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Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02

Lincoln and Douglas were both self
educated, and each the builder Of hig
own fortune. Each became very early
the recognized leader of the political
party to which he belonged.
Douglas was bold, unfinching, i'm.
petuous, denunciatory and determined.
He possessed, in an eminent degree, the
qualities which create personal POPULAR.
ty, and was the idol of his friends
Both Lincoln and Douglas were strong
jury lawyers. Lincoln, on the whole,
was the strongest jury lawyer we ever
had in Illinois. Both were distinguished
for their ability in seizing and bringing
out, distinctly and clearly, the real
points in case.
Both were very happy in the examina-
ton of witnesses; / think Lincoln the
stronger of the two in cross-examina-
ton. He could compel a witness to tell
the truth when he meant to lie. He
could make q jury laugh, and, generally,
weep at his pleasure. Lincoln on the
right side, and especially when injustice
OK fraud were to be exposed, was the
strongest advocate. On the wrong side,
or on the defence, where the accused was
really guilty, the client with Douglas
for his advocate would be more fortunate
than with Lincoln.
Lincoln studied his cases thoroughly
and exhaustively. Douglas had won
derful faculty of extracting from his
associates, from experts and Others, by
conversation, all they knew of subject
he was to discuss, and then make it 80
thoroughly his that sill seemed to have
originated with himself. He 90 perfect
ly assimilated the ideas and knowledge
Of others that all seemed to be his own,
and all that went into his mind came
out improved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02
FAITHFUL.

A long, bare ward in the hospital;
dying girl in the narrow bed;
A nurse, whose footsteps lightly fall,
Soothing softly that restless head.
Slain by the man she learned to love,
Beaten, murdered, and flung away;
None beheld it but God above,
And she who bore it. And there she lay.
"a little drink of water, dear?'
Slowly the white lips gasp and sip.
"Let me turn you over, SO you can hear,
While let the ice on your temple drip.
A look Of terror disturbs her face:
Firm and silent those pale lips close;
A stranger stands In the nurses place:
Tell US who hurt you, for no one knows"
A glitter of joy is in her eye
Family she whispers: Nobody did"
And one tear christens the loving lie
From the heart in that wounded bosom hid.
"Nobody did itr' she says again.
Nobody hurt met Her eyes grow dim;
But in that spasm of mortal pain,
She says to herself: "I've saved you, Jiml
Day by day, as the end draws near.
To gentle question or stern demand,
Only that one response they hear,
Though she lift to Heaven her wasted hand.
Nobody hurt me!' They see her die,
The same word still on her latest breath;
With a tranquil smile she tells her lie,
And glad goes down to the gates of death.
Beaten, murdered, but faithful still,
Loving above all wrong and woe,
If she has gone to a world of i'll,
Where, oh! saint, shall we others 60?
Even, think, that evil man
Has hope of better life in him,
When she so loved him her last words ran:
Nobody hurt me! I've saved you, Jiml''
-IRose Terry Cooke.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02

At Atchison, Kansas, the women
crusaders visited liquor-saloon, and
tried by praying to induce the pro.
prietor of the saloon to close his
place The proprietor invited the
ladies to seats, and asked them to
pray, and then offered himself the
following prayer:
"Alm;ghty Creator in heaven!
Thou who hast made the heaven and
earth, and created man in Thine own
image MS ruler Of this earth! Whilst
animals are living on grass and water,
Thou didst teach Thy servant Noah
to make wine, and Thou didst not
punish him for making Incorporate
use of it. At the wedding of Cana,
Thine only Son, Jesus Christ, trans
formed water into wine when the
juice of the grape was exhausted,
that the enjoyment OF the guests
might not be disturbed. The great
reformer, Martin Luther, said; "He
who does not love wine, woman and
song, remains fool all his life long"
And all the great men upon this earth
have been drinking of the wine Thou
hast given Thy children upon this
earth, Oh, Lord! We play Thee,
have pity upon these women here who
are not grateful for Thy gifts, who
want to make Thy children as beasts
of the field and 10 compel them to
drink water like an OK, while they
dress extravagantly and lead their
husbands by other extravagances not
tending to their well-being, to bank
ruptcy, depriving them of all pleas
ures of this world, yea driving them
to suicide"
so, Lord! have mercy upon these
ladies; look upon them; they wear
not even the color of the face which
Thou hast given them, but they are
SHINING against Thee, and, not con-
tent with nature, paint their faces.
10 Lord, Thou canst also perceive
that their figure is not as Thou hast
made it; but they wear humps npon
their backs like camcls; Thou seest,
o, Lord, that their head-dress con.
oiStS VI ioiSC hoiif Wucu lucy Optu
their mouths Thou seest their false
teeth. o, Lord these women want
men who will patiently accept all this
without using the power Thou hast
given to man, that all women shall be
subject to man. They will bear
the burdens of married life and obey
Thy commands to multiply and re-
plenish the earth, but they are too
lazy to raise their children; and .,
Lord. Thou knowest the crimes they
commit. o, Lord! have mercy upon
them and take them back unto Thy
bosom, take folly out of their hearts,
give them common sense, that they
may see their own foolishuess, and
grant that they may become good
and worthy citizens Of our beloved
City of Atchison! o Lord! we thank
Thee for the blessings bestowed upon
us, and ask Thee to deliver us from
all evils, especially hypocritical wo.
men, and Thine shall be the praise
forever and ever. Amen
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02
How GlHss Is Made.

went to see them make glass. | was
greatly interested in the preparation of
the clay used in making the great cylin-
drical kilns in which the glass is melted.
The clay used in the Salem, Mass, works
is all imported from Germany, and it
has to be mixed with the bare feet.
The man just climbs into q great
kneading trough, ten or twelve feet long
and three feet deep, and from end to end
he tramps that clay with his bare feet,
back and forth. Tramp, tramp, tramp,
summer and winter, the boy is march
ing, kneading the clay with his patient
feet. Science has never been able to in
vent any other way 70 mix this clay prop
erly. 1t isn't pleasant job in the win
ter, for the clay isn't warmed up for the
purpose. 1t is az cold as poor rela-
TONS welcome to a family party. One
time there was a man from Amsterdam,
New York, took a contract to tramp
clay for all the glass factories in New
Jersey. He failed in performance of
contract Couldn't get his feet into the
trough.
A man just blew great glass cylinder,
five feet long, or more, and about eight
inches in diameter. Then he just bit
off the end of the cylinder, split the
other piece and bent it out fat and there
WAS your window glass, ready to be bro
ken up in proper sizes If you don't be.
lieve it, you can go and see You will
see the man start in with wad of glass
on the end of long hollow iron rod.
He stands at the edge of a long deep
pit, and as he blows, he swings the rod
like a pendulum. To and fro it goes,
and the wad of glass at the end is a
cylinder of crystal, growing with every
puff of the vigorous breath, growing uni
formly, shapely, fanltlessly, swinging to
and fro all the time. How the blower
keeps from hitting the plank he stands
upon is q mystery to me; l could hit it
every time, Il know, or at least as long rs
the cylinder lasted. 1t is completed at
last, and he lays it on long rack, be-
side many other cylinders. Then a boy
hands him q smaller wad of glass on the
end of an iron bar. The workman takes
the bar in his left hand, with pair of
pincers he draws the molten glass out
into long thread, with deft move
ment he Just wraps that red hot string
once around the end Of the cylinder; !;
then he takes off the string, almost i'm
mediately, hits the closed end of the
cylinder a rap, and off it falls. Then a
man takes bar of iron, heated red hot
at one end. He passes this hot iron
along the inside Of the cylinder, and it
splits from end to end. Into an oven it
goes, a great furnace of an oven with a
revolving floor on which is laid this cyl
inder Of glass. The intense heat softens
/ it; as it passes one door in the furnace, a
workman with great iron bar pats the
delicate glass softly apart until it lies out
on the floor nearly fiat, and as it comes
round to the next window, a man with a
! block of wood affixed to long iron han.
die, reaches in and irons the glass
smoothly out, when it is ready, after a
certain cooling process, for the cutter,
and you see it Just as told YOU.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02

The Greenback party in Missouri
is moving. Hon. Gilbert De La Matyr,
Of Indiana, is now in Missouri
Mexico Press. s1.
Exactly. Appearances indicate that
it had about all moved out, as wit
ness the following from the Boonville
Topic, of the 18th inst, giving an
account Of Greenback rally in a
heretofore Greenback stronghold,
Cooper county:
For months the Greenback organs
of Central Missouri have been herald
ing the coming, publishing the ap-
pointments and blowing the speeches
of Hon. Gilbert De La Matyr, the
great Indiana apostle of 'fiat money
Weeks ago it was announced that h.
would speak at this point on the 9th
of May. Strenuous and repeated
calls were made upon local Green.
hackers and the public in. general, to
turn out en- masse to receive him and
enjoy the treat, that it was p, omised,
his speech should be. l. The day
came and with il Dele Ma,yr accom-
MED by Luman A. Brown, and II.
Martin Williams. But the expected
crowd and enthusiasm were wanting.
The streets presented no unusual ap-
pearance. A few s'stalwart" Green
hackers were to be seen struggling
about, occasionally stopping to con-
fer together in low tones and shake
their heads, dub,ously over the s'situ-
ation.''
The court house bell was vigorous
ly sounded, aud Old Pat, the janilor,
sent out to ring and cry upon tue
streets. BY dint OF exeriioa . dozen
Greenbackers, half dozen Demo
crats, perhaps as many Republicans
and q few streethox loatsrs, attractcd
out Of curiosity, we're got together At
the courthouse by two O'clock.
Paris Mercury. 80
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02

"Mollie, Moilie!" ! cried. "For
heavens sake go back-go back! Don't
you see how the flames are creeping to-
ward us here? Go, so, my dearest, nay
own true wife! Don't unman me by
making me fear for you. Go down
where can feel that you have chance
of safety"
"Rob Thorne!'' she exclaimed, with
her eyes looking bravely straight into
mine, "am your wifer'
"Surely, surely, thank God!" l utter
ed; "but go, go!'
"My post is here, just as much as
yours is" she answered, firmly. II will
stay here, Rob, and if you die, l will die
too. We will make our wedding trip
together, my dear husband, even it it
be into the next world. Keep to your
duty and never mind me, Rob. There
is hope for US yet, and if it comes to the
worst, why'-and a brave, sweet smile
crept round her lips-"we are still to-
gether, dear lovew
"Thorne," shouted the captain, "come
down.. Lower her and yourself over the
rail. Well catch you. You cannot
stay there any longer. We are very
near the shore now, and the rest we'll
take our chances for"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02
Didn't Make Much Difr.rence,

doctor, what can l do to get rid of
my biliousness?" asked Galveston ine-
briate of a plain-spoken doctor.
"Quit drinking beer and whisky"
"But if quit I'll collapse right of.
won't 7"
Certainly" -.
'It doesn't seem to me that it makes
much difference, then. If l keep on I'll
be bilious as long as live, and if quit
I'll be bilious until die"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02
1HE MEXICO LEDGER

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;, urrrE, Editor and Proprietor
t1 20 A YEAR
AL wAYs IN ADVANCE.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02
TIME TABLE.
OF TIE WEST"
u,enIN COLLEGE. MEXICO. MO

r,TRn. EX. Gov. G.. II. HARDIN.
NT l. tent. Pres. Board Directors.
.,o,did :, vol aud Il desirable home. Be
FiIGHTH annual session september 6th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02

Some people have been severely tlog-
ged by the parents of their youth, but
it is the pay-rent of their later years that
skins them alive.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-07
CHE Gnteuiqer1ltl1esrg,
STATE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE,
Hills InIrOdnced-stII lIAmmering ON
the Education nil.

Hills InIrOdnced-stiII lIAmmering on
the Education NIL.
The Senate met at 10 A, NJ, yesterday
the session being opened with prayer BY
the Rev, D, H, K, Dix, of Wesley NJ. Z
church.
Leaves OF absence for one day were
granted Senators McGrew and Dawson
and Committee Clerk D, R, Neal.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Williams: Senate Bill No. IFS
a bill comforting certain powers on the
mayors OF incorporated towns and vii.
lagos.
BY Mr.. MCNeel: Senate Bill No. ll9, a
bill providing for re'aRaessment OF lands
in PoCahontas county,
BY Mr.. Stollings: Senate Bill l2O, a
bill authorizingt the Sheriff OF Logan cOun-
ty TO distrain for certain fee bills due the
clerk OF the Circuit and County Court oil
said county,
The report Of the Committee on Confer
enCe upon the disagreeIng votes between
the two Houses on House Bill No. 30, was
submitted, recommending the Senate and
House to reCede from certain amend'
ments.
Mr., Donehoo, from the same committee,
submitted q minority report dissenting
from the majority,
On motion OF Mr., Brown the majority
report was adopted.
Mr.. W, w, Jackson, Private Secretary
to the Governor, appeared before the bar
OF the Senate with scaled communication
from tho Governor, and on motion OF Mr..
Woods the Senate went into executive ses-
sion, and after confirming the appoint.
ment OF Randolph StAlnakeT, Secretary Of
State, the doors were opened and the Sen.
ate took recess until 2;30 o'clock,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon reassembling, Mr.. Donehoo in
troduCed two bills relating to the paving
Of the streets OF the city OF Wheeling, the
text OF which has been published before.
The bills were read second time and or
dered toitheir engrossment and third read.
ing.
Mr.. Smith presented the report OF the
special immigration committee, be.
ing the result OF lengthy
investigation into immigration affairs
in THE State. The matter OF the re.
port has been printed In the INTELLIGRN.
GER, He also introduced a bill which pro.
vides for the establishment OF a State
Bureau OF immigration.
Alter the transaction OF some misCella.
neous business, and the further considera.
ton Of the Education bill being postponed,
the Senate adjourned.
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only to blame, He held that the Legisla
ture, in the present depleted condition oil
the Treasury, was not justified in making
30 large an appropriation 10 $4,000, In
fact he thought $4,000 would be
amply sufficient. To this argument
Mr., Motlett added that II the building
were completed now the State would not
only lose the interest on the money in.
vested, but would be- obliged to carry a
heavy insurance on the building until
1885, the time named for the occupancy Of
the Capitol. The friends Of Charleston
based their advocacy Of the greater Gppro.
pTiaLion on verbal statement oil Mr..
Kemble, the architect. that 1t would take
at least $4,000 in addition to the SO, 600
now in hand to put the building under
cover, SO a. to project it from the weather,
But they also appealed to the House
to give them the amount asked for,
inssmuch as they had voted for every APP
preparation asked for other institutions.
They charged that the opposition only
grew out OF the fact that the Charleston
building was not in section tributary to
Wheeling.
Mr.. Morrow said lie locked upon It
merely as q question Of economy, just as
he would look upon question concerning
his own peraoRal business; and looking at
tthat way he Thought il wise to give the
contractor the $4,000 which he had de-
Clared to be necessary,
Finally Mr., Granthsm demanded the
previous question, and the demand being
sustained and the question ordered, the
am an mani uahlFniaNlai
Mr.. MolIett, moved to insert q para.
graph appropriating $4,000 to supply q
deficiency in the civil contingent fund,
caused by the obligation OF the State to
publishers OF newspapers printing the
constitutional amendments, Pending this
question the bill was laid on the
table.
House Bill No. 40, to amend aud re,
enact chapter Il Of the Code Of West Viz.
ginia, concerning certain general provis.
ions respecting sheritfs, collectors and
jailors, the service and return OF property
exempt from execution, and homesteRds,
was next taken up for consideration, Mr.,
KepRer wanted to amend by authorizing
debtor to list $50 Of wages among the
property listed for exemption. This met
WIN MuCn OppObllluH' Mr. HuUUhIu
opposed 1t, and so did Mr.. Seabright, The
latter said 1t was "only another law for
raacals, and the Lord knows they have
enough benefit from the laws now"
Mr.. Lurty emphatlCally favored
the amendment, Mr.. Cox shut oil the
lengthening discussion by demanding the
previous question, Just after which ses.
bright attempted to make another speech,
Judge Ferguson explained that be thought
this the same proposition rejected by the
House several days before, and would
therefore vote No. Charlie Seabright
caused a smile when his name was called
by apgrily yelling out "Nol" The amend.
ment was rejected.
The Attachment bill was then taken up,
and was not finished when elk o'clock ar.
rived and the Speaker declared the House
adjourned till 1880,
THE EVENING SESSION
was devoted to the final reading Of bills
Some fun was had, an account Of which
will be found on our local page.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-07
LICrLETON.
Residence BHrned-YOuthfnl Criminal
Additional Railroad WAtchmen.

Residence BHrned-YOuthfnl Criminal
Additional Railroad watchmen.
LITTLEToN, W. VA, March s, 1881.
Editors lntelligGncar.
Last night, about II o'clock, Geo. Kirk.
man, who lives about a mile west Of this
place, was aroused from his sleep by the
iallinglin This residence, which was on
fire. lie succeeded in getting his family
all out Of the burning building, but was
badly burned about the hands in getting
them out. Not even the clothing OF the
family was saved.
Constable Levi Petit has Just arrived
with young lad of about seventeen years
old, named Gross, who Is under arrest for
disturbing school in Centre District. He
was going TO use a knife on the teacher,
Mr.. Lowden, who applied to the officer
for protection. The case will be settled
before Squire ]. A. Connolly to-day.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has
been putting an additional Waterman
at al the watches at this point. This work
has heretofore been performed by one
Waterman. This change will be q good
one for the:old watChmen, as they would
be compelled to stay at their post many
weeks at time, not having an opportu.
nifty to go to their meals. NJ.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-07

PHILADELPHIA. March . Flour quiet and firm (:
Minnesota extras S520a8 Is: Ohio extra IS 6Oa
IS; Ohio, new process 80 IS; winter wheat,
patent, good Goa; spring patents So 75a7 10
lIye flour steady at 50 90. Wheat dull; No. 2
red grain, depot 81 l6al 16N do car lot sand
elevator$l l7IS; No. 2 red March 81 lO1G bid,
81 1917 asked; April 81 INK bid, 81 Tx
asked May 81 IS bid, 81 1874 asked. Corn
quiet; steamer and track 631iC sail mixed
March 66Hc bid, $50 asked; April 649Gc bid,
64sSc asked; May .t3Hc bid, 63Xc asked.
Oats steady and In fair demand No. 1 white
45c; No. 2, 44c; No. 8, 43c; mixed Al Xc, Pro.
visions quiet and unchanged. Butter ur.
changed. Eggs steady at iSai0c. Cheese
quiet and steady at 12Kai9Nc. Petroleum
dull and unchanged. Whisky quiet at 81 II
BALTIMORE, March 6.-Flour firm, but not
quotably higher Wheat, western dull and
lower; No. western winter red, spot and
March 81 l7Xnl 17%; April 81 0sNal OS9E;
May 81 oS7Snl OSIf; June 81 iSal iSK. Corn,
western lower, closing steady western mixed
spot 60 Hn5ONc: March 6Oat0Mc April 81 IA
04No; May 6SHa5SNc; steamer 63a53IGc
Oats steady; western white 42a43c; mixed 4Oa
4tc Rye dull at 81 02a1 %. Hay Unclaimed.
Provisions unchanged. Butter qulet Eggs
qulet at l7a,So. Petroleum unchanged. Coffee
dull Rio cargOes ordinary to fir iOal2c.
Sugar steady A soft exc. Whisky film at
81 u.
CtHctNEArf. March o. Cotton weaker at
iONc Flour atmcr family 81 75a5 90; fancy
IS 25a5 IS. Wheat In good demand and
stong6r No. 2 red winter 81 OJ. Corn stronger
No. 2 mixed 43a43fc. Oats In good demand
No. 2 mixed 3OXc. Rye, No. 3. 81 10. bar.
ley In good demand No. 2 fail 81 O2ai O3.
Pork dull and nominal at $i4 IS. Lard dull
at so 95al0 90. Bulk meats dull and nomi.
nal shoulders II SIX; clear rib 81 10. Bacon
quiet but firm; shoulders 50 67k clear rib
IS 90; clear IS SIX. Whisky 81 0S Butter
demand init and market firm; choice West.
Urn Reserve 22a25c; choice Central Ohio iSA2lc.
CHICAGO, March 6.+Ths Drovers' journal re.
ports
Hogs Receipts 1000 head shipments 1900
head. Mixed packing "a BOaS 80; light 50 goa
D 20 choice heavy "a 00a0 o.
Cattle In good demand at full prices. re.
Ceipis 1900 head common to choice shipping
81 5pa5 20: exports 81 S0a5 90.
Bheel,-In good demand receipts 600 head
fair to good 81 60a6 90.
NEW ORLEANS, March A. Coffee dull; Rio
CnrgOes ordinary TO good l0HaiBkC. Sugar
dull inferior 10 good common 6kaBc; com.
mon 10 good common 0NaOsSO; yellow clarl.
fled 7SSnSAc. MOlasscs In good demand; com.
mon 9Sa2jC; centrifugal 20a37c: fair Ssaslc;
frosted 22aS6c; Cistern bottom SOaSSc. Rice
s'arce aud FIRM; Louisiana ordinary to choice
4Na8HC
TotEro, March b.-wheat frmtr; No. 2
Wabash, spot u Oj.G; March 81 15H; April
81 OK May 81 t0A. Corn quiet; No. 2
spot "a As; April 43jEc; May and June 4IIc;
rejected $50, Oats quiet and unchanged.
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NEW YoRE, March 5.-FlOnr quiet and un.
changed: receipts 1900 barrels; exports
10000 barrels Wheat inactive receipts
03,OOO bushels; exports 1900 bushels;
rejected spring 08Cj No. 8 do, 81 is;
No. 2 Milwaukee 81 l0X; ungraded
red 81 llAal q; No. 8 81 lSXal 10;
steamer do 81 OS No. 2 red 81 20; store 81 2ON
OBJ. 81 2lal FIX atloat; steamer do, 81 10 =;
No. do 81 2BHal 81; mixed winter 81 l8a
lSH ungraded white 81 10; No. 2 do, 81 l8I;
No. do sales rs 600 bushels at 81 l8al lS9I
NO. red, March, sales 10000 bushels at
u 2ONal y; April sales $4,000 bushels at
2O2sa! IN; May, sales 10000 bushels at
81 l9%al 2ON Corn steady; receipts 0S, 900
bushels exports ! 1000 bushels; ungraded 90
G6SMc; No. ., 60a6GLc; steamer 66ka56Nc
No. 2, 6Sa6S9Eo No. 2whito 6ici No. 3 March
67Na68c; April b8xa67c; May 6IKa56c, Oatt
dull receipts 1900 bushels western mixed
4Sa4ic white western 46aiSc. Hay quiet but
firm at 81 O5al 10. Hops steady; yearlingl
l2alsci ca tern and western l0a22o: New
York State l6R23c. Coffee quiet and firm
Rio CargoeS quoted al l0al3c; Job lots lOLa
l4Nc, Sugar quite and steady; fair TO good
refining 7a7Hc. MOlaSses quiet and steady.
Rice unchanged. Petroleum lulI United
S8Nc; crude 7aSHc; refined 096c asked. Tai.
low unchanged. Rosin firm at 81 76at 80.
Turpentine dull at 400 Eggs firm at 22Xa
2Sc. Pork dull and nominal; old mess quoted
5000; new do $1,000. Beef steady. Cut
meats nominally unchanged; long clear SIC
short clear 7'l6o. Lard firm; prime steam
$40 4Oal0 As. Butter dull and heavy at l2a27c.
Cheese firm for choice at l0al2Nc.
CnICAGo, March 5.-Flour steady and un.
changed. Wheat in fair demand but at lower
rates No. Chicago spring O99kA9OAc cash ,