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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-21
A Horse Trade 10 Colorado.

An honest miner sat in . contsm.
plativs mood before the door Of saloon
in Denver. Slowly down the street came
q solitary horssman. i'll mounted. poorly
clad. mssesrly equipped. and stopped In
front Of the sitter. -.
"Straneer. said hs. 81 want to sell
yer . horse"
Stranger" was the reply, II don't
want him"
stranger" rejoined the wayfarer.
'.you really must buy him. You never
saw better horse for the price,"
"what is the price. stranger" asked
the contsmplative man.
"a hundred and fifty dollars. and
dirt cheap at that"
The inquirer meditated q few moments
and then blsndly remarked, "1ll give
yer ave-"
The equestrian dismounted. saying
with sarnestnsss. "Stranger. won't
allow hundred and forty-hve dollars to
stand between you and me and trade.
Ths horse ID yours"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-21
Attacked by q Whale.

Captain Logan. Of the schooner Kate
E. Stuart. which arrived at Halifax. N
g., recently. reports that when on white.
head he saw Q whale about hfty feet
long coming toward the vessel. de
threw . billet OF wood ut the monster;
which seemed to enrage II. and dived
under the schooner and came mp along
aide, blowing water on the deck. II
was struck by several missiles. but did
not seem afraid. Then bilgs water was
pumped overheard. This drove the
whale OF for few minutes, but II came
back, and vas evidently about to strike
the vessel when Il was struck close to
the blow-hols by q large lump Of coal.
This took the courage out OF the whale,
and IL swan Of in the direction from
which 10 came.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-21
IISCELLASEoUs.
DR.. SANF0RD'S
DOLLAR PAD !.
j iver and Absorbent PaD
The Best and Cheapest Liver and
Body Pad in the World.
LIVER, LUNGS, STOMACH. SPLEEN.
d. BACK AND KIDNEYS. .s4
J.. .HH
Rslisvs sDd oore he following dissssss;

Al ixrsovxp A,rrIAscn for o. % 70 Prsvsat.
Rslisvs and oars the following dissasss:
Aeus ana Fever. Dumb Asue, chiIs. Liver
Conpiaint, Biliousnsas, Jsundics, Tsptdity.
RnlsrRemynt Of the Llyer. LAAsitudd. Ia1iese.
tiop, Dyspepsia, Sick Headaehs, Dsprsaatop, ,of
Spirits, Dullness. Want Of Appetite. kslarisl
Diseasea, Enlsrnemsnt Of the eplen. lAeus
csts, Rheumatism, Neunleis; Lumbsee, eyts.
cies. 7os the Rsiief Of Asthms. ostasfk. Rsen.
eLitls. Dipththeria. Wtooplng Cough, Ysek
LungSt also Great Rslisf In Female Weak.
pes And lrcgularity.
Ths 0ae Doiisr Psds are within tie
.s.ss g :SSs,y asn SS5,.s1s Gs roG, 4. I'll -.
known absofbent ingredients. and will prove
boon 70 Ill, Old and YOuaG, Male and
Rs0sls. 0an bs worn at az aNnss and under
all Circumstances Without interfering sith
istsrAal trssiment. By wearing this pad ovsf
s1s % %,od "a sCSi ur 'SH Ss sosss &:
stomach. invisorate the iiysr. prevent blieus-
pess, sbsorb from the Q, stem malsyial and oou.
tagious diseases, and Ind ready rslisf. II yoa
want certificates, We can ssnd them. ~ oJsl
Price, fall regular Liver sise..........e1 each
LArys Body Pad. rubber arf........es each
.as ;ns as.s sa'R 81 sssl q
TAKR ~ OTHkR, but incloss the amount 70
us. aud you viii rso-vs either siss ordsesd by
return m,ii Address .... .. vr-tI.
c. a. COOK q CO., ChieaEs.
i'- Sole Agents for u. .. and Canada.
SOLD By DRUGGISTS GENERALLY.
VAN scHAAcK STEVENSON . co., Whole.
sale Drusgists, Chicago. tupply the us6s o.
manufaeturerr prices
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-21

"wnIT fine Office you have" said a
facstious friend ~ he calmly surveyed
our salubrious sanctum. We meekly
scquiesoed by saying nothing. "And
thsn," hs continued, "what o hne
novice you are" We kept on saying
nothing. but looked ten per cent. mseker
than before. Then giving US = soul
searching glance. hs observed. "iou
evidently confne no vice within you.
but" Three hours passed
silsntly and swiftly into the dim and
distant realm Of the long ago ere We re-
gained consciousness and found We were
alono
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-21

"THI driving wheel Of q certain loco
motive" said the teacher. els seventeen
feet, say. II 10 % miles from Burling.
ton TO Mount Pleasant. Now, If . hy
clines TO the edge Of that wheel, how
far does II travel while the engines goes
from Burlington to Mount Pleasant 2"
Smart bad boy. in tones expressive OF
supreme disgust, "Twsnty.sisht miles.
in course. What did you give II away
for o.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-21

~InvslIds, a. we'll a. business men or
families, seeking recreation and pleasure. VIII
and this the very place. JED "
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-31
For the Democratic Advocate
The Hole in the Top Of the Pocket,

If person looses piece Of money,
penknife, or, perhaps, something more tri-
fling, through hole in the bottom Of his
pocket, he feels probably more annoyed ut
his own carelessness in not discovering the
hole than at his loss. Yet there is many
man who suffers the Inconvenience and
embarrassment of poverty 10 consequence
Of an enormous opening in his pocket, and
never stops to think Of his carelessness 10
not trying to contract instead of increasing
the hole, and he goes on from day to day,
from week to week, from month to month,
and from year TO year-from boyhood to
age, without ever discovering the source
Of his misery, or rejecting that the open
ing might be made smaller. The reason
is that this opening is in the top Of the
pocket, aud is always open. The draught
through it Is something enormous. II is
true the attraction Of gravitation can not
operate through il, but the frequent inser-
tion of the owners hand makes up for that
deficiency.
Keeping this opening in the top of the
pocket prudently closed, or permitting il
to be too much and too frequently extend
ed 10 ones youth makes the difference IN
after life, and in old age, between depeu-
dence and Independence between poverty
and wealth.
II becomes then very important thing
for every young man (and may add every
young woman to koop sharp lookout on
this hole in the top Of his pocket. A
thousand insidious attacks upon his sub
stance are made through it. A firm reso-
luton and an established system are abso-
lutcly requisite to regulate It's outgoos.
We hear great deal in these days Of
swindlers and thieves, Of robbers and bur
glars; but where one individual is ruined
or injured by these, thousands are ruined
or injured by the too ready and too often
insertion of their own hands in their own
pockets through the opening in the top.
We warn the young men that ia closing
this opening the old adagc applies--"A
stitch in time saves nine"
FINKsBURG, May 81, 1879.
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Glover Hay.

The nature Of the plant Is snch that to
cure il properly is difficult matter at
best, II it is put up in rick or NOV while
in good condition to save the leaves
which are really the best part of the plant
the stems contain so much moisture as
to be likely TO cause the whole bulk to
mold and thus render il injurious If not
totally unfit for animal food; while, on the
other hand, If it is left to dry until tho
ends are thoroughly cured, the leaves are
sure TO crumble of and are lost. So that
to know exactly when to handle it is a
difficult matter, especially il the weather
should prove SO uniayorable as to render
it entirely impracticable. And while
some men advocate the thorough curing
Of the stem before hauling 10, and Others
beliye in putting it in rick or barn as soon
as little wilted, we think there is a pro.
per medium between the two which would
be well TO observe at all times, and that is
neither to allow the hay TO be so we'll
cured as to be all "dried up, nor yet put
in the barn without being dried at all.
To have Il in reasonably perfect coudi
.lon u must DC suihelently dry to avoid all
danger of mold; after that any further
drying would be positive injury. To
Know wnen TINS point has been reached,
We KNOW Of no surer way than to take up
a lew Of the stems and twist them. Ifno
sap exudes, the hay Is then IN proper con
aition 70 De put away but IT put in bulk
before Il has reached such condition it will
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-31
The Things that Endure.

The tomb Of Moses is unknown; bat the
traveller siakes his thirst at the well Of ia
cob. The gorgeous palace Of the wisest
and weallhiest Of monarchs, with cedar
and gold and ivory aud even the great
temple Of Jerusalem, are gone; but Solo
mons reservoirs are as perfect as ever.
Of the ancient architecture Of the Holy
City not one stone is left upon another,
but the pool Of Bethesda commands the
pilgrims reverence at the present day.
The golden house Of Nero is mass Of
ruins, but the Aqua Claudia still pours
into Rome its liquid stream. The temple
Of the sun al Tadmore, iu the wild ,rness,
has fallen, but lis fountain sparkles in the
rays as When thousands OF wofshippers
thronged lis lofty eolonades. Il may be
that London viii share the fate Of Babylon
and nothing be left to mark Il save mounds
OF crumbling brick work. Tho Thames
VIII continue to flow as Il does now. And
u any work Of art should rise over the
aoep ocean Of time, we may we'll believe
that u will neither be palace nor 4 TEN.
pie, but some vast aqueduct or reservoir;
and if any name should fash through the
midst Of antiquity It win probably Be iha,
Of man who 10 his day sought tho hap.
piness Of his ielIow-msn rather than glory,
and linked his memory to some great work
Of natural utility or bonesolenee. This I
the true glory which ouilives all Others
snd shines with uBdying lustre from gen.
GRAFTON % generation, inpafting to mans
works some Of It's own immortality, and
n some degree rescuing them from ruin
which overtakes The ordinary monument.
cenee.
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0hf 8armer.
The Best Apples to Plant.


One Of the best nurserymen in Virginia,
Mr. 4. Fitz, whose book on fruits may be
considered the standard, presents the fol-
lowing list Of apples for the Middle States;
For market gPPses especially only few
OF the very best Tor each season should be
cultivated.
'S.,D'H'er var.ef'ss--for general use we
would say, 10 the light sandy soils Of Ma
ryiand ana virginia and further South,
sne following apples generally prove pest I;
Uarolina neu june, o,riped June, Early
narsesI, summer Ilagi1' i'ed As'raenan
Ah1 summer vueen ~.
= rag eo.'es'es-rali 21een, ran rippin,
ui1yens'e'n W., ana le'Cw wv. Den rlower;
n,naI po',s:'es-uihe 1:'-. GAP, Nasne-
,SoIu M.'s Deau'y L,inDesswlg' na~les oenet,
MiekAJacs, oOluen iippn oarinouseJ
rasou Stranger ana tIrginlA Sreening.
e.. osas, ~, rs.nlA OraD ana
oIlIn , Sluer, ~ auu lne minesap = q me
'ueI APP's Ans ~SVse Z apous as gooo
E.s.avn shoso of MarvIana " V;so;a;s a ~ a'i
e.s,la. soa,h and ,nag S;s.. i;.,ia - 60 -.s
sonaa 10 hssa Iars,acas.o l n,al. 'e ''o''
" H. ,be s p;admont sso,;nn oe y;.o;,;.
ana Maryl.nd ;naI,,S;na S "a ,,a1,"ns
sla,v so;ls sho foIIow;na so.,s 49,, e el;.aiN. ~
S.mns.~'s,r;naS In E.-i' Ha--o". o.s'
Rad Rstr.chan srmmer p;nr,;n .n5 ss S.a' ~
mer Queen rf'- - -
A.trma-Fan p;nn;n G,avsn.,e;,
Rsmho RHODE I.land Gr.en;nr Sn,oLa'
honss Porter and Fan Cheese
W;ater-Wine San YelIow Rell Flow
or fo.rlv w;ntsr1 Albsm,rla p;,,n;r Tco,
rich red soils ! Rawles' Genet I.imhertw;g s'
pilot Ron D.v;s Grimes, Golden Abra,ee
Milan FalIawatsr W;r,er swsst para
disc and Winter cheese. and for earl,
winter American Golden Russet N
which we NAV ada for the stiff limestons
soils Of the VaIIey Of Virrin;a and north
ern parts of MARYLAND and Pepnsvlvan;a
BALDWIN Iarre Yellow Bouoh Reautv 3
the West Dominic. HubbaTdston None
such and Buckincham.
The above lists include a many or mo,,
varieties than most orehayds should CON
80. "a ,-o ,t,;,lr ~. U;..' :. ~ ~,
oaann~ 80 :, -, ~ -. sno.,s e"aP snoui'
| SsIs - a.a.. - a.eh..s :, !. 90, y 'Jn ~ guy guy
& ,;ans - go ~ s .naa y MY aJ y .Is ~ II
sS.r,aS - nS I .aa. - 49, one a, Das sS,s .ne - e.
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A poor horse Il q poor piece Of prop.
erty, because with horses we employ labor
at high prices, and If the team Is unable
to do full days work, part Of this labor
= wasted. Generally, with superannuatcd
horses, enough more has to be fed IN grain
and meal to largely increase the necessary
expense. | would always feed team
well; but with strong, young horses, this
extra feed win 60 into extra work, and
thus diminish lis cost. To keep infrm
horses at work involves greater expense,
as much Of their feed Is needed TO keep
up their vitality. A team Of horses. each
weighing I,2Ou pounds or over, and from
five to ten years old, can do an immense
amount Of work if well fed and in hands
willing TO put them through. The great
satisfaction 10 using such team comes
from the fact that they will not probably
be injured BY any work that they are likely
to be put to.
In keeping team Of work horses,
would seldom turn to pasture, and then
only for a very brief time after midsum.
mer, and when there was no pressing work
to be done. Horses at hard work cannot
be pastured proftably, and If they arc
strong and healthy, are better in the sta.
BILE than anywhere else. Able-bodied men
can work all through the summer six days
out Of every seven and take no injury.
There is no reason why able-bodied horses
in good health should not, with proper
care and feed, do the same. The bits Of
grass which plough horse gets at any time
through the spring work does him far
more harm than good When burdock
leaves appear few may be fed, which
will be relished by most horses; but be-
yond this the diet should be mainly good
clover hay, with corn and oatmeal or cut
feed to give strength, and an occasional
feed Of roots to sharpen the appetite and
keep the bowels open.
With good horses Kept in the best con.
dition, it is possible TO reduce the numbe.
employed in working a place. Four os
five good strong horses will do the work
OF six or more poor ones, and do 1t much
{ more satisfactorily to the owner or the
man who works them. Very often II viii
l be found advantageous to hire some team
to supplement- that kept on the farm rathel
|. than let work get behind-hand, or keeT
y moro horses than are needed through The
greater part of the year. This is espc
!. cially the case where through bad man
agemeut the horses on the farm are un
able to do full days work. Wher
ploughing or seeding drag along late il
the season from such cause, the fact fore
! bodies vast deal Of needless work an.
/ worry for the farmer, aud an unpro6tabl
! season at the close. "a stern chase is
/ long chase and the farmer who gets be
\ hind-hand at the beginning of the season
. viii Sod ls.da- .4itha- of satisfaction q
!, profit in his work Country Gentlen,a,
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In an interesting series of experiments
recently made on the farm Of the Royal
Agricultural Society Of England, the ma
nurial value Of salt was uninistakablv in-
dicated. An acre Of wheat dressed with
300 lbs. Of common salt yielded 80 bush.
els Of grain, with propcrtionate amoant
Of straw, while an adjoining acre. left un-
manured, produced only 70 bushels per
acre, with the straw imperfeelly developed.
showing an Increase Of ten bushels Del
acre. The entire cost Of The crop i not
stated, but this experiment shows that Inc
additional ten bushels resulting from the
salt were produced at a cost Of 80 cents
each.
ln another case q piece Of ground H..
tended for wheat was plouehed lhc pre.
ceding fall, and again il Nav. wl,sa !,
was sowed with salt, and afferwar,l.
ploughed twice before seeding. Ga tl,s
Ist and "a o. September wheat WAS sax
ed At the rate q two bushels 10 tbo acre.
The crop when harvested yielded accord
ing q the estimate oi the owner. John
Parke, 40 bushels Of grain pef acre. Win
luxuriant growth Of straw. From lhes,
end many similar oases she ;nfersac.
seems 70 be thai sall Il specific fbr a.
wheat crop, impaftine solidisy 10 taa esais
and hFlpuesa d tho straw.
We mny add to this that 4 f.fnok d
Western Massachusetts Informed al. "a
late visit % hi1 farm. that Ab lad nss.'
61i1. abonf ll,tnt ht.eI.I. 49, -. i. =. s.
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Select poetrg.
OLD KITCHEN REvER1Es

Far back In my musings my thoughts have been
To the cot where the hours OF my childhood were
passed;
loved all It's rooms to the pantry ana hall,
But that blessed old klthen was dcarer than all.
Its chairs and lts table, none brighter could be-
For all IL surroundings were sacred to me-
To the nail In the ceiling the latch on the door,
And love every crack on the old kitchen floor,
remember the fireplace, with mouth high aud wide,
The old-fashioned oven that stood by is side,
Out of which. each Thanksgiving, came puddings
and pies.
That fairly bcwildered and dazzled my eyes.
And then. too, 81. Nicholas, slyly and still,
Came down every Christmas our stockings 10 fill;
But the dearest Of memories I've laid up In store.
Is the mother that trOd on the old kitchen floor
Day in and day out from morning till night,
Her footsteps were busy her heart always light,
For Il seemed 10 me then, shat she knew not care
The smile was gentle her face used to wear:
remember with pleasure what Joy filled our eyes
When she told the stories that children so prize
They were new every night though we'd heard
them before
From her lips at the wheel the old kitchen floor
remember the window, where mornings I'd run
AS hYol hs khe uhgDredk 20 MAttil iOF tlc sun
And thought when my head scarcely reached tc
the sill.
That 1t slept through the night in the trees on the
hill
And the small tract OF ground that my eyes thcr,
could view,
Was all ofthe world that my Infancy knew;
Indeed, cared not 70 know oft more,
For world Of itself was that old kitchen floor.
Tonight those old visions come back at their Will,
But the wheel and IL music forever arc SIN,
The band is moth-eaten, the wheel laid away,
And the fingers that turned II lie mOldring In clay
The hearthstone, so sacred, is Just as twas then,
And the voices Of children ring out there again;
The sun through the window looks in as OF yore,
But II sees stranger feet on the old kitchen floor
ask not for honor. but this would crave.
That when the lips speaking closed In the grave
My children would gather theirs round by their side
Aud tell ofthe mother who long ago died
'TwOuld be more enduring, fur dearer TO me
Than inscription on granite or marble could be-
To have them tell oftcn, as did Of yorc,
ofthe mother who trod on the old kitchen door
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The first point to be observed is to keep
the leather soft and pliable; this can be
done only by keeping it well charged with
oil and grease; water is a destroyer Of
these but mud aud saline moisture from
the animal are even more destructive.
Mud, in drying, absorbs tAe grease and
opens the pores Of the leather, making il
a ready prey to water, while the salty
character Of the perspiration from the an
imal Injuries the leather, stitching and
mountings. It therefore follows that to
preserve harness the straps should be
washed aud oiled whenever il has been
moistened by sweat or soiled by mud. To
do this efiectually, the straps should be
unbuckled and detached; then washed with
a little water and brown soap, then coated
with mixture Of neatsfoot oil and be al
lowed TO remain undisturbcd until the
water Is dried out; then thoroughly rub
with woolen rag; the rubbing is impor-
tant, as it, in addition to removing the
surplus oil and grease, tends to close the
pores and gives finish to the leather. In
hanging harness care should be taken TO
allow all straps to hang their full length;
brides, pads, gig saddles and collars should
be hung up upon forms Of the shape Of
each. Light Is essential to the care Of
leather, and when the harness closet IS
dark the door should be left open at least
half Of the time during each day. All
closets should be ventilated, aud when
possible they should be well lighted. To
clean plated mouDtings use chamois with
little trip oil or rotten stone, but they
should be secured as little as possible.
Rubber covered goods are cleansed in the
same way. Leather covered needs to be
well brushed and rubbed with q wooden
rag.
II harness is thoroughly cleaned twice
year, and when unduly exp0sed treated
as We have recommended, the leather viii
retain lis softness and strength for many
years. -Hasaess Jowaa,.
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eat 50 much Of It as 70 result injuriousIy.
Salt them two Or three times per week.
Ia winter provide good warm, well Gov
cred sheds, with plenty Of bedding, which
change often. Do not give them too much
bedding, for they must not be kept TOO
warm.
When fattoning hogs, give them dry
ground to stand Or lie upon, bat no great
abundance Of bedding. In bad weather,
always give them their food under shell
ter.-Sfock Journal.
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Prescription for Fits.

For Fit of Passion. Walk out 10 the
open air. You may speak your mind to
the winds without hurting any one, OF
proclaiming yourself to be simpleton.
"Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry,
for anger resteth in the bosom OF fools. "
For Fit Of Idleness. the tick.
ings Of a clock. Do this for one hour
and you will be glad to pull OF your coat
the next and work like man. "Sloth.
fulness casteth into deep sleep, aud an
idle soul shall suffer hunger"
For Fit Of Extrayagence and folly
Go to the workhouse, or speak with the
ragged and wretched inmates of jail, and
you will be convinced
awho makes his bed OF briar and thorn
Must be content TO lie foflorn"
Wherefore do ye spend money for that
which is not bread and your lsbor fol
that which satisfeth not y
For a Fit Of Ambition. Ito to The
churchyard and read the gravestones
They will tell you the end Of man at hil
best estate. "For what is your life? /,
is even yapor, that appeareth for LITTLE
time and then vanisheth away" s'Prids
goeth before destruction, and haught,
spirit before fall"
For a Fit Of Repining. Look about
for the halt and the blind, and visit th,
bedridden, the afflicted, and the deraneed
and they will make you ashamed Of com
planning Of your light Affections. nWhers
fore doth living man complain ?"
For Fit Of Envy.---Go and see how
many who keep theircarriagea are afflicted
with rheumatism, gout and dropey; how
many walk abroad on crutches or stay q
home wrapped up in flannel, and hos
many are subject to epilepsy and appo
plexy. "a sound heart is the life Of III,
flesh. Envy Is the rottenness Of tn,
bones" "
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! am composed Of Q letters.
Ny 6, Z, 3, 4, 8 you should not do.
Ny I, 2, s, 8 Is an adyesb often used.
Ny whole Is the answer.
Answer % Z. A. c. : enagmn--s'Is Is i
long lane that has no turn. X.
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a good report lineen on its way, bus .
bad one flies straight where il can DO The
most harm.
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70 know bow ID l'I'sa s zsusl III i
y % kseu how ~ a'a Ip<|faaL1ee 'F4a. !
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NOTICE.

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n offer their services to the public for Pie
Mics and Social Entertainments, at terms to
suit the times. For iurther information and
terms apply 70 J. T. AliTkNi
Band Agent
Prof n. n. EiLIs, Teacher. jaly 2O-lf