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Quoaaaious e. nesas suhjecs 70 eAAngs with
cut sotice. ButiA lo3 csass. freight ineiuded |;
Bdlies 1Da; - Baeks. 10; Lpng ClsMr 6ides,
100, Asight sadeA % eeais pes 100 ponnds on
grnss weights An meass delivered n depot
The above meats always On hssd q
SID .t8@ - = IA LKvY'a
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Misses Mamie Whitner, Virrie Kennedy Ia.
FukinA Carrie Chairea, Annie Lew. Lima Rvrd-
Faann Byrd Fannie Cohen, Nay Hover. Leah
O0hen, EloErie Win
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Coles & Boards headquarters for -four. They
keep ave different Pxient Flours, besides lower
grades 12t
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The refreshing asonnA e Riasssasa Cologne,
and Ia lasting fraGrsnes, maks Il . pssriez per-
fums for TIE toilet
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SCULL SHOALS, Ga, Greene County, /
August 3, 1876.

u
August g. 1876.
Mr. w. q. BARRETT, Augusta, Ga
Dear Sir-I have sold DR. GILDER'S PILLS
for the past two years, and nnd that all in this
neighborhood approve them. The physicians
have recommended them and the people will
have none other. They are better LIVER PILLS
than any have any knowledge oG
Very respectfully, HENKY MooRE.
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New Advertisements.
PROPOSALS

For the Clearing Of the Right Of Way, Grubhing
and Grading Of the Tropical FLORIDA Railroad
to Tampa, Florida.
@ EALED PROPOSALS WILL 81 RECEIVED
y at the ONCE Of the Engineer Of the Florida
Transit Railroad, at Ocala Florida until the 2Ogh
OF May. 1854 tor the work OF clearing the right Of
way. grubbing and grading the linz al the fropi
cal Florida Railroad, fFom Panas0fkee to Tampa
Florida, about seventy miles Pro6Ie and speciaca,
tons may be seen, upon applicAsioa, g - once
Of the engineer ct 0ealz, RloridA.
ID. z MAXWNL
6enersl eaReFintsndent
FERNASDINA, Fla. April q. 1sA 2-sw
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Cade,s-Jehn Z. CEnwfbsd, 9. ward A,a.~-
90, A. =. Cnwfsgd, n o. BurraaeaR al p.
CesW1he1 W. D. Barnes. q D. BIockef Il
Ho1ston cd B. c. Whisnsld.
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Missss Annie ChaiFes, Fannia Cohen. Hsnpie
Clark, 0u1Aie Nathan, Carne Ewilzer. VRrie
Ke1nedy, Ida Perkins, Emmie Tatum, Lizzie
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e ORDERS from any source, unless accompa-
MED with the CASH. will be filed, either from
the city, country, or adjoining towns- ~
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NOTICE

rs HEREBY GIVEN OF INrKSr1oN TO MAKE
Il application 70 Hon D. 3. walker, Judge of the
Circuit Court Of Leoa CoaAxy, In thu eeMts lef
Florida. on the 25th day Of May, A. D. i8e a Tia
to sell the undivided infsrest Of Elfm Byra Hannie
B. Byrd, Liza g. Byrd and Rlsvins G. BYRD, miner
children Of FiAvius A. Byrd. deceased, IN tha il0w
saiA the applcatiea beng 70 eel IL wAsls o. any
part thereof via: The VIZ q ths NWx q eee Q.
Town q Range & north nd eazG s71
Guardian minor children y. A Byrd, Ase,d
April 8, i602-lm -
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in WmrzzR, Principal
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ana roooeo Al Ocala, on Inc night OF the I'd OF
April John Flowers, also coIored, and sus-
pected Of committing the double crime, suddenly
disappeared from Ocala- Last Saturday Capt
MOseley received Q letter from the Sheriff of
Marion county, telling him to look out for Flow
ers. Sunday morning just about daybreak,
Capt. Moseley arrested Flowers at house IN the
northern suburbs Of the city. and lodged him in
Jail Mr.. r. Cruch6eld, Deputy Sheriff Of Ma
rioO county, arrived this morning, and win leave
with the prisoner this evening for Ocala
DR. Z W. EEngIe. Of Gainesville, accom-
panied by his wife, three children and two ser
wants, lately started By private conveyance for
Colombo. The doctor has undertaken this trip
for the benefit OF bis health, and b thoroughly
equipped for the journey. having two wagons
and two tentA He reached this city lat week.
and ID stopping with hin brother, Hon. B. A.
L'Engle, State Treasurer. Since starting he has
changed his plans. and whea he reaches 81 .
Louis viii dispose Of his teams, and 20 By rail
and steamer 70 Pueblo, Col, where he win pur-
chase another outfit with view to prospecting
In that country
-RAwh has opened out the soda water husi-
ne~ with bis splendid Matthews Soda Fountain
Che only one In town.; . new Dows Leo epaver,
in white Italian marble case, for shavinx ice into
the glass; patent Lever Lemon saneezur. war
rsnted 10 get more iuice out Of lemOn than any
ksowa device. and hs psaest rsvslsisg mnAsss-
washer for eleaDsing glasses with pure eIean va
ter The Iasia i esnaizg the Us1sni improve
ment on the oId w.sh-tub ssyie, ana this fsasur.
of the estahlishment al0ae woaId secure the pas-
ronage Of ell persons Of redned tzsieA He Win
dhpsnse sDda wsier. rooe ~. Nh punch. Ian
oaade and selszer waier, and We predict ior hin
. prpetinl menupsly e IL basiaaA
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-04


win the Is cents school tax vo'eo
in 1862 be void, If the present schoo' TAX
earliest
The ! 8 cents tax was voted by the PEG
pie with the express proviso that 1t shouid
be void if ever used for any other pur-
pose than the education of the iehife chi
rem of Kentucky There is ave cents
school tax fixed by the constitution.
questionably the Is cents tax is void u
used contrary O the pr0viso voted by Tue
people; but the recent Legislature thought
they guarded against this contingency
by the additional tax now before the peo-
pie. Il is said that an exact Calculation
using the 1869 tax for the Whites, ana
the cents aud cents tax for the color
ed, will comply with the decision OF the
courts, and insure equal and separate
schools. Many are Of the opinion that
the decision of the courts render the 10
cents tax void no matter how the election
goes next Monday; and others that it win
not be if the pending tax carries ana
that it will insure separate schools we
suppose no man can answer the ques-
tion asked until test case goes before
the Supreme Court. One thing is certain,
whatever tax remains, must be divided
equally
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Epidemic Matamoras and 9th
er Mexican Towns.
Texa. Town. Excited.

LAREDO. TExAs. July 29.-Advices from
Matamoras, Mexico, are that fever,
which has been prevalent there, called
ma laria, proves the most virulent type
Of yellow fever. II Is rapidly spreading,
and black vomit accompanies it. There
have been number of deaths in the past
four days, and the disease is regarded as
epidemic. Col. Sale, OF the Mexican
regular army. lost his wife and daughter
and is now dying himself. Brownsville
and Matamoras have been quarantined
against by all the lower Rio Grande
towns. Great excitement and consterna-
tion exist throughout the States of Tamau<
lipas and Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The
Qews was received here, yesterday, and
disbelieved The coast cities will be
guaranteed against at once, as ships
have been freely plying between Mata~
moras and other gulf towns. A dispatch
from Austin confirms the news above,
and says that the State Health Officer
there has notified the Matsmoras Board
of his action, and will picket the Rio
Grapde with rangers if necessary.
EXCITEMENT IN TEXAS.
LIrrLs Rock. July 20 "A Dallas spe-
cial to the Gazette says: Much excitement
prevails throug bout the State over the
confirmation OF the reports of yellow fe-
Al
unconfImed report that it exists in
Brownsville. Al Matamoras several
have occurred in the past two days
ind the disease is spreading,
The following official document was is
sued this morning.
Hen. Thos. Carson: If yellow fever is
id hatamoras, declare quarantine at
once Place Dir. Cobbs in charge and
give him quarts. State troeps will pick
ct the river in case Of an epid6mie. Keep
me we'll informed.
By order osthe Governlne mt.
X. NJ. Swearington, Health. 0ficer.
The following was sent to the President
Of the Board Of Health, New Orleans.
There is no yellow fever at Brownsville,
but IL is reported at Mstamoras. Quar-
Antine is established against Matamoras,
aud the Rio Grande will be gusrded by
State troops IL necessary.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-04

WHEAT.-The markets the past week
have remained stationary, with good
export demand. Crops in Europe re turn
ing out great deal worse than at first
expected owing to the continued wet weather,
and we think prices have touched bottom
although we look for no advance in prices
soon, we quote No. Red, SIS cents; No. 3,
IS to so cents per bushel.
CORN.-The market is bare of old corn,
and the new crop looks finer in this section
and the Bend district than ever before.
Alessrs. Plaut Bros, have engaged consider
able new corn to be delivered by the LIST OF
December, at fifty cents per bushel, although
prices have declined to forty-fiye cents.
Farmers would do we'll to make a note Of
this.
APPLES.-More OF this fruit is being
shipped from here this season than for the
past three years, the Northern markets
present a fine field owing to the failure of
the crop, prices have been very good. rang
ing from 50 90 to 81 so per Dbl. as to
quality.
HIDES, WOOL and FEATHERS in
demand, full St. Louis quotations being
paid by our local buyers.
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worse Than Grasahoppers.

Kansas and Nebraska have raised
enormous crops Of wheat this year, and
win have an immense surplus 10 send to
market. Should the Kansas and Nebras-
In cereal crop exceed the average by so
per cent, their surplies for shipment will
not fall short OF 100000 tons, The fact
hss been established that the grain in
bulk can be shipped from Kansas and Ne
braska station OF the Atlantic seaboard
for 30 cents a bushel Al q large profit to
the roads. But in view 10 the in increased
demand for transportation facilities, the
trunk lines have put their heads togeih
er, and announced an increase in grain
rates 10 60 cents per hushel. AS the ex-
ira 30 cents steal must be taken off the
price of wheat and corn in the west, it
will take from the Kansas and Nebraska
farmers 50 on every ton of grain they
sell, making total Of S27, 0C0, 900. Now
il 10 doubtful il the grasshoppers, the
renowned curse of Kansas, ever robbed
that state during any one year Of the
amount OF wealth which the railroads
propose 20 take from them under the pro-
tectien of law and the eye OF congress
aud state legislatures.
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FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR.

We are Authorized to announce W. r
THOMAS as candidate for Assessor oil
Fulton county. Election in August.
We are authorized u announce MAT
ADAMS, ia, as a candidate for the Office
Of Assessor Election next August.
We are Authorised TO announce J. o. A.
CooPER, present incumbent, as a candidate
for the offie Of Assessor. Election next
August.
We are authorised to announce F. G.
DAVIS as apandidate for the Office Of As
SCISSOR. Election in August next.
We are authorized 10 announce T. j.
FINCH as n landidate for the office OF As
SCISSOR OF Fllton county. Election in Au-
guet next.
we are authorized to announce J. D.
Cook, as n candidate for the Office of AS
sesor. Election next August.
We are authorize to announce A. G..
McFADDES, as cat iidate for the Office
of Assessorof Fulton ,unty. Election in
August
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To The Pubrfcx
HIcKMks, KY, August End, ]

HICKMSS, ny, August End, 1882.
EDITOR HICKMAN COURIER There il a
good many candidates for county and city
offices, and | take but little interest as |
think almost any of them viii do well ii
elected next Monday. would hate to dc
anything to keep my old friend, Billie Gard
ner, or my young fiiend MIR. Barnes, from
being elected; but they will excuse me anc
soy that / do right to support Mr.. William
A. Lawson, the man who run half a mile
and dove down fifteen feet in slosgh and
hunted nay daughter among mess, logs
brush, &c, and brought her up to the SUR
face and swan a shore with her, and saved
her life after she had been laying on the
bottom of the slough from twelve to twenty
minutes. i am creditably informed that
Mr.. Lawson dove Gown in a lake, in the
State of Louisiana. twenty-five feet deep
and saved young lady that had fallen out
of canoe. Mr.. Lawson will make n good
officer if elected, and l hope he will be-
Respectfully, j. ID. STEPHENS
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How n7uIiIated Coins are
Passed.
philadelphia Record

4 lIAhduciputA HCtofus4
| Since the United States mint in this
city has been authorized 30 redeem mutt
lated silver coin, about 4, 1000 ounces Of il
have been presented and paid for The
| officers who have this matter under their
! supervision have observed that the lar
gest amount presented for redemption
comes from the liquor SALOONS, the beer
brewers, and the churchesSby far the
Creates proportion, however, is passed
upon the market people and upon the small
street merchants who have not sufficient
night TO enable them TO discover the de-
ceit. II is suspected that o thriving BUSH
ness is carried on by professionals in this
way, who drill oat large quantities of sir
yer from The dollars, I'LL up the holes
with thin Tin foil, and pass the former
a practice which has been detected at the
mint, by which much of the mutilaied
coin is worked of, shows considerable in
genuity. 1t is simply to fll in the holes
with the ordinary tin foil with which to-
oscco is wrapped. carefully smooth over
the surface, and pass il at night or in such
dark places as render detection extremely
difficult. From the clerical cut of many
OF the customers at the redemption count
er, IL is shrewdly suspected that great
deal Of silver which cannot conveniently
be passed in any other way finds its way
TO the church contribution plate.
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HAULERS ATTENTION!
TEAMS WANTED.

The Hickman Lumber and Manufacture
ing Company Of Hickman, KY. have
steady employ ment at good wages for
A5O TEAMS
TO N owe the Lumber from their mills siiua :
ted 10 and 10 miles from Hickman. 50, 25
per 1000 feet for thoroughly dry lumber
At The farther mill. 1915 per 1000 feet
for the lumber At the ten mile mill
equivalent TO that amount per day
TO good pulling two horse teams.
Cash every load-Free wagon yard at
Hickman Stables at the mills for those
who come soon enough 10 secure them.
Steady employment from this date until
the roads get bad again next winter.
Hickman XIV Nav 18th 1890
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sheriff ] obpeon, run up on a c.

Sheriff j ohnsou, run up on cslor
ed man by the name of McGee, at the bar
becne. Wednesday, against whom he had
a warrant Of LONG standing charging lar.
ceny, and proceeded TO arrest him. The
sheriff started with tho prisoner to jail
when much excitement prevailed By rea-
son ofthe report in the large crowd that
some colored men were going to attempt
TO take .hesprisonsr from the sheriff, but
the excitement was soon quieted 1t ap-
pears that two colored men did start after
the sheriffs possee with some such inten-
lions, but were disusdcd from making the
attempt by other colored men, A brother
of the prisoner who had followed to town
was arrested by the sheriff, tried and
held for carrying concealed weapons.
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FOR COUNTY COURT CLERK.

We are authorised to announce Mr..
Josh II. DOdds as q candidate 70 the Office
Of County Court Clerk. Election in Au-
gust
We are authorized TO announce Mr.. j.
I. DYsuN, as 9 candidate for the Office OF
County Court Clerk OF Fulton county.
at the ensuing August election.
We are authorised TO announce A. NJ.
DE Bow ne candidate for the Office OF
County Court Clerk. Election August
next.
We are authorized TO announce w. r
TAYLOR as candidate for Clerk of the
Fulton County Court at the ensuing Au'
gust election.
Weare authorised 90 announce MARSHA
A. McDAxiEL, 80 n candidate for Clerk Of
the Fulton County Court, at the ensuing
August election.
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Js. Terrett, "a old Fulton canty
boy, who has been absent in Texas, srer-
al years, has returned home.
Capt. Kounts, the we'll known liver
man was convicted Of libel in 81. iOuis
court, last Saturday. He has appsaisl the
case.
Fortunes Drug Store will be fund
open on Sundays "to sell Drugs or iedi-
cines only from 8 to II, a. N. and2 20
Jpn.
Mr.. 4. T. Gardner has bought the
s. N. White business houses, and is raw
ing them thoroughly renovated, pAiitsd'
&c., from top to bottom.
Mr.. james Morgan, 6r.t aass
salesman, late with Plaut Bros. & Co. left
Hickman, Wednesday, for his old Ipme.
Union City, where be accepts situaion
in the dry goods house of Mr.. Folk.
Capt. w. j. Turner, late Of the
Steamer Silvcrthorn, left Wednesday
morning. on an extensive trip inspecting
steamboats,. 1t is understood, anS we
hope it is reliable, that he intends hSing
new boat ready for the Hickman ,Orn
trade by the time the season opens.
The Columbus Blue Stockngs
and the Hickman Red Stockings, botheOl.
ored, played o match game Of base bai at
the barbecue on Tuesday, the first nned
winning by q score OF 10 TO 3. Smo
white base-ballis,s pronounce il thsbest
game Of baseball ever played in lick
man.
Mr. A. A. Selkirk, for the past Iear
manager Of the J. II. Plsut Square Peal
Store. in Hickman, we regret to lern,
goes from here to st. Louis, to accest
situation in that city, with the probability
of some day resuming business in Hex
man. lie is au active, live, progressive
business man, and the Courier wisheshim
success wherever he may 60.
Unfortunately some rather sears
personal matters have grown up between
some candidates for county Offices, which
render the situation unpleasant. Sch
matters now, as they always do, attpct
much talk from outsiders. and of couse
add certain kind OF interest to the on
passn and attract people 40 .hs sDeakhg.
Next Monday will wind the thing np.pd
candidates and voters can have rest.i
Two MEN KILLED -Infor matin
was received here Monday that two mn
were killed at Union City, 90 that ds,
by the falling Of 9 lumber pile. The y.
fortunate men were Mr.. Thomas Geors,
Superintendent Of Beck s. Bransftd
furniture factory, aud coiored man 81
the name of will Sampson. Mr.. GeoEe,
it il said by those who know himS wa .
good. business man, and worthy citisn
The bodies were badly mangIed.
The colored citizens Of Hicklan
and vicinity gave q barbeeure, Tuesay,
Aug. I, In celebration Of the emAnpa-
ton Of the colored people OF the Wesfn-
dies by Great Britain. We suppose tere
was near thousand people on the grouds,
and the bsrbecure Was we'll prepared
In the evening the county candides,
rather the caudidatS for county Juge,
addressed those present.
The colored people deserve much crit
for the orderly management Of the Ca
sion
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FOR JATLoR.

We are authorized 10 announce Mr.
JAcoB SILvERTtoTH as a candidate for the
Office OF Jailor OF Fulton county, at the
ensuing Angus election.
We are authorized to announce SIR. r
z. THoNAssos, present incumbent. as 9
candid ate for tie Office Of Tailor, at the
Angus, election.
We are Authorized to announce THoN-
as C. HAWKINS, as a candidate for the Of
zee OF Jailor OF Fulton County. August
next
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FOR CITY MARSHALL.

We are authorized TO announce VIII
LIAM A. LAWSON as candidate for the Of
fee of city Marshal. Election in August.
We are authorized to announce J. O.
BARNES, az candidate for re election 20
the office OF city Marshal. Election in
August.
We are authorized 10 announce VIZ. L.
GARDINER, ae a candidate for the Office of
City Marshal. Election in August.
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FOR COUNTY JUDGE.

We are authcrized TO announce C. HuaH-
LETTE WILSON as q candidate for the office
Of County Judge. Election next August.
We are authorized 10 announce MT. II.
C. BAILEr, present incumbent, as can
didate Tor the Office of County Judge of
Fulton county, at the ensuing August
election.
We are authorized to announce Mr.. j.
W. MAYEs as candidate for the Office of
County Judge of Fulton county, at the
ensuing August election.
We are authorised to announce JONAH
MONTGOMERY as candidate for he Office
Of County Judge. Election in August.
We are authorized to announce r. s.
" uRREr, as a candidate for County Judge.
Z lection lst Monday In August.
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THE COUNTY CANVAS.
colerea ornter. Haye . ),

At the colored barbecue, Tuesds, many
candidates and white citizens were ilat,end-
ance, and some of the candidaf made
speeches, but the sensation OF the lay was
caused by the speech of Mr.. Tom farriek
colored, for 1t must be admitted tha"Uncle
Tom" in his plain and homely Ay told
some stubborn facts He said he VS. glad
to see the white candidates and citizens out
partaking of the hospitality freely offered
| to them by the colored citizens; he re,
membered that ten years ago mos of the
white candidates then said that theyiid not
want the "niggersD vote, but to-day cosld
see that they ole wanted the coloredman's
help. This was all right, and he w. glad
to note the progress. He was OH and
might ndt live to see ID, but the yonger
citizens would see further progress He
wanted to.ieal plainly with the candidates;
and he would here tell, them taaithey
might COME out to the colored picnics, glad
to see them,) shake hands, talk, seak,
treat, Sc, but they couldn't split the ceored
vote; the colored men had been in thehabit
of voting sosid, and they intended q vote
soiidiy in the present election. lie sad the
coIored men would meet in Hieknl9t Fri
day night, and select their zen ~ tne
different offices, and whoever thse aosi'rIIe ~
were, the colored voters would stnu oy
the ticket. He didn't himself know VINO
they would be, but it was no use iN the
white candidates 70 deceive thenseifs py
thinking they could break the ticket altsT
they made it. He then urged the eoloreu
people to vote for the school tax, Sc
At the conclusion of Warrick's speech, a
colored man called "Mobile Jo,a moah.eo
the stand, and made short talk ias'fn's
the reelection of Judge Bailey.
ssFEcT OF wARRIcK's TALK.
"Tbe race for some of the Offices i so
close,n said white man present that
plagued If the men they name dont~ win IL
they vote solid"
ssPshaw,D said another, "it's all Nab
they can't get all the colored voters 70 go
into warrick's convention. I:'s oily
move of few leading colored mens0 cons
troll the colored vote for thar men,"
.Eeilv said another, ''they AlwaE have
voted solid, and they'll do it this time i
sNo sir-ee, they're got their likins and
dislikings like the whites, and they II tlyide
up for their choice in spite OF the leGers.
swell" said another, "old Tom laysdown
the color line. openly, plainly and bidly, |
and the way to meet it is for the whites to !
select their candidates too, unless we're
willing for the colored men 10 bod the
balance of power in all close counHelee-
tons"
So ran the comments. The white Pople
were full OF conjectures a. 10 who void be
the nominees of the colored conventioL and
a. to whether the nominees would Qeniy
accept the nominations. &c. The cdored1
men were general reticent and non-coamit-
tai, treating all the candidates respectfully.