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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-11
sNOL. NII.-NO. 1

DONALDSON DsISa Message -Cl l4-l -
IL, O~fa5ry p among q bot Of OH hpttl,t
which were being clraoc In bqunr store
here yesterday one vas founi sntcsi con
tain ii card watersoaSei ant ye!lJ~ an
which va> the following message
The hurricane - upon IA, our sand j.
exhausted \ tew NON cnts Ani tbs bal.
loon will he "a the water. Tell Rsrnun tn
give the balance OF my salary TO Mpily.
Gooi bye. GTimsood behaves nobody
boNAIU~p~
Tn writing j. dim, but lcglbIe The
signature was carefully compared with one
which DDnali>on hal written, ani thrs
were founi - agree in every impprtant
Particular aim pst, the only diffsreaoe bstns
that the signature on the carf VA h,,tlly
scrawlci. Several persons familiar wlth
Donaldson hand writing pronounced the
card genuine Among Others vas ID =
Thomas who WAS DonaIisnn's press ayrat
when he made his last ascension He be-
lieves the note 10 he genuine, anl explains
that the Molly referre To Wa Birnum'.
hurdle rider. to whom Donalison va, en-
gagged. Her name was Maggie Taylor. but
Donaldson gave her the pet name q" VI lily
The lot OF old bottles am bng which the ons
containing this note found had be IA
purchased Of junk d sllcr who says .hey
We're gathered about the city in the year
1875. On August 18th of that ycar Don
aldson aud GIimNoDd made their !atal Noy
age.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-11

HFF1 AND ~ ltIDE Phbh FbSFSlf. \
dispatch from Dcertield, Tioga county, Pa,
says that Chhales Pierce, young man " th
a wife and one child, shot himself dead t"
avoid arrest for stealing cattle, leaving an
unfinished note to his wife in a blank book
found in his pocket, a follows:
DELLA. | would not have done it but TO
support our little one. No one knows tho
bad feelings have had of how 10 provide
for her Now, do the best you can. Since
it is done | am sorry. Could | place all
black
There the writing ceased. Pierce had
been out Of work and was very poor. Two
weeks ago he went away for two or three
days, telling his wife that he had chance
to sell number Of carriages and that he
would, if successful, receive quite 4 sum Of
money for his .eavces Returning he gave
her about $50, but farmer in the vicinity
who had lost pair Of steers fo'lowce: them
TO Elmira. where he found that they had
been sold TO butcher by Charles Pierce
A warrant vas then issued for Pierce Ar
rest. The officers sought him al hi. house
about bedtime. Pierce placed h's pistol to
his head and shot himself cal in presence
Of his wife and chiid. His wife did not
knew Of bis guilt until the Officers told
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-11
SHOTW ELLIS
CAR REPLACER
IDHN " HAMMOND

JOHN W. HAMMOND
President Peuna state Agricultural Society,
Dear Sir: The undersigned committee appointed by
you To make examinations by actual tests, of Nj. $
Shotwes Patent Car Re placer beg leave to submit the
following their opinion of the merits of the above
valuable invention. They have as ordered by you,
placed operation, the above improvement, and do
emphatically pronounce the to be the best
ever presented to this Society for inspection.
simplicity. cheapness, compacness and strength,
cannot exceed. This Replacer be carried in
the tool box any Engine, and viii work on amy
gauge replacing in the shortest possible time
and therefore respectfully recommend 1t to the
public-and also, that bronze medal be awarded by
this Society.
JOHN @. MORRIS, Chairman
Official: u. W. SELLER, Sec'y.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-11

New YORK November 3--The Ecsnmq
EEpress gives the following account OF n
meeting this morning between Gems. Han
cock and Mcclellan For man who had
met with the one crushing defeat Of his life,
Gen Hancock sust aims himself noby. Al
9o'ciock this morning, he went to his OH
cial headquarters and was soon Immersed
in daily military correspondence. He had
read the morning parer. al breakfast ana
knew the result \ Not a word fell from hls
ips, and not movement Of his lmpasslve
face gave token Of the emotion within. Two
OF three visitors called and were received by
zen Mitchell in the office. At 10 clock,
the ferry yacht brought over to Governor :
Island gentleman who had once himself
tasted the bitter experience OF the olilef
candidate for Presidential honors-irer.
Geo. +. Mcclellan. 1t Was Kindred feeling
/ doubtless that drew these two men togeth-
er well, General was the visitor ;
only greeting. Mac, am glad to see
you." responded Hancock. Il an sorry.
/ II am sorry, too, but only for the people
and the party Other visitors then with
drew, leaving the two Generals alone.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-11

True there Is scarce shadow of hope,
and in the view Of taking care of Number
One, the oath takers may have acted pru
IDENTIFY. But prudence never was before
considered in the scale where Liberty and
manhood were endangered. | do not SO
much blame the prtrdtes, for they are suffer
lug much more heavily
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-11

would compromise his ''digaity 70 savc
hls neck Yet We are mIeh depresse by
the report. 1t / Sa.c ssion Of stunning
blows that shows hoK thia va. the fabric OF
the Confederacy
To BE CONTINUED.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-11
THREE YEARS IN BATTLE
AND
THREE IN PRISON,
RANDOLPH A. SHOTWELL.

-Haying been asked by several persons during the
week whether the in this column ncti-
tious. take occasion to repeat that every
cden related III this narrative from beginning
actually occurred stated the description in many
instances being taken Verbatim from my journal
made at date. K. A. :.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-11

Mr.. r. w. Best has had the god for
tune to be promoted FL, has become
chief of section in the census bureau at
Washington having in h's charge thirty-slN
clerks.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-04
Eighteenth Days Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, y
State of Louisiana. !

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, }
State of Louisiana. !
New Orleans Monday. February 9. 1890
The House was called to order Mt II III.
Presentation. r. N. Ogden. Speaker, and
Messrs. Archer, Armstrong. Allan, Aitken.
Barry. Baskin. BilIiu, Buchanan. Bulger
Butler, Cade, Grain. Carron, Cayollc, Cos
grove. Curley, Davidson, Devereaux. Dick
Frazier, Feazel, Hall, Hathaway, Haney,
Natchitoches. Jackson OF st. Mary. Jones,
loirron, kavanaugh, Keinpeter, Kirk, Lam
easter, Landry, Letten, Lyons, Luekcn,
Munday, Mccain, Mccullough, Mcdonald,
McLeroy. Newsom, Ogden, Pearce, Phpps,
Phillips, Pritchard. Pollard. Quinn, Richard
son, Robertson. Shepherd, Schneider, String
fellow. st: Clair, TaIton, Varnado, Vaughan
Williams OF Morehouse, Williams OF Terre-
bonne, Yell, Young of st. Landry-s0.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Father HUI
bert.
The journal Of Saturday. January 81, 1850.
was read and adopted.
Leave of absence was granted Mr.. Narnado
for four days, and Mr.. MeDowelIs leave of
absence was extended until Thursday next.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Richardson offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolred, That the Committee on City Char
ter be granted further extension OF ten days
time to make their report.
Under suspension of the rules the reso-
luton was adopted.
MIR. Allan presented a petition and memo
rial from citizens Of Ibervlle, relating to
repeal OF the existing Sunday law, etc.
Referred to the Committee on Parochial
Affairs.
RESOLUTIONS FROM THE TABLE.
The memorial from veterans Of the war OF
1919 and 1916 relating to an increase Of pen
sion, etc, presented by Mr.. jackson, OF st,
Mary, was taken up
On motion the memorial was referred to
the Committee on Pensions.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND
QUALIFICATIONS.
Mr.. Mccullough, chairman OF the Commit
tee on Elections and Qualifications presented
the following report:
To the Speaker and Members of the House of
Representatives:
A majority OF your committee to whom
was referred the question OF the eligibility OF
David Young, Offering certificate of election
as member of this House from the parish Of
Concordia, have the honor to report that they
have asoertaihed the following facts:
That David Young, In his capacity as treas
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-04

Mr.. kavanaugh offered the following reso-
S9on:
Resolred That the Attorney General Of the
State be required to give his written opinion
to this House concerning the eligibility Of
David Young, claiming a seat In this House
from the parish Of Concordia.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Allan moved that the reports of the
Committee on Elections and Qualifications be
printed In the journal, and that both parties
be- heard before the House by counsel or
otherwise. @-
The motion was carried by rising vote OF
36 yeas to 35 nays.
Mr.. Ogden, rising to q point OF order,
claimed that the report offered by Messrs.
Dudenhefer, Morgan, Landry and Williams
OF Ierrebonne, was not In order, because not
signed In an actual meeting Of the committee.
The Speaker ruled that the report of Mr..
Dudenhefer should be received and read as
report In proper form until the contrary
should appear.
On the motion OF Mr.. Farmer end under a
suspension Of the rules, the further consider
alton of these reports. and all documents per-
tanning to the case of David Young. OF Con-
eordia, was fixed as the special order of the
day for tomorrow Tuesday, February 8, at
100 p. m.
NOTICES OF BILLS, -..-
The following members gave notice that
they would at some futu1s day introduce bills
OIL the subjects named:
By Mr.. Heldenhain.-
An act for the reli /. Of George de Lanzac.
chairman.
By Mr.. BIlliu- &uE
AL act 60 regulate admissions to the bar OF
Louisiana.
Also,
An act for the relief Of the heirs OF persons
whose prop may have been confiscated by
the United States. by remitting unpaid taxes
Wnlcn may have been assessed upon such
confscated property while it was or may be
IN the possession or enjoyment OF the pur-
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-10
FOR THE FAIR SEX.


Ribbon strings are q yard long.
The very newest ribbons have no Dor
der.
Soft colors are preferred in Indie
shawls.
Plush muffs are made in small pocket
shapes.
Tam O'Shanter hats are crocheted out
of worsted.
The clocks on stockings are heavier
than formerly.
Flesh-colored frills are now substi.
tuted for cream white.
Hairpins are the mostinappropriate Of
bonnet ornaments.
Buttercup color is the most audacious
tint for lining mining mantles.
"Soft as sleep" is tho Hindoo de,
scription of Chuddah shawls.
Glengarry caps in plush and velye;
are worn by young girls.
The Tam O'Shanter hat has been
worn by English bridemaids.
The demand for Berlin cloth jackets
is unusually large this year.
Silk cords are used to trim the jack
cts of some new autumn suits.
The low-throated linen collars are
only becoming to very young girls
Jerseys are made up with skirts OF
ladies' cloth, and draperies Of satin.
Amethyst plush bonnets made up With
lavender are worn by young girls.
Jackets of fine cloth for morning cos.
tune are called D'Orsay in England.
Owl feathers are sewed into the seal.
skin trimmings of some brown cloaks.
Pheasant brown is trimmed with
Spanish yellow, peacock blue or maroon
red.
A row of satin spar beads, cut in
facets, borders the edges of many white
bonnets.
Gold serpents are used to clasp rib.
bons or folds of silk or velvet on AUTUMN
bonnets.
Crown braids and puffs cannot DO
worn with bonnets of the fashionable
winter shapes.
The girdles laced in front end back
are worn with collars and cuffs match
ing them.
Velveteen will be much worn thil
winter by those who can afford noithe:
velvet nor plush.
Goats of satin and plush will still ba
worn with thin whito skirts for eyenind
dress this winter.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-10
New England Women.

A correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun" has been travelling through Con-
necticut, and sending to that journal an
account Of what lie saw. with his COM
ments thereon, under the head of " New
England by the Back Door" New Eng
land women seem to awaken both his
wonder and admiration. This is what
he says of some of them:
In my mind are six women, all of
slender build, and apparently physically
incapable of cooking, much less of wash
ing, and one of them old enough to be
grandmother. OF these only one came
from the kitchen to the table with hair
little disordered and dress not abso-
lutely fresh. One, I remember, ap-
peared at every meal, morning, noon
and night, always pale and tranquil,
never worried and cross, or overheated
by the stove, her hair and her whole
attire thoroughly cared for. Her tea
and coffee and her dessert she left in the
kitchen to be kept warm. AS each cup
needed filling, she rose, took the cup to
the kitchen, filed it, and resumed her
place at the table, composed in feature,
untaxed' in strength. And SO with the
dessert. AS soon as We finished our
meat and vegetables, she changed our
plates, and helped each in succession
from the hot dishes on the stove, with
out furry or impatience. Yet she was
seemingly the most delicate of the six.
She, however, had no washing to do. In
Litchfeld, the landlords son-in-law told
me that his wife made all the pastry
with her own hands. Now, when you
learn that every day we had five different
kinds of pies, besides pudding of some
sort, and that there were never less than
twenty-five, and often nearer forty, peo-
pie at the table, you may form some
idea of the work she had to do. Yet
when she took her seat at the table,
often with the guests, you could not
have distinguished her from the city
ladies who sat near her. And L will do
her sister Ia widow lady who helped her
in housekeeping the justice to say, that
they had trimmer figures and walked
more gracefully than any ladies 1 saw in
Litchfeld. More than that, this same
pie-maker had been the leading spirit in
a successful movement to get up town
library of some 1000 well-selected
volumes, and on the days when it was
opened to the public assisted her niece
in discharging tho duties of librarian,
The lady who so TRANQUILITY went back
and forth between the dining room and
the kitchen, though not herself literary,
was the sister of an authoress of some
distinction in the North. Half dozen
or more of her books, in prose and verse
We're ON the shelves of the etagerie il
the parlor. And even the lady who did
the family washing complained, while
playing on the organ, that on Monday
nights her fingers We're always stiff, and
that she never felt in the humor fol
singing. She has an uncommonly gooC
voice, which has been fairly well trained
Her house is full of pictures, he
porches and windows are adorned by q
| great variety of pretty flowers, and sh,
has an aviary of twenty or more canaries
besides an aquarium.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-10

The artificial means by which drowsi-
ness may be induced have been investi-
gated lately in Germany by Preyer.
The ordinary drowsiness of fatigue is
supposed to be caused by the introduce
tion into the blood of Tactic acid, COM
pound proceeding from the disintegra-
ton of the bodily tissues of nerve and
muscle. To ascertain whether this
view was correct, Preyer administered
large quantities of the acid TO animals
and found that it would induce a
drowsiness and slumber apparently
identical with normal sleep, and from
which they awakened seemingly much
refreshed. Not only lactate soda, but
sour milk and whey, fed to animals
which had been fasting, produced this
artificial sleep.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-10
Around the Yenr,

Love came to me in the spring. time,
With the soft, sweet April showers;
Fer breath was the breath OF the wcodlan
And her lap was filed with flowers.
Her step was a song in the silence;
Its melody rose and fell
As she danced through tho fragrant twligh
To the bower We knew SO we'll
And the spring glided on to the summer
With the flame of lis iervent carts,
And the noon OF the fieeting season
Was the noon OF our beating hearts.
but the autumn came with its shadows,
And noon was no longer hot;
And the frost crept into our pulses,
And summer aud spring were not.
And love wns alive with the winter,
But her beauty md grace had fed;
Mid the SHOWS Of March Lett her,
With cypress wreath ut her head.
-Horf Lyman, in Hatpsr's Magazine
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-10

While it may be desirable to save the
first seeds Of some of our vegetables,
such rs sweet corn, peas and beans, it Is
not best TO make such seleciion from
all kincs. Tie first tomatoes that ripen
are generally small and ill-shapen, and
it would be undesirable TO Sc 'ect seeds
from these, as they would soon deterio-
rate the variety; but the best plan is 70
wal, I'll large, smooth specimens, l ems, are are
future crops. BY doing this for few
wears you win lind that you have won
derfully improved the tomato; and To
secure Improvement OF any kind Of vege.
table 1t Is absolutely necessary to select
the best specimens OF every kind. De
terioration ought 10 have no place in the
farmers vocabulary.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-10

A London undertaken has within the
last few weeks driven through the city
as an advertisement an enormous coffin,
mounted on a base and drawn by five
horses. This final receptacle is got up
in most gaudy colois, ornamented with
the name and address of the puryeyor
on the outside and lined within with
satin or some other comfortable and
pleasant looking material. A live corpse,
with sheet about him, did duty in this
luxurious tenement.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-10

A Minnesota exchange says that
"Peter Butler, vs-Cannon Falls, aged
eighty years, shocked eleven acres OF
grain one day last week" Some Of
these old farmers use pretty hard lam
guage When they once get, started.---
fPeck's Sun.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-10

A man was picked up in Des Moines
the other day who had lost his identity
OF forgot himself in other words. He
had large amount of money on his
person, but cannot tell his name or
from where he came.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-09-08

The New Orlrahs D-m~rs Of the LIST
inst, il indeed n mammoth newspaper. II
cxntsins i-o columns on 20 pages, aud 1870
"f the 10 columns are advrr'is-mrnts
The ID mocrat in the last three months
h~ been greatly improved, and now
ranks SECOND To no at Der paper in the South.
Its edition of the LIT will lie considered =
triumph in Southern journalism, as it
s-en,s to have b~en r~+rv-d for L.ui.lsna
I" print tue largest paper ever published
in the Cuif-d States. Among other items
of INTEREST in the Democrat we notice 4
hne picture Of the Arirona Factor, with y
history aud description attached.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-09-08

Or. Chas-'- B-'k Of k~cip-s, or informa.
ton TOR everybody. ia ~ valuable, 40 useful
that no nan Or woman in the land should
h- without it. just think OF il, within the
six or seven hundred pages of this book
you will find RECIPE for any and every
thing, frpm how to rriDove mildev from
clothes to 8 r-cipe for hair oil or shSmpoo
mixture, General rules for the treat ni-nt
raising hres and making honey. Indeed,
for everything Maj J. J. Swindlr, Of Red
Land, ia the agent for this book, Int fhry
may ~ procured thrngh D. ". Harris, s'
the post office. We are obliged 10 Mr.
S~indlr for copy.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-09-08

Garfield and Colfax have been A. Cha.
tauqnA Lake attending the convention Il
the Young Mems Christian Association
The spirit Of cheek ia mighty and will pre-.
vail despite every r-bns- administered i,y
honesty. Think of il. these brih-.tnk-i.
this pair Of Cr-'lit Mobil~r robb-r-, have
th- sudsciiy To number them.-lY-s among
the Christian men and women nf III. land
without expressing any repentance for
their notorious wrongdmng. Their. is an
example Of cheek tina, is greater than ANY
Nc have ever known.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-09-08

In the death of Judge spoffori Louisiana
loses one Of her no~t uns-la-h aud patriot.
ic citis-Hs-a man Of great wisdom aud
moro than ordinary eloqnence. Hin xas
an example worthy II imitation by the
Young men ~ tho nation. He l~Ean at be
fipt Of the ladder; taught school for hi.
brad. BY the practice II rigid ECONOMY
he WAS enabled to begin the practice Of the
law, profession for which his g-nius va.
specially fitted. His rise was steady and
certain. Amer having occupied place on
the Supreme Bench he ~ elected U. 8.
Senator, = fitting honor for his old age,
even though he did not occnpy his s-at
All honest men will believe that h-, and not
the n,is-rnble wrtch Who gained the .rst,
Was r-ally the representative Of the people
His death will doubtirss s.ttle tho Ss-nsto-
rial question. The Legislature may elect
some one to continue The contest b. had
b-Run; yet, With the we'll known hiss Of .
majority II the scnators against him. the
srnator elect will feel no enthusisssn in
the coutcst.
The Senator l-sv.s . wife . ,sdy al
many accomplishments aud graf w-sith.
His only br"'h-r 10 Congressional Libra
risn. Peace 20 the ash-s Of . noble and
patriotic American citiseu.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-09-08

nrvsghsat ths sDstng I'D shs b-gin-
uisg Of ths ssanss d. lively Ars vs.,
aglsNsiv~sy svshiae - sv~rysodys
sssth. Thy wv - sas~ying that
GREATER In werv ihsvssssu. Thy nsds
r.ss sssssss ~ UnssApos Il ~ hs-
uss sssi<k. ~ 10 IT. tnssrvsls t.swsss
sbriy ssssvts-s Asvv sass~.asss ffv0 ~
bnAy. We sbsaghs tbro baA, bot IN II,
Iass rsAs srrvs she eoausry W Red l.ssA
ed tssk again, ws have nsds the ~
sualataoos " two Distinct spcri~s VI
hSrs.- 1i~s thss dssrrvs - w~sr The b-lt
os take the prrmiun fsr th~ir sacc-ssfnl
snuscysnse VI man aud heast. We have
ssvs bor.~s and nul~s - p-necased BY
tL~,. that they would Lr~sk loose frun
th~ir hitehing place sfer having kicked.
ward and tugS-d At their halter In nn-
svaiiing attempts 70 nd themselves 1t tho
p<st.
We drove . pair 81 lively ywnnE muI~s
E,r,y mil-s-snd w-rv In continual dread
II . runaway ~rspe, The hsrn~ss was
rnbl~.d with dilnt~d csrtolic acid; aassa.
frHs oil WA tri-d, oil TO 40 purpos~. FEM
mime ingenuity snggrst-d y plan which
worked we'll. A long, slender switch with
. tuft ~ l-av~s on tbs smaller eSd was
s-cur~d. aud by wAtchfnl care We man
sgrd to brush "a the pIagn-s l'eforr biting
our s,sk. II WAS no uncommon thing tn
ss- b-rds Of grazing cattle rush the woods
like mad, lie dawn, roll aud wsllow ~ fi-.
Themselves from the blpd-suckrn.
The smsll-r dies s~-ns-a IA drvote them
s-lvrs Ia the driver aud occupants of the
carring-. They, At times, filed the air,
and IN rours- Of the day hundreds were
slain. Flras md ticks d" not am"nnt In
q cir, ulnstancr. II there ia any certain
preventive W. wouh like ." know what
IL IL. Will aor,i- one furnish the rrcipe.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-09-08

The hlu-st looking m~n on the streets
are those merchants who have advanced
ou the growing crop. What with rains,
the rust. the boli aud army worns. there
s--n,s to h~ no hope for ANYTHING like the
usual crop. inbred that farmer will be
fortunate who msk-s ~nopgh 10 enable
him to procure tho-e n~cus-iti-s Of life that
can only be purchased. 81 at least We arr
led to believe from the news that rrsches
Ne every day about the condition Of the
crop.
There 10 no solace in the recollection, yet
all The while when our friends, the farmers
and merchants, were elatcd NTH the bril-
lisnt crop prospects, We felt that it ~as too
grd 10 last. Either the corn OF tbe cotton
had to give way. for IL rarely hspp~ns that
bcth these products do well 10 one and the
same year.