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Aud This in Cultured Boston.

A womai entered drug store not far
from Beacon street. the other evening.
and saiIFAhat she wished to purchase a
toothBrdsA1S The proprietor laid out a
number OF ia,ese articles upon the counter
for her inspection and turned away to
attend tie wants Of another customer.
In short time the female approached
him and said in the sweetest of tones.
II nave tried them all and think that /
like this one the best so will take il. !"
The astonished proprietor took ono
look ut her, gave one short moment to
silent reflection and meditation, then
said, Madame. you may have them all
for the price of this one; | will mako
you a present of them. The woman no
doubt is yet wondering at the cause OF
certiser.
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theory. While the fakir was going
through his performances Leasing was
10 make rapid pencil sketch OF what
he saw while | at the same moment
would take snap shot with my kodak.
Being prepared TO put this plan in
operation we went out from our abode,
and there found the fakir and crowd
OF natives and one or two Europeans.
The fakir was quccr-lookilg chap.
His hair was long and matted aud his
beard hung low on his breast His only
coration was copper ring or bracelet
worn about his right arm between the
wrist and the elbow. His eyes were re-
markable both for their brilliancy and
their intense depth. If / may so term it.
They seemed TO be almost jet black and
were set unusually deep in his head.
When we stepped into the little circle
about him those ewes took US in from
sole to crown. He had spread upon
the ground coarsc carpet of peculiar
texture about four feet wide and six feet
long. AT his right stood O small earthen>
bowl and across his knees lay strange
looking musical instrument.
Having received the signal that all
was ready he took the bowl in his hands
and turned the contents-a reddish.
sand-like mixturc-out upon the carpet.
He mixed it about with his fingers. ap-
parently to show that it contained no
concealed objects. Replacing the sand
in the bowl he stood ii in the center of
the carpet, several feet in front of his
knees. and covered it with u small shawly
first placing in the mixtureseveral seeds
Of the mango fruit Then he lplayed n
weird air on his pirc, swayed back and
forth, and as he did so slowly took in
each member of the crowd of spectators
With those marvellous eyes of his. The
swaying and pipe playing lasted two or
three minutes Then he suddenly
stopped and raised one corner of the
shawl We saw several green shoots
two or three inches high. He replaced
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IT is ONLY HYPNOTISlI.
HOW INDIAN FAKIRS DECEIVE THOSE
WHO WATCH THEM.
Mango Trees, Babies, and Other Objects
shown to BE Creatures of the ImsgI-
nation.

Nearly every traveller who comes back
from India brings with him more or less
marvellous stories Of the performances
of Indian fakirs or jugClers. No one
ever heard of one Of these tales without
being curious to know the explanation
Of the mystery. All sorts Of theories
have been offered, all OF which are more
or less unsatisfactory. 1t has remained
for young Chicagoan to furnish an ex-
planatlon that explains and to present
what must be accepted as absolute
proof Of the correctness Of his idea.
His discovery may attract attention in
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WHAT THE CAMERA SHOWED.
the shawl, played a little more ON his
pipe. and could have sworn | saw the
shawl pushed three feet into the air.
Again he stopped removed the shawl.
This time there was a perfect tree. two
feet or morein height, with long. slender
fat leaves. Lessing nudged me and /
took my picture while he made a
skeleton sketch. While we were watch
ing this creation of the queer old man
it seemed to vanish before our eyes.
When it was gone.he removed the bowl
and spread the shawl on the ground be-
fore him. Then there was more music
and more swaying, more looking at the
crowd; and as we watched the dirty
square Of cloth lie had placed on the
ground we saw outlined beneath it some
moving object. As we watched he
grasped the shawl by each of two corn
ers and snatched it from the ground.
Upon the spot where 1t had rested but a
moment before there sat the queerest
dimplcd Indian baby that had seen IN
my travels. Lesslng kept his nerve bet
ter than did would have forgotten
what L was doing if he had not remind
ed me- / too. the picture and he made
his sketch. The baby remained but
moment before Mr. Fakir recovered it
with the shawl, and drawing q knife
cut and slashed at the spot where the
infant sat. In another instant he threw
away the shawl and there was nothing
there.
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vASEITNH

Or for stamps any single article at the price.
If you have occasion to use Vaseline In any FORM
becarefu TO accept only genuine goods put up by us
In original packages. great many druggists are
trying to persuade buyers 20 take yASELINE put
up by them. Never Yield 10 such persuasion, the
article an Imitation without value, land will NOS
give you the result you expect. "A bottle OF Blue
Seal Vaseline is sold by all druggists at ten cents
CHEsEBROrGM M'rg. Co. 81 State st, New York.
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this time to see one Of these fellows, but
we had arranged little plan which We
were to put into operation when oppor-
tunity offered. ! had been impressed by
q theory that the explanation OF all
their alleged supernatural performances
would be found in hypnotism, but ! did
not know just how to get at it until
Lessing proposed this plan to teIt my
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THE CAMERA SHOWS NO TREE TO EXIST.
lowstone Park. Lessing carried with
him to New York the rolls of negatives
from Mr.. Gilmore kodak, which he had
developed there and sent back to Mr.
Gilmore by express. They were received
yesterday.
In talking to Chicago Tribune man
Of his remarkable experience in India,
Ir. Fillmore said: 1--WE had done West
--iia pretty thoroughly, and had spent
some time in Calcutta. From there we
went north, stopping for n short time at
Rajmahal and Dinapur. From the lat
ter city we went south to Gaya. which
we reached in July last. Eessing and l
had frequently talked over the Indian
fakirs and their marvellous performances,
and had determined upon making o care
full test of their powers. So we were
constantly on the alert for some first
class juggler. One afternoon Lessing
rushed. into the room where was taking
a snooze and told me there was fakir
in front about ready to begin his per-
formances. ! was as pleased as he was.
Neither of US had been able previous to
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This pleased him so that he decided to
simplify his buggy. lie drew the plans
himself for the one-wheeler. 1t is nine
teen feet long from the big viloclpede
wheel behind to the end of the shafts in
front. An ordinary buggy is only thlr-
teen feet long. The top IS made station
ary, like the top Of a bread wagon, only
it is shaped like d buggy top. The floor
of the buggy is just nine inches from
the ground, while the shafts curl up
ward from the bottom until they arc
level with the dash h-board. There is no
seat made in the vehicle. bat m up
holstered chair is placed in it, TO be oc-
cupied by the driver.
The shafts have been changed some
what, having~been fixed SO that they can
move UP and down. The only harness
TO be used on the horse is the wooden
collar and very wide bellyband to
which the shafisSwill be fastened.
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A oNE-WaEgLED BUGGY.
Unique Vehicle Used by a Prominent At
lanta Doctor. ?

Unique Vehicle Used by Prominent At
lanta Doctor.
DR.. Thurmond, leading physician OF
Atlanta, Ga.,posscsses a singular vehicle
in tile shape cf one wheeled buggy.
1t cost $500
The doctor believes in having things
just as he wants them. and for several
years he has been using set of harness
remarkable for its simplicity, as it coIir
sisted of only wooden collar. There,
is a string running from the collar down
the shafts into the buggy. 1t is fixed IN
such way that. in case the horse runs
away. quick jerk of the string will
loosen the collar from the shafts and
permit the horse to run away and leave
the buggy behind him, thus saving the
occupants from injury.
The progress., 1890-11-29

1T had 20 facilities for developing the
kodak fi.ns and ii was these Lessing
took with him. rs we'll rs thousand or
more other negatives. 10 be developed.
The fakr pictures. with few Others. !
received this afternoon. After the
fakrs departure Leasing fli.cd in mis-
sketches and these lie left with me.
You'll sec by comparir: the oncs Las.
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bieieIben einen i6merserresenben Druid
auf Die Saiern ber @mpfinbunasnerptn
ausiiben unb cine seitpeiie 8IutIeere
ober 8lutarmutb in Dem @ebirn ber
Ieibenben Seite betpirfen, 70 miiiIen mir
MitteI sebrauden, tpeIbe bieie Spans
nuns aufbeben unb bic eei9loienen
8efdbe pieber Dffnen; bebutiameS
8ieden an einisen in'S Taf6entu6 ses
soGsnen 9ropfen bon 9lmpInitrit t-bas
0tittel erfprbert 8roBe 8Oriidt, tpess
baIb man gut tbut, nur NIT einem Sros
pfen ansufaneen -3aubert in Der Otebrs
sabI Salle ben 0terdneIiurm binipes,
tpeun er aud feline QSieberfehr nidt gu
perbiiten mag. Goffein (coffeinum ci-
tricum), in gulber ober 8aitiIlen uno
Gbinin erfreuen iid idon Idneit bes
&ufeS, ben Sdmer3 tpenisitens Su lin.
bern unb absufiir3en. glu6 Der Otis
erGneitift (Poho iein Saupt6eitanbs
tbeil lit Mentbol, baS Del elmer idpa'
niiben BfeffermiinSpflanSe) bat iih
burb feline angenebmen, bic Stirn fiibs
lenben Stride cine erobe 8eliebtbeit
bel Wi9rdnefranien erporben. 8e6t
naBIi6 3eist ii6 OftmuIS aud Der bez
barrIihe @ebrau6 Der eepuIperten
Pasta Guarana (orei Wtal td9Ii6 einen
seItri6enen SbeeI6ffeI poIl, 4 his 6
0o6en binburd su nebmen). 8ei Der
Sickheadache (Misrdne) Der enBliIden
2abies senieBt bu8 &ie6en an 9lmmOs
niaf ben 8uf zines bbdit ipirfiamen
UtitteIs, pGbrenb in Deuti9lanb 9lns
tipprin unb 9lntifebrin in Buloern Dber
8apIeIn, itiinoli6 su Bis l @ramm,
Iotpie iulispIiaure8 9tatron bel brOben.
bem Mnfal aIs iidere Mi9rdneoertils :
ger seItsn. 9id9fbem iino wdbreno
6es 9lnfauS Der 8enub BON 8rauIepula
Der, itarfsm idwarsen 8affee, abiOlute
8ettrube, perbunfelteS 3immer, Senfz
papisr auf ben Naden, @iSbeuteI auf
Stirn unb S6lafe, feitss @inmifeIn
bes 8opfes su empfeblen.
giner Der Saupteriinbe, tuarum Diis
crane, Spiterie unb Netpoiitdt beut3us
tase beim tpeibli6en @eidledt 10 iioers
banb nebmen, berubt in moneeIbafter,
perbGti6elter Grsiebung. Der miitters
Iibe StoIs uub @brgeiS eridbpft iib
f6rmlih i'm 2urus Der &inf nfertpilette.
Den fleinen 8iIansen wirb auer Wiae
eelaHen. Sebr ri6tie duBert ii6 Der
9iibin9er 9tiemeper {: nSe peniBer bic
8inber eeiibt iperren, iid su beberrs
i6en. ie unsemeHener ibre glni6e
erfiillt nerben, ie mebr man ibnen 9es
Itattst, iib elmer maBlOien Srauer iiber
ssrbrodenes SpieISeus binsuseben, ie
mebr rie 8utbe eeipart tpirc, tpenn iie
iih mad elmer eetduihten SUffnune
pber abseidlaeenen grIaubniB un9es
berbisen Nusbriihen Der 8erspeiflunp
uno oeS 3orneS bineeben, NIT ben Siis
BEN trampeIn, ii6 auf bic @rbe perfen
um 70 Ieidter tperoen iie ipdter bpite'
rid. nebt nan bic Ginoer sum SIeib
sur @epihenbuftiefeit, sur SeIbItbe'
berrIdune, IdBt man berannadienb,
> Wdbden ni6t ben sansen Gag itrideu
1apiileries ndben uno anbere Ding
treiben, BEL ipel6en Iie ibren 8ebanfel
:, na6bGnsen tbnnen, bsipabrt man f
; bor idledter 2ettiire, bur9 peI6e Il
= iiberipannte Sheen befOmmen, 10 i6dt
y man iie am be ten bor Der @efabr bpite
' riId 3u tperben"-unb, ieben mir binsu
= Wisrdne gu befommen.
= Or. %. 9prenfurtb.
7 T8eitelIt baS ,,8o6enbIatt" "-t
y entbdIt ale Yad,rtdbten-mIr 81. 90.
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Rillsburp'a ,,8efes''
uiro unter allen lr dnoen bas Scte ein unO beiben

2ambere sabrtfate BON stl mssm maudmaI chen o gu.
ss gOS MADDEN atsr fir abFoute Gledbbeit 3uperld
sfct wirb 3asburps 8eftes fst5 obeu bIen wie t5 in
tn Ssr8ansnsu ;paus 9abreu Sbn grOb i'm Saus
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SprOttuu. 8. Oct. Sn SoIse Der
iiineit borsefommenen 4usi6reituneen
bel @uflbiuns elmer iosiuIbemofratiI6en
Seriammlun9, nobel 0t,litdr requirirt
tpurbe unO aabIreide 8erbaftunsen ers
foIsten, baben bic biefaen Sobrifbefser
ibre Nrbeiter aufsGorbert, entpe6er
aus benz fO3iaIpemotraiiI6en 8erein
aussutreten Uoer ibre 8tinbisung entses
sensunebmen. Dem 8priiben6en 6e8
8ereins, Gisarrenma6er @rotbe, lit
bereits befinitip eetiinbist tporben. Die
9lrbeiter baben ben f6riftIi6en gea6s
tpei8 3u erbringen, bab iie aus Dem
8erein ausgetreten iinb.
9irfdau, IL. DIT. Oie Ioeenannte
Reaner'ide GoIonie 1T beute 0a6mit.
tag ibeiIDeiie absebrannt. 55 arme
5amiIien iinc cbbadloS seiporben.
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- abplf edaOs, autf6snfa rifaut, ft9
@arrrIifraBs, Buffalo. q g., iast: SD mar
eepIast nit llebeItsit i'm Maern, appfwtb uub
alsfmeiusr S6pabe gurppd SlpUp 8ittrrs
bat mid furirt.
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s@ 8eiteGt bas .,8o6enbIatt" t"-es
entbdIt ale Na6ridten-nur $500.
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SIT Oie Gbe eim eyeblidlag.

Saet ud nict tdufd,en burd @rrer gBta mG n&t
ptllSburYS Srfes aeu 70 fault Dt nm Grocer,
GO tu enBt sn6 roc nt elm anbes Web aufbpdBm
ps bili9r ufn fann gnn ibr ben grs bsb ibr
gum Semen tts 9a6t ibn n9 nsn prrft psrEbern au Tb
uuus bs SauptuabrunssmiteIs.
The sun., 1890-08-28
NOW IT'S 4 GALL FOR IDEAG
The Municipal League Supplements Its
Appeal for Doilnrr.

The Municipal League Supplements Its
Appeal for Dollnrr.
A peculiar call for ideas and recruits follows
hard uron the heels Of the call of the Municipal
League for dollars. Its Committee on Increase
Of the General Committee, consisting Of Lewis
L. Dela6eld Wheeler H. Peckham. Louis G.
Wilton, and Alfred Ashley. IN announc-
ing yesterday its readiness to enter
upon Its duties. corrected popular
misrepresentation in regard 10 what those du-
ties are. 1t had been supposed that the Com
mittee on Increase was created to winnow the
wheat from the chaff in multitude OF seekers
after admission to the General Committee.
which is highly important body. and is to
make the nominations for the League. But
now II seems necessary to plead for recruits
and ideas on behalf Of this Committee on In
crease OF The General Committee aud yester-
days manifesto said
that the General Committee should be OF SUI
fcient size to he thoroughly Representative,
and that It's members should be men OF such
character and standing as to afford a guar
antee that all the best elemt nts in the commu-
nifty shall be intelligenti7 End honestly repre-
sented. The Committee On Increase OF the
General Committee is, naturally. desirous OF
receiving assistance from all sources. and any
suggestions which shall be made by any ono
in regard to the membership Of the General
Committee will be heartily welcomed. and may
be made either to Mr.. Delatiold, tho Chairman.
or any Of its members.
The sun., 1890-08-28
LAURA SHAPES STORY.

Sho Tells How y strange Man Mado Her
Steal y Bag or Gold.
Laura Shape. the 14-year-old girl from Des
Moines. who was found in the Erie Railway
depot Jersey City, on Monday night, and who
eaid she had been abducted by a strange man
after he had persuaded her to rob the house Of
her employer. George Kemp. in Des Molnes. Is
to bo detained at the request Of the Des Moines
Chief OF Police. The Jersey City police now
think she had heard thrilling stories of New
York. and ran away to see the sights, She
asked Acting Chief Lange yesterday to let her
take o look at the big olty before he sends her
back to her home
She said yesterday that the strange man
surprised her on Saturday evening while ehe
was alone in Mr.. Kemp's house. 1t was be-
tween and o'clock. He told her thore was
some money In the house and ordered her to
get it There was bag Of money In a closet
up stairs. and she gave IT to the stranger. She
said he had something bright IN his hand; and
her to pack up her clothing. and led heraway
John Bell. and that he lived between Sixth and
Seventh streets. Jersey City. She fell asleep in
q seat during the trip and awoke near James
town, The strange man had deserted her while
she slept.
She said also that his real name 10 Post
Richard shape Is her stepfather. and he IL
cashier OF the Grand Street Savings Bank Of
Des Moines. Her mother and stepfather
started on Q trip last week and placed her In
charge OF the Kemp family. She spends her
time in the of1ce OF Chief Of Police Murphy.
The sun., 1890-08-28
I'VE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
Things OF Interest Happening In and Oat
OF yhe Halls OF Congress.

Things OF Interest Happening In and Out
OF xhe Halls OF ConErcsa.
WARRINGTON. Aug. 27.-Secretary Tracy sent
to the House to-day his answer to the Cum
mInRs resolution calling for inform alton as to
the necessity for increasing the force OF en-
ployees at the Klttery Navy Yard for construc-
tion work now In progress. and whether tho
contemplated employment OF the increased
force was intended to Affect the approaching
CONGRESSIONAL election In Maine rather than to
subserye the public interests.
In his reply the Secretary says that the
necessity for an increase In the working force
In the month Of July was due to the fact that
the appropriations for the current fiscal year
became exhausted on July ]. He Gnotes the
act iorbidding increase OF force within sixty
days before an election, except upon q eertih-
cate setting forth Its necessity and says that
rs the Maine elections were fixed for Sept 8.
the forOS Of the Kittsry yard could only be In.
Issued on July 2S. The Secretary says that Tie
force mum bSred on June !, 1890. 4ie; on July
!, 947, and on Aug 1. 44S. The decrease In
tuiiaiaSs In the iI RItseTz yard dsstreysd dtad by PS
Rs View o hs SSt at the Sa: 49, ySan
covering. the work. Congress directed the
making the approximation Immediately aYeila-
executive dspSrtPsnt whose duty Is 70 obey
even by way OF answer to inquiry; on the
2plnion thus clearly pronounced BY the LeRiS-
The work on the Lancaster and Mononga-
helk and the building Of q launch wac assigned
70 Port.m9uthi LhS Secretary ksys' bseA9se
years, Spd The aSslRnmopt .oi Ihs Lancaster
was made eleven months before the approach
The sun., 1890-08-28
Actor crumIer Hold Tor Murh.r

Coroner Hanly held an inquest yesterday in
tho case of Robert MoEeill, who was shot by
Actor Crumley, who 10 known on the stage as
Charles Webster. MoNeill was employed in
the building In which Crumleys wile lived,
crSmeys Cruz seTnaIntanUe. Mrs. nc crnmiey e Mfs Mbo
is o pretty woman. was In the court room.
br Irish testified that CrumleY came TO his
house. .302k West Twenty second street. on
ths night McNeill was Killed, in order 10 talk
shout Mrs: Crumleys relations With McNeill
would shoot McNeill on sight. They went
down town TO the place where Mrs. Crumiey
lived. Concerning the shooting Of McNeill,
represented Crumley and Col. Dawson was
present for the District. Attorneys office.
tho action ofthe Grand Jury.
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witnessed by CHiRLss WILLIAMSON.
A GoRnoM
JOHN COLL1Ns,s DEArR.
1t Was Thought to be Due to Alcohol, but
Perhaps His 5k NIL Was Fractured.

1t Was Thought to be Due to Alcohol, bat
Perhaps His 5k NIL Was Fractured.
John Collins was found dead yesterday morn.
ing in a cell in Raymond street jail In Brook.
lyn. and there is some doubt as to whether his
dsath resulted from delirium tremens or
fracture of the skull He was drunk. as It was
supposed. on q Hamilton avenue ferry boat on
q late trip to Brooklyn on Monday night and
two Of the deck hands took him to the ferry
gate and handed him over to Policeman Cum
minGs OF the Richard street station. He could
not stand up. and be was taken to the station
In the natrol wagon. When arraigned beo
Police Justice IiGhe on Monday morning he
appeared TO be In semi-da2ed condition and.
on the statement OF tho policeman who arrest
cd him. he was committed to jail for len DAYS.
He had TO be helped from the Jail Wagon, and
his condition was so alarming that nhVsician
was summoned from tile City Hospital He
found that the prisoner had received severe
injuries on his head either from n fan or
blow. Coroner Rooney has ordered an autopsy.
Collins lived at Ninth street. South Brooklyn.
and was employed In the Edison Electric Light
Company's works In this city.
The sun., 1890-08-28
5000 sIoux AT ROSEBUD AaEXor.
Agent Wright Asked TO Explain why Ra-
IIOnS Were Drawn tor 1880.

Agent Wright Asked TO Explain why Ra-
GIOAS Were Drawn tor 1880.
wAsHINoToH, Aug. 27,-The Indian Bureau
recently received the report OF A. 7. Lea, who
has been engaged In taking the census OF the
Sioux tribe OF Indians. He has mplOtsd the
count OF the Indians At the Rosebud agency in
South Dakota and finds that there are $3.50
men, women, and children there. AS the In
dian once for several years has been dis
tributinG rations At the agency on the basis OF
q population OF about 1900, naturally the in-
quiry arose as to what had become OF tho
other 1884 Indians and their rations. This
query WAS put to Indian Agent Wright. who
had reported each quarter the number who
drew rRtions. and In rOpiy he asked 10 be al
lowed to take the enumeration himself which
was done At this enumeration only about 1915
more Indians were found than AZ Mr.. Lea's
count He thoreupoL accounted for the dis
erepnncy by sta ling that an epidemic had pre-
vailed among the IndiAnS last year. aud the
prevalence OF the measles and small-p pox had
taken on large number The agency phyel-
oIana however. reported only ninsi cen deaths
during the year. An investigation viii bS had.
The sun., 1890-08-28
Selling an American MIL to Enal,ahmsu.

PROVIDENCE. Aug. 81. Negotiations arc
pending for the purchase OF the extensive
Fletcher Woollen Mills by syndicate OF Eng
llsh capitalists. headed by u. Il. Bonnard and
D. Engle OF London. The concern is the larg-
est In the State. 1t has vast plant at Olney-
willie. Marino, and johnson. and comprises
seven large brick and stone factories. The
negotiations. 1t is understood. are well ad-
vanced. The matter has been under consider
lawyer. r. H. johnson OF Now York.
The syndicate, 1t is laid, also has scheme to
SECURE tho cotton manufacturing plant OF the
D. B.& R. knight Manufacturing Company and,
in the event OF failure in this enterprise
Snother to acquire tho business Of the Gorham
has the largest factory OF its kind In the world.
IL iS said that the price named by Mr.
$2,O0O.000.