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HE social amuse-
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and a.uter sea-
SOD. after a long
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3s-fSCH BLEACHED MUSLIN.
WORTH &c. TOMORROW 31sc YARD
ANGELO. 100 YARD. BLACK
SPOOL SILK. - A SPOOL
CARLSON & CURRIERS' 10
YARDS BLACK AND COLORED
SPOOL SILKS. s. 4 SPOOL
so YARDS. SHORT LENGTH. FIG
uRED AND STRIPED DfMITTES.
WORTH UP TO 2ec A YARD. MON
DAY 3iac YARD.
KENSINGTON CROCHET COT
TON. ALL CoLORs. MONDAY ONLY
DC BALL.
PETROLEUM JELLY. MONDAY
ONLY A. 4 BOTTLE.
PROCTOR 4 CANDLES IVORY
FLOATING SOAP. SPECIAL TO-
MORROW. &c A BAR
FOR MONDAY ONLY THE BAL
ANcE OF oCR STOCK OF TRIM
MED HATS. WORTH Up TO $50.
YOUR CHOICE CSC EACH.
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pccted oy taOse who witnessed his play
ing ia this city. Interest in the game has
oeen further sustained by the play OF the
Junior Tennis cub tournament AZ the
grounds. corner Boren avenue and Ma
Ron street. Mr., 1 y Saunders has acted
as referee. and the social part OF the
affair has been presided over By Mrs.
Paschali and Mrs Carkeek.
The steam yacht Ripple carried a jolly
Party around Lake Washington last We'd
resday as guests Of AIr. and Mrs. T. II.
Daulton. Present were; Mr.. G. IL. Clarke,
Mr and Mrs J. H. MacDousall. Mr and
Mrs :. l.. Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. Eoen
Smith. Dir. Frank 4 Clarke. Mr.. John
Mather Mr. and Mrs. {. r. Tyler, Mrs. Z.
Y. Yesler and Sir. O. u Policy
MIR and Mrs r. NJ Daulton entertained
n large party aboard rfle steam yacht
Ripple last sunday. The start was made
nt II 30 o'clock in the morning and the run
made across the lake 10 the Blackwell
place Hougnton. The outing Was enjoyed
by Mr. and Mrs. Russell Harding. Mr..
and Mrs w r smith. Mr.. and Mrs r. G.
stevens M. and Mrs. l. II. Gray. Mr. and
Mrs " L. Beuham. Miss Mary f. Ben
ham. Mr. Roperf r. Bsnham, Mr.. W. Ben
ham. Mr. and Mrs. ". ] blackwell. Mr..
and Mrs W Z Miller Miss ". Black
well. Miss Maybe Miller. Miss Helen NJ.
Lawrence. Mrs r (. Lawrence Miss Net
Teton and Miss June Blackwell.
4 pleasant tea WAS given a. TIE resi-
d nee og Mrs. Bacon. 80 Tenth avenue
iasf Wednesday afternoon About forty
guests were received.
NJ and Mrs Henry Thurman and a
small parry Of friends visited the Japan
H. 47r.
Nj Albert Eansen's yacht Rainier was
turned over 20 Mrs.. X. Fuhrman last FRI
dsy. ana she entertained party Of friends
ny a cruise 70 Eagle harbor. Present
were. NJ ana Mrs Henry Thurman. Mr..
Albert Hansen Mr.. and Mrs r. s. Cole.
Mrs Lehman Maher. Mss Levy. Of Sa-
lem Mrs T. Y. NJ Miller Airs, = l..
Crawford and son Mrs English. Miss /.
Monheimer and Mss Cassie FuArman.
~. Dorothy Spencer woodward. who
hcfore her marriage md removal 20 New
Yo-k 1as one ~ che mos. popular society
e.ris lr S.l-tte p-.i arrive here on Tues-
day ~ WISH Ms T. g. Hughes. a. ia
Non t~I tveu3e $40 IS OH t,ie wav home
from Oakland. Cti. where she has been
visiting aer mo,aer. Mrs D. A. Spencer
NJ arf Ms e. r. Webb. NJ ars Ms
flev ara JoS'vr ana Mr. AMI Mrs Perkins
ve1t IN Sv7q oa.n'ie f.-.'s yesterday. 70 re-
main ovr- i-a no- -a>
NJ "a Nlrs. iltrwop9 Morgan enter
alneI az 3ane~ lgs' Tes~esa~ evening
N.. aaE Mrs Frr3 S..m@on Miss Wal
tr1r. A- Frank Freter'-<s ard M.
i-nss. Nar.ele-
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T-aabsche- Nj =. II. rsarSe. Mr.. E3-
ward Knapp. Mr. Herbert Kirk. Mr.. J. T.
Cummings. Mr. W y. Arwocd, Mr.
Charles Atwood.
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Removal Silk
And Dress Goods
Bargains.

A full line Of Striped Plaids nnf
Shaded Silks viii be placed IN orr Mon
DAYS sale at one-half their former
price.
Fancy Striped. 4oc and soc grade al
s.
80 grade in rnoiilei ard shades ef-
fecis AZ doc.
7sn and 81 grade IN dark and lgh,
fancy plaits &c and SOC.
Tho same cut VIII he made In AL our
dress silks.
Wool hrocades, o: gina price .Sc' ~
moval price 1s~c.
&c fn,h Horeyconafl Su.tln.s, wool el-
.ecis. former prlce .l5c. today l-'sc'
as-inch Boucle Plaid Suit!ngs. foriner
price to-. removal price &c
% inch Chaageable Wool su!tlnxs.
former pl g,.e COZ. removal price soc-
ta-lnch Roucle Check Wool Su!tinS~
former -srlss es-r tomorrow fSc.
81 inch AlI-wool Serge IN back and
colors. former price .Uc. removal price
&c
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Outings.

tdpt. d. I Davis gave an outing 10 n
few Of his friends last Monday on the
steam launch Success. The party visited
sidney. the naval station and other points
Of interest in Port Orchard bay and r.
turned in the evening. Among those pres
emit were, Prof. and Mrs H. Iandes
Mrs T. :. Meany, Mrs. y. A Dickey
Ms. l.. L. Bushnell. Mr. and Mrs ] s
Bushnell, Miss Agnes Ward Miss Mabel
Ward. Miss Margaret Bechdolt, Miss Hilda
Rechdolt. Miss Myrea Bagley. Capt n. r.
DAVIS. Mr.. Frank Burns. Mr.. Earle Jcn-
ner and Mr. {. r. Smith
Mrs. J Q. Denton and Mr. r webb OF
Fremont. entertained twelve OF their
friends Wednesday with an outing on the
north shore OF Green lake. The guests
We're: Mrs. T. o Tr.gE. Mrs. y J. Bien-
kins, Mrs y J. Maxwell Mrs. William
Storey. Mrs. :. T. Dixon. Mrs. II y
Swift. Mrs. L. A Winton. Mrs. William
Winningham, Mrs. A Snyder. Miss Carrie
Smart Miss F9ossie Norton and Mss
Helen Shorey.
The following party was carried 70 Port
Biak@iey and return last Sunday on the
Yacht Rainier owned by Mr.. Albert Han
sen. Mr.. Albert Hansen. Mr.. and Mrs.
Morganstern. Miss Lichtenstein, of San
FRANCISCO: Mss Sadie Cohen. the Misses
Roseuthal. Mss Wilz!nski she Misses
Davis. Miss peEginger. Mss Rebecca
SHOE nfcl3. Miss Kierski. Miss Green
1aam M. Sol Davis Mr. Whitney. NJ.
shortrjdge. Mr. VIII Wlizlnsk and Mr.. Ike
korn.
Green lak-. ~fth i;S boats Picturesque
...a.,res - hsa.~f, ava s.r,.,..1varaA cot
tases proved az atiuriug ske tch.rg Eroan2
or rhe party Ok Seattle Ar League and
s>,aoo1 ~ Ipesi~. menuaers who went there
p, v,ar< san p'rsd4v afternoon In tae party
ueye Nfrs Frank y Wof Mr. f. ~ T5u-
49,, NJ y .srav Nrs r. = Gafey.
ar t;ss~~o pe1fare Miss Alnon !
t-fa-A Mss f.isyaota NH-ra~ N.as Ma1t
4 NJ veNar. Miss Jnssa A. aony. Mr..
I-~r4 \ Mcclellan. M 7 g. Df@h~o~- Nj.
5,~srl, l2strot4s ana Sic T. b. An3srs3n.
~. 80 .a,,.-af-s,9- work THAI iR TIE
s.-.4t., fs s-ov,fnw e., fnteroa. and tsnprop-
mo rs rtt}s,v Frre-iaHv f. thtS --ie OF
- -,.,+sstns - ,-lav. tAa- class ROW hav-
.e.- d large studio - frzelf with qHan-
tss,- ~ f.n~ ~rsv ,,r7 bant In another week
~ ..t,ss AL cake AN casting
s..--.s.. ar,--,ss.sx on.s done may - Re-
..-t,-g4 Al irsnEruu The l@ ere on
l,.,a4.sav evening viii - on ~ omen IN
49,,
A. ,-.s.., Ms orf.-.afra4 : >ew -
he- friends inforrra}ly at Woodland ~
.t, r.,-.,N,..r -, "a, anf -
.r.s -. a.. .,.-lo.,,, e..~ Tr.sz..r.. "a IRE
~. fse~ ,sv,,tt, Afur4 Miss Exn4
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,t-.,-e ef,e- Holden Miss ,s~aaa-a. NJ
gs..-~s-3 sf-Atr~~ 3fr = y Warner III
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~sea.a-- -srTv VAS gwen 1ass Mon
- .s,-..Fs- ~ ~ ts.e nssxna &C ~ WI y
Asw,e<f. IA uunor II h-s 5eh a'rter1ay. 1ae
-x~r,nw vas spp~at 50 Euuel,s games 4n1
sa-.fr- Fefg~shnasmt& Eere aeFysst a.
- - s..a sa.s s-srey zt tessrnss1 ~ 81 Prs
.as acre 3asss Marion "a NJ. - -
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Take gasnes street. cars Tor bicycle "a -
I>aEoE 1sy.
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riously 20 the neglisee outings - me
simmer season and yachting parties are
taking the place % picnic and camping
parties Outdoor meets OF al descrlpi ions
continue 80 md favor. but the hrst
dances OF the season are striking death
blows at the outdoor entertainments.
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Mrs. J. Q. Denton and Mr. r Webb. OF
Fremont. entertained twelve OF their
friends Wednesday with an outing on the
north shore OF Green lake The guests
We're: Mrs. T. Q. Trlgr. Mrs. a. J. Bien-
kins Mrs. ~ ]. Maxwell Mrs. William
Storey. Mrs. :. T. Dixon. Mrs. II. y.
Swift Mrs. l.. A Winton. Mrs William
WinninEham, Mrs. A Snyder. Miss Carrie
Smart. Miss F'lossie Norton and Miss
Helen Shorey.
The news boy., 1896-04-25

TIE legislature of New York has
passed, under the cloak of reform, -
a bill regulating the sale of liquor
which is causing much comment as
we'll as distrust. Some man is to be
appointed by the governor who, in
turn, appoints many subordinatcs, or
assistants, to control and regulate
the liquor traffic, with a payroll OF
probably a quarter Of a million dol.
lars. There are here the material
for the construction of a powerful
political machine, and it is generally
charged that it was for this purpose
the law was passed. A great deal OF
very corrupt legislation is worked
through our legislative bodies under
the pretense of reform.
The news boy., 1896-04-25
JAPAN seems to be destined to be.

JAPAN seems to be destined to be.
come the rival of the United States
as a manufacturing country. Only
recently one of the largest straw
mating manufactures moved it's en-.
tire plant from Milford, Conn.,, to
Kobe, Japan, because of the prosper.
Gus condition of that country. Japan
is silver using country and is pros.
pering-as is every silver using coun.
try. We only hope that the people
of the United States will be able to
see far enough ahead to "Mexican.
ize or ''Japanize' this country. A
little less of this so-called ''higher
civilization, and a little more home.
spun common sense and honesty
might prove beneficial to this so.
called great and prosperous nation.
The news boy., 1896-04-25

1t behooves every citizen in city,
town and country to keep posted on
the stirring events that will occur
in this country and in the Old World
within the next nine months. The
results will effect all, personally, di.
rectly or indirectly. This nation is
on the eve of the most exciting presi-
dental campaign in it's history Euro
pean politics are in a very compli-
Gated state, and scientists are apply
ing their discoveries to many lines
that will produce startlingly new
things.
To keep abreast with the world
one should read, in addition to the
local or county paper, live metro
politan newspaper, such as the Twice.
a-week Republic of st. Louis. 1t is
the most progressive journal in the
United States, and in each issue it
gives the latest political news of all
parties in the field, the latest gen.
eral news of the world and many
valuable special features besides.
This model newspaper is delivered
twice-a-week by mail for only 81 a
year, or less than one cent o copy.
The price Of the Daily and Sunday
Republic has recently been reduced
to only $6 year by mail.
The news boy., 1896-04-25
ABOUT OUR LAWS.

No doubt the intention of our law.
makers are good when they draft a
law to be placed upon the statute
books, but an impression is fast
gaining ground--and there is abun
dant reason for it-that there is one
law for the rich and another for the
poor; that the rich man, in virtue oi
his wealth, con escape punishment
while his poor neighbor must suffer
the extreme penalty of his crime be
cause he has no money.
While we need not go beyond the
borders of Scott county to see suct
state of affairs flaerantly illus
trated, we will refer briefly to pool
man in st. Joseph, Mo, who was
sent to prison for five years fol
stealing two loaves of bread with
which to satisfy his hunger.
We are not in possession of the
circumstances, but evidently the un
fortunate man had to enter a build
ing and was charged with burglary
However he was hungry and did not
steal the bread for any material gain
but only to satisfy the demands OF
nature. It is true that he should
not have stolen, and his offense is in
no way excusable because he was
hungry, but the punishment assessed
was an outrage. He was poor and
defenseleSs.
Had he been a bank cashier, q
state official, or a man of 'higt
standing in any capacity, and had
stolen thousands. he would have his
friends to pull the machinery OF
justice in his favor and his punish.
ment-if punished ut all-would
probably have been small fine and
few months in Jail. The Taylor
brothers, who SO cruelty murdered
the Meeks family, and who, after
utilizing all the hooks and crooks OF
the law. have been sentenced to hang
will, in all probability, never hang.
One has already escaped and the
other will do likewise, sooner or
later. Duestrow. the double mur.
derer. is also sentenced to hang. but
we have always predicted that he
would escape justice. But the man
who stole the two loaves of bread
got the screws put to him in short
order.
The news boy., 1896-04-25
HOW THEY WoRKEp I'm.

Anent the recent Kennett rail.
road steal we learn that Col. For.
dyce, the receiverappointed by Judge
Wear, got into Kennett over the
road by playing a confidence game
on the officials of the Kennett road.
Col. Fordyce had Superintendent
MCGOWAN of the Cotton Belt, to wire
to the superintendent of the Kennett
road as follows, 'Col. Fordyce and a
party Of friends desire to see your
road and Kennett.
Permission was granted and after
Col. Fordyce arrived at Kennett the
superintendent of the Kennett road
paid him courteous visit. ! 1t was
then that Col. Fordyce, for the first
time, made known his business and
produced the order of his appoint.
ment as receiver of the road. This
treaehery ought to be sufficient to
brand the whole transaction and
everyone connected with it.
The news boy., 1896-04-25
MAKE 1T A LAW,

Senator Butler, Populist from
North Carolina, has introduced a
joint resolution proposing to so amend
the Constitution of the United States
as to practically annul the veto power
now held by the president. Let it
become a law. The proposed change
will still leave the power of veto in
the hands of the executive, but to
pass it over the veto will require only
majority vote instead of the two
thirds vote now necessary.
There is no good or sufficient
reason why he should be vested with
any veto power at all, since it is alb
solutely repugnant to our ideas Of
representative government. That
one man S objection to the enactment
of law should defeat the expressed
will of the people made known
through their representatives, is
not in harmony with our theory of
government, is too plain to admit of
proof. This is more than is exercised
by the British sovereign, the veto
power having been last used by Queen
Anne in 1907, one hundred and eighty
nine years ago. "The veto power,
says Cooley, referring to England,
lis now practically obsolete. Sin
gularly enough, he continues, "while
the house of commons has thus be-
come the dominant authority in
Great Britain, the tendency in the
United States has been in exactly
the opposite direction, the control of
public patronage by the president and
senate having done much to advance
the power OF those branches OF gov
ernment, at the expense of the popu-
lar house"
Couple with the extinguishment of
the veto the election of senators by
direct vote of the people, and give US
both, and give them to US at once.
The news boy., 1896-04-25
THE KENNETH ROAD.

Without giving him any oppor-
tunity to defend his rights, or with
out notice, the Gould people took
charge of Mr.. Houck's Kennett rail-
road last week, and Col. .Fordyce OF
the Cotton Belt road was appointed
receiver by Judge Wear.
Judge Wears performance in this
matter is only another illustration
of how completely he is under the
control of the Gould interests. This
Kennett railroad is said to be a very
prosperous little road, about forty
five miles long, in Dunklin and Penn
iscot counties, built by the energy
and enterprise of Louis Houck. The
company is said to be in excellent f.
nancial condition and this, of course,
made it desirable for Gould roads to
get it out of the way quick.
Since the company had no credi-
tors that could be utilized, a dis
charged employe and small stock
holder was secured to file a bill for a
receiver-charging, as we under
stand, that Mr.. Houck did not prop
erly run the road, and diverted the
earnings to the building of other
roads in Southeast Missouri-a great
crime in the eyes of Gould Judge
and Judge Wear, without notice to
the company, at once appointed a
receiver.
The first notice that the company
got of this proceeding was when Col.
Fordyce appeared and asked for the
road, and when possession was re-
fused he forcibly took possession.
Words fail to do justice to this
kind of judicial and legal outrage,
and if railroad property can be cap
tured in this way it will have q ten
At St. Genevie two young men
dency to cause business men to hesi-
tate before investing-although they
are anxious to help build railroads
in this section of the state. In this
way such proceedings by an unscru-
pulous judge Injuries this section-all
in the interest of the great Gould
octopus. Do our people approve Of
~
The news boy., 1896-04-25
THERE is as wide a difference b,

THERE is as wide difference be
tween the Eastern and Western
wings of the Republican party, OF
the money question, as in the Demo
cratic party. Eastern Democrats
and Republicans either straddle OF
come out boldly for the gold stand
ard, while their brethren of the West
come out plainly for the free and un
limited coinage of both gold and sill
yer. At their state convention the
Utah Republicans declared for 'the
full recognition alike of gold and
silver, and their free coinage at the
mints at the ratio of Is to l." while
Rhode Island Republicans are sin.
f1exibly opposed to the free and un.
limited coinage of silver" And SO
it goes-the East against the West
in both parties. Every Western man
should stand by the West and vote
for free silver.
The news boy., 1896-04-25

WHAT has become of President
Cleveland's toy guns and tin war
trumpets which he fiourished SO reck.
lessly in the face of John Bull on the
Venezuelan question There are
thousands of oppressed rebels on the
island of Cuba, struggling for liberty
from the tyranny of Spain. Allover
this land is heard the voice of SYM
pathy in behalf of the Cubans-but
that tyrant, that opprcssor of the
helpless, II, Grover Cleveland. =
hears it not. The unfortunate Gu
bans have no "boodle." They are
not recognized as leading and sin
flooential' citizens, and Grovercan t
afford to recognize them.
The news boy., 1896-04-25
THE A. P. A,

The position and action of the
above organization is beginning thus
early to cause some of the prospective
presidential candidates no small
amount of alarm. Heretofore it has
been confined to local politics, but,
if present indications, based upon
newspaper reports, are not mislead-
ing, then it is going to take a hand
in the national game. 1t has already
made Mark Hanna, political manager
of McKin!ey's campaign, define him
self and tell where he and his protege
stand on religion, and he lost no time
in doing so when reports began to
circulate that he was a Catholic.
Down in Kentucky it is said Brad
ley has affiliated himself with the
order for the purpose of strengthening
himself in the contest.
As the principles OF Democracy are
opposed to the narrow lines upon
which the order operates, the party
has always opposed it, and will leave
it now to the aid and comfort of its
appropriate ally-the G. O. p.
The news boy., 1896-04-25
TILLMAN AGAIN.

Senator Tillman. of South Carolina.
the champion of the people S cause,
and the man who made the most start
ling speech ever delivered in the
United States. a few months ago,
has paid Missouri a visit and spoke
at Pertle Springs last Saturday
Although the goldbug press has de-
nounced him as an idiot. anarchist,
and everything vile. the crowd that
came to hear him did not have stand
ing room.
That there is something peculiarly
attractive about Senator Tillman is
admitted by all. He is a man yet
under fifty years of age, of strong
character keen perception, firm, de-
termined and honest. He uses home
spun language and does not try to
varnish his utterances. He is plain
and fearless. About ten years ago
he was called out from his farm to
make his first public speech. The
farmers sought him out and felt that
he knew their needs and was their
friend. His people recognized in
him first friend and then leader
In 1890 the farmers of the State Of
South Carolina urged Mr.. Tillman
to become a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor of the
state. He consented-aud the mud
valves of all the metropolitan papers,
the push" and the leading citi-
zens," were turned upon Tillman.
He stemmed the strong current, how
ever, and at the state convention re-
ceived 27O of the 320 votes cast.
He was elected, and during his
administration he succeeded in wip-
ing out the most gigantic trust and
corporations of his State. He was
his own although the
wealth of his State left no stone un-
turned to defeat him. He is the on
ly man in history who stepped
at one step, from the corn field to
the governor chair.
Next he was elected to the United
States Senate by a vote of l31 to 21.
Now the people demand of him that
he occupy the White House, at Wash
ingtor. The NEwsBoY favors Till
man for either first or second place
in the Presidential lace.
The news boy., 1896-04-25

AT yesterdays State Convention
at Sedalia, the sentiment in favor OF
free silver was about ''3O to l." says
the Globe, and which is about the
proper ratio at which to fix the two
money metals.-Dunklin County
Register.
Strange how the Globe Democra,
and the cuckoo organs agree. The
NEwsBoY offers liberal reward for
the man who is able to distinguish
the differance between a Cleveland
Democrat and a John Sherman Re.
publican on the money question.
The news boy., 1896-04-25
THE REASON WHY

Wea are told that the United States
should continue the gold standard
and pauperize its people because the
enlightened nations of the earth" /"
do so. Such prattle sounds very we'll
and is liable to catch the average
man who does not stop to think. Let
us see what these fellows mean by
enlightenment" If crime,
poverty, suicide, insanity, bribery
and debauchery means "enlighten-
ment, then we have it. We can
boast of nothing else.
But let us bring the matter right
home and see the difference between
the dark ages" and our present
enlightenment" Ten, fifteen and
twenty years ago any ordinary farm
er or respectable tenant could 60 to
neighboring farmer, or to his mer-
chant, and get money enough to carry
him through crop. AS rule, if he
was considered honest, it was not
necessary for him to furnish any Sc
curity. His honor and his past record
was sufficient. In most instances no
interest was charged and the loan or
favor was a mere neighborly act, so
common that nothing was thought of
it.
But things are different now. We
have entered upon what our goldbug
friends term "higher civilization. :"
Instead of the neighborly farmer and
the accommodating merchant, we
have a system of banks and pawn
shops. The neighboring farmer, in.
steadof assisting his neighbor, is now
mortgaging his next crop in order to
tide him over, and the accommodate
ing merchant is himself a borrower
and is satisfied to make a scant living
for himself and family and pay to the
bank the interest on the borrowed
capital. This is what our gold stand
ard friends call "higher civilization. :"
Do you want to continue it?