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ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT.

Below is a list of the General and County Dep
utes commissioned for the year 1879. Counties
having no Deputies, will please recommend suit
ablespersons, and they will be promptly commits
stoned. 1t is earnestly desired that the Order in
every part of the State shall be revived.
t.- GENERAL DEPUTIES
". Scott, Texarkana, Miller county 49, 49,
w. R. Price, Conway, Faulkner county.
COUNTY DEPUTIES.
w. w Pace, Camden, Ouachita county
p. w. Parker, Potts Station, Pope county
Thomas..Or Texarkana, Miller county.
B. n. Huffman, Hampton, Calhoun county.
t. ]. Rice, Tulip, Dallas county.
Henry SHIRLEY, Van Buren,, Crawford county.
David R. Ford, Batesvie, independence CO.
]. F. Dawson, Smithville, Lawrence county.
Robert w. Hail. Canton, Fulton county.
w. H. Coghill, Gross county:
1t is to be hoped that every Deputy will put
forth his best efforts to restore the Grange in Ar
kansas to its former prosperity.
<..s j. V. SCOTT,
Secretary Arkansas State Grange.
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MISSISSIPPI.

The following Deputy Lecturers have
Deen appointed by Worthy Master Oar
den, under the act of the State Grange at
Okolona in December last:
Alcorn, Prentiss and Tishomingo countes--B.
B. Boone, Bonneville. t G.-s
Amite-Maj. George F. Webb, Liberty.
Attalla-L. S. Terry, Kosciusko. .s.-
Bolivar and Sunf1ower-G. w. Wise, Concor-
dia
CarroIl-E. w Tarrant, Black Hawk.
Claiborne-W. II. Kerr, Port Gibson. $50
Clay-Dr. D. B. HILL Palo Alto; w. II. Duke
miner, Vinton. a,sr.
Copiah--W. T.. Rea, A. P. Barry, DR.. a. Hun
ter, Jesse Thompson, jr., VIM. Kenthly, A. b.
De Soto-T. c. Dockery, Loves Station.
Fl anklin--S. s.. Montgomery, t. j. Scott,
Meadville. ar-t
Hinds-H. O. Dixon and L. F. Afford, Jackson.
Holmes and Leflore countes-Baxter Wilson,
Lexington.
Jasper and Newton--J. L. Hardy, Newton.
Jefferson-W. L.. Harper, Fayette.
Lafayette-G. w. Gill. Oxford.
Lee and Itawamba-H. l.. Holland, Guntown.
Lincoln-John NJ. Grafton, Brookhaven.
Lowndes--C. w. Shedd, Caledonia
Marion-E. T. Hudnall, China Grove.
Monroe-E. L. Sykes, Egypt.
Panola-Col. John Dickens, Pamela.
Pike. g. Leggett, Holnesville.
Pontotoc-R. c. Galloway, Pontotoc-
Rankin-W. A. Lofin, Stems Greek.
Scott-Dr. w. ]. Lack, Forest.
Simpson,. C. McLaurin, Mt Zion.
Smith county, B. Sigrist, Polkville.
Tallahatchie--A. C. N. Shelley, Charleston.
Tippah and Benton-Julius Johnson, Jonesboro.
Warren-G. NJ Bachelor Walter Billingsly,
Vicksburg.
Wilkinson-Dr. ii. X. w. Ford, Chestley
Netteryie. tzftff
Yazoo-A. NJ. Hicks, Benton, w. D. Gibbs,
Yazoo City. w. L. WILLIAMS,
Secretary State Grange.
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MARCHING ON,

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Human cause and human veal.
See the heroes marching on,
Sturdy step and strong,
Bearing up their starry flag
AS they pass along.
Hear the shouts of victory,
Mingled jest and song;
Happy hearts are beating
In that happy throng.
Who are they with badges,
Hard and horny hands?
Who with grip and signals,
Strong In serried bands?
They. are the solid Changers,
Tillers of the land,
Marshalling to battle
Where their foemen stand
Principles of latest ages,
Simple, true, and plain
Battle they for rightful wages
Battle with the heart and brain,
For the Punishment of error
For overthrow of PAIN
For deiverance from terror
The coming of loves reign.
Give us help, O. men and brothers,
Aid by word and deed,
Help thyself by helping others,
This is lottiest creed;
Give with giving fullest measure,
Bid the cause God speed!
Precious principles our treasure,
From every bondage freed.
Strike with us for liberty
Manly, strong, and true as steel:
Break the yoke monopoly,
Break the letters that we feel
Strike with for rightful profit
Equal chance and equal deal;
Bind the cords of human love-
Human cause and human veal.
T. W. Lang.
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WHAT COOPERATION DOES.

@ The following tabular statement, which
is based upon actual experience and is far
below the. success of many cooperative
stores in this country,will show the advan-
tages of Patrons having their own stores
and buying from themselves. The calcu-
lation is made for II years, beginning with
an investment of $40, allowing 10 per cent
interest per annum, purchases TO the
amount of 500 annually, 10 per cent net
profit on sales, and 20 per cent accumuls-
ton:
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GIVE THE NUMBER OF YoUR GRANGE

GIVE THE NUMBER OF YoUR GRANGE.
Worthy Secretaries and Patrons :.
Please, in writing to your State Grange
Secretary, give the number of your
Orange-in the beginning, middle, end,
corner, or on envelope, anyzOhere-so that
he can identify your Grange. l now re-
peat this request, because l have just re-
ceved long and interesting Grange let
ter from Secretary asking the status of
his Grange, and because he didn't give
The number and l could not remember his
orange, had to search through the rec
ord or Oranges 722-to find it!
Fraternally, E.TAYLoR, Sec'y.
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To find the number of tons in long or
square hay stacks, the following is the
rule: Multiply the length in yards by the
width in yards, and that by half the alti
tude, in yards, and divide the product by
fifteen. To find the number of tons in
circular stacks: Multiply the square OF
the circumference in yards by four times
the altitude in yards, and divide by one
hundred. The quotient will be the mum.
Der of cubic yards in the stack. Then
divide by fifteen to get the number OF
tons. - et~<ss @ Fif
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DIRECTORY, 1880.
NATIONAL GRANGE.

N,ster-I. ]. Woodman. of Michigan.
hNlss..sSs,sr2Put. Darden of Mississippi.
o''tsal,,rer-Ilenry Eshbaugh, of Missouri,
LL.saIn.'ard-A. !. Vaughan, of Tennessee.
assistant assistant StewardmWilliam Sims of Kansas.
Asisss,nia;n-S H. Ellis, of Ohio.
Scs.r~Tletary-W. Nj: Ireland, Washington City.
SeCO...-'r,rsr-F. NJ. Mcdowell, New York.
! @ ITsecner-O. Dinwiddie, of Indiana
GC41I.ees--NIrs. Fl II. Woodman, of. Michigan.
0elsoo,,a-Mrs NJ. l.. Darden, of Mississippi.
[LronO--Mrs. E. M. Nicholson, of New Jersey.
[Oi% S-Mrs William Sims, of Kansas.
T. i've Committee-Wilriam G. Wavne. of
TTart. d. Wyatt Aiken, of South Carolina.
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GEORGIA STATE GRANGE.
Seeretary's Office,
BoLINGBRoKE. Ga. Feb. >.

BoLINGBRoKE, GA, Feb. Is, 1880.
To ORANGES HAVING PER DIEM SCRIP.
Worthy Secretaries. Please forward
your reports regularly, with proper credits
on your per diem scrips. Its as necessary
for you TO do this as it would be were you
to send up funds for the amount of your
reports. Otherwise, the financial record
your Oranges with the State Grange
will be imperfect. 1t is impossible for me
to know whether or not your membership
has decreased or Increased for succeeding
quarters HHlcSS you report regularly.
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led I spring Grange, recently reorgan-
Gran " the worthy overseer of the State
ceivaS a. Rose, moves. right on, re-
tnas u eight members the second meet
Grssno" with other applications in The
opera5;, mas taken steps to organize Co.
viii dae store at Youngsport, which
tbe rr doubtless be effected soon, for where
'e Is will there is way and the
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-03-06

ion ii. l.. Muldrow, of this State, has
49, 49, Oouced a bill in Congress putting
'."'ilg paper on the free list This bill
to III the interests of the people, and ought
'ecome law, but the paper conpa-
ras with their immense power, will, we
'ear be able to defeat it.
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Louisiana has put the following clause
into her constitution; "Women twenty
one years of age and upward shall be
eligible to any office of control or man.
agement under the school laws of this
State go a
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MISSISSIPPI STATE GRANGE.

Nsster-Put. Darden, Fayette. ..
0ysrsser-W H. NJ. Durham, Lexington.
Steward-J. B. Bailey, Lake,
Lecturer-B. B. Boone, Bonneville.
Seeretsry-W. l.. Williams, Rienzi.
Tressurer-H. o. Dixon, Jackson.
Executive COmmittee-T. ]. Ably, Port Gibson L.
, Afford, Jackson; DR.. j B. Bailey, Lake,
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members have the will. We predict a
good future for Rays Spring Grange
Texas Farmer.
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ARKANSAS STATE GRANGE

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ORGAN.
Worthy Master: Your Committee on
ursan would most respectfully ask leave
10 s., submit the following report:
That we heartily endorse the action of
me Executive Committee in adopting
IHE E PATRON OF HUsBANDRY, published
Iy Bro: W. H. Worthington, at Colum-
Jus MISS, as our organ, and we most
earnestly recommend that it be continued
~ me organ of our State Grange; and ap-
peal TO the members of our Order to use
tt'ery effort to extend its circulation as the
usSt L means of reviving our Order and ed
u.Sllng our members up to the great i'm
PU III OF the position we occupy
mat all official communications be
published in THE PATRON, and that the
o of 6 OF the State Grange and members
VI subordinate Oranges contribute to its
respectfully submitted. +.,
J. V. ScoTT,
THos. ORR,
w. M. PEELER,
Committee on Organ.
Neport adopted and recommendations
"'atnlllmously concurred in.
Attest; " Scorr
oecy Arkansas State Grange,
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TENNESSEE STATE GRANGE.

TENNESSEE STATE GRANGE.
Ms:ter-T. b. Harwell, Giles county.
Oyer.eer-D. X. Self, Sullivan.
Secreary-John II. Currey, Nashville.
Executive COmmittee-Dr: j. NJ. Head, Gallatin;
. u. Norman, Murfreesboro; Isaac Lytton, Nash
lie
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w. M. PEELER.

-. DO L. ID. Matthews of Gibson Sta
~. 1n' l enn, has new variety of corn,
"n.en he calls the "poor mans corn" and
", %lich he claims yields one-t third more
than any other. -Ie
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TEXAS STATE GRANGE.

M~ter-W. W. Lang, Falls county.
0verseer-A. J. Rose, Bell.
Secretary-R. 7. Kennedy, Frsestone.
Executive COmmittee-J. E. Grey, Washnton; J.
!. Biggs, Marion; A. NJ. Kellar, Bell.
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,..,.rEJohn S. Williams, Prairie county.
Sh.aa,,starv-J. V. Scott, Miller.
Sl'nys Committee. S. Williams, Prairie c..
h IsIav Atkins; C. E. Cunningham, PuIas XII
:; -; 49, Orr Miller j. v. Scott, Miller. u.s..
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nrnpGIA sTATEI GRANIE-

vs,ter-T J. Smith, 0conee.
Sscretary-E. Taylor, Bolingbroke.
TIscutiye Committee L. F. Livingston, Coving-
III. H. Cary, La Grange; r. II. Harris, Cairo.
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2, - c3ouynaI of the State Oranges Of
)TfI gr.sos Florida, Georgia, and Ms
,;sGbti. "
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FLORIDA STATE GRANGE,

uoser-Wm. II. Wilson, lake City.
Sa..-stsry-R +. Rogers, Welborn.
T1.Cn+iys Committee--J. C. Waldron, Suwannee
-. George W. Waldron, Suwanee Shoals; George
instead, Houston.
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Twentysix fish ponds have been stock
ed by artificial means in Thomas county,
Georgia.
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LOUISIANA STATE GRANG

g..tsr-E. X Branch, BordelOnville, AvoyelIes
parish.
Seoretary-John McGrath, Baton Rouge.
R,scntiye Committee-H. W. L. Lewis, Osyka, Mi
Mckinley Gibson, New Orleans, r. H. Day, Baton
Rouge
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pp1cE OF SUBSCRIPTION

.onv per annum, $I.oc,
OnC rec. Money should be sent in regis
Po ,r.t5er or by Post Office money order.
REQ ,5 ie'a w II. WORTHlNGTON,
Address Columbus, Mississippi.
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ARKANSAS STATE GRANGE

ALABAMA STATE GRANGE.
V. Gardner, Selma.
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DEFICIENCY BILLS.

There are at present two deficiency bills
pending before Congress. One is what is
known as the regular deficiency appropria-
ton bill, and the other special deficiency
bill. In the former is included an item for
the services of deputy marshals at the last
election amounting to the very considerable
sum of three-quarters of million dollars
The Democrats claim that the country is not
liable for this expenditure, and it is probable
that, notwithstanding the decision of the
supreme court affirming the validity of the
federal election laws, Congress will refuse to
Gquidste the bill. They assert that the law
authorizing the employment of these officials
is illegal and unconstitutional. These bills
will, therefore, have to lie over.
In the special bill there Is a considerable
appropriation for deficiencies in the govern
ment printing Office. There is much oppo-
aition to the allowance of this item, for it is
freely charged that there has been gross
wsstefulness if not downright corruption in
the management of the Office. The law in
relation to the procurement of doc.
uments at this Office. provides that aIf anv
person desiring extra copies of any docu.
ment printed at the governement printing Of
fee by authority of law shall, previous to its
being put to press, notify the Congressional
printer of the number of copies wanted, and
shall pay to him, in advance, the estimate
cost thereof and ten per cent. thereon, the
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parts of the country show that every effort
is being expended to influence the delega-
tons in favor Of the man on horseback.
They have been rendered sanguine by sue
cess in the past, and find they have but little
more to do to give them majority of all the
votes of the convention. When this major
ity is assured they can rest upon their oars
in the consciousness that the rest of the
country will follow fast in their footsteps.
There is rumor given IN connection with
that about the recall of Grant to the effect
that he will, after having secured a majority
of tn Q convention, decline the nomination,
and cast his influence for E. w. Washburne.
This is too stupid report to merit mo-
ment's credence. Grant is unequivocally in
the field, and will continue there until de-
feated by the convention or the people. He
will decline nothing that may be offered
him. OF this the public can rest assured.
He desires the nomination of the Republi-
can party, and he will secure it if such q
thing is within the range of possibilities,
and all efforts to drive him from the track
will signally fail. The party is already
practically saddled with him, and must carry
the burden in the campaign just about to be
opened
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THE NEW DEAL.

HoU Stock IL to BE Returned and Reis-
sned
New York Herald.
The recent conferences at the West in re-
gard to the consolidation of the st. Paul 4
Sioux City. the Chicago, st. Paul Il Mime
apolis and the North Wisconsin roads, re-
suited in the adoption of the following plan:
new company is to be created, to be called
the st. Paul, Chicago & Omaha. The stock
of the st. Paul & Sioux City will be exchang-
ed into the new company, share for share.
The Chicago, st. Paul & Minneapolis will for
each of its common and preferred shares get
one and one-third shares of the new compa-
ny's stock. The North Wisconsin will get
(for it's present stock) shares in the new
company at the rate of one share of COM
mon aud one share of preferred for each
mile of its road. The new company will
have bonded debt of I'll 800 per mile on
its. e44 miles Of road, the bonds to bear six
per cent. annual interest.
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The Situation In Ireland .

Mr.. G. M. Mccarthy, of this city, has re-
ceived the following letter:
No. 10 Pow1s SQUARE, BAYswArER, LON
DON WEST, Feb. 8, 188O.-Pardon my delay
in replying to your welcome letter, in which
you prove that your heart is with Us still.
The money that you and the good people of
your State have been collecting will be Q
God-send to Ireland, for it will relieve many
who are on the very verge of famine. Since
my circular of the 18th of last December,
the darker cloud of trouble that I then saw
approaching has broken over Ireland. There
are certain parts of the old country that at
the best of times are not prosperous (tske
Mayo, Ballaghaderin and thereabouts,
for instance, but alas! many such might be
mentioned). Well, these places are now but
centers of depression and misery. Certain
people who ought to know better would force
the cottier to degrade his manliness and
enter the poor house, and by the "Gregory
clause" the occupant of over half an acre of
land is debarred from outdoor relief The
sisters of charity and the sisters of mercy
still gather the wan and hungry children in
longer bring their sods of turf for the school
room fire, and the teachers hearts ache
since they have little food or clothing for
them. 1 am still making my special appeal
to America, for seed potatoes and grain. The
farmers of few acres are silent as to their
needs, but they are without the promise Of a
harvest. The seed potatoes of Ireland are
an exhausted stock, and none but the new
seed-such as the Champions escaped inn
mediate corruption by blight. God will
bless America for her generosity; and our
"Greater Ireland" has never failed, in the
midst of that prosperity which is the out
growth of freedom, to remember its duty of
love to the poor old Motherland. am, dear
sir, very sincerely yours,
GEORGE NOBLE PLUNKETT.
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Mr.. GEORGE E. SLYE, OF Belle PIaine,
Mimi, writes us that he is the original in
ventor of the so-called Prosser Car. He
claims to have made the invention in 1875 and
to have filed an application for patent, which
was destroyed by fire in the patent office be-
fore the application was examined. His
next application was Oct. 2, 1879, and the
patent issued Nov. 10, 1879. AS Prosser
had car running on the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy road last August, he would
seem to have been prior to MIR. Slye's second
application for patent. While Slye claims
to have originated the general principle of
carrying grain in cylinders, his cars were
nothing but the cylinders, with framework
about them, there being no cars above, as in
the Prosser plan. There is, perhaps, suf-
fcient difference for both to hold patents.
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Congressional printer may furnish the
same" This law, it is freely asserted, is vio-
lated with impunity for the accommodation
of Republican Congressman and Office hold
ers, and thousands of dollars worth of print
ing is given out without any reoompense
being received. The greater part of the cleo
pioneering documents made use of by the
Republican party in the campaigns of recent
years have been printed at the government
printing office and the expense charged to
the general fund. By this means the party
has been enabled to flood the country with
partisan speeches aud pamphlets without ex-
pense.
There is no doubt but there has been a
great deal of extravaganza in the conduct OF
every department of the government, and it
would appear as if the only way of checking
it is by refusing to make approx riations. 1t
ought to be understood by the heads of all
the departments that the amount appro-
priated by Congress will constitute the whole
expense they will be permitted to incur, and
if they exceed it they must do so at their own
risk. 1t is not conducting business on cor
rect principles to permit the expenditure OF
more money than is in the treasury to the
credit of any particular fund, and the sooner
such reprehensible practices are corrected
the better it will be for the country at large
and the more satisfactory to those officials
who desire to conduct their affairs on an hon
est and economical basis. Deficiency bills
are growing evil in our legislation, and
some means must be devised to limit them
to the absolute necessities of the govern
ment.
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WISCONSIN NEWS.

The Green Bay iron company is produc-
ing from It's to $50 tons of pig iron per
week.
A two and half yeaI-old boy of Mr..
stralo, of Jenny, was burned to death last
week.
A barn owned by a man named Roedeck
or, near Two Rivers, Manitowcc county, was
struck by lightning and burned last week.
OF the log crop it is said 100,66O,OO have
already been secured north of Monisee, of
which $4,000 have been put in north of
Wausau.
A Young man of Tomah was knocked
down, robbed and kicked by rough, last
week, because he refused to give him 10
cents to buy drink.
Joseph Goodman was instantly killed re-
Gently by being run over by a train on the
Valley road in attempting to jump on while
the train was in motion.
Green Bay Advocate: A sad story of a
young man in the town of Holland, being 80
badly kicked and pounded, at recent dance,
that he became insane and was sent to the
Northern hospital, comes to US, but not suf-
fciently reliable to warrant US in giving
names.
1t is alleged that the county board of Ke-
waunee county has decided to levy no county
tax for the coming year, as there is about
S., 1000 in the treasury, and the sale of tax
certificates on land is SO large that it will not
be necessary to levy such tax. Kewaunee
county has no railroad or other debts, and no
interest to pay.
The family of John Collins, ex-clerk of
Lafayette county, and who now resides
about six miles south of Darlington, has
been sorely afflicted with the diphtheria. OF
family of ten children, six have been
buried during the past ten days. The re-
naming four were attacked with the disease,
but are recovering
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GRANT ORDERED HONE,

Gen. Grant has been ordered home from
Mexico by the managers of his campaign,
who assert that it doesn't look we'll for him
to be absent from the country except when
he is governing it on large salary. There
is good deal of method In this view of the
case, for Grant can do much more good in
this country to his cause than he can hope
to do from abroad, especially from such q
country as Mexico. Matters have been 80
arranged by the managers here that the con-
ventions for the selection of delegates to
Chicago will take place at short intervals
from the oath inst. up to the Goth of May.
If it can be so managed that Grant can visit
the States interested few days before the
holding of the conventions there is little
doubt but sufficient enthusiasm could
be manufactured for him to assure
him of united delegations. But if
he delays his return the labor devolving
upon the machine operators will be largely
increased.
We have no doubt that Gen. Grant will
obey the mandate of his friends. He COW
cts the good things of the White House toe
ardently to admit of delay or disobedience.
He will probably reach Texas in time to in
fuence the bent of the delegation from that
State, and proceed northward by easy stages
until he reaches the region this side of Ma
con & Di1on's line. Here he can rest at
ease, as his friends have already "fixed'' all
the States he will need. Advices from al,