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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11
Appeal for the Destitute Of Gloucester.

Mayor Williams Of Gloucester, Mass.
has published letter saying: 1.-THE
recent appalling calamity, involving the
loss Of LAG able-bodied men, with Is
vessels Of our fishing fleet, occasioning
81 INDECENT widows and $50 orphans,
has suddenly fallen upon our already
depressed city. Encouraging enough
were our circumstances and pros
poets before, but now an av-
alanche Of grief and desiitution
mas come upon many of our needy fam
Ines with crushing violence. Wethere-
lore feel impelled, though reluctantly,
70 appeal 70 generous public for aid
~ the contribution Of supplies--cloth-
ing, groceries, money, or Whatever each
may have At hand-for the sufferers.
All contributions directed to my care
VIII be properly dispensed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

joy to the AfIlicted.-One OF the most
eminent American Chemists has discovered
process whereby he obtains, in palatable
FORM all the active medicinal properties OF
the East India Cinchona bark, without dis
turbing the irritanf and inert matter. In this
preparation the alkaloids arc In their native
combinations, and the same proportions OF
the ingredients are maintained rs exist in the
celebrated bark from the Neilgherry hills.
This preparation IL called CIIFFORD's FEB
RIFUGE, and H. fast taking the place OF Quiz
nine and the so-called Ague Cures. etc, In
the market j. G. RICHARDSON. Prop'r,
For sale by all Druggists. ST. Louis.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

William Fossett Of St. Johns, Mich t,
visited Worthwhile last week for the first
TINE IN over ~ years. Mr.. Fosse;t was
one Of the pioneers Of Worthwhile. More
man ~ years ago he came to this place
and hired out b Capt. William Dunlap
V work on his farm. He was then quite
Young man. He continued TO work
Ior mr. Dunlap eight years. With the
money saved from his wages he pur-
chased q farm in the newly settled por-
u'n q the State, and Is now the owner
~ valuable improved farm in Clinton
.ounty. few miles from St. Johns. and
y n independent circum stances.
Tor the first time in his life Mr.. Fos-
sell saw the inside Of a railway coach
last week, and rode from st. Johns 70
InoIihvilie BY rail. When asked what
ne thought Of that way OF travelling, he
said he thought il was pretty good
my, 1g in muddy time Norhuille
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

Wien Il Ia understood that the American
confines It's business 10 the insurance 81 dwell
ing houses, private barns their contents, farm
properly, churches and chool-houses-writes
no policies In any Of the large cities. and in
sures but $1,000 IN airy one risk-the immense
number OF patrons Of this old farmers COM
pany 4 Is clearly CONF rehended- II has nearly
$4,000 policies IN force; has cash assets
amounting TO <9l2 763 62: cash surplus, as re-
CARDS policy holders. $JO2. $50 49,; has done
business twenty years. and we cay, therefore,
70 our readers, most cmpha'ically, the Ameri-
can Il sale company IN which 70 insure your
homes
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

Kerosene win make teakettles a
bright as new.
-Beeswax and salt will make rust,
natlrons g smooth As glass.
A small piece Of charcoal in tho
pot with boiling cabbage removes the
smell.
Clean oil-cloth with milk and water
brush and soap will ruin them.
--Tumblers that have had milk in
them should never he put in hot water.
"A tablespoonful Of turpentine in
the boiling wa. or will whiten the clothes.
"A little sperm, or gum-arabic, with
salt, should be put into boiled starch.
Fish may DO scalded much easier
by dipping them in boiling water for a
minute.
Fresh milk, after beginning to sour,
will sweeten il placed out Of doors in
the cool over night.
"A spoonful OF stewed tomatoes in
the gravy of either roasted or fried
meats Is an improvement.
Salt will curdle new milk; hence.
in preparing milk porridge, grayies,
etc, that should rot be added until the
dish is prepared.
Clear, boiling water will remove
tea stains and many fruit stains. Pour
the water through the stain and thus
prevent Il from spreading over the
fabric.
keep salt in dry place; yeast in
wood or glass; fresh lard in tin vessels ;
vinegar in wood or glass, preserves and
jellies in glass; meal and -four in cool,
dry place.
Castor oil, besides being an excel
lent dressing for leather, renders il YER
min proof. II should be mixed say.
half and half, with tallow or other oil.
Neither rats nor other vermin will At
tack leather so prepared.
1t used to be the custom to soak
lard in cold water for "a hours before
trying out" This was thought neces-
sary TO remove the blood and make il
white and clean. More modern house,
wives, some of them, have learned that
II is just rs well TO omit the soaking,
as the lard purifies itself during the
boiling process.
Never throw away lemon or orange
peel; cut the yellow outside of careful
~, and put it into tightly corked bot
tie, with enough alcohol to cover it.
Let It stand until the alcohol is bright
yellow, then pour il off, bottle it tight,
and use il for flavoring when you make
rice pudding. Add lemon and alcohol
as often As you have il, and you will al
ways have a nice hayoring.
Most housekeepers throw away tie
caves and green tops Of celery. There
, better way than this. Dry them
thoroughly in the oven, then pulverize
o fine powder, and they make very
seasoning for soup, the aroma
ind strength OF the celery being remark
lbly we'll preserved. After being pull
Terizcd, the powder should be kept in
jar or closed bottle to preserve its
trength.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

he examines It . few times he will not
fear any thing OF the kind again. In
passing by hedges with colt, throw in
stones, and stop him until he takes no
notice Of the noise.
3. Before putting on any article Of
harness, let your cclt smell It, and then
rub It against his head. neck and body.
A. Always start horse with the voice
never with the cut Of a whip. In start
ing. turn little To one side; and in
stopping, when going up hill, do the
same.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

THERE Is one thing, at least, in which
the despised red man excels. After
the medicine man has killed five OF his
patients the Piute doctoris himself sent
70 the happy hunting ground II such
practice were 10 obtain with us, how
tcndcrly would the physician care for
his patients. especially where 1t had
been his misfortune to lose the pre-
scribed four!-- Boston Transcript.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

The man who makes the coffee at .
hotel is never seen by the public. That's
one reason why none Of them are ever
found dead in the alley.-DctroH Free
Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

NATIONAL YEAST contains no alum or other
Injurious chemical, but il perfectly healfhful.
II u the best Yeast in the world.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

THERE are over $1,000 Sunday
Schools in the country, with an aggrc-
gate attendance Of 100000 children.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

PERSONS who never look well Near
sighted people.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

Cooi rain water and soda will re-
Sr, se machine grease from washable
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

.n.i say business 4 dull; sugar and coffee
~. sssing slowly. Not 80 with DIR. Bulrs
.ousn syrup; We understand our crugrists
80 hardly supply the demand.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

GEORGE SNYDER Of Fort WAYNE.
ma, was walking about his house in
NJ sleep, the other night, when his sis
~, sapposing that he was burglar,
800 LED club and dealt him several
s D'o~s over the head, injuring him 50
ssssscrely that his recovery Is doubtful.
$50 m.ss snyder was rendered well nigh in
sane when she discovered her mistake.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

vvHEy WRITING TO lDvFRTEsERs-
please say Ueu sas~ fhe ssdrcrff ~e0seaf
o. fhts paper. advertisers axe 20 kssss
srhen and srhere their Advertisements
ere paying ecsf.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

AUNTBNGs. Trapping. Fishing. prepar-
- Ink furs training sporting dogs: how 10 teach
hur~es dogs, etc. amusing and wonderful tricks with
many other Interest ng AMI valuable things IN Haneys
Information luf the ffsfe mammoth sixr illustrated.
only ten cents " any BOOKSELLER ~ by mail
JEsSE hANEl a Gu. 4 Nassau st.. New York
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-07-26

Will eutitle the member to certificate OF
One thousand Dollars, to be paid at bis death
TO his legal heirs or assigns, whenever such
death may occur.
The assessments for membership of Two
Thousand Dollars benefit are double, and for
Three Thousand Dollars triple the amount
given in the above table.
Assessments will not increase with the ad.
vance of age of a member
Should member die before his four nav.
ments Of Five Dollars each are made, the re
manning unpaid part will be deducted from
the One Thousand Dollars due his heirs.
A class is full when il numbers one thousand
members.
This plan recommends itself TO every think
ing reader for lis simplicity, equity and ad.
vantages
WAo TOuld not propide for his family at
his death when it can be done so eheaply and
without inconvenience or disadvantage
Males and Females, from Is to CO years of
age may become members.
Agents wanted everywhere. Cali on or
address
X. MANNING, General Agent.
jan 4'u Westminster, Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-07-26
INsoLvENT's NOTICE.

Elijah Wagner VS. his Creditors.
ORDERED this 2Gth day of May, A.
~ d. 1879, that Elijah Wagner, an appli
cant for the benefit of the 18th Article OF the
Code Of Public General Laws of Maryland
entitled "Insolvents,n give notice 10 his cred
itors, endorsers and sureties, that the ID
Monday Of November, A. ID. 1879, is fixed
for the said Elijah Wagner to appear in the
Circuit Court for Carroll county TO answeg
such Undergraduates or allegations as bis cred.
itors, eudorseFs or Enretles may propose or
allege against him and that copy OF this
order be published in some newspaper printed
IN Carroll county, once week for three sue
cessive months prior to the said I'd Monday of
November, 1879, as such notice.
Test:
my al-sm FRANK T. SHAW, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-07-26
oarholio Acid for INSECTS.

Paris green has been found the most
certain remedy for the potato beetle, Al d
has been used on bugs and insects on other
plants; but it is easily, and unless care is
used in its handling, is likely to be dan
geroas An experiment made by gar
dener is detailed in the New York Herald,
Sith solution Of one tezspoonful Of crude
earbolie acid 10 pailfal Of water, which
he applied to potatoes about The LIST Of
May. The plants we're only six inches
high, and some Of the hills were almost
eaten to the ground. He applied the So
luton to the potatoes by dipping . small
brush into the water and sprinkling the
vines plentifuIly, since which time hs has
found no beetles, but some few hills with
cred partially, although they subsequently
recovered. The experimenter was loath
to recommend the specific until he had an
opportunity Of giving it another trial; but
fading the same recommended 10 Ger
man horticultural journal (the Vienna
Iilaarotsd Gardener he considers his
good opinion Of the plan confirmed. The
Herman superintendent says
He first experimental with solution Of
one part Of the acid in twenty parts Of
water, which was allowed to siand for
twenty-four hours before being used. BY
that time layer Of fat or oil had appear
cd % the surface, the contact Of which
with plants speedily destroyed them. This
was consequently Withdrawn by means Of
q pipcile, and the clear fluid below alone
used. This proved an equally dangerous
application, ior some beds Of savoys and
rAdishes. which ueEe ualefed with is IN
order % free them IRON ile gFDnnd feas
With which they were infestcd, ware totally
destroyed By 1t. A weaker ISOLATION, con
sisling Of one part Of acid 10 fifty Of water
proved zesreely less injurious 10 ycgeta
zion. The application was now tried il
The still more Diluted form Of one part in
one hundred, Tho suparnalant oil being
carefully removed before use. IN thes'
proportions il answered admirably u
an iusectieidc, without causing tho slight
80 iajrsy 10 even the icndcrest plants
a single application ciieiualIy freed III
beds fr0m ground lice aud similar Dc
sizactire veiiain. i fcy small guam
tily introduced inte 81 ant bill 10 dis
tarbcd is busy inhabitants, that, con
ifasy % al the habits Of these INSECTS the
abandon their pupR ID their burrie'
flight A cherry tree whose ripe fruit At
forie9 iasoFiie hunfirg ground FOR shes
ants. wah d once pniineicd fibm lhei
visits b slight application Of The solu
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-07-26
SELECT DEPARTMENT..

(sLASS1CS and MATHEMATICS taught.
~ Particular attention paid to English
Composition. Terms quarter Of 10 weeks,
from 81 to SIS according to the studies pur-
snsd, +. A. McGIRR, A. NJ, Principal.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-07-26
NEW STORE, NEW GOODS,
AND CHEAP

n have built Store Room next door to my
i old stand, Bowers Hall, aud my stock
consisting Of full line Of good fresh GRO.
CERES AND PROVISIONS, comprising
al kinds Of Salt Meats ens to suit, Salt Fish,
Coffee, Sugkr, Syups, Spices, Chip Beef,
Bologna Sausage, Flour, Corn aud Bnckwhtat
Meal, and allaFlicles generally kept 10 good
Grocery and Provision Store, al Of which will
Be sold low, delivered 70 any part Of the toxal.
With long experience and By strict attention
20 business, solicit liberal share Of The
public patronage
june "a .. Il. BOWERS.
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LUMBER. LUMBER.
10 -, -

"a - -;
L HAVE just returned from the Lumber
Il Regions-and am now receiving the lar
gest selection of LUMBER ever offered at
this place, at Reduced Prices, consisting OF
Yellow Pine, Spruce and Hemlock
J0IST AND SCANTLING
Of all lengths aud sizes, A, 81, Cd aud 4
White Pine Boards and Plank, Yellow and
White Pine Flooring, Dressed and Undressed
Misunderstanding White Pine Cypress and
Chestnut Shingles, Walnut and Ash Boards
and Plank, Plain and Headed Picketts, Shin.
gle aud Plastering Laths, prime lot Of Chest.
nut Rails and Posts. Also all the different
KINDS OF COAL,
Thinking large sales with small profits bet
ter than small sales with large profits, have
concluded to adopt the former as my guide,
and hope | shall be enabled to carry il out by
persons in want Of anything in my line giving
me call before purchasing elsewhere.
EDWARD LYNCH.
Near Depot, Westminster, Nd.
feb 2O.tf
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FOR SHERIFF

ME are authorized 10 announces Il. c.
w MATTHEW'S candidate for the next
Sher1aliy 81 Carroll Connlg, subject 70 The
decision Of lhe Democratic County Conven.
ton. febe-sc
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DENTAL NOTICE.

TAR. GEO. S. F0UKE, Dentist, offers his
IL services at his Office.
Westminster Monday, Tuesday and
Saturday.
Emmitisburg Fourth wednesday, AfaF,
noon till Thursday Afternoon
Mechanicstown- Thursday After
noon and Friday
Rocky Ridge-First Wednesday Afternoon
Double Pipe Creek-First Thursday.
Middleburg-First Friday.
Unioutown- Second Wednesday Afternoon
TansytoER-S Second Thursday Afternoon
and Friday.
Union Bridge Third Wednesday Afternoon
aud Thursday Forenoon.
Neg Windsor-Third Thursday Afternoon
and Friday Forenoon. feb %
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FURNITURE AND STOVES,
Marcus Il. IIaMcs :. i'll Creditor.

ARDEREn ihis IN day Of May, A. u
~ ISIS, that Marcus N. Hawes eiSshpties
. hlg eEedlfas.. 1ndorsess and sdfniies, tha
theea Monday Of August. A. D. 1879, is fixed
for The said hnreas X iIaEas 10 appear ID
Che cirenit Court for Carroll county 10 an
swer such Undergraduates o. allegations ii
his creditors, endoFsers or s0relies may pro-
pose or allege asaInsl HIM and illzt . fepg b
this order be published II some newspaper
priaied ~ Carroll connli. oaes week fol
three successive mopiht prior 10 ibe said I'd
Monday Of August 1879, a such noiice
Trne copy, Test;
may 10 SIN FRANK T. SHAW. Clerk.
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The Mutual Aid Society
OF
CARROLL COUNTY, MD.
Home Office, Westminster, Maryland,

HON. JOHN L. SMITH, President
DIR. FRANK 7. SHAW, Vice President.
A. II. HUBER, Treasurer.
JN0. c. FRiZELL, Secretary.
K. MANNING, General Agent
DIR. FRANK I. SHAW, Medical
DIR. j, II. BlILlNGSLEA, Examiners.
L. o. GRIMES,
r. MANNING,
IHHE Society presents the following plan
a for consideration The payment Of
EIGHT DOLLARS on application, FIVE
DOLLdRSannually for four years, and there
after TWO DOLLARS annually during life,
with pro.rnla mortality assessments at the
death Of each member OF his class, which iol
Division A is as follows:
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NEW WINDSOR FOUNDRY,
TO MAGISTRATES.

M I have jNst added 10 our list Of Magis.
w trates Blanks RecnaNizkScE o. Pas.
oNERs ANp WITNESSES. Those in need OF
them should send their orders al once TO
may s-n Tmg ADVOCATE OFFIrE.
The Newtown bee., 1879-09-03
Bee g." Pi."

A dangerous train to travel upon. A
lady's.
What does it boot hen to be Showed
by a woman?
To FISHERMEN Be careful about land
ing your fish upon the dock. especially If
it be burdock.
Louisianians seem to think Chat former
saints were mere cypherS when brought
into comparison with their Saint Louis.
Singles says that he can never see q
Moody man without being reminded of a
hen in spring time. They are both apt to
brood.
"Must the Chinese go?" Don't sit on
the corner and suck your thumbs, young
man, but rise to the Importance of the
hour.
Swinging in a hammock,
When the day is done;
Cooling to pretty maid,
Gracious amt it fun.
A young lady parting with friend was
heard to say, 'I wish you would come VI
and be our coachman." This is rather Il
neat way OF declaring intentions.
He was inclined to be facetious. "What
quantities Of dried grasses you keep here
Miss Stebbins Nice rooms for donkey
to get into" Z" Make yourself at home, ;
she responded with sweet gravity.
Customer-What did you think of the
bishops sermon on Sunday, Mr.. Wigsbyi
Hairdresser-Wel really, sir, there was
gent sittin' in front o me as 'ad is al
| parted that crooked that couldn't ear {
work.
Husband Maria, my dear, you seen
to be very lonesome in my company. d.
you not love me now as you did befor
our marriage? Wife-Why, of course
Gerald but you know since our marriag
we have become one, and feel lonesom,
without a second party.
A weary looking individual who wa
found lying in the gutter last night, abou
twelve o'clock, with his nose buried /
the earth, said he was ''perfeckly shober.
Merely lookin' for the planet Jup-hic-
tier, whish the papers say is shplendidl
bright (hic) now at midnight" He wa
gathered in by a ''star, but not the on
he was looking for.-Norristopn Herald
The Newtown bee., 1879-09-03
The Busy w orld.

Litchtield's oldest inhabitant, Chole
Bailey, aged SO, died lately.
Twothousand chain-makers have struck
at Stourbridge, England.
During a riot at Kurgan, Ireland, many
house were wrecked, and the police were
stoned and some Of them seriously in
jured.
The Spanish Government has an
nounced that all vessels arriving at
Spanish ports, after the 23d Of August, from
the Southern States Of North America,
must undergo quarantine.
Dixon, who was murdered at Yazoo
Miss, was buried at Vaughan's Station,
and had the largest funeral ever known al
that place. Barksdale, his murderer. was
admitted to bail in SIS, 1000, without ex-
animation.
Major Moe, well-known dwarf, who
has lived in Hartford for seven years
past. died at his sisters residence in that
city. recently, aged forty-three years. He
was exhibited by Barnum several years
ago.
A quack doctor named Williams, who
operated in DanielsonviIle some time
since, was arrested in Boston, taken
back to Danielsonville, and on a charge
of theft was bound over for trial.
The Josephine of the Juveniln Pinafore
Co, had II narrow escape while perform
ing at New Britain one night lately. Hel
dress caught fire from the unprotected
foot lights, and, though soon extinguish
ed created considerable CONSERVATION
in the audience.
Several ladies in Kentucky have signi
fed their intention of running for State
Librarian before the next Legislature
Mrs. Cornclia Bush, the present incum
bent, will also be a candidate. and it viii
bea 'woman's fight" entirely, and promis
es to be an exceedingly interesting one.
Mary Keescuker, one Of the most en-
thusiactic of the converts at Il camp III Get
| ing at Urbana, Ohio, fell into tranc
while praying. He friends believed tina
her condition was the result Of a specia
blessing, and would not permit a physi
clan to do anything tor her. She lay un
conscious several days, and finally die,
of spinal meningitis.
The Newtown bee., 1879-09-03
Winnowed Thoughts
What ripens fast does not last.

What ripens fast does not last.
Get thy spindle and thy distaff ready,
and God will send thee flax.
The young lady who is modest in heart
and life will be modest in her actions.
1.-THE honor of q maid is her good
name And no legacy is so rich as virtue.
Virtue is modest and retiring. Vice is
forward and brazen.
Better ride an ass that carries us than
a horse that throws US.
God puts good root In the little pigs
way.
The orange that is hard squeezed yields
bitter juice.
If you do no good with the wealth thai
you have. depend upon it, it will do yor
no good.
There is IA German proverb which reads
Take it Easy and Live Long arr
brothers.
Books are men of higher nature and thu
only men who speak alond for futur,
times to hear.
knowledge is not wisdom; it is onl,
the raw material from which the beauti
full fabric of wisdom is produced. Fac
one, therefore, should not spend his day
4 in gathering materials, and so live an
die without shelter.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-08-12
LEGAL NOTICE.

IDA MRSSERLY IA minor child of Anthony
| Messerly, deceased, aged about 16 years,)
Nancy Zorne and C. Y. Zorne her husband,
who reside in the city Of Wheeling in the
State of West Virginia, William Messerly
who resides at Dover, Ste wart County, Ten.
nesses, Margaret Bare and Joseph Bare her
husband, who reside at Belmont, Wabash
County, Illinois, Mary A. Haudsnschailt and
William Haudenschails her husband, who
reside in Wetzel County, West Virginia, and
whose post office address is New Martinsville,
Wetzel County, West Virginia, will take no.
tice that on the 5th day Of July, 1879, John
Messerly fled his certain petition in the
court of common pleas of Monroe County,
Ohio, against them and the other heirs of
James Messerly, deceased, the object and
prayer of said petition, is to obtain an order
of said court for the partition of the real
estate of which James Messerly died seized,
situate in the town OF Clarington, Monroe
county, Ohio. to wit: Lot number (66) sixty
six in said town of Clarington Except a strip
off the west side thereof eighteen inches
wide); also the south half Of lot number
eighty four in said town; also, lot number
ninety five Of section nineteen, township
three of range three in said town of Claring.
ton. i
You are required to answer said petition
on or before the 10th day of September A.
D. 1879. HUNTER & MALLORY,
jy8,'79t7. Att'ys for Plaintiff.