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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-23

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.


MI ". - Mdlfu 10.
The suspected ielon act was passed
with sunary amendments, which render
i less rigorous than as II passed The
house. Bills passed: For the removal
of fences carried away by overflows 10
establish fire patrols: amending tie
election law authorizing commissioners
10 furnish Justices with books; for the
distribution Of dog tax. An infrciull
a'ser was made ~ pass the loan Lil.
HorSF.
\ 'lli was passed anthefizi,g the ap-
,oiniment Of commissioners y partition
lands where thrv lie partly in another
siffc The senate amendments 10 The
bill providing for Tie erection Of new
ssair house were concnrrcd III aud new
.ariiol is certainty. The bin defining
,arrancy was passed ia an amended and
nlilder form.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

only line of retreat. Another re-
donb, at the most advanced part
of the great semicircular line OF
works that surrounds Plevna was
carried by assault with a loss of
{. 600 men, and since then the Turks
have attempted to retake it with a
persistency which must have cQst
them as many more. Two of the
other positions won by the Rus
slams were retaken by the Turks af-
ter five assaults had been repulsed-
Elsewhere at the seat of war there
seems to be a pause, awaiting the
event at Plevna. Even Servia de-
lays her declaration of war against
the Porte until she sees how this
great battle is to end.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05
Troubles of the ohio Democracy.

The Democrats of. Ohio are in
trouble. They are very much
afraid that somebody has deceived
them as to the character and eIigi-
bility of Mr.. Bishop. who has been
put forward as their choice for
Governor. In short, to use their
own expressive phrase, they begin
to suspect that they have been
sold out. Six weeks ago they were,
or at least seemed to be harmoni-
odsly united. They cried aloud
with one voice that the first great
fraud IN American politics would
have to be punished, and with mar
ked unanimity predicted the over
whelming defeat of those corrupt
Republicans. But then came the
State Convention, and their harmo-
ny and general good fellowship
ceased to exist. Bishop, an un-
known fgure-head, who had never
been identified with the party, was
forced upon the faithful, and,
against the wishes of every old
Democratic straight-out in the State,
his name was placed at the head of
their ticket. Then, trying to make
the best of a bad bargain, they be-
gan to console themselves by recall
ing the fact that their candidate
was one of the richest men in the
State, and by assuring each other
that he would bleed. He was fur
ther declared to be so personally
popular in Hamilton County that
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05
Proclamation.
w HEREAS, 1t is enacted by th'

NM ~ 10 OhoSeO0 eAiN
w General Assembly of the State of Ohio
THAT it shall be unlawful for any person
within this State to sell, barter or give away
any spirituous vinous or malt liquors on the
day ofany election held within this State un
der the Constitution or laws thereof; and it is
hereby made the duty of each and all persons
who are authorized under or by laws of this
State or the municipal regulations of any city
town or village of this State, to sell or barter
any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, tc
close their respective establishments on those
days. Any person offending against the pro-
visions of this act shall be fined in any sum
not less than five dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars, and be imprisoned in the
County Jail not more than ten days"
I. H. P Hepburn, Mayor of Ashtabula, dc
hereby warn the inhabitants of said village
of the provisions of said act, and that all vio-
lations of the same viii subject the offender
to prompt and speedy punishment And all
Marshals and Police officers in said village are
hereby required to close all houses found VIC.
lating said Act, and to report forthwith al
viOlatOrs to me.
Given under my hand and seal, this 29th
day Of Sept, A. D., 1877. Il. P. HEPBURN,
I44S Mayor.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

The average interview of the
President with the hardy Tennessee
an is thus described by the Nash
vile American:. ga middle-aged
man, during the reception at the
Lamar House, went in to see the
President. Upon vibrating his
hand the President said: why, my
friend, think have shaken hands
with you before No, sir, you
didn't said the man with great en-
phasis as he grew very red in the
face, But, l think I recognize that
pipe stem,' said the President
That pipe stem, remarked the man
with apparent astonishment, as he
took it, clay pipe and all, ont of
his pocket and exhibiting it, why,
Sir, they all smoke that kind of a
pipe up here WELL said the
President, 'we are all now smoking
the same kind of pipe-the pipe of
peace Well Mr.. President, Pm
glad you said that, for I'll be darned
eff I amt with you. Give us your
hand"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

from Ine IlIneS'
The Ashtabula papers notice the death
of Mr. Martin Watrous, in Bay City, Mich.
on the 10th inst. aged 70 years. About
four years ago deceased began to show symp-
toms Of mental decay, and for the past two
years of his life was completely demented.
Mr.. Watrous was one OF the early business
men of Ashtabula Harbor. Was in the
produce, lumber and commission business,
and at one time largely interested in lake
commerce, being the owner of several YES
sells. Our old time fellow-citizen Caleb
Spencer, ESQ.,, was his business partner at
the HaIbor for many years. He was one Of
the best known men of this section twenty
five years ago.
1t seemed a somewhat striking coinci-
dence that the leading editorials in the Con-
neaut Reporter, the Geneva Times, and the
Ashtabula Telegraph of last week should
be just the same, and then that the Jefferson
Gazette should give the same article and
credit it to the Ohio State Journal. Proba-
bly, the Gazette didn't know it was original
with the other three papers. But similari-
ties have been noted before. -Ashta6utG
Nea0s.
A more ''striking coincidence" is found
in the fact that the inside half of the NeaOS
of last week was identical with some half
dozen of our exchanges, advertisements and
all. There was not a aOOrd, figure or line of
dissimilarity among them. Did all these
papers fitch from the NeaOsP No. They
all ante-dated that paper. Did they inter
change thefts in some way yet hidden from
common mortals, and did the NeaOs, which
came at the tail end of the list, peddle the
stolen goods last? There was something
written a good while ago about 'straining
out gnat and swallowing camel, /" and
somehow the item above quoted calls it to
mind. Has the NeaOS any other ''similari-
ties" on hand.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

The number of Opium and Morphia eaters
in this Country alone, would equal in size an
immense army. To what extent the desire
was engrafted in these unfortunates by the
early administration of the deadly poisons
named, it is not difficult to conceive. DR..
buifs Baby Syrup is the remedy for the dis
eases Of Bat&hood, contains nothing inJuri-
Gus TO the weakest infant and is absolutely
saie under all circumstances Price 25 cents.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

While New York Republicans
seem determined to work harmo-
nionsIv for the success of their
ticket. formidable faction will de-
vote its attention to the future
punishment of Senator ConkIing
for his peevish exhibition of i'll hu-
NOR at the Rochester Convention.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

he could carry that pivot point OF Of
the election without effort. In all
these expectations the Democrats
are now forced to admit that they
have been woefully deceived. Even
John G. Thompson that most san
guine of men, who delights to have
i known that he is not only Ser
geant-at-Arms of the National
House of Representatives, but also
Chairman of the Central Committee
of Ohio Democrats. is unable to con-
ceal the fact that the long-expected
barrels of money are not forth
coming. For lack of them, or for
some reason, the ever-faithful and
invincible have up to this time,
made pitiable failure of their cam
paign. Never before have they
held so few meetings, and never be
fore have they been so poorly sup
piled with speakers. One of the
marked pecuiiarities of a political
contest in Ohio is that candidates
for the chief magistracy are always
expected to be brilliant orators
who will make a personal canvass
in all parts of the State. Mr..
Bishop. poor man, is unable to
speak dozen consecutive lines
without becoming red in the face
and losing his breath. Early in
the campaign he tried very hard
to overcome these unfortunate con-
stitutional difficulties, but he only
succeeded in making himself ridic-
ulous, and he has now wisely con-
cluded to take no further part in
the pending contest.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

Fyyino the Salary of the Village Marshal.
CEC. i. Be it ordained by the
NjCouncil of the Incorporated village OF ASH
tIlis Village be- and it is hereby fixed at the
sum ofTwo Fl hundred Dollars per annpm, pay
able quarterly. And said sum shall oe pay
ment in full for all services of every name
and kind, except such services as are PAID for
by the fees named in an ordinance entitled.
IAN Ordinance to Prescribe and Regulate
Marshal of the Incorporated Village of Ash
tabuIa, Passed Jan 10th, 1S70.'' And in no
case shall the village be liable for the fees
provided for in said last named Orolnance.
SEC. ;. This Ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its legal publica-
ton Passed Oct. Sd, 1877.
Attest. ID. Z. HEPBURN,
JAMES REED, Jr., Mayor.
L
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

Mud ankle deep at Plevna and
snow in the Balkans robs war for
both Russ and Turk, of little OF
its romantic circumstance.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

DIR. Prime, of the New York Oh
server, accepts Bob IngersOll's wa
ger of $1,000 that nobody can
prove that either Voltaire or
Paine recanted their atheism be-
fore they died. Ingersoll has
found a foeman worthy Of his steel,
and some hot discussions may be ex-
peeted.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

Plevna is still the center of active
operations in Bulgaria, and before
the defenses of this stronghold the
loss OF life has been fearful. The
Russians made slow and costly
progress until they held the
redoubt, regarded as the key to the
position, with other works com.
manding the Turkish rear and their
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

For SALE-A fine country residence, with
choice surroundings, etc. This frequently
means that the occupant wishes to regain
health; because residence in a malarial dis
trict win induce blood poisoning. and hence
disease. This can be most expeditiously
oounteracted by the prompt. administration
of Or RuIl,s BLOOD Mixture
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05
Notice.

THE Stockholders of the Ashtabu
At the ONCE ri the comHsnv on Nov. 5th, proxa
mo. al 2 O'Clock. D. m, 10 vote upon p5Opositlol
TO lease this Mill property to s b Mares LOT sl; ~
mouths. from Oct LIST inst, and such otner ousf
ress a. NAV he brought before the meeting.
-e'' ' ''-' H. l. MORRISON. Pres.
...,.,. n oct 9d 1S77. 5t144s
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05
Peerless" Shaking Crate.
BISSELL & co.
235 Liberty St., and 242 Penn Ave.
PITTSBURGH, PA.

In styles to please everybody. Nickle' BronA-
ed, and Art Tiles in all colors.
The Best Combined Crate IN the
Country.
Containing the following valuaole leasures .re,;
lst. The end covering bars 10 prevent
ViSSSsi,ts ~, s' Srmnnroved sliding agitating bar,
,vhtch ~ ,,IxvaVs works smoothly
sd our combined summer piece ana M shutter
5th. The handsome ana convenient ASH
seI1ei' 5tS must preventing and Gas Burn-
tHS TiIe for fire chamber. -, a.
no. All other Crates con ~ ~ tiCnS
nooriy fitted and are heterogeneous ana
will be prosecuted.
sATIsFACrION GUARANTEED IN ALI CAShs
as to the operation of this Crate. Get the
genuine article -
Address, BISsELL s co. I4a'zAF
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

The recent rains, which continue
in the famine districts of India,
give promise of a good crop at the
harvest in February, but it brings
no immediate relief. Along the
coast the people have been reduced
to such pitiful condition that they
are unable to take the sacks of rice
which have been brought to them.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

The Washington National Re
publican has changed hands by the
retirement of Mr.. Murtaugh. The
paper now appears as still repre-
sentative of the Republican party,
under the name and prestige of Ex-
public printer Clapp, also of the
Buffalo Courier. The first report
was, that it was to take an anti-ad-
ministratiOn pose. Mr.. Clapp will
throw energy and ability in the Re
publican and give it character and
influence.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05
Target Practice For The Army.

Target Practice For The Army.
Now that craftsmanship is the
mania of the hour we are glad to see
indications that its value is under
stood in that quarter where skill in
shooting is of the most practical use,
namely, the Army. Troops in the
field cannot be expected to indulge
in target-fring, but troops in garri-
son may pay attertion to it, and we
observe that General Order No. I,
Department of Texas, dated Sept. g.,
prescribes target practice forthwith
throughout that department. Elab-
crate directions are given for scor-
ing and signalling, substantially on
the Creedmoor system; monthly re-
ports of the firing are to be sent to
headquarters, and Gen. Ord says
he shall publish in the official news
papers the best and worst scores,
with the names of the regiments or
companies making them. During
continued bad weather post com-
manders are. to cause simulated
practice to be held in company
quarters, and company commanders
are advised to reward the best shot
in each days practice by excusing
the marksman from some duty.
''The soldier" emphatically con-
cludes this order, ''is armed so that
he may, in battle, hurt somebody
with his rifle; and the sooner he
learns to 90 so, the better the SOL
der" 1t strikes us that this Wig
orous measure will soon produce
good results. it is quite certain
that the emulation excited in those
garrisons where rife practice has al
ready been properly carried on has
greatly raised the average of marks
manship. NJ ?. Times.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

A Wisconsin widower had five
grown daughters who wouldn't let
him take a second wife. He gave
up the wife, but bought a savage
dog, and now won't allow man TO
cross his door-sill. If he can't mar
ry, the girls sha'n't, he says. But
the girls viii give in by and by.
They can not stand that sort of
thing forever.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

Another proof of our returning
prosperity appears. Holland, which
has always exported leather in
large quantities to the United
States, has ceased to export and be-
gun importing not only raw hides
but machine manufactured shoes
and boots. Amsterdam merchants
confess that European manufactur-
ers cannot compete either in price or
quality with America.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05

A dangerous counterfeit on hay
fever is out, and it is such nat
ural, close imitation that the most
plebeian pretender, who is not at all
literary or rich, can impose himself
upon even good judges, as victim
to the all-destroying h.f The best
evidence of the impostors imposi-
ton is his inability to talk about
books that never were written, and
authors that nobody ever heard of,
as the real sufferers do.
Ha,oE- E,,e
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05
auction Safe
f u r n 1T u E e,
Household Goods &c,

COMMENCING-sA SATURDAY, OCT. 9Th, 1877,
AT 10 A. NJ.
A T the Stewart Residence on Pros
N pect Street. Articles to be sold consist
ing in part of Parlor Set, Rocking Chairs Cane
Chairs. Marble Top Table Lounges, Etages
Dining Table, Side Table, Stands, Quantities
of China (some fine pieces) Bed Room Sets,
Spring and Hair Mattresses, Reclining Chair,
Walnut Library, Mirrors, Carpets, Curtains
and Fixtures, Stoves, q Stewart Stove almost
new Lamps Kitchen Furniture complete,
Sinks. Cupboards. Tables and other articles
too numerous to mention; all to be sold with
out reserve and to the highest bidder Par
ties desiring to repleni Il or desiring to begin
housekeeping will finc it greatly to their adj
vantage to be present t. this sale
All purchases amounting to so or less, TO
be paid for in Cash, over that sum Months
est. Mrs, STEWART CARY.
EDGAR HALL. Auctioneer.
AShtabula, Sept IL 1877 1916
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-05
REPUBLICAN DISTRICT TICKET

For Member Board of public Works,
AUGUSTUS W. LUCKEY. :
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-18
oENxaAL yoHxloH NEWS.

'froop~ hfa IN thelr way from, England u
strengthen the garrison VI Halifax. N. n.
Tho rrineenf ltonmanIa has taken persnIal
command II Tho konmsnla,i army, and thu
cxsr has presented him With 1000 horsu. And
.it.ttO tihus.
Mr.. Gladstone haH presented. In tho lsttiai.
lioisn ~ Commons, 4 petition signed bs mA
jnrlly u The I,nlor fellows Ut Trinity College,
Cambridge unsef4ity drlHuating TN calamity
u war, and saying That tln lvaee ~ tlle I'm.
pifs rnn,Mt b. maintained ~ long ~ tho ulto.
man empire exists III ltu present form.
Not ninge journal IN Europe has received
permission from ilus~la ~ ~end correspondent.
III thu headquarters ~ thu lI.lHniAn army.
Foreign papers givo The particulars " tho
capture " 4 monster soA-surlHn. BY iIr cll,.
xen2 VI Ohan, scotland. Il |. described NJ
erosa between ii1h aud rl,ake, and carried
III hcAA fully 10 fsut abosa water. TIN
monster w. iOi foct hing. and n fuet III
circumference u tho thirku@s part III thu
badly.
A "lak.oat" n tbs shlpyar,ir III Glasgow.
scotland, has thrown upward of M, ,O00 mn, out
u employment.
Emperor William ~ Germany has received
thu nov Frulir Ambassador and commissioned
him 10 forward n,es~age ~ President Mao.
Mahon expressive u tl.e Eml4sur1 gooi Wishes
fH France.
A circular has ircn i1Auoh Ny the Austrian
Government 10 III representatives abroad. noiI.
flying them that any declaration u indo,nud.
eiea on llla part 0f iioumaniA will ho treated 4,
naliity.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-18
DOMESTIC rNTELLrokNck.
i.,ss ~.

Mr. Moudy hAa brought iii. revival labors III
i,oaian II ciaan fnr tim uresunt. During Iii.
fourteen weeks ho hss hnld folth la il,at city
hn hAa preached 10 osnr i,oO0.O00 people.
terrible ira-damp explosion occurred hi /,
coal mime near roitssille. IN. last week sis
men were killed and sesun Setionaly injured b,
lh. accident.
JHenh D. Dionsiull. \ woli.known portrait
PAINTER, was found dead in hir studio In Nav
York city. Tho other day. ilo had actual,
starved 10 death.
The Philadelphia Exposition fer 1877 waa
formally opened b, thu President, In tho pre4.
.nee u large esovi IN Tho Centennial build,
Inv Oh tho iOth of nAys Tl,ufu Nero man,
prominent persona IfeHunt At the opening eerv.
mo,iiep. and the attendance has bean rosiNelA.
tle In numbers on Subsequent days.
Campbell Thaycrs oil works, on Water
street, brooklyn hase been destroyed hy nrc.
Ioa~ estimated N tiO0,00V.
West.
The Ohio Legislature haa adjourned after 4
.en#ion II nearly thirty weeks.
Beme excitement Ina lHen produced III Malt
tsNHV &lNy W WV Fl@st1a ~ shsHbNsi
Young, delivered In lha Mormon Tabernacle,
Tho leader ~ tho paisHamints II r.inrtad II
haze aaid Chat III iln IDENTIFIES wanted hlool
,iuy could have II, and were likely 10 have mof.
" II III nnt II their VEINS III tiny could
sraie.s The uaniila fsaiic,its ase reported NJ
thoroughly alarmed, and many of tllem a1o pre.
pairing ~ leave M tilu first outbreak,
Tho Chicago Tribune, III recent Ir.,,e,
publishes coiiouI gfaa~lrppcr and erpp reports
from Iowa, KAn1as, NvbrAskA and Minnesota.
fron, which We learl, that tho halelinR onl u
tl,e grannl,oIer aags has been retarded Ny ti,e
sold rain. and heavy ftoHts " ll,n past three
~ fouf weeks, anil thiH fact, together with Tile
destructive services III tho parasite that prayr
upon thu locnss III sumo localities. encourages
ti,e farmer. ~ l,ope for ~ least 4 partial a..
omltlnn ffom tl,0 plague. All accounts agree
that thu pro1pcr. fnr small grains ~aa ne,.t
better than iow.
MisH lloae E,ilnRe. the woll-kno~n emotional
Aetro@s. Ii playing III engagement NJ Muvishel'r
Chicago lianaisr. MIse EsslnEe h thu divorced
wif.nf uoorRu II. l,nsur. late collanl ~ Egypt
a. n lnrirAycr of III. emotional drama vi.
probably has no superior on thu American
I stage.
south.
party " Enruiran capitalists have jul
purchased tr.ouO.U00 wotth u orange la,ula Ii
Florida. and will ifil,g lnlo tha Ntaie 1000 ~
| J,0Op hardy farHMr1 from England, France
Germany aud Italy.
Tho enrinr.~tu,,u fur monument d.liuHses
Il ~.
naHs. Tenn, last ~eek. A detachment u
Federal .rnpps. headed by TIN hseoi.d lnfants,
hand, participated In ths ceremonies.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-18

~ Sheriff tiillnHp, entered the cell ri
the condemned man tNnn. Hnttl., cDl.
or.'.ll with thu blacksmith IL inni,neklr
him, kam cjariilntesi,
= Well, Mr.. dillnrpy. yon are going
10 swing her of Friday. nire enough. 7
III repeated, agnin and uaain, llin vii.
lingnrrr 81 dir. AMI even expressed Il
viii. 10 ntonn with Ills life liA grent
crime. He nll.lr u remark TINT d. wol,lsl
rather 10 10 hin own hanging thnn 10 i,
pafty.
TN l,iH way out ID Hickory. where ihe
party left tlir tr,in. with eonl anil I'M.
lertnrl,nble curiosity. lie inquired of
Sheriff uillnspy whether lm hnl yrt
built the Rnllowr. Upon being informed
TIM II llnI nlren.iy lHrn pnl ~, h. IN.
1siird III Mlinl material Il NaH ma.lr,
uppn ls,ing informed TINT II wns ma.l.
III pine poles. lic Expressed Hufac tin.
pleasure n,id was ,islMrel ~ repruael,
the officer, reminding him TINT tho Htai.'
lall fur the jul,. and iic caailh llnvr NJ
lonlel ~ put mp more respectable Rni-
lows. Some oin inquired IL ~ wnlt-
ed Il painted. Will, slight cxliIi.
tim u temper. liz said - nm talking
nDW. Z
Al Hickory. crow.l III negroes Iliul
assemble 81 meet him. Tiny Rut ~.
cited ~ l4is sight II d human, being l..l
10 execution, nnl nnmr IT them pro.
Ios',l ~ ninA anL pray. H. rllike.l
them sharply. rnyiilR tlis Newton
nrgrMn never would have my srn....
u nm Tho one 10 pray. not yail. aili
ha,r prayed.
liz wont upon the gullows with l~rf.rl
ronpo~,lfr, nnl. without ln,lrncN~. hul
with tinnner1. declined the religion,
n,ininsration uf ~,,,r r.ligima mininters
u l,is own race. IL gnye M int'lllgeni
reaM,n for IA, TINT tin nintter VIVA cntir
" lntwcrn lllnrelf nnd Inn tini, and hi,
r,.He VIM Hynlii iln r'nel nnd help III
nny human Intervention.
liz addressed the immense throng Iii
Il rlaar. Stsntorian Voice. without betray.
Ing the nliglihat failing ~ nsrvr or III.
perfect cuinlHHuir II. hnI maintained.
During III. address tLr crowd ~ npHroe,