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The Penn's Grove record., 1896-04-17
Four Trees with One Trunk.

Four miles from P~ineyille, Mcdonald
County, on the grounds of J. L. Parish,
Is n freak of nature so curious that if |
had not seer 1t with my own eyes, says
a contributor to an exchange, l could
scracely have believed it possible. On
the bank of the Elk river rises a large
tree that towers high above the neigh
boring trees. At the ground n, solid
buttressed trunk appears from eight
to ten feet in diameter. A little higher
than a mans head this trunk divides
into four lesser trunks, the two smaller
of which are in themselves fair-sized
trees, while the other two are far above
the average size. Here comes In the
queer part of the story. OF these di-
vergent trunks the two large ones are
respectively an elm and n sycamore,
while the two smaller ones are an oak
the common trunk each three in Leaf
and a sycamore. Above the union OF
branch and bark is normal to Its type
The trunk itself seems a homogeneous
whole. l would not presume to say
that close examination would not show
in the bark from different sections oil
the trunk those peculiarities that dis
tinguish the bark of one tree from tina
Of the other, but certainly these char
a~cteristics do not appear on eursory ex
animation, nor are there lines of join
ture visible where the four trunks co
alesce.
l doubt If anyone can point to +
stranger growth than this-two syca
mores. an oak and an elm, all grow
ing from one common trunk. Thi
meeting together of four youthful tire,
trunks as they thickened with age il
occasionally seen, but this is an un
usually fine Illustration. Each ire
must, however, form its own bark-tha
is to say, no one of them has bee
! wholly enyeloped by another. Henc
a careful investigation ought to dis
close a sligh4 line where the incurvin
bark of each original tree meets
Boonyille Democrat.
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The most useful dress l eve had,
said Mrs. Uptodate reflectively, was
one of Lansdowne, interlined with
Fibre Chamois. The man | bought the
black Lansdowne from, said it was
draught resisting and dust resisting,
but he did not claim that it was rain
resisting which it certainly IS, to the
extent that rain does not injure it.
When the dress was perfectly new |
got caught in an April shower. j
feared the dress was ruined, but when
| took 1t off | found that the rain had
not gone through the Fibre Chamois,
80 the inside lining was prefectly dry.
] hung it up SO that the skirt fell in
straight folds. When / took ii down
the skirt was in perfect shape, as if
entirely new, nothing was injured.
That dress has passed through two
other rain storms. Each time the water
fell from it in streamlets.
The last time the dress was hung
heal the fire to dry, and it seemed to
draw up, but the skirt while yet damp
was pressed with n hot iron on the in
side, aud lining-Fibre Chamois inter-
Inning and Lansdowne, each and all
staid In place in the skirts makeup,
while the Velutlna skirt-bindlng was as
fresh as If newly put on
Jewel uses Fibre Chamols in the
sleeves and skirts of all of her dresses,
also in capes aud jackets. Indeed, SO
we all do, but Jewel represents the high
style of the Uptcdate family. | am
its practical member.
Yes, meditatively continued Mrs. Up
todate, | first discovered the merits of
Fibre Chamois as table pad or under
cover.
When the General had his upset.
he bought me a very handsome dining
table. One day | found out the not
dishes were running the polish, through
the pad, and the under oil cloth mats.
| tried Fibre Chamois first ms small
mats under the cloth where the dishes
we're placed, aud soon | discarded the
heavy cotton undcrcloth, and nave
used one of bre Chamois instead
| with most satisfactory result.
| use No. 30, the heaviest grade for
table-cloth, and Nos. 10 and 20, for
| spring and summer sleeves and skirt
interlining, and No. 20 for capes and
jackets.
P. S.-Mrs. Uptodate says that she
told me especially, that although her
dress was wet three times, the Fibre
Chamois interlining has never curled,
drawn up, sagged or torn, and that il
still retains its outstanding qualitica-
tons.
Can any other interlining stuff stand
such a test as Mrs. Uptodate has giver
Fibre Chamois2
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ma Not See the Joke.

Charles Monselet, a Frenchman of
letters, published, not long ago, a comic
scientific dictionary" for the benefit
of children, who found no little muse
ment in his odd accounts of things in
the animal world which were perfectly
familiar to them, but which were de-
scribed in a rather fantastic way in NJ.
Monselet's book.
The editor of a certain scientific jour
nal, however, was much surprised and
shocked at NJ. Monselet's ignorance,
when he took up the book, and he wrote
al article about it in his paper, which
ran as follows:
"A certain M. Monselet has publish
ed n dictionary for the use of children,
which contains definitions showing the
most extraordinary ignorance, such as
the following:
"'Sardine-A little fish without any
head, which lives In OIL
"As If a fish could live without any
head, and in oil.
Another definition:
"'Parrot-A bird somewhat resem-
bling the pigeon. Generally green,
when it Ia not red. or yellow. or blue.
Cockatoos sometimes live up to 100
years old, except when they are stuffed
and then there is no limit to the length
of their life"
"Now, It happens that the parrot ia
not a pigeon at all, and never has the
| colors that NJ. Monselet gives to him
and, in short. this NJ. Monselet knows
no more of natural history than he has
grains of common sense"
The editor knew q great deal OF
science, but he did not know, AS the
Ichildren did, how to take a joke.-Reho
both Sunday Herald.
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Count de Lesseps was the type of tho
French gentleman.
Monroe was, even In his own time.
.alled IA gentleman of the old school,"
Bancroft was rather reserved than
otherwise with most persons whom he
net.
Garrick was generally SO quiet that lie
,ften created the impression of diff
ience.
Henry Clay was said to make the
most engaging bow of any gentleman
sf his time.
Milton was quiet and reserved in con
versation, but thoroughly refined and
well bred.
Dante was solitary in his habits and
by his austerity chilled most of those
whom he met.
Mahommed inculcated p~oliteness in
the Koran. He himself was one OF
the most courteous of men.
Pius TX. both before and after his ele-
gation to the pontitical chair, was a
model OF studied politeness.
beethoven was rude and gruf, and
seemed to be In a perpetual bad humOr
with himself and every II else.
Robespierre was urbane in manner
and courteous, though brief to those
who approached him on business.
TalIeyrand owed his success in life to
ao small extent to the uniform courtesy
with which he treated everyone.
Byron was affable to his equals and
10 those whom he wished to please, but
Naughty and distant to most others.
The Duke of Marlborough said that
he owed his success as much TO his ele-
CANT department as to his talents.
IL a mans family appreciates him
Re Aoesn't miss II IL the world doesn't
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1ciglbor llGHt weight.
The man who is not a friend will
often need one.
The man who walks with God makes
40 crooked paths.
When the church is awake the devi,
$ afraid to sleep,
The sin we have mercy on will soon
nave no mercy on us.
The cross we try to lift with
land is always heavy.
A golden opportunity never knocks
1t the same door twice.
All the preaching Jesus did was to
sinners in the church.
1t takes a warm prayer to bring
Town fire from heaven.
The hardest wound t heal is the
,he inflicted by a friend.
Controversy about religion
helps the cause OF Christ.
Treasure laid up in heaven always
anriches somebody on earth.
Inns WOIiu 10 II Ddu WpIiu ohiy ioi
those who have bad hearts.
The cross of Christ Is the lightest
thing the Christian AN carry.
Live up to the Bible you know, and
the Bible you have will grow.
When a Christian goes in bad COM
pany the devil gains a recruit.
No man can do his best where he is
not SURE that God is with him.
If good seed Is put in good ground
iome of 1t will be sure to grow.
When God gives us a thorn it is a
better thing for us than a crown.
The man who goes to the Bible with
/ teachable spirit is sure to be taught.
The Bible is full of promises for
svery man who will say good-by to
sin.
Put your hand in Gods hand, and
you will not fall, even If your feet do
slip.
Whatever the Christian prays for
he ought to be willing to live and die
Tor.
The love that never speaks until |,
does it on a gravestone keeps still toe
long.
The devil is the only gamer when O
boy is whipped to make him go to
church.
All lies have the devil for their ia.
Their, no matter whether they are white
Dr. black.
No man can know the meaning OF
perfect peace until he has perfect trust
IN Christ.
1t is so much easier for some people
to pray for the preacher than to con
tribute to his support.
No man who seeks help from Chris
will ever fail to get 1t because there
are flaws in his theology.
If we will use all the light we have
God will see that we have enough t.
ind our way to the cross.
The wider the Bible Is opened the
less danger there will be of the preach
ar dying In the poor house.
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~rrparoo ror I1,nergencie..

! A clergyman, well known for his love
~ ..norsehrsh," was driving through q
oapntry village the other day, breakIpy
y, a new horse, when he overlook :
d,cror Of his acquaintance on foot.
lump in, DOCTOR" he cried. pulling
nm I'VE got a horse here that it is q
nnrrcct treat to sit behind"
The doctor jumped in, and the par
son drove of.
me horse was "a treat in the sense
of speed and skittishness, and pres.
ertly stood stock-still. and shot botl
hind legs underneath the trap, splitting
Il 10 pieces and throwing out both thu
occupants,
The doctor jumped to his feet, feeling
himself all owe to see II he was in.
tured. The mar of cloth also got upor
his feet
Look here!" exclaimed the doctor
"what on earth do you mean by inyit
ting me to ride behind a horse lik,
THAR
well. you see," gasped the iowa,
cleric, luckily there are no bone,
broken; but when breaking In a beggal
like this, 1 like to have a doctor witt
mer"
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RaekachA.

From the Press, NetD York City.
Few people have suffered more from pain
IN the back than Mrs. Lille i. Newell, OF No.
2s1s Second avenue. New York Oitv. For
several years she wass afflicted with this dis.
PRESSING malady thas she WAS hardly able to
get around, and could do littleto care for her
children, which made her suffering all the
harder to hear. Her husband, Charles Now
ell, who isa w~ell-knnwn New York ~optician.
trist in every way to find a remedy for his
wife, but no medicine seemed TO nave the
power to emove her pain.
Mrs, Glynn, q sister OF Mrs. Newell. Is n
professional nurse, and was familiar with the
SYMPTOMS of her sistar's sickness. Mrs.
Neweli was away on a visit when a reporter
called unon her. hut Mrs. Glynn, who Lives
ut No. 416 Fast 120th street, told the story oil
her sisters recovery.
A Doctor waa called when Mrs. Newelrs
condition became sarious and he prescribed
smnll mink pills which, In a short time
relieved the womRn's nain az 10 other maai-
cine had lone. 'kfter awhile" Mrs. GlynT
told the reporter. 'we learned that the med
iclne the physician WAS giving my sister wa
nothing more than DIR. Wiliams' Pink Pill
COR Pale People. Knowing by experience
how excellent a remedy these pills were
Mrs. Newell bought some at a drug store am
continued taking them. The effect was mos
gratifying, for in six months my sister wa
nerfeotly we'll and the pain in her back wa
nothing more than an unpleasant memory
Roth she ami l have recommended tn. Pink
| Pills to other people, who have not failed tC
fnl them all that Is claimed. All tho doc
tors my sister had been treated by, befor'
taking the pills, had done her no apparent
good"
Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never In loos'
| form, BY the dozen or hundred, and the pub
lilo Is cautioned against numerous imitation
soil In this shape) at 80 cents a box or ST.
boxes for %. so. and may be had OF all drug
gists or direct BY mail from DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. Y. Thu
1 price at which these Pills are sold makes
| course of treatment inexpensive as compare'
| with other remedies or medical treatment
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Charles Lamb Wrote for Antiqui,

Charles Lamb Wrote for Antiquity.
Once and again, 1t would seem, a man
Is horn into the world belated. Strnyed
ont of a past age, he comes among us
like M alien, lives removed and Singh
lar, and dies a stranger. There was a
touch of this strangeness In Charles
Lamb. Much as he was loved and be-
frieuded, he was not much understood;
for no drew aloof in his studies. affected
n ..seIf-p pleasing quaintness" In his
STYLE, took no pains to hit the taste of
his day. wandered at sweet liberty in
an age which could scarcely have bred
such another. Hang the age" he
cried, II will write for antiquity"
And he did. He wrote as If. 1t were
still ShakSpeare's day; made the au-
tbors Of that spacious time his con
slant companions and study; and de-
libcratcly became himself ''the last of
the Elizabctlans." When a new book
came out, he said, he always read ar
old ona.-Century.
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7sRNNIPy

Arlzona's gold output In 1905 was
81, 2G0. 1000.
Nearly all the chickens In the west.
ern part Of French Guiana are perfect.
ly white.
Reptiles and fishes are not generally
provided with eyellds. these projections
being to them unnecessary.
Alabama has twenty-seven national
banks with a combined capital OF So
695 ,000. The State banks number
eleven.
According to the latest school census
in New York 10000 fewer children were
in attendance at the schools than a
year ago.
The Bay of Fundy has the highest
tide in the world. 1t rises a foot every
five minutes, and sometimes attains a
height of seventy feet.
Only seventy years have elapsed since
the first railway In the world was fin
ished. During that comparatively brief
period 100000 miles have been con
structed.
1t will be unla wful to kill quail In
Kentucky for the ensuing two years,
except in November and December, an
act to that effect having passed the
Kentucky Legislature.
Russia and Japan will have the total
eclipse of the sun ON Aug. o entirely
to themselves. as the line of totally
passes through Nova Zembla, Siberia,
and the Island of Jesse only.
The Argentine Republic consists of
A federation of fourteen States and
nine Territories. The population Is not
far short If 5000, 900. For eight months
of 1895 the average monthly shipment
of live cattle was 1000 steers and A. |
900 head of sheep.
According to careful research there
are ffty-one anarchist papers publish
ed In Europe and America. One ts in
ten German, eleven French,
eight Italian, nine Spanish, tive Span
ish and Italian, two Portuguese two
Tzechish and six English.
The original impression that the coils
On the Baltic canal are too high has
been strengthened by the confession Of
he Secretary of State for the Interior
hat the number of ships passing
through the canal does not In the least
lnswer Government expectations.
A singular Corean hat is a great
'ound mat Of straw worn by a mourn
n. The hat is bound down at the
80 as almost to oncea the head
md face of the wearer. He carries in
ais hand a r or fan, and when in
he road IL anyone approaches him he
holds the screen in front of him, so that
It, together with the hat, completely
.concealS him.
A large collection of 1900 stuffed
birds and many series of bird skeletons
been ~bequeathed to the British
by the late Henry Secbohm,
the naturalist. 1t is the most valuable
gift made to the natural history section
of the museum in a quarter of n cen
tury. Its pathological collection is
now the largest in the world, consist
ing of 300,0O0 specimens.
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EFFORT.
vi. not enough to tune the Tyre,

eJIs not enough to tune the Tyre,
And wait for harmOnies to come. y
God sendeth not celestial ire
When human hearts are cold and numA
IT'S not enough TO calmly wait
That quickening dew should on us fall
To vaguely long for what Is great
While still pursuing what is small.
IT'S not enough with tears of woe
To weep for all the worlds distress
The drops that from inaction flow
Nor us, nor other lives, will bless.
IT'S not enough the love to take
That other hearts on ours Outpour;
The soul is only kept awake
BY giving something from its store.
IT'S not enough with dropping wing
And aimIess feet to walk this earth;
Effort alone can blessing bring
And crown the soul with sov'reign
worth.
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II needs, in us, Infinite carefulness
and watchfulness as we walk ever amid
other lives, lest by some word, or look,
or act, or disposition, or influence or
ours, we hurt them irreparab y.
The mind is the man. II that be
kept pure, a man signifies somewhat,
If not l would fam see what difference
there is between a man and a beast,
ave that the man has the greater
power for the larger mischief.
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1t is said hat the Quivering of tn.
aspen's leaves is due to the fact of the
leaf stalk being fiat or the sides, and SO
thin about the middle that the slightest
breath of wind sets all the leaves wag-
ging horizontally. A single leaf pluck
ed Off and taken by the end of the leaf
stalk between the thumb and forefinger
admirably illustrates the popularity of
the aspen.
A writer, referring to the weather in
follows: 1T seems almost sarcastic
to mention London sunshine. which
amounted to just over seven hours,
about eighteen less than the average,
or less than a quarter of an hour per
day. Some districts, were, however,
more favored, Pembroke and Sicily
both recording seven hours sunshine
on two consecutive days. Rain fell on
twelve days, but only succeeded in pro-
dudng eight-tenths of an inch, consid-
erably less than half the average"
A Pittsburg paper points with pride
to what 1t calls the shortest will on
record, just probated in that city. 1t
reads as follows: 81 hereby give all my
rights, titles and interests in every
thing to Louisa Hoover" This Will
was made by w. II. Lear. Thomas
Kennedy, a venerable pioneer, and
who at one time owned and operated
the ferry between Covington and Gin.
cinnati, made a will that discounts the
Pittsburg will, and 1t disposed Of a
very large estate. This was Its Ian
guage: II want my good wife to have
my estate" 1t beats the Pittshurx I'LL
n brevity by six words
An unmarried rancher, A III. Git.
ford, 63 years old, who has for many
years lived alone on his property neal
Union Mills, Ore, was sent to the State
asylum a few days ago violently insane
He was driven crazy by the appalling
lonesomeness Of his existence and is
the second solitary rancher committed
to the asylum under such circumstances
from the same county within o month
Such cases are not uncommon In prairie
States like the Dakotas and Nebraska,
but 1t is more often the wife Of q ranch.
er or farmer living many miles from
the nearest neighbor and who rarely
sees her husband. except for the few
hours he Ia home to sleep who goes
crazy from lonesoneAa1A
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French medical students are angrIl,

French medical students are angrIl,
complaining that they are crowded out
of their W schools by youths from
abroad, and French doctors are even
more indignant because these foreign.
ers, instead OF going home after ac.
quiring a knowledge Of physics and u
gerry, settle down In France and com.
pete with the native practitioners. OF
the 5000 Students in the Paris Medical
School it MS that 1000 are aliens,
and the proportion is almost as large
in provincial insututiesA notably al
Montpelier.
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A horse that Is cared for by a woman
looks ragged, but is terribly fat
STATE OF ONO, CITY or TOLEDO, ,

STATE OF ONO, CITY oTToLEDo,
Lucas COUNTY. (ss.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he ia the
senior partner Of the firm of +. J.. CuENEy a
10, doing business In the City OF Toledo.
County and State aforesaid, and that SAID firm
will pay the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every ease of G ttarrh that
cannot be cured by tn use Of HALt's CATAHRu
CuRE. FRANK j. CLANCY.
worn to tefore me and subscribed In my
pre- ence, this 9Th day Of December, A. D. 1885.
49, A. W. GLEASON,
49, Natdru Pubic.
Halls 'a'arrh Cure istaken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the S. stem. Send for test ,monials, free.
j. J. CHENEY 81 Co., Toledo. o.
sN~Suld by Druggists. Zoo.
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Literary fame is the most precarious.
THIS is the only kind of fame that
everybody is anxious to cheat you out
Of; if you are worth a million, every
one is ready to make it two.
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TO H0ME-SEEKERS

FIRST come, first choice. In healthiest part OF
Texas A 80 acres Of rich, black, level agrieul-
tulai land, surrounding a railroad station, fok
9Ai = IN small tracts. at the Low fhlSh oi -
el'cte' ohe-nith cash, balance on eight yeais
'h1o al six per cent. per annnm-
nor map and full particulars, or any otnek
nee Information about Texas. addIe9A
CHAS. s. MILLER AGO.
ABSrRACIoRs n IN~yKsxnknf AasnD
BALLINGER, TEXAN
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a mystery to herself and friends, then,
her mother should come to her aid
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound will, at this time, prepare the
system for the coming change. See
that she has it, and Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass, will cheerfully answer
any letters where information is de-
sired. Thousands of women their
health to her and the Vegetable Com
pound, and mothers are constantly
applying to her for advice regarding
fheiy daughters.
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Good society is that which IS not per-
sonal in its talk, but which finds sufii-
Gent topics of interest to discuss with
out dilating on the sins of neighbors.
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] j j red

Feeling by great force of will. But this
is unsafe, as it pulls powerfully upon the
nervous system, which will not long stand
such strain. Too many people "work on
their nerves, " and the result is seen in I'M
fortunate wrecks marked "nervous pros
tration," in every direction. That tired
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Nine. Hatoyama, a Japanese lady,
is up to date in politics. When her
husband was a candidate for .Parlla-
ment she made public speeches in his
interest.
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That

Extreme tired feeling %afiicts nearly every
body at this season. The hustlers cease TO
push, the ~tireless grow weary, the ener-
getic become enervated. You know Just
what we mean. Some men and women
endeavor temporarily to overcome that
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RUREURE

Cure Guaranteed by DIR. j. b. MAYER, 1918
Arch st, PHILA., PA. hase at once, no opera
lion or delay IRON business. Consultation free,
Endorsements OF physicians, Ladies and proml,
nent citizens. send for circular. Office hours y
A, N. to 3 +. NJ.
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There are now in America 1888 wo-
men practicing medicine in one or the
other OF its forms, and inclusive OF 1SO
homeopathists.
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FITS stopped free by DIR. KGTsE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and 600 trial bottle
Tree. Dr. Kline, g3l Arch St., Phila., Pa.
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After an existence of fifteen years
the Woman's Exchange, of Albany, N.
y, has been obliged to suspend bust
ness on account of lack of patronage.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-04-17

Friendship is the r~eciprocation Of
affertion; and he who has none to
bestnw has NO right to expect any in
return.
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Dohbln,' floating Borax Soap Is 100 per cant.
pure. Made of Borax. 1t foats. Costs yon
All this ) true YOU need It. Order one . OF
your grocer, you'll want a box next.
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SUFFERERS FROM CoUaHs, SORE THROAT. etc.
Broachiqt TTochesS Avoid limitations.
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piso's Cure is a wonderful Cough medicine
Mrs. W. P~IcKERr, Van 5iclen and Blake Aves,
Brooklyn, n. Y, Oct. %, 'eL