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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30
A NOVEL LODGE room.
Under Ground Chamber Used by a secret
Society In Tennessee.

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society In Tennessee.
one OF the strongest and most re-
iourccul lodges Of the Independent
Order OF odd Fellows In the state Of
Tennessee Is Gap Creek lodge. No. ".
which has for It's lodge room a large
cave In Carter county. eight miles east
OF johnson City. says the st. Louis
Globe-Domocrut SO fascinating Is the
home Of this lodge that some mombem
Of the order In nearby towns have
transferred their membership TO H.
Gap Greek lodge has been holding ~
meetings In this cave for more than
year. having rented the subterranean
chamber from its owner, Dr. Nathaniel
Hydor The lodge has q membership
Of seventy five. which includes many oil
the best men In Carter county. THIS
strange lodge room Is located IN an
elevated strip Of woodland. The en-
trance 10 Il faces the east. and on APP
pruach Il presents q somber appear
aimee. which might be considered typ
teal of mysteries that are known only
in the hearts of the faithful members
OF the great secret order. From the
entrance q Is twelve feet down an in
| cline stairway 90 the frat chamber
| the nutCroom. This chamber Is IL by
| !, feet and has been provided with oil
the necessary equipments 10 make Il a
desirable room IN which 20 prepare
caLuidatoa for initiation into the order.
10 the rear OF this chamber Is an open
ing aud twelve feet farther down, on
an anglo OF O. degrees. g. the lodge
room proper This chamber Is Is by
Co feet The walls are almost perpen-
| d.,ular 20 q height Of eight feet While,
when viewed through tho entrance
from without these chambers present
a dark and mysterious appearance
light Is nevertheless so reflected from
the outer entrance as TO penetrate boti
chambers. fo Illuminating the iodg'
room that no artificial light Is required
by day.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

cral others were caught, and soon be-
came quite tame. taking extraordinary
leaps about the room. alirhtlug with
ease whenever they wished when
lcaplng they presented the appearance
~ some singular insect dartinr through
the air. They were clever mlmlcs, re-
scmbllnr the objects upon which they
hablually rested, and changing IN tint
20 remar able dcgrco, bu, they re-
scutcd handling ana only submitted
when they could not escape They i'l
unon Insects o, various kinds. nk.n;
them from my hand, 0ftru lppm-
about the room iu search of game As
pots their interest was conferred pr.uci-
rally In their habits and lie, and "a
watch thcm was ncycr-ccls.ng
amusement rut 7 failed 90 discover
any traits of affection or special lnicl'
llgencc. which some t1a1s display 20
certain degree"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

Experiments 30 Florida aud Louidi-
ana have shown that bamboo will
grow IN those states almos, as wen as
In the hotter countries Around Fort
Myers there are blmhoos that have az
talncd 20 o height OF Atty or sixty feet.
They are Of a variety which usually
grows 20 about seventy feet In India,
In Orange county there is one clump
~ bamboos said 60 ho only ten years
old. IN which the stalks have attained
10 the height OF siNty-ayo feet, the
stalks averaging thirteen inches IN cir
cumforencc. There are eighty stalks
10 the clump. This particular clump
Is o. a variety from nougal. where tho
wood Is used Cor building purposes
and for light spar vessels
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

photograph taken IN lhtAl
when. at the instance % Mr. Bowen.
no wrote o. Mr. Boochcr, demanding
that ho abandon the ministry 81 Ply
mouth church and quit the city 90
brooklyn ON Thursday. Dec %. 1870,
Mrs Triton made a written confession
ct uuia,thfulncss duplicating Mr.
ncechcr on the night o. Dec go 1870,
Francis y. Moulton. q friend % TIL
ton aud known aficrward as "thc mu-
iual friend" induced Mr. ncochor TO
meet Tllton az Moulton's house. In
that interview Mr. Tilton, In accord
anrc with a promise made 10 his wife,
withdrew his demand that Mr. Bcccher
should step down and ont from the
| Plymouth church pulpit Tilton also
consented that Mrs. ncecher should see
Mrs. Tlltun. who was sick In bed. MT
Beecher saw her that evening and oo-
talned from her a rotraction OF her
confession. which retraction contained
a promise to defend him against
council OF ministers In case the ae-
euser was any one but her husband
on the next day Mr.. Moulton got pos
session OF the rctractlon, and OF
letter OF confession.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30
SOME REMARKABLE PETS.
- nolnrn y Nrw You LEDaEH.


that there we're no pools and swamps. |
found tho eggs beneath leaves anu
the young. when they appeared, were
minlaid0 toads. In Martinique ! So"
n mothd. toad which carried It's youhs
tadpoles about p.ck-a-pack, the httle
creatures cl!nging 10 her In some mys-
tcrious way. In the Andes toad mas
a safer arrangement-a perfect sack IN
IFS back IN which the eggs are carried
after the fashion Of the kangaroo.
"The voices alone Of frogs were an
interesting study. Some Of the larger
forms utter sounds which can be heard
a mile. ard often the smallest make the
loudost noises. Once, when In India,
my guide informed me that a large
frog. known as the leopard from It's
wonderful jumping powers. preyed up
on birds. ! had q collection OF them.
and was entertained By their marvel
GUS leaps Of ten or fifteen feet. and In
a deserted bungalow soon had a very
unhappy family / fear. Of frogs toads
and birds. / watched faithfully Tor
days. and was finally repaid by seeing
one Of my frogs seize a small bird. The
batrachiau spraug upon Il like a tiger,
and the tragedy was oycg In a mo-
mont.
1T occurred 20 mo that tho fros
might have though, Il an insect-one
Of the big creatures. quite as large as
some birds that were found IN the for.
ests. but was assured that the huge
frogs preyod upon birds whenever they
could find them.
by far the most remarkable and In.
torestlng pet was one obtained IN
the Malay country had two natives
10 accompany me on my daily collect.
ing trips. aad one day one OF them
came 20 me holding something IN his
hand which proved 20 be a most at
,ractlvc little frog As looked he
, stepped back and tossed the little crea-
ture twenty Ave feet into the air. when,
10 my astouishmont. instead Of drop
ping like stone. Il darted away az an
angle. one OF the men chased and
caught Il Just as Il was about 20 strike
tree. and for months Il was one OF my
most treasured pets. rs peculiarly
lay In the possession OF singular webs
20 lis feet. which. when spread ont dur
ing leap. enabled Il 20 soar Ike a
flying squirrel 10 a limited extent. Sew
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

man o. love Man Ia love not IN his
righ, bruins; lct me IAN aud break
ms neck You comnroheui9"
comprohoudol ana nodded. then the
llt,le Frou,hU0mau. who was all husl-
nols informed mo .u h,T best English.
and that was g1t y.y eU1I. that sa,
wanted mo io prepare uu advertisement
ior au ,2por, aerial artist
The advertisement, was prepared. lu.
sorted. and accomplished ODE desired ro.
suit. and The pert and pretty Zarcua
reported that Der practice with tbe uca
man vas highly satisfactory. That was
their AFFAIR and knew little abou,
their progress until up Co the very lay
OF ,hc Grs, public appearance in Amer.
Sea Of thc dashlus and daring French.
woman.
Then we came 90 contact and anil
mated discussion The auditorium oi
Tie thelter was o. lofty one. che seats
occupying a plsquo, and four circles.
and great part OF che act
was to De- performed way uY
under the frJsrUel ceiling. where
tho performers would look like
q couple 81 dies And an the dan
Fcrous and extra hazardous foas were
90 De- performed without the protection
Of o. safety net Against such a fool.
hardy exhibition ! protested, and De.
clarel that tho rule OF the house should
BE- Insisted 0n "a net mus, be- used
IN the performance % an aerial acts.
WIN he exhibition De- given above the
heads OF on, audience
Then ] found ou, that my beautiful
Queen Of the AIR bad o. viii % her own.
Heavens, how she Uormcd and RACED
IN French. and when she reached the
height OF me tempest she lot out a
goCd round North American:
'pamnw
Tdon. bolng ont o. breath. or greatly
relieved. she subsidized Cor a moment.
and then renewed her excitement. and
made known her state of mind by as.
sorting that she would leave for Paris
the very next day. u she had to
swim.
Rather than % have iho pretty spit
IRE drown ! lei Der aayo Der way. and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

poles NJ least four times as bulky, with
enormous tails. legs twice the size Of
those q the little frog. and IN length
four and even more inches Yet the
native who brought them told me that
they were old and young frogs I ac-
ceptod this as a frog story, but put
my frog with the others, and kcp, The
biz tadpolJs 10 q moist place. They
were Ncracious little creatures. fol
Thorn with raw meat from my hands
every day. aud soon Was oa the best o.
terms with them. Tadpolcs usually
grow rapidly, and ] watched my pets
carefully. but gradually % occurred %
me that they were growing smaller I
believed such thing was impossible,
but one day took one % the talpolos
and measured 10. and found that Il
lad lost an inch. You may be sure
watched The pets closely after this, and
was repaid by seeing them daily grow
. smaller and smaller In growing old
tAcy diminished lu sizc-a paradox
cal statement indeed. From the egg
they increased until they attained a
length Of four Inches, then decreasing
until they became delicate little frogs
weighing about one-fourih what they
did 90 their youthful stage, and were
but half as long
81 had On ms tcut-room the trunk OF
an old tree covered with vines, In wrr
covered with a mosquito uotung form
ing little room. and here ! collccie,
motley array % frogs ard loads tn.
tree tcads were the most marvellous 10
their imitation Of rr'n leaves and Oh
trunk In color, anG could with din
Guilty De seen. although directly De
meath the eye. Sometimes n vlvl'
green frog would leap upon my sleev
as was dealing out morscls 10 then
and almost Immediately the chang
would be apparent The light tint
would deepen 20 a seeming dark red
then brown. gray and finally the w
, tie creature that n short time betor
had been yeritablc emerald had los
Us color and was well disguised,
III my pets. gathered In the basin
the Amazon and the adjacent reglon
were remarkable In appearance. WIS
shall be said Of their habltsG on IN
island Of Guadaloupe there was a III
tle tree toad In which there was n
tadpole stage, Tor the very good roaso
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

"Of all the pets have had" said a
naturalist and traveller. Il believe my
families OF ,oads and frogs have been
the most singular. In every country In
which have travelled / have made
friends with these little creatures that
are generally despised. was first at
tracied TO them by the cleyerness Of
one that lived In my garden In New
York It's home was IN a hole. and,
like many toads. Il Gid not like heavy
rains or foods. How II escaped drown
ing during storms was q mystery. as
the hole would soon nm up. yet when
the sun came out my friend would APP
pear as dry as the proycrbial chip An
examination OF the barrow showed a
little room thai extended upward,
forming a narrow shelf on which the
toad sat during the rain. The water
flowed by, filled the tunnel. then flowed
out Of the door again before Il could
reach The toad-an arrangement a.
once Ingenious and simple
This toad. I ana confident. had n
decided sense Of humor I often sat
near Il, pretending not 90 notice H.
and would see the little creature going
through various curious pranks. one
was 10 play with sticks, holding a long
twig IN lts mouth. Once I thought
Il tried 10 turn a somersault-a very
common thing for frogs 20 accomplish.
"Solth America IS wonderful land
Tor strange forms Of animal life" con-
tlnuod the naturalist, "and my toads
there. In their ways and habits. often
almost taxed belief one. well known
as the paraioxical frog, was perhaps
the most interesting. ! was collecting
IN a little village on o branch Of the
Amazon. and u soon becoming known
that wanted frogs, they began TO
pour IN upon me IN all shapes and sizes
and forms Of developments from the
tadpolcs 20 big bullirogs. whose shrill
notes kept me awake az night. Among
them was a small frog that the native
boy who brought Il explained TO ne In
pantomlme was very big. stretching his
arms wide apart then became very
small. AZ the time / did not under
stand this. but kept watch upon the
four or Ave specimens. Two were
frogs about two inches In length whcr
/ I stretched them out, and they were
very lively; three others were tad
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

After many other interviews. pol
icy OF silence was decided upon. ar
neecher wrote to Mrs. Tilton TO trust
implicitly IN Mr. Moulton, saying Ia o
letter: Ills hand Il was that tied mp
the storm that was ready 70 burst
over our heads" Notwithstanding the
secrecy decided upon. inslnuations ana
lnnucndoes began 20 float around. un-
IN Mrs. woodruff published the card
referred 10 In May following. Gossip
was rife for over a year. and In Novem'
Der. 1872. the story In the Woodhnll
and Claim Weekly appeared and
brought things 20 n crisis. Mr.. Tllion
was accused IN Plymouth church OF
slandering his pastor, and his name
was dropped from the rolls. but Mr.
Dcecher took no public notice Of the
story until six months afierward,
when he published a card denying H.
by this time the pressure from other
CONGREGATIONAL churches became 20
great that Plymouth church was COM
PEELED 90 talk, action. and an ccclesias'
teal council was called. romlnally 20
condemn the irrcgularIty 81 the action
OF Plymouth church IN eypclling TIL
/ ton without o hearing. but really 10
/ have something appr0yImatlng an
/ investigation Of The Beccher-lll'ou
scandal. Nothing was accomplished
cxccpt 20 add 90 the scandal. Finally
Mr.. Bccchcr demanded an inyestiga'
ton and a court OF six members OF The
congregation was formed Tho SEES
slons continued through the SUMMED
Of 1874 and they declared Mr. Betche
innocent ~ the charge 81 adultery Pre-
ierred by Theodore Tiltun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

Garrett makes a great deal oi an.
ference whether one be- IN one place OF
another IN the matter 81 soif-dcnial In
the Ienton season. on land. where
there is so much 20 occupy ones time
one doesn't mind giving up this or the
other thing but az sea, now Janet
on. am sure you are wrong there.
ON the ocean one finds no difficulty In
giving up everything Boston Tran
script
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30
MADE VICTIMS OF WHITE CAPS
Masked Men Living Ncar Co,lngion, ~.
Heat Harry uamiiu.

Heat Harry hamllu,
AZ Oklahoma. a settlement Just south
ol Coylngton. KY. recently, six men,
dressed is women. and wearing white
masks Knocked AZ the door Of a hu,
occupied by Harry Hamlln bette.
known as Rough Tough. Living with
Hamln was Mrs Alice Harrison. who
had lcn her husband Mrs Harrison,
clad IN her might clothes. asked who
was there when the men burst open
the door. Three OF them seized Mrs
Harrison. and the other three Hamliu.
Tho two were dragged 90 tho bank %
the Licking river, stop being made On
n thickct Both victims were stripped
and dashed with heavy switches. all
six white caps taking a hand, The vie
Tins were left lying unconscious on
the ground. They have both been In a
serious condition since, but were pro-
uounced out OF danger tonight Mrs
Harrison states that she was dragged
from the hut by the hair and was In.
sensible before the men began beating.
The back OF each victim Is badly bruis-
cd. Mrs. Harrison recognized the six
men. Jamc Meyers. n young laborcr
living near the scene. was arrested, he
denied having been n participant but
admitted knowledge OF the white cap
ping. lie gave the police three names
and tonight BENJAMIN NienaboF Sas
/ arrested.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

In August Of that year. TIlion
brought suit against Mr. Becchcr Tor
100000 FOR the alienation o. his wite7
affections. In January, 1875. the trial
was begun In the brooklyn city court
before chief Justice Nelson ], lastri
n? working days beginning on Jan.
II and ending on July 2 There was
a mighty array Of lawyers Mr. To.
ton had Samuel d. Morris. Thomas l.
pcarfau. Roger s. Pryor. william Ful.
lerton. and William a. Beach Mr.
Beccher had Thomas c. Shoarmaa,
John W. Sterling. John J.. ll.u John
K. Porter. benjamin D. Tracy and VII
liam II Eyar,s. The testimony dlei
1000 FOOL soap pages. and over $50 d'cu
mcn,s and 900 interviews were made
the subject 81 inquiry Tilton. Moul-
tom and Mrs MUu.iIu sWurU Oh comics
I .I8ps ri adultery made by Mr. nDa0h-
or Mr. Recghrr's letters were made
. the subject % 40 sorts U, analysis fu
proyc this The defense was cha, the
charge was the result, 0f a conspiracy
with hlackmau as o. motive. that thr
original oFeuse uf which ST. Baeehar
was accused was making Improper al-
yances. a charge that Mr T.luH sub-
rccuonuy rcrantod SIR nec5hori
exclamation 90 his letters was chat De
had written them Boz the belief that
he had uuWlttur'y suffered a wife tu
transfer her affections Co himself and
had unconsciously broken up O. house.
hold. which be- loved and ln which h'
had found almos, "a second home. and
that ne had mistakenly advised Mrs
Tuton 90 leave hcr husband lIo ad-
mlttcd that Mrs Tilton had given hta
d her affections. but they had been un.
sought and unrpiurnod The trial o..
suited IN the disagreement 10 the jury
nine standing Cor the defendant. aul
b three Tor the plaintiff Mr. Beechcri
reputation was fatally damaged hy th,
, trial. and a serious rupture resulted 10
% tho Congregational bodies % this par
Of the country. a breach having beer
formed that has never been who'll
p, healed
After the trial Mrs TIlton made
public confession. covering practically
the same ground as the drst Mr. ril
/, ton went abroad shortly aiicrWarl
" taking with him bis two daughters
. Florence and Alice. whom Dc put q
2 sclool 10 Stuttgart They were thor
four years. and both Of them wcr
married abroad. The two boys, Cat
7, roll and Ralph younger than their si'
' ',ra. remained with their mother Bot
sons are married now and live n chi
c1go. For years Mrs Tili0u had ha
ua direct communication with Der hu
band. Tho children always stood
her ard supported her loyalty Sl
was a charitable worker among o.
poor. So far as her limited means wou
permit, and had many friends anon
them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

cuses, II not tho woods are full OF
them now. but then the appearance %
q female IN such a hazardous perform
ance was indeed "a drawing card" ana
drawing cards that actually bring mon
oy 10 the box-ofIlce are not so plentiful
as some imagine For instance. pre-
tentious artists VITA salaries FAR In ox-
cess OF their merits.
Folsom had writtcn enthusiastically
about the wonderful woman from Lon
don. stating that she had "set Paris
crazy" Peraps she had. but noted
no report OF an insuWcciion In that
gay capital Ny foreign agent. besides
being an excellent Judge Of the COM
mercial value OF an act. was an en-
thuslast, and would go 20 no end Of
travel or expense IN his ondeayor 20
secure the startling. II the treasury
survived bis demands Folsom could be
relied upon 10 Guido al rivals.
Il was fortunate that the agents an
nouncoment OF the engagement Of "a
rena. at such an enormous figure. ar
rived az a time when | was turning
away people. and making money hand
over fsi. Otherwise don't know what
the effect would have been. have re-
marked that Folsom was an enthusiast
and ! made some allowance for his
ardor when De wrote that the charming
and daring lady was "a star gazer Z
regular beaut" smiled at Folsom
glowing description Of his prize aerial
ist. and then I smiled AZ the name
Zarona. evidently one OF those made-io
order professional cognomons. then. "a
now. 30 popular.
Why. know n whole tribe Of rcalll
great 2 artists. from Zaczel 20 Zuila.
], was not until the approach Of N
rena's date that ! looked over the bill
Ing matter and then ! learned FOR III
FIRST time that the sensation OF th'
century had a male partner. who dl'
q good part OF the work. while the lad
fair gathered In the greatest part o
the gain and all the glory.
Zarena arrived on time. and she wa
the Frenchlest OF the French. and NOR
beautiful even than Mr. Folsom's mos
faiterlng pen picture. and was alto
gethcr enhancing and engaging. But
as she explained. cac had zone llttl
trouble"
whatever that "llttle trouble" was
seemed 20 sit lightly on her head. q
abe laughed as she explained.
a male partner for her act was me-
ossary. And the man had 10 DO a goo
share Of the act. but the great foaiui
Of the performance. the Eight Tor no
from the topmost gallery 20 the ham
OF the man hanging head down on q
trapeze. was hers. All Of which sta;
ment and explanation was wound 1
with the announcement:
Il want n man"
"nut whore Is the gentleman wi
whom you have been rorformIng?"
asked, Il occurring 20 me that the CO
talnty and the success Of the act. n n
the safety. might be impcrIlol by q
change
The pretty artis, became very n
IN the face. hesliated. and then. VT
the accompaniment OF a ringing laug
exclaimed.
Fool. he make too much love. and
dismiss himF
I laughed too. fully comprchondii
the situation. Zarena further g
planned
ANY American man What DO aerl
act DO Just as well with few practl,
Sec! And I no like to DO act wi
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

Many curious mistakes occur In the
pustoficc. but one which came TO the
notice Of a mail clerk on the train be-
tween Boston and Portland last week
was out Of the ordinary. A letter adj
dressed TO person at Frankfort-on-
the-Mam. Germany, had been sent here
from England. and was being carried TO
the state Of Maine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

"a. Sviudlo" Us the name that ap-
pears over the office door OF O. strug.
CLING lawyer iu tho city OF Strattord.
Ontario. A friend OF the unfortunate
gentleman suggested the adyisabllly
o. his writing out bis name iu fun.
thinking that Arthur or Andrew Swim
de. as the ease might Dee, would sound
bcttrr and look better than the sIgulH.
cant "a Sw,udlc" when the lawyer
with tears boz DIS eyes, whispered Co him
that his namc was Adam, The friend
understood and was silent
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

There Is On the minds and hearts Of
many people a profound conviction
that a new era Of aggressive work Is
about 10 De ushcrcd In, that a new day
ia already breaking day OF mos,
glorious oppor,unity.-RcN sohn W
INNl.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

Flour Is selling for 81 a pound H.
the Alaska gold country and Il Is very
hard 20 procure d even at that price
Ham so rotten tina, Il has to be cooked
outdoors brings 30 cents pound
Some big strikes are being made.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

Loga Dufy, l6 years OF axe. Of 81
Crolx. Ind. is at deaths door with no
chance OF recovery, caused by a pole.
cats bite. His body Is twice normal
SLEEK.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

II Is better 10 make mistakes than 20
IA idle and inactive and view all thing
from pcsslmistlc standpoint Dead
peopie are the only ones who do net
mako mistakes. Rev. Charles G. Amea
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

It'll the death Of
Mrs. Tllton but
one principal In
the notorious Dee
cher scandal Of
twenty three years
ago remains among
the living. Henry
Ward Bcecher died
ON March s, 1857.
Ills widow died
ov,ctly ten years
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

The energy which some people waste
In donounclng their luck would almost
enable them TO succeed In spite OF IT.
Puck.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

]. r. Allen OF Falrhavcn. W. rs-
coivcd the first postmaster's commits
sion signed by Mckinley. York
sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

federation Is not acqulcscence IN
what may be right and true. but Il IL
he endurance Of what Is not approved.
Father ]. j. Kcane