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Smyrna times., 1872-04-03

The ENVELOPE SYSTEM. The commit
tee on the " Envelope System Of iinauccs, of
the NJ. +. Church, Of this town made their
report to the congregation on Sunday morning.
March 24th. The system has proved emin Mt
ly satisfactory and made very desirable i'm
provement in the methods Of church collections
Heretofore great trouble was cxpcrirncrd bv
the neglect OF many contributors t. pay in their
subscriptions until the end Of the wear. when.
owing to the large amount to be pad at once
failure was the r, s'lt BY tie present plan
weekly contributions Of small arncunf,-thc
whole system Of collections has been thoroughly
revolutionized Last year the committee wa.
enabled to pay the pastor 81 POO, Presiding
Elder $l00 Trustees Fund $500, while other
incidental affairs Of the charge ran the amount
to about $2OOO-whch at the end of the CON
ference year was paid in and disburSeI, seem
lhgly, without trouble to any one This year
fund has been ordered to be added 10 the
collections, for the support Of the SUNDAY
School IA new feature entirely-aY heretofore
the school was supported for the most nart.
by the voluntary contributions Of the teachers
and not by the church at large. The system is
accepted by the church as the best method of
church collections that has hitherto been tried.
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John HcEear Il Sou, Ra' RS
No. coz Market ST.,
EoR MAKING LINEN WIFI INDELIBLE
ilHniuVtOn,

EoR MAHKING LINEN WITH INDELIBLE
>~-~~> The only neat ana
ia .G99:c5 Siia'; ' sSI;ISIT %;ls 5iSETT
~ :%7>c>>/ Tli9 MI i, lMDEGISLni f,i|b ons Of
NY superior and Warranted Silver Name Plates
sfions slvlcs mndo To order with bottle oi Warrant
ca ihnellhie Ink Brush Rov &c., complete, sent ny
n',' postage paid for Go cents illustrated Circular
"' W designs seu free. Od English and ScrPi Pia'es
,nr Mrrk'ng Fine Linen, engraved A Sohd SILVER
mbreIla Plate engraved wrrh name and ad
eSS' 30 cents. post paid Also every description oi
urge stencil work for marking Barrels, Bags wrap
p"s fAper, 3c. Alphahels aud Numerals Tor marx
Ins snow Cards. price aheis &c for store windows:
hl SIZES, ready made Stencil Brushes, all colos oi
cry Stencil Inks, Baggage and Kew Cheeks, NC,
burning BRANDS and Steel STAMPS, Notary
AuOtic Seals, &c. Or Orders by mail promptly
attended TO- Satisfaction Guaranteed. Orders lelt al
Worden Il Evans, Sash Factory. will receive prompt
attention. y. Il. WOrden,
Diamond State Stencil Depot,
Next door TO the Saw MILL
ieh7thIy Smyrna, DEL
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y move is being made among the Episcopa
lanS in " ilmington Tor the establishment OF
society of DeacoAesses i'll that city, Last
Sunday evening u very able and interesting
paper on the subject was read in Trinity
Chapel This order, something like Sisters OF
Mercy in the Catholic Church, is new feature
in the church.
Lewis Reynolds, who has shanty near
Georgetown was found dead on Wednesday
last In his bed. lie was engaged in burning
charcoal and used it in his shanty to
cook with, and it is supposed that his death
was caused by the gas. The body lay in the
house until Saturday and when the door was
broken open, it was discovered that the rats
bad mutiiated it terribly.
The Oxford Pa. Press says: There has re-
Gently been much talk in our town about a
grand railroad project which seems to be in a
talr way Of eliminating in something more
than talk. 1t is the building of narrow guage
road from the coal regions above Reading to
Mlddletown, on the Delaware Railroad, and
thence to the Delaware bay, via Lancaster,
QuarryviLe, Oxford, Lewisvie and Ekton.
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THArT DWER 4,
DRY GOODS

viz; Silks, Poplins, Alpacas, Challies. Anv
Delaincs, Cotton Delaincs, aud Calicots. vrI VI
OF the latest styles IF Dress Coods t.jfr'''y
Jeans, Oanaburgs, FIanneIs, Trckings, Tabl.tr,''i
SACK FIannes, Napkins, Sheetings, P,op INI
Musins, Swiss Striplngs, Cambrcs, ,Paper Mr.. "'
DenIms, Checks, Drlllngs, Nankecn, Linen. TlA
Inns, Plaids, Shawls, Diaper, Lawns, Cbani''' ~"
rIqueS' and all the goods usually found in
class country store. ''it!'
Smyrna times., 1872-04-03

Tue EASTER ANNIVERSAHY. at s. potor's
Churrh, IN this town on sunday evening h.t
created the u-'ri iu,".e,' ia th. rnhl., mimi
""i many persons were unable TO ..ti.l even an
ctfi"hct INTO the chIu,h 10 wim,>, the ever
'''' $ "A!cA W.Fc commenced w. the process
N''"'l' a. .I-t year. Fhi> WIS formed IN thn
yar.i, headed hv the K .ctor Oi,I ,u,1,,;rrI nm1
ihr NnrrrHt'n lent, fn,rwcd By the classes.
H'adPd ny their teachers. each cll>. bearing
Oc'u'lni banner, han i~omcly inscribed with
appropriate notices. The proccs>ionll entered
me church at the left wing marching through
'nc aINies singing Sweety. At the conclusion
03i the march and dctotional exercises. the
Hector, Ry. DIR. Mor,c madea short address
lie wa followed by Mr. Walter Cummin>. who
made the adlleSs for the evening. The mis-.
slohary en- rings were then taken. amounting
10 SOD. Tins sum would have been greatly,
increased by ia" congregation, but thunder
shower 20 dlNorgamzcd it thlt Il dismissal was
ieN!errd necessary before the collection could
nc made. Lust year the amount was S124
Whlch would have been exceeded. pcrhans
tal' year, but tOr the above reason. DR. VIM
OumnlinS' the superintendent, made his annual
report, which showed the school to he in .
most HourShlng condition, Numbering I5S
scholars, an Increase Of fifty over last wear rc.
port as we see by reference to our files Tboro
are hftecn oHi'cr, and teachers. Th, N,,l,rk
class was awarded the banner for The Iargn.t
contribution -Sl22S. At the c,nrlusion or
,hG superintendent report the conrrcCation
i;, nid To be dismissed tor the reasoq above namnJ
Inc exc clScS :hat We're to have fuliowrJ ,v,rs
novel, ami would have been very intnrn.t;,,,
doubtless. ny
Smyrna times., 1872-04-03

A CATHOLIC PKEsr ON THE New CASTLE
School FUND.-'rhe colored school at New
Castle gave IN exhibition last week, and made
Il creditablc display in defamation, recitations,
&c. At the close, Rev. Father DAILY, of st.
Peters Il. G. Church. of that town, made
short and neat address, urging the colored
people to use their best endeavor to secure an
education and suggesting that they ought to
apply to the Trustees for portion of the Penn
Educational Fund-this, not as charity, but
as their equal right, it being left by the great
IPhilanthropist, for the equal benefit of all the.
laboring poor,
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The Cloths and CasSimoros

are new, just bought, and comprise all the I.,5,.
styles. ''dCIh
Smyrna times., 1872-04-03
Wood and VsiIiow-Ware.

Washing Tubs, Buckets, Ke,lers, Churns B,,,.
Clothes Pins, Clothes Brushes, Hair Brnsbo, o.'
Brushes Fancy and NorDrt Ha,kes Cnrryt o'Ca
Butter Prints, Batter Bowls Wash B,arl. WYa W.a
nrn,hes, Half. Bushei and Peek M,.sur,s. G5
Cloths. Mats, ana all sizes oi Rope. vi
Smyrna times., 1872-04-03

IIE CLAIM TO WILMINGroN.-Againr III .
parties who think they own Wilmington nv the
expiration OF one OF those wonderful 0o.vcnr
leases, are coming to the surface. The follow.
ing article ..h is going the rounds of newsnancr-
co"n,v com Ikley IaIy and John Springer of Putnam
county ihnai, are heirs to the Springer estate.
Il seems ems" ,b"t inv city OF Wilmington is situated.
cestra oPrlnGers rented an ,hundred o"ro e.
Iarln IN Delaware to n German far a tornl az ''f
iE,nG,yinne years When the lease exnired bv
llli.a'ion no one was on hand 10 CLAN, ,bo & Dy
perry and it was disposed of for the o pnbc IG
iigRt P and Md4eeGty tt the ancient lease came O to
bSs made the sprnser @ysfFaion into The matter
old farm became the site of VIM ;;uay Ihe
iie d properly per. Is now worth $50. 900 6o0 aDd DS'
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GRAND JURORS.

r, Duck Creek, John H. Iiofecker, Ezekiel V.
"copper" William Il. Collins; Kenton, Howell
u. Husbands, JAS. +. Wlds, Samuel Ilutchi.
son, Jr; Little Creek, Alexander Laws, John
y; Raymond; Dover, John Williams, Vim. II,
" " aIiace,, Henry Moore, Eugene Ridgoly
North Mnr4erkiil William Stay, Tn mas b
lGwl3 Henry X. llarEa lime South Murder.
XII EnII' John Sehahnger, William Case, Nathan
Hlatke !, MIIWliltn, Jonathan Harrington of
James IL. Postlcs, VIM. T. Masten. Dayij
Scott. N'0"' D"'lU
Smyrna times., 1872-04-03
GEO. II. RAYMOND, Sec'y.

A HORRIBLE OUTRAGE-Between II and
y o clock on tuesday night Of last week Mrs
Mary Thompson, wife of John Thompson. re-
siding between Wilmington and New Castle.
was aroused from her sleep by noise, and
jumping out ot bed to ascertain the cause she
went dDWh stars whore She was confronted bv
negro man named William DENIM, who had
etlec ed an entrance into the house throncb :,
window. The frightened woman >uccecdr1 in
escaping from the house and ran to a hons,
occupied by colorcd people, short distance
from her own dwelling, anl asked to be adj
nitted, but they refused her request Dennis
followed her, struck her on the head with
large pole, dragged her back to her own honsn
and outraged her in most shocking manner
Mrs. Thompson in 'he struggle was ShorkingIv
6t about the head and arms by the incarnate
ueVli' VINO told her that he did not intend to
be hung as others had been for similar crime.
ahd drawing razor remarked that he intended
to cut her throat. The frightened woman.
with an effort that was almost supnrhumon
succeeded IN releasing herself from Dennis
grasp, made her escape from the house in an
entirely nude state. and ran to the house oil
Joseph LGicvrr, about 100 yards distance.
where she was kindly cared for by the family.
Alr. Il. Immedlatclv aroused ,JoSeph Stcnlnan
John Abbott and Willis Barr, who reside near
him. aud proceeded to rh0mpSon's house. but
the negro lienl hai fl d. The two little chill
dfen, aged respectively two and five years.
were taken to Mr. i4etevrc :, and that gentle
man and Mr. Steclman went to Wilmington
notified the police, aud procured physician
who went to the relief OF the injured woman.
Mrs. Thompson is in delicate health, and Is
suffering greatly from her injuries Dennis
had on at the time Of commirring the deed =
light slouch hat and an army blouse. He has !
thus lar cvaded the vigilance of the officers.
Mrs. Thompson is 4 poorand respectable white
woman, and the action OF Dennis is tAe most |
brutal and horrible of all the dreadful crimes
IT this character Mrs. I. was taken to the
AmShousc ON Thur>d1v
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PETIT JURORS.

n, Dnck Greek, John Scverson, Andrew Spear.
ThareS ~ u. Krgi>tcr, James Starring; Kenton
c4m'S ,t W. Anthony, William w. Buckmaster,
Alfred II. Smith Little Creek. Emnrv Nor'
yeI' Z. >; Clements; Dover, Richard NJ. Jones.
CHARLES VI. Wharton, Jane, Raymond. Jacob
ZOO lm1n. jas. +. Cats North MnrdcrkilI
1Ienry K Draper. VIM Graham, Chas. Shorts:
South S'S1 Mmderki Charles T.. Case. George NJ
AlI!en' nnel y. Roe, Risdcn Cook; Mis-
PlIIlon' Martin +. Allaband, John Williams.
John Porter, Thos. H. Dorman; Milford
DANIEL Clifton, Robert j. Meredith, William
n. Lister, James Mitten.
Smyrna times., 1872-04-03

, LIST OF .IrEoRs.-Iist of Grand Jurors for
the year 1872, and of Petit Jurors for the term
Ci the Superior, Court and Court of General
Sessions in and Tor Kent county commcncing
Smyrna times., 1872-04-03

SnERFF's SALES. Sheriff Ilarerdno, on
Thursday last sold in this town the B. b.
Allen farm in the Alley" to John 4. Caven-
der for $j,9S5 acreS. This farm was sold
on the 5th of Octohcr last, to Robt. II. Cum
Minis, for S,4O0, but there being something in
the sale that waSnot technical, it did not stand
1t was sold as the property of Jos T. Thomp-
son the mortgage being against him.
The ShcriTal>o sold on Tuesday of last week,
in FELTON,, the real estate of John W. Reynolds
and Christian IIarni,h all of which was bought
by John Reynolds, aS follows House aud lots
of John w. Reynolds in Felton-No. |. for
$l,Sj0, No. > for 81, 100; No. for 5000
The farm of G. liarnish, on the road from
FELTON, to Whiteleysbury, 272 acres, FOR $5, 900.
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1l'ddletown ON the Delaware Railroad, and
| thence to the Delaware bay, via Lancaster
Quarryvllle, Oxford, Lewisvie and Elkton
THE BRIDGE OVER SMYRNA CREEK.-H IS
h!H@f by He heHt CoHutN Lety C0uJt-Do
McH Dcty the L0r?-'l'hc Levy Court Of this
County refused to make the necessary appro
pration for the construction OF the bridge over
SMYRNA Creek, ''at or near Fcm;ng's Land
ing, as required by the act providing for the
same, which reads as follows: And the
Levy Court and Court Of appeals of each Of
sand counties s51H, at their .Htrch ScsSj0U.
- -: h'"hc III" necessary "ppyop,IotionS for the
making, constructing, &C., of a good and suii
clrnt bridge. notwithstanding this sentence
OF the n see, Chap. 60. OF laws Of II
IN jorlty of the Court voted against the appro-
prlat!on last week, and if their action is
sustained the bridge is 'kil!cd.' The Cout
appointed IA committee to wait upon Attorney
Heneral Lore, to get his opinion of the law
ana he informed SAID committee that the act
was So full ot flaws that it was comparatively
worthless. This was the ground of action for
tneCouIt. Intercourse has created con~d rable
dissatisfaction, and there is now talk of sucing
out writ OF manlamu| compelling them to
comply with the law. The New CAST, Court
made ITS share Of the appropriation, s. 250,
that beng one-half of the estimate of the
I'"odulc Cost; as MADE out by the gentlemen
named IN the act to perform that duty. viz
i.tw. Z. tennlmorc and Thos Dclkyne. for
New Castle CO., and John VI. VoshelI. John
t.: Wilson and JAS. p. Snow, for Kent county |
The Court of this county justly their cour,e in !
the TACT that the county finances are not in
condition now to Withstand this drain which .
they estimate would be to the tune of SIu.O1o
tY the time the bridge was c0mpcted This is (
lar above the amount estimated by those
au'h'rZcd 10 make the estimates, and it is
th'nGht the IN .iority of the Court put the
4 lures thus hi9h for prtteNt for their action.
NJ the member We are Informed. voted against
me approptia i n hut Mes rs. ncnn.v. I;,eSr,
Ut Que other. There being no penalty named
n the act tor non companca with its provi-
,l"iI' the m4ior,ty felt safe IN their immunity
ms bridge woul be a public Improvement
winch has long been desired for over fifty
ears the question has been agtatcd, and
.aroIN measures have been presented to m.
4rGI>inturc from session 70 session to in,rle II,
on~truojon. We have heretofore pointed ont
Is aiylntageS. \ num5r' Of citizens in both
nuHtieS are lndlenlnt az the action of the
."urt, ana from what we can learn action will
e taken To aSrrrta'd if the law i null and void
y N tu,l torte and virtue. Under anv circum-
'anceS the bridge viii not be built thi, wear.
Smyrna times., 1872-04-03

Sugars, Syrups, Molasse>, Rice, C.f,e T,..
Chocoiatc, Coffee E->euce, CotI;e Roasted S,t,n%
la toie, Coal Oh, Lard Oii, Candies. sosn. Sn;c'
Salts, Saeratus Saltpctrc, Mum. Sapornifer In5
20 Starch, Corn Starch, Farna, Trenton Cr.,ts,.
Cheese, Shot, Powder, Matches, Vinepar Sto. t,s
Backing, Stove Polish, Mustard, Pepper, Ham,.
Shoulders. Side Meat and Jowls. '"'
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9 Yankee Trick.
. Se,, Way 10 Circulate tie Scripture.
From the Boston Post.

Prom the Boston Post.
TO steal the livery cf heaven TO serve etc.
| is uncommon thing IL these time bat 10 find
man protesting TO labor in the cause of Inora'i-
~ by means Sermsne 20 RIGHTEOUSNESS, is rare
Indeed. y case in point has been brought 20
| light IN that gOodiy suburb of Boston. the town
OF Maiden, where resides Mr.. q. Z. Lee This
gentleman, IL is alleged, has for sometime been
| sending broadcast over the land, through tie
| medium OF Uncle Sans IN il-b.gs. circular d.
| refreshments ot book, the price Of waIca Was
| only 80 cents yet so multitudIuouS were It. -O,l
| qualities that description If them would Dee
| Impossible IN the limit allowed in the circular.
In rather clumsy sentences it, virtues were por-
| trayed, however, in : manner calcultgo to eS-
| cite the prurient curiosity of all who r-adn be
circular. the style OF which Was very simil 10
that used by the secret vendors Of obscene hera-
! ture. The address of the vendor was "Dennis d
| Co, Box No. l0l, Maiden postofHce.' This i'm
aginary firm apparently did II heavy business
for the sending out OF circulars and reception OF
answers was almost daily. 4 few days ago u
Boston gentlemen, residing in Florida, came
across one of these circulars and sent it to Ma
Jones, OF the state police, with rather inperti
nent inquiry why such things were allowed in
Massachusetts,. The major, being thus warned,
fastened to investigate. Vokin- along Detect
i've Littlefeli, he went TO Maiden 70 recouuoitre
There he obtained circular and finally pack.
age, winch, when openc revealed II very COM
mon edition Of the new testament, which retails
tor about ID cents at the bookstores. Yesterday
afternoon he went to Maiden again, and waited
at the postotice for dennis s CO." to get their
mail. Mrs.. Lee happened to be the mail-carrier
tor the firm, and she was followed home TIE
III 1lor and his attend mt entered the house and
held consultation with M Lee, who had not
violated any statute, and was therefore not liable
10 arrest. Mr. Lee told the major he didn't
th'nk he had done anything illegal; he hardly
Thought the testament, rs al article Of merchau-
disc, worth 80 cents, but guide to men and
women, morally, its value is incalculable. He,
however, promised the major to quit the bust.
ness. md all who have set aside So cent. 70 mail
T. dennis X Co." may save their money, az the
firm is dissolved by mutual consent.
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E'fre Contrasts eta life,

In r7cent speech ut Great Falls, y. H. Sem
ator Henry Wilson. referring to some expe1i-
ences in his early life, says:
I feel that l have the right to speak for toll.
ing men and to toiing men. | was born ho e
in your county Of afford, I WAS bonn in rov-
eriy; want sat by my cradle. | know what it
i TO ask mother for bread when she has none
to give. left my home at ten years or age and
served an apprenticeship OF eleven years, receiv-
ing months schooling each year, and II the
end CT eleven years of hard work. yoke of oxen
and six sheep, which brought me cighty-tour
dollars. \ doll would cover every penny !
spent from the time l was born uatil |
WIS twenty-one years OF age. know
what it i to travel we,rv miles and ask
my fellow-'uen to give me leave to toll re-
member hat in September, 1888 l walked into
your village from my native town, and went
thror gh you mills seeing employment. If
a1yI ody nd offered me IS or 50 month,
should have accepted it gladly. l went down to
S tlmon Ellis, went to Dover, | went to New
market, nd tried to get work, without success,
and | returned home weary hut not discouraged,
and | put mg pack ny back and walked to
the town where / now live and learned d me-
chanics trade. l know the hard lot that toline
men have to endure in the world, and every
pulsation OF my heart every conviction of my
Judgment, puts nae on the side Of the toling
men of my country-aye, of all countries
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q sensible suggestion has been made Ey Gen.
eral Hazen, of the United States army, that ,be
government should take some means 10 prevent,
the determination of the buffalo. Thousands of
these animals are being wantoniy butaheret, md
their care asses lett to rot Gu the plains OF the far
west The buffalo subsiSts upon short grass
which grows luxuriantiy upon the high ARID
plains OF the western country. LIS skin, whe,,
dressed. is II mos. dc-ir,hle adiunc, of "A sl.iy
ing equipage. an1 IL very useful for many other
purposes, while its body is desirable rs trad 4
greet benefit would be conferred upon the coun.
Try 'hould any ettectual means be devised pro.
tec'i these animals from unnecessary slauy hter,
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Tho vuuaDest woman Of IN the world,
whose tongue is always quite uniurled,
Puts forth her hand 10 help a race,
IS not the fear q pipe o. smoke,
It's not 10 give your side poke;
rs her rrEe Gst, inst for joke,
Which slips a slap and slaIs your face.
Her words are a'Wavs on thsrUn,
Her heart Keeps time To hear the tun,
She is q brswling. noisy neishbor.
Tha~oru- men Els, Ter be- tie street,
Their fathers. too. whea her they meet:
The reason Is. she is so sweet.
Toturr away, weru too much labor.
SNcU1, Tie rod while teaching school,
Declares that she was born 20 rule;
And makes the urchins doG their jackets;
She -ss them higher by their hair
Than any one woGld like TO swear;
II then TO say her thought she dare,
shed hang him TO the highest bracket
She strikes her husband 10 the dust.
She thinks her reason, too, was Just;
She never fees the hardest battle,
Rut I'm The th;ckest of the fight
she knocks her husband LETT and right,
And does il. too, with all her might,
Cu,h She hears no more his rattle.
HUrraE Tor the womancst woman, who comes,
To vote, and march, and beat the drums,
To make her own sex freer. crander;
She dowus upon the world; her light
Ming f owns now make fearful sight,
81" drives her husband ont at night,
Then oulNyceps weeping Alexander.
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MEANNEss.-The New York OJscroer a rei.
gious journal, gives the following cases of mean
ness to minister's
Il Clergyman OF rare ability was the pastor Of
an independent farming people of New Enel nd
origin. he had a house and small far,1-'ei; 20
his wife and S400, upon which to educate, feed
and clothe nine children. Nomnalv he had
$500, bur most of this paid TO him in farm
produce, at higher price than could be obtained
at the market town twenty miles distant. thi.
good people expecting TO be paid for the trans
portation themselves. He preached occasionally
IN a neighboring parish, where no church WIS
yet formed. and was there presented with "a suit
OF clothes. His own people deducted from bis
salary what they Supposed the clothes to cost
just before Thanksgiving, a church member
went to his ministe. and offered him turkey
Tor Thanksgiving dinner. The minister thank
fully accepted it, and in token of his gratitude
invited the gentleman ~ to dine with him on
Thanksgiving day. Accordingly he, with hi
entire family, much larger than the mini,rer's.l
took dinner with their pastor, ate roast turkey
and great many other good things and had "A
good time generally. When this man wru, 20
pay the treasurer his subscription of five dollar.
IA man worth ten or fifteen thousand he deduct.
ed from it seVenty.hve cents for the turkey.