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OFFICE
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CAPITAL, 5000 900
ASSETS, $500, 600
. =. Z. All lassstsd aitls SoatA:
Encourage southsrn Instit buttons.

This isa Southern Company, chars
tered By the Legislature of Tennessee,
witba plTA e sufficient to- make
her reliable beyond b question and
ding strictly LIFE INSURANCE
Business and none other. Pro6ting By
the experience Of older Companiss:and
having adopted the most liberal plans
together with rigid economy in our
management, our success Inns exceed
ed our greatest expectations and has
placed the 90 ,lPAN Y ii . permanent
and reliable position. IN Ito first two
years we hive issued between THREE
THOUSAND and THREE TH0 D..
SAND FIVE HuNDRE D POL
CIES. and our sccumulstians amount
70 FIGHT HUNDRED THO OUSANr
DOLLARS. y as 80 T! g. q
lPres'dt. nj. j. WIcKs, President Men
phis & Charleston II. r.. s
Vice, Presd't, j. Z. PErTIrs Y,
aSecy, N; r. BOYLE. ..,, s
REFEREHcEs:: s., 7. y
Hon. G. A, Trenholm, James u I;
Wilson and ". j. Magrsth ,of Charles
ton Hon. J. p. King, Of Augusta.
r. J.. MAGILL,
General Agent for 81 G. &
Dr.. c. .. SHANHos Med. Examiner, ii
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VINO WAS PETER?-A Sabbath
school superintendent, after invcighing
against the pernicious practice. which
we'll intentioned persons indulge in
telling stories to children, went ON to
give his children something more to the
point, and which should in no manner
create amusemens. He would tell them
about Peter. "And Who was Peter 7"
he asked. No reply. "What ]" he
exclaimed, "cau none of you tell me
who Peter was?" At last a little boy.
about four years old, held IN his hand
in token of knowledge on the subject.
,..Thrre's bay--a little boy-who can
tell me who Peter was" said the su'
perintendenr, looking very reprovmely
al tho large children. Now, ny lad,
tell me Who Peter vas ::
"Pster, Peter pumpkin eater.
Had q wife and couldn't kesP her,
as.a azinmphapt yespenss,
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A story is told Of citizen of DIM
bury, who was broken of the wretched
hnbit of swearing. in q novel manner.
He was an inve,erar cursor and GRIM.
bier. At every meal no neglected
blessing, and swore at everything from
the gravy to the teapot. His oaths
discolored the napkins, sourcd the
bread and curdled the milk. His
wife, a woman who evidently believed
the hair of q dog would cure the bite.
stood this unseemly conduct "un,i.
forbearance ceased to be q virtue.'l
One morning he was unusually cross
and profane, aud vas about to take a
fresh start at something else. when his
wife suddenly brok out with o series
of damns that made the old gentleman
get up and leave his chair as though
some one had introduced a pin between
the caus.ss As snon as she ceased. he
b,eathlessly remarked. "We!l, I swe'r.
if it'has got so you can swear, it istimc
/ quit" y l.fiG3h;.
And so he did.
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STuBBoRsNgss UrILIzEp.--Tbe
Paris correspondent oftbe london Dali
.ly News sys: Il shall never see q
donkey without gratefully thinking ofa
Prussian. If any one happens to fall
out with his jackass. let me recommend
him, iustsad of beating il, so slsy and
eat it. Donkey is now sll iae fastiuI,.
When one is asked to dinner, as an in-,
ducement one IL told that there will be
donkey. The flesh of this obstinate
but veal. minded ,quadruped, is de-,
licious- iu color Ike mutton, frm and
savofy. Tnis aiege will destroy many
illusions, and among them the prejudice.
which has prevented many animals be.
ing used as food. / can most solemaly
assert that / never wish to taste better
dinner ,h,r joint Of a donkey or .
ragou, Of cat
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A Fatal SnoT.-Early on Sunday
morning last, the Jailor in this place,
who was engaged in visiting ihe differ
.rpt cells of tho. Jail, opeued one Of the
dmrs where some half dozen color',d
men " ,re confined, when nne Of them.
named Hay ward More, M de rush for
tI'e door, and attempted to come "u,
The JiiIor susprcting f'nl play, b,rkra
himself to the wall and pro nptly order
ed him back. and on hi< refusing 10
obey, drew his pistol and fred at hin
The man fell back when the du"r was
qniekly clpsed and the Ja,l"r went for a
Doctor. who soon APPEARED and pr-
nouncfd the man dead; the ball hrd
took effect in the right lung near the
heart.
Snme half dozen attempts have been
made by snlne OF the prisoners to escape,
and the Jailor has been very wa'chful
of late. especially as the one killed had
been heard to say "Christmas won't fad
me here"
No blame attaches to the Jailor.
Darlington Sou'herner.
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A new kee, churn, bucket, or Other

A new keg, churn, bucket, or other
wooden vessel will generally commu.
nicate disagreeable taste to anything
that is put into it. To prevent this
inconvenience, scald the vessel well
with boiling water, letting tho water
remain in it until cold; then dissolve
some pearl.ash or soda in luke-Warm
water, adding o little lime to it; wash
the inside of the vessel well with this
solution. Afterwards scald it well
with hut water. and rinse with cold
water before you use it The reasen
ifor:this is, tho ready combination of
res;iinous Datter with alkalies to form
#cornpoypds soluble in alcohol.
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The Charleston R.pntliean says:
1. Some of our Trinl Justices, aud
other officers appointed We might pame.
are anlinfamous set Of ck-legs. md
otheis are among tie stnpidestt tnss"s
thar ever held power o., car''t. Coz
SCOTT will remove these wf&R tbet
ibefhcieney or crime is fairly aa9
dispassionately proved. This las, Dot s
deVolyes, upon the people. Will tin.
peop)4prglsct that duty "'--,rsT,
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The half Of "How many are
there of yes down there?" shouted an
Irish overseer to some men in coal
pit. "Five," was the answer. "Well.
then, che half ov yes to come up here" "
said he.
A beautiful girl at Norfolk, has post
pond her wedding day two weeks, be-
cause ahe wasn't going to be mar
.ried with her face all speckled with
i'nasauito bites.
Long steps in walking viii be fash
sionable with young Slsdies this xinter
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Aliule colored girl, about nine years
old, daughter of Ann Wood, OF this
,placr. was drowned iu Reedy River. on
Monday last.. The child was walking
on plank over part of stream ab"ve
the tails, near Mr. Cline's pluinins
mill. in company with un older sister.
when she fell into the swift current;
the sister tried to nave her, and would
have been drowned, also, but for the
rescue ctfec,rd. by colored man, who
happened to be near the sp,t. -.
Gcrear,Re E.,terpriss.
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GEN BEAuREsARD Says the No
bile Register: The personal paragraph
ers of the Northern ard Western
press, when at their wits end for ma.
terial, either send General Beauregard
to France or engage him to Virginia
beauty. We had the pleasure of seeing
the General at the opera in New Or
leans last Monday week, looking remark
ably we'll and listening to "Siiut-d a Ia
France" while sundry papels had it
that he had sailed for Fr nee.
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The NINTH CENSUS. Us.-Though the
results Of the census If 1870 are not
fully collected, enough has been ascef-
tained to establish that the population
Of the United States is about 10000
600. The New York Pusf estimates
that the principal change in the pro
portionate political power Of the eoun.
try will be the transfer Of nearly one,
third of that now held by New England
to the States bordering on the Missis-
sippi valley. The Southern States are
saved from, the loss of political powor
by the act of emancipation:
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Nsu Tiews of Roman's Rights "A
Vermont cir, wants to know ifthe
wouau's rights movement includes the
right to do the courting. 1fit docs,
she is in for it, as the men in her
vicinity are very bashful.-There is
practical in that. s.
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Z What do you mean by cat and dog
life?' said husband to an angry wife.
"Lo,,k at Carlo aud Kitty. asleep on
the rug; I wish men lived half as grace.
fully with their wives 'tsStop." said
tie them together, and see
how they will agree.
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THE RURAL CARoLINIAN FOR De.
oaMBER.-Ip matter unsurpassed. IN
typographical execution unrquailed ny
any other agricultural periodical of the
day. the Rural Carii"ian d'servedly
nnin,ninsa proud pre- eminenre in az
riruitural liirrnture. Price 81 PR on.
n..m. Subscriptions received at the
JOURNAL Office.
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A shorthand reporter of the
Washington Globe can write with both
hands q, the same sime-the left taking
notes and the right transcribing-and
is said to be the only man il the world
who can do this.
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REMOVED!
GEORGE MCLEAN,
Barber and Hair Dresser

Has rsinoved his Saloda to the house %
:RusIedge Street, next To Mrssrs. KsFsksw
& Kershaw's Law Office, which .has been
fitted up with view ~ tho comfort and con-
ysnisncs Of his customers. where hs propo-
sea to practice his art in his usual superior
styla. ftts. : q! .F1' 3,
Rnms are attached for the bene6tof those
whu desire to enjoy the luxury Of a bath.
He returns thanks for the patronage here
;tl,tpre received and respectfully solicits its,
continuance. Sept %.
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AQuEER SroRY.The remarkable
phenomenon Of q rain-ahoWer Of five
Jays duration, and confined 10 a GENE
.tury lot at Mobile, Ala, in which thir
teen members Of the same family have
been inferred, vas Witnessed by up
wards of 200 persons. Il continued
night and day.. and at no time dnring
its continuance did it rain anywhere
else 10 the neighborhood, Those who
first witnessed the phenomenon were
afraid to call general attention to j., fer
tear they might run the risk ofbeipg
considered insane.
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TnET TVfR6iSL, 4fofHEa. - We shall
never forget that WOMAN, says the
3Hiilsboro IN. c.) Recorder "a she
stood BY The fence around her neat li.ile
cottage home aid gave her rstipns Of of
bread 10 the half starved sgldiefs, ne
turning home frouls sAppon,a,tg,xs N Sir
said she, pointing tosaS llStlc hliios;S
near her cottage door" yondor iats 1:i!g
all; they are buried side By side-iauF
boys-f gave them all. = The tears
streamed down her checks, and We left
her standing there-a Rachel, like the
one. written Of in Sculpture. 3.
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- ID Il "a 81
/ WHITTEMoRE AT HoME.--We clip
the following paragraph from the New
York Tribune Of Thursday last: y.
We hear of tho Hon. B. F. White.
more, who was hustled out Of the House
Of Representatives, for selling cadets
ships. He 10 elected 4 to the State
Senate of South Carolina, and 4is made
Chairman of the Committee on En.
crossed Bills-ap place in which he will
be reasonably free from temptation,
Of course, the touching confidence
which this mans constituents still en-
tcrtaih in his, integrity is at once
gratifying to him and to oursslves.
His neighbors are at full liberty 10
bestow upopehim all the merely local
truss Of Which they have the disposal;
but the seat in 'ongress was a national
matter. in which every citizen in the
United States had an interest. So
long as Mr.. W. Is constituents keep him
severely at home, we promise not to
complain a great deal.
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EsrIMArE OF ExpEypiruRrs OF

+ ESTIMATE OF, EXPENDITURES Ol
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
The Chief Clerk of:the Treasury lia.
completed the task Of making up the
annual estimate Of expenditures Of the
Uniteu States Gpyerlment, and reports
to the Secretary OF the Treasury iha
the. tus,l sior the fiscal 'year. ending
Juue 80, 1872, will be s28G,27s,SS6
exclusive of estimated BALANCE.
The estimates for the current iscal
year were $s9S.5l6,732, including pa
l,nces, to meet which the sum oi
$272, ,30S, ,S37 was appropriated BY
Concps,s., The war department esti.
mates, as originally prepared by the
chitfs Of bureau, amounted to S37 775,
1857. Secretary B,lknap reduced
She bureau es,in,ates ~ 800, ,3S3, 1898.
The appropriations Of this Department
far the current year Y; re s29, ,Ssf.s67 !:
%, including the Military Academy,
fer which 1914, ,S69, was appropriated.
For the support of the Bures OF
Freedmen and Refugees, refundi1g to
States the amounts expended in rails
ing troops, &c., the amount asked is
81, ,542,95l. For Notifications and
works of military defence, and for
geographical surveys, tho amount ask
ed is S3 500, 200; for rivers and har>
burs, Ss,S42 ,45O: for public buildings
and gr.upds in the District Of Columbia,
S6lS,i56.
The Navy Department asks for an
appropriation Of S2U,6s3,3l7,T The
amount appropriated for, rhe current
year is Sla,250;290,29. An up.
preparation oil Sl,3t4,49lis also asked
for to meet deficiency.
The Pension Office asks for $50, 900,
900, provided uuexpended balances can
Re used. Otherwise, the Bureau will
require an appropriation Of s3e,OOO,'
COO. y
For the Executive, Legislative and
Judicial Departments, the amount ask.
ed for is S22 2,84S,95l.84. Ipcluded in
this is S575,520 for the Patent Office,
aud S229,240 for the Department OF
agriculture.
A,lihese estimates are exclusive Of
anespendsd balances, aud are made in
,onfor,hiiy with the law Of July
Il, 1870.
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THE NEGRO AN UNDERLINd.-The
negrCes had better, IF THEY CAN, make
The most Of their present opportunity,
as Dandy Cain, in his chasrin, suggests,
,tnr il will not last long. Between the
upper millstone Of tn rapaci1us greed
furaffice.and plnndcr sof their white as
soc,a,es, on the ono hand and The ne.
tllcr gr,ndstune Of The tendency OF
Whine rufians TO assassina'e aspiring
negro s. s'alesmen, On the other, Sanlbo's
puilt,cal chances, even where he ha,
thirty Thousand votcr insjurity, are very
poor, ,l,tihim shift US lie may. He has
,ncither the intelligence nor the Courage,
in our Judgment, TO use his present
opportunity, situated, Az he Is, between
this upper and neither griudstunc, aud
after tho next Presidential canvass will
crep in South Carolina, INTO
his natural condition Of iuieriority and
dependence. Feeble tool, he will be
used for u short period, aud then troken
aud flung aside. The party Of moral
ideas and Immoral practices will have
no use fnr him after 1872. His support
is apt to defeat, them in ~, and then
what a split there will be in carpet.
bagdom even here, to get the Federul
offices in the State, and Federal patron.
nge in Washington But if not in ~,
then surely iu'76. will his alliance
prove the millstone round the radical
neck, aud then will his downfall come
speedily. Some white people are almost
as stupid as 'Ssnbo him>rlf, in not see.
ing all this, aud keeping 6r'u aud .oul
aud confident Of the future.
HtfeM Herald.
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a yuupg husband, having cell brdted

a young husband, having cell brated
, l;,,ie t,a, much, was led h'me by one
Of his friends, who rang the door bell
and retreated to the opposite side of
the street TO zee ifis would be answered.
Promptly the door was opened, and the
f;,nd spouse who had waited for her
truspt, behcld him in MI his toddinsss.
Jhy, Walter, is this you? p "Yes,
ny desr. /" What in the world has Kept
you 40 II" ..Bern out on little turn
wrh The b.ss. my d durl ing" 1.Why,,
Walter, yuu are intoxicated yes,
nv ,isar, / estimate that's so.s aWhai
%, earth -pads you SO drnpks And
xhy--oh, wl,s.edo y"u come hnrnf 10
uc il il,i. dreadful state T. Becaase,
ny dag,ag sli the other plaees'r shut
M s. ssiiy ssfss i:.t :. 4. s
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AGENTS-$75 to $500 per

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WE pay Agents SIS to, $500 PR month and
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machine under tts same mime or otherwise.
Ours is the otily genuine and really practical
cheap machine machine manufactured.
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Louisville Excelsior PIoughs.

These Plpughs are made Of either Cast Iron
or S eel, and are, the best and cheapest in the
market. Send for pi1ce list. Also. Aines'
and other Plnughs Of all prices and dsscrip-
tions, Corn Shelters, Straw Cutters DO
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consisting in part. of DRY GOODS. Of every
description, CLOTHING. BOOTS. SHOES,
&C.. &c. Alsu.
SUGAR. COFFEE. TEA, M0LAssEs
FLOUR. BACON, LARD, SALT BAG-
GING and TIES. with every other article II
usually called for. Her motto being QUICK
SALES and SMALL PROFITS; she 10 pre-
pared to make it to the interest OF pur-
chasers to call, examine her goods aud learn
her prices before layins 10 their supplies.
October s.
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tAlso, always on hand, z z
MOore,s Now York Pi0ughs,

AT S9 EArH.
A fall stock of PLANTERS sud BUILD
ERS HARDWARE. consisting IN part, oi
Elw.lls' aud I,radis' Hoes. Spades. T,acei
Chains, Axes. Nails. of warranted qualities,
Guns, Cutlery and Household Articles,--- -
Wholusale an. retail. by
C.. KERRIS0N, JR. g co,
249 King Street. lsignof ths Big Axe.
Charleston, s. G. 80 Y &; s, ~ 6,
e.HsRRIsos, IR. W. >. Axos, c.swAexE
October6 q. a, - y 3ul sf
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SENTENCED FOR MML knBBl>G'-
G. w. Ii. Wilcox, indicted for rebbiag
the mail on the route frirh Htillville
to Cornsyi'Ie, Scuttsyille. W., has b IN
sentenced to the Albany peniteniiary
fur ten years. After the examination
Of witnesses for the Governments, the
prisoner withdrew ihe plea Of .:roi gun
~" and ple,d guilty. Judge Under.
wood, in charging the jury Apoke OF
the Post Office Depsrtuent as The most
useful aud bene6ce1S institution Of the
Government, aud sid that the robbery.
Of the United States mai was one Of the
creates, crimes that. ,uld be coinn'itt q
under the head Of felony.
Captain JOHN Frey. the useful and
efficient SPECIAL agent Of the Ppst Ofiiee
Department, aud the terror of p,ail,rob-
bers, detected and arrested Wilcox. ia
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Il yoppa nan Says that the ladies'
aaa l.-.::ssa isak liks "A p2sss: s:ssap
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New Fall and Winter
GOODS.
MERCHANDISE,

MRS. ELIAS hna on hand. and offers at
the LOWEST PRICES, n general stock OF
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J'pses
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-09
A SAse On It's Travels.

An old shoe arrived at the posa once
by the evening mail yesterday, which
can boast Of having been over more OF the
known world than any other shoe In the
country It is an old, WORKOUT gaiter
and attached to 1t is q toy guard and
large card. now filled with pOstmarks Of
the various offices where 1t has been over
hauled. The earliest postmark that can
he found on it is April Is, perhaps year
ago. The card bears the following IN.
ssr;r.;ou. written On writing paper, ard
matted upon it :"I would like to climb
the heights Of the Rocky Mountains, wade
through the SHOWS OF AMsKA waik
through the gardens OF California, mirror
my lovely face in the Pacific ocean, ana
listen to the murmurs OF the Atlantic, ne'
fore I find my resting. piace. Frienos,
shall my wish be gratitied J" :,
In another place is the inscription:
am bound for Toledo, Ohio. they say
'Sho Fly ON their letter. Each L. M
will please stamp his railroad stamp on
me, and let me pass. Truly, yours,
Shoe Fly" ~.
In another place is the following: Let
no profane hand dare to stay me IN my
courses" to which some other person
has added: "Go on" Another inscrlp'
ton says: Respectfully dedicated to
Sun Sci Cox, by the Chicago oftice
Pass on"
The card is nearly covered with post.
marks, among which the following are
legible Davenport, Iowa; Portland, Or
egon; Lockport, N. Y; Chicago; Nc
Gregor, Iowa; La Crosse, Wis; SaY
Francisco, CAL; Milwaukee, Wis. PrA
RE du CHEN, Wis. !; St. Paul, Mimi. Then
there are stamps of the Union and Contra
Pacific railroads, showing its passage tc
and from San Francisco also, OF several
steamers blonging to the Hawaiian line o.
steamers, showing its passage to ana from
the Sandwich Islands and to Japan, anc
down to Central America and Mexico
The clerks in the several offices have
also shown their appreciation OF the joke
by employing the various stamps to bt
found in a postoffice. So there are the
stamps, "Person addressed cannot be
found" "Held for postage" Missent tc
San Francisco" Forwarded" "Unclaim
ed" Advertised" " Prepaid quarterly
San Francisco"
The old shoe will be resent on its travels
this morning, provided with new care
for future reports, and started west in tht
hope that it will reach Toledo, if 1t dom
start off down south and there get wcanec
of its travels-Peorla Transcript
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-09
That Ice Match.

The story of Jim Smiley's frog illustrates
mania for betting in California that maxi s
the most trifling incidents occasions Tor
displaying itself On the 9th inst. there
was an ice match at Marysville. to test
the relative virtues of two specimens OF
ice, one from Little Grass Wiley, the
other from the Summit. Both blocks,
weighing each 13l pounds, were placed In
the sun, with even chances, the mercury
marking 80 degrees in the shade THE
summit chunk" Gays the report, was
broad and rather fat, while the erase
Valley specimen was longer, and eat on
one end" Toward noon. as the match
became hot, and streams Of water trickled
down the faces of the antagonists, there
was great excitement among the friends
Of the respective chunks and bets ranged
from $3.50 to 800 The summit chunk be-
gan to have the best Of it; Grass Valley
showed deep burrows, and 'came up grog-
gy," while Summit took the matter cOoily,
and seemed confident of victory. About
the middle of the afternoon the friends OF
Grass Valley threw up the sponge, and
went to betting on how long summit
would last 1t grew dark before the cake
was melted, and the match against time
had to be continued by the light OF Ian
terms. Summit beat Grass Valley four
hours and fifty five minutes about LOO
changing hands on the result.-Sdn fran
cisco Paper.