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The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

CITIZENS TEMPERANCE MEETINGS - The
first meeting iu the proposed series of temper
ance meetings will be held at Congress Hall
tonight, commencing at 1-2 O'Clock. hon .
A. E. Stevens will presiie and ex-Gov. Nelson
Dingley of Lewiston, will be the principal
speaker, but others, principally reformed men,
will take prominent part. Good music will
be provided, and everything done by the COM
mittee to make the meetings attractive to all
and objectional to none. Such course of
meetings as the committee ara arranging plans
for will no doubt rebound to the advancement
of the temperance cause, and we bespeak for
them the sympathy and generous support of
every good citizen Of Portland. There i, no
doubt but that the special work of trying to
reclaim men from their cups has, to some ex-
tent, of late, been neglected, and too much re-
lance been put upon legal efforts. Legal
measures may be all we'll enough for the traf-
ticker. but for his victim, loving and psrJua-
sive language can only effect any good. Let
all, without regarl / to past differences of opia-
ion, attend these meetings and hear what is to
be said iu behalf of reform underlying as this
does, SO much of happiness aud prosperity to
the entire community.i
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06
Desperate Attempt mt suicide.

Mr. Samuel Scoles. man about 40 years of
age, made determined attempt to take his life
by cutting his throat yesterday morning Mr..
Scoles has been in i'll health for several years,
and has not done any work for some tim' Seg-
eral years ago he had fall, in which he injur-
ed the back of his head and has not been con-
sidered of sound mind since that time. He has
been very low spirited of late and has not been
out but little.
Yesterday morning he arose in his usual state
of health. and about o'clock went deliberate
ly into his cellar and cut his throat from ear to
ear. After committing the deed he spoke to
his wife and told her what he had done. She
went for neighbor who called in Deputy Sher-
if Hartford, who was passing at the time. One
of them went for surgeon and the other went
into the cellar TO render the unfortunate man
assistance. He was taken to his sleeping room
bleeding very freely. Dr. Tolford, who arrived
early, sewed up the wound, which he considers
as bad one of the kind as he has ever seen. In
fact the windpipe is cut off and the wound
reaches nearly to the back bone. 1t is not
thought that be can recover as his vitality was
so very low previously When first found he
was frantic with rage, and it required the unit
ed strength of two men to hold him, notwith-
standing the great amount of blood he had lost
He has a wife and three children.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

BUFFALO BILL.-Music hall has not been so
full for years as it was last night to see Buffalo
Bill in his new drama, entitled "May Cody, or
Lost and Won" The entertainment opened
with the amusing but somewhat hackneyed
Limerick Boy" in which the Paddy Miles of
Mr.. G. Q. Charles was received with shouts of
lalghttr, and was evidently thoroughly appre-
ciated. "May Cody is in plot, and inci-
dents very similar to the other dramas which
Bv=ffsae Rili he's aBAdanAd horA Int sAraa of ita
features are new and decidedly taking 1t in
troduces US TO several Of the members of the
Mormon hierarchy, notably Brigham Young
and Bishop John d. Lee. Lee makes his first
appearance as secretary to the proprietor Of
Fifth Avenue mansion, plotting to carry off
the beautiful May Cody, who is servant girl
in the same house, and add her to his already
large stock of wives The Brigham Young is
tall, gaunt individual, as unlike as possible to
to the late Mormon prophet. The Mountain
Meadows massacre forms the most startling
feature of the second act. Gore and gunpow-
der are not so plenty as in form
er dramas produced by Buffalo Bill. but still
there is enough to excite the galleries to
something very nearly approaching frenzy. As
border drama is a great success. OF course
it will not bear analysis, but it is exciting
throughout. startling incidents following one
another in rapid succession. One of the most
interesting features was the remarkable rifle
shooting Of the Austin brothers, which is alone
worth the price of admission. The presence
of a genuine Sioux chief adds much to the real.
ism of the border SCENES
The play will be repeated tonight, and last
nights audience, which was never exceeded in
number by any in Music Hall, will probably be
euualled
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

A Fereiguer's Criticism on ID scfor Tom
1t is rather unfortunate for the success of the
book that the first part is written in a manner
SO slow and SO elaborate. 1t is rather strange
too; for description of nature, development of
char cttr are the strongest point of the au-
thor.
MI Edward Payson has avivid perception of
nature and character SO intense indeed, that, in
spite of the Labyrinthean style, he impress it
on the reader. Silss Toothacher, Aunt Debo-
rah, Lawyer Grigg deserve place 10 the Dick
ems gallery.
That first part, which ought to be ard really
is the BEST being descriptive, taxes the patience
of the reader to great extent. 1t is not prosy6
prosiness implies emptiness, thought is abup-
dant, but thought is wrapped in that Peysonan
style.
We live in an age too busy and we have too
many books to read, to give much time in hunt
ing for ideas or in discovering characters; an
author must present them openly. A reader of
novels is not miner hunting fer nuggets, he
wants the gold without the digging There
ara many nuggets in DR.. Tom, nuggets en-
bedded in blocks of quartz
w n~' A-S"Ah sAo ~ paw thO do1idtIFs, IuHS
smoothly, the style is good, appropriate and
to the point.
The dialogues are very many, too many,
they lack sprightliness and buoyancy; very Of
ten they are suggestive but they sound strange
to the ear of the reader, they are peculiar.
A fact to notice: ia prooortion we advance
towards the end the style becomes clearer, the
dialogue gains a little of elasticity and of dra-
matte power; the reader grows interested, so
that at the end be is sorry to part from DR.,
Tom and his friends
The book ought 10 b. read at leisure as
patient study OF character. For my part after
a careful perusal, i have come to the conclusion
that the most interesting character of all is the
author himself
Here is man of sound mind. { a strong and
independent iute llect with heart as tender as
child; who absolutely believes in women. in
their constancy and their discrs ionl "Grace
and Kitty"
TO sum up: Out of the elements. The De-
Scriptiye the NaTrdtiue and the Dramatic,
which when ombined together form the per.
feet novel; Mr. Payson possess the first 10
high degree, the 2nd in sufficient measure in
the 3rd he is very feeble, very feeble indeed
Few authors, if any possess now those thrae
elements; and one must almost go back to
Charlotte Bronte's Shirley or Victor Hugo's
Notre Dame de Paris to find them 10 perfect
harmony. HENRI DUcoM.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06
IN COMMON COUNCIL,
M. C. HE. A. COURSE.
Opening Leciure by Rev. DIR. HILL.

The free course Of lectures given under the
auspices of the Maine Charitable Mechanic AS
sociation was opened at their hall last evening
by lecture by Rev. DR.. Hill, on Astronomy
AS mora particular attention was given to the
planet Mars, the lecture was very properly en-
titled "Mars and the Solar System The hall
was filled and the indications are that the lee
lures will be as well attended as in former years.
The lecture was, as might be expected from the
subject and the author, highly interesting
throughout.
The lecturer began by saying that astronomy
was the Oldest of human sciences, the first sub
Ject thoroughly studied simply from curiosity,
from thirst of knowing. 1t was science
that had steadily grown, and had been the
means OF preparing the human race for the
study OF the more complex problems of undu-
latory motion, of chemical relations 1t had
taught mankind the value and authority of
mathematical calculations.
buI tne lecturer would leave the general field
and take up the special question, in what man
ner astronomers gained knowledge of the size
and distances of the heavenly bodies and treat
it in the special manner of beginning at the be-
ginning, and simplifying every stem
| The foundation of all arts of measurement
lay first 10 the fact that similar figures could
always be divided into similar triapgles: aud
that the similarity of two tIiangles was shown
by the identity of their angles; secondly. ip
| the fact that angles could be readily measured
to the greatest degree of exactuess. A base of
few miles had been carefully measured, for
| example, in Rhode Island, its bearing carefully
| determined, and also the bearing of Beaconpoie
| hill The distance of Beaconpole from the base
was thus known. Then the bearing of Great
| Meadow hill from the base and from Beacon.
| pole gave the means of determining the dis
| tance of Great Meadow from Beaconpole
| Then the bearing of Blue Hill, Milton, from
the two Rhode Island hills gave its distance
| then the distance of Wachusett was found il
the same Way, and so on until the princpa
hill-tops near the coasts from Maine to Texas
had been woven together by trisnges and quad
rangles. The tops of these hills were marked
by copper bolts set ia frm stones, and the cal
culations being tested in several places by actu
ual measurement were found so accurate thai
the distance of any two bolts in New England
might be known within an inch of the truth
Thus, by determining the difference of lati
tude and loegitude of two bolts, the number o.
miles to degree could be very accurately de
cided, and OF course the circumference of thu
| earth, its diameter. &c.
l Next by observing the moon from two places
nearly north and south Of each other, as sh,
passed the meridian, her parallax was deter
mined; that is, the angle made by rays of ligh
gcing from one poiut on her to two places O
observation. This gave triangle with on,
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

Annie Louise Gary had benefit in San Fran
cisco recently, singing in Aida, and cores
pondent says the performance was simply mag
nifcent. Such enthusiasm has never before
been witnessed in San Francisco. 1t took all
the male members of the cast to remove the
floral inundation she received in the third act.
The stage was literally covered with bouquets
and floral decorations in every imaginable de-
vice, and she was recalled repeatedly
Hon. j. S. Pickard formerly of Auburn, for
fifteen years Superintendent of Schools in Chi
cago, was presented last week with watch and
chain valued at $500 by the pupils and teachers
of the schools of that city.
Rev. John Rounds, pastor of the village Bap-
tist church in Kannebunkport read his resigna-
tion last Sunday.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

4EMfLE-roIest Sily' NJ. L, ofely WEDNESDAY
evening.
PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERICA-Camps No
and convenes over the Eastern Express Oh1ce,
Plum street. No. 3 ON Wednesday evening; No.
on fist and third Saturdays of each month; No on
Tuesday evening, at Arcana Hall; No 2 at School
House, Turner'S Island, Cape Elizabeth, Friday
Evening.
BoswoRTH PosT G. A. R.-Meeiing every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hail. corner of Congress and
Casco streets.
quarters corner of Congress and Temple streets.
Open day and evening. Business meeting Tues
day evenings at "a O'Clock.
Young MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Corner
Congress and Casco Streets. Every evening.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No To-
Second Saturday Of each month.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY-No. 81 Free st. Block
Every evening
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST Y Y,
At theiI library room, City Hail. on the first ana
third Monday evenings OF each month.
SovEREIG Ms OF 1NDUsTRY-Dirigo Council, No.
o'clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BLOCK. second Monday in each month. Delivery
OF books daiiy, 2 to g. day and evening.
PAYsoN LITERARY SooIETY-MeetiGgs every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at u O'Clock.
PORTLAND INSTITUTE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY
In City Building. Open and free TO all from 10 to
/ and to 9.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco streets First Thurs
day in each month.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-
Arcana. Monday, Congress Hail., 42Oi Congress
St Mission, Wednesday, Williams BLOCK, congress
street; Mystic, Thursday, at Sons OF Iemperaanc, RAJ
Hall, Congress Hall; Iron Clad, Thursday, at Wes
End.
r PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION. Germ
month.
hNIGHTs OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, NO ,
;y Luss;aay evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No. 6, Nonda'
sseir HIi rne T,,n Tree No II, Friday evenings,
toelr nan, olapps Block, Market SQUARE,
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06
Brief .Eottings.

Davis and Hosmer have failed to make a
match for a race.
The Allan mail steamer Sandman from
Quebec arrived out Sunday.
John Murray's company is not coming to
this city.
1t is proposed to give Mr.. A. D. Page, the
stage carpenter at Fanny Marsh's Theatre,
benefit
The Allan mail steamer Sarmatian from
Liverpool arrived at Quebec yesterday morn
ing.
Thirteen persons united with the Congress
street M. E. church on Sunday, six by profess
sion and seven by letter.
The arrival of the Buffalo Bill company yes
terday noon created quite sensation among
che small boys The Indians were in full war
paiot.
There is dispute as to where the line be-
tween Portland and Deering runs at Lbby's
Corner, and the records are being examined by
competent engineer to settle the matter.
A little son of Mr.. W. A Skillings of Cum
berland Centre, was run ever by loaded
team last week and received severe internal in
juries.
The Sebago Steamboat Company have taken
over their route the past season 92S1 passen-
gers. The freight business has also been very
large, aggregating 3.O4O, ,925 pounds, or 3O,4O0
cwt.
Hon. W. F. Cody has accepted the invita-
tloD Of the P. o. S. of A to address them and
the citizens of Portland at their hall today at
q o'clock p. m. The public are invited to at
tend.
The friends of temperance will please re-
member the regular monthly tempersnce prayer
meeting at Chestnut street church this even
ing.
A man went into a pawnbrokers shop yester-
day afternoon and tried to sell Masonic ring
bearing the letters "B. K" The pawnbroker
accused him of stealing it and the man ran. 1t
can be found at the station.
Contrary to their usual custom the Mercan-
tile Library Association will not send tickets
for their course to the city clergy this year.
The course will be opened tomorrow evening
by Mr.. Cough.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06
MASONIC.
1t Masonic Hall, No. So ETchanQe Street.

At Masonic Hall. No. ss Exchange Street.
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGE-Ancient Landmark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERS Greenleaf R. A c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, R A. c., third Monday.
CoUNcIL-Portland c. R. & S. Masters, second
Monday.
CoMMANDERIEs OF X. T-Portland, fourth Mon
day; st. Albans, second Thursday.
GRAND BoDIHs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter. first Tuesday evening in May;
Grand Council, Wednesday p. m.; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening,
MASONIC RELIEF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Wednes-
day in every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION.
Second and fourth Tuesday Of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES,
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUNcIL-Portland Council P. of j. second Fri
day.
CHAPTER Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de H.
Friday.
Maine Consistcry, S, P. R. S., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

To BE HELD FOR TRIAL.--Thomas McCar-
thy who was arrested fer drunkenness Sunday
night is one of the men who broke out Of Port
land Jail By saving eff bar in the poor deb.-
or's room some two years ago, Watson being
one of his companions. Mccarthy was then
awaiting his Trial on the charge of adultery
with Mrs Hamilton. He is now to be held to
await the action of the grand jury in January.
Officer Burnham arrested Mrs. Hamilton yes-
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

From SEQ m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted.
sundays open for Carriers and General Deliver
from TO 10 m.
PORTLAND, ME-, Oct. 8, 1877.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1921
Pm. "
Boston and the West. Arrive at $40 pm.
Intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
f1allway. Arrive at 1920 and S20 m. Close at Il
IN and 2.45 pm.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1920 and
h;l5 m. Close at s.15 m, 245 and 900 pm.
arrive at 3l5 p. m. Close at f1.30 a. m.
Augurta and connecting routes. Arrive at 900 a
m. and g. 10 p. m. Close at II 80 a m and 500 m.
Morning Northwestern by G. 7. r. Arrive at 1855
m. Close at 7.15 m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 215 and 900
a. m, and Sl5 m. Close at $50 and 11.3O a. M.
and 200 pm.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at l 20 p: m. Close at 200 m and 200 m.
K. Arrive at 1130 m and 500 m. Close at 1000
m and 2.15pm
CsstiDe. Deer Isle, Sedgwick S. W. Harbor, Mt.
Oesert, JoL espert, Machias. MachasDort. East Ma
chlas, Millbridge and Bar Barbor, via each steam
er. Arrive at a. m. Close at 9 p. m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 500 m.
Close at SEQ p m.
Foreign Mails per Allan Line close every Fri
day at p. m.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day previous 20 sail
ng OF steamers. Close at s.f5 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrjve
at 2.15 m. Close at 800 p m.
Skowbegan intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at 3.15 p m. Close at II. 80 a M
Skowhegan also closes at 9.0Op pm
Canada and intermediate offices, via G. II. R. Ar
rive 81 2.30 D. m. Close at 100 o M
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Close
at 1l.3O a. m. and 8 pm.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

PORTLAND FEMALE PRovIDENT AssocIA-
TIoN.-At an adjourned meeting Of the Female
Provident Association, held yesterday after
noon, the election of officers was completed
and the entire list is now as follows:
President-Mrs Joseph Walker.
Vice President-Mrs. DR.. Hutchinson.
Secretary-Mrs. Cornelia Coe.
Trearurer-M's. 81. Radford.
Depositary-Miss Octavia Beckett
Advisors-Mrs NJ. p Emery, Mrs Sewal
Waterhouse, Mrs. A. Frost, Mrs. |. P. Far
riDgton Miss @. NJ Patten, Miss H. H Pear
son, Miss S. j. Newhall.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

Two MORE PLANETS IN CONJUNCTION
Friday evening Jupiter and Venus will be in
conjunction. They will be between two and
three degrees apart. and although they DO MT
come Sc close together as their brother planets,
the near proximity of the king and queen Of
the stars in the western sky lighted with twi-
light hues is one of the most glorious combina-
tions in astronomical annals. 1t is seldom that
the four brightest planets of the system are all
evening stars
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

TEACHERS MEETING.-The meeting last eve
ming was called to order by the chairman, MI.
lash. The returns of the attendance of the
various schools were read with the per centage
OF the attendance. The question of absences,
dismissals and tsrdiness were further discussed
by Messrs. Files ard Taylor. The question for
discussion at the next session is the method of
governing schools
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06
STATE NEWS
ARoosTooK COUNT

ARoosToOK COUNTY.
A man named George Carlisle dropped dead
in the woods near Houlton, Thursday even
ing.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The report of the Classical School at Halow-
ell shows total attendance of 134
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Mrs. Deborah Crommett of Rowland, died
very suddenly of heart disease last Thursday.
The jury in the Stevens will case at Bangor
disagreed after being out eight hours.
YORK COUNTY.
The graining mill of the powder works in
Acton was blown up Sunday morning. Chas
ID. Perry of Brownfield, about 80 years of age,
and unmarried, was instantly killed, and al
the buildings in the vicinity more or less dam
aged. Loss about $4,000
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

AcCIDENT.-Yesterday afternoon as crew
of men were engaged in putting locomotive
on to the track in the Grand Trunk yard Chas.
Fsrris, machioist in the round house, caught
his right thumb in the shackle and the end was
taken off. surgeon dressed the amputated
on Atlantic street.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Dancing School-Webb g Richardson.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Cloaks-Eastman Bros.
Removal-Dr. Gerrish.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Millett, Chamberlin g. Little.
Notice to Builders and Others
Dress Goods-Tukesbury & Co,
To Let-Small Tenement
Eaton Family School.
w W. Sharpe & Co.
House for Sale.
That Wife of Mine-2.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

A GooD WoRK.-The Portland Fraternity in
its good work this year seems to be decidedly
hourishing On the oath of October. 1876,
they had 43 and this year at the same date "
scholars. At the present date there are some
what over 100, all receiving instruction at the
evening school.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

FIRE AT PARIS HILL.-on Wednesday night
last flames were observed issuing from room
in the manufactOry of the Paris Hill Compapy
at that village, devoted to putting together chill
dren's sleds. An abundance of water and foriy
workmen were near at hand, and the flames
were exiinguished with damage of 500 to
the machinery. 500 to the building and 500 to
the stock, all of which was covered by insur
ance.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

A POISONING CAsE.-Last Friday Lizzie
Colley, aged seven years, a daughter of James
Colley, living at Ali Cumberland street, pur-
chased one of the colored slate pencils which
are becoming SO common, and carried it to
school. Like other children. she put the pen
Gil in her mouth quite often during the day un-
til the color on the outside had been removed.
At night she was taken very sick and vomited
severely. Medical aid was summoned but no
one knew what was the cause Of her sickness.
After some time the pencil was referred to and
the mystery was solved, but the remedy for the
evil has not yet been found. Last
evening the child was still very low with but
little chance of recovery. AS these pencils are
very generally used parents should take warn
ing from this sad case and stop buying them.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06
/. o. O. f.

At Odd FeIlo,vs' Hall, Harrington Block, Congress
Street.
RELIEF AssocIATIoN-Third Tuesday In the
month.
LoDGEs-Maine. on Monday evenings; Ancien
Brothers, on Thursday evenings; Lgonia, on Friday
evenings; Beacon, on Tuesday evenings; Unity, No.
3, op Wednesday evening; Ivy, D. off,, second and
fourth Saturday of each month.
ENoAMPMENT- Machigonne, first and third We'd
nesday Eastern Star, second and fourth Wednes-
day; Portlard first and third Friday.
BENEFIT AssoCIATIoN-BoaId of Directors meet
first Monday evening Of each month. Association
meet sfrst Monday evening of January, April, July
and October.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06
Stated Meetings.
CITY GOVERNMENT.

The regular meetings of the City Council take
place the first Monday evening of each month";
The School Committee meet the fourth Monday
evening of each month.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE L. A R. A-The
annual meeting Of the Irish American Relief
Association was held last evening and the fol.
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
Presijent-J ames Connellau.
Vice President-Frank W. Cunningham
Recording Secretary-Thomas j. Welcb.
Corresponding Secretary-Thomss 81. Gate
ley.
Bookkeeper-Jam Fl. ONiel.
Assistant Rookkeeper-JamesH II. Tobiu.
Treasursr-James Quinn.
Board of Trustees-W William H. Somers,
chairman; 7. E. lynch, James O. Brion, John
Davis John Resr1on, T. P. McGowan and
John Desmond,
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06

MEssRs. Webb & Richardson, two we'll
known musicians and prompters, are to open a
class fer plain and fancy dancing at Lancaster
Hall next Monday evening. They ara each
very competent teachers and cannot fail to be
uonpSsfnl
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06
BUSINESS CARDS.
ID. w. HULL, WI. D.,
Magnetic and Botanic Pbysician, SIS 1-3
Congress Street, Portland.

Treats Chronic and Acute Diseases Never fails
to cure any chronic case where cure Is possible no
difference how many "regnlars" have failed on it,
No poisOns given, nor incurable undertaken
The sick at distance can be examined Clarvoyant-
ly and treated when desired. Call and see.
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