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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-21

MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VEssELs.-The Tennessee.
Yantic, Alliance and Enterprise arrived at Phila.
delphia this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-21

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER.

The Commissioner OF Indian Affairs this after
noon submitted his annual report of the work OF
the bureau during the year and the condition OF
the Indian tribes. The report shows that the con-
dition of the Indians has BEEF favorable and that
there has been an increase In the total population
OF several thousands, making the number Of
large portion OF the report is devoted to
details of carrying out the policy for the industrial
suits have been satisfactory. The number of such
schools established and the pupils are noted and
the estimates for the establishment of other schools
are given. The commissioner renews his recon-
incubation that lands be allotted in severalty to
the Indians
me report recommends new legislation in re-
gard to intruders on Indian lands. the LIQUOR
traf1c and an increase in the clerical force
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The Real Mermaid ;, and Its
Exhibitors.

oNE oF THE WONDERS AT THE ROCKVILLE FAIR.
Correspondence Of The EVENING STAR,
ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct GOTH 1882.
county fairs are marvellous In many ways Here
Ill manner OF wonderful things can be seen,
gathered from the highest mountains to the inner
most recesses and depths Of the sea- Gen. sher-
man had chance to-day to see for the first time
real mermaid, at least the party OF fakrs that had
1t on exhibition said it was real. The mermaid
was s IN large tank arranged on high platform
when was painted handsome mermaid. All
mermaids are pictured as handsome. They are
generally orunettes and very captivating. The
picture picture was very attractive, and in case the
passers by did not notice 1t, their attention
was called to it by the shouts OF the fakir-
blowers, who yelled to the crowd to "step up
re AID see the greatest wonder OF the world" The
Two aklrs that did the noise business were dressed
IN suits OF blue cloth with brass buttons the suit
naval officers and Pullman palace car con-
ductors The man that lectured on the mer-
maa was rugged up in full sailor SUIT His
went like this "Step up 'ere everyone and
see the mermaid and listen to the story Of the
maid ever placed on exhibition. Captured by me
ia me Caribbean sea, near the land OF Menditty,
where there is neither house, town nor city; where
Ioot and five feet elevng inches from foot to head
Total height of sixteen feet eleving inches It's
,Wonaer, and 1t will cost you but ten cents or
lniee lor quarter, one for yourself, your son and
daughter. IL remains on exhibition out nine days
more IA when 1t gets shipped to Persia, where it is
10 oe exhibited to the Queen OF Sheba- Pass along
up mere ana see the wonder-a real mermaid
Ihose VINO are not satisfied will be given back
Iheir money and copy OF the photograph of the
exhibition" ~ "
Those who could not resist the eloquence OF the
man VINO had been in the land Of Menditty paid
Ineir ten cents and saw paper mache mermaid
ABOUT Two feet long resting quietly in a small,
box on the platform The fakirs spoke about their
exhibition as "The annex OF the Navy de-
partnent" The men did good business, and
TOOK IN the ten cent pieces at lively rate. When
Inc lar closed for the day, the sailor put the only
real mermaid In bag and carried it away under
his arm
ALLEGED THEFTS AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING
OEEICE.-IaSt TUESDAY
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ALLEGED THEFTs AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING
OFFICE.-Last Tuesday. Miss Locke employd in
the government bindery, missed $50 from a drawer
IN a desk. Soon afterwards another lady missed a
costly alpaca dress pattern, ana Detective Nc
DeVitt was sent for: After questioning several of
tne employees, the dress pattern was covertly re-
Inc S5O, however, has not been returned and it Is
likely mat a case for court will grow out OF it.
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HER MOTHERS SECRET,
CHAPTER I.
THE MISTRESS OF MoNDREER.

Thsre is wound within her-'t a wound
hat iIes too deep for tears; and many while,
When all that Is around her seems to smile,
Within her heart Of heart 2uell doth sound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-21

1.1tO OoPrtOI ,,urOCU, UCU"CcH HUI anu OH, were
occasioned by the burning OF small frame house
In the rear OF 32 A street northeast The cry was
often repeated, and 1T was not until the building
was enveloped In flames that an alarm was struck
There were several colored persons In the house.
who narrowly escaped, losing all their effects
The alarm was struck from ID and East CapitO.
streets, and the fire department responded very
promptly and did excellent work. The delay in
striking the alarm was caused by the entire alb
sence OF policemen. After the fremen had the fire
under control an officer arrived, out of breath,
when the remark, .Ah, there's policeman now!"
was heard. The officer overhearng the sarcasm re-
tOrted in very savage terms and complained OF the
long run he had had. His arrival was at least If
teen minutes after the fire broke out
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-E-V--
MCKINNEY.

Correspondence OF the Herald.
MCKINNEY, May 16, 18S2.-Local option
is the all absorbing topic of the day. The
10th of June will tell the tale.
P. B. Muse and NJ. H. Garnett have
formed a law co-partnership in the name of
Garnett & Muse.
We learn that Mr.. J. H. Woods and wife,
al d their daughter, Mrs. Mcdonald, will,
ia few DAYS, leave for Frankfort, Ken
lucky, their old home, on q visit. Being
old Texans, the trip will be one Of great
pleasure.
Mr.. Moberly, our photographer, will leave
for Indiana about June the LIST, for the
benefit Of his wiie's health.
M,ssrs. Mantor & Trammel are putting
down $500 worth of artificial stone pave
ment for j. d. Newsome, OF our town, and
we learn many others will have work of the
same kind done.
The East Line railroad will reach McKin-
new on Wednesday. We welcome the little
iron horse with Thousand cheers.
Stanley Quesenbrry, our very
obliginS railroad agent OF the
Houston & Texas Central railroad has a
line boy at his house this morning. He
stepped over every one he met going to
market and bought beef enough to do a
whole regiment. Stanley looks small in
stature to most people, but this boy makes
him weigh a full ton. Good luck TO the
boy.
County court is IN session. Justice Page,
of precinct one, puts in most OF his time
helping some of our merchants settle old
debts.
G. ID. Bates, one of our main cotton
buyers, has bought handsome residence
he says, to rent, but the women wont be-
Iieve it, md hey are the best judges.
The army worm, thank God. has ad-
iourued and moved for parts unknown.
Collin county scrip is as good as green
backs, ami if 1t keeps on will command a
premium
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LANCASTER.

Correspondence of the erald.
LANCASTER, Texas, May II, 1SS2.-Mr.
John Eyins and wife, Mr.. Wrenn and Mr..
james Bufks all of Virginia, arrived here
yesterday and are stopping at Poage's ho-
el. They belong to The best class OF emf
grants and come provided with means to
purchase lands aud to establish homes
The current session of the Lancaster Ma
sonic institute is rapidly drawing to close
rhe final examinations and commencement
exercises take place early in June.
The Rev. A. NJ. Averill and wife, who
have been visiting friends in Dallas, re-
turned IN their home late yesterday ev-
ening.
W. r Nance, esq. one OF the most popu-
lar and public spirited Of our citizens, has
determined TO he a candidate tor county
commissioner aud win probably be Slected
without opposition.
The Rev. Mr.. Henry, pastor OF the Meth
odist Episcopal church south, obtained
leave of his congregation to ttend the ses
sion OF the general conference, at Nashville
His place IN the pulpit was supplied lasi
Sunday by the Rev. Mr. Whipple, Of
Hutchins, who delivered two able and in
ttrestinR discourses.
The Presbyterians are making a strong
effort 10 raise a sufficient fund TO enable
them TO erect a church The enterprise is
q good one, ami we wish them success.
Judge John ireland, of Seguin, has ad
nnrers here. who will advocate his claims
for the Office Of governor.
There have Deen no marriages nor deaths
lately, and The surface VI our socie ~ con
tinue. unruliled by either joy or or ief. The
weather Il deli ehtfully brscing, and the
firmers work indusiriously through the
day and sleep soundly during the night.
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number preaft and Tie qnabi0m n lun
etd6sed Nv ail. N vas unl&cslledi rnd hw
served 10 draw tighter the b0ndi N ifegd.
sldp existing bet wecn our pNn Queey CITY
and lie metropolis u Kaufman 'rhs fat.
lef place astoiislied IA NY lts ,dsli and IN.
diohllons " business cute. dprlso, aud i'm.
pressed us with tie b.de1 thal however
mitch OTHER ne,aiborlng towns OF
Dallas may crow" kaufman bids
fair 70 Cdl,sthp thsm all in
the race ar business and wealth,
| SURROUNDED by beautiful and bountlfhl
| CCdhlry as fertile ~ any tho sun shines
upon, u is but reasonable 10 expect III thc
! immediate future from Kaufman the most
encouraging and even astonishing returns
TO our neghbOr we extend not 0uly the
hand of fellowship, but viii for her tue
brightest aud most opportuuo OF fortunes
IL is impossible To say TOO nuch oI lhe ny
pearancc and conduct of the Queen Clty
Guards themselves. The Old Guard Of Ma,
poleon did not displsy more Cisclpllnr ana
act with more decOrum than did the
Guards. They reflected credit both upor
themselves and the city OF Dallas, ANA ~ II
superiluous to say that the Queen CitS
Guards excursion was the hit OF the season
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NJ. Nhda, the d0y IA ft1Iy M enloyabis. |
Swinging, daholfg, chattlhf = nd pfopnona |
dlhe iDfia Tie lending ieavfea hndef flIe /
ufnbfagcoua shade u Tia Akendld OAKS ~
Br0ete gfoye. The pro boys are happy,
and aln Glad Of IT,,
fhe uhaifman Mthe democratic t1eou.
tive COMMITTEES, OF UfaysOn, has called y
meeting Of the committee for Tuesday May
I'd 10 call county convention 10 elect
delegates 10 the state convention ~ caves
ton. Nothing IS said about delegates 10
county convention 10 nominate county Of
/ hCers.
The scenic artists Of our new opera
( house are here and engaged ON the rescO
work
Sheriff Thomas last night brought In two
/ alleged horse-thieVes arrested III benson
Yesterday. Four men armed with enough
breeoh loading rides and revOlvers to cap
turo a Bass gang or tribe OF INDIANS,
formed the cayalcade that marched to the
iail, the sheriff riding AZ their head WIN
The air of one who mad conquered whOle
settlement of Piutr or Digger Indians
Henry Allen. charged with stealing horses
in Kentuckytown neigDborhood, IN TINS
county IL one OF them and William keeVer'
charged with stealing horses III the Is. /. l.
Is another.
The crop ofcandidates is constantly and
rapidly increasing. The canvass is already
beginning to assume aggressive and inter-
8 esting proportions.
GETTING A FRESH GRIP.
, With an aesthetic smile on his Zach he
, strobe into the Merchants" rapidly, the
other day, and marched with an air OF sell
satisfied assurance straishtway to the coun-
ter. For lack of business at that particular
time the barkeepcr Sat behtnd the couh g;
on a beer keg, indu ging III bit OF u
lsnoOze The sacCharine sediment which
: has impregnuted the face OF the counter
from time TO time was thickiy encrusteo
with q million flies or more, which swarmed
and scattered as the smiling customer
strobe forward and with sweep OF MS
arms disturbed their picnic. Several oI
the insects settled ON the nasal attachment
of the barkeeper suddenly arouslng HIM
from his slumOcr and bringing nm
40 ms feet. As he made Il polite solute, the
thirsty customer gave slight cough, tOok
another brush at the flies, smiled two
fora quarter smile, ana SAID sWeetly
"Well, Jake | am on the jury again ana
| suppose | can get some more whisky
can't I?' Satisfied that he was speaking
: correctly, Jake thoughs he could, and Sc
! cut the decanteEand one OF those thick
bottomed glasses wherein it is impossible
to pour ten cents worth OF retail whisky ~
wholesale price. Eouring out his rosy
he gulped it down quickly, gave
another smile, took another tilt at the
flies, and continued: Now, Jake, when
it gets to do lar you must tell me, ano
then | will 80 and get some scrip anc
square mp" Jake said he would, adding
in his mind-"Y on just bet | will, Mister,
and the Refrigerated iuryman strobe out
There is nothing particularly funny or re
markable in the foregoing. 1t is simply {
little truthful sketch illustrating the sort o
hairpin the average chronic juror OF thi'
country is. Hastily,
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o ahg '.urfose. snot ia Tho late,t tnd per.
iapp most extraordinary Victory over 'ha'
" .oie and allpefyading agent 81 nature,
upon Which animal life md the phyhcal }
world are 20 absolutely douendent, " oo's
not II atire any great stretch Of Tie pIag-
nation to fore,e1 the Legitimate couse-
ouenceg Of such discovery. 10 short
time, in privats families, th,To cases Of
stored electricity will b5 use', for lighting
the house In mills, for ~ inning the ma
chincry; on steamboats, end railways, for
driving engines, and, indeed, for any pur-
poses, aud in any casts, where force is re-
auired This will uU ret coal and oil, and,
| In fact, n TIE yario ~ quantities now used
for light powcr. Such revolution in
I o. social and cotnme G. al world will neces-
sarily produce changes which it is I'M
possible now t. Imagine and its effect upon
the world az large will be second only &c
the discoveries OF MORSE and STEVENSON
The ugtte'r Is, Of course, not yet periecte'
but u FAuRE company has already beer
, formed Cor the United States, with a capita
! stock of 100000, of which S25O,OOo have
e been paid up. The absence of an engine OIL
T. generator and its great chcapness rendel
L. the FAURE electricity formidable rival t'
!, the inventions and operations of EDISON
and unless the magician of MEMO Parl
bestirs himself his fame and labors will b'
=. forgotten before the achievements of TIT
If Frenchman, FAURE. Truly the race con
N | Times TO advance
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poXING THE

Since the days when BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
caught the electric current on his kites
string and demonstrated the identity of at
mospheric and other electricity, this pow
erful agent of nature has been playing a
wonderful part in mans history and desti-
ny. When we learned to transmit mess
ages with it, the world was astonished, but
recently when we learned to talk through
! n. mon wcrc lost in wonder Since then
the brilliancy of the moon has been
eclipsed by the light OF the electric lamps,
and now no onepresumes to place a limit
to the uses to which this tremendous power
may be put for mans comfort and deyel-
opment. We have been prepared,
indeed, by these former achievements
and discoveries TO look without surprise
mon any new exhibition OF the power OF
the electric fluid or mans ingenuity in
finding IL out, but the latest advance Is SO
startling and so calculated to reyolutionize
matters, il deserves somewhat Of an ex-
tended notice. A learned and now cclebra-
ted Frenchman, NJ. FAURE, has for some
time past been experimenting with cleo
tricity boxed and to be neld for future use,
and the other day won a victory in the
premises which has been exciting the CON-
m snts Of the press, and has rendered his
name and his discovery familiar in
all scientific and journalistic cir
cles ON this side Of the waters.
The achievement was nothing mcre
nor less than shipping from Europe to New
York a quantity Of electricity boxed. The
supply was drawn upon by the slip
throughout the voyage and eight eleciric
lamps were kept burning therclrom the en-
tire trip. The supply was stored IN several
wooden boxs about the size Of ordinary
soap boxes. The lamps averaged about
f~eptv five candlt power and ct iie ter
mination Of the voyage only a small por-
ton Of the .elccfricity bad been drawn %.
Ths aDpafatus used g. known as the FArEE
socamuistor, and the pscked-up power can l
then be sent anywhere. Kept any length 81 /
time and viii be equally and gradually I
discharged along any circuit that I
NAV BE- attached 10 the apparatus. 1
This IL indeed and in truth chain
ing ,fhe lighfnings and brings natures
most powerful element into the eimozt
complete subjecfi0n Of maB. The great
question has been. hor can this PoHeT b.
utilized in honses and circumscribsd opera
Ii8ss7 M 1nr seems 10 have solved il.
A sh0rf tin BIT vas reported that Che
.rparins1i rae q failure. but The recent
,per<s8ns rr aard the Labrador have
- fls pos ilify and indeed easy
~ .tnfs Of ling electricity for pr |
- &c. o. fie FaUEE aorumulator the
srrarn-s rurfr b nd borsd giant are
srertir Harriss.. and 70 fbass Who
use --ara ~ appGrntus eas1J Z
IEuspul.ted m3 ssae sub-srvie1t .
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suERNkN srLINTERs.

Correspondent OF the HERALD.
SHERMAN, Nay IL, 1ss2.-W. J. Murphy
yesterday sold portion Of his south Travis
street residence property TO Judge G. G..
3inkley. Is3 feet front, for 5000. The
Judge was shortly Afterwards offered a
bonus Of $50 for bis bargain. Choice rel
denge properly is held at a iitn figure in
sas-mnn which j. good evidence OF her
pormaneDcy and stability.
The Sherman Gre department is holding
very pleasant picnic in a grove in the
1orthsrn portion Of the city to-day. At
Ia.sJ they taraded down fb e principal street
4 ths city 10 Size grove. headst by The
-tt-mau U1rnf uaui iu gF uniform, and
playing an Urellcat muruh Ihe hand
-1nnc lr. Eesm-r, sam HOust-n," che
chnmpi0n 81 fLe STATE. ~ awarded at Wsc0
af ulai three years ago, came ue3i, beau
aiu'l- cfc'r4t4d Nth fVerlreeus and How
rs and drsEn Uy tuO sleek nud mammoth
fquiues. TIE sledl.er ga- followed BY the
aiiicers rfueriou all n uumbtr % the mem
0ers. ard next came the handsome four
sheelcd L1st-cart also EDdsJuelg deco
rated FOLLOWED - these we're tie Junior
Hnys dccked orr IN gay parade Uniform
drawing their Very pretty f1el cart, whict
iall0Vs the asam HOnstoa proudly on 81
occasio,Is n fre Or t.a-ade. The frs hook
and-s1ier truck followed next. ard On this
Dane Flo-a seemed % have lnyisbed s1rui
81 her sseefesf and candies wealth. u va
4 picture 81 beauty % wheels, SCATTERING
rirl aroma as % rolled along. The hook
30 adder hors IN their very tasty blue
and White parade suits-the hends0mcst o.
lie s-ate. think-f0rmed q pleasing fsa-
ne Is tlIeT brOuFhf no tie rtsr q the pro
-rrrirn. Ire turnout ofthe members "a
not near 81 larre 20 ! have se-1 On frrrnsi
c1s-sions iiEe ma buf t1eT made fnIlT r.
Teasing ar errerrErct, arid. there beng ?
I'M furncuf a the Err 81 a. he picnic /
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At an adjourned meeting Of the directors
Of the Board q Trade, held at o'clock yef-
terd.y afternoon. Il was determined 10
erect the North Texas t1tfon aud Wooden
Mills Of Dallas" with q capital stock q
$4,000 A preamble and i've SECTIONS 3.
a subscription paper was adopted, and b.
was rec lvci 20 al once make an appeal Co.
toe penp. 81 this city and aijoiuing sec
lions o. take stock. The ioNosirg corn
miitee on subscription wls aupoiutft;
W. a.. Veal, Chairman: =. ID ScrurEs. A
n1yis. T. Z. Nar-aiis, W !. ClErEe. a.
sanEfr. " J BeffertOn. w. VI. Lennon.
j. T. Wiser. The committee ara o.
qusstcd 60 meet ~ the MONS of The B1ard
vi Tfede az O'Clock 10 murrOg evening.
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RoCKwALL.


Correspondence OF the Herald.
RocKwALL, May IL. 1SS2.-Harrison
Jones, young man about IS years Of age.
was arrested here this morning by Deputy
Sheriff Balow on suspicion Of being the
murierer.of W. c. Mayheld. So far a.
yoHr reporter is informed the ofIic rs are
not YET 10 possession Of any direct evirence
Gr positive circumstances pointing 20 tim
rs ihe guilty party. IL is said that he 81
rHuisd AZ Mckinney to answer Tor carry
ing firearms. We learn that the place iron.
fhence Mayiicld was shot shows that frs
nafy had Ter sometime Eecretei hiuIEci
here. or had before stationed himself a.
the same place. He wore No. 5 or 9 bOni
with a small heel, AMI the left run down.
aud the t-acks we're followed at some dis
lance leading into tn bottom.
Wheat and oats crop heavy. Most farm
ers failed 20 get a stand Of cotton, and ar
nov planting over.
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That Peabody Fund.

The people of Dallas were called upon to
vote special tax on the school question,
and for the first time, after many efforts,
succeeded in getting the requisite majority
for the imposition of such lax for the pur
pose of building school houses etc. 4
great ind ucement to the average voter was
the fact that by this action we could get
our proportion of the celebrated educational
Peabody fund. At present we do not know
how much we could claim nor on what
basis we could urge our rights, but IT IL un.
doubleday the province OF the city council
to take immediate steps towards its secure
ment and appropriation. Time is passing
ana the school telm approaches. Nc
would therefore suggest that some member
offer at the next meeting of the aldermen
a motion or resolution instructlng
the city attorney 20 aecertaia the rights. If
any, the city Of Dallas has 10 participation
IN the distribution Of such fund, how much
her pro rata rights are and how said rights
are TO be had and utilized. In fact, the
attorney shonld be required to inform the
city not only rs 20 what her claim is but
bow Il is TO be obtained. Upon receipt Of
this information tho council will know how
to proceed. Without 1t we may look in
vain for any trustees or fundhalder 10 come
informing ns that we are entitled toelemosy-
nary distribution OF a sum OF money, the
possession of which can only be obtained
BY a sho wing on our part Of having COM
piled with certain conditions.
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THE st. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Re
publican points to the acrimonious us
.putes which are springing out OF the war
history unearthed at the recent meeting oil
the Army of the Tennessee in this city, ana
rather deprecates these veteran reunions
We took the ground, more than year ago,
that the peace, good-fellowship and trater-
nal sentiment Of the country would be best
conserved by the total abandonment OF or
-ganizstions with membership based on SER
vice in the civil war;"
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Corespondenoe Of the Herald
GRAHaN, Ma II, 1ssL-Dr. Hodges. the
Evangelist. is here with his tabernacle,
holding daily religions services.
A little child vas bitten in the eye and
head bya viciousdog YESTERDAY. The ami
nal vas not known 20 Be rsbid, but VII
bear watching
Whsat l. nearly oil harvsaed, and vii
svernce less than haf q crop. Corn il,
roOd condition. Oais are head 90 out vel
mt thry ned rrir Cotton not al rlarfen
e. The sol ]. 80 dry f1r pad inr. Th.1
.irenfr planned looks vel
Uisfrict cCurt cOrVenes ne On the
- rs. Judge Williams VII <ssi6s-
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Roscoe CoNKLING has become member
@ the New York Bar association. some
t TX is INDUCED of running him for con-
gross from his old district. He seems to be
thriving at the bar, however, and is report
ed as looking much younger, and 1t is
doubtful if seat in the lower house VIII
tempt him to quit the bar. 1t would en-
sure some pleasant scenes and great sehsa-
tions to see CoNKLISG and BLAINE back
as. ain in the house and struggling for Its
mastery