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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14
IOWA ITEMS.
:, Dubuque !. county rays $4,000 lk| d

nnD's e. s s9aaty pays dn
~ A female evangelist, named Eliza
Coat, is conducting revival, meetings
at Timber Creek, Henry county, and
is said. to be quite successful. !. is1r !
An Iowa ex change says, "a young
man of this city, who has beentthreht-
ened with, a breach ofprpmisc SHIT
says: Sue away; contracts made on
Sunday amt, legel.W ISIS s76a srdt ;,
], Marshalltown has just introduced
the fire. alarm telegraph system and
the residents of thatcity feel more al
ease than formerly as they now have
a. fine system of water works in sue
lcessful opera ton w it'll the fire alarms.
An old gray headed man named
Pryor Scott, iivingiih Mechanicsville,
has created considerable scandal i'm
that place, lately. lie is over 70 and
two years ago married widow OF
40, who had "a daughter aged IA
years. About the first of January
the old fellow and the girl disappear
ed. When he returned he could moi
or wouldnot reveal her whereabouts;
and her friendsstarted the Marshal
to'look herlup. After visiting sever
al places he finally discovered her jim
Chicago at an Institution called the
aChicago Hospital for Women and
.Cinlden." She was DIT once taken Ito
Upton, where she has since given
.birthito q child. Scott has been ar
rested and put under 81, Goo bonds,
and twolaetions brought against him ;
ono for iibastapdy and one for $1,000
damages by .friepd DIS Of the girl.tOil e
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14

Wendell Phillips thinks our public
school system is very faulty. AT
the American Social Science meet
ing, the other day, lie said: NI,he
fact il, many young people, gradu-
ates Of, Our public schools, arc not
capable Of any. work for which any
one should pay q dollar. Thousands
Of our public school graduates cannot
write Q 'decenI letter at Is, or even
read 9 newspaper well. The old New
system, which made, a boy
work six months .by his fathers side
on the farm or, in the workshop after
lid had been six months at, School. was
better than the present one, From
such d system II Il impossible to sei
such . maj" as Theodore Parker.
Now the public school hands a Oh lid
to its parents with no means of earn
ing Its Bread. z IIe says he IL
Of The schools Of. Boston,
when their work is cffo,mnpared With
the education given "a Canadian,
Scotch or English woman !, Of the
working classes. These. woman know
how to write better letters, and col i'd
spell more .coyreetlY, than. their
American prototypes. 6sno ahf z
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14

. Mary s. Oliver, who wants $50, 1000
of Senator Cameron, for damages to
her lacerated heart, is. a. grand
daughter of old Commodore Stew
art, of the famous ship Constitution.
Shc,is The widow Of an officer Of the
old navy, who fell on the Southern
side during the late wah. 80 'e+ -.
Mary has had a bad run Of lack
lately She has been turned out of
the Treasury where. Bristow appoint
ed her. as a clerk on the recommen-
dation of Simon Cameron, because
she was an impecunious war widow.
Next, Observation-Disclosures
Fitzhugh, turned her out of his has PHI
cry for impceuniosity, and now the
frisky young Simon, at the Immature
age Of 7S, has fitted her. Il "1,', 4
Fl, All this is too much for tender
hearted woman of 81 to stand; hence
this suit!. 900" i.ui,li'ust I'D E'tn5 5tif
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14

Dawn Dudley FIELD, Tweed 5
lawyer, and now sent to Washink ton
as Tilden's lawyer, after having sup
ported the. compromise measure on
the floor of the House, and taken part
in the argument as attorney, before
the Commission, arose on Monday i'm
his seat in the House, and moved that
the vote of the democratic electors of
Florida be counted. All this in the
face of the decision of the tribunal he
had helped to make and agreed to
abide by. Field is a scoundrel. He
is fitting attorney to represent Til
den. They are twins in infamy.I NJ
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14

y AWAsHINGToN paper says, Fletcher
Webster, the second and last son of
Daniel Webster, after leading a Fast
and somewhat erratic life, was killed
in battle near Washington, on the Goth
of August, 1862. A melancholy re-
membrance Of the family was revive d
in the Senate the other,day by the in
Production of a bill to increase the
pension of the widow from thirty to
fifty, dollars mrs. 3 month: This LAD g.is
now &5, years :Qf aage, and Mr. Bout
we'll stated zupon presenting the bill
that she was in a condition of actual
...H.t,tr ~
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14
Mothers.

Caatoria is the result of 20 years experiments
by d.. Samuel Pitcher. OF Massachusetts. It Is
vegetable preparation az effective as Castor on,
hnt perfectly pleasant to the TASTE It can be ia
ken by the youngest infant, and neither gags nor
gripes DR.. A. j. Green, OF Roystou. Ind. !, says:
sIas:LI have tried the Castoria and can speak
hghy OF its merits. 1t will. / think, do away
entirely with Castor Oil; 1t ID pleasant and harm.
less and - wonderfully ehiracious as an apeSient
ana laxative. IT is TIE VERY THING.
The castcria destroys worms, regulates the
Stomach, cures Wind Collie, and permits Of natu-
raj, healthy sleep, tits very chlcaclous in Group,
antfor Teethipg Children. Honey is not pleas
anter to the taste, and Castor Oil not 90 certain
In its effects Itcosts but a5cents in large bottles
y, RosE Co., 4G Dey ST., New York.
,,z. al, Nov 20 3mw 4 change.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14
"A Young Advocates Debut,

my debut at Auburn obtained for
me a reputation which, though was
thankful for at the time, j had no
reason to be proud of. A conyict dis
charged from the State Prison there
in the morning was warned to leave
the tOwnimmediatcly. Reaching the
suburb he discovered an open door,
entered it, and proceeded to rifle a
bureau. Taking alarm, he rushed
out. carrying with him only n few
valucless rags. lie was indicted for
this petty larceny, which, being a
second otfunsu, was punishable with
a new term in the State Prison. !
was assigned by the court to the de-
Tense of the unfortunate wretch. The
theft andthe detection were complete
ly proved The stolenarticles lay on
the table. Tho indictment described
them ms zone quilted holder of the
value of six cents, and zone piece of
calico of tho value of six cents.'
called upon a tailor as anexpert, who
testified that the holder was sewcd,
not tquilted,' and the other articIetwas
white jean, and not calico at all.
Tho bystanders showed deep interest
in the argument which this defense
produced, and were gratified when
they found that the culprit had estap-
ed punishment which they Thought
would be too severe for tho trans
gression. My habit of business WAS
promptly settled. lhad long before
known that was to support myself
by the practice of the law. l liked
the study, but only necessity recon-
ciled me to federation Of the tech
nicalities OF. the practice, to the sun-
certainty of results, and to the zeal.
ousies and contentious of the courts.
Nevertheless, resigned myself to
the practice with so much cheerful.
ness that my disinelination was mover
suspected. Scarcely any one would
have believed me if / had told him
that when l came to the responsible
ties of . trial or an argument j would
have paid larger sum to be reliev.
cd from them than the fees which
had received before or stipulated fbr.'
| -lVillin'A III. Se,card's Autobio3ra.
| phu. t,Iu.i., Ets isU..f 43y.H.ttS
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14
And. the Electoral Count Goes
'''7t' Bravely On. 'ti."1 u
a. : - WAsnIN6roN, Feb. 10.

Il, ..s WASHINGTON, Feb. IL.
( The clerks of the Senate read the
respective decisions. IN ls.,,4n4 \
b The! presiding officer said the two
Houses not conGurring in ordering
otherwise, the decision Of the Com
mission will stand unreversed.I The
counting will now proceed in con-
lformity, . with the decision of the
Commission, The tcliers will AN.
nounce The, vote of Florida, .,'e,., !,
4 Senator Allison thereupon annouhc-
ed that Florida had given four votes
for Hayes and Wheeler. d, e.
The Vice President then opened talc
certificate from Georgia, and handed
it to the teller. !, It was read by Rep-
'rcsentatiye Cook, Of Georgia.
The presiding officer asked, wheth-
OF there was any objection to the vote
of Georgia. r.. Mono being made, he
announced that the vote would be
counted and directed the itellors ito
. Mr.. COOK then declared that Geedrs.
gia had given eleven votes for Tilden
and Hendricks. "
: Next followed in succession The
States of Illinois with 81 votes for
Hayes and Wheeler, Indiana with 10
votes for Tildcn and Hendricks, Iowa
with Ii votes for Hayes and Wheeler
Kansas with 54votcs for Hayes and
Wheeler' and Kentucky with ~ votes
for TiIden and Hendricks. Then ca,ao
n certificate from Louisiana, shown O,
& VOTES for Hayes and Wheeler, the
presiding officer stating that d tcrtifi-
cate had been received by mail and a
corresponding one had been received
by messenger, Thos.. G. Anderson, of
the Returning Board This was all
thcnticatcd by Kellogg as Governor
he being himself an elector. tnni' "A
- The certificate having been read,
The presiding officer handed to tile
teilcfs another certificate from the
State with d corresponding one res
cclyed by mail; showing 8 votes for
Tilden and Hendricks. This was au-
by McEnery as Governor
of the State. 90 =. % u attd HeH Il
Still a third certificate was opened
md read, corresponding with the one.|
having been received By mail VITA,
votes for Hayes and Wheeler, anthem
ticatcd by Dcslonde, Secretary Of tile
State ttt5hant5 ~ tl9ti5 Sta ~
9Tfie presiding officer, opened and
presented another certificate received |
by mail, no corresponding one having
been received by the messenger. .
Stone, teller, proceeded to read ii.
Il was merely q btirlesquc in which I
John Smith was represented as befhg'
he nanie Of every elector and dfiicial I
'onncctcdeMith the certificates ansl1'
he vote was cast for Cooper and /
carey. q '.'a" 's4 1'as4 tidl 4
The reading created considerable I
amusement, but finally became tire
'oInc, and several objections we've /
made to Its being read but President
Ferry Inserted it was Ills duty to have
I read, md 1t wAA.lieafu tU the end /
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14

- Compliments Of the, Albany Jour
rail- to Governor Tilden's lawyer :
@Mr. oDayid Dudley Field has carried
Itp washington the manners of "a
Toombs shyster, the morals Of > ring
court, the tsmArtness of q railroad
wrecker, and the conscience of a
Tsmmany thief He has 50 long lived
BY saving knayes from prison for a
moiety Of their plumber that he has
come to share their ethics as we'll as
their spoilations." 49, .,.' ...',' .ta
The Journals an old staid, reliable
journal and it tells the simple plain
truth in the above. Tilden, Hewitt,
Pslton, Field, &C., &C., have been en-.
gagged since the election and still are
ina thieving, 5swindling race to steal
the Presidency. 1t is not strange
A man is q fool who expects honesty
, or patriotism from late rebels Of
!, their sympathizers except in cas-
they were simple enough to be delud
ed BY rascally leaders. 80 2 l'.''t'
y -.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14

4 We publish elsewhere good arti-
Gle from the New York Tribune,
which sounds like the Tribune of its
better days, before the Presidential
maggot got into poor Greeley's head,
and cent him into a lunatic asylum
and the grave, and his paper into the
democratic camp. ...,.4..iaaHt .
1t is also a noteworthy fact that
since the Isibune has again come nn-
der republican rule, the old guard are
rapidly returning to its support. .
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14

TnE Cincinnati Gazette, says: "The
criminal charge against cx-Secretary
Belknap in the Criminal Court of the
District of Columbia, for bribery, has
been nollied by order of the Presi-
dent This was rushed into at the
time tho democrats Of the House were
rushing into their impeaching fiasco.
All who read the evidence at the
time were conscious that no case cbutd
be made out against the cx-Secretary
which would be likely to result,in Q
|eouyiction." - ,.v-l
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14

The State Leader democratic
takes = column to lecture about the
indecency of the mob of democrats
who have gone to Washington to Sc
cure Offices under a democratic Iad.
ministration, before a democratic
president is elected. -.,i -.t4sI ~
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The paper was finally omitted from

The paper was finally omitted from
the proceedings OF the convcntibn..
Senator Mcdonald submitted OBJ
jcctioil to the Hayes and WHEELER
certificates. The objection was llased
on the ground that the Hayes electors
had been certified by VIM. p. Kellogg,
who wrongly claimed to be Governor
of Louisiana, and because the Return
ing Board was without jurisdiction,
since the laws OF Louisiana conferred
no power on the Returning Board to
canvass or compile 1.-THE votes, since
they constituted but four of fivclper-
sons required by law gsince these.
four were of one political partyJ and
since there was a vacancy on Isaid
Board which the four members had
refused to AL, because the fourmcm-
bers of the Returning Board had full
knowledge that a true compilation. Of
/ the votes would have shown that the
Tilden electors had been duly elected,
because said Board had offered for
money to sell the vote of Louisiana
and because Levisse and Brewster,
Republican electors, had held offices
of trust Under the Government of the
United States at the time Of their APP
pointmcnta as electors. .,s ear 81.
The objection is signed by Mellon
aid, Stevenson, Salisbury, and Dogy,
Senators, and jerks, Wilson, Tucker
Levy, Ellis, and Morrison, Represent
atives. M 7st 4.t t,sNsae g.I54s Il,
Mr.. Gibson also sent up objection rs
to the Hayes and Wheeler certificates
This objection is signed by Senators
Senators salisbury, Mcdonald, and
Teller, and by Representatives jerks
Tucker, Gibson, Field, Levy and Eg.
4 bert.
Mr.. Wood, Of New York, submit
ted a further objection to the Hayes
and Wheeler certificates on the
ground that the electors were, mo,
elected as provided by the Lcgisla.
lture. tE@ #Ff lf' aa
/ Mr.. Howe submitted an objection
to the Tilden and Hendricks certifi.
Gates on the ground that there was nc
evidence that those electors had beer
appointed in such manner as the Leg.
islaturc directed, while there wal
evidence, conclusive in law, thal
neither of them had been so appoint
ed !; also on the ground That there Fa'
mo- no aeSvvidcncee" that, McElcarry was Gov
4 ernor of louisiana in 1876, while
there was conclusive evidences tina
Kellogg was duringt IS76. and fol
several. years, prior thereto, was Gov
ernor Of that state, and recognized a
such by the legislative and judicia
departments of Louisiana and by all
j departments of the Government o,
the United, States. ts F,..,s
i The Presiding Oficcr-Aree tiier,
further objection to the vote Of tn,
! State of Louisiana i[Apausc. Their
being no further objection, oil fh,
certificates from that. state; with pa
pers accompanying the same, togdth
or with objections, will now be Stub
mitted to the Electoral Commission
for judgment aud decision. The Sen
! ate will now withdraw to its,chalh
\ Der IL
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14
DEMOCRATIC REFoRMER.
a Few Pen Pictures.
II New Yofk' Tribune

w HcI inc party, whose last Gays OF
power in the nation were signalized
by those remarkable efforts for the
Advancement Of reform and the puri-
fication of politics which make TIE
carly pages of the history Of Kansas
SO Instructive and 'cdifying, rises np
in Indignation. at The resistance Ill
louisiana Of the same political metli-.'
DDS adopted twenty years ago in
Kansas by tile saihe party and for the
same PURPOSE, what can the country
| do but Contemplate the spectacle
with admiration /? Wien the states
men of the South who sixteen years
lago undertook, to 'dissetef the Union
come back into Congress and declaim
against the subvcrsion Of the Constr
tuition, because tic bulldoaers i6f
Louisiana are no more sutcessftfl
than were the Border Rufflans ~
Kansas, what can we do but listen
and wonder? When Mr.. Fernando
Wood, who in 1861 believed the al!
feat'ot his party justified the secess-
ion Of the Southern States and the
erection of the City OF New York
into an independent State, and who
NORTH for. the ntlrnosc of mafin d war.
luponf the Govern ment frisihS H. i{is
lpiacc in congress and solemnly BRO
POSES to imf,cach the liPrcsiilcnt for
using the army Of the United States
for preserving peace ana order and
preventing the violence by which the
democratic party " hope to obtain
power, what is there for us .but to
him and his- career with pride
What can we' i'd I;it Ween with them
when we dee the demotratic leaders
! who in''lS6S noblv ana nInsc1f,shly
counted In J ohn n. HoITman "a IiotI
ernor. ana the Sewn dir ielerfnrai
ticket, apb inst an adverse maioritv If
\ thorsahds. now Vwrinrtabin.G, fhhir hand
OVER lie disarace to free ;nstifntions
4 occasioned IL Tic 'action If fhc TOM.
siana Retnr,,iba Rnard ~ (,an No ,dn
anvthinS I'M svmnathizn WITH M
samuel J.Ti,den. Who Was chairman
1of the State Committee that made the
arra,, eemcIits for Counting The votes
/ in 1868. when we hear him Ia mentino
the3 decadence of nublic morals as
shown IN The Tonisiania elections;
4 Or do less than hbplaid when that
Iemincnt rcformer. Mr.. John Morris.
sew. illustrates his zeal for the public
welfare by engaging in discussion
of the Situation 81 the Lords Day. re.
marking. as he laws aside his Sunday.
4 school book, that he would as Soon
buy up a Returning Board as HE
would SO many pigs? And, then
i when Mr.. David Dudley Field. living
lfroni the defense of statesman Tweed
to that OF statesman Tilden, sits ur
all night TO watch the flag upon the
7 Capitol, and afterward affects the
Electoral Commission to tears with
his eloquent remarks concerning can.
Gent frauds"-what is there. we ask,
for the rest of us to do? What can
we, more than 'Cordelia, listening to
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14

: The San Antonio a(Tex.) Hevqld
fblandly remarks that it is unreasdn-
fable to expect that gentlemen Of re-
|tiRemcnt, culture and intellect from
the North willtsettle forfhealtA in chat
Estate II there is no ices to take with
their drinks. An ice company will
be inllbed lately fosmed;I" 1:aWoil
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14
Ia n III IDFi FFiII IIIEJIt -
After, Sammy i1iIdan.

~ NV YoRK, Feb. l3.---The trial 6f
the ,sAittof, Boody against .Tilden wi is
begun this morpingl.in tho, special
term ,ofi the Superior Court. !. plie
plaintiff sues for go partnerslliNrae-
counting on a. pool in, .railraadrstodls
IN 1Sf4, and for $2G,OOQ. which it is all
legged defendant was oyeEpaid under
mlsapnrohenslQn...L tLla4l 1an.r 4
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14
Cogenl SEASONS fer = Grant Succcts,
Conspicuous amopg the highest examples

3, Eur f!ar o ,h. wy nyasn s rsn vHIes
show IS ItosteHer's Stomach .Bitters. The
record Of its tiiumphs over disease is toI
traced il. the written Acknowledgement |of
thousands who have experienced itH beie-
6cinet effects, and TIC evidence Of its poIii-
larity is to be found In the vast and grow
ing demand for the articfcin North and
South Ameiics,1 Mexico, Gautesnala, Tie
West Indies, Australia and Europe. The
reason for it's unparalleled success are DO.
gent lones. The accumulated evidence Iof
nearly thirty years shows that II IL a eer-
Aain remedy for rnalarisl' disease, az well
100 itsst5rest' preventative; thattt ieradicates
dyspepsia, constipation, ,livcr' complaint
land nervousness, count erscts 4 tendency 10
govt, rheumatasm. urinary aud atsIine dis1
.ordeTs, that II iimparts .vikorito the feeble,
and cheers, the mind while itihvigosacs
thsnhodEs! adi 10 forDi NJ aninaaa .
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14

The State Register is confounding
the Gen. A. J.. Plcasanton, of Phila.
delphia, the blue glass philosopher,
with General Alfred Pleasanton, of
New York, at one time an inefficient
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-14
.'.ALLsoRTs..
Ask no woman her age.

BE civil to rich uncles and aunts. no
|. NeteF. ,eiS.ailtraaist d 3 man .i who sp't
tcrs. a, ~
Here is a sign from Poughkeepsie,
n, vi: .Raphaeling for, Turokees
heare every pite.1 ..,"as,.Ye .I'ep ~
Lord Palntcrston once said, speak
ling Of the Turks: '"What energy can
be expected Of a people with no heels
to their shoes ?'' A',''F "''' Ht''' y N
i ,I. 'l,,I.,,r,gly ,tsftI .it?, Il .yt Vi.
The. Times announces the failure of
Edward .Willigrod, the. Oldest AMER
chant in Marshalltpwn. His liabili-,
ties are $4,000 and his assets about
3O,QOo. ~ snuit4s suttitiia.l., li!i "A
+ s'Frost bitten in this world with a
nferal!eertainty of warming up in the
'next,' Aisr the euphonistic way in
which a Kansas newspaper records
the freezing 10 death Of a tramp. y
|. Cleveland young women write
comments on the margin of library
novels they read. w One emotional
creature writes "Stha pangsl of love is
great, have been there my self.H
|'FnA Tennessee girl took her solemn
word that she'd either take the freck-
les Off her face or tdke herself oiit of
the world. The freckles stuck. All
the neighbors say she was ! girl Of
grit. itf"@ir ''E ''d'Ah ''''' -'',' ~
New Hampshire, IL the only State
that. requires its Governors and Leg
islators ia. be. Protestants, and it's Con-
stitutional. Convention, now in ses-
sion. fecommends, the abolition, Of the
religious test. is..u AL 5,sHsp3 ~.
r The New YorkIlgiJune must have
engaged a humorous paragrapher.
II says 'f'sWiIife the lasses, Of the,
East arc in the habit of scfeamingi
" hen a mouse glides ont Of a corner,
the maids of the West amusc them
selves by choking rattleshakes and
KILN 6 panthcrs!" ""' 't''r '."""h ~
The Yankee facility for, getting The
best of circumstances receives an apt
Illustration iii the fact that the Cap
| tain Of d schooner which was solidly
frozen in the Mystic river, in Mass
achhsetts, is now loading her with
the ice taken out in making q channel
and , VII sell 9 it. it a. q good profit in
4 ri nl! a;'.,,G.fm6a g}a4 trto.pr,t IS
| Two young boys in Green county,
named Vest and Neal, met at a school
house nesr, where they resided, one
day last week to settle Q difficulty by
! fist fight. AS, soon as they came
together Vest stabbed Neal in the
head with o pocket knife. The blade
was buried SO deep that the wounded
lad was unable to Withdraw it, and
| walked home. a quarter of mile,
with the knife sticking in his FORE
head. He is still Living, libut will
probably. die. Vest, is nnderlarrest.
+ Aduel was fought f IT, one i ,' 81 the
public halls of Sioux, CITY, late on
4 Saturday night, between, two highly
\ respectable young sardincs Of that
city,, Two shots were exchanged, re-
sulting in one being slightly wound
cd in the ncck,t while the other was
shot IN the wrist. 'Dcrringcrs were
the weapons used, and the distance
was fifteen paces." The affair grew
out Of dispute over money matters matt
IL In u,... aHI<HsY ~ tYf.s.T~ se, tIiJt3iy | -.