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Washington Stock Exchange.

sales-Regular Call-12 o'clock m: d. c. 7s of
1891, 81 900 at 1929. lexington and Soldiers
Home Railroad, ii at Go. Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone, 10 al rs.
Government Bonds-C. s. Ans. 1891. registered.
i02H bid, l03 asked. U. 3. 4ks, 1891. coupon,
lO314 bid, 1O4 asked. U. s. As. registered, 1907,
lz3k bid, 124a asked. U. S. Is, coupon, 1907,
I231s bid. l244 asked.
Dlstrict OF Columbia Bonds-Per imp. 6s 1891.
gold. 10l bid. Per imp. as, 1891, currency, l021l
Did, 1O3k asked Market stock IS. 1892, currency.
lu3 bid 8o-year fund, rs, 1892 gold, lo2 bid: 20
year fund, 6s. lsse. gold, N bid. Water
Dc. gold, 1902. l2o bid. Water stock, U.s. currency,
lgo3. 1897 bid. 3-oos. 1ys4. fund. currency. l2Oh
bid.
Miscellaneous Bonds-U. 8. Electric Light bonds,
LIST Us. lOo bid. u. 5. Electric Light bonds.
I'd 6s. $50 bid; Washington and Georgetown
aud Georgetown Convertible bonds. 6s, 200 bid.
Masonic Hall Association 5s. 1855. lO6 bid 1OsT
asked. Washington Market Company bonds, imp.
nrst mortgage 6s. 1904. 81 bid. Washington
Light Infantry bonds, I'd as, 1904. 81 bid
Washington Gas Light Company bonds, series A.
Company bonds series B. 6s, us bid, 10y
asked. Hygienic Ice Company, first mortgage,
es, " bid. lo3 asked. American Security and
NauonaI bank Stocks-Bank Of Washington, ass
bid, 47o asked. Bank OF Republic, 265 bid.
metropolitan. 30 bid. 2s,l asked Second. 200 bid.
Farmers and Mechanics, $50 bid, POS asked.
Citizens, los bid. Columbia, 100 bid. ls5
asked. Capital. 119 bid. l25 asked. West End
los bid.
Railroad Stocks Washington and George
town, 800 bid. $50 asked Metropolitan. 100
Did, It's asked. Columbia, ~ bid, ~ asked.
Capitol and North Street. IS bid, 20 asked.
lexington and Soldiers iiome Railroad, ~ bid,
40 asked. Georgetown and Tenaiiytown, " bid,
OF asked
Insurance Stocks-Firemen's, A. bid. Franklin,
80 Did, % asked. Metropolitan. so bid. Ma
uonall Union, 20X bid. Columbia, Is bid, 20
asked. German-AInerican. $50 bid. Potomac, 80
bid, 100 asked. Riggs, 81 bid. Peoples, 81
bid. asked. Lincoln, on bid, asked.
Title Insurance Stocks - Columbia Title, 81
bid, asked. Real Estate Title, l25 bid, 132
asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-Washington Gas,
AZ Did. Georgetown Gas, 90 bid y. 5. Electric
Light l65 bid.
Telephone Stocks - Pennsylvania. 25 bid. 30
asked. Chesapeake and Potomac. II bid,
80 asked. American Graphophone, ICY bid.
u asAed-
miscellaneous Stocks-Washington Market Com
pany. Is bid, II asked Great Falls Ice Com
pany. :,:225 bid 24O asked. Bull Kun Panorama.
30 bid, 20 asked Washington Safe Deposit
Company, 127 bid, 14O asked. Nauonal ypo-
graphic, 30 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage.
IL Did. I u asked. Washington Loan and Trust
Company, ~. bid, 50 asked. American Security
and Trust Company. SIX bid. Lincoln Hall, 80
bid, 100 asked. hygienic Ice Comany 80 bid.
Inter-Ocesn building Company. 102 bid.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

New York Stock Market.
The following the opening and closing prices Of
The New York stock Market. As reported by special
rlre TO COrsOn and Mccartney, 14lD street:
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WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

To CHANGE THE HoUR-Several petitions
have recently been received by Statistician
Dodge Of the Agricultural Department from
the Chicago and St Louis Board of Trade
asking for a change in the hour for issuing
the monthly crop report The department
has notified the petitioners that if they can Sc
cure majority of the exchanges in the west
the report will be issued at o'clock p m in
stead of pm. and that no change will be
made this month, but, probably, beginning
with September, the report will be issued at /
o'clock
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued By the
clerk of the court TO VIM r. Embrey and
Emma A. Morgal, both Of Montgomery county,
Nd; Edward Maurice Taber and Ann Eliza
Mofette; Thatcher c. Yates of Frederick burg,
Va, and Alice J. Lee Of Leesburg, Va; Il. d.
Bowman and Martha Green.
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.Gzzsgzya
H<e<$
Commissioner

Ne ne u-dersionsd Banks and BANKERS ,Ou pay all
JT 5ss drntrl IN the LOUiSrrG STATE Lotteries lDstch
NAV b. pFtsned az counters.
4 n aLMSLEl, Pres. Lousisns Nat. Bank
q BALDWIN Pra. .,aw or. ans National Hank
tAEI EOHN Pred Uni q KaSional Bank.
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O'Clock.
THE AppRAIsERs' DEcrsIox. Win
dom has written a letter to the members Of the
board Of appraisers, calling their special at
tention to section 16 OF the law creating q
sions by the board and individual, reports
thereon, &c. The Secretary says that all i'm
portant decisions should be promptly forwarded
to the Treasury Department so that a proper
synopsis may be made of them for publication.
ARMY ORpERs.-The leave Of absence granted
Capt VIM. II. Bixby, corps Of engineers, has
been extended fourteen days on account Of
sickness. The resignation of First Lieut.
Beverly W. Dunn, ordnance department. of
his commission as second lieutenant. third
artillery only, has been accepted by the
President, to take effect July g. 1890 The
orders detailing First Lieut. Luther r Hare,
seventh cavalry, for duty In connection with
the National Guard Of Minnesota until July 81,
1890 have been 90 far amended a. to direct
him 10 continue on that duty until October J..
Charged With Being IN Obstructiouist-
VIC. McGill, q Newspaper reporter, was
charged in the Police Court today with OBJ
structing the sidewalk, and the case was contin-
ued until Friday. The defendant claims that he
was talking with Gleason. the base bali player
at 7th and n streets, when Officer Carson
came along and ordsred them to move on.
They declined because they were violating
no Law. Later. when Mr.. MeGill and his friend
appeared at the station 10 make inquiries
about the officer with q view 10 bringing
charges against him, the officer placed him
under arrest and required him to leave e5 col
lateral
Manager Ted Has His Eye On Them.
President Ted sullivsu, tbs local base ball
mAgnats, was In one OF the Senate galleries to-
day, but he did not appear to be deeply inter-
ested in the debate.
There's some good ball-piaying material on
the Aoor," said he 70 . 67AR reporter land I'd
Ike 70 get some Of it. II had my choice I'd
take both Gorman and Reagan German knows
how 70 play ball and think Reagan has in him
the making q . good third bsssnanL He can
haye trial 4 b wants 4"
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EoR Woxrs

Who suffer from nervous and physical debility great
belly is found in taking Ayers sarsaparina tp-o-
6uces the rapid effect Of stimulant without the in
furious reaction that follows the use OF stimulsnts.
The result Of taking this medicine is permanent In
crease Of strength aud vigor both Of mind and body
Il and Ayers sarsaparills Just what have needed
for long time have tried different medicines or
tonics but never found cure until used this. Ny
trouble has been low of the blood causing faint
burns"-Lens O'Connor. III Vernon St, Boston,
Nass
Il have been victim for the past two years Of gen.
eral with turns of fAintin Have tried yar-
Gus remedies but with little relief till used Ayers
earsaparina, Some six months since began 10 use
this remedy and am grestly bensnted" Miss K.
White. somerville. Mass.
This 70 TO certify that have been using Ayers Ssr
saparla for some time. and it has done world Of
good. II has cured my headache, cleared my blood
end helped me in every way. and am determined to
hse 1t so long as I need such Q medcine."-Mrs TAFT
16S LIST street, Lowell. Mass.
AYERS sAPsAPARILLA.
Prepared By
d T. C. AVER CO.. Lowell. Msss.
, Sold By Druggists. s1. DIX s5. worth s5 bottla
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Address Registered Letters conts,ning currency 10
NEw ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleaua La.

.REMEMBER that the payment of Prizes 10 GUAR
ANTEED By FOUR NATIONAL BANKS of New Or
leans and the Tickets signed by the President Of
~ Institution whose chart red rights recognized
IN the highest courts therefore, beware all imitA
lions anonymous schemes"
REMEMBER that the present charter Of the Louis
Lana state Lottery Company, which the SUPREME
COURT OF The UNITED STATES has decided to
be CONTRACT with the state Of Louisiana ard parf
q the Constitution Of the state, DOES NUT EXPfKE
UNTIL TIE FIRST OF JANUARY 1895.
The Legislature of Louisiana which adjourned on
the 9th Of July of tins year. has ordered AMEND
MkAT to the Constitution OF the state % be AZ b.
United 70 the people at election in 1892 which iii
garry the charter Of The LOUISIANA STATE LOT.
IEk1 COMPA W up 10 the year NINETEEN Hun
DRIED AND NINETEEN. ul0-skW4v
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Hdriag made up your mind 10 sign ne petition
against The AxinSon til, do not delay doing q
Sign at once.
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Dr. J. I. Sothoron. who has been very III for
some weeks, is recovering.
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TrHE ACTION OF CARRIERS LITTLE IIvER
Pills IL pls assn6 mild and natural. They gently
stimulate the liver and REGULATE the bowels, but do nos
r0rHe-
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yNE RECOMMEND ThE USE or ANeOsTURA
w Bttters 20 friends who suffer With dysperse,
but only the genuine. naaafsctursd ~ Dc. basgest
SOM. Al drugyxsts.
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CIR TnE BEsr.
TUE CONCORD HARNKsA
Lutte b BRO.

1s7 renr. sve. adjoining National Hotel
Trunks and satrhcss Of bes. make Ct low prices.
ap6
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GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING,
AZ the Academy Of Music New Orisana
TUESD " ACGUT IL, 1896
-<gnn nAn

AZ the Academy Of Music New OrlsanS
TUEsD.I ACGUT IL. 1896.
CAPITA A EsrZv, 100000
100000 Tickets =. twenty DollsTs each. Halves
Slo; Cnsr.sfs,sS; 7s.ths. e. Twentieths 81.
LisT OF PRIZES.
i PRIZE OF s3o0.OoO is........... $500, 600
Thizk W, i9V'VVVV ls....---..---.-- Iov.Ovv
Fs:izE ~ 2ySS9 is:::..::: S9.SSS
PklLES OF 10000 are .............. 20, 700
PRIZES OF 1000 are .............. $4,000
loo PRIZES OF 500 are .............. $4,000
goo PRIZES or 300 are ............--. 80. 900
300 PRIZES OF 200 are ...---......-. 100. 900
APPROXIMATION PRIZES
100 Prizes Of 5000 are................... SO, 600
lOO ftlZes OF .1Uu 3O,UUO
loo Prizes Of 20O are.................--- 20. 600
TERMINAL PRIZES.
900 Prizes OF 100 are..................... $4,000
S:S Prizes OF 100 are............-........- 0e900
B.l34 Prizes. amounting 81 O54 500
NOrE-1ickets drawing Capital Prizes are not en-
ttled TO Terminal Prizes
AGENTS wANTED,
wFoR CLUB RATES, any further information
desired write lebly To the undermined clearly
luz your Residence. With State, County Street and
Number More rapid return mail delivery will be
snred BY your nelosins envelope bearing your full
Address 81 A. pAUpHIN.
New Orleans, La
By ordinary letter. containing Money order issued
Or Postss Note-
Address Registered Letters conts.ning currency 10
NJ" ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK.
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COOTHES and cures irdamed and
irritsted parts of the skin and
scalp. Protects the skin from
disease by opening the pores
and allowing scope to the won
derful healing power Of the
Soap. Delightful to
Around each cake de-
scriptive circulars.
FELS CO, Makers
ty2S Philadelphia, Pa.
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THERE ARE MANY FORMS OF NERVOUS DE-
Il bity in that yield the of Carriers Iron
Pills. Those who troubled with nervous weakness,
hight sweats, DC, should try them.
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UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION.
OVER A MILLION DISTRIBUTED.
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY.

Incorporated by the LEGISLATURE for Educational and
Charitable purposes. its franchise made part Of the
present state Constitution in 1870 by overwhsl-
Ing popular vote, and
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AGENTS WANTED.

By ordinary letter. containing Money Order issue,
By all Express Companies, New York Exchange. Draf
Or Rostz1 Note.
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loo. 600 Tickets :. twenty Dollars each. Hsives
40; Crsr.sfs,s %; 7s-ths, e.; Twentieths, 81.
LIST OF RRIZES
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-03-08
GRSnH.

BY m indult of Holiness, Pope
Leo XIII, Of August 3rd, s7, We
hereby publish the following regu.
lations for Lent<
4. Every day in Lent. except
Sundays, is o fast day Of obligation,
2 The use of aeah mea. is allowed
at the principal meal on all days,
except Wednesdays Fridays. aud
Saturdays the Emberday and Satur.
day Of Holy Week.
3 They who are dispensed from
fasting may eat flesh meat at every
meal, on days when meat il allowed.
4 Flesh meat and fish que not
RlIoEed to be used at The same
meal not even on Sundays.
S Only one full meal 10 the day
after midday or near il, is allowed.
s A small collation. my be taken
ia the evening, at which fish, butter,
milk and eggs are allowed. When
the principal meal cannot be taken
at midday. the order may be reyer.
sed and the collation. may he taken
in the morning, the principal meal
in the evening. In the preparation
of food, the use of lard 10 allowed.
= 4Rthe morning. the drinking
of coffee, tea. or chocolate, is not
forbidden; but there4is no permission
to eat, unless it be 50 EAtle that tho
law is not presumed to notice It.
s The law Of abstinence FROM
meat is binding on oil from the age
Of 7 years, unless exempted by rea-
son of in bealtlf or necessity.
8 AL persons 81 years of age
are bound to fast unless lawfully
exempted. It is advisable, in case
Of doubt, to consult the confessor.
FRANCIS JANssENs,
Archbishop of New Orleans,
By order Of His Grace,
i. 4. CHAssE, Chancellor.
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A Public Building.

A Washington special of Feb.
10, says: Representative Robert
son to -day secured o favorable
report from the House committee
on buildings and grounds on his
bill appropriating 100000 for a.
public building at Baton Rouge
AS wa3 mentioned 10 these dis
patches ct the time, the sub commit.
Zee reported it favorably for tle
full amount. The advisory commit.
tee, however, which is d kind Of
intermediary agent between the
subcommittee reduced the amount
to $4,000. Mr.. Robertson carried
the matter to the full committee
and had the original amount Of
800, 900 restored
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-03-08


Some Of the great newspapers pay
we'll for their attractions. The
New York World not long ago
offered a thousand dollar prize Tor q
single new ideas A lucky New
Yorker won it. Puck pays fifty
cents each for paragraphicjokee and
it gets lots Of them. The New York
Graphic pays q dollar each .or brief
witty anecdotes, and is to give .
thousand dollar prize for the best
one it receives in the next six
months.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-03-08

Lake Charles is promising to be
quite q railroad centre. The Wat.
.kius road, the Shreveport and Cub
and noW the DeSOso Democrat tolls
us that the Texas and Pacific Rail!
road company have put q surveying
party at work upon a proposed
route from Proyeaeal to Lake
Charles. 1t is stated that tile oh
ject Of this survey is to build a
road through the section named, il
order to develop tho vast timber
interest .qf Mr. Gould in Vernon
ard CaIcasien parishes.
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in~arrison's Haired for Negroes.

A number of prominent Southern
.colored men are ia Washington on
political business. Many OF them
are dissatisfied with tile way they
hive beentreased by the Admins
tration, end express their sentiments
In language that il anything but
complimentary to the Republican
party. 1t IS predicted that thou-
sands of,colored men will Iieneeforth
vote with the Democrats in she
South on the ground chat by 30
doing they are sure Of better treat.
ment personally aud politically, and
that the time has come for them to
assert their independence. ThQWas
Miller, a colored man, who is con.
tending for a seat in congress for
South Carolina. asserts that the
appointing power requires photo.
graphs to be i1ed with applications
made from the South 10 prove that
the aspirant is not q negro. IT il
not unusual under the present
Administration for Southern APP
plicapss for Office to file photographs
Of themselves.-W Washington Letter.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-03-08

The Ievel,headed editor Of The
Alexandria Town Talk, says this Of
the people of his town, which will
apply to Abbeville:
"Mardi .Gras this year cost The
people of Alexandria not less than
$4,000. If the people who went to
New Orleans had instead stayed al
home, formed q stock company, and
taken stock to The amount that they
spent in New Orleans, in q few
months time we could have had o
furniture factory buwing in Aiexan.
drta. Enough money has beer
spent foolishly 10 New Qrleans dur
ing past twenty-five years, by oul
people, to have erected and equipped
half q dozen fne cotton factories"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-03-08

Several Of our friends propose
TO take a seashore trip, before the.
month of March is over. The
programme is TO- strike Shell Island,
make a stay Of two or three days
there, then visit Lake Firmin, and
coast the bay up to He'll Hole, and
back up to the Custom House.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-03-08

A St. Louis woman thinks that
married men ought to wear rings op
their fingers, as the ladies do, 10
dicating their social status. She
says if they did there would not be
so many wounded hearts lying
around. When a gentleman ap.
proaches q lady she could readily
determine whether or not he Is in
or ont Of The matrimonial market,
and demean hergelf accordingly.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-03-08

The La Grippe epidemic in the
City Of Mexico proves fatal in
many instances.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-03-08
first Oyssers Rsantea.

The Galveston Packing company
has pIantedforty tWobarres ofoysters
on 1900 acres Of their reserve, 70.
Gated southwest Of Pelican. This
company will plant from 10000 TO
10000 barrels Of seed oysters be-
now and the LIST Of May.--News.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-03-08

Mr.. Jehuin Trahan, made a flying
tripto Lafayette this week.
Robbins ave plentiful 10 the
,aeighborhood of AbbeviHe.
Miss Paula Brasseux, spent file
week in the country, visiting friends.
Me-. Jake Beer. left for the Cres..
cent City last Monday, where he.
goes to purchase goods for Ais store.
The white frost of Monday morn.
ing was so heavy it almost. looked
like a snowfall.
Clean your chimneys for the next
cold wave. Do not make our boys
9trot IN the mud for nothing again.
Joe Leblanc, now at P. B. Roy,
in RoyEiIle, came down Sunday. to
see his sister, Mrs. ,Efaste MoutoD,
who is quite ill. /
The United States fig was
displayed all day Monday, the Bird
inst, from the window of the hook
and ladder truck house.
Elijah Ewing, a resident of this
parish, left for New Mexico. re.
Gently. We hope that the climate
Of that country will benefit him.
The draw bridge across the hayon
at This place, gave away at one end.
almost preventing passage over il.
il. is now undergoing repairs.
We acknowledge with pleasure
the receipt 81 an invitation 10 attend
. grand masquerade ball. on ST..
Joseph night, Ut Duhon Hall, Rayne.
Mrs. j. M. Beauxis, departed
for New Orleans dpripg the early
part Of The week, to visit her ,daugh
ter at convent.
10. III. Mouton, Esq. was IN .towni
last week, attending to legal bust !
ness. He found quite an improve
mentiia.our town siuce his last visit.
Miss Ada Nunez. after apending,t
a.eonple weeks in town, as the gnestl
Of Mrs. F. +. Young, returned to tie
country last Monday.
The schedule Of season seems toll
have been changed Winter is to
be in the month Of February aud
March.
The following shipment of eggs
was made by steamer Barmore this1
week. W,iae's warehouse, 2l37J
Lege''s warehouse, 1850.
On Friday. tile % ult.. "a hnrning
chimney at the residence of 81. NJ.
Lyons. caused an alarm OF Gre. @u,
fire boys promptly responded, and
the five Ras quickly .ezingushcd
Mi. Noise Broussard. of Tayler's
Bayor, Texas, who has been spend.
ing sppe time here with relatives
and friends, left for home last
Sunday.
Misses Etia T'rahan and r. Mon.
,tagne, two of AhbeYille's most
charming bellies, paid US an appre
.eiated visit last Thursday. Call
again, your bright smiles r always
welcome.
The Fourth Of March was 9 very
duT day in our town this year.
Though !shere had been some
indications sot d turnout Of eur fire
companies, everything looked solemn
aud dismal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-03-08

Seventeen end q half cents q
pound, is the handsome price paid
Mr. Hamp. Davis, Of Brunswick.
Miss, for sixty 6Ee pounds Of long
staple cotton. It surely pays to
plant good seed
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-03-08
Monthly ExaminasiOn of the
white school.

Explanation 100 is the highest aver
age any pupil car make, IS, good; IS,
poor; so, very poor,
FIRST CLASS.
john Shaw 100, James Summers 9S.
SECOND CLASS.
Lovelace Wall a2. Howard Lablt 81.
Johnnie Robinson So, Percy Summers Y.
Geo. Summers IS, L~ouisAbadie 80. Bascom
Wall sc.
THRU CLASS.
Var Petty 81. Ira Vanslyke 81, Warren
Ellis 81. Moses Beer O.. Hugh Summers 76.
PRIMARY M IRREGULAR.
Jules Porter 100, Archie Mazerolle rs,
Albert Dupuy 80. Worthless Comeanx IS,
Wilfred Trahan 50. Ophelias Broussard
100, Phernon Guidry so, Theodore Senac
Sc. Willie LabitG0 (, Gerard Primeanx As,
Felix Landry IS. Willie Richardson 40,
Johpnic Frank 80.