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had been incorrect, q that the James g

had been incorrect, or that the James
boys had chsnged Their minds We
started back for our headquarters. |
leading the way. just as we approach.
cd a cross road / heard the sound Of
hoof beats | hurried ahead and con
ceaied myself in tho bushes along the
road. Ny companions were some dis
lance in the rear. Two men rode By.
The first Was mounted On powerful
roam horse such as jesse was said to
ride. covered him with my Wins
chester. My hand was on the trigger.
Another moment would have ended the
career of jesse james and made me
famous, though don't fancy / would
care for such lame now, If the thought
then was fascinating III EWN
sButas my fingers played upon the
trigger the thought flashed upon my
mind, might | noe Do shooting an ins
nooent mani The man who hesitates
is lost, aud in this case Ihesitated Just
long enOugh.tO lose my game. Jesse's
horse SHE'D at some object in the road
and galloped off like a whirlwind, fol
lowed by bis companion. Ny comN
rades came up breathless and cursing
the illluck that kept them from the
spot until to late 10 get Shot at Che
game we were hundngn NJ VHp
Didyou ever see him again2"
mo; | was recalled shortly after
that to Chicago, and after serving a
lew months lopger on the force was
offered a better position, aud so ended
my detective days. The rendezvous OF
the posse was discovered BY Jesse, and
they we're Compelled to change their
quarters. jesse subsequently killed
the farmer who owned the barn and
harbored US. When Jesse discovered
his treachery he and his gang rode up
to his house one evening, called him
out in tho yard aud riddled him
with bullets before the eyes Of his hor
ror stricken vile and children"
Jesse James was a brave man as
well as a butcher, and hegasa won
derfHlly lucky one. Hisescapes were
many and hair breadth, but fate tiu-
ally overlook him 10 the house Of his
friends. Jim Cummings, you will re.
member. was himself shot BY Jesse IN
a quarrel." GIT
"WhAt do you think Of the acduit.
tai Of Frank JamesY RHFn "a
1T was not unexpected to me. You
can scarcely imagine the feeling thai
! aviqtad in that aactinn Tho lame,
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Golden Weddiss rat .SonieryIIIe

N+NNA NAA AAeINAANAH ~
M. aud Mrs. Jacob NJ Webb cele-
brstdl DE fitch Anniversary oftheit
maTried Life or golden wedding, last
Friday night Such an event has
never before occurred in the history
Of Somerville. Really, the original
intent Of this cOuple,who have for fifty
years tfRyeled the Journey Of life to-
geter, was TO have simply a family
reunion, the wedding ceremony being
agreed upon at the suggestion aud So
heitation Of friends a short tine before
. it was performed.
There were present Mrs. S. s. Gill,
Of Hickory Withe; hrs. VIM. Heron,
Of Lonoke. Ark; Mr.. Joseph B.Webb
OF CoyipgtOn. and Mr., VA. Small,
OF this place, al the children of this
venerable couple. Also Mrs. w. f.
Patton, 81 Sehatubia, Miss, che only
sister Of Mrs. Webb. Also several Of
their grand children. These parties
composed all the Immediate family
except DR.. j. w, Karr, Of Hickory
Withe, a brother Of Mrs. Webb, who
was preYenIed BY sickness from at
tending. U
No Invitations were Issued, but il
was generally understood that Mr..
and Mrs Webb would be more than
grati6ed to sec any Of their friends
who might see proper to call, aud
quite large number were there to
offer their hearty CONCENTRATIONS,
among them Mrs. Ann Winsett, who
attended the reception deiyaR them on
the occasion Of their marriage. gdI
On the 18th day Of October, 1893, in
this place, Mr., j acOb In. Webb and
Miss Sarah Boyd were united in the
holy bonds Of matrimony blythe Rev.
Mr., Hamilton. Here they have re-
sided ever sineeg AZ precisely the
same hour last Friday night they
again presented themselves on the
floor before the minister, Rev. II X.
BransioTd, who in a solemn and i'm
pressive manner pronounced the cere-
mony Ehieh fifty years before had
united them as husbsnd and wife.
Rev. B. NJ. Faris concluded. address
ing q few touching ald appropriate
remarks 70 the aged couple and, lay
ing his .hAAds upon their heads, in /.
yoked the bleasiugy Of God upon
them. !. 49, 49, De
Aftef The cefefnony refreshments
were'handedround. ifhe whole affair
was one Of pleasure, enjoyed by all
present. Mt. andlMrs. Webb we're
oveTjoyed at once more having all
their family around them and delight
ed at having 30 many Of their friends
in their hospitable home.
We extend to the venerable couple
our hearty eongratnlati0hss 1t is a
rare oceurrepce for a couple to be per
mitled o liEs together for half Gems
fury as they have done, May their
lives be prolonged for many years to
come and may their last days be their
UMNIFf OFF FITnu
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DO sheriff. Ranor,.i

Under date of may l6. 1883. Mr.. IAial
Cook. formerly enerif OF Skowbegan, Me-,
writes as follows:' havsbeen afili tied for over
twenty t20) years with weakness Of the hid
neys and liver. and have had severe pains in
the back and sides, which wore brought upon
me in the first place by exposure during NJ
stay in California during the early settleipe emf
Of the land Of gold aAti tinss my water
troubled me very much, and sftsr ltryinr
many different means without receiving any
benefit, was induced to try Hunt 8 Remedy,
although was much prejudiced az inst Il
and all other medicines. Ipurchased a bot
tie ut cushing's drue store. here in skowhe.
gan, and | found that the first bottle relieved
all pains in the back and sides; and / have
in my family, used Eve bottles in all. and
have found II a medicine Of real merit and
cfgreal yalue,aud have Gladly recommended
ITO many Of my friends and neighbours. whs
universally praise II in high terms. You ar,
al liberty TO use my name for the benefit O
suffering humanity.,m df i8di 1li
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slasIal-ls Lhs ooarIsI-IoarnaI.

Specialize he Courier-J Journal, q
WAsHssaTos !. October 49, or;
is good reason 70 believethat the elem
ency, understood to be recommended
by the Judge Advocate General, il
the cases Of court martial of arm!
officers. has been pending iol
some time The cases Of Colohe
lagos and Lieutenant Robertson in
volved the duplication Of pay accounts
and the Judge Advocate, Genera
picked a flaw in the cOmposiuon o.
the court in the former case. Ia the
latter case the defendant pleaded
guilty, and the court is understood in
both cases to have brought in yer.
dict recommending DISMISSAL Ia
RobertsOn's case. cIemeney has been
urged through influential connection:
and owing to the promising career o.
this young officer. In the case o.
Captain Hubbard il was found that b
went on periodical. sprees and acted
in a diseraeeful and disOrderly man
ner at the garrison. In the case Of
Lieutenant Simpson he was sentenced
to dismissal from the army because he
had married woman of alleged III
repute. The latter case is one o.
great delicacy, aud Il IS not unlikely
that the verdict will be set aside on
the grounds that a court-martial has
no Jurisdiction over the domestic af'
fairs Of the officer and cannot dictate
who he shall or shAllnot marry. The
Secretary Of War is understood to be
determined to check, if possible, the
reckless business habits of certain Off
GERS. The hypothecation OF pay &C
counts more than once for the same
month is becoming too eommOn an Of
tense to be overlooked or condOned
It is believed very generally, there
tore, that the efforts to save llges aud
Robertson will prove futile, and thai
thor sentenoes viii be approved, al
well ascthat d Hubbard. Secretary
Liucdin took the case tothe Presiden
this afternoon, and they will probabl.
be acted upon very soon. ~-AA q " ~
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A ROMANCE ABRUPTLY
~ ENDED. ae
A Girl Who Ran Away In TrOu.
sers 10 Make Herself "a For
tune Made 10 Go Home BY Her
Father.
Yaldosta Gal Times.

X -isfn.t Naldosta N6a'l Times. ID. I...l
1t is not often that our quiet little
city furnishes anything in the sensa-
tional line, We are, however, in
possession of the facts concerning q
very amusing incident which took
place a short time ago. and which we
are constrained to give to the public.
There lives in Valdosta a young girl
ofRbout thirteen or fourteen summers.
She is Of ordinary size, with auburn
locks and eyes with a tendency to
blue. She is not considered pretty,
but will compare favorablyr withIth
average damsel ofthe day. Catherine
Hewitt has led quiet and uneventful
life. She has learned but little of
the ways Of the world, and her knoWl-
edge as to what was being acted in the
great theater of life is but meagCr
and only such as came to her by
chance within the limited sphere Of
her humble home. D ysb.ri s1glse.
Atthe time referred to Catherine
determined all at once that she
would break the dull monotony Of
her heretofore quiet liles She re-
Solved to throw off the restraints
which had bound her and 70 out
into the world and meet her fate as
became brave aud daring heroine.
She ccOndded her intentions to a
friend; her plans were discussed, the
sympathy Of her con6dante secured.
and hasty preparations made TO carry
her plot into execution. To be
short, Catherine had made up her
mind to appear 10 the world as a man
-she would don a mans attire. Her
hair was closely cut and she soon in.
cssed herself in a gentleman's suit Of
clothes provided for the purpose. Her
friend looked upon her with admiring
eyes aud pronounced her fine speci
mepd youthful manhood. Catherine
babe her assistant q hasty adieu and
set out with a beating heart upon her
LIES errand. a gat az nm mo
After she had got without the town
limits, the thought struck her for the
first Itime: ffiWhat shall l do. and
where shall / gO2" She went she
knew not where. and at last came 10
Walls mill, about six miles east Of
Yaldosta. She told her business-
she wanted employment. Though her
physique did not present "a form and
combination where every god seem Ia
set bis seal to give the world assur'
ance Of man, yet no one doubted
her sex, and she was given position
at the mill. Little did Mr.. Wall know
that Ae had employed girl dressed in
man s clothes The young adventures
worked for a day OF two, and the mil
hands we're none the wiser. como
10 the meantime, the father Of the
girl gave the news that bis daughter
had ran away, and a careful search
wasinstituted to discover her where.
abppts. By accident he learned tha,
a stranger person answering the de-
scription given Of his daughter, was Al
Wall 5 mill 2 Mr.. Hewitt hastened L
the place mentioned and claimed hi
once lost M iiiiTii--,sT The reader can in,
ssine The surprise aud vouderment O.
those who witnessed the strange pro
ceedings. The would be boy was taker
back home and severely leotured Of
her strange and unnatural freak. Thu
ends the tale,
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De-. Gebhnrdl Home Arnin.

New York Times. 9. IN
The well known, if not celebrated,
Mr.. frederick Gebhafdtreturned from
EuropA uhherlded bysthe steamship
Ariabus, snd q 1Swih bis Gly. Ne
went on board the steamer at Liver
pool accompanied only by bis valet.
There were several friends. Of bis Cd
board with whom ht spen ~ his time.
lie did not sassocfate with TIE other
passengers At all. Whether OF not he
went on board under an assumed name
is uHceftsin, Biz paIne docs not ap-
pear on The passenger list at all, and
for the first few days his friends called
him Gibbs, and he gave that name
when be bought q chance in the ship
pools; After that his friends called
him Gebhardt without hesitation.
One daya tall -Kentuekian, Burn
ham by name, a son of Judge Burn.
ham, who was 1fifstl Assistant Score
tary Of Treasury under BristoW, went
up % Nebhardt, Eho vas leaning
against d pilltr ofsthe smokineroom
smoking cigarette, and said: will
you be kind enough 10 give me a
ligh3' Gebhardt looked al him a
minute and said: ~ donittbibk Ibad
better; you might break my cigarette. f"
Two OF TIRES days afterp ard Gebhafdt
asked Burnham for a leht; the latter
replied: Il don't thipkoI had better.
you might break my cigarette. 'fiu tc'
One night, in the companion way.
two or,threeyoung fellows were throw.
ing rugs or blankets at each other
One. blanket struck a roung fellow
ID. X. Green, from Philadelphia. ii,
turned and threw it at Gebhardt
thinking the latter had thrown M,
blanket at him. lt.struek GebhardI
on the shoulder. He turned quickl,
and,-seizing Green blythe waist. said
Don't throw your blu ko AZ me, }
Green ierked bis hanp loose and
pushing 5ebtArdt up against the wall
seid:efou great baby" Gebhard
said nothing and Green, after loOkinl
at him a minute, turned away ueb
hardt is about six ieot high and DOW
eriully built while Green Is smhlfanl
slender.
Gebhardt told a passonger on In
steamer that he made $780, 900 on Fol
this year. He asked the purser Of
Sunday night to see that none Of III
newspaper men knew Of his arrival
lie occupied the room Of the 6rs
steward One Of Gebhardt's friend
said that BE- was very free in drinkinI
other peoples wine, but very char
about spending anyof his own none
for it.
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The malady Of which Turgueneff
died was cruel one-cancer on the
spinal marrow. 1t affected his nerves
and to some extent his mind. The
good man looked forward with horror
to the tomb. His physical sufferings
were intense for more thans;x months
When asked how be felt, be said: las
il my whole body were a foot in a
tight boot, in which | had been walks
ing q whole day" s'n. ia'Na ia1 20
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Are you the Superintendent Of this
roadY, asked a fat, Jolly man, clap
| ping the iunetionafy on the back and
shaking hands with him enthusiastic
sIam, . replied the SUPERINTENDENT.
' Come aud have bottle Of wine,n
shouted the jolly-man. II want Ia
know you Come aud Join me 1" i.
The Superintendent complied with
a smile, and found himself in for 1
first class dinner.fi ..~vs,., o-a a,
What ! want, explained the. jolly
man IN q whisper. what want Is Z
p iss. I'm going about fifty miles up
The road; and | want you TO SCENE
r. fBut have no power responded
she Superintendent. .Yon should
have, seen the General Passenger
Agent about thing Of that kind
IA will you send him overr asked
The Jolly man, with a. look Of disap-
polaIntmeent; isuafj .ninig .smHs
The G.. P. A. appeared, and the pro,
gramme was repeated. -------
But I'm not the mani exclaimed
the G, 2. A. 81 can't issue a pass.
You should have called on the Vice.
President" ode 1su9lnes sasiofq
"Uan you send him over2' inquired
the petitioner, rather crestiallen,
4 The Vice President developed him
self, and was loaded with honors and
high living ta1 'lno lsoRs cove iaai
III lam very sorry,9 he said, hut the
President o. ourirosa is the only man
authorized to issue pass. "a, 4. M
"TrOt him oull exclaimed the per-
tinacious pass grubber, Lets have
him right over herel IN n "a
| He took the President out for
\ drive, wound with a box at the thea.
ter, then put in hisrequest.s "a s9diio
IT. IL do itiin q minute, protested
| the President, but your town is not
on the line OF our road. You'll have
to 60 over the New York Centrallrat
/ And the unhappy man who had
spent SO trying to work pass, paid
his III so for a ticket and went on his
way Eliminating.
"HH
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TInelH Anrin,en.-

D. d |" |
! have been troubled with kidney ditease
and gravel for a long time with severe pains
In my limbs and back, with Inflammation Of
bladder, Ny suferings were terrible. I tried
several physicians, all to no pprposs-I found
c0urag'd, and lost faith in physiciang and
medicine, when q friend from Maiden, who
bad been cured By Hunts remedy Of gravel
and liver complaint, Recommended II 10 me,
and from the frat bottle ! rom menoed TO la (,
prove apd three bottles have entirgly. cured
me, and ! heartily thank my friend for M
timely ADVICE to use Hunts emedy, iof ali
the pains have gone from my back, and am
10 excellent condition, ana feel that word
from me may be the means Of saying some
taking Hunts Remedy, The best Kidney and
liver cure. sAaorL LifriRriELp,
4 ~ 10 No. l4S2 Washington street. 10
MY ~ lSs5, Boston, Mass.
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Another Life SAVED.

Mrs. Harriet Cummings, OF Cincinnati,
Ohio writes Early last winter my
daughter was attacked with severe cold
which settled on her lungs. We tried
several medicines, none of which seemed
TO do her any good. but she continued to
get worse, and finally raised large amounts
Of blood from her lungs. We called in a
iamilyph ysican, but he fidled 10 do her
any good At this time friend who had
been cured By DR.. WIN. Halls Balsam For
The Lungs, RdvisedfhetO give il trial.
We then got a bottle, and before she had
used itall up she began to improve, and by
theuse ofthree bottles was entirely cured.
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! pinrna,a .polio,ar q.

DR.. Pierca's 'Pellets,r or sugar
coated eranules-the original little
Liver Pills" beware Of imilations) =
cure sick and bilious headache, cleanse
the stomach and bowels, and purity
the blood. To get genuine, see Dr..
Pierce's signature and portrait on
goYerument stamp. % cents per vial,
BY druggists. -a--
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To all who arc suffering from The orrors and
indiscretions. Of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, ETC., will send
q reciPe. that will cure you, FREE on
OHAkGk.l This great remedy was discovered
By missionary In South, America. Send q
seli- adtressed envelope 70 the Rev. JoaKPH 7,
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,Horae RniIroa,I pTeu

Having occasion 10 use A medicine for rem
eral debility IN my family was fecommend-
cd bya friend 70 use HRnts Remeay, a, that
was heinR used with great suocss 81 all over
the cout try. % have used one bottle with
marked benefit apt find Il ju as repre-
cheeriully add my testimony 10 praiso Of
Hunta Remedy GEORGE W sCOrON,
~ gHatphman So lth boston Car Stables.
South Boston, Mass, May ~, 1873.
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PURSUANT % the ps.%-ssss "a me vested a.
i trustee, under the PROVISIONS Of certain
cure an ndebted legs theroi mentioned which
said deed OF tfust 10 Of record 10 the Shelby
County hegntef's Oh Q, IN Book l42, paeo
81; and where's default has haen made Ia
me. paymenu due under the sad trust deed,
and Nheteas l have been requested 0ytho
beneficiary hereunder to sell the land In
said trust decd described for the satilfaotion
ofsaid debt; now, therefore, will a. such
trustee, on
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~ front Of the courthouse, IN tho olty A.
Memphis, Taxing District Of Shelby county.
Iennealee. between the hona Of II am. and -=
pm oder and sell at public outory, 10 The
highest bidder, for oash,an undivided ono-half
interest IN the iollowing describe lot Of land.
to-wit; Beginning at stake on the south side
Or MqLemure avenue, being the northWest 4.
corner N loi or tract conveyed BY ] u Bus-N
~ 20 Johneon, under deed dated My
10, 1870 thence running south with Ralelsh
avenue o0 teet 70 a stake; thence eaaisrner-
allei with meLomore avenue zoo bef toa
sAsg thence north 600 feet 10 fItha1
south side OF McLomore avenue, thunoo wet
WIZ McLemoro eyenuo TO- the bosinuinr'
containing By estimate and 6i.i0j acfes'
to deed % same land 81 wRish' ' tbls sas
subdivisioni made to the exscut,rI Of Ina
estate 81 " n Zoe. recorded n the RecordSrS
ONCE q shelby county In Book No, III. on
peee ~, iitle 10 above land believed u h.
kooe' hut ecu and convey e trustee only,
3S 2MhN RyyiEILHS' 1a'''s
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Captain Hofatio Ross, Great Brit
ain most famous shot, IL still living
at the age Of 50 and last year climbed
a Inonntaiu 354b feet hieh, without
resting on the way. He is the only
child Of a sporting Aire, and was born
81 Rosie Castle. Forfarshire. His
father was Colonel Of regiment raised
during the French Invasion panic
early IN the century When eolofs
were presented to bis regiment salute
was bred, and young Ross fed in ter.
ror His father, exasperated, told q
servant 10 fire a gun over bis son s
head every morning. At last the man
persuaded him to Gre at a sparrow. II
fell, and thencelorRard young Horatio
took to his gun. Captain Ross was
also first rate horsemap. He was
formerly member Of Parliament.
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,ip DANDRDFF s5l bad
Is Removed BY the Use Of Cos
eOaine.


and stimulates and promotes the growth
of thehair Burnett's Flavoring Extracts
are the best. ..uI I.L n.ll..-. ~
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A Prominent Couple In GeOrgIs
EIude the old Folks In a
" Smaoth gTanua.

ATLANTA, October lO.7-A party Of
young people reeisterodat She Marx,
ham House today from Gainesville.
among whom was Miss Estelle. dauxh.
ter Of Colonel Peter n. Lawshe, editor
Of the Gainesville 2 Southern. p The
lady was accompanied by her brother
Norman and two sisters. AT 2 O'Clock
this afternoon, Mr.. Charles w. Van
Week, Of Cinoinnatisa gentleman .oi
means who Is largely interested. IN
North Georeia mines, made his an,
pearance, whom The story leaked out
that an impromptu marriage was
about to take place Mr.. Van
Weeks advances toward Miss Estelle
were not approved BY the old folks
at home, the mother, Mrs Lawshe,
always making objections TO the mar,
mage OF her childTen, To avoid a
scene the young folks deliberately
made up. a prOgrame which the
mother-in.law should not be present
to spoil. The party took carriages and
drove TO the First Methodist church
where they were joined by Rev. Glenn.
emit A. Evans aud General james
Longstreet General Lonsstreet TOOK
charge Of the bride as best man. while
hey. Mr., Evans performed the oere.
mony, The elder sisters Of the bride
experienced difficulty in getting their
mothers consent TO their marriage.
and 1t seems 70 be conceded that Who
ever marries Lawshe must steal her
ar. and Mrs. Van Week have gone
South on bridal tour ~ 16iiu9 ~
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wAsRlSGToS NOTES.

~, sentences OF the Army Off,
oers for Duplicating Pay Ae-
counts LIKELY 10 BE Con
flrmed.
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ANOTHER oar.

BettertOn died IN i1i0, and Ham,
lett died with him. Quin, who was
the next best actor, could not master
the royal Dane, ADD, indeed, for nearly
forty years Shakespeare was lost
10 the drama, simply for lack Of
historical genius, Even Barton Booth
was inadequate, but the gap was soon
10 be filed in a manner that electrified
the British metropolis. In l74l A
young player, whose stage name vas
"Lyddall, made a great sensation at
a London theater % Richard LII.
This young man had been Keeping a
wine store, where he entertained his
customers by epOuting Shakespeare.
until he concluded totry the stage. la
this humble manner Garrick began his
wonderful career, and the stage again
beheld true impergonation Of Ham,
let. Fielding was at that time finish.
ing his Tom Jeaes, and having Wit
messed Garrlck's performance gives il
a neat enoOmiuln 10 ils pagoa. He
tells 81 the country schoolmaster who
came up 70 London 70 the thoatef.
HIS crude, rustic taste is wonderfully
taken with the King, who rants and
struts and makes 50 much pOise--bpt,
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Weare 80 thankful to say that our nurpins
baby vas pormanently cured Of 4 dangerour -
aad pfotracted constipation and irregnlarlty
81 tae bogcle BY tho use Of Hop nitterr BY n
70 peri ct health and strength. The Parents.
Rochester, N. Y.