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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-09-17

Manufactured ut Concord, n. H., is now
acknowledged by our best Musicians to
exceed in some important points any
other manufactured. These Organs can
be seen at the Store of FILLMORE Bros,
Gallipolis, o. Price Lists and Schedule
of Rates of Payment furnished on ap-
plicatiOn.
II. c.. SUMMERS, Pine Grove, o.,
Sole Agent for Gallia County, o., w.
Va, and Kentucky.
Porter, pine Grove p. o.
Aug. 20, 1874.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-09-17

WHEAT has advanced. See quota
tions.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-09-17

E Call on MAxoN, the Court street
boot and shoe dealer, and examine his
new stock. Prices low.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-09-17
Commissioners.

The Board of County Commission
ers meet again to-day "wednesday
to finish business. The following is
the business transacted which we
failed to get last week:
The viewers on several roads re-
ported and the reports were read the
second and third times. They re-
ported favorably on the roads peti
toned for by Jacob Chick, C. C.
Maddy, Jno. Bryan, Jacob Grove,
John Smeltzer, A. B. Cofman, Dan
iel Mauck and Isaac Boatman.
Upon counting the money in the
county safe the required amount,
SIS, ,157.67, was found.
The Clerk, Sheriff and Prosecuting
Attorney reported; reports received
and ordered to be recorded
Bills were allowed as follows: T..
W. Hampton, per cent. on collections
in 1866, 81, 6S, 60 70, II, 72 and 73,
$133.25. To same, per cent. on col
lections to date, $6S.73. To same,
unpaid salary of 1870, $69.49. R. A.
Lewis, j. P, in case of State VS.. Tay-
lor ThevenIn, So. Joshua Lewis,
constable in same case, $3.50.
BRIDGE ALLOWANCES.
Cassius A. Powell, building bridge
across Shaver's Ford on Campaign
creek, in Addison township, $5S7.S5.
John A. Rodgers, for bridge repairs,
$20.69. Jacob Kerns, lumber for
bridge, 50.
The Infirmary Directors reported
allowances footing 81 ,023.95.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-09-17

The would-be Congressman, through
the family organ, is out in favor of
the white mans party, and down on
the poor negro. He arraigns Mr..
BUNDY for voting to give the colored
men in the South the same rights,
and no more, that they now have in
Ohio. When he was working to de-
feat the beer ordinance, the colored
voter was worthy of respect and con-
sideration, and he could go into the
Third Ward, and beseech him, with
all the eloquence of braying mule,
to rally for the beer candidate; but
now, as a candidate for Congress,
and in the hope of making white votes
for himself, because more numerous
than colored, he changes his tactics,
and goes for the colored man, and
his friend BUNDY, with all the bitter
ness and cunning of full grown
demagogue. "Bub," it won't win.
Trickery in election matters, is play
ed out.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-09-17

@Fresh Butter and Eggs at
FILLMORE Bros.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-09-17

~Arrangements can be made
at the Fourth Street Livery Stable
for driving and breaking Horses.
Board reasonable, by the week or
month.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-09-17

REPORT OF The Union ScnOOlS lOr
the week ending Friday, September
IL, 1874:
Enrolment. Observation-Disclosures. 5S3
Total Average Daily Attendance. -. .565
&c Absence Is
No. of Cases of Tardiness. ....... 30
One-half of which cases was reported
by one grade.
Our Union Schools have opened
quite auspiciously. All of the grades
except the High School are full, some
of them crowded. All of our teach
ers have had experience and have
proved themselves competent to do
good work.
In our High School are classes at
almost every stage of High School
course, and to those who are desiring
academic instruction it holds out
very favorable inducements. There
must be in Gallia county from one
hundred to two hundred young peo-
pile, some of whom have taught
school and some intending to teach
who need just such opportunity for
academic instruction as is here af-
forded. And in addition to the much
needed review of their studies those
who desire it can join our Teachers
Glass and receive instruction in the
science and art Of teaching. Be-
lieving as we firmly do, that the fu-
ture of our great American Republic
depends on the progress of Educa-
ton, we feel like inviting as many OF
our prospective teachers, as can be
accommodated, to come and embrace
the opportunities here offered and We
will do what we can to prepare you
for the responsible and honorable vo-
cation of the teacher.
We we'll know that if the educa-
tional needs OF this county are salts
fed all our Institutions of Learning
will be full. j. S. WILSON.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-09-17
A Card.

July 9, 1S74.-3m
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-12-05

~ DIR. Prime has a sharp nib
bed pen, which he sometimes uses
effectively in the columns Of the
Observer. For example: "On the
beach where was the port of An
tioch, where the Disciples we're
first called Christians, the steamer
III which we were journeying made
a landing. There was no town !;
no wharf; no people the merchan-
disc and passengers were put as
hore in a lighter which ran up into
the sand. A troop of camels with
their drivers lay on the beach to
transport the goods into the inte-
rior. The chief article landed was
in several barrels marked distinct
ly Boston Rum These barrels
were to be hoisted upon the backs
oil the camels and taken to Antioch!
We sat upon barrels and mused
upon the progress Of Christianity
and civilization" p Danbwy Ne,cs.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-12-05
NY Few better reD|ies are

sa~ Few better replies are on
record than that of young Cheat
eauneuf, to whom a Bishop once
said: eff you tell me where God
is [ will give you an orange" "If
you tell we where he is not | will
give you two," was the child's an
swer.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-12-05

In the case of Kansas man be-
ing struck by lightning the coro-
ner's jury rendered a verdict ale
was killed by the Lord is all right
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-12-05
ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, lS7
How the Ancients Spent Their Money.

Who among our extravagant
young ladies' in these boastfnl times
ever gave her lover, as Cleopatra
did, a pearl dissolved in vinegar (or
undesolved) worth 100000 ? Then
there was Paulina, one Of the ton
in Rome, who used to wear jewels
when she returned her visits,
worth 100000. Cicero, who was
comparatively poor man in those
times, gave 81, 100000 for his estab
lishment on the Palatine while
Messala gave $2,00O,O0O for the
house Of Antony. Seneca, who
was just plain philosopher, was
worth $12,0o0,OO0. Tiberius lett a
property of nearly $4,000, ,00O.-
Caesar and Marc Antony both
owned wonderful fortunes. Why,
they talk about a mans failing in
New York for $1,0OO,00O as if it
were a big thing. Caesar, before
he entered any Office, when he was
a young gentleman in private life,
owed $1,00o,00O, and he purchased
the friendship Of Quaesor for $2,-
100000. Marc Antony owed ST.
10000 on the Iles of March and
paid it before tn 9 Kalends of
March. This was nothing he
squandered $720,000,00O of public
money. And these fellows lived
well. Esopus, who was a play ac-
tor, paid 100000 for a single dish.
Caligula spent 100000 for sup
per. Their wines were often kept
tor two ages, and some Of them
were sold for $40 an ounce. Dish
es were made of gold and silver,
set with precious stones. The beds
of Heliogabalus were of solid silver;
his tables and plates were Of pure
gold and his mattresses, covered
with carpets of cloth Of gold, stuffed
with down from under the wing of
partridge. It took $4,000 year
to keep mp the dignity of a Roman
Senator, and some of them $5,OO0,-
600 a year. And yet they talk of
the extravaganza of modern times.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-12-05

u The drawing of the Lottery
Of the Rapides Agricultural Fair
Association will take place on the
23d OF December. See Advertise
ment.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-12-05

BAB1Es.-Some time ago there
was a dancing party given up
Northwest; most of the ladies pres
ent had little babies, whose noisy
perversity required too much atten-
ton to premit the mothers to enjoy
the dance. A number of gallant
young men volunteered to watch
the young ones while the parents
INDUCED in a ''break down." No
sooner had the women left the ba-
bies in charge of the mischievous
devils, then they stripped the in
fants, changed their clothes, giving
the apparel of fone to another. The
dance over, it was time to 60 home,
and the mothers hurriedly took
each baby in the dress Of her own,
and started, some to their homes
ten or fifteen miles off, and were
far on their way before daylight
But the day following there was a
tremendous row in the settlement;
mothers discovered that a single
night had changed the sex of ba
bjes-obse1vation disclosed the
physical phenomenon, and then
commenced some OF the tallest pc
destrianism !; living miles apart, il
required two days to unmix the
babies, and as many months to re-
store the women to their natural
sweet dispositions. 10 this day
it is unsafe for the baby mixers to
venture into the territory.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-09

last year we're ninety million pounds OF
cheese. OF the $50 million pounds of
butter produced in the entire country,
New York produced to the extent of
$50 millions. Jan. l, TO April Is, 1874,
the aggregate receipts were IL, las, 422
pounds, which compared with the av-
erage receipts the same periods 1918
inclusive show falling off to the ex-
tent of nearly % per cent.
The falling off in receipts arises not
probably from any decrease in pro-
duction. but from many butter facto-
ries holding their staple in their own
hands IN n country town, like Little
Falls in Herkimer county, to bring
purchasers and many consumers to
their home sales. This arrangement
saves the commissions of middle-men,
and often a good deal of needless trans
portation. New York was the first
State in the world to count all the COWS
MIXED within its limits, and to foster
the dairy interest as matter of legis-
lative concern. The writer of this par
agraph drew up the bill for that pur-
pose.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-09
VANDERBILT BEATS THE REVENUE
DEPARTMENT.

A decision has been made adverse to
the claim Of the United States in the
celebrated New York Central Railroad
case. This tax was levied in March,
1870, for 81, Isl, 800. 1t passed under
the review of Commissioner Pleasonton
and his successor, Commissioner Doug
lass, both Of whom insisted that it
must bS paid. Commissioner Douglass,
however, reduced the amount to $780,
600. The lax was finally paid under
protest. The decision of the United
States Circuit Court, sitting at Canaan
daigua, n. Y, Judge Wallace presid-
ing, is to the effect that the tax was IL
legally exacted and must be refunded.
The tax was levied on certain interest
certificates, payable out Of the future
earnings of the road. The court holds
that these certificates were not taxable
as a dividend under the Internal Rev
enue law. This result will be received
with some surprise by the public, as
the department decisions had been gen.
orally accepted as law. II is probable
that an appeal in the case Will be
taken TO the United States Supreme
Court.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-09
A BLACK BORGIA.

The history of the life of a negro
woman at Mt. Sterling, KY, is likely
70 become interesting. She has been
living as a servant in various families,
and nothing vicious In her character
was ever discovered until a few days
ago. She was living in the family of
a Mr.. Ecton. There were three little
children, of whom she had charge. At
ter breakfast one morning the children
were all taken i'll, and two of them died
in a few hours. The other one became
sick at the stomach and discharged It's
contents. The discharge was thrown
into a slop-bucket and given to the
hogs; three hogs died. This gave the
family the first intimatiOn that the chill
dren had been poisoned, and that the
negro woman had done it. She was
questioned about what she had given
the children to eat, and acknowledged
that she had poisoned them just be-
cause she wanted to. She vas arrested
and jailed. 1t is now remembered that
two white servant girls suddenly died
at a place where the negress had lived
a few years since. 1t is thought these
deaths were her work, and the subject
has become so interesting that her
whole life is to be looked up, 10 count
the corpses on the road. The negroes
may not live long, as there is some diff
ficulty now to Keep the moi away from
her
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-09
An ATLANTA SENSATION.
Obscene Postal Cards Sent TO Respect
able Parties-The "a ife of a Respect.
able Merchant Implicated.
Atlanta Herald.

The cards written to Judge Hopkins
are stated by him TO be obscene and
daring beyond measure, and to attack
UNANIMOUSLY the highest circles of our
Atlanta society. Over one hundred Of
our leading citizens, male and female,
are beslimed by the foul and secret
slanderers. The Judge wisely refuses
to let the cards be read in order that
no publicity may be given to the scan
dals.
As a specimen Of the feeling, we may
state that the highest officer of the
State said that a shotgun would be the
proper arbiter Of the matter.
Since writing the above some terri
BILE facts have come toight duplicating
the wife of a well known merchant.
We suppress the names for the present,
and give the facts.
- One was addressed 70 n worthy lady
of -, on the Georgia Railroad,
charging her with intrigue with prom
inent gentleman of Atlanta, giving
time and place. This lady had a
month or two ago received a letter
from the merchants wife, charging
her with Sights on festive occasion,
and saying she would be revenged. A
comparison of the two letters showed
that the handwriting was the same.
The lady came to Atlanta yesterday,
and employed a lawyer to prosecute
the matter. The merchant was sent
for and the suspicion against his wife
told to him. He said if the charge was
true he would repudiate her.
Among the testimony against the
lady charged, is the statements of
leading business man who received one
of the cards, who recognizes the hand
writing, and who says the merchants
wife told him = week or two ago that
she had received some Sights and
meant to revolutionize society in At
lanta soon,
We have not space to give all the
evidence against the unfortunate lady.
1t is<a terribly conclusive array of cir
cumstances. There is a deep feeling
against her. A more painful case
never happened. What is to be the re-
suit remains to be seen. As it now
stands, the city is absolutely horror
stricken at the most unnatural matter.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-09
FILIAL HEARTLESSNESS.
Two Daughters Abandon n Lone
widowed Mother 10 Marry


Strangers.
To the Union and American:
am at loss how to commence this
letter to you, but in my great trouble
l know not to whom to turn for COM
fort. l have never before attempted 10
write anything for the public eye, and
now ;;win only state facts which / leave
you to portray in suitable language.
| am the mother Of two lovely young,
innocent girls. Have in my loneliness
protected and raised them, their father
having died when they we're mere
infants. l have striven in
every way in my power to elevate them,
by sending them to the first college IN
this State On the last day of June
they took their sun bonnets-with only
their everyday dresses on, and went
about a mile from home and both
married men to whom / was bitterly
opposed. never suspected anything
of the kind between them. We live IN
YazOo City, Miss, and came here to
remain all summer. My elder daughter
was named Rubie B. Wilson and
Sallie P was my darling baby child.
Their ages were Is and 10: Poor chill
dren, they knew not what they were
doing. l would be glad you would
publish this, as / am broken hearted,
and / fear almost a fit subject for an
insane asylum. VIII you for the sake
of suffering humanity, write sometimes
on the duty children owe to parents.
l have ever been a kind and a loving
mother to my children. Their father
died and left them to my
sole care, and how could they
now bepersuadedt to treat me so. Would
1 be asking too much to ask you TO talk TO
some intelligent minister and ask him
to write a letter on the subject and d.
rect to them. They ran away from me
and married without my knowledge,
under some trees. Ii you see proper
to publish this-which | hope you viii
please send me copy or more. l
am so near crazy l must close. My
children were at school IN Nashville
three years, and afte1ward at Mary
Sharp College Winchester. God have
mercy on a brOken-hearted mother.
Mrs. SARAH WILSON.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-09

Tennessee bonds continue low and de-
pressed, being quoted in New York at 80
and at 5Sk15g for those of the funded series.
We hear of no sales here, though there was
a lot offered for which no bid could be OBJ
tanned, and the holder shipped TO New York
for sale.
Our local stocks and bonds are all very
dull and are difficult to sell. The failure
of the city to meet the bonds falling due
on the first, has been 4 damper on our local
securities. The county having failed Ia
meet its bonds a year ago, ami now the
city, under the most solemn promises, also
falling, causes holders Of our bonds 10 be-
lieye that none of them will be paid at MA
turity, and in consequence it is difficult TO
sell bonds at reduced rates.
ComptrollerS' warrants are in very little
demand, and they are becoming dull at -.
For quotations paid for our local stocks
and bonds we refer to those given by the
Nashville Savings Company, corner Union
and College streets.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-09
COUNTRY PRODUCE

Peanuts dropped to SIPS, and were re
ported very dull. Eggs advanced 1c, and
ordinary butter from wagon ruled at SOC.
Produce in general dull.
PEANUTs-FrOm wagon, S1.25 per
buShel.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples and quarter
peaches, SadSsc; half peaches, 10ad11e.
EGGs-FrOm wagon, Sc per dozen; in
store, Zoe.
POTAToEs-New, from wagon, S4.506
800 per Dbl.
FEATHERs-Strictly choice, 4564Se.
BEEswAX-ChOice, 2G227c.
RAGs-Well assorted, 25d2sc.
GINsENG-New crop, S1.2Odl.25.
WOOL-Unwashed, 23d30c; washed -
di2c. BURY 5dlOc less.
BROOM CORN-Prime 10 choice, SAFE.
BUTTER-COuntry, from wagon, ga
SOC; from store, 2Sd32c.
Id2Oc for young.
TALLow-ChOice, &c.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-09
FLOUR. GRAIN AND Hay.

\ dlivery Of 1900 bushels of wheat at
S1.l23d1.15 was reported. Demand for
wheat strong, supply still limited. Flour
quiet at quotations. Prices current:
FLoUR-Superfne, $4.OOd4.25; Xxx
S4756j.OO; xxx S5.50d5.T5; choice
family S6.25d6.5O; fancy, S7.00d7.25.
Corn MEAL-UnbOlted and bolted,
sacked in depot, 90d95c-
CoRS-LOose, SOdS5G sacked and in
depot, 9Od95c.
WHEAT-Prme red to strictly choice
white, Sl.00d1.l5 per bushel.
OATs-Sacked and delivered in depot,
674d7Oc.
BRAN-LOose, $500; sacked in depot,
5000.
HAY-Hungarian, S1T.OOd1SOO; clover,
do; timothy, S22.O0d25.0O.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-09
GROCERIES.

SUGAR-New Orleans, (new) in hogs
heads g6l05c for fair TO choice; Deme-
rara 1lsal2c; standard hards lie; a
coffee l0sc; b do. 1Osc; extra e do. IOIc;
yellow C 9sd10tc.
MOLASsEs-New Orleans GSf7jc; sirups
5566jC; golden strip G5dSGc.
COFFEE-RiO, common to choice, 235n
2Gc; Laguayra 25c; Java 32c.
CHEESE-FactOry, ISc.
NAILs-l0ds, per keg, 500 and 25c ad-
diGiOnal for diminishing grades.
SALT bushel barrels, in store or on the
wharf, $3.50; by car load in depot, 8. 40.
CAEDLEs-Star l0td1Tc q ID.
FIsH-Half barrels, Nos. !, 2 and $500,
$3.50 and $3.50; in kits, Nos. l, 2, and 8,
1925, 800 and S1.75.
RTCE-Best Carolina by the barrel, Ole.
TEAs-Imperial 75cdSl.25; Young Hy-
son 75cASl.25; Black 50cdSl. 90; Gunpow-
der 75c6S1.25,
PowpER-DupOnt 1928; Sycamore Mills
ST.25; blasting $500; fuse per 100 feet 65c.
SHor-Patent $3.50; Buck $2.45.
LIQUoRS-COmmOn rectifed whisky %
gallon 90ciS1.O0; Robertson County $1.T5
$500; Bourbon S1.25d5.50; Lincoln
County Sl.75d3.00; Highwines S1.00.
COTTON TIEs-Per ID. 1Oc.
BRoOMs-PeT dOz. at S2.25d3.50.
SOAP-COmmOn to fancy, 5dSc % b, or
S3.2514.50 % box.
BLACKING-MasOn's large, per dozen,
zoe; small, 3jc.
CANDIEs-CommOn stick, lac; common
fancy 15c.
PEPPER-Per h., 25c.
SPICE-Per h., Ice.
GISGEB-PeT To-, 16c,
CLOvEs-PeT ID, 60dT0c.
SLAUGHTER ID, SIC.
SoDA-Per H., &c.
PECANs-Per H., 10id12ic.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-09
OLD AND NEW PASTURES,

The Country Gentleman says the
question is worthy Of examination and
close experiment. why is old pasture
reputed to be so much better than new?
Would not new be as good as old, if
sown so thick that the new shall be as
thick as the old, say with a bushel of
timothy and clover per acre: If not,
what Is the reason? Why is not coarse,
thinly grown pasture, better than old,
thick pasturage: Some farmers of high
repute say that fine, thickly sown corn
fodder Is of little value, and not to be
compared with the fodder of corn
grown IN thin drills, with more space
and under the influence Of air and
light? If ful-grown, well developed
corn stalks are, ike weli-grown fruit,
richer and better than small and thicily
grown, Why viii not the rule apply 10
grass:
As we understand the question,
thin grass is not poorer IN quality, but
there is not enough on an acre to sat-
lsfy a thrifty farmer. Hence the old
idea of making two spires grow where
one grew before.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-09


Futures easy. July delivery 16 7-1G6
16bc; August 10 13-16616sc; September
10 l5-l66l7c; October 1870; November
IL 9-l66l6sc; December 10 9-16616 IL
16c. Sales 400 bales.
NEW YORK, July S, 1905 p. M.-CottOn
Ordinary 14.c; good ordinary 15sc; strict
good ordinary 1910; low middling 16sc;
middling 17sc; Alabama 17sc; Orleans 1Sc.
Market dull and unchanged; lower to sell
Sales for consumption Is bales; last eve
ming 10 bales.
New YORK, July S, 1910 p. M.-COtton
Futures weak. July delivery 163616 Z
16c; August 10 1916; September Is 10
l6c; October 10 1l-16d16sc. Sales 1920
bales.
NEW YORK, July s, 1:55 p. Motion
Futures steady. July delivery l6ac;
August 10 13-16d16sc; September IL 1916
617c; October 16sc. Sales II, 100 bales.
NEW YORK, July s, 2:O5 p. M.-COttOn
Ordinary 14tc; good ordinary 15sc; strict
good ordinary 16!c; low middling l6sc,
mddling 17sc; Alabama 17sc; Orleans 1Sc.
Market dull and unchanged. Sales for
consumption l2j bales.
NEW YORK, July s, 2:20 p. Motion
Futures dull. July delivery 16sdl6ic;
August 10 l3-16d16sc; September 1G 10
l6d17c; October 10 11-16d16sc; Noyem-
Der l6adI6sc; December l69d16 9-l6c.
Sales 1880 bales.
NEW YORK, July S.-Daily cotton re-
port for days at all United States ports
Net receipts 6,79O bales; exports TO Great
Britain IL ,129 bales; exports to Continent
35l bales; stock Of all classes %, $50
bales.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, July s, 1890 P. M.-Cottoh
steady. Middling uplands std; Orleans 50
dSid. Sales to-day $1,000 bales, of which
5000 bales are for export and speculation.
LIVERPOOL, July s, 2:30 p. M.-COttOn
steady. Middling uplands SD; Orleans
SsGSad. Sales to-day 1900 bales, Of
which 5000 bales are tor export and specu-
latiOn. Sales of American $500 bales.