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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26
C0RSEIS.

We sell only corsets that will wear No
experimenting with unknown. makes;
ours are ali tried and true.
At 10 cents, the best in the world for
the price. It's enough to SAY that the
r. & g." people make lit bears their
name. Many are getting dollar for it,
and it is worth it; only 20 cents.
At 81, the ''R. e g." No. 400, new
thing: short hip and short under arm,
triple boned-there's comfort in it.
At 81. DR.. Warmers new creations,
Nos 'G3' and ''222.'' Have you seen
them? Extremely long waists, 6 hooks.
At Sl.25, Thomson q Glove Fitting,
with the new Special high bust" extra.
long waist. a great corset; ask to see it.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26
ANXIOUS mo- GET oEr

Washington, March 25.-There is no
likelihood that any change in the posi-
ton of assistant secretaries of the Treas
ury will be made before April l., and
probably not until later in that month
All of the assistant secretaries-Wike,
Curtis and Hamlin-promptly handed in
their designations after March 4. but Sec
rotary Gage has requested the to remain
until he can look over the ground thor
oughly. Mr.. Hamlin has informed Sec
rotary Gage that he il anxious to return
to Boston and resume his practice by
April /, and in no event car he remain
here longer than April Is.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26
TOWELS.

To come right down to plain facts, we
are giving orr custocmrs some big values
in Towels.
At - cents. the great big hemstitched
luck ones are attracting many buyers.
25X50 inches.
At II l2 cents, an excellent quality
hemmed luck. liberal size.
At % cents. 80 dozen great big Damask
Towels with knottcd fringcs.
At SO cents, fine Dresden Linen Damask
Towels, most of the lot the 30 cent kind.
AT 10 cents, special value in fine grade
Huck Towels.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26
UPHOLSTERING GOODS.

You may want to have some of your
furniture re covered.
Now that bright and beautiful spring
draws nigh you will want everything in
keeping is cheaper to re- cover the old
than To buy new.
Al 80 cents, fine Tapestry. 30 inches
wide, some new designs Just in.
At 80 cents, fine Tapestry, made of
linen aud Egyptian cotton, 10 inch
At - cents, fine Persian Tapestry, ex.
ira heavy, choicest colors.
At 10 cents. heavy corded Denim in the
Persian figures, 32 inch.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26
TRUNKS.

How about Trunks? We sell trunks
and sell 'em low enough to make 'em 60
If you want one from the last car come
this week. This weeks sales will leave
hut few of them.
They are sold by MS for less than the
regular prices asked by the man who
made them.
If you want to 20 around the world you
must have one of our trunks-thcy ave
put together to stay.
We deliver them free to all parts of the
city.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26

At ~ 1.2 cents, the new "IIomcspun"
for ladies' suits and separate skirts, 81
inch.
At II l2 cents, the new beauties in
Lappet Cloths. Mimosas, Corded, Mar
quise, Tuile, Chatelaine, Lappct Linen.
etc. An endless variety of the prcttiest
things.
at ~ i2 cents, special styles for second
mourning in pretty corded India Linen.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26
OblIging Mon.

She (petulantly) Women occupying
front seats in theatcr who take off
their hats show us much consideration
for others as men do.
He-No, they don't. Many men in
the front row don't even wear any hair
OH their heads. Brooklyn Life.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26
LACE CURTAINS.

Our curtain room is filled to overflow
ing with big values. IL you want Lace
Curtains or Portieres you can't afford to
pass us by. This week we call special
attention to
Two Big Values ant $3.50 and
So "a Pair.
There are dozens of other grades mt 80
cents pair, up to the finest ones.
Best polished Wood Curtain Poles in
antique oak, ash, walnut or mahogany,
with brass trimmings, 10 cents.
Same, with all wood trimmings to
match, 81 cents.
Al. our poles have clean sawed ends.
Extra length poles cat to order
Extra rings, ennis and brackets in brass
or wood.
Extension brackets for inside blinds.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26

Seldunl Fcdd Cat the door)-I'in will
i'll All anxious. to work, lady, but can't
git nuthin to 10 ut me trade
Mrs. Flint-H'm! What is your trade?
Sodium Fcdd-I am !, klcptomaniac,
lady New York Sunday World.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26
Why He's backward,

II WONDER" said the sweet young
thing, why man is always scared
when he PROPOSES
That" said the chronic bachelor,
sis his guardian angel trying 10 held
him back. indianapolis Journal
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26
BINGHAM SPECIAL.

About two thousand yards in the lot.
Fine Zephyr. finished. Bingham, always ~
cents yard: come early and secure Il
supply, they are choice things, only :
cents IL yard.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALyE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chopped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re.
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect.
satisfaction or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale at Massies Phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street, Roanoke.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26
A Question of Crops.

Farmcr-If this weather keeps up,
it'll bring things right out CT the ground,
won't it?
Widower-I hope not. I've got two
wives there already. Y ork Sunday
Journal
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26
NEW WASHABLE GOODS.
CWhite Goods Department.

Y
AZ snow nclts away before summers
sun, - the great heaps of pretty things
are disappearing Come III once while
the choicest are 70 be had
AT $ cents, pretty printed Dimity,
always - ! : cents.
At 10 cents. pretty India Linens. the
choicest printings, value, IL - cents.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26

If you once use it you will never again
he without it. Ponds Extract is natures
own remedy for aches and pains.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26

WANTED. Furnished rooms centrally
located Apply to BONNER'S RESTA [ :
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26

Did you know that Bachrach is selling
the best calf shoes for $3.50, regular price
50: See them, corner Jefferson street and
Salem avenue. Then he has another
store Mt 1l:' West Salem avenue. They
are there.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26
Dashinston ano See University,
DrrARrmssr OF GRr.x.
ADDISON HOGUE, PROFESSOR.
LEXINGTON, VA, March 10Th, 1897.

The Stone Printing Company, Roanoke Va.
DEAR SIRs-Let thank you for the excellent way in
which my Greek printed Every change wanted has
been made defective type is all marked. In the word
5y the breathing CO slightly defective, and the appears
be slightly SO, too-but these the mercst trfes.
Yours very truly,
ADDISON HOGUE
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26

MEAL TICKETS $3.50 and ST. at BON.
NER'S RESTAURANT.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-26
FROM CRIPPLE CREEK.

After the big fire in Cripple Greek |
took II very severe cold and tried many
remedies without help, the cold only he.
coming more settled. After using three
small bottles of Chamherlain's Cough
Remedy, both the cough aud cold left
me, ami in his high altitude it takes n
mertorious cough remedy to do any
good. &C. Is. Henderson. editor Daily
Advertiser. For sale by II. e. Barnes,
"fIe Puts up Prescriptions"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
Kochs' "Ouly Remedy"

Correspondence of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Mo-, Aug. 20.-Single
takers make many assertions the old
parties construe as erroneous, yet
there is not an assertion made that
cannot be proven. SO with the fol-
lowing one: That "no human being
works for money!" but that all work,
or must work, to crafty human de-
sire, its needs and wants.
Purcell, or any other, never would
have gone to Klondyke at the risk of
life to pick up parcel of chunks of
gold promiscuousiy scattered, if
he had been as able to pick up house,
clothes, the necessaries of life-his
first motive for going-here as well.
Now, since they have returned with
$50, 600 apiece-a fictitious value
no real wealth whatever, simply
checks, are permitted to check on So
ciety for the necessaries and real
comforts of life-real weaith-up to
this amount. But had these parties
simply found-picked up-a mountain
or two Of gold, returned and bought
every vestige of tangible wealth in
the United States, land and all, and
then ordered the people to get out,
where would the old parties be? Hav-
ing exchanged their wealth for gold,
that they can neither eat, drink ol
wear, they must re-exchange at great
loss or 60 to work again, but wherei
Klondyke owns all the land. Pay rent,
/ suppose, and stay and live on mush
and milk. The single tax will right
this wrong. The only remedy. Study
it. HENRY KocHs,
The Single Taxer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
Don't Sell Your Corn.

From the Columbia MO- Statesman.
Here is word of advice to our
farmer friends:
Don't sell your corn. There are two
ways to dispose of a big corn crop
You can sell it or you can feed it. If
you are in hurry to get your money
you will likely sell, but it would be
cash in your pocket to feed it. Sell
your crop and while you are spending
your money Willing away the winter
days and doing nothing some enter
prising stock man is making more
money feeding that same corn than
you made raising it.
The farmer who has surplus corn
should buy stock if he has none, feed
his corn and market his crop in fat
cattle or hogs. Many a farmer sells
his surplus corn, which means money
and work to some other man who will
put the corn into beef.
Thousands of cattle and hogs should
be brought into Missouri and fed the
coming winter. Not an ear of corn
should 60 out of the state unfed.
This would be money and employ
ment for Missourians.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
TrRafed Like princes

According to II. III. Edmunds, A. 8.
Ho uston, @. r. Lupton, q. +. Shire
man, T. III. Marshall and Robert Kemp
the hospitality of the Auxvasse Fish
ing and Hunting Club cannot be ex-
celIed in all of this wide land of ours.
The occasion for all of this talk. be-
hind the Auxvasse mems backs is
that Messrs. Edward and Robert
Buckner, A. l.. Gard, JEFF Boyd, Sam
uel and Isaac Dyer, Luther Smith,
Thos. and Jack Harrison entertained
them at lamb barbecue Wednesday
at the Auxvasse club house. Beside
the Mexico and Auxvasse people
there were County Treasurer Maughs,
Richard Smith, Col. Terrill and Col.
Holeman from Fulton, and James
Atkinson from McCredie.
There was lamb in plenty and the
hosts seemed to try themselves In
every way to show their kindness on
all courtesy possible to the visitors; In
fact they treated the visitors like ver-
tible princes and the Mexico crowd
are not slow to appreciate 1t; they ex-
pect, IN the near future, to return the
compliment and to try in measure, to
equal the hospitality Of the Kingdom
ttaa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
Plants Assist Evaporation.
90 Years of Cures.

AoAto 3Aookct GtdpOl ab1uus
In the Evening LEDGER sometime
since there appeared an article stat
ing the amount of rain which had
fallen in the city and county for a few
hours previous, and the question then
arose, "Where does all of this water
go tor" 1t is answered very ably in
the following article clipped from the
Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufac-
turer, handed to the LEDGER by ]. F.
Llewellyn:
Bulletin No. 30 of the experiment
station at Logan, Utah, by Prof. Sam
uel Fortier, gives statement of the
amount of water drawn up through
the tissues of growing crops and evap-
Grated at the leaves, as compiled from
Investigations of Messrs. King, Woll-
ney, Hellriegel and others. 1t was
found that clover in 1892 evaporated
the rainfall of 1918 inches; that the
corn evaporated 25.09 inches in 1892,
and 26.39 in 1891. That oats evapor-
ated 10 inches in 1892, and 1889 in
1891. Mr.. Hellriegel estimates that
$50 tons of water are absorbed by the
roots of clover, drawn up through the
stems and evaporated through the
leaves for each ton of clover harvest
ed. Referring to alfalfa, it is stated
that it is not unusual to irrigate alfalfa
every two weeks and to spread an
amount of water over its surface dur
ing the period of its growth equal to q
depth Of six feet. A portion of this
water sinks into the subsoii and may
flow off as seepage water; the second
part is evaporated and the remainder,
perhaps one-third Of the whole, passes
through the tissues of the plant and is
mostly transformed into vapor at the
leaves.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
"S,gns" For Bicycle Riders.

From the Louisville Courier journal.
To lend your wheel is sign you
will quarrel with friend.
To read the advertisement of newly
invented painless saddles is sign you
will die poor and despised.
To be chased by yellow dog with a
head like a cook stove and a mouth
like cellar presages a bad fall.
To puncture a tire ten miles from
home is sign that you will have a
SPAWN on your off hind hoof.
To see red headed woman wearing
green bloomers is a sign your rim will
split unless you say "Kokalo" and
throw a bale of hay over your left
shoulder.
To fail to pay the regular weekly in
stallments is an i'll omen, and it means
you will meet a dark man who will
afford you much trouble and incon-
yenience.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
The Moharlv Races Thursday

Six or seven thousand people at
tended the Moberly fair Thursday.
Whiskers won the 2:17 trot in
straight heats, Mollie G. second, Ash
brook third, Misdeal fourth. Billie
Carter's Mona @. was fifth. Best time,
2:192l.
The free-for-all pace was won by
Daisy Steele in straight heats after
dropping the fret heat to O. r. Web
ster's Princess, who paced the mile in
2:14L, which established new track
record for Moberly. Daisy Steele's
best time, 2:16. Princess won second
money, Little Seal third and Taube-
neck fourth. Taubeneck was distanced
in the second heat, but started again
under protest. His driver claimed
that throwing boot could be classed
an accident that would let him back,
but two of the judges thought differ
emily.
Col. A. g. Dingle, president of the
association, ofiiciated as starter and
did highly creditabIe work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
GOOD TIMES ONCE MORE.
Major Bannerman Says That Prosper
ity is Not Coming, But is Here.
From the ST. Louis Republic.

From the st Louis Republic.
"Good times are not coming they
are here,n said Major Jim Bannerman
of the firm Meyer, Bannerman & Co.,
to q Republic reporter yesterday.
A glance about the store more than
confirmed the statement. Boxes pack
ed for shipment were piled about the
floor. Mr.. Meyer was smiling to him
self and debating letters. The Major
was in good humor as he counted over
the stack of orders received during
the morning. The clerks moved about
briskly and there was a snap of life
abont the place which indicated that
tho crime of '73 had been expiated.
"You see our business is one OF the
first to feel the effects of good times
among the farmers" continued Major
Bannerman. "When the farmer
WASN'T making anything he simply
wouldn't buy new harness or new
saddles. He patched his overalls and
patched his harness. When the belly
band wore out he used rope, and
when the trace broke he spliced It.
His son Jim went to church bareback,
and the old saddle fingered on waiting
for better times.
swell, they have come. We are
fixing up new saddles for Jim, a brand
new set of harness for old 'Mol,' and
Pll tell you If these orders keep up
you wouldn't know people out in the
country when you meet I'M on the
road. Their rigs will be SO logged up
you'll think them strangers In that
particular neck o. woods.
"Well, Pm glad to see 1t at last.
Whenever the farmer smiles 1t makes
me smile, and whenever / smile busi-
ness is good"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
Badly Burned.

On last Thursday at II o'clock Mrs.
VIM. Lee, who lives in southeast
Mexico, was quite badly burned by
the explosion Of a can Of gasoline.
Mrs. Lee was quite seriously burned
about the head.
She was filling the gasoline stove
about which there was no light, but
the burner was quite hot and some of
the oil caught fire and ignited the oil
in the can in her hand. She started
to throw the can out OF the door but
1t exploded just az it left her hands.
DR.. Toaison was called and dressed the
burma.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26

A TELEGRAM to the st. Louis Re-
public from Kansas City, Mo-, says
that the Missouri Democratic editors
met in Kansas City this week and that
Hon. John A. Knott, of the Hannibal
Morning Journal, presided. Other
members of the association present
were Cornelius Roach, of the Garth
age Democrat, E. J. Conger, OF the
Linneus Bulletin, Tom Jarboe, OF the
Sheldon Enterprise, II. w. Shepherd,
of the Warrensburg Star, and Winfield
Marvin. In the preamble to the con-
stitution the purposes of the associa-
ton were declared to be "to assist the
Democratic party in its campaign
against the enemies of the people and
to extend the influence of the Missouri
Democratic press" The correspond
emit OF the. Reaublic says the meeting
to-day was an enthusiastic one, and
all present promised their hearty CO.
operation in the plans of the associa-
ton.
The presidents of the associa-
ton are O. W. Barrett, of the Canton
Press, e. ]. Conger, of the Linneus
Bulletin, T. d. Bogie, OF the Rich
mond Democrat, w. T. Jenkins, of the
Platte City Landmark, R. II. Lindsay,
OF the Kansas City Times, N. A.Wade,
of the Butler Democrat, @. J. Walden,
of the Sedalia Sentinel. J. T. Brad
shaw, of the Lebanon Rustic, R. M
White, of the Mexico LEDGER, Col.
Black, of the Clayton Argus, J. A
Graham, of the st. Louis Republic.
Col. McNamara, of the Carondelet
Times, Joseph Flynn, of the Cape Cir
ardeau Gazette, Ed. Lyles, OF the
Houston Herald, and Tom Jarboe, oi
the Sheldon Enterprise. The COM
mittee appointed to secure rates fol
the October meeting consists of r. Fl
Lindsay, of the Kansas City Times
and George w. Trigg, Of the Rich
mond Conservation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
The Real Gold Diggings.


Kansas, Nebraska and Oklohama
will sell this year not less than 80, ,0OO,-
600 bushels of wheat at more than half
q dollar bushel net price to the pro-
ducer.
The other wheat growing States
will reduce even these figures to in
significance by their results. There
is more gold in good agricultural
soil than in any Klondyke placer ever
yet discovered.
There is truth yet In Jrving's story
of the old Hudson River Dutchman
whose digging for treasure under the
inspiration of dreams gave him great
or wealth in cabbages than he had
dreamed of in the chests of gold.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26

Bob White, Of the Mexico LEDGER,
offers a silver cup for the best looking
baby exhibited at the Mexico fair
each year. That's all right, but when
he announced a few years ago one
Christmas that he would present a
cup to every white baby bora in Au-
drain county during Christmas week a
year later, he found out that 1t was a
very different thing, and after 1t was
all over he spent several hours multi
plying $3.50 by T.-Kansas City Star.
In spite Of that fact the Mexico
LEDGER will give silver cup to every
white child, whose parents are sub
scribers to the Mexico LEDGER, born
In Audrain county during Christmas
w60k 1897,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
AFTER THE INSURANCE POOL.
Commissioner 0rear and Attorney
General Crow Will Act Next Week.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, August 90
Ed. Orear, State Insurance Commits
sioner, will return tomorrow from
Michigan and Monday he and Attor-
ney General Grow will 60 to Kansas
City to gather information against the
Kansas City insurance pool. The
main point that they will try to get at
is why all the insurance companies
use Fetter's rate book when there are
others in the market Just as good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
Ledger Baby show.

The Fulton Sun says: Twenty one
babies on exhibition at the Mexico
fair, and not an extraordinary year
for babies, either. The show was got
ten up hurriedly and very little time
only three weeks--was given for
preparation. Sink or swim, live or
die, we must have Q baby show, and
one, too, that will eclipse Mexico. 1t
lie near three weeks till the Galloway
fair opens and there IL ample time to
get the babies In trim.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
WOULD HAVE TWO sUIToRs.
When Her Mother Objected This
Young Lady Took Poison.

LOUISIANA, Mo-, August I9.-Miss
Pearl Smith, daughter of o. p. Smith,
of this county, In fit Of anger over
her mothers objection to her having
two suitors at the same time, attempt
ed suicide by taking Paris Green. Re-
penting of her folly che ran to her
mother and informed her of what she
had done. Physicians were summoned
and the women of the neighborhood
came to the rescue, and after large
draughts of sweet milk and lard and
the free use of the stomach pump,
Miss PEARLS life was saved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
Scarcity of Threshers.

PARIS, Mo-, Aug. 19.-The immense
wheat crop in Kansas and Nebraska
has lured nearly every threshing ma
chine from Monroe county, and as
consequence many farmers are unable
to get their crops threshed. Three
threshers have been shipped from
Paris in the past month.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
FINE CATTLE.
Audrain Can't Be Surpassed For Good
Beef. Il. Canada Right In It.
From the Centralia Courier.


j. H. Canada, that Audrain county
farmer who handles and raises the best
cattle that are shipped from this local
ity, sold 50 head of as fine a herd of
young cattle as has been our privilege
to see. They are all Herefords and
thoroughbreds, too. There are heif-
ers and "a steers in the herd, all year
Hngs. He sold them to Booth, Adams
&Truesdale at 5k cents to be delivered
the first 20 days in December. And we
guarantee that when they go on the
market they will bring the top. Mr..
Canada has made success in handling
this grade of stock and he never fails
to get the top for his cattle. He has as
fine a herd as anyone in the State,
having in hand some of the best young
bulls and heifers in the county. He is
ably assisted by his son, Frank, who
understands handling and feeding
them in order to get the best beeves
obtainable. Last year he sold to
Truesdale&Adams the cattle that top
ped the Chicago market for Christmas
beef. 1t is worth the time of anyone
to go out and take look at these
yearling beauties of Mr.. Canada's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
Ike Wins af Mnhariv

Thursday ct the Moberiy fair Ike,
the celebrated saddle stallion owned
by Z. P. P.Moore, who lives just south Of
Mexico, won the $50 stake, with J. A.
Potts In the saddle. JEFF Bridgeford,
of Paris, won second honors with his
geiding. It was q ring Of i've most
excellent horses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
Found Dead in Bed

LOUISIANA, Mo-, Aug. 1s.-John g.
Rose, native of Lodoun county, Va,
and q resident of Pike county for 81
years, died suddenly this morning OF
congestion OF the lungs, aged 78 years,
at his home in this city. He was
found dead in bed by his wife at q.
m. He was elected Mayor of Louis
lana in 1879, and subsequently City
Treasurer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26
]. L. Ware and family, who ha,

]. L. Ware and family, who have
been living just southwest of Mexico,
have moved to Newport, KY, where
they will remain during the lifetime
of Mr.. Wares mother. Mr.. Ware,
during his sojourn in Missouri, has
made many and warm friends who are
glad to know that he will ultimately
return to Missouri to reside perma-
nently.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-08-26

AND now it Is reported that the
ouoan forces have invaded the prov
lnce Of Havana from two different di-
lectaons, that the Spanish troops have
snfunken before the patriots and that
NC people of the city have been
Ienbling in fear. 1t is to be hoped
eaas IN attack upon the city Of Hava-
= itseh with artillery may not be
necessary, for in such q case there
woaid be many innocent non n-combat-
au Killed. It begins to look as though
~ npaniards were in the last ditch,
y - expected now that the end ID
- very far OF.