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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

ROMANTIC SUICIDE.-A CIeaveland 10
dispatch of the 26th inst. furnishes the
following
me suicide of Hattie Gray on Sunday was a
decidedly romantic affair. She was he dau~bter
OF Mighty respected farmer. Morgan GRAY
ana had asked her fathers consent to her mar
rage with hired man named Richens Tho
Ihthcr refused consent, saying Richeus could
not support vile, as he had no visible means
o. support with this the father went IN ioiy
the hlred man, who was already at the narn en-
gagged IN milking. They had only proceeded n
rev minutes with their work when a pistol shot
Mas uedru IN the house, and both ran tbither
LOOKING through several rooms without finding
ail1 races ot Hattie, they finally reached tbs
sieeplng room OF Rchens, and there Law Tho
prostTete form OF the girl, already dead. Upon
DeIhB refused consent by her father, she had
gone 20 this room, and taking her lovers re-
NoLNer from a bureau drawer, had shot herself
through the heart. The ball entered lust below
the Ielt nipple, and must have caused almost
Instdnt death: Upon Interviewing the youny
man ne said that few days before he hed baeS
win Hatlle on n holiday ride 70 Rocky river
a resort lew miles distant, and, on rel t1rni1,1
III tue evening, had declared his anection foT
iFr: ana asked her to marry him. She at first
nesitated. saying that she feared they coDld n0f
IiNe napIiiy together, bu t!finally had consented
ahI hNeo ber affection on him, and deterTp ind
70 marry lie could not understand the csi,ss
oi TINS terrible act. Mr. Gray saws Tl,at tho
proposition to marry Hichens took him nueh
pS surprise, ana, not being prepared Tor II nt,t
cll HiS utuEuter as he did. His grief ia almost
iiSous1iaDie Hattie was iuIellectuaI .-,',,,,.~
i'u5' ehd very highly respected.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

WELL Louisana's vote was counted, and she
dld hecome the corner stone so To speak Such
country as this, AMI only once in hundred
years. All is we'll that ends well. We shall see
how " will all end, and, whatever betldes, we
nave made heap OF history, such as II IS
This, among other things, is what Wm.
p. Kellogg wrote to his friend John Z.
Lecte, of New Orleans in a letter dated
Washington, February %, 1871, and read
in evidence last week before the Potter
committee of investigation in New York.
This letter was written by Kellogg very
shortly after the Electoral Commission had
decided to count the vote of Louisiana for
Hayes. This Shiny conspirator (Kelloggj
against the popular voice of Louisiana, after
he had seen the fraud which he had aided
III connecting fuslly consummated by the
to Z commission, and while secretly re-
joicing, yet as if amazed, at the enormity of
the crime with which he was so closely
connected, expresses his belief that ''sucA
q tcoHder could 0Bly occur in such u ao0n-
deJ'uL country az tie, and only once IN Il
hundred years." In every word of this
senteHce Kellogg virtually admits the Lou
isiana fraud. He is correc. in predicting
that crime of such magnitude could only
be perpetrated in this wonderful country
once in hundred years, as it took only a
little more than a century from the meet
ing Of the Continental Congress, and the
Declaration of Independence, to make it
possible through the forms of law to en-
compass such an act of villainy. The ex-
pertinent will not be successfully repeated
during the next hundred years. One thing
is now made certain, and that is that if the
Democracy succeed by fair ard honorable
means in electing their candidate for Pres
ident in 1880, as they did in 1876, they will
not consent to be cheated out of their vic
tory by Returning Boards or any other
fraudulent devices, but will see that he is
inaugurated even though the heavens
should fall
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

An old resident Of OH Civ.
have lived here since OIL was frst 49, VI
ed, and / can confidently saw n.
ninety per cent. of those who b,,- over
rich IN oil production and oil s,.,,.T7 T7''"n
are now paupers. The diSc1ve,r-' e...l
oil in this district himself upva, ~ -' zoe
anything from it. This was a '1T,'...-
who made the first strike ON o1 ,,..'har
near Titnsville, in 1859. He l. NJ. ..lss,
on charity i'm Vermont. a Door ,Is 't...s
"A patent medicine yenda-
Goodman claimed to have dTc7--,.ii' ii''-.-'e1
nights in succession that So CGp =. 'l'ts
were hid in a tree on the farm - .,e5 T,e5
l.ogue' near Caliansburg, Clarion Co.
lie related the circumstance 90 Loom. -
IN company with the latter vis5-.5 a.-
spo,, ana, strangely enough, fapr5 ~
coin. The dreamer was rer.-. ,'e
made an equal division Of the .rs-..-- a.-
as so much hard money was u,r.;-,y,. lai
expressed wish to change ms So l1
greenbacks. The uususpectirr rl5 - Jug
accommodated him, and now H.. - 't
minded countryman is looking fo- T, PC
chaser OF S5,U GOO in spurious coin ~, L'-
siderable discount on the Oririuaf -. ---
"A colony Of monks is 10 he ss.-t-,
in Pennsylvania. Father Terrrr-. 49,
the Superior of the Trappist N.,.1s,'....'
Sept Freres, in the Department ,r =. I, %
dos, France, has, says the phHaderrt5, "
cord, arrived in this city with me H. -'s
purchasing large tract Of land nm 49,. i.
to establish branch OF the order 10 10
the lan0 has been secured be Vii 80.
Europe, returning In a connie of - '.'
with about 200 monks from The -,
monasteries in England, France ar-5 r--.
key. All the monks are skilled V5-l---.
IN various branches Of industry. and ~.
new arrivals viii erect their own d dgar'.-
and workshops. a large farm is m bs ..-.,
OF the features OF the proposed c9l5lv
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

The New York World says 1t is seldom
that woman is au infidel, though the
last Woman's Rights gathering at Roches-
ter adopted set of irreligious resolutions
for platform. Christianity at least finds
Its most earnest believers among the sex
that Il has done so much to exalt from a
state OF subJection- Men who are them
selves sceptics often say that woman
without faith is an unnatural being. For
this reason the appearance of a London
lady who openly acknow lodged infi,lelity to
the court before which she was called to
testify is thing for special wonder. Had
she beon refOrmer or a popular lecturer
or poet or fashionable novelist, her dis
avowal OF religion might--be attributed to
the ecceutricity of genius but as she was
simply young married woman of good so
cial standing and without q mission, the
astonishment Of the magistrate was not in
excusable.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

EDWARD E. ORvIs, of Bloomsbury.
Columbia county, is the Greenback candi-
date for Congress in the district composed
Of the counties of Columbia, Montour.
Carbon, Pike, Monroe, and part of Lu-
zerne. The Harrisburg Patriot says that
he is a preacher, lawyer, an ofice-hunter,
a temperance lecturer and a general poll
tician, but that his thirst for Office has
been his ruling passion. AS the district
two years ago gave Democratic majority
Of over eight thousand, the candidacy of
Orvis does not promise to yield a very
abundant harvest of votes.
Speaking of Orvis and his various pu--
suits in life, reminds us of the unusual
number of clergymen who have been nom
mated for Congress, especially1n the West
ern States. One of them, in an Indiana
district, whose appropriate name is Pepper,
iG his speech accepting the nomination,
irreverently declared that 'Tbe hottest
corner in h-ll ought and acouId be reserved
for the special accommodation of John
Sherman" Congress no doubt stands
sadly in need of bountiful and vigorous
supply of spiritual advice, but the practice
of nominating politico- religious gentlemen
for seats in that body is entirely out of
place, and is much more honored in the
breach than in the observance
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

THE Democrats of Huntingdon county,
at their convention, held on Tuesday last,
ndorsed the most important part of the
reenback county ticket, including the
wO candidates for Assembly. The Green
ack party in that county is said to be bet
r organized than in any other county IN
e State, Mercer alone excepted. Last
ear the Democratic and Greenback vote
- Huntingdon county, was 344 in excess
# the Republican vote, and as the Green
back vote, which was then 72O, will be
largely increased, it looks as if Simon's son
might lose two votes for Senator.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

THE independent convention called by
the dissatisfied Republicans of Somerset
county last week, nominated full county
ticket, as follows: Assembly L. 4. Turner
and Geo. G.. Walker; ProthonOtary, John
ii. Snyder Sheriff, Josiah Mowry Regis
ter and Recorder, Josiah Shalfer; County
Commissioners, BENZ. Kline and Samuel
Barclay. The chairman Of the Greenback
county committee was empowered to ap-
point Congressional and Senatorial confer
ees. We will not of course undertake to
express any opinion as to the effect of this
movement on the Republican vote in that
county. 1t is said that some Of the most
influential and active Republicans are at
the head Of it-tbat they are in dead earn
est, and mean business. We viii sec.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

The political assessment policy at
ashington goes increasingly on, and ev-
cry bureau and department has been thor
oughly canvassed, notwithstanding Mr.
Hayes civil service order of June 22d. 1877.
that mo assessment for political purposes
on officers of subordinates should be allow
ed. At first there was partial resistance
10 the assessments, but when it was under
stood that prompt payment was the price
OF loyalty, and summary dismissal was the
price of recusancy, the clerks fell i'm and
sought to subscribe as n measure of self
protection. 1t remains to be- seen whether
the money thus subscribed will all go for
documents" or buying votes.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

IT is again reported that Governor
Hampton, of South Carolina, has issued
Taquisition directed to Gov. Hartranft for
United States Senator, John j. Patterson.
who, since the adjournment of Congress,
las been an occasional visitor to this state.
Patterson is badly wanted in South Caro-
lima 20 answer several high and aggravated
charges Of which, if be was innocent, he
would long since have returned to CoIum-
bia TO confront aud overthrow, instead of
eva1ing, and 10y his cowardly course reu-
dering a requisitiou necessary to secure his
presence in the Palmetto State, from which
he boldly and openly bought his way into
the Senate. The Legislature Of his native
State. Pennsylvania, in 1868, at the instance
of Cyrus i. Pershlng, then member from
this cruuty, branded him in a resolution as
peJurer, aud since that time his career
las been one OF uninterrupted iufamy. 1t
j. understood that lac is willing TO resign
bis seat in the Senate if Gov. Hampton
will assure him of fun exemption from the
present proceedings, on bis return to the
STATE, but a. Hampton has no sympathy
~ thieves IL Patterson is caught and taken
south lie viii not again disgrace the Senate
81 LIS presence.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

JOHN TAYLOR writes: Nv child anr
four years Old, was suddenly taken a..-
Group, in the night. aud there being o.. "-
tor az hand, my wife tried S--eTals t--
pound Aruica Liuimeut, wettiUE q ll..
cloth aud applying il 20 the throat and ..-'
ana giving her a few drops. ln less ..i.
halI an hour she breathgd as easily as t..4
II seemed to loosen her cold and relieve --
lungs at once.
Prepared by E. K. Thompson, Ii.g.T...
Pa For sale by Lennon 81 Murray, L..--
burg.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

THE report which will be found In
another column Of the teri ible ravages of
the yellow fever at Grenada, Mississippi,
will be read with painful interest The
town contained a population of only about
tCO thousand, which renders the fatality of
the disease the more exceptional, when
cpntrastcd with its victims in New Orleans
and Memphis, both of which places have
been foarfully scOurged. AS yellow fever
never abates, or disappears until the frosts
IF autumn commence, the mortality yet TO
be apprchended in towns along and ada
cent to the lower Mississippi is dreadful to
contemplate. 1t is creditable to humanity
to know that liberal aid in the shape of
money and provisions las been promptly
rendered by the Northern people to their
afflicted aud suffering brethren in the fever,
strickenlregiuns of the South
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

The trade dollar is now, in accordance
wlth the order recently issued from the
reasury Department, receivable bv the
government only at its real bullion valne
"h'ch IS estimated at 80 cents. This is in
consequence Of its having been deprived of
us legal-tender quality by act of Congress
II contains q more grains Of silver than
the uew legal-tender dollar. which Is re
eeIvable At par with gold. though its hull
lion value Is only about IS cents.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30
Democratic County TICKET.

ASSEMBLY,
T. 2 WOODRUFF, Conemaugh Borough;
JOHN FENLON, Ebeusburg.
REGISTER AND RECORDER,
JOHN G.. LAKE, Ebensburg.
TREASURER.
DIR. a. YEAGLEY. JOhnstown.
COMMISSIONERS,
BlWN CAMPBELL COncmaugh Borough /;
GEORGE GURLEY, Ebeusburg.
POOR DIRECTOR,
JESSE PATTERSON. JOhnstown.
SURVEYOR,
HENRY SCANLAN, CarrolltoVn.
AUDITORS.
PHILIP D. SIX ELY. Portage Twp;
PATRICK DILLON, Elder Twp.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

The report of the Irish Registrar Gen
eraI shows that Il ,225 persons emicrated
during 1877, an increase of 2, ,91O over last
year. Since 1851, when the collection of
emigration returns began, 2,452. .4S1 per-
kors have left Ireland permanently, G7 per
cent, being between the ages of is and 25
years. or late years strik ing change has
occurred IN the destination of emigrants.
ana OF the %, 5OS natives Of Ireland who
emigrated last year, 20, 271 went to Croft
Britain, and only 1908 to the United
States.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

OEE OF the mOs' atrocious crirr.z ,-
recorded has just been brought f5 Il.t., =
California and substantiated In all ~. 50
rOrS by the confession Of the r7rrfs. -
cerned. Troy Dye was the pUbIi, 80
istratOT Of Sacramento county,. ufer, t.-
iness in bis line, l. seems. vas Won, z-
The hard times bore down so baavfr- .-.. .'-..-
him that he concluded il people yri,i e.
estates wouldn't die uaturallvEe vrrT7f..--
to encourage them in some vav. Us en-
plUyed couple Of assassius AZ three fL...
sand dollars each to work up some brsl.s..
for the public administrator. and ,r.v
went at their work with such well -.1f-.-..4
effort that in a little while thew had ..-.7
rich old OTchardIst, named TrH=. and
the public adClInistratOr was DEALING grs.-
his estate, worth hundred Thousand 5.I-
lars. Ia order TO have some r.a-,fr ~
profit commensurate with his fine ga--s.5a.
Dye caused the estate 90 De ar.ra-s.s b..
half its actual value. This scheme f.- ---
succeed altogether as well as he ---.--s
bad hoped, owing to the restlassaes- .rs
Sheriff OF Sacramento county. who Ind a.
idea, not common 70 all SberfH-. rr.-
murder having been committed the guilty
parties ought to be hunted down and
punished. He followed bis clues ra.E he
reached the hired Rss8Ssius. and ,far
found whore the hand Of Dye vas Ir tla
crime, After the arrest the parties made
confessions in the presence Of The District
Attorney. the administrator culravr.n-
70 show that be had been led into tie ar,-
mess by the urging of others. while the
assassius have doubtless told the srr..s
truth IN saying that they were hired 20
carry out the bloody plans which Drs hal
devised Dye has hitherto been CONSIDERED
an upright and honest man. and were p
not FOR his confession it might have been
very difficult to make the ra.r.lg af -l1r-
meutO believe that be had J.eu lar.r-.
a murder this character. L-5-9 9ssa.as
GtroCi0us, and the confessions Rad Lie
Wild romanCes .-PlUz. Times
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

THE Democratic Congressional conferees
in Harry Whites district me: at Clarion
on yesterday week and nominated Col.
James NJ Guffey, of st. Petersburg, I'm
that county. The Greenback candidate is
James Mosgrove, of Armstrong county.
White has not yet been nformallyinominated,
bat will be VIXEN the Republican conforees
meet Two years ago his majority in the
district over jerks was ,739. Col. Guffey
is extensively engaged in the oil business,
and is represented as possessing all the
elements of strength. The Greenbackers
have a good candidate, who is popular in
Lis own county, are well organized ~
each of the five counties composing the
district, and claim that their vote will be
far in excess OF what the other two parties
cOncede to them. In every view we regard
the result in the district as extremely
doubtful, but if the Greenback party polls
the vote it proposes to in Indiana, Whites
own county, that inflated statesman will
have abundant time to employ in pushing
forward his magnificent project OF improv-
ing the Kiskiminetas and Conemaugh
rivers by means OF slackwater navigation.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

An AsTOSIsFTrSG Fsr--a .'---a ---
portion of the Aueriaau.rsaa.. a-. t.-rs-
dying from the effects ut Dyspepsia .- dis
cruered liver. The result u .t.-a diseases
upon the masses OF intelligent a.t SD.
people is most alarming making life a..a...
a burden instead of a pleasant -z-s-.r.- .
enjoyment and usefulness rs 70 ought g.. .a
There II 10 good reason for tlf- ft r.u e.
only throw aside pIeiudiee and -Er'..-.
take the advice of Druggists and r...- l--.-..,
and try one bottle OF Green's August .-
er. Your speedy relief Is certain. Ai,
OF bottles Of this medicine have been rE-1
away TO try its virtues, with safl-.l...r- l-
suits IN every case. Nou can buy % SAM
bottle for 10 cents 10 try. Three doses H..
relieve the worst case Positively --.a D.
all Druggists on the Western Continent.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

The National Republican is after that
horny handed son Of toll, Ben Butler. and
challenges him to give his consent that the
Keglster Of the Treasury may exhibit the
records OF his office, in return for which
The HepubHcdn promises that it will un-
deriake to show that Butler is now. and
has been for some time. the owner in me
owu righ. and the custodian of United
States Government bonds aggrepating
more than 81 900, 600.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30
Republican E.ctF0U0g0nce-D Demo
cratic EcORO7nH

In these crushing hard times, when
thousands of people are in want of bread.
ana when the oppressive force of the de-
structive enactmentS of the Republican
party is keenly felt by all classes in every
community, it is fitting and wise for peopie
to scan closely the conduct of parties. and
to condemn government extravaganza and
applaud economy. 4 fruitful cause of the
existing hard times is to be found in the
fearful extent of taxation, direct and indi-
rect, which the Republican party has i'm
posed upon the country and which becomes
necessary because of its extravagant state
and fearful waste of money. Let every
voter of sense and intelligence look at the
following figures. First we give the sew
eral amounts demanded by the Republican
beads of the Federal departments, then the
amount proposed by the Democratic House
then the demand of the Republican Senate
and then the amount finally Appropriated
during the past three years
bSttmdtes- As Passed As Passed L-I1cs.
ss2,2634s si47es7.7s9 .l6is5ss6s 5s5.as s155eoosa
1t appears by these figures that the Dem
oeratlc house appropriated thirty four and
a hall millions less than the estimate; that
the Republican Senate raised the bills Of
the House more than fourteen millions
and that the laws passed exceeded the
House grants by nearly ten millions. The
Democratic House was compelled to Weld
TO portion of the increase demanded bv
the Senate in order to obtain the passage of
appropriations actually necessary
Again. We take three years of RepubIi-
can expenditures when they had the Pres
ldent and both Houses OF Congress- imme-
diately preceding the election of a Demo-
cratic House, and compare it with the three
years when the Democrats controlled one
branch OF Congress, and we have the fol-
lowing result
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THREE YEARS.
Republican.
1875 1878 Is-R
sio''o-O''@ sle4oO4.IoI ,6S7
SI54, ,3gOe43 sI53SGs esI s,zl 20 20 o,
Total three years of Republican an
roprlatiOnS. $50 -01 ff7
Total three years OF Dernocratic,ap-
preparations. 4e8.773II7
Total Democratic reduction 1927 so
Average annual reduction .......... s27g75qs}
And yet IN the Democratic appropriations
are included five millions of fishery awards
settled by an international commission.
paid to the British government, and o1her
extraordinary expenses entailed by Repub-
hcan bungling amounting 10 nearly thirteen
millions of dollars.
30 much for the Federal government.
Now let us take a look at State affairs. We
compare three years of Gov. Packer, who
was the last Democratic Governor, with
three years of Gov. Hartranft, the present
republican Governor, as follows
THREE YEARS or GOV. PACKER.
IS29 t39a,s99 80
-. 40s,Oy7 40
AJl, ,S,3 Al
1O''t4 IOF three years 81 5i9 $40 II
THREE YEARS OF GOV. HARTRANFr
I 3I192,G72 IS
1210.65T ~
1-2I3.216 81
Total for three years.............. g 7goC- ~
An increase of 81, ,44G, ,159. 40 over that Of
the last three years of Democratic rule.
The difference is so enormous that theft
and proHigacy are at once suggested.
Let every honest voter consider these
facts carefully and do his duty.-Varris-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

- WV Way TO FAY OLD Debts The
washington correspondent Of the Bait
more Gazette is responsible for this story
proposition has recently been made Thar
in ;nS nnaatiohal dcbt can now he paid of by the
ilS dilHSl,ipn OF an annual tax of $50 on ''geDer
~, III, Fto on "coiOuels' and - on ssrnaiors
,, nnere IS no doubt of this. The enormons re-
venue mat would accure from such n sonrco
would IN very short time wipe ont the enti-o
uCo!. tt Alter tAis il could be applied to fhe
teht seltiteiiieht OF the labor problem as the fund
HnOula H1ila ne suihctent TO make handsome disfri-
uutloh per capita for the whole country Tt
IS wonder that General Butler and Mr.
NeaTT8ey nave not thought OF this before. It
,9Iu M0uIu oe no use TO impose tax on any title
~ YoloW tue rank OF major" for Captain Vance
~ .uc = AppnlhtInent Clerk Of the Treasury Deptrt-
tL, Lii', sttys that so far as he discover he il
~ obiy captain left, either of the ITnion or
Ssonieuerete armies; This is SAD, but in lieu OF
rCiptalns a tax might I've paid on .iuGoes
ihNeh IN the present dnIl times there n ~ ~
- -. man Two thousand Judges in Washing
~ III aioie, ana the generals and s-c,tetlis.S
1'S Simply countless. Many OF them would
"CuotIes3 uud !t diihcuit to pay the tax .bllr
',I TIorieI thyi' part with the title they would
IHahtzc 70 squeeze ~ our.
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NsRuRc. PA.
Democratic state Ticket.

FOR GOvERSOR,
ANDREW II. DILL, of Union County
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
JOHN FERTIG, of Crawford County.
FOR SUPREME JUDGE,
HENRY p. ROSS, of Montgomery County.
SECRETARY INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
j SIMPSON AFRICA, of Huntingdon.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30
Democratic District Ttchct.

FOR CONGRESS-,
GEN. y. IL. COFFROTH, of Somerset.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-30

An increase Of 81, ,446, 159. 40 over that of
the last three years of Democratic rule.
he difference is so enormous that theft
and protigacy are at once suggested.
Let every honest voter consider these
facts carefully and do his duty.-Varris-
burg Pdtri0s.