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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-04-14
LIFE IN NORTH CHINA.
Tho Crooked Per Ho River and Its Heavily
Armed Mud Forts.

Nearly two months have passed since
our arrival at this place-a city OF
many hundred thousand inhabitants
on the Per Ho river, fifty miles from
its mouth. This stream is one OF the
crookedest in the world, many of its
turns being so abrupt that it requires
skill to navigate it. At the entrance
of the river is an immense mud bank,
which can only be crossed at high tide
by vessels of light draft, so when
steamer arrives she must anchor and
be lightered TO about ten feet, when 1t
it is possible to cross the bar, which is
three or four miles wide. The Chinese
Government will not allow this natural
barrier TO be cut away, as it most
effectually prevents foreign gunboats
from entering the river, while on both
sides are mud forts called the Takee
forts, heavily mounted with artillery.
About halfway up the Tientsin is an
other of these forts, which is the largest
of its kind in the world and the best.
So say engineerin gexperts. At Tient-
sin there are two forts, an arsenal
and two powder mills. English army
officers are employed by the Govern
ment to drill native soldiers in the arts
of modern war.
Ihave not as yet explored the coun-
try about here very much. -
1t is vast plain, scarcely above sea
level. just west of us is vast grave
yard flooded with water. The plats of
ground are walled around with mud.
The collins are made of heavy plank,
and rest on the top of the ground. The
head of the family occupies the most
prominent part of the plats, and when
ever new occupant is added an adj
ditional pile of earth is heaped upon
this grave till the family lot looks some
thing like a small haystack. Some
build these mounds above the water
line, and they are carefully kept, but
in some cases the collins are exposed to
view, and others covered with water
and mud.
Tentsin is the home of the Viceroy
LII Hung Chang, one of the most liberal
and progressive of Chinese officials.
He is having his sons taught English
by an American, and is interested in
the building of a military college at
this place.
His edicts are characteristic of this
sort of government. When about to
start for his winter home he issues an
order that for six days no one can
travel over any part of the road con-
Meeting his summer and winter palaces
His retinue consists of his official staff,
a company of soldiers, his family serv.
ants, caravan of 100 carts to carry his
baggage and his private equipage. The
passenger vehicles are drawn by horses
or mules. These carriages are cloth.
covered and have some appearance Of
comfort. The freight or baggage carts
are primitive sort of affair with shafts
and are drawn by one OK, cow, or 6
mule, three of them abreast. with ar
unending variety in the combination
with generally horse leading the
whole, make up the unique procession
Cor Cleveland Leader.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-04-14
NAPOLEON'S ARMY.
The Forces With Which He Fought the
Battle of Waterloo.


The army of Napoleon was composed
entirely of veteran troops. 1t was also
in excellent order and condition. 1t
was homogeneous army; all the men
were Frenchmen. The troops were
eager to fight, to retrieve the reputa-
ton of the French arms, to recover
their lost renown. 1t was prepared for
desperate struggle. The Emperor, in
his address to the army dated at Az
esnes on the 14th of June, had reused
the spirits and determination of the
soldiers to their highest pitch. He had
reminded them that this was the ami
versary of Marengo and of Fricdland;
he had pointed out that they were
about to encounter superior numbers;
he had told them to conquer or die.
Nevertheless it is mistake to call this
army, as many writers have done, the
finest which Napoleon ever took into
the field. In two points, especially,
this army was not the equal OF
that, for example, which he COM
manded at Austerlitz. In the first
place, III Hau HOG tHe lHtSIIHldule
advantage of being led by those
brilliant officers. then in the early
prime of manhood, who had been
brought to the front in the turmoil OF
the revolutionary struggle. OF The two
who were at Waterloo. NeY and SOult,
one, Soult, was performing the func-
tons of chief of staff Ney was the
only one of the Marshals who COM
manded troops on that fatal field. Not
that the corps commanders lacked ex-
perience or devotion. They were UNI
questionably excellent officers, who
had seen many years of faithful serv-
ice. But Napoleon's earlier exploits
had been to a large extent rendered
practicable only by the exceptionally
able men who were his own contem-
poraries-Massena, Lannes, Davout,
Murat and the rest. Secondly, there
was in this army of 1915, and there
could not but be, certain amount OF
distrust, of lack of entire confidence,
on the part of the soldiers towards theiI
superiors, the result of the so recent
overthrow of the Empire in 1874, which
had been associated in their minds with
suspicious of reasonable conduct on
the part of certain officers of high rank.
-ScriJner's Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-04-14
PRESERVING LIVE FISH.
A Discovery OF Great Use to Shippers an
Sportsmen.

A Discovery OF Great Use to Shippers and
Sportsmen.
A new method of preserving live fish,
which seems to depend upon some phe-
nomenon that it is at present difficult
to explain, has been patented in Ameri-
ca. The discoverer is Mr.. w. G. Muir
ply, of New York City, who found, from
numerous experiments, that fish can be
kept alive for long time without either
change of air or water, by placing them
in vessel partly filled with water, but
Theoretically sealed. Fish so placed in
a closed jar were found alive and APP
parently in good health at the end of
three weeks confinement; while fish
placed at the same time in an open jar
of water all died within forty-eight
hours. 1t was also found that when
the air in the jar containing the fish
and water was compressed, their lie
was still further prolonged. 1t has
been suggested that the reason for
these strange results lies in the fact
that the water in the jar which is her
metically sealed does not undergo such
rapid changes as water left in an open
vessel. But the discovery is one which
will be of very great use in the carriage
and transportation of fish. Sportsmen,
too, will appreciate a method which
will permit them to carry live bait for
an indefinite period. Chambers Jour-
nal,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-04-14
A Fine Piece of Goods.

odd l understand you to say, Mr..
Hendricks, inquired DumleY, who WAS
trying to carve the duck, "that this is
% canvas-backp
Eyes" returned the landlady,
"WhyP'
Il was only going to remark that
there is nothing Of the shoddy about the
material. IN Y. San.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-04-14

"A mound that was opened neal
Paris, KY, recently, contained three
skeletons. The remains lay with their
feet tapping together around II small
circle. Pieces of mica and large war
club were also found. There was a
large oak tree growing from the center
OF the mound, showing that the place
musthave been used rs a burial ground
hundreds of years ago,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-04-14

New York retail merchants find
the dogs which are led by chains by
fashionable women such nuisance in
their stores that many have put up a
gilt sign reading: Dogs are not adj
mitted here unless in arms"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-04-14

-He-"What do you think about
this white horse and red-haired girl
nonsense, Miss Redtop?" She with
fire) III think it has got to be horse
chestnut ~
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-04-14

The more sandy and dryer poultry
yards are the less liable are the fowls
to disease.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-04-14

Hello, deacon! You layin' your
plans to 60 to camp-mectin' next sum-
mer?" dunno. Feared | amt goin'
to have boss fit to swap. "--Buriing-
ton Free Press.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02

The edition for 1888 of tho sterling
Medical Annual, known IS Hostetter's
Almanac, is now ready, and may be
obtained, FREQ Of oost, Of druggists and
general country dealers In all parts OF
the United States, Mexico, and indeed
ia every civilized portion of tho West
ern Hemisphere. This almanac has
been Issued regularly st the commences.
ment OF every year for over one.iourth
OF q century. 1t combines, with the
H0undeet practical advice for the pro.
sorvation and restoration Of health, q
large amount ofinteresting and amusiD q
light reading, and the calendar, Astro
nomicAl calculations, chronological
items, etc., are prepared with great
care, and will be found entirely ncou.
rate. Tue issue OF Hostetter's Almanac
for 1888 will probably be the largest
edition Of medical work ever pub
liEhed in any country. The proprleiors,
Messrs. Hostotter s. Co, Plttsbarg, Pa d.
on receipt of O two cent stamp, will
forward . copy by mail to any person
who cannot procure one in his neigh
borhood.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02

Colonel Theodore Hyatt, president Of
the Penusy lvsuia HILLARY Academy,
died ht Chester, Pa, on Saturday morn
luE. He was born April 30, 1871, In
Wostcbsota- O0uotv, N. Y, and was
educatod partly at UEion Collegs aud
partly OF Princeton, graduating at the
latter Institution In 1850. He became q
teacher nud established the Whining
ton Classical Inetitute, which In 1857
he COT verted into q military school,
lcallipS II tho Delaware Military Acad
emy. lie plan was based on that Of the
| UnitCd S.a.es Military Academy 81
West Point. Tue outhrsAk OF the civil
war brought the Academy inte great
promirtncs aud numbsrB OF his cadeta
entered the army.
In 1862 he removed the Academy
from Wilmington 90 West Chester
Penns., Bud four yuar1 later sgGin
removed itto the quarters which It has
since occupied ON the banks OF the
DslsWare river, Just above the city OF
Chester. During the invasion Of Lac,
Uo'Ouel Hyatt took his battery OF sig
guns, mannGd by cadets Of the Acade
my, to HArrIsbn g aud offered their ser.
vioss TO Governor Curtin, VINO declined
to allow them TO 70 to Gettysburg, bal
Afterwards accepted their services FOL
two month"; duty on the borders Of the
State.
An Important event In the last ''yeAl
Of his life WAS the suit brought by the
faulty OF stndeut named Merritt
whose arm was blown oh By the prema
tute discharge OF a cannon a. the Acad
emy. The suit was brought in the Uni
ted States Circuit Court, sitting in Phil
adelphia, and the counsel were Hon
episnlin E. Butler for the plaintiff
and George Junkin, Ksa for the 20
fendant. A verdict OF SIS, 900 damages
was given to young Merritt, but new
trial YVES granted aud the case ls still
pt pdlng.
Colonel Hyatt married on Dscembe
%, 1850. Matilda E daughter OF Jane
Rice, OF this city, who, with y son AnC
daughter, survive him.
Colonel Hyatt leaves wife and sol
and daughter Ris son Is an instructo
in the Academy and will succeed to it
control.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02
Fanure OF Alooartney & Kenny

TIE well known hrm OF MoCAstney &
Kenny, doing business at Fifth and
Shipley streets, 10 financially embar.
tassed. Ca Saturday judgment fol-
SI5 coo WAS entered against the Arm.
This sum Ia equally divided between
eX Councilman William II. McMenA.
mia and William IL. McGArrtty, the
grocer. The firm lost goods In the fire
Mt TrhynOr's livery stable, and 81, zoo
Was swallowed up 10 Buck 81 Shoe
makers failure. The members OF the
firm aay they will be able to resume
business snd TO pay of every dollar Of
debt In short time. The firm was or
Gan'zod In 1874, consisting Of James Il.
BoCartney and Daniel 90 Kepny. In
1892 William hcMonamin became a
menlbsr ef the frm, but withdrew in
1885.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02
Saloons We. tho ButchOrs and Bakers.
COMMUNICATED


who foals the hBavy drain on the
pooketB Of our AWorkingmen made by
the saloons? showed by figures few
days ago that over elk hundred thou
sand dollars are expended yAAriy In the
Iaaloons OF Wilmington, for that which
does DO good bot tsnds 20 demorGli2e
and injure those who spend it. II the
saloons we're closed thls money would
20 flns to make the IA MILES OF working.
men more comfortable. Ths butchsr,
ths baker, the grocer aud the dry goods
merchant would each got share Of H.,
furrtShlug Ia exchange good meat |,
bread and other food, and clothing,
sud TINS adding to the welfare OF all.
Then II anything was lett T. would
either ba pat Into hope, by meana OF
loon association or othorwiss or laid
aside IN u savings bank, or In "tbe old
stocking" for = Tainy day. There
would ba fow bad debts on the books oi
the RIooer and few dlstrsints for ientI
by landlords.
II Bat how can this area. change be nc
complis hed2 Tue psople have 1t ir
their own hauds. Public atntimeht, oI
whloh Wa heAr 90 much, mesne thu
} voice OF ths peuple. IL every man and
, every woman who suffers from thi
csute will speak . word, and use thaii
, ihfutncs TO break MP this buainesi, |
sill soon bs curtailed, aud very sooi
0 altsr broken up.
First--Csase TO pstroniz3 them.
n 2 Second--PsrsuAde others to stop pat
ronising thsrn.
Third--Uao every effort to get rid 0
0 those IN your ueigbboshood.
may have moro 10 say about thi
lanother tlmo. A WOREFR.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02
BreyIuss.
The cheapest hat house I'm the city
Bumford BrOs.' 4OA Market street.


Rumford BrOs.' 4O4 Market street
Try Bush's coal you will like 1t.
60 TO Murphey's for your bed springs.
Buy your furniture at hurphey's.
Try Bush's coal you will surely like It.
W. j. Kimble, grocer, 2ud and Justison st g.
hillArd +. Dayif, Jeweler, 0 Z. Second st.
Pine Is X. Rings, At Hanrs, Is Il. Fourt1.
y. ROOp Smith, druggist, bth' and King.
American Laundry, coz West Front street.
FIRST class furniture at Murphey's. 800 Ship
ley street
They ttlll have the best c1ugh candy In
this city at No. Hest Stcond street.
$3.50 cash will buy BRICK house. Apply
TO heald n %.
90 to Geo. X. Murphey's for your pariot
chamber aud dining room furniture. 800 Ship
ley street.
J. q. Bryant, No. Il East Seventh street,
IL taking orders for the revised nnd latest
edition OF samantha at Saratoga. Prio9 To-
duood 10 $l7b. Agents wanted.
ltyou want your Heaters and Range over
send your order 10 !, Fast Fourth street PiCa
els Stove and Heater Company. By tele.
phone, Number S2S, 1t Will be promptly ten
ded to
Special bargains in holiday goods. Mems,
womOn's, boys and ohiidren's yolvst en-
broidered slippers at lowest prices In the
city. All leather z lods at big bargains.
OhalfRnts Cheap Saoe Store, all King st,
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02

The following resolutions we're order
cd to bs printed In your valuable paper,
the DAILY REPUBLICAN,:
WHEREAS. /. has pleased the Al.
mighty, our Supreme Being, TO call
from our numher oar beloved brother,
GeaTgs a. William, from this noble
and beneficial organization.
Resolved, That O1rlnthian Lodge, No.
/, Shield Of Honor, tender our hsartlslt
sympathy t. the beraved mother, nnd
do most sincerely hope she may finally
meet her beloved son 10 the home where
mother and son will never part
Resolved, That this lodge drspe Ia
charter for the peridi OF thirty days
Resolved, That a copy Of thtse 1880
l1t'on b, forwarded TO the bersavtd
mother with our GreAt sympathy fos
her 10 her trials thrtush this life.
4. hi. CRossLEY,
j. T. V BlbCKsoM NJ. D.,
A. MCyARtEg,
Committee.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02
NEWS SUM MARY.
Amber Dutlable-Apaohes on the steal
What n Dynamite Cartr,dgo Did
safe Blown Open.


The Treasury Department decides that
"pecss OF amber cut into various shapes
wi b metal attachment, used by ladies as
ornaments for their hair, are dutlable at
the rate off per cent. ad Yalorem as
non enumerated manufactured articles "
The department also decides that "com.
plet4d cotton damask table covers or
cloths are dutiable at the rate of 35 per
cent ad valorem. as uneuumerated man
ufa3,ures of cotton"
News has been received at Nogales.
Arizona, that small band OF Apaches arc
roaming in the Montezuma district, kill
ing and stealing. A few days ago Glenn
ents &. Lopez was killed at Los No2ales
Ranch. A troop OF Federal soldiers
started on the trail, but failed to find the
Indian camp
A dynamite cartridge was exploded on
the pavement Of Odd Fellows Hall, in
York, Pa, late on Saturday night. Nearly
all the glass in the windows was broken,
and the concussion shook houses for over
s square. -Four arr. sts have heen made,
aud the police are alter Others of tho
gang.
The store Of beavers, Hill & Neal, at
Blairsvillc, Pa, was en- cred by burglars
| any VA 1hhta 10Y AhD GaAS W 10
blown open and robbed, and then the
store was set on are. The building was
entirely des 'royed, together with two ad-
joining houses. LOSS, $4,000.
Owing to the death of Judge Clayton's
youngest daughter, the License Court,
which was to have been held In Chester,
| Pcnna to. day, has been postponed until
the 9th inst This will put Delaware
County under prohibition for week.
John and Peter MullaAy, brothers, aud
a man named Hughes were drow 6ed by
the upsetting of scow in Gravesend Bay,
near the point Of Coney I-land, during
the storm of Thursday night.
James W. True, colored, aged 25 years,
a Philsdelphlsn, was arrested in Wilkes.
barre, on Saturday, for burglary. He
had IN his possession q large stock OF
lclothing and other goods
Captain Charles T. Brysnt, of the tug
Rachel Coney. at Baltimore, committe
Isucide in his staterOom on Saturday,
shooting himself In the head.
A telegram from Newport, r. l., says
John Jacob Astor has given his fine v,lla
there, worth over half million dollars,
10 his son, W. W. Astor.
The pubic debt reduction during D.
cember was f15, ,250, 600, and the redu.-
ton during the year Sl17 ,Ol6.0 0GO.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02

This weather for the lAst two days Las
certainly been hok.e. On Saturday the
Thermometer reRlhtered 1Sc In the
morning. All OF the afternoon snow
fell And COVERED the ground to depth
pf LoveTsl inches About o'clock the
temperature was 800, and the snow
ohauee1 t. rain, whicb oontiued to fail
unt,l late yesterday. AT q. m. yes-
tsrday the snow was all gone. BY even
ing there WAS fog so deDse that IL was
impossible TO see the street lamps
twenty iett away. Now the fog has
lifted &nd the weather 10 cooler.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02

Commencing this afternoon Joseph
j, Sullivan viii open an engagement
for this tirat past OF the week In The
Black Ehorne." mfr. Sullivan ia ono
OF the foremost dalineat0rs of Irish
characters mud is supported by very
clever company. At its appearance In
this city early in the season the COM
pRny drew crowded houses. Commeuu.
ing Thursday evening "The Brook /"
which was made famous by "Salis.
buys Tronbadors," will be given until
tho eba Of the week.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02

At regular stated meeting OF jefferson
Council, No. 10, o. Q. A. M, held on
Saturday evening last, the following off,
GERS were ell cted for the ensuing term :
Councillor, Stephen ]. Bareus; vice coun-
cilor, James VI Hutton; secretary, Frank
A. S,over; assis tant secretary, Charles H.
Hudson; financial secretary, d, B. Mark.
ley; treasurer, William j. Little Undue :
tor, David W. Gatchel examiner, s.
II. Macdonald: inside protector, j. B.
Gibereon outside protector, B. F. lib
bitt; trustee, eighteen months, James NJ.
Hutton.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02

On Saturday the Harlan & Hollings-
worth Company presented each of the
forty one boys in it9 employ with a
good warm ovaroost Superintendent
Thomas johnson made 90 address and
cevG eachlad wGrds of kindly advice.
The coats were furnished by Justis 81
Davidson. The gratitude OF the boys
was best expressed By their happy
fares
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02

The engine house Of The Equitable Gas
Works IN New ork was blo~n up about
eleven o'clock OF Saturday night. Only
one man was killed, Frank q. PlaIst5d,
the engineer whose body WAS iannd ye'-
terday In this ruins. Several Others were
injured, but not iasally. Il was 81 first
supposed that the explosion was caused
by gas, but there WAS run0r yesterday
that dynamite bomb had been thrown
into the building.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02
Tho Eve Of tho Now Year .

As the CLOCKS struck IL O'Clock Sat-
urday night, bells were ruug, whistles
footed anl every kind OF frearm, from
pistol to cannon, WAS fired off. Snow
hai stopped falling, and rain setting in,
Market street pavEmeEte were As 5lip-
pe7y rs 1t was Posaible for ice to make
them. Notwithstanding the inolem.
en,y OF the weather, Marie street was
or H1ed with peopls until after mid
nigh. The uum Der OF psopie on the
ttreets TAs dus to the fac that churches
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02

The war On the Italian peanut
var de's and cyrnsr stands has brals IN
out a'resh, and on Saturday, WARRANTS
wsIe Issued for the arrest os the pro
prietor OF eAea from Front nod Market
streets u Ninth. The charges were
prefe,red by David Lemon. Of the De-,
aware Bakery, No. II EAs. Fourth
street. and George l.. Ferguson, a man.
uiaeturiLg coniectloner At No Ii Etac
Second strest. T1ese gentlemen made
q tour Of Market stree, from Front to
Nintu, ,from IL to O'CLOCK on the murn.
ing OK the 95ib, Eld upon fading all
the stAnds 0pea mud doing business, 40
cured the names OF tue pg0pristOrs, and
lAkt 8 sturdAy went before Squire Men.
BRhAa, and had them arrested ON .
charge Of violating tho Sabbath, lie
hearings will take plaos al Q O'Clock to-
MORROW afternoon.
There seems TO be GIed determina-
tion on the part o. cone OF the mex.
chEnts, whOea business Is injured by
these stands, TO have them abolished
and It Is said tha, tho attention Oi the
Directors Of the g.reet and HeNe Com
misslon has been called to tao follow
ing ordnance, whlsh L1y have prumised
'ltO epforve;
! sit shall not be law 4 fos any persou
or persons to erect or anYe any booth
stand, stall or plsce I0 tr upon any 0i
the footways, Btrtess, lanes, alleys o.
market houses OF thls city for the pUr
pes1 OF exposlag o: Offering for ssl'
nDy goods, wares OF taeEchAndise what
soever"
II this is conc the stands will hav,
to 20, and their Italian proprletors vii
be ool.aed TO migratl 10 aoIu0 cthg
city, where their vecU lar methods 0
doiag business will be tolerated.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02

with the Nilis o; tAlity Of my
lhfaS cltt my be- tily ces,Ri rteo. and
ttn n IA ttd lisi TeEal aud vssleai
He'Sd iaA tnhf Is e rEy, those tnat at'
Al ttis HIs||&fys ~ hD;iitr, have ro'
N.zI /. abi Y ] ~. isUGCt- -pe had almost
~ D I'LL A1rGnrce. BriEats oioease
ard q saifISE IL ne chruuic eLags are
tHkeiy t0N4N aRd etsVel, cV'aIrh OF the
aiANtt N 1tt erums.s, Eipy many, feI
~ tht Qni36t, when the trouble merely
2apnnis % ltaniiv.tg q tho organs In
r0lret ~ NHnaer may be nuiiihed bJ
That B eaSAht tenhl tonic aud diuretic
Host HfomsGh Ritiers, which i'm
rtfiB the r&qpibige amount Df tono tt
th0 oftang. without Ovtg exciting them
hnt tk6 use tf which is cynvenient, nnd
involves 40 HlAboIo,c preparation. Dyb
p6ptia. R utNnl cOnCnroitant OF renA
tpmelRintM aud debility, which they
invofiabiY pso1uro are remsdird by II
: So Aipp nfn centi patton, mlinylal
xheOmntic and Dervous Si.meuts.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02

A rare chance for person wishing to
buy Baus piano. Having purchased Mt
great sacrifice the Bius pianos of Ger
tain dealer will sell limited number Of
their best styles In mahogany, ebony and
rosewood much below the regular whole
sale prices, S275 for u plano you cannot
buy for less than f315 TO ti00 in Phila-
delphia. Il. f. Ro1elen, 710 Market
rect,
Daily Republican., 1888-01-02

Tho PLenlx fire engine not doing as
good work aa VISA desired by the en-
6husiRstlo members OF that company,
they have decided TO purchase new
Cispp 81 Jones engine Of the latest pSt.
tern. TIE company recently appointed
. committee 10 select an enkiue, and
Eiter considerable delibeIation they
haze decided en- the above mentioned
Laake. ThglE preseBt engine Is an Al.
lerion and has done excellent Gervfce.
II is always the aesirs OF the y % l!E tc
oa ahead, 90 they viii purchase u new
engluc.