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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-16

we have now treasury statement
corrected up to January Goth, of the
foreign commerce of the United
States during the year 1881. 1t pre-
sents a fair showing, thanks to the
good export business of the first
half; but, as most people are well
aware, there is nothing cheerful in
the course of trade during the lat
ter six months. For the year, the
total exports of merchandise were
1888, 3,514,1 ,129, and the total imports
$500, ,l17,9O3; so that the balance in
our favor was $l63, ,226. The fig-
ures for 1880 were better than this.
but not enormously so; they showed
exports of 1889, ,6S3, ,422, and imports
of $696, ,SO7 JIG. the balance In our
favor being $192,S76,2 ,246. But, as
has already been stated, the recent
falling off in exports and the in
crease of imports are both seri-
Gus. The speculative operations
in our breadstuffs and cotton
have sent them above the range of
the foreign markets, and in great
part the food of western Europe has
been supplied from the Russian
granaries. The United States have
assumed the position, substantially,
of man who has made some money,
and who, while buying liberaIly,
declines to sell because prices are
"below his views" The contrasts
between our foreign business in De-
cember, 1880, and in the same month
of 1881, are presented very distinctly
in the figures following:
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-16

THE Cuero BUlletiR makes the
assertion that Colonel Lang is more
successful in the immigration busi-
ness than he was i'm politics.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-16

That Wells jewelry store is the great
centre OF attraction in Austin; tIlat ne
has more fine diamonds, watches. chains
gold jewelry and handsome silverware
than anybody else in this "neck OF lie
woods. They say also that these gooc.s
are not only the best butEcan be bought
ior less money, and that he has an ex-
peilenced engraver, and that engraving
will be free Of charge.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-16

The Corsicana spring races are
determined upon, and will COM
mence March 2Sth, lasting four days.
Purses amounting to $4,000 are
offered.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-16

LEXINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Isaac Turner
was to-day sentenced 30 be hanged
for the murder OF Abe Ray.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-16
:, LNOJFN Z
Exports. Imports. Exports

Dec 1851. $yS, ,S9O,2I4 S47,375, ,6S5 S5I5I4 So
Dec lSsi.... T7,OsS,465 57,245,6SO 197s2S3
AT the same time that we allowed
our sales 20 fall off over twenty-one
millions of dollars, we increased our
purchases nearly ten millions. This
is a set of the current in the wrong
direction, with a vengeance. How
much longer will we hold our grain.
and let Russia take the market?
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-16

NOTED dancing misters say the
American women are the most
graceful beings in the world.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-16

A, All the new styles of solid gold jeweIry
at Wells. feb.7.St
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-10
TASTY Judgment.

Nothing ia moro u Just than to
Judge of u man by too short nn nc
puaintancc. and too slight inspection;
i'r it often happens tia, in the loose
md tAoushtlcss ard diseipatcd there
is secret radica, world, which may
shoot out Ivy proper cultivation. To
Imagine that cvory ono who 10 not
completely good is irrcvoc'bly aban-
ioned, il 10 suppose that all arc Gu
pablo OF tho samo d"grcc OF excel
Icnce. II IL, indeed, to exact from
all tina. perfection which one can cv.
er attain. Aud, sincc tho purcst vir-
tue is consistent with somo VIC, aud
tho virtue Of the greatest number
with almost AN oqral proportion OF
contrary qnalities,let mono too hastily
conclude that all goodness id lost,
though it may for limo be clouled
and overwhelmed; for most mindaar
slaves Of internal circumstances aud
conform 10 any hand tLa. undertake
to mould them, roll down cry torrent
Of custom in which thoy happen to br
caught, or bond to any importantly
that bears hard against them.--Sam.
uCl JOhnRnn.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-10
How To Drain.

On level lands where the average
crop in Ave years runs low, and the
land Ivy nature rich, it is safe prop
.osition for Tie tile manufacturer il
tho farmer honestly performs his
part OF The contrac'. On rich level
Lands that need drainage, and need
j; badly. i; wiz pay twenty-five per
cent. annually on Tho investment
and in sono instances moro. We
desire to Impress upon Tho minds OF
every one beginning to drain that it
is economy to begin With thorough
work. Do nothing in u permanent
investment Of this character tempo
r,rily. Look forward to tho time
When tho whols OF the land needing
drainage shall 10 thoroughly drain
cd. Bc:in right and it viii end
right, with industry aud ecterprise.
Ora drsina intended 20 DO used os
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-10
Where STATE Pencil! Come
From,

ANY one whohas children and who,
about forty times a term, hears com
NJ ,ints about them, their breaking or
loss, will lie glad to know that tie
supply il about incxhaus.iblc. There
is no. the slightest danger that The
world will ever want ( + slate pencils.
Tho hard, black German ones have
been surcrcccded o! late years hy the
round white ones Of clay slate. a
tho quarry, ucar Cas,lcton, Vermont,
uboUl thirty five mon produce about 80
600 pencils daily ,and it isproposcd to
Increase tie daily quito ut to about
100000. The blocks when qnarried,
nr. sawed into ri5c2s seven ~ twelve
inches, split 20 tue thickness OF a
half inch aud smoO.htd Ivy plancr,
tho bltc'; is placed under u symi-cir'
cular knife and, after having been
turocd over, the process is repeated,
4 particle OF quartz i'll the book
would breoL al tho pencils. They
are pointed by griudslon", tnrned'
escorted, and sent TO market in loAcs
OF hundred Tx.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-10
How % Please Company.

The true art Of bci?g agreeable j.
TO appear we'll pleased with all the
company, and rather to seem well Gu
tertainei by them than TO bring en-
iertainmeut to them. A man thus
disposed, perhaps, may not have
much learning nor any wit, but ii hr
has common sense and something
friendly in lis behavior, it couciiia'cS
mems mipis II ore than tie hrishtes'
parts without disposition; and when
q man Of such turn comes TO Cld
aye hc is almos, euro to b. treated
with respect. 1t is true, Indeed, that
We SHOULD no. disscmble Gud latter
in company; bu. iaan may be very
agreeable, in strict consistency with
truth and sincerity, by a prudent ST.
loucc, whcrc ho cannot conquer, and
by o pleasing assent where he can
Now and then you meet with n per-
son 80 exactly formed to please that
10 will gain upon every ono that
hears or beholis him; this DISPOSE; ion
i7 10. merely tho gift of nature, bat
frequently the ,il, ct of much knowl-
edge of the world and G command
over the passions.-Spec'asor.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-10
Suspicious symptoms.

4 minister WHO was perhaps, not
to careIul in his habits, was Induced
nv iis frirnl5 TO take tho ;oetotal
pledge. Ills health appeared to saf-
fer, and his doctor ordered him to
;ako one glass punch daily. "Oh!
said he, ~ dare not, Peggy, my cid
hcusckecpcr, would tell tho whole
parish"
"Whcn do you shave" asked tic
doctor. ain Tie morning"
"Thon,' said The doctor, "shave At
night, aud when Peggy brings you
up your lot water, you can take your
hot puuch Just before going to bed.
The minister afterwards seemed to
improve in lwaith and spirits. The
doctor me. rcgsy soon after aud
said:
"Tam glad 10 hear, Peggy, that
your master is better "lIdced, sir
no i, better, but his brain is Affected
there's something wrong wi his
mind"
"lloN?"
"Why, doctor, lie u'cd to shave at
night. before going to bed, but now
he slaves in the morn; he shaves be-
fore dinner; ho shavos at night--hc's
aye Shawn"
It's n funny old world anyhow, and
taste is only matter OF education.
Your haby con,outedly gums candy
,ht native african picaniny isjoyon'
over n mouthfnl OF SALT and the
young Esquilnaux cries for ta!low
candle; we gorge ourselves with oys'
tiers, while the Digger Indians wonlt
not give you one long fat snake FOL
MI the oysters in Chesapeake Bay
We, or at least you, chew tobacco,
tho IIindon limo, ard tho unohs.en'
tatious and not ovor fasiidiOus Pata
goniGn, when he wants a chew o.
something real good. rolls qnid o.
yuan q into Lis cheek. That il th,
Kind of q gum.drop he is; and yor
could't hire him TO chew tobacco, nm
less, indeed, he may have learned thu
habit from The missionaries.
ling'on Hawkeye.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-10

an cutie; for tile draines should b'
cxcava,cd deeper than it is intended
fer tho tile to enter, and graded to
an angle that will not slip down
from the sides. In dilcr,nt soils
and clsys, different angels arc re-
q1ired. When open draincs can be-
made undergraduates they ougls to 10
avoided, for tho reason that they
take up land that should DO in cu''
aviation, and not urircqucntly be-
come plague 81 o.s in the fell, q
harbor for weeds AID other pests
DrGihaGo Journal.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-10

A young woman in New Jersey
village who in consequence OF some
petty scandal lcf, the place, resolved
to avcrge herself for the annoyance.
Her brother having bccomo str;ken
with smallpox in Now York she
brought him to vacant house in
the village, said nothing to anyone
Of bis sickness, and with her mother
went freely among the people OF the
village. From this source, and the
hack with which she brought her
brother to the house,thc disease has
been spread among tho vil!nse-a!-
most creating IN epidemic. They
still talk abou, her, but in somewhs.
different style Free Press.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-10
Recommendation Ofa Health
journal.

Foote's Health Monthly
Try popcorn for nausea.
Try cranberry for malaria.
Try su ,-bath for rheumatism.
T. ginger ale for stomach cramps
Try clam broth for weak stomach.
Try cranberry poulticc for crysipe-
las.
Try gargling lager Fer for cure Of
sore throat.
Try wet towel to the back ofneck
when slcepless.
Try swallowing saliva when troub-
led with sour stomach.
Try eating Onions and horseraGish
to relieve dropsical swelinSs.
Try bu,termilk forrcmoval Of freck-
les. tan aud but.ornut stains.
Try the Group tippet when a child
is likely 10 be troubled in that way.
Try ho. flannel over the seat Of
neuralgia pain, and renew frequently.
Try taking your cOd'l;.cr oil in to-
mato catsup II you want to make ii
palatable.
Try hard cidcr--a wine-S'as5ful
three tunes q day-tVr agncaud sheu-
matism.
Icy taking nap in tho afternoon
if you are going to be out late in tic
evening.
Try breathing tho fumes OF turpon-
tho or carbo!ic acid to remove whoop
ing cough.
Try cloth wrung out from Geld
water pl: about the neck at night Tor
sore throat.
T.y snuGing powdered boraz up
the noslrils for catarrhal cold in tie
head
Try an extra pair of stockings ont
side OF your shoes when travelling in
cold weather.
Try walking with your hands be-
hind you il you fad yourself becom-
ing bent toward.
Try q silk handkerchief over the
faco when obliged 10 go against
cold, piercing wind.
Try planting sunt 'wers in yonr
garden il you arc compelled to live
in malGrial ncighborhood.
Try a newspaper over tho chest
b, n .ath your cbestas chest prottc-
tor, in extremely cod weather.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-10

A correspondent Of tho Cincinnati
Enquirer, who Las been living in
Utah for years, protests against tie
,dop.ioa OF any halfway meas
nres in dealing with tho alormons.
Lot us have either come very severe
laws, hc says, that will crush out
Mormo,nism or let us withdraw ali
pre,oase Of government from Utah.
give the Mormons complete control
Of the Territory and station a consul
at Salt Lake city to guari Gentle
interests. II this policy is not pur-
sued Le suggests 'Poyning act
sweeping away tho whole existence
Of Utah, tho appointment Of five
Judges to settle al matters. When
mao goes into po'ysamy 10; him be
adjudged civilly dead; let lis legal
wife enter and take ono third of his
estate, his older children their share,
and guardians DO appointed for tho
younger ones. When this work is
done, and we'll done, roorganize tho
Territory on the basis of fair, free
vote, and Utah will cease to DO Nor
mon.
These measures sound severe, bat
tho EcQuiscrs correspondent, who
kuows Utah thoroughly. declares that
they alone viii accomplish the end
aimed a!-of crushing Mormonism.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-10
DELINQUENT TAX-sALE.

WILL SELL at public auction The highest bidder for cash.
Monday the 9Th day of March 1882 the court house door in "zc-
hurst Copah County Mississippi the following cscricd lands dcn
qucn thereon orhc 1884, much thereof az will
settle said taxes and all cost, VIZ:
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-10

"By shiminy, how that boy studio.
rrnnn,ar.n was thcrcmar!; ola German
when his son called linn u "l.nock-
Lncrd. pigeon-toc,l, >cvcn-sidcd, giaz-
ol-pved son ola saw horse,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-13
Forepaugh at Rics.rnond.

On Friday July 21st between the
hours of 9 and 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon, Adam F~orepangh'a Great Rail-
road Show will appear upon the streets
of Richmond in professional order
Our exchanges from the places where
the establishment has exhibited, assert
that in extent and magnificence this
display exceeds all spectacular or show
parsdes eve made by any exhibition
in the United States.
The procession is led by the beauti-
full pageant illustrating the departure
Of Lalla Rookh from Delhi. The love-
ly princess, who is personified by the
handsome woman in America, and for
whose services in this pageant Mr..
Forepaugh pays the sum of $40, 900 is
seen seated in a genuine East Indian
Howdah, upon the back of d kingly ell
ephant. Maids of honor, servitors, and
all the pornp and wealth of an Eastern
monarch's court, surround her.
Another most attractive and novel
feature of the parade is the rresenta-
ton, for the first time in America, of
the fascinating Egyptian spectacle,
cleopatra, Journeying to Meet Mark
Antony" The famous and beautiful
queen is p%ersonated, seated in q magni-
icent barge ablaze with gold, and all
tne surrounding are IN keeping with
the gwen by the most rellaDle
historians OF MS remarkable regal jour
ney. Ihen Follow ~ elephants attach
ed to chariots ablaze with gold ard gilt
ter; two martial bands enliYen the oc-
casion the Grand BashaW," with his
retlnue OF salYes, cupDearefs, sultanas,
etc., Is represented, riding upon white
camels n black dromedarles; upon a
colossal charlot, designated as Ca
OF lndla,. a monster living lion Is
placed, and by his SIDE sits a youthful
maiden, with her hand resting upon
the mead OF the savage orute. A mon
ster cage with glass sldes and ends, is
nlled WIN n pythons, and
IN the mldst OF this wrlggilng mass OF
Serpents the spectators behold an East
Indian Snake Charmer dally1ng with
the shining, Shiny monsters, 10 Ceylon
elephants draw another chariot, fol-
lowed by the Scar of the Seasons" and
the "Chariot of Olympus" which is
embellished with representations of the
fates, f%uries, graces, sirens, nympths,
gods, heroes and twenty-five perform
ing stations and ponies in elegant and
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-13
Notice to Contractors.

GEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
~ ceived by the County Commission
ers at the Auditors Office until II
o'clock NJ, on
Monday, July gath. 1852,
for the excavating, materials, and Ia
Dor for the west abutment of a bridge
on the Camden and West Elkton Free
Pike, at the crossing of Sevenmile
creek, containing from 100 to $50 Gu
bic yards of masonry, owing to the
condition of the present abutment.
Bids will only be received per Gu
bic yard for work actually done. Spe-
ciications on file at this Office. The
right to reject any or all bids is re-
served.
By order Of the Board.
W. B. MIKESELL, Aud.
july 6-w3
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-13
.~eoS-
Music Titles.

Loving and True" is a sweet, pure
song,
Occur de Lion' is fierce and strong.
"Mother's Grief" some musical day
"On the Wings of Song" will fade away.
can Angels Serenade," it seems,
Comes "Many a time and oft" in dreams.
archery Galop's" for a maid and her
"bow,"
And Varney's "Galop's" from "Coque-
%licot,"
"Grand Cancert Waltz" will set US all
dancing,
And Strauss music, all shining and
glancing,
Is found in his CHERRY War;" which we
Condense to a cheerful "Potpourri."
The above ten titles belong to as many
pieces of music of much merit, just pub
lished and sent to US by Ditson & Co.,
Boston.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-13
Prohibition Convention.

The Prohibitionists of Preble county
will meet in Mass Convention in the city
Hall, Eaton, o., on Thursday, July Goth,
at 10 O'Clock a. M, to put in nomination
a full county ticket and choose delegates
to the State Convention, to be held at
Columbus on the 3rd of August, and to
transact such other business as may
properly come before the Convention
All persons in the county, irrespective
of sex, who believe in organized political
hostility to the liquor trafice, looking to
its entire suppression by legal prohibi-
ton are invited to attend and help in the
work of the convention.
LORENZO STUBBs,)
A. E. MAY, Com.
j. w. LEAs.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-13
The Last Chance.

Having arranged to go into other bu-
siness, I will sell for 80 days, Buggies
and Wagons at less than factory prices.
This work is manufactured by Louis
Cook, and all warranted. I have a good
assortment, consisting of Timkin & Brew
ster's Sidebars, Phsetons and End
Springs, and all styles of Spring Wagons,
which I am bound to sell. Call at Cox's
stable, Cherry street, Eaton, O., and ex-
anime work. LooTs JOHNSON.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-13
Farmers Insurance Conlpan

Farmers Insurance Company.
The Ohio Farmers Insurance Com
pany assumes the risk of fire origina-
ting from the use of steam Thrashers,
giving this protection alike to all pa
irons of the Company without addi-
tisnal charge. The Company paid In
one year over Fifteen Thousand Dol
lars for barns that were destroyed by
fire originating from the use OF steam
thrashers.
Farmers see that your property is in
sured in the (old reliable) Ohio Far
mers Insurance Company. You are
now filling your barns with grain and
should have some insurance on same.
If you desire a policy in this old true
and tried Company drop me a postal
card and l will call anC see you. 1t
may be that you might want additional
amount Of insurance in grain for only
a short time. If so l will gladly give
you a policy covering some for any
time you may want il.
GEO. B. WATSON Ag't.
Eaton Ohio.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-13
Tuesday, -gssly 25tI,, 1882.

al Tic AuuIGOT Onlce, up To Il CIOCh
NJ, of
Tuesday, -Es,ly 25tI,. 1882.
for the grading and graveling Of the
Brewer, Burger, Salem, Winters and
Concord Road Improvements.
Bidders are required to bid by the
completion of the entire length of each
road separately. But on the Brewer
and Burger roads, in addition to the
above II of bidding, the bidder
must bid upon each road in three equal
sections. They are also required to
furnish bond with their bids, giving as
sureties residents Of the county.
Specifications for the work will be oD
file in the Auditor'o office on and after
July 18th, 1882.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids, if thought unreasonable or un-
safe; and il the bids are so considered
after they have been examined, the
roads may he sold at public cutlery, as
above specified, from the steps of the
Court House, at the discretion of the
Engineer in charge.
F. NJ. DAWSON, Engineer.
The culverts on the above specified
roads will be let at the same time and
place and under the same conditions
and the specifications for said culvert-
ing will be filed with the specification!
for grading and crawling said roads.
BY order Of the Board of County
Commissioners.
w. B. MIKESELL, Aud.
f,lrye ~D
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-13

The Decatur (Ind.) DEMOCRAT makes
the following appeal to delinquent sub
scribers, which is so applicable to our
condition at present that we adopt it
The fact is we need money awful bad,
and we appeal to those indebted to US to
come to our aid Immediately for our
wants are serious and numerous. Ifyou
owe us don't deley paying us at once
With ham and eggs beyond reach, and
corn dodgers a luxury of bloated bond
holders, what do you fellows who are be-
hind in your subscription expect us to
live on any way? Do you want us to go
cover the hills to the poor house?" Pay
I'D.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-13
Ohio Farmers Insurance Co

OHIO Farmers insurance Go.
This is to certify hat Geo. B. Wat
son, Agt. of the Ohio Farmers Com
pany, has this day paid me $646,05 in
full and to my entire satisfaction for
house and contents destroyed by fire.
Signed, G. G. WILKINSON.
Eaton, July 3, 1sS2.-2w.
Farmers the above shows the prompt
ness and satisfactory way the Ohio
Farmers Insurance Company settles
her losses. A policy of insurance is OF
little value unless a fire occurs, when
q fire does occur and sweeps away the
house, there is enough of trouble with
out the addition of the anxious ques-
ton. Ia my policy good? Is the COM
pany sound? win it pay my loss?-
Then in choosing a company in which
to insure, choose n which you believe
will make good its pledges when ca
lamity overtakes you.
GEO. b.. WATSON Ag't.
Eaton Ohio,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-13
meIlo. Telephone Exchange.

Eaton is going to have a Telephone
Exchange-starting off with thirty-six
subscribers, and when we remember that
Greenville and Middletown commenced
with only about seventeen subscribers,
we think this speaks quite highly for u
city. The company have come to stay,
having leased their Office for eight years,
and will be in operation the latter part of
scribers, and notice all classes of bust
ness represented among them. No n
who has an instrument need go outside
of his office or residence to talk to or
order his goods from the representative
men in their respective classes. Com
munication will be established with
Richmond and all points further west
this week, and lines are building to con-
meet us with Dayton, which will allow us
to talk to Springfield, Troy, Piqua, Xenia
and all towns in central and southern
Ohio. We now are in direct communi-
cation with Cincinnati, Hamilton, Mid
dletown, Lebanon, Franklin, Camden,
| West Alexandria, &c. 1t is one of the
largest local enterprises eve undertaken
here, the company having expended over
$40, 900 in building their lines, and they
deserve the good will and encouragement
of all our citizens. Frank G. Thomp-
son, Esq is manager of the company's
interests here, and he informs us that
there are only four more sets of instru-
ments on hand not engaged. Any n
desiring to with the opening
Of the Exchange should speak to him at
once. Persons having instruments a V
from 25% to 35% in talking to other
points. We will publish a list of sub
scribers next week.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-13
Notice Of Apportioning Committees
Reports Of Road improvements.

AUDITORS OFFICE, PREBLE Col
EATON, June 20, 1882.
Office is hereby given that the
~ Committees appointed for appor-
tioning the estimate expense of con-
structing the Concord, Winters, Salem,
Burger and Brewer Road Improve
ments have filed their reports, and that
the County Commissioners will meet at
the Auditors office, in Eaton, on Mon
day, July gath, lsS2, and continue
from day to day, if necessary, to hear
the same. Exceptions, if flee, must
be filed in writing.
w. B. MIKESELL,
jun29-3t Aud. P. c. o.