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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-31
STEAMERS.

STEAMERS.
SEATTLE TACOMA AND OLYMPIA
ROUTE.
STEAMER MULTNOMAH.
Leaves for Tacoma ard Olympia daily at
/ p nj.
STEAMER CITY OF ABERDEEN
leave. for Tacoma and Olympia daily. ex-
esnt sundays, at - II. Returning. ar
rtyes Seattle p m
Fare between Seattle and Tacoma 80
essrTs Round trip. S cents.
Tel. Main s.. Ct.y Dock. Agen.
CAPT. l. WILEY. Manager.
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FIJI on the FLYER

SEATTLE TO TACOMA.
-Four geUnd trips daily EXCEPT SUNDAY.
In enc aSssir ard twenty-five msrsSsteA
THE STEAMER FLYER.
Regular daily tysgx Seattle Tacoma
route, As knssowss
TAKING EFFECT TUESDAY. NAY 4
TIME CARD
Leave Ssa.tle--ssss. HIS a. m: ssxS, e:ix
p Ill
Leave Tacona~ase a. m; L IA n m
SUNDAYS
Leave Ssatfts--.se a. IT.. II m. a m
Leave Tasaxna--s.sa - m. asa T:N "A NJ
Landing 81 Northern raciGc wharf. Ia
coma and Commercial dock. foat az Ma
rscn street Seattle.
Sssntsys steamers Flyer and SsAte OF
NasAIuSSon-
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STEAMERS.
DAILY BOATS 70 PORT TOWNSEND
AND PORT ANGELES FROM
CITY DOCK.

AND PORT ANGELES FROM
CITY DOCK.
Steamer Alice Gertrude leaves City dock
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. at u
midnight. for Port Townsend, Port VIII
lIamS. D0nEeness, POP; Angeles, PORT fsres-
cent, Gettysf burg, Pysftf, tiaIiam and Nes h
bay. Returning, leaves Per. Angeles Tues
days. Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 a. fa 1:
leaves Port Townsend at ID IA m, arrives
leaves City dock Mondays. Wednesday
ard Fridays az Il midnight. fer Port
Townsend Port williams. DunSsnesr porr
Angeles and Victoria Returning leaves
Port Angels az H. ru- on Mosdays w 3D.
nesdays and Fr.daYa Leaves Port Town
ssnd a, 10 a. ui-: arrives I'm Seattle at 20
y. NJ.
Tei~phons. Main SIS.
CAPT. j. r. THOMPSON, Manager
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SEATTLEPuRr GAMBI.E-TUW NSENp
ROUTE
STEAMER PROSPER

STEAMER PROSPER.
Leaves City Dock daily at 100 u m, en-
g.p5 sunday FOR Port Madison, Kingston.
Port Gamble, Port Ludlow and port
Townsend. Returning reaches Seattle as
= a. III. daily. Sunday leaves for Port
aoNnsend direct AT n M. returning,
leaves Port Townsend for Seattle direct
az =. ra- Telephone. Main 81 Lilly. Boz
gardus Il Co. agents
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cfusively.
deposits received from 81 to tiaQOQ
Interest allowed per annum: SIX per cent
deposits.
dividends declared last daya of May and
November. Loans made on real estate Or
approved collaterals oaly
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STEAMERS.
prrCEr SOUND e. ALASKA STEAM
SHIP COMPANY.


VICTORIA ROUTE.
Steamer CITY OF Kingston between Ia
coma. WASH, and Victoria. b. G.
ssssas,sI,yi 81, Tacoma iiel ArE ssfsaru
"a. ss,srai. ~ ~ SEATTLE s2IArl i.4sagn
i.nnmlLvi apt Townsend Is Ar lo.isprr
iyn1nSArilio Victoria NJ Ly s:lepru
.DalIy except sunday.
rsnsx steamer furnishes nrst-ciass sc-
rnrnmo1a.sons. carrying both freight and
nsssengsrs. ami leaves from Yesser wharf
seattle for Victoria, at lo.ao a. M. and for
Tacoma az ais q. NJ
Eor rates. tickets. etc, inquire of
J. W. ALLEN
Agent, Tester Wharf. Seattle.
General Agent, n. r. Ry.. Seattle.
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conaections-At Seattle, Flyer ard
Ns-sAersa Pacific Raiiroad Tor Tacoma and
way aessts: AZ Everett, Everett Il Manta
CrsSte Railroad. at Anaesrscs. Seattle 4
NaTiassn Railroad, AZ Wasseoszs. Hc..lng-
6am Fay s. British Columbia Railroad
con-.
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Returning leaves Whatcom daily except
Sunday al a. m
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- 81 cs<%aie~r XII RiA IdpMfSQN.
carrying United States mail. leaves CITY
Geek. loot Of Main street, Sunday. Tuesday
snd Thursday At IL o'clock midnight for
Pert Townsend. san 1uaa islands and New
Waatsofn- Returning leaves New What
a. m j. r. Thompson. manager-owner
Lily boSardus Coz agents. City dock.
Telephone. Main S.
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EhofLES SAVINGS HANK.
ccsiaensa hiock. Seattle. Wash.
u
oEfIcERS AND TRUSTEES
$500 VI I'm -..+-.......-..., Prenfdeut
A1nnr A Denny :. ......yiea preaident
James IL. Hayden. Manager. Cash'r, Hec'y
Jos T. Greenleaf ...... Assistant Caxhiee
caGinano Schwahacher. John Colnns,
r. G. Neufeider. r.. /. Blodgett.
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SEATTLE A. EVERETT NAVIGATION
COMPANY
GO ON THE GREYHOUND.
SEATTLE EVERETT AND EDNOSDS
ROUTE

Tx-.. Ca-3-I.~aves Seattle q. H. "a
m ard o. r@ Leaves Everett Sd - m.
"a D. "a. ard IL =. n
Three rcszrss trips daily except san1ar.
tts.sresas ss,zas--At Seattle With the steamer
ggx~r Ter Tacoma at Lvsrsts xfEa fns
.ssnr-s~ wakazso for S1oaonsss- and visa
ga Everett i Monte Crate railway for
Nsrt~ ( rssto arc Way stations
s-ssrnzx. poex. Seattle. As,chznsx L1ock.
rvssgsa- Tsaxohons. Seattle. Fed m Ev-
e. q. SCOTT. Manager.
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PORT TOWNSEND, SAN JUAN ISL
ANpS AND WHATcoM ROUTE

Telephone Main 81.
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THE PUGET SOUND NATIONAL
BANK OF SEATTLE
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK O
SEATTLE.

Paid-up Capital :. $500. ...si5p01o
General banking business transacted
James -. Hoge. jr,. ......,... President
Maurice McMieken ....vico President
Ile4teF turner ...s...e--s.ss..s y aSltoE
r. E. parkhurxt ..... Assistant Cashier
Sight and tslegraphic exchange payable
In all the principal cities OF tho United
States and Europe.
f-~~@
NATIONAL BANK or COMMERCE.
Pnfd-up C1uftai sttnV.oVY
Transacss q general banking b1maneaA
~ ID. ballard ...s. ........... President
3 IL. e., henry. s.sss .--s.s-ss WV Htous01ub
Il. IL spencer -<8&ot0x
Safety Deposit Foxes for RENT.
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Take Ocean Coins
Steamships
Having oompotOnt officers and
pi.ota. when you 70 to AlAskA

Before ouyiag tickets for Al.
aska eall 1T the ooDpaay's ee-
aces ana ascertain the --latest
xedueea rates.
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STEAMER CITY OF ABERDEEN

Fare between Seattle and Tacoma 8,
esrSs. Round trip. S cents.
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-07-16

Out on the water in the MOONLIGHT
more beautiful or romantic situation for
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ask the young woman of his choice to share
his life cannot be imagined.
The courtship of young couple NAV be
ever so romantic and their married life be
very unhappy. There are common sense
considerations outside of love that have
world to do with the making of married
happiness One of the most important of
these considerations is the good health of
both parties to the sacred tic. The young
man who is in the incipient stages of con
sumption commits a crime if he marries
before lie is restored to health He con
demns his wife to the life of a nurse and
his children to early death, OF lives Of sick
ness and suffering. DR.. PicrCc's Golden
Medical Discovery cures IS per cent of all
cases of consumption if taken i'll its earlier
stages This is its record established dur
ing the past thirty years. 1t is the great
blood maker, flesh builder, nerve tonic and
general restorative
The voting woman who Suffers from weak
ncss and disease Of the delicate and i'm
rOrtllt organs that make wifchood and
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Yes 10 young man proposal until she
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1aly way. DR.. Pierce p Favoritc Prc-Crip-
tion prepares a woman for wifchood ana
Motherhood. RI makes her strong healthy
and vigorous where a woman most needs
r.a..h strength and vigor Thousands Of
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Alv daughter" writes Mrs. n. a. Thom1e Of
rltie Rock. Arb, e. had been under a doctors
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Very respectfully yours,
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School Commissioners.

TNHE School Commissioners of Cecil County
l. will meet at their Office, in Elkton, for the
transaction of current school business, c .. the
SECOND TUESDAY in each and every month
GEORGE RIDDLE, Secretary.
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subscribers are:
| National Bank of E!kton.
Canal Office, Chesapeake City.
3 T. j. Cleavcr's Residence, Chesapeake City.
I; Cleaners Oiiicc, Town Point.
Elkton f. l.. ~ p. Co.
u ElktOn Appeal.
: Second National Bank of Elkton
s II. Ninsingcr's Store, Elkton.
Q Clerks Oncc, ElktOn.
10 II. NJ. McCuough's Office, Eliton.
II II. G. Wells Drug Store, Ekton.
II Slngery's Office, Elkton.
Il X. c. Lewis Store and Residence Elkton,
IL Harvcy's Mill, Childs.
Ii Cherry Hin Exchange.
II Aims House.
Is North East Exchange.
20 Keys Miller, Elkton
q Davis y Vinsinger's Mill, Elkton.
% Cecil Democrat Office.
"a }. H. Stcclc's Office, Chesapeake CITY.
% }. II. Stecle's Residence, ChcsapeakesCity
26 J. II. Stcclc's Office, bohemia Bridge.
q +. X. SCOTS Residence, ElktOn.
% A. G. Browns Store, Elkton.
20 Cecil Wing ONCE, Bikton.
30 W. Y. Warburton's Residence, Elkton.
~ Elkton X. II. station, Passenger.
33 W. s. Evans Office Elkton
30 Freight Office, P.,W ~ h. Il. r., Elkton.
30 j. S. Wirts Residence Elkton.
81 County Commissioners Oficc, Elkton.
IS Scott Fertilizer Co., Elkton.
40 W. II. Warburton's Oficc, Elkton.
Al Mrs. J. A. j. Creswcl's Residence, Ekton.
AZ Startling ~ Bccks Drug Store Elkton.
43 4. +. Jamar,s Residence. Elkton.
As Register of Wills Office, Elkton.
4, Chesapeake City Exchange.
As Jail, Elkton.
so G. G. Wells Residence, Elkton.
J. j. Ryan's Residence, Town Point.
Maryland Water Company, Elkton.
The herald., 1898-01-19

seeding Is progressing. Citrus fruits
were not injured by frosts. The rain
fall amounted to 1877 inches.
Tustin.-Rain fell on the 9th, 10th and
11th, aggregating 1.24 inches. The total
for the storm period of eight days
amounts to 1.91 inches. Fair weather
since the 18th, with frosts, but not se-
we're enough for damage. The rain has
put unplowed ground in condition for
working; on ground previously seeded
the grain is coming up well.
Capistrano.-The rains on the 10th and
18th were great blessings to our farmers,
and orchardists are busy plowing. We
are getting ready for another downpour.
Santa Ana.-The weather continues
cool and generally cloudy, but with oc-
casional warm days.
Orange.-The frost last Tuesday morn
ing was the worst Of the season, but
little, If any, additional damage has
been done to citrus fruit. AS result of
the rain, much plowing and seeding are
being done. Pruning vineyards Is pro-
crossing rapidly.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
San Diego City.-The temperature for
the week was nearly normal. Light frost
was observed on the mornings of the
18th and Nth, but no damage resulted.
On the 10th and 11th 81 of an inch Of rain
fell, doing an incalculable amount of
good to seed already in and placing un-
seeded land in fine condition for plow-
ing. Total rainfall for the season 2.93
inches.
Santee and Ell Cajon.-The late rain
storm amounted to 2.25 inches in this To-
cality, thoroughly wetting the ground
and enabling the farmers to complete
their grain sowing. A number of ship
ments Of oranges has been made. The
last three mornings were frosty; no dam
age to oranges.
Escondido.-The rainfall on the 10th
and 18th amounted to LEO inches, and
wet the ground down thoroughly. Since
then the days have been fine, clear and
warm, but nights frosty. No damage is
reported. Crops grow very slowly.
GEORGE e. FRANKLIN,
Local Forecast Official, Weather Bu-
reau.
The herald., 1898-01-19
Los ANGELES HERALD WEDNESDAY MORNING JANUARY 49, 6a,s
severe frost on the 11th; no damage
resulted from frost in this vicinity.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY

a severe frost on the 11th; no damage
resulted from frost in this vicinity.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Los Angeles City.-The week was cool
er than the average, with frosts quite
frequently in the low grounds, and on
several mornings thin ice formed in ex-
posed places. In the first part of the
week AS of an inch of rain fell.
Fairmont.-From to IS inches of
snow fell in the valley and foothills, and
heavy frosts occurred. No damage is
reported to fruit buds. elevation, $500
feet.)
Verdugo.-The last storm gave S2 of
an inch of rain, and snow quite low
down on the mountains. Farmers busy
plowing and seeding, as the ground is in
fine condition. Bad effects of late freeze
are now easily noticed on orange and
lemon trees, and are confined to narrow
strips through the lower parts of the
valley.
Long Beach.-The rainfall for the
week was 2.57 inches, which placed the
ground in fine condition for putting in
crops of grain.
Artesia.-Quite a good rain fell Sun
day night and Monday morning, amount
ing to .53 Of an inch; the remainder of
the week was clear and cool, with no
signs of warming UP. The weather was
too cool to start vegetation. Total rain
fall for the season, 2.98 inches.
West almdale.-(Elevation 1850 feet.)
The rain and snow of Sunday and until
7 o'clock Monday morning amounted to
.55 of an inch of water. 1t clouded up
again on the afternoon of the 18th and
started to snow about II p. M, and
showed all night and all day the 18th.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Etiwanda.-Although the tempera-
ture was quite low on the morning of the
11th, there has been very little, if any,
damage done, owing to the short time
it remained there. On the 18th .49 of an
inch of rain fell. Flowing and seeding
are going on.
Redlands.-Rain and snow fell on the
10th; partly cloudy on the 18th, and rain
on the 18th. The weather was clear and
cold the rest of the week. There was
no hurt to citrus fruits. Flowing and
seeding are in full blast, and the pros
poets for the future crop are good.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Elsinore.-The precipitation for the
week was 1.79 inches, of which LOS inches
were in the form of snow This was
worth more than the same precipita-
tion in rain, as the earth absorbed every
drop of moisture in the most advan-
tageous manner, and is now in good
condition The precipitation to date for
the season is 4.06 inches.
ORANGE COUNTY
Fullerton.-The rain has done much
good. Much plowing is being done and
The herald., 1898-01-19
OWNS A RARE COIN
One Of the Three 1904 Dollars Pos
sessed by a st. Joseph, Mo, Man

l.. E. Altwein of st. Joseph, Mo-, is
now the happy possessor of an "1S04''
silver dollar. The value Of this rare
coin, only three of which are known to
be in existence, is $1,000. Mr.. Altwein Sc
cured it from an Illinois man, with whom
he had been negotiating for a long time
1t will be valuable addition to his COL
lection, which is considered one of the
best in the United States. The history
which attaches to the dollars coined in
1904 is peculiarly interesting. Out of the
1000 which came out Of the United States
mint all but a few disappeared in a
lump.
In the year 1898 the United States went
to war with Algiers. The differences
were finally settled by the United States
agreeing to pay 100000 for the liberia
tion Of American seamen who had been
imprisoned, and s23,0O0 for the promise
of Algiers to leave American merchant
men alone. In 1901 war broke out be-
tween Tripoli and the United States. In
1904, this last war being still in progress
the United States frigate Philadelphia
was seized off the coast of Tripoli. On
board this vessel was sum Of money
aggregating $4,000, destined for Algiers,
in payment of portion of the war in
demnity. The night after the Philadel-
phia was seized Commodores Preble
and Morris sailed into the harbor with
sixty men on board their vessel and re-
captured the frigate. The $4,000, which
included nearly all Of the 1000 1904 dol
lars, had, however, been taken from the
vessel The sum was never recovered
and the silver is probable still lying
in some marbled Moorish castle, care
fully guarded among the heirlooms of
some semi-civilized Oriental potentate.
Kansas City Journal.
The herald., 1898-01-19

Black & Co., at Agricultural Park. Take
Main street cars. Down town office In rear
OF No. 143 s. Broadway. Combination bet
ting at IL o'clock. First quotations received
at 1880 D. M
First race. n-16 Of mile. selling-Bram-
bella, 90; Miss Alice. 80; Aluminium. 101
Mistleton, 104; EInstein, 104; Fanny s.. Ill;
Blue Eell, lis; Maxim. 116; Our Climate,
III; Monitor, III.
Second race. " of mile. purse-Cataw-
ba 102; Rosormonde, ITO; Imperious, III;
Hermosa, lis; Blarneystone lis.
Third race, " of mile, purse, 2-year-
olds-La Condisa, 101; The Miller, 101; Ma
10y, 1903; Bonnibel, 105; Casdale, 10o; An
chored, 1O4; Prince Will, 104; Clarendo, 105;
Lomatus, 1O5: Magdaleness. 105; Rainier,
105; Also Ran, 10S; Buena Ventura, Ito.
Couple Maloy and Bonnibel as B. & w.
entry.
Fourth race, Acme Club handicap, 6i5
furlongs-Ch 95: Sly. 9S; Don't
Skip Me. So; Good Friend, 105; Mainstay.
1OS; Caspar, 115; Ostler joe III
Fifth race. ] mile. selling-Souffle, 105:
Garland Barr, 107; Harry Thoburn. 107;
Newsgatherer, 107; Yankee Doodle. 11O.
Sixth race. 11-16 of mile selling-Wa-
tomba, 80; Colonial Dame, SO; Good Friend
90; Castake. 101; Ell Moro. 104; Lucky Star
113; Lo-Lo, 115; Kaiser Ludwig 116; Harry
Gwynn, lis; Uno Colorado, III.
Weather cloudy; track heavy
The herald., 1898-01-19

General Billot, and General Mercier and
Major Ravary, the investigating Off
GERS, of conniving at the Irregularities,
and alleging that Major Patty de Clan.
one of the witnesses, was guilty Of per-
jury, and challenging the government to
prosecute him.
There was much agitation in the Latin
quarter, but the police barred the
bridges and all attempted demonstra-
tions were suppressed.
The organizing committee of yester-
days meeting at the Tivoli Vauxhall
has decided to hold another meeting on
Saturday next and public demonstra-
ton on Sunday afternoon in the Place
de la Concorde.
Meanwhile the effervescence increases
in the provinces. Shops of Jews at
Nantes have been stoned. M. Clemen-
ceaus paper, the Aurore, was publicly
burned in front of the military club at
Bordeaux. The police were roughly
handled and the guards finally charged
the mob. Thirty-two arrests have been
made. kilograms from most Of the
large towns show that the anti-Jewish
crusade is assuming most menacing
proportions. The government is seri-
ously alarmed. Another attempt, it is
said, will be made in the chamber of
deputies on Saturday to overthrow the
cabinet.
A VIOLENT MANIFESTO
PARIS, Jan. 18.-During the day the
Socialists issued a violent manifesto,
urging the country not to make any dis
tinction between Hebrew capitalists and
Catholic capitalists, and urging distrust
Of those who, under the pretense of Anti
Semitism propose to rob the Bourgeois
in favor of the rich.
The manifesto concludes with de-
the military peril"
There were renewed attempts at a.
student demonstration in front of the
newspaper offices and the Military club,
but the police dispelled the crowd.
DISORDER AT LYONS
LYONS, Jan. 1S.-Today the students
made a riotous demonstration in front
of the synagogue and the Jewish shops,
breaking shop windows and raising
shouts. The police had great
difficulty in dispensing them. Hand-to-
hand encounters were frequent and
there were many arrests.
The herald., 1898-01-19
sMoKELEss POWDER PISTOL
Some Features of the Borchardt Au-
tomato Repeating Weapon

tomat1c Repeating Weapon
The Borchardt automatic repeating
pistol is small arm in which smokeless
powder is used, and with which very re-
markable target shooting has been ac-
complished. The New York Times de
scribes this weapon as follows: The Bor
chardt pistol is of peculiar shape, having
long overhang behind what is usually
ralled the butt, and magazine within
the latter which will contain eight cart
ridges. The automatic action is en-
tirely resilient and not at all dependent
upon the expansion of gas.
The rear end of the weapon is called
the grip. The breech-lock is driven bacl
into this by the recoil caused by the dis
charge, while at the same instant the
lifting spring within the magazine push
es out the emptied cartridge shell. A
powerful double spring in the grip
trusts the breech-lock forward again.
and the latter carries into position in
The breech Of the barrel fresh cart
ridge ready to be fired. By the same
movement the firing bolt is cooked. The
eight cartridges are all placed in the
magazine at once, being held together in
box-like charger" which drops from
the magazine so soon that the last cart
ridge which it contained has been used
All the functions of the mechanism are
automatic. excepting, of course, the
pulling of the trigger.
The weight of the Borchardt pistol Is
two pounds and fifteen ounces with the
magazine charged. The caliber is not
quite 81. The weight of the weapon and
it's somewhat awkward shape are the
chief objections urged against it. 1t is
contended, however, that the weight is
so well balanced when the pistol is held
in position for firing that it assists the
aim and steadies the hand. By the use
of a large attachable stock it can be
converted into small carbine at mo-
ment's notice. There is metallic sight
at the extreme end of the grip and an
other is at the usual place near the muz-
zle. The long distance between them ia
cilitates accuracy of aim. In use as a
cavalry weapon the overhang, it is said
would be valuable shield to the wrist
of the pistol arm, protecting it from the
saber strokes and consequent disable
ment.