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WANNAMAKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, irtll bo at ORANGEBURG, on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. At LEWISVILLE on the other day3 of the Week. fab 12 tf w. Hi. w. riley TRIAL JUSTICE, Residence in Fork of EdiHto, ALL BUSINESS ENTRUSTED will be promptly and carefully ntteuded to. july 23 ly REEDER & DAVIS, COTTON FACTORS and General Commission Merchants, Adgn-'s Wharf, CHARLESTON, S. C. Oswkll Recdsb. Zimmerman Davis. oct 16 Cm .a. j. balina8, FACTOR AND COMMISSION MEUCHA XT, CHARLESTON S. C. Liberal advances made on Cotton. RrTEnnxors?First National EaHr, Pe*. >lo's National Bank, Messrs. Jno. Eraser & Co., Charleston, S. 0.. july 31?ly ?.M L. HAL-EY, &IJ9IIIFR AM? TIM It ER COMMISSION M E UGH AN T Wharf, West End Mouingac-St, CHARLESTON, S. 0. 70R NAEE.-ONC R?GGY AND Harness. At SO two FINE HORSES at W. A. MERONEY & CO S. _ D P.ir.D APPLES und PEACTES, very fine at W.- A. MERONEY & CO. A eis :;:;;! JToSiti Resoliiiions l*nascd by Ute I.e^ishttm-e Session IS?o nnd 1871. An Act to Incorporate the Continental Telegraph Company. Skc:i.->n. 1 Do it enacted by the Sonate and House of Representatives of tbo State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Cterioral Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That YVil iiam M. Hall, Ethan A. 'Hall nnd Charles Thurtnan, nud all those who shall become Stockholders in tho Com pauy hereby Incorporated, shall be a body politic und corporate, by the name of the Continental Telegraph Company, and by that name thai! have perpetual succession, aud may have and use a cotu mou seal, aitd may sue or be sued, in any Court of competent jurisdiction. - i i.< ? ?? ? uLn v .-. |> -i .? i mil is .in i mi izod'to construct lines of telegraph along, upon, across, over, under aud beside ul the Crecuvilla und Columbia llailroaU, and any of the public run Is uud high ways, and* under and across any of the Waters within the limits of this State, or so much or so many of cither of the foregoing as may be deemed expedient, by establishing suitable cilices and the erection ot the neeo.-sary curds or wires and fixtures, including posts, piers ot abutments for sustaining the curds or wires of such Hue : Vrovidvif, The same shall uot bo so constructed us to iuooiu mode the publi? use ot said ruada or highways, or injuriously interrupt the navigation ui said walers ;. und also tu construct a line or lines of telegraph, aud to establish offices, aud ere. I such necessary cords or wires and fixtures, in cluding th. posts, piers or abutment--, as aud for the purpose aforesaid, and keep, held and maintain the necessary offices upon, through or over any other laud, bubji-e' to the right ot tbo owner or owners (hcrcet to lull d?mpen'aliad for the same, to be agreed epun *by said owner or owners uud the said corpora tion, or to be fixed or determined us hereinafter provided j aud the said cor poration may, iu like manner, and with like power, construct lines of telegraph to such place or places without this ?tatc us the Hoard of Directors may elect. Sec. Such corporation* shall h ive full power to purchase, lease, receive, bold nud convey real estate, or any interest therein, aud may, in addition thereto, use such real estate, or any interest thcreiu, as may be necessary for the con venient transaction of the business, and lor effectually carrying on the operations of said corporation ; aud may uppuiut such Directors, officers and agents, aud make such prudential rules, regulations aud by-laws as may bo ucccssary in the transaction of its business, nut inconsis tent wth tho Constitutiuu of this Sjute or of the United States. Sec. 4. If any owucr or owners of any laud taken or used, or likely to be taken or used, by said eurporatiou, shall consider himself aggrieved, or likely So to he, or damaged thereby, or shall refuse to accept the compensation offered by suid corporation therefor, it shall be the duty of /he Circuit Court, to be held iu the eoutity within which said lands are, on the application of such owucr or nwnnN nv of snob OQrportttK>n\ by peti tion, stating the facts in relation thereto, aud on such notice to the opposite party as such Court shall prescribe, to appoint . fh.ee diKtut.r.ntj COttlDiiS; sioners, who bIiuII severally take and subscribe an oath, faithfully und impar tially to perform tho duties required of this Act ? and it shall be the dfuty of said commissioners, or a majority of them, to make a just uud equitable as sessment or apprisemeut uf all the losses or damage tustuiucd, by reasuu of any laud, or interest therein, taken or used, or likely to be taken or used, for said officers, Hues, posts, piers or abutments, aud the erection und operation of said telegraph, lines; aud such assessment or appraised shall, iu any proper ease ot or cases, determine the annual rent or coenpeusatioa to be paid by such Compa ny for such use, or, ia lieu there f, a cum in gross as the compensation fur ul lowing the fixtures belonging to such tuuocidtieu perumn. ntly to Continue, and ?itid the same to be repaired, improved and renewed or removed, from tiuio .o time, as such corporation shall require, duplicates of which said assessment or appraisement shrll be reduced to Writing and signed by said Commissioners, or u majority ol tltoin, one copy of which I bo delivered to the party alleged to bo, und the other to the President of said corporation; on demand, in enso any dsmaga shall bo adjudged to tbo person allowed to bo injured or damaged, or likely so to bo, the corporation shall pay tbo amount thereof, with costs of np pruisal, which said costs shall be liquida ted and ascertained in snid award; and said Commissioners ahnll each receive, for their services, two dollars for each day they aro^ictually employed in mak ing said appraisement; and upon pay ment of such award, the right, title, in terest or property described in said as sessment, shall become and be vested iu ann be the property of such corpora tion. Sec. 5. The capital stock of Euch corpor?tiu? shall be li ty tbousaud uui Kirs, to be divided into two toousand shares of twotity-fivc dollars each, which Ditiy be increased, from time to lime, to such an amount as nnd whenever a ma jority of the stockholders present ct any general meeting shall elect; books of subscription may be opened to oblaiu the'amount of stock'first above named, at such time aid place within this Ssate as a majori y*of the persons fir^t above named shall determine; tfnd for the in creased stick in such a manner ns the said corporation may deem expedient; and the said corporation shall go into operation at such time as a majority of the stockholders may fix. Sec. C Such corporation niny lease, Sell or convey its property, rights, privi leges nnd franchises, or any interest therein, or any part thereof, to. or may. ?nitc with any telegroph company orga nized under or created by tho laws of this or any other State; mall acquire, by lease, purchase or conveyance, the prop erty, rights, privileges and franchises or uny interest therein, or any part thereof, of any te'emph company organized Un der or criutcd bv the laws of this or any other State, and may tnako payments therefor in its owu stock, money* bonds or proycrty, or receivo payment thereof !ft the stock, money, bonds or property I of the corporation to which the same may bo sold, leaded or innrtgnga?! Or conveyed, or of any other corporation or corporations. Provided-, however, That no such purchase, sa o. lease or vonvcy enco hy any corporation shall be vnlid utiti' tho written consent of the holcftT or holders of a majority of the capital stock sholl have been obtained. Sec. 7. he stock subscribed for may be issued at such price of subscription, and upon such terms -jf payment or ex change, as the holder or holders of n majority of the stock at such time shall determine, except that tho first subscrip tion price, terms of payment or exchange shall be fixed by the persons first named; nnd any corporation or corporations may subscribe for, purchase, hold, sell or convoy tho capital stock of this corpora tion, as often, and to as groat an extent, as such corporation or corporations may deem advisable. SeC. 8. That said corporation may issue bouds for such an amount as the officers shall fix, atid may secure the same by a mortg .go upon so much of the property, rights, pmiliges and fran chises of said corporation as may be named in such mortgage, which mort gage may be recorded iu tho office of tho Register of iJesne Conveyances in tho County c?llichland, in this State, and thcreuyoh, ami thereafter, it shall be come und be a lieu upon nil the proper ty, rights, privileges and franchitcs, or ? ?; aOj LlllCitiC! ulcfvlQ, und ui aoy j>.a k thereof, d scribed iu said mortgage. Sec. 9. Any person who shall will fully and maliciously injure, mo!e3t or destroy any of said lines, posts, piers or abutments, or the materials or properly belonging thereto, shall, ou conviction thereof, be punished by a line not ex ceeding five huin'ied dollars, or impris onment in the Penitentiary at hard tabor not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the Court before which the conviction shall be h id, and, in addition thereto, shall pay such damages us shall be cnmwd by him or her, to be recovered in a* civil action by said corporation. Sec 10 The Heard of J)irectois, as often us the interests of the Corporation shall require, are hereby authorized to, and shall fix the rate or rates for trans mission or delivery of any messago or i iuay be roifUircd to l?e paid iu advance. Skc. If. Any person connected with such Telegraph Company, either us ope rator, messenger, agcat, servant or clerk, or in any other capacity, who shall wil fully aud maliciously disclose, divulge or communicate, or permit tho ?.nie to bo done, tho contents, ot tbo nature of tho coutents of tiny private mcssago or conimuuicution entrusted tft or left With him, or her, or such vwirp oration, for transmission or delivery^ other than to tho party or parties entitled thereto, or who Shall wilfully refuse or neglect to transmit or deliver tho same, he or she shall, on conviction befpSo any Court, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall suffer imprisonnicut in tbo county jail or workhouse where-jsuch conviction Bhull be had for u term of uot more than threo mouths, or shall pay a hue not to caceed five hundred dollars, or both', iu the dlsorctien of the Court. Sec. 12. All Acts of parts of Acts contrary to or incousistent with this Act are, for the purposes of this Act, but for. no other purpose, hereby repealed. Skc. 13. This Act <Hi.lL, take effect immediately. Approved March 7th, A. D. 1871. ~k An Art to Incorporate trio" Toten of Tan monsvi/lc. Skctiox 1. Be it cutcted by the Sen ate und House of llcpreseiitatives of the State of South Carolina, no?f met and sitting iu General Assembly, nnd by the authority of the same, That all persons, citizens of tho I titled Slates, who now 1 ? are or hereafter may bo^ inhabitants of the Town ol Tiuimo^svilbv .?bull b<? deemed, and arc hcrebwd iclared, to bo a body politic and corporate, at'd tbat soid town shall be called aud known by the name of Timmousville, audits lim its shall ex toed ouc half mile, in the direction of the rnrdinaf po:nts from the depot of tho Wil.uiugtdjr- and Manches ter Railroad Cotrpaoyj as a ccutre, und form a s?[ii ire. Sec. 2. That the slid towu shall be governed by au Intctidant and four Wardens. (\vh ? shall hos I citizens of the United States, au.l shall/.have been rosi j deuU oLtoidUewu lU*?^?jity-days iiuaie i diatcly preceding said election.) who shall be elected at such time, and at such place iu said village as the Iutcn i darrft afid Wardeus shall designate, ten days public notice being .previously given; anil (hat all male inhabitants of tde said town, of the age of tWCUty-ono, who hove resided therein sixty days im mediately preceding the cleetiou, shall be entitled to vote for and be elected as Intendant and Wardens, and the elec tiou shall be held lrom six o'clock iu the afternoon, when tho polls shall be closed, and the Managers shall couut the votes und proclaim the election, and give uo tice thereof to the persons clouted, and tbat the lutenda.it aud Wardens fur the time lbiir.g shall appoint the Managers to hold the ensuing elcctiou. That the Intendant and Wardens, before entering upon the duties of tbeir offices, th'all uake the Oath prescribed by tho Consti tution of this State, and also the follow ing oath, to-wil : uAs Intendant (or Warden) of the Town of Tiuiuionsville, I will, equally and impartially, to the best of my skill and ability, exercise the tru.-t reposed in me, 11110" will urre my best endeavors to pre seme the peace, and Caray into effect, according to law, the purpose of my appointment: So help me Ued " Sec. 3. That in case n vacancy shall occur in the office of Intend int or any of tho Wardens, by death, resignation, removal from the State, or from any oth er cause, an election shall bo held to till such vacancy, and the Intendant and it ?r?eii, Ol M uiuetis, us the ?&Sfl may uo shall give toil days' previous notice of such electio : uud in case1 of sickness or tcurporury absence o' the Intendant, the Wardens, forming a Council, shall bo empowered to elect one oi their number to act as Intendant during euch sickness or absence. StC. 4. That the Intendant and War deus, duly elected nnd qualified, rtwtll^ dining their term of service, have the same powers which a Trial Justice now has to compel tho attendance of wit nesses, and require them to give ovidencd upon- "the trial before them of uny poi son for the violation of any of the by laws or ordinances of the town ; that the Intendant shall, as often as occasion may require, tuniniou the Wardens to meet 1 him iu Council, a majority of whom ?hall couBtituto a quorum for tho trau- 1 SitCtK/fl 01 busiUOSS, and shall bo kuowu by the name of the Town Council of tire Town of Tiininom i i!le, und they nnd their successors iu office shall have a common seal, and shall have power and authority to appoint, from time to timo, such and 10 many proper pcrsous, to net as Marshals or Constables, as thej shall deem expedient and proper, which offi cers shall have all powers, privileges and emolnmeuts, and bo subjoct to all the duties, penalties and regulations, provid ed by the laws of this State for the office of Constable; aud the Intendant and Wardens, in Council shall have power and authority, uoder their corpo rate seal; to ordain and establish all such rules and by laws and ordinances re specting tho streets, ways, public wells uud springs or fountaius of water, mar kets, and police of said Town of Tim mocsville, and for preserving health, peace, order, and good government with in the same, as they may deem expe dient nnd proper, not inconsistent with or repugnant to tho laws of the State, aud rll such by-laws and ordiuuuecs shall at all times be subject tu res isul or repeal by the General Assembly of the State, aud the said-Council may affix fines for offences agaiust such by-laws and ordi nances, one appropriate tho same to the fc'sc' of the corporation ; but no fine shall exiccd thirty dollars. And wheu fines shall exceed twenty dollars they may be recovered in a Trial Justice Court of the County of Curlington ; and when they are of the amount of tweuty dollars, or under, they may be recovered before said Iutcndant aud Wardens iu Council. Sec. 5. That the said Couucil shall have power to abato aud remove nuisan ces within the lints & of said town, and also to classify aud arraugu tho inhabi tants liable to police duties duty,' nnd require them to perform such duty as occasion may revuirc, uud to cuforec tho performance thereof, uuder the same penalties us arc, now or may hereafter be eat Wished by law : Yrovidtd alicays, \ nevertheless, That the said Council shall I have power to compouud wiih persons I liable to perform meb duty upon such terms as they shall by ordinance estab lish. Sec. 6. Fhat it shall be the duty of ?)!:?? Intendant and Wardeus to kec all street* and ways which may be ucccssa I ry for public use within the limits of I said town opeu aud iu good repair, and ? for that purpose they are hereby inves j ted with all the powers, rights aud privi j leges grunted by law to the County Com ! Hii.-s'.oiu rswithiu tho limits of said towu> ; and for neglect t duty thv-y Shall bo j liable to the pains and penalties imposed : by law upon Commissioners of Koads for I like neglect, sud they arc hereby indi I ui.lually exempt from tho perform.-ncc J of road uud police duty within tie lim its of said carporation. Sec. 7. That the said Iutcndant and Wardens shall have power to compound with persons lirble to work on the said streets and. ways, and to releate such per sons as may desire it, upon the payment of SiTch sum of money as they may deem a fair crjuivalant therefor, to be applied by them to the use of said corpora tion. Sec. 8. That the said C ouncil of the Town of Timmonsville shall also bj em powered to retain, possess nnd enjoy all such property as they may now be pos sessed of, or entitled to, or which shall hereafter be given, bequuthed to. or iu any manner acquired by them, aud to sell, ulien, or iu any way transfer the same, or any part thereof: Provided, The amount of property so held, or stock invested, shall iu no case exceed twenty i thousands dollars. ! Sec. 9. That the said Council shall ! also have power to impose au annual lax I on nil fho real and personal property within tho corporate limits of tho euid town : Prui ldiil, Said tax does not ex ceed fifty ccnls^on the one huudred dol la rs. Sec. 10. That tho Intendant and Wardens of tho said Town of Titnmcns ville shall have power to regulate sales at auction within the limits of said village, and to grunt licenses to auctioneers : Provitled, That nothing herein contained shall extend to sales by or for the Sheriffs, Clerks of Court, Judges of Probate, Coroners, Executors aud Ad ministrators, Assignee*, or by any othor person, undvr tho order of any Court, Trial Justice, or other inferior Court. ?MJ. II. That tho Iutondatit and Wardens of said Town of Timmonsville shall have power aud authority to re quire ait pcrsous owuiug a lot or lots iu the said Town of Tiiukionsville to keep in n-puir tlra nidc'vftrrks ?ujuvciiv iu ihwir lots respectively, and for default in this in it ..i ahull hav power aud authority to impose u tine uot exceeding fifteen dol lars. Sec. 12. That the power to refuse or grant liccutrc? to keep a tavern, or to rc tail intoxicating drinks, be, and the same is hereby, vested in the said Council of tho Town of Tiiiln.uii.vvi!!':, and thai they als > bo invested with all necessary power, by ordinance or ordinances, to suppress or regulate the Baio oi intoxica tion driuks: Provided, That no rulo or regulation, shall be inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State. Sec. 13. That this AJt shall bo ta ken und deemed as a public Act in ull Courts of Juslico, and shall coutiuuo iu force uulil repealed. Sec. 14. That so much of Section 10 of''An Act to incorporate certain towns and villages, and to renew and amend certain charters heretofore granted," ratified on tho 21st day of December, A. D. 1857, as incorporates the village of Thumousville, is hereby repealed. Approved the 28th day of February, 1871. (communicated.] "Taxation." ^ Editor of the Oranjebury Nines : Taxation seems to be the most vexa tious subject of the time, and we think, taking into consideration the impover ished condition of o?r people, it is prop erly so, and it is the purpose of the writer, to bring to public notice one or .two of tho most flagrant wrongs in the [premise!, and thereby show some of the I greatest reasons of cuinplaiot by tax payers. 1st. The irregular and unjust manner of assessment, is ooe of the primary causes, and by way of illustration, we fiud one citizen?UA" whose lands are are assessed at $5.00, his mules at $150 per head, aud his other property in pro portion, uud then the same assessor goes to his next neighbor 4,B" with a fence dividing the respective lands,- and he assesses B's lands at $3.00 per acre, his mules at $125 per head,, and so on. B's laud is identically the same as A's in quality, and in some respects more im proved, nnd his mules perhaps more val uable. Now these cases often occur, and Mr. Editor, wbca is there a more palpa-" bio rase of irregularity e-r itijnitice ? Cut this is not all. We have a "Board jof Equalization," so-neullod. They meet !for the ostensible purposo of equalizing taxation, as wc understand it. and how is it done ? Instead of putting B's property in equal value with A's, the}' raise A's land to $15 per acre, his mules to 3175 per head &c, and raiso B's land to 59 per acre, his mules to $150 per head,%nd so on. Judging from this, their real purpose r npears to be, to raise every ouc's property, one, two and three hun dred per cent. Or in other words, tj grab all the money possible. 2d. The imperfect and partial manner of assessment, which is if anything, a ttore gricvious cause than the first. Wo arc personally cognizant of etie case, irhere on one plantation (to say nothing of otitcts which we aro aware of), there jare ten colored tax payers, u7*o pay no tar. two of these icerc returned, bat pay none, the o'lnef ciffnt positively refused to \mal.-e ant/ return at all, and consequent ly they pay none. Tho white man of the place payed his tax (which had been raised), it justly seems, to mako up the deficiency caused by these men being allowed to defy the law, aud beinj? up held iu this defiance, by tho government itself, for tire Assessor was notified and was awaio of these wrongs. It will be seen at once Mr. Editor, tbrt a more glaring cnurfc of partiality was u3ver perpetuated. t There might be a partial remedy for these evils, were meu of good common souse and practical experience appointed as assessors,men livirrg in each Town ship, meu who are acquainted with the different kinds of lands nnd other prop erty, and who aro competent enough to discriminate in thesevoral cases coming uedrr their jurisdiction. i>ut aias for us nud our dowu trodden Stato! it is useless to heal the ulcer ou the surface, where the case is still deeply seated, aud breaks out an huudro J fold worso than at first. Turu to the Legislature. We (have not finished one ?. jcroustax,before t they p.'.ss an Act requiring another just a- oppressive to be collected in the same year. Instead1 of advocating economy and retrenchment, they soetn to glory in corruption and profligacy, and in trying to grind our people to the du9t. When will the vultures cease to prey upon the vi ?;. 1> of tho people ? Senator Robertson appeals tvC-ensrar Butler nud others to "communicate with the reading citizens of each Ctanty, so as to organize nnd culist the moral power of the State, ia favor of peace aud good order, and obedience to the laws." Seriator Robertson has addresaad tfas very men, Who, lo'getheY v7ttb the whol ? Reform party in tho recent corivass. (an 1 ever since), insisted that tho peace, goo i order, and quiet of our State, could only he preserved by the force of public sen titnent. But Robertson and most tbf' wholo of his party have, until very N cently, ignored "public sentiment" and ??leadincr uiiizons." and* counselled their debauched satellites to treat these very "leading citizens" with the utmost, con tempt, nnd as their worst enemies. The gentlemen to whom Mr. Roberf son appeals certainly have influence, aw*.'' liwy, vcith the. whole people, Mr. Editor, can and will have law, order and peace, when their lives, property, and libeftio-i are afforded due notice and protection. Qov. Scott, Senator Robertson, nnd th ? rest of their leading men have it entirely in their power to accomplish these xr' suits, by showing to the?fe "leading cit. zens" that they themselves respec't the law* and intend to seo them properly eneudtd and then properly enforced. Every gm? I man, and ' leading citizens," one and "lib will sustain them. Th -y will have u / reason for applying to the General Gov ern inent for trcopa. But as ono party had applied id th* President would it not be well for hint to bear both sides of the question, pe haps after some of our "leading citizen*' and tax-paying citizens gaining an air), die nee, accompanied by Senator Rob'cr son, (he offers to go with any person or party to see the President, we h - iteve,) he may be constrained to L ? lieve that instead of issuing "Ku Klu.\ proclamations, the kind needed most, Sic ono restraining the secorrupt Cormorant - in their gli/ttatfous appetites,- and pr > tecting all citizen's a!Iike iu thefr right If he will do this aud then enforce i> fait fully, ho may exclaim once mor*\. Let us have peace! Aud we will bs\ : peace. "A TAX PAYER.'* Orango Township, March 29th, 187? . -, . .. ... , . . t. . a oeaaua editor says iB? a gin Wo i is now called "a beautiful blonde'' wou! I. a few years ago', have been termed a "tow-head." ? ? ' ???>. -. -mmm? ? An Illinois postmaster gives notice a/ follows: "After this date everybody must lick their own postage stamps, f../ my tongue's given out." ??????>???<??? ? A down-cast editor plaintively sa\* that he has original poetry enough id shtugle a meeting-house; b\rt, ofu'eh..-" no mceting-hoif?c lo shingle, the origt ual poetry is useless. It is wonderful what fully luve w' ? lead some men into. Au exebang ? says Lina, New York, iN the town n dered jerever famous by a mail elopi..> with his mother iu law. - mi ????T~ A young man who was caught stra"...' ing his sweetheart to his bosom t..: other night justifies himself on t' ? grouud that he has a right to strain l.-tf own honey ! The papers meatiou a Missouri git? who him not spoken to her parents i Gvc years. When 6he wants mo?oy < f anytl.ing, she writes it down on a slu ; aud*hauds it to her father. Bui perhaps she is a mute. ? ? afrMiiii ? A Mrs. Pickett, living iu Union, Con nccticut, was ncd to death recently. Striking a match to light a Stc', sii'e w*.** strangled by idialing its fumes, and fall ing down almost insensibly, her cloth<'? caught, aud she was soon enveloped i.r flames. Monroo County acts trrs sharp chap . Ouc took a two-g:iiiou jug, put a g>aftt>.v of water iu it, and bad ?12 liquor man pour a gallon of good whiskey on top As ho couldn't pay, the liquor man took back bis whiskey , and the sot triun. phantly disappeared*, with his reniainin , gallon of half grog atAT water as a clem make. A girl eloped with s man near Kner ville, Teno., recehtly, and when he. fatho? sought to detaiu her, she knocke.I the old gentleman down with a shovi' ? Uer parent pursued the Cbftpre af.c/ marriage, and tho husband and fotfur b*avrog eiohangod shots, the bride cm*, '? a revylvor at bor liege lord, disabling hi. ' completely, and then returned- rnyfcry" with papa.