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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16
Pit And the Telephone.

Father O'Halloran had . telephone nut
into the parsonage In connection with the
church and the parochial school. Pat
rick McFoe. his r~everence's handy man.
vas instructed In the use Of the instru-
ment, and 1t was only the next day when
faI busting out the church, heard the
ringing OF the telephone bell. Taking
Gown the receiver, Patrick was pleased 70
neal rather OHAlloran's familiar vOico
ssking MIN something or other about his
WORK. IN essaying to answer he remem-
oered That his reverence was i long way on
ana therefore he shouted Into the trans
mltter at tbs top Of his voice.
don't understand you, Patrick" said
the telephone.
Fat tried again with no better success.
Vn nis third trial he came meal splitting
tne telephone, but again came Father
OnaIl0ran's voice, II can't hear what
you're saying. Patrick" Pat had ~ this
t'mo lost something Of his patience. and,
g ne stood gathering breath for 4 fourth
0last ne couldn't help from s~olil0QulxiDg In
o,, .Ah. may the divil fy away wld the
But Pat dropped the telephone like : hot
potatoe q fell 10 his knees In dismay
~ ne heard Father O'Hall0rsu's voice
once again; Nov I hear yoa perfectly.
Tatf'ck. Transcripts.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16

ssNsvs1 1awse 11iltooA Train.
An this " u psosrsssa Ad Invention and
rapid travel md ail that sort Of thing,
there mo not many people n ths United
States who have lived Tor half ! century
within . few miles OF . metropolitan city
and yet have not ridden On : street on.
NrA Nancy Rowland. OF Lone Jack. Mo-,
is one Of them. She II 81 years old and
has lived for SIXTY years within thirty-iv0
miles OF Kansas City and VA mover 10 .
city until she caro to town this morning.
She came from Lees Summit over tho
Missouri Pacific Railroad. and II was the
first time she had ever been In . railroad
car. She eve saw . street car until this
morning, when she rode up town on .
from the Union depot.
Mrs. ROwland,s lack OF wOmAniy curtOS-
ity Is not the only remarkable thing about
her. She Is the mother OF eleven children
and all Of them are alive and Ia good
health. The eldest Is 40 and the youngest
18 years old. She has two grandchildren.
and there IL not . sickly one among them.
Mrs. Rowland was never sick . day In her
life and never took . dose of medicine UNI
til three years ago, when she had . slight
attack of pneumonia. She has never
drunk coffee, has never seen Q play or
circus. was never : 4 dance, never saw 9
woman In boomers and was never out OF
Jackson County since she was Il years OLD
until today when she took q train at l
O'Clock to visit her married daughter who
lives In Oklahoma. Kansas City Star.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16
Novelty in Faacy Dress balls.

Novelty I'm Fancy Dress Balls.
A social novelty is being arranged
In Dublin. Lord Wolscley has issued
invitations for a fancy dress ball. The
ladies' must be dressed to resemble
some painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds,
Gainsborough o Romney, and be able
to quote the particular picture she IL
copying. The gentlemen must wear
eighteenth century costumes, court
dress, hunt dress, breeches and stock
ings or full uniform. Lord Houghton
has promised tn attend, and there IL
some fiutter OF interest over the ball
among the smart folks in Dublin
Westminster Gazette.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16
PAUL JONES' LOVES.

Ne had Many A6aiFs, Among TAoD
o Filtration With . Countess.
Tradition gives a long list Of Paul
Jones' love affairs and g~allantries.
There Is no doubt that he was . Hon
among the ladies', and had q roaring
Irritation with the Countess Lavsn-
dahl de Bouron. she was much young
er than her husband, and chroniclsrs
note that he was more renowned for
wit than for discretion. She painted
Paul Jones portrait, and wrote verses
under 1t. He M for lost his head over
this lady that he wrote her most vlo-
lent love letters, inclosing locks Of bic
hair, and asking her to take care Of
Bis sword on his approaching voyage
t. America, and to- correspond with
him IN cipher, says Molly Elliot Sea-
well In the Century for April.
The countess seemed to think at this
point that the affair had gone tar
enough. and that 1t was time n
throw cold water on her too ardent I'D
mirer. Paul Jones got out Of his awk-
ward ~predicament with as much skim
al he had escaped from the Texsl
He assured the lady he was not The
least in love with her-friendship, aud
friendship only, was all he meant,
and she had evidently misunderstood
~him-which effectually landed the
lady In the awkward predicament
He seems, however, Eve to have
lost her respect. for the correspond
ence was resumed in after years.
Then there was q Nine. Thelllson,
q natural daughter Of Louis XIV, with
whom Paul Jones appears to have had
q love affair of some sort. He had In
fluence enough to have her introduce
ed to the king, who promised to b.
friend her. Afterward Paul Jones
wrote Mr.. Jefferson, then minister -
France, recommending Nine. Thelll-
son to his friendly Offices. He mon
toned that he had borrowed for her
1000 Tires with which to pay q debt,
and had never found out whether she
had used the money for the purpose
specified or not.
He raj in the midst Of q corrupA
court, and although he may not have
escaped uncontaminated, 1t IL an "a.
mirable fact that among are 1900 lei.
tiers written by and to him, now Pre-.
served, there 10 not one single coarse
expression. and mo- w0man's name =
mentioned except In terms of the high.
est respect, This speaks well for tAo
chivalry OF those eighteenth century
gentlemen.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16

oualnt Cups That nave : Histsry
Connected with = Dutch 0ueen.
Among the many curious objects In
Dutch silver that may be purchased
nowadays are very quaint Dutch sil-
yer Jugs. They are called "Jacoba
Jugs" and their origin Is traced back
TO the unfortunate Jacoba, queen Of
Holland, who died in 1436 Jacoba Of
Bavaria, generally called In her life
time Lady Jacob. was sixteen years Of
age at her fathers death, and succeed
ed to the throne In the year 1416. Her
right Of succession was very question
able, In virtue Of the Salic law, then
prevailing In Holland. But the whole
country being divided In two great
parties, the Hoecks and Kabeljauws,
her father secured her succession BY
granting many privileges to the
Hoecks.
Her uncle, John Of Bavaria, bishop
of Liege, opposed her succession. He
asserted that Jacoba, having no claim
to the throne of Holland on account OF
the Salic law, he was entitled to the
succession; but he consented to o com
promise by which she retained her
throne, but gave up part of her prov
inces. She Is commonly called the un-
fortunate Jacoba, chiefly by reason Of
her four unhappy marriages. AT the
age of sixteen she had been betrothed
n, tho TOnrv,A3r - IS,.n,~, ,~y,.~ Ai.N
shortly afterward. Her second Inns
band was John of Brahant, a lazy, dull
fellow. incapable Of colllpanionship
with a lovely young wife. Her Third
husband vas the duke of Gloucester,
who scandalOusly betrayed her. John
Of Bavaria and John Of Brabant were
spendthrifts and obtained money from
Philip of Burgundy by pledging ia
cOba's estates. by the treaty OF Delft,
In 142O, 1t was stipulated that Jacoba
should be maintained in possession of
all her estates, and of her country 80
long as she should live, but that at her
death those possessions should fall to
Philip OF Burgundy. She was not to
contract a fourth marriage without
Philips consent.
This agreement was violAted by ia
coba herself, who fell In love with
Frank . Borselen, a knight Of great
renown and governor Of Zealand,
whom she secretly married. For this
was d-ispossessed Of all her estates
and OF the title Of countess Of Holland
and iceland, of which Philip Of Bur
gundy took possession. After that she
had but scanty means. She retired
from the world and found q retreat in
the castle Of Ferlingen, In the neigh
borhood of Leyden. She lived there
happily and died at the age of thirty
six years, October 8, 1886.
After her death there were found In
the bitches surrounding the castle lit
tie earthen pots of a particular form,
called JacOba ~kannetyes ((Jacoha pots),
which, it Is said, were used for drink
ing wine, and, after having been
emptied, were throw over the head
out Of the window. These pots, or
jugs like them, were for q long time
used in Holland for drinking coffee.
1t was pretended that coffee was more
savory when drunk out OF these pots;
and coffee pots Of like form are still
generally called In Holland Jacoba
kannetys.-New York Sun.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16

Mrs.. RamsdelL - graevIy that Patty dis
AppearedssundeK the b~odelotbes.
Nov, toll ne where they I'll are D
atdes the one yoa gave Sarah Carssr. Arc
they brokenfss sss
"No-o-tennyfate, I don't believe so,'
came . tnufaed and teary v0ice.
Patty, you don't mean to say you have
given them. Ill aWay?n
mo, ! didn't give q away"
How did Sarah Ret hers thUn?n asked
grandma, impatiently.
:. didn't give II 70 her-truly l didn't
Shebuyed it OF me-truly she did grandma.
She gave me . big piece Of slippery el-lum
balk.n
Then you mean you sold them allf
"Yes'm, That isn't - bad ~ giving
them away, is Il, grandmaf
think It's = tribe worse, my dear, said
grandma, dryIy. tNow how are y0u going
to buy them back?
buy them back? gasped Patty.
Certainly. The cups are old and valu-
able; but l prize them more because my
father brought them TO me when / wa only
- years old, Patty, because I had learned
TO make custard OF which he was very
fond. Ihave never broken n of them
In I'll these 90 years,
"Oh, dear! Oh, dear! sObbod Patty.
I've eaten up all the slippery el-lum. and
the maple sugar, and I've lost the blue
glass beads, and I left the folding slate
outdoors and it's almost showed up, and /
can't find It, and Mac chewed up the dolls
hat Julia gave me for hers, and I've for
gotten what the other things are. oh,
grandma, I've boen the baddest girl I ever
have been.
Then grandma gathered the folorn little
bundle In her arms, and l cannot begin to
tell you all the wise. kind words she said
to her penitent little girl.
Patty was greatly Mortified when grand
ma tod her that what she had done grown
up people called stealing, aud from that
day she so much IS touched q lump
Of sugar that did not belong to her.
Grandma went to the mothers of all the
little girls, and explained enough Of the
situation to them to get back her cups. In
each case she carried . little present. that
the children might not feel defrauded In
what had been. TO them, ct lesst, an hon.
est bargain.
One cup had been broken and another
could not bt accounted for. but eventually
ten found their way back to Q safe repOso
In the wide black cabinet.
As for Patty, she was obliged to forfeit
the privilege of wandering al will among
grandmA's treasures. for the remainder of
her visit. Grandma fully forsave her,
but It was long before Patty ceased blush
Ing scarlet when custard cups were men
tiOned.-N. Y. Independent.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16

various departments and was brevet-
ted In 1866 as brigadier general of vol
unteers. He engaged In the newspa-
per business and founded the Ohio
Liberal, but for twenty years past has
been In the banking business. He has
been Identified for many years with
the charitable and correctional insti-
tutions OF the state. He has been q
member and president OF the national
conference Of charities. For ten years
he was vice president OF the prison
congress and has been its president
for the past two years.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16
Franks In Cable Car.

IA fellow needs his sea legs In = place
like THU" said . gentleman on the cable
car the other night, IS the sudden starting
OF tho cor seated him rather uncermoniouslv
with = flushed face, In the corner. Two
Youngsters sat next to him and they gig
gled at the abrupt way In which he sat
down. Pretty O0n tina car stopped and a
couple of authenticated misses tripped In
with . strong odor OF sweet vi0lots. and
seated themselves on the opposite side near
the center. They reached their seats with
out anv mtshap, as the car waited for q fat
man, who didn't commence wObbling from
the sidewalk until the car stopped. He
had squeezed through the door and taken a
couple OF song-and-dance steps toward a
seat, when the car started, and threw him
back against the conductor; then he lurched
forward and sat down suddenly on the
two OOys, ~crowdlng them apart like q big
wedge. and they gigyeld again.
When the car stopped next 1t was to
pick up q little woman with . welt loaded
market basket, and she came forward by
hts and starts until she secured a seat next
to the little boys near the center OF the
car, placing her basket On the seat be-
tween herself and the boy, and soon the
scents from the various vegetables aud the
od0r from the sweet viOlets were battling
for supremacy. The fat mans coat pocket
was gaping wide open and It caught The
eyes Of the y0ungster seated next to the
market basket. He had also noticed some
onions on top of the condemnation in this
basket. And Il wasn't long before he had
ave OF the vegetables transferred to the
pocket.
Than tho vnnnu r.anel mt fonr NJ f,vo NJ
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16

The 8 of acid. which hitherto has
been largely depended upon for the
obscuring of frosted incandescent
lamp bulbs, has been found objection
able on many grounds, and especially
from giving q greasy appearance to
the glass. 1t IL now proved that the
sand blast can do the work Of the acid,
with none Of its drawbacks. The sand
blast Is In almost universal use for OBJ
securing and decorating lamp and gas
moons and chimneys, but Il has until
recently been considered too powerful
for the frosting of i~ncandescent bulbs.
A machine has been invented for this
purpose, by which from i've dozen to
eight dozen lamps a be obscured per
hour. The blast is operated by a blow
er only one-half horsepower being re-
quired.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16


r. sss.3ss..A&
ssxll ssI Wswrsnl
SSSSaSssSg ka4aing es@ tAAMroot;
Z Z ~. saals. . - ls.lls4
Ny1 esswAlds Aeasitvsly lsap.
SSx / 1.s6sayfaasEsa epssa = cAesp
ssaS Ny-waoHt $500 Sagfail.
k18aiAG soAna de doog:
sAe ! y aayk = Rl aeves -
Al Dock yoa asy MpsAl
II sesss your slender cousin came
q lNn41er ~ Aosthesn ~;
A1beo AcreMk 3 yellow lame.
sAS &t4enme ~ Siest thee.
sSM WNS1e1sWsgHail safes wagtAil,
ystaow why ~.
1noagA ~ away m today,
~ AMstss Il home with yoa.
N1ss.blqck and etsaa yo4ss sappls ciawa
NJ blncA yuuf liet1e bill:
81 A9 t4cukh each syelid inky was,
M HAeA Nye wAo baacke9 u6IL
g WHQysUs9tai4 WINTER wagtail
n 1s1k = Nakes 81 SNOW
Ss Ncas 0eckS Ut whise-a pretty iight-
1he bao0om and the stoe.
- 4 l tl;sd Is follow you.
KoAes Il yoa rere Wild.
4 IT.. ~ md down. AWAY you dew
q chAfM AcGne other child.
Wily~wagsail, water wAetail
kAnning round the door:
~ MID 2 ne may never Ne
~ Chase you any mora.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16
a Calamity.

Chicagoan-I heard that you had I
great blowout m at your house last
night.
Wahasher-Yes, a pretty girl not
telling q dusky story, and the yonne
rector blew out two ribs 70 suppress
his laughter.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16

Robby Skyhats-Say papa, l heard
to-day In the chemistry class that
there's a English professor who
freezes hydrogen. and he ran make 4
temperature Of 800 degrees below zero
easy 'nouRh.
Mr.. Skyflats-Weli. / don't think he
could give any pointers to the Janitor
of this fat.-Life.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16
nehina r,lo.eA 49,

behinA ClOseA Deors.
Kitty-Shall you 30 to any afternoon
teas to-day?
May-No; I have my afternoon tensa
here every day now.
Kitty-What do you mean?
Aay-The Colonel will eau with NJ
usual proposal OF marriage.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16
Little Needed Tor uin.

Wifs-Now I do hope. dear, you will
get . new tie for Raster. I want you
to be In keeping with me.
Hushand-Why, what are you going
to get7
Wife-A new hat, cloak and dress.
Of course.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16
1sln rRis0N conoREs5


oo0eSAang About One ~ the rrOn1.
nent Dclegates. A
Gen. RoeliR Brinkerhof. one or the
recently appointed delegates to the In
ternational prison congress at Paris,
was born In Cayuga county. N. r.. In
1x2&. In youth he was d tutor In the
family OF Andrew jackson. T., at tho
Hermitage. In 1850 he went to Mans
neld, Ohio, studied law and was ad-
mitted to the bar In 1852. In 1869
he was q OF the editors OF the Mans
field Herald. He entered the military
service In September 1861, serving In
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16
Her Exerse.

why would you not 90 me yestoe.
~proachfully.
~It 2 Lsnt," snld tho giri. sWeet1y.
nc I nm practising sslf.donlaL.-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16

kpH18 49, AAe191As
Cdnsoabsak-s'Is pitcAisg psaaies consid.
efsd ganhllasl's
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CtinaoubeakssWsll 4 - New York
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aAtr1cGcm.0
yeak-Cestaihly.Mn
Cdmacohsohe-AWAiI ny 10 t,ey allow
- II fAroM soent 1ss
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16

Ths c50rk S0ts faSt and then Gonna
Epsnlkent; u least \ aiWays - ~ hands
eyee III fAce.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16

naushty girl she hadsbesnl What would
grandna sayf Ana. =. ~ slsdiesf 0ho
s6eran . cry softly q utter nisery. IT,
hind ~ big chair.
4xnnd&eap1t NJ Aana e~o1ndeaNy n
To haoko q ~ eahipek then drew II back
8neenaered.
why, thisis atrange,s ~ began. lara
Eing; and tAon ~ n0etood PAtfyb fftKhtr
1eueHafeano1 fno& ~lnsnnkly ~
- 0kli1,Ds auick $500 ~
sAn1A : moinent 66loca Wbot ~ Vr0ngp
HIT grendnaas - - 1nhlIlae.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-04

containing 464 acres. Mr..
Gregory writes that he will
arrive with his family some
time between now and Christ
mas.
Go to Hudson S for nice
Books, Box Paper, Perfumes,
etc.
Mr.. j. D. Campbell and
Miss Allie Clinton were mar
ried in Arkansas last week.
The contracting parties are
both former residents Of Har-
deman. The bride is the
daughter of our fellow towns
man, Mr.. S. III. Clinton, and
the groom is the son of
Esquire D. ]. Campbell. The
BULLETIN extends congratu-
lations.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-04
Hon. John D. Woods.

Hon. John D. Woods, represen-
tative elect from Hardeman County,
was born in that county Aug. 20,
1857. He belongs to that class
which constitute the mainstay and
backbone of the nation-the farmers.
He has always lived on a farm and
thoroughly enjoys his avocation.
His ancestors were from the Prov
ince of Ulster, Ireland. He is a
Presbyterian in religion and one of
the prominent members of his
church. He has been for sixteen
years a member of the County Court,
and has rendered valuable service to
his county. He is a man of fine
practical sense, and a thorough ear.
nest Democrat. He believes In the
simple and economical form of gov
eminent as it existed under Thomas
Jefferson and Andre y Jackson. He
possesses the qualities essential to
an ideal legislator-unswerving II
tegrity, int .Iigen and the cour
age to sta.ld to his convictions under
all circumstances ashvllle Sun.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-04

Hardeman county, were married at
the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
John Sammons, Wednesday evening
at Z o'clock. A large number of
friends and relatives witnessed the
marriage. The attendants from this
county were Miss Rosa bearing and
Messrs. Beebe Morrisett and jeff
Jamison. The bride and groom
reached the groom's home the fol
lowing afternoon, where his parents
rendered them an elegant reception.
A large number of friends were
in attendace on this occasion and
spent most enjoyable evening. An
elegant supper was served to the
many guests. Miss Birdie Nicely and
Messrs. Joe and Julius. -Samm9ns
came with the party to this county.
The bride is an amiable and cultivated
young lady, while the groom is one of
the county's most substantial and
highly esteemed young men. A large
number of friends wish them much
happiness. Bloomington Leader.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-04

Price Hedrick, William Purvis, J.
w. Porter, Mrs. Bessie Reeves,
Mrs. Maggie Urn.
For a Shoe to suit you in quality
and price, go to Patrick Bros,
Mr.. George L. Harris, of Mem
phis, candidate for Chief Clerk of
the House of Representatives, was
in Hardeman last week. Mr.. Har-
ris is visiting the members elect of
the Fiftieth General Assembly, in
whose hands his case rests. He is
making his canvass on horseback.
On October /, 1895, The Com
mercial Appeal offered to the three
papers sending them thelargest num-
Der of paid yearly subscriptions a
set of Encyclopedias Britannica.
The contest closed on the1st of Nov
ember 1896. We are just in receipt
of letter from the Commercial APP
peal informing us that the BULLE-
TIN is entitled to a set, we having
sent them the second largest num-
Der of subscribers-159 names.
-Messrs. Caruthers g Hulse,
real estate agents, of Bolivar, are
advertising Hardeman County ex-
tensively throughout the north and
north west, with a view of inducing
desirable immigration into our
midst. In their efforts, these gen
tlemen deserve, and they should re,
ceive the cordial support of our peo-
pie. They are faithfully perform
ing their duty, and we should assist
them in every way possible.
Clothing and Overcoats at prices
to suit. D. Z, DURRETT.
Notwithstanding the wall Of
the politician, who recently fell OF,
side of the breastworks, and whose
profession it is keep the people
continually in state of unrest and
disafection, we learn, from reliable
sources, that the mass of the people
of Hardeman County are in better
condition to-day, financially, thar
they have been for years. Cotton
buyers of Bolivar inform the Bull
LETIN that thousands and Thousands
of dollars have been paid out here
recently for the feecy staple, ano
that hut very little of this money
has been spent. Our business mel
are all of one opinion-that the PEG
pie in the country have many wei
filled purses.
A good line of work and dres
, Pants at Patrick Bros.
: Mr.. William bearing, of tn
: Idaville neighborhood, and Mis-
, Naomi Summons, of Cedar Chapel
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-04
Conference NeWs.

The BULLETIN publishes below a
list of names of preachers and the
work assigned them by the Metho.
dist Conference, recently held al
Jackson. All of the preachers,
whose names follow, have been sta.
toned, in former years, at different
places in Hardeman County:
Bartlett Circuit, J. T. Virgins.
Longstreet and Stevenson, Shelby
County, a. L. Stem.
Germantown and Bethlehem,
Shelby County, J. D. Sullivan.
Macon Circuit, D. L. Hines.
Salisbury and Middleton, B. B
Thomas.
Stanton and Mason, II. J. Tur
ner.
Braden Circuit, w. L. Duck
worth.
Belmont Circuit, r. G, Bank