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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-02

One span work horses; work double
or single; weight, twelve hundred
pounds each; one set double harness,
new; one spring wogon; Que Boss cart
and one single harness, neatly new.
Terms easy.
7-3o I'm. l.. f.. MORGAN.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-02

Mr.. Sissy-Awthau, what d. you
suppose Mister Fwesh meant?
Arthur-Whnt did he say2
MIR Sissy-Why, I TIL him TINT I
was about to be nIawwied, and he
awsked mo what was gong to wear
fol- my twosseau.-l Philadelphia Press.
If an s and al aud an and q u,
with an at the end spell "Su
and an and > and an spell "i''
pray what is the speller to dor
Then if also AN and and aud
an b spell "cide,'
There's nothing much lett for spell
Ter to do but to go and commit
"SiouxeyesiShed.''
-CChicago News.
Joseph Cocha, who WIS in nttendau ce
on SMALLPOX patient at Wallace sta
ton, New Mexico, was ordered to re-
main ut home and not visit the stores,
when he procured a rifle marched INTO
town aud commenced to fire his gun
right aud left, one shot killing Deputy
Sheriff Moore. The citizens armed
themselves. pursued Cocha and riddled
his body wit b bullets.
Another revolutionary locomotive has
been devised It Is to hive two boilers
one above the other, and engine and
tender are to be incased in O shell of
thin iron tapsring off to a point in
front, the whole machine being Is feet
lorg and weighiog in working order
01N toms. Thus it will be % feet
longer an2 IL tons heavier than the
biggest European locomotive yet turned
out. This engine has b. Gu patented in
France by Hungarian engineer named
NJ. Ala Besthy.
He-And you are sure that am the
first and only man who ever kissed
You?
She-Of course am sure. Yoa do
net doubt my word, do Your
He-Ofcourse,, I do not doubt you,
my darling. love You too madly, too
devotedly, for that. But why, oh, why
did you reach for the lines the very ill.,
slant ventured to put one arm around
YIN If You had never been there be-
forsp-[ Terre Haute Exp ess.
Fores. fires nre blnziug in ell direc-
tions in Montana in the mou ntaius aud
along the Missouri. Dense smoke
hangs over many towns aud gas in
some places had to be used Monday at
8 o'clock IN the afternoon. Tho de-
struction to the timber is immense m d
it has only been through great exertions
That many mills and hosting works at
the mines have bern saved. Stage
travel between many places is sus-
pended.
Examiner:--The Yorktown has proved
herself thoroughly efficient cruiser
under every possible test. The trinl of
her battery when "oot rivit was
started nor piece of joiner work in.
jured" has just put tho flushing
touches on her record. When, the
Atlanta's battery was first tried bolts
were broken, glass was smashed and
woodwork WINS ripped up until the ship
looked as il she had been through a
battle. There is no deuyipg the fact
that the C.amps can do good work
They hive not had failure yet. But
we hope to SEQ our Pacific Coast work
turn out as we'll in the end.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-02

She-I never saw you uct silly but
once.
He-When was that?
She-The time you proposed to me.
He-I was silly then. Chicago Globe.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-02
Attention Guitar Players.

Upon receipt Of 10 2cent stamps 1
will mal, postpaid, one set Of guitar
striuRs, price 81. Only one set sent to
each player ut this price.
r. q. PETER.oS, Music Dealer.
Dtcorab, Iowa.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-02
2, 1889
SALmAGCNDI.

R"no.
Mrs Lawrence Burrows is expected
bcms in a few days.
Tailor Adams is nhle to sit up and
will be out in a few days. .
Fishing poles from 25 cents up, and
full assortment OF fine fishing tackle
at Muller's.
Sheriff Barnard's family seem to be
upon their good beba vior, as everything
i. quiet "round the all.
EN- Bsnm, of Palisade, came u2
last night on No. 8. He reports every
thing quiet in his bailiwick.
]. fl. Dennis arrived last evening
from the western pat of the State. He
says that the Truckee river is nearly
dry.
Mrs. Henley. Mrs. Miller, Mrs. May
and Mrs. Mcbride returned from their
camping-out lust night. They report
their trip II success.
No appointment will be made to the
C"nsul-Generalship ut Apia. Samoa,
unity after the Sulnoan treaty has been
arted upon by the Sepat..
Th.rs wns littIs trouble i'm RAISING the
enormous num for the relief of the
John~tnwn sufferers, but there .is a good
dsAl of difficulty in distributing the
money.
Miss Mamie Russell left this morning
for u three weeks visit in the Western
part of the Stale. She goes first to
Humboldt and FROM there to Rsuo aud
Curson.
Victoria, B. c., is reported TO be
much exercised over The capture of the
sailing vessel Black Diamond, owned at
Victoria and having 100 skins on board
wien seized by the Ru h.
The Eight in San francisco last Tues
dny evening between Billy Murphy,
lightweight champion of Australia,
aud Frank Murphy. light weight cham
Pinn OF England, wns declared a draw
in the tWenty-soveuth round.
A. Devere, formerly of Wells, has
leased the lodging and dining depart
ineDts of the Humboldt house which
he Intends reno,ating throughout. We
be"peak Tor tho new management Q
good share Of public patronage.
Anaconda Rsview:-Mrs. Keller,
~ife Of DR. H. B Kseler. the dentist.
srrived in Anaconda on Tuesdays train.
The doctor says Anaconda is about as
good place MS he has yet found in the
west and will no Doubt locate here.
Prof. j. @ Bray, Principal Of the
Virginia High School and Grani Chan
sellorsof the Knights Of Pythiss, ar
rived last night and paid an Official
visit TO Exc Lodge. Hs left on this
mornings stage for Tuscarora 10 visit
tue lodge at that place.
Attention 10 called to tho ad-srtiso-
ment Of tho Sacred Hssrt Academy
which appears elsewhere In this issue.
The school 10 under the direction Of the
Sisters OF the Holy Gross, ami will in
tue future. as in the past, be attended
With the same success that has made il
80 popular.
Silver State: F. M. Logon, who re-
turned yesterday from trip tn north
ern Eiko, reports tho feed good and
stock in prime condition up that way.
He says II looks liLe . different country
altogether from this. There 10 much
more vegetation aud water than Alonx
the Humboldt.
Times. Kcview:--Wm. Tanchill, to
whom was awarded the contract for
en- rying the mail between Taacarora
and Mountain City via Columbia, hay-
ing backed conn tely down, temporary
service viii be rendered by Fred VIII
soa. The defaul,ing contractor ought
to be severely dealt with by the proper
authorities.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-02
School Report.

Following il tue report of the Starr
Valley school for The ponth ending
July 10, 1889:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-02
LlBERAL PREMIUMS
For Live Stock Department and Exhibits in Pavilion
Trials OF Speed to be Conducted Under the Auspices of the
Directors of the State Agricultural Society.

l"r olAlE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY ESTABLISHED IN
with All Act OF the Legislature Nevada enti.
ACT provide for the the State Agriculture
Society Of the State, approved March, 1885.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-02
Sacred Heart ACadGllV,
Ogden City, Utah.
Conducted by
THE SISTERS
OF THE
HOLY CROSS.

T He COURSE OF STUDY IS THOROUGH
L embracing all the branches Of solid and
accomplished education. Languages, general.
vocal and drawing lessons, free Of charge
Type writing and short hand extra, ..l
Special rates for two or moro membera OF
one family attending the Academy At the same
time
school will open sept. g, 1850.
For full particulars address
The Sisters Of Tho grly Cross,
osdor, U tab.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-02

Whole number enrolled during the
month, 81; number neither absent nor
tardy, 6.
Mis- II. WRIGHT,
Tencher.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-22
runraAls AND rrAsrs.

\ fuuerul in thr rural ditricis ~
ifhlgh County, pcnns,lanlt, mrius e
fsnst. n Z. practice ani~iatlng the
pr-srnt century, AMI to-day u is sns much
in vogue as Ion wars ago. n !. not an
uncommon thing to sce lu1 ~ Ii1 pen-
pie 10 tuneri Farmers often leave
the harvest hrli a. do homage a. the de-
parted. People - Ia vehicles ~ every
dr. eripilon. On foot. ani other. tskr the
steam cars. II Q. an almost unnltural
custom. hut housr ~ mourning IL
often turned Into house of frasting.
With the coming ~ death come. a sea-
-on - preparation ~ The clihlcs io feel
the relatives aud friends. The latter in-
cluiss every one Ia the vicinity. The
family hrrvft ~ one ~ ~. memhcrs must
~ ncc~ssiit hegin a. prepare brad. pie,
rolls. etc. euialllng a grrai deal ~ labor
aui time which in elite. AMI towns l.
devoted o. private contempt ition.
Somctime. ncighhor'. wife will lenl =
helping hand. bat nearly al the mem.
l-rr. ~ The herrnVci family must do the
work themselves.
The funeral services arr fir.t conduct
"a ~ the house and then NJ the church.
Then those In ATTENDANCE rrturn % the
house and await big dinner. II .rcms
rather hard that the survivor. ~ q dead
husband and father should return 90
their home ~ mourning only 90 plunge
into the work ~ supplying the hunger
~ the "frienis" ~ The decea.e,i. There
eau h. no denying the tact that thi. ps-
cular practice often entails an eNlense
which l. hard to meet. Sone II the
afflicted families arr in str,iiened cir
cumstances. bat they arr compelled to
continue the absolute practice. AhVanc-
r,i civilization has put no check upon the
feasiing aud II would seem that the
mode will b. la force until death ends
All things.
Recently a prominent farmer died la
the northern part of il,e county. and II
I. estimated that 5OO took dinner. The
house was entirely too small. and seven
long tables werr constructed In the harm
In order that the "fricni-" could feast.
/ However. ~ thl. funeral the neighhor.'
wives aud daughter. assumed control ~
the dinlng-room and the work ~ prepa-
ration. and thirty pretty country girls,
with nice white aprons. waited on those
present. The meal lasted three hours.
| II I. aid that iO0 pies, 30 loaye- of
bread, several hundred pounds of beef
and several bushel. ~ potatoes We're
consumed. Ia say nothing of the coffee
that was disposed of. Funerals In some
sections ~ Pennsylvanlo are certainly
| fcasts.-Pcnnsylyania Grit.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-22

County Clerk Wolf owns a little black
and tan dog that has a habit of visiting
his master daily at o'clock p. m. One
day during the recent rains q hard
shower set In just aboti o'clock. and
the clerk and his deputy were speculat-
ing as 10 whether the dog would make
his usual visit. when he was heard rush.
ing up stairs lie reached the Office
dripping wet, two minutes late. which
fact he seemed 10 feel After the al.
journment of the county commissioners.
last Wednesday, and before the board
left the nom, the clerk was busy writ
ing up the minutes of the meeting. when
be heard the well known footsteps Of
his visitor. Without raising his eyes
from the minute book, George remarked
that IL was o'clock. There being no
clock In the room and the clerk not hay.
ing referred TO his watch. those present
aJked what made him think 20, when be
replied that his dog wss coming.
Watches were drawn, and although
some Of them varied a minute or two,
that 81 the clerk pointed 10 precisely 4
O'Clock. Another peculiarity Of the dog.
and one his master greatly appreciates.
l. that he Is never at home at meal times,
preferring 10 take the same with neigh.
bors.-fernandina Mirror.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-22
BUSINESS IN rrr GRANGE.

u l. strange that some Intelligent men
vii continue to condemn the grange be-
cause Il has not developed into gigan-
tic financial Institution with unlimited
capital and ability to run the entire busl-
ness Interests of the country. They say
" such snd such policy had been pur-
sued ccriain grand achievements would
have hccu the result. The utter ah-
surlity ~ such ideas l. shown by the
fact that the grange was not organized
as financial schemc, bat a.. an c,lu-
cator and a means of bringing farmers
together ami uniting thcm In thought
aud action upon the educational. social
ani ecouomic questions of the dav.
Flnanclal questions are not to h. ignor-
~i. They form an important par; ~ the
clucational work ~ the grange aud u
has accomplished teu-fold morr In this
dlrcction than L. entire cost. Hut give
the farmers thorough know ledge of
their husiness aud q true conception ~
their rights aud duties a. citifens. and
teach them the immense power aud hcne-
On ~ united action upon all questions ~
mutual inirrrst. AMI get them to act IN
accoriancc With their Teachings aud
NNNNtfiihNr aNN iNf NNAhift VIII NAkf
carc ~ themselves. Hut can farmers D.
taught ~ This and h. held together In
sufficient numbers to b. ~ any great
Interest to themselves as a classf By ac-
ccptlng the reasoning ~ chronic croak-
ers they cannot, but Judging from the
results ~ grange work during the past
ten wears and IT, Increasing activity
activity and power a. the prrseut time
there l. much rcason Tor encouragement.
4 large proportion ~ the business men
of the country were raiss-i on the farm,
bat reviewed their business training else
Uhcrr. The farm supplies the hrainv
hoys to-'lav AMI the crangr l. use'i A. an
educator no home where huslness ahlli-
ties can b. developed ani used IN the
mausgcmeut ~ the farm aud All that
pertains thcrvio New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-22
n.dlslr.l y.la. Of y.S.,..l...

The qualities Of different vegetables
are worth knowing In the spring. Ac-
cording to one authority, celery acts
upon the nervous system, and u is a
cure for rheumatism and neuralgia To-
maioes stimulate the liver. and spinach
and common dandelion. prepared In the
same way. have direct effect on dis
eases u the kidneys Onions, garlic and
olives promote digestion by stimulating
the circulatory system, with the conse-
quent increase Of the saliva and gastric
Juice. Raw onions are also regarded a.
remedy for sleeplesness, and the
French believe that onion soup Il an
ercellent tonic In cases Of debility Of
the digestive organs.-IIalrs Journal of
Health.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-22
A1a-n ,,,n.ll, r.ln,.a I..a.

Advance agents. who are the husilers
who usually originate the new ideas IN
advertising. are seldom afraid % the
legal consequences u their acts. They
often run long chances. For instance. a
little while ago piece called "Paintin
'Er Red" was produced In San Fran.
cisco. The agent Of the show could think
81 nothing better 90 attract attention To
his performance than b paint every
lamp posi in the principal part ot town
rcd and to bcsmear the fountain that
Lotia donated to the city with the same
color.
Next morning vast indignation u the
whole populAce. and a packed house In
the evening. Unfortunately the play
itself dill not carry cut the excellent in
teniions ~ the advertising agent. who
was hauled up next morning. when. To
the surprise ~ the Judge In the case. no
statute could be found that would permit
them io punish him. They even had To
pay the price u cleaning their own
lamps aud their fountain. But they are
waiting. with an cagcmess that no
words can describe. for the next advrr.
tising agent % paint something. New
York Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-22
FARMERS INSTITUTES.

The .~,rvary - the Board ~ Agt'-
culture H. noN engaged la arranging th.
annual farmer.' Institutes Va thc .r,s,A'
r.uniIs. in thc state. The work viii h'
h..run in Nruo.iook County, aud an M
.tifuir a.. hecn appointed al Ffcs.lnr
A.. o. - held ou Iu~sday. ct. I'll
ana another a. Chefryfeld, Friday thr
ssih. Oiiirrs Wiil D. announced ln us'
Time. ~r,eral noted specialists out.id'
~. stale have h-en Engaged a. lc,tnf.
sr.. while 40 che r,cognifc'i agriculiufal
.,,,h,rifi... lu the state viii D. drawn
grnn during M winter o. all IN the
work. The memh.rs 81 th" n''Iu, h"s p
ever. uill D.. drp-ndci upon Tor ihr
,rlnrlf,i part ~ thee shors. selected
=. th.t an, for their vel known qu..lin1-
.,,ion. in agricultural afiiirs. their
opiuion. and thelr Teaching Ia All mat.
tsr. relating % the farm arr vofihl o'
,ona irnrr. ani viii command every
- tb. respect 20 which they arr en-
I'LL Min FARMER.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-22
SEED CORN

II la good Idea 90 20 through the
field of corn aud select for see'i the large
rnf. that ripsh hr-t. In thl. way, not
only the beat sss'j l. secured. but early
ripening of the crop Il promoted. When
40 saved, II traced up and hung In dry
plare the corn will gct thoroughly dried
b.fore winter sets la aud will defy almost
any temperature. Another good way,
ofien practiccd. l. to snap of the best
AMI rlpe.t ears when cutting up the
corn. throw them Into plles, gather them
up afterwards. trace aud hang them up
Ia dry. The writer has seen good deal
Of ss.-l corn saved in both way-, and
never knew Il "a fail to germinaie and
grow satisfactorily. by planting the
ss,-i of the earliest ripening ears every
year. the crop of each sucCee,ling year
has a tendency to rlpen little early
.lont the time the seed ripened. II on.
ly a few days are thereby gained, ii Viii
often put the crop beyond harm from
the fro.t.-Mirror and Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-22
mnrRr 10 puI NAsuRI

Thrr- l. one unnrying rule to D. fol-
lowed In Supplying BARNARD manure and
other FERTILIZER. and that u. o. put u
where The r,ois 81 the crop can gci at u
sud fs.sl ou its uutriment materials as
they arr dissolved hy The rain. N the
ro0ts and their innumsrahle ihrcs csn-
not reach ihe fcftilifing clements. or
thoss elsmruis arr not IN liquid form,
the manure dos. no good. II " l. q
surface feeling crop, Ike corn ant s"mr
- thr other grasscs, the manure needs
o. D. near The top ~ the .oil. aui top
,lfrssiur d. The bet Nay a. apply u.
Tor clover and other dcep rootoi Ncgc-
iaiion. The MANURE miy "a. plovcl under
rhls would hc h,ttcr Ia a dry season .
hui ordinarily MANURE on or near the
top. wherr nature puts 10, viii gri wash
s,l ioeu into The soll enough. Hat there
ls q dif~rrncv in soils. n the soil l.
citvcv. thr mtnurv cannot D. too thor
oughly miNc.l al thruu.h u. N 10 L.
.ani,. little mixing l. rrquircl, nni ihr
n~arrf the .urfice the frrtillfing elc-
mruts arr retained, the lriirf. Manure
mas D. put ou clay or reiruiitc coil
80 aus time. huf un sinlv or lcarhN
.ou Il .hnuil D. applied only lusi D.
fnrr ihr crop L. pat in. N s"oner aI-
pie,i. 10 d. liable hc losi hy lrarhing
down helDe thc roots ~ the crop.
Mirror aui larmrf.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-22
c1RrAls EMPLOYMENT.

The cooper. printer aud barber can
visit any portion ~ this country and
always b. certain ~ work. The typo
eau walk into any English printing office
in the country. or the world for that
matter. and earn his supper. lie can
shifi from Maine Ia California, from
Manliohl to FLORIDA, aud, wherever he
goes. flnd work. llc needs no letters of
credit, none of recommendation. for he
has the available knowledge. The same
l. true Of the cooper. Where barrels
are Ia De put together there he can find
employment. And what with beer bar
rcls. Hour barrels. whiskey barrels aud
sugar barrels, there are always barrels
to make. Likewise the barber. let him
walk into any shop Ia any place, Il mat
tiers not where, aud he will find employ
ment. The clerk, the cashier, the sales
man, the book-keeper, the writer. all
must have longer time to manifest their
capabilities, must have a measure ~ ac-
quaintance, must have that which We
know a. confidence; hut these three, the
printer, the barber aud the cooper, need
NO character from their last employer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-22


fhls market Nas gala daV for
Naines representative. both a Unlon
Market anil brighton. and also 40 The
hav state fair. where the famous T.. 4.
htilry's hsef team that non such hon
Or ~ uie falrs in Maine in capturing the
blue fihisous, u riding over the other
Nev England shoN cattle. rough shoi.
hv nking al The hrst prifcs. suhstan-
t1ting The Tact that this team has hari-
Tn an olual and no superior Ia any coun-
trf. which showers honors on ts Young
and ruierprislng fcc,ier Who hegins to
nnk among Nslnc's foremost hrrc,lers.
The II. =. narlcigh team consolidated
Nlfh The nutei sterr team raise,i anil fssl
hy General shepherd 81 >koN hesan.
Maine. VIEW ths great attraction at both
markets, to-day. thirty In number. mar
shallci and htndle,i hy Tommy Rur-
lelgh. Nsluss promising Young cattle
man. the latter not shos "a at the nsv
state fair. as Mr. Rurlrirh thinks the
Hereford hrvoi ~ cattle. hls favoriies.
uerr un.usti, slighte,l hy ths mango
meut ~ that fair in striking out The
cllss prmlums ~ Hereford stock will
parade the strusts ~ noston to-m0rruW.
deCunted hy thess haui earned blue
ribbons. Won In their competitive clsss-
c. AZ thr several fnlrs Vherv these kings
n The bovine nCc have hecn admired hv
thousand. ~ lover. % the animal king
dom. Thsss three teams owned aud
TT hy hurl~igh. shepherd snd naileS.
fnl a rurrhassr in one ~ Maine's own
sons. George a.. Mann. and hi partner.
p. ~. lurrhari, now proprietors anl
managers - the famous Parker llouse
- lio.fon. so hong ih- home - the husi-
ness aui public men 10 New England.
Nr Mann AMI NJ runharl have ~
fitc,l AMI rcfuuishcl this hotel la mo,i-
srn and gorrcous s'yis Mr.. Mann. prn-
rrlefor and managrr 20 The oulnCY
ilouse. vas raisci on a farm Ia Maine,
Thst cr,,lir 20 Industry that has hftcl
.o mauy msn o. ~ ouf into the Nurli o.
sin honurs AMI rrnown. has htfri him
o. tscumc one ~ the furrmost hotel
men in no.ton. IT, believe. LEA uslng
the pr,siuCts - his native state. IT.
Ave ihe h,ef from thcsc fne sllky cattle
ulll do for his guests, All ~ which
urnlurts. either Vegetable or animal, D.
L. willing to uy a high price, aNat
ainxr fhr market. tur AZ t L. his inirn-
tiou fo furnish this huuse With thc bot
of mntcfial A. D. patronifcs Maine
pruiurts. Maine mru shuuli Iatruuirr
him Wrh the exception ~ this ripple
20 the shnv cattle. nearly cscr1 class ~
cattle moved along in the oil groove a.
Or as pfiors e.. ~ shoriagr ln hnN
one grade More demand fof siorr eat
CO. noirl boat ~ pricv 20 fosl L. 80 los
as to puf IN rcilpse on thc sun - auV
other ,eir's markri. Cor the asi quar-
trr - e. century. crasshopf~f 'Nrsr'
uot excspicd -tC e. LHh, in Maine
Iarmrr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-22

A New Yorker who was stopping for q
day or two at small town on the shore
Of Lake Huron saw many fab caught.
and naturally became enthusiastic To
make n few choice hauls himself. Going
down 10 the only wharf. he asked about
lines and bait, and i2-year-old boy re-
piled;
II furnish everything and charge
twenty-five cents per hour"
"But isn't that kighy'
"No. sir."
II think It Is downright robbery. and
Ill try some other place"
"All right" responded the boy.
There's this wharf. that old wreck and
that slab pile. and they are the only
places 10 tish from We've formed .
trust and made the price, and II you
want TO fish you've gos 70 CONS 70 a.
Nov York Dun.