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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

Be HONEST ron ONCE.-Not the least
Of the ludiorous absurdilies of the Re.
publican campaign is the cry which
the organs and orators keep up in re.
lation to the election laws, and the al.
legged necessity OF their maintenance
The ready and sufficient answer TO all
this is the fact that the Radical candi.
date, Gen James A, Garfield, put on
record his emphatic condemnation of
these laws, and frankly conceded, in a
speech in Congress, that the Democ-
racy had just cause of complaint
against the partisan character of those
enactments. II the Republicans were
not hard pressed for campaign capital
they would not directly and positively
antagonigo the recent and solemn ut.
terances of their standard bearer.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14
BEHoLD HIS RECORD.


There is nothing that so heavily
discounts the public career OF tho Rad.
ical nominee for President Us the tos.
timony OF his own party friends ana
organs, We call TO the witness stand
the editors of the Now York Times
and the Tribune, the two leading Rad.
ical organs, and all that we ask the
reader to take in is what they said
about the Credit Mobilier fraud at the
time tho crime was being investigated
by Congress, body composed of two
thirds Republicans, We are partica.
lar in giving the dates when the or.
gans in question uttered the naked
truth. OF course the editors at that
time never dreamed that Garfield
would be nominated for President
Road what they then said about their
present nominee. The statements be.
low are not Democratic lies, but Radi.
cal truths, uttered when the hearts OF
the writers possessed the facts, and
gave impartial utteranco:
From the New York Times, Feb. 10, 1871
Mesfrs. Kelley and Garfield present most
c,oait MaLiiis, sG,i, H. sompni;co,aI hy ibs most
unfortunate contradictions OF testimony.
rP,or0 An. Nox yo,L ri,o. Fab On tszq1
Tbo chs,sc,o, az iho rrs5ii NobIIi.r ,ss. M
socrct ThS sonrce Of ne nro6ts wSro yorv vsll
Known at tbe lima Con9ressmep bought n
Though oakcs Ames may have succeeded in con
sTcssnen, d. their acceptance Of the stock was mo not
on that account innocent. Ihs a dlshoPor 5 Of , hs
remains.
o. 10 n' Ss n1VS seS wSb hSs bsSO confirm
dicted. Tho committee di'tiHetly rejects tie ,e',i-
GonS on he around hat Il I. untrue. Ba S %Sir~s ~
Z, ,'''iaony , gi''" under oa" Is morally y"o' ''9a'
Il Is the clear duty Of Conges. to visit with
Erom 'o oaSs, Ame, n "D0 'O0A '''u'' "OO''' ''0'A
[From the New York Tribune, Feb. 10, 1851
sd a. % Ta Ts.0rsS sS bos
the investigation began, he was anxious to have
himself ivan '''''
web The Hlekedness Of all Oi 1t IS that these
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

Why NoTY-The Williamsport Ban
ner remarks "Why not engage Schuy-
ley Coliax, Gen. Belknap, and the rest
Of the soiled characters that were
laid aside by the developments of Con.
gressional peculations a few years ago,
to stump the States of the North for
Garfield. They are all ready to swear
that his record is as ,phae as snoic, and
that he is as innocent as they icae Of
any intended crime, when he invested
in Credit Mobilier stocks, or took
money for political influence in favor
Of Congressional schemes OF a dishon,
orable character"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

OFF THE TRAoK.-Leonard w. Je-
rome, prominent and wealthy Re.
publican of New York city, has come
out for Hancock. Mr. jerome usually
contributes $4,000 to a Presidential
campaign. This takes an influential
man and q nice sum of money away
from Garfield.
Hon. Job Stevenson, for many years
Radical Congressman from Cincin.
natl, says; ain Justice to the party, it
should be stated that II the candidacy
of Garfield had been proclaimed for q
week only a week--beforo the Con-
vention met, he never would have been
nominated" And he throws out a
very broad hint that he will not 90
Garfield in November, because Of the
notorious shortcomings of the candi.
date in moral point of view.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

THE Two OATHs.-Wo call the at
tention Of the reader to the oaths of
Gen. Garfield and Chairman Poland,
(Radieal tool, of the committee on the
Credit Mobilicr question. See fourth
page. Garfield swears no but Poland,
who received no cash, swears yes.
Reader, who will you boliovo-the
man with the plumber in his pocket, or
the man wholly Innocent
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

lSoulsIrIvE.-Tho Pittsburgh Com.
mrcid Gazette is extremely anxious
to know din what particular part of
Pennsylvania General Hancock has
bis residence" On one occasion Gen.
eral Hancock had temporary resi-.
dcnce at Gettysburg. The particular
part" was Round Top. His present
residence is in tho grateful hearts of
the people Of Pennsylvania.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

AFFLICTED PEoPLE.-This seems to
be very sichly period for our Radi.
cal friends. Senator Don Cameron
was too sick to take the Craftsmanship
of the National Committee. Conk.
ling is suffering with nausea, Logan is
in bad heath, Arthur's legs are rheu.
matte and he viii run very poorly,
while Garfield feels every hour as Il
he ought TO throw mp. Poor fellows
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

A Radical exchange says "Mr. c.
c. Coffin, better known as Carleton,
is writing a lie of General Garfield. 1t
will be published by james IL. Earle,
of Boston" We hope the author will
not overlook the report of the Poland
Committee, and the Congressional
Record, facts in the lifetime of the
aforesaid
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

"Aroand the World with Grant" is
not so much Of boom just now as be.
fore the Chicago Convention. The
author and publisher of that book, We
suspect will fall short financially Of
their aims.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

THiEvEs.-Readcr remember that
Garfield was one of the guilty EIGHT
who stole the Presidency from Samuel
]. TlldOn in 1870. He bad majority
of 25O,OoO on the popular vote, yet The
Commission counted him out.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

A PoLlrlcAL SrRAw.-Yery signiG.
cant indeed, is the indorsemont of Gen.
Hancock by the society of the Cincin.
natl at the meeting in New York re.
Gently, at the same time that Hon.
Hamilton Fish is reelected President
of the dissertation Fish was Grants
Secretary OF State.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

THE RIGHT MAN.-We notice that
large number of our Democratic ex-
changes are urging the appointment of
Senator Wallace to the Craftsmanship
of the National Committee. He would
be the right man in the right place
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

MORE REBELLIoN.-Colonel John W .
Forney has taken off his coat and now
strikes out from both shoulders for
Gen. Hancock, After this conversion,
who can hold out?
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14
"JUDGE BLACKS LETTER.


As this was the caption two weeks
ago in ovory Radical organ whilO allu.
ding to the Judges letter certifying to
the innocence and verdancy of his
client, James Abraham Garfield, we
hope the same organs will now print the
Judges letter to General Hancock,
after his famous "order No. 40" which
reads as follows:
WAsHNGroS, November 80, ls67.-My Dear
General This moment | read your adm irable
order am much engaged, but cannot resist
the temptation to steal time enough from my
oienis to tell yoa how grateful you have made
me by your patriotic and noble behavior.
Yours Is the first most distinct and most EN-
phatic recognition which the principle Of Amer
lean liberty has received at the hands Of any
high officer 10 a southern command II has the
very ring Of the revolutionary metal. Washing
ton never said a thing In better taste or better
time. twin prove to all men that "Peace hath
her victories not less renowned than those Of
war" / congratulate you, not because Il will
make you the most popular man 10 America, for
dare say you care nothing about that, and be-
cause 1t will give you through all time the solid
reputation Of a true patriot and a sincere lover
Of your country, it, laws, and It's government.
This, added to your brilliant achievements as
soldier, will leave you without rival In the af-
fections Of all whose good will is worth having.
and give you a place in history which your chill
dren will be proud Of.
This aeknowlsdgement from me does not amount
to much, but l am only expressing the feelings
Of millions and expressing them feebly at that.
Yours, etc, Us. BLACK.
As the Judge is first class authority
we hope the Radicals will continue to
quote him. Radicals how is that for
your recommendor of Garfield ? Is
the Judge aforesaid as true to his
country as to his client. If so, what
of the clent-Garfield 2 Is he still in.
nocent, verdant and easily imposed
upon If he, the said Garfield, is that
kind of a man, why should ho be elect.
cd President If he should succeed
will not somebody waylay him as Mrs.
Pinkston did John Sherman
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

"PoLITcAL KNAvEs. The editor
Of the Boston Advertiser seems 10 have
a good mad-on, and delivers himself as
follows; "The Greenback candidacy is
q fraud Of the most transparent char.
acter. The party is made up Of
knaves and dupcs. The knaves pro.
pose to sell out the dupes, If they can,
to any other party, no matter what,
which will pay them a good price.
The time has gone when any man can
be a sincere Greenbacker with any
protension to common sense. The party
will not carry single Congressional
district IN the country without help,
II will not hRyea single electoral vote
The editor is evidently mad at Ben
Butler.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

ONE AFTER ANoTHER.-The voncra.
BILE Peter Cooper, who was the Green.
back candidate for President in 1876,
called on General Hancock on Mon.
day a week with the Hon. Samuel
Cary In rendering him their con.
gratulations they expressed the ut.
most confidence of his election.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

READ READll-The patrons of the
REPUBLICAN will be decidedly interested
in reading the letter of General Pear.
son, of Pittsburgh, found on our fourth
page.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

CAN'T SWALLOW HIM.--Although
Garfield was Chief of Gen. Rosencrans
staff, he is not for the Ohio man for
President Gen. Rosencrans presided
the other evening at q Hancock ratf-
cation meeting in San Francisco, and
made an eloquent Democratic speech,
He intimated that the Buckeye man
remained in the army too short pc.
riod to realize the true danger a sol.
der encounters.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

SET THE ExAMPLE.-We notice that
some OF the Radical organs are calling
on Gen. Hancock to resign bus position
in the army. Since Garfield is a Nom.
Dor of the House, and has been elected
to the Senate, would II not he well for
him to lnauguratc the designating
movement. More Did Grant resign
when he was nominated
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

"Let Garfield explain" This is the
point made by the Philadelphia Times.
See fourth page for remarks. We
second the motion of the editor in
question, and call upon the organs in
this county TO call for a vote.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

GoNE.-Hon. Joseph r. Chandler,
one of Philadelphias most esteemed
and worthy citizens, died on Saturday
last, aged ss years. He was for many
years chief editor of the North amer.
ican. He was q grand old noble Ro.
man. So far as we know be leaves no
successor He was ono kin" to the
Chambers of Michigan or New Iamp.
shire He was a true American
Sta tesman.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

A COOP THING-Puck's campaign
pictures are good. Last week General
Hancock is represented as standing
erect and laultlcss, while q score or so
of Republican editors are hunting
through his pockets, trunks, desks,
and drawers, searching for something
derogatory to him. One fellow went
so far as to poke his nose into q spit
toon, while another one nearly broke
his neck peeping up the chin.
ney. But it was no 60; their efforts
were iruitless, and despair is pictur-
ed on their faces, while their hair
stood erect like porcupine quills,
Our nominee never engaged in grabs,
stocks, big fees, and other disreputable
jobs His life has been exactly the
reverse of that OF his rival, Garfield,
who, it seems, if the Congressional Rec.
ord is true, engaged in every disreputa.
bic job that came along.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

HANCOCK AND ENoLIsn-The Dem.
ocrats, and all others who favor the
election Of General Hancock TO the
Presidency, are requested to meet in
the court room on Friday evening ne xt
at 8 o'clock, ior the purpose of organic.
Jog a Hancock Club. All who want
TO see the old Union restored are re.
quested TO attend.
SMITH V. WILSON
Chairm Vigilance Com.
CLrARrIEtB, Pa, July II, 1880.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

A CHILDISH INQUIRY.-"Pa,
what does the printer live on ?"
"Why, my child ?" "Because |
heard you say you hadn't paid
him for six years, and you still
take the paper"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

HERDIo TO THE SURFACE.-We no.
tice by the Williamsport Sun that Pc
ter Herdic has invented a new style
passenger coach, capable of seating
eight persons and to be drawn with
one horse, The principal points about
this coach, giving it superiority over
any other, is in the fact Of its having
very large wheels, thus passing more
easily over tho rough pavoments and
allowing one horse to draw about as
much as two with smaller wheels.
The axles are in single piece of cast
ing, with drop of eighteen inches
from the spindles, allowing the coach
to set near the ground. There are
other points of excellence which com.
mend themselves at once. Mr.. Herdio
has organized company, with capi.
tai ofs1 ,OOO,O 900 at Philadelphia, where
they intend to manufacture these
coaches on large scale and expect to
supply every city in the United States.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

The RIGHT THING Gen. Chalmers,
of Mississippi, who was badly whip.
ped by Hancock, at Gettysburg, in 90,
suggests q meeting of the surviving
officers of the Federal and Confeder.
ate lines on the old contested field. 1t
will not be surprising If the meeting
of Union and Confederate veterans at
Gettysburg, suggested by Gen, Chal.
mers should turn out big thing. "Let
us shake hands on Cemetery Heights, -
says General Chalmers, "on the spot
where Hancock fell, after his gallant
struggle had turned the tide of battle
in favor of the cause he loved" There
are good many old Second Corps
men in this region who would enjoy q
visit TO Gettysburg on such an errand.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

WHY NOT PRODUCE IT--That bril-.
liant essay on wood pavements, for
which Chairman Garfield was paid
$4,000 by De Golyer & Co., has never
been permitted TO see the light. This
is great loss to our current political
literature.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

A New MAN.--W. A. Stone, Esq,
has been appointed u. s, District At
torney for Western Pennsylvania, in
place of II, IL. Mccormick, Esq. Mr..
Mccormick says "Presidcnt Hayes is
. snivelling hypocrite," and that he is
turned out by Hayes and Sherman be.
cause he was a Grant man, The great
moral party appears to be diseased,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14
MRS. HANCOCK.
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS oFTHEwifE
or THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.

Mrs. Hancock, the wiic of the Gen.
eral, is II few years his junior in age,
and as woman, is as imposing in ap.
pearance us he is man. Tall and
well proportioned, with the most win
some smile, n manner that puts you at
your ease at once, and pair of eyes
that animate every line of a handsome
face, shc is still beauty, although her
hair is becoming streaked. with gray.
She was married when the General
was but young lieutenant doing duty
in tho far West. 1t was entirely a
love match, and neither of them have
since regretted tin fact, their home
is one of the happiest imaginable. Mrs.
Hancock has always been opposed TO
her husband becoming candidate for
the Presidency, and she now is even
above the weakness OF wishing to be
the mistress of the White House. She
breads the worry Of the canvass, and
if her husband is elected she thinks
the honor which the position brings
will be dearly purchased by the renun-
citation of all domestic life for four
years to como and OF his position as
senior Major General and his chances
of soon becoming chief OF the army.
While she prefers her home existence,
however, there is no one better quail
fed to play the hostess on a grand
scale than she. A society belle, even
after her marriage, she has oil the self
confidence and resources needed to en-.
tertain the most varied company.
There is nothing in the range of con-
versation about which she does not
know something. Her greatest charm,
however, is-and it is the Generals
also-the art OF making every individ.
ual atom feel as II he were the sole OBJ,
ject of her attontions.-N Y Graphic.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

TnE CLEAN THING.-Dr. Alexander
N. Doughcrty, Postmaster under Grant
at Newark, New Jersey, proclaims for
Hancock, who, he says, will be the
next President. He declares that some
of his Republican friends have assured
hIm that they would vote for Han.
cock. Says DR. Doughcrty; ave don't
want any President who accepts bribcs
or perjures himself or who has even
the suspicion Of taint about him."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

ALIUNDE JoE.-The New York Sun
in alluding to the miserable figure eight,
now occupying seat in the Supreme
Bench by accident, says; 1.appears
that Joseph P. Bradley, of Electoral
Commission notoriety, is still alive.
HIS name figured in the list of hotel
arrivalsyesterday. Wherever he goes
ho carries with him the consciousness
of his own infamy and the ineffacOablo
mark that years only wear the deeper.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14
alfr AdrtftfsrmFrts.

rINO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.-An
IL application viii be made 10 the Court Of
Quarter Sessions Of clearheli county on the ith
day Of August next, for the appointment Of
viewers, to view the Lumber City bridge, Clear.
field creek bridge, at Leonard Station, and the
lower bridge, Cleardeld, Pa, in order To maze
them free bridges. @. W. KYLER,
JOHN NORRIS,
ELAH JOHNSTON,
County Commissioner
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14
NOW THEY VOTED.

Many persons, in our hearing, have
expressed desire to know how the
Pennsylvania Delegation voted on the
Presidential question IN the Cincinnati
Convention, and we have taken the
trouble to ascertain the vote and annex
it, II will be noticed that our delegates,
Messrs Bigler and Casanova, split on
the first ballot, but went solid Tor Han
cock on the second
THE FIRST BALLOT,
For Hancock-Messr Lewis G. Cas-
sidy, r. Milton Speer, Geo, MCGOWAN,
Thomas J. Barger, Il. IL Flood, III.
Forwood, Herman Yerlses, J. Wright
Apple, Thomas ID. Fister, Henry W
Scott, Charles B. Staples, r. Bruce
Ricketts,, f. J Fitzsimmons, James B.
Reilly, Grant Wcidman, b, +. Meyers,
John j. Motzgar, Henry Sherwood,
A. S. lands, W, j, Baer, d, NJ, Craw.
ford, Q, M. Duncan, VIM, McSherry,
J. N. Casanova, Edgar Cowan, c, Il.
Boyle, Q. +. Mclienna, j. b. Knox-2S.
For Tilden-Mcssrs. W. l.. Scott,
W. S. Stenger, Dallas Sanders, John
r. Read, Henry S. Donahue, Daniel
Ermentrout, E. A. Wood, John b Lar
kin, Malcolm Hay, George W Miller,
William Gordon, J. p. Gillespie, l..
MQuiston, George A. Allen, H., b.
Plummor-lj.
For Bayard-Messrs. w. NJ. Singer.
ly, Samuel Josephs, Frederick Gerker,
Joseph b. Baker, James Ellis, It.
Grambs, Il. \. Bigler--7,
For Seymour-Mcssrs. W. u, Hen,
sci, W, II. Sowdcn, b. j. MGrann-3.
For Randall-David Lowenberg.
For Field-C. F. Black.
For Hendricks--J. B. Brawley.
For Jewett--lio1ert A, Packer.
SECOND BALLOT,
The above ballot was cast on Wed.
nesday. On Thursday the delegates
votes on the first call OF the roll as lol.
lows:
For Hancock - Messrs Cassidy,
Specr, McGCwan, Singerly, Bargor,
Josephs, Flood, Yerks, Apple, Fister,
Hensel, MeGrann, Sowdcn, IL. w.
Scott, Staples, Ricketts,, Fitzimmons,
Weidman, Meyers, Motzgar, Sherwood,
Lands, Baer, Crawford, Duncan, Black,
McShcrry, Bigler, Casanova, Cowan,
Boyle, McKenna-32.
For Randall-W l.. Scott, Stenger,
Sanders, Read, Mullen, Donahue Ger.
kor, Forwood, Ermontrout, Lowen.
berg, Ellis, Reilly, Packer, Grambs,
Wood, Larkn, Hay, Miller, Gordon,
Knox, Gillespie, Brawley, McQuiston,
Allen, Plummer-25
For Bayard-Baker.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

General Garfield, while in the army,
was nominated for Congress and got
"leave Of absence on account of
sickness" and came home, mounted
the stump, and made vigorous cam.
paign, as the old files of the papers IN
his district will show. According to
Hayes be "ought to be scalped' lie
will be next November.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

See the unfortunate Garfield on
our fourth page.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

Ills GRIEF.-Grier, the fellow who
nominated Garfield and who was led
to believe that nothing less than for.
eign mission or first place in Gar.
fields Cabinet would be a reward for
his services, has offered TO sell out bis
chances for pint of peanuts. Dan.
Dougherty laiI him ont colder than
wedge, and he is considering the OK.
pedioncy and propriety Of having his
name changed from Grier to Grief
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

OUGHT To BE SCALPED.-When Hayes
was nominated for Congress in the
Ohio district in 1864, and requested to
leave bis position as an army officer
and come home aud make political
speeches, he answered very tartly:
Yours received. Thanks. 1 have other bust.
ness just now. Any man who would leave the
army at this time to electioneer for Congress or
any other place ought to be sealped.
Yours resDectfullv
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14

PITon lS.--From the way the Rad.
ioals are denouncing General Hancock
as a soldier, we would infer that Gen.
oral Garfcld's military record was to
bo Ignored, and the record OF Congress
was to carry him through. One rca.
son assigned for thisis, that Hancock's
deeds 30 belittle them of Garfelds
that Edison's electric light would hard.
ly bring them out as background sur
roundings with Ilancock's military
bearing as central figure.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14
SAWED LUMBER CUT TO ORDER.
PROCESS FLOUR i!
FLOUR, CHOP .Iyt'D FEED
.ITU'.Iy'S or H.f.l'D
~ Cash paid for all kinds of
Grain-Wheat, Rye, Oats, Etc.
TOWNSHIP STATEMENT - Annual
Il statement Of the receipts and expenditures

curwsnvillc, Pa, JuuO ?, issO.H.