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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-04
Rcorganizing the United States Army.

The committee on military affairs OF
the United States house agreed upon Il
bill to rcorganiac the army, it being
Representative Banning's bill, with some
amendments, and ordered it to he re-
ported faysrably to the house. 1t does
not reduce the present effective force OF
the army, but reduces the number of in
fantry regiments from twenty-five to
twenty, ard the cavalry from ten to eight,
thus reducing the number of infantry
officers ii0v-iivc and of cavalry officers
fifteen, and increases the size of the COM
panics and regiments. 1t does away with
the rcgimcntal organization of the artil
lcry, reducing the field officers of artillery
seventeen. It consOlidates the quarter
master and commissary departments into
one, designated rs the department of sup
plies, making Il large reduction of officers.
1t provides for board to examine Off
GERS and for the discharge of all worthless
and inefficient officers, and for an exam
nation of the condition of retired officers.
All officers who lose their places under
the bill are placed upon a list of super
numcrarics and are permitted to resign
with one years pay for each eight years
of service, or remain in service to per-
form such duty as they may be assigned to.
1t provides for the education of non
commissioned officers and soldiers by the
commissioned officers, and for the promo
tion of non.cOmmissioned officers to COM
missioncd officers. 1t abolishes the office
of Judge advocate, fixes the pay Of first
scrgeants at $40 per month, makes the
headquarters of the general of the army
at Washington in time of peace, and pro-
yides that he may act as secretary OF war
in the absence of the secretary or tenn
porary vacancy in the office.
1t provides that suffers and post
traders shall be frs. elected by council
of the administration, approved by the
depm tmcnt commander and the general
of the army, and appointed by the secre-
tary of war. 1t reduces the staff of all
general officers, and requires the general
Of the army to report reforms to Congress:
annually, and te look to economy in al
branches of the army. The bill is ap
proved by the testimony of many of the
officers of the army. 1t is a reduction o
about two hundred officers, and propose
reforms which, if adopted, will, Wash
ington dispatch says, it is claimed, add
greatly to the efficiency of the army.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-04

NORMAN M'LEOD was once preaching
in a district IN Ayres, where the reading
ol sermon is regarded As the greatest
fault of which the minister can be guilty.
When the congregation dispersed, an old
woman, overhowing with enthusiasm,
addressed her neighbor: "Did ye ever
hear any thing sac gran ? Wasna that a
Sermon" but her expressions Of admi-
ration being met by stolid glance, she
shouted, "Speak, woman! wasna that a
sermon% ooh, ay," replied her friend,
sulkily. "but he read it." Read it, y
said tho other, with indignant emphasis
"Iwadna ha cared if he had whustlcd it.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-04
IIOUNE.

In the house, on the 18th, Mr.. White
offered a resolution instructing the judiciary
committee to inquire into that Mr.. Smith,
journal clerk Of the house, offered to prose-
cute additional bounty claims for n commits
sion. Mr.. Douglas reported bill to amend
the charter of the Ercedman's bank. Made
special order for Saturday next Mr.. Knott
reported back senate bill to provide for the
administration Of OathS in impeachment
trials. Passed. Mr.. llurd reported a reSo.
luton in the habeas corpus case oi llallet
KilbOurne, the Tccusant witness in the real
estate pool investigation, directing the ser
gcant.at.arms to make careful return to the
writ setting out the causes Of detention of
ki.bourne, and retain custody OF his body
and not to produce it before the Judge 0r
court without further order Of the house. He
intinated that the testimony Of kilb0urne
might impicate high officials, and that all
efforts in the direction Of investigation would
be thwarted il he were taken out Of the power
Of the house. Mr.. Lynde offered, on behalf
Of the minority, a substitute for the rcSolu-
ton, directing the serreant-at arms to make
4 careful return to the writ Ot hdbeas corpus
that the prisoner Is duly held by authority ot
the house in proceedings against him for
contempt, and to take with him the body Of
Kilbourne before the court when making
such return Mr.. KaSson hoped that the
time was long distant when an American
citizen whose property or liberty was in.
yolved was to find his final court in the house
of representatives. Mr.. Kelly argued against
the resolution offered by Mr.. lIurd. He he.
lieved that the commitment Of Kilbournc
was grave mistake, which no court ha.
made, and which the house would not have
made if it had heari Kilbourne through hi,
counsel. Mr.. lIoar said this was question
before the house. Was the extent ol right,
! Of this house limited by the discretion anC
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-04

Mr.. BUCKLE states that human ma
ture has changed very little in the last
three thousand years, but we do not re-
member any record of a Roman senator
trying to account to his wife for light
deposit Of pearl powder on the left shoul-
der of his toga on the ground that he had
been playing chsct.> - =
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-04

TuEart of being happy lies in the power
of abstracting happiness from very COM
mon things. If we pitch our expecta-
tions high, if We are arrogant III our pre-
tensions, if we will not he happy except
when our self.lovc is gratilied, our pride
stimulated. our vanity fed, or fierce
excitement kindled, then we shall have
hut little satisfaction out of this life.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-04
EAST.

Besides the losses from the unparal-
leled falling of in immigration, New York
has lost one-fourth of its import trade in four
wears, as the suboin ed table will show:
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-04

These lost imports were not diverted to
other ports, nearly all the other importing
cite, in this country showing proportoncd
lnuu
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-04
Curious Transfers in Stewards Estate.

The New York Tribune says: While
the late merchant prince still lay robed
for the grave in his house ON Fifth
avenue, an inventory of his property
was taken, the amount, according to
current but perhaps inaccurate report,
being found to he something 1.-The twenty
five millions of dollars. On Good
Friday, the day after the funeral his
widow sold the entire property, onl eX'
ccpting the real estate in New York
city. to Judge Hilton himself, receiving
in paymcnt the million of dollars which
the dead man had left the Judge for his
service ain managing, closing and
winding up the partnership business
affairs
This is rapid succession of important
events. The business transactions are
Of a gigantic magnitude, and, on their
face. seem OF 50 extraordinary Il nature
that it is impossible to accept them as
cmbodyinr the whole case, or as Il pos
sblc inality. They are observed by
the people of New York with the Keen
interest Of lcgatecs.
For there was given to the public,
with tie will and by the authority OF
the widow and heir letter from Mr.
Stewart to his wife, renewing his oft re-
pcatcd declaration of his purpose to pro
vide for various public charities, init
mating that he had been engaged in
celebrating several plans for the welfare
of his icllow-hcings, and had already
begun some of them, and in the event OF
his sudden death, should depend upon
his widow in carry them out He ad-
dcd, that their friend Judge Hilton
would give any assistance in his power,
and referred her to him for details.
There was no intimation that Judge
Hilton was to bestow these charities.
| Mr. Stewards letter informed his wife
thas he must depend upon her to carry
out the plans he had DEVISED. For the
consideration of the million dollars
which he gave TO Judge Hilton, in order
to secure and reward his interest in this
matter, the widow has now, under the
Judges advice, sold all the property, ex-
ccpting the New York real estate, to
the Judge himself. In other words, the
Judge seems to have traded his own
legacy tor the rest ot the property.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-04

JEWISH POPULATION OF THE NirEp
SrArEs.-A Jewish paper published IN
London says that Of the six million jews
in the world. quarter Of a million are
to I've found in the United States. we
have no accurate figures ct recent ua'e
to confirm or correct this estimate, aN
nur dcccnnal census returns give no DIS
,inctiyc enumeration of Jews; hut we
iudrr from number ot facts before lis,
that the estimate ot the London Jewish
paper is far too low. Rabbi Gottheii,
who i, well informed, and careful in his
language, SAYS that the Jewish poPula,,
tion ol this city alone is over IcOOO and
the Jews are to I've counted by many
thousands in all our large cities, includ'
inr New Orleans, san Francisco, Chica'
90, st. Louis and Cincinnati. There mas
been large immigration OF jews TO 'he
United States from various countries Oh
Europe during the last twenty years ;
| and the prosperity they have enjoyed
las enlarged the current in this direction
| from wear to year.-Nsc York San.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-20
i SHORT Observation-Disclosures {

i SHORT >sAGE.-Presiden Gran,
sent the following message to the Senate
last Thursday and put some italics in HIM
self:
In answer to "a resolution To the Stna e
OF the oh inst. requesting information as
To whether troops of the United States
were stationed at the city OF Petersburg.
IN the state of Virginia. on the 1th of ~,
v"nlber. 1870. and. if 50, under what
authority and for what purpos,-" submit
the lnclU>ti letter from the secretary of
war. 10 whom the resolution WAS rrfrrIed
together with HE report of the general of
The army and accompanying papers.
These enclosures will give all the Informal
ton called Tor by the resolution. and con-
hdcntly believe 1t Will justify the action
taken. 1t Is we'll understood .iIat thc pes
encc OF the United States troops 1T polling
places never prevented u iuil cNrrcise OF
The franchise by any citizen, OF uh.lc\c r
political faith, If, then, tucy have any
effect whatever upon u ballot cast, it ha,
been to insure protection to the citizens
casting It in giving it to the candidate OF
bis unbiased CHOICE, without fear. and thus
securing The very essence of liberty. l.
may be the presence OF II United States
sol'ilcl>. under The command of Il captain
and lieutenant. ql;,ltered IN the custom
house at Petersburg, Va, on the 7tn Of
November, at Il considerable distance from
any polling plac'', without any interfere
"iirc on their part whatever and without
gong near lhc polls during the election.
m"y Aure securedn d!ttreM result from
"tnt rou(d htre bee" oOtuiled, II heu htsA
not OceH Mefe 60 maintain the peace, IN
case OF rloD, on the Jitce OF the rttu174s
But, if such is the case, it is only proof
that, III this one conyrt ssion;,l district in
the state of Virginia, the legal and con-
voters have been able to return
rs elected the candidates of their choice.
L. S GRANT
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-20
Orange County Court.

The December term Of the Orange
County Court was held yesterday al
Chelsea The officers of the court are
Hon. T. 2. Redfield. presiding Judge
Hon. Harvey Dodge, Hon. Zena> NJ Up
ham, assistant Judges; Hon. Lyman G.,
HinckIev, clerk John b 'ilcv, Jr-. sheriff
DR. Allen Rogers, >tates attorney; t. ;.
Austin deputy clerk Henry OvGtt. steno-
graphic reporter. Prayer was offered by
Rev. +. f. lIerrick, pastor of the Congrc-
y.tiOnal Church in Chelsea The panels
of the petit jury wcra sworn in rs follows !:
Bradford, A. +. Ilunkins; Brtintrer. }.
w Williams; BrookiielI, George W. Will
,ms; Chelsea, ID. ). Hunt. Ezra Walker:
CorinllI, Nelson Worthy; Ncwbuiv, l.
W. McA i>tcr, S. ). Peck; Orange, ID K
) Urgent; Il ,ndolph, Albert Goud; >tr.t
ford. William X. Hayes, Moses I. Pr, >ton :;
ropshtn. nenry b. Whitr; Iunbrilgc,
Nath e.. Preston, George Bolt n !;
Nershirc, William Pad. John Hill; Wa~h-
lngton. George w. Watson, John p. Fisk;
Wilan>town, O. :. Martin, O III. Briggs.
ARR, ing in time.
Mr.. Flyers, the st;tc> attorney, entered.
by leave of the court. Il uoI pros in HE
famous case of the State u.s. .John G. CIrl-
ton, in which the respondent is indicted
tor lnansltuyntcr Carlton has been tried
twice. The inst term, in lS12, the iury
disagreed Ia 1888 he was convicted, bat
The vcr,c' WAS SGT aside b,i the supreme
court He is Il resident OF Ncr>hirr. and
accidentally shot Ei, nephcw, Alonzo
Davis, durIny Il >cufiie, IN Jane. ISL
/ here is no earthly chance Of Il conviction
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-20

There is -ret diversity of opinion
among prominent Democratic. members,
of the House of Representative, on The
subject Of Il holi'iay recess of Canor.s-
IL IS us vet uncertain whether any Mill b..
ordered. or for what time. Tie com
m'tiee on Ways and Means will. at their
next meeting on Tuesday, determine umnn
some recommendation rs to the 1,'trr
anu report to The House Ihr ..,.i2rr,!
impression Is that there viii b;. an nj
!nurnment from Friday next un.il the
" ednesday after New Years. speaker
N'n''aii and several other leading Demo
Gratis, however, are known to ftynr So
slons OF the House during holiday Wees.
ana their views have heeu STRENGTHENED
by representative Morrison's telegram
rom New Orleans urging that in view OF
Tue possible need of exercise of the power
Oh the House against contum lciou, wit
hesses the usual holiday recess should not
be taken.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-20

A> Senator Cameron entered tho So,,+
'h'mb'r on Thursday morning. he Joined
4 group OF NrnltorS with whom Mr.. Bl,ipo
was III c"nv'r>ttl"n. Cameron at once
hr!hn = iHtlr """d-naturrd railcrv about
Pih'a'irl hia Po>t-Otli.r matters. on which
the two had y sharp difference. He said .
Now. Blame. see my mlynanimity 10
ward N''n- have .ji>t been to the Post
OH e Department and recommended the
appointment of u postmaster in a Iaroo
town IN my State who is known a, an en-
'iIl>it>tlc BAN" man" Blaine rrnli,I
4nIck as Il flash: WHY. General in
Pennsylvania Non could not do otherwise
unless you appointed Demucral.- IN.
venerable Senator joine! in The laugh and
'cAnoW edged that he owned Blaine \ din.
ntr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-20
TIE CENTRAL VERMONT RAIIEOAI

TIE CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD
The Central Vermont now operates 81,
miles of road. The number of cars owned
by the company June jOlh, 1876. was, 81
passenger 80 express and baggage. and
2,229 freight. O the passenger and b,"-
gage cas-, there are nov in ust 20 on the
Central, 81 on the Rutland and on the
Harlem Extensions; Of the freight cars,
l,30J Oh the Central, s97 on the Rutland
and loi OH the H,rlen Extension Fiji,
equipment is moved by 1872 locomotives,
there being 50 in use on the Central, A.
on tie Rutland and 10 on the Harlem Ex
tension. There are now employed in
charge OF these 'cJmotiveS, 60 engineers
on the Central. % on the Rutland, 10 on
the Harlem Extension and on the Stan
stead, Sllet1ord and Chamb!v divisions.
with the same number of tilemcn on each.
The whole force of engineers, fir, men,
mechanics, wipars, etc, fool> up at the
present time TO about 80. Or the me-
chanics, there are now employed in the st
Adams shops and on the Central division,
237, on the Rutland, III, elsewhere about
80, making total Of some 534.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-20

\; Burning on. Saturday. The ~,i, wa>
very severe. Rae waves >,rlAiu.r the
brcakw:,ter would leap Thirty or forty tce,
INTO the air. Ihc strtmVr \. Williams
started "ut %. Port Kent bat WAS obliged
to pul buck. \ portion of the root OF tho.
Central Vermont freight hol>c on tn. side
fac;nT the lake WAS blown of .rrita over
the building and dashed against u l:,>,en
ger clr, somewhat damaging the Et;t,r.
Il show window in E. A. Ilibb.rd's Shoe
store. on College street. was blown com
rirtrl y out. sash, frame and IL. landinu
IN the middle of he sidewalks \ chimney
or two was blown down, and Il num.cr oi
binds were summary uuhingcI and
som" MINOR accidents are rrpulitG Oh
TAX" >clnlcn assure the Free Press lntl
they remember no -uch gale for upwards
OF a quarter OF Il century. \ good dead OF
lumber was b own mo The lake, ana n
iarge force of men was kept busy alony
the docks recovering it rs the waves drove,
1t back. In South Burlington the gale
raised the root of Nelson Grnnrlt's brick
house AMI Blew down the gable end Of The
building.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-20
\ CONFEDERATE REUNION.-Therc WAS

CONFEDERATE kEUNION.-Ihcrc was
u lively scene in Washington. Frila: eve
ni' 6. Col. Fairfax had the b!o,dy fight
with eN-Door Keeper Schcll at the EJbitt
house. He Was chief Of staff to the rebel
Gen. Iongstrcel, and Was the bearer of
Cen Lees sword to Gen. Grant ut Apo
mattoX surrender. He attacked Schcll in
revenge for being put off the floor of the
House by him, last winter
The U0rid makes the next House to
contain l42 Republicans l4o Democrats.
with the probability that the Republicans
Will elect three members in New Hamp-
SHIRE. 50 that the Democratic minority will
be three at the organization. 1t thinks
that The contested cases will not materially
change the political complexion eff the
House, but the '':.rithmelic man - adds
Ii following sentence: The next Con-
g ess IS therefore, safely Democratic by
l. to 20 majority.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-20
PATRONS OF IlIsRANpI;y Tho ,

PATRONS Of HCsRANpEY.-Th Yer.
mont State Grange closed its session .t
Windsor Thursday. The following Off
crr> were elected for the en>ulnp vn,r.
Master a. b Franklin of NewE,nc. Or.r
seer j. X. Walker of Sprin yfield: Leo.
iurtr, L. f. JamrSon of lrasburgh; Stew.
ard, l.. Is. Sherwin of Hydcp,rk ASST
ant Steward, Ii. c. Waller of Ir,shnrab
Chapltln. George \. Human OF Ch,ri..s
ton; Gave Keeper, Charles Wheeler of
Morgan; Treasurer, G.. J. Bell Of IA,
Hardwick; Secretary. j. X. Tohev oe
Calais; Ceres. Mrs. A. A. Williams rs
NeWiane; Pomona. Mrs. l.. A. Roweu 81
Coventry; Flora, Mrs f NJ. ,J,me.on % 90
lr',>buryh; Executive Committee ! p
Mead of Randolph, E. p Cotton of IraS-
hurGh, T. H. Ru;ter of East Townsh.nJ
+. \. Smith of New Haven. The Gr,nrr
resol we'd to unite in the Centennial cnro
monies of The battle of Benpinoton nar.
August. and 4 committee was annn;ntnJ
10 carry out its recommendations ~
state agent made report of the work ;n
his department. Al
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-20

Hewitt and Chandler issue addresses to
the people Of the United States, the former
to Inform them that Tiilrn and Hendricks
have beer elected aud the latter 70 say
that Hayes and Wheeler are the chosen
ana elect. Hewitt and Chandler did so
much rl"cllonerring all for the rood of the
country, purely that their lemarkablo su..
cess in eIecting two presidents. where..
the whole people Of the United States have
heretofore been abe to elect but on. ,t ,
time may make ii seem good for dcmocra,s
and rrpubllrans to yield the whole matte,
INTO their hands. But very likely ,ho,
Will not and Abram and Zachari,h. now
that the campaign is over and the ion
one OF fact and evidence, mad better 'tenL
right to their little duties in the Uouse and
Interior Department, and give the telp-
graph wires "A rest. There's one consoI,.
ton. even with two presidents, there will
be lever rroclamations for II long suffer-
ing county when one or each of these
wordy beings get his man inaugura,ed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-20

lhe tinted States ami Mexican Claims
Commission, organiz'd und"r II treaty
negotiated in 1865. has III last concluded
It's IahorS and dissolved Sir Edward
lhronton w the final umpire, and while
s''.4ll WAS found due by the United
Sia IS t. citizens Of Mexico. the ,ot.I
amount of claims due by Mexico to citizens
OF the United States exceeded that sum
S3,91j.l23 Mexico is not now in 4 con-
dltlon t. pay this justly due balance.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-20
louisiana.

| t"o Io!ltiCll parties ana tlltIc ieSuiL l"
manilrstos, one claiming that there is NJ
r'ghtful question Of democratic success ant
the second til" Sherman pronunciamcnto
which makes an exceedingly stron. cas-,
for The republicans
/ he most di>pas>ionate statement We
ii "" seen. unless The letters of L. l.
White and II. V. Rrllirld are excepted
( Is the letter of job T.. Stevenson in ;hC
Cincinnati Gu.ete. Mr.. Stevenson was
formerly republican member of Congress
tom OHIO and went down to New Orleans
II a republican to watch the canvassnT
lie refused to SIGN the Sherman statement
bat on being requested, reviews the silli,-
ton 4, lie foun it in the following man.
nCr:
o., ,, ar rs,,jest he,e*jtl sui mt my Impression
Oh uii hiaIis IN LOUISIANA;
q nia'l res! Ideally attained Whlr my lrcter-
lima r @ M a , the '' very trut '' Of the
14ti,r | improved every means and opportunity OF
urhin- t"ard lut aoariIg voluntary statements Of
nY'i' OF roll'ia "IHIou. Feeling toward the Ieoplt
N - cordial lceeI!ou and having friends Of all
IRE aii lf4 "H S> r9tns W., ~h,t , rn N
'r b. ANY errors. trust 1t VIII be the omission Of
ofi tie 5ar q" r S@nfr"ve 90 t1 on rf. 1ne-
IA" aud tact ne leading ISSUE was whether there
r~e- ana ~ would uvaldaiathe elcttion Iili
It ~, a" at LtIGlrg Inc 1etnr ny board t.
Il a. at az "i4 PARTIES oHerstated their ri4lins
II mary rrrto II Ike >att. wllr the Drmocrats de-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-20
Che fireman.
NONTPELIEI VT.
DECEMBER 20. 1876,
Christmas.

~ near To IL a now ttltl 'iIc -" " ~
>i-rns f active preparation begin to show
in the early days of New England the day
Was far from being cherished having, to .
nu favor from 0 2i>h priests and English
;iel.tc, to make it acceptable to TIgld
Iiritans. So it came about thai. most re-
Iua,rkab!v those stern and uncomroml>-
IL men added another holiday to The
wear and gave IL Thanksgiving.
1t still happens that Thank giving day
!, primarily for the elder, and that the
"a. Llcn yet :; sort Of secondary enjoy
r,,nt from it, Christmas is first and last
H.rhild, day. 1t commrlnorltc- :: child
au men and women have no part in il
Except in their being etili the children OF
the Common Father.
In home, where there i, plenty and
where the frc4u. nj AMI plcthoric Stocking
auouud, there j. no danger bat tie little
one, will gct Whatever enjoyment Is to be
had in physical comfort and material
tling- These may not be Tie best pro
upicr, of spiritual advancement, but they
ar. ccItainly far better than want mad,
mann. In,1.,,...m. Lv TO knovIedo. in,
I-.,,L.,,. rL,.ro !. ~, J,,.,,.,
,I.,, ,l,.,ln ,1n,.. ,iI ~, 81, vur.,. form, Of
,,.,1 ,I,,,. Ji..u,,oiut,u,pt and envy Gr
a.. ,...,,;,,, ,.r ,f ,,,. ,;,h,,. l,...,.,,.
hoped to be incuIc,trd al this time.
All winters ace cold and thc poor are
omniprc,c1t il j. true, hu if our Readers
will looh around II little they Will find in
thi, centennial year a rather peculiar state
of circumstances existing. The cry OF
..hard times means something. Man,
h,t in smaller ones. yillaor, and throuoh
ill.,. country places. thou-n wiIlin. and
ready 70 work are aLl, to .,pt ou,thjnr 10
,,.,t ;ut.r,,I. only Ti,,. ro.ult !. th.,r