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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12
A Truthful Man.

A flat-footed, old-iashioned West
ern merchant, hsillng from country
store in Michigan, was buying stock
in New York recently, and the firm
took advantage of the occasion, TO
make enquiries concerning some OF
their customers around him. When
they asked. aboutSnlith, of Clarks-
vile, he replied:
Smith: Yes, he's in trade yet, but
he's just married a second wife, and
she's going through his wealth like
saltpeire ILo'll iail in less'n six
months?
How about Jones, ofyour town.
Jonesl Well, Jones lis pcgging
along after the old style, and he's
bought him a biyclc, aud every body
svys he'll go 10 the wall in year.
Aud Brown " Son--are they all
right? gssf 81
Brown Il Son? Well, they may
keep along till spring, but | doubt il.
Old Brown has got SO ncar-sightcd
that he can't tell a sheep pelt from a
coon skin, and the soii is dead stuck
on widow woman who never wears
anything less than six.dollar stock
ings.
But Davis is doinga good trade.
isn't he.
Davis! Well, pooiy fair, but he
wont last. lie rented tho upper
part Of his store to II Chicago mill
iucr, and she broke up two families
and caned a preacher. Everybody
blamed Davis, and his sales last week
only footed up pound OF salcratus
and wasiboard. F4 ffFfb
: Well, you are the only customer
out thcro,and Of course, you ere all
right
Nc! Well, I'm. all right just.uow,
but things may change. My wife be-
longs TO three literary societies aud
is the big toad at church festivals,
while I've bought $40 troiler and
learned to play old slcdge. You
needn't be surprised any day This
winter 10 hear that I've been busted
from garnet TO cellar; SO clean that
creditors cau't find enough dry goods
10 wipe baby's nose on.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12
Hon. A. H. Stephens and the
~, Negro.

There arc people who become honcsl
only when there is nothing more Il
steal. That kind Of lolccd virtue has
too many examples.
Mr.. Stephens has many stories tc
tell Of negroes, and one is Of a famous
cotton and chicken dcpredator, who
since the war met the Vice Prcsi-
dent in the road.
"Well Thomas" was the Kindly
salutatiop, II was sorry to hear you
lIad' been in trouble about Mrs,
Trips chickens"
eyes, Mars Alec; but done quit
all dat now" said the negro, very
ponitently. la lt 4
"How many dids you take before
you stopped?'' asked Mi S,ophens.
ii tux all she Had" was the per.
fectly innocent reply.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12
No Experiment.

n d
A very rich old man had married 3
young wife and died suddenly, on
which the widow ravcd Ikea maniac
and exclaimed to the doctor who stood
by the bedside of the deceased. ooh,
I'll not believe that my dear partner is
dead; he could not die and leave me-
No. mol he's aliyc--I'm sure he's alive
Tell me, doctor, don't you think SOP
MADAM, replied the medical man,
with much gravity, II contestant ii
is possible that he may be revived,
i willapply the galvanic battery y
"Oh, no mol cried the grief-stricken
widow. 'sHard as it IS to bear my
fate, | will have no experiment against
the law of nature. Let him rest in
peace.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12
A woman's Quick Wit.

The. part Of Tennessee through
which L have been knocked abeat
is fulhoF rcminisccnc Is III the war. but
there is none Of the bitterness left. In
war time the people We're greatly Ill
viaed in their sentiments, aud no man
could tell roiher from which. This
remark reminds me of a story l heard
yesterday, about an estimable wo
man of seventy odd, who died two or
three years ago here on the mountains.
One day, during. the war, when the
country was, iuiil5 alive with que :
rillas, she had occasion to take some
valuable goods with her on atrip she
was making, and put them OH her
horse, back Of her. When she had
gone some distance in the woods she
heard a squad of gueriillas approach
ing, aud knowing her goods would not
be safe for a moment, she straddlel
her horse, man fashion. and throwing
her long skirt over the package be-
hind her. completely concealed it.
When the guerrillas rode up she was
unable TO guess whether they belong
ed TO the North or to the South
their Uniform being no solution what
ever. She determined. if questioned,
to play bluff game with them. and
she soon had chance to exercise her
wit. "Hello! called one of the guer-
rillas. .'liellop' she returned
"What side are you on?" he challen-
ged. She laughed q good laugh al
him as she replied, kicking out hen
feet, "On both sides, of course; cant
you see?" This brought roar from
the whole squad, and they began tc
banter her in her own fashion
(which side is your old man on?'
asked one Of them. "lIe's on neither
side" she laughed; "he's on his back
and has been for years" Such vii
saved her. aud they lrt her pass OF
nmmolesteal Letter to Cincinnati
Commercial.
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EXCHANGE. sc1ErIL1ATInNs.

Isle only hone some men have oil
ae,ting to hug r;rls ;s.,o lcar, The
dentistry business state journal
can make more noise in n co,,ribption
hox than silver d;n,e~T,;lasyow
Times 1
Actions speak louder than words
man's fes,. hon ,hay ,rc ho,b. lond Of
n wbo,noss -IC,lasyow Zines
-,
Green apples collie and a small ooy
lnrm scomolha'ioh more 'a"''l'ar
'hah entertaining 10 Tue average housc'
Astronomers don say whether Inc
, comet wags the tan or the tail ways
shc comet lerhsPs 'ms = because
1 mere are no ways among astronomers'
Il radmah'
The boy violinst, Arichear Banner,
who took the prize banner at the Col
n,so % ni's'1' u 70 'e'S"n " .n'
'' 'oa"s'ea Danoe ''a'o'V"
al.
The higher mp the cooler it is.
That's why the mercury in the Their
momcter crawls up so high in warm
weethcr; is trying to find cool
place State Journal.
Two bro,bers bv tho n,ne of Rut.
ION ha.a l;vn,l :, Ito ste If Nav
Nj, ror ,,,on,n s Wv ,,o,,rs ,S;,hnr, ses
;nn c,oh o,har vail ,bo o,hor Law
4 limo tina 10 remai, maintained =
lpa1% ~, - 'GST =,
s fsl
An Arkansas man has a daughter
who dreams where there IS 'lots OF
money bnrled, and the old man starts
10 hunt Tor il, but IN 10 the present
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12

"IIow is Your wife, Mr.. Smith ~
says Smith, pointing TO where his
wife sat in the next ro0in at work on
his coat.--"She's sew-sew." Mrs.
Jones. "Oh, see, she is ncnding,
sure cnough!"
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12

Princess Stephanie going into hys-
tcrics at her wedding over an Amer.
lean "masher" is little tho tl,innest
of all The things of the day. Roscoe
Conkling hasn't been near Vienna.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12

The man said no couldn't hire tile
applicant. Said the young. man:
"f'can provothat Fin perfectly hon
oet'" SIZES, Iikaow, y nid Tho other.
"Thats tho tRouble. You fco l'in. il,
tho caal business"
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12

Said the general to the major:
"What is your rank, Air?" and the
major replied: 81 am major gen
eral.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12

Ingersoll draws larger crowds than
any other lecturer, aud the Louisville
COuricr-Jotlrnal says lie will bob up
sercnely with the largest crowd here
alter VI
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12

The Philadelphia News says: The
demand for planks two inches thick
is now very active. There are TO be
sawed into bottoms for strawberry
boxes.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12
There are now in the United States

There are now in the United States
sixteen railrua,l companies. each oil
which controls and operates more
than 1000 lniles Of road. The Chica-
90, Milwaukee " st. Paul which has
1926 miles, is the longest Of old, al
though its debt is comparatively
small The Union Pacific, with a
debt nearly three times as large, but
with onl, about hall as much track,
reports net earnings nearly five times
as large as the St. Paul road. The
New Yoik Central is the most prof
table road per mile reported. although
the Erie follows it more closely than
people generally SUPPOSE Louis
vile Commercial.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12

The Lcyislat ure OF Michigan will
make hugging a girl against her will
a penal oiIense, but will say nothing
about hugging her against the front
gate
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12

The wife Of Rev. Il. Anthony while
trying to shoot hawk at Shelbyvillc,
Tenn. accidently shot and killed her.
self.
A Mrs. Scott and her little child
were burned to death at Ackervillc,
Ala. The child caught its clothing
on fire while fooling with kerose he.
A New York detective claims to
have discovered the whereabouts Of
the body of the late A. I. Stewart
which was stolen by grave thieves.
A man named Griscom at Chicago
will complete a 40 days last July 9th
He bids fair to come ont inbetter CON
,lition than did DR.. Tanner.
"Arc you mate Of this ship" said
a newly-arr!vcd passenger to the cook.
"No, sir; | ann the man that cooks the
mattel" said the Hibernian.
"Fritz" Emmett says he has signed
tho pledge hundreds OF times. Its no
use, however. "All signs fail in dry
weather.
What nut is most toothsome, eaten
with the shell ON? Did YOU say
doughnut?
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12

East AMI West Thu ehortest, quickest and
most direct limo TO Louisville. CiDcinnntl AMI
all Eastern points, At Owcnsboro Junction
for Greensboro: oil Ellxalicthtown with l. n N.
Railrond, Mt Louisville with l. C. a u. Rail-
road. o \ ". railroad ami Y, s. Mail Limo
Steamers for Cincinnati anil the North and
East; ", ~. y I. railroad for in,l.anapolis.
Chicago and tho Northwest; o. " NJ. railr0ni
for st. Louis and the Wcs,.
Gcn'l Passenger Agent, Elizabelhtowp, ks.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12

The maple tree is an emblem CT
Christian iolbearance. The more 1t
is bored, tho more sweetness it ex-
udes.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12

A. Kentucky boy while playing
base ball, Sunday, was struck by
lightning. lie was very fortunate
that it wasn't the ball that hit him.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12

A Frenchman in business here adj
vertises that he had "chasma" for an
apprentice. lie had looked up the
word "openings in the dictionary.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-12
Product Of Cereals in Kentucky

Census Bulletin No. IT'S furnishes
interesting facts in regard to the cereal
products, OF the United States, COM
pairing the yield OF 1850 with that Of
1870. We select so much as relates
to kentucky's product:
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-12

NEW YoRk, October 1.-THE cause o.
The fire IN TIE Fouri1-arcnue stables = be-
iitred 70 have been the accidfnfalupsetfinq
Of . lamp on the Thir,i-street side Of tho
stables. Owing % the great amount q hay
and grain stored tn the buiIdinx Tire flames
spread rapidly. Ps.K-Avenue Hotel, op-
posite the stables, was exposed to the iear-
frl heat, hnt on account Of the iron front
escaped injury. About f00aninaIs persisted
IN the flames. II II rumOred that three
men lost their lives trying to rescue the
horses. At 3 A.. N. the fire was burning
fiercely.
New YoRK, October 1.-THE latest esti-
mate made OF the loss by fire last night IN
the destruction Of furniture, &C., stored In
MorTilrs warehouse, Is $1,000, 900.
Gangs OF men are hartI ut work to-day nj
the ruins of the Fourth-Ayenue car-stables
and Morrilrs warehouse. OF fifteen thou
sand persons who are said to have had
goods In storage at the latter establishment.
not one viii ever receive back any Of his
property. A large number Of small pri-
vate safes, containing highly-prized Jew
elry, were packed away ON different floors.
II is impossible 10 say yet how many
horses were burned 70 death. but revised
estimates make ii two hundred. OF the
cars, probably all except about fifty were
saved. Eleven ears were running to-day
on the Fourth-Avenue road instead OF ono
hundred, the usual number.
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Uniteal Statss sonata.

SECOND DAY or THE SPECIAL SESSION.
WASHINGTON, October 11.-Immediately
after the reading Of the Journal, Mr.. Ed
munds, rising TO question OF the highest
privilege. moved that the oath OF office be
administered to Nelson 4. Aldrieb. sena-
tor-elect from the State OF Rhode Island.
There being no objection the motion was
agreed 10, and Mr.. Aldrich was sworn IN.
Mr.. Edmunds then made similar mo-
ton in the cases OF the senators-elec. from
New York.
Mr.. Mcpherson interpOsed and stated
that he desired to present petition pend
ing that motion. lie held in his hand a
communication from certain members Of
the New York Legislature alleging GER
thin reasons why Messrs. Lapham and
Miller were not entitled TO their seats in
the Senate. With regard to these allega-
tons he knew nothing. He did not pre-
sent the petition with any desire 10 delay
action upon the administering OF the oath.
He offered the petition, and would refer 1t
nj a proper time to the appropriate COM
mittee.
Mr.. EdmundS said that as the petition
referred to the prOpriety OF swearing in
the new senators from New York, he
WNtllu not ODltiA " ~ Nv PtANA - AAN
present time.
The petition was laid upon the table, and
the oath OF Office was administered to the
senators from New York.
A committee, consisting Of Senators ZEN
dleton and Anthony, was appointed by the
presiding officer 70 wait upon the President
and inform him that the Senate was ready
10 receive any communication he might be
pleased TO send them. Then, at l2:lJ L.
N. the Senate took recess for half an
hour.
After the recess Mr.. Edmunds offered
resolution declaring that the standing COM
mittees Of the Senate as they were eOnsti-
fIIted NJ the close Of the last session Of the
senate be continued for the present ses-
SION. and authorizing the President pro tenn.
10 fsll any Of the vacancies which may exist
therein. ~.
Mr.. Harris asked that the resolution lie
over for one day under the rules, and II
Was 80 ordered.
The committee appointed to wall upon
the President reported that ii had performed
its duty, and that the President bad stated
that he would communicate in writing Win
the Senate tomorrow. The Senate then, al
1880. adjourned until tomorrow.
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HARRIsoNBURG.
UNITED STATES DIsrrIor COURT, &C.

UNITED STATES DISTElCT COURT, 6c.
lcor-~uonienco Of The Richmond Dispatch.l
OCTOBER IL, 1881.
The United States Comt for the Western
District 81 Yirginia-IIon. Judge Alexan-
der Riye--will commence its sessions here
tomorrow. There will not be, IL is ex-
pected. many important eases before the
court. The most important will be the case
q the Commonwealth OF Virginia against
Willilm Evans, on a writ OF kGbeas corpus
sued ollt by Evans. This interesting case
win be heard AZ an early day. 1t excites u
good deal Of interest. i,
Colonel ". A. Maupin, one OF Marshal
Lewis's efficient deputies, brought In To-
DAY from the mountains Of Madison county
james Rowzle. an offending moonshiner,
charged with Illicit distilling and the sale
q ardent spirits upon which no tax had
been paid. The prisoner Is on old, gray
haired man, and Is said 20 be an old Of
lender against the intcrnal-rcveniie laws OF
Tie United States. This il the second time
be has been arrested by the United states
authorities within the last year upon SINH
hF charges. Having forfeited his ball
heretofore, the presumption Is that II VIII
50 harder with the old man.
Thre Is some betting on the election
here. % course oil betting shows oniy
NE confidence which men have I'D thsir
own judgments and conclusions. The
,smerOn men are Offering to bet on thai
she, and their money Is pretty promptly
eosered by the Daniel men, who seem to De
confident thar the Democracy viii certainly
wa In the coming struggle. Everything
s9halng from Daniel endears him more and
more 70 those who sustain his election. lis
tsien refuting the mean and spiteful ALE
satlohs against him have endeared hun
Greatly TO The people Of the Valley.
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DANvuLE.

OPINIONS or PEOPLE ABOUT THE DAMAGE
DONE BY TIE FROsT-PRKsIDRST FERREIL
rogRECTs THE RBPoHTER-TIEH PLANTER
AND TIE SELLER or FEKTIIIZEES--THE RE-
SCRANTON OF THU C0UNCLXES.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispsich.l
OCTOBER 10, 1881.
The principal topic discussed on the
streets saturday was the damage done by
The frost The report made to the Dis
patch by telegram from this place was gen.
erally approved. " Well, then, is tn, to-
baeeo business done for for next year -
syo.1 said one Of the leading warehouse
men. eve viii sell a0.OOo,O00 pounds
here next year" Major SutheTlin thinks
ihaf three fourths OF the crop was out, and
that one half OF that was badly damaged,
and that calculation leaves about twenty
millions 70 BE sold. President Terrell, Of
he Tobacco Association, SAYS: " We will
sell twenty-five million pounds here next
year, and y0u may put that down for GER
tain. The money will find it. By the
way said he, 81 did not say in my annual
report that there were only 10000 hogshesds
Of leaf nov in the United States, but only
5000 less than there were at that time last
year. couldnot have made sneh mistake
a. that. The old stock now on hand is
$1,000"
The most perplexing Of the questions
now claiming attention are those as 70 the
natter between the planter and the fertili-
ger man. Can the planter who hss bought
IN bond meet his Obligation? is one ques-
tlOl. Il he cannot, can the fertilizer man
allow him 70 renew his bond in any form
Or shlpes Ii he renew his bond, how viii
be buy for the coming year. On inquiring
L people had generally bought their fertil-
izers on bond, am told that the large ma
ioFitv have done 30. and that many Of the
most thrifty men do. "Thcy feel said
one Of the merchants, that they eau do SO
aiely, and they have found that farming
and planting requires much cash capital.
farmer who has money lying by him, for
Instance. can obtain more labor, and better
abOr. and can control his hands with more
ease. than one who has to make them wait
ioF their money or pay them In orders on
The neighhOrhoOd store"
do not understand that there i any
wheel within 4 wheeiS in the resignation
d three OF the eouEcilmen and the offer OF
he resignation Of Captain Daniel Coleman.
Tie Young men are coming to the front,
nd these gentlemen only proposed to get
out Of the way and let them have the front.
That's all. I understand. ALPIIA.
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Heavy Failure An Philadelphin.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, October 11.-Wash-
ington Butchers Sons, pork-packers, failed
this afternoon. II Is said that their lialdli-
ties amount TO sl,COO,0OO.
1t was stated by member OF the firm
this afternoon that the failure would in all
probability reach q million dollars, and
that it was the result OF spccuIatiOns in
wheat and corn in Chicago. The same
gentleman remarked that they had been
carrying large holdings OF grain for
their customers; that there was a heavy
decline In the market. and that this was the
cause OF the suspension. =" II all our assets
were active he said, eve would
he able 10 pay 100 cents on the dollar. As
it *, do not think we shall have to scale
our claims more than 10. or possibly 90.
per cent. The principal losses Will be in
the East and West and in Philadelphia
among the banks.r The firm will not slIs-
pend business, however. The house Of
Washington Butchers sons was established
l2i years ago, aud the ownership HIS never
since departed from the Butcher family.
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~.c txn RSPrn1lcks CONVENTIONS,
pEto's'',.oSs von TFfg GENERAL kseEM-
NoN'' 80, v1Errg usx SENT OK PoR HORSE
y wei s;sN AND SIGHT RAs.Es OF coz
s.l l.~s,-svxp--pEAru or AZ AuED LADY
esgsoNAi.
leoce 81 ne Richraond Dlspaleh.l
te'' 0cToBER II. 1881.
-, n,,oaernflc Convention to neminate
8,,asse for the Senate IN the district
aesA"". .5 ~ the city Of Petersburg aud
. so.', ,sunties o. Prince George aud SGrry
y, ~ held hr1c on saturday next, and
y. ".Scnvcution % nominate candidates tQr
~. sss ,4ouse Of Delegates Tor this city win
er ~, al Monday next. The candidate win
49, .,'.lsx come from Prince George, and
s~;n r. r. Bland win probably be the
\. Boiling wilcox viii be noInina-
~. M. ar rejection in this district by the Re
n Rlsnd ,coloredl was yesterday
i..-,rstcd tor reelection TO the House Of
,e'.e~-,e> nom Prince George and Surry
i's,,ses nv A convention which assembled
so, ss,'',,,,on church. Bland 4 Readjuster.
r. Republican RcndIusiers OF this city
-, ,igit elected delegates 10 \ convention
-. Rid next Monday 20 nominate candi-
~, - ar inc House Of Delegates. The Re
.I;,.,er ticket here, Il i reported, win be
..seo.sd Of one colored man and one
..s;,e u,s,,. II is pretty well understood
.s,t ne c0.ercd Republicans claim the
,s,ileee Of naming one Of the candidates.
Nm the time comes to nominate candi-
s..ss Tor tlsc municipal Offices next spring
!, 4. Thought the c0lorcd allies win claim
~ priyilegc Of putting up most Of the
eandidates.
Is me Mayors Court this morning w. A.
aeililnan and 4 G.. Nelson, two young
,rbiic men. were arraigned upon the charge
!, fealing a mule and wagon valued at
sssa. the property of Dir. George w. Cong
IN. If chesterfield county, on the night Of
s,rienll,er 10th. The evidence was to the
go that Hoffman received the team from
Tsl.on and traded II off in the county for
. bor,e and snlky which he delivered TO
Sel.sa in This city, and that the latter was
soJeayoring 10 sell the horse and sulky
.shen be was arrested. Both were sent on
IA iYaictment by the grand jury on the
sith Of this month.
Information was received last night Of
ne burning o. the eottoE-gin and eight
lales of cotton belonging to Mr.. Rudolph
Waehn.an. Of Sussex county, on Saturday
nigt, There was no insurance on the
property.
Another Of our old citizens has passed
away. Mrs. Susan Seay, aged eighty-siX
resrs. mother Of Messrs. George and Ro-
ieft VI. Seay, died yesterday.
EeY. Z. 4. Dargan, pastor Of the First
Bap.i.t church, left to-day for Darlington,
:. !. 10 visit his father. Rev. DR.. J. q. b.
psrran. who Is reported TO be very III
81 consumption. ROBIN ADAIR.
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TEL APHIe NEWS
THE SENATE'S EXTRA SESSION.
fas New senators swera IA; Ths Pre-
sidcnt wan Communicates with
the senafe in writing
To-day.

The Star-Ronsc clsscs Postponed Until Mex,
Week-probabIe caasnes chanses--Thc Now
York Democratic corvension-A Two-Mil-
hen-Dellar Fire In New York-The Virginia
medtea Soeiety-A One-NiIiion-DoIlar
Failure in Philadelphia -Bsickinyers'
strike In New XeFA Cincinnati SOUTH
EN- kailrond Transferred 20 the New cern-
pany-The Ohio Elections; A LiHhs Vote
and Mach seraschinx-The Portuguese
Court In neurniHz FOR President GARFIELD,
Sc, &c.