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, 1876-12-26

THAI lhEIE0RiTE.


PAXTON, ILL.,, Dec. 13.-I sec by your pat,er Of
yesterday TINT many saw the brilliant meteor of
Thursday night. THIS is what saw: MY posi-
tion was about nine mics northwest OF Paxton.
Time, about 1856 .. m. First saw a trembling
light, like dim shcet-lghtnlng, for about fifteen
ecconda;;,> then IT. tho west saw din light Gu
Yelopel IN cloud of yapor; tile cloud OF yapor
was about the sixe Of barrel, apparently; tho
nuc'cus or head Of light appeared to DO little
about Is degrees, above tho western hort
zon; It rose rnpidty. nnd with corresponding
speed increased III brIliancy, nnl at about 20
degrees ahoro the horizon appeared to burst
al Of Witch appeared to follow IN lie wake oi
the nucleus, nnd each lcAying trail Of
fro bchlnd II. In colora there appeared
f1om the extreme whito, to oil tho
different shades, as Of molten iron cooling oil.
tho northern horizon, .goIng about north so TO
ot-,Well, ! was At tlle centre Il ths soati,
line ot u sccstou, ind the northwest and NORTH
east corners were well defined and PLAIN to be
seen, and could Just about count four, or about
CHE second Vt TIME, In tue time 1t passed b.
tween The two cor,lcrs spoken Of. Now lgurc
IT. speed. 1ts appearance when It passed was
would 70 1D0 miles to sce It ngan II /. did only
last one minute, which was about the time It
was In sight, disappearing as Though su.othercd
out a. about ~ deg. above the
eastern horizon. In its passage it
threw out light enough to read small
print. To Get at the spacc on exhibition at once,
draw d llne from where stood to tho tail o(
tire:-shen It would require an angle of about
two aud one-half to ti,reo miles, aud to my view
appeared TO- be nearly twenty rods wide. 1t
was not cloudy, yet not quito clear. In about
two aud one-half TO tilreo minutes after II dis
appeared. noise like n,uttcred thunder wis
heard, -harder at times, thu jar could be felt
tn the house. The thunder listed for about
loud cries were heard over tho ncighborhvod,
People seemed to bo taken by surprise, ami
were not prepared for it. All want to know
what 1t was, where 1t came from, and where did
It gu tn. ard will It ever come a9ana II 1t ever
is coming aRaln we wish cur Professors would
let everybody know, and they will all turn out
ns,l SEQ It. Probably Prot. Colbert can solve
some uf the unknown quantities anil positions,
Would bc glad to hear from some Of them.
Yours very respectfully, II. McCuLLocu.
, 1876-12-26

DisANN1Sa AND pisMouarlNo TUE lNpIANs--
DisCorNAuIk9 PROSPECTS on PEACE.
Sttcaal Correspondence Qf Tbs 1r.euse
STANDING lsock, OAK. rcr., Dec. 9.-siuce my
last letter FROM tlls pout, sll communication
, 1876-12-26

COMMERCIAL.
The board Of Trade md wholesale houses gence.
ally wcrs closed yesterday IN observance Of Christ.
maa.DAy..
Following are ths closing quotations on Saturday
q araig ,aE and a, prnytson.; css pork closed firm
fot January sl0,o7tse it. 10 for February: and
2lb.u0Gb19.13tt for March.
Lnrt cots1 quiet Al $40 EN- % cash; 81 O. 10
Qb1O 1eH fot Janunry; $40. 72,ifn1o. 7a for Feb.
rnAry; md $40. 8;ft 10. a7.s for Mnrch.
Tho Following ate the 1hteHt quotations on part.
..., s:;:' f's; ss:: 1i:s,. 5:ss ei:s:; &C.,
E:;;;:; E:;;:;;; +; ;; h i
fsfs eSs'eP sas
ot esssa a%
@ H! esnss::d w ess ~ M ;ort eeaF iassa
nE FaT taas sSi1a II pes: s,ss' 'ss s as erng s as
trAs. 3d. 0OGfG 10: mciInn, do, ii. M3Gt5 B1n.
sh!phing c1tra@. 3+.B7,sQh.25:. elloIco patents,
y. .oo6fS9 - common do. e1. 1.h067. 90: spring an-
ESskws.st Ebssk~ss; e. ~ s7i3 f 15e e. syo of 81
Wheat c'otod Saturday at 81. o4tf for February;
si.2: for January: aud 81: 25A tor March, Cash
A., 3. Il Cos. va 80
Corn closed at 44.6e for January; 44gc for Feb.
fnary: and 4aalc for NAV.
" md e r ns e%ss I'll s5s foi re}scled .Gs tseFa
Ilfe closed at 7nc cash and tic for rejected.
B1scy was no,nna! At the close at U;c cash, and
February closed at t0sic and January al ea!ic
, 1876-12-26
FINANCE AND TRADE.
F1NANf.IAI,.


The banks. Board Of Trndr, sud The buAnees
houacs. excepting those doing II holiday trndc
were closed, usual on Christmas, and nothing OF
any kind WAS done in the loan market.
, 1876-12-26


men tu inltah woule,. Those unions are made
after the customs OF the lnd!aus, aud. under
Their code. they are regarded as val!d. The law
shouId constitute any Indian woman, who thus
children Of such union legitimate.
The Commissioners refer 10 the 1ndian
tribes Of the Ganndian Provinces, who are to.
day lsrlnE, as tlley always hare teeu, under
u,ent Of their own customs and tlabits, without
lnorstat!on, aud tnolest!ng no one: also, 10 tl,a
inadequate salartcs paid to lndian Agents, tho
esEl OF WHICH ts seen IN the difficulty Vi obsaln-
ing In those Important positions persons whu
vii! care for honestly dlseharging their trusts
mud under which IN Agent cannot support hi
ianlly; aud the Department has thus Loaf tome
Of ~ best Agents, who would not steal, and
could not live On $l,5 100 q year
The Commissioners bold that ous Indian
affairs should bu managed by
AN INDEPENDENT DEPARTMENT.,
With one Of tue best men In ths nation at it,
lead. wtlose recommendations would be needed.
and who. ~ Cabinet ottlcer. could confer With
the heads OF tue War and Interior Departments
aud deylsc such wise and just plans ~ would
our own citizens. Officers Of the army arc not
lifted, BY inclination or training, 10 leach In.
dian sllldren 10 read and write, or Indian men
to SOW aud reap.
Inc The ratification aud faithful tultillment Of
" is agreement taer have made by direction o.
peopx 1e sa cy Win s.o tsosf sopt epsss !ss
tts faithful tuliImont will saws thsse
wrongs which furnish the darkesl page Of our
history; 4 great er'tia has arisen fI Iutllau al
Thousands Of the best men IN the land fevl
keenly the naton'a shame. They look TO Con-
Eress Tor tedr1As. Untcss immediate and ap-
pFnpr'ate legislation u made tor the protection
and government oi the Indians, they must flef.
i6h ire t1,n
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sand SJsofrers.

In China, every year witnesses curl.
Gus sand showers. when there j. neither
cloud nr ing in the sky. but the SUI,
is scarcely visible. looking very much
as when seen through smoked glass.
The air is filed with zine dusi, en-.
tering eyes, noetrils and mouth, and
often causi"g disease Of the eye This
dust, or sand. rs the people call it,
pcnetrates houses, reaching even apart
ments which seemed securely closed
1t IS supposed TO come from the Desert
Of Gold. ms the sand Of Sahara j,
taken up by whirlwinds and ctIried
hundreds of miles away. The Chinese,
while sensitive to the personal discom'
fort arising from these ,huwcres, arc
rel sned Ia them frnm conviction
thai they are great help to aglicul
turc. They say that year Of numsr
Gus sand showers is always a year
large fertility. The sand probably
imparts same enrirhing elements d
the soil. aud il also tends Ia lnasel
the compact alluyial matter ct III,
Chinese valleys. II l. possible tina
these showers may be composed o
microscopic insects. like simi'a
showers which have been noticed il
10 Atlantic Ocean. This sould ex
plain their itrtilizing power.
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The Territorial Secretary rports
that there are now ll6 public schools
in New Mexico, nil told; children ia
school, 469I Ia Il of these schools
the instruction. i. in Eagli,h: in 30 il
is partly ia English aud Tar,ly in
Slali h; in GO u, Is wholly in Spaniel.
IL he greater number Of the public
schools lh- text.b,oks in use IRE the
work uf the members of the Socnty II
Je,us, aud the Roman Catholic cate
chism is a part # the curi iculum. In
five counties the ,chool. are directly
supervised and Centralized by the Re-
n,au Caiholic) clergy. The Secrets-
~ reports II decrease of seven in tho
rumbcr Of Engli.h schools and mn in
crease OF 25 in the number Of SIsn-
ish. lie writes to the Commission. =
Of T. lucat'on that nine tenihs Of tho
people oi the Territory speak a fur
eiyn tongue" that most Of them are y.
lierate. ANA that there Is very little
comprehension rs yet among them of
American Institutions. And thii Ia
the promi,ins population To which tho
United States Senate would give AN
....,.,I ...,;o., .,nl r..to in ifa cha m, b<,r
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Mark Tsrain's Report Of an Ac-
cfdesf.

Mark Twain recently trie'l his hand
writing up distressing accident for
B,~ton local paper. and this is how he
did it. Last evening about six o'clock
rs Mr.. William Schuyler, an old aud
respected citizen of South Park, was
leaving his residence to go down town,
as has been his usual custom for many
years, with the exception of only II
short interval in the Spring Of 1854.
during which he WAS confined to his
bed by injuries received in attempting
to stop runaway horse by thought
lessly throwing up his hands and
shouting. which, If he had done 20 even
a single moment sooner. must inevita-
bly have frightened the animal still
more Instead of checking its speed, al
though disastrous enough to himself
as il was and was rendered more mel
ancholy and distressing By reason Of
The presence of his wlfe's mother, who
was there and sas the occurrence,
Notwithstanding it Is at least likely,
though not necessarily so, that she
should be accommodating IN another
direction when incidents occur. not be-
ing vivacina. and ON the lookout. = n
general thing, but even in the reverse,
us her mother is said 10 have stated,
Who is no more. but died in the full
hope Of a blessed resurrection upward
of three years ago, aged cighiysix. be-
ing christian woman without gull ,as
il were, in property, in consequence
Of the Gre Of ls49, which destroyed
every solitary thing she had in the
world. Let us all take waraing lay
this solemn occurrence. and let u en-
} deavor So to conduct ourselves thu
! when We come to lie We can d. l.
Let us place our hands upon oul
, hearts. and say with earne.tuess an,
sincerity that from this day forth. ",
I will beware of the intoxicating bow
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WmEAr.from many exrrimrst in iis
cultivation by hand in England, 'l'"ws
as great sensitivcness to cultivation o.
corn; the yield. by careful hand cult
vation. being increased to GO, and, In
some instances 80 bushels per ncrc.
Now, Thorough narrowing of whes,
in the spring, in very Inexpensive
manner. performs the cultivation nenr.
ly rs well ms when done by hand. IL
the crust formed by the winter snows
and spring rains is thoroughly br'ken.
and the gr,uad TO the depth Of two or
more inches well pulverirel. the eiI;ci
upon the wheat Is almost like magic.
1t starts into the nnst vigorous growth
and in few weeks has nearly. or quito
doubled in size, the wheat mol harrow.
ed In pieces of wheat which have
come under the writer's observation,
which were narrowed in strips, tha, lie.
one strip not narrowed at all, and 9TH
or strips m each ile thoroughly har'
rowed. in the e,rly part Of june, tho
harrowe,l wheit stood fully one foot
higher than the unharrowed At each
si'le, aud in every way, 'gas strikingly
runker aud more vigorous. Mr.. R"b-
ert 3. Swan. Of Rpse Hill Farm. Ger.
eva, N. T., who has heavy clay lan'.
siys he has narrowed his wheat for
four years. and finds the yield To 10
Increased fully ten bushel per acre.
Byram Moultn', Of Alexan lcr, Cen
'eSec county. N. Y, harvested from
iiny acres, LOGO bushels OF wheat.
His neighbors only obtained about ten
bushel, per acre. The only diaerener
in land or treatment, was, that Mou!-
tons wheat was thoroughly har owed
IN the Spring. aud his nsighbors was
not. : Country Gentleman.
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On nll accounts black siIk /, ",
pcasable u a lady'- warlrcbc
black silk can have an ovcr.drcs-
any culor -suircd. brocaded, pIsid.
or plain, forming an extra e,cfii
toilet. A variety .. thus provided
asmall expense. A pointc'l sha,
shaped over.kirt, conposcd of rauz
damask rnuzr; tissue. grcuadinc. r
summer silk, with u low or lIigh.ncci
ed cuircs- basque, produces a charm
lug efct and accompaniment TO ski,i.
Of black or colorcd silk. Next T.
black silk ranks sable brilliantine and
beaver mohairs fpr the second best .
dress. Selftrimming Is used alto.
gcther upon the.c ''nric. A favor
ite style Is box.plailed Apunce at the
lower edge of the skirt; then a side
plating; then gathered bias nnunce
above that. Whca there is only flpuncr
around the bottom, the box .plaiis are
made 10 stand out very fully. like q
ruchc. Ono largo picket Is more
fashionable than two. There are sev.
eral dainty stylcs; some are long. deep
pouc!.es, sheath shaped; others are
made Of side or knife plating. and
still others are round. with four or six
straight rows Of plating crossing them,
and again others are the old-time reii.
cule pocket, with an elastic in the top,
They are trimmed with bows. and ol,
party dresses with a lite bouquet Of
flowers or n large Jingle rose. Cuff.
can be omitted from sleeves, and 1t
u-ed they are very simple in shape.
and only trimmed with a piping or
plating When they are dispensed
with, the sleeve is cut To flsrc over the
wrist, and is leit open At the sidc scam
to disclose the lace ruff or the linen
cuff.
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A Ma. ama u;fe Parses

A reverenc gentleman horrifed .
small Company few evenings sipes
by telling them that he and his Siis
hal selara'sl.
"Nm parted?' inquirinsly erclaim'
el three or fpur in breath.
"Ye.." saii the gentleman with .
,igh. ave had $3.50 words aud
parlel.'
4 shu,llcr went around the room.
eh,n ZONE one 'nluired. For g'od'
"Oa. No." laid the divine. ''Shs
ha- cply g)ne To lhs coantry. and all
he b,ck IN day az tso.'
Dat" said oLs of the b,lder one',
after awhile. did ycu really have any
worls with herr"
o.. va. she sail 'god.5y, dear,
aud 81 d.d u B' '.too Transcripts
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~ fhc Demo rwep eS ne hsshf Cea-
gressfswof District ~ Eeufw~kU.

~ fhc Demo r~ep eS ne ssssf Cos
gvessfsw~f Dfsfrtcs ~ Kewfw~sv.
While canvassing the District, las
year, in the interest Of the Stat,
Ticket, I was requested by man,
Democrats, in different portions Of ih,
District, 10 bc a candidate ,or re
election this Fall. I have. aiso, recci,
ed large number Of letters, latterly
making the snmc request. From
these expressions | am Satisfied .iha,
my course in Congress has generally
met the approval Of my constituents
and under these circumstances, Il
would certainly be gratifying to me Ia
be endorsed again by my District.
am candidate. subject however. To
the action of the party in the district.
] have, at all times, in the discharge
Of my duties as your Representative,
exercised my best judgment us to what
was y ur best judgment as well us
what would promo,e the general vel.
fare Of the whole country. I may
have erred nt times, yet | feel consci-
ous of having tried to understand
what would benefit you and acted in nc.
cordancc with these convictions. How
well aud faithfully have discharged
these duties, records Of the House,
and my associates here viii verify.
How faithfully and punctually have
attended to the private demands Of my
constituents here they know. II elect
ed, I will, in the future. as in the past.
bend all my energies of mind and
body TO serve you faithfully, honestly
and efficiently than during my first
term, because by my experience here
| am the better prepared 80 to do
and should We succeed in electing a
la President, next Fall. l think ] coul,l
I've of soxc .irvicc in assisting to start
the new Administration by reason Of
that experience. I have made sue
cessful start >ufmprove the Cumber-
land River, and would hope. during
another term. to see that matter ac-
cumplisaed, thereby developing the
rtold resources of that country. !
will say to you, II there is Democrat
in the District who aspircs to seat
here. who eau aud will serve you more
faithfully aud efficiently than ! have
and am doing, then you should select
him. l learn that there are other can
diiates seeking the nomination WIN
will mix aud mingle with yod. This
! c,nnou do for the present. as shall
remain here at my post Of duty. and
this is u sufficient excuse for thus nd
dressing ynu. Aud now. Fellow. Dem
ocrats. returning you my sincere
thanks for your past confidence, | sub
nit my claim, for re-nsmiiatiun to
you. and | will mo't cheeriully s1iie
by whatever may lie your verlct.
NJ. j. DURHAM.
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A well known dairy authority gives
the following direcIions ff packing
butter so v,st it will keep swee, for 8
or 0 month; Make u brine with a
saturated 's'tpion of the purcst salt
you cnn ret. usisg / lb. Of sallpeicr
to about 20 lbs. II salt. Scnld the
brine by bringing it 'oa boiling heat,
skim, and apply when sufiie1ntly cool.
The casks should be carefu lly prepared
a. well rs the brine. II the gum url
sap in the wool are M; removed he
fore the casks are ucd. they will
work on into the hiiae and III; ct the
bnticr. To remove the w""ly lav r
from the casks. ihnrongh sta ming
with high pressure. is IA, quickest
and hest means. Ii soike befhre the
steam is applied. hot steam viii cut
gum and woody flavor all out in n
short time. II steam il not convcn
lent, soak in brine Il week or 20. and
then fll with boiling hot brine. and
let it stand ill it gets cool. BY keep
ing the butter under the brine and the
caskets full and in eol place. the
butter can be kept safely. Some of the
'in-lincd packages which have recently
been introduced. aud which are cai-ly
herme ticnlly scaled, would he mach
more convenie1t and probably fully
as cheap rs the oak casks and brine,
and are claimed to be equally efficient
in preserving
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N 4 DTrDIvAM
The Comparative Cost Of Gas aud
Candle Light.

sss" NSs'A~"'' 80" - Wv. s'"ss
Candle Light.
Eight star candles gave Ms great q
quantity Of light as n gas burner con-
suming 5 to 6 feet per hour. The
cost of 5 feet of gas, at prices charged
in Louisville. Ky, is 1.35 cents. That
Of the candles is 3'2. Therefore. tn
produce the same quantity Of light in
a parlor, the gas is cheaper than can
dies. But counting in another way,
candle light is greatly cheaper than
gas. Thus candle placed on table,
one fuot from book, gives twice u.
much light to the reader AS gas light
placed four feet above the bpok. By
this comparison il will be seen that the
candle cost only four tenths If u cent
per hour while, the gas Casts 80 cent.
The rule in calculating the strength o.
hight is that il decreases as the square
uf the distance.
A pound of star candles co.ts lGl
cents and burns ~ hours. eivinga soft,
pleasant light. and. At IL inches from
an object, gives Eight equal tt
ga. burner 4 feet from the ohjrct
consuming 8 feet per hour. The cal
culaIions are us follows; The square
of II inches is two feet. The squaT,
of feet is i6 feet. That is to say
the quantity of light from ga. mus
be in the proportion of l6 To 2, or of {
tn |, To make the gas and candle light
equal at the distance given above
From which il appears that; for read
ing and many other Uses, candle lish
of the same power costs only on,
,hird us much us gas, Il Scieniili
American.
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The st. Louis Repui{ican has PIE
pared the following synoptical view oi
what II considers the leading event
If the Great Republic:
17I6-The worst pcnmen In Amer
ica sign the Declaration Of fndrpcnd
cncc, and the United States is born. Jen
ner invents vaccination. and Garrick
disguised with ametuer Hamlets,
quits the stage forever.
17s6--Articles Of confederation
treaty with Morocco, Columbia Col.
lege, New York founded, but no crew
entered FIR the regatta.
1796-Tcnnessee, natures hooppols
and tar repository, admitted to the
Union, Washington steps down and
out. without receiving any handsome
presents or itching for a third term
Susan Anthony just getting into soci-
ETY. and smashing male hearts gen.
orally.
1SOG-Fulton hopes to blow up the
world, and invents steamboats,. Total
eclipse this year Of the sun and Aaron
Burr. First souphouse in the world
established.
1Sl6-Indiana admitted tn the I'm
ion. Treaty with Algiers. DR.. Mary
Walker first mecitates pantaloons.
1s26--Adams and Jefferson die
Sing Sing Prison built and stocked
with the great spirits Of ths age.
English grammar kicks the bucket in
the person Of Lindley Murray. About
this time the little hatchei" story
was carved out If gossamer.
1S36-Arkansas admitted, Semin-
ole war. railways begin to slay theiy
thousands. The baggagcsmashef
springs into existence. Anthony no
longer dotes on slate pencils and pick
les, but aspircs to suspenders. Davy
Crockett kills his last bar"
!Si6-The sacred order Of "Mexi-
can Veterans" is founded. The au-
thor cfthe Star Spansle Binuer dies
and leaves the country weeping. Un
der the influence of new invea,ion
called free lunches the country re-
covers.
1856 Kansas hcgins TO bleed. aud
SO does Summers head. Bragsart
Brooks pays fnc. Base bill and
sewing machine agents spring into ex'
istencc. Mrs. Souihworih writes
twenty five rcd.hot novels.
1866-Andrew johnson vetoes cv.
cry bill except his washer-woman's.
Fesiauism ''goes up and the Allan
tic cable goes down. About this time
Beecher sees Elizabeth quite frequent,
aud Sergeant Bates having escaped
from the lunatic asylum, continues hi
flag perambula,ions.
lS76-Ceniennial, One hundred
millions acres. all in Philadelphia. Ev
cry body's going, if,hey walk. Board
SIS day. One biscuit aud a f-h
hall 81 so. Striped stockings loviiel
than ever. St. Louis wins the bas,
ball championship. Hooplah!
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TIE only way f,r IN ed.t1r to get
dead head ticket to the Centennial En-
h;b;i;oi Il ssr nm to have his photo
graph taken. to be guinmed on hn
ticket. This il in orler to enable tho
door-kcepcr to see that the editor who
presents the ticket is the one 10 whom
il was given, not some fricni to whom
he has lent his privilege. lie. all cd-
itors Of the county at once rush Ia tho
photographers to get frst.class like
ness taken ~ us To secure dcad.hex.l
-eason mimiSripn. But there are ..ue
editors from whom it is entirely un.
necessary to require such certificate
of their persorality. Fame has al.
ready photographed them on the hearts
a. well us well es on the retinas of their
cnuntryisen, aud no one but u blin !
do,r-krcper could fail to recognize
, tftii iitciltcsuti i'Ncs ~ r'pe us tury
appeared at the gate soliciting dead.
head almisi.n. We refer particu.
larly to G. Washington Childs, a.
NJ. the obituary bard; the young cd
itor Of the Powerful Mind; Jay Gould's
stopl pigeon; Deacon Richard Smith,
the traly gnnl man "f Cincinnati. and
Tupper Holland, the unexccpiionablc
poet AMI obviou. moralist. Ask thesc
great mon to identify themselves by n
tivecent photograph! The country
revolis at the idea. Pass them IN,
door-kecper, amid the cheers of tho
populace!--(New York Sun.
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soMr ilea of The immense slaughl,

SoME idea Of The Immense Slaughter
Of builaloes which yearly takes place
on the plains aud which Is rapidly
leading to total extinction of that ani'
NAL, may he CLEANED from the fact
that seven ears freigbted with buffalo
bones recently arrived in this city.
The material will be worket up ino
buttons knife handles etc.--lscienti6c
Amsrcan.