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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01
Driving a Bargain.

Form the Boston Transcript.
Wife-"The price Of the clock was SO, but
I got discount, SO 1t only cost me 49,"
Husband-"Yes, but you could have got
the same thing at Beetles for So"
Wife-"That may be, but then Beetle
wouldn't have taken off anything"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01
An Unjust AspersiOn.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Mr.. Snapp-"Is the gentleman in the next
room a somnambulist?
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. goodness, no; for
generations back they've all been Baptists >,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01
People W 10 Delude Themselves With
False Estimates of Their Gifts.
A FERTILE SOURCE OF UNHAPPINESS
They Think They Can Sing, or Act,
or Paint.
IMP ROvEMENT, NOT SHOW
Written Exclusively for The Evering Star.

BRAHAM LINCOLN
is credited with this
epigram: "God must
have loved common
people-He made SO
many of them" OF
course, the great
hearted man used the
word in it's true
sense, by which no
slur is conveyed
common, as earth
and sky, trees and
grass, sunshine and
rain are common
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01
Never been Tested.

From the indianapolis Journal.
What is the seating capacity of your
house?' asked the advance agent
Dunno, to the full" replied the proprie-
tor of the Plunkvllle Opera House. I'VE
amt never had no free shows yet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01
Dull Times Ahead for Kittic,

From the Detroit Free Press
Jane-Arc you going to have a good time
this winter?
Kittie-lm afraid not. Fred insists on
announcing our engagement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01

r ALL THE LIGHT
amusement p / q c 9 8
the Ice Palace IL the
m o st fashionable.
The gentlemen who
lounge around the
broad, low galleries,
with their cigarettes
a n d high-priced
American m 1 x e u
drinks, who, skating,
fiirt, who yawn and
make remarks, are
costumed in I h e
latest mode. They are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01
The Real Self.

Don't do as I have often seen plain or
faded woman do-place yourself before a
mirror In the most favorable light, and
gaze with satisfaction upon the delusive
reflection, forgetting that you are not
going to carry that becoming glamour
about with you but be stared at in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01
A Voice From Florida.
From Life.

HORSFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE
For the Tired Brain
From over-exertion. Try It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01
A PARTISAN SCENE
The Gay Throngs That Mingle at
the Ice Palace.
THEY SKATE, GOSSIP And SIP DRINKS
High Society is in Evidence During
the Afternoon Hours.
THEN SOMEWHAT MIXED
THEY SKATE, GOSSIP AND SIP DRINKS
THEN SOMEWHAT MIXED

Correspondence of The yvcning Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01

the imagination to pick UP sly little So
laces in the French fashion. They skate
alone or with half dozen wooden En-
glishmen, who do not hesitate to leave
them CURLY the moment the chance comes
to pay their court TO some French girl
they know by happy luck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01
You Are Not Murderers.

And don't believe you want to murder this man
In cold blood. You don't want to establish a
precedent of mob law which may some day be
visited upon some of you Let the law, beg you,
take its course. You will feel better you think
IL over; better when you go TO your beds tonight
and better In the silence of your last night on
earth At this the leader of the mob cried out
as he threw the rope down: L reckon you are
right, young man. We will let the law take its
course and the Sheriff hustled the frightened negro
into the car.
but enough. Col. Olcott only expresses what
Thousands know and If DR.. r. c. Flower should
ever return TO the practice of law he would at
an early day carve his name on the highest round
of a great reputation.
The great interest the world now las in DIR.
Flower is as physician, as q healer, when all
Others fail and death approaches
This Justly. famous physician can be at
Washington ID. c., Riggs House, Saturday, Dec. s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01

rope thrown around his neck, and in an
other moment he would have been swinging to a
limb, when r. c. Flower, moving his hand, cried
out from the platform: Gentlemen, hear
me before you hang this man. You Southern
men, and am glad such TO address you. This
great crowd is represented by soldiers who few
years ago wore both the gray and the blue. Your
records those Of courage, of dariag and valor
You brave men then, and believe you are
brave men today. You are Southerners-men OF
chivalry-men easily excited, quick TO resent IN
evil hnt. gentlemen.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20

hiS hr,sl and Chinese ink frs. the
letters Of the alphabet then words. then
nh-a-es There j. never any compus-
sion or bury about these lessons,
because II i understood that they ar
such nature A. can only he acquired BY
long practice There Is very little
coercion brought into the education OF
A child IN Japan. yet The whole adult
population can read, write and calcu-
late.
Every means OF enjoyment for chill
dren, every subject OF their amusement,
becomes n source Of personal satisfaction
to the parents: they give themselves
up 10 il with all their hearts. and II
suit. the children admirably. Even
very small children require little care
in this country. They can roll about
among the mats of their little home,
creeping and trying TO stand upright.
because there is no furniture against
which they can hurt themselves. nor
any object which they can knock down
or break.
Their companions are the domestic
animals-little pug-dogs and partlc-
uar species of cat with white fur
marked with yellow and black stri pes.
These cats are exceedingly bad mousers.
but very affectionate. Like the cats OF
Java. and the Isle of Man, these animals
have no tails.
The floors of the houses are constant
~ covered with mats. AS they are all
of the same size, which is so invariable
that the mat is used as standard
measure. it is never difficult to arrange
them in an apartment. They are uni
formly six feet three inches long, three
feet two inches wide, and four inches
thick They are made Of rice straw
very carefully; by combining them
with grooves made in the floor and with
the sliding screens which form the
walls of the rooms, the japanese divide.
his habitation into small OR large rooms
but the dimensions are always regular,
and never departing from the exactly
symmetrical lines.
Notwithstanding they we're once sc
shut-Of from the rest Of tho world the
Japanese have now become great trav-
elers.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20
Do You Know?
Selectel.

Selected
Do you know that you can drive
nails into hard wood without bending
them if you dip them first in lard?
That lump of camphor in your
clothes-pre.s Will keep steel ornaments
from furnishing?
That stale bread will clean kid gloves
That bread crumbs cleanse silk
gowns?
That milk, applied once week with
soft cloth, freshens and preserve.
boots and shoes?
That gloves can be cleaned at home
by rubbing with gasoline.
That weak spots in black silk waist
may be etrengthed by sticking" court
plaster underneath?
That tooth powder Is an excellent
cleanser for fine filigree jewelry?
That little vaseline, rubbed In once
a day, will keep the hands from chap
ping?
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20
Her Two Boys.
Youths COMPANION.

A reporter for the Chicago Tribune
describes what he calls "a dome site
drama" witnessed on a Michigan Cen
trail train the other day. A tall, fine
looking man and handsomely dressed
woman sat Just in front Of a plainly
dressed, sweet-faced lady OF perhaps
seventy years. Once in a while-pret-
tv Often--the man turned and made
some remark to the elderly woman
whom he called mother, and whose
ewes showed that she was proud and
fond of her son. The younger woman,
MS wife seemed somewhat less cordial
but she, too, once iii while turned
and dropped word or two.
By and by the = orter announced
that dinner was ready in the dining car
and the young man said:
well. mother, Emma and l Will go
now and get dinner. You know she
needs something warm. You have
brought your luncheon, notice, and
will send you in cup Of tea.
After the couple had gone mother"
sat looking out of the window, in deep
thought, apparently, and perhaps not
altogether happy. Finally she reached
under the seat and brought out little
worn, black basket, and began lingering
the ribbon with which it was tied.
Just then the train stopped at sta
ton, the door was flung open, and
cheery-faced man stepped inside. He
looked eagerly up and down the car
and his glance fell upon the old lady
Mother :" he cried.
John, my John " answered the
lady, and the two we're clasped in low
ing embrace.
where are Frank and Emma2' he
demanded.
They have gone into the dining-car
Emma isn't strong, you know, and has
to have hot dinner"
This last remark she repeated in
answer to look in John. eyes.
And you didn't want any dinner,
suppose" His eyes fell upon the bas-
ket He mustn't hurt his mothers
feeling, and he checked himself.
Aren't you glad to see me-" he said.
aren't you surprised found could
meet you here instead of waiting till
you reached Chicago. And say, moth
er. isn't that the same basket that
Frank and I used to carry to school !?
Yes, | thought So"
By this time there was smile on
the mothers sweet face.
well" said John, I'm pretty hun
cry. Suppose we keep this for supper,
and you come with me and get good
hot dinner No; no excuses
AS they left the car they met the
other couple.
"Hulo, John, Where did you come
from ?"
How do YOU 90, Emma" Mother
and | are going in to dinner"
At Chicago the people who had seen
all this saw handsome young man,
with little black basket on his arm,
tenderly assisting q sweet faced old lady
through the crowd to carriage. AS
for the other couple, nobody seemed to
have any eyes for them.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20
Only Bad Men Are There.

St. Joseph News.
printers and newspaper men are
sometimes, among the uniformed
classed as bad men, said an old gray
haired man who used to 1'hold down a
case" in the first print shop ever estab-
lished IN st. Joseph. Statistics, how
ever, do not bear out the idea. Of s.
$50 convicts in the State Penitentiarv
of Texas there is not a printer or news
paper man, while there are ministers
doctors, bankers, BARRIERS. photograph
ers, bar-keepers, cooks, and members of
all other professions and calllngs. If
the printer ever gets bad name it
may possibly be sometimes because the
nature of the business leads him to de-
test shams, and he therefore scorns
to play the hypocrite."
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20
Life in Japan.

Selected.
There is great deal connected with
daily life in Japan, both within the
homes and the streets, to please the
eye. In nearly all the houses Of the
better class there are cages made OF
bamboo bark, constructed on the mod
els of the most elegant habltations, and
containing large butterflies. or grass
hoppers, in whose strldent and monot-
onous cry the natives take great deli ght
Nearly every family in easy circum-
stances possesses an aquarium, contain
Ing fish-red silver, gold, transparent
some round as a ball Others ornamented
with long wide tail, or fin, which
performs the office Of a rudder and
which floats about like a piece Of ex-
tremely fine gauze.
Such are the surroundings amid
which the japanese child grows up with
but little restraint in the paternal
house, which is merely a sort of cool
playground. His parents are prodigal
Of toys. and games and entertainments.
His lessons, properly speaking, consist
IN singing in chorus, at the top OF his
voice, the "lrova," and drawing with
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20
Genius.


n. Y. World.
The reply of Lawrence Barrett to the
young actress, who asked him WHY
some actresses succeed while others
with more talent fail, applies to other
caIlings than that of the siege. my
child" said he, business tact, push
and influence will reach the goal, while
simple genins will faint by the way"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20

there were three OF US III every Iildi-
viduality.
There is in John,
I. John as known to his Maker.
.. John as his friends know him
3 John as he thinks Of himself
Upon which young fellow sitting
next him ut table seized plate which
was approaching them with only three
fine peaches left on it and appropriated
all three, saying that in that case there
was lust one apiece for him.
A CHIIDREN's READING ROOM.
At the Cambridge City Library the
other dav, | was interested in fine ad-
dition Just made to the building, and
now in use, The Childrene Reading
Room" Think OF that, twenty thou
sand dollars were spent in providing
the bov. and girls Of Cambridge with a
beautiful department call to them
selves" with tables and chairs and the
librarian, and all the paraphernal'a OF
a frst-clas. institution where they may
enjoy their iavorite books and papers
undistrrbed.
The first thing such gift to the
children will teach them will be bust
ness. They will learn how to treat
books and papers. You won't catch
them cutting out pictures from the
illustrated papers, or writing their SEN
timents on the margins of books. And
they will be made to understand that a
borrowed book must be returned at the
time appointed, and that public prop
erty is for the public, and the public
must unite in taking strict care of their
property All this is invaluable in
struction for child ten years Old
After school was out that afternoon
there was a rush into that room which
I had been walking up and down alone
for quarter of an hour, meditating on
the various ways, various persons and
communities have OF investing their
money.
These people are skilful in invest
ments. Think of $4,000 invested here
IN what Carlyle would call the "Bank
of Nature" and $1OO,OOO,OOO put into
an Indian war or the like, and consider
what rates of Interest they will respec-
lively Weld in the course OF one hum
dred years. But the Cambridge boys
and girls interrupted me. Some of them
were but five or six years old. / was
sorry to think they had been at school
but, then. on second thought, schools
| for that age are kindergartens, where
the average city little one has usually
good time. Not one child looked to
be in any case an object ofpity. They
we're healthy, wide-awake looking
crowd from five years old to fifteen,
and they landed on the Harpers', and
the St. Nicholas, and the Vide Audke
and all the other charming children
publications like a swarm of bees on a
clover field. 1t was after 4 O'Clock and
getting dark. Suddenly the electric
buttons were touched and light sprang
forth, and 50 left the chattering,
laughing, happy crowd, picked up my
own selection from the libraby and
went home.
At my first visit there the librarian
was lady who was much interested in
this addition then being built. One
day in early October, stepping around
the larger reading room which adjoins
it, she fell through an opening in the
floor, and was killed on the spot.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20
CHRISTMAS EVE.

Little bits of stockings,
Hung up in a row,
Always make Kris Kringle
Down the chimney go.
Detroit Free Press.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-14

De suerte que todo ell mundc
es facil contribuir Ia obra, que
signifca un evidentisimo progreso y
qre vendra o llenar un vacfo que, des
de hace muchos amos, Sc siente en-
Ponce.
Que nadie niegue su grano de are
ma al edificio proximo levantarse, y
echaremos los cimientos de una insti
tucion capaz de llegar & una grande y
estensa amplitud en- el mundo de
los negocios.
La tarea es sin duda moralizadora
Conseguir que el obrero y Ell menes-
trail acumulen sus ahorros, es ponerles
en- la via de ser mas Independence y
de disfrutar una existencia mas como
da y mcnos azarosa.
Por nuestras observaciones propias
podemos decir que al frente del Aho-
rro potscei5O Sc pondran hombres de
gran probidad en- quienes Ell pueblo
puede tener absolute confanza.
Y Ypor la lectura de los estatutos nos
es dable ahadir que existen, en- la
constitution intima de Ia sociedad,
amplias garantfas respecto de la ges
ton fnanciera.
No dudsmos, pues, que 10 que hoy
es una bella iniciativa, sera antes de
mucho una haiag1efa realidad.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-14
EDICTO

Don Domingo Ferrer Pom, Jttes Municipal
del pueblo de A9j1Sata
AL p1blice ago eaber: que an los autos
De juicio verval civit seguidos en- este Juz-
gado & instansa de don Joaquin Seguf y
Oliver contra dofa Victorians Gonzalez, en-
oobro de peqos, 81 ha dispuesto por provi-
dencia de % de Febrero 1ltimo, sacar p1
blica subasta los bienes enbargados la
ieudora que son los siguientes:
Cuatro cuerdas de terreno, equivalentes
( una hectares, ,~sesenta = tres Areas, diez y
seis centiarias, radicadas en- e barrio de
Juan Con zalez de este termino municipal,
con fucas de cafe pl&tanos. una casa de
MADEIRA del pals, cercada de tablas, techada
de paia de mAtojo, cuya casa mide vsras
mas meuos oe largo por 1 Y media de
fondo. cuyas cue-das mencions3ss co
lindan por el saliente con terrenos va EN-
bsreados por don Federico Rivera; por ell
Norte con Mauricio Torres y la succession de
Lugo, hoy doha Crispina Olmsdo; por ell
Poniente con la misma succession por Ell
Sud con don Luis And6jar Y Ia viuda Mi
caela Maldonado; siendo advertencia one
dichas ouerdas embargadas son restos de
la propiedad de dicha selora, con claridad
de que Ell sobrante sera entregado quien
corresponds despues de satisfschos princi-
pal eostas cuyos tsrrsnos casa embargo
dos han sido tasadas pericialments en 500
peses mcneda "orfiehts.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-14
NOTICIAS

Tenemos noticias de que 81 ayuntamiento
acord6 conceder al Estado algunos terrenos
gotavento de la ciudad, para que en- ellos
go edi6que IN hospital militar.
Este acuerdo merece los placemes del p1
blico, porque, al ha de levantarse el edi6cio
sin peligro de Ia hygiene de ls poblaci6n, por
ningun concepto puede quedar barlovento
Nuestro municipio obrara bien 81 mantle
ne su acuerdo, ya que So primera, so mas
sagrada obligation es cuidar de que no peli-
gre, Ia salud publica.
81 otra cosa sucediera, conste que estamos
alerta, que trataremos sl asunto con toda
Ia fOrmalidad con todo el vigor que las
circunstancias pidan.
La abundancia de original nos obliga a re-
tirar Ia secci6n a diestTO q st,siestro sus
pender, para otro nJlmero, un acuerdo del
Comit@ de Yauco, un artfculo sobre la situa-
ci6n monetaria en- Mayagiiez otros traba-
jos de redacci6n.
En- MayagGez se ha prohibido Ia circula-
cion dc una hojs, impresa con tinta oscar
lats, sobre la question moneda.
Susoribe dicha hoja nuestro amigo don
Adolfo Medina y en sus Rhrmaciones rebosa
Ia indignation que posee al pueblo ante loe
mfseros negocios de que es vfctima inocente.
En- esta imprenta hay celocaci6n para dos
tres cajistas de peri6dico y remiendos.
Hoy hemos recibido una afeotuosa oarta
de nuestra gentil amiga Amalia Psoli, que
est& obteniendo en- 81 teatro de Fontoss
grandes ovaciones.
La artista puertorriquef1a se siente salts
fecha de los triunfos alcanzados en- la propia
Italia, donde las obras de arte reeiben mas
scabada Interpretation donde es el publ
90 mas exigente
Aver tarde recibimos el siguiente despa-
cho =:
DEMOCRAC1A-Ponce.
El iueves sale para Ponce, vapor AUflss,
nuestro querido paisano Antonio Corton.
Corresponsal.'
Bien venido sea las playss del sur el
81 que en- Madrid supo siempre, con pluma
correcta con viriles energfas, defender q
la terra de sus aHnores.
Hoy nos ha favorecido con 81 atenta Vi
sita nuestro amigo don Domingo Massari,
de Sabana Grande, que permaneeera en-
Ponce muy pocos dfas.
Reiter&mosle nuestro afectuoso saludo =
nuestros cordiales ofreoimisntos.
Tarietas de todas classes pspel para ca
balleros, blanco, sin tayas, con sobres mag
nifcos.
En- la imprenta de La Democrucsa.
Han sido nombrados por ell Gobierno &C.
neral para ocupar los destinos vacantes
annnciadss 6itimsmente, los sehores 81
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-14
J. de la Cerda, Dentsta ULTM0 MES de la tarfa BARATA

FL ren.ste tendra !ugar ell dia % de Los
corrientes las de la tarde en- los estra
dos de este Juzgado, advirti6ndose que no
sdmitiran posturas que cubran las
dos terceras parties de la tasaci6n al conta
do, previa consignsci6n en- la mesa del Juz
gado, de una cantidad eL metAGco igual al
10 por 100 por 10 menos, de la tasaeiou, asf
como que los bienes que Sc rematan, son
parties de una 6ncA de II cuerdas pertene
cientes la dona Victoriana.
Dado en- Adjuntas 2 de Mario de 1894
= Domingo F'errer. j. joaquin Figmeroa.-
Es copia J. joaquin Eigueroa, Seeretario
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-14
iNOVEDAD! iUOVEDAD!

5 En- el establecimiento de mercancfAs,
9uincalls, ferreterfa, bisuterfa. etc, ETC., de
Juan Castsher, situado en- Ia calle de Ato-
cha Wives. se scabs de recibir IN variado
y rico snrtido que ofrece uua vez mas su
numerosa olientela al p6blico en- general.
f tre ell"s enumerars los siguientes:
Hsrramientas para carpinteros, efectos de
uoutura, cuchillerfa, cerraduras, utensilio
lie cocira, herramientas para agricultorss,
los legitimos y afamados corta- pluuas Ro-
ger, libros en- blanco, papel sobres para
cartas, tintas todo 10 concerniente al "a
de- escritorio.
En- nercancias y articulcs de nsvedaa
hay todo cusnto pueda desearse.
Especialidad sn drilss nayorquines, de
los cnales hay una existeneig eonatante sa
IA casa, que 80 detAllsn { precios sumanen-
10 n6dicos.
Esta casa Sc hace cargo de cuslquier pc
dido de bordados. tanto para bautixos coao
para matrimonios, trsjes para senoras, 1la-
ma moda, muebles todo 10 que en- ests
genero so desee.
Visitad, pnes, 81 estahlecimiento srcon-
trareis las novedsdes que os ofreoe
JUAN CAsTAEER'
p. ne. Eser, ~ ds 1894 srr.ss
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-14
5s ssoJo ss

Ha Regado d ma moticia que at1s sujeto, dc
'ombre Pablo Ozo5eas, Sc stgratfca en- dioersos
pusatos de la IsL1. ga como representantc del
que 8uscribe. ga como siSadolo tdmbiess de Ia
casa de Mayol Hermasaos y Co (sociedad en-
consanditd ] establectda cqHf Como va estd nj
Ell que Suscribe hemos aatorisado al seiaor Oso
mas para tai representation 10 ddrierto al co
sercio y al pstblleo es general, los fines co,s
sigaiesstes.
Ponce Mario u de 1894.
Pedro A. Mayol y Arbona. 3 4
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-14
Sc reaIizaN

guientes:
Sacos vacfos para cafs y azdcar-Arados
americanos ndms l, 2 y 4-Puntas de Pa
rfs de | q G pulgadas-Romanas de plata
fornca de 460 Kilog-Hierro galvanizado,
lizo, con una canal cada lado de pies, y
Acanalado 4, 5, 6, z, s y 9 pies--clavotes de
pies ell acreditado vino de OPorto mar
ca Andresesa: asl como tambi6n ell riqufsimo
aceite re6nado marca March en- litros y
medios Htros, del que sonos 6nicos impor-
tadorss.
Pedid los efectos snumerados en Ia casa
de g. Bonniu &C. Playa.
Poe, E4,fo L ls 1891. BIN ?
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-14
S AC AL A Nj 30
oUITA-DoLoR

Este prepsrado indio, de gran fama en 81
pals. cura radicalmente los catarros gripa-
les. dolores de csbeza, neuralgias, reumas,
inaamaciones ' deuas afecciones cutaneas,
etc etc.
La formula de cada botella indica Ia ma
nera de usarse a pesar del gran consume
de este p-eparado. So precio serA hjo como
eigue Gaia de a mediss botellss, 8 pesos.
Unicos depositarios del legftimo SAGA
ldmb0
L Chard6ss Y c.
Ponce, Febrero 10 de 1894. 3lu. g.