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,T,'AnFI,pUIA MARKETS.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. z, o II NJ

"WEDNESDAY, jan. z, = W.
kur and Meal-Prices were steady and
was more doing. sales OF 900 bar
bncluding Minnesota extra at % 10 for
Enm; Sc for good and choice, and 9 Yoa
br fancy; Pennsylvania do do at 20 70
Bob, and SC 81 Ha6 81 for choice anu
ohio do do al 70 for good; 81. Louis
and Patent and other high grades AT
I'd, Rive Flour is steady at 81.
kin.-There Is some inquiry for Wheat
kpbrt, but the demand from the loce ]
krsis very light. Sales OF 5000 bushels
tding Penn red, at 4lai ~; do amber
b; Western No. red, In the grain Dc
bnd elevator, at / 40; Southern am Der
|5al 46, and small lots of Western
at 46al 30. hye IL quiet at former
3, viz, 67a75c for western and Penn -
: ID steady. shippers are holding on
tht local trade purchasing only 10 sat
|im mediate wants. sales OF 10000 bus
hiding old yellow aud mixed, track and
fain depot, at 6ia65c; new sail mixed
% and IN cars, at 5sa5stc Oats ar,
\ but prices are steady. sales Of l60'
\, including Western white At 5a3sc
Ait and prime.
hisky.-bO bbls OF Western iron-boun,
| at 81 II per gallon.
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RAILROADS.
q HlLADELPHIA, WILMINGTON a
RAIL ROAD.

lLAllEIPHlA, WlLM INGTUN q
BALTIMORE RAIL ROAD.
Nov'R 26tn, 1877.
PAINS will leave Wilmington AS follows
Philadelphia and Intermediate Stations,
so, 800. s47, 10 90 a. m, 2 80, 4 so,
10, p. m.
hila; and New York, 90, 3 a, a. m. 12 81 .
d, 4g, p. m.
|altilnore and intermediate Stations,
4 a. m.
|altimore and Washington, 12 81 4 10, s39
p. .l2.b4, 1853, 500, p. m.
Pains for Delaware Division, leave for;
lev Castle, go, $50, a. IN. Lis, q 30. pm,
\ yomlng and interim ediate Station, al
/, q. M, Is, $50 p. m.
|elmar and Intermediate Stations e.30.
p. 10, p m. V'
SUNDAY TRAINS.
and Intermediate Stations.
r. m. 300. $50, p. m.
and New York, 2O9. 8 ~, a.
Pa ltimore and Washington, l2 81, 1 ie a
Eor iuther Information passengers are
IeIFeu 10 the time tables posted at the
Pu'' IL. +. KENNEY.
Superintendent
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Medical men often puzzle themselves
YER the large sale that Dr. Bulls Baby
Syrup enjoys. Its great popularity is
due only to the excellent qualities possess
ed by this household medicine. %
cents.
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The WEATHER.
INDICATIONS.

INDICATIONS.
Washington. January 81 A. III.
For the New England and the Middle
Atlantic States, rising barometer, colder
northwest winds, clear weather. follow
ing snow in New England, will prevail.
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..a THE r.
DELAWARE ST ATE
+. & NJ. ms. co.
HOME OFFICE

CITY OF WILMINGTON, DEL,
lnsures buildings, farm property. live
stock, hay. grain IN barn or stack furniture,
merchandise, ships In port, rents, &C.,
against loss ordamage by fire and lightning
aLvery easonaDle rates for i've or ten
years.
Also, grants perpetual policies on resi-
dences or farm property.
All members of the Company holding
perpetual policies participate In the profits.
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BANKERS AND BROKEr.S.
ton House Building. Entrance on 6t
Street.
tnts for American, Red Star, Inmal
Cunard Lines 10 Great Britain ant
nent OF Europe.
FOR SALE.
hares farmers Bank Stock.
.thares First National Bank Stock.
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ape Worm R e mn owe d
Alive.

bee iii hi hnn ana all completein in two hours. No
kbrms 1enu resn passes. Seat, pin and stomach
Ninth s,raa, s,oVed by DR.. Kunhel, 269 North
[Kunntaah [Kn ana all passes in one, and alive, DR..
Hhis co,,,,a - me only successful physician in
h|s Wor,y Ior the removal of worms and
|children syrup is pleasant and safe for
fular. nv or or grown persons. Send tor cir
Fuesisl. 1t never fails poya-,m mn
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CASSIMERES CASSIMERES I! CAS-
SIMERES!ll

Go to W. NJ. Kennard g. Cos 621 Mar
ket St., and procure a bargain in cassi-
meres. They are selling their winter
stock at a tremendous reduction.
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kn EnD,,ss mlrssuioos Cuye FOR Germs
-'Vhg corns without pain.
L. BRlNGHURST a CO.,
tL.l Apothecaries.
Corner Sixth and MArket Sta
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Take the news home to Mary and tel
her that my cough has gone and that o
% cent bottle OF DIR. Bulls Cough SyruI
did it.
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DIED.

R0BINSON.-on Dec. 3lst., 1877, Mrs. Sarah
W...widow OF the late Thomas II. Robinson.
in the SD year of her age,
Tpe funeral services will be held at her late
residence, 703 TaiRal st.. on Thursday, the
Sd inst, at Up. IN. The relations and friends
of the family are invited to attend without
further notice.
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obfained for Inventors In the United Sutes canddo,
and Europe, al reduced rates. Wtth our prsncap@
Once located IN Washington, directly opposite ne
Cnied States Patent Office are able to attend 70 dl
Patent Business with greater ana depdcn
and less cost than other patent attorneys soho are dtd
10 employ associate dttorneys" We make preline-
fadry esamtnatioss and furnish opinions as 70 PAT;
IN ss,c i,yentios and Patents are fnvted to send for
a copy Of our Guide for obtaining Palents, sohich
Is sent free TO any address, and contains complete IN
srctions hotp 20 obtain Patents, and other valuable
matter We refer TO the GcTrsdn- american National
Bank, Washington, D. c.; the Royal S,0edfsh, Nor
s0egtan and Danish Legations, az Wdshdngton Hon.
10 ne Officials of the " s. Pate 06acc and to Send
tors and Members Of Congress from eusy Stdte.
,,Address: LOUIS BAGGER a Co.. Solicitors
Of Puts~.s and AHorncys at LaW. Le Droa Budding,
Warrington. ID. g.
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DTRECTORS,

-n 'l DIRECTORS.
Willium Bright. John p. Hudson,
M. NJ. Child, George A. Jones,
John Wood, X. w Cannon,
Robert McCaulley. VIM. H. Murphy,
George W. Bright, william Il. sharp,
Henry Evans, Charles ii, Maull,
ID, T Hawkins. James b Henry,
William NJ Fields, James Whaley,
William DYER. Granville Stokes,
j. G. Hawkins; H. g. Steward,
DR.. Chas. II. Richards, u. +. Whorton,
] i. r. ID. Seeds, John H. Thomas,
r., NJ. Johnson, ID o. L, Elliott,
William ]. M Morrow, Paris II Carlisle,
DIR j, T.. Hammond, John L: Long,
| kand Humphreys. Ell Holllster,
p, +. Gustine, James II. Myers,
Samuel Hargadlne, John @. Hazzard,
]. r. Tantum, VIM. l.. Dnrant,
q. r. johnson, Reynear Williams
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W LMINGToN MARK ETs-

WILMINGTON, Del, Jan. 1878:
n,atons al the Brandywlne Mills foi
enh GRAIN Corrected Daily.
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puy ana sell stocKsi
NJ Bonds and Gold In n
w., York, ,Phila, Baltimore
and local markets.
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What is a Cock Horse +?

The coaching excursion from New York
to Philadelphia has thrown light upon a
passage in popular nursery rhyme, which
to the infants of this generation has been
fraught with mystery-"Ride a cock
horse to Banbury Cross" What is cock
horse? This question has been asked by
many an inquiring Juvenile, and in most
instances fond parents have been obliged
to confess that they didn't know. The
American edition of "Nursery Rhymes
illustrates this much-quoted ditty with a
picture of small boy riding a walking
cane, the head of which seems to be the
efigy of rooster. No doubt the artist
supposedthat he was correctly representing
the text, but in this he was egregiously
mistrken. A correspondent of the New
York Herald, who in the guise of a
member of the Coaching Club, was ac-
corded a seat in the "Tally Ho," has fur
nished the true explanation of the mystic
rious rhyme in the following passage in
his admirable account of the famous trip
"The Tally Ho spun by the Princeton
trotting track at twelVe-mile gait, and
shortly afterward passed down rather
steep hill and oyer the Kingston Bridge
on the Delaware and Raritan Canal. A
short halt was made on the other side,
while cock-horse was added to the team.
A cock-horse is the coaching term for a
fifth horse, ridden by postillion, that is
hitched on ahead of the leaders. This
addition to the motive power was made at
the foot of Kingston Hill, and at 1904
p. M, the five horses were dragging the
Tally Ho up that rather steep incline,
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Where the Sun Jumps a Day.

Chatham Island lying off the coast OF
New Zealand, in the South Pacific Ocean,
is peculiarly situated, as it is one of the
habited points of the globe where the day
of the week changes. 1t is just in the
line of demarkation between dates. There
high II on Sunday or noon ceases, and
instantly Monday meridian begins. Sun
day comes into mans house on the east side
and becomes Monday by the time it passes
out the western door. A man sits down
to his MONDAY dinner on Sunday, and it is
Monday before he finishes it.
That Saturday is Sunday and Sunday
is Monday, and Monday suddenly becomes
transferred into Tuesday. 1t is a good
place for people who have lost much time
for by taking an early start they can al,
ways get day ahead on Chatham Island
1t took philosophers and geographeIs
long time to settle the puzzle where Sun
day noon ceased and where Monday began.
with man travelling west fifteen degrees
an hour, or with thesun. Its hoped that
the next English Arctic expedition will
settle the other mooted question =
aWhere will one stop who travels north.
west continually"
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What Smoking Does for Boys.

A certain doctor struck with the large
number of boys under Is years of age
whom he observed smoking, was led to
inquire into the effect the habit had upon
the general health. He took for his pur-
pose thirty-eight boys aged from 9 to 10,
and carefully examined them in u of
them he discovered injurious traces of the
habit. In % there were various disorders
of the circulation and digestion and palpi-
tation of the heart, and more or less taste
for strong drink. In IL there were fire.
quent bleeding of the nose, 10 had disturb
ed sleep, and twelve had slight liberation
of the mucus membrane of the mouth,
which disappeared on ceasing from the use
of tobacco for some days. The doctor
treated them all for weakness; but with
little effect, until the smoking was discon-
tinued, when health and strength were soon
restored. Now, this is no "old wife tale, !"
as these facts are given with the authority of
the British Medical Journal
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The Coming Press.

The coming press is massive engine of
mirror. like steel and bfass. 1t is fed with
the blanks through vertical brass tube
in the same way that the milling machine
is fed, and very charming young lady
satisfies its appetite, which demands eighty
blanks minute Its power is that of the
toggle-joint, and it moves with the sonif-
erons rock of baby giants cradle. As
the blanks reach the bottom of the tube
they are seized singly by a pair of steel
feeders, similar in motion to human fingers
and thumbs, and carried forward and
lodged in the collar between the upper
and lower dies. AT the same moment the
lever is descending, and, by the time the
planchet is in position, the toggle-joint,
brought into vertical position, imparts
to the piece pressure which, within the
narrow limits of its motion, is almost in
calculable. The immediate relaxation of
the joint causes the upper die to be lifted,
when the feeders, coming up with second
planchet, push away the one already coin
ed. The planchet, before being struck, is
slightly less in diameter than the steel
ring or collar into which it drops; but the
pressure upon the dies causes the piece to
expand into the collar, and takes from it
the reeding or huteing of its edge. The
tinkle of the falling coins and the meas
ured swing of the machine are musical,
and would interweave with other instru-
ments in a miser's symphony. Do they
awaken far-reachiug thoughts in the girl
who fills the tube, and sees the incensate
press casting off the coins at the rate of
more than fourteen millions year2 Every
time she hears the tinkle in the box near
her feet an inestimably powerful agent is
entering the world, and from the machine
to which she is so carefully ministering
come the multifarious evil and good of all
acknowledgement Journal for June.
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HAD JUST HAD ONE.-In the course
of letter from Richmond to the Com
mercial Advertiser the writer tells the fol-
lowing, as related to him by General
Harry Heth One day General (now
Senator) Gordon and / were ordered to
attack General Grants lines near Peters
burg, and we accordingly moved out to-
ward the 'front.' Gordon, you know, is a
preacher, and man of pious devotional
habits just before the action began he
said to me, General, before we go into
action would it not be well to engage in
prayer?" 'sCertainly," I replied, and he
and his staff retired into little building
by the roadside, and and my staff pre-
paredsto follow. Just then caught sight
Of my brother, who was with some artillery
a little way down the road, and thinking
to have him join us l called him out by
name. "Come,' said !, pointing to the
building we were just entering, 'No,
thank you" he answered, e'EVc Just had
one -
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suit when we met in New York. You
have spared me that trouble. Good-eve-
ming, Sir.
Clementine showed to no one her disap-
pointmient, and she probably soon recover
ed from it. Her life was full of many
other pleasant plans and hopes, and she
could well afford to let selfish lover pass
out of it. She remained with her friend
until after the marriage between her and
John Selden had been consummated; and
then Cleve saw her name among the list
of passengers sailing ON one particular day
for Europe. As John and his bride left
on the same steamer, Cleve supposed, Of
course, she had gone in their company,
"Nioe thing it would have been for Cleve
Sullivan to marry John Selden's wife S
maid, or something or other John al
ways was a lucky fellow. Some fellows
are always unlucky in love affairs-l al
ways am"
Half year afterward he reiterated this
statement with great deal of unnecessary
emphasis. He was just buttoning his
gloves preparatory to starting for his after
Moons drive, when an old acquaintance
hailed him.
"Oh, it's that fool Belmar," he mutter-
ed; II shall have to offer him ride. |
thought he was in Paris. Hello, Belmar,
when did you get back? Have ride p
"No, thank you. have promised my
wife to ride with her this afternoon"
"Your wife When were you married.
"Last month, in Paris"
"And the happy lady was
"Why, I thought you knew every one
is talking about my good fortune. Mrs.
Belmar is old Paul Marat's only child"
"What?"
"Miss Clementine Marat. She brings
me nearly S3,OOO,OOO in money and real
estate, and heart beyond all price"
Chow on earth did you meet her ?"
"She was travelling with Mr.. and Mrs.
Selden-you know John Selden. She
has lived with Mrs. Selden ever since she
left school they were friends when they
were girls together
Ceve gathered up his reins, and nodd-
ing to Mr.. Frank Belmar, drove at fna-
BILE rate up the Avenue and through the
Park. He could not trust himself to
speak to any one, and when he did, the
remark which he made to himself in strict
confidence was not fattering For once
Mr.. Cleve Sullivan told Mr.. Cleve Sulli-
van that he had been badly punished, and
that he we'll deserved it.
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Hard Times and Sunshine Niggers."

Uncle Remus and old man Plato, who
are excellent specimens of the old time
darkey, met at the passenger depot and
compared notes:
"Dese is mighty hard times, Brer Re-
mus" =.
"You'ea hoopin', now, honey; an deyer
gittin' harder. De man dat gifts dollar
desc days is got ter onlimber hisse'f, sho's
you BON. He's got to git roun' like he
wuz at eamp-meetin rastle."
"Dat's wat 1 calls knockin' at de frunt
do" said old Uncle Plato, by way of ex-
pressing his hearty assent.
"De time done come, Brer Plato" con-
tinued Uncle Remus, "w'en niggers amt
got none de vantage er po w'ite folks.
Some un um, I notis, kin sit in de sun an
git fat, but wi me hits scufie and a
scramble from days eend ter days eend,
an I'm monst'ous glad wen night comes
eff I got er slice er bacon rine for ter
greaze my stommick wild"
"Some er desc yer niggers, Brer Remus
wat stan's roun' an suns deyse'f look like
dat dey got rich kinsfolks somewheres. )"
"No use fer ter bodder bout der kins-
folks, Brer Plato. Eff 'twa'nt for desc
sunshine niggers de chain-gang wouldn't
be able fer to dig pos hole. Hit 'ud be
mighty nigh ez weak ez de toddy wat Mars
John mixed fer de baby. Niggers don't
fatten on no sunshine. Wen you wake
desc 70 day an hear de hens cacklin'
and squallin' YIN des put it down dat
one er desc yer sunshine niggers is making
his livin', and if a p'leeceman happen for
to sa inter up dere's anudder candydit fer
de chain-gang."
"You'er chawin guvument terbacker
now, Brer Remus," responded Uncle
Plato, approvingly.-Attanta Constitution.
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The Boot on the Other Leg.

He was the manager of church fair
and one morning he walked into the news
papers Office and said:
"Want an item this morning.
"Of course" replied the editor. Where
upon the visitor laid the following note
upon the table:
"The ladies of the - Street Church
will give festival at their vestry hall next
Friday evening. Literary and musical en-
tertainments will be provided and supper
served to all who desire. The ladies ii
charge of the affair have much experience
in such matters, and are sure to provide a
good time. The admission will be only
Is cents, and it is certain that no one car
spend that amount to better advantage
Be sure to go and take your friends.
When the editor had read it, he said
"Oh, 1 see, an advertisement" ,"
"No, not an advertisement. Weprefel
to have it go in the local column" replied
the manager.
And seeing that the editor looked skep
tical, he continued
at will interest a great many OF youl
readers, and help good cause, besides, VIC
have spent so much money getting up our
entertainment that we can't afford to ad-
vertise it without increasing the price Of
our tickets. In such a matter as this we
ought to be willing to help each other.
"Well," said the editor, "if it goes into
the locals, suppose you will reciprocate
by reading little notice in your church
next Sunday"
The visiting brother asked what notice.
and the editor wrote and handed him the
following:
"The Weekly Chronicle, for the coming
year, will be the best and cheapest family
paper in Maine. Its proprietor has had
much experience and has had all the helps
which large outlay of money can procure.
His paper has larger circulation than any
other in the country, and is to be furnish
ed at only 50. 1t is certain that no one can
spend that amount to better advantage.
Be sure to take the Chronicle and sub
scribe for your friends" ;"
The manager hemmed and hesitated,
and then said, solemnly, that he doobted
whether it would be judicious to read such
notice, but suggested that if it was print
ed copies of it might be distributed at the
door of the vestry on the evening of the
entertainment.
eyes," said the editor, "but it would
attract more attention in the middle of a
sermon. 1t will interest large number
of your congregation, and help good cause;
besides, SO much money is spent upon the
Chronicle, that don't see how the owner
can afford to print hand-bills to advertise
it without increasing the subscription
price. In such matter as this we ought
to be willing to help each other"
Then the gentleman saw the situation.
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dait and 9uutoq,
OObleigh's Mother Takes Tramp in Hand.

Tramps calling at the Cobleigh mansion
have received something to eat if there
was anything to give them. Mrs. Cob.
leigh's mother is visiting her son-in-law
When she discovered that tramps called
and were fed, she protested against the
extravaganza.
"Why," said she, with plying laugh,
81 should no more think of feeding tramps
for nothing than of feeding an army for
nothing. The good-for nothing, lazy things,
they can work just as we'll as you can
work. They'd never get anything out of
me without doing something for it, I can
tell you"
"Oh, that's we'll enough in theory" OBJ
served the soft-hearted Cobleigh, "but it
is too troublesome to reduce to practice.
1t is only bite we can give 'em, anyway. :"
"That's the way with all men, retorted
his wifes mother, somewhat impatiently.
"Anything to save trouble is their motto,
it matters not what is the cost. But /
don't believe in that way. | believe that
every penny counts, and if You geta little
something in the way of work out of these
vagabonds it is so much gain for yourself,
besides discouraging idleness and vaga-
bondism. Now, I'll take the next tramp
in hand, and you'll see the effect.
Mrs. Cobleigh's mother was as good as
her word. The next tramp who came
along was great hulk of fellow, in quest
of victuals. The old lady had found out
in the meantime that the front walk need
ed cleaning, and she told him if he would
work there an hour she would give him
something to eat. He assented, and she
armed him with hoe.
She was very much pleased with the
success of her plan, and said to her daugh-
ter, in an exulting tone
"There, what did l tell you p
At the end of half hour she went to
the front to see that he was not fooling
away the time, and found that he was not
In fact he had made the very best use of
his time, and was nowhere in sight The
old lady hastened to the walk and looked
anxiously up and down the street, but the
tramp was not to be seen. Then she re-
membered the hoe was new one.
Every few minutes she would go to the
door, and cast an anxious glance to the
walk, but the object of her longing did
not darken its surface.
Such terribly discouraged old lady has
not been seen in Danbury in some time,
nor one SO prone to rubbing her head in
silent meditation.
Mr.. Cobleigh has got another hoe,
which he has chained to a post in the eel
lara precaution scarcely necessary
DdnJwy Ne,0s.
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Capacity and Contents Of the Ark.

Skeptics who have assailed the scrip
tural account of the Deluge have based
part of their argument upon the inca
pacity of that vessel to hold two and two
of all the animals upon the earth. Rev.
VIM. 81. Brisbane, in his "Bible Defend
ed, meets these objections in the follow
ing manner:
"It has been said that the ark could
not contain pair of all the species of
animals. But who dare limit the resour-
ees of almighty power and infinite wis
dom? What, would you make miracle
of it? Certainly, it was in character and
design unquestionably miraculous, and we
would as soon apply the tests Of sicence
to the turning of water into wine, or the
raising of Lazarus from the dead.
Yet the objection is of little force.
There are in all two hundred and fifty
thousand species of living animals, but of
these are excluded, of course, all that live
in water, aquatic and amphibious. Per-
haps we might also exclude all whose
spawn or larvae could be preserved, and
many oviparous animals might be kept in
the egg instead of living specimens. Be
this it as may, we thus dispose of all the
radiates, mollusks, articulates, and verte-
brates, the whole class Of fishes, and most,
if not all, of reptiles. This leaves the
mammals, numbering something over
twelve hundred, perhaps as high as fifteen
hundred, and birds, embracing FIVE thous-
and species; from the former, we, of course,
exclude all whales or cetacians, which
greatly reduces the whole number
The ark is estimated at over thirty thou
sand tons burden, or more than equal to
eighteen first class packet ships. So there
can be no reasonable doubts as to its ca
pacity to carry everything Necessary to its
purpose.
It has been objected that these animals,
from climates the extremes Of heat and
cold, could not live in one locality; this
will be sufficiently answered by visit tc
any of our extensive menageries.