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Her Recitation.


"Miss Emersonia Osgoodson will
now favor the company with reci-
tation," announced the teacher to
the friends that had assembled in
the schoolroom to enjoy the regular
Friday afternoon exercises.
Little Miss Emersonia stood forth
and recited as follows.
"Coruscate, coruscate, dimunutive
stellar orb! How inexplicable to me
seems the stupehdous problem of thy
existence Elevated to such an i'm.
measurable distance in the illimita-
BILE depths of space apparently in a
perpendicular direction from the
terraqueous planet we occupy! Re-
sembling in thy dazzling and unap-
proachable effulgence crystallized
carbon gem Of SURPRISING brilliancy
and impenetrability glittering in the
ethereal vault whose bonndless im-
mensity we endeavor to bring within
the compass of the human intellec
tual grasp by the use of the concrete
term armament ~
When the dear little Boston girl
had finished reciting these touching
lines in her rapt, soulful, Bostonian
way and sat down, there wasn't a
dry spectacle in the school-room.
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One Smith from PottsvilIe.


had been dropped ofthe train at
a small station in Nebraska, and the
train had been gone about ten minu-
ties when young man rode up and
called out to the landlord, who was
also station agent and telegraph
operator:
"Has the train passed?n
"She has," was the reply.
''Did you get telegram from me
to hold her here till / came I"
@One from Smith from Pottsville.
That you ?"
"Yes.n
81 showed it to the conductor,
and he said you must be fresh to
think he could fool around here"
'Said that, did he? Saw it was
signed Smith, eh?"
EYES"
"Went right on just the same 7"
"Yes."
"Didn't even ask what SMITH"
"No."
didn't express any anxiety, eh!"
"Not the least"
swell, good bye"
Hold on a bit. What's up?n
"Oh, nothing much. Ny name is
Smith, of Pottsville. / was going
to marry the conductors daughter
this evening. Had to catch this
train to get down there, you know"
Sand there is NO other train until
after midnight ~
"That's all right. The supper will
be spread, the guests on hand, the
preacher there, the bride ready, and
I'll ride back home and get drunk on
hard cider.n
"But, man l."
ooh, its all right When the con-
ductor comes up in the morning just
ask him if he knows Smith of Potts.
vile, and how the wedding went off
last night. Ta-ta, old chap, and you
needn't mind any wild-eyed tele-
grams which come whooping up the
line asking for my whereabouts"
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A Romance Of Kansas City.

1.-THE suddenness of my avowal,
Miss Pinkie," the young man said,
feverishly, "may have taken you by
surprise"
"No, l cannot say"
1T is true l had no right to adj
dress you in such terms. You had
given me no reason to hope that you
looked upon me in any other light
than that of a friend. Yet, was
carried away. / acted on impulse.
II made fool Of myself"
The young woman nodded.
yet did not surprise your"
She shook her heod.
"H'mi | am at a loss to under
stand you, Miss Pinkie. Maddened
by your intoxicating beauty, l lost
CONTROL Of myself. / presume upon
an acquaintance of only few weeks,
and declared a passion that ought
to have held in check. Your prompt
rejection of my suit is merited re-
Duke to my audacity. Yet, have
endeavored to soften the blow by
the reflection that / was only pre-
mature-that l took you unawares--
that | surprised you. And you say
did not?n
"You did not"
"Then, Pinkie Billmore," he ex-
exclaimed, shave you been trifing
with me? Have you artfully led me
to declaration for the sole purpose
Of rejecting me scornfully? / never
breathed word of love until this
evening. I have studiously con-
cealed my feelings. How does it
happen" he went on, holding tightly
to the back Of chair as if to steady
himself, that my sudden burst of
passion did not take you by sur
prise?"
because, Mr.. Longshot." gently
replied the young woman, in whose
lovely blue eyes, moist with a tender
sympathy, there shone a clear light
of truth itself, "because / saw when
you came in that you had tremen-
dons jag on"
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A Composits Biography Of George Wasi
inqton and ST. Valentine


There was always great excite
ment in the office of the Middleport
DAILY Difuser when their weekly
edition went to press, and on this
particular occasion there was more
rumpus than usual when the devil
poked his head in and remarked that
half column of matter was needed
to fill the form.
"Mr. Smith, called the editor to q
poor, tired looking reporter. ! want
half-column of stuff-let me see
yesterday was St. Valentines day
and Washingtons Birthday is next
week; so you might write short
sketch of each and send it upstairs
to the printer when finished. I'm
going home now"
Poor Smith sighed dismally. He
had just returned from big dinner
which he had been ordered to report
and the cigars and other yiands bad
made his head ache most dreadfully.
But he took down the cyclopedia
and went manfully to work.
The next morning the editor sat
down to breakfast and opened the
Weekly Difuser. He skipped light
ly over the poets Corner" and
ANSWERS to correspondents and
was about to turn the page when
his eye fell upon the following title,
and he read the article with feeling
of horror. 1t was Smiths midnight
contribution, and read thus
THE VALENTINE OF OUR COUNTRY.
"George Washington was born
FEBRUARY IA under Claudius IL, at
Rome; some say under Aurelian in
2Tl. At the early age of eighteen
he visited the Indian country as a
surveyor. When Valentine had in
vested Boston in ITS st. Wash
ington was called to the bishop
ric of the American armies and was
elected president of the United
States in 1889, when Virginia went
Republican for the first time on re-
cord. Owing to the martyrdom of
Valentine he was canonized by one of
the early popes. In the middle ages
it was the habit for young gallants
to awaken their love on that day by
singing beneath their windows at the
break of day:
Sweethearte faire, be mine,
On this day of st. Washington
CATER his celebrated crossing of
the Delaware the history of the good
saint is little known, but he is recog-
nized by the Government Of the
United States as an important factor
in swelling the postal receipts of
this country. The wines were excel
lent"
"By Jove!' exclaimed the editor,
as he finished reading. 81 had for
gotten that Smith was at the dinner.
| -,Tud0e.
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Automatic Continuance.

When Houdin, having acquired a
comfortable fortune, retired into pri-
vate life, he built handsome villa
and amused himself by introducing
various curious inventions into his
place and the grounds attached to it.
The garden gate was situated some
400 yards from the house. A visitor
has only to raise diminutive brass
knocker and let it fall upon the fore
head OF fantastic face-making but
faint sound-when large bell was
set in motion in the villa. At the
same time the gate swung open auto
matically, the plate bearing the
name "Robert Houdin" disappeared,
and another took its place on which
was engraved the word "Entrez."
When the postman delivered the let
ters be had brought he was instructed
to drop them through slit in the
gate into the receptacle provided for
this purpose. The box, directly this
was done started, Of its own accord
on its journey to the front door Of
the house by means Of a miniature
elevated railway. He also invented
a continuance by which, while lying
in bed, he could feed his horse in a
stable fifty yards away from the villa,
for on touching a small button there
was put in motion an apparatus that
caused the exact portion of oats re
quired for the animals meal to fall
into the manger from the granary
above. BY another curious piece OF
mechanism a little bench that stood
beside a ravine in remote part Of
the grounds was so constructed that
Immediately any person sat down np-
on it the machine automatically ira
versed narrow bridge that SPAWNED
the gorge, and having deposited the
occupant on the other side the bench
returned to its original position.
This rather reminds one Of the ingen-
ious devices with which John Wem-
mick delighted to please 1.-THE Aged"
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1ARrMsBURa W. VA. SATURDAY FEB 2. lse

It slow" he answered. at will be
here before ! CO."
But it wasn't. he waited ten
minutes over time, and then went to
the telephone and called the tailor
up and said:
81 suppose that suit has started
on the way up?'
could not, of course, hear the
reply:
why, that suit / ordered week
ago.
Tailor's reply unheard.
"You havn'tl That's a pretty
idea Do you mean to tell me that
suit isn't finished"
Tailor's reply unheard.
well, you see that you do. 1t
it's one minute after six Ill leave
the suit on your hands,"
"How about my dressmaker?" |
asked, as he hung up the trumpet.
ssHow about nothingl Dressmak-
ers deliberately perjure themselves,
while this is mere oversight. TIN
be up at g."
"And if not?"
didn't I say it would be up at 6!
Make all your arrangements to go to
that party"
When he came up at 6 and failed
to find the suit he turned five shades
whittier. Going to the phone he yell
to the tailor:
Where in Halifax is that suit of
miner"
| [Tailor's reply unheard.
"No it HASN'T What do you
mean by such conduct"
Tailor's reply unheard.
eyes, if it comes at I sharp, but
not minute later! You folks down
there must have all been on drunk
this week |"
SIS it coming at II" l asked.
Certainly. didn't expect it be-
fore, but wanted to hurry 'em up
little-n
"Well, hope it will come"
@Hope! 1t will come, and that's
all there is about it"
But seven o'clock came without
the suit. 1t didn't come at halfpast
nor at s, and Mr.. Bowser called up
the central and was told that the
tailor shop was shut up. He dam
ced up and down, raped on the box,
kicked the cat, and told the baby to
shut up, and finally he fell into a
chair and looked at me in a cold, icy
way.
"Well, how about dressmakers?'
/ asked.
"Not word, Mrs. Bowser-not a
work / see how it is 70
| "How what is !"
more Of your revengeful work.
You wanted to get even with me and
you have DONE"
but what did ] do 7"
"Never you mind Let your own
conscience answer I'm going down
town, and if / shouldn't return to
the house you can communicate with
any lawyer you see fit"
But he was home and in bed by
IL, and glad to drop the subject.
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VIII BE Given Away.

Our enterprising druggist, A. M.
Gilbert who carries the finest stock
of drugs, perfumes. toilet articles,
sponges. etc., is giving away q
large number of trial bottles of DR..
Miles celebrated Restorative Ner-
vine. He guarantees IL to cure
headache, dizziness, nervous pros
tratioE, sleeplessness, the i'll affect of
spirits, tobacco, coffee, etc. Drug
gists say it is the greatest seller
they ever knew, and is universally
satisfactory. He also guarantees
DR.. Miles New Heart Cure in all
cases OF nervous or organic heart
disease, palpitation, pain in side.
smothering, etc. Fine book on
"Nervous and Heart Diseasesn free.
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Among the great strikes DR..
Miles in discovering bis New Heart
Cure has proven itself to be one Of
the most important. The demand
for it has become astonishing. Al
ready the treatment Of heart disease
is being revolutionized, and many
unexpected cures affected. 1t soon
relieves short breath, fnttering,
pains in side, arm, shoulder, weak
and hungry spells, oppression, swell.
ing OF ankles, smotheriDg and heart
dropsy. DR.. Miles book on Heart
and Nervous Diseases, free. The
unequaled New Heart Cure Is sold
and guaranteed by A. M. Gilbert,
also his Restorative Nervine for
headache, fits, sprees, hot flashes,
nervous ohills, opium habit, etc.
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Look here, young man" said the
lately resigned conductor to the rail-
road editor, 1--WE always treated you
white, haven't III ''You have
"And when / resigned the other day
didn't ] tell you I'd worked for the
company 20 years? II believe so.
"And yet this is the kind of send-ofi
you gave me-" And he laid the last
issue of the paper on the table and
pointed to the notice Of his retire
ment, which stated that be "had
worked the company for twenty
wears .r-T. Joseph Netcs.
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Great hate.

Is constantly going on in the hui
man system when you suffer with
Consumption, coughs or colds they
strive to ruin health and drag victims
to the grave, take timely warning and
use Pun Tina Cough and Consumption
Cure. Price Is and so cts.
DIR. Lees Regulator is a sure cure
for dyspepsia, billiousness, heartburn,
indigestion and all kidneys complaints
Trial bottles free at John Lee Fout's
Drug Store.
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AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION.

well, sald MT. Mafter, sup
pose we might as well write out
that advertisement for to-morrow's
paper. You say you want German
girl 2"
"Yes,' said Mrs. Marter; "I've
tried nearly every other kind and
I'm sick and tired of them
"All right; German girl. Elk
perienced 2"
aMust be good cook, eh 7"
aYes; we mustn't have a poor cook
again. What messes Cora has been
giving us lately!"
"Good laundress p
aYes."
"Fond of children ~
ooh, yes; don't leave that outl"
ave got it down. Want to say
anything about the size of the fami-
ly?"
"You might as well say lin a fami-
ly of six"
"Family of six. All right. Ref
erences, of course ?"
eyes; indeed!"
.Would you say anything about
wages"
ave ought to get good girl for
fifteen dollars. Yes; I'd say fifteen
dollars"
'Wanted.-In a family of six
persons, an experienced German girl
for general homework. Must be
good cook and laundress, fond OF
| children, and have unexceptional
| references. Wages, $l5.' How's
that I"
t'That's good; only
Eyes ?"
sits just the time girls are in de-
mand now, perhaps-perhaps we'd
better leave it a little more open,
don't you know? Suppose we
make it German preferred p"
SAN right, I'll change it. Any
thing else Z"
~ was thinking"
"Well!'
II wonder if we'd better say any
thing about the number in the fami-
ly?"
"I1l leave that out. Think of any
thing else!"
"It's SO hard to get good girls
and really, think some of the new
arrived ones are better"
"I'll cross off Experienced Will
it do now 2"
"Mrs. Hunter says it's just impos-
sible to get real good girl now;
they've been picked up SO fast. She
says they ask SIG, SIS, and some OF
them 500, and"
"Suppose we leave the wages till
they calf"
81 think we'd better; and Mrs.
Hunter says that even then they
can't do every thing nicely. You
could have your shirts and collars
done up at the laundry, suppose ?"
"Of course / could
"And so far as cooking is con-
cerned, III have to do little more
in the kitchen myself, think, when
there's anything Pm particular
about. OF course the girl must be
q plain cook, at least; but"
GAN right. Shall we let that
stand about the children 2"
III don't know but what we better
had leave that till they come. How
| does 1t read now
"Wanted.-A girl for general
Homework /"
'sThat that isn't very-er-at-
tractive, is it ~
ats bald"
This is what they finally fixed up
for the paper:
"Wanted-To assist in the house
work of small, private family, a
neat girl, any nationality; liberal
wages will be paid; please call or adj
dress on postal card, stating hour
when can be SEEM"
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Hoeiry.
A Pressing Affair.

A Pressing Affair.
Blithe Corydon sat at his ease in q
chair
Which near that of Phyllis was
placed;
So near that they shoulder to shoul-
der sat there,
And his arm was encircling her
waist.
She listened while Corydon murmur-
ed his love,
And would gladly have listened
till dawn,
When the voice of her ma was heard
shouting above,
"Hey, Phyllis, has Coryden,
gone ?n
Then flush rose to Phyllis beauti-
full brow
AS she cried to her ma up the
stair;
she will go in moment, dear moth
er-just now
He's engaged in pressing af-
fair.''
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CUTICURA REsOLvENT.

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the blood of all impurities and poisonous
elements, and thus removes the cause
while CUTICURA, the great Skin Cure,
and CUTICURA SOAP. and exquisite Skin
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every trace of disease. Hence the CUTI
CURA REMEDIES cure every disease and
humor OF the skin, scalp and blood, with
loss of hair, from pimples TO scrofuia.
Sold everywhere; Price, CUTICuRA, 50c.;
SOAP, 25c.; REsoLvENT, 81. Prepared by
the POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL COR
PoRATIoN, Boston.
ER-Send for GLOW to Cure Skin Dis
cases." Ga pages, so illustrations, 100 testi-
monials.
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I'D have you know / was well
brought upl" exclaimed the small
man to the large disputant "That
may be,n replied the large man, shut
you were not brought up far. liar
per's Bazaar.
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Feeding Lambs and Pigs.

W. A. Henry, of the Wisconsin
Experiment Station has conducted
an experiment with view to ascer
tanning VIII or sheep can utilize
their food as well as cattle and hogs,
aud the relative cost of producing
100 pounds ofmntton and 100 pounds
of pork. The experiment was made
with lambs and pigs about the same
age, fed on practically the same kind
of feed. 1t cost $2.6l to produce
100 gain with the lambs and 5000
to accomplish the same with the
pigs. In conclusion, professor Hen.
ry says, it is generally supposed that
the pig makes the best use of its food,
but our figures lead US to doubt the
accuracy of the conclusion.
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Bad Eczema Cured.

The CUTICURA REMEDIES wrought q
wonderful cure ON me- / was troubled
greatly with severe case of eczema, and
after receiving little or no benefit from the
treatment of some of the leading special
lists here, procured set of them and be-
fore they were all used the disease had left
me. l recommend the CUTICURA RENE
DIES as the best and surest cure for all
diseases of the skin.
w. NELSON CHAMBERLAYNE,
Concord, Va.
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Through Tickets and Baggage Checked
to all points
For rates and other information, address
W. j. ROBINSON, G. z. A.,
Parkersburg, W. Va
A. j. DANDY. Palkersburg.
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THE MODEL HUSBAND GETS A CORN
BUT WILL NOT ADMIT IT.

~
"Corns don't always come from
wearing tight shoes"
"Don't they? Bet you million
dollars to cent they do! Can't
come any other way; and a man or
woman who will wear shoes too small
for them ought to be published to
the public at large as non compos
naentis."
On the third day after the above
conversation / noticed that Mr..
Bowser limped IS he came home to
supper.
"Had a fall?' I quered.
"No ma'am."
II notice that you are lame"
"Not much. I'm not one Of the
lame sort"
was sure that he was uncomfor-
table. if not suffering, but nothing
more was said until after supper.
Then he lodged upstairs, and when
l went upstairs after him a few
minutes later, 1 found him with his
shoe and sock off.
"Foot was cold and I thought l
would rub it a little, you know" he
explained.
"Mr. Bowser, you've got corn"
Never
Sim certain Of it Hold your foot
up here!"
"Bosh! My foot is cold-that's
all. Corn I'd like to see corn
come on my foot"
"Hold it up here. There! There,
Mr.. Bowser, if that amt corn be.
tween your toes then / never saw
one! It's a soft corn. It comes
from a tight shoe. Your toes have
been pinched until they rubbed to-
gether."
at can't be-"
"But it is. A man or woman who
will wear shoes too small for them
ought"
He drove me out of the room and
locked the door, but / had the salts.
faction of knowing that he suffered
for whole week.
The nearest he owned up to it was
when he came home and said
"No wonder / suffered. Carbun-
Giles are tender things. If would
| have put you in bed"
II never heard of a carbuncle be-
tween the toes"
"Probably not. There are several
things in this world you never heard
off, smart as you are"
81 expected new dress to come
up one evening in time for party
to which VIC had been invited. At
6 o'clock he began to grow uneasy,
and quered:
"Why on earth didn't you have it
here this morning?"
SIT wasn't DONE"
"Then you should have given your
order farther ahead. Mrs. Bowser,
you are very soft mark"
"But the dress will be here by T."
"Bet you two farms to cent!
Never knew anything of yours to
come up within twenty-four hours Of
the time promised. This is nice
state of affairs, l must say"
1.-THE dress will come"
'::Not until tomorrow, and We
might as we'll make up our minds to
stay at home."
1t was there at half past six, and
ne got out OF 1t by saying that 1t was
mistake for which the dressmaker
would probably commit suicide. A
week later he ordered new suit,
stipulating that they were to be sent
up at noon on a certain day. We
were to go to party that night.
and at breakfast quered:
"Do you feel certain of your new
suit?n
"Do l feel certain that live! he
replied, with a grand wave of the
hand.
"But it may not come up"
@And the sun may bust its biler
and the pieces tumble to earth. The
clock will not have struck IL before
that suit is here"
But when he had come up to din
ner ] had to inform him that no suit
had arrived.
"0h, well, the parcel boy is taking
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HtUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD
- TIME TABLE
IN EFFECT MONDAY, DEC. LIST. 1890
WEST BOUND.

WEST BOUND.
No. 3, Harrisburg AIS m, Mechanics
burg 4 80 m, Carlisle 4 81 m, Neville
SIG IN, Shippensburg Sal m, Chambers
burg clio m, Greencastle 6.32 n, Hag-
ersrown 7.3O m, Martinsburg 20, a N,
Tablers 9.3s a m, Darkesville 9.47 NJ,
Inwood SO Bunker Hill 10 90, Clesrbrook
10 %, arrives at Winchester l050sm.
No. leaves Phila 80 m, Harrisburg
O5, Mecbani;sburg S.27, Carlisle g. 50,
Neville 9.l5, Shippensburg 9.36, Cham.
bersburg 10 05, Gteencastle 1923, Hagers-
town l 90, Msrtinsburg lI.45, Tablers IL.
55. Darkesville 1913, l~wood IL 03, Bun
ker Hill 207, CleArbrook 1870 2 m. ar.
riY,s at Winchester IL IS pn.
No. l leaves Philadelphia 1905 a N, Har
rsburg 3 As IN, Mechanics burg 4 Os Car
lis!e 81, Neville sos, Shppensburg %,
Ch4mbersbnrg so, Greencastle 6.l3, Ha-
gerstown 6 as, Martinsburg 80, Tablers
7 40, Darkesville 745, Inwood I 4s. Bunker
Hill 7.52, Cltarbrook S.05, arrives at Win
CHESTER s.20p N.
EAST BOUND.
No. IA leaves Winchester 7.3O m, Clear.
brook I as. Bun ker Hill 1853 Inwood 8 o.,
$40, Hagerstown 9.l5, Grecncastle 9.37,
Chambersburg 1000, Shippensburg 10. 10,
MELVILLE 1887, Carlisle 10 So Mechanics.
burg 10 Is, Harrisburg ll.35. arrives at
Philadelphia LIS p m.
No. leaves Winchester 2 90 p m, Clelr-
brook 2 .0s, Bunker Hill 2.2S, Gerard 2.32.
Darkesvile q IS Tablers 2.40, Ma tnSburg
so, Hagerstown 3.45, Greencastle Alb,
Chambersburg 4.45, ShipPensburg 5.o9,
Neville 5 3d. Carlisle 5.55, Mechsnicsburg
6.22, Harrisburg 6.45, arrives at Philadel-
Ihia 10. 55 P nj.
No. 10 leaves Winchester 4. AS m, Clear
brook 8 l2 Bunker Hill 5.25, Gerard 8. 35,
Darkesville LAB, Tablers 5.55, Martinsburg
els, HagerstowL 9.O5, Greencastle 9.32.
Chambersburg 1000 Shippensburg 1924,
MELVILLE IA p m, Carlisle II .o6, Mechsn-
icsburg J. 80, Harrisburg 1850, arrives at
Philadelphia A .25 am.
J.F.B0YD, Superintendent
H. A RIDDLE, Gen'l. Passenger Agent,
W. A. GARD,
Agent at Martinsburg
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Statesmen Wanted

Small line of samples from manufactur
ing corporations offered live man. One
traveller earned an average of $40 per
month for six years past.
P. o. BOX 1871, NEW YORK