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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-21

Disastrous war once tossed thy breast;
NTis gone forever now;
Its traces sad, its shadows deep,
Have fed thy peaceful brow.
And every dire calamity
Embodied In its wake
Gould not retard thy destiny
Nor thy great spirit break.
,Tis thus when dark adversely
Shall DER our future glide,
They only tend 10 purify
The soul in sorrows tide;
And when kind Heaven smiles again,
The minds Dercft and tore
Feel brighter. fairer. nobler then,
Than e'er they felt before,
Onr cause united to thee here
By Loves fair rivets fast,
Shall meier conflict these halcyoR hours
With memories or the past
And In the homes where loved ones Wall,
And DER our country wide -~-a->9e-
Tbfs glorious day shall be recalled
With gratitude and prlde.
".
Richmond, our Unions heartfelt thanks
For welcome warm and orl8nL,,
Are rendered thee Win many iaisn
In this say hall tonight.
We ,haRS thee for the many acts
or Kindness thou hast shown
To wanderers whom thy kingly neart
Hath treated as thy own.
we thank thee in the cherished names
OF brothers far away,
Who sent us here TO act their palb
And show their love to-day:
And In the fulness Of our souls
We trust the time shall be
When we can best return the JOYS
Received this night from thee.
We leave thee, and we hope that God
Who reigns supreme above
VIII guard thse with his miSnsY power
We leave thee sadly, gratefully,
And while our bosonss swell,
Sincerely pray God bless thy soity
Sweet Richmond, fare thee well.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-21

Richmond, this day shall ever be
A pleasure to the hearts
Partaking now the socIal cheer
Thy kindly soul inmrtS.
A day Of glad reality,
OF feryent Christian grace,
Which neither time nor earthly cares
Nor distance can etface.
We came, Il modest Union host,
With humble. earnest zeal,
To stencil on our Unions flag
Thy bright, untarnlshed seal.
Twas not as cOnqucr0rS We came,
With bitter party llne;
Twas not rs men in welfare bound
By secret oath or sign;
Our flag waves open to the breeze
For every eye TO scan,
And wears record never closed
Before the gaze Of man.
Its only thought, lis one desire,
To love and duty aims;
Aid nobly thou hast answered II
To-day beside tue James.
II.
Richmond, thy peerless beauty lives
A pleasure to the eye;
Thy slender spires, thy noble domes
Still pierce Sirgipia's sky.
And on the fertile soil around
A plentiful increase
or Natures bounty clearly shows
The fruits of sunny peace.
Thy proud old buildings yet defy
The ruthless flow OF years,
And sparkling smiles OF sweet content
Upon thy face appears.
While history stamps In letters deep
Upon the path OF time,
Thy home the home OF chivalry,
In this gay southern cline,
IT'S surely earthly happiness
To live upon thy breast,
Where naught but grace and purity
Can ever ind rest.
IT'S icy cold the heart must be
That cannot feel the fire
or patriot fervor at the thoughts
Thy happy home Inspire.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-21

The course Of instruction is complete, both theo-
rctical and practical conducted by the Professors,
assisted By the Adjunct Faculty. who give The stu.
dent u daily examination On the Lectures wlIboaI
additional charge. .sa.... l.r.s
The clinical advantages OF Richmond are all un-
der ihc con- ro of the Faculty. The CITY Hospital,
the College Hospital he College DspensIry and the
state Central Lunatc Asylum are open 10 fhe stu
dent WITHOUT CHARGE.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-21

TIE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
being next in order, the Hon. a. n. Kelley
was unanimously elected president. Ar.
Kelley having been escorted to the chair,
which was occupied by Vice-P President Nc
Hannah, was introduced as the president Of
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-21

DIED..

LEAKE-In St. Francisville, La, on
Monday, April 10th, 1877, HOWARD
FARRAR, son Of VIM. w. Leake and
Margaret Mumtord, aged months and
Is days.
eve see but dimly through the lnists and
vapors;
Amid these earthly damps,
What seem to us but sad funeral tarcrs
May be heavens distant Lamps
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-21

the blinds of the windows had
not been closed for some
months-it was his habit to
leave them open-but when
the flames were discovered,
:hey were found CLOSED.
This untoward event serves
to aCmonish our citizens Of
two important circumstances {:
first of their duty to prevent
the recurrence of such acts,
by those means and measures
which a people know so well
how to use, who are disposed
to TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES :;
and secondly to properly con-
front the fact Of the made
quate supply of water and the
almost utter lmpossibility Of
getting at what there is, as
was evidenced upon this occa-
sion. Every effort of our gall
amt boys of Bayou Sara Fire
Co. was frustrated by the i'm
possibility Of getting at water
so located as to permit of be-
ing made available. A fire
engine without water, is of
about the same utility as a
carriage without wheels Our
boys will always "come to
time if you will only furnish
them something to work with,
be it HEMP or water, as the
case may require.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-21

Coal OIL EXPLosIoN-On Tues
day evening last. about 6 o'clock,
the citizens of Bayou Sara, while
discussing the events connected with
the confagration in st. Francisviile
that morning. were startled by the
cry of fire. The crowd rushed to
the new whar,boat Louisville from
whence the alarm proceeded, to
find that it originated in the explo~
sion of a coal oil lamp, which oc-
CURED while in the hands of the
Waterman of the boat. Impure oil
or careless handling was the cause
Of the accident. Fortunately no
one was injured, and the fire was
quickly smothe:ed out. Citizens
are admorished by this accident. to
use only a pure article Of oil, a
warning that should be needed.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-21

FEUITLESS ATTEMPT AT \ RSON.-
Tut before day light on Wednesday
last, a bold attempt was made 10
fire The residence of Mr.. Charles
NJ. Barrow, in this Parish, which
however, was fortunately irustrat-
ID. A member Of the family hav-
ing arisen early, discovered fire in
the pantry of the residence. AS
we have been Informed, this room
stands On gallery, and the door,
being out of order, was left un-
locked. When discove, ed, the
fuel, prepared by the incendiary
was atlaze and in a few moments
more the flames would have gained
such Roadway as TO insure the des~
tructicn of the building. A pile of
kindIing, sAavings, &C., had been
employed to effect the purpose OF
the ipcendiary. Here is another
evidence Of the operation of the
heil-horn inculcatioas of Kellogg,
Packard & Co. A rcsoiute and
effective spirit of dealing out
speedy vengeance for such crimes
will prevail unless we greatly mis-
take the disposition OF our people.
Vigi!ant eyes are on certain par
ties, let lhcm beware! Playing
with fire is dangerous game. and
is votaries oft burn in the flames
Of their own kidding.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-21

o,rpr NOTICE. accordance with
!. M ~. of the extra session of 1877,
I,,,otinr the terms of the Parish Court,
regular term of the Parish Court will
hold commencing on Monday the 9TH
Nov 1877, and on the first Monday of
orv second month thereafter, unless n
moe be made after notice, according
law. A Probate term will be held on
first Monday of every month in which
Court does not hold n general term.
S. Nice. LAWRASON,
Parish Judge.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-21
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mrs. l.. 1

SUDDEN DEATH. - Mrs. L. E.
Perkins, of East Feliciana. mother
of Hon. l.. G. Perkins, died very
suddenly Of heart disease. at the
residence of her son-in-law D. 5.
Oswald, in Bayou Sara, on the
night of Wednesday last, 18th in
slant, aged 6S years.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-21
"WOM'T GO TO FaGagDs,"


. r. TUTT:
Dear Sir:-When in Aiken, last winter, used your
Expectorant for cough. and realized more beucl
from it than anything ever took. + well
will go Florida winter I intended
Send dozen bottles by express. for
friends. ALFRED CUSHING,
1913 West Thirty first Street
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-21
hest :felieisna Ssntiuel.

H. old saying (and not altogether an
&c one) is, "a peny saved is two earn
b according to this two saved is four
ned and in purchasing an organ if
r. on save $50 it is as good as 500
.,od which would goa great way to-
t,Js the purchase; you can do this by
(r;no the Star Parlor Organ. See adj
[..;sment in another column, and send
I. circular and price list. 1y.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-21

Boston, January y, 1874.
This certthas tn at have recommended the OF
DR.. TUFTS Expectorant for diseases Of the lung:
for the past two years, and to my knowledge many
bottles have been used by my patients with the hap
pest results. In two whore it was thought
irmed consumption had taken place the Expectoraat
effected a cure r. II. SPRAGUE, Nd.
I'VE can not speak too highly of DR.. TUFTS Es-
pectSrant, aud for the sake of suffering humanity
hope II may become more generally known."-CnGIs
ADVOCATE.
Sold by Druggists. Price = 90
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-21

T. GASTRELL,
Bayou Sara, Louisiana;
DEALER IN
PLOWS, AGRICULTURAL IMPLE+
ments, Brides, Harp"ss, Hardware, Guns;
Pistols, Pumps, Pipes, Machine Fittine>;
Cocks, Valves, Castings, Ropes, Hoil' W
Ware, Wagon and Carriagc woodwork,
Blacksmith's Materials, Etc, Etc.
TIN COPPER AND SHEET IRON MAN
UFACTORY.
Also Agent for the celebrated
"CHARTER OAK" STOVES,
Uric, Garrett Il Cottman, Brinley, JAS:
II. Hall and other pIows, Aliens Hor:,:s
Hoes, Woods Moving Machines, Hors';
Hay Rakes, all of which 1 will guarar-
tee to sell lower than can be purchases
elsewhere.
Changers and others will find it til
their advantage to call and examine MY
stock and prices before purchasing else
where.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-21
The river is still rising.

The river is still rising.
Adam signifies red earth ;
|pce we infer that Adam was 8
lick.
IDe prglndis, on our first page,
BIN the pen Of a gifted lady of our
lage viii well repay perusal. \
Parties DESTROYS of purchasing
burch or Parlor Organs or Sew
} Machines, will save money by
hing at the SENTINEL office be;
e buying elsewhere.
Mr.. Saml. Lambert, the cour-
bus and accomplished editor o.
! Clinton Patriot Democrat. spent
couple OF days with US during
S week. He brings us good
|rds OF cheer regarding the coll
lion of affairs in his Parish, as
ate to political al well as agriT
tural interests. !
That evil influences are work.
! in our midst, the events Of the
1t few days prove beyond the
F,sib lily Of a doubt. n view of
Is fact. docs it not bchoOTe the
izens of the two villages as also
be Of the country, to take meas
b. in conformity there %?
Bayou Sara Fire Company has
kaiued a charter from the LegiS-
|lre. This IS going TO work in
right style. lndccd, the Or
hizltion Of the company Will soon
so perfected as to enable them
lender Efficient service in time Of
b. a large Fire bell las been
(eled from Cincinnati, and Fire
! gs will be but in every cistern
Town. Success to the boys.
1.-The Edwin Forrest Dramatic
Forialion of this place are re-
rising for a grand performance
be given some time in May.
ruits of the Wine Cup and
!e Toodles" will be represented.
) worthy troupe have secured
Cooperation of a number Of
es of the two v,liaGeS which of
II is a guarantee of success.
} exact time Of tie performance
be stated in a future issue.
We arc gratified to learn that
neer Fire Company, Of st.
|ncisville, contemplate a speedy
thorough re organization. ii
k ard ladder corps, to co-opc~
with the engine companies.
ID be material acquisition to
fire department and one pccu>
y adapted to the wants thereof.
no the construction of our two
bges, we are led to believe that
an organization would render
lent services VIXEN called into
bisition.
EVERY wench has her little
lie OF coal oil and match ready
et it ablaze as soon as the order
Even that the time is come TO
70 the music lively"
uch is the portentious language
be arch -incendiary, VIM. Pitt
logg. And the "order" has been
H, and it has been obeyed! The
Is of Mr.. Powel's Office attest
fact, and the attempted arson
Or. Chas. M. Barrow's confirms
n Already have the damnable
hings Of Kellogg begun to bring
fruit worthy of the preceptor.
Fady has the "train been laid"
the torch prepared" Con-
the fact fellow men ; the
plight incendiary is at your por-
A hint to the wise is sulfi-
t. ForeaUarmed IS forearnaed !
i retribution to the guilty is at
+ the preventive and the reme-
Let them upon aoho'n suspicion
see to it that they make clean
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-21
RAVAGES OF THE FIRE
FIEND.
HELLIsH Work OF TIE INCEN-
DIARY-Loss, Four Thou
SAND DOLLARS,

1t becomes our painful duty
to chronicle the destruction,
by the application Of the in
cendiary's torch, of the law
office of our esteemed fellow
citizen, Hon, s'ami. j. Powell.
Between The hours of l and 2
O'Clock. on Moaday morning,
2Geh INST, the citizens Of St.
Francisvi.lc were aroused from
their slumbers 10y the ringing
of Grace Church bell and the
cry of fire. Upon arriving upon
the scene it was found that
the Office of Mr.. Powell was
already wrapped in flames.
and that all efforts to save it
'rOuld be futile. Fortunately
the night was calm, or the de-
struction of other valuable
property would inevitably
have ensued. AS it was, the
residences Of Rev. Mr.. Bake
Nwell, and :. Mclaughlin, col. -,
Situated in the same square
with the burningbuilding were
in imminent peril, and the
sparks threatened to ignite the
h buildings in the square occu-
pied by Mrs. G. Nj. Miller, DR..
r. Stirling, John 10Th, Earn
est Newman and the office of
Messrs. Wickiif1e e Fisher.
Ut was only through the stren-
uOus eXcrtions Of citizens that
50 dire an event was avoided.
Had the flames reached this
square, the destruction Of pros
perry would have been eN-
ceedingly great perhaps one
third of our village would have
been consumed. At one time
the residence of Mr.. Roth did
taxi fire, but it was promptly
eXtinguished. Bayou Sara
Fire Co. arrived at the scene
Of conAagration some consid-
cradle time after the fire orr
iginated, but their delay was
attributable TO the distance
they had to traverse, and the
fact that the bell was soune9
for so short a time. They
were on hand, however, for
the protection of the sur
rounding hu ldi" gs, had it
been necessary. St. Francis
vile engine did not put in an
appearance, but we are in
formed the Company is not
under organization at present.
This calamity, for such in
deed it is, to one of our most
worthy citizens, falls with
heavy force upon Mr.. Powell.
\ splendid law and miscella-
neous library, the accumula-
ton of 80 years, many books
of which were carefully mark
ed and annotated for ready
reference, destroyed in a mo-
ment at the hands of damna-
bic and cowardly malice.
The building Was Guilt just
previous to the war, at a cost
Of over two thousand dollars.
The intrl sic value of the
books could not have fallen
short Of sixteen or eighteen
hundred dollars. Upon these,
as upon the building, there
was no insurance whatever,
and of consequence they are a
total loss. Fortunately, the
iron safe, which is a HERRlNG's.
Droyed faithful to its trust and
brought its valuable contents
through the fiery ordeal COM
paratively uninjured.
That the fire was the work
of the midnight incendiary is
evident beyond a peradven-
t,1rn 1t WAS not for the Dur~
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-21

The Quickest, Smest, Satest, Cheapest and
most Convenient care Of Pam ercr dis
cGCeipd.
No more greasy, filthy, evil smelling
compouds--no more poulticcs, potions
or piasnIs--uo more superintendent
MORE PAIN!
Grosveuor's Capsicin Porous Plaster
cures Il Lame Back, Neck or side i'll hall
an hour.
Grosvcnor's Capsicin Porous Plaster
cures Rheumatic pains in a single night.
Grosvcnor's Capsicin Porous Plaster
bauishcs every form Of pain with the
rapidity of lightning.
I;roSvenor's Capsiciu Porous Plaster
combines all the advantages of the best
Porous Plaster ever made, with the Won
dcrf;ll qualities of CapSicin.
It is the great natural remedy for all
kinds of local and seated pain.
The cheapest medicine in the world
A single plaster does the work.
Grosvenor's Capsicin Porous Plaster is
the only genuine. Take no other with Il
partly similar name. This article CUES ;
others may not. Remember the name
GROSVENoR'S.
Sold by Druggists at % cents, or sent
by mail, postpaid, to any address, on re-
ccipt of price. Prepared only by
j. NJ. GROSVENOR, NJ. d..
March 17-12t. % Park Place, n. Y.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-21

~ STRAY NOTICE.
Taken up by Fisher billiard on john
j. Barrow's plantation, in this Parish, on
the I'd day Of April, 1877, one
DARK BAY MARE,
branded J. II. on the right hind leg, sup
posed to be about nine years old, and ap-
praised by b. l.. Barrow and James Alex
anGer to be worth about $50 in cash.
This, the 18th day of April, A. ID. 1877.
JAMES BARROW,
Justice of the Peace 10th Yard.
April 21st, 1977,-3Od.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-20
Fred Douglass Visits His Old Master.

BALTIMORE, June 49,
A special dispatch from st. Michaels,
Talbot county, says Fred. Douglass paid q
visit for the first time since he left here, Al
years ago, to the scenes of his youth to
visit his former master, Capt. Thomas
Aud. He was received by Judge Bruff,
Capt Auld's son-in-law, who addressed him
as Marshal Douglass. "No no !" expost-
ulated tie marshal. "I am Marshal Doug
lass in Washington here let me be Fred
Douglass again" The meeting was very
affecting. Douglass stated that in his book
written after his escape he made some
statements that reflection caused him to
regret. For aught he said uDjustly con-
cerning his old master, he begged forgive
ness. In the afternoon Douglass addressed
a large audience of white and colored peo-
pie. He said to the colored people that
they were in contact with the most indomi-
table and most enlighted race in the world,
and he would be false to his own race if he
did not tell them what an immense distance
they were behind the white people. He
did not believe the colored people were
fundamentally inferior to the whites, but
they are, nevertheless, practically inferior.
We must not talk about equality until we
can do what the white people can do. If
in twenty years from now the colored race
as race has not advanced beyond the
point where 1t was when emancipated, 1t
is doomed. The question 10, will the black
man do as much for his master (himself) as
he used to do for his old master. He was
quite severe upon Prof. Langston for
maintaining that the mulstto is the superior
of the black man intellectually. One
trouble with them is that they always want
to be going somewhere, and do not stay in
one place or at one thing long enough to
accumulate. Poor people are always de-
spised people. To be respected they must
get money and property. Without money
there is no leisure, without leisure no
thought, without thought no progress.
Preachers should tell them more what to
do and less what to feel. They should cul-
tivate their brains more, their lungs less.
They should not depend upon being helped,
bat should do for themselves. The Lord
is good and kind, but is of the most use to
those who do for themselves. No man has
a right to live unless he lives honestly, and
no man lives honestly who lives upon an
other. He said the southerners could con-
troll the votes of the negroes in southern
states far more completely than the north
erners. The colored man turned instinct
lively for advice aud assistance to those who
had been raised with him. Douglass
learned his age from Capt. Aud, who has
record of his birth, wherein it appears
that Fred. Bailey was born in February,
1918.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-20
The following are the quotations: 4:
Fev York Produce Market.
NEW YORK, June 10.

IOhhs Juub ~.
FLoUR-Receipts OF 1900 bushels Little more
active. Sales OF $1,000 bushels. No. 2 SO 500
90 supertine western an state at SIS 1896 rs;
common 10 good extra western aud state at
an State at 6 s5s7 ' 81 common @ to ScStsce cSoce
white wheat western extra at 80 sO@s7 co;
fancy white wheat western extra at 81 O6
@t9 90. common to good extra ohio at SO 80
as so; common to choice extra 81. LOUIS at
50 659lo 25; patent Minnesota extra good to
prime at 81 1909 rs; choice to double extra
At 80 9o9ll 90. Market closing with little
wHEAr-Receipts of l4,7a5 bushels More do
Ing in export. Sales OF $4,000 bushels. Reject
81 rs; No. Milwaukee at 81 49i No. 2 Chicago
at 81 81; common winter and red western at
tl so; No. Milwaukee nominalat 81 60s1 6s,
including soft at 81 COOL 63.
aYR-Heavy and mole active at T5977c for
western 93c@94c for state.
BARLBY-Market quiet western feed at SEC
new crop OF Texas Iced at sec.
CoRN.-Receipts or 69.9ii bushels. Market
higher, moderate supply. good inquiry Sales
OF $500. Unsound western mixed at o5@55hc
mixed at os9oshc; NewYorS No. 2 al Goa
6oHc; stermer yellow at 6lc; old western
mixed at 6lc.
OArs-Receipts 50, ,o4o bush Dull and heavy.
Sales OF 2!,ooo bushels. Mixed western snd
state at 4oS63c; white western and state at
46@66c.
HAY.-steady and unchanged.
HoPs-Dull. sales OF new eastern at SO
l3c western at Sal3c.
CoFFBB:-Rlo quiet and STEADY; cargoeS l6%
@.20e gold (; lob lots 16% a22Ac.
SUGAR.-Dull aud In fair demand Muscovado
9ISl0Hc; refined dull and easier; ll6@ 1870
for standard A; l7Jsc for granulated; l29I2Sc
for powdered.
MoLAssRs Dull. Sales at 55a65c for Porto
Rica 45S55c for English Island; 5Oa6Oc for
New orleans.
RIoE.-steady with moderate tobbing bust.
ness. Sales at o4@6hc for Louisiana Caro-:
lima at 6t9Tc.
PKTRoLEUM-Dull and heavy Sales OF crude
at 6kaTc; refined at l9A@l3'Sc.
TALLUw Dull. Sal or 1000 pounds at SC.
EGas.-Quotod aS nm. Sales OF state aud
Pennsylvania au iSSisHc; l6@l7c for west.
ern.
PoRK.-Market lrmeI Sales OF 900 Darrels at
SIS STk@l4 90 for new mess.
BEkF-Dull. sales or packed at SIS 80, and
family mess at SIS So
LARD-Firm. Sales Of old prime steam at
50 o6; new prime steam at 81 O0a9lO.
BuTTER-Unchangcd Sales at Il q 2Oc for west
ern l9&i2c for state.
CHKEsk-Dull Sales at 5alOc for COM
mon 10 prime.
LNsEkD-Dull.
wHIsKY-sh ,de easier. Sales OF $50 barrels
at 81 liH, closing az the inside p ice.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-20
Four Per Cent. Bonds to be Paid in
Gold

WAeHlNGTON, Juue ~.
AT a cabinet meeting yesterday decis-
sion was arrived at regarding the payment
of four per cent. bonds which was embodi-
ed in letter by Secretary Sherman to F.
o. French, N. Y. The secretary says un-
der the laws now in force there is no coin
issued or issuable in which the principal of
the four per cent. bonds are redeemable or
interest payable except gold coin of the
United States of standard value Hxed by the
laws in force the 14th of July 1870, when
the bonds were authorized. The govern
ment exacts in exchange for these bonds
payment at their face in such godl
coin, and it is not to be anticipated that
any future legislation of Congress or any
action OF any deputy of the government
would sanction or tolerate the redemption
of the PRINCIPAL of these loans or the pay
ment of interest thereon in coin of less
value than the coins authorized by law at
the time Of the issue of the loans, being the
coin exacted by the government in ex-
change for the same.