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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14
ia. New jersey and Delaware

The following reports from counties IN
the lower part Of our state will probably
be Of interest.
Atlantie.-Drought has affected every
thing except grapes ; they promise we'll.
Burlineton.-Corno on light soils injured
by the drought on heavy soil late, but in
good condition and fine color. Drought
has been very severe, iniuring all crops.
Hay is the shortest crop known for more
than twenty years.
Camden. - Corn improving rapidly.
Potatoes and small grains much damaged
by the drought, but improving since late
rains. Apples nearly all fallen OFF, but
grapes promise unusually well.
Gloucester. drought has perIna-
nently injured all crops. Corn and pota-
toes now give but poor promise.
Saem.-Grass and pastures burned
mp" Corn suffered from the drought, but
the late rains have improved it.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

Tie following letter written by Rev. H.
II. Beadle to the editor Of Jhs Tore, pro-
hibition paper of New York. explains it
self:
Edit2r TIE T9iee-I think the question
ofthe sale or prohibition Of the traffic in
alcoholic beverages should he decided by
the vote Of the people. The awful estim-
ate of tie comparative responsibility of
intemperanee for the crimes Of the day is
not exaggerated by Judge Davis nor can
its terrible arraignment By Mr. Gladstone
be disputed. Tho traffic should be sup
pressed by every moral and legal method.
favor the organization Of a National Pro
hibition party. as both parties are 50 much
afraid of the liquor vote that they do moth
ing 70 suppress the traffic. / am Repub-
lican, but nevertheless always vote for men
who, 50 far as I am able to judge. will
make the most efficient officials, regard
less Of party.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

viii not believe He who hath said.
..houor THY father and thy mother" has
placed III tine pathway Of every father and
mother Molceh TO snatch tl.eir offspring
as soon a it leaves their arms. and burn
fng ont f.ial reverence, love and fear.
make it to desI.fSe tlien both. and bring
down their gray hairs in sorrow 70 tie
grave.
IwIll nat believe tiiat IL that bath said,
FATHERS provoke mt Your children To
wrath. ordained a. necessary al evil
which stamps out parental affection and
transforms tbe lowing father into a mnr-
derous brute \ thousand times no. The
rum curse may be condition Of our ex-
istence But not necessary condition. 1t
can BE- removed: it should be removed: it
will BE- removed. For as The cireiing
years % round, frAught witls experience.
and ssuctilied by the lives aud Iabors OF
Chri~t-like men and women, they viii bear
rs oaaar.i AMI upward IN the scales Of
human progress, until from the effaisent
alory Of oar higher civilization. this dark
and dImHiug trade shall sanisl away the
night shadows from the golden-w inged
morning
Aud wheu the last branch Office Of bell
shall be swept away from our shores. aud
it. last victim shall b. reclaimed. not only
from drink. but tie temptation to drink;
then let the joy-bells ring from sea TO sea.
and as tic sweet refrain is waited oVer the
gled redeemed land, telling Of homes male
happy and souls sci free, methinks the
jubilee viii reach 10 heaven and the angels
clap their hands for joy.
'-Ile that goeth forth and weepeth bear
ing precious seed. shall doubtless come
again With rejoicing. bringing sheayes with
him RICHARD J. MoaeAS
Some women excuse themselves from
active participation in temperance and
Christian work By saying - am not
gifted cannot speak or pray publicly =
All Of which admitted. We must still re-
mind you that you can speak privately,
and a word to a child, or to man or
woman may bless the world. 10 the end OF
time ! leafet. or newspaper may be the
means Of doing mcalculable good in turn
ing the steps Of one i'll the right direction
who may directly or Indirectly be the
agent in God providence Of turning many
to righteousness.
Some five or six years ago I found a
small plant growing in my ground, unlike
anything I had ever seen in this vicinity
Il proved to be barberry - rub. and now
have several Of them. beautiful and fruit
ful The seed may have been brought
from Sandy Hook by a bird For several
years I received packages of seeds from
the agricultural department At Washing
ton, D. G.. which were faithfully planted,
but only one seed ever sprouted and that
was thistle It was marked :. Carduus -
and may Lave been Imported from Scot
land or some other foreign country, for
aught | know to the contrary, but it left
no seeds to pcrpetuate itself, and if it had
| am not certain it deserved perpetuation.
The barbery, however, is delight to the
eye and to the palate. 50 an accidental
dropping Of the good seed Of the kingdom
may produce much fruit where more
elaborate planting and cultivation fails
At any rate, it will bear fruit III your own
character. for no effort for good and truth
is ever entirely lost.
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E. B. Humphreys & Co.,
wOODSTOWN. NJ. y.
WOODsTOwN NAREETS.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS..
CORRECTED EVERY THURSDAY BY ". q. GkaHIs
~ snrIH EL.aNr 81 l.aIL. : neIeILIa

Connected ENkhN THURSDAY BY W q. 4 aEISDS
81 SOUTH FEoSr ST. PHILA DgLPHIA
BrTTEE-Prime PRINT 2jc To zoe: fair l5c to nc;
roll l3c to 21c common O. to Toe per III. Eggs 10.
TO lie. per doz. DRESSED PuuLaRf-FowlS lie to
l6c per ID; spring chickens I6c To Isc per Id :
ducks he to lie per HI. SroCk-G alves &c 10 &c.
perlb fair Sc ia 5I4c per H.: lambs &c To 70 per
"; sheep &c 70 &c per lh fair 70 10 . e per H.
WooI-nnwashed &c To lsc per Id; washed 2Sc
to &c pcFib. fEATu ERs-tieese choice 5Jc 10 toe
per lib; prime IS TO SOC per IL: turkey 7c
70 Sc per lb; duck &c to SUc per N: chicken
DC % &c per d. 1ANE-Squabs $50 10 Toe per
pair; pigeons BIC to 5c per pair: black birds l5c
10 2jc per doz snipe &c to zoe per pair: sTiap-
pers Toe to lie per n; crabs 81 > 10 81 80 per 100
FRUIT AND EGEfA BLEs-C Cabbage choice 81 30 to
500 per l-b! fair 81 10 500 per hhl rornn-
toes 2oc to aic per basket Egg plants Ijc to
&c per basket. >quashes Toe u l5c per bas lset
CucuHbefs 5bc TO &c per basket. Corn soc 6Oc
per 100 cars. Lima beans zoe to 100 per basket
reaches extra l5c 10 SOD per basket fair soc
70 ooe per basket. Apples choice 81. 80 to y o.
per bDl; fair Sl.01 TO Sl2j per Dbl Pears choice
~ 70 i9c per basket fair sOc To zoe per basket
huchleberiats be TO sc per NJ. Black berries &c
70 sc per a. Plum- SOC to t.0c per bucket
atermelons prime $1,000 to $500 per 100:
enils Si.Hp % 500 per 100. Ganteiope4 40c Ia
20 per basket. New potatoes si.l0 to 81 80 per
bbi, tulls zoe to 75r per bbl onions - q TO
500 per Dbl Inlnirs STA 10 y 30 per bbl
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

Attorney general Stockton announces that
thedifHeulties relating TO the fishing grounds
ia Delaware Bay have been adjusted. and
that hereafter New Jersey fishermen will
not be molcsted by the authorities
of the State Of Delaware if they do
not trespass beyond the boundary line.
The fishery war between the states has
been kept up for more than twenty years.
simply because no one knew where tile
line dividing Delaware and New Jersey
was The attorney generals Of both states
have agreed upon its establishment, from
the mouth Of the Cohansey Creek due
West 70 Bombay Hook, eleven miles below
New Castle.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

The National Temperance society has just
published new Concert Exercise FOR sunday ?
schools, Band- Of Hope, aud other Juvenile
temperance societies, expressly adapted 10 the
Centennial Celebration Of the Temperance
Reform, which j. to be held in september next.
II consists OF Responsive Reading relating 10
the Temperance Centennial, and containing
foundation principles, with extracts for recita-
ton, from the addresses of Or. benjamin Rush
In 1855, DR.. u. y. Mp>sey IN I27 and Hon.
Theodore Frelingbuy.eu IN lsssi and an Illus
trated poem by Edward Carswcll, Esq, II also
contains three new and choice pieces OF nitiSic.
II makes one Of the best concert exercises ever
Issued Price, 3 cents single copies; - cents
per dozen: - per hundrs i. Address J. y
sTRARSs, Publishing Agent, - feade street
Sew York.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

w have just received q small book called
The Chid's Health Primer II j. an inter
e-ting ~ well a. instructive little volume,
written especially for children, ana j., a. all
sncl should be, Il strong Temperance book
After describing The bones, joints, muscles,
nerves, heart, lnng- and skin Of the human
system. it goes on 10 prove the evil effects.
alcohol and tobacco if used. will have upon il,
and finishes with Two short articles on The cost
81 alcohol ana tobacco, and places the amount
spent each year for the latter alone at s10c1,-
90. II illustrates each -ubieet, and its ex-
PLANTATION. are 80 clear, is language 50 simple
that no child can fail to understand it, mean
ing. We heartily recommend it to all parents
who wi-h their children 10 learn IS lille yonng,
the care that should be taken Of their health.
and that nothing can injure it more than
tobacco and alcohol Published 10y A. :.
Barnc. K CO.. - and - Madison street,
Chicago, ana IN and Ils william street, New
YORK City
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

DeVoe, the Hackensack weather prophet.
is predicting another hot spell and more
cyclones, and We predict that the America
people will ultimately arise in the majesty
Of their might, as it were, and annihilate
BevOe.
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HEBER H. BEADIE..
pastor ID Presbrterian Church


The signatures to the following declara-
ton were personally secured by Hon. f.
G. Delavan. of Albany, \. Y:
Being satisfied from observation and
experience, as from medical testimony.
that ardent spirit, as drink, is not only
needless. but hurtful. and that the entire
disuse Of it would tend to promote the
health, the virtue, and the happiness of
the community, We hereby express our
conviction that, should the citizens Of the
United States, and especially the young
men, discontinue entirely the use of it,
they would not only promote their own
personal benefit, but the good of onr
country and world. :
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

The Capitol Rebuilding Commission met
on Tuesday IN Trenton -l.d decided % COON
with the exezvating Immediately. While
this IS bang doing architect BFaoEae ~ill
perfect ls1s pans Il las been decided 70
sell tie cd Iaatsrszl- Eble1s vii r. 81 10
nse - tls ~ia-e.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

4 Curious Teeietai Lecture.
There l. dsazer r. The GAS Bs-sslsgs-
le-- It ea-5ave-- Ther Ei2n have
arsfu=si if. fIr.d alas. To9ofeen early
zravss- + zTzlrkEe~ r. allare With
81 riel ruby fight. There j. no
an1IIaas ~ cure. only IT. egurse
tn fight Is changes men 20
Hrutes MAKES womea bow
their baad-- FIllS hfsHse-
etih anguish. want, dr.
pate-, And takes from
elil9r~a brad TaaH
dash the gla-- swaE
ard fFala be
serpent Eiee.
Drink pure
caia aafeF
daE
day,
AH8
walk
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Executors Notice.

DEUB BEN W0OLMBS, Executor Of Abigail
II Woolman deceased by direction of the
Surrogate af the county Gf salem, hereby gives
notice TO tbs creditors of The said Abigail
WonInian. deesz4s,-d, 10 bring in their debts,
demands aud Claims agaiD-sffe estate OF said
decedfut. under oath a0r affirmai ion, within
nine months froIDsffae date hereof, or be for
ever barred of.sfIiy action thereof against the
said executor RErREN WOGIMAN.
Dated Il mao. 18th. lSS. Executor.
JUiYs;l-2m
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

. We are deyoting our energies to save
your boys. We find some hard places,
though, when a boy asks if his father
does wrong. 1t is pitiful lesson for a
boy to learn that it is not safe to step in
fathers tracks 1t is a hard lesson for
woman to teach" So said Band Of Hope
teacher to the father Of some Of her pupils.
Even So but how difficult it is for mother
to warn her sons only the wife of drink
ing man can know, but a lioness will pro-
tect her young against the lion, if need be-
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

II the Iron Bridge IL % be completed by
SEPT. 1t - promised the contractor had
better b stepping around.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

From the spicy and readable ARTICLES in
last weeks MiiIgiiIe Transcript we would
infer that Bro. Elfreth had returned from
his western trip.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

These are the days wIseu theeariy morn
ing tiy makes NJ weary q our life.
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ne .siaaieksoa Dim corps ,rm
m Excarsion.

\ strong police force win be on thcs irs Il
preserve. order. add every one shat ddxs moi
conform to the rules viii be elected at fhepext
station. do not wish the patronage of Any
that will not abide By the rules. order wilIRf
preserved on all my excursions
JOHN F. BKI' Ma
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

The Twelfth Annual Interstate Picnic
Exhibition Changers under the auspices
Of tue Patrons Of Husbandry Of Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland, West Virginia, New Jer-
sey and Delaware, will open at Williams
Grove, Cumberland County, Pa, on Mon
day, August 3lst. 1885, and continue un.
I'll Monday. September 9Th Last year
over one hundred thousand farmers, repre-
aenting twenty five states, attended THU
gathering, and from present indications
the number will be much greater this year.
over three hundred manufacturers Of
agricultural implements and large mum
Der of raisers Of fine stock have already
made application for space for exhibition.
Those Interested IN this great meeting,
whether farmers. manufacturers or what
not. should write 10 X. II. Thomas, the
manager at Meehanicsburg Pa, for cir
culars Of information.
The financial resources available to Mrs.
Grant are at present not exactly ascer--
tainabc since they are dependent some
what on the action of Congress rs to the
balance Of tile Generals retired pay for
the current yer. The receipts from the
Generals book will he hers Estimating
these receipts at seycnty-fiyc cents per
volume for an edition Of 300, 600 copies
she will receive s22j 900, or an annual in
come, at per cent. Of 10000. To this
will probably De added 5000 year as the
widow of an ex-president. and the net
rental Of the Sixty-sixth Street house,
which outside of interest and taxes, may
amount to $4,000. So that in all probable
ity. if as it is reported, Mrs Grant has a
full life interest in her husbands property
She will in the course Of a twclyemonth or
so, enjoy an income Of si5, 900 to 1000
This is all independent of the income aris-
ing from the trust fund of ESQ 900. In
that sum ofmoney the General possessed
right of disposition, and, until his will is
made public, it will be impossible to say
whether he has given his wife life IL
terest or whether he has distributed this
money among his heirs.
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AUGUST goth. 1885.

Leaving >alem at ~ arriving al Atlantic
City Al 80.
Returning leave Atfsnie City at 8, arriving
Br5dgetOn at :. -. aHd ftfn If $40, thus Civ
ing excursionisfS : fSDHr- "a the city by tire
sea one of the most pOpHia3 places OF sum
Iuer resort in his cofHfFy.
Fare for the ronnd5rip 81 - rom all stations.
except GIa-sboro. DAYTON. Matsga and New
field. which Ill befsl.80; frpmsMoHroe sl.i5 :
Harding. sIi5: Fion. sl-ie; Children bait
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

When y0u see this paragraph marked
with pencil marx 1t indicates that your
subscription expires with the nuTnher III
which II Is 50 marked. he paper viii DE-
continued 70 your address for lev follow
ing numbers until y0a have had al 0ppoF-
fllnity 20 notify u. If yga have not ALREADY
dssrae -. whether IT not you desire u re-
Bew.
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Have y8u dug your cyclone pit?
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For Sale.

second Hand Peerless Horse Power
N Thre<hcr ana Cleaner and Clover Huller
Tor sale cheap Thresher and Cleaner and
Horse Pow ~ hs,iiI mounted. Apply -
ABRAM COCHRAN.
LnlNaIff Eltner. y. j.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14
SAEr0YSTERS.

r WILL keepa FreSL----ri9fslss Of salt oysters
! on hand da4iTTss he >uIiinerssQnths.
ERNST BhCKER
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

A. the tine f9r she Wo-odstown Fair :
rapl5ly drawing nigh, We weaid suggest
fer the consideration 81 tie Borough esun-
I'll that they take tie Reliance Engine
and three u four Of our street lamps out
there 70 form the nucleus Of display Of
tie antique and horrible.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

One hundred aud forty years ago the
English people went into partnership with
the liquor traffic. Here is the result as
stated by an influential English paper:
One Sunday night not long ago 1000
children were counted in public houses in
Manchester alone. One Monday morning
twenty boys and girls, all under seventeen,
were brought before the Liverpool magis-
trate as having been taken up ont OF the
streets on the Sunday night so drunk as to
be unable to take care Of themselves.
II is not strange that those who think it
quite proper for great actress or singer
to appear before applauding thousands
for fame or money should object to hear
from a woman's lips reasons why Christian
people should think it a privilege TO alb
stain. or good news for the poor drunkards
that Jesus is willing and able TO break
their chains aud enable them to overcome ?
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14
Hard Times.

Eight hundred and fifty million dollars
annually run ont of the treasury Of in
dustry INTO the saloon banks of the nation
Hard times say tradesmen and manu-
factnrers Well, why not? Men do not
pay you money who deposit in the saloon
bank Whom Prohbitionists would destroy
the commissioned enemies Of all legitimate
industry you are the men that square
yourselves across the way and fight the
robbers cause, and defeat yonr own sue
cess. Are you so near complete block
heads that you cannot see that you would
be vastly better OFF if some of this $3.50
000, 900 passed through your hands. instead
of the hands Of the death dealers Nearly
all men as to reforms that help the mass
of humanity get up with their mouths wide
open and full Of curses for those who seek
their good, and condemn them. -Issqc.
Tie world in all ages has honorcd the
soldier No matter in what war whether
just or unjust that he won his victories.
made lis marches and endured his defeats.
the honors have come just tile same and he
has been made rich and been courted, while
many pale faced fellow who has labored
to avoid war, bloodshed, death and devasta-
ton, WHO has by his ability, warmed and
famed into fame by his love Of humanity
and patriotism, kept down strife and made
the world better, las been left to die in
neglect ami want. Let us remember that
BLESSED are the peace makers and
occasionally strew over their graves
handful Of crumpled flowers 4p,tator
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

The crop report for August has been
made public by the Department Of Agri-
culture. The following are the averages
Of the crops named in tie states of Penn
stlrarlia Vow Icrsev md Dalaware:
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

Postmaster General Villas on Wednesday
completed arrangements for the establish
ment Of the special delivery Of letters
authorized by the last Congress al six hun
dred and thirty post Offices and issued a
circular letter Of Instructions topostmasters
70 govern this new feature Of the postal
service. Tie new system will 90 into
operation Oh the first Of next October.
The law authorized It's introduction at the
discretion Of the Postmaster General in all
places obtaining more than 400 inhabi-
tants
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

There CONES a rumor from Baltimore
that a third and new rsilroa IS 70 be
built across New jersey for the accommo-
dation Of the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad
Company This scheme IS based upon
failure to make satisfactory arrangement
with the Reading aud New jersey Central
roads
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

The Secretary Of the Navy and John
Roach > asSienees have reached an agree
inent the substance Of which IS that tie
assigneez are to reiipquish the sbipyard to
the Navy Department and the work Of
completing the cruisers IS 70 be done
ander the Secretary ; personal supervision.
tie 4sSieneeS to furnish the labor. mate
rails and tools. and to receive the full con-
tract price for czeA vessel, unless it should
cost more than the stipulated price. when
tie bondsmen are 10 be held.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-02-07

Commissioner 7. Il. Gammage, of
Tie Lone star state, kindly piloted your
apon3cnt oNCr the vast space as
signed him. which was literally covered
Wl,h interesting articles \ few figures
VIII nol he out Of place ia relation to
the state for last year ; crop: In cereals
U2lllS5 bushels; live stock, 1900 eco
head: cotton, .i61.,.j bales, or about
Cna fifth the entire crop in America !;
wool, lSoOG W0 pounds. In 1910 the
population was l,lG0.3ls, While in 1854
1t has reached 2,2lj.709. In educational
matters il is the richest state in the
Union, as It's school funds run up To the
hundreds of millions of dollars. The
State 3 natural advantages are large and
varied. Besides agriculture lis live
stock enterprises are the greatest in the
world. It's building stone is Il feature,
While the coal fields cover $4,000 square
miles. The leading attraction is its
cotton comparison side by side with the
entire world, as specimens from every
cotton producing country are here
shown. The credit for gathering this
display is due to II. L. Atwater and
Gustav Toulouse. Texas has raised a
great many Angora goats, which far
nish u very superior mohair equal to
amy imported kinds. Truly Texas is a
great, rich State with a fine class of
citizens.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-02-07

From our Special torrc> >pontcnt
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. Il. lSsj.
10 give your readers an impression
Of the feeling OF the press. which is
represented rram every part OF the
world. ana especially the States and
Territories, made from personal obScr-
vatiou. We give the following extract
from a report prepared by the World 5
Exposition Press Association
The reports which are and have been
prevalent throughout thc Wcrli con
corning The magnitude. extent and COM
prcurusiun OF the ~ orld ; Exposition
are fully Sustained hy the evidences
here. which cannot hu questioned hy
ANY truthful observer. That in every
department the idea of magnitude and
a y-ldc and thorough comprehension Of
subjects predcmnatcs. That in the
display of the natural resources OF the
country and products or the soil. forest
and mine aS shown in the Government
Building no other Exposition within
our knowledge las approached ia mag
nl.iCenCe, extent and completeness.
That in the general exhibits and ma
chiuery display located IN the Main
Building and machinery extension we
can unhre taiingly assert that no rea-
sonahlc man. whatever his eNtcctation.
can iu amy dc@rc" lie disappointed lit
his observation and investigation.
Taking the Exposition IA It's entirety,
wc can .,atlngly assert that in
magnitude and interest Il should com
msud the unstlnted recognition and
patronage OF the people universally.
THAI IN the prices of accommodation
and entertainment ia this city from per.
soual iuyesii.-sion. we Sind them rs
( reasonable rs those secured at any prior
/ Exposition i'm our experience.