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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-28
DRUGS

che ,sw York exchange mentions the following
i ages sn drugs; "chlorate potash is strong a.
.xal5c for crystals, owing 10 high cost abroad .
Crude birthstone is a shade easier again anu dnl.
Quicksilver Is up to 39hGiOe, and strong al the
Advance. There Is no movement OF importance
here, and the Use is apparently due TO specnle-
tive manipulation in Germany. Other ehelsl-
calls are unchanged and qHiet Opium, qninlne,
| and other fayOrte speculative drugs are very
1 q iiet at the moment aud steady AZ last weeA :
| prices Balsam capivi sold Al &c IN Joooing
way. and sales Of tolu werereported at as low as
/ 42Ic. Cubeb berries are weak at from 81 &c for
| Prime stemless down to Sc for ordinary CutlS
\ Och continues lrm and Is now held at sc olls
myrbsna and sassafras are easier. on winter
/ green is higher"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-28
NlsISliHX MORT

"Ridney-wort has given immediate re lief ia
many eases of rheumatism falling under NY
notice."-[Dr. Philip c. Ballou Monkton. VI
April 20. 1882 '"
II never found even relief from rhe.maism
and kidney troubles till | used Kidney Wort,
Now I'm well. - David NJ. Hutter, Hartford,
Wisconsin
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-28

c70 A week Sl2a day at home easily n sns
VIA costly ou,ht fiec. Address True y "
u gusta, Nc,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-28

Smoke Duke Of Durham cross. cut. Best
T. the wo;. 4.
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Another bank cashier escapes. Geo. H. Horst
cashier ,si OF 1yerstown PA bank said recentlv,
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MSfbSSE5 vzslsS3

"Mr,, Ethan Lawrence. my townsmana ~
b DR. t6i tiou Z Ballo3 Of Monkton VI, 's
legs shone like glass Kidney. Wort cSrsa q r. s
April 20 1881 'uhln.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-28
GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING

CLASS C, AT NEW ORLEANS
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1888,
Under the supervision and management
Gems. q. T. BEAUREGARD, OF In. and
JUBAL A EARLY, of W.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-28
SESl 81 NzSlGs;S1

"reD my brother soldiers" writes ! G. p0r..
OF Trenton, H., and all others too that J ~
ney. Wort cured my 20 years liver AiSo,.tAa,uo '
Publish it. please, in the St Louis Globe. Dems.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-28

CALL HOARD.
The ruling prices today were as follows
Wheat cash, sl.00; March, slQ5; April, 81 oS
Corn in shuck, cash, 5Sa60; March, 55: April. SO
average Texas corn in bulk, cash, 60@62; March
656D5s; April, 50@55. Red rust.proof oats
Rye sackea. cash, is. Barley. sacked
cash, Coz IS. Bran, cash, sl00@sl. 0l
March r,H April sl.O5. Millet seed
German, 8; little, Csc, say sl2 on cars Corn
In shuck = offered on the cars in this city al
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24
RATHER EXCITING.
A go AS YOU PLEAsE"-AND THE BEST MAN
WINS.
lecture.

Yesterday quite an exciting episode was
transacted upon the Island in which law
yers and constables took an important
part. On Jan. 18th Attorney E. J. Judd
representing Chris Kuehl and several
others who held time checks against Skel-
sey & Co. got out an attachment upon the
tools belonging to that firm, which had
been left upon the Island. The day fol-
lowing Attorney Ed Dahms followed suit
with another, he representing quite a num-
Der of the laborers who had been unable to
get their back pay. And it seems that
Col. Flagler would not recognize either
claims, desiring to hear from Washington
first, in the meantime keeping possession
of goods, on what grounds we are unable
to ssy.] But yesterday morning the de
sired instructions came from headquarters,
what they were. our readers can infer from
the following: He sent word to both at
torneys to be on the ground 1.-THE ISL
andC at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
and both of course promptly responded,
Attorney Dahms taking Constable
Eckhart and an express wagon along,
the last two in dispensable articles being
secreted near the Coils headquarters.
Soon Attorney Judd, accompanied by Con
stable Malcomb, put In an appearance, and
without ceremony the latter limb of the
law introduced his "best man" as the one
who had attached the goods. saying he had
come for them. Col. Flagler responded
that he had nothing more to do with the
goods, and that he had given his men or
ders to give them to the first one who
claimed them. Did they tarry7 Well, we
should say not. Beth made rush for the
door, and with the idea may the best man
win," started at a breakneck speed for
where the goods were stored, but Attorney
Dahms and the constable got there" first,
and took possession of the goods, imme
diately loading them on the wagons, Owo
more having arrived) and took them to
Moline, they claiming that the others
claim was not good, as they did not have
possession. Constable Malcomb gave
Constable Eckhart notice that he had
previous attachment, and he responded
that ''he had possession" Attorney Judd
replevined the goods to-day. The shanty of |
Skelsey s. Co. on the Island was torn
down and brought along.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24
CRAZY as A LOON !"

The msn Frank Stemple, who was ar
rested yesterday by the Rock Island police
st the instigstion of Marshal Henderson, it
being apparent that he was as ''crazy as
loon, and having in the forenoon demol-
ished nearly all of his own household
goods, was allowed his liberty in the even
ing and spent last night with his mother
who lives in Rock Island. 1t is evident
that this man is fit subject for Jackson
vile and to allow him his liberty is decid-
eddy unsafe His condition has been com.
mented upon by many. Only last Tuesday
he was returning from one of his frequent
visits to his mother in the lower city, and
on the car INDUCED in one of his ''spells"
and ali on the car thought he was going to
have fit. During the trip up he kept
continually talking to himself He has
also often threatened his family. He lives
up on West Henry street At this writing
no complaint has been lodged against him.
and the fact of his being again at large
looks very much as though those who have
the power would through negligence allow
him to go uncared for, and then some of
these fine mornings we will have to chron-
icle ''some terrible crime Of a lunatic f."
II the neighbors had not interceded yester-
day there is no telling where his doings
would have ended. We hope that before
another day the matter will be attended to.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24
CIRCUIT COURT.

Before proceeding this morning with the
trial of the case of Wallace VS. the City of
Moline, orders were entcred as follows
No. 81. Samuel r. Porter for use VS. James
Madison, appeal by defendant. Continued
generally by agreement. No. ITO, Thomas
@. Pilgrim vs. George r. Wagner, appeal
by defen dant. Continued generally by
agreement.
Chancery dock et-Charles r. Calkins
VS. z A. Norling ct al. mechanics lien.
Demurrer to petition sustained, complain
ant stands by his petition, petition dis
missed.
The case Of Wallace vs. City of Moline
is likely to consume not only the remain
der of to-day but also portion of to-
morrow, at least.
The jury in the Whitney case are excus-
ed until tomorrow afternoon, with the
hope not to say expectation, that the Mo-
line case viii have been disposed of at that
time and City Attorney Parks be able to
resume his place as attorney for this cor
poration.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24

Miss Emma Golden, of Clinton, is visit
ing in the city.
Capt VIM: G. Morris departed last even
ing for the Garden City.
Mr.. E. P. Gates, of Kansas City, is in
Moline on business.
T. A. Langtry, of Chicago, Is registered
at the Keator House.
Company F will soon be permanently To-
Gated in their new quarters.
H. NJ. Gilchrist. of Rapids City, was
circulating around upon our streets to-day
Geo. w. Bremen has stepped down
and out and Fred A. Bergston step up and
Ia. The new firm reads, f. A. Bergston
& Co.
The new wood shop of Haley, Ross &
Co., 30x100 feet in size. will be started up
next week, when large additional force
of men viii be employed.
Messrs. John Deere, James Shaw and
Thomas Dunn have each subscribed for
fifty shares of stock in the Merchants
Electric Light company.
Miss Ella Westgate, of Jacksonville.
who took the Moline Pillow company prize
for getting the most words out of that
firms name, showed herself to be a sswo-
man of words" if she was dumb
DIR. Ormsby who is attending our small
pox patients is a graduate of the Wood
stock Medical College of Vermont, and is
withal an able practitioner
K. A. Norling of the firm of Norling s.
Lindahl goes to Marshalltown, Iowa, this
evening to close large contract for calso.
mining and frescoing of TIE interior of a
church and theatre building at that place.
Since w. g. Morris departure w. r.
Edwards is filling Mr. Slckles place in the
coal office, the gentleman being still
laid up with his pet" carbuncle, but they
think he will be around again in about ten
days, as it has been opened, and is now
healing rapidly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24
THE MAscoTTE.

All lovers of fun, pure and undefiled,
will be on hand o-night at Harper's thea
tire to see the Mascotte, as it will BE- put on
the boards by the Sargent Comic Opera
company This excellent organization
opened the new opera house at Pullman
last evening with the same play, to large
and decidedly appreciatiye audience. 1t is
road, in fact its name is sufficient guar
anty of this. and Harper's theatre should
be crowded.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24
LOCAL MARKET REPORT.

The protracted cold weather of late has
had the natural effect of sensibly diminish
ing the receipts of all kinds of produce in
this market until Tuesday of this week
when few more farmers than usual ven
tured away from their respective homes
with Something to SELL, Prices rule as
follows: Oats, 80 cents bushel corn,
4s(050; prairie hay, $11G9$12; timothy
hay. S11@$12; slough, $s(@S11; wood
oak. $4.00(0$4. %; hickory, $3.50; coal,
1908 cents bushel; hard coal advanced
80 cents. nut No. $9.75; other sizes,
1926. Hogs, live. Sc 90; dressed, 800.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24
Card or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

To the friends in this city who so kindly
united in what they have been pleased to
term testimonial for presentation to
me cannot sufficiently express my thanks.
Coming as it did wholly unexpectedly, yet
most OPPORTUNITY, l can truthfully say
that | am not in the situation of a man
who was surprised" and who then coolly
proceed to draw from his pocket speech
of acknowledgement.
Hoping that each may, in his own indi
viduality. fully realize the force of the
familiar quotation that lit is more blessed
to give, etc" l am, as-heretofore
Yours Most Sincerely,
d. G. PAvRY
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24

The Hon VIM. Parsons lecture last
evening did not draw out large house.
probably because large portion of our
citizens do not appreciate anything in that
line. The subject was changed from ''The
Mediterranean sea, its men and Its memo
RES" to "The heroes of the Homeric age, !"
this being more popular, and as the other
is rather supplementary to it, the COM
mittee of the library board thought it
would be getting the 'fcart before the
horse" ALI were well pleased with the
lecture
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24
A CORRECTION.


Editor OF the Argus.
In your article of yesterday concerning
the collections made by the Messrs. Junge
and Helpenstel. it is stated that goodly
portion of their territory had already been
gone over by the Fourth ward committee
As one of that committee allow me to say
that as far as | am concerned l never
stepped outside of the boundaries of my
territory. / believe we have enough peo-
pie charitably inclined in our ward to meet
any emergency and don't desire them to be
credited with the generosity of others.
Respectfully,
FRED APPELoUIsT.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24
PERSONAL.
ROCK ISLAND HouSE.

John w Wright. Silver City. New Mex
leo; c L HuInberston, Colona; J Nj Foel-
linger, Chicago; w B Forden, Burlington;
D w Hosapelel, c s Humesson, Colona;
F Culver, Chicago; G r Shepardson
Kalamazoo; Mrs Mary Sweeney. Iowa; o w
Anderson, Davenport; c Fl Sheridan, NJ R
Coryea, John s Miller, T C Murray and H
G Cross st Louis; A NJ Carpenter, Fulton;
Thos Marshall, New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24

Oysters and CLAIMS on the half-shell, or
served in any style desired, on short no.
tice, at o. F. Soper's. No. 100 Eighteenth
treet. Give me q trial nov-s.tf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24

Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
cures coughs, bronchitis and consump
ton
Piuke's Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
For chills, fever, ague and weakness
use Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic. Colden's;
no other OF druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24
DELEGATES IN PORK.
poration.

Pork tender loin,s rib pigs feet and
leaf lard, at Gilmore's pork house.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24
MOLINE DEPARTMENT..

q. l.. EASTMAN, Reporter
Headquarters one door West of Reimer's
Cigar Store.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-28
Tae Richmond Duetista.

CHICAGO, June q. A Richmond,
Va, special says of the prospective
duel between Editors Bovine and
Elan Business in a measure is
interrupted and the newspaper eff
ces and other places, where it is
supposed the news could be had,
are beseiged with inquiries. There
are all sorts Of wild, sensational
rumors. Bovine is a great distance
from here, working hard to einde
the officers, who are watching him.
Elan is supposed to oe near here.
Nothing. not even arrest, can avert
a pending conflict. No one, #
course, knows the duel grounds
selected, and the peculiar circnm
stances surrounding the case will
have to determine it.
Denis Kenruy On His Way 50
Chicago.
CHICAGO, June GA dispatch
from Salt Lake says: Denis Kear-
ney, the sand lot agi ator of San
Francisco, is here en- route 10 Chi
cago to attend the Anti Monopoly
meeting Of July ith. Denis takes
kindly to the Mormons, So, ing their
public polygsmy is preferable TO
the present venality at Washington.
Dana Defends Whitel:w Eeid.ii
New YoIK, June 27-Dana axes
up the cudgels in behalf If White
law Reid of the Tribune, whom
General Sherman in a recent inter-
view declared to be "a treacherOns
cuss," etc. Dana says Sherman
talks like a blackguard.
ALEXANDRIA. June q. The panic
over the cholera in Egypt is in
creasing. The flight of Europeans
continues. A commission has teen
formed to devise means to protect
Alexandria from the malady. The
festivals usually held on the ami
versary of the khetive's accessi n
to the throne have been stopped
and the Ministers recalled to Cairo.
THE TURKS ALARMED.
CoNsrANTI> OLE, June 27.-A
8 riot quarantine has been ordered
at all Turkish ports against vesse. 3
from Egypt.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-28


The Elko- Independent has the
following: peter Munson of
this city, to whom was awarded the
contrct to carry the mail on the
route between this place and L I'M
ollie valley, informs Us that in re-
spouse to telegram sent by him
to Star-route Brady, he has just re
ceived a. q donation from the
Postoffice Department handsome
red wagon, accompanied by the as
surance that double silver mount
ed harness and a pair of high step
ping blood-bays would fol ow Just
ss soon as Dorsey was sufficiently
recovered from the effects of the
late jolification with his Washing
ton friends to attend to their ship
ment. Uncle Peter now fee that
he is on the high road to pas; al
fame and fortune.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-28
THE FATE OF THE CHECK
HHAVERS.

Some years ago there was q min
ing Superin endent in eastern Ne
vada. the APPEAL has forgotten his
name, who paid the miners in
checks instead of coin. These
checks were worthless unless taken
to certain grocery where they were
shaved to the extent Of three or
fire percent or any thing that the
miner would stand. Ibis
steal inosnsed the miners, and one
day = row followed over the check
ehxving which resulted in the death
of the Superintendent, he having
been bored with couple OF pistol
balls. The death of DR.. Gem,
who recently shut by Miller.is sim-
liar case. DIR. Glenn Was man Of
great wealth and owned vast tracts
of land in California. He was in
dependently rich and had pleanty
of cash in his safe. Yet when he
paid his over worked farm hands
he dealed ont checks to them which
were shaved onced q month by o
woman who kept store near the
ranch. There was no appeal from
this unjust arrangement. and the
men who did not allow the woman
to shave their checks were apt to
look elsewhere for work. Natural
~ the check shaving led to trouble
as men az rule are more exasper-
ated over petty swindles than big
ones. Many man will view the
loss of fortune with philosophical
indifference who will risk his life in
fight over . few dollars. The
upstart OF the matter was the DR..
Glenn had his head b own off By a
shot gun. Had he been content
with the unusual share be had of
the worlds wealth and satisfied to
get along without conspiracy with
the keeper of little grocery store,
to beat honest working men cat OF
three per cent. Of their wages, he
wonld still be alive and prospecting
Just as well. The verdict of public
opinion will be that he directly
brought on his tragic end by his
own jnCxcusab'e acts.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-28
New Time Table.

On July Sd the morning passen-
ger train from Virginia will leave
Virginia City at 4:IO A. NJ. arrive
in Carson at 5:2S. stop seven min
utes and arrive il Reno at ESQ.
The next passenger train leaves
Virginia City at $40 A. NJ, reaches
Carson at 9:35, stops 80 minutes
and reaches Reno at noon. The
evening train leaves Virginia at
4P. NJ, arrive in Carson at $50,
stop 30 minutes and reach Reno at
7:45. Up trains leave Reno as fol-
lows The morning train at $40,
reaching Carson at 9:25, stop 10
minutes, and reach Virginia City
at ii o'clock. The next train leaves
Reno at 9 A. M. reaches Carson at
IL. stops 80 minutes and reaches
Virginia City at lis P II. the
afternoon up train leaves Reno at
$50. reaches Carson ut AS. stops
80 minutes and arrives in Virginia
City at Z o'clock.
The e. &C. will connect at the
Mound House. They will star. the
train from Bishop Greek about 2
P. NJ, reaching Mound House at
about 4:40 A. NJ. Going south they
leave at 1920 A. NJ, and arrive at
Bishop Greek at 1885 NJ.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-28

It is said upon legal authority
that State Court has no iurisdie-
ti"n over q Federal employee sum-
moned in a United States bnildine
as q jnryman, and who fails to
appea: upon that summons.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-28
TELEGRAPHIC.
A NEW IRISH SOCIETY.
DANA DEFENDING WHITE
LAW REID.
WHEREABOUTS OF THE ED
IrORIAL DUELISTS.
IRISH Separation Party.


CHICAGO, June 26.-The Irish
Total Separation Society held a
meeting yesterday afternoon. The
Society is in full sympathy with
the National Leage, but is radical
in its aims. About twenty promi-
nent Irish Americans were present.
DR.. Curren presented a paper brief
ly outlining the policy to be adopt
ed by the Society, which he said
proposed to act in accord with the
general plan of organization preva
lent in the United States for the
purpose of declaring openly Ireland
should be a nation free, independ
ent and separate from Engla' d. and
for such purpose making use of
methods ana means to enforce the
future demand for Ireland;s free
dom. Its demands Of England
would be made through the consti-
tuted authorities of the United
States. It would labor to enlist
the sympathy Of the United States,
France and Russia, and seek to
have Ireland's freedom achieved
through their united actions. with
the consent, sympathy and aid Of
al friendly nations. They would
have recourse, if need be, to force
of arms for the attainment of their
object. A free discussion of the
proposed policy ensued. and it was
passed upon by a small attendance,
further consideration was deferred
until the next meeting.
The Will or n. l.. Dukes.
CHICAGO, June GA Union
town, Pa, special says !: The will
of N. L. Dukes has been found. I
is written on the back of q letter,
and rs no one was looking for a
will in such place. it came near
being overlooked. On the morning
of December 20, 1882, the day of
the habeas corpus hearing, while
sitting in the Sheriff's parlors and
antipating his liberation, Duke,
took out of his pocket a letter
which he had received from his
friend Isaac Won VOORHEES, of Pitts
bnrg, and wrote on the back Of it
his will in brief form. He gave
$4,000 to Miss Mary Bees u, to
whom he was supposed to be en-
gagged, ard the remainder OF his
property, without specification, to
his mother, Mrs. Struble. He
made his stepf .thea, Asbury
Struble, his executor, and the viii
is witnessed by Register and Re-
corder Conner and Sheriff Heov,r
Belle Harris Determination
CHICAGO, June IA Salt Lake
dispatch says In the case of Belle
Harris, the polygamous wife com
mitted to jai! for contempt in re-
fusing to tell the Grany Jury who
was the father of her child, the Su-
preme Court yesterday ordered the
woman in com empt and she must
remain in Jail until she answers the
question. She has ben in prison
,wo months and says she will re-
main eternally there before she
turns against her husband.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-28
N OF IC e.

THE UNDERSIGNED INTENDING
/ to close out his business and leave
Carson on or about July ist, desires those
indebted tn him to call and settle their
accounts previous to that date II hav-
ing claims are requested to present
them OTTO SWANSON.
Carson, June 4, 1888.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-28

"a h-ll of a climate is this"
exclaimed disguised individal
last evening, "where one has to
buy ice in the morning. and sit
over fire in the afternoon. -
(Tuscarora Times-Reyiew.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-09-01
RED 0 JlrrINus

Avg 2f,n, 80
The Smelt.r will Be fred up on
Monday next
Al the boys gre At So:k and IN
good spirits.
No rain III the mountains yet. Il
Is auNiously looked for BIZ those in.
terested.
Clark is still going down in the
Buckhorn.
There is some assessment work
being done on the Gallinas Mining
& Smelling Co.'S properties, being
the second annual.
Nothing is being done on the
T%enderfoot ut present.
Parties will start out in a few
days prospecting for coal.
SILICA.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-09-01
NOGALS.

We had the pleasure on Monday
of receiving a call from NJ. NJ.
Gaylord, who informed US that by
the time we go to press this week
the Rockford Mining and Milling
Company IS stamp mill would be
in successful operation. Some de-
lay has been experienced for want
of water, and after the expenditure
of much time and money, a gener-
GUS supply Of aqua has been Sc
cured, sufficient for all present or
prospective purposes. The mill is
located half way between the
mouth Of the Nogals and the point
which was at one time known as
Galena, a town which some three
years ago promised to put on cor
poration clothes. Its sponsors
were r. N. George, G. S. Wool
ford, Saml. Hayden, and others,
all of whom have drifted away, OK
cept Mr. Woolford, who is livingwith
Mr.. Gaylord, ofthe company above
mentioned. There is now on the
dump, some 900 tons of ore, and
hundreds of thousands OF tons OF
good ore are awaiting >f-n4rotts-
ton from out Of the osl IL ahIcG
nature placed it, 70 :i.c s.acEa.