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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-14
Florida Sponge Fisheries.

The sponge reef of Florida begins
a few miles east of Apalachicola, and
hugs the coast to within so miles of
Cedar Keys then there is a break of
100 miles, after which it reappears
and runs south without interruption to
/ Kew West and the Bahama islands.
This reef, a rocky ridge, sometimes
of genuine limestone, but generally Of
coral, begins some six or eight miles
| from shore and continues out indefin-
itelv in fact, wherever there is a
rocky bottom sponges are said to be
found, and the only reason that the
fisheries do not extend completely
around the Gulf coast, is that in
places, as off the coast of Texas or
Cedar Keys this rocky bottom begins
in water to deep to permit of profitable
sponging. The average depth of
water on St. Marks reef at six miles
from land is 16 feet. The sponges
are in great abundance and of good
quality, being much better than those
from the coast of Mexico, but rather
inferior to the Bahama variety. The
supply seems inexhaustible, as they
grow almost as fast as gathered, a
sponge requiring only two weeks to
reach maturity.
The vessels used in the business
are generally schooners Of about
eight tons burden. They carry two
small boats or dinkles, and are man.
ned by a crew of five. Provisions
are generally laid by for six weeks at
a time, the usual limit of a cruise.
At the reef two men go to each of
the dinkies and the work begins.
One slowly SOULS around by stern
oar, while his companion examines
the bed of the sea through bucket
with a glass bottom. This simple
continuance is fastened to the side of
the boat low enough to rest partially
in the water, and by placing his head
inside the bucket one can see with
distinctness objects at depth of |
even 80 feet.
When a desirable sponge is spied it |
is brought up by hook fastened on
the end of long pole. Herein lies
the science of the craft, the knowing |
how to hook sponge without tearing |
it all to pieces. A great deal of
knack is requisite and it is to be ac-
quired only after long practice and
good hookers are in much demand.
Thus these men work on day after day,
under the tropical sun that burns and
browns the skin until one cannot tell
a white man from negro. 1t is a
hard life, more severe
than any other l have ever seen, and
it requires men of no ordinary con-
stitution to stand up to it. Naturally,
than, the spOngers, as race, are an
exceedingly muscular set. -Four of
the crew being thus employed the
duty of the fifth is to remain on the
schooner and keep up with the dinkies,
so that in case of squall or brok-
EN- oar, he will be on hand to render
prompt assistance. He also does the
cooking, mends ropes, lays out
sponges and plays the part of general
utility man.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-14
A DutifuI Son Blessed.

An incident of blessing following
Christian fathers death is related
by Rev. NJ. Phillips of South India,
who says: g [ went last month
on a tour through Tripatore. Large
crowds listened daily to our preach
ing. Some years ago a Sundra farm
er in one of the out-of-the-way villa
ges was baptized under the name of
Isreal. At first his wife and family
gave him a great deal of trouble, re-
fusing to associate with him, for fear
of defilement, and his wife even de-
clined to give him food. He grad
ually overcame these difficulties, but
his family seemed as far as ever from
Christianity. When camping out
last month, within seven miles from
IsreaPs village, a young man came to
the tent and said he was IsreaPs
eldest son. We'll, come and sit
down, | said; Il am very glad to see
you He sat down and told me that
last year his father died. / replied,
Your father was a good man, and he
is now in heaven with Jesus Yes,
he said, Il believe that. When my
father was very i'll and could not read
the Bible he asked me to read to him.
'and did YOU? yes, / read to him
every day and he seemed better after
| read to him. sWhat did you read?'
Il read the Psalms and the Gospels
when he died did you burn the body,
like heathen?' No, we had
grave dug for him in the field and we
buried him like Christian Il sup
pose there was no Christian present
to read the Scriptures and pray?
No, but l read Psalm xiii after the
body was lowered to the grave
said, i am very glad to hear that.
How did you have the courage to do
its' sWell, | felt that it was right
and that it was in accordance with
the wish of my departed father, and
SO God gave me courage. And not
only that, but [ am determined to be-
come Christian, too, aud die like
my father. What about your wife,
'She is quite willing to be baptized
DO you want to be baptized nows'
sNo; ! will wait till you come again,
for ] want my brothers and their
families to be baptized at the same
time "-Christiaa Herald
Baby shows fashionable now, but long as
mothers continue to nurse their little ones with
laudanuIn they cannot expect their babies TO look
bright. If your baby needs medicine get a good and
harmless one such DR. Bulls Baby Syrup.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-14

PREssED BEEF.-Procpre q piece
of fresh beef; wash it and put it in
a pot witt sufficient water to cover it /;
boil it until the meat is ready to drop
from the bone; take it out and re-
move all the bone and gristle and
mince the meat fine season with salt.
pepper and parsley. and any spice
that you like 4; return to the pot with
the liquor the meat was boiled in and
boil steadily for one hour; then pour
in a happy when cold turn it out and
serve cut in slices. Garnish with
celery leaves, sliced tomato or beet
and carrot pickle.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-14

Do you feel duh, languid, lOw-spirited life
less, and indescribably miserable, both physi-
cally and mentally: experience a sense of
fullnesS or blOdting after eating, or of - gone
ness" or emptiness of stomach in the morn
ing, tongue coated, bitter or bad taste in
mouth. irregular appetite, dizziness, frequent
headaches, blurred eyeSight, - floating speckS
before the eyes, nervous prOstratiOn or ex-
haustiOn, irritability of temper, hot husheS,
alternating with chilly sensations, sharp,
feet, drOwsineSS after meals, wal1efulness, or
disturbed ana undressing sleep, constant,
Undesirable feeling of dread, or of impend-
ing calamity?
If you have all, or any considerable number
OF these symptoms, you are suffering from
that most common of American maladies-
Bilious Dyspepsia or Torpid Liver, associated
with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. The more
complicated your disease has become, the
greater the number and diversity of symp-
DIR. FiercesS Golden Medical Discovery
tyill subdue it, if taken according to drec-
Hons for q reasonable length of time. If not
cured. complications multiply and Consump-
zion of the Lungs, Skin Diseases, Heart Disease,
RheumatiSm, Kidney Disease, or other grave
Smaladies are quite liable TO set in and sooner
or later, induce u fatal termination.
Or. PiercesS Golden Medical Dis
'cOVeFy acts powerfully upon the Liver, and
Through that great blood purifying organ,
puritieS, from whatever cause arising. 1t is
equally eficacfOuS in acting upon the Kid
neyS, and other excretCTy organs cleansing,
strengthening, and healing their diseases. As
an appetizing, restorative tonic, it promotes
digestion and nutrition, thereby building up
this wonderful medicine has gained great
celebrity in curing Fever and Ague, Chills and
Fever, Dumb Ague, and kindred diseases
DIR. Eierce's Golden Medical Dis
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ALL SORTS.

All Japanese war vessels are to be illuminated by
electric lights.
GA God-send is Ely's Cream Balm,' writes Mrs.
NJ. A. jackson, of portsmouth, N. H., 81 had ca
tarrh for three years 1--WE or three times week
my nose would bleed. L thought the sores would
never heal. Your Balm has cured me-
L sufferer from catarrh for fifteen years.
with distressing pain over my eyes. The disease
worked down upon my lungs. used Ely's Cream
Balm with gratifying results. Am apparently
ed. c. Warren, Rutland, Vt.
Florida people complaining of cold weather,
the mercury being nearly down to the freezing
point
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-14

The recent statistics of the number of deaths show
that the large majority die with consumption. This
disease may commence with an apparently harmless
cough which can be cured instantly by Kemp!s Bal
sam for the THROAT and lungs, which is guaranteed
to relieve and cure all cases. Price soc and 81.
Trial size free. For sale by all druggists.
1t is said that China has not been without rebel
lion in some portions of the empire for $50 years
Why will you worry about that palpitation of the
heart and lay awake nights thinking of that terrible
feeling of numbness which you often experience in
your arm and limb. These symptoms, with many
others, warn You of a condition of the circulation
that you cannot afford to have become more seri-
Gus. Anti-Apoplectne against apQplexy) is a
remedy that will relieve these symptoms and cure
paralysis, rheumatism, heart disease, liver, Kidney
and bladder troubles. Price. 81 at your druggists.
The cultivation of pomegranate is increasing in
California. The Mexcans consider it a valuable
medicinal plant,
LADIES WHO BLoAT.-What a great number there
are; how uncomfortable it makes them; it is al
most impossible for those afflicted to enjoy life In
my private practice have always found Sulphur
Biters to be the best remedy. All who thus
troubled should use t.-Mrs. Dr. Childs, Boston.
Some forms of dyspepsia caused by deic-
iency of i4 the drinking of too little is
much more injurious than the drinking of toa much.
Qansumption surely Cnred.
To THE EDITOR-Please inform your readers
that have positive remedy for the above named
disease. BY its timely thousands of hopeless
have been permanently cured. L shall be
glad to send two bottles of my remedy free to any
of your readers who have consumption, if they viii
send me their express and post office address. Re-
spectfully, t. A. Slocum, NJ c., ISL Pearl street,
New York,
''There's a lne-ooking man there. What's
his busness?" excepting a periodical store.''
'Stationer, eli? % "No clothing. He bursts up and
reopens periodically
ECZEMA, ITCHY, ScALY SKIN FoRTUREs.-The
simple application of Swaync'> Ointment, without
any Internal MEDICINE. viii any of letter.
salt rheum, ringworm. piles, itch. sores, ,irnpIes
eczema, all scaly. itchy skin eruptions, no matter
how obstinate long standing. 1t is potent, effect
i've, and costs but trihe. oI8-22
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Good House for Sale

House situated ln BARTON hIinHr. h.|I I...# ..
on HlFh rt.i eonftuifuf fH arfl0| .HuItI. II| ...
pot amt potf offrrt lf hHH tIH.t frH.I....s .I .I
tnd De- hll rrni"d Hf H0ad notice. WOE If"HIE HHI
m thorough urnir HAVING rfmnfrd rlm ..HH
hul WlllhH o. dispose 90 iNr property Hf Dow HI..
aud on most favorable frrHIa AUUIf o.. WfHI
MOsSMAN, Barton.
as-u LEVI JACOBS, 80 suaflaII. N.II.
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GONSETWpTFON

which is ScrOSuIa OF the Lungs, is arrested
|and cured by this remedy, if taken in the
Barrier stages of the disease. From its mar
|relOuS power over this terribly fatal disease
|when first Offering this now world famed
|edy TO the public, DR.. Pierce thought seriously
abandoned that name as too restrictive for
Ia medicine which, from its wonderful COM
|binatiOn of tonic, or strengthening, alternative,
|Dr blOOd-cleansing, anti-biliOuS, pectoral, and
bnutritive properties, is unequaled. not only
las a remedy for Consumption, but for all
L. Of
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-14

Spurs Drive Tobacco, increased in weight
every dealer has it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-14
CURES 81 HUMORS.

from a common BlOtch, or Eruption, to the
worst ScrOfula. Salt-rheum, - Fever-sOres,'
Scaly or Rough Skin, in short, all diseases
caused by bad blood are conquered by this
cine. Great Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under
rs benign influence. Especially has it mani
Tested its potency in curing letter Eczema
Erysipeas, BOils, Carbuucles, Sore Eyes, Scroll
nlous Sores and Swellings, Hip-joint Disease,
z White SWellingS," GOitre, or Thick Neck
end Enlarged Glands. Send ten cents in
Stamps for q large Treatise, with colored
plates, on Skin Diseases, or the same amount
fOr Treatise on ScrOfulouS Affections.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-14

Baby shows fashionable now, but as long as
mothers continue to nurse their little with
laudanuIn, they expect their babies to look
bright. If your baby needs medicine get good and
harmless such as DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup.
Ii you hay e been drinking too much, which how
ever YOU SHOULD never do, dose of Laxador will
place you in good condition again.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-14

Amor january i,f, shall sfn rn0I. uI D..H .I
Approved Sixty Days CredIl Those Hfr lnf ..HH..
go do mot ask mo to nust yoH oN lHu..I um.
Thanking alI tor very ubru pauuHNa. H OBJ. Ua..
I wish you 90 Merry rlus'mas "I HUI +sH
Year.
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Liver. Blood. and lunns,

For Weak Lungs, Splitting of Blood, Short
hess of Breath, Chronic Nasal Catarrh Bron-
Nehitis, Asthma, Severe Coughs, and kindred
infections, it is an efficient remedy.
Sold by Druggists, at $780, or Six Bottles
Nor $500.
~ Send ten cents in stamps for DR.. Pierce's
Book on Consumption. Address,
Worlds DiSpsHSary Medical Association,
66S Main ST.. BUFFALO. nv.
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''Do you know, my son, what the word
mausoleum came from?"
81 don't know that do, replied Irwin.
''Well. Mausolus was king of Caria;
and after his death, his widow, Artemisia,
erected magnificent tomb to his memory.
Indeed, it was SO wonderful, and surpass-
ed all other structures so much in its APP
pearance and grandeur, that the name
mausoleum came TO be the generic term
for costly tomb. 1t remained standing
Il number of centuries, and then was de-
stroyed by an earthquake. In l4O4 the
Knights of Rhodes built castle from the
fragments of the AIausoleum, and as late
as 1856 Mr. Newton, under the auspices
of the English government, found the site
of the ancient tomb and the fundamental
outlines of the building. According TO
tradition, Artemisia mingled the ashes Gf
Mausolus with her wine. and died OF
grief
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-14

There is but one more Wonder,
grandpa. TO tell me about, and L know
that must be the Pyramids. for our teach
er said that they were the most marvel
Gus of the Seven Wonders, and you have
not spoken of them yet"
Eyes. you are right. The Pyramids
required the labor of thousands OF men
for many years. 1t is supposed they were
the sepulchers Of the kings They are IN
several groups, some distance from each
other on the banks of the. Nile mere
are about forty of them, many h'in2 >lniii
and in "a ruined condition The @re.'i
pt ramid of Gizat. JeZee, IL 400 feet high'
and covers an area OF thirteen acres.
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Is FOR TIE BLOOD IS THE LIFE"
cleanse it by using DR.. PieFcess
Golden Medical Discovery, and good
digestion, a fair skin, buoyant spirits, vital
Etrength and bodily health will be Established.
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10 OUR READERS !!
THE COTTAGE HEARTH

Sc have made arrangements with the publishers
Ihe COTTAGE HEARTH, Boston, Mass. to offer the
lEITOR with their Magazine this year.
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CONTRIBUTORS
18th the Monitor for So.

ample Copies sent free on application TO F. p.
EwAY, JR-, Boston. Mass.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-24
New York Cotton Market.
lEyreicgrapl


NEW YORK. August %. -Messrs. Hub
bard, Price * Co. in their cotton CIR
cular tonight say: Liverpool continues
to advance under the manipulation CO.
incident with the September corner
threatened there. but the Two markets
have parted company. as the feature OF
our market to-day was the tender by
Liverpool houses of some - 600 bales q
notices. This tender caused the llqui-
dation of a portion of the remaining
long interest. but of many OF
the contracts purchased no notices
remain in the market September
has maintained its position better than
the latter months. the fear Of corner
ma this market having been transferred
from August to September. as we fear
"a pinch from the demand for cotton for
export and spinners during the early
part of September The closing prices
for futures were TO q points below the
opening figures. Sales, 5000 bales. p
Spot cotton is firm, with middling up.
lands at He. and sales of 300 bales for
export and j-j bales to spinners. Re
ceipts at thenterior towns have become
larger than expected. They will pr0ba
bly extend to 200 bales. Futures
closed August, lO7ialO.7j, Septem.
Der. ID. 53alO.jf: October, 1O.2OalO.2l
November, 0Ga9.97: December, 1911
0 %: January, 9 9Sal0; February, lO.O'a
10 OG. March. l0.llalO.l3; April, l0.lsa
1913; May. lO.24llO %; June, 1873
lO 32
I'm Liverpool spot cotton was IN mode
rae demand at advance. middhng
uplands. o.. Sales. 5000 bales
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TOBACCO DEPARTM ENT'

RICHMOND. August 23.-Ofcungs Of
tobacco at auction on Change. Fri
day. August ODD, 1889: Total offer
ings. O3 packages snn-curcd tob3ccos :
One package sold at So. one at $3.50,
two at $3.50. one at Sl3 -. one at Sl2.
one at Sl0.25. one at $40. two at 20.
three at Ss.2j. two at $40. one at
g 30, two at S1.2j. three at SG2j. two
at 80. Forty packages sold under 80.
Private sales reported 10 the secretary
to-day: Wrappers. ! bogsheads: filters,
s. hOgsheads: smokers. . hOgsheads.
sun cured. hOgsheads: dark tobacc1s.
"a hogsheads. Total sales reported to-
day. 142 hogsheals.
Farmers. Wilson's. Shockoe. Blanch-
ard 5, Davenport s. Centre. Seabrook 5
Crenshaw 5. Old Dominion, Allegheny
and Myers warehouses report 1l6
hogsheads and tierces delivered to-
dav.
Office Of tobacco inspector reports in
spections as follows.
Thursday, August 22nd: INSPECTIONS
Bright. ll3 hogshcads: dark. % hogs
heads. Reinspections. Western hogs
head.
Friday. August 23rd Inspections:
Bright. Sc hogsheads; dark, 36 hogs
heads. Western. hogshead. Reinspec-
tions. Bright, 10 hogsheaGs: dark, 10
hogsheads.
Office Of the Collector Of internal
Revenue reports collections for Rich
mond city to-day. Tax Paid ON cigars
and cigarettes. S4l2lj. t0baccOs,
81 .954 SO. TOTAL collections for city to.
day. - 3GG.s2.
Registered at the Tobacco Exchange.
II. S. Daniel. Louisa county: l.. r..
Jackson. Charlotte; II. II. Pace, r. H..
Pace. G00chland. w. ". NADIA. Din
widdie; Samuel W. Nenable. Peters
burg.
Letters received to-day from Louis
Vile and Cincinnati say that Western
markets are unchanged, at about last
week = prices.
Il has been raining hard more or less
all day long. making pedestIianism un-
pleasant to say the least of il. but i'm
spite of this a very fair amount of bust
ness was transacted. &. Mel.
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GAINESVILLE. Tenn August 2l.--1he
activity which at present obtains in all
Western markets. Is fully shared in by
our own. The animation reported Do
our last has continued. and with I'M
creased demands partly speculative.
the market has been strong on the lower
grades, and &C.. to &C.. higher ON al de-
srable leaf though rather irregular at
times. The uns0li stocks ia warehouses
are still very large, but are decreasing
slowly from the sales al last overlap
ping the receipts. Reports from the
growing crop show moderate general
Improvement ST. &C the weather became
more favorable, though the horn worms
are very numerous in some sections.
Our sales for the week ending to-day
were .2l0 hogshoads.
NJ. II. CLARK a. BRO.
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AsHEyLLE, n. c.. August Give
are now having the most piopiiious
weather for the development and ma
turing of the new crop. All reports
from the growing crop If this section
Of the State are very encouraging as 90
color. quality. and quantity. Without
some disaster. the growing crop viii
be greatly superior to the - growth
especially i'm body and wrapper
qualities-which reports from tine
EAST of us agree i'm wing they will be-
deficient lin. We had qiiie large sales
to-day. but of common ard nondc-crpi
stock. Prices unchanged. - ueW ha.
vet appeared ON our market. except one
load about ten days ago. Harvesting
has commenced, though in small way
as yet. as our season j, not So forward
as east of the mountains.
/. BOILING
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nrnln nnd cotlon L.chanee.
RICHMOND. VA. August %. 1889.

RICHMOND, VA. August % 1889.
OFFERINGS.
Wheat &C. So, bushels.
Corn 500 bushels.
Oais-2Oi0 bushels.
Meal $50 bushels.
Orchard Grass Seed-lOj bushels.
SALES REPORTED To SECRETARY.
Wheat-White. lGbushela common at
Csc: Longberry. l7J bushels fair at
Sc: do. 800 bushels common at 1)c.;
mixed. 1 200 bushels prime az 9lc.; do.
GOO bushels very good at 9Oc.; do. 600
bushels good al ejc.. do. 70 bushels
fair at soc. do. POO Bushels iarat 15c.
do. 20 bushels common az 'Oc.: do. 80
bushels common at Csc. ShortOerry
ll2 bushels good at Soc do. y bushels
good at Sic; do. 80 bushels fair at
see: do. G6 bushels fair &c SIC. do. %
bushels fair 40 7cc.. do. 10 bushels
common &C 1Jc do. % bushels COM
mon AT lie: do. $50 bushels common at
1l,.: dO42 bushels common at bSc.;
do. % bushels common at DOC; DO. -
bushels common az 63c. Total sales q
wheat, j.OO2 bushels.
Oats-Winter. 272 bushels very good
on private terms.
Orchard grass seed-lOj bushels com
mon az 9Oc.
COTTON REPORT.
Market firm.
Cuofnfioas.- Middiing. l0ic.. low
middling, l0ic.; good ordinary
DC.
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Sew YORK Financial Market.


NEW YORK. August 23.-Money closed
az o. Der cent. Exchange closed
steady: posted rates 4s5lalss; actual
rates. 4slia4sli for sixty days and ASIA
4s1. for demand. Governments closed
steady: currency s.. lis bid, s cOu-
pous rs bids 4 5 do. 1868 bid.
The stock market opened weak this
morning. wi th prices generally 90 3
Der cent. off from yesterday 5 closing
ST. Paul. Union Pacific, and Richmond
Terminal were notably weak. while
Northern Pacific common. Burlington.
aud Rock Island opened at slight
advance from Yesterday closing
and remained firm. The tone OF
the market during the first hour
was rather icverish. and prices
were irregular, showing. however
al the end of the hour a general rccOv.
cry a. tas per cent. from the opening.
Tie market was dull during the second
hour. but showed an improving ten
doucy. Prices %, noon were slightly
lower than the best OF the morning. but
generally fo + per cent. higher than
~. tcrdly figures. The graugers wer'
stron- as group, aud their strength
caused some surprise IN view # the un'
favorable reports from the West IN re-
garl 90 Judge Cooley uniavorabl'
comments on the Northwe5. rate situa
li0n.
After - tie market continued TO i'm
Prove. and at 1870 the best prices wer'
generally current. but shortly after
o'clock % pressure O. sell ST. Paul, Ms
soui Pacific aud LgckaWanna cause'
values 10 weaken. aud they decline
f with little in,trmi,sion during th
greater part of the afternoon. In th
final dealing- there was a sharp cover
ing. and a rally which sent some OF tn
+ hsc fuctiorally above last night
+ hguros. bus in most instances declin
ranging from to per cent. was noted
i Sales. l1J. OcO shares.