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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

Corn, oats, chickens, eggs, butter,
; cattle, hogs, or anything the farmer
raises can be disposed of at Davis 81
Davis for merchandise. 1t is unques-
tionably the best house in town and the
most liberal. 20
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23
List Of Letters.

TsHE following letters remain nncailed for a
i the pososlice In Medicine Lodge, for the
week esssiing jan 10. 1852 In calling for them
please state that they arc advertised.
L. n. Anderson, Lou Bruffett.
Lucy Cunningham. Meta lane.
Ms. John MurreIl-
T. Al McfsTEARRv p n
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

For 30 days we will give you cut prices
on all dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes,
hats, caps, etc. Money refunded if this
is not the truth. Davis Il Davis. 30
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

The best brand of flour ever offered
in this city is the Crescent" and it Is
a world beaten. If this was not so
Davis a. Davis would not say so. %
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

DO you smoke piper Then by all
means try spot Cash. or "Old Coon"
tobacco at S. Y. & Els. These are now
the best brands. 20
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

Southern Kansas Railroad Time Card.
GOING EAST.
passenger and Express, leaves. Pr p. IN.
COMING WEST.
Passenger and Express arrives. 1925 p. n.
Freight. arrives .....................6:l 5 y. IN.
II. II. CASE, Local Agent.
POSTAL.
PostofIice atMedicne Lodge open from A NJ
to Pm. Sundays one hour on arrival Of mail
Money order Office. y A. MCCLEARY. p. NJ.
G. A.MCCLEARY, Assistant.
The Mails:
From Attica and all Eastern points, arrives
daily at l2:4b = ": leaves daily at Z:3OPM.
From Ashland, COldwater, Nescatunga, Sun
City, Lake City and Mingoua, arrives daily.
From kiOwa, II di, Canema, Sexton. Eidred,
HazetOu, Hardtner aud Etna, arrives daily,
at B.p. m. Leaves at 10 n. IN.
From Kingman, BrOss. Bates. Nashville, ar
rives at $3.50, pm. Leaves at H. IN.
From Sawyer. Elm Mills and Amber, arrives
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridi ys at 2;45
p. n. Departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Shtur-
DAYS ats A NJ. Arrives at SAWYER at l:l5 D. IN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

Warranted the best and the cheapest
for 80 days, flour sold by Davis Il Davis.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

Standiford, YOumans & Eldred want
10000 bushels of corn, %
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

TARM LOANS in the best companies, with
J. the privilege of paying part of the princi-
pie atany time, In sums OF 800 OF any multi
pleof the same. BRONSON a. HOUCHIN. ~
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

Flour you must have. Davis & Davis
sell the best and the cheapest. %
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

CunnjQghams want all the yearly in
terest farm loanS.they can get. Al
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

Cook & Palmer give lowest rates on
farm and city loans. IS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

pXAMINE YOUR TITLE-yOu may need
u correction and we arc prepared 10 do this
work and guarantee correctness ana saus1ac-
ton. BRONsON & HOUCnIN. 40
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

A BsTRACTs OF TITLE to any property in
n Barber county. We have the ONLY perfect
ardcomplete set of abstract books In the coun-
v. corrected uD 10 date. BRONSON & HoUcHIN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

Call on Cook ~ Palmer for farm and
city loans. %
If you want bargains in Aannels. go
TO Davis d Davis. %
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

Read Cunningham S new money ad.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23
Democratic Central Committee.
LOCAL NEWS.

ARG sCuMInTT' g s,c IUr ~ V"NI "N'''
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WHITE HILLS.

Mrs Stiles Johnson is improving. Mir Johnson is better, after the removal of a piece of bone from his foot by Dr Shell ton.
 Amos Wheeler has had an attack of rheumatism.
 MT and Mrs Rehnburg, who spend their Summers North, are expected at Ernest Upton's, the second week in June.
 Will Bryant of the Brooklyn Times is expected at Clark Beardsley's.
 Mrs Martha Hawley and Mrs Andrew Leavenworth of Stepney visited Mrs James Glover, last week.
 Mrs George H. Conklin and Miss Nina of Brooklyn are at Highland Lawn.
 That strawberry and ice cream social at Henry Buckingham's comes off about the middle of June; proceeds for church windows.
 MT and Mrs Richard Amber were Sun- day guests at Clark Beardsley's.
 Miss May Pavey of Shelton was guest of Misses Carrie and Alice French, Sum- day.
 E. c. Wixom purchased Holstein COW and calf at the cattle sale in New York city.
 Bessie Wheeler entertained Miss Hat tie Harris of Birmingham, Sunday.
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residents, died, Tuesday morning, aged s3 years.
 Smith Dunning has moved into the Sherman Foote place.
 Howard Peck was home, Sunday, from Cheshire.
 John Thornhill attended the teachers meeting in Bridgeport.
 Dr A. L. Williams is raising asparagus, having recently set 2500 new roots, an addition to number already growing.
 Misses Northrop lost their horse. last week, from stepping on a nail, which caused lockjaw.
 A festival will be held in the Town Hall by the ladies of the Congregational church, June 5.
 Mrs William Foote of Danbury has yis- ited her sister, Mrs s. s. Dunning.
 Miss Ella Stuart is recovering from her late illness.
 Mrs Mapes of Brooklyn visits Mrs James Lee.
 John Hawley and wife of Hartford have visited his father, Emmon Hawley. Rev MT Mead will be installed as Rev Mir Pierce's successor, Tuesday, June II. An engine set fire to the bridge over the steam shovel cut and it is unsafe for travel
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HUNTINGTON.

We cure all diseases of the throat and lungs and consumption in the first or sec- ond stages by the use of compound oxy- gen. Dr E. w. Karrman, 123 Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport.
 George A. Cole of Walnut Tree Hill has purchased the interest of Henry K. Steinbone in the Wheeler farm and Mir Steinbone will remove to New York. George E. Botsford of Bridgeport has bought of c. Minor Hubbell his home stead at Huntington Center and MT Hub bell has purchased about 13 acres of Charles N. Quick, adjoining the Fair place. Sentinel. s
 Mrs Magill and son Harrie have return- ed from Hartford.
 An entertainment of reading and sing ing was given by the Walnut Tree Hin school at It's close, last Friday. That children can keep secrets was proven by the surprise of the teacher, upon being presented with shaving set by two lie tie girls. Miss Olive T. Birdseye, In be- half of the school, presented an elegant student's lamp. ssa
 The larger pole was taken to F. K. Beard's and sawed eight square and the npt,er one has been exchanged with IF. D. shelton tor a betteFs
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A number from here attended dance at Zoar Bridge, last week.
 It is said that the new flag pole is to be raised, Saturday. We understand that some of the ladies have flag ready for use.
 The medal contest, last week Wednes- day evening, was more largely attended than any, the hall being full. The con testants did nobly. The judges were John M. Derman of Stratford, Walter Hubbell of White Hills and Mrs Charles Warner of shelton. The medal was awarded to Miss Alice Mcdonald and presented In a neat little speech by Mas ter James Beard, who received the medal in the juvenile class. While the judges were out, the audience was highly enter tained by recitations by Seth W. Linsley and o. G. Beard, Jr. The next contest will be in June, on or near the 18th.
 Mrs F. N. Potter and daughter have been in Roxbury.
 Mir Hooper is in South Britain painting.
 The choir occupied the new platform, Sunday, at the Congregational church.
 The Loyal Legion will meet at Tenn perance hall, Saturday at 3 p m.
 Next Sunday afternoon, Rev Mir Park will preach a memorial sermon. The Grand Army men will be here from Bir- mingham, the two churches will unite and have special service, after which the graves of soldiers will be decorated.
 Mrs Frederick M. Wooster spent Sun day with her brother, Clarence B. Sher- wood of Hartford. Her nephew, Lester Sherwood, who has been sick with pneu- monia, has recovered sufficiently to go home.
 Seth Hurd died, Sunday afternoon, after three weeks of awful suffering, the immediate cause of his death being his inability to receive food of any kind because of an enormous abcess on the neck. At the funeral, Tuesday, Rev w. Ingram Magill officiating, the bear CTS were Erastus Bennett, William Beard, Patrick Murphy and Ezra Black man. The relatives present were cous- in, Mrs Alma Camp of Ansonia; a niece, Miss Natalia J. Johnson; R. W. and S. W. Linsley. Sixty years ago, NIT Hurd worked with D. N. Lane at tailoring. For years, he delivered the Bridgeport and New Haven papers on horseback through Huntington and Monroe.
 Tuesday night, the "boys" dug a hole six feet in diameter and four feet deep ; they are to have it seven feet deep and will cement the base of the flag pole in the ground.
 The old Wells house in the Hollow is down at last.
 Peter Macintosh and Andrew Hyde, at Philo Bassett's, are feeble.
 All turn out at pole raising, Saturday.
 Howard Hubbell was home, Sunday.
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pLATTsyILLE.

.
 Mrs Hallock is still with her mother, Mrs Lacey.
 Miss M. A. Bulkley has been with Mrs l.. N. Reynolds.
 Detective Frank Taylor, who is with his sister, Mrs c. A. H. Bright, enjoyed a little joke, last week, with stranger who called at the store. ssI took you for Detective Taylor of Bridgeport, the oth- CT day, when was in here, but I see my mistake now. ssYes,'' said MT Taylor, ssI have been taken for him good many times.r tsDo you know him?' ssWhy, yes,' said Mr Taylor, q know the scoundlel and he got his just deserts, too, when he was sent to prison for two years when he robbed that poor old widow of all her money.'' ssYes, that's so, it serv- ed him right, have known him when he hadn't a cent of money in his pocket and have treated him to drink.n aYes, ! said Mir Taylor, five seen him in the same fix myself , The stranger passed up the hill, mistaken man and Mir 1ay- Tor enjoys repeating the joke.
 Dr John Cavelti will be in Plattsville, Sunday at ? p m, to give talk on Christ ian science.
 Mrs Lycett of Brooklyn is spending the Summer with her mother, Mrs M. A. Bright.
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HATTERTowN.

J. Wesley Penny visited Henry l.. Bates in Ridgefield, Sunday.
 Miss Jennie Bates is the guest of Anna Penny.
 Isaac Bassett has visited his son David, who is very sick.
 Mrs Jane Summers and Miss Mary Patchen attended the golden wedding of MT and Mrs Charles Briscoe of Botsford Hill.
 The entertainment given by Carlton in the school house, Monday night, was just o. K.
 Dr k. J. Peck was suddenly called by telegraph to New York, Saturday, in consultation with other physicians in re- gard to a complicated case of fever and malaria. s7Tg
 Luther Stillson met with an accident in Norwalk, last week, while jumping from train.
 Miss Carrie A. Hubbell has gone back to Naugatuck.
 Last week, two lightning rod men called on George W. Turney and in. duced him to sign an agreement to cover his buildings with shining brass rods and gilded weather cocks for only $e.7i and, after completing the job, they brought him bill for nearly $200 which Mir Turney had to pay.
 John B. Parmelee is confined to the house.
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LONG HILL.

Irwin.S. Coan and Sherwood M. Brins- made went north for cattle, Monday, in- tending to stop at Hawleyville and South Kent and possibly go into Massachusetts.
 R. H. Boylston of Bridgeport has been at the rectory.-
 The base ball grounds at ParlOr Rock have been completed and are in good shape.
 Miss Carrie c. Mallett spent Sunday | with her aunt, Mrs A. A. Hall. l D. Hall has been in poor health. Next Sundays offering in Grace church will be for the convention assessment. Ii is but $7 50 and it is hoped that it may be raised at once.
 Miss Fannie Walker suffers with meas les.
 Elisha Booth of Monroe was in town Sunday.
 Everett D. Eldridge, who has for lt years been an employe of the Wisnel Shoe Co. at Bridgeport, has accepted 1: position with the Adams Express Co and began his duties, Tuesday. His head quarters will be at Hartford and his ruI l will be on the Hartford and Connection Western road, from Hartford to Miller ton. Commencing at a m, his duties will be over at 5 p m. For the present Mrs Eldridge will remain with her fath CT, H. l.. Stewart and Mir Eldridge vii spend occasional Sundays home. Sorry to have him go!
 Irwin s.. Coan and s. NJ. Brinsmade with c. N. Curtis and Truman ant George Favreau, have been on the eas side roads with the road machine. The. do good work, consult the wishes of thos along the road and give satisfaction.
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MT and Mrs Horace Winton of New York are at Charles Winton's.
 Mrs Henry Osborne spent few days with friends in Bridgeport.
 Rev Mir Lynch of stratfield preached an interesting sermon, Sunday; hope that he will come again.
 Orlando Osborn has purchased a fine Canadian colt, which he has in training.
 Charles sherman has improved the highway east of his house, by taking off part of the hill.
 Miss Elsie Ward presided at the organ acceptably, Sunday.
 The missionary service at Christ church Tuesday afternoon, was we'll attended and interesting.
 Residents within a mile of the Center are highly entertained CD every evening by the amateur drummer; as Gen Grant once said, s'Let us have peace.'' While floors were being laid at the DapciSe pal lsonaSes MIs IAoDertS sCtppeu on loose board and she and her child were precipitated into the cellar; no bones were broken. E. A. Beers of Easton, in. company with his mother, Mrs F. l.. Fox, will start for Ellensburg, State of Wash ington, June l, to join his brother, W. F. Beers; will return after making good visit.
The Newtown bee., 1889-05-24

Miss Emma Bonneau of Concord, N. H.. who caught cold from exposure dur ing Sunday mornings fire, died of pneu- monia, Monday.
 About 300 new books will be purchas- ed for the Park Street Sunday school. Some $250 was raised, Sunday and $400 was already on hand.
 Teachers in Summerfield and Newfield districts, East End, will be required to pass an examination at High School hall, Saturday, before Superintendent H. M. Harrington. Most of them already hold certificates from Stratford school visitors, but annexation renders them of no value.
 Bishop Williams will hold confirmat- ion service at St. Johns, Sunday morn ing and at Christ church in the evening.
 Florist Charles Pfomm of East End has placed neatly arrange flower beds or the hospital grounds.
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LONG HILL HUNTINGTON.

Seth Hurd, who was in his sgd year, passed away, Sunday afternoon. By his death, Long Hill loses It's most eccentric character and Huntington it's best his torian. He could distinctly remember six generations and often would relate without break the chronology of fam files long since forgotten by the public. Never on very good terms with his inn mediate neighbors, he was always ready to alleviate actual suffering when brought to his notice. He and his elder brother Silas, who died about a year ago, have always worked together and have amass- ed quite a fortnnes It Is understood that, owing to the refusal of his relatives to accede to some of his demands in the past, he has recently made a will giving the most of his property Do the Hunting
The Newtown bee., 1889-05-24
BEDDING.

The Catholic fair opened, Saturday ev- ening, at Whitehead's hall. The pro- ceeds are for stained glass window and building a new steeple.
 Mrs Julia Gould has come to Ridge side farm to be with Mrs Henry Burr, her sister-in-law, who. is sick with heart affection. Dr Anna Reed is her attend ing physician.
 Mrs Jessie Banks visits her grandson, O. c. Banks, in Bridgeport.
 H. B. Rumsey sends 300 pounds of milk daily to the Clover creamery. John Sanford sends 150 cans.
 Mrs M. Sanford visited her grandson, Ebert Sanford, at the Center, last week.
 In 1873, Henry S. Osborne engraved his initials and date on a box turtle, which was found, last week, on the farm of William H. Hill near Little river. The distance between the points where he was first and last found is about mile and half. The finder added his own initials and the date and sent him once more on his travels.
 The three days entertainment given by the members and friends of St. Pat rick opened under suspicious circum- stances, Saturday evening. More than 100 were present and llleft, feeling that they had had good time. A generous sum was realized, which will be mater ially increased on the other two even- ings.
 The Creamery is booming, nearly 200 pounds of butter being made each day.
 Miss Jessica 0. Sanford attended the teachers meeting in Bridgeport.
 Representative Seth Sanford voted for the Parallel road; J. k. Miller against it.
 On Friday, s. B. Osborne, conservator, sold the personal property of c. w. Banks at auction.
 Mrs K. F. Shaw went to Bridgeport, Monday, to meet her mother, Mrs Park hurst, who returned home with her.
 Fred Driggs and sister spent Sunday at Miss Julia H. Sanford's and Sam c. Shaw came on from Yale to meet them.
 The barn on the old Aaron Sanford place, that has withstood the blasts of a hundred Winters and has looked for the past 10 years as if , gust of wind would blow it down, succumbed at last to the muscle of William k. Duncomb's oxen, which pulled it over and left 1t a heap Of ruins.
 Our Redding hills never looked more charming.
 Mrs George Read at the Center has gone to New York to take care Of her hnsbaIld, who is sick.
 Mrs Keefe's sister Bridget from Nor
The Newtown bee., 1889-05-24
RoXBURY.

Rev Mir Hooker of Plymouth visited MT Cooley.
 The wife of Rev c. E. Ball of Rockville Is on visit to her old home at Roxbury.
 Mir Pitcher, the painter, has moved in- to town.
 The George Norris family have left town and gone to York State.
 The woodbury G. A. k. has given mo- tice that flags will be brought by s. J. Richards for the soldiers graves, to be placed there on Decoration day and the Sunday schools will provide flowers for the occasion.
 Robert McKierns is the first in town to plant tobacco.
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EASToN.

 Funeral of Mrs Emory Sherwood at the Center Street M. E. church, Thursday af- ternoon, Rev D. Ogden and Rev Mir Gilbert conducting the services. She died on Monday, B years old. The many friends of E. l.. Smith will be pleased to welcome him in town, this week.
 Ladies' enterprise society with Mrs T. ". Turney, Thursday afternoon. William Sherman is afflicted with a bad hand and arm.
 Mrs Abigail Tarney is weaving carpets. Miss Alice Ganfield has visited Mrs c. 0. Downs of Long Hill and Mrs Horace Gilbert of Bridgeport.
 Misses Lucy Eiwood and Novella Thorpe attended tho teachers convention at Bridgeport.
 MT and Mrs Isaac Nichols of Nichols visited Mrs Sarah R. Wheeler and George s Banks, Friday Most of the schools closed, Friday, to enable the teaehers' convention.
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FRIDAY, MAY a4, 1889.
wooDBURY.

Miss Katie M. Woodruff Is visiting at Hartford.
 Mir and Mrs Hitchcock of Meriden yls- ited Dea Hitchcock and family, last week; Miss Alice Hulse and Dr M. s. Page also visited Woodbury.
 Charles Lambert is at work In Bridge port, and his mother, Mrs Henry Lam- bert, is at New Haven.
 Charles NJ. Walker, lineal descend ent of Rev Zechariah Walker, founder and first pastor of our ancient First Con- gregatonal church, has married Cath olic lady of New Haven, and embraced her faith. ... -vT f.E.fE
 Andrew Tierney has had his pension increased to $l0 per month. He was wounded in the arm at the battle of Ce- dar Creek, October 17, 1864. Like many other poor fellows, he could not be reach ed and cared for during the battle and had to lie where he fell during the night. Capt Marsh of New Milford was there, from whom we learn that, us Tierney could walk and the night was cold, he sought the friendly Ice side of horse that had been killed in the battle, but which retained some animal heat. At intervals all night, the old veteran broke out with anathemas, saying that the d-d rebels fired carelessly and, then again, that they fired on purpose and meant to hit him!
 It Is reported that some liquor licenses are in danger of being revoked for sell ing to West Side common drunkards af- ter notice. Our present liquor law will sharply control the licensed liquor trade, If duly enforced. A licensed dealer sells splrituous liquors in face of l4 or l5 dis tinct perils and forfeitures.
 The Marshall family are established in the old homestead for the Summer.
 Miss Annie Judson is at Judge Hunt ington's.
 George I. Kline of Philadelphia visits his daughter, wife of Rev w. W. Wise garver.
 Miss Julia Downs of Mapleton is home from her visit at Brooklyn.
 J.E. Capewell shot wild goose, last week, weighing II pounds.
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FAIRFIELD.

The sixth medal contest took place at the Academy on Wednesday afternoon, 18th, Neal Sherwood taking the medal. The next one was to take place in the Middle district school, Thursday evening, 23d.
 Last week Thursday evening, Mr Bald win of the graded school gave an enter tainment in the Academy at Greenfield, which was we'll attended and gave satis- faction. 2 School was closed on Friday, 17th, while the teachers attended the meeting of the teachers association at Bridge port. MT Baldwin took with him class from his room to. illustrate his method of teaching the fundamental rules of arithmetic. The class was well received and warmly applauded by teachers who listened to them.
 There was pleasant gathering of young folks at Theodore Turney's on Thursday evening, 16th.
 /, I'he many friends of Amelia, wife of Herbert Knapp will be pained to hear of her death, which occurred Sunday, at the age of 31 years. She had been sick but a short time. Her friends hoped she might rally and once more be with them We trust that she has gone to better place, where we know she must be hap. py. Sbe leaves husband and four ol five little ones to mourn the loss of that dearest friend on earth, d wife and mother.
 One of our Fairfield young men found his horse, which he had left hitched te a post in one of the streets in Bridge port, Sunday, at Long Hill, Monday morning, some one having been kind enough to drive him there without ask ing the privilege and quietly leave hin by the wayside.
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soUTHBURY.

pr Cooley constitutes the board of health for Southbury. In one case al- ready has he made his power known. A Mir BOwns of New Haven is boarding at E. l.. Warmers; W. W. Thomas and wife of New Haven spent Sunday there.
 The Catholic fair was to open, Tues day evening and continue through the week.
 Work at the oil well has fairly begun.
 At the home of the bride, at o'clock Wednesday evening, 18th, Nina E.. Lounsbury and Asahel R. Gibson were united in marriage by Rev A. F. Chap man of Sandy Hook. The newly mar ried couple will reside in Woodbury, the home of the groom. Miss Mary J. Perry has schoolmate visiting her.
 Mrs II. C. Hayes has improved her place with new fence.