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are under one large mnni,ola ,u0,,,, D

are under one large manifold suction -.
In order to store the surplus water I'M
is the overflow from that pumped ,r,. W ~
mains. there are two standppss. an.
feet in diameter and standing $50 fecs M
the other 20 feet In diameter ana 3, ~
high.
There are sixty-six miles Of main. /.
Houston, which consists OF pipe from a., y y
twenty inches In diameter. These r,sss
arc all tapped by fire hydrants, thu 49,,
number now in use being 500. Aitbouss
the company has contract with the ~
10 furnish water from Buffalo bayou shssss
the dam, yet they went to an additin,.,
expense of $4,000 to procure purs -
tesian we'll water. which Ia tho wa.s, :.
arc using for any purpose, as they ~.
abandoned the bayou supply entirely, EvC
in case OF a large conflagration they vo"is
not have to resort to tho bayou for ,h.,.
supply. for the thrty-nl wells IN
their flow of 100000 gallons would =
fully sufficient for any such dem,.s
| They have a derrick that bores 1000 ~.
and which can be used for any emersesS
| II so desired. Their entire works ara n
| Illuminated by 100 incandescent lamps a.,
nished by their electric light plant. n
present compsny has been organized ~.
| 1878 and its officers are. T. II. Scaniss
president and general manager; T. N
! House. vice president and treasurer; G. u
| Sprong. secretary: +. j Smith sunA,.s'
tendent r. II. Seaman, T. w. Housa n
G. Howe, J. A. Baker, Jr., c. @. Pllss
Houston; j. Richardson. New You:
lIawley. New York; c. Hawley, ConnsS.
| cut directors
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beauties to some person in San Francis
so tonight you can buy them in chicago
and have them delivered fresh and iras-
rant In half an hour. II your fair one lives
in New Orleans, Boston or Philadelphia, OF
any other large American city, you can 90
the same thing In the same way. IL can
be done even in the European capitals
Florists OF the United States are IN d
pool for the rapid delivery Of blossoms. The
pay for the service Is effected by sys-
TEN OF trade balances through sort OF
clearing house. You go to florist IN chi
cago and tell him you want 10 send two
dozen American beauties to so and so In
san Francisco. He makes out bill, Plus
the cost Of telegram, takes the money
and the flowers arc In the hands of the re-
cpient almost MS quickly us II delivery
We're made in Chicago.
The telegraph delivery Of flowers is
called into play frequently. If friend is
TO be married and some one who hoped TO
attend the ceremony can not do so for
any reason, II Ia 4 pleasure to know that
vase Of roses takes the place Of tho alb
sent one. II he likes. his card may be at
tached to the white ribbon that binds the
long stems loosely together
When death comes suddenly a tribute
may be placed upon the casket OF the de-
rarted almost as II laid there by the low
ing hand of the sender.
In Picadilly and Regent street. London
there are two French florists who carry
on a sort Of International floral clearing
house. There IS no agency or member In
Chicago. bat rom New York one can or.
der flowers sent TO friends in London
brighton. Paris, Berlin. Nice Rome Mad
nd Alexandria, Constantinople, Vienna and
st. Petersburg
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OUR WATER SUPPLY.
Conn.

Description of the System Of the Hous.
ton Waterworks company.
a fluid. that is the most abundant and
most necessary for living beings of any ma
ture. except air. Is water, for without 1t
man could not exist. AS We pass along tho
street we seldom realize that we are walk
ing above iron tunnels but few feet be-
low the surface of the streets In every di-
rection that furnish the blessed fluid that
ouenches the thirst and the means to ex-
tinquish the conllagrations that often
threaten lives and property.
The Houston Waterworks company sup
plies Houston with water system that Is
eccnd 10 none In the South. Their mains
branch out in all directions, and have been
lnt down at great expense. Constantly
are they making improvements and there
is hardly section Of Houston that Is not
within reach Of their system. The works
are situated iu the Sixth ward, a short
distance from the Preston avenue bridge.
The company has an admirable tract OF
lana of fifteen acres. which, for the pur-
poses 1t Is being used. is dosirsbly located.
In order to present TO the public the exact
condition OF affairs at the waterworks. an
atlache OF The Post was detailed to visit
the works and see what their customers ara
paving for The pump house interior is a
ihodel OF beauty. The walls are nicely
whitewashed and a gallery around the en-
tire interior enables one to lean on tho
railing and watch the slow but measured
working OF the immense pumps. There ara
four OF these pumps. tho first two OF which
were put in use in 1879 having n canacitv
OF one and two million gallons; the third
has capacity OF six million gallons ma
was placed in the engine house In ,9se
The fourth, which has a capacity ~ n,ro
million gallons In twenty -four hours vii,
pump more water with less fuel, rs in ser
vice at all times and was placed thera IN
1898. Tho II. r. Worthington Hydra,,,,a
works OF New York are the matters ~
these Immense machines. The pumns ,ra
run by four Heine safety boilers esroo,a,
ly built for the company, which are W al,
times steamed up. so that any one NJ ,har,
can be used IN an emergency. Comhina'i
they have 200 horse power In ,ha a.,
CINE room there Is comnIeta sn, 'n
auxiliary pumps to feed the boilers Thoua
Is a connection in this room with H.. t,sl
alarm system. and In case OF firo ~. - -,
locates the trouble and increased rre go ~
and water is given. 'tsesufe
There are thirty-nine artesian WELL =,
AZ to 10 inches In diameter. ana rons y.
from 40 to 200 feet in depth. Thee ,, LIB
nave an aggregate flow OF seven ,,,,,,n,,
gallons daily. The daily conumrtin ,,i'oa
present Is 100000 gallons and ,o,a q.
wall reach 100000 gallons, Ali the wells Is
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Personals.

Mrs, o. l.. White is domiciled at $40
Crawford. where she is pleased to see her
friends on Thursdays.
Miss Bessie Pearl Melville. who has been
visiting Miss Mary Hutchinson o. 1906 La
mar avenue, has returned to her homo In
san Antonio. Her visit was enjoyed by her
many houston friends.
Miss Hill of Sugariand is tho guest o,
Mrs. Bogley at Fairview.
Mr.. Philip Carson and Mr.. Ennis Car
gill left Thursday night for two-months'
trip through California. Washington, ore
son and Colorado. These two lucky men
were showered with bouquets and bid hon
VOYAGE by dozen friends at the station.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Hodges. who have
been visiting DR.. n. C. Hodge3 for the
past three weeks, left Monday night for
Asheville, n. C.
Mrs. Rosine Ryan entertained Mrs. An
nie Mclean Morris and Miss Burnett of
Fort Worth Wednesday at the Bristol.
Mrs John II. Pope and Mrs. John D.
Ienple'on both Of Austin, are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver n Caldwell. 7f2 Polk
avenue. Mrs. Pope is sister and Mrs,
Iempleton niece of Mr.. Caldwell.
Miss Annie Hume, who went IN with tho
daughters of the Republic, is visiting Mrs.
Chiffon in Austin.
Mrs, j. r. Fem and Mrs. J. ]. Me-
keeVer Jr.. remained over In Austin a
few days as the guests of DR.. and Mrs
w II. TobIn.
Mrs. Thomas F. McEnnis OF Dallas
Texas. is visiting her son, James M A
McEnnis and family. 1ill Capitol avenue,
Mrs. Ben Fort Smith will snend III,
month of April with her parents. Major and
Mrs I: r. Franklin, prior to going 10 Lin
wood for the summer.
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THE POSTS LETTER BOX.

Crhts department. Is Intended 10 onswar
,uus''oit lhat are OF general interest. lis
, IAN ohlect Is to supply out-of- nh -way
llcls ami curious Information. ouestions
az personal interest only will not be an,
nMNurSu' 10 business or personal addresses
w YIN 90 given Al correspondence should
iiouston Post Owing to the large nun
ber OF questions received answers "a n ne,
Always be given promptly)
VINO werc the Moderators and Rer-,-
lhtorj In Texas historya :, Is ~
From 1872 TO late in 1874. a hand com.
posed mostly of rough desperadoes FROM
the old Neutral Ground roamed along tho
sabine river. shooting and killing Innocon,
citizens under the preteyt of punlsbIn,
theft, ncgro-stealing and other ofrorses
They called themselves the Rec7,,a.ors
An opposition band, made IN of man nc
reckless as themselves. undertooJ, In tpr,
, TO punish Them and to administer ius,,oo
generally. These were known ms tho
Mouerators. Between the Moderators ana
iosuiators' Shelby. Harrison and tho
felsslporlng counties were kept in a s,ata
OF terror. AT one time more than n thou
sahd men were engaged In this fsud 1,
inc summer of lsA the Regulators and
Moderators assembled under arms in for,
iheo camps An active camraion vas
carried on Tor some weeks, during which
more than fifty persons were kj,,.d az
wounded. Finally President Houston nv.
asred out iive hundred militia under Cen.
eral James Smith, and the two factions
were disbanded.
Please give the standard method a,
measuring the rainfall ~ OF
Almost all rain gauges now used have
circular funnel OF known diameter.
which conducts the rain water to a re-
oeiVer' from which it may be poured into
special marrow measuring glass. so
graduated that what would cover a space
OF me area OF the fnnnel TO the depth
OF one inch nils n portion of the glass
large enough TO be easily graduated into
100 parts The funnel may have any diam
eter' FROM TO "a inches. without intro
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ARTIFICIAL LIMBS. BRACES. TRUSSS
AND ELASTIC GOODS. -

Why should you order Artificial LIN.
from Eastern manufacturers from NM .sa,
urement and assume the risk of ni. ~
when you can get better article. 4
certainty of a fit and liberal terms
home? DR.. d. w. Bartlett. whose ousS
is at 2lS Travis street. has devoted WI
OF century to this branch OF mechanic
surgery. His long experience In the ~
OF Prosthesis entities him to your conts
Grafton.
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/NA

The ros. IL pleased to receive all Items
q social nature II addressed to Society
Editor" Houston Post Telephone i5i-
Communications must be written upon
one side Of the paper only, aud signed By
Tho Rrlte-.
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0OI.ONlus tro .Ee QuOtdtloHsf
VEGETABLES.
Carrots, s cents a bunch.
Beets. : cents bunch.
Cabbage. 10 10 cents heal
Thyme. 8 cents a bunch.
Eadishes cents a bunch.
Celery, three stalks for % cents.
Pumpkins, none in market.
Maricram, 5 cents q bunch.
Ieutuce, three heads for cents.
Mustard greens. 5 cents bunch: q
neSe, none In market.
Swiss chart, scarce. none In market
Parsley. cents bunch.
Green or dry sage, cents bunch.
Sweet potatoes, : cents a measure
Tomatoes. 30 to 10 cents a dozen.
Lye hominy . cents quart.
Soup bunch. cents. II
Turnlps. 20 10 cents bunch.
CaW.nower, % 10 80 cents.
Shailots, 3 cents bunch.
Onions 10 cents a quart. Il
Horse radsh. two for Is cents; grounA
10 cents pint
Irish potatoes. cents measure; nm
10 cents a measure.
Green peas 10 TO Is cents a quart.
CARLY. 20 cents d dozen.
Spinach. s cents a quart.
Okra. dried. ) cents pint.
Curly lettuce, two heads for centD.
black-eyed peas, cents quart
Egg plants. mona IN market.
Asparagus. IS cents a bunch.
Pa,sr'ps. none in market.
Green onions, 10 cents a bunch.
Snap beans. il cents a Quart.
Sqndsh. none IN market.
Pie fruit, none IN market.
Butter beans, mona in market.
Swee; peppers. rome in market.
FHolTS.
Apples. 10 cents bucket; Is ~aa
Cranberries 10 cents a quart; two Qua{o
for Is cents.
Dares. 10 cents a pound.
Malaga grapes. none in Market
n prt hern crapss none In market
California cranes. none in market.
Oranges 20 to ~ ccnts a dozen.
Mixed nuts, 10 cents pcund.
r Econ; 10 cents 'n5 IS quart asrts enc,
Lemons. 10 cents a dozen.
r3ananas. 10 ccDts n dozen.
Dried figs. Is cents a pound.
Waternlelons, none In market.
Peaches. none IN market.
Pears Texas. none in market. Caitfor
MIA, none IA market.
Figs, green. none In market. a.
SlraWberr!eS ~ cents a quart; three w
% ceu.s'
PRODUCE.
r7,,s N ,o,,+, q dovar ,,,-5 eyrs 3
$50 ~ t-'''' N'Ne"' Yat"
o'It,s ..,,,., o. "a ,,,,,rd
Spu,tu.' SHU'u.rI . - 20 .. -, un,,nd
Butteriin * cent: 80 10 nn ~ SS'i'. p'
G Gbee Il to to % 't nents p p nomno.
$500 ~ ~ W ~ .et,eS pou""'
1870; 10 r Se,its poun ,,.. ,,.r&
ii ,' ia -, +" SrhHs a Qu@'s
iopeot" "a'is' ems eac"'
MEATS.
Beer, roast. 10 10 cents pound.
beel' r 19hd steaH, 70 10 cents app yJu.@
NJ naytnrhNmsa s ~ eIS "a cents q
r nee,' pof'eFh"use STEAKS ~ eeh''
49,, ans' ,o,,a-,,,, ...,,. IN nounl
porL 80, I'm IA s.,ans. ~ Sen'S
pn' iIas,, ~ Senls d poulu;
VT r rmop'' i" !" c cents r ou,,dd
Mutton, 10 cents a mound
BOLOGNA sausage, 10 cents a pound. -
w lenerwurst sausage. l2H cents pop
Iripe. 10 cents pound.
FORK sausage, III: cents a pound.
Pork and beef sausage, 10 cents pou~A
Fresh leaf lard. 10 cents pound.
Beet tongue, 10 to % cents each.
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questions. The attendance was good as
usual, only one member being absent the
subiec; OF the contribution to be made to
the woman's exhibit at Nashville was dis
cussed and the papers for the same handed
In. When these are bound, according to the
suggestion made by the Texas chairman.
neat little representation will be the result
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The Ladies' Aid Eocaty Of the Central
Christian church gave one Of the fret
strawberry festivals Of the season Thurs
day night NJ tho home Of Mrs.. J. y. Jsaua.
II Shepherd street The lawn ~as !iGht
ID WITH japanese lanterns ard the deli
ciuus lii'le berry wac served, accompanied
by Ice cresm and cake
The enjoyable musicale given on satur
day nish; by Nr. W. 8. Nason and Mr..
Ferdinand Dewey was followed lsst night
by tho regular meeting o, the peribick
Musical ciub. Witch gave Beethoven eyen-
ing, the following selections belng req
dered;
Lconora overture No, ;.
In QueAia i.omba.
Adagio sonata pstbetiqne).
nOnlanEa.
Moonlight sonata
The opera. blue stocking" which is
being rehearEni At Dryan's hall undsr tho
suDsyintend Of ATs. Carlisle. will be
gIyon tho second week In May. at the opera
house.
Mrs. Carlisle is YET IN need Of more tai
ent to make the undertaking success.
picnics are becoming tho most popular
form OF entertainment Just now and we'll
HAY they, The air Ia Just warm enough Ia
make tho Wild woods inviting. the green
on tree and shrub Is fresh aud sweet and
| az yo the earth iH free from insects.
On Friday Of last week Miss Watson q
| school went In private conyeyances TO Mag.
n0iia park. where they were Joined by Mia
w. ID. Cleveland, the Misses Cleveland
Niss Sealey OF Galveston. Mrs. 3. X. Nc.
| lihenny aud Mrs @. II. Lucy
| After delightful hours spent under the
noble rsss, Il pretty lunch was set. IN,
parry raturned 70 Houston about O'Clock
Ia the afternoon
pretty custom holding sway with IN.
pupils Of Miss Noiie Howsrd's school Il
not oaiy delight " the children but Z
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The Grea. Expectation club met last
Tuesday morning with Mrs. j. n. Huston
and next Tuesday it is TO be with Mrs j.
T. Brady. Nicholas Nickleoy' Is the
next book to be read by the club.
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1ohnsinE," written by KUHN AcEheIy
| Stuart
The woman's Reading club always man
| ages TO have pleasing programme. never
| too heavy but always good in quality and
| Of reri;orious literary worth. There is eS-
oeIlent talent 80 the club and an uufEiling
amount Of ambition.
Refreshments OF strawberries. cream and
delicate cake completed the programme and
The entertainment which followed was
purely spontaneous conversation and I'M
studied meTrinent
The guests Of the club we're enthusiastic
over the delights Of the social session. and
Il is only to be regretted that more month.
DO not have 2 fifth week
The clubs viii settle down again into
;hei- s-,dlous wgTs and calmly pursue their
educational programmes until the picnics
Ia May drhand the.meznhers for the sum
,4er.
The reception given BIZ the ladies' aEso-
citation OF TIC First Presbyterian church for
Mr. Clarence Eddy Saturday night. the 9th.
vss fully described In last Sundays Post.
sikh the exception OF the mus!c-which Mr..
E6dy rendered 70 his delighted entertain
ers. Owing 10 the ls;eness Of the hour
mention n. Il had 10 be omitted last week
Mr. Eddy ulaved the overture from Tan
hai.seT. LoheaSr1p elevation By Saint
sseus. Handsls largo and composition by
Rollins
Amonr the many singers present was
Mss Nsil!s. who sang 10 Mr.. Eddy's &C
rom 12n!fnent- ara the number vas one Of
tte TICS, beautiful O, performances.
hr. EDDY seemed 70 highly enjoy the
receut'on ia is entirety. the dainty refresh
uenfs and most al Of the many who spoke
| to him pelsounEy. Of music and musicians.
Hous;on IS becoming excited over the
rumor ;hat-1bare viii be four weddings ia
one week af,er Easter.
/ On Easter Monday viii occur the annual
egs rolling and IN Easter week. also. the
sheltertHg Arr2s rose show VIII probably
take pace.
! Mi,s Margaret Watles gavc pretty little
uuslcale al The homo II hcr parents. Major
sri Ms. J. Rlves Taties. las, Thursday
night
The hospltable hotas vas decorated with
Inc beautiful wild lUren u the prairie AID
with fragrant china berry blossoms. while
in the dining rooza the color scheme waa
entirely yellow.
The programme, which ves the absorb.
Ing feature Of The evening. 7ss as follows
lnstrsa-ts.iAi soloR. sleigh Bells" and
Zen Hnr's chario, Race Miss H.rier'a1.
Vocal SOLO ''Doris" Misa Price
Exhibition Of slight Of hand. M r =.
Randolph.
Duet, selection from Gounod's "Faust. Is
@me. Bpjac and Or. Archer.
Vocal solo, Loves Diuy," composed
| and sung by Misc Giiiou
| Violin With piano sccgnpani neni. waltz
Of Divide Musn. Mr.. Anton Deih, bis.
| Gard sell
Vosal solo. Happy Days Gone h." MIS-,
| Betbis Hughes.
Vocal solo Dreams" Mr. Jeakin-
Negro melodies MIS- John T. Lockrnap.
Initiation Of anna Eva Fay's mind read
ing Mr. and Mrs .. 4 Randolph
Zach number WIS heartily enjoyed by
thoSo nFesent and also we're the dainty
, refreshments found agreeable
| TIngn rirp4erf
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This is The Land tie sluses washes.
These are the beufa q the yellow SEA
where IT rose. or whittier u rushes.
These are ths western mystery:
Night affar Nth. hcr r-irple traffic
strsws the lansi1g with opal talss;
Msrchantn'ea po!se upo5 horizons.
Dip ard yapizh with fairy szils.
Emily Dick nso0-
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pleasure to the mothers and teacher as
well.
When the birthday OF one Of the pupils
occurs. tho mother OF the happy child
sends ice cream and cake and other de-
lighlful things TO the school and late in
the afternoon tie pupils return. freshly
dressed for the occasion TO pertake OF the
repast In company with the little hostess
for the occasion.
One day last week the birthday celeora-
ton fell TO the lot OF little Miss Roslnc
Huston. who gave most happy treat 10
her little Elatee.
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Miss Hay entertained the ladies' after
noon high five club very PLEASANTLY last
week at Mrs. McCravers.
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A pretty custom holding sway with the
pupils Of hiss Noiie Howsrds school Is
not eniy delight " the children but .
The record-union., 1897-12-18
KNIGHTS OF THE GLOVE.
Attractions to be Seen at the
Theater Comique Next Week.

Next Friday evening, the 24th, there
will be a physical culture entertain
ment at Browns Theater Comique that
will introduce to Sacramento admirers
OF the fistic art some Of the high-class
professors of the mittens.
A fifteen-round bout has been ar
ranged for that evening between Marty
McCue of New York and Frank Nc
Mahon of the Olympic Club Of San
Francisco. The men will enter the ring
at 125 pounds, and the fight will be
for the coast championship at that
weight. The men are to receive 6O
per cent. Of the receipts, and the con-
ditions provide that a decision must be
given.
In addition to this there will be a
friendly four-round set-to between the
giants Jim Jeffries of Los Angeles and
Harry Baker of Chicago. There is a
great desire among the sporting class
here, as elsewhere, to see Jeffries, the
man whom many followers of the game
believe to be the coming champion OF
the world. He is said to be a magnifi-
cent specimen of manhood, and that
both in build and science he outclasses
the great John L. Sullivan when the
latter started out on his pugilistic ca
reer.
Baker is a noted and clever Chicago
heavyweight with a good ring record.
McCue and Jeffries are both under
the management of Billy Delaney, the
man who trained Jim Corbett for all of
his fights. The former recently de-
feated the San Francisco pugilist
known as Young Dempsey, and has
also DEBATED Reno and other good ones
on this coast.
The record-union., 1897-12-18
A PROBLEM TO SOLVE.
What Disposition Will be Made of
Bury to Render Him Harmless.

Eds. "Record-Union": Under the
above caption the Record Union" Of
this morning mentions several matters
connected with the case of Antonio j.
Bury, remarking in conclusion that
1.-The City Attorney is interesting him.
self in the matter. and developments
may be shortly expected"
To any one who has made a study
of the diseases of inebriety or drunk
enness there is nothing peculiar in this
unfortunate young mans case. He IS
simply an inebriate- confirmed, per-
riodical drunkard, and like all con-
frmed or habitual or common drunk
ards he is an unsound- minded man.
Drunk or sober, he is of an unsound
mind. When drunk he is a wild, raving
maniac; when sober he is a quiet,
harmless monomaniac. He says that
he has been in the habit of getting
drunk with more or less regularity since
he was about 10 years old, and that
of late years he has had, when drunk,
a strong desire to arm himself with one
or more pistols and go into a saloon
and make all in the place hold up their
hands He has a mania for being q
bold, bad man with a gun, although
he says he has never tried to kill any
body but Miss Methven, and now he is
glad he did not succeed.
1 think that he has little or no con-
ception OF how terrible a crime it is to
commit murder. When duly sober he
Is quiet, modest, affable gentleman.
He seems rational about everything
until you attract his attention to or
he begins to talk about his gun play"
as he calls 1t. He narrates with great
delight how he has gone into saloons
many times with pistol in each hand
and made everybody hold up their
hands. He tells of these adventures with
great gusto. and becoming excited
chuckles over his exploits as something
heroic and to be proud of. He is a
monomaniac on the subject of being
bad, bold man. His mental condition
is such that he is not fit to be at large.
He is a diseased man.
But what can be done? This State
has no place where this class of I'M