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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
CERTIFICATE OF THE
Bank Of Dresden State Bank.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That
we, whose names are hereunto subscribed, have
this day united ourselves together to form an
association. for carrying on tho business of
banking, under the laws of tho State of North
Dakota, and have adopted and executed Articles
of Association in duplicate for that purpose,
and have duly forwarded copy of such Articles
to the Secretary of State of North Dakota.
That We DO hereby under our hands make and file
Bank of Dresden"
SEcoND.-The place where the business of
Discount and Deposit are to be carried on is
Dresden, Cavalier county, North Dakota.
TH1RD.The amount Of Capital Stock, and the
AMOUNT into which its shares are to be divided
is Five Thousand and nO-10Oth Dollars, to be
divided into Fifty Shares of One Hundred Dol
lars each.
FouRrH:7-The names of the place of resi-
shares held by each of them as follows
~ NAME. RESIDENCE. NO. OF SHARES.
Hermann. Haskamp, Grand Forks, N. d.. 49,. 80
john tGerdinss, hD1 resde'n n n. b: 10
FIFTn.-The period at which this corporation
shall commence business shall be February %,
A. D., 1898, and it shall terminate February IS,
a. D., 1928
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto set
our hands and seals, each for himself, this 18th
HENRY THEN, seall
JOHN GERDING, [Seal]
State of Minnesota
County Of Stearns, tss.
On this 23rd day Of February, A. D., 1898, be-
fore me Notary Public, within and for said
County, personally appeared Herman ]. Has
kamp, to me known to be the person described
in and who executed the foregoing instrun ent,
and acknowledge that he executed the same as
his free act and deed.
[Seal.] c. C. schooner, Notary Public.
Stearns county, MINI.
ste ceu 9f S OF Ro Rneeta' }}ss.
On this 18th day of February, A D., 1898, be-
fore me personally appeared Henry Then,
known to me to be one of the persons who are
described in and who executed the foregoing
Certificate of Organization and he acknowledged
to me that he executed the same.
[Seal.] ]. K. AANEs, Notary Public.
Towner county, North Dakota
'' County ut S Of Cavalier 1iao'a IS.
On this 18th day of February, A. D., one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety-eight before me
Allan Pinkerton, Notary Public, in and for
Cavalier county North Dakota, personally ap-
peared John Gerding, known to me to be one of
the persons whose names are subscribed to the
the foregoing instrument and he acknowledged
to me that he executed the same.
Witness my hand and official seal this 26th
day of February, A. D.. 1898.
lSealJ ALLAN PINKERToN, Notary Public.
Cavalier county, North Dakota.
(Filed for Record Feb'y 26, 1898, II ann
STATE OF NORTH DAKoTA,l
Department of State.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
Land Otfice af;

Grand Forks. North Dakota, March 81, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
claim, and that said proof will he made before
the clerk Of the District Court of Cavalier
county, N. Oak, at Langdon, N. Oak, on May
IA, 1898, viz:
CHARLES FR1TsINGER, H. E. No. 1889,
for the eh ne14 el4 seA sec 8, twp ISL n, range
81 w.
he names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, viz:
James Ellefson, Allan Wilson, Henry Harder,
yoln Tempe, all Of Langdon, Cavalier Co. North
33-iO JAS V. BROOKE, Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
Land Office at

Land Office at
Grand Forks, N. OAK, March %, 1898,
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Clerk of
at Langdon, N. D. on April 30, 1898, viz:
THOMAS I. HAYWARD.
for the swA neA me- se14 neA swA sec IS, twp.
1852 n, range 60 w.
He names the following witness to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of,
said land, viz:
Albert Hawkins, 4. N. Smith, ali Of Langdon,
Cavalier county N. Oak
1888 JAS. V. BROOKE, Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
U. S. Land Office,
Grand Ecrlcr N u Narol, % LOO

U. S. Land Office,
Grand Forks, N. D. March Is, $685.
Complaint having been entered at this office
doning his Homestead Entry No. 1880, dated
July 9th, 1895, upon the sell nwA, swL neN,
neA swA and nwA seh section 6, township l6d
range 81, in Cavalier county, North Dakota,
the said parties arc hereby summoned to appear
at this office on the 4th day of May 1898, at
. o'clock u. m:, to respond and furnish testimony
1889 JAs. v. BRoOKH. Ropistor
JAS. ELTON, Atty
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
Land Office at

Land Office at
Grand Forks, N. D.. March 1G, 1898.
named settler has filed notice of her Intention
to make Communication proof in Support of her
claim and that said proof will be made before
county, n. Oak, at Langdon, N. D., on April
Both, 1898, viz:
SARAH CANNON,
for the eA neA sec 20 and slI nw14 sec q, twp
1853 n, range 60 W.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of said land viz:
=, VIM. Illerbrun, Peter Perius, Andrew Peterson,
Martin kroetch, all of McCarmel, P. o. n. Oak.
.32-S7 JAS. v. BRo0KH, Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
U. S. Land Office.


Grand Forks, N. D., March 26, 1893.
Complaint having been entered at this Office
by Robert j. FeistaI, against John j. Reilly, for
abandoning his Homestead Entry No. 1873
dated July 9th, 1S96.upon the 81 sell sec and
~ =, neA Section 7, Township 1850, Range GO, in
to sthe cancellation of said entry; the said
parties, are hereby summoned to appear at
this office on the day of May, 1893, at o'clock
a. m, to respond and furnished testimony con-
corning said alleged abandonment.
a,39e JAS. V. BROOKE, Register.
JAS ELTON Atty
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
IT. 6 T,and O&co

=. Q: =: IdHu Ou1Ct,
Grand Forks, North Dakota, March 3, 1898.
has fled notice of Intention to make final proof
before the clerk of district court, Cavalier
county, North Dakota, at his office in Langdon,
n. p, on Saturday the 10th day of April 1898, on
timber culture application No. 6S4S, for the eh
nwA and lots and 2 of section No. 81, in town
ship No. 163n, rangeNo. 60.
He names as witnesses:
John Churchill, Oscar E. Howatt, Andrew
Peterson, Albert Timian all of Dresden. Cava-
ier Co. N. OAK
31-36 JAS. V. BROOKE, Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
HOW IL is DONE.

In reply to many questions, it
may be said that the power of de-
claring war for the United States
rests wholly in the Senate and
House ofRepresentives inCongress
assembled. Every other order,
resolution, vote or bill passed by
congress must have the presidents
approval before it acquires to force
of law. But the president has no
veto on a declaration of war.
When the two houses have once
act ed, he has no option but to use
all resources placed at his c,m-
mand to push the war vigorously
to a successful end. In comforting
upon congress the power to declare
war, the constitution by its words
seems not to exempt that act from
review by the president any more
than other acts which congress is
empowered to perform. But all the
precedents, as we'll rs the inter
probation put uponit by the earlier
statesmen. give to the Constitution
a different meaning. James Madi-
son, who succeeded Jefferson in
the presidency WAS one OF the
foremost members of the conven-
ton of 1897, which framed the
constitution Of the United States,
and is universally accepted as
high authority in the Interpretation
thereof. The congress declared
war against Great Britain on June
IS, 1912. Accepting the act of
the two houses as final, President
Madison did not presume to veto
or approve the measure. He
simply announced it in a proclama-
ton issued the following day and
beginning with these words:
"Whereas, the congress Of the
United States, by virtue Of the
constituted authority vested in
them, have declared by their act,
bearing date Of the eighteenth day
Of the present month, that war
exists between the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland
and the dependencies thereof and
the United States Of America and
their Territories: Now, therefore
I, James Madison, president of
the United States Of America,
do hereby proclaim the same to
all whom it may concern" ect.
The rest of the proclamation is
simply an exhortation calling up
on all civil and military officers to
perform their duties energetically
and upon the people to exert their
patriotism for prosecuting the war
successfully and obtaining "a
speedy, a just, and an honorable
peace % Congress-, on May II,
1916, declared by resolutions in
the two houses, that "by the act
Of the Republic Of Mexico, state
of war; existed President James
K. Polk had that day sent them a
message giving the facts to show
that Mexico was committing acts
of war against us. He did not
deem it any Of his business to ap-
prove the declaration made by
congress, but went right ahead
with the work of pushing the war.
It isn't likely that any president
of cheese United States will ever
go to splitting constitutional hairs
in order to set up a claim that he
has right to veto a declaration of
war made by the two houses OF
congress. War is rough business,
and giving laid and comfort to the
enemy" is treason. for which the
penalty is sometimes death.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
U. S. Land Office


Grand Forks N, D., March is, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following.
to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Clerk Of the District Court for Cavalier
county North Dakota, at Langdon. North OAK,
on April Goth, 1885, viz:
ROBERT WORK,
for the VIZ SEA and swA neA and neA seA of
SECTION 30, township 1872 north of range SO west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Alex. Mcdonald, James McDougall, William
Uuyott and Thomas Dunford, all Of Langdon,
Cavalier county, North Dakota.
1898 JAS. v. BROOKE, Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

Grand Fork, North Dakota, March IL, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following
to make final proof in support up r &C Of hi.
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Clerk of the District Court for Cavalier
county, N. OAK, at Langdon N. D., on April
%, 1898, viz:
WILLIAM SOTHERN,
for tho eh neA Il and WIZ nwA sec II, twp
1852 n, range SOW.
He names tho following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land viz:
Henry Kirby, Hamilton E. Burritt, David
Maloney, James Jennings, all of Stilwen p o.,
Cavalier county, N. Oak.
32-37e JAS. V. BROOKE, Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

P. A. Sandison, witness fees........ 40
Hedley Stevenson, witness tees... 40
John McIntire, witness tees......... 40
Sam Wlnkenwetter, witness fees. 50
State of North Dakota, vs.. John Doe.
B. Erickson, justice fees..............s l 45
John McGauvran, sheriff's feee.. - 90
State of North Dakota, vs.. D. Campbell.
B. Erickson, justice fees.............$ 2 O5
John McGauvran, sheriff's fees.... s so
Bill of Gunder Nelson deputy sheriff,
for services IT process at instance of
states attorney criminal cases at special
term of court, allowed at $3.50.
The following fees were allowed for
attendance upon states attorneys sub.
poena in inquiries under prohibition law.
Jens Ottum, 1910, Chris Melby, 81 80,
Andrew Nelson, $500, Ellen Ellenson,
$40, Henry Bidlake, 1920, VIM. De-
Witt, $3.50 and Jos. Little, 1920.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Henry Mclean, services as county
commissioner...........................$ 10 90
Geo. Weir, services as county
commissioner. ................. ......... 20 so
Harry Dunford, services as county
commissioner. .......................... Is so
Joseph Heapy, services as county
commissioner........................... Is 50
H. j. Golf, services as county
commissioner. ........................... 16 80
Upon motion the board adjourned un-
til Monday, May, 2Srd, 1898, at the hour
Of 2 O'Clock p. m.
HENRY MCLEAN, RoB'T. Work,
Chairman. Co. Auditor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
Land Omce nj

Land Office at
Grand Forks, North Dakota, March 80, 1898.
Notice is here BY given that the folowngnam-
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before b. E. Dorval
Judge and Ex-oficio Clerk of County Court of
Cayalier county, N. OAK, at Langdon, N. OAK,
on May 7th, 1885, viz
JAN KYNCEL, H. E. No. 1928,
for the seA sec. TO- township 161 H. range 60 W.
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Jno K. Hamilton, George Konicek, Joseph
Hamaann, Robert Bryson, all of Langdon, p. o.
Cavalier county, N. Oak
a-3S JAS. v. BROOKE, Regiter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

Land Office at
Grand Forks, North Dakota, March 30, 1898.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following-nam
ed settler has filed notice of his Intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before H. E. Dor
Of Cavalier county, N. Oak, at Langdon, N
Oak, on MAY 14th, 1885, viz:
NICHOLAS KARTES H. E. 1926,
for the seA sec9, twp 1853 n range COW.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
John STANCE, Windel Messner, John F. Mess
ner, Jacob Schiller all of Mt. Carmel D. O. Caval
Ter Co., North Dakota,
1879 JAS V. BROOKE, Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE.

WHEREAS, Herman j. Haskamp, Henry Then
and John Gerding have filed in this office copy
of their Articles of Association and an Organi-
cation Certificate as provided in Sections $780,
1927 and 1928, Chapter 20 of the Revised Codes
OF 1895, said Chapter being the law governing
the Organization and Management of State
Banks, setting forth all the facts required to be
stated in said Sections, and have in all respects
complied with the requirements of the law 60
verning the Organization of State Banks, as CON
tanned in the Chapter hereinbefore referred to-
Now THEREFORE,. !, Fred Falley, Secretary of
State. of the State of North Dakota, in virtue
and by authority of law do hereby certify that
said parties, their associates and successors
have become body polite and corporate
under the corporate name of The Bank of Dres-
den, and by that name are hereby authorized
to commence the business of Banking; to adopt
and use corporate seal; to sue and be sued !;
purchase, hold and convey Real and Personal
Property, as provided by said Chapter, to have
succession, for period of Twenty-Five Years,
to make Contracts, and to have and enjoy all
the Rights and Privileges granted to State
Banks under the laws of this State, subject to
their Articles of Incorporation and all legal re-
strictions and abilities in relation thereto.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the Great Seal of
[SEAL.] the State of North Dakota, al Bismarck
this eighteenth day of March A. D. 1898
FRED FALLEY,
Secretary of State.
BY E. d. BARBER Deputy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
Land Office at
Grand Forks North nal.oto Manal .so4l, 1000

Land Office at
Grand Forks, North Dakota, March ;Oth, 1898.
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before H. E: Dor
Of Cavalier county, N. Oak, at Langdon, N.
Oak, on May 14th, 1885, viz:
JOHN F. MESSNER H. E. No. 1890,
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land viz:
Nicholas Kartes, Jacob .Schuler Windel
Messner, Martin Kroetsch all of Mt. Carmel, D.
o. Cavalier Co. N. Oak.
a-39 JAS. v. Brooke, Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.

Subscription g.. per annum or $3.50 if paid in
advance. Advertising rates on application
Communications must be received by Tuesday
noon to Ieceive prompt attention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

AoubSCl GU
H. j. Golf, justice fees.............$ 9 IS
John McGauvran, sheriff's fees... 81 80
Thos. Houle, witness fees........... 2 90
Frank Vondall, witness fees......... 2 90
Joseph Vondall, witness fees....... 2 90
Moses Charrette. witness fees...... l 40
Pierre Dauphin, witness fees...... 1 80
Ed Thibadeau, interpreter fees... 2 90
VIM. Thomas, witness fees............ 80
State of North Dakota, VS.. Charles
Holzinger.
HI. Golf. justice feen................. 3 As
John McGauvran. sheriff's fees.... IL SIS
J. Wakeford, for team hire........... 2 90
DR.. CUTIE, examira alton in assault
case, allowed at......................... 750
Justice report of Bendick Erickson, j.
L. was read and the following fees
allowed:
State of North Dakota, VS.. VIM. Dun
can, ct. al,
B. Erickson, justice fees.......-".$ 5 As
Jos. Moseau, witness fees. ........... l 40
Il. Mcpherson, witness fees.."..... l 30
Peter Olson, witness fees............ l 20
Robt Laurie, witness fees........... l SO
Peter Maley, witness fees............ 1 30
State Of North Dakota, VS.. Arthur Many.
B. Erickson, justice fees. ..........$ 4 90
II. Mcpherson, witness fees........ l 30
Peter Olson, witness fees............ l 20
Jos. Mosseau, witness fees........... 40
Robt. Laurie, witness fees.......... l so
Peter Maley, witness fees........... l 30
State Of North Dakota, We. Carl Hoppe.
B. Erickson, justice fees............$ 4 Is
John McGauvran, sheriff's fees... II 80
A. L. Currie, witness fees. ........... l 40
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

AFTERNOON SESSION.,
Inc board reconvened pursuant to
adjournment. All members present.
A petition was presented by T. R. Nc
Laughlin asking the board to abate the
interest and penalty on certain real
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-05
No One StOpDed ;he stag.

The morning after the assassination
of President Lincoln the telegraph oper-
ator of small town in Ohio read a
passing dispatch which conveyed the
sorrowful information to him. This
speedily spread through the surrounding
country. and at II o'clock when the
mail train was due, nearly 100 men had
congregated to buy morning paper.
AS matter of course not a single pa
per remained, and all were in despair,
until some one remembered that the
postmaster was regular subscriber,
and that the mail bag must contain a
morning newspaper addressed to him.
The coveted paper found, the aged
postmaster proceeded to read to the peo-
pie who had crowded into the long
store the details of the murder. In the
crowd stood very patriotic but igno-
rant old man, who was ever making
pertinent suggestions.
The voice of the reader faltered more
than once rs he read the account, now
so familiar to all Americans. Finally
he reached the point where it was said
of Booth that he "shrieked out sic
semper tyrannis, leaped on the stage
and made his escape"
Throwing his old poke hat upon the
floor, the patriotic old man lifted his
hand aloft and shouted:
Good gracious! Why didn't some
body have sense enough to stop the
stagef" Chronicle.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-05
The Innocence of Childhood.

As the tour de force of an entertain
ment once given at an English country
house it was arranged that the children
should present an original play, to be
entirely written and acted by them
selves. The play turned out to be sur
prisingly we'll written and would have
won much praise but for the ending.
This was the story of the play:
A gallant knight joined the brave
King Richard in one of his crusades in
Palestine. Nothing having been heard
from him for more than seven years, the
conviction was forced ON his faithful
wife that he was dead. The villain came
to her and wanted her to marry him,
but at the critical moment the knight
reappeared and clasped in his arms his
lady, who had never ceased to love him.
Then explanations came, and he told Of
his many noble achievements. "In
short, dear wife," said he, II have
never been idle an instant"
and l, too, my lord, have not been
idle" she said with pride. "See!" And
here she led out before the electrified
audience four lovely children to be pre-
sented for the first time to their father.
San Francisco Argonaut.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-05
Valuable Record,

When the furniture of Charles James
Fox, the famous English orator and
statesman, was sold by auction, there
was among the books copy Of the first
volume Of Gibbons Roman history.
1t appeared by the title page that the
book had been presented by the author
to Fox, but no considerations Of senti-
ment deferred the recipient from writ.
ing ON the fly leaf this anecdote:
1.-THE author at Brookes' said there
was no salvation for this country until
six heads of the principal persons in adj
ministration were laid on the table.
Eleven days after this same gentleman
accepted a place of lord of trade, under
those very ministers, and has acted with
them ever since"
Such was the avidity of bidders anx.
ious to secure the least scrap of the writ
ing and composition of the famous own
er of the copy that owing to the addi-
ton of this little record the book sold
for 3 guineas, large sum for the times.
Youth S Companion.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-05
Fond of Crab.

A jolly old boy from the Midlands
entered into one of the hotels at tho
seaside and seeing on the slab on the
right crab dressed on the shell with
legs, claws and parsley ranged round,
said to the landlord:
"What d ye call that?"
"Crab," was the answer.
Clocks good. I'll have un, ard gle
US pint of ale. "
Bread and butter was added ard the
diner left to his dinner. In about an
hour the genial landlord entered the
dining saloon to see if his guest was
getting on all right. He found him
chawing up the last claw, the chawer
red in the face, but beaming
Like the crab, sir?"
eyes. He was capital. Inever tasted
one afore, but ! think you baked un a
little too long. The crust was hard.
Let's have another pint.
He had eaten the lot-shell, claws
and all mplete.-London Tit-Bits.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-05
SuppOsition.

Customer thought l told you to
paint me sitting on the piazza of my
house. You've painted the piazza all
right, but there's nobody on it.
Artist-Of course not. The painting
represents an afternoon view. The sun
would then be ON the front of the house,
and of course you wouldn't be sitting
in the sun The picture is true to art
and to nature. You are supposed to be
sitting on the back stoop. Boston
TRANSCRIPT
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-05
Failed to Tempt Her.

Clerk-Talk about closefisted men
Why, that woman just going out at the
door could give any man l ever saw
cards and spades.
Floorwalker-Oh, it's woman s ma
ture to haggle over prices, you know.
Clerk-But she didn't haggle She
selected her things and paid for them
without word, but during the 10 min
utes | kept her waiting for her change
she never looked at thing in the store.
Fraid she'd see something she wanted,
l suppose. -Chicago News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-05
Buried with Eyeg!asses.

Margery-Papa, why did they bury
Mr.. Goodman with his eyeglasses on?
Papa-Well, my pet, he was near
sighted, and his widow feared he might
miss tho pearly gates and come back. 49,
Jewellers Weekly
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-05
Miscellaneous advertisements.
III gsTECE:s-

A LII persons are hereby warned against
~ shooting, or trespassing for the purpose
of shooting, on the meadows, pastures or
cleared lands of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany, except the rifle range of the Frostburg
Rifle Association.
Persons disregarding this notice will be
prosecuted. B. S. RANDOLPH,
March 81 Mining SUPERINTENDENT
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-05

liam the wrong man," protested the
wretched creature they We're getting
ready to hang.
The chairman of the vigilantes was
clearly assailed with misgivings.
Hurry - he exclaimed, addressing
those who were coming with the rope.
lit may prove that the fellow speaks
truly after all detroit Journal.