very fair complexion
Homes where there children preferred, al least
no small children. Address.
Carl L. J. wooILET. fwI Beseobel, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
barber & cLEMENTsoN,

ATTORNEYS aud c0UNsELoEs at Law, Lancaster,
\ Wis Will practice IN all State courts Will buy
soil lands, pay taxes, obtain land patents, boun,
pensions and other claims against the GOVT ]-oV
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14
The HERALD

BELL. 81 BEEBE,
ATTORNEYS and o0UNsEJ0Rs at Law and gen
4 erai business agents. Platteville, Wis ZZ-So
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-14

AUG. 5-The first work was the
calling of the roll, by numbers, men,
bers responding by giving tho length
of time they had spent in study
since the previous day. A number
of members were absent.
Next followed the answering of
questions found in the query-box
which Mr.. Parker urged US to use
more freely.
After this a lecture on Class Drill
in Reading by Mr.. Holford. He inn
pressed upon US the fact, that pupils
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-08-31
RELIGIOUS.
CHURCH Of THE EEpkENER,

CHURCH Of TnE EEpEENER,
There will be services Mt the Church Of
the kedeemer ut the usual hours to-day.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. Fred l.. Thompson will conduct
services al the NJ. T.. church this morning
at the usual hour.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. J. MO.ser, agent of the American
r4hl. sncin,y u,iii, go '.'''iut sIuuui TI-uvu
ia the Pre,h yterian church this morning.
In the evening the annual meeting of tie
Alexander County Bible society will be
held Mt the Pre-. byterisn church.
ADVENT CHRISTIAN MI-sIoS.
Elder H. johnson viii preach at the
Advent Christian Mission rooms
corner of Twelfth street and
Washington avenue, opposite THt
BULLETIN office, THIS morning at
eleven o'clock, and Sunday night at the
wringing Of the bells Of the city. Bible
class tor adults AT pm. All are cordi-
ally invited to attend.
The GEEuAS LUTHERAN church,
Thirteenth street, between Washington
avenue and Walnut street, will be open
for services At the usual hours. Rev. c.
Derschnor will ohicate.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-08-31
PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. j. j. Bird returned yesterday
morning.
Morris Levy of Cincinnati is stopping
at the 81. Charles hotel.
E. &. ULl, Of the firm OF Mathus u
Chl, will return tomorrow or Tuesday.
Capt. w. j. Rutherford of rllin. was
in tho city yesterday, on his way to Mem
phi.
"A. Coms,ock, Of the Mississippi Cen
trail railroad was at the 81. Charles hotel
yesterday.
Capt u. lIurd and family will leave
for their new home in Denver, Colorado,
one week from tomorrow,
Morgan, the popular Illinois Central
conductor, has returned from Colorado
and will resume his place on the road.
Among the arrivals at the Dclmouico
yesterday, were John Madison, Chicago;
W +. Appleton, New York, and II. H..
Willis, 81. Louis,
Geo. Dousherty Of the JonesboIo
Advertiser, was in town on business yes
tcrIay. From his appearance We take 1t
that he has joined the grangers.
lion. Isaac Clements, our member in
The national congress, was in town yester-
day looking we'll and hearty. He re-
turned to Carbonate by the afternoon
train.
Arrivals at the St. Charles hotel yes.
terday were II. j. Ellsworth, wife and
son, Fulton, Kentucky; j. w. Leonard
Kentucky j. 7. Harvey, Cincinnati
Ohio; Il. A. Hcmgensferd, Chicago, Hi.
nois Mrs. \. T. De Baune, Ullin, Hi.
noIs