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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02
Prohibition from e Republican stand
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The ~fuiiowia2 able article from the pen
Of Bro. Wilbur. we clip from the Melville
BpHett5.
Rey. Henry Ward Beeclcr aid the
other day. in a letter ia which he favored
high license ..s the best means Of dealing
with the Iiquor traffic. Absolute prolibi-
ton is an absolute imp9ssiBility. This
saying is being caught up and copied all
over tie country. as If it were an astpund-
ing utterancc, SO new aud potent as to
causc every man who ftyors the prohibit
ton Of the liquor traffic 20 favor 1t no
longer.
The saying IS being spread broadcast. as
lit were an assertion which tie majority
Of prohibitioni.t- would dispute. In fact
it may De said that this last sample Of
Beecherology. and the treatment it re-
cciyes, goes to sl98 most plainly low lit
tie tie general claims Of prohibition are
understood. or perhaps how prone a good
many people are 70 missepresent the cause
and its advocates.
We have no objections to ut-Beccher-
ing Beecber in this matter, and saying
that absolute prohibition Of any matter is.
under existing circumstances. absolutely
impossible. The absolute prohibition Of
horse stealing, highway robbery, murder,
arson and ali tie crimes and evils in the
catalogue IS an absolute imposslbility.
Nobody expects to absolutely accord
ing to the dictionary wipe ont every
yestige Of tie liquor evil. at least not until
the millennium. and thai won't get here in
Mr.. Beecher's day.
SO far as We know. tAe majority Of pro-
hibition advocates only expect. under the
most favorable circumstance to put the
liquor evil along with the other evils. nm
der the ban Of public sentiment, tie pub
lie Law and the public conscience. feeling
that when ali these three cooperate. that
the evil viii be reduced to the minimum.
and ike the other high crimes against the
state, and tie peace and good order Of
society, be forced to hide its head in very
shame. and do its dirty work in secret.
There are communities now, in several
states, in fact il nearly all tue states.
where this result has already been attained.
1t VIII not com in a dag nor a year any
where, but is the future Inheritance Of all
the well regulated communities Of our
country.
1t has 10 be honestly admitted that there
arc places IN ali the states where a law
av.f..t al. eaI. ~ - ..,,, .l...t1- $1,000 l.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

Frank s. Wheeler, " this city and tbe
~ Vi tbs MgEnlsBille grove 0VI0sEetlis
efty. aas becu o1asjc.ed Tor selling lesr II
grove q 1st 3ee gaG hued s$gH
Tho sr5t cIltead hg tho ~. Il r. L.,
81 MeaFssHi and in c5ar daciand iii
t1eErIaEJE
Pr s Ltser Gnu geeug5e5 t1e pull
Dit ef Hrrcnr - n. + church. last sun
dag morning, ard af lAe HsEBiitoss avenue
NJ +. ef1 sa aa
TIE o Atn ii -7e First
Ner aazy Cavalry, h.d tie5r annual
ref in ribs e5ts ys.enfsy The ban
quet s Il fhe state stree iieuse-
Tae ii Princeton College
have ban -~iu.masd aere the 1seEity
for fazag Esf RI Sizes accused have
been suspended, aat.. tss remainder are
p~el4iia- an investigation Several Of
tae adsatsaa % wealthy and
iaaae1f5aI families Is NCN TarE
TIE Trenton Band Vi Hope Sill reopen
Tbeig school on first SATURDAY ia 9et95eF.
Tiey convene 81 TIE basement 81 the
Union L5HlE bl53diuz
F8sr ssndeat- of Rutgers College a.
Eea 3runsw5 cx haze l4sen suspended nn-
IL. christmas So account Of i~4aziHz.
Twg y0anZ Hsn fnym CraablFs. =. J..
came - tIiS e55y - ~ee tie si4ht, eH We'd
neadsg Of last Neek. After lasiag been
entertained by twp girls. of MS tie most
respectable character fl1y departed for
;beiF HeHs-. ea examination ttag f3aId
ti4t theg lad besn robbed Of 30.
f8 tire seminary in kInsisnd. recently
dedicated by the tathoIIcz and which was
started by the Metllodlsts some sixteen
gea1s ago, tic inter invested five dollars
cash Bfth the Ne5hosissts II tlAf period,
fgr tlse benefit If their proposed buildiug,
bat Haa We see that oaF 6Te dollars has
taken another direction.
Oar readers viii bcaF Il mind that At the
State Fair recently held A. WaYeFly. the
sum Of $500 Eas obtained for tbe priv
Jiege IF selling becr on the grounds. We
would suggsss q pgsitg high license an
HeEea - tiat privilege hereafter.
VIE. II. Burton. Tie contractor Of the
mason work of fhc Eew portion Of the
State House. IS az as0wed temperance man.
He va at one time a hard drinker. but a
few years ago signed Tie pledge. joined
cAireH. accumulated money ard ! now q
responsible contractor. ami IN TIE midst Of
all iis engagements finds time 10 attend
temperance meetings.
i grand Temperance meeting was held
at tie Simpson NJ T. church iast Sunday
evening. IieY. r j. Andrews. pastor.
MERCER.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

Tie Burlington County Fair VIII BE held
a. Mount Hallg 81 0etober1atA ffth, 18Th
aud 18Th.
The HzeHen Of Dover are 10 have a
parade On October It'll. TO- which tie citi-
zeng have raised $3.50.
Pierre Lofliard contemplates building a
aew track on lis Rancscas farm that viii
be a mile straiglt say.
Ee1 Jersey las 5.oo9 acres in efanber-
riess will . Weld last year 9faboat f25,ooo
bushels. worth = per buslsel.
Tie Monmouth monument IS approach
ing completion ard tie Grand Army men
are 10 have charge Of the ungeiling.
Tie Pr3libieioai-' is IF Monmouth County
haze nominated Henry Il. Taylor. ofAllen-
town. for Assembly in tae First District
and Gri4h White. Of Asbnsy PARK. in the
: c8nd District.
Colonel Perry E. Smith. Of Ne~ jersey,
Superintendent and Disbursing 0fiecr Of
tile P~ost-ofice Department at Washington.
D. g, said to tie newspaper correspondent
GA Monday: j believe Governor Albeit
viii succeed Senator sewell as United
STATE, Senator from %ew Jersey. Tie
Governor is very popuIa- in a majority Of
the Republican counties Of the State, aud
1t Is H.45,y probable that he viii attract
t,e votes Of several Republican Legislators
when the proper time arrives.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02
Waffle 10 Ilas.sual rirpler..

Tie habit 81 tlpplia4 with alcoholic
liquors in many respects more danger
ous 10 tile constitution than occasional
sprses Both are bad enough. and no
Young man safe who Is addicted 10
either. Bas the lucid intervals give the
spreeiHg individual a chance to recover his
bodily tone. whilst tie dsiiy ne Of strong
drink surely aadermines eYery organ and
threatens to make the person 20 INDUCING
. confirmed drunkarl Or an imbeeile. i
young man faneies be can drink in this
way because ~ - lie makes 10 unseemly
exhibition of himself, but if glass could
he held before him ard Ec could see him
sell Al fouy-fve he would he immeasur-
abIy shocked. Persons wonder wly men
Of vigorous b5dics and strong minds can
ever become pitably helpless by the time
they reach fifty. These men had their
liyer-. their nervous system. their brain
tissues hopelessiy eufeebled by constant
pofatioBs. and they never recuperate. Tie
man y 10 must have MS daily drains. may
not come before a court fer d~isonderly con-
duct. but in time he vii likely be power
less for any exertigu. physical or mental.
a wreck Of hi. former sell. and a creature
for Tie compassion Of those about him
The spree makes itself extensively felt. aud
the reaorse attending it often gives . long
interval Of sobriety. The constant tip
ping leads to idioey Of various degrees.
Don't tamper with liquors. avoid them al
togetaer.-Ptfs5Rrq Chf0aiclt-T s1e1fagd.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

The following, clipped from an ex-
change, is submitted to the managers Of
onr fair AS a suggestion that might be
acted on next year.
The fairs Of latter years have become
very popular and numerous, and they are
intended to be places where every improve
ment, art and industry shall be shown up
ard exhibited: but it seems to us that
there is one branch If business Of astonisl-
ing wealth and dimensions which has been
neglected, and hitherto has lad no place
in any Of these exhibition though legal
lied by tie government and called leeiti-
mate. We refer to the saloon business.
Let MS have at each fair a good representa-
ton Of the best way Of conducting this in
austry, with some Of the best and most
striking specimens Of work performed.
with exhibitions Of Just how that work
can be best accomplished. Specimens can
generally be obtained on tile ground at the
time-so extensive lave been operations in
that dircction-but We suggest that several
be brought to the front and placed in close
proximity to the saloon. that people can
see and not be mistaken in regard to the
nature Of the work accomplished.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02
Cotton Bats for Quilting.

Nearly all the Cotton Bats
made and sold in this country
are put up short weight at the
factories, in other words, those
put up for pounds weight II, IS,
or II ounces-seldom more.
We neither buy or sell that
kind. We weigh them out to
you and you get IS ounces for
a pound each and every time.
We have them at Ioc, I2c, and
I5c, each. Also the Patent
Woven Batting, each pound
measures 5 # in width and is
nearly 5 yards long, at CSC a
pound. Come and see, if you
have any needs of this kind.
E. B. HUMPHREYS & co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02
our Temneranee TALE.

How 1t came about: Tic pioneers Of
New England found her virgin soil remark
ably adapted 70 tie growth Of the apple
tree. and to tie perfection Of is fruit. /
estimate that a barrel ofapples were grown
in New Hampshire q century ago. Bithless
care and labor than are now required to
prodaee q peek. There being no market
for the fruit lseldom grated cider was
very abundant and very cheap. It was Of
purse the common beverage for the last
three months OF each year. and with thrifty
people for at least half 81 tie year. The
farmer returning weary from his daily
toll. ate his supper and sat down By his
freside to talk and drink through the
evening. Mug after mag OF cider was
drawn ard drank, neighbors dropping in
TO share with his family lie chat and the
exlilaration.
The boys who graduated from these fire
sides % often eyinced, al an early age. 81
Unsuitable appetite fer stimulants: an appe-
tite created but by no means satisfied by
cider; an appetite which very often con
signs them 70 early and d~ishonored
graves.
| have known whole families to be
bound out, and their farms sacrificed. BIZ
tie fiery thirst generated by sucking and
soaking around the family cider barrel.
-H6rqee GreeIy.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

9nre r. So aEecn NY knee
LookN nrosn sweet eges into milne.
Qgefiaa-a RE "a H~onsInsusly.
oftie mysteries divine
Dace r. felialy cla-d say
Pr---l aar cheek attn
omy hear. we little nck
Where mHsy rove HE preea se1.
oicr II laugh wIFa nserry ring
F5U~d aae nog- wtsB inu-fe ~
y his loving hands would bria
wrestae - blossoms FOR ug hz5r
oh. the uaer5y happy -HTite-
Constant consoles -ourcr al jng-
Rgt tonight . tod. Tonight,
when. oh here say uana rug h
Midst tn sitter aud The glare
ofthe room wese death j. aetsf,
-carce raa Z know him, brit he~ ihere
He wh.a oasee 20 Eesreff kae5l
~ uly knee. and @ofsir spoke
WorI- into the car Of God.
omy heaF4, '1i- 7u4lfseH. bres-
Crushed. Z bend beneath the rod
oh thi- curse that spoiled lay bog
Led him down ard Gowu e. death:
Robbed nc ofmly rsre-t 5oy.
Made 3 rang ofeN-ry breath
Mothers. fathers. hear my plea.
Let yoarpieadIugs pierce tie Ky.
Pray 1854 Hork more earnestly.
LIT u--tye our boys or die.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

The Democratic party is a %distinctiyely
temperance party. and the only true tenn
perance party. Il is nncompromisingly
opposed to Prohibition as wrong in princi-
pleas a principle that strikes at the very
foundation Of Goyernment.-Rochester
Caion (Dem).
The very foundation Of government. =
as tated by Mr.. Gladstone, is this: 1T is
the duty Of the Government to make it
easy to do right and hard to do wrong
If you or anybody will tell US what right
action the saloon makes easy to be done,
You win be worth listening to.-Teee.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

This Is q good year in which to test the
voting strength OF the Prohibition party in
this county. There being bat one Office -
be flied, that Of assemblyman, there
can be 10 trading among candidates aud
helping II one man On any oi the
tickets at the expense Of omy other. Penn
berton Pierce. tie Prohibition candidate.
the first in the field, should poll the full
vote Of his party. He is a good citizen.
an intelligent and energetic man, and q
stauBch temperance worker. The pr1hibi-
Zionist. viii never have 4 better oPporals-
ity 20 -tand mp ard be counted tlian
this fail. campaign viii afford.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

According to a leading New York paper
the congregation Of Plymouth Church.
Brooklyn, are about to dispense with the
services Of Henry Ward Beecher. IN this
gifted preacher and orator they have dis
covered some grave mental and moral de-
feets. He is becoming exceedingly ecccn-
trio, grows ''queerer" as he gets older. and
his flock ARE in constant apprehension Of
new and dangerous freaks on his part. -
Whenever he does drop on a new freak he
~obstinately sticks TO it. His chief defects
seem to lie ia his 'mugwGinpism' and in
a certain ''crustaeean course which he
has pursued. He is also, like Dick
SwiyeIler, always financially behind, and
his capacity for getting into debt increases
with his years and the amount Of his in
come. The congregation, however, are to
be merciful to Mr.. Beecher, who is now
approaching his seventy-second birthday,
and. having regard to the old mans feel
ings, are not to dismiss him abruptly, bat.
in the ~phraseology Of the New York Jour
nalist, to eliminate him by degrees"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

The National Temperance Society has
just published a new edition ofthe Prohibit
ton Songster, with sixteen pages added
Of new words and music, to suit the times.
1t is just the Campaign Book for Prohibit
ton Meetings: the music is from the best
writers in the country. Price only Is
cents, $50 per dozen. Address, J. n.
Stearns, Publishing Agent. So Reade St..
New York City.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

Mr.. w. Jennings Dernorcst, of&ew York,
in his letter accepting the nomination for
Lieutsnant-Governo Of That State on lie
Prohibition ticket, briefly reviews tie false
promises and hopes held ont by the Itepub-
iican party to the Probibitioni,ts for many
years back, and says that tie Republicans
have emphasized their hypocrisy by noni-
mating a man for Governor who IS one Of
the largest vine grower and liquor dealers
IN the state, while for Northumberland
the same party has put MP a man who two
years ago ran far ahead If his ticket, and
secured election through the support ofthe
liquor men. The Democrats. Mr.. Demo
rest writes, are more honorable than tie
Republicans in that they are open enemies.
The friends Of prohibition principles must
look solely 70 tle third party for reform.
and give that party tie fun weight of their
support.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

The Band Of Hope Songster, compiled
by j. n. Stearns, is am entirely new %collec-
ton Of words and music from the pens Of
the best authors, for noe in Bands Of Hope.
Sunday-Schools, Juvenile Temperance Or
CARNATIONS, etc. 1t contains first-class
words and music especially written for
this work by the best authors and musical
composers. together with a few well known
songs which hayc become faYoritcs. and
will never grow old. The words are
~slrightly, and the music ringing and
simple enough to be easily harmed by the
little folks. 1t should be in every juvenile
organization in the land. 12 mo. Ga
pages. Price 10 cents. Published by the
National Temperance Society. Price in
quantity $50 per dozen, $12 per hundred.
Address J. n. Stearns. publishing agent.
IS Reade street, New York City.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

tits rad tIat the Bridgeton hotel keeper
should BE- compelled - sit idly by and see
tic Salvation Army continue their 1efar-
ieta work 9f snatchlug men from ruin and
drunkenness. by their unlawful and noisy
eonTenticIes. But there seems to be 10
help ~ II. We don't want the hotel
keeper deprived Of needed res;. but We do
hope the salvation people viii succeed IN
converting and reforming every drinking
man in Bridgetou. aud that the liquor
selling branch ol Hr. Bryant. business
may be knocked higher titan GHderoys
kite.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

The Prohibitionists Of New Jersey pro
pose making it lively for the Republicans.
and perhaps for come Of the Democrats. in
the Legislative districts TIL. fall. They
are beginning a campaign that they hope
70 make more vigorous than any ihcy have
ever waged in the STATE. Tie leaders not
prly intend nominating candidate in all
tic Senatorial counties and Assembly dis
t5ic;s, but they propose placing local muni-
cipal ticket. III the field over forty public
speakers have been engaged, Who VII
make addresses ia all tile principal cities Of
tie State. John r. st. john and Assem-
blyman Gator viii bette principal speak
crs. They vii be assisted b. Gen. Clinton
p. Fisk, and a number Of w%ell-kno@u
Methodist preachers. Tie party expects to
poll u, 600 votes IN Eovemb Der Jehange.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

There IS > prospect 81 . renewal Of tire
a~satr0yersy concerning tie character fof
truth ana Yeraeity # that Continental
Hotei kegbole. We IL fanly adiase
tie keyAale = stand ap and ten Tie fHgil.
r.e@sdle.s.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

1t. JOHN III lis speech at Vineland last
Friday said that mississippi. benighted
Mississippi, has ono saloon to New Jerseys
five. The speaker had heard a great deal
Of Kentucky, the dark and bloody ground
where the Bourbon voters 60 around with
moss growing down their backs and be
lieye they are voting for Jackson. but.
said he, in Harding Co. where the great
Lincoln was born, inhibition was blotted
ont by over 400 majority. and Bullitt
county, adjoining. has not had a saloon for
eleven years, nor a murder in ten years.
This district OF country had suffered the
predicted twenty years setback OF the foes
Of prohibition, and from the 20, 139 votes
given him when running, returned 10000
majority for the last state treasurer on the
prohibition ticket. Tennessee nearly
equals Massachusetts, in population and
Massachusetts, has 5000 licensed saloons
against 1000 for Tennessee.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

The liquor question ought not to be a
question Of partisan polities.-Nr.
MDougaH.
There are only two ways Of accomplish
ing that: by making the traffic in liquor as
free as the traffic in potatoes, or By outlaw
ing it altogether. If you tolerate the
traffic and try to restrain it. you must have
laws 10 do it: the laws must be passed by
Legislature; the Legislature must be elect
ed by the people. How. in that case, can
you keep this question from being one OF
partisan politics" ?-Tosce.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

Tie nomination 81 Cortland J. Parker
~ tie Prohibition candidate foF senator d
Mddle=ex comfy. quite alarming TO ti.e
Republicans. Mr. Parker belongs II tfae
weELkno4H Perth Aaboy family of tHat
tame IL received B21 votes a. tic Pre-
hiif,i3n candidate for Congress last fall
afsI bis personal f5ll8aiH s large enough
~ aipe eat any Hg9bable Republican
ma 5onty IN 81 comfy. His eaadidacy i
likely % prose the means Of eleetiBg a
Democratic ssrsatof.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02
CANTON FLANNELS.

We have in stock 5000 yards
of Canton Flannels in Remnants
of 2 to 10 yards each. These
are just as good as if cut from
whole pieces and the prices, 6
to IL cts, are from , to , cts.
lower than our regular prices for
piece goods.
L. b. HUMPHREYS & CO.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

TIE Prohibit rt fres tiaer fr- gun
of4he p~asit5ezl campaign 81 SsleH1 county
~ wednesday. II first come s. drf
ssrset t.se1r esradslase y H get shar.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

Governor ALBEIT has completed bis tour
aA9ag the eoaL undertaken in tl1e interest
II tbe e l~erlaen- who claim thar their bus
iaes d ba.ag vlinal byt4e menAaden feet
Tie Governor has satisfied himself that
tie ~lneuhadea people aye operating within
tie limits 81 tho Ian and says be viii cail
Hpeu the nezt Legislature - adopt saeA
raeasaFes a. will eaeetuaiy bring 70 q
close tie inland iacnrsioHs Of the fleets.
n The meantime tine menh4dsn fishermen
INSIST that flleIr business this season tas
been a complete failure.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

The National Woman's Christian Tenn
peranee Union has set apart the sth day Of
October as a centennial day Of prayer.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

When yoa sec tA paragraph marked
witt z g4ne3 mark 5Esdiezsss tAat yezF
subscription eXgsres with 1he humber -
wAsel. Is 5sso nar1cd- Tie paper WEI De-
continued t. yvBr address f0T . fe% 1atasw-
iHg au5nlers until g0n have had aH gpp5I
tnfsi-g to notify as. ii y0E have bot ALREADY
tsis So wetger " MT su desire O. ~
BeE
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

The old political parties consent to the
idea that the prohibition party IS in the
right. ard they know that the prohibition
Of the liquor traffic would be highland
tlen know also IT IS not policy to attempt
a yindication Of their cause. or discuss or
aeitate that question at all in their political
organs before the enlightened people Of
this country. \ blfssful silence is far pre-
fersble just at present. We wish they
would tell Us something about the gloTies
Of the license system, which Is one Of tie
chief eorner-stones they are pledged 10
support ard maintain-how it has lifted
up and benefited the community. Tell Us
how it makes noble men and good husbands
81 our boys: how i saves chr children
from disgrace. and from an orphans home:
how the saloon helps tie peace and pros
perity of = neighborhood. Tel us, TOO.
how it helps financially, row it makes
money plenty. and cures hard times. q.
tell US all about it. for the people are dying
for the want Of just this kind Of knowledge.
POLITICALLY at least. Other questions are
freely and fully diseussed-why not this
\ voice. Wait awhile till after election.
Well. We have waited a long time to hear
something said in favor Of the ~accursed
business, and begin to think there cannot
be a single good thing said about it, and
il is good policy for it, abettors and sup
porters to keep still a. possible-ksae.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

Colonel Balm, the silver tongued tenn
peranca orator Of Kentucky, will lecture
on the temperance question ia the Lecture
Hall at Salem, on October lltb and 12ti.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

There are loTs diseases than tkese an F
1le stars bui Esere j. ore rsudy thar s- 70
iasIf e7sansaa ~ iu @ereijnls~ ard -
g85sE. Tastis Dr. Waaksr~ Eegef BIZ Fiaesr
Bisters q prompt ara ieEe rzaey fes a3i
disease - lbs alaosl II gives neW vitality 10
The seczefzne aaa eseretisz organs sad a}l-
M arteries r. J. ne# material 4ar -trsaeta-