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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02
AdulteratiOn of Seeds.

OF the many new ways in which
science has come to be applied to agri-
culture, one of the most useful is the in
vestigation of seeds. In 1869 DR..
Noble, director of the agricultural ex-
pertinent station at Tharand, in Saxo-
ny, commenced the study of seeds in
common use in German, and founded
the first " seed-control station" Dur
ing the seven years over 1000 samples
of seeds have been examined at Thar
and; authorizations have been discover
ed that work by no means inconsider-
able injury to the agriculture of the
country; and some twenty seed-control
stations have been established in Ger
many, while others have been either
founded or projected in Denmark, Aus
tria, Hungary, Holland, Belgium and
Italy. Among the authorizations found
are old seeds that have lost their power
of terminating, seeds of either useless
or obnoxious plants, sometimes killed
and sometimes fresh, and even pieces
of quartz rock, ground, sifted, and col
ored to initiate genuine seeds.-Har-
pcr's for December.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02
How a Mans Finger Dropped
Off.

Mr.. Brook Smith, formerly of this
city, now living in Brentwood, was the
victim of a singular accident last Mon
day morning. He was walking along
the principal street of the town, when
suddenly feeling singing sensation in
his right hand he raised it from his side
and found the fore finger gone. He, of
course, was surprised and Mortified; his
hand was bleeding badly; the dismem-
bered finger lay on the ground at some
distance from him he had heard no re-
port of a gun, and naturally was very
much at loss to account for the mis-
hap. Several persons went to his as
sistance, among whom was physician,
who stopped the flow of blood and
dressed the wound. Parties went about
in search of cause for the singular oc-
currence, and after a time ascertained
that man, who was examining Win
chester rifle in Il gun store several hun
bred yards from where Mr.. Smith was
walking, accidentally discharged the
weapon, and the ball, after passing
the plank wall, sped on and
did the mischief. Waco (1eGas) E1aaa-
l71er.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02
Alcohol and Tobacco.

While the passion for alcohol burns
more strongly in the savage than the
civilized man, the fondness for tobacco
seems to be equally shared by both.
The tranquilizing effects of smoking are
chiefly concentrated upon the musculo-
motor and the circulatory functions. 1t
depresses, in fact, those qualities of the
organism which are of least immediate
Importance to the student or the votary
of any sedentafy pursuit; and if by a
vice we mean habit which initiates
against the social usefulness of the in
dividual, then smoking must be regard
ed as more of vice in the savage than
in the civilized man, in the hunter or
warrior than in the poet or philosopher.
The moderate use of tobacco is certain
ly less injurious than that of alcohol &;
unfortunately, excess in the former is
less Immediately productive of disagree
able or dangerous effects than excess in
the latter. Hence the limits of modera-
ton can not be SO easily assigned. DIR.
Parkes allows that smoking may occa-
sionally be of use, though never really
necessary, to the healthy adult. DIR.
Richardson condemns it utterly.-Lon-
don academy.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02
Gauging the Speed OF Railroad
Trains.

A Harrisburg paper states that the in
ventor of the automatic air-brake in use
on the Pennsylvania and other rail-
roads, which is Mr.. Westinghouse, of
Pittsburgh, has invented new machine,
which is natural and valuable compile
ment of the air-brake. 1t is railway
speed indicator, and a test of its eff
cheney has been very satisfactory. The
apparatus ascertains and records the
speed of train at any given instant
and by means of automatically con-
structed diagrams shows the fuctua-
tions of the velocity caused by the ap-
plications of the brake. The speed in
Dictator is constructed in two forms, one
being intended for use on board a car
and the other on locomotive. The
principal upon which the apparatus is
constructed consists in controlling the
escape of water under pressure by
means of a small valve loaded by the
action of centrifugal force, the arrange
ment being such that the higher the
speed at which the apparatus is driven
the greater will be the pressure exerted
by certain revolving weights upon the
escape valve, and the higher, therefore,
the pressure maintained within
the chamber with which this
valve communicates, the cham
Der receiving a constant sup
ply Of water from the pumps. A
pressure gauge affixed to the chamber
containing the water affords informa-
ton as to the speed at which the ap-
paratus is driven. The instrument,
though simple in principle, involves
quite complicated mechanism to make
its registration reliable. These regis
trations are made upon paper drum
similar to that used at meteorological
stations to record the velocity of the
wind. The heights of the recorded
lines on the diagram represent pres
sures on the accumulation of the speed
indicator, and these pressures are pro-
portioned to the squares of the speeds.
The curves drawn on the paper drums
afford full information with respect to
the action and efficiency of the brake
with which the train is fitted. They
show how promptly the brakes were
applied, and what resulting expense
came from slackened speed. Hereto
fore no definite data have been found
with regard to the efficiency of brakes,
and erroneous statements have no doubt
been made with regard to the value of
the various patents from this circum-
stance.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02

n.y." said Mr.. Applebee, trying to
smooth over what it seemed impossible
to smother. 81 must confess 1 went
mostly to hear Mr.. Payne's political
views. Its plain, Miss Burke, all the
thanksgiving wasn't inside the church
walls; or all that was inside real giving
of thanks"
"There are exceptions, of course.
But, Mrs. Applebee, wasn't you dis
tressed about the state of things, to-
dayP"
81 will confess to feeling considers
BILE indignation, righteous or otherwise,
till these words occurred to me: when
ye will offer sacrifice of thanksgiving
unto the Lord, offer it at your own
will"
"Not have day appointed? Mrs.
Applebee, you can't mean it'll"
"By no means. But am not to force
people to observe it."
81 don't know. 1t grows worse and
worse" groaned the other.
Remember the seven thousand left
in Israel which had mot bowed the
knee to Baal.' 1 trust many times that
number were to-day offering somewhere
willing sacrifice. y"
elf we knew
"Elijah didn't; but the Lord did"
"There's seven times more who don't
think about the Lord at ALL"
swell, the Lord knows that, too; and
if carry my offering to the temple only
to condemn those who bring different
one or none at all, is there not danger
of making my own sacrifice an abom-
inationp'
"My wife was about making that re-
mark when we picked you up, Miss
Burke" said Mr.. Applebee, stopping
at her brothers. gate and jumping out
with readiness pleasant to behold.
81 hope she doesn't mean to sane.
ton this neglect of public worship"
returned Miss Burke, severely, resum-
ing her basket and bonnet after the
shock of lightning.
"Not at ALL" said Mrs. Applebee,
smiling. "Only can't see as we have
any thing to do about it-yes, I am
wrong. We are bits of the leaven which
is yet to Heaven the whole lump and
by making our bits the very best posi-
BILE, my dear Miss Burke, we mag help
to fill some of those empty pews before
another year comes round. THE I,sde-
pendent
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02
THE MARKETS.
ST. LOUIS, November 2

ST. LOUIS. November 81. 1876.
B.svssE Choice. e4.75e4;9o; Good 70 Prime
Corn-Ted TEXANS. sa:tos4. 90.
Hoas-Packing e5.7o16.O0.
1s%5s SsaS r sansy. 'a' s7H
TLoUR~choice Country. s5.5os6e-; XXX.
,WasxT~Red. No. 2. s1.27sl.2s. No. 8.
cossENos Mixed. 4sxs.sa.
31TsSNo; ?, e siesd%c.
T T1aoTa1 ssED p,.f sl.sSe a. 20. On
dunn Shipping Leaf. eS.00e 8. 90.
BUrTER-Choice Dairy. 25e26c.
PosK-standard Mess. s1e s53l6 SO
LARD-Prime Steam. 9h9s 90
CoTTon-Middhng. nIe.
B1svEs-Natiye Steers. s25s 1880; Colorado
and Texan, $s.25e
Lambs. s5.O0o6.75.
HoGs-Live. So 6.25.
rLoUnIeood 70 Chs,cs. sS; SEQ go %, %
CoRN-western Mixed. New. As5i'lo.
OATs-Western Mixed, SO 49,.
c orToN~Siddlins. rs.
BAEvEs-Common 70 Choice. q :soS6 40.
SHEEP-e2.7084.5 $50.
FLOUR-Choice Winter e6.2o97.2 70; Choice
Spring Extra. $3.50 %.
WHEAT - Spring No. .. 91.2Ho e1.13
Spring. No. 8, SLICK 1.06H
CoRN-No. 2, 43x o44c.
OATs-No. 2, 32e 32kc.
RYE-No. 2, 66k G67c.
PoRK-Mess, tl5. 500 Is s.
LARD-Per cwt.. 90. S0o9 81
KANSAS CITY.
BEEvEs-Native Steers. e2.7534.25; Naive
Cows. %. COG 80.
Ho9s-e4 .90o5-55.
SHEEP-Common 70 Extra, e1.7533 q.
MEMPHIS.
FLOUR-Choice, 46.50@7. 90.
CoRN-Mixed, 45o SOC.
OATs-In Store, 40 49,.
COrTON-Middlng, Ike.
NEW ORLEANS.
FLOUR-Choice Family. $7.00o7.sb
CoRN-White, IS SIC.
OATS-St. Louis, 3S0 40c.
HAY-Prime, Sl4 90 0la 90.
PORK-New Mess. SIS .00elS.25
RACON-S61 0s
CorTON-Mid1lins. 11Hc.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

CHRISTMAS MINCE-PIE.-34 pounds
each of beef and suet chopped fine, 81
pounds each of raisins and currants, 7
pounds of apples chopped, pound of
candied citron, 2 pounds of sugar, l
ounce OF nutmeg, quarts of good cider,
l pint OF best vinegar, salt, pint of
golden strip. Half the raisins should
be stoned and chopped, the other half
left whole.
COTTAGE PUDDING.-1 cup sugar,
cups flour, nearly cup of cold water,
L egg, piece of butter size of an egg,
teaspoons of baking-powder, salt.
Sauce: 1 cup sugar, cup of butter;
mix thoroughly; add cups boiling wa
ter; tablespoonful of corn-starch beat
en- with the butter and sugar. After
taking from the stove add 1 well beaten
egg, and lemon sliced. Cheap and
good. A hot oven is necessary for the
pudding.
CREAM CAKE.-2 scant cups sugar
cup of butter; cup milk, eggs, 3
cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder,
mixed with part of the -four. This
should be sufficient for four jelly-cake
tins. The cream: ] pint milk heated
to boiling, then add 2 teaspoons corn
starch, wet in little cold milk. Have
ready beaten egg and cup of sugar :;
add these to the boiling milk, stirring
till it thickens. When quite cool, fla
vor with vanilla and spread between the
layers of cake.
| BEEF STEAK PUDDING-Cut up IL
pounds of beef into neat steaks. Dip
the chopper in cold water and beat them
little to fatten them and make the
meat more tender; roll them up with a
little pepper and salt inside. Line a
pudding-dish with suet crust made in
the proportion of 6 ounces of suet to I
pound of flour. Take care to put the
crust quite down to the bottom of tue
basin, or the pudding will break. Cut
the crust off even with the top of the
basin, lay in the meat; if liked, add
some chopped onion, half fill the pud-
ding with cold water, cover over the
top with lid of paste reserved for the
purpose, having previously wetted, or
better still, egged the edges of each.
Tie up in pudding-cloth wrung out of
boiling water and sprinkle with flour.
Boil for at least three hours. A couple
of sheep kidneys sliced and added to
the pudding very much improve the
flavor of the gravy, and, if liked, three
quarters of a teaspoonful of baking
/ Ia Id 80 ~, 1,xxk
it should be borne in mind that when
ever baking-powder is used, the utmost
expedition in finishing up is necessary,
as fermentation commences from the
moment the water is added.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02
To Worry the Liver

And injure the system generally, take blue
pills and calomel. To regulate it, and en-
use Hostettei's Stomach Bitters. Bilious
invalds, which of these two recipes will you
adopt? We doubt not, the latter. By SO
doing, you will avoid the disastrous eonse-
quences which the persistent or frequent
use of mercury entails, and cffcctuate the
desired reform in the action of tie hillary
gland without danger, as well as speedily
and thoroughly. The Bitters invariably rem
edy yellowness. of the complexion and whites
of the eyes, pains in the right side and
under the right shoulder-blade, furred
tongue, high colored urine, nausea, vertigo,
dyspepsia, constipation, heaviness of the
head, mental dependency, and every other
dered condition of the liver. The stomach
bowels and kidneys also experience their
regulating and tonic influence.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02

els married preferable to single
life?" was argued at recent meeting
of Pennsylvania debating society.
the negative, and he came down to
business next day with his arm in
sling, green patch over his eye, and
general appearance of having slept
out all night in the cellar area.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02
Pane Pictures.

BY ROSE PERRY COOKE.
.Awonder- worker all night long
Has wrought his task for me; ff
Now. by the cold and distant dawn,
His miracles ! see;
tHis cravings ON the window pane,
or magic tracery.
IL Here lifts an Alpine summit, steep
As is the heavenly stair,
A way side cross below the path,
But NOT q pilgrim there;
No sad face of humanity,
No agony Of prayer.
r.. And here, before loneIyla =.
fringe of reeds and ferns;
Across the waters crystal chill
No dying sunsets burn
You hear not ON that rushy shore
The call of drake or tern.
Here lies crowd of broken boughs.
Awindfan in the woods.
Some wild and wondering hurricane
Hath wrecked these soltudes3
that tangled GREATNESS
NJ living step intrudes.~ -
And here is Arctic waste and woe;
A glaciers mighty face,
Majestic in its awful march,
Slow seaward from its place.
Beneath that frown Of solemn death q
There lives no human trace.
4 - - -
Bat sloyly from IN joyful East
Ascends the dawning sun:
Before his look of light and life
The magic is undone: 20
The graceful pictures on the pane
Al yanish. one by one. 80.
= SA1as hunt an the songs sing, W
The traceries Of my brain
The little stories sad and glad ~
Be uttered all in vain?
And vanish when the Master comes.
~ Likepict1rs on the panel T.
Or viii they, in some kindly heart
Remembered, sing ana shine. T.. = I
Tor wrought from mans humanity
Not heeting frost. are mine;
pve no&tobe cote forgot
-Scri6asr for December.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02
A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat,

A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat,
Requires immediate attention, and should
be checked. If allowed to continue, irrita-
ton of the Lungs, permanent Throat affec-
tion, or an incurable Lung disease, is often
the result. browns BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs,"
having direct influence on the parts, give
immediate relief. For Bronchitis, Asthma,
Catarrh, Consumptive and Throat Diseases,
TRoCHEs are used al,Oays with good success.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02

SNEEzING CATARRH, Chronic Catarrh, u
cerative Catarrh, with all their sympathetic
diseases, promptly relieved and permanently
cured by SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE FOR Ca
TARRH. 1t instantaneously relieves and al
most invariably cures.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02
A THANKSGIVING SKETCH.
I lNsxxArr cArRos.

HE Ss=tst 4 sSs:
IL EBx MAHY J. cAPRoN.
Mr.JohH Appiebee wallted leisutely
! dpHr the church-steps handed his Hife
into the phaeton, tossed in his name
sake-a small nephew frpm.the city
settled himself csmf6rtablyin thsspass
corner, and, gathering up the reins,
started his spirited bays in the direction
of the Applebee homestead, upon whose
time-worn hearthstone the Thanksgiv-
ing holocaust was still offered.
rForty-two thankful people out Of .
congregation OF some four hundred!''
he remarked, as the bays subsidized from
their first furious onset against time
and space into q square, determined
trot. (" Clearly a waste of fuel on the
part of both sexton and minister. Peo-
pie evidently prefer. the Jewish proc
1amation: Eat the fat and drink ths
sweet, and send portions unto. them for
whom nothing is prepared"
) :" There is your opportunity" re-
turned his wife, pointing to a solitary
@Po. wnou .noy were rap
idly gaining. 'tMiss Burke must be GO
ing to her brothers., and has had no
easy conveyance prepared,
"But our portion is certainly pre-
occupied
: NC OIL there's plenty Of room. can
taxa Johnny in my lap and the seat is
VIDE 1880
IT'S PAD gestlng out the horses are
30 uneasy v,e.y r.
what would you 90 II you had a
move 60 coliectF" And Mrs. Applebee
quietly began her share OF the arrange
mont. -
FMS very practical way OF looking at
Things was no new experience TO Mr..
.Applebee, and, with . good-natured
shrug OF his shoulder, he brought the
pAaeton to stsnd-still, just against the
poFsonless female aforesaid, who
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02

SAVE Your HAIR.-H you wish to save
your hair and keep it strong and healthy, use
BURNErT'S COCAINE.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02

The contributions for the Washing
ton monument, which have been accu-
initiating for several weeks in dona-
tion-box at one of the State buildings
at the Exhibition, amount to - cents
and toothpick,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02
POCKET FULL OF MONEY

APOCKET FULL OF MONEY
amounts little when health is gone. To enjoy life,
good appetite, sound digestion and elastic limbs,
take TUFTS Pills. Then, If you are poor, you will
be happy; If rich. you enjoy your monny. All
Druggists keep them.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02

CABBAGE SALAD egg, table
spoonfuls Of sugar, butter size of wal
nut, 2 tablespoonful of ground mus
tard, little salt; mix these well to-
gether, then stir this into pint of cold
vinegar, continue to stir until it boils /;
then pour boiling hot over nicely cut
cabbage.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02

AND WE ATEEIH GUAFD9,
Keep Out of Houses Cold, Rain, Dust and
snow. Carpenters and others out Of work send
30, Clark Street, Room 8. CHICAGO. ILL.,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02

Pasha with the most tender care and
watchful skill, so that he recovered;
and, in gratitude for the preservation
of his life, he permitted her and her
daughter to remain in the palace. For
some time they were contented with
the luxury of such home, but one day
it was the evening of Wednesday,
neither mother nor daughter was to be
found; and upon examination it was
discovered that a large collection of
precious stones and some ready money
had disappeared with them. They had
departed on the French steamer in Or
der to transfer their talents to the fields
of Europe. The fate of the daughter 1
do not know; for some time she and
her mother were conspicuous in the
dissipation of Paris life; subsequently
the mother lived with son in London,
and, since 1 heard her story in Con-
stantinople, she has died in London in
misery and want.
The further history of the Doctor and
his family may detain our curiosity for
a moment. When his wife left him for
the arms of the Pasha he experienced
SO much difficulty in finding any one in
Constantinople to take care of his chill
dren that he determined to send them
to Scotland to be educated, and in
trusted them for that purpose to friend
who was returning to England. They
went by the way of Rome. 1t happen
ed that the mother and sister of the
Doctor had some time before that come
to Rome for the sake of health, and
had there warmly embraced the Roman
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02

but that don't alter duty, to my mind.
No wonder Simon was walking round
the new factories with half dozen
more thankless men. There wasn't
one Of the Warrens there. Nor the
SWEETS; and they must be at home, be-
cause the curtains were up, and 1 re-
membered"-
81 don't see what time you had to be
thankful" remarked Master Johnny,
sub rosa, but with sufficient emphasis to
interrupt the speaker.
"Don't see what-who-hadn't? ''
she queried, trying to look past Mr..
Applebee and upsetting her basket, out
of which rolled ball of gray yarn,
the owner grasping half-fnished sock
just in time to prevent its following
suit. t
Mr.. Applebee checked the bays, and,
dropping his small namesake gently to
the ground, babe him follow up the
thread OF gray yarn to its source, which
might or might not be a quarter of a
mile behind.
Poor Johnny! it was slowwork rolling
in his prize, and he probably measured
the delay by his appetite.
81 say!" he began, clambsring IN
with reckless disregard of fleshy OBJ
stacles. "Folks go to church to be
thankful, the minister said and don't
see when you put it in"
1--WE had a fine sermon. Very for
tunate in our pastor. Don't you think
so, Miss BurkeP" interposed Mr.. Apple
bee, touching tie bays lightly with his
whipi which obliged the lady to concen-
trate her attention on bonnet and bas-
kpt.,
The New York herald., 1876-08-17
WORKINGWOMEN.
COMPLAINTS OF MEssRs ARNOLD, CONSTABLE q
CO. 8 OPERATIVES.

COMPLAINTS OF MEssRs. ARNOLD, CONSTABLE 4
CO. 8 OPERATIVES.
The ladies' who do pcco work for Messrs Arnold
Constable Co. complain of the statement OF repre-
sentative Of the firm made to HERALD reporter and
published yesterday. The following Is the statement
referred to-
"a great many of our hands are OF their
tions but lar havo made further reduction IN
forces than accustomed to make every
mef. Neither their salaries reduced, and don't
intend they shall be-"
The piece workers say that the nrm has reduced the
number Of hands very considerably, and has also cut
down prices to exceedingly low figure II has been
the heretofore to keep from 200 800 persons
at work tho cloak department. but at pres
paid weekly to the employees Of this depart
run from about SO TO $S so Many
OF tho piece workers, who claim to be the
ccvorest and most skilIu operators employed by the
firm, say they don't mako much over IS per week by
the most digent application. "Mauy of these
widows with Children" said OF these ladies'
writer yesterday, ''and they don't make many
dollars weekly they have children. Cloaks for max
ing which 81 has been paid heretofore
Obliged to make for S. For making whole suit Of
silk the pay So so, and they ask to make
ing suit and trim -about four days labor the very
leas-for So Is. We only get seventy five cents for
making cloak, which takes day and half AS for
the statement that many OF OF on vacations
SAID tho lady 'the answer to that Is that are or
because there Is no work for u.s. ~
The New York herald., 1876-08-17
DECISIONS.
SUPREME CoURT-CHAMBERs.


BY Judge Donohue.
Woolsey We. AdsiL-Dcn;ed.
The Metropolitan Medicine Company De Grnth
Barney VS.. Barney; In the matter OF Dtmas, &c. ;
Raymond vs. Molier and Crooks VS.. Otard (two
tions(-Grantcd
Flint VS.. Fhnt.-McmOrandum
The Christopher and Tenth Street Railroad Company
VS.. The Central Crosstown Railroad Company.-Ordor
granted derying notion
Sullivan VS. Fcsdick. Granted $3.50 allowance i.
Worth VS.. Warncr-Papers do not contain moving
alidavits
COMMON PLEAs--sPECIAL TERM.
BY Judge j. f. Daily.
Trask Fo.som-Dccrce settled. Memorandum
for counsel with clork
Gardner vs. Blodgvtt ct al-Findings settled
MARINE CoURT-CHAMBERs
BY Judge Sheridan.
Ahrcn VS.. Tay lor. Attachment vacated and party
discharged payment OF the Shcrl's ices aud sub
mittipg to an examination.
Michalis Cowan.--Motion granted with $40 costs
shook Rau; German Exchange Bank vs. Gross:
Ehret VS. Hun; Mcguire kcns,g: Trumbridge VS.
Strcetcr; yickers VS.. Knapp; Krchcr Kirchcr;
freeman Loughran.-Orders granted.
The Orcuta Bank vs. Narkcrt; Lynn Paalas
Motions TO overruie demurrer and Tor Judgment.
granted
Manchester vs. Gavn.--Moton to amend summons
and complaint denied.
schwab IS. Donohuc Motion denied.
Grcl VS. Johnson.-Moton denied
Boston Traveller VS.. Wander ncrn.-Moton to dism miss
granted.