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The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20
ALIGHTNING MULE.

ia. M. Coble was out at Pleasant
Lndge with his lightning mule This
little mule Is perhaps the most remarkable
p~lce Of horse flesh In the world. He Is
not much larger than big newf-und.
land dog, aud yet lie can out trot any.
thing in the State, ~ bis owner claims.
He is certainly q wonder. The editor ola
New York sporting paper declares that
he Is truly an unmatched mule. He eau
make his mile inside Of 2.30, and Is only
lust now undergoing training. His
owner, Mr.. Cobls informs us that he has
offer Of g. 500, for him on his time OF 2.So,
and q hundred dollars additional for every
second he falls under that time. Mr.
Coble Is In correspondence with several
Jockey Clubs, and they will all express
theii opinion that no such mnle has been
before known or heard Of. .-Gtcuner.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20
PLAYING THE DEVIL.

The Mobile Evening Neics says: The
devil always approaches mankind under
specIous disguise and In an attractive garb
which accounts for his success IN accom-
plishing his purposes. Otherwise his
failures would often be rs signal as that Of
the Wisconsin man who undertook, the
other day, TO play the devil. By foolIshly
making himself rs hideous as possible.
He enveIoped himself In an OK hide and
went 10 neigkbor's house when the
family had gone 10 church, leaving only
q boy about u years old at home. II was
known in the neighborhood that the
owner of the house had money, and there
were about 500 In the house at the time.
The object In the hide told the boy that he
was the devil aud had come for the
money. and that he must give 1t to him,
and that II he did not he would kiln him.
The lad, not having the fear ofhis satani o
Majesty before his eyes, stepped into tho
house as ifabout to comply. and got . gun
and shot the .'devil" dead In his tracks.
He then ran to the nearest neighbours
holse and told the woman present that he
had shot the devil. She went with the
boy and found that the devil was her
husband Whether she was privy 10 Ire
deyilish expedition was not known.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20
FASHION NOTES.

Inside pockets in the skirts have disap-
peared. g--s
All the trimming Of skirt should be on
the trail. ..s
Vests should be very long aud quite
tight fitting.
Pockets are trimmed with ruehes. bows
or flowers. e@ss E...a-.
Extremely long skirts are carried on the
arm.
Broad collars should always accompany
deep cuffs.
The skirt Of the season is narrow and
sheath like.
Pockets seem to be the express delight Of
pick pockets.
With plain sleeves, the cuffs should be
very deep. Of lace or linen.
All toilettes have long skirts-too long
for travelling or walking.
Fashion viii be extremely tolerant ihis
summer rs regards details,
Occasionally tho sleeve is made without
trimming above the waist.
The Breton style. supposed ephsmersl
caprice, is gaining ground. ,.
White lace trimmings are mixed with
red. yellow. orange, blue or rose.
Scant toilettcs must have a rich appear
ance and be heavily trimmed.
There are dresses without polonaise or
overskirt. but having simulated oveFssirt.
This is novelty which is very complisat-
ed.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20

A Simpleton. having had Occasion TO
seat himself, sat down on Pin; whereon
he made an 0utcry unto Jupiter. A
Philosopher. who haPpsued to be holding
mp liitching- Post in the vicinity. rebnk-
cd him. saying. |" can tell yos bow to
avoid hurting yourself By sitting down on
Pins. and will, II you will set them up"
The Simpleton eagerly accepting the Ofer.
the Philosopher swallowed four fingers Of
the Rum which perisheth, and replied.
- Never sit down." lie subsequently nc
quired vast Fortune BY advertising for
Agents. to whom he guaranteed s77
Week for light and easy Employment at
their Homes.
Moral. The Wise Man saith, " There
is Niger in the Fence" bat tho Fool
Scndcth on 50 Cents for sample and is
Taken in.-NY World. E s-
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20
Savannah Morning News.
FOR 1877. ~

Dx the IL of January, the News entefed up-
NIon its zsth volume ola prySirrous existence:
IT, uniForm consistency as Dcnaerath Journal
and rs sssatfast devotion to principle makes Y
dr. te~a effhs palIticai iaifh q thousands Of
IN ~ faurs. a. N tbe past. M pains win he
spxr~d 10 make the NefnIng News " every fe.
slect ssill marc deserving afths confidence sna
uzfronase which has hcen ~ literally euen1ea
to N hx Ia reopie of ftieorgiz aud FLORIDA. The
nnl,lr u~sns of sh~ ~fsfAfdbhment wiiI is dssnt
"a II IN lmprayemenf ef The paper IN az hs ar-
llarfsents, and 10 making y a eamprhenslse.
inslructIxs and reliable medium 81 thn current
ssws. Hs staa OF special eorrespandents-Ht
wxshlnuson, Atisnta. jacksonville. Talizha-sec.
ssd ether pointr % Iuterest-has been reorgantz-
ed with siex Of meetlHg every possible ener.
rsary th~a may arise. and palms win bs taken to
ns.Es q. commercial news, icrelgn aud aomesth
Hs-s are T about euiesing upoa The new year,
va desire 20 cali especial ssaentiou 70 our eiub
rides ef sub-cripfiou.
POSTAGE FnEE.
we wlll nay postage on ali our papers going 20
our sah~rrtlers. thus making the Aofning
News ths sheaped newsiaper of lts sixe ana
ehsr.ctsF.ln The south
TERMS oF suBscRTrToN.
=aiNffsist DAILY. sft
Une copy .sanc year ......-,.......'.s ~ w
fivs esrlss. one year 10 one addres1 1......e ~
Tea eotles. ons year 90 one ad,Iressl......p w
.A E86k TRf-wEEKLY.
one eopy. one year. ..............s ~ 20
Two eds.ss.. one yesr 20 one airessl. .....i0 90
Fiss eopiss, ems yesr o. ONE adlrsss l.....So "
WEEKLY. saA.l :
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Five eaples. sue yesx ~ one eiafesy !. ~ ~
Tea eoiies. one year tts one sdhrc.......w ~
Twsstr eopirs. enc ysxr 70 "ne sadre~ 'es~
nTNfTTAscEs
can Ne rsan Nv rca ofnos order, Rseifrred
X <d.x...es, LII. EsrtLI-
saysnnsh, ia.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20
A CASE OF SPONTANEOUS COM.
.aa ..4.s BUSTION. # ~~ #

A most horrible and sickcning death oc-
curred In Kernan's saloon, IN the hack
yard III the City Hall, ut q quarter past
ten o'clock this morning, being no less
.han the spontaneous c0D,bnstion Of u
human body. The victim was man who
has not been more than a nonth In the
city. but during that time had been FREE
quently arrested for drunkenness. He
wandered about alone, seemingly de-
mented, occupying his whole time In
drinking the vile poison Of the city front
aud Barbary Coast dens' He has twice
been treated by DIR. Striyers for 'ieiirinm
tremens, and was this morning discharged
after longer TIME than usual. With
seemingly insane desire for drink, he coli.
tinued from thirty minutes past seven
O'Clock drinking steadily ut the various
bars In the vicinity, and the large size OF
each pntation promised TO speedily send
him back 10 the hospital. About the time
mentioned he staggered Into the room
nearly insensible. and feebly asked Cor
drink. This was refused him, and he
staggered toward the gas Jet TO light the
stump of cigar he earned, while the bar
keeper turned away 10 attend To Institutes
A moment afterward he heard low moan
and noticed q flash Of fire, and turning
a, ,ound he saw Harley falling to the floor,
his head enveloped In black, thick smoke,
while flames issued from his mouth and
ears. A horrible smell OF burned fiesh
filled the mir. Not moment was lost In
attending TO the sufferer. He was beyond
relief, however. His face was perfectly
black. partly cbarred and partly covered
with a moist SCOT. His eyes were open.
His mouth was completely roasted on the
inside, but, with the exception OF his head
and hands, no part OF his body bore marks
of his horrible death. A letter found III
his pocket, addressed to M. Hartley or
Ha.ley, furnishes the only clue 10 his
identity. Francisco Post
The trade In buman hair continues to
Increase ut Marseilles, and II has now be-
come staple " commerce In that city.
Six or seven years ngo the annual quantity
imported did not exceed sixteen tons, but
Il had increased I'm 1873 to fifty and In
1876 To eighty tons. 1t was Thought that
this total would never be exceeded, Dut
the returns for 1876 have already falsiiied
the prediction, as during the past ninety
two TONS were regisisred as having arrived
at Marseilles. Formerly all the hair im~
ported into Marseilles came from Italy,
but that country has heen unable to meet
the increasing demand, and brisk trade
has been OPENED with the extreme East
Thus Of the ninety-two tons imported last
year, forty three came FROM Italy, while
China supplied .hirty~six, Turkey five.
and Japan three tons, the remainder being
made up OF imporiatlons from Egypt,
India, Germany, Belgium. Spain and
Algeria. The total quantity Of hair inns
ported into France last year Is estimated
nc one hundred and Twenty-Five tons,
value s90O,Ooo. ....
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20
FASTEST RUN on RECORD-AT-
TEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN

The latest run on record between VIII
mington and Weldon was made ON the
day passenger train leaving here yesler-
day morning. The schedule Is quicker
than any before attempted on this road
alIotting only four boursand fifty minutes
between Wilmington and Weldon, the
distance being l6a miles. But the train
yesterday was detained considerably be-
yoni IFS leaving time, aud NJ luck would
have u met with an accident when only
eight miles from Wilmington. This was
caused by some miscreant placing a lot Of
cruss ties across the track with the evident
inten: lion Of wrecklng the train Forum
ately iheIengine was not thrown from the
track, but the ties, from the force Of tile
blow when the engine struck, were so
fastened la the running gear that they
had 10 he cut out. But Notwithstanding
MI iliis lthe conneciion at Weldon was
made, the train arriving promptly on time,
the run having been made In the wonder
fully quick time % four hours and thirty
minutes, after de,lucting the delay at the
starting point and tie scene VI tile acci-
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20
- - AND 81 -
sMBLACKwo0Ds
Edinburgh Magazine.

The British Qnarteri.es give 20 the reader well
digrsled information up0a the great events IN
vritici<ns on al that Is fresh aud valuable in II
tsrxfure, az well as a suuemary Of the trtlni,hs
u sctenre and art-. The wars likely 10 ccnyuise
al Europe will ferm topics for discussion. thai
viii be tfrarrd with tstaranghness and ability
nawh~rp else 20 be found. Blackwood's Maga-
sine 10 famous fsr stories. Essays, and Sketches,
OF ae Highest Literary Merit.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20

LONDON. June S.--The Russian ad-
vance il threatening the communication be-
tween Erzcroum and TrsbiEond. Mukhtar
pasba has sent Eve bsttalions aud some
guns to check them.
Roumania hos tifty.6ve thousand men in
fighting trim. They are organized into
two army corps.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20

" What do ycu sell thcre fowls fori'
inquired . person Of ma. Who attempting
10 dispose Of some chickens ofa question:,
bic character. !" I cell them for profits.
vas the answer. Thank yoa for the infor.
mstian that they are prophe.s.' responded
tho qusrist: took them tobe patriarchs.
Chambcrlain signed himself Gov. until
the last. aud then Gov. IL up.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20
THE DANUBE.

The river Danube has figured largely
in history for 1000 years. and II again be-
comes the ol.jectto which the eyes ofthe
world are turned. Itfurnishes highway
Cor the Turks IN the sixteenth and scven-
teentL centuries 20 penetrate Europe as
farxs Vienna, and in the days oftlie
Crusades u became an outlet for the re-
ligiouse enthusiasm of Europe 10 iow 10 the
Holy Land. The Danube, frvm i.s source
In Baden 20 the Black Sea, 10 i,s20 miles
In length. and u drains with It's tributaries,
nj areaof over 10000 square miles IL
passes through Bavaria, Austria, Hungary
aud Seryia 10 the Carpathian mountains,
where II separates Roumania and Bui-
garia, and passes Into The Black Ses
through several months, .he principal one
being that OF su.ina. The Danube is
navigable for steamers rs far @ Ulm In
Bavaria AZ Nicopolis, In the fourteenth
century, 10000 Christians were driven
by the Turks Into the Danube, and In the
fifteenth century 4U,0o0 Turks were slain
on lie shores at the siege Of Belgrade.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20
PREMIUMS

New suls~essbefs lappiylng esrsyl Tor the yesr
Id. nav have wltI,n,it charge, the numlers Tor
The lad quarter ef 1866 Of siieh periodicals rs
her niay subscribe fcr.
Srifher premiums 20 subscribers nor discount
Q clubs can Ne allowed unless The nsonfy y re-
, allted direct 90 the publishsrs. No prsninns
circuisrs with .arther particulars may be had
On application.
The Leonard Scott Pub. Co.,
Al Barclay St. New York.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20

Il appears TO be the Cuban. instead Of
the Mexican expedition, that Is fitting out
nj New orleaLs, with which Mr.. Evarts
wants 10 medd.e.
Particular. An extra-sentimental youth
killed himself. leaving ~ reason: MY
Annie is dead, and must be with her
lest some rival angel should win her easc-
tion :"
To make broil-I,eave letter from
one Of your old swecthearts where your
wife can find Il.
WHATS the difference between ahungry
man and n gluttonf Que longs 20 eat,
s,.J the other eats too long.
Apt 70 be hot headed--the man who has
Gre In bis eye.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20

A negro preacher had elaborated q new
theory Of The Exodus. to-wit : that the Red
sea gpt froxen over. aud 80 afforded The
Iraelites safe pssssge; but, when
Pharaoh. with his heavy iron ehariots, at
tempted u, they broke through and were
drowned. A brother rose and asked Tor
an explanation of that point. :" pse been
studyiu' geography, aud do geography say
dat be very warm couutry-whers dsy
have do tropics. And do tropics too ho,
for fieexin.' Ne pint 70 be 'splained Is.
bout breaking through do ice." The prsa-
cher Strengthened up and said !" Brudder,
glad You axed dat qleston. IL gives me
casioa 10 splain II. You SEQ that vas q
great while 'go--in Dc ole times 10 dcy
bad any gOgraphy-Sprinyfeld Republican,
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20

One summer day. a house in Putnam.
Connections. in which there was sick ne
gro. was struck BY lightning. and some of
The neighbors going in 10 see what had be
come of him. no peered ont from under the
bed.eloihes covered with splinlers q VOID
and broken pieces of plaster. and eoolly
asked: "Am dar gOin' 10 DO snuder show
or. houey?"
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20

A young gentleman who moves 10 the
best society of Raleigh. said the other even
ing 10 young lady " The foliage Is much
more exubrient this year ihaa usual. !,
Eyes she answered. ihoughtfully, all
them impcrted fruits Is cheaper than they
used " was"
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20
fkRHs tIseiadias Postase.I
cEUBS

A di-csumt ef twenty per cent VIII be allowed
90 clubs ef four or more pcrsons. Ihus: ionr
ra,,ies ~ Hlaek weed or Of ONE Review VIII be
sent 10 sa1 address Cor sizss: four copies u The
Ssur R~xiews and Biaekwood fcr sis and so on
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20

An Irishman hes defined nothing 10 be
I" foo,lcss stocking without legs, A de-
scription BY another Emeralder Is better.
!. What is DothmgY be asked. Shut
your eyes and you'll sec IL, said Pat.
, 1877-04-17
THE TIDAL MOTOR,

HNEC1H I&t0kEH 70 1kz 1TtfUHE, = y
CalcAao, Apsll 10.-The ssslela headed "Tidal
Motor" In your Sundays paper makes tho i'm.
preston that Am half idiot, and yet1 eau provo
to-day that my Invention Il success, ] csn prove
with 1:urcs that tank TO- 600 fest square, eighteen
feet high. will etvo So lastiug ten
hours. Now. the only qus,ton arises, Hov nauea
money II will require for tho outlay Of tank and
dock Enclosures, and then how much money do ~
It take to produce Co. 600. horsa' power lAsany tan
hour pct day BY steamt II the vslas Of 20, 900.
horse mower ~ described oserbalsnces The common
intsrests OF the capital required to build tho ax-
tures, than tha invention IL = .oecess.
an very sorry that tho article mentioned was
publtahed+ for I sm not man with only oas
lzntastte Idea fora hobby, for I can prove that
fosmiuR logical conclusions from loca! baeis tho
rrldo of my ilfs. an not an individual who bows
and ofYsr. he fore tho shrine osa "Moody." Yours
respectfully, A. efkxFsL-
, 1877-04-17
BLUE GLASS AND FISH.

rrof. II. D. Duticr tho Superintendent Of
Now York Aquarium, has placed blus glass sidcs
In some Of tho tanks containing the lower order OF
animals and vegetable life. The obyect tought
was, to ascertain whether any curative or beus-
tctal results would follow. Tho bluo glass has
now been in position for several weeks. and Nj.
Dut!er aays, that from what he has himself OBJ
ecryod, It has tcncdted the creatures very mato.
rally; tat 1t dtluscs and sottcns tho rays Of
hight and conveys mild color % ths water similar
70 tho natural light beneath tho surface Of @ @tho
ancmones began to tto1m or expand their tcntacles
tl.oy invariably leancd towhrdt tho stdo Of tho
tank having the blue Riaas, and tho hermit crabs
md othcr Shell 0ah wera oftencr found next tho
cotorcd side Of tho tank. and against the glass,
than anywhere plsc. 10 noon ~ tho now tanks ARC
completed. Mf. Coup proposes to continue this In.
tcrestIng OF pertueut on i much larger acalc4 and
With nome OF tho rate tropical 1ahcs daily expected
, 1877-04-17
A BATrLE-INC1DENT.


The Adjutant. General Of Ohio has recently rc-
ceavci the following }e.ter:
CnAlu.EsTon, 4. c., March &c. 1877.-5fn: In
eonvcrsAtton, yesterday, with m e1-Confedcfnte
hoidieF, llcarncd tho following facts, which 1deen
OF sufficient Importance to lay before yon:
s'At nbout y o'clock on Tho arat morning Of thu
under Gen. Drccktnti1se had driven bo1y OF
Federal troops from thelr position tovnrda the
river, battery Of Georgia artillery following
close behind catna Upon the dead bodJ Of 4 lady
lying outside OF tent 10 rear Of what was sup.
pUAvd 10 hd tho camp Of the FIfty. Ohio Voun.
tecea-nany Of tho dead OF that Ec9in,gnts dressed
In ZonAvc uniform being On tho ground. Dv the
slde OF the dead lady was little child, beautifully
clad. who seemed unconscious Of tts mothef's
dcnth. Some Of the men Of the battery covered
the child with their blankets and placed Z In
passed on What bccanla Of tho child Afterwards
It Is thought that tho Confederate Division Sur
gcon saw to tts welfare. Tho breAstpin having tho
}Ady'e Ekeneas on one side, and that Of gentle.
man in citizens dress the other sdo, 10 now IN
tho keeping Of an eX.mcmbGr OF tho battery, who
am assured would be glad to return It to tho hus-
band o. relatives OF the deceased lady.
:" do not know from, what part OF your elaso Tho
Fffty.fftl Ohio Gains, bnt tho records o? yout Of
dcc will show that fact. A knowledge Of tho above
made known to any Of tho surviving officers fa the
district n which tae regiment was ralsca may % Of
knowtedgo Of whht becAmo Of the child to the sur
viyo1 Of ths Georgia battery. Tho fats OF tho
child iutercata nc, and should be glad 10 know II
ever came to the poessasion of ls relatives Very
respectfully. JoMy McQgEEx
stFormerly resident OF Citc:ovitlc, o."
, 1877-04-17
CURRENT OPINION,

Both Hampton and Nichols {ahould ahe latter
gain uudlsputed control Of Louisiana) vii! hare
resting upop them The most petitous Responsible
tics. In The discharge Of thclr duttcs ahey viii
have tho sympathy Of patriots without regard to
marty 1,stnctloua and tbs moral And. II neceasaey,
tho physical, support OF tho AdnlnistFat1on.-
Jaelson (Hls.} 71nst tkssp.).
II tho Southern p.ople must sec Mr. Hayes
abused because he doesn't ssttsSy New England
preachets they certainly onght 70 make bis taak u
light ~ possible. In other worda, II they propose
to him because ho Il earnestly trying to 70.
store tho Southern stAtes 10 tho Unfons 1t eceMs 10
"a that tho least can do u 10 aid him In opposi
tluu to them, 10 long ~ he opposes thom.-ftcks.
burg (AAs.) Hsro!d tDsm.).
Nichols must bo Governor, unless the troops arc
used to sustain Packard. VIII tho President do
thiss judging from hls sctlon In tho South Caro-
lima caAe, and from tho sonlNeuA expressed In
ns h ~ rs @pSS, s6s
would not by arncd utcEfcseace Asslsk either cons
teslsnt. Then, :. ~ unavoidable con.squenes.
reskata %att rssS1 ~ ev
stances. Il merely ! thorn of e3asperstioa; It u
sSans ssg nGt s;.S q IT,. G
question whether II did not promote thamf The
sryansnt that noa,lnteftessnee In the police q
ence. The Treatment Q! The negroes has been
wort whcrs military occupation was moss ststn-
geuL-Harpsr's lFssk1y (Rfp.).
It IL remarkable with what couplaesncy tbs
So4thefn Democratic newspapers announce thstf
sati:fAetion wi.h the P,s.idsns's pol!ey. One
Wa 10 tesp our Southern friends in tho beet pos
:lblo spir!ts. Let them have y care thsy d. not
fosTct thAt Tho P1asiaant's policy implies good
deal Of concession On ahslr part. \ sipscss thnm
10 be most sigilant IN securing the oneratlon Of
equal ana :3Aet Justice for all classes Of free tts.
tho conatItut!onal amendments: Tbs Southern
democrats must not thiuk that Ill the advances
to es made BY the eQovsEament.-BxF1l0 Coanasf-
| etas-4drtrstsss tR<p.}.
Under .tablo snd just government tho negroes
make tbs best labo1tng population In tas world.
Such Government they wf>! have, W. mast r..
people, bot :. citizrg. who hass deep Psnona!
| Interest IN the wel fare OF the Stale, and
who, under tho law, bA1e precisely tho
sanla flghts that The white peopio have. Regarding
them III thA light they eense " " opponenta and
csaso Z y NJ element q danger. saa become ~
| Couiuouwcalth. Our ambition should b. 10 make
81 taces and III clAsssa sss.9sd That ths st.te
and beat friend. Jaaxl!nx saa 3atsiny cost too
, 1877-04-17
CURRENT GOSSIP,

ELKIN9' NT1I1nTY"Ef71tT1I STANs"
II 1nwna on The rnnvas. a. hccn from Nfar
In c)oriftd Drcam1and. the Thir.y-oighth Star-
marvel of bcauty-a ttinmph Of Art
Az Mature had sought tn learn Heaven BY heart.
How true In the grandeur Of monntaln and Wild
OF fair Colorado, the Ctntury's Child
How, gazing, VIC list 10 tho dash Of thy streams,
o lsnd Of our wonder, and lsnl OF our areamst
How truly wo feel (giving Fancy tho reinl
The chill Of The RorRes. Tho hnat ot The plain,
Tho breath OF The blossom tho zephyr has swaysds
Tho chorus Of waters n merry cAscsdet
mighty uphcaval from valleys untrod,
snow- crowned ~ IN snrpllcs fos service Of Gadi
What might not be seen from soch summit EnbItme,
Above Alt tho rnRo Of the tempesta of Time'
What might not ba learned In the depth Of snch
hold
What treasures OF knowledge and treasures Of gufd
Where ,oro Of the ages 10 waiting. pcrehanee,
In k-serspt that fAstens the acent!ttR gtaneat
The.e's wrath In tho eoud.tand, but brightly above
The snnlghs streams through, - tho mills Of that
Loys
That R1ids thts inscription on Edsns untsod:
TIE nearer ta Nature, tht nearer 10 Oodf
And this Ia her semblanes In soltudes Mild,
Our bright Colorado. tho Century'a Child,
and thus We present to the Old World afsr,
Columbla's fairest, her Thirty eighth Star.
rAultHA.