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, 1876-02-01

Mra. FANNY FlsAzEn FosuA, tho woll-hnown
Iaoston vocalist mid toacher, and who was also
at QUO time vol known ~ tho FANNY FnAxzR Of
tho FnaxEn Opera Conpany that visitod shia
country several ye:LrH ngo, dicd rocentiy In tho
abovo city. Tho lsoaton papers also record tho
death Of tho Itov. 1V1111As1 @. CIt1I.p DID, who
dlca suddenly few daya ainco, ut tho ago Of Is.
l1o was very onain ont scholar md ablo clc'gy-
man, hut bis most ecent work WAS as al assiHt-
al. editor OF the lt.7tchuaan and Reflector, tic
Now Englaud organ OF tho Baptlat denomination.
, 1876-02-01

Since tho now Thrift bill has been intro
duccl into Congress by tho Chairman Of tho
Ways nnd Means Committee, it may be op-
portuno to ropublish tho liat Of dutiablo nrti-
c!es embraced in tho British thrift, with tho
amount Of revenue derived from eacl. They
aro fow in number. In 1874 TIT list con-
taincd tho following articles, to which VIC
nppentl tho British nnd United States rates
Of duty on tue articles named:
, 1876-02-01

Judges hayo a wcAkneAs. "0ash " sAys thtt
ono Of tho Judges toli him That htopptng Dlaot
seome,t like s.oprne Shakespeare. Black Ia IL.
gns3od as lie bost living representative Of th@
oll-s -slH,o Aortd lawyer.
Tho first full rohcarsal OF Ito Moody and Ban.
koy choir III Now York took place last FrldtY.
Tho choir consisted OF l,2oo persons. II Mill b.
divided Into throc c:assob, which will take turn
In Attending tho sorv[cos.
The pictures loanod to tho Union League Clqt
in New York for Its recent reception ware ID
sisod for about quartor Of million. Among
them was Goron,es "dlnliator," contributed
by H. T. ssowart, and worth e25t0 900.
We azo To3oieod to know that, At tho Ds.I,
subBorption.hall In tho Opofn-Houso Emptro,
William con1o1sod some ttnao with tho American
Sflnletor, Bancroft Davis. sour Garter" should
lot his bird out to survey this international
pvont.
Mrs. Mackenzie, Of Montreal. whose clopement
has received 30 much publicity Witnessed Tho
play of "Ali1e" tho night bofore she LETT hsr
home. The Count de Somcr7ere's upbraid1ng Of
Ills former wifo because Of hor abandonment Of
him evidently did not toAoh her any 1esson
Paul Doyton's swim from Alton to 1t. Louls
vas something OF feat, inAsmnch hs .ha
veatho. was raw aud blusterlng. But Ii ordt
na,v uoa,ona. v,tb Inn aavantaoo of tha strono
rr-,o,t vhfc,, novton had. A rood avjrnna,
co,,d m,ka tha 1istance in = fow hours. noz.
.o,,.s uu;t .oonu IN la chlaHy valnab,a Az n,o.
tectfon noainat cold and drift,
,r. n,.,..,. ho,,,uo., H., TIN .ntho-,tv NJ IL.
| ,.,,. e NV Nv rslsa,a,,s irs,,,rt,o, n H.
tor couoratn,ss;nr Tho writar Of pr1ze-eeBay On
| the anb,eot. bIr. Gladstone says hc hss, In tbs
conr.o of a jonu 1lfe. erporioncod both tho man,
.o1 ona pbva,ca1 hcno1,a oY N,hb,th rost. In
liza intarout NJ rno,iah vnrkinvmeu. thsrs /,
noth,nu In 1noro an.ious,v desires than thu,
,hov ohnrll uo,o md noru htohly apurect.t.
,ho chrtat,no ,,.v ~ reat
| 1u,,a,,v t,,o no,,o, ,,r,o- onno, ,ro rs,-..
"'..s'" ~ ,o pe., - s .,,a .' ms,.. ,r,,s s"r,.s
asa., l., ~ ,nern,a. nomooratio and rJcsnss,
peaseo IL. s!'o taott'oh+ NV ~. so"''!
| hnd tho lattof III TUG hiIe1uoon, hepnolscAn 8bd
Prohibition. Wlpslow had no principles Of hia
..,.s,. -. 49, ~. ,.;,,;,'o, - sxnh.,aa -.
wSn n ns ee turned v1 ps.o
ana = rascal to tbs iineer.tins. Tno poston
Sso, ss,a sus tnars y @ no so d cans hin Rsyss.
s'o 10 a0a'a0n'a tue '''''''
rh;..,oaan s,,a ua,.'nmn.nn o,.hi.y's vi;a
saw 't the brssrs a ,sse sr husbands gold ~asss @
sno % r, .kea hora under tbo pureau. and 30 saved
It. Aud when her now cloak vas In the robbess'
hands she fald 'Giyo me that old th:nRi I'm
cold mud saVod that likewise II fhls kean-".t-
tod WOMAN could hayo beou at the bhnk whom tha
yau}t vas opeuod eho would have persuaded ths
robbers that half those papers were nothing but
| fn,n,lv milk bills.,'
AIr. Fcii1 Regamy, tho wctl~known Chicago
artjst. Inns reoontly hnlsbod a portrsit Of Mr,
n'''''. s"o oo :.
Lon8felow IN co!oreu ctayona' "hlch is muct
almirod IN boston. The Boston 1rape'1er saya
Il N: Tho likeness Is portect' Hb @ooe Auo ea
prcasion being lfe-lko aud exceedingly natural.
, 1876-02-01

co md Fort Yumn, and that tho Government
gt1nranteo is to be employed In providing Nil
opposition limo over tho saul0 ronto M tllAt
previously occupied by cnmplinnco with
the Government incorporation.
Tho imrertiucnco Of 5lr. ToM scorr's do
maul Is fltly Illustrated by this exhibit Of tho
Htatua Of tho Taxas Pacific aud the southorn
Pacific Ralronds. Tho former, having failed
TO fulfill tho terms under which II secured ta
charter mud ita Immigrant, now conos }n and
nsks tho Government to lond its credit to tho
completion of tho road tho Inter, having
complied with NIL tho conditions which its in-
corporation cnrrioa with 1t, now Expresses q
willingness to go Oh building westward upon
tho terma originally granted to the Texas fa-
cif}c, and 10 connect with tho lnttor at any
point to which tho Toxas pncifo 1nny u1tonl
its line. Alr. HUNTINGTON, tho Vice-Prosi-
dent Of Tho Central Paoilo 1inllroaAl anil
largely Interested in tho Southern Pacific, is
now III Washington to submit this propo-
aition. It In ono that onght to DO
favorably entertained Tho Immigrant Of tho
Texas Pacific Company haa boon forfeited by
failuro to build the road MS rapidly % agreed
upon; md, instead OF substituting tho Texas
raciflo with Government money, thia land
grant should be turned over to tho Southern
Pacific upon m agreement to construct cer-
tain number Of miles every year along the
32d parallel, which tho Southern Pacific Is
propared to undertake. If It fails to comply
with tho conditions, tlon tho 1and-gant will
royert to tho public domain, and neither tho
Government nor tho people will be any
worse of than now. If it succeeds,
and tho rond ahall DO constructed on
the Same line, then tho people Of tho
South will socuro the Pacific line which they
regard as so essential to their material pros
pority without increasing tho public debt or
mortgaging tho national credit. II vast sums
of money arc to be mnde by construction
companies, It will be private money realized
in part from the sale Of the public landa AL
ready granted and in part from tho invest
ment Of private capital, and the people at
largo will not suffer thorefrom. II, on the
othor hand, great benefits aro to accrue to tito
Southern people, they will not have been OBJ
taiuol at tho sacrifice Of tho public interosta
| aud at the cost Of tho people in othor Bectiona
Of the country.
As between 1Ir. Sco1T on tho ono hnud nntl
| Mr. Husr1SaroN on tho othor, between the
Tcxas l. Arizona Pacific begging subsidy
that may eventually aggregate 10000, ,o0(
| aud the California i Southern Pacific asking
nothing but what has already boon granted
honesty and fairness cannot hesitate q mo
mept, If tho Democrats and Confedorates il
, 1876-02-01

nctive mud castor, closing Mt 7oc for February
and Csc for A1arcl,. Hogs were active and 6c
higher, selling nt $77.3o07.75. Cattle were
wenk nnd shade lower, with sales Mt *2.8o
@5.5o. Sheep woro quiet and unchanged.
Ono hundred dollars In gold would buy
&11I.Dn in prppnbncks at the close.
, 1876-02-01

The West Point Appropriation agony in
tho House il cudcd. Tho bill was passed
yesterday, the pay Of tho cadets. being fixed
nt S540 per aunum, without rations.
, 1876-02-01

1t aproaza from n letter which Col. BANGS
is eaid to fsavo written TO the Postmnstor-Gen-
oral Just before Yachting his position it, Tho
Post Office Department that tho "Fast-alail
Train theory haa boen carried beyond tho
limits Of bin original purpose, md TINT alargo
expense Inns been nccdlessly ndded by means
Of tho philadelphia mud Pittsburg route. Tho
original fast-mai trnin between New York
and Chicago, which also carries the Now En-
gland mail, is run Mt m increased expense Of
only $4,000 year, anil confors benefits
largely beyond this cost, hut TINT tho extan-
sion Of tho system to the scorr lines Of rail-
road has ntldcd 381 900 to the cost. It seems
that scorr originally declined the terms Of
fcred for Tho carrying Of the mail at tho i'll
creased rato Of speed which VANpEau11r nc
ceptet, and after the contract hid been let
another fast train was started by why of
Philadelphia which las Increased tho cx-
ponscs enormously without any rroportionato
increaso in tho advantages to tho public. II
Col. BANGS has properly represented this mat
tor to tile Postmaster General, thero Is little
doubt that the system will be corrected
, 1876-02-01
EXTRAnIIIlN THEATIEg.

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, 1876-02-01
Gbt QJ61ta9p Qjribn11e.
Tuesday Morning, February !. 1870.

Cloudincss, with rain OF snow, is predicted
for the lako region today.
, 1876-02-01

only been five to six. 1t is now proposed to
mako them eight md tlibchnrgo onc.hfth tho
force.
Tho cost OF officers "qtnrtcrs is eonlo
3l,40O, 600 ycnr. Wo havo Gonerals scatter-
ed ovor tic country, occupying handsome
residences for which tho nation paya high
rentals, whi!o forts, well.locatcd, with COM
Portable mud costly quarters, aro nnocoupietl.
Hero Is another chanco for tho pruning
knife.
In ways like tlleso tic cost Of tho artny cnn
10 reduced without innpairing It's strength or
efficiency. Tho trouble with Democratic
economists seems TO DO TINT they know MOTH
ing abons tho n,attorH thoy try to mnnago,
md therefore "metdle md mutltllc."
-----
Tho Chairman Of the Committee Of WayH
and Means, with tho assistance Of the lion.
D. a. WELLS, Inns prepared revised, ro-
duccl, and aimpli1od tariff bill. Tho essential
points in tho bill are these ~ The FREQ
list is largely yextended on raw materials, such
As lr,1gs, chemicals, dyes etc., In order to
help manufacturers to oproduce cheaper goods.
(2) On pretty much nil manufactures tho ta1
on consu1nora is reduced a general average oi
about one.thirt1 Tho dntics now range from
40 to 60 per cont uncor tho reformed tariff
they will raugo from 25 10 10 per cent. This
reduction Ia quito mod,rata under the cir
cumstances. (3) A purely revenno impost of
conts pound On coffee and 10 cents q
pound on tea is proposed to DO lowed,
which Is in accordance with the
strong recommendations Of tho President
and Secretary Of The Trcasury. Tho former
Tux on those articles WITS G cents pound on
coffee aud II cents on ten, The Secretary
explained how tic Government has lost
twelve to fifteen millions year OF revenue
| by the repoal Of tho duties In 1872 without
comforting any benefit on tho consumers, be-
cause foreign Governments increased tho OF.
| port tax on ten and coffeo to correspond with
the reduction Of import tax by our Govern
ment. The, bill groatly simpliacs the modo
Of cstimatb ~ tho new dt1ties on d great many
articles. Wherever weight can bo substituted
| for valuaj ion It is done. Tho object Is tc
prevent frauds by undorvaluntions, false in.
voices, o. lultorations, aud cheating generally,
In this 'xay the duties win DO far more hon
estly au d chenp1y collected. Tho bill Beeuls
to bo n vast improvement on tho present sys
tom nm scale OF duties. It's enactment vii
powerf1 lily tend to revive manufacturing
inlustr by chcaponiug tho cost Of produc
ton, II I'd thoreby enabling our manufacturer
to export thoir surplus goods to foreign coun
tries. We can have no rca1 OF reliable i'm
provo1nont in tho times until this DO dono
nor is it possible to resume aud maintai,
Bpeciu payments until we largely increas0 OIL
expectation of manufactures.
, 1876-02-01

HOOLEYB TIIEATNE-1lnndnlpli street. het"e'
.lark Ant LaSailc, "Thc California MinAtsols.'
, 1876-02-01

PLYMOUTH CHUnCf1-DtamAuc 1lcadtnGs sud
Persoaat1ons by Holcn lpttuf.
, 1876-02-01
TERMS or THE TRIBUNE.

aArn ~ scpscnrr11ox frAyAnIr n AnvAHeH'.
rprtnso rrrrn{A Mt ths 0fs'ce' ->,,
Aat1 KdtIon. po.t.ps!d, Fcas
Parta Of rear At famh tAte.
Mailed 10 apy address FOUR MEEHa fof..t.:.;. a'ou
ennds3 Kdlt.en: L4tss1ty and Religious donb'e nm
Ttt.Wsekij, postpaid. o'oV
Patts OF tsAr At Rama rsta
WEEKLY KpT1foN fosTfAfD
Club OF hvs. pef
Climb OF twenty, Per cory. A'A1
Tbs postage 70 3 cents ycAI. which ~ Wttl prtpa5
Specimen copies sent frcc.
To prevent delay end rniatates, b suro an1 9!se
rost-oco pddrss IN full, including sasc and County,
ReEnl.nces may be u1ado either bF draft express
rosto3co orcr OF In registered letters, ut our risk
1Enxs 70 oS1Y tUnsCnlDERa
Daily, aevtted Sunday e1csptet 25 cents PCT Week'
Iddrefs TiiN TRIBUNE COMPANY, -.
Corner Madison and Dears,orusts.. Chicago Liz
, 1876-02-01

WOODS MUSEUM -Monroesetree lesween Pc, Dear ;,
bora aud State. Afternoon. "Thn Hidden Aaaua
Evening, HTickct-of-LeAge h!s!l."
, 1876-02-01

APOLLO coMMANDEnY KNIGHTS TEMpLA1s.-
EtattI Assembly III Conrayo at tao Asrlt'u 70 Moi-
eoe-st thta TucatIay) evening at ococt Tho orsser
1t X f. viii bo conferred. Whiting sir Knights conr-
tcously invited. py urder Of tho Commander.
u. u, ". LOCKE, Recorder.
, 1876-02-01
THE ARMY,


Tho army Of tho United States can be best
represented by tho familiar figure Of q dog
waggetl by his own tail Tho army proper is
tho dog, an admirable watch-houud Of tho
country, and the tail which wags it consists
Of oil tho outside departments, which maae
n very poor rcturn to tho country for the cost
of their bread aud butter and buttons. Tho
following tables, taken from tho Army and
Nary journal of January, show tho actiTo
md non.combatant forces and the coat OF
each:
Nos-coAmrANr runoE.
commissioned st.ff unattached. 1a
military Aeademy-protessots. 8; Cadets
Dotaeimcu,s Il Wet ioint. is
Bt8nal HcfTtce. e............s................ aot
- 2,o79
Cavalry, artillery, and infantry. ,ooa
lsorrutth. 4tt13
'''''' ''>N''' ''''''''''''''''''''''' "a .aa
Tots, torto. x, US
The cxpcnso credited to this force ID as follows:
Appropriations fas 1a75d.. ..$4o,G ,G3o,6s7
DlsIlcd thus:
Signal ssssice. ice...................$ GN.a53
Wyt7 aha hAybDr wptkx...,,...., 7,E.5,3t
Var Department, bountiss, &C.,. 3,4u4,yoo
Leaving for military establishment. sos a5A
From this leducts
| Ar1cpas and fottneatonn. ......,& 1,2fc,l6s
| Htad ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 26y,Wt
| Engineering Corts.............. 3a4.fas
Ordinance Eorre e,,...,,.,.,,,.... 1;yy7.4N
Military ACADEMY. ........,...., 4Ua, ,6l
----3 : ESQ. .6Co
l
Wothus tl tho coat Of act!Ts army to b. $33 ,9d
| Thus divided:
CsyaIry,.,,,,,.,,.,,...,, $40, o,5d7.2kO
Artillery ry.....,,..,,,,....,,,,.,, 3,A86,ap0
I Infantry ,.,,,,,.,.,,...,,,,,.,, g,I4i ,5b4
! Indian scs1uls ls,.,,,,,..,.,.,,.,,. Ib,uan
Miscellaneous. oua.......,.,,,,,,,... 93l,N0 --.
, 1876-02-01

ApEIpITr THEATRE-Dearborn stfost, corner
Monroe. Variety performance
, 1876-02-01

Mov1CKEnB TI1EATRE-5faiison street. hetweet
Dearborn srd State. Engagement Of Ben ~ 0af
King Henry ""
, 1876-02-01

Grccnbacks at tic New FORK Gold E1-
clnngo yesterday closed at Sst.
, 1876-02-01

Total... AIS $3l.e57,4b3
In order to mako this tnblo complete, NO
have Included tho receipts OF duties on tea
nnd coffee in tho United States in 1872, that
tax having then been repealed. Tho purpose
is to show tint from tho Same articles tAxed
in Great britain tho United States can collect
n largo proportion Of their revenue from CTS
toms. The annual rovenue from customs in
this country how averages $1doM0,000. Tho
American rates. OF duty on sugar aro chiefly
terrauged for the benefit of the sctinera. The
tariff OIL sugnrs might bo 80 revised AZ to pro-
1flco ut least $:,5, 000, 600 Of roycnuc. without
any increase OF ta1aton on tile consumer,
aim1.ly by turning into tho Treasury thnt
which. now goes to tho rcinera In 1870 the
revenue from tea and coffeo amounted to
nearly so3,N0,00o. Tint revenue was first
cut down onc.half and then abolished, to
hive tho prico Of coffee incroasol at tho place
Of production by an export tax levied by tho
| Chinese, Cuban, and brazilian Goyornments
equal to tho tax removed by our smart Con-
| gress. So tint tho revenue our Government
! formerly derived from this source now goea
into tic Treasury OF those Governments, md
tho American people ray it.
In preparing royenuo tariff, the first
thing to 10 douo would 10 to restore tho duty
on ten Gnd coffeo aud strike out tho protec-
tive discrimination on sugar, whereby tho
rofinera pocket eight 10 ten millions year Of
what tho Consumers ray. Tie next thing to
do would DO to levy moderate thrift of say
70 to 10 per cont on cotsous, woolons, siska,
lineny, iron mud steel, cutlery, crockery,
glass, md other manufactures. which dutioa
would yield all tho reyonuo needed by tho
Government.
The list VIC hayo given thus increased and
revised would produce an annual revenue
footing up somowllnt as follows' ..-.
| hrtlclcs ahoycd named. ....,.......... 3!000op
tlugas md u,oaases. .,.,,....... ....... W.
| Per cont.
Duty on uools and woalct,s ,.,,, 20 to95 $4,000, ON
l'uty iron and staul Hoods. III to ~ lihtu4
Daty On silks ut ali kin1s ........I to 10 m.QIO,Ol
uloscs. roHaletca aud hucrlcs elo III ~ 1o.000oo
Glass aud cEoeknry.. 20 Ia aNo,0o
Miscellaneous. rs lp,0oU00
, 1876-02-01
THE CONDITION OF THE CITY FINANCES

THE CONDITION OF THE CITY FINANCES.
Under the now charter tho fiscal year Of
the City of Chicago now ends Dec. 81, in-
stead OF March u, in each year, and conse-
4uently tho annual report mnde by Comp
troller HAYES upon tho city finances covers
tho period of only nino months, beginning
April and ending Dec. 81, 1875. Tho Htato-
mcns is, nevertheless, complete as to tho
condition OF the finances Jan. !, 1876. The
funded debt Of tho city romaius unchanged,
and stands Mt 913,457,000. Included in this
SIN, is tho water debt, s4,577, 900, tho prin-
cipal and interest Of which nro payable out Of
tho water revenue. and therefore is only n
technical charge against the city, leaving the
city debt proper $s,eoO,ooo. In addition to
this Indebtedness, the Comptroller statos that
there arc outstanding certificates of indebted
ncss to tho amount OF ~ 500, 02s, which bear
interest at G to 8 per cent per annum.
Against these certificates he ioltls cash. certif-
Gates of tax saleH, tax deeds, taxes appealed
from, unpaid porsonal tax, unpaid tax for
| 1876, which wo compare with corresponding
itnfns on April l. lS7i:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-07-21
MY MoTHER.IN-LAw.

married woman Of sweetness and truth,
Aud beauty without any flaw;
But over my head hung like Damocles sword
That horror mother-n-lawl
SO upright and downright in person and looks.
She embodied the dismal old saw -.--
or sco,ding and pushing, and worrying and both
ering .HFt 4. taantt
Old bore OF mother-in-law.
She decided to live with us. Chaos and wreck
Would be the result, foresaw;
so gave my cigars and my meerschsum, Wild
groaDs,
To friend with no mother. in-law.
One night. sat by blazing wo0d-hre,
when the days had grown chilly and raw,
" How cozy and nice you would look with pipe!
Don't you smoke 2" said my mother .in-law.
Did my ears hear Alright? Yes, bless her dear
heart!
Don't you smoke 2" was the first happy straw
To show how the wind blew" and clear up tho
clouds
'rwixt me and my mother-in-law.
And, oh, she's the kindest and dearest and best
Old darling that ever sawl
My mother love- and my wife adore,
But worship my mother-in-law!
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-07-21
The Sioux Described by a Man Who
Knows Them.

A reporter of the st. Louis Globe
Democrat recently interviewed Mr.. j.
d. Keller, of that city, who possesses a
great deal of interesting information
about the Sioux. Mr.. Keller was, from
1868 to 1873, clerk of the agent at Stand
ing Rock, and had ample opportunities
to get acquainted with this tribe of
bloodthirsty savages. The word Sioux
means cuS-throat." According to Mr..
Keller's statement, the various bands of
Sioux number from $4,000 to $4,000,
and are divided into the following differ
ent tribes: Unkapapa, Flackfeet, Sans
Arcs, Two Kettles, Upper Yanktonais,
Lower Yanktonais, Santee Sioux, Burg
klys, Mini Conjoux, and Galkas. Part
of these live east and part west of the
Missouri river. Tatonka Otahka (Sit-
ting Bulb, who led the savages in the
fight against Custer, belongs to the
Unkapapas (dried beef eaters). Mr.
Keller knows him well. He has large
head, eyes, and nose, high cheek bones;
one of his legs is shorter than the other,
from a gunshot wound in the left knee.
His countenance is of an extremely-sav
age type, betraying that bloodthirstiness
ttAi III WllOh Ito DCCh SO
long notorious. He has the name of
being one of the most successful scalpers
in the Indian country. There has been
standing reward of 81, 900 offered for
his head for the last eight years by the
Montana people, who have special cause
to know his ferocious nature, some Of
his worst deeds having been perpetrated
in that Territory. The Sioux, when on
the war-path, black their faces from the
eyes down, the forehead being dyed a
bright red. When in mourning. and
very eager to revenge the death of friends
or relations, they cut their hair short and
daub their faces with white earth. Their
feats of horsemanship are wonderful.
They consider the greatest act of valor
to be the striking of their enemy with
some hand instrument while alive, and,
whether live or dead, it ID the first one
that strikes the fallen foe that "counts
the COUP" and not the one that shoots
him. They DO not always scalp. Their
object in scalping is to furnish proof
of their deed, and give them to their
women to dance over. They always at
tack in a sweeping, circling line, eagle
like, give volley, pass on, circle and
return on different angle. When they
kill one of the enemy there is always
rush TO get the first crack at him, SO as
to " count the COUP" and then some
Indian who was disappointed in getting
cut at the victim while alive scalps
him. The Sioux always camp with
teepes (lodges) in a circle, making, as 1t
were, a stockade, and when on danger
ous ground they picket their ponies in
the center.