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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-19

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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
THE STATES FINANCES.
What West Virginia Receives and Spends
In Month.

Mr.. III. B. Clarkson, chief clerk in
the Office of the State Treasurer, yes
terday balanced up the State ledgers
for the month of April. They show
the receipts for the month to be $46,-
41452; disbursements during the
same period $99,546.95.
"The disbursements during last
month";" said Mr.. Clarkson, "were
among the largest we have ever had.
Nearly all the expenses of the Legis-
lature were paid last month and
many of the appropriations made at
the last session were also paid dur
ing the same time, which swelled the
total considerably above the average
This months disbursements will also
be quite large. On the first of the
month $4,000 were paid over to the
Second Hospital for the insane in a
lump, which with the usual current
expenses will run the total up pretty
high"
"How do the receipts for April
compare with those Of other
months y
"They are larger than the receipts
in some months but not so large as
in others. April should show heavy
receipts, as the license taxes on cor
poration are due by the first of May
but as 80 days are allowed for their
payment before the charters are for
feited, most of them are not paid till
May. July is Que of the months
when the receipts are large, being
the month when the sheriffs make
their settlements. The largest re-
ceipts, though, are in October when
the railroad taxes are collected.n-
Charleston Gazette.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
HEDGEsvILLE.

Rev. w. T. LEVEL preached at
Berkeley Springs on Sunday last.
Mr.. A. II. Linaltz has gone to
Basic City in search of fame and
fortune.
The officers of the corporation were
given certificates on Monday last of
having been duly elected
DR.. j. I. Harris, rumor has it, will
soon take a trip to Tennessee, for
the purpose of visiting his brother.
Messrs. j. r. Criswell and Walter
Lingamfelter made flying visit to
Berkeley Springs on Thursday last.
@. M. Yost of NJ. E. Church took
his departure for his home on Mon
day, to be absent week or ten days.
Quite an important improvement
has been made in the village, by
placing lamp on Mr. J. H. Miller's
corner.
The friends of Mr.. Timothy Nihon
as we'll as the community at large
are sorry to hear of his continued
illness.
The Strawberry Festival of the P.
E. Church will occur On the evenings
of the %, 20, 80 inst, under the Ma
sons Hall. REPORTER
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
MAY WEATHER.

Here is Weather Prophet l. N.
Hicks forecast of the weather for
May: From the I'd to 9Th, is a
storm period to be watched. Mer-
curry is on April goth, Vulcan, May
Sd, and Mars May 4th. 1t will be
wise prudently to anticipate danger
Gus storms at this time. Should
they come, indications will be mani
fest and timely to all to watch them.
Frosts will occur on nights follow
ing. Reactionary storms fall nor
mally about the 9th, but with new
moon on the 9Th, and Mars SO near
his equinox we have indicated in cal
endar by stars the 9Th. 9th and 10th
as storm days. The 18th is the cen
tire Of the next regular storm period
and allowing the usual days before
and after, storms are sure to pass
from west to east within the limits.
Cool nights with northern frosts will
follow. Expect storms about the
2lst and 22d. The last period for
May is 25th to 29th. May is an
eyentful month.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
Correspondence.
NEN ToMN.

Rev. Hicks storm came in due
time.
The dry weather is retardiug the
growth Of vegetables.
The day school closes at this place
on May 22d.
The M. E. Church at Bedington,
has membership of ITO with an en-
rollment OF l04 IN ths Sunday
School.
G. w. Foltz organized a Sunday
School on last Sunday at the school
house. The hour for meeting is $50
p. M, every Sunday.
Opequon district seems to be very
much divided on the question, "Who
win be the next President and Com
missioner of the Board of Educa.
tion.n
A District Convention was held at
Greensburg in Opequon District for
the purpose of nominating a Presi-
dent and one Commissioner for the
Board of Education. G. w Foltz
was made President and Geo. S.
Miller Secretary. On motion of Mr..
Geo. Wolf and the decision of the
meeting, Mr.. T. H. Byers was nomi-
mated for President without a dis
senting voice. Mr.. Geo. w. Miller
was nominated for Commissioner by
reclamation. The above are to be
voted for May 10. 1t was then sug-
gested and agreed upon that the new
Board be instructed to elect a new
clerk, after which the meeting adj
journed. ARcTURus.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
Coal Mine Case Decided.

CLARKEsBURG, W. VA, April 90
A decision rendered by Judge Hokc,
of the Taylor county court in the IA
nous suit of China VS.. the Taylor
County Coal Company, orders the
mine sold and the proceeds, together
with $4,000 of the treasury funds,
divided among the stockholders.
This property was leased by the
Taylor county to the Montauk Coal
Company, of New York, who listed
the stock on the New York Ex-
change and realized from 100000
to $750,000 by a stock deal. The
Montauk stock, which is scattered
throughout the United States, is
wiped out by this decision. The
property is situated near Fleming
ton. The suit has been in court
two years.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
The New Railroad.

RAyENswooD, w. Va, May S.
President Geo. w. Thompson, Gen
eral Passenger Agent w. j. Robi-
son, Assistant Superintendent G. L.
Williams, and Joseph Neal, officials
of the Ohio River railroad; and
VIM. woodward. President; Thos.
Pettigrew, General Surveyor in
charge Commissioners j. L. Arm
strong and Jas. Wease, also Judge
r. F. Fleming and Agent W. E.
Hoyt comprised the party that left
Ravenswood this morning for an in
spection trip of the Ravenswood,
Spencer and Chenille Railroad in
special car, it being the first passen-
ger train ever passing over the
new road. They left Ravenswood
at $50 a. M, arrived at Sandyvllle
at 9:45, and at Leroy at 1850, MAX
ing several stops all along the route.
They report the road in good shape
for new one, better than is usual on
the new roads. All seem well pleas
ed with the new line, which will be
open for traffic as far as Leroy by
May 14th.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
Another New Railroad.

WASHINGTON, w. VA, May g.
The incorporators of the Pittsburg
Washington and Southeran Railroad
Company met to day and completed
their organization. Early in the
afternoon theBlacksvillc's delegations
reached our little city. and the cor
poraters went to work in earnest.
The result of the meeting was the
election of board of directors and
the proper officers. The officers of
the new road are T. M. Jackson,
President; Thompson Strosnider,
Vice President; A. n. Prichard,
Treasurer, and Charles W. Cowan,
Secretary.
The road will cross the line of the
proposed WHEELING and Connellsville
railroad and will make connections
with the Washington and Waynes-
burg railroad at Waynesburg, max
ing an air line from Pittsburg into
the heart of West Virginia.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
A Meteor and a Fire.


FRONT Royal, VA, May 4.-Last
night just before 10 o'clock very
vivid meteor was seen by many per-
sons passing over this town rapidly
approaching the earth in the direc
ton of the factories recently erected
here. Within fifteen minutes the
large furniture factory was in flames
from end to end, and was burned to
the ground. 1t is thought that the
meteor struck the building, exploded
and caused the fire A person pass
ing the factory a little while before
saw no indications Of fire and no
one had been in the building during
the day.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

The fatal wedding supper at Mr..
Albert Hers residence at Emmi-
nence, KY. on April Is. has been fol
lowed by The death Of the sixth VIC
tim, the young bridegroom, Mr..
Winford B. Shook, who died in
Cincinnati Thursday from the effect
of the poison The bride, q daugh-
ter of Mr.. Herr, was the belle of the
neighborhood, and the groom was
wealthy young farmer. In company
with friends and relatives they ate
their wedding supper at Mr. Hers,
starting for Cincinnati afterward,
where they both became desperately
ill. Many of the other guests at the
supper were made ill, and before the
death of Mr.. Shook five of them died
Mrs. Hite, Mr.. and Mrs. Guthrie,
Mr.. VIM. Terry and Mr.. Shock, the
father of the groom. Mrs. Shook,
the young bride and widow, is still
critically i'll, as are also Mrs. Curtice
and Mr.. w. B. Crabb. Arsenic is
supposed to have been the cause of
death, but how IL got into the food
seems past explanation. In regard
to the theory that the poisoning was
caused by diseased chickens, Mr..
Herr says:
"There has not been a symptom of
disease Of any kind among my
chickens or turkeys for a.number of
years, and every hen and turkey
that was killed for the wedding was
selected under my immediate super
vision, and / selected only those that
were laying at the time in order to
secure fat ones. The giblets were
taken out and served for three meals
the day previous to the wedding,
and the entire family ate heartily of
it with no lll-effects. Now as to the
arsenic-sparrow theory, / did at
tempt to poison sparrows five years
since and failed. The arsenic was
never within hundred yards of the
house at any time. After the spar
rows refused to eat it l dug hole
and buried it. l will say as to the
party giving the information as to
the sparrow poisoning, not to hest
tate to give his name or any informa-
ton that he may get, as this is no
time for secrets
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
Building Trades Strike at Charleston.

CHARLESTON, W. VA, May A.
About fifty members of the building
trades are ON a strike here to-day.
On Saturday the carpenters, who
have been receiving 1925 per day,
demanded that nine hours be con-
sidered a day hereafter. All the
contractors gave in except three
who refused to, and their men all
struck.
To-day the bricklayers and stone
masons, supplied by the same con-
tractors, struck in sympathy, MAX
ing about fifty in all. No work was
done to-day on the new Opera House
the Gazette five story block and sew
eral other large buildings. It is
thought that the strike will be set
tied in few days and that the work
men will win. Every trade in the
city is organized and the contrac-
tors will probably be compelled to
employ Union men on their own
terms.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
BIG PITTSBURG FIRE.
S750,000 Gone up in Smoke. Several
Buildings Burned.

PITTsBURG, Pa, May 5.--Fire start
ed at II o'clock tonight in the Ar
buckle building occupied by the Gro
GERS Supply Storage Co., seven sto-
ries high and 100 feet wide and
several hundred feet deep. 1t at
tackled the adjoining buildings, the
Pittsburg Female College across the
street, and Christ NJ. e. Church on
Pennsylvania avenue, all of which
were destroyed. Losses estimated /:
Arbuckle building 10000, insured /;
Jos. Yogel & Co., $4,000: in stor-
age building $25, 900; Pittsburg Egg
Co., $4,000, insured /; Beilstern,
Spangler & Co., s25, 900; Hoeveler
& Co., $l50,OOO, covered Pittsburg
Female College 100000, insured for
1915, 900; Christ M. E. Church $780,
600; insured for $4,000. Losses
will certainly reach $750,000.
Fire caught at 1:30 a. m. in row
of tenement houses on Seventh st.
The fire department turned their at
tention to preventing further spread
and it is thought they will succeed.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
OF ITS OWN WEIGHT.
Farmers Alliance President of Missouri
Predicts That the Third Party
Movement Will Fail.

ST. LOUIS, April 29-Mr. U. S.
Hall, President of the Missouri Far
mers' Alliance, is, according to the
third party convention which is to
be held in Cincinnati, O., May 10
next.
Speaking as an individual and
for the Alliance of Missouri" said
he, II am not in favor of the scheme,
and l most emphatically declined to
issue a call for the Alliance of Mis-
souri, to send delegates to that con.
vention."
1.-The project is too big and it will
fall to pieces of its own weight
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
CHARLESTONN INNING,
MANUFACTURING And
IMPROVEMENT COMPANY
-.AT oHARLEsTowN, WEST VIRGINIA.

DISTRIBUTION OF LOTS TO STOCKHOLDERS
will be made on
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18th, 1891.
Public Sale of Lots on
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MAY Ia AND Is
TERMS OF SALE :-One-third Cash,
Balance in One and Tive Year equal
Payments with Interest. Title with
held until purchase money is paid
in full or deed will be delivered or
a deed of trust taken from the pur-
chaser to secure deferred payments
at his option.
Full paid up shares will be receiy-
ed by the Company at par for the
deferred payment.
CHARLESTOWN has a popnIa-
ton of 5000; Two Banks Five
Building Associations in operation !;
Three planning mills; Sash, Door and
Blind Factories. Is supplied with
water and lighted by gas. In addi-
ton the Company has secured num-
Der Of manufacturing plants employ
ing several hundred hands and By
the date Of the sale large number
of buildings, including the Compa-
ny's Hotel Powhataan will be com
pleted or in course Of construction.
A belt railway connecting the B. &
@. and the N. & W. is being rapidly
built through the Company's land.
4I8 4t.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

The Italian government now has
an opportunity to exemplify inter-
national law and apply it to the pro-
lection Of American persons and
property. As on Thursday last, a
mob of Italians in Florida stoned
and injured an American citizen
and his daughter and they were not
criminals or members of a secret
assassination order either. Walk up
Italy with your big war ships and
practice what you preach.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
Two New Charlestown Industries.


CHARLEsTowN, W. VA. May q
Two corporations were chartered to-
day to boom Charlestown. One was
the Charlestown Iron and Furnace
Company, to manufacture iron, min
eral paints, &c, with capital of
5000 and the privilege of increasing
it to 100000. R. P. Chew and
others, of Charlestown, are the in
corporators. The other is the
Charlestown Glove Works, to make
gloves and all kinds ofleather goods,
do tanning & eapital, 81 200, with
the privilege OF increasing it to
100000. G. A. Troutman and
eleven others, of Charlestown, are
the incorporators.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

Bargain No. 4.
5000 Yards Good Calico only 4c.
Bargain No. 2.
100 Pair 81 Lace Curtains only Acc.
Bargain Nc, =.
800 Oil Window Blinds Spring
Rollers only 23c. A regular Soc.
Blind
Bargain No. a.
$50 DR.. Warner Ceraliue Corset
only tic
Bargain No 5,
95 DR.. Warner Health Crset
only 99c.
Bargain No. 6.
1000 Dozen Clark's 0. N. T. Cot
ton only SIC.
Bargain No. z.
500 Dozen, 500 Yard Basting Cot
ton only &c.
Bargain No. 9.
500 Bottles Gilt Edge Shoe Dress
ing only lie. Others ask Csc.
Bargain No. 0.
1000 Beautiful Cherry Curtain
Poles only lie.
Bargain No. 10.
5000 Yards Good Crash only BIC.
Bargain No. Ill.
1000 Yards All Linen Crash only
SC.
Ra-Uaiu Ne 10
5000 Yards Table Oil Cloth only
Ice.
Bargain No Ii.
$50 Ladies' Electric Gossamsrs,
were $l.25, now 75c.
Bargain No. II.
200 Misses Electric Gossamers,
were $1.25, now Csc.
Bargain No. 10.
300 sour Little Beauty Corset
now Ice.
Bargain No. I6.
200 Mems 81 Fine Shirts now only
SOC.
Bargain No. IL.
500 Pair Child's soc Button Shoes
now zoe.
Bargain No. Is.
60 Pair Boys School Shoes, were
$3.50, now zoe.
Bargain No. 10.
4s Pairs Men Fine Shoes, we're
81, now 81.
Bargain No. go.
100 Pairs Woosted Carpet Slip
pers only Bic.
Bargain NO. 81.
100 Pairs Women's Lace and But
ton Shoes, we're $3.50, now 81
SPECIAL.
just received 80 Kinds efLadies
Fine Shoes for The spring trade.
It will pay any ore TO examine
our stock before bus Iag elsewhere.
BLUE FRONT AND
METROPOLITAN.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

What wonderful things do occur
even in these days of advanced
civilization. Now one Herr Massa-
ryik in the Richsrath of vienna
has given notice that he would in
terpollate in the government as to
whether it was aware subjects of
Austro-Hungary, in the State of
West Virginia, U. S. A., we're treat
ed as slaves, and what measures
would the government take to OBJ
tain redress for such treatment of
Austro-Hungarian subjects.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

The West Virginia direct tax case
will be argued before the Attorney
General next week. 1t seems to us
that Berkeley and Jefferson will not
have much to expect in this matter,
as an act was passed by the legisla-
ture, Feb. 22d, 1867, providing for
refunding the direct tax to these
two counties. Hon. Joseph A Chap
lain was appointed the commissioner
and the fund was Paid out through
the National Bank of Martinsburg.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
An Unparalleled Case.

COLUMBUS, Q April 29.-For the
ninth time to-day the execution of
the death sentence upon Issac was
interfered with, this time Governor
Cambell committing his sentence to
life imprisonment. For over two
years he has been in the "cage" at
the State prison here, and in that
time his has been the most thrilling
experience, having come several
times to within a few minutes of the
hour for execution before being re-
spited. The case is without paral-
lei in the history of Ohio courts.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

The Bank of England has raised
its price for American half eagles
one penny. This action was taken,
in the opinion of some foreign
bankers, to attract our gold to Eng
land when it might go to Germany.
Inasmuch as our gold is being sold
daily to Europe, is it not right that
we should have something to say
about the price. Germany and
England are haggling over which
shall get it, and England advances
her figures to get the specie. Under
such circumstances any smart Yam
kee would advance she price of ex-
port gold in New York.-Philade
phiG Press.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

The friendship that is measured
by political breath, the charity that
is confined to the selfish pocket and
the christianity that is not strong
enough to crawl out of ones boots
and cross the line for an erling
brother, amount to nothing more,
than mere blotches or patches on hui
manity's weakest spots.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
BoARp OF AGRICULTURE .
The Members Meet and Organize.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, May A.
The State Board of Agriculture held
it first meeting in the Governor re
ception room at the Capitol this
morning for the purpose of organiza
ton. All the members of the Board
were present, viz: T. c. Atkeson.
of Buffalo G. r. Sperow, of Mar
tinsburg; Col. j. M. Rowan, of
Union, and D. F. Fisher, of Braxton
G. III. The organization was perfect
ed by the election of 7. G Atkeson
as President, and II. M. Turner, of
Jefferson county, as Secretary.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

"0ld Hutch,' the Chicago grain
speculator, who mysteriously lost
himself last week has been found in
Evansville, Ind. The time was,
when the others lost by "Old Hutch
but advancing years and the turning
tide OF speculation have the balances
against the old man and he wanders
away from the old haunt
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

Captain Verney, member of the
English Parliament has been found
guilty of wrecking the chastity of
young girls, who were supplied him
by a paid procuress, and he has
been sentenced to Imprisonment for
one year. The symmetry of pro-
portion seems to be out of joint.
Those girls have lifetime ahead of
them and twelve months for this fell
low-bah justice was Knocked.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

Miss Annie Entler was the recip-
lent, this week, of gold charm IN
the shape OF cross, the gift of Mr..
i. w. p. Allen, of Baltimore, who
was at the Sims House the morning
that building was burned, as q slight
token of his appreciation Of her ser
vice in warning him and others OF
their danger. On one side OF the
charm is her monogram, and on the
other are the words "Miss Annie
M. Entler, a token OF appreciation
for heroism shown March %, 1891,
L. w. P. Allen. The gift is beau
tiful one.--Piedmon Herald
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

Miss Anna Dickinson at one time
an accomplished and famous lectur
ess and recently an inmate of an in
sane asylum has again attempted to
resume lecturing, but evidently from
the newspaper reports she is falling
physically and mentally.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

The strike in Charleston, West
Virginia, by the resident carpenters,
brick layers and stone masons has
been declared off, the contractors
agreeing to give ten hours pay for
nine hours work.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

The State Board of Agriculture
adjourned on Wednesday. The sal
airy of the Secretary was fixed at
$3.50 for the first year and $500 for
the second.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

We want woman IN every county to es
tablish Corset Parlor for the sale of DR.
Nichols Celebrated Spinal Corsets and
CLASPS, warranted never to break. will cut.
wear any three ordinary corsets. Wages
$40 to SIS per months and expenses; we
furnish stock on Consignment. Settlements
Monthly; position permanent; So 60 outfit
free; inclose IS cents stamps to pay postage
ETC., address with references,
G. D. NICHOLS & CO.,
m27. 3m 25 East l4th St., Broadway, N.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

The Grand Jury at New Orleans
has exhonorated the mob that re-
Gently executed the Italians. The
report is not generally endorsed by
law abiding people,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

The broad avenues now being laid
of south of the town should at once
have trees planted along them. The
quicker they are started growing the
better.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

Published EVERY SATURDAY at Mar
ffnsburg, ". Va, at $3.50 per annom in
advance,
TERMS FOR TRANSIENT ADVERTISING:
One inch 40 lines) one time, $l.00
Each subsequent insertion, ..... so
Standing advertisements, West Virginia
Press Association Rates, Glass s'E, on q
basis OF 80 cents per inch, per month. num-
der OF inches and months, entitled to rea-
sonable discount
EW-Special positions rs to 1875 per cent
additional.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09
AUCTIONEER.

JOHN W. DODD is Licensed Auction
eer in Berkeley and Jefferson counties,
W. Va, Clark and Frederick counties,
Va, and Washington county, Md, and
solicits a share of the public patronage.
VIII sell on per cent, or lump the job. Sat
isfaction guaranteed.
NO. Address, JOHN W DODD, Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, or call ct the CONT
MENTAL HOTEL. dec. Is. 90-tf
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

The Kanawha Valley has suffered
severely by the recent cold snap.
Gardens and fruit were ruined by
heavy frost. In some places even
ice was formed.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-09

"swcet May" as sung by the poets
has proved herself too chilly this
season and hereafter will be repre-
sented with snow ball in hand.