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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
An Exnerienced Horseman.

4 Young man from the North under
tooN to take a little mustang r!de about
the suburbs yesterday afternoon, for his
amusement, so he SAID. He had on a
large pair OF Mexican spurs, and as
. 0 as ne got in the saddle he stuck
them into the sides of the animal,
which Immediately made about II hun
dred yards, sometimes with its head
stuck between its foreleg3 and some
times with It's tail up in the air, as if 1t
was trying to walk on it's fore paws; IN
Tact ii was a kind OF .fauc pas all
around, the young man contributing
his share. He saw a great deal OF the
country in a very few moments; then
he struck the ground as If he had a
through ticket to China.
He gathered himself up, and llmplnS
TO Il chair, holding On to the extension
Of his spinal column, seemed to be out
Of sorts,
did you get hurt?" was the anxious
inquiry,
Not a darned bit," was the reply,
but somebody might have got hurt II
! hadn't d~ismounted when l did; but
would not have ridden that pony in the
first place if I hadn't been al expert
cuced horseman. San antonio Her.
aid.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26

Cant yer giver Teller n lift?' re.
marked ~ red-noSed tramp as he poked
his head in the door of II country store.
.'Well, reckon can answered the
proprietor. as he lifted him about ten
feet on the end OF his boot.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
Water Peas.

A prominent pisciculturist lately sent
II very valuable present of trout spawn
to a San Francisco magnate who Is more
remarkable for wealth than refinement.
The giver's ideas were that the trout
might be Matched, and would thrive IN
u small artificial lake which was a Tea
ture of the millionaire's grounds. He
was much surprised at receiving the
following note some days afterward:
"My Dear Friend-Them water peas
as you sent US was way up and was eX-
c~ellent fried. I had considerable rail
way people and one or two bankers to
dinner the night they came. We never
would have knew what the concerns
were only for Maria IA had just grad
uated at n female school and knows a
sight. She told us as them peas were
quite common, and that they grow IN
der water same as you sent EN-. We
all Send kind regards, and would be
pleased to have some more water vege-
tables when you are sending to the
city"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26

A town in western Nebraska contains
eighteen families, and has had nineteen
brrelar!es since April. In ele last bur
llary the ma who was burgled got back
all his own things, and the citizens have
tqci5ly agreed to preserve their St"t"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26

We have the largest stock of Machinery
in the South, consisting of Ames' Portable
Engines, all sizes; Sledman d Co.'S Sta
tionary Engines, Swift's Iron Works Boil
ers, Stedman's Saw Mile, Watertown Saw
Mills, Lee 4 Norton's Saw Mills, Head
Blocks of all kinds, Circular Saws,
Knowles Steam Pumps, Niles Sugar
Mills, Victor Sugar Mills, Cooks Evapora-
tors and Sugar Kettles, Eagle Cotton Gins,
Newell Cotton Screws, Plantation Cotton
Presses, Brooks Cotton Presses, Reynolds
Cotton Presses, Ingersoll Cotton Presses,
Nesbit Cotton Presses, Stedman's Steam
Presses, 800 Pulleys, all sizes; Shaiting, all
kinds; Hangers and Couplings, schotield
Cotton Presses, Nayse Eclipse Cotton Press,
Cotton Gin Feeders; Horse PAYERS, Rice
Threshcrs, Draining Pumps, Drag Saw Ma
chimes, Betting, all kinds; Brass Work,
Machinist Tools, Plantation and Saw Mill
Machinery of every Kind, at Manufacture
ers Prices.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
A Young Positivlst.

Clergyman makes a pastoral call-la-
DIV brings forward her son of eight years
to be examined as to his theological
sentiments:
Paster-What is a miracle?
Boy-Dunno.
Pastor-If you were to see the sun
in the middle of the night, what would
you think of it?' -.
Boy-Should think twas the moon. "
Pasor-But if somebody were to tell
you it was the sun, what would you
think?
Boy--Should think twas a lie.
Pastor-But | ( don't lie. If | should
tell you twas the sun, what would you
think?
Boy-Should think you wasn't sober.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
Gm nesserf.

what kind OF u robbery is not dan
~ erous? Why, q safe robbery, OF course
A cross dog will make the top OF q
hemlock board fence feel soit rs oo""J
pillows are.
A., exchange speaks of the genesis
Nh Twain" Thought he was a
levity-cu3s. -,
WHY is coffee like an axe with adoii
EDGE? Because it must be ground DC
fore it can be used.
Whv is the Bauk Of France ike the
Mobnmmedan religion? Because 1t is
something to which You andl don'to~e
assent.
Can the chap at the theatre VINO IN
sists on beating time to the ololosIi"
with his feet be spoken OF as "No
has no music in his sole!
II is probably some satisfaction 10 !"
,,,,la IA know that while he canllot soar
49, hioh MS the lark, he can sing JUST as
loud and kick very much sorer.
The green peach wakes up ana
s,rotcbes its head, turns over, ripe8t
.ije ont. and gets down off the tree to
Rt1na1 SNGtIiN anu lhlANS''J
of the little boy whom tie gods love-
A man made n bet that he could ride
Av.wheel in n saw-mlll, and as his
wij,w paid the bet, she remarked:
..WiIjiam was Il kind husband, but he
1;dn't know much about fiy-wheels.
..Great uorising OF the Poles" was
tina startling news sent from Russia the
,,thar dav. A telegraph company had
recently been started and the poles Ter
the wires were being erected-that Is all.
..Can there be anything brought into
This House. asked a disgnsted member
Of the Legislature, that Will not be
repealed sooner or later?' One OF the
opposition suggested, "a skinned or
auge."
An Irishmm who had just landed,
said. .'rhe first bit OF mate | ever ate
IN this country was a roasted potato,
boiled Yesterday; and if you don be
llevo me, I eau show it to We, for L have
it in me pocket.
Cant yer giver Teller a LITE re
marked " red-noSed tramp as he poked
his head in the door of II country store.
..Well. reckon | cam answered the
prnDriet0r, as he lifted him about ten
feet on the end OF his boot.
A town in western Nebraska contains
e;rbteeg families, and has had nineteen
brretar!es since April. In se last bur
glary the man who was bnrgled got back
all his own things, and the citizens have
tacitly agreed to preserve thcIr St"t"
orc.
When a Small boy with a prejudice
AGAINST yellow dogs observes an old oyS>
fer can in a condition of inactivity, he
ut once begins debating the question
whether it was created to point Il moral
or alorn a tail. The dog gets the FIRST
news of the decision.
A. clnary-bird, thirty-four years Old,
blind as IA bat and bald as an egg, can
split his face down to his shoulders anu
shrek for three hours without taking
breath. in tones that make the man who
owns him wish he knew where he could
trade him off for q good three-ply wills
tie.
An Old farmer travelling On a railroad
happened to look out of the window
just AS they were passing over a river,
when his hat was blown over the br!dS.
ana carried away by the stream. us II
very singular" said he to a gentleman
who was sitting beside him, THAT my
hay took that dlrection?' Not at all,
sir" replied the latter, sit is perfectly
natural that 4 beaver should take to the
water.
- ..I-
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
PILLS

4 distinguished physician Of New York
says:
at is astonishing how universally DR..
TUFTS Pills are used. In my daily rounds,
! hear of them not only among the poor,
but their virtues are hcruided from the man
sions of the wealthy and refined. Know
ing the inventor from his long connection
with The mcdica- profession, | have great
confidence in their merits, and of late have
often prescribed them with the happiest re-
suits in cases where | desired to make a do
cided impression on the liver
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
Bob ~Ingersoll's Change Of Heart.

Colonel Bob Ingersoll continues to be
heard from. With his wife and daugh-
ter he is on a pleasure trip to the far
West. They were exploring the famous
Ophir mine last week, in one portion OF
which the temperature is n hundred
and forty degrees. which is about the
gauge of a strong Russian steam
bath. When Bob came out putting
and blowing, he was heard to remark:
"If there il any place hotter than this:
Tn 49, il | don't join some church.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26

Country consumers will save from TWEEN.
ty-fve to Fifty per cent. on the cost OF
their goods by ordering from us direct,
We devote our time, attention and capital
to this line business, exclusively, and are
better prepared to give bargains in our es-
pecial line than any house in the South.
Your attention is respectfully requested
to the follow price list Of Choice New Sea
son Teas, which We are offering at special
low rates:
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
IMPROVED EAGLE COTTON GINS,
PRICES REDUCED.

The great popularity of the Eagle Cot
ton Gins is established from the we'll
! known fact that they are the most reliable,
strongest and best built Cotton Gins over
made. The Eagle Cotton Gin runs light.
er than any other gin, thus having a great
advantage for planters who wish to run by
horse power. All the numerous planters
who use the Eagle Cotton Gin will certify
to the fact that when their cotton is sent to
market it will always bring the highest
market price, as no other gin can produce
a finer or a better sample Of cotton than
the Eagle Cotton Gins. Over 1000 Of
the Eagle Cotton Gins lave been n.ale and
sold. DNing a period Of ~ years the I'M
dcrsigned has had me agsrky OF the E-rsls
Cotton Gin ia New Orleans. He has rev.
err had Il gin returned or rejected out of tie
immense number sold. The saw Cyliaders
of all the Eagle Cotton Gins are Twelve in
ches in diameter, which is two inches larg-
er than the most other kind Of gins, thus
giving our torty-saw gin more teeth, and
they are more than equal to the fEty-saw
gins of other makers who use only ten mel
cylinders, and the same great advantage OF
the twelve inch cylinder in large-sized gins
can be easily estimated.
Planters who wish a reliable Cotton Gin
with an established reputation, ean pnr-
chase an Eagle Cotton Gin with q certainty
that they are not making an untried ex-
pertinent, but will obtain a Cotton Gin
which is endorsed by the oldest and largest
planters in the country as the best in use.
A large stock of the Eagle Cotton Gins are
kept or sale in New Orleans, ready
for immediate shipment. Planters should
be particular to state if they want right or
left hand motion Gins.
The bale Of cotton which received the
Prize at st. Louis, and has won so
many thousands OF dollars at numerous
Fairs, was ginned on the Eagle Cotton Gin.
Prices Have Been Greatly Reduced.
All orders should be addressed to
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
w. L. CUSHING,
No. 81 st. Charles street, New Orleans.

80 CENTS A POUND FOR COTTON.
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange re-
Gently paid 80 cents a pound for a bale Of
cotton ginned on the Eagle Cotton Gin, and
sert the cotton to the Centennial Exhibit
ton as the best bale Of cotton ever seen in
New Orleans.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26

Common, 81 cents to 40 cts per pound.
Fair ~
Good, recom'd. 60 to - q"
Fine to choice 81 to 81 20 "
Extra Choice, finest
imrNrted( 81 20
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
pzlscN3 TAE5 or ELE5I,
wegTI TEE TEIegT II e.-C.
LOUISVILLE, KY.
Au0. :, 1917.

LOUISVILLE, KY.
Aug. ;, 1875.
DR.. Dear Sir
For ten wears l have beer
arnartyrto dyspepsia, CON
stipation, and piles, and
had well nigh exhausted
the matcria mcdica for re.
lief from this living death.
when, by accident, year
Pills were brought 10 my
notice. ] began their use.
and the fret dose gave me-
such rclicithat continued
10 take them. | am now -
well man. have y good an.
petite, can digc>twcll, tn
piles have disappeared
and ! have gained iori,
pounds in solid h"-h.
would NOT he wi;ho''
! them for their weight l.
| gold.
REV. II. L. SiMrsos
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
Wur In Louisiana at Last.
D. KATZENSTEIN, -

I3S Royal Street, NEW ORLEANS,
Offers hand made Shoes Of any style from
8 to 4 dollars, and Congress Caters five
and a half to six dollars. Also very fne
Calf Skin or Patent Leather Boots for II
dollars. ! warrant a perfect fit ard guar
antee the very best material. Especial at
tentien will be given to country orders and
more particularly to orders coming from
Grange clubs. ! will give a liberal dis
count to country shoe dealers.
Young gentlemen will find it much to
their interest TO club together as | propose
to give those a liberal discount who will
send me as many as six orders at a time.
Apl. ls-sm. II. kAfZEASTEfS'
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26

We have also a choice selection of
Young Tyson, Gunpowder, Japan, Orange
Pekoe, Flowery Pekoe, Caper, Mandarin
and Assam, etc, forming probably the
most complete stock OF the American Con
tinent.
Our good. are selected with great care
from the early Spring gatherings, at which
season of the year the leaf contains the
most vitality, consequently II goods do
not contain the deleterious substances usu-
ally employed to give artificial strength to
exhausted leaves. Fifteen years practical
experience among the leading Tea Houses
of Europe and America, gives us better ia
%ciIities than is ordinarily enjoyed by most
dealers and enables us to Immediately de
tect spurious goods.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
Lncsi~h breakfast.
{ Black Tea

BTack Tea).
Common, 81 cents to 40 cts per pound.
Fair. ~
Medium. rc"Umm'd. -
Fine, 81 90
Finest imported, 10
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
Ibib'
REV. Il. l.. SIMrso'

They arc pcrfect;'
harmless, can be tax
en- by Young or OLD
without restraint OF
diet or occupations.
PRICE 20 CENTS.
OFFICE.
IS MURRAY STREET,
NEW YORK.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26

KONSteU or Ground, 3Ufts PEI TO.
No housekeeper, whatever her expert
ence heretofore may have been, should fail
to give our Parched and Ground Cofiees at
least one trial. Our goods are now being
used by thousands OF families in this city,
which is Il convincing proof that they pos
sess more than ordinary merit. Consum-
ers will find our
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
NEiXcdTeaS.
Green and Black ).

Common, 80 cents to 10 cts per pound.
Fair. 50 -.
Good Family Tea, rec
om'd to economists, 90
Fine, -
Choice, 800
Best, l20
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26

We make all our Clothing on the premises, and
keep no Northern made Goods.
We cut from the best cloths, Diago -als. Mohairs,
TweedS, CaSslmeres and nne Jeans.
We employ ffrst-class Tailnrs ana Cutters al.i
always give d good stylish fit.
Our prices are so tow that every body can IN
dulge in the luNur Of a dqe sult OF
clothing for Little money.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26

Yos will save half your money by sending for
samples Of our linens tefoIc making your pur-
chases. We make It a specially, and offer ex-
trsordinary bargains. Irish ligens 'at So IS. ~.
81, and ST a piece. Also the finest grades AZ pro.
pOrtionatcly low prices. Linen 10y the ward AZ *.
30, 40, and so cents up 10 81. Immense BARGAINS
in table daInaskS, napkins and table c,nth.
Towels in all grades from Gocts aud up.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
NEW ORLEANS.
IN All DepartmentsI

inaiiSiul Tor the liberal patronage bestowed
aen'Ion 70 me extraordinary opportunities We
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26

CAN'T BE BEAT!
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
BARGAIFS II CORSETS:

Particular attention has been paid to tins de-
partment and " send Won COTscts on apm,,.l
at our expense. our IS cent corset IL a splendid
article. Our 81 corset is strong and easy-rttpp
Our 81 25corset is worth 81. Our 81 80 IS perfect.
We guarantee to SUIT Your in C0ysels.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
Maful.iU 1nti0Ofe e. CNi{1S &C.
Fece1' Cure.

Convinced, from an accurate and close
observation in the wards of the Great
Charity HOSPITAL, of the salutary effects Of
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-12-06
A Just Punishment.

The ease with which scamps who have
betrayed financial trusts have escaped
merited punishment has become griev-
GUS scandal. 1t is refreshing to note that
at least one of this class has been brought
to justice recently. The Security Life In
surance Co., of New York. having failed,
it became pretty certain that it had long
been in a rotten condition, and had been
propped up by perjury in swearing to
statements of its assets. There had been
returned. under sworn statements, S565,
600 worth Of property, when there We're
actually but $Sl 900 in value. S4S5, 900
is too wide a margin for an error it was
deliberate perjury. Robert l.. Case, the
President, was man who stood we'll i'm
business circles, and had a high personal
character Yet he was the man who had
sworn to the false returns. He was in
dicted, arrested, tried and convicted, and
last week was sentenced to five years hard
labor in the state prison. 1t was right
eous sentence. The effect upon others
holding similar trusts will be salutary,
and the property of men all over the
country who trust their interests to in
surance companies, will be safer for that
sentence.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-12-06

.....Red flannel undergarmcnts are not
only fashionable, but utterly ndspensi-
bic to distinque toilet. Fancy Sitting
Bull meeting an army of blondes in I'M
dress uniform We doubt if he would
keep his sitting......Gold hairpins, nine
dollars per dozen, are the latest...... Plum
color is again much worn, especially with
pipings Of pale blue or straw COLOR The
Cary and Kellogg concert, 50 near at
hand, will be the musical event of the
season. Such talent is not frequently
united..-..If the Two Orphans would find
somebody to adopt them, we should not
have quite such heavy doses 7tro runs
of such play in the short space of itco
months is too much, and we advise an
other orphan, or less of the hr0...The
Florences are to give us week OF rare
fun. They are always sure of crowded
houses. RUBIE.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-12-06
The Wrecked Huron,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. The Secretary
of the Navy has received the following
despatch from the wreck of the Huron !:
Examined the Huron with divers aft.
Find upper works gone. Both decks have
1loated up nearly to the spar deck, so that
the divers could not get in the ward ROOM
The undertow and current are very bad
The spar deck is entirely submerged, the
port side being eight feet under water :;
will be obliged to blow up the spar deck
to see if there are bodies in the ward room
The ship seems to be hogged The pivot
gun is in place.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-12-06
Generalitles.

Senator Blaine has conc to v a,lIington
The Gazette SAYS thar d wild cal was recently
killed i'll 'rhomaS1on
\ poor Italian discouraged by losses and power
IT, shot himself in the road at Horkland on the
18th. and died.
1t is said that longtcllow received trom tile
tiapers $1,000 or about so line Tor his new
poem kcramoS.
The new ship Wandering jew. of Eockport
made the quick passage Of n days from l'htlair
phia to Antwerp.
\ widow Named Nelson. aged thirty hyr Jieap
pointed in love, borrowed Il razor and killed her
self i'll Jersey City.
The Womans Christian Temperance Uuou. of
Utica \. Y. gave a Thanksgiving dinner to
1000 poor children
\ tramp vino was refused some money BY Mrs.
Bennett at New Market junction Shot her IN the
thigh. He was arrested.
An owl was shot last week at ESSEX Junction.
Vermont. that had steel trap and two feet length
Of chain attached to one of its legs,
Mrs Elizabeth Savers shot by her husband III
the Church of the Ascension at Philadelphia ON
Sunday, Nov 18th, died ON Thursday
A man IN Ohio is having house blown out of a.
solid rock the material being cut away To-
leave the walls, roof and lloor al Of one piece.
Hon. tiorham Parks. who represented the Fourth
Maine District in Congress from 1888 to S}l. died
at Bay Ridge. l.. l., the 22d nit, AT tile age of 81
A trunk containing about 81 900 with several
valuable silk dresses belonging To Il Mrs. Pcmbvr
ton, was stolen by an cNpreSsmul in New York
Sunday
\ Washington man recently married, burn
ed out Of his home had fight with his father in
lazy in a s.,ll, Mn
four hours
Ex Governor Allen of OHIO has withdrawn from
the contest for nited States Senator rs Matthews
successor, and recommends General Morgan for the
position.
Sylvester Parker WHO set IRE to the barn of
VIM. Thornton in Bradford Mass, Nov 4. WAS
arrested at his home i'll Newport. Me, and taken
to Massachusetts,
MIR Davis respectable mechanic. ON inquiring
at the Brooklyn hospital for his wife. found that
she had been dead several DAYS and was being dis
sected by the doctors.
Sitting Bull says he did not understand all the
propositions of the commissioners, and the pruba
bihties that they will return to the reservations
III the course OF year.
The President told some oman Sutragsts that
if Congress should recommend for adoption by
States such amendments to the Constitution as
would secure woman suffrage, i would meet with
hi, approval
me smallest bahy eyer porn allNe dlcd Al New
4 rk the other DAY OF exposure caused by NOV
ING nom one mouse !" another ~ was lhe "hHPrlhE
OF a woman named '"nlelt anu weighed at hirth
only twenty six ounces.
Samuel ferklhs OF 'dcnhurh' while lying on ihr
track III the +. y n u railroad yard under the III
tiucnce Of liquor, was run over by a tram backing
into the engine house His right arm was crushed
and several fhgers cut OF
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-12-06
The Loss of the Huron.

It's al occurrence that wounds severely
the maritime pride of the country that
ship of the navy should be lost, with the
sacrifice of a hundred valuable lives, I'M
der the circumstances that accompanied
the wreck Of the Huron. The ship,
staunch, well appointed and manned,
provided with all that experience and
science could suggest to ensure her safe
ty, steamed out from Hampton Roads on
that fatal Friday afternoon The wind
was fresh from a stormy quarter, blowing
on a Ice shore, and the sea somewhat
rough, it is true; but the ship was in
tended to meet and overcome Just those
conditions. After passing the lights at
the Capes of the Delaware, the chains
were unshackled, the anchors slowed, and
every preparation made for the voyage
There was nothing specially intricate or
perilous about the navigation. The nav
igating officer should have known his way
as well as from his stateroom to the din
ner table And vet the ship, in twelve
hours, was ashore in the most dangerous
part OF that dangerous coast, hopeless
wreck, and three fourths of her officers
and crew swallowed by the hungry waves.
For a ship to be run ashore under such
circumstances is an objectionable offence,
not only against the rules of the navy,
but of the merchant service There can
be no excuse for it. Therefore we say
that the country's pride and prestige are
seriously hurt-tor it has a pardonable
pride in its sons who uphold the flag on
the ocean. Nothing that can be done
now will etface the record. The good
ships bones will sink in the sand. The
recovered dead will be reverently buried.
But there can be made rigid scrutiny into
the source of the fatal error with the view
to ascertain whether it is likely to be an
exceptional case or whether the officers
We're really deficient in that skill or Judy
ment demanded 10y their important and
responsible positions. The country de
mands TO know the facts as they exist,
and only an official court OF inquiry can
uncover them. Let us have it.