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The New York herald., 1878-10-10
MURDER OR ACCIDENT2

DEATH OF YOUNG MAN AT A CoEvIvrAL
e NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CIRCUMSTANCES.
The Coronsrs' Office was advised last Monday that
Frederick Meyer, twenty-two years old, OF Mel
rose, had accidentally fallen down stairs
and received Injuries from which he soon
alter expired. Acting upon this Information,
Deputy Coroner Goldschmidt proceeded yesterday
morning 10 investigate the case. In the abssnos Of
any oirect proof that deceased had been ouiIy dealt
with, DR.. Goldschmidt made external examination,
took informal testimony and thon granted burial
permit Lsarning OF this ucllon the ne ~ bors met
and appointed a committee to visit tue Coronssw
onlcc aud demand tnat the case be reopsnod.
HERALD rspor,er who vsited Mslross yesterday
:--0n sunday last John Uirion, OF No s5s East
l54th street. invited numocr o friends 80 eseofase
the christening OF his child. fne attendance was
large, aud, accordng TO tho nsiahbors, very dsor-
derry, the snests quarrelling rspeassdy during sne
evening. A Tree nght brought the enssrsainmsn 70
close. and squad ei police vas seat from Inc
Thirty-third prscInct When quet vas 70
stored young Never was found IN sas
OF uncons usnsss proauesd oy liquor. II was NOS
generally known iii morning that he was dead, aud
was then sopt n on the station TO the Coronsrs
Office. Mrs Koib. Michael Guntner, Mira Mier, hrA
Dahisr aua Rudoipn Martin, VINO live In the mmedi-
ate nsiaLbornood, say tnat Mayer was apparently
tue only sober person ~ The christening. The
sSsss as, zen Ssaor'x x SoS sno lives dissos,.
IN tho rear OF the saloon above when
hs festivities were .raossctso says .nat she nsard
guess Frnx rs dead " Other neigbbors TESTIFY TO
having seen some carry Meyer into the yard and
throw him over Lhe fence Subsequently MS body
was taken back and placed near ths pump. Mr.
Hoffman, the saloon keeper, on whose premises ths
death occurred, Indignantly denies any inputattons
on the character OF the gathering Mr. Uirich said
yesterday that tue mans doata was purely noel.
asnlaL Ho was drunk aud noisy aud tell down salrs
whilo the festivities were at their heighA DIR.
Schwannege, who was summoned, refused Ia accom-
pany the two young mon who called twice ~ his
house. They we're drunk, he says, snd almost broks
his betI by violent ringing us
Mayer worked At button factory In East Morrisa.
man.
The New York herald., 1878-10-10
ATTEMPTED TO BURN HIS CELL.

Vincent Day, OF No. 336 East Thirtyaith street. tho
boy who on Tuesday ssuL In the Eiity-sevsnth
Street Court, to the workhouse for SIX months,
placed, on account OF mis- violent actions, In the
padded cell OF the court prison. No sooner vas tho
door closed tnan he struck Uatcn. rne padding -
OF nair, anu thero Was uanger OF conhagrstOp. Tne
keeper took Day and him. uut no matches
couu be found. He was again put IA and the DOOR
closed, but struck another match. Furihsr soarch
tailed 10 discover the matches and tina boy kept up
hts iittc game until, throngn sheer necessity, he was
feturDed " tho ordinary coil
The New York herald., 1878-10-10

pains 20 prove its invalidity. The defence,
when interrogated this morning, laughed a.
said, "You don't suppose We would trust me
State altar such ipordne ambition nad oeen ais
played, do you The same day that Mr.. Hayden tcs-
iinsd abous tue arsenic a. soon possible we sent
man to the barn TO get The PACKAGE He procured u
and has IL intact tkte- aHE
II 10 thought that the defence will endeavor 70 es
tabiish the theory OF suicide The Grand Jury VIII
meet Monday.
= The excitement here and In the adjacent county
conccrning the urder 10 more intense than ever.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23

On Thursday last We received glorious
news from Ouachita and Morchousc par
,shos Gen King and $. ID. McEncry, Esq.
have cauvas,cd Morchouse thoroughly.
They have exposed Ludrling'- record
they have filled the people with
enthusiasm. Hundreds Of negroes have
joined the Democratic clubs. and More.
house, parish claimed 10y the Republicans,
will give 1890 majority for the Democratic
ticket
2eno telcgraphs us from Monroe that
Ouachita is solidly Dcmocrsctic. and that
she will give majority Of lsn0 to t.r
State and Congressional ,icket.
Il not this glorious ncw-' Just think vi
It. These parishes are claimed by the Rad
ieals They had hoped to deludc the col.
ored people once more into the support oi
their infamous men and measures. Bn,
the Democracy have bea, them-havc con,
WINGED the voters Of the merits Of the
Democratic party and have swelled theil
ranks by the admission Of all the negroes
These people have worked in earnest
they have feeling kuowledgr Of the evil
Of Radical rule they wish the other par
ishes to aid them, but in the ineantim,
have aided themselves.
II in these psrishes, claimed by the Re
publicans, there will be no Republican
votes, what shall be said Of Claiborne
claimed by the Democracy
Friends, lie, us have no Republican vote.
| here.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23

This 10 the last day Of the registration.
In the face of all the appeals that have
been made to the people, they have failed
in their duty. 1t is Ia be regretted that
they should have been blind Ia the plain
demands Of patriotic duty. But It is now
too late To indulge in any rccrimination or
extended auimadvcrsions upon the failure
Of the few hundred to come for~ard at the
call of the State. Let us gain victory
with what we have on hand.
There is no need that there should he
fifty Republican votes in Claiborne parish.
Let the canvassers in each ward see to it
that No man he permitted To vote for Ludc-
ling and Fairfax for want Of proper infer
nation az to the character of the men
Let the ward canvas,crs see To it that the
claims of these men BE- fully ventilated aud
their records exposed.
In q few DAYS the election will he held
Let these few days he days If work, Of
hard work. for two ihnu>and Democratic
majority in Clnihnrrr II W. have failed
To register "ur full strength, let ~ not fail
To vote all and even more than the less san.
guinr cNprct If III. Work necessarily;
see thu people both white and black; en-
dcavor to inspire them With the same en-.
! thusiasm yon ought tn til Yourselves
Much is expected Of Claiborne. Other
! parishes must not be disappointed,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23
keIIesV's SEAT.

We have met few persons who believe
thst it would be proper for the incoming
Legislature to elect Judge spohbrl to sue
coed Senator Eustis. We observe that our
highly esteemed contemporary, the Shreve-
port Times, some weeks ago expressed such
an opinion. Such views We do not think
correspond with the wishp. of tho State or
National Democracy. Judge Spoaord, be-
You'd all donbt, owes it to himself and the
people Of Louisiana to continue his contest
with Kellogg. We do not look upon that
matter as finally and entirely settled. We
can not consider Louisiana entirely re-
deemed so long ~ the infamous Kellogg
sits a. one Of her Senator'S.
We have the profoundest respect for the
ability and personal character Of Judge
Spofford We have always delighted "a
honor him ~ one Of Louisiana's most gift
cd citizens. We believe that he will yet
represent us in the Senate, but not ~ the
successor to Eustis. He will fill the place
now occupied by Kellogg.
We insist that the sentiment Of thnst
men who elected him to the position OF
which he has been dcfrauded, demands
that he do not give up the contest, bn'
continucit under better auspices.
Fu.tis should succeed himself, and wher
Kellogg is oustcd and Spofford takes hit
place, Louisiana will, for the first tiin'
since the war, be ably and honorably rep
resented in the United States Senate.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23
And 10 seems that Judge Ludeling want

And il seems that Judge Ludeling wants
TO try the Morey policy Of ls7i-when Scott,
Richardson aud Ramsey were arrested and
carried Ia Monroe. We only wish that he
would, and We must now regret that he did
not do 40 a week ago II would have been
the best card in the world to bring the peo-
pie out to register, and they would vote
solidly against Labelling, white and black,
il he were Ia have arrested the most in-
significant Democrat in the parish Of Clai-
borne. Bnt this article should not deter
Ludeling or his friends in Claiborne from
snch course. They, of course. know bet
ter a. TO the ultimate result than we do.
so send on your United Ststcs Marsballs
and troops and b; nd-cuffs and drunken
deputies, and get your coHntenances Hxed
in borri6ed surprise at these arrests yon
know nothing Of
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23
Hog Cholera.

White CASTLE soap, three pounds. shave
in small pieces common bar soap, eight
pounds, cut in six or eight pieces; place all
in n kettle with bucket of water, boil on
slow fire till all is dissolved. Then pour
III tub buckets Of water; stir in calumcl,
pound; spirits Of turp"ntinr, | gallon.
Feed this to your hogs, I ounces to the hog,
once week. For cure melt aud drrnch
with this pint once a day for three days.
The above receipt has been handed tn
ns by our friend | VI Dyer who assnics us
that the remedy il warranted to be good
one. He paid five dollars for the recipe
in Shreveport. aud has from undonbtel
authority that the recipe will cure. IL is
now furnished MS by Mr.. Dyer for the ben
eft Of the public.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23
Homer Masonic Institute
for Young Ladies.
Hinstssuth Annual ssssion begins Sept 4,h, 1877
EFFICIENT TEACHERS will fill every

EFFICIENT TEACHERS will fill every
IL Department.
Especial attention given to MUSIC.
Prof A. A. WHEELER will give instruc-
ton in the rudiments Of music rs applied
to singing to the entire School, twice .
week, free Of charge. -
Board and tuition per month Of four
weeks, including " washing, lights, &c, sl5,
in advance.
Music On Piano. Organ. Guitar, or Guilt
walton of the voice, included with the
above, SO 90, In advance.
Tuition, 3, 4 and dollars per month.
Incidental fee per term, Sim advance.
Liberal deduction for tuition when paid
in advance.
The Institution lii strictly non -dcuomina-
tional.
For further particulars, send for Cata-
logue.
T. 8. SLIGH, A. NJ, Prcst..
Homer. Claiborne parish. La.
Aug. Ia, lc1S. 52:y
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23
The District ceurt.

Gu Monday morning, at 10 o'clock, the
District Court was called, With Judge Z.
n. Graham, presiding, md Allen BsrtSiale,
District Attorney, present, and ready for |
An earnest attention 10 the criminal lido |
ayncrssios Of the free people Of Claiborne !
parish. q. W. Tigner was appointed fore
man Of the grand jury, and the following |
gentlemen were called ~ grand jurors
W W. OTIS, James Gray, j. NJ. Anderson,
J. ". Mcfarland, W. d. Collier, J. X. KEEL
ley. W. u. Phillips, J. A. p. Knox, +. N.
Freeman, J. II. Dar,len, W. II. Max-y, X.
A. y. Vim, r. O. Evans, A. Blackman,
c. l.. lays. The usual able charge WA
delivered in Judge Grshan's impressive
msnner, aud from the character Of the men
who composs the grand jury aud the we'll
known ability and integrity Of the fore
man, We believe that the charge Of the
Court will he needed and q full and fear
less investigation given to the criminal
matters Of the parish. Grand Juries have
very grave responsibilities resting on them.
The good order aud peace Of the parish can
only he maintained by \ fearless and con
scicntions discharge Of their duties.
careful enquiry into all alleged ofenseS,
and when an off-nse is known TO have been
committed the finding Of a bill Of indict-
, ment includes the greater part of grand
I - 49, a. I,,t II, la ia.
charged without ANY reference to the fears
or fnvors that ~ often stand in the way Of
au honest investigation OF facts. 1t may
I've gratifying to friend To shield him from
possible harm--you may he protected from
injury by an enemy II he knows that
through your influence ne WAS granted i'm
munity in his evil deeds; but it is exceed
ingly distasteful to the society In which
we live--it 10 disgraceful to the man and
dishonorab bic to the common wealth to per-
NIT such influences to control In matters
OF snch moment.
All these facts were included in the
charge Of Judge Graham. and will doubt
/
! II Is not likely that many criminal mat
tiers of al important nature will come be-
fore this grand jury. The fcarlcssnrss
with which the grand inquest Of last Spring
discharged it's duty has to very great
extent, prevented the wicked aud mali
/ cious from the commission oi offrnsrs.
, A.. l,,t a., e ,,.l .I,ar
actcr before the Court, aud of these. but =
small proportion of any material import,
ance.
| Bcsidcs the local bar III attendance, We
notice L.. H. McClcnd"n, of Lisbon, and
| Hon. j. {. Esan, Assistant Attorney Gen
-ral Bn, Judge Egan may. be considered
homefolks temporary absence IN the
State Capital having only made his pres
rncc the more pleasant to the people OF
Claiborne. Judge Egsn'- family will TO
main here permanently. The Judge will
60 back to New Orleans A. soon ~ the el
demic is over. Mr.. L. II. McClcndon is wei
known in Claiborne parish. Though ;
young lawyer, he gives promise Of being
An ahl. one and will doubtless give th'
people all example Of his ability before III,
present term has closed.
Court will probably close before the Las
of next week. There Ii not, ut least, bust
ness enough tn keep the Court going unit
the limit Of the term.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23
Succession Sale.

Succession Of John w. Hincs. Decca sed
State I Louisiana. Parish Of Ciaibornr.
Ol virtue of a commission To me directed
ID 10y the Honorable Parish Court of the
parish Of Claiborne, | will sell at public
auction, To the last and highest bidder. at
the residence of the late John W. Hines. on
Saturday, Esd day Of November, 1878,
the following described property belonging
to said succession, TO wit:
The west half Of the southwest auarter
of section ~, and the southeast quarter Of
the sonth a-t quarter of section 80, and
the east Il If of the northeast quarter and
northra,' quarter Of the southeast quarter
of section 81, aud west half Of the west
half and northeast quarter Of southwest
quarter of section ~, township % north,
Of range west less fractions aud church
lot, containing in all 40 acres, more Ut less
with all the improvements thereon.
Also, one Bedstead, two Feather beds and
pair Of Pillows, one Shotgun, one Wash.
pot, one Oven and Lid, one Tea-kettle and
skillet, one Cow, two iearlings, and one
Sow.
Tcrms-One half cash, the balance on IL
months time.
All persons holding claims against the
| said succession are requested To present
the same for payment, and all in debt to
the same are hereby notified to pay ND i'm.
mediately.
P. c. COLLIER, Admir-.
Sept. Il, 1878 SITS
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23
Communicated.
Sad Faith. "
Prof. >iathcuat
Rouge, La.

Trcachcry, Iniidelty and Bad Faith are
component parts Of the Radical Faith, and
they find an excellent exponent in John T.
Ludrling. We understand from the very
best authority that he has been, and is.
making ovrrtures to the Grcenbackcrs of
Lincoln parish, whereby he will secure
their vote in conjunction with the name
of Col. John 5. Young. dropping his own
henchman and eoadjutor, Rev. Mr.. Fairfax,
entirely. What n marvellous contrast these
two names will make on one ticket. II
there is a man in Lincoln 50 thoroughly
bereft Of reason ar to suppose that John
T. Ludeling will accord him any satisfi,c-
ton ON the Financial question, let him pc
ruse the 9th resolution Of the Republican
Platform rs published by the Radical Con
vention in this city on the Goth September,
which reads as follows:
That the Financial question having been
disposed Of by Congress the situation
ought TO h. accepted" and We oppose fur.
Their agitation of the subject.
1t isa trick, and a trick worthy of its
parent, Ludeling, and it is to be hoped that
no one in Lincoln parish will entertain for
one moment, one single iota Of faith in any
pledge Ludehng may have given to hack
his wretched proposition. He repudiates
the man who does stand by him, What
will he do to thoss " no ought NOT to stand
by himf
Gentlemen Of Lincoln do not, we beg OF
able name Of John s. Young by associating
it with that Of Ludeling. Let it be KING
and You've on your tickets, and do your
duty by your parish and State.
Monroe, La. 80
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State Of Losisia~a, Psrsk u CksibsTsf.

Tn obedience to an Ordinance enaetee u
L the Police Jury OF said parish and stsss s
on the I'd day Of September, A. D. lUe,
notice 10 hereby given, that an eIse''oSs
will be held at ATHENS, in Ward rive
said parish, on TUESDAY the 5th dAy ..
November, 1873, in order 70 determine, "
popular suffrage whether The sale Of in!oA-
icatiug Liquors shall be prohibited ~ AZ "
for the period Of twelve m,cths within tDo
limits Of said wari /.
All voters Of said ward, qualified - sue
under existing laws, shall be permitted VI
vote at said election. The ballots eosr
have inscribed on each "For Prohi oftio ~
or Against Prohibition" % tho viii o. 'es
voter -
III A. Mcfarland, W. F. Bridge and p
N. Hulse have been appointed Comm,e. J.
era Of election, and arc hereby re4cilS1 ~
make returns to me, % Honor, wfsoie ~
days sfter said election has beeu ho!9
Given under my hand oDeislly Of 49,;
said parish and Stsse, % Ne SSsA ~ -
September, A. d. 1879. ,
Oesideut Police Jury
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23

We call the attention of our readers to
the communication in this days paper with
reference to the proposed location Of the
State Capitol at Baton Rouge. Many Of
our ci,ileus are profoundly interested in
this matter, For ourself, We may say, that
the arguments presented by those who IA.
vor Baton Rouge are very strong. and seem
ingly unsnswerable. Will not thosr Of our
exchanges which have not already done so
express an opinion on this question:
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23

Iron Shreveport Times. ]

IFIom Shreveport Times.
A heavy black frost ut Memphis Oh the
18th inst, witt loo Que sixteenth Of IN inch
thick on pools Of water beyond the city
limifs.
Emperor william, of Germany, has sent
three thousand resch marks TO yellow fever
sufferers. Minister Noyes, At Paris, sends
four thousand dollars.
wAsHiSoIoS, Oct I9- Reports to the
Surgeon General Of Marine Hospital ser.
vice show:
New Orleans, La. During the week end
ing yesterday g76 cases and 235 deaths; 70
cases and &c deaths occurred the last ~
houn. Totals, l2,l52 cases and a,635
deaths.
No cascs At Port Esds or Southwest Pass
during the past week.
Morgan City-Deatbs i6; tho number Of
cases were incorrectly given In Last report.
Total cases to date about &32, deaths n.
Mobilo-Ca.es Sc and deaths IL. Total
eascs 90, deaths -.
Deestur-Seveuty., three cases aud twelve
deaths; total cases IS, deaths a.
Ocean Bpriugs-Tweuty-6v FIVE csses and
ono death. ToIal cases l25, deaths 20.
Psss Christian cases and
four deaths. Total cases les; deaths H.
Bay ST. Louis-Fihy-two cases and
twelve deaths. Total cases 80, deaths, 81.
Al e., NJ ri
material. C..see are now more malignant.
Francis Point--Eight cases and two
deaths. Total cases 81, deaths 6.
Baton Rougc-Threc hundred and one
cases aud sixteen deaths. Total cases 2l70,
deaths 10.
Vicksburg.. Thir,y.two deaths In the city
and sixty four in the. county of Warren
outside the city. Total deaths city And
county 1914.
Holly sprinss-Cases III, deaths %.
About 200 cases are under treatment. The
fever is spreading into the surrounding
country. A slight frost occurred on the
night OF the 10th.
Grenada-Four cases aud two deaths
Tho fever il spreading into the country
In II families, containing " unacchmatcd
persous, IL cases and = death, occurred
during the past week. Total deaths II
Grenada aud adj accent country 32i.
lIcrnando-Fhy cases aud twenty tire,
deaths. Several from one TO three miles IL
the country. Total casrs ll3, death. 10
a light frost was observed this morning.
Chattsnooga-One hundred aud one ease
and thirty deaths.
Pari. Tcnncssee-No cases or deaths fo
the week. Frost has occurred aud nj
further trouble is expected
1t. Lous-Four deaths at quarantine
the past week
Louisvillc-Fftcen cases aud Ave deaths
OF these IL cases aud deaths were among
Inhabitants in the locality before describ
cd. Total cases l27, deaths -, Of which
% cases and - deaths we've among rcfu
gees.
Key West-No new cascs during III
week; one death on the 18th inst Tota
cAses 81, deaths II.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23

Galveston has given sll,OO0 to
the fever sufferers which is claimed
to be more IN proportion to it's pop.
nlation than any other city in the
Union has contributed. Shreveport,
with no onethird Of the population
Of Galveston, has given half As
much money not including large
shipments of clothing to the or
pbaus.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23

We are compelled to leave until another
issue the publication of the obituary of
our venerated friend, Maj. J. II. Gill
There arc many facts connected with his
history, many events Of his long life that
We desire to incorporate in our notice Of
him. He bad many, very many friends
who inform ~ that they wish to preserve
the notice Of his death. We therefore de-
sire TO make 1t - full and complete rs pos
sible. By next week we will have pro-
cured from the confidential friends Of the
deceased the missing facts, and the obitu-
nry will then ne published.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23
GUN.REPAIRING.
w. p. TRAYLOR.

I HAVE had No many applications 70 work
/ on Guns, Pistols, &c, that have deter
mined to locate myself for 5 or 6 weeks in
Homer to attend Ia my numerous calls with
IA great convenience a. possible to my pat
rons will be 10 Homer from and after
the 2lst If October. Any and all persons
in the parish wishing their guns worked on
will bring them in s.s Early ~ possible.
guarantee positive satisfaction for all work
done. W. 7. TRAiLOR.
Sept. Is, 1873. 6.t21o
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23

White ruffians painted to repre-.
sent Indians have been committing
deprpdatiOns in Nebraska. Reports
are very conflicting from that far of
country. 1t would be well to kill
these raiders and settle the question
Trace.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23

Senator Geo. II. Ellis arrived in town on
Monday last, aud will remain here during
the term Of Court, to attend To several i'm
portant cases, Of which he has charge.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23

We have had the pleasure to meet Or.
Carr, of Farmcrville, who is in attendance
upon the District Court. DR.. Carr is an old
citizen Of Union parish, and one Of the
cleverest gentlemen of our acquaintance.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23

What will the people do about the Con-
stitutioual amendsmcutsf They have been
published now for several weeks in all the
papers Of the state, and voter. have had
an opportunity to inform themselves ~ 10
their character. 1t il time that the cit-
rens of Claiborne were making mp their
minds.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23

We are under obligations to Rev. J. A,
Parker for copy Of the 81. Louis Christian
Advocate Of November the ninth
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23

Gen. J. FLOYD KING, onr candidate
for Congress, will speak IN Homer next
Monday, tho 23th inst. Let all attend.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23

Our farmers shonld he guided by the &C
ton Of the Shreveport Cotton Exchange
with regard to cotton covered by fax or
twoAagging. This rule is universal in all
the tbtton markets Of the country. Cot
ton covered with bagging Of that kind Is
understandable, and from two and half
to FIVE dollars, or perhaps more is deducted
from each bale.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-23

The great demand for Accommodations
on Monday las, proves the Necessity Of a
hotel in HOMER.