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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
TROUBLE IN PowNAL
A Row Sunday Caused by the Con.
sumption Of Too Much Hard Cider.

Hard cider caused a lively row I'm
the northern part OF Pownal Sunday at
ternoon. Henry Hurley who works
for Frank Gardner had n fine barrel OF
cider. In the course OF time. after
having consumed quantity he be.
came quarrelsome.
Just then Frank Herrick happened
along Hurley offered Herrlck some
cider and afterwards demanded OF him
10 pay for the same. When he refus-
ed Hurley proceeded 10 do him up"
He then went into the house and be-
gan breaking the furniture and dish.
es. His wife demonstrated and he
chased her and several Of the small
children out OF doors threatening 90
kill them. They ran TO the home OF
Frank Gardner Hurley followed
MFR Gardner put the woman and chill
dren In the house and went out 90 talk
20 Hurley. lie refused TO allow him
10 enter the house and Hurley then
turned on him Mfr Gardner was able
90 Oyerpower him and sent for Consta
BILE Bushnell Thompson and Hurley
was placed under arrest
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09

audience loudly cheer.d the condemnn
ton u schmitE and threw hats and
canes IN the air.
Judge Dunno In sentencing SchmitE
said:
you were elected 10 position be-
cause o. the confidence aud great trust
rcposcd In you by the mass ~ the
people. You have by your willful erin.
inal act. 80 a jury 81 your fellow cIti-
Eens has declared broken that conn.
dencc aud betrayed that trust"
Here Schmltz protested against bclng
'lecturcd." Judge Dunno took no no
tlce.
Therefore the judge continued. 'it
may h. said that the penalty which the
law permits IN this ease ~ insufficient
10 meet the demands ~ Justice II may
be suggested. however. that by your
conviction you will lose the respect and
esteem Of al good citizens aud men;
that you will suffer the humiliation u
knowing that your career ~ hypocrisy.
dupllcity aud dishonor"
- Hhaa hfif ~ w AlltfAAAN fAtANftA
TO demand ny rights" lntcrposcd
schmitE. I'm not asking any icniency
az the hands Of this court. am pre-.
pared 90 receive sentence. ! ask that
your honor do your duty aud pro.
nounce Il Immediately aud that be not
subjected to humiliation aud degrading
remarks which the papers are copy Ink
aud will print. ! say. n your honor has
any self respect, you will procccd With
the sentence
1T Il not unusual" was Judge
Dunne's reply. "for courts IN be-
brought into contact with such hrnzen
acts Of effruniery a. yours In the pres.
cut Instance. II Il the duty ~ the
eourt In such eases o. view the con.
duct Of a convicted felon with patience
aud federation. not 10 say pity. By
-FOUR conviction you viii lose the g..
spect and esteem ~ all good men md
citizens. You VIII suffer the humllla.
ton ~ knowing. ! say. that your 60
rssr Of hypocrisy. dupllcity and Dis
honor has been exposed aud that you
stand before those who believed In md
honored you morally naked. shnmed
aud dlsraccd"
II deny thstr' cried Schmitz. "The
people Of San Francisco know how I
was rallroedsd through"
Judge dunno resumed:
Morally naked. shnmed aud disgrnc.
ed. II IL IN the knowledge ~ these
things rather than In any mere term
~ imprisonment In n state pcnlien.
tiary that the full measure ~ your
punishment may be- found.
1T II the Judgment ~ this court that
you b. confined Ia the state prison NJ
San Quentin for n term ~ i've years"
As the last words OF the sentence
fell from the judges lips the great
crowd that had stood throughout the
dramatic scene sent up thunderous
chcer Good for your shouted n man
In the back Of the room. Ills ejacula
ton was echoed and rcechocd by one
after another ~ the spectators Sey
eral threw their hats into the air: 9th
ers scrambled upon chairs Ia look over
the shoulders ~ the crowd. the great
est confusion prevailing
Then as n In direct and contcmptu
pus reply 10 the prisoners denial oi
public shame interpolaled a moment
before the big crowd turned loose NJ
feelings In cheer that ratified the
windows and drowned the sharp rap
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09

A severe hail storm yesterday caused
serious damage 90 crops and fruit IN
Charlotte. In one farm house twenty.
three panes Of glass we're broken.
Vegetation was beaten 10 the ground
In the path OF the storm and chickens
we're killed.
Mr. and Mrs J. X Darling OF Glover
passed the 5Sth anniversary OF their
married life Monday. July I. The day
was passed quietly owing 10 the feeble
health Of Mrs Darling. The children
living In town. John r., II. ~. and Ellis.
worth. together with their families.
gathered In the afternoon for a social
hour and took tea with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs Darling celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary eight
years ago In an elaborate manner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
OPERA HOUSE ORCHESTRA
Fine Musical Program Promised at the
opera House Next Season.


Manager Charles A. Wood has re-
engaged Woods orchestra. George &.
Wood. director Tor the opera house
for next season The orchestra Will
SOL resume their regular rchcarsals
ln the YMCA building aud Director
Wood promises some excellent pro.
grams which shall include the best Of
thu popular music as we'll as many of
the standard works
The programs will be carefully ar.
ranged aud the music rendered be-.
tween the acts. az near a. possible con
form with the action of the perform.
ancc. There will be- no fine speeches
OF Muicska. Mansfield or Mannerlug
followed by The Shade of the Old Az.
pie Tree" There will be- plenty OF the
latest popular songs but they viii be-
given just where they will be- most ap.
prcIatrd IN other words things not tol.
Grated By NJ patrons Of the large city
theatres will no longer be- imposed ON
our towuHfolks
Mr. Wood has met with considerable
success in his efforts to establish a
good orchestra In bennington and has
the hearty cooperation of the HcnnlnF
ton City band and every good music
Ian in the town. II o. the ambition oi
every member Of the orchestra 10 build
up an organization capable 81 render
INK music 81 n high class
John ~ Daley viii preside AZ the pi
aup: Frank Hurley has a number al
trombone solos in preparation. violin
solos. string and brass quartcttea will
be- given from time 90 time and iR fact
a special effort will be- made on the
part of the orchestra 10 prove drsort
Ink of their share 81 the liberal ap
plause anticipated by the many star
features already booked
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
HERE'S A NATURE FAKIR
plymouth Rock Hen Took Trolley Ride
and Enjoyed II.

People who CHANGED 10 be on Main
street near the street railway terminus
at the corner of Bank street about 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon witnessed
a rather unusual incident. As Ben.
nington car came 10 "A stop at the ter
minus. a small Plymouth Rock hen
alightcd from the fender Of the car.
The hen was presumably frightened at
the noise there was about her for as
soon as she reached the pavement
which provided a hard and unusual
ioothold Tor her. she Instituted her es-
cape from the strange surroundings.
The hen scurried up Bank street
holly pursued by about half n dozen
Youngsters. all eager 10 AFFECT the cap
turc Of H. The frightened little bird
was last seen To enter one OF the drive
ways leading from Bank street aud
was undoubtedly taken by one Of the
boys. II H. believed that the hen got
upon the fender somewhere between
htrr and WilliamstoWu and partOok OF
the novel experience Of trolley ride
North Adams Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
SCHM|Tz IN Pill
LORY GETS HIS
JUST DESERTS
Judge Dunno Publicly DenOunCes
Ex-Mayor.
SHOWS BRAZEN EFFR0NTERY
VIII BE Candidate For Mayoralty NEXT
Term aud Let the People
Judge.
SHOWS BRAzEN EFFRONTERY

SAN FRANCISCO. July 0-Mayor
Eugene y. Schmitz. convicted Of eX
tortion. was sentenced To i've years In
the penltentlary When the sentence
was pronounced there was remark
able Uutburst Of applause from the
hundreds Of persons who crowded
Judge Dunne's courtroom.
Sentence followed the recent convic
ton OF schmltz Tor eXtortlng Sl,lIi
from French restaurant Keepers OF Sau
Francisco.
Before passing sentence the judge
made Schmltz stand MP before d
crowded courtroom while he scnthlng
ly denounced him as rascal III,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
CAUGHT HIM IN WINDOW
James Tully was Entering Boat ciut
az Bellows Falls.

James Tully was Entering Boat Club
a, Bellows Falls.
Bellows Falls. Iuly James Tully
was caught by Arthur knight aud Low
" G. Wilson early yesterday morning
after breaking into the Riverside Boat
club house ON the Connecticut river.
The club house has been broken In.
Ia three times recently and the mem
beers and police officers were Keeping
their weather eye peeled for the offend
81.
knight and Wilson watched the
place and we're rewarded AZ toward
dawn a pane Of glass IN one Of the win
dowH was smashed In. They waited
tlll the peri D started climbing through
and nabbsf him
Tully " taken 10 police hcadquar.
tcra and llyorcd Into custody. Pol
icemon - II IL not his FIRST offence.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
He Well They Think the Same About You Are Probably Pr
STARTS OFF WITH RUSH
Y. M. c. AS t5-oay Campaign at St
Johnsbury to Raise S25, 200.

st Johnsbury. July THE Y. NJ. c.
A. campaign TO raise $4,000 was start.
ed here yesterday morning when JOS
eph Fairbanks subscribed $1,000. Il
was voted 10 inaugurate a i5.day cam
palgn here Friday night at a mems ban
quet. Arthur f. Stone was the toast.
master and addresses were made by II.
N. Turner of 81 Johnsbury. J. A. DeBo-
er Of Montpelier. and +. S. Retain, pres.
ident Of the Burlington association.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
FARMERS HEAVY LOSS
Dummerston Man Had only 500 In
suranee on $500 Property.

Brattlcboro. Iuly w T.. Mays
house and barn ln DummerHon aud
much of thj contents 81 both we're d.a
troycd by frr yesterday The loss was
about $4,000 and the Insurance was
unly $500.
Tho loss falls particularly hard on
Mr. May as h. has n wife and eight
children a. support Mr. May had just
finished haying Included in the prop
crty burned was a years supply 81
wood aud practically al Of Mr. Mays
farming tools Walter D.. Walker had
% force of 90 strawberry pickcra near
by who helped fght the FIRE but they
we're able 10 save but a small amount
~ furniture
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
NEW aIcHFoRo INDUSTRY
Cement Brick. Tile. and Hollow Build
ina Blocks 20 De Made.

Rlchford. July s-Richford has \
new Industry In the form OF a manu-
factory for cement brick. tile, and hol'
low building blocks. The proprieiora
are &. W. Elkins and G. y. Norris the
hrm 90 be- known as Elkins a Norris.
A building has been erected on the
Abercorn road nj n large gravel pit.
and running water has been carried
therein from a spring. The brick ma
chine has arrived and as soon as n car
Of cement arrives. business viii be- be.
gun. A tile machine will be- added and
a hollow block machine viii BE- added
a little later. An expert from some
city will be- employed until the local
employees become familiar with the
business
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
TRAIN wRgcKINo CASE
Il viii be Taken up in United States
Court az Windsor.

Windsor. July s-The adjourned
May term Of the United States district
court will reopen here tomorrow
when Judge George C. Holt. OF New
York. will preside. The first case Ia
be- taken up probably will be the
Boston a Main train wrecking case
growing out Of an attempt last sum.
mcr 10 wreck the night express from
Boston 10 Montreal Only criminal
cases will be- tried nj this session.
The case In which =. &. Holbrook
OF Newport. obtained judgment In
fines against J. J. Qulnlan a CO.
stock brokers OF Boston. at the last
session OF court here has been ap
pealed 20 a higher court By Quinlan A
Co. II required three trunks 10 bring
from Boston the daybooks. journals
aud ledgers kept by defendant 10 show
AZ required by court
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
OILY RAGS CAUGHT FIRE
Spontaneous Combustion In Montpelier
Shop Checked by Chemicals.

Montpelier. July 7.-Spontaneous
combustion In oily rags In the back
room Of o. Jangraw's barber shop In
the Rialto block on State street start
ed a lively blaze at 6 o'clock tonight
Prompt discovery and the use OF chem.
icals prevented flooding the building
with water The damage was nominal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09

An autopsy performed on the body
% Levi sun Of Montpelier Saturday az.
ternoon. whose dead body was found
lying beside the road early that morn.
ing. disclosed nothing Of a suspicious
nature. The wound on the head was
evidently made by falling from the
load Of lumber on which sun was rid.
ing aud although DR. II. Is Stone Of the
state laboratory Of hygiene. Burling
ton. who performed the autopsy. has
not yet filed his report. he Indicated
% the state officials that the cause Of
death would be given as alcoholism.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
DROWNED IN CANAL
Boy Unable to Swim Sank Within Call
OF his Home.

Ludlow. July S.-Walter T. Bellows
aged II years and the adopted son OF
the late Oren Bellows. was drowned
this afternoon while bathing In the
canal used In connection with the cleo
trio lighting plant OF this town. The
accident occurred within calling distance
OF orison n. Gates house, where the
boy lived
Young Bellows was unable 10 swim
and as the canal shelves TO n consid
cradle depth at this point, he got be
yond his depth. going down quickly
lie II survived by Mrs Emma Bel
lows OF this town, his mother by ad
option.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
Ever Notice. How Careless Other People Of Their Healh2 We
CHARGED FOR A FIGHT
Peculiar Features Attend Old Mans
Suit for Board Bill.

.Brattleboro, July IA peculiar case
In many OF It's features was brought In
municipal court here yesterday when
Albert w. Kerr sued his stepson, Phil
ip Bradley to recover 500 claimed due
on board bill. The plaintiff who Is
an old man. produced a diary which
among other items had philip blew
smoke In my face and called me a
Ounce. We had a fight. Charge 10
cents"
The defence moved that the suit be
dismissed on the ground that action
cannot be brought against minor hay
ing a guardian The case was contin'
ued until tomorrow pending citations
OF further authority
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
[ninred Into Rc,i.

Mrs Amanda Harwood. widow Of ~
n. llarWood. died at her home In Ben
nlngton Center. July Z. 1907. In the
18th year Of her age.
A good woman has gone 90 meet her
loved ones OF retiring. gentle ma.
ture. her religion meant everything Ia
her ~ her daily life. Ever ready "a
heU hers. hers was a godly counsel
~ mg her only daughter just bud
din nto womanhood. she still bowed
In encc 10 Gods will. bending but
not jroaking"
She and her late husband were
among the oldest members Of the "Old
church on the hill" occupying seat
that was never vacant 40 long as they
were able 90 be there
May God grant rest aud peace "a
her soul
One who loved her.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
STANDARDS FATE AUG. 4
Judgs Iaaais WIN Pass Sentences
aud Nams Ftns.

nnd NamT fthFs
CHICAGO. July y. The attorneys
for the standard OIL company declined
10 submit any further evidence In the
investigation held on Saturday by
Judge Lands In the United States dis
trict court
Judge lands then announced that
sentence viii D. passed on the Stand.
ard on Company u Indiana. which
was convicted u using Illegal railroad
rates. on Aug. .
The company IL liable 70 a fnc ~
more than s2aOppcOp In the many
counts CA which u was convicted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
TEN YEARS AT WINDSOR
Penalty for Attempted Assault Upon
Clarendon Girl.

Rutland. July Sired Oakley OF
Whitehall, farm hand. was sentenced
TO ten years In the state prison at
Windsor this afternoon by Judge W.
X, Farnsworth for an attempted as.
sault on Rhoda Weeks OF Clarendon
aged II years. Oakley worked on the
farm for the girls stepfather. lie en-.
tered her room through a window by
means OF n ladder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
MONTPELIER JAIL FULL
There are Now 80 Prisonsrs-Juns
Profits for Labor.

Montpelier July SAT the present
time there are thirty-six prisoners In
Washington county jail. most OF them
being committed for intoxication. This
Is the largest number ever confined In
the Jail
The state received a profit OF sii0..
% for the work-of prisoners during
the month Of June. The total income
was siT065. OF which amount 1870
was expended Tor cost OF maintenance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
TWO ITALIANS ARRESTED
Charged With Fishing With Set Lines
In Pond at Mansfield.

Marshneld. July S.-Fish and Game
Warden Earnest Dowse arrested two
Barre Italian Saturday az Niggerhead
pond on n charge OF fishing with set
lines. After a hearing this morning
before Justice Of the Peace o. IA.
Smith the men were bound over TO
Washington county court In the sum
OF $3.50 each. States Attorney Benia.
min Gates prosecuted
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
WEATHER FORECAST.
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours

For eastern New York and western
Vermont partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday. Slightly cooler tonight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
W PRIC Ed
ADVER Isl N G
WANTED.

WANTED teams that VIII "yl ~ ~
w sboO los. OF more. Reliable drivers. " W
yiye steady y Ork for mon ms, raln 9I si,'''o'
N.O0 per DAY Apply " IO0tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09

IOOD PAY-Men wanted everywhere 70
u tack signs, distribute clreuiaIs sahpnr M,
,tlbutipg bureau, 100 Oakland Bank BuilI,hg'
Chicago, Illinois.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09

IITANTED-l2 choppers on cord wood 70 . s9
w TO Hancock, MASS. Price SIZE psI S sv,u
or Al "A per day and board. v. u. Estes sons,
Naw YoTk. NY. Apply At the once OF Inc
Enos Adams Co., Cou ~ 81. W.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09

NOR sALE-Oue iron whcelbaTow. Also
one large wrought Iron oil tank, cApaciD
about IS gallons, Apply AZ 80 Pleasant 81
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09
FOR SALE.

HOa sALE-Horse hay AZ shadowbrook
II Yarn Apply ID. Q. Scribnef. lO2lS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09

N, ANTED-At once. ten good strawberry
vnpps ,sSn "a "F'' seu
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-09

FOR SALE Portable saw mill complete WIN y,
char stock 4 In very good order can be seen
M Snnderlard Borough, VI. A 30 acre lumber
LOT will be sold with or without MIL. Also loI
in val Arlington. Wits good stald ior The
right party. Call or address n. w. Hall, East
Arlington. VI @h
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
Street Prayers for the Dyino

A FEW evenings ago while vre were at dinner !, o.
hotel, writes an American author VISITING =
Porto Rico, we heard the ,,nkIlu ot small bell 7-
outside the hotel doors In~tautrv Salvador = :
waiter stopped IN the little busting run with vybS
he waits the guests hurrIedIt procured a ca1lii
lighted IL and carried It the balcony AIrnnS
soon as that candle was On the balcony raiIno Va
three Americans were beside 1t. e-.1nlng Sa1vad-
for we We're sure something unusual was qoin,- -
We saw procession of many people led F,y mo
priests coming down the street. each person be-7
his hand lighted candle. Thee stopped in frar99
Of house facing the hotel and Salvador told Us rI.
somebody diving there and they were praving ;c-
his soul Up and down the street far as We could
see every balcony railing was burning eIrbe~ =
candle or a kerosene lamp.
From the absorbed interesc ,t the people gath
cred II front Of open doors and a.ndows Of the
Die IN full view OF the spectators
Presently the bell began 10 ring again. the pr7.
cession formed once more, and -te- III moved n
che stree. Salvador telling in ezr-ana1ion trat
there was "a second person dying and they were now
going - T~ay for him.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
Story of the Packets

(WHICH IS the longest of the company packet
w routes at the present day: | inquired
That II the Mackenzie River packet from Ed
-.lur1on q Fort MACPHERSON. replied the factor
'- II winter i IS hauled TWO thousand and twelve
--i.e- rv dog train. and summer II IS carried by
ne company steamers OF the AthabaSCsa, the
slave ana the Mackenzie Rivers. Next comes the
Peace River packet from Edmonton TO Hudson :
:iote. distance q over thousand miles. In sum
y goc~ by steamer. and winter by dog tram
There's the York FACTORY packet from Winnipeg to
Hudson BAY by way # Norway House, distance
T seven hundred mics. In winter II is hauled 10y
dog from. ScIkrk a Ia ONtord House and from
here o. York FACTORY hy men with toboggans. In
-inmer j. Is carried ty canoe Hay River and by
steamboat on Lake WmniIcg Then there's the
lard River packet, and the Reindeer Lake packet.
Zach travels about i've hundred miles 10y dogs in
v..'t-. and bv canoe IL summer The Moose Fac
-,,rv raJhtr from Tcnl4cacnIng - James Bay goes
~ canoe II summer, hut bE men IN winter. MI
mails N and our from Hudson Bay James Bay
from The UcNr post The interior. hauled
men. Dogs ~clt' used on those routes,
account d. tic depth ii he snow and ,he scarcity
&, dog feed
Tel which is most important. the summer
tie winter mail,
"oh he ry.r,,- -. when inward bound i
te4rs The commissioners instructions 70 thc dis
-r.ct ,ar...ger~, and when outward bound. Il con-
-fr- ::-f'r-a.t... regarding The results and the
poets b., -'e So --lc, md a-Gc-~ to- t3ii-:or.a!
-.tf.f lies
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
Mail Bags Never Lost

Fox instance. canoe express was Clescar4;
Mackenzie River. the canoe was srl3 sHa[5 ;s ne
Jam and the packeteers were drowned few e lee
later passing Indians caught sight of a s+ict yeas
on the surface OF the stream Though the toDoing
deep and the current running at the ra+ was
miles an hour the stick remained in the sa tnee
80 the Indians padded over 10 investigat pace
found that to the floating stick was fastened Ihey
thong which on being pulled up brought the Mons rg
packet 10 light. missing
Again, while making camp near the A+b,+
River, the packeteers had sung the packet in tr
the usual place for it while in camp D,,-iu ute
night their fire spread and burned uD the 81 me
equipment except the tree which being greer "iio-e
ce1ved little more than scorching The Dsc+ re le-
unharned- was
On Great Save Lake during a fierce snow
the packeteers became separated from their d. IN
We're frozen TO death. But the packet was rec aIl
In one autumn two packeteers IeurneyIno So f-el-
Georges River post to Cngava post drew W. .l .tn
canoe on a sandy beach, and camped benapatt-el1 t-el1
high, Overhangin9 bank. During the night tb IN
gave way and buried them as they slept Wb.,1I oa1A
ice formed the trader at Ungava sent out two Inc .ne
70 search for the missing packet. They for1nd .S
canoe on the beach and from the appeararcs- '-e S
the bank, Conjectured what had haDrened NJ y
spring the landslide was dug into and the racl.A-
we're found both living under the same blanEe+ -
heads resting upon the packet. 'i